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2006-07 HOFSTRA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES – Game Five HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY PRIDE (3-1, 0-0 CAA) vs. Rider University Broncs (0-3, 0-0 MAAC) Sunday, November 26, 2006 – 2 p.m. Mack Sports Complex (5,124) – Hempstead, New York ***2005-06 Postseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament Participant*** 2006-07 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (3-1, 0-0 CAA) Contact: Stephen A. Gorchov (516) 463-4933 – Work Phone NOVEMBER (516) 523-5252 – Cell Phone 10 Fri. at Wichita State (WNIT – 1st Round) W 79-72 E-mail – [email protected] 12 Sun. at #19 (AP) Baylor (WNIT – 2nd Round) L 71-81 17 Fri. at Long Island W 68-57 Radio: WRHU (88.7 FM) – 22 Wed. at #17 (AP) Michigan State W 57-53 Check www.wrhu.org for broadcast schedule 26 Sun. RIDER 2 p.m. DECEMBER Hofstra Athletic Homepage: The Hofstra athletic 3 Sun. GEORGIA STATE* 2 p.m. homepage can be found at www.hofstra.edu/Sports 6 Wed. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 7 p.m. 9 Sat. at Stony Brook 3 p.m. 12 Tue. YALE 6 p.m. HOFSTRA’S TENTATIVE STARTERS 22 Fri. HARTFORD 12 p.m. 29 Fri. at North Florida 2 p.m. 31 Sun. at Stetson 2 p.m. #-Pos Name CL PPG RPG APG JANUARY 12-G Jeanell Hughes Sr. 6.8 4.0 4.5 4 Thu. at Delaware* 7 p.m. 7 Sun. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH* 2 p.m. 10-G Cigi McCollin Sr. 18.0 3.5 2.0 11 Thu. at Drexel* 5 p.m. 14 Sun. at Old Dominion* 2 p.m. 15-F Lizanne Murphy Sr. 12.3 9.8 2.3 18 Thu. at Towson* 7 p.m. 35-F Lana Harshaw Sr. 11.5 8.5 1.5 21 Sun. DELAWARE* (MSG Network) 1 p.m. 25 Thu. UNC WILMINGTON* 7 p.m. 43-C Vanessa Gidden Sr. 16.5 7.8 0.5 28 Sun. at James Madison* (SportsNet NY) 3 p.m. FEBRUARY OFF THE BENCH 1 Thu. at Northeastern* 7 p.m. 3-G Alana Arthurs Fr. -- -- -- 4 Sun. OLD DOMINION* 2 p.m. 7 Wed. WILLIAM & MARY* TBA 4-G Natty Fripp So. 2.0 0.8 1.0 11 Sun. at George Mason* 2 p.m. 15 Thu. DREXEL* 7 p.m. 13-G Samantha Brigham Fr. 1.3 1.3 0.5 18 Sun. at Georgia State* (SportsNet NY) 2 p.m. 22-F Harmonie Calinda* So. -- -- -- 21 Wed. TOWSON* 7 p.m. 25 Sun. NORTHEASTERN* 2 p.m. *(eligible following conclusion of fall semester) MARCH 1 Thu. at UNC Wilmington* 7 p.m. 23-F Kristina Campbell So. 0.5 0.8 0.3 32-G India Ali Jr. 0.0 0.0 0.3 CAA CHAMPIONSHIP (Newark, Delaware) 8 Thu. Opening Round TBA 34-G Niki Williams So. 0.0 1.3 0.5 9 Fri. Quarterfinals TBA 10 Sat. Semifinals TBA 51-C Christina Biedny So. 0.0 1.0 0.0 11 Sun. Championship Game TBA 52-F Linn Quamme Jr. 0.0 0.3 0.3 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP The Game: Coming off arguably the greatest win in 16-20 Fri.-Tue. First and Second Rounds TBA 24-27 Sat.-Tue. Regionals TBA program history, a 57-53 victory over #17 Michigan State APRIL on Wednesday, the Hofstra Women’s Basketball will 1-3 Sun.-Tue. Final Four (Cleveland, Ohio) TBA host Rider on Sunday in the squad’s first home contest of the season. The victory over the Spartans was the program’s first-ever over a ranked opponent and the Home games in BOLD CAPS season-opening four-game road trip was Hofstra’s Times local to site longest season-opening trip since the 1988-89 team * - Denotes Colonial Athletic Association game opened with five straight games away from Hempstead. Streaks, Trends and Notes: HOFSTRA/RIDER BY THE NUMBERS - Hofstra has won two straight and three of its last four games this season. In addition, the team has already won three road Hofstra Rider games, a third of the total from 2005-06, which tied a school- 68.8 Points Per Game 64.0 record. 65.8 Opponents Points Per Game 83.7 - Dating back to last season, Hofstra has won 14 of its last 22, 40.8 Rebounds Per Game 29.0 18 of its last 27, 20 of its last 31 and 22 of its last 34 games. 40.2 Opponents Rebounds Per Game 40.7 13.5 Assists Per Game 13.0 - Hofstra won nine road games in 2005-06. The nine road wins 9.8 Steals Per Game 9.0 tied the school record for road wins in a single season. 15.8 Turnovers Per Game 17.7 Previously, the 1983-84 squad also had nine road victories. 2.0 Blocked Shots Per Game 3.3 41.3 Field Goal Percentage 39.2 - Hofstra has won 23 of its last 36 games at home in Mack 33.3 Three-Point Field Goal Percentage 27.8 Sports Complex, including five straight to end the 2005-06 63.5 Free Throw Percentage 60.0 campaign. 3-1 (0-0) Won-Loss Record (Conference) 0-3 (0-0) - Hofstra has out-rebounded 53 of its last 77 opponents, including three of four this season, 19 of 31 last year and 19 of TEAM LEADERS - PER GAME 29 in 2004-05. McCollin (18.0) Points Henderson (16.0) Murphy (9.8) Rebounds Wisniewski (4.0) - With her 10 points against George Mason on January 29, Hughes (4.5) Assists Welborn (3.0) senior guard Cigi McCollin became just the 17th member of the Murphy (3.0) Steals Johnson (4.0) 1,000-Point Club at Hofstra. With 1,255 points through 96 Hughes & Campbell (0.5) Blocks Wisniewski (1.7) career games, McCollin ranks 10th on the all-time scoring list and is averaging 13.1 points per game in her career. Murphy (37.0) Minutes Borel (31.0) - With 10 rebounds against James Madison on January 15, About the Broncs: Now in her third season at the helm senior forward Lizanne Murphy moved into 10th place all-time of the Rider Basketball program, Tori Harrison in career rebounds at Hofstra. Murphy now has 731 rebounds (Louisiana Tech, 1987) has guided the Broncs to a 12- in her three-plus seasons, and is alone in sixth place on the all- 48 record in just over two seasons. time list. Quick Facts – Rider University Broncs - Not to be outdone, senior center Vanessa Gidden is leaving Location: Lawrenceville, New Jersey her mark all over the Hofstra record book as well. Gidden reached 1,000 career points in Hofstra’s final game of last Founded: 1865 season and has 688 career rebounds as well. She ranks 17th Enrollment: 5,822 all-time in scoring (1,070) and seventh in rebounding. In Nickname: Broncs addition, Gidden now has 133 career blocks and is just the fifth Colors: Cranberry, White player in Hofstra Basketball history to reach the century mark. Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference She is now only one block short of tying Diane Leonard (1978- Home Court: Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) 82) for the school record. President: Mordechai Rozanski Athletics Director: Don Harnum - Hofstra has made a three-pointer in 222 of its last 224 games. The last time the Pride didn’t make a three-pointer in a Series Meetings with Rider: Sunday’s game marks the game was on January 26, 2003 in a 99-69 road loss to Old Dominion. The current streak is 99 games in a row with a 25th all-time meeting between Hofstra and Rider, with made three-pointer. the Pride holding a 15-9 lead in the all-time series. The two teams last met twice during the 1991-92 season - The Pride is 39-4 in its last 43 games when they hold their when both were members of the East Coast Conference. opponent under 60 points (2-0 this season, 11-0 last season and 5-0 in 2004-05). When Do We Get Home?: The four straight road games to start the season was Hofstra’s longest season- - Since becoming a Division I program in the 1982-83 season, opening road swing since the 1988-89 squad played its Hofstra is 39-9 all-time when scoring 80 or more points in a first five games away from Hempstead. game. In games that didn’t go to overtime, that number is 39-7, as the Pride lost both overtime games when they scored 80 or more points. Postseason: Hofstra will play at least nine games, and possibly more, against teams that advanced to postseason play in 2005-06. MOST OVERALL WINS SINCE BECOMING DIVISION I IN 1982-83 Baylor – NCAA (Sweet 16) Michigan State – NCAA (Sweet 16) 1. 1982-83 21 Hartford – NCAA (Second Round) 2. 2005-06 19 Old Dominion - NCAA 3. 1983-84 18 Stony Brook - WNIT t-4. 2003-04 14 James Madison - WNIT t-4. 1993-94 14 Delaware – WNIT LEADING THE TEAM IN 2006-07 Preseason WNIT: Hofstra became just the second CAA school to ever win a Preseason WNIT game, joining the 1996 LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN POINTS Old Dominion squad that defeated George Washington, 70-44, Vanessa Gidden – 2 times in the first round. Cigi McCollin – 2 times LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN REBOUNDS Hofstra in the Colonial Athletic Association Rankings - Lizanne Murphy – 3 times Team – November 20, 2006 Lana Harshaw – 2 times OVERALL LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN ASSISTS Scoring Offense - First – 72.7 Jeanell Hughes – 4 times Scoring Margin - Fifth – + 2.7 Lizanne Murphy – 2 times FG Percentage - Second - .432 LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN BLOCKS 3-PT FG Percentage - Fourth - .297 Jeanell Hughes – 2 times Scoring Defense - Eighth – 70.0 Kristina Campbell – 2 times FT Percentage - Eighth - .660 Lizanne Murphy – 1 time FG Percentage Defense - Sixth - .391 Vanessa Gidden – 1 time Rebounding Margin – Sixth – (-) 0.3 Natty Fripp – 1 time Assists – Second – 13.67 Cigi McCollin – 1 time Turnover Margin - Third – + 1.67 LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN STEALS 3-PT FG Made – T-Fifth – 3.67 Lizanne Murphy – 3 times Blocked Shots – 11th – 1.67 Natty Fripp – 1 time Steals - Second – 10.00 LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN MINUTES PLAYED Assist/Turnover Ratio - First - 0.89 Lizanne Murphy – 3 times Offensive Rebounds - Third – 17.67 Jeanell Hughes – 1 time Defensive Rebounds – Eighth – 23.00 Niki Williams – 1 time DOUBLES FIGURES Hofstra in the Colonial Athletic Association Rankings - DOUBLE FIGURE POINTS Individual – November 20, 2006 Vanessa Gidden – 4 times OVERALL Cigi McCollin – 4 times Scoring Lana Harshaw – 3 times 4.