2004-05 HOFSTRA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES – Game 24 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY PRIDE (12-11, 7-7 CAA) at Drexel University Dragons (15-7, 9-4 CAA) Sunday, February 20, 2005 – 1 p.m. Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,300) – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2004-05 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Contact: WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (12-11, 7-7 CAA) Stephen A. Gorchov (516) 463-4933 – Work NOVEMBER 19 Fri. vs. Quinnipiac (Arena at Harbor Yard) W 77-61 (516) 523-5252 - Cell 24 Wed. COLGATE W 71-70 E-mail - [email protected] 27 Sat. at Fordham L 49-62 Radio: WNYG (1440 AM)/HAWC DECEMBER 1 Wed. at St. John’s L 70-83 www.wrhu.org 9 Thu. MASSACHUSETTS (METRO TV) L 57-64 Play-by-Play: Josh Harman 11 Sat. at Sacred Heart W 67-66 Analyst: - Greg Rice 17 Fri. HARVARD W 68-57 Hofstra Athletic Homepage: The Hofstra athletic UM HOLIDAY CLASSIC (Coral Gables, FL) 28 Tue. vs. Loyola Marymount L 72-76 homepage can be found at www.hofstra.edu/Sports 29 Wed. vs. Fairfield W 71-60 HOFSTRA’S TENTATIVE STARTERS JANUARY 2 Sun. at UNC Wilmington * L 57-67 6 Thu. at George Mason * W 77-64 #-Pos Name CL PPG RPG APG 9 Sun. TOWSON * L 67-72 10-G Cigi McCollin So. 16.3 4.6 2.1 14 Fri. at William & Mary * W 78-70 16 Sun. at Old Dominion * L 54-79 ***4 pts, 3 reb, 3 assists, 2 steals at VCU 20 Thu. JAMES MADISON * W 55-54 21-G Jenna McSpadden Fr. 5.4 2.0 0.6 23 Sun. DELAWARE * L 54-70 ***12 pts, including nine in the first half at VCU 27 Thu. DREXEL * W 59-56 15-F Lizanne Murphy So. 12.4 10.9 2.9 30 Sun. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH * L 69-75 ***14 pts, 7 reb at VCU FEBRUARY 35-F Lana Harshaw So. 7.7 6.2 0.7 3 Thu. at Towson * W 72-69 (OT) ***Career-high 20 pts, nine rebounds vs. UNCW 6 Sun. WILLIAM & MARY * (FOX SPORTS-NY) W 79-63 11 Fri. at James Madison * L 71-73 (OT) 43-C Vanessa Gidden So. 14.7 8.6 0.4 13 Sun. UNC WILMINGTON * L 76-78 (OT) ***17 pts, 10 reb at VCU – 7th double-double 17 Thu. at Virginia Commonwealth * W 60-54 20 Sun. at Drexel * 1 p.m. 24 Thu. GEORGE MASON * 7 p.m. OFF THE BENCH 27 Sun. at Delaware * 1 p.m. 5-G Tenicha Gittens Jr. 2.9 1.1 1.5 MARCH 3 Thu. OLD DOMINION * 7 p.m. ***Season-high nine points vs. UNCW 11-F Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio Sr. 4.7 3.1 2.9 CAA CHAMPIONSHIP (at Fairfax, VA) ***Team-high four assists at VCU 9 Wed. Opening Round 5 and 7:30 p.m. 32-G India Ali Fr. 3.7 2.9 3.4 10 Thu. Quarterfinals Starting at Noon 11 Fri. Semifinals 5 & 7:30 p.m. ***4 pts, 4 steals, 3 reb, 3 assists at VCU 12 Sat. Championship (MSG Network) Noon 52-F Linn Quamme Fr. 2.5 1.4 0.2 ***5 pts, 2 reb at VCU 3/19 – 4/5 NCAA TOURNAMENT TBA ------Home games in BOLD CAPS OUT DUE TO INJURY * - Denotes Colonial Athletic Association game 33-F Amaka Agugua Sr. ------2003-04 NUMBERS 12.0 6.5 1.1 The Game: Currently in sole possession of fifth place in the CAA standings with four regular season games remaining, the Hofstra Women’s Basketball HOFSTRA/DREXEL team will look to follow its 60-54 win over Virginia Commonwealth on BY THE NUMBERS: Thursday with another victory as they travel to Drexel for a 1 p.m. contest on Sunday. Hofstra DU 66.5 Points Per Game 60.8 Streaks, Trends and Notes: 67.1 Opps. Points Per Game 54.6 44.3 Rebs. Per Game 34.1 - Hofstra has won two of its last three road games and ended a short two-game 41.1 Opps. Rebs Per Game 33.2 losing skid with the win over Virginia Commonwealth on Thursday. 13.5 Assts. Per Game 13.1 - For the first time in the program’s Division I history, Hofstra has played back-to- 8.6 Steals Per Game 6.9 back overtime contests and in addition, the three overtime games played this 19.1 TO Per Game 15.0 season is also a season-high for any Division I campaign. 3.9 BS Per Game 1.4 - Of the 10 players on the Hofstra roster, 10 (4 Fr., 4 So. and 37.0 Field Goal Pct. 41.4 2 JC transfers) are in their first or second full year (McCollin red-shirted her 32.0 Three-Point Field Goal Pct. 32.0 freshman year due to injury) with the program and the other one, Amaka Agugua, 67.6 Free Throw Pct. 75.6 is out indefinitely. 12-11 (7-7) Won-Loss Record (CAA) 15-7 (9-4) - Two of Hofstra’s seven victories this season have come in the game’s final two seconds…and have both come against teams that won 21 games last season. TEAM LEADERS - PER GAME Colgate was 21-10, while Sacred Heart went 21-8 in 2003-04.

- Hofstra has two wins this season over teams that advanced to the postseason McCollin (16.3) Points Scanlon (15.7) in 2003-04. Colgate advanced to the NCAA Tournament where they met Murphy (10.9) Rebounds Scanlon (7.8) Tennessee, while George Mason earned a bid to the WNIT and faced Seton Hall. Ali (3.4) Assists Karlstrom (2.9) - Hofstra has won 14 of its last 21 games at home in Hofstra Arena. McCollin (2.1) Steals Scanlon (1.5) Gidden (2.4) Blocks Williams (0.6) - Hofstra has out-rebounded 29 of its last 39 opponents, including 17 of 23 this Murphy (35.9) Minutes Scanlon (35.5) season.

- Hofstra has made a three-pointer in 181 of its last 183 games. The last time the About the Dragons: Now is her second season at the helm of Pride didn’t make a three-pointer in a game was on January 26, 2003 in a 99-69 the Drexel program, Denise Dillon has guided the Dragons to a road loss to Old Dominion. The current streak is 58 games in a row with a made record of 25-25 in her short tenure. A 1996 graduate of three-pointer. Villanova, Dillon led the Dragons to a 10-18 overall record and - The Pride is 25-4 in their last 28 games when they hold their opponent under 60 a CAA mark of 7-11 in 2003-04. Currently, Drexel is 15-7 points (4-0 this season). overall and 9-4 in the CAA, following a 60-49 road loss at Old - Since becoming a Division I program starting with the 1982-83 season, Hofstra Dominion on Thursday. is 32-9 (78%) all-time when scoring 80 or more points in a game. In games that didn’t go to overtime, that number is 32-7 (82%), as the Pride lost both overtime Quick Facts – Drexel Dragons (15-7, 9-4 CAA) games when they scored 80 or more points. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - With just one senior seeing regular action currently, the Pride’s group of seven Founded: 1891 freshmen and sophomores have accounted for 1377 of the 1530 points scored Enrollment: 11,691 this season, or 90%. All 60 points scored by Hofstra at Virginia Nickname: Dragons Commonwealth were scored by freshmen and sophomores. Colors: Navy Blue and Gold - Sophomore guard Cigi McCollin has scored in double figures in 18 of the 22 Conference: Colonial Athletic Association games she has played in this season. She was the only member of the Pride to Home Court: Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,300) score in double figures in each of the first six games. McCollin had scored in President: Dr. Constantine N. Papadakis double figures in 11 straight prior to being held to nine vs. William & Mary after suffering an injury. McCollin, who also missed the JMU game with an injury, Athletic Director: Dr. Eric Zillmer poured in a career-high 29 points at home vs. Virginia Commonwealth on 2003-04 Record: 10-18, 7-11 (7th) January 30.

- Sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy has tallied double-doubles in 13 of the Series Meetings with Drexel: Today’s game marks the 44th Pride’s 23 games this year, and has led or tied for the team-lead in rebounding in all-time meeting in the series between the Pride and the 15 of Hofstra’s 23 games this season. Murphy nearly pulled off a rare triple- Dragons. Hofstra’s longtime rival since their days in the East double against George Mason on January 6 when she tallied eight points, nine Coast Conference and the America East Conference, the assists and 11 rebounds. She currently leads the CAA in double-doubles, and pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds at William & Mary on January 14. Dragons own a 25-18 lead in the all-time series. Hofstra has Murphy currently ranks 5th nationally in double-doubles. SEE LIST ON PAGE 8 won three straight in the series and five of the last six. FOR MORE DETAILS.

- Of the 131 field goals freshman guard Jenna McSpadden has attempted this CAA MEETINGS WITH Drexel season, 104 (79%) have been from beyond the three-point arc. 31 of her 40 2004-05: @ Hofstra 59, Drexel 56 (78%) made field goals this year are three-pointers. 2003-04: Hofstra 61, @ Drexel 56 2003-04: @ Hofstra 70, Drexel 57 - Sophomore center Vanessa Gidden (4) and sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy (5) have, in just this season alone, pulled down eight of the greatest 2002-03: @ Drexel 69, Hofstra 65 single game rebounding totals in Hofstra Basketball history. They are two of 2002-03: @ Hofstra 61, Drexel 50 only three players (Kate Gordon the other) who appear on the list more than 2001-02: @ Hofstra 79, Drexel 65 once. SEE LIST ON PAGE 9 FOR MORE DETAILS. 2001-02: @ Drexel 74, Hofstra 38 - The UNC Wilmington game on February 13 marked the first time all season that neither sophomore guard Cigi McCollin or sophomore center Vanessa Gidden A Win For Hofstra Today Would: reached double figures in points. At least one of them had scored in double - Be the 35th in the head coaching career of Felisha figures in every game this season prior to the contest against the Seahawks. Legette-Jack. - With 2,713 fans in attendance at Hofstra’s home game vs. Virginia - Push the Pride’s conference mark to 8-7. Commonwealth on January 30, the Pride established a new school record. They - Be Hofstra’s fourth straight win and sixth win in the nearly tripled their previous record of 905 set last season against James Madison. last seven meetings in the series with Drexel. - Push Hofstra’s record to 13-11 on the season. Coach Legette-Jack: After turning heads LEADING THE TEAM in the collegiate basketball world in her HAS LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN POINTS second season in 2003-2004, Felisha Cigi McCollin – 10 times Legette-Jack enters her third year looking to Vanessa Gidden – 8 times continue the positive strides taken by her Lizanne Murphy – 3 times team last season. In her two seasons, Lana Harshaw – 2 times Legette-Jack has coached the Pride to a HAS LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN REBOUNDS 22-35 record and has had two all- Lizanne Murphy – 15 times conference, four academic all-conference Vanessa Gidden – 9 times and one All-Metropolitan New York players Lana Harshaw – 2 times under her tutelage. Legette-Jack, the 10th Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio – 1 time head women's basketball coach in Hofstra HAS LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN ASSISTS history, guided her team to a 14-14 record Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio – 9 times in 2003-2004 and a second place tie in the India Ali – 7 times conference standings after being picked Lizanne Murphy – 6 times seventh in the preseason poll. Legette-Jack Cigi McCollin – 4 times coached her squad to a school-record 11 Tenicha Gittens – 2 times conference victories, including a 74-72 win Vanessa Gidden – 1 time over Old Dominion that many consider the HAS LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN BLOCKS biggest win in school history. Hofstra’s 14-13 regular season mark was just the Vanessa Gidden – 19 times fourth winning regular season since the team became a Division I program in Lizanne Murphy – 5 times 1982. Legette-Jack was rewarded for her efforts by being named Colonial Lana Harshaw – 2 times Athletic Association Coach of the Year. 2003-2004 was an exciting and Linn Quamme – 2 times successful year for Legette-Jack in other ways as well. During the summer of Cigi McCollin – 1 time 2003, Legette-Jack served as an assistant coach for Team USA at the 2003 Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio – 1 time FIBA World Championship for Young Women in Sibenik, Croatia, and helped Carla Golden – 1 time coach the team to a gold medal. Then in March 2004 she was named to the Big HAS LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN STEALS East Conference Silver Anniversary Women’s Basketball Team, one of just 15 Cigi McCollin – 10 times players selected. In her first campaign as head coach, Legette-Jack guided the Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio – 6 times Pride to an 8-21 record and a first round win in the Colonial Athletic Association India Ali – 6 times Championship, which was the Pride’s first tournament win in five years. Legette- Jenna McSpadden – 4 times Jack brought a wealth of collegiate coaching experience to Hofstra. She spent 11 Lizanne Murphy – 4 times seasons as a Division I assistant coach, with nine years in the Big East Vanessa Gidden – 2 times Conference at Syracuse University and Boston College, and two seasons in the Tenicha Gittens – 2 times Big Ten Conference at Michigan State University. Legette-Jack came to Hofstra Lana Harshaw – 1 time after serving for two seasons as an assistant coach at Michigan State University Linn Quamme – 1 time in East Lansing, Michigan. In 2000-2001, the Spartans, coached by former HAS LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN MINUTES PLAYED University of Maine Women's Basketball Coach Joanne P. McCallie, went 10-18. Lizanne Murphy – 15 times But Michigan State followed that up with one of the top turnarounds in the NCAA Cigi McCollin – 6 times in 2001-2002, going 19-13 and advancing to the Women's National Invitational India Ali – 2 times Tournament (WNIT) semifinals. It was the fifth most wins in school history and Vanessa Gidden – 2 times included three victories over nationally ranked programs. While at Michigan Jenna McSpadden – 1 time State, Legette-Jack served as the recruiting coordinator and was responsible for Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio – 1 time signing the 14th-ranked recruiting class in the country for the 2001-2002 season. DOUBLES FIGURES Three of those recruits were residents of the state of Michigan and were ranked DOUBLE FIGURE POINTS in the top 61 in the nation. In addition, Legette-Jack supervised the student- Cigi McCollin – 18 times athletes’ academic progress, and helped organize and direct Michigan State's Vanessa Gidden – 18 times preseason and postseason conditioning program. Prior to her two seasons at Lizanne Murphy – 17 times Michigan State, Legette-Jack spent seven seasons as an assistant coach at her Lana Harshaw – 6 times alma mater, Syracuse University. Legette-Jack was the recruiting coordinator at Jenna McSpadden – 3 times Syracuse and helped bring in two Gatorade Players of the Year. She was also in Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio – 2 times charge of organizing all team travel arrangements and coordinating the tape India Ali – 1 time exchange program, while also taking care of the Orangewomen's conditioning Linn Quamme – 1 time schedule. During her tenure at Syracuse, her squads maintained a 100-percent DOUBLE FIGURE REBOUNDS graduation rate. Following graduation, Legette-Jack was the head girls basketball Lizanne Murphy – 16 times coach at Westhill High School in Syracuse, New York. She compiled a 26-13 Vanessa Gidden – 7 times record in two seasons there and had five players earn scholarships to Division I Lana Harshaw – 2 times basketball programs. She then spent two years as an assistant coach at Boston Cigi McCollin – 2 times College, where she oversaw the academic progress of a team with a 100-percent Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio – 1 time graduation rate, before moving on to Syracuse. The second leading scorer and DOUBLE FIGURE ASSISTS all-time leading rebounder in Syracuse history, Legette-Jack is a 1989 graduate India Ali – 1 time with a dual major in child and family studies, and psychology. Legette-Jack 20+ SCORING GAMES scored 1,526 points and pulled down 927 rebounds during her career as an Vanessa Gidden – 5 times Orangewoman. Legette-Jack was a three-time All-Big East selection, earned Cigi McCollin – 5 times Kodak All-American honorable mention accolades twice and was named the Lizanne Murphy – 1 time 1985 Big East Conference Rookie of the Year. She has also been named to Lana Harshaw – 1 time three different Halls of Fame: Greater Syracuse Hall of Fame, Syracuse Urban League Hall of Fame and the Syracuse University Orange Plus Hall of Fame. Legette-Jack and her husband, David, have one son, David Maceo (5) and 2004-05 CAA STANDINGS (thru 2/13) reside in Hempstead, New York. STANDINGS W-L (CAA) W-L (Overall) Delaware 13-1 20-3 Old Dominion 11-2 15-7 2004-05 ACCOLADES Drexel 9-4 15-7 Vanessa Gidden – CAA Player of the Week on November 22 James Madison 8-6 15-8 Lizanne Murphy – CAA Player of the Week on December 20 Hofstra 7-7 12-11 Lizanne Murphy – MBWA Weekly Honor Roll on December 20 Towson 6-8 13-12 Cigi McCollin – All-Tournament Team at the UM Holiday Classic George Mason 6-8 10-13 Cigi McCollin – MBWA Player of the Week on January 3 Virginia Commonwealth 4-10 8-15 UNC Wilmington 3-11 6-17 Vanessa Gidden – MBWA Weekly Honor Roll on January 10 William & Mary 2-12 4-19 Lizanne Murphy – CAA Player of the Week on January 24 Lizanne Murphy – MBWA Weekly Honor Roll on January 24 Maybe They Can Earn a Free Trip: The Hofstra Women’s Basketball team Cigi McCollin – CAA Player of the Week on January 31 certainly did its part to help the nation’s airlines during the holiday season. From Cigi McCollin – MBWA Weekly Honor Roll on January 31 December 27 – January 2 here is what the Pride did in the sky. Vanessa Gidden – CAA Player of the Week on February 7 Miles Traveled: 5,338 Vanessa Gidden – MBWA Weekly Honor Roll on February 7 Airports Visited: 4 (LaGuardia, Miami, Wilmington, Charlotte) Takeoffs and Landings: 12 Airlines Used: American and US Airways Consecutive Days Flying: 3 (December 31, January 1-2) Strength of Schedule: The Women's Basketball Coaches 2004-05 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Association (WBCA) released its preseason strength of Points schedule rankings on November 5 and in both the overall and 29 by Cigi McCollin vs. Virginia Commonwealth (1/30/05) non-conference rankings Hofstra's schedule was among the Field Goals Made nation's top 100. The Pride was third in the Colonial Athletic 11 by Vanessa Gidden at George Mason (1/6/05) Field Goals Attempted Association (CAA) in both rankings. Hofstra's non-conference 21, twice, most recently by Cigi McCollin at James Madison (2/11/05) strength of schedule was rated as the 84th toughest in the Field Goal Percentage (minimum five made) nation. The Pride's 2004-05 non-conference opponents .786 (11-14) by Vanessa Gidden at George Mason (1/6/05) compiled a record of 143-116 (.552). In the non-conference Three-Point Field Goals Made rankings, Hofstra ranked behind only Old Dominion (#4) and 7 by Cigi McCollin vs. Virginia Commonwealth (1/30/05) George Mason (#36) among CAA schools. In the overall Three-Point Field Goals Attempted strength of schedule rankings, the Pride schedule was ranked 12 by Cigi McCollin at James Madison (2/11/05) at #98, with its opponents putting together a 411-372 mark. Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (min. three made) .636 (7-11) by Cigi McCollin vs. Virginia Commonwealth (1/30/05) Once again, only Old Dominion (#77) and George Mason (#92) Free Throws Made topped the Pride. 10 by Lana Harshaw vs. UNC Wilmington (2/13/05) Free Throws Attempted Here is how the entire CAA looks: 15 by Vanessa Gidden vs. William & Mary (2/6/05) NON-CONFERENCE STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE OUT OF 328 Free Throw Percentage (minimum five made) TEAM RANK 1.000 (6-6), three times, most recently by Lizanne Murphy Old Dominion 4 vs. James Madison (1/20/05) George Mason 36 Rebounds Hofstra 84 19 by Vanessa Gidden vs. William & Mary (2/6/05) Virginia Commonwealth 92 Assists William & Mary 165 12 by India Ali vs. Virginia Commonwealth (1/30/05) Delaware 255 James Madison 261 Steals 5, several times, most recently by India Ali vs. UNC Wilmington (2/13/05) Drexel 283 UNC Wilmington 295 Blocked Shots Towson 322 9 by Vanessa Gidden vs. William & Mary (2/6/05) OVERALL STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE OUT OF 328 Turnovers TEAM RANK 8, twice, most recently by Lizanne Murphy at Sacred Heart (12/11/04) Old Dominion 77 Fouls George Mason 92 5, several times, most recently by Murphy and Gittens vs. UNC Hofstra 98 Wilmington (2/13/05) Virginia Commonwealth 102 William & Mary 112 James Madison 153 2003-04 NCAA Division I Top Turnarounds Drexel 161 Rk.School Change 2003-04 2002-03 RPI# Delaware 185 UNC Wilmington 200 1. UNC-Asheville +17 19-9 2-25 215 Towson 227 2. Idaho State +14 20-8 6-20 90 RPI Rankings: According to CollegeRPI.com as of 2/18. As a 3. Houston +12 27-3 15-13 7 conference, the CAA ranks 12th out of 32 Division I Idaho +12 22-7 10-17 111 conferences. Colgate +12 21-9 9-18 156 School Rank 6. Hartford +11 18-12 7-21 142 Old Dominion 36 7. SMS +10 28-3 18-13 46 Delaware 48 Loyola-Marymount +10 24-5 14-15 54 Drexel 132 James Madison 125 9. Nebraska +9 17-11 8-20 56 George Mason 144 Florida +9 18-10 9-19 14 Hofstra 152 Illinois State +9 16-13 7-21 164 VCU 179 Towson 182 Southern Utah +9 18-10 9-18 186 UNC Wilmington 244 13.Memphis +7 20-9 13-15 41 William & Mary 266 Maryland +7 17-12 10-18 45 King of Queens (and the rest of NYC): Since the Arkansas State +7 19-9 12-18 76 start of the 1993 season, the Hofstra Women’s South Florida +7 14-14 7-20 94 Basketball team is 12-10 versus teams located within the Stetson +7 13-16 6-21 237 five boroughs of New York City. This season Hofstra 18. Hofstra +6 14-14 8-21 119 had Fordham (L 49-62) and St. John’s (L 70-83) on its schedule. LARGEST LEAD OF 2004-05 26 (75-49) with 3:48 left in the second half vs. Quinnipiac vs. Columbia 6-4 LARGEST DEFICIT OF 2004-05 vs. Fordham 2-2 28 (79-51) with 0:34 left in the second half at Old Dominion vs. St. Francis 2-0 vs. Wagner 1-3 vs. St John’s 1-1 Right out of the Gates: Sophomore center Vanessa Nice Start, Rookie: Freshman guard Jenna McSpadden Gidden wasted no time putting a solid freshman season scored 14 points, including four three pointers in behind her. In the Pride’s opening game of the 2004-05 Hofstra’s season-opener against Quinnipiac. It was the season, a 77-61 win over Quinnipiac, Gidden notched a highest collegiate debut scoring total for a Pride player then career-high 21 points on 8-12 shooting from the since current sophomore guard Cigi McCollin notched a field and 5-8 from the free throw line. She also added game-high 23 points against St. Francis (NY) on five rebounds and four blocks and was rewarded for her November 23, 2002. McCollin played the first five fine play with her first Colonial Athletic Association games of that season before injuring her knee at Player of the Week award. Maybe Gidden’s strong Stetson. game had something to do with the site of the contest, as it was played in Bridgeport, Connecticut a short 20- The Monkey Is Off Our Back: For the first time since mile trip from Gidden’s hometown of Stamford, the 1983-84 season, the Hofstra Women’s Basketball Connecticut. team won a single overtime contest when they defeated Towson, 72-69, on February 3. Hofstra last single It Must be the Water: Gidden returned to her home overtime win prior to Towson came on January 26, 1984 state for a second time this season when the Pride when they defeated Marist College, 61-60. The Pride’s traveled to Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, last overtime win of any kind came on January 6, 1993 Connecticut on December 11 and had another when they defeated Wagner College, 97-95, in double outstanding outing. In the Pride’s thrilling 67-66 win over overtime. the Pioneers, Gidden tallied a team-high 19 points and pulled down a game and career-high 16 rebounds as Need a Member?: Hofstra’s win over Colgate on Hofstra ended Sacred Heart’s 19-game home court win November 23 was the Pride’s eighth straight over a streak. The 16 rebounds are the eighth most in a single current member of the Patriot League. game in Hofstra Basketball history, and the 19-game streak was the seventh longest in the NCAA heading A Good Omen?: The last time Hofstra opened the into the contest. season with a win in the state of Connecticut was in the 1997-98 campaign when they defeated Yale, 55-52. Lights, Camera, Action: With its 79-63 win over William & Mary on Hofstra went on to begin that season, 4-0, marking the February 6, the Hofstra Women’s Basketball team improved to 4-0 second-best start for the Pride as a Division I school. over the past four seasons when televised by Fox Sports New York at Hofstra Arena. If you count their three CAA Sun Trust Game of the The best start to a season came at the onset of the Week telecasts they are 5-2 on television in the past four seasons. 1985-86 season when Hofstra started 5-0. This season, the Pride will appear on television on December 9 vs. Massachusetts (Metro TV) (L 57-64) and on February 6 vs. William & From Far and Wide: The 2004-05 version of the Hofstra Mary (Fox Sports-NY) (W 79-63). Both games will be in the friendly Women’s Basketball team features 11 student-athletes confines of Hofstra Arena. The UMass loss was Hofstra’s first loss in a televised game in the past three seasons at home, but the game aired from nine different areas. Quebec, Canada is the only on Metro-TV, so the streak is still intact. area that has produced more than one member of the Pride as junior Tenicha Gittens (Brossard) and 2/17/02: @ Hofstra 79, Drexel 65 (Fox Sports-NY) 2/8/03: @ Hofstra 80, William & Mary 78 (Fox Sports-NY) sophomore Lizanne Murphy (Beaconfield) hail from 12/13/03: @ Hofstra 55, Princeton 49 (Fox Sports-NY) Quebec. Traveling the farthest to play for the Pride is 12/9/04: Massachusetts 64, @ Hofstra 57 (Metro TV) senior Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio, (3,949 miles or CAA Telecasts: 6353.941 kilometers) whose hometown is Surrey, 2/23/03: @ Delaware 65, Hofstra 47 (Metro TV) 1/25/04: Hofstra 48, @ James Madison 37 (Fox Sports NY) England. Making the shortest trip is sophomore Cigi 2/6/05: @ Hofstra 79, William & Mary 63 (Fox Sports-NY) McCollin (Long Island City, NY), who travels 26 miles from her hometown. McCollin is also the lone New Super Seven: In posting a season-opening 16-point Yorker on the roster. In all, the 11 members of the victory (77-61) over Quinnipiac on November 19, Hofstra Hofstra Women’s Basketball team have traveled a total dressed just seven players for the contest. In addition, of 9,049 miles from their hometowns to Hempstead, New all seven who played are in the first or second full year York. On average, the trip is 905 miles, or almost with the program and the six freshmen and sophomores identical to what freshman India Ali travels from her seeing action totaled 73 of Hofstra’s 77 points on the hometown of Lithonia, Georgia. night. Player Distance from Hometown to Hempstead, NY Elite Eight: Hofstra upped its number of available Baldrey-Chourio (Surrey, England) 3,949 miles players to eight for its home opener against Colgate, but McSpadden (Austin, TX) 1,801 miles just five players accounted for 69 of the 71 points scored Quamme (West Salem, WI) 1,089 miles by the Pride in the 71-70 win over the Raiders. Ali (Lithonia, GA) 906 miles Murphy (Beaconfield, Quebec, Canada) 397 miles Now up to Nine: For the first time this season, Hofstra Gittens (Brossard, Quebec, Canada) 386 miles dressed nine players in its game at St. John’s on Agugua (Herndon, VA) 270 miles December 1. Harshaw (Wildwood, NJ) 179 miles We Got Double Digits: With only Amaka Agugua out of Gidden (Stamford, CT) 46 miles McCollin (Long Island City, NY) 26 miles action, the Pride had 10 available players for the first time this season against Delaware on 1/23. CRUNCH-TIME FREE THROWS Back on Track: If this past summer was an indication of Last Five Minutes of Regulation and Overtime how far back sophomore guard Cigi McCollin has come from major knee surgery two seasons ago, Hofstra is in Cigi McCollin (27-32, 84%) good shape. McCollin averaged a team-best 14 points a Lizanne Murphy (22-30, 73%) game for the Women’s Open team at this past summer’s India Ali (12-17, 71%) Empire State Games in Binghamton, New York. Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio (17-23, 74%) Lana Harshaw (11-16, 69%) Jenna McSpadden (8-13, 62%) Back on Track, Part Two: Sophomore guard Cigi Vanessa Gidden (15-28, 54%) McCollin scored a team and game-high 19 points Carla Golden (0-2, 0%) against St. John’s on December 1. What is more TOTAL 111-160, 69.4% significant about that total is that it was her highest scoring game since pouring in 23 points in her collegiate CAA RANKINGS (as of 2/13/05) debut against St. Francis (NY) to open the 2002-03 TEAM Scoring Offense – Second – 66.8 season (11/23/02). McCollin played the first five games Scoring Margin – Sixth – (-) 0.9 of that season before injuring her knee and red-shirting. Field Goal Percentage – Seventh – 37.1 3-point FG Percentage – Third – 31.9 Rebounds – First – 44.6 Back on Track, Part Three: Sophomore guard Cigi Opponent Rebounds – Ninth – 41.3 Scoring Defense – Ninth – 67.7 McCollin poured in a game and then career-high 26 Free Throw Percentage – Sixth – 67.4 points against Loyola Marymount on December 28. Not Field Goal Percentage Defense – Third – 37.8 3-Point Field Goal Percentage Defense – Ninth – 33.9 only was it a career-high, but the 26 points were a Rebounding Margin – Third - +3.3 season-high for a individual on the Pride roster this Assists – T-Third – 13.59 Turnover Margin – Ninth – (-) 2.32 season and the most points scored in a game since then Offensive Rebounds – First – 16.91 Defensive Rebounds – First – 27.68 junior forward Amaka Agugua scored 27 in an overtime 3-Point Field Goals Made –First – 5.77 loss to Canisius on November 30, 2003. Following her Blocked Shots – T-Second – 3.95 Steals – Eighth – 8.59 14-point effort against Fairfield in the consolation game Assist/Turnover Ratio – Fifth – 0.71 of the UM Holiday Classic, McCollin garnered All- INDIVIDUAL **Scoring Tournament honors after averaging 20 points, six 2. McCollin – 16.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists in the Pride’s two games at the 7. Gidden – 14.5 10. Murphy – 12.4 tournament. **Field Goal Percentage 6. Murphy – 46.2% 13. Gidden – 41.9% Double Figures: McCollin was the only member of the 14. McCollin – 37.3% Pride to score in double figures in each of Hofstra’s first **Rebounding 1. Murphy – 11.1 six games this season. She has now scored in double 4. Gidden – 8.5 figures in 18 of the 22 games she has played in this 12. Harshaw – 6.2 **Assists season, including a career-high 11 straight at one point 5. Ali – 3.42 t-8. Murphy – 3.00 and 11 of the 14 CAA games she has appeared in. 10. Baldrey-Chourio – 2.91 **Free Throw Percentage 14. McCollin – 76.5% Skills, and Smarts Too: Sophomore forward Lizanne **3-Point FG Percentage Murphy has been nominated for the 2005 ESPN The 4. McCollin – 38.1% 13. McSpadden – 28.6% Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America team. To be **3-Point FG Made eligible, a nominee must be a starter or important 1. McCollin – 2.81 t-7. McSpadden – 1.27 reserve with legitimate athletic credentials and at least a **Blocked Shots 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) in 1. Gidden – 2.50 **Steals BOTH undergrad and graduate work. He/she must have 9. McCollin – 2.10 reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at **Assist/Turnover Ratio 7. Ali – 1.07 an institution and must have completed at least one full 8. Murphy – 1.03 academic year at an institution. Murphy, currently a 3.40 **Offensive Rebounds 1. Gidden – 4.32 student majoring in Biology and minoring in French is 5. Murphy – 3.09 6. Harshaw – 2.94 one of only 20 players nationally averaging a double- **Defensive Rebounds double and leads the CAA and ranks fifth nationally with 1. Murphy – 8.00 10. Gidden – 4.23 13 double-doubles.

Second Half Comebacks: Just as they did in 2003-04, Hofstra has Nice Start: Hofstra first two victories this season came made a habit out of making second half comebacks this seasons. The against teams that combined to win 39 games last Pride overcame second half deficits in eight of their 14 wins last season (an average of 19.5 wins). In addition, Colgate season and has already overcome second half deficits in five of its 10 victories this season. won the Patriot League and advanced to the NCAA Colgate – Trailed 57-51 with 8:28 left Tournament. Sacred Heart – Trailed 66-65 with 41 seconds left Harvard – Trailed 28-26 with 16:01 left Captain, My Captain: Hofstra Head Coach Felisha James Madison (HOME) – Trailed 54-53 with 1:14 left Towson (AWAY) – Trailed 55-48 with 4:28 left in regulation Legette-Jack named senior guard Charlotte Baldrey- Chourio and sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy captains for the 2004-05 season. What a Performance: In Hofstra’s 73-71 overtime loss ALL ABOUT 2003-04 at James Madison on February 11, the two Christ the King (Middle Village, NY) products that played in the - Hofstra’s 14 wins in 2003-04 were six more than they contest put on quite a show. JMU’s Lesley Dickinson, a had in 2002-03 and their most in a season since winning sophomore, led all scorers with 34 points including the 14 during the 1993-94 campaign. game-winning free throws with two seconds left in overtime. The Pride’s sophomore guard Cigi McCollin, - The last time a Hofstra Women’s Basketball team had also a sophomore, posted her second double-double of more than 14 victories in a season was in 1983-84 when the season with a team-high 27 points and ten rebounds. the team had an overall mark of 18-11. The two players combined for 61 of the 144 points scored in the game. - Hofstra’s 14-13 regular season record was just the fourth winning regular season since the program Pride Signs Four for 2005-06: Christina Biedny, Kristina Campbell, became Division I in 1982-83. Emily Medders and Nicole Williams have all signed letters of intent to join the Hofstra Women’s Basketball program and play for the Pride beginning in the 2005-06 season, it was announced today by Hofstra - The Pride had two win streaks at least three games last University Head Women’s Basketball Coach Felisha Legette-Jack. season, the last time Hofstra had two win streaks of at “We have signed an exceptional group of young ladies, both least three games was in 1996-97 (both four game academically and athletically, who will join our family next year and assist us in realizing our goals and dreams of winning championships streaks). and advancing to the NCAA Tournament,” stated Legette-Jack. “These four student-athletes, combined with the seven freshmen and - Hofstra's 11 Colonial Athletic Association victories in sophomores on the current roster, will give us a great foundation for 2003-04 are a school record for conference victories in a the future.” Biedny, a 6-5 center from East Amherst, New York, averaged 17 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks last season at season and three more than Hofstra has had in any Clarence High School in Clarence, New York. Biedny, who plays previous conference schedule. The 1982-1983 (East basketball and volleyball for the Red Devils, set a school record with Coast Conference) and 1996-1997 (America East 115 blocks in 2004. Biedny was named All-WNY honorable mention in Conference) teams each won eight conference games. 2003, ECIC second team all-star in 2003, and team most valuable player in 2003 and 2004. Campbell, a 6-1 forward from Princeton, New Jersey, will join the Pride from Notre Dame High School in - Hofstra won its first eight home games last season. Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Campbell averaged 8.5 points and nearly The eight straight wins to start the home schedule is the 10 rebounds a game last season for the 20-5 Irish, under the direction longest in school history. The eight-game home court of Coach Ann DeMille. She was recently named honorable mention All-American by Street & Smith Magazine. Campbell’s sister, Michelle, winning streak that ended with the loss to Delaware is a junior forward on the #17th ranked Rutgers basketball team and established a new school record for longest such streak her father, Melvin, played for the Oakland Raiders in 1971. Medders, at any point during the season. Previously, the Pride a 6-2 forward from Westlake Village, California, has played three years won six straight home games spanning the 1982-83 and of basketball and ran track for Oak Park High School in Oak Park, California. A second team all-league pick for the Eagles, Medders 1983-84 seasons. averaged 8.4 points and 7.1 rebounds as a junior last season under Coach Bob DeCorsi. Medders, whose sister, Lyndsey is a sophomore - Hofstra’s bench outscored its opponents reserves, 475- guard on the Iowa State women’s basketball team, was one of roughly 264, in their 18 CAA games last season. 400 high school students nationwide to be selected to participate in the National Young Leaders Conference, which took place in late October in Washington, D.C. Williams, a 5-6 guard from Pittsburgh, Pride At Home: Hofstra had an impressive 9-2 mark in Pennsylvania, is a three-time all-section performer at Seton-La Salle the friendly confines of Hofstra Arena last season. The High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She averaged 19 points, six nine home victories are the second-most, only eclipsed steals, five assists and three rebounds a game for the 19-5 Lady Rebels during her junior campaign and was named Associated Press by the 1982-83 squad that had an 11-2 mark at home. All-Pennsylvania. Williams has scored more than 1,200 points in her career at Seton-La Salle, which ranks second all-time in school history Top Home Records behind former Penn State University and WNBA star and current Minnesota Lynx head coach Suzie McConnell Serio. 1. 1982-83 (11-2) – 84.6 % 2. 2003-04 (9-2) – 81.8 % Nice Comeback: Judging by the sophomore campaign 3. 1983-84 (7-4) – 63.6 % she is currently in the midst of, sophomore guard Cigi 4. 1987-88 (8-5) – 61.5 % McCollin’s comeback from knee surgery two seasons 5. 1988-89 (5-4) – 55.5 % ago is complete. McCollin, who has started and played 6. 2004-05 (5-5) – 50% in 22 of Hofstra’s 23 games this season, has been nominated for V Foundation’s Comeback of the Year Award. McCollin currently leads Hofstra in points (16.3 ppg) and steals (46). In addition, she ranks second in minutes (734), fourth in assists (47) and fourth in rebounds (4.6 rpg). ESPN will announce the award recipient as part of their 2005 collegiate basketball "March Madness" coverage in April. Don’t Count the Pride Out: Beginning with last season, *Best Records Through 20 Games (D-1 only)* when Hofstra came back from second half deficits in 1. 1982-83 14-6 eight of its 14 victories, the Pride has taken that a step further in two of their victories this season. Against 2. 2003-04 12-8 Colgate and Sacred Heart, two teams that won 21 T-3. 2004-05 11-9 games last season, Hofstra scored the game-winning T-3. 1999-2000 11-9 basket in the final two seconds of the contest. Against T-3. 1993-94 11-9 Colgate on November 23, senior guard Charlotte T-3. 1983-84 11-9 Baldrey-Chourio drove the length of the floor and sank the game-winner with 1.2 seconds left on the clock to Double Your Fun: Hofstra finished the 2003-04 give Hofstra a 71-70 win and then against Sacred Heart campaign with 11 double-doubles. They have already sophomore guard Cigi McCollin pulled down an well surpassed that total with 24 through 23 games this offensive rebound and layed in the game-winner with season. All but one of the double-doubles last season two seconds remaining to give the Pride a 67-66 win. were of the point/rebound variety. Here is a list of The win over Sacred Heart ended the Pioneers 19-game double-doubles by Hofstra players during the 2004-05 home court winning streak, which was the seventh season… longest in the NCAA coming into the contest. What Lizanne Murphy (13) – LEADS CAA – 5TH IN THE NATION makes this two victories even more remarkable is that 13 points, 10 rebounds vs. Quinnipiac both Colgate and Sacred Heart won 21 games last 14 points, 14 rebounds vs. Colgate season, as the Raiders went 21-10 and advanced to the 11 points, 11 rebounds at St. John’s NCAA Tournament, while the Pioneers earned a 21-8 22 points, 15 rebounds vs. Harvard mark in 2003-04. Hofstra has now overcome second 13 points, 10 rebounds vs. Fairfield half deficits in three of its seven victories this season as 14 points, 10 rebounds vs. Towson they trailed 28-26 with 16:01 left in the second half of the 14 points, 17 rebounds at William & Mary Harvard game on December 17. 14 points, 11 rebounds vs. James Madison 16 points, 15 rebounds vs. Delaware Senior Leadership: With just one senior seeing any 10 points, 10 rebounds at Towson playing time currently, Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio has 19 points, 13 rebounds vs. William & Mary already had to step up and make her presence felt. 15 points, 12 rebounds at James Madison Trailing 70-69 in the waning moments of the home 12 points, 15 rebounds vs. UNC Wilmington opener vs. Colgate, Baldrey-Chourio calmly drove the length of the floor in 7.6 seconds and sank the game- Vanessa Gidden (7) – TIED FOR FIFTH IN CAA winner with 1.2 left on the clock to propel the Pride to its 19 points, 14 rebounds vs. Colgate third straight home-opening victory. Baldrey-Chourio 19 points, 16 rebounds at Sacred Heart finished the contest with a then career-high of 11 points 21 points, 14 rebounds vs. Towson and a then-career-high of six rebounds. Baldrey- 21 points, 11 rebounds vs. James Madison Chourio had arguably the best game of her career at 12 points, 11 rebounds at Towson George Mason on January 6 when she nearly pulled off 17 points, 19 rebounds vs. William & Mary the rare triple-double with eight points, nine assists and 17 points, 10 rebounds at Virginia Commonwealth 10 rebounds. The assists and rebounding totals were both career-highs. Against William & Mary on January Lana Harshaw (2) – TIED FOR 13TH IN CAA 14, Baldrey-Chourio helped lead Hofstra to the road with 14 points, 11 rebounds vs. Colgate win career-highs of 14 points and five steals. Baldrey- 10 points, 10 rebounds vs. Loyola Marymount Chourio came up huge once again for the Pride against James Madison on January 20, when, after being sick all Cigi McCollin (2) – TIED FOR 13TH IN CAA day and not having eaten, she calmly sank two free 16 points, 10 rebounds vs. Towson throws with 21 seconds left to give Hofstra a 55-54 win over the Dukes. 27 points, 10 rebounds at James Madison National Double-Double Leaders: Sophomore forward Gidden Earns CAA Accolade: Hofstra University Lizanne Murphy’s 13 double-doubles currently ranks tied sophomore center Vanessa Gidden was named the for 5th in NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball. Here is Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week on the current list, through 02/13/05, courtesy of Stats, Inc.: November 22, it was announced by the conference office. Gidden scored a career-high 21 points in the Name Team Double-Doubles Pride’s 77-61 season-opening win over Quinnipiac last 1. Khara Smith, DePaul 18 Friday. The sophomore from Stamford, Connecticut. Sancho Lyttle, Houston 18 Shot 8-of-12 from the field and 5-of-8 from the free throw 3. Sandora Irvin, TCU 17 line. She also notched five rebounds and a game-high 4. Sugiery Monsac, Robert Morris 16 four blocks. 5. LIZANNE MURPHY, HOFSTRA 13 Crystal Kitt, Alabama State 13 NCAA Division I Rebounding Leaders Did You Know?: Hofstra’s .750 winning percentage (21-8) in its first Division I season of 1982-83 is the 39th Rk Name, Team Cl Ht Pos G REB RPG best winning percentage of ANY team in its first season of Division I basketball. 1 Sandora Irvin, TCU Sr. 6-3 F 25 314 12.6 Sancho Lyttle, North of the Border: According to data compiled by the 2 Sr. 6-4 C 24 294 12.3 Houston NCAA, there were 350 foreign student-athletes on Khara Smith, opening day rosters in Division I Women’s Basketball. 3 Jr. 6-2 F 24 283 11.8 DePaul Of those 350, 104 came from Canada…but amazingly, just nine come from the Canadian province of Quebec. Sugiery Monsac, 4 Jr. 6-1 C 23 267 11.6 Of those nine, two are members of the Hofstra Women’s Robert Morris Basketball team (Tenicha Gittens and Lizanne Murphy). Nakeya Downing, 5 Sr. 6-0 F 22 253 11.5 Here is the list of all nine of the student-athletes from Southeastern La. Quebec and their points and rebounds per game Lacey Cormier, averages. The Colonial Athletic Association has the 6 So. 6-2 C 22 248 11.3 Grambling fourth-most (17) international players of any conference. Kemie Nkele, UC 7 Fr. 6-1 F 20 225 11.3 Riverside QUEBEC STUDENT-ATHLETES IN NCAA D-1 WBB Corrinne Jean, Boston U. (Victoriaville) – 9.3 pts, 3.0 reb Lizanne Murphy, 8 So. 6-1 G 22 244 11.1 Audrey Latendresse, St. Bonaventure (Repentigny) – 8.2 pts, 5.7 reb Hofstra Maripier Malo, St. Bonaventure (Montreal) – 2.5 pts, 2.4 reb Annick Labadie, Seton Hall (Cap-Rouge) – 0.5 pts, 0.9 reb Record-Setters: The 14 rebounds pulled down by Lizanne Tenicha Gittens, Hofstra (Brossard) – 3.1 pts, 1.1 reb Murphy and Vanessa Gidden vs. Colgate in the Pride’s home Lizanne Murphy, Hofstra (Beaconfield) – 12.4 pts, 11.1 reb opener was tied for the 16th greatest single game rebounding Sofia Kryitsis, Quinnipiac (St. Leonard) – 0.1 pts, 0.8 reb total in Pride Basketball history. That would just be a start for Candice Abellard, St. Francis (NY) (Pierrefonds) – 3.2 pts, 2.5 reb Gidden and Murphy, though, as each player has made a habit Kim Weir, St. Francis (NY) (Dollard Des Ormeaux) – 7.2 pts, 5.8 reb this season of joining this exclusive list numerous times. Seven of the nine accomplishments that have occurred this Holding onto the Ball: With just nine turnovers in their season have occurred at home. Battling to see who can do 59-56 win over Drexel on January 27, Hofstra had its one better, Murphy notched a Hofstra season-high, a personal fewest turnovers in a game since turning the ball over career-high and tied the then CAA season-high with 17 eight times against Boston University back on January rebounds at William & Mary on January 14. Gidden would one 18, 1998. up Murphy with her amazing performance against William & Mary on February 6 as she had 19 rebounds (fifth-highest) along with 17 points and nine blocks. Murphy Named CAA Player of the Week: Hofstra University sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy was TOP SINGLE GAME REBOUNDING TOTALS named the Colonial Athletic Association Co-Player of the 1. Leslie Schlegel 24 1990-91 Week on December 20, it was announced by the t-2. Dawn McGrath 22 1983-84 t-2. Minna Luostarinen 22 1985-86 conference office. This is Murphy’s first player of the 4. Christine Lathuras 20 1981-82 week honor, and the Pride’s second this season as 5. Vanessa Gidden 19 2004-05 (vs. W&M) 6. Hilarie Cranmer 18 1985-86 sophomore center Vanessa Gidden earned the award on t-7. Lizanne Murphy 17 2004-05 (at W&M) November 22. Murphy shares this week’s award with t-7. Kate Gordon 17 1995-96 Delaware senior forward Tiara Malcom. Murphy had a t-9. Vanessa Gidden 16 2004-05 (at Sacred Heart) t-9. Kate Gordon 16 1997-98 monster game to lead Hofstra past Harvard, 68-57, on t-9. Lisa Harris 16 1998-99 December 17 at Hofstra Arena. Murphy notched career- t-12. Lizanne Murphy 15 2004-05 (vs. UNCW) t-12. Lizanne Murphy 15 2004-05 (vs. Delaware) highs in points (22) and rebounds (15), while tying her t-12. Lizanne Murphy 15 2004-05 (vs. Harvard) career-high with six assists. All three totals gave Murphy t-12. Rume Pela 15 2001-02 t-16. Staceyann Claxton 14 2003-04 game-honors in each category, and she totaled 16 of the t-16. Lizanne Murphy 14 2004-05 (vs. Colgate) 22 points in the second half as the Pride rebounded from t-16. Vanessa Gidden 14 2004-05 (vs. Colgate) as much as 12-point first half deficit. For the game, t-16. Vanessa Gidden 14 2004-05 (vs. Towson) Murphy shot 9-15 (60%) from the field, while upping her league-leading rebounding average to 11.3 per game. Who is this Gal?: In her freshman campaign, Murphy’s 15 rebounds tied her for tenth all-time for sophomore center Vanessa Gidden averaged 4.4 points rebounds in a single game in Hofstra Basketball history. per game, scoring a total of 120 points in 27 games The 22 points scored were a then season-high for an played. Already in 2004-05, Gidden has far surpassed individual on the Pride roster as well. Murphy now has a that total with 337 points through 23 games, an average team-high four double-doubles this season and has led of 14.7 points per game. She is currently second on the Hofstra in rebounding in six of the Pride’s seven games Pride in scoring and rebounding (8.6 per game) and first in 2004-05. in blocks (56). In the CAA Rankings, Gidden is seventh in scoring, fourth in rebounding and first in blocks. Nail-biters at Hofstra Arena: 12 of Hofstra’s last 21 home games have been decided by six points or less, including five of nine this season. From Beyond the Arc: Sophomore guard Cigi NCAA Division I Three-Pointer Leaders McCollin’s three-point shooting has certainly made an impact in her short time here at Hofstra. Just a Rk Name, Team Cl Ht Pos G 3FG 3PG sophomore, McCollin has already notched her 109 Anne Hafeli, 1 Jr. 5-9 G 23 77 3.3 career three-pointer, becoming just the seventh player in Oakland Hofstra Basketball history to have 100 or more. Cotelia Bond- McCollin’s 58 three’s in 2004-05 currently ranks tied for 2 Young, Wake Jr. 5-8 G 23 74 3.2 4th on the single season list. Forest Kera Bergeron, CAREER RECORD – THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 3 Jr. 5-9 G 23 72 3.1 1. Jen Brickey – 230 (1999-2003) Austin Peay 2. Tonya Yandrisevitz – 186 (1989-1993) Hollie Davis, 4 Sr. 5-4 G 21 64 3.0 3. Marguerite Moran – 138 (1987-89) Belmont 4. Noreen Duffy – 135 (1996-2000) Stefanie Collins, 5. Diane Hobin – 114 (1991-1995) 5 Jr. 5-6 G 23 69 3.0 6. Colleen Montague – 113 (1991-1996) St. Bonaventure 7. Cigi McCollin – 110 (2002-PRESENT) Abi Ramsey, Sr. 5-10 G 23 69 3.0 Vanderbilt SINGLE SEASON RECORD – THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS Jocelyn Love, Ark.- MADE 7 So. 6-1 F 23 67 2.9 Little Rock 1. Marguerite Moran – 107 (1988-89) 2. Jen Brickey – 69 (2001-02) Allison Lipinski, 8 Sr. 5-8 G 24 68 2.8 3. Jen Brickey – 63 (2000-01) Colgate 4. Jen Brickey – 60 (2002-03) Laurie Koehn, t-5. Cigi McCollin – 59 (2004-05) 9 Sr. 5-8 G 22 62 2.8 Kansas St. t-5. Tonya Yandrisevitz – 59 (1992-93) Cigi McCollin, 10 So. 5-7 G 21 59 2.8 Hofstra, the Pride of Connecticut: In addition to Hofstra sophomore center Vanessa Gidden’s success against schools in her home state, the Pride as a team has won Murphy Earns Player of the Week Award, again: six straight games, including three this season, against Hofstra University sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy school located in the state of Connecticut. was named the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Player of the Week on January 24, it was announced by All-Tournament Accolades: Sophomore guard Cigi the conference office. This is Murphy’s second player of McCollin earned all-tournament honors at the UM the week honor this season as she earned the accolade Holiday Classic after she averaged 20.0 points, 6.0 on December 20. Murphy averaged 15 points and 14 rebounds and 3.5 assists in the Pride’s two games at the rebounds as Hofstra split a pair of games in conference tournament. to move to 8-8 overall and 3-4 in CAA play. Murphy was second on the team with 14 points and had a game-high Hey, Coach Let Her Shoot: Hofstra is 7-1, including six 11 rebounds in the Pride’s 55-54 win over James straight wins, this season when freshman forward Linn Madison on Thursday. She shot 4-9 from the field and a Quamme sinks a three pointer in a game. perfect 6-6 from the free throw line against the Dukes and also added three assists in the contest. Against the McCollin Earns Met Writers Award: Hofstra University Blue Hens on Sunday, Murphy led Hofstra with 16 points sophomore guard Cigi McCollin was named the Met and pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds. The 15 Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) Player of the rebounds are the 11th most in a single game in Hofstra Week on January 3, it was announced by the history and Murphy’s two double-doubles this week are organization. McCollin led the Pride to a third place her CAA-leading eighth and ninth double-doubles of the finish in the UM Holiday Classic at the University of season. Murphy has four of the top 13 highest single Miami in Coral Gables, Fla. She recorded a career-high game rebounding totals in Hofstra Basketball history. 26 points against Loyola Marymount in a 76-72 opening Murphy, who is 13th in the nation in rebounding (as of round loss to Loyola Marymount, besting her previous 1/17), is currently averaging 12.1 points and 10.8 points. best of 23. It was the most points by an individual on the In addition, she is one of just 20 student-athletes Pride roster this season. Hofstra then defeated Fairfield nationally who is averaging a double-double and is 71-60 in the consolation round. McCollin was named to currently the only player in the CAA who is averaging a the All-Tournament team after averaging 20 pts, 6 double-double. rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. She then added a team-high 17 as the Pride fell to UNC Wilmington 67-57. Team Effort?: In Hofstra’s 59-56 win over Drexel on McCollin leads the team with 15.9 points per game. The January 27, the Pride’s trio of super sophomores Cigi weekly award is McCollin’s first since winning the first McCollin, Vanessa Gidden and Lizanne Murphy two Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Rookie of the accounted for 19 of Hofstra’s 21 made field goals. The Week Awards during the 2002-03 campaign. McCollin trio followed that up by notching 21 of Hofstra’s 24 made played the first five games of that season before injuring field goals vs. Virginia Commonwealth on January 30. her knee and red-shirting. Gidden Named CAA POTW for Second Time: For the Home, Sweet, Double-Double, Home: Sophomore third straight week, and the fifth time this season, the forward Lizanne Murphy, who leads the Pride and the Hofstra Women’s Basketball team garnered the weekly CAA with 13 double-doubles this season, must really Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Player of the Week enjoy the friendly confines of Hofstra Arena. In each of award as sophomore center Vanessa Gidden picked up the Pride’s first three home games this season, Murphy the award on February 7 after leading Hofstra to back-to- tallied at least 13 rebounds, while notching two double- back victories for the first time since December 11 and doubles. In Hofstra’s nine home games this season, 17. Gidden also earned player of the week accolades Murphy is averaging 14.1 points and a team-high 12.8 on November 22, the first week the conference gave out rebounds, led by her 22-point, 15-rebound effort against the award this season. Gidden had a huge week for the Harvard on December 17. Pride, as she averaged 14.5 points, 15.0 rebounds and 5. 0 blocks in two wins as Hofstra improved to 11-9 Double-Doubles: Sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy overall and 6-5 in the CAA. Gidden got the week started has already notched double-doubles in 13 of the Pride’s as she had 12 points and a team-high 11 rebounds as 23 games this season. Last season, Murphy tallied just Hofstra earned a 72-69 overtime victory over Towson on one double-double, a 16 point/10 rebound performance Thursday. Gidden nailed the eventual game-winner in at home against UNC Wilmington. In addition, Murphy’s the contest as she hit a 10-foot bank shoot with 31 14 rebounds against Colgate on November 23 are tied seconds left in overtime to give the Pride the win. She for the 13th most in a single game in Pride Basketball followed that performance up with a spectacular outing history. Murphy did herself one better when she pulled against William & Mary on Sunday, a 79-63 victory. down 15 rebounds vs. Harvard on December 17, that Against the Tribe, Gidden had a career day as she had total tied her for 11th most in a single game in Hofstra 17 points and career-highs of 19 rebounds and nine Basketball history. Murphy continues to amaze with her blocks. The 19 rebounds are the fifth-highest single rebounding prowess as she pulled down a Hofstra game total in Hofstra Basketball history and the nine season-high, a personal career-high and tied the then blocks are the eighth-most in a game this season in CAA season-high with 17 rebounds at William & Mary on NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball. With her 10 January 14. That total is tied for the sixth most in a blocks on the week, Gidden now has 53 blocks on the game in Hofstra history. season, establishing a new single-season record. A Look at the Record Books: With the regular season We’re Having a Block Party: Sophomore center nearing its completion, several Hofstra players, in Vanessa Gidden is quickly moving up the charts with her addition to Gidden’s blocked shots and McCollin’s three- 56 blocks thru 23 games in this, her sophomore pointers, have made their way into top ten for season or campaign. With at least three blocks in nine of Hofstra’s career marks. last 18 games, Gidden has established a new single Points Per Game – Season Records season record for blocked shots at Hofstra. Her 76 Cigi McCollin is tied for sixth with an average of 16.3. career blocked shots is currently eighth all-time at Three-Point Field Goal Percentage – Season Records Hofstra. Cigi McCollin is tied for seventh at 37.3%. Rebounds – Season Records SINGLE SEASON RECORD – BLOCKED SHOTS Lizanne Murphy is in tenth with 251. 1. Vanessa Gidden – 56 (2004-05) Rebounding Average – Season Leaders 2. Lisa Harris – 50 (1999-2000) Lizanne Murphy’s average of 10.9 is second all-time since Hofstra became Division I. 3. Dawn McGrath – 45 (1983-84) Leslie Schlegel – 12.4 in 1990-91 is the all-time best. t-4. Leslie Schlegel – 43 (1989-1990) t-4. Rume Pela – 43 (2002-03) No Mas: If schools located in Connecticut did a little 6. Lisa Harris – 40 (1998-99) research prior to scheduling Hofstra in the future, they t-7. Leslie Schlegel – 39 (1990-91) might want to wait until sophomore center Vanessa t-7. Dawn McGrath – 39 (1982-83) Gidden (Stamford, CT) finishes her career and stops 9. Diane Leonard – 38 (1981-82) harassing her home state schools. In the Pride’s three 10. Tara Dilworth – 32 (2001-02) games this season against schools located in Connecticut, Gidden averaged team-highs of 17.7 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game in nearly CAREER RECORD – BLOCKED SHOTS 30 minutes of action. She led the Pride to a perfect 3-0 1. Diane Leonard – 134 (1978-82) mark in those games, winning by an average of 9.4 2. Lisa Collins – 111 (1997-2001) points per game against schools from the Nutmeg State. 3. Rume Pela – 103 (2000-04) 4. Betsy Lange – 102 (1988-92) 5. Dawn McGrath – 98 (1980-84) 6. Meg O’Brien – 86 (1992-97) 7. Leslie Schlegel – 82 (1989-91) 8. VANESSA GIDDEN – 76 (2003-PRESENT) McCollin Earns First CAA POTW Award: Hofstra 2004-05 CAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH (as voted on by the media) University sophomore guard Cigi McCollin was named 1. Old Dominion (18 first-place votes) 189 the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Player of the 2. Delaware 162 3. Virginia Commonwealth (1 first-place vote) 133 Week on January 31, it was announced by the 4. James Madison 121 conference office. The award is McCollin’s first-ever 5. Hofstra 113 6. William & Mary 87 conference player of the week accolade, but her second 7. George Mason 86 award this season as she previously earned the Met 8. UNC Wilmington 63 Basketball Writers Association Player of the Week award 9. Drexel 58 10. Towson 38 on January 3. McCollin averaged 25 points, 5.5 rebounds and two steals in Hofstra two games this past 2004-05 CAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS week. She began the week by notching a game-high 21 (as voted on by the media) points in Hofstra’s 59-56 win over Drexel on Thursday. First Team Against the Dragons she sank four threes and added Tiara Malcom, Delaware Shareese Grant, Old Dominion four rebounds and two steals. Against Virginia Amaka Agugua, Hofstra Commonwealth on Sunday, McCollin went off for a Lesley Dickinson, James Madison Kacy O’Brien, Towson career-high 29 points against the Rams in a 75-69 loss. Second Team McCollin sank seven threes against VCU, shooting 10- Meredith Alexis, James Madison Catherine Scanlon, Drexel 19 from the field, including 7-11 from beyond the arc. Kyra Kaylor, William & Mary She added seven rebounds and two steals in the game. Kyle DeHaven, William & Mary Lauren Hogan, Va. Commonwealth For the week, McCollin shot 44.7% overall, and 11-20 CAA Preseason Player of the Year: Tiara Malcom, Delaware (55%) from three-point range. In addition, she was 5-6 from the free throw line. McCollin had huge second Consecutive Games Played halves in each game as she poured in 17 in the second Name Current Streak Season-High Career-High half against Drexel and 15 after halftime vs. the Rams. Gittens 9* 9* 9* McCollin averaged 36.5 minutes per game this week. McCollin 7* 14 42 Baldrey-Chourio 26* 23* 26* I’m in a New York State of Mind: Hofstra’s games Murphy 47* 23* 47* McSpadden 23* 23* 23* against Colgate, Fordham and St. John’s marked a Ali 20* 20* 20* stretch of three straight games against schools located Agugua 0 0 45 in New York. Since 1993-94, it is only the second time Harshaw 4* 10 24 that the Pride has played three straight games against Gidden 45* 45* 45* New York teams. Last season, Hofstra faced Quamme 23* 23* 23* Binghamton, Canisius and Columbia in succession. * - current

We Love our Charity (Stripe): In Hofstra’s 71-60 win Consecutive Starts over Fairfield on December 29, the Pride went 30-35 Name Current Streak Season-High Career-High (85.7%) from the charity stripe in the game. It was their Gittens 0 0 0 highest percentage since shooting 84% (21-25) at McCollin 8* 14 20 Baldrey-Chourio 0 21 21 Virginia Commonwealth on February 20, 2004. In Murphy 28* 23* 28* addition, the 30 made free throws in the contest were the McSpadden 1* 5 5 most for a Pride team since Hofstra sank 31 in a 97-95 Ali 0 12 12 double overtime win over Wagner on January 6, 1993. Agugua 0 0 27 Hofstra matched the 85.7% (12-14) in their 73-71 Harshaw 2* 5 7 overtime loss at James Madison on February 11. Gidden 19* 19* 19* Quamme 0 0 0 * - current And Then There Were Two: With sophomore guard Cigi McCollin missing the James Madison home contest Consecutive Double Figure Scoring Games on January 20 with an injury, senior guard Charlotte Name Current Streak Season-High Career-High Baldrey-Chourio and sophomore forward Lizanne Gittens 0 0 0 McCollin 0 11 11 Murphy are the only members of the Pride who have Baldrey-Chourio 0 1 1 played in AND started all 21 games this season. Prior to Murphy 5* 5* 5* missing the JMU game, McCollin had played in 42 McSpadden 1* 1* 1* straight games and made 20 consecutive starts. Ali 0 1 1 Agugua 0 6 6 CAA Preseason Info: Coming off its tie for second in Harshaw 0 2 6 the standings last season, Hofstra was picked fifth in the Gidden 8* 8* 8* preseason poll, which was released on October 27 Quamme 0 1 1 during the annual CAA Media Day, held at the Richmond * - current Coliseum. RANKINGS, RANKINGS and MORE *** Associated Press Top-25 RANKINGS… Women's College Basketball Poll *** (Complete through Sunday, February 13)

USA TODAY/ESPN/WBCA DIVISION I TOP 25 COACHES' POLL RK TEAM RCSPTS PVS --- 1. LSU (45) 22-1 1,125 1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2. Ohio State 24-2 1,062 2 February 15, 2005 3. Duke 23-2 1,013 3 The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches Poll, 4. Stanford 21-2 1,009 4 with first-place votes in parentheses, season record, 5. Notre Dame 22-3 911 6 total points based on 25 points for first place through one 6. Tennessee 19-4 863 5 point for 25th, and last week’s ranking. 7. Baylor 19-3 860 7 Last 8. North Carolina 20-3 821 8 Rank Team Record Pts. Week 9. Michigan State 22-3 802 9 1. LSU (39) (23-1) 998 1 10. Rutgers 18-5 740 11 2. Stanford (22-2) 944 2 11. Connecticut 16-6 652 10 12. DePaul 21-3 567 15 3. Ohio State (1) (24-2) 919 3 13. Texas 15-7 561 17 4. Duke (23-2) 884 4 14. Minnesota 19-5 557 12 5. North Carolina (20-3) 811 6 15. Texas Tech 17-5 495 13 6. Tennessee (19-4) 785 5 16. Georgia 20-6 445 18 7. Notre Dame (22-3) 755 7 17. Temple 20-3 363 20 8. Baylor (19-3) 734 8 18. Kansas State 17-5 299 16 19. Iowa State 18-4 262 14 9. Michigan State (22-3) 694 9 20. Maryland 17-6 257 19 10. Rutgers (18-5) 640 11 21. N.C. State 17-5 240 23 11. Connecticut (16-6) 564 10 22. Vanderbilt 17-6 171 21 12. DePaul (21-3) 523 15 23. Wisc. Green 21-2 138 24 13. Texas (15-7) 462 17 Bay 14. Minnesota (19-5) 458 13 24. Penn State 16-8 112 25 25. Boston College 16-6 94 22 15. Texas Tech (17-5) 457 12 16. Georgia (20-6) 413 18 17. Kansas State (17-5) 304 16 OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES 18. Iowa State (18-4) 271 14 New Mexico 87, Florida State 64, Gonzaga 19, 19. Temple (20-3) 252 22 Arizona State 9, TCU 9, Virginia 8, Arizona 5, 20. Vanderbilt (17-6) 220 20 Nebraska 3, UT-Chattanooga 2. 21. Maryland (17-6) 190 21 22. Boston College (16-6) 175 19 Statistically Speaking: Where the Hofstra Women’s Basketball team ranks nationally: Wisconsin-Green 23. (21-2) 147 23 Bay Out of 324 Teams Scoring Offense – 93 Scoring Defense – 260 24 24. North Carolina State (18-5) 113 Scoring Margin – 170 FG % Defense – 77 (Tie) Rebound Margin – 79 Won-Lost % - - 24 Assists Per Game – 149 Blocks Per Game – 74 25. Florida State (21-5) 89 Steals Per Game – 187 TO’s Per Game – 216 (Tie) Per. Fouls Per Game – 280 FG % - 260 Free Throw % - 185 3-Point FG Per Game – 60 Dropped out: None 3-Point FG % - 130 Individually… Others receiving votes: New Mexico (19-3) 43; Penn State Lizanne Murphy ranks 8th nationally in rebounds per game. (16-8) 42; Arizona State (17-7) 29; Gonzaga (22-2) 18; Vanessa Gidden ranks 19th nationally in blocked shots per game. Delaware (19-3) 13; Arizona (17-8) 12; UCLA (15-9) 9; Oregon Cigi McCollin ranks 10th nationally in three-point field goals per game. (16-7) 8; Southern California (15-8) 8; Southwest Missouri State (16-6) 6; Virginia (17-8) 3; Western Kentucky (17-6) 2; Bowling Green (16-6) 1; Central Florida (15-7) 1; Louisville (17- 7) 1; Purdue (13-10) 1; TCU (17-8) 1. Game eight vs. Loyola Marymount: A late Hofstra rally fell short as SEASON NOTES the Pride missed game-tying three-pointers in the final 17 seconds and dropped a 76-72 decision to Loyola Marymount in the opening game of Game one vs. Quinnipiac: Hofstra trailed only twice early in the first the UM Holiday Classic on December 28. The Pride wasted a great half and cruised to a 77-61 win over the Bobcats on November 19 in performance from sophomore guard Cigi McCollin, who poured in a Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Pride opened up a 10-point lead at the game and career-high 26 points in the losing effort. The 26 points half and pushed it to as many as 26 with 3:48 remaining before earning were a season-high for an individual on the Pride roster and the most the 16-point victory. Hofstra was led by sophomore Vanessa Gidden, since senior forward Amaka Agugua scored 27 in an overtime loss to who posted a career-high 21 points. Sophomore Lizanne Murphy Canisius on November 30, 2003. added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Pride’s first double-double of the season. Game nine vs. Fairfield: Hofstra used an 11-2 first half run and a 6-0 spurt to begin the second half to open a 14-point lead and never trailed Game two vs. Colgate: Senior guard Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio hit a again in posting a 71-60 win over Fairfield in the consolation game of driving lay-up with 1.2 seconds to give Hofstra a 71-70 victory over the UM Holiday Classic on December 29 in Coral Gables, Florida. Colgate in the Pride's home opener on November 24 at Hofstra Arena. Sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy picked up her team-leading fifth The Pride trailed by as many as eight on three occasions, including the double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while final time with 8:28 left (59-51) before staging their comeback. Once fellow sophomore forward Lana Harshaw notched a career-high 18 again, sophomore Vanessa Gidden paced the Pride with a game-high points to go along with her nine rebounds. Sophomore guard Cigi 19 points and added 14 rebounds. Sophomore Lizanne Murphy had McCollin earned all-tournament honors after averaging 20.0 points, 6.0 her second straight double-double to start the season with 14 points rebounds and 3.5 assists per game in the Pride’s two games at the and 14 rebounds. tournament.

Game three at Fordham: Fordham used a 13-0 run midway through Game 10 at UNC Wilmington: The Seahawks led wire-to-wire in the second half to turn a 42-40 deficit into a 53-42 lead and never posting a 67-57 win over the Pride in the CAA opener for both teams looked back in posting a 62-49 victory over Hofstra on November 27 in on January 2 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Hofstra tied the score the Bronx. The Pride had used a 10-0 to take the two-point advantage, early on at four and twice cut the deficit to one late in second half but but the Rams ended up closing the contest on a 22-7 run to push their were unable to take the lead. UNC Wilmington put the game away record to 3-1 on the season. For Hofstra, which fell to 2-1, sophomore with solid free throw shooting, as they hit 28-36 (77.8%) for the game. guard Cigi McCollin scored a team-high 18 points and sophomore Hofstra got 17 points, six rebounds and two assists from sophomore forward Lana Harshaw added eight points and eight rebounds. guard Cigi McCollin, while sophomore center Vanessa Gidden added 14 points and nine rebounds. Game four at St. John’s: St. John’s jumped out to a 15-4 lead only 5:16 into the contest and never looked back in posting a 83-70 win Game 11 at George Mason: Hofstra jumped out to a 15-point (41-26) over Hofstra on December 1 at Carnesecca Arena. An 8-0 run by the halftime advantage and withstood a furious rally by George Mason in Pride, all by sophomore guard Cigi McCollin, would get Hofstra within the second half to post a 77-64 CAA win over the Patriots on January 6 three with 12:18 left in the first half but Hofstra was unable to get any in Fairfax, Virginia. The Patriots got within one at 51-50 before Hofstra closer than that. McCollin tied for game-high honors with 19 points reeled off nine straight to open a 60-50 advantage and cruised from and added a career-high six assists. Sophomore forward Lizanne there. Sophomore center Vanessa Gidden poured in a career-high 24 Murphy notched her third double-double of the season with 11 points points of 11-14 shooting, while sophomore guard Cigi McCollin added and 11 rebounds, while sophomore center Vanessa Gidden added 13 23 points. Sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy and senior guard points, six rebounds and a game-high four blocks. Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio each nearly pulled off the rare triple-double as Murphy tallied eight points, nine assists and a game-high 11 Game five vs. Massachusetts: The Minutewomen used a 13-0 run rebounds, while Baldrey-Chourio had eight points, nine assists and 10 midway through the second half to turn a four-point deficit into a nine- rebounds in the contest. point advantage and never looked back in posting the seven-point, 64- 57, victory over Hofstra on December 9 at Hofstra Arena. The Pride Game 12 vs. Towson: Tierra Jackson scored a career-high 30 points led the majority of the game of the game, until being done in by the and Towson overcame a four-point halftime deficit to defeat Hofstra, 5:32 scoring drought. Sophomore guard Cigi McCollin led Hofstra with 72-67, on January 9 at Hofstra Arena. A pair of free throws from a game-high 16 points, while sophomore forward Lana Harshaw added sophomore guard Cigi McCollin at the 9:50 mark gave Hofstra a lead 11 points and eight rebounds. Sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy of 52-50, but Tanya West answered nearly two minutes later with a lay- added a team-high 13 rebounds. up that gave the Tigers the lead for good. Sophomore center Vanessa Gidden reached the 20-point plateau for the second straight game as Game six at Sacred Heart: Sophomore center Vanessa Gidden had she scored a team-high 21 points to go along with her game-high 14 19 points and a game and career-high 16 rebounds, and sophomore rebounds. McCollin notched her first career double-double with 16 guard Cigi McCollin sank the game-winner with two seconds remaining points and 10 rebounds, while sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy as the Hofstra Women’s Basketball team escaped with a 67-66 win picked up her CAA-leading sixth double-double of the season with 14 over Sacred Heart on December 11 in Fairfield, Connecticut. The win points and 10 rebounds. ended Sacred Heart’s 19-game home court win streak, which was the seventh longest in the NCAA coming into the contest. The 16 Game 13 at William & Mary: Hofstra took a 39-35 halftime lead and rebounds by Gidden are the seventh most in a single game in Hofstra never trailed in the second half in posting a 78-70 victory over William Basketball history. McCollin added 17 points in the win and has & Mary on January 14 in Williamsburg, Virginia. The Tribe closed with scored in double figures in each of Hofstra’s first six games this two at 52-50 with 13:07 remaining before the Pride answered with a 7- season. 2 run to take a 59-52 and never looked back. Sophomore guard Cigi Game seven vs. Harvard: After shooting a dismal 27% in the first half McCollin posted a game-high 18 points, while senior guard Charlotte and trailing 19-18, Hofstra rebounded in the second half and scored 50 Baldrey-Chourio chipped in with a career-high 14 points. Sophomore points on 17-31 shooting (55%) to pull away from Harvard and defeat forward Lizanne Murphy added 14 points and 17 rebounds in the the Crimson, 68-57, on December 17 at Hofstra Arena. Hofstra used a winning effort. The 17 rebounds are the sixth highest total in school 13-2 second half run to take the lead for good in the contest. history in addition to being a career-high, a Hofstra season-high and Sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy tallied career-highs of 22 points tying the CAA season-high. and 15 rebounds, while tying her career-high of six assists. The 15 rebounds are the 10th most in a single game in Hofstra Basketball history. Freshman guard Jenna McSpadden scored nine of her 11 points in the second half to key the decisive run. Game 14 at Old Dominion: The Lady Monarchs used three long Game 21 at James Madison: Lesley Dickinson had a steal and hit two scoring runs to pull away from Hofstra and earn a 79-54 victory over foul shots with 2.3 seconds left in overtime to cap off a 34-point the Pride on January 16 in Norfolk, Virginia. Hofstra took an early 7-4 performance as James Madison prevailed with a 73-71 win over lead before a 12-0 ODU run gave the Lady Monarchs the lead for Hofstra on February 11 at the JMU Convocation Center. Dickinson good. Old Dominion shot 56 free throws in the contest, including 42 in dueled with the Pride’s sophomore guard Cigi McCollin, both the second as Hofstra was whistled for 34 personal fouls. Sophomore graduates of Christ the King High School in Middle Village, as McCollin guard Cigi McCollin led Hofstra with 18 points for the second straight had her second double-double of the season with 27 points and 10 game, while sophomore forward Lana Harshaw was the only other rebounds in a losing effort. Sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy player in double figures with 11. added 15 points and a game-high 12 rebounds for her CAA-leading 12th double-double. Game 15 vs. James Madison: Behind 21-points and 11 rebounds from Sophomore center Vanessa Gidden, the Hofstra Women’s Game 22 vs. UNC Wilmington: Denise Lawrence notched career- Basketball team held off a late rally by visiting James Madison to earn highs of 24 points and 12 rebounds and UNC Wilmington overcame an a 55-54 victory over the Dukes on January 20 at Hofstra Arena. The early 22-4 deficit to prevail in overtime, 78-86, over Hofstra on Pride led 51-39, before JMU reeled of 12 straight points to close the February 13 at Hofstra Arena. Sophomore forward Lana Harshaw led gap. The Dukes would take a lead with 1:14 left before senior guard Hofstra with a career-high 20 points and added nine rebounds, while Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio drained two foul shots with 21 seconds fellow sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy picked up her 13th double- remaining to give the Pride the win. Sophomore forward Lizanne double with 12 points and 15 rebounds. Murphy had 14 points and 11 rebounds for her conference-leading eighth double-double of the season. Game 23 at Virginia Commonwealth: Behind 12 first half points from sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy and nine first half points from Game 16 vs. Delaware: The Blue Hens used an 18-2 run midway freshman guard Jenna McSpadden, the Hofstra Women’s Basketball through the second half to break open a close ballgame and went to team raced out to a ten-point halftime lead and held on for a 60-54 defeat Hofstra, 70-54, on January 23 at Hofstra Arena. Hofstra stayed victory over Virginia Commonwealth on February 18 in Richmond, close with Delaware early on, trailing by just four at half to the CAA- Virginia. Sophomore center Vanessa Gidden led Hofstra with 17 leading Blue Hens. Poor shooting did the Pride in though, as they shot points and 10 rebounds. just 23.4% for the game. Hofstra was led in scoring by sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy and sophomore center Vanessa Gidden, who each totaled 16 points. Murphy added 15 rebounds for her ninth double-double of the season.

Game 17 vs. Drexel: Sophomore guard Cigi McCollin poured in 21 points, including 17 in the second half and sophomore center Vanessa Gidden added 19 points as Hofstra held off a late Drexel rally to earn a 59-56 win over the Dragons on January 27 at Hofstra Arena. Drexel held Hofstra scoreless over the last 4:11 of the contest, but was unable to take advantage and saw their two-game win streak come to an end.

Game 18 vs. Virginia Commonwealth: Before a school-record 2,1713, the Hofstra Women’s Basketball team made a valiant effort but was unable to overcame a late deficit and dropped a 75-69 decision to Virginia Commonwealth on January 30 at Hofstra Arena. Sophomore guard Cigi McCollin had her second straight huge game with a game and career-high 29 points, including seven three pointers. Sophomore center Vanessa Gidden added 21 points and nine rebounds, while sophomore forward chipped in with nine points and a game-high 13 rebounds.

Game 19 at Towson: Sophomore guard Cigi McCollin hit a pair of free throws with 28 seconds left in regulation to send it to overtime and sophomore center Vanessa Gidden hit a 10-foot bank shot with 31 seconds left in overtime to give Hofstra a 72-69 overtime victory over Towson on February 3 in Towson, Maryland. The Pride trailed by seven with a little more than four minutes left in regulation before making their comeback. McCollin scored a team-high 13 points, while Gidden added 12 points and a team-high 11 rebounds. Sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy added 10 points and 10 rebounds for her 10th double-double of the season, while freshman forward Linn Quamme added 10 points and five rebounds for the first double figure scoring game of her career.

Game 20 vs. William & Mary: Hofstra used a 14-0 first-half run to take a 34-23 lead and never looked back in posting a 79-63 win over William & Mary on February 6 at Hofstra Arena. The win ended the Pride’s almost remarkable run of alternating wins and losses at 13 as they defeated Towson on February 3 and have now won two straight games. Sophomore center Vanessa Gidden nearly had a triple-double as she had 17 points and career-highs of 19 rebounds and nine blocks, while sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy had her conference-leading 11th double-double of the season with a team-high 19 points and 13 rebounds. IN 2004-05, HOFSTRA IS…

12-11 on the season 9-6 when Hofstra wins the opening tip 7-7 in Colonial Athletic Association play 3-5 when opponent wins opening tip

2-0 against the Northeast Conference 6-4 when scoring the first points of the game 1-0 against the Patriot League 6-7 when opponent scores first points of the game 0-2 against the Atlantic-10 Conference 0-1 against the Big East Conference 9-4 when leading at halftime 1-0 against the Ivy League 2-7 when trailing at halftime 0-1 against the West Coast Conference 1-0 when tied at halftime 1-0 against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 10-0 when leading with 2:00 to play 0-0 on Monday 2-10 when trailing with 2:00 to play 0-1 on Tuesday 0-1 when tied with 2:00 to play 2-1 on Wednesday 5-1 on Thursday 5-5 at home 3-1 on Friday 5-5 on the road 1-1 on Saturday 2-1 at neutral sites 1-6 on Sunday 1-2 in overtime games 10-5 when playing night games 0-1 when a Hofstra coach gets a technical 2-6 when playing day games 0-1 when the Hofstra bench gets a technical 0-2 when a Hofstra player gets a technical 2-1 in November 3-3 in December 6-5 when game is on WRHU (88.7 FM) 4-5 in January 0-2 when game is on WNYG (1440 AM) 3-2 in February 1-1 when game is on the television 0-0 in March 2-0 when five players score in double figures 0-0 when scoring less than 40 points 3-0 when four players score in double figures 0-1 when scoring 40-49 points 3-6 when three players score in double figures 2-4 when scoring 50-59 points 4-4 when two players score in double figures 3-2 when scoring 60-69 points 0-1 when one player scores in double figures 7-4 when scoring 70-79 points 0-0 when scoring 80-89 points 12-6 when Vanessa Gidden scores in double figures 0-0 when scoring 90-99 points 8-10 when Cigi McCollin scores in double figures 3-0 when Jenna McSpadden scores in double figures 0-0 when opponents score lest than 40 pts. 10-7 when Lizanne Murphy scores in double figures 0-0 when opponents score 40-49 pts. 2-4 when Lana Harshaw scores in double figures 4-0 when opponents score 50-59 pts. 2-0 when Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio scores in double 6-3 when opponents score 60-69 pts. figures 2-7 when opponents score 70-79 pts. 1-0 when India Ali scores in double figures 0-1 when opponents score 80-89 pts. 1-0 when Linn Quamme scores in double figures 0-0 when opponents score 90-99 pts. 0-0 when opponents score over 100 pts. 5 0-5 point wins 2 6-10 point wins 1-0 when shooting 50% or better from the field 3 11-15 point wins 5-2 when shooting between 40%-50% from the field 2 16-20 point wins 6-9 when shooting less than 40% from the field 0 21+ point wins

0-0 when opponents shoot 50% or better from the field 4 0-5 point losses 3-5 when opponents shoot between 40% and 50% from the field 3 6-10 point losses 9-6 when opponents shoot less than 40% from the field 2 11-15 point losses 1 16-20 point losses 10-2 when shooting more free throws than opponents 1 21+ point losses 2-9 when opponent shoots more free throws 0-0 when both teams have the same amount of free throw Starting lineups used – 7 attempts Baldrey-Chourio, McCollin, McSpadden, Murphy, Harshaw (2-2) Baldrey-Chourio, McCollin, McSpadden, Murphy, Gidden (0-1) 12-5 when out rebounding opponent Baldrey-Chourio, McCollin, Murphy, Harshaw, Gidden (3-2) 0-6 when opponent out rebounds Hofstra Ali, McCollin, Baldrey-Chourio, Murphy, Gidden (5-5) 0-0 when both teams have the same amount of rebounds Ali, McSpadden, Baldrey-Chourio, Murphy, Gidden (1-0) McCollin, McSpadden, Murphy, Harshaw, Gidden (1-0) 5-2 when having fewer turnovers than opponent Ali, McCollin, Murphy, Harshaw, Gidden (0-1) 5-9 when opponents have fewer turnovers 2-0 when both teams have the same amount of turnovers The Last Time It Happened... TEAM-GAME Hofstra scored 80-89 points 2003-04: 87 (87-66) vs. William & Mary, 2-5-04 Hofstra scored 90-94 points 1991-92: 94 (94-87) vs. Long Island, 11-30-91 Hofstra scored 95-99 points 1997-98: 97 (97-95) at Wagner, 1-6-93 Hofstra scored 100 points or more 1980-81: 100 (100-51) vs. Cortland State Opponent scored 80-89 points 2004:05: 83 (83-70) by St. John’s, 12-1-04 Opponent scored 90-99 points 2003-04: 92 (92-64) by George Mason, 2-1-04 Opponent scored 100 points or more 2003-04: 105 (105-62) by Old Dominion, 2-12-04 Held an opponent to 50 points or less 2003-04: 49 (55-49) vs. Princeton, 12-13-03 Held an opponent to less than 40 points 2003-04: 37 (48-37) at James Madison, 1-25-04 Hofstra was held to 50 points or less 2004-05: 49 (62-49) at Fordham, 11-27-04 Hofstra was held to less than 40 points 2001-02: 38 (74-38) at Drexel, 1-27-02 50 percent from the field 2003-04: 50.8% vs. Quinnipiac, 11-19-04 80-89 percent from the foul line 2004-05: 85.7% (12-14) at James Madison, 2-11-05 90 percent or better from the foul line 2002-03: 90.0 % (9-10) at Stetson, 12-6-02 100 percent from the foul line 1998-99: 2-2 at Army, 11-29-98 20-point win 2003-04: 87-66 (21) vs. William & Mary, 2-5-04 30-point win 1997-98: 72-41 (31) vs. Monmouth, 11-25-97 40-point win 1999-00: 72-29 (43) at Boston Univ., 1-4-00 20-point loss 2004-05: 79-54 (25) at Old Dominion, 1-16-05 30-point loss 2002-03: 99-69 (30) vs. Old Dominion, 2-16-03 40-point loss 2003-04: 105-62 (43) at Old Dominion, 2-12-04 Double Overtime win 1992-93: 97-95 at Wagner, 1-6-93 Overtime win 2004-05: 72-69 at Towson, 2-6-04 Overtime loss 2004-05: 78-76 vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 Double-overtime loss 1980-81: 87-80 vs. Springfield Last Second Win 2002-03: 80-78 vs. William & Mary, 2-8-03 (Brickey underhanded 18-footer) Last Second Loss 2003-04: 57-56 vs. George Mason, 2-26-04 (Neamo free throw) 5-game winning streak 1999-00: 5 games (December 3 – December 29, 1999) 10-game winning streak None; longest D-1 streak is six games – 1982-83 & 1983-84 5-game losing streak 2002-03: 7 games (February 16, 2003 – March 6, 2003) 10-game losing streak 1995-96: 17 games (January 12, 1996 - February 28, 1996) INDIVIDUAL-GAME 20-24 points 21 by Cigi McCollin vs. Drexel, 1-27-05 25-29 points 27 by Cigi McCollin at James Madison, 2-11-05 30-34 points 30 by Jen Brickey vs. Virginia Commonwealth, 2-14-03 35-39 points 36 by Jen Brickey at William & Mary, 1-20-02 40 or more points 41 by Marguerite Moran vs. Bucknell, 2-9-89 Two players with 20 points or more 29/21 by Cigi McCollin & Vanessa Gidden vs. Virginia Comm., 1-30-05 Two players with 10 or more rebounds 12/10 by Lizanne Murphy & Cigi McCollin at James Madison, 2-11-05 Three players with 10 or more rebounds 14/10/10 by Vanessa Gidden, Lizanne Murphy and Cigi McCollin vs. Towson, 1-9-05 Double-Double 17 points, 10 rebounds by Vanessa Gidden at Virginia Commonwealth, 2-17-05 Two players with double-doubles 27 pts/10 reb by Cigi McCollin and 15 pts/12 reb by Lizanne Murphy at James Madison, 2-11-05 Three players with double-doubles 21 pts/14 rebs by Vanessa Gidden, 14 pts/10 rebs by Lizanne Murphy and 16 pts/10 rebs by Cigi McCollin vs. Towson, 1-9-05 100 percent from the field (min. 5 made) 5-5 by Amaka Agugua at Delaware, 1-15-04 100 percent from foul line (min. 5 made) 6-6 by Lizanne Murphy vs. James Madison, 1-20-05 Five assists exactly by India Ali vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 Six assists exactly by Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio vs. William & Mary, 2-6-05 Seven assists exactly by Staceyann Claxton vs. George Mason, 2-26-04 Eight assists exactly by Urszula Smolarek at Rhode Island, 12-9-03 Nine assists exactly by L. Murphy and C. Baldrey-Chourio at George Mason, 1-6-05 Ten assists exactly by Staceyann Claxton vs. Canisius, 11-30-03 More than 10 assists 12 by India Ali vs. Virginia Commonwealth, 1-30-05 Five steals or more 5 by India Ali vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 Five blocks or more 9 by Vanessa Gidden vs. William & Mary, 2-6-05 2004-05 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER The Pride

No. Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous College 5 Tenicha Gittens G Jr. 5-4 Brossard, Quebec, Canada/Dawson/Eastern Arizona 10 Cigi McCollin G So. 5-7 Long Island City, NY/Christ the King 11 Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio F/G Sr. 5-11 Surrey, England/Tolworth Girls School/Tallahassee CC 15 Lizanne Murphy F/G So. 6-1 Beaconfield, Quebec, Canada/Dawson 21 Jenna McSpadden G Fr. 5-11 Austin, TX/Hyde Park Baptist 32 India Ali G Fr. 5-5 Lithonia, GA/Southwest DeKalb 33 Amaka Agugua F Sr. 5-11 Herndon, VA/Oakton 35 Lana Harshaw F So. 6-0 Wildwood, NJ/Wildwood 43 Vanessa Gidden C So. 6-3 Stamford, CT/Stamford 52 Linn Quamme F Fr. 6-0 West Salem, WI/West Salem

Head Coach: Felisha Legette-Jack (Syracuse, 1989), Third season Assistant Coach: Carlton Oliver (Oral Roberts, 1996) Assistant Coach: Cherie Hogg (Nevada-Las Vegas, 1994) Assistant Coach: Anthony Crocitto (Hofstra, 1995) Athletic Trainer: Nicholas Mancini (Stony Brook, 2000)

Roster Breakdown

Players by Class: Seniors: (2) Amaka Agugua, Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio Juniors: (1) Tenicha Gittens Sophomores: (4) Vanessa Gidden, Lana Harshaw, Cigi McCollin, Lizanne Murphy Freshmen: (3) India Ali, Jenna McSpadden, Linn Quamme

Players by State and Country: Connecticut: (1) Vanessa Gidden Georgia: (1) India Ali New Jersey: (1) Lana Harshaw New York: (1) Cigi McCollin Texas: (1) Jenna McSpadden Virginia: (1) Amaka Agugua Wisconsin: (1) Linn Quamme Canada: (2) Lizanne Murphy, Tenicha Gittens England: (1) Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio HOFSTRA INDIVIDUAL SEASON/CAREER HIGHS

# 5 TENICHA GITTENS (Guard Jr. 5-4 Brossard, Quebec, Canada/Dawson College/Eastern Arizona)

***PLAYER NOTES: Has played in 15 games this season…Had three points and four assists at Fordham…Scored seven points at Sacred Heart…Had four points and three rebounds at Towson…Chipped in eight points in home win over William & Mary…Scored a season-high nine points, on three three- pointers, at home vs. UNC Wilmington…Averaging 14.1 minutes per game.

Career Highs: Season Highs: PTS: 9 vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 ***SAME*** REBS: 3, twice, most recently vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 ASTS: 4 at Fordham, 11-27-04 FGM: 3, twice, most recently vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 FGA: 7 vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 3FGM: 3 vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 3FGA: 6 vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 FTM: 2, twice, most recently vs. William & Mary, 2-6-05 FTA: 2, twice, most recently vs. William & Mary, 2-6-05 OR: 3 at Towson, 2-3-05 DR: 2 vs. James Madison, 1-20-05 TO: 4 vs. James Madison, 1-20-05 BS: 1 vs. James Madison, 1-20-05 ST: 2, twice, most recently at Towson, 2-3-05 MIN: 28 vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05

# 10 CIGI MCCOLLIN (Guard So. 5-7 Long Island City, NY/Christ the King)

***PLAYER NOTES: Has played in and started 22 games this season…Has scored in double figures in 13 of the 14 games she has played in…Was second on the team with 14 points and five assists in Hofstra’s season opener vs. Quinnipiac…Chipped in with 11 points vs. Colgate…Led Hofstra with 18 points against Fordham…Had a game-high 19 points and added a career-high six assists at St. John’s…Scored a game-high 16 points and added six rebounds, four assists and a career-high five steals…Was second on the team with 17 points, while adding six rebounds and four steals at Sacred Heart…Was held to just seven points, but pulled down a career-high tying seven rebounds vs. Harvard…The seven points against Harvard marked the first time this season that McCollin has been held below double digits…Poured in a game and career-high 26 points against Loyola Marymount…The 26 points were a season-high for an individual on the Pride roster and the most since senior forward Amaka Agugua scored 27 against Canisius on November 30, 2003…Chipped in with 14 points, six rebounds and a game-high four assists vs. Fairfield…Named to the all-tournament team at the UM Holiday Classic…Earned Met Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) Player of the Week award on January 3…Scored a team-best 17 points and added six rebounds at UNC Wilmington…Was second on the team with 23 points at George Mason, including 18 second half points…Posted her first career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 10 rebounds vs. Towson…Had a game-high 18 points and added four steals at William & Mary…Scored 18 points in her second straight contest to lead all scorers at Old Dominion…Scored in double figures in her eighth straight game with 12 points, while also adding five rebounds and a game-high four assists vs. Delaware…Led Hofstra with 21 points, including 17 in the second half vs. Drexel…had her second straight game with at least 20 points as she poured in a game and career-high 29 points vs. Virginia Commonwealth…Named CAA Player of the Week on January 31 and earned MBWA Weekly Honor Roll as well…Scored a team-high 13 points at Towson…Sat out the second half vs. William & Mary after scoring nine first half points…Poured in a team-high 27 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season at James Madison…Averaging 33.4 minutes per game.

Career Highs: Season Highs: PTS: 29 vs. Virginia Commonwealth, 1-30-05 Same REBS: 10, twice, most recently at James Madison, 2-11-05 Same ASTS: 6 at St. John’s, 12-1-04 Same FGM: 10 vs. Virginia Commonwealth, 1-30-05 Same FGA: 21, twice, most recently at James Madison, 2-11-05 Same 3FGM: 7 vs. Virginia Commonwealth, 1-30-05 Same 3FGA: 12 at James Madison, 2-11-05 Same FTM: 8 vs. St. Francis (NY), 11-23-02 7, three times, most recently vs. Delaware, 1-23-05 FTA: 10 vs. Towson, 1-9-05 Same OR: 8 vs. Towson, 1-9-05 Same DR: 6, three times, most recently vs. Virginia Commonwealth, 1-30-05 6, twice, most recently vs. Virginia Commonwealth, 1-30-05 TO: 7 at Sacred Heart, 12-11-04 Same BS: 2 at Towson, 1-22-04 1, twice, most recently vs. Delaware, 1-23-05 ST: 5 vs. Massachusetts, 12-9-04 Same MIN: 39 at Towson, 2-3-05 Same # 11 CHARLOTTE BALDREY-CHOURIO (Forward/Guard Sr. 5-11 Surrey, England/Tolworth Girls School/Tallahassee CC)

***PLAYER NOTES: Has appeared in 23 games this season, starting 21…Set then career-highs in assists (6), steals (3) and minutes (29) against Quinnipiac…Tallied then career-highs of 11 points and six rebounds, while sinking the game-winner with 1.2 seconds left in the Pride’s home opener vs. Colgate…Had five points and four assists at Fordham…Chipped in with eight points, two assists and two steals at St. John’s…Had six points vs. Massachusetts…Chipped in with six points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals at Sacred Heart…Added six points and a then career-high seven rebounds vs. Harvard…Had six points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals vs. Fairfield…Nearly had a triple-double with eight points, a career- high nine assists and a career-high 10 rebounds at George Mason…Scored a career-high 14 points and added five steals and five assists at William & Mary…Had six rebounds and four steals at Old Dominion…Chipped in with five points, three rebounds and three assists in win over James Madison…Hit game-winning foul shots with 21 seconds remaining against the Dukes…Had a strong all-around game with nine points, seven rebounds and a team-high six assists at Towson…Led Hofstra with six assists, while also contributing eight rebounds in home win over William & Mary…Dished out a team-high four assists at Virginia Commonwealth…Averaging 26.4 minutes per game.

Career Highs: Season Highs: PTS: 14 at William & Mary, 1-14-05 Same REBS: 10 at George Mason, 1-6-05 Same ASTS: 9 at George Mason, 1-6-05 Same FGM: 5, twice, most recently at William & Mary, 1-14-05 Same FGA: 10 vs. Colgate, 11-24-04 Same 3FGM: 2 at George Mason, 1-6-05 Same 3FGA: 5 at George Mason, 1-6-05 Same FTM: 4, several times, most recently at William & Mary, 1-14-05 4, three times, most recently at William & Mary, 1-14-05 FTA: 7 vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 Same OR: 4 at Towson, 2-3-05 Same DR: 9 at George Mason, 1-6-05 Same TO: 8 at Fordham, 11-27-04 Same BS: 1, twice, most recently at Old Dominion, 1-16-05 1 at Old Dominion, 1-16-05 ST: 5 at William & Mary, 1-14-05 Same MIN: 38 at George Mason, 1-6-05 Same

# 15 LIZANNE MURPHY (Forward/Guard So. 6-1 Beaconfield, Quebec, Canada/Dawson College)

***PLAYER NOTES: Has started and played in all 23 games this season…Tallied Hofstra’s first double-double of the season with 13 points and a game- high 10 rebounds vs. Quinnipiac…Notched her second straight double-double to start the season with 14 points and 14 rebounds vs. Colgate…The 14 rebounds are the 11th highest single game total in Hofstra Basketball history…Chipped in with four points and a game-high nine rebounds at Fordham…Had her third double-double of the season, in just the team’s fourth game, with 11 points and 11 rebounds at St. John’s…Chipped in with eight points and a team-high 13 rebounds against Massachusetts…Had six points and seven rebounds at Sacred Heart…Led the Pride to victory over Harvard as she notched career-highs of 22 points and 15 rebounds, while tying her career-high of six assists…16 of the 22 points against Harvard came in the second half…Named CAA Player of the Week and earned MBWA Weekly Honor Roll on December 20…Scored 19 points, including 15 in the second half against Loyola Marymount…Had her team-leading fifth double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds vs. Fairfield…Was third on the team with 11 points and pulled down eight rebounds at UNC Wilmington… Nearly had a triple-double with eight points, a career-high nine assists and a game-high 11 rebounds at George Mason…Picked up her CAA-leading sixth double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds vs. Towson…Had 14 points and 17 rebounds at William & Mary…The 17 rebounds are the sixth most in school history, in addition to be being a career-high, a Hofstra season-high and tying a CAA season-high…Chipped in with seven points, five rebounds and three assists at Old Dominion…Notched her conference-leading eighth double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds vs. James Madison…Picked up her CAA-leading ninth double- double with a team-high 16 points and a game-high 15 rebound vs. Delaware…Earned CAA Player of the Week and named to the MBWA Weekly Honor Roll on January 24…Chipped in with 13 points and a game-high nine rebounds vs. Drexel…Added nine points and a game-high 13 rebounds vs. Virginia Commonwealth…Picked up her 10th double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds at Towson…Led Hofstra with 19 points and was second on the team with 13 rebounds in home win over William & Mary…Had her third straight double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds at James Madison…Picked up her fourth straight double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds vs. UNC Wilmington…Had 14 points, including 12 in the first half on 6-6 shooting and added seven rebounds in win over Virginia Commonwealth…Averaging a team-best 35.9 minutes per game.

Career Highs: Season Highs: PTS: 22 vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 Same REBS: 17 at William & Mary, 1-14-05 Same ASTS: 9 at George Mason, 1-6-05 Same FGM: 9 vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 Same FGA: 16 vs. William & Mary, 2-6-05 Same 3FGM: 2, three, most recently vs. Delaware, 1-23-05 2, twice, most recently vs. Delaware, 1-23-05 3FGA: 5 vs. Drexel, 1-27-05 Same FTM: 9 vs. Old Dominion, 1-18-04 8, twice, most recently vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 FTA: 12 vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 Same OR: 6, several times, most recently vs. William & Mary, 2-6-05 Same DR: 15 at William & Mary, 1-14-05 Same TO: 8 at Sacred Heart, 12-11-04 Same BS: 3 vs. Virginia Commonwealth, 1-30-05 Same ST: 6 vs. Virginia Commonwealth, 3-11-04 5 vs. Colgate, 11-24-04 MIN: 44 at James Madison, 2-11-05 Same # 21 JENNA MCSPADDEN (Guard Fr. 5-11 Austin, TX/Hyde Park Baptist)

***PLAYER NOTES: Has played in all 23 games this season, starting seven…Was second on the team with 14 points, while also knocking down four three’s against Quinnipiac…Scored nine points, all on three-pointers, against St. John’s…Had six points vs. Massachusetts…Chipped in with 11 points, including nine in the second half, in win over Harvard…Chipped in with eight points and four rebounds vs. Loyola Marymount…Chipped in with nine points and a season-high six rebounds at George Mason…Scored nine points at Old Dominion…Had eight points and added four rebounds in win over James Madison…Scored seven points vs. Delaware…Had five points vs. Virginia Commonwealth…Chipped in with seven points, two rebounds and two assists vs. UNC Wilmington…Chipped in with 12 points, including nine in the first half, in win over Virginia Commonwealth…Averaging 17.6 minutes per game.

Career Highs: Season Highs: PTS: 14 vs. Quinnipiac, 11-19-04 ***SAME*** REBS: 6 at George Mason, 1-6-05 ASTS: 2, three times, most recently vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 FGM: 5 vs. Quinnipiac, 11-19-04 FGA: 13 vs. Delaware, 1-23-05 3FGM: 4 vs. Quinnipiac, 11-19-04 3FGA: 11 vs. Delaware, 1-23-05 FTM: 4, twice, most recently vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 FTA: 5, twice, most recently vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 OR: 4 at George Mason, 1-6-05 DR: 4 vs. Drexel, 1-27-05 TO: 3, three times, most recently vs. Virginia Commonwealth, 1-30-05 BS: 1, several times, most recently vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 ST: 3, twice, most recently vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 MIN: 35 vs. Quinnipiac, 11-19-04

# 32 INDIA ALI (Guard Fr. 5-5 Lithonia, GA/Southwest DeKalb)

***PLAYER NOTES: Has played in 20 games this season, starting 12…Saw the first action of her collegiate career against St. John’s…Scored a season-high six points and added three rebounds and three assists at UNC Wilmington…Started the first game of her collegiate career at George Mason, contributed two points and four rebounds…Had the best game of her young career with season-highs of nine points (then), six assists, five rebounds and three steals…Tallied a season-high 12 points, while also adding four assists and four steals in 38 minutes at William & Mary…Added three assists and three rebounds at Old Dominion…Had a game and career-high tying six assists in win over James Madison…Chipped in with five rebounds vs. Delaware…Tied or established new season-highs in assists and rebounds with six of each vs. Drexel…Fell one assist shy of tying the school record with 12 assists vs. Virginia Commonwealth…Contributed seven points, five rebounds and four assists in win at Towson…Had four points, four rebounds and three assists at James Madison…Chipped in with seven points, five assists, five steals and three rebounds vs. UNC Wilmington…Had four points, four steals, three rebounds and three assists at Virginia Commonwealth…Averaging 27.1 minutes per game.

Career Highs: Season Highs: PTS: 12 at William & Mary, 1-14-05 ***SAME*** REBS: 6 vs. Drexel, 1-27-05 ASTS: 12 vs. Virginia Commonwealth, 1-30-05 FGM: 3, several times, most recently vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 FGA: 11 vs. Towson, 1-9-05 3FGM: 1, twice, most recently at Towson, 2-3-05 3FGA: 4, twice, most recently vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 FTM: 6 at William & Mary, 1-14-05 FTA: 10 at William & Mary, 1-14-05 OR: 4 vs. Drexel, 1-27-05 DR: 4, several times, most recently at James Madison, 2-11-05 TO: 7 at Old Dominion, 1-16-05 BS: None ST: 5 vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 MIN: 39, twice, most recently at James Madison, 2-11-05 #33 AMAKA AGUGUA (Forward Sr. 5-11 Herndon, VA/Oakton)

***PLAYER NOTES: Has yet to play this season due to off-season surgery.

Career Highs: Season Highs: PTS: 27 vs. Canisius, 11-30-03 REBS: 14 vs. William & Mary, 2-8-03 ASTS: 3, several times, most recently vs. James Madison, 2-29-04 FGM: 13 vs. Canisius, 11-30-03 FGA: 20 vs. Canisius, 11-30-03 3FGM: None 3FGA: 1, three times, most recently at Rhode Island, 12-9-03 FTM: 9 vs. William & Mary, 2-8-03 FTA: 12, twice, most recently vs. William & Mary, 2-5-04 OR: 9 vs. Drexel, 1-30-03 DR: 9 vs. William & Mary, 2-8-03 TO: 6 at Rhode Island, 12-9-03 BS: 2, several times, most recently vs. James Madison, 2-29-04 ST: 4 at Columbia, 12-4-03 MIN: 40 vs. William & Mary, 3-12-03

# 35 LANA HARSHAW (Forward So. 6-0 Wildwood, NJ/Wildwood)

***PLAYER NOTES: Has played in 18 games this season, starting 11…Had six points and was second on the team with seven rebounds against Quinnipiac…Tallied a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds against Colgate…Was second on the team in points with eight and rebounds with eight against Fordham…Was one of two players in double figures against Massachusetts with 11 points and added eight rebounds…Chipped in with seven points and six rebounds at Sacred Heart…Added eight points, four rebounds, three blocks and two assists vs. Harvard…Posted her second double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds vs. Loyola Marymount…Tallied a game and then career-high 18 points and added nine rebounds to lead Hofstra to a 71-60 win over Fairfield…Tied for game-high honors with nine rebounds at UNC Wilmington…Had five points and six rebounds off the bench at William & Mary…Was one of two players in double figures with 11 points and five rebounds at Old Dominion…Chipped in with five points and seven rebounds at James Madison…Led Hofstra with a career-high 20 points and added nine rebounds vs. UNC Wilmington…Had four points and six rebounds at Virginia Commonwealth…Averaging 21.2 minutes per game.

Career Highs: Season Highs: PTS: 20 vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 Same REBS: 11, three times, most recently vs. Colgate, 11-24-04 11 vs. Colgate, 11-24-04 ASTS: 3, twice, most recently vs. William & Mary, 2-5-04 2, three times, most recently vs. Fairfield, 12-29-04 FGM: 5, several times, most recently vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 5, twice, most recently vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 FGA: 11, twice, most recently vs. Fairfield, 12-29-04 Same 3FGM: None None 3FGA: 1, twice, most recently at UNC Wilmington, 1-2-05 1 at UNC Wilmington, 1-2-05 FTM: 10 vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 Same FTA: 13 vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 Same OR: 6, three times, most recently at Fordham, 11-27-04 6, twice, most recently at Fordham, 11-27-04 DR: 8 vs. Drexel, 1-29-04 7 vs. Quinnipiac, 11-19-04 TO: 3, several times, most recently at Virginia Commonwealth, 2-17-05 Same BS: 3 vs. Harvard, 12-17-04 Same ST: 4 vs. Virginia Commonwealth, 1-4-04 1, several times, most recently vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 MIN: 35 vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 Same # 43 VANESSA GIDDEN (Center So. 6-3 Stamford, CT/Stamford)

***PLAYER NOTES: Has played in all 23 games this season, starting 19…Came off the bench to pour in a team-high 21 points in Hofstra’s season- opening win over Quinnipiac…Named Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week on November 22…Led Hofstra in scoring for the second straight game off the bench with game-highs of 19 points and 14 rebounds against Colgate in the Pride’s home opener…The 14 rebounds are the 11th most in a single game in Pride Basketball history…Had four points and was second on the team in rebounds with eight against Fordham…Chipped in with 13 points, six rebounds and a game-high four blocks at St. John’s…Added eight points and eight rebounds against Massachusetts…Led Hofstra with 19 points and pulled down a game and career-high 16 rebounds at Sacred Heart…The 16 rebounds are the seventh most in a single game in Hofstra Basketball history…Chipped in with 12 points, four rebounds and three blocks in win over Harvard…Had five points, seven rebounds, four blocks and two steals against Loyola Marymount…Was second on the team with 14 points and tied for game-high honors in rebounds with nine at UNC Wilmington…Led Hofstra with a game and career-high 24 points on 11-14 shooting at George Mason…Had her second straight 20+ scoring game with a team-high 21 points and a game-high 14 rebounds vs. Towson…Also added four blocks and earned MBWA Weekly Honor Roll accolades for her efforts…Had 15 points, eight rebounds and three blocks at William & Mary…Has scored in double figures in five straight games and has at least three blocks in six of Hofstra’s last eight games…Chipped in with seven points, three rebounds and a career-high three assists at Old Dominion…Had her fourth double-double of the season and reached the 20-point plateau for the fourth time as well with game-highs of 21 points and 11 rebounds vs. James Madison…Tied for team-high honors with 16 points vs. Delaware…Was second on the team with 19 points and added a game-high nine rebounds vs. Drexel…Added 21 points and nine rebounds vs. Virginia Commonwealth…Had 12 points and a team-high 11 rebounds in win at Towson…Carried Hofstra to victory over William & Mary with a career day of 17 points, 19 rebounds and nine blocks…19 rebounds are the fifth-most in a game in Hofstra history and the nine blocks are the eighth-most in a game in Division I Women’s Basketball this season…Was third on the team with 14 points at James Madison…Led Hofstra with 17 points and 10 rebounds in road win over Virginia Commonwealth…Averaging 31.7 minutes per game this season.

Career Highs: Season Highs: PTS: 24 at George Mason, 1-6-05 Same REBS: 19 vs. William & Mary, 2-6-05 Same ASTS: 3 at Old Dominion, 1-16-05 Same FGM: 11 at George Mason, 1-6-05 Same FGA: 20 vs. James Madison, 1-20-05 Same 3FGM: None None 3FGA: None None FTM: 8 vs. Delaware, 1-23-05 Same FTA: 15 vs. William & Mary, 2-6-05 Same OR: 11 vs. Colgate, 11-24-04 Same DR: 11 vs. William & Mary, 2-6-05 Same TO: 6 at Old Dominion, 1-16-05 Same BS: 9 vs. William & Mary, 2-6-05 Same ST: 3 vs. James Madison, 1-20-05 Same MIN: 39 at James Madison, 2-11-05 Same

# 52 LINN QUAMME (Forward Fr. 6-0 West Salem, WI/West Salem)

***PLAYER NOTES: Has played in all 23 games this season…Chipped in with five points in season opener against Quinnipiac…Had five points at Sacred Heart…Scored in double figures for the first time in her career with 10 points at Towson, also added five rebounds vs. the Tigers…Had her second straight strong game with nine points in win over William & Mary…Chipped in with four points and five rebounds at James Madison…Had five points and two rebounds at Virginia Commonwealth…Averaging 9.3 minutes per game.

Career Highs: Season Highs: PTS: 10 at Towson, 2-3-05 ***SAME*** REBS: 5, twice, most recently at James Madison, 2-11-05 ASTS: 1, several times, most recently at Towson, 2-3-05 FGM: 4 at Towson, 2-3-05 FGA: 7 vs. William & Mary, 2-6-05 3FGM: 1, several times, most recently vs. William & Mary, 2-6-05 3FGA: 2, several times, most recently vs. UNC Wilmington, 2-13-05 FTM: 2, twice, most recently at James Madison, 2-11-05 FTA: 2, twice, most recently at James Madison, 2-11-05 OR: 3 at James Madison, 2-11-05 DR: 3, twice, most recently at Towson, 2-3-05 TO: 4 at James Madison, 2-11-05 BS: 1, twice, most recently at James Madison, 2-11-05 ST: 2 at St. John’s, 12-1-04 MIN: 29 at Towson, 2-3-05 CAREER STATISTICS (as of February 18, 2005)

#10 Cigi McCollin Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. Reb. Avg. A PF TO BS S 2002-03 5-4 24-51 .471 17-20 .850 72 14.4 24 4.8 5 8 12 1 6 2003-04 28-20 75-236 .318 28-41 .683 222 7.9 67 2.4 39 50 52 3 28 2004-05 22-22 110-306 .359 79-104 .760 358 16.3 101 4.6 47 64 69 2 46 Career 55-46 209-593 .352 124-165 .752 652 11.9 192 3.5 91 122 133 6 80

Three-Point FG: 7-17 (.412) in 2002-03; 44-139 (.317) in 2003-04; 59-158 (.373 in 2004-05); Career: 110-314 (.350).

#11 Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. Reb. Avg. A PF TO BS S 2003-04 25-3 7-49 .143 17-25 .680 32 1.3 26 1.0 26 17 50 1 10 2004-05 23-21 35-123 .285 32-45 .711 109 4.7 72 3.1 68 73 86 1 33 Career 48-24 42-172 .244 49-70 .700 141 2.9 98 2.0 94 90 136 2 43

Three-Point FG: 1-13 (.077) in 2003-04; 7-37 (.189) in 2004-05; Career: 8-50 (.160).

#15 Lizanne Murphy Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. Reb. Avg. A PF TO BS S 2003-04 25-23 65-168 .387 44-61 .721 181 7.2 149 6.0 47 57 85 1 34 2004-05 23-23 105-223 .471 62-85 .729 286 12.4 251 10.9 66 63 67 12 21 Career 48-46 170-391 .435 106-146 .726 467 9.7 400 8.3 113 118 152 13 55

Three-Point FG: 7-32 (.219) in 2003-04; 14-36 (.389) in 2004-05; Career: 21-68 (.310).

#33 Amaka Agugua Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. Reb. Avg. A PF TO BS S 2001-02 9-0 7-14 .500 0-2 .000 14 1.6 22 2.4 1 10 10 2 4 2002-03 29-28 140-260 .538 49-89 .551 329 11.3 204 7.0 28 100 55 10 30 2003-04 26-25 136-244 .557 40-84 .476 312 12.0 168 6.5 28 71 54 20 22 2004-05 0-0 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 64-53 283-518 .546 89-175 .509 655 10.2 394 6.2 57 181 119 32 56

Three-Point FG: 0-0 in 2001-02; 0-1 (.000) in 2002-03; 0-2 (.000) in 2003-04; Career 0-3 (.000).

#35 Lana Harshaw Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. Reb. Avg. A PF TO BS S 2003-04 24-7 60-115 .522 49-82 .598 169 7.0 114 4.8 19 50 31 7 24 2004-05 18-11 45-124 .363 48-67 .716 138 7.7 112 6.2 12 40 32 8 8 Career 42-18 105-239 .439 97-149 .651 307 7.3 226 5.4 31 89 63 15 32

Three-Point FG: 0-1 (.000) in 2003-04; 0-1 (.000) in 2004-05; Career 0-2 (.000).

#43 Vanessa Gidden Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Pts. Avg. Reb. Avg. A PF TO BS S 2003-04 27-5 42-106 .396 36-73 .493 120 4.4 128 4.7 5 58 35 20 5 2004-05 23-19 123-295 .417 91-159 .572 337 14.7 198 8.6 9 63 57 56 14 Career 50-24 165-401 .411 127-232 .547 457 9.1 326 6.5 14 119 92 76 19

Three-Point FG: 0-0 (.000) in 2003-04; 0-0 (.000) in 2004-05; Career 0-0 (.000). CAREER STATISTICS vs. CURRENT OPPONENT ***DREXEL***

#10 Cigi McCollin 2003-04 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A PTS RBS ASTS STLS BLKS MINUTES at HU (1/29) 2-3 0-0 0-2 4 1 1 2 0 15 at DU (2/22) 3-4 2-3 0-0 8 3 3 1 0 24 2004-05 at HU (1/27) 7-19 4-9 3-4 21 4 1 2 0 36 Totals 12-26 6-12 3-6 33 8 5 5 0 75 (.462) (.500) (.500) (11.0) (2.7) (1.7) (1.7) (0.0) (25.0)

#11 Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio 2003-04 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A PTS RBS ASTS STLS BLKS MINUTES at HU (1/29) 0-4 0-1 1-2 1 0 0 1 0 13 at DU (2/22) DNP 2004-05 at HU (1/27) 0-5 0-4 0-0 0 2 4 1 0 22 Totals 0-9 0-5 1-2 1 2 4 2 0 35 (.000) (.000) (.500) (0.5) (1.0) (2.0) (1.0) (0.0) (17.5)

#15 Lizanne Murphy 2003-04 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A PTS RBS ASTS STLS BLKS MINUTES at HU (1/29) 4-8 0-2 1-2 9 7 2 0 1 31 at DU (2/22) 3-6 1-2 2-2 9 11 2 0 0 39 2004-05 at HU (1/27) 5-13 1-5 2-2 13 9 3 0 1 38 Totals 12-27 2-9 5-6 31 27 7 0 2 108 (.444) (.222) (.833) (10.3) (9.0) (2.3) (0.0) (0.7) (36.0)

#35 Lana Harshaw 2003-04 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A PTS RBS ASTS STLS BLKS MINUTES at HU (1/29) 5-9 0-0 1-5 11 11 3 3 0 34 at DU (2/22) 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 1 0 1 0 8 2004-05 at HU (1/27) DNP Totals 5-9 0-0 1-7 11 12 3 4 0 42 (.555) (.000) (.143) (5.5) (6.0) (1.5) (2.0) (0.0) (21.0)

#43 Vanessa Gidden 2003-04 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A PTS RBS ASTS STLS BLKS MINUTES at HU (1/29) 5-6 0-0 0-0 10 2 0 0 0 16 at DU (2/22) 2-5 0-0 0-0 4 6 0 0 0 16 2004-05 at HU (1/27) 7-16 0-0 5-9 19 9 0 0 0 37 Totals 14-27 0-0 5-9 33 17 0 0 0 69 (.519) (.000) (.555) (11.0) (5.7) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (23.0)