2012-13 WOMENʼS BASKETBALL SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY Contact: Jack Jumper • Phone: 610-660-3389 • Email: [email protected] • www.sjuhawks.com 2012-13 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall: 5-3; Atlantic 10: 0-0; Big 0-1 SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY HAWKS (5-3) NOVEMBER at Sun. 11 PRINCETON L, 69-59 Wed. 14 at Drexel W, 47-45 Gator Holiday Classic Sat. 17 #5 MARYLAND W, 50-49 Game #9 vs. Central Michigan • December 20, 2012 • 4:30 p.m. Tue. 20 SYRACUSE L, 80-39 Game #5 vs. Florida/Savannah State • December 21, 2012 • 4:30/7 p.m. Sun. 25 at Hofstra W, 71-55 DECEMBER O'Connell Center • Gainesville, Fla. Sat. 1 at Saint Francis (Pa.) W, 61-44 Wed. 5 LAFAYETTE W, 69-43 GAME DAY AT A GLANCE Sat. 8 VILLANOVA # L, 55-51 Thur. 20 vs. Central Michigan # 4:30 Arena O'Connell Center Fri. 21 vs. Savannah State/Florida #4:30/7:00 Audio Streaming SJSN - Jack Jumper (Play By Play) Fri. 28 FAIRFIELD ^ 2:00 Series Record vs. Central Michigan Saint Joseph’s leads 1-0 Sat. 29 WAGNER/UMBC ^ Noon/2:00 Mon. 31 at UCLA 4:00 Series Record vs. Florida First Meeting JANUARY Series Record vs. Savannah State First Meeting Sat. 5 at Penn # 2:00 Next Game Friday, December 28 vs. Fairfield, 2 p.m. Sat. 12 RICHMOND * 2:00 Thur. 17 at George Washington * 7:00 GAME STORIES . Sun. 20 at Saint Louis * 2:00 • Saint Joseph’s returns to the court after an 11-day layoff for final exams. Sat. 26 ST. BONAVENTURE * 3:00 Wed. 30 BUTLER * 7:00 • The Hawks had their three-game win streak snapped against Villanova as SJU FEBRUARY dropped its Big 5 opener, 55-51, to the Wildcats. Sat. 2 at Rhode Island * 2:00 • Redshirt senior Chatilla van Grinsven scored a career-high 24 points and added a Wed. 6 at VCU * 7:00 Sun. 10 CHARLOTTE * 2:00 team-best 11 rebounds versus Villanova. Wed. 13 at Duquesne * 7:00 • Averaging 21.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per game the week of December 2-9, van Sun. 17 TEMPLE (CBS SN) *# 2:00 Grinsven was named Philadelphia Big 5 Women's Basketball and Philly College Sports Wed. 20 LA SALLE *# 7:00 Player of the Week (Dec. 10). She also scored 19 points and had 11 rebounds in a win Sun. 24 at Fordham * 2:00 Wed. 27 MASSACHUSETTS * 7:00 over Lafayette earlier that week. MARCH • This Gator Holiday Classic is the 70th in-season tournament appearance in Saint Sun. 3 at Dayton (ESPN2) * 2:00 Joseph’s program history. The Hawks are 91-56 all-time in in-season tournaments and Fri. 8- ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP TBA Sun. 10 (Hagan Arena) TBA have won 17 titles, the last coming at 2010 Hawk Classic. Sat. 16 Atlantic 10 Championship Game 7:00 • Saint Joseph’s has advanced to the title game in 16 of 19 in-season tournaments under (Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.) head coach Cindy Griffin as the Hawks have posted a 28-16 record over that span. • Thursday’s contest versus Central Michigan is the second meeting between the two Home games in CAPS at Hagan Arena # - Gator Holiday Classic (Gainesville, Fla.) teams. SJU won the first, 77-51, in the consolation game of the Coors Classic (11/30/97). ^ - Hawk Classic (Hagan Arena) • The winner of Thursday’s matchup will face the winner of Florida vs. Savannah State * - Atlantic 10 Conference game • # - Big 5 game at 7 p.m. on Friday, with the consolation game set for 4:30 p.m. All game times are EST and subject to change • Friday will be the first meeting for Saint Joseph’s against Florida or Savannah State. HAWKS AT A GLANCE PROBABLE STARTERS No. Pos. Player Yr. Ht. PPG RPG APG MPG Notes 3GErin Shields Jr. 5-6 8.4 1.6 1.9 32.2 Grabbed 2 rebounds versus Villanova 4GNatasha Cloud R-So. 6-0 7.1 4.6 4.1 29.9 Added 6 points, 6 boards and 4 assists against Villanova 13 F Ashley Robinson Jr. 6-2 6.0 3.5 1.5 17.5 Scored 4 points and had 5 rebounds in start against Villanova 25 G Ashley Prim Sr. 5-7 8.0 4.3 4.1 30.6 Had 6 points and 2 assists versus Villanova 32 F Chatilla van Grinsven R-Sr. 6-3 14.6 10.1 1.0 29.9 Posted a career-high 24 points in against Villanova THE BENCH 1FIlze Gotfrida Jr. 6-0 7.6 3.5 0.5 25.8 Added 2 points and a rebound against Villanova 5FCasey Smith ^ Fr. 6-2 20.0 10.0 --- --- Doubtful - Missed first eight games (Knee) 11 G Kasie Parker Jr. 5-9 1.7 0.2 0.0 4.8 Played 4 minutes versus Villanova 12 G/F Mireia Vila Sr. 6-0 2.6 1.4 0.6 11.6 Had 5 rebounds and 7 points against Villanova 20 G Shelby Smith Sr. 5-8 0.6 0.6 1.0 11.1 Scored 2 points and had 3 assists versus Villanova 21 G Ciara Andrews Fr. 5-9 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3 Played 2 minutes against Lafayette 23 G Jordan Strode Fr. 5-8 3.0 3.0 0.0 10.0 Questionable - Sat out past four games (Leg) 34 F Kelsey Berger R-Jr. 5-11 3.4 1.5 0.4 13.1 Played 3 minutes against Villanova 41 F Sarah Fairbanks Fr. 6-1 0.9 1.7 0.1 7.9 Blocked 3 shots and added a rebound vs. Lafayette ^ - STATS FROM SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL 2012-13 SAINT JOSEPH’S BASKETBALL NOTES - PAGE 2 SAINT JOSEPH’S’ ROSTER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown High School/Last School 1 Ilze Gotfrida Jr. F 6-0 Dobele, Latvia Rigas Secondary School No. 49 3 Erin Shields Jr. G 5-6 Drexel Hill, Pa. Archbishop Carroll ILZE GOTFRIDA . .ILL-zuh got-FREE-duh 4 Natasha Cloud R-So. G 6-0 Broomall, Pa. Cardinal O'Hara/Maryland CIARA Andrews . .SEE-air-uh 5 Casey Smith Fr. F 6-2 Danbury, Conn. Danbury 11 Kasie Parker Jr. G 5-9 Oviedo, Fla. Lake Howell Kelsey BERGER . .Burger 12 Mireia Vila Sr. G/F 6-0 Cabrera De Mar, Spain Escola De Santa Anna KASIE Parker . .Casey 13 Ashley Robinson Jr. F 6-2 Warrington, Pa. Archbishop Wood MIREIA VILA . .mir-AY-uh VEE-uh 20 Shelby Smith Sr. G 5-8 Ames, Iowa West 21 Ciara Andrews Fr. G 5-9 Glenside, Pa. Cheltenham 23 Jordan Strode Fr. G 5-8 Harrisburg, N.C. Hickory Ridge 25 Ashley Prim Sr. G 5-7 Ansonia, Conn. Kolbe Cathedral 32 Chatilla van Grinsven R-Sr. F 6-3 Helmond, Netherlands Dr. Knippenberg College/Colorado State 34 Kelsey Berger R-Jr. F 5-11 Mentor, Ohio Mentor/Air Force 41 Sarah Fairbanks Fr. F 6-1 Elizabethtown, Pa. Elizabethtown Area Head Coach: Cindy Griffin (Saint Joseph’s ‘91, ‘93) - 12th year Associate Head Coach: Susan Moran (Saint Joseph’s ‘02) - 10th year Associate Head Coaches: Stephanie McCaffrey (Saint Joseph’s ‘04) - 6th year Director of Basketball Operations: Katie Gardler (Saint Joseph’s ‘92) - 3rd year Graduate Assistant: John McCray (Ohio State ‘11) - 2nd year SERIES HISTORY STATISTICAL COMPARISON Saint Joseph’s vs. Central Michigan SJU CM UF SS All-Time Series vs. Central Michigan: SJU Leads 1-0 Overall Record 5-3 4-4 8-3 4-6 Last Meeting: 11/30/97, SJU, 77-51 * Home Record 2-3 3-1 5-0 3-1 Last SJU Win: 11/30/97, 77-51 Away Record 3-0 1-3 1-2 0-5 Last Central Michigan Win: --- Neutral Record 0-0 0-0 2-1 1-0 Current SJU Streak: W-1 Points Per Game 55.9 70.6 73.0 55.5 * Coors Classic Consolation Game (Boulder, Colorado) Opponent Points Per Game 55.0 67.8 64.5 64.1 Scoring Differential +0.9 +2.9 +8.5 -8.6 Field Goal Percentage .368 .413 .434 .371 Saint Joseph’s vs. Florida Opponent Field Goal Percentage .362 .392 .393 .411 All-Time Series vs. Florida: First Meeting 3-Pt. Field Goals Made Per Game 4.5 7.4 4.9 2.8 Last Meeting: --- 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage .275 .309 .289 .304 Last SJU Win: --- Opponent 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage .274 .301 .290 .213 Last Savannah State Win: --- Free Throws Made Per Game 9.4 10.8 13.0 11.7 Current SJU Streak: --- Free Throw Percentage .714 .677 .650 .654 Rebounds Per Game 34.4 40.8 41.2 34.5 Saint Joseph’s vs. Savannah State Opponent Rebounds Per Game 41.5 39.9 37.6 41.2 All-Time Series vs. Savannah State: First Meeting Rebounding Differential -7.1 +0.9 +3.6 -6.7 Last Meeting: --- Assists Per Game 14.0 13.9 14.5 10.6 Last SJU Win: --- Turnovers Per Game 15.6 18.1 18.5 19.2 Last Savannah State Win: --- Opponent Turnovers Per Game 18.0 18.1 20.5 19.2 Current SJU Streak: --- Turnover Margin +2.4 0.0 +2.0 0.0 Assist/Turnover Ratio 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.6 Blocks Per Game 3.4 4.5 4.1 2.9 Steals Per Game 9.3 10.6 11.2 11.2 2012-13 SAINT JOSEPH’S BASKETBALL NOTES - PAGE 3 THE OPENING TIP • Redshirt senior Chatilla van Grinsven matched the SJU single- 2012-13 Atlantic 10 Predictions game record for rebounds at Saint Francis (Pa.) on Saturday, grab- Saint Joseph's was picked to finish sixth in the Atlantic 10 bing a career-high 21 boards in the win.