BYU Women’s Basketball Athletic Communications • 30 Smith Fieldhouse • Provo, Utah • 84602 801-422-8948 office • 801-422-0633 fax • website: www.byucougars.com Women’s Basketball Contact: Norma Collett • 801-422-4908 office • 801-372-0989 cell • email: norma _collett @byu.edu BYU Women’s Basketball Information - (11/7/11) Game #1:BYU (0-0) vs. No. 8 Duke (0-0) 2011-12 SCHEDULE/Results OSTS O UKE N OME PENER Date Opponent Time/Results BYU H N . 8 D I H O Nov. 3 Western Oregon, Exh. .....................................W 90-61 Nov. 4 Dixie State College, Exh. ................................W 91-54 Game #1 - BYU (0-0) vs. Duke (0-0), 11/11/11 Nov. 11 Duke (BYUtv) ..................................................... 7 p.m. Tip Off: 7 p.m. MT Nov. 14 @ Tulsa ................................................................. 7 p.m. Site: Marriott Center Nov. 16 @ Kansas State .................................................... 7 p.m. Live Television: BYUtv Nov. 19 @ Weber State ...................................................... 7 p.m. Nov. 23 Wisconsin (BYUtv) ............................................ 5 p.m. Live Radio: Simulcast on BYU Radio (Sirius XM 143, byuradio.org) Nov. 29 @ BYU-Hawaii .................................................... 3 p.m. Live Stats: www.byucougars.com Dec. 1 vs. Arizona @ BYU-H......................................... 3 p.m. Series History: Duke leads 2-0 Dec. 3 vs. Syracuse @ BYU-H ....................................... 1 p.m. Last Meeting: Duke won 69-54 in Durham (Nov. 13, 2010) Dec. 8 Southern Utah (BYUtv) ..................................... 7 p.m. Dec. 10 Utah (BYUtv) ....................................................... 3 p.m. Dec. 17 @ Utah State ........................................................ 2 p.m. After two exhibition victories, the Cougar women’s basketball Dec. 22 Nevada (BYUtv) ................................................. 1 p.m. Dec. 31 @ St. Mary’s* ....................................................... 2 p.m. team is set to begin the 2011-12 campaign. Jan. 2 @ Portland* .......................................................... 2 p.m. Jan. 5 LMU* (BYUtv) .................................................... 7 p.m. BYU opens the season with a home game against No. 8 Duke Jan. 7 @ San Francisco* ................................................. 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. Jan. 12 Pepperdine* (BYUtv) ........................................ 7 p.m. Jan. 14 @ San Diego* ....................................................... 2 p.m. The game is the season opener for both teams and it marks Jan. 19 @ LMU* ............................................................... 7 p.m. the first time that the Blue Devils have played in the Marriott Jan. 21 Portland* (BYUtv). ............................................. 2 p.m. Jan. 25 @ Seattle University ........................................... 7 p.m. Center. The contest is scheduled to air live world-wide on Jan. 28 @ Santa Clara* ..................................................... 2 p.m. BYUtv. Feb. 2 @ Pepperdine* ........................................................ TBA Feb. 4 St. Mary’s* (BYUtv) ............................................ 2 p.m. 2011-12 Probable Starters* Feb. 9 Gonzaga* (BYUtv) .............................................. 7 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Feb. 16 San Francisco*(BYUtv) ...................................... 7 p.m. 33 Haley Steed G 5-4 Sr 8.5 3.3 Feb. 18 San Diego* (BYUtv)............................................ 1 p.m. 04 Kim Parker G 5-11 So 5.0 2.5 Feb. 23 Santa Clara* (BYUtv) ......................................... 7 p.m. 21 Lexi Eaton G/F 5-10 Fr High School Feb. 25 @ Gonzaga* (BYUtv) ......................................... 6 p.m. 32 Dani Peterson F 6-1 Sr 4.0 3.1 Feb. 29-Mar. 5 @ WWC Tournament .................................... TBA 35 Kristen Riley C 6-3 Sr 8.9 5.4 Home Games played at Marriott Center All Times Local to Site *Indicates WCC Games 2011-12 Bench Players* No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG 02 Stephanie Rovetti G 5-6 Fr/RS High School 2011-12 BASKETBALL STAFF 03 Ashley Garfield G 5-11 Fr High School Head Coach: ����������������������������������������������Jeff Judkins (Utah ‘78) 05 Jennifer Hamson C 6-7 So 8.7 5.5 Office Phone: . 801-422-8035 10 Alexis Kaufusi F 6-1 Jr 4.9 2.8 Best time to call: . 9-10 a.m., daily 12 Stephanie Vermunt G/F 6-0 So 3.4 1.5 Assistant Coach: . Chris Boettcher (BYU, ‘94) 14 Mackenzie Nielson G/F 6-0 Fr High School Office Phone: . 801-422-8155 30 Kylie Brown^ G 5-7 Fr High School Email address: . [email protected] 41 Morgan Bailey C 6-2 Fr/RS Assistant Coach: . Melinda Bendall (BYU, ‘07) 50 Valerie Nawahine^ G 5-7 Fr High School Office Phone: . 801-422-1548 55 Kari Ryser^ G 5-8 So High School Email address: ................ [email protected] Assistant Coach: . Ray Stewart (UVU, ‘00) * Last season stats. ^ Indicates walk-on for 2011-12. Office Phone: . 801-422-7682 Email address . [email protected] DUKE GAME PROMOTIONS Dir. of Operations: . Wendy Anae (CS Fullerton, ‘90) The game is FREE to everyone. Halftime activities for children Office Phone: . 801-422-2074 and FREE photo booth for everyone. Fans check out the women’s basketball team’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=281857248513630 BYU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PAGE 2 BYU 2011-12 Quick Facts 2010-11 STATS SUMMARY University Information 4 Shooting from field: (.427, 888-2081) Location: . Provo, Utah 4 Shooting from three-point line: (.331, 238-718) Founded: . Oct. 15, 1875 4 Shooting from free-throw line: (.681, 341-501) Elevation: . 4,553 feet 4 Enrollment: . 33,278 Average points per game: 69.3 Nickname: . Cougars 4 Average rebounds per game: 39.1 Mascot . .Cosmo 4 Average assists per game: 19.1 Colors. Dark Blue and White 4 Average steals per game: 8.4 4 Team Information Average blocks per game: 4.1 4 2010-11 Overal Record: 25-9 Average turnovers per game: 14.1 2010-11 MWC Record/Finish: 15-1/1st Coach Judkins Overall Record: 205-108/10 Letterwinners R/L: 7/4 ABOUT BYU Starters R/L: 2/3 tThe Cougars return two of the team's scorers in Kristen Riley Newcomers: 5 and Haley Hall Steed. Riley enters the 2011-12 campaign with an 8.9 points average while Steed puts up 8.5 points per contest Roster Breakdown tIn the rebounding category, Riley tops the list grabbing 5.4 Letterwinners Returning: (7) boards a game with sophomore center Jennifer Hamson averaging Haley Hall – 5-4 Sr. G (8.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg) 5.1 rebounds. Jennifer Hamson – 6-7 Fr. C (7.7 ppg, 5.1 rpg) tSteed returns as the team’s assists and steals leader with 168 and Alexis Kaufusi – 6-1 So. F (4.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg) 62 respectively. Kim Parker – 5-11 Fr. G (5.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg) t Dani Peterson – 6-1 Jr. F (4.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg) Hamson tops the leader board in the field goal percentage cat- Kristen Riley – 6-3 Sr. F (8.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg) egory (.559, 90-161). She also has the most blocks on the team with Stephanie Vermunt – 6-0 Fr. G/F (3.4 ppg, 1.5 rpg) 45. Letterwinners Lost: (4) EAM APTAINS ELECTED Marie Beck - 5-8 Sr. G (0.2 ppg, 0.4 rpg) T C S Mindy Bonham – 5-10 Sr. G (13.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg) Seniors Haley Steed (Hall) and Kristen Riley were chosen by their Jazmine Foreman - 5-5 Sr. G (5.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg) teammates as co-captians for the 2011-12 season. It marks Steed’s Coriann Fraughton - 5-5 Sr. G (11.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg) fourth straight co-captain selection. Starters Returning: (2) Haley Hall – 5-4 Sr. G (8.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg) OACHING ILESTONE Jennifer Hamson – 6-7 Fr. C (7.7 ppg, 5.1 rpg) C M p BYU head coach Jeff Judkins picked up his 200th career vic- tory in the 64-55 road win at Colorado State on 2/23/11. The win Starters Lost: (3) marked the fifth 20-plus win season for coach Judkins, and the Mindy Bonham – 5-10 Sr. G (13.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg) second straight. Jazmine Foreman - 5-5 Sr. G (5.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg) Coriann Fraughton - 5-5 Sr. G (11.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg) Returning Redshirts: (2) OSTSEASON ONORS Morgan Bailey – 6-2 Fr. C, Orem, UT/Timpanogos HS 2011 MWC P H Stephanie Rovetti – 5-6 Fr. G, Reno, NV/Reno HS Coach of the Year - Jeff Judkins Defensive Player of the Year - Mindy Bonham Newcomers: (5) 6th Player of the Year - Kristen Riley Sadi Dias - 5-7 Fr. G, St. George, UT/Pine View HS First-Team All-Mountain West - Mindy Bonham Lexi Eaton - 6-0 Fr. G/F, Mapleton, UT/Springville Second-Team All-Mountain West - Coriann Fraughton HS Third-Team All-Mountain West - Haley Hall Ashley Garfield - 5-11 Fr. G, Morgan, UT/Morgan HS Honorable Mention All-Mountain West - Jazmine Foreman, Xojian Harry - 5-11 Fr. G, Bountiful, UT/Viewmont Kristen Riley HS All-Defensive Team - Mindy Bonham MacKenzie Nielson - 6-0 Fr. F, Springville, UT/ Springville HS www.byucougars.com BYU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PAGE 3 USA Today ESPN Div. I Top 25 Coaches Poll -- POLL WATCHING IN 2010-11 (11/1/11) - Preseason 2011-12 Season The BYU women’s basketball team is receiving votes - Rk. School Associated Press Poll - 1. Baylor (34-3) Week of Feb. 14 (2 votes) 2. Notre Dame (31-8) Week of Feb. 21 (7 votes) 3. Tennessee (34-3) 4. Connecticut (36-2) Week of Feb. 28 (9 votes) 5. Stanford (33-3) Week of Mar. 7 (13 votes) 6. Texas A&M (33-5) Week of Mar. 14 (3 votes) 7. Miami, Fla. (28-5) ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll - 8. Duke (32-4)* Week of Mar. 1 (1 vote) 9. Louisville (22-13) Week of Mar. 8 (5 votes) 10. Maryland (24-8) 11. Georgetown (24-11) 12. Georgia (23-11) 13. Florida State (24-8) 14. Penn State (25-10) 15. Kentucky (25-9) 16. Oklahoma (23-12) 17.