SAINT FRANCIS 2018-19 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEC-BEST 12 NEC TOURNAMENT TITLES GAME 12 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES NOTES Schedule/Results November WBB CONTACT: DAVID HALSTEAD | EMAIL: [email protected] | (C) 804-432-7677 Tue. 6 at Rutgers L, 96-52 Thur. 8 at Baylor L, 116-58 Sat. 17 at Liberty L, 82-53 2-4 Overall 0-0 NEC Game 5-2 Overall 0-0 A-SUN Tue. 20 SETON HILL W, 86-74 Interim Head Coach 10th Season Head Coach 20th Season Sun. 25 DUQUESNE L, 93-63 Susan Robinson-Fruchtl 101-179 Overall Karl Smesko 501-116 Overall December WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 7 Sat. 1 at Longwood W, 91-88 Saint Francis U vs. Florida Gulf Coast | December 5, 2018 DeGol Arena | Loretto, PA | 7 p.m. Wed. 5 FLORDIA GULF COAST 7:00 P.M Sat. 8 at Youngstown 4:45 P.M Tale of the Tape (2018-19) Sat. 15 vs. Boise State 7:00 P.M. Sun. 16 at Washington TBA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Series Notes Wed. 19 MOREHEAD STATE 6:00 P.M 68.8 PPG 80.7 PPG Overall: 2nd Meeting 91.5 opp. PPG 71.9 opp. PPG Streak: L1 Thur. 21 at Pittsburgh 7:00 P.M 36.2 FG % 45.0 FG % Last Red Flash Win: N/A January 47.1 opp. FG % 42.9 opp. FG % Sat. 5 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 4:00 P.M 32.7 3pt FG % 33.3 3pt FG % Mon. 7 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 P.M 32.2 opp. 3pt FG % 37.1 opp. 3pt FG % Sat. 12 at LIU Brooklyn 2:00 P.M 67.7 FT % 72.3 FT % Game Coverage Mon. 14 at St. Francis Brooklyn 7:00 P.M 68.8 opp. FT % 72.2 opp. FT % TV: NEC Front Row RADIO: N/A Sat. 19 at Central Conn. State 1:00 P.M 32.8 RPG 34.0 RPG 51.5 opp. RPG 36.0 opp RPG LIVE STATS: Sidearm Mon. 21 at Bryant 2:00 P.M Sat. 26 SACRED HEART 4:00 P.M 12.2 APG 15.0 APG 17.8 opp. APG 12.3 opp APG Mon. 28 WAGNER 7:00 P.M 23.0 TO PG 13.3 TO PG February 17.8 opp. TO PG 17.6 opp TO PG Sat. 2 at Mount St. Mary’s 1:00 P.M 4.3 Blocks PG 2.9 Blocks PG Sat. 9 CENTRAL CONN. ST. 4:00 P.M 2.8 opp. Blocks PG 3.6 opp Blocks PG Mon. 11 BRYANT 6:00 P.M Sat. 16 at Fairleigh Dickinson 2:00 P.M Mon. 18 ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 P.M Sat. 23 LIU BROOKLYN 4:00 P.M PROBABLE STARTERS Mon. 25 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN 7:00 P.M March Fri. 2 at Sacred Heart 1:00 P.M Sun. 4 at Wagner 7:00 P.M Wed. 7 at Robert Morris 6:00 P.M #3 Karson Swogger #13 Sam Sabino #23 Jess Kovatch #24 Aunesha Williams #32 Courtney Zezza So. Guard R-Jr. Guard Sr. Guard Gr. Forward Sr. Forward 12.0 PPG 4.8 PPG 17.2 PPG 8.2 PPG 8.5 PPG Thu. 11 QUARTERFINALS 2.8 RPG 2.8 RPG 2.3 RPG 4.0 RPG 5.0 RPG Sun. 14 SEMIFINALS 2.3 APG 1.2 APG 2.3 APG 0.8 APG 2.5 BPG Sat 17 CHAMPIONSHIP SFU Women’s Basketball | 1 2018-19 Saint Francis U Basketball Roster Numerical Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown / High School (Previous School) 00 Phee Allen Fr. G 5-6 Newport News, VA / Woodside 3 Karson Swogger So. G 5-8 Bellwood, PA / Bellwood-Antis 5 Kayley Kovac Fr. F 5-10 Jim Thorpe, PA / Jim Thorpe Area 10 Leah Morrow So. G/F 5-9 Columbus, Ohio / Columbus Africentric 11 Jada Dapaa Fr. PG/C 5-11 Potomac, MD / Holy Child 13 Sam Sabino R-Jr. G 5-9 Rumson, N.J. / Rumson Fair Haven (New Hampshire) 15 Haley Thomas So. G/F 5-11 Hooversville, PA / Bishop McCort 20 Caitlin Carroll Jr. G 5-9 Middletown, N.J. / Red Bank Catholic 21 AJ Timbers R-Jr. G/F 6-0 Philadelphia, PA / Neumann Gorretti (Towson) 22 Jenna Mastellone So. G 5-10 New York City, N.Y. / Archbishop Molloy 23 Jess Kovatch Sr. G 5-9 Phillipsburg, N.J. / Phillipsburg 24 Aunesha Williams Gr. F 6-1 Miami, Fla. / McEachern (Morgan State) 25 MaKenzie Pollard Fr. G 5-8 Baltimore, MD / Western 32 Courtney Zezza Sr. F/C 6-4 Plum, PA/ Plum Alphabetical Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown / High School (Previous School) 00 Phee Allen Fr. G 5-6 Newport News, VA / Woodside 20 Caitlin Carroll Jr. G 5-9 Middletown, N.J. / Red Bank Catholic 11 Jada Dapaa Fr. PG/C 5-11 Potomac, MD / Holy Child 5 Kayley Kovac Fr. F 5-10 Jim Thorpe, PA / Jim Thorpe Area 23 Jess Kovatch Sr. G 5-9 Phillipsburg, N.J. / Phillipsburg 22 Jenna Mastellone So. G 5-10 New York City, N.Y. / Archbishop Molloy 10 Leah Morrow So. G/F 5-9 Columbus, Ohio / Columbus Africentric 25 MaKenzie Pollard Fr. G 5-8 Baltimore, MD / Western 13 Sam Sabino R-Jr. G 5-9 Rumson, N.J. / Rumson Fair Haven (New Hampshire) 3 Karson Swogger So. G 5-8 Bellwood, PA / Bellwood-Antis 15 Haley Thomas So. G/F 5-11 Hooversville, PA / Bishop McCort 21 AJ Timbers R-Jr. G/F 6-0 Philadelphia, PA / Neumann Gorretti (Towson) 24 Aunesha Williams Gr. F 6-1 Miami, Fla. / McEachern (Morgan State) 32 Courtney Zezza Sr. F/C 6-4 Plum, PA / Plum Interim Head Coach: Susan Robinson-Fruchtl (Penn State ‘92) Pronunciation Guide Assistant Coach: Matt Huddleston (Valdosta State ‘97) #11 Dapaa (Da-Pah) Assistant Coach: Bria Young (Philadelphia-Thomas Jefferson ‘15) #22 Mastellone (Mas-Tuh-Loan) Assistant Coach: Megan Cunningham (West Chester ‘17) #24 Aunesha (Aw-Knee-Sha) Director of Operations: Abby Davidson (Arizona State ‘17) #32 Zezza (Zay-Za) Graduate Assistant: Christina Floyd (Penn State-McKeesport ‘15) Graduate Assistant: Joe Rutigliano (Canisius ‘15) SFU Women’s Basketball | 2 Florida Gulf Coast (0-1) OPPONENT NOTES Home: 0-0; Away: 0-1; Neutral: 0-0 Year W/L SFU Opp Site • FGCU head coach Karl Smesko captured his 500th career head coaching victory in a win over 2013-14 L 68 75 A American last week • The Eagles are coming off a trip to Honolulu last week, where they went 2-1 over three games against No. 8 Stanford (L, 88-65), Hawaii (W, 73-67) and American (W, 90-71) in the Rainbow Wahine Showdown • FGCU is third in the country in three-pointers per game (11.4) • The Eagles were selected as the preseason favorite in the Atlantic Sun Conference • FGCU is ranked No. 13 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll LAST TIME OUT • Nasrin Ulel scored five points over the final 1:13, including a three-pointer with 37 seconds left that proved to be the difference, as the FGCU survived a 28-point fourth-quarter surge from Houston to produce a 76-71 win • The Eagles led 61-43 entering the final quarter, but Houston scored 19 of the first 21 points to trim its deficit to just one with 2:39 left • Chandler Ryan made four straight free throws in the closing seconds to push the lead to eight • Ryan scored a career-high 19 points on 5-for-7 shooting off the bench, while Ulel had 17 points. Lisa Zderadicka chipped in 15 points, while Keri Jewett-Giles had 14 points 2018-19 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown / High School (Previous School) 00 Davion Wingate R-Jr. G 5-6 Atlanta, Ga. / Stephenson (Stony Brook) 1 Erna Normil Jr. G/F 5-10 Lake Worth, Fla. / Lake Worth (FSW) 2 Alyssa Blair So. G 5-11 Sun Prairie, Wisc. / Sun Prairie 3 Keri Jewett-Giles R-Jr. G 5-6 Fort Myers, Fla. / Dunbar (Southern Miss) 4 Chandler Ryan R-So. G 5-7 Groveland, Ill. / Morton 5 Lisa Zderadicka R-Sr. G 5-6 Vienna, Austria / HAK Korneuburg (HBU) 10 Sheahen Dowling So. G 5-7 Chicago, Ill. / Trinity 12 Samantha Streeter Fr. G/F 5-9 Melbourne, Fla. / Eau Gallie 13 Kerstie Phills R-So. G 5-9 Charlotte, N.C. / Charlotte Christian (Wagner) 14 Brittany Johnson R-Sr. G/F 5-11 Pickerington, Ohio / Pickerington (Quinnipiac) 15 Tyra Cox R-Fr. G 5-8 Orlando, Fla. / Lake Highland (William & Mary) 20 Tanner Bryant Fr. G/F 5-11 Washington Court House, Ohio / Miami Trace 22 Destiny Washington-Mabon R-Sr. SG/F 5-10 Indianapolis, Ind. / Lawrence North (Ball State) 23 Ashley Panem Fr. G 5-9 Broomfield, Colo. / Fairview 31 Nasrin Ulel Jr. F 5-9 Murrieta, Calif. / Murrieta 42 Tytionia Adderly Jr. F 5-10 Jupiter, Fla. / Cardinal Newman Head Coach: Karl Smesko (Kent State ‘93), 17th season Associate Head Coach: Chelsea Banbury (FGCU ‘07) Assistant Coach: Chelsea Lyles (FGCU ‘10) Assistant Coach: Jenna Cobb (FGCU ‘ 15) Director of Operations: Mandi Pierce (FGCU ‘08) SFU Women’s Basketball | 3 SFU’S RECORD WHEN (2018-19)... ALL NEC FLASH POINTS playing at HOME 1-1 0-0 • Saint Francis erased a 29-point deficit in a 2OT win at Portland in 2017 playing on the ROAD 1-3 0-0 Neutral Site 0-0 0-0 • The comeback was the second-largest in NCAA women’s basketball history Leading or tied at halftime 1-0 0-0 trailing at halftime 1-4 0-0 • SFU secured its seventh 20-win season in program history and first since 2010-11 the SAINT FRANCIS offense..