2004-2005 University of Washington Husky Women’s Basketball Media Relations Contact: Erin Rowley • Phone: 206-685-3118 • Fax: 206-543-5000 • Email: [email protected] 2004-05 Schedule/Results Huskies Continue Homestand Record: 10-14 Overall, 6-8 Pac-10 With Rival Ducks Saturday National Ranking: nr Thursday, February 10, 2005 Washington 84, Oregon State 53 Date Opponent Time/Result Saturday, February 12, 2005 O31 Baden Sports (exhibition) W, 86-49 Oregon (16-6, 9-4) at Washington (10-14, 6-8) • 1 p.m. N8 Vanguard University (exh) W, 83-34 Bank of America Arena • Seattle, Wash. N14-15 WBCA BTI Classic Radio - KKNW AM 1150 • Live TV - FSN N14 South Carolina W, 65-53 N15 #14/#14 Minnesota W, 72-67 ot This Week: Coming off its largest winning margin of the season with a 31-point victory over N22 at Michigan L, 68-75 Oregon State, Washington women’s basketball (10-14, 6-8) looks to continue its winning N26-27 Seattle Times Classic ways when it hosts Northwest rival Oregon (16-6, 9-4) Saturday, Feb. 12, at 1 p.m. at Bank of America Arena. The game will be televised live on FSN with Cara Capuano and Cathy N26 Wisconsin-Milwaukee W, 86-75 Nelson calling the action. Washington will also celebrate National Girls and Women In Sports N27 Alabama L, 56-76 Day on Saturday, with festivities including a silent auction at 11:30 a.m. and a special halftime D4 at Utah L, 56-64 presentation. The Huskies defeated the Beavers 84-53 on Thursday evening in Seattle, D6 at Denver W, 64-61 while Oregon earned 62-47 victory over Washington State in Pullman. The Huskies look to D11 at #7/#5 Notre Dame L, 58-72 salvage the season series with Oregon after losing 86-77 in Eugene, Jan. 13. Washington D15 #6/#9 Baylor (FSN) L, 58-74 is in the midst of its final homestand of the year which will culminate versus Washington State, Saturday, Feb. 19, at 6 p.m. D21 Colorado (FSN Northwest) L, 74-76 ot D27 Arizona* L, 67-63 Radio Coverage: All Husky women’s basketball games can be heard live on the radio at D29 #21/#23 ASU (FSN Northwest)* W, 63-55 KKNW 1150 AM. Steve Sandmeyer enters his sixth season calling the action, while former J2 at California* W, 65-52 Husky Elise (Niemela) Woodward will join Sandmeyer on home broadcasts. Fans can also J4 at #8/#8 Stanford (FSN NW)* L, 61-74 listen to games on the internet at www.gohuskies.com. J7 USC (FSN Northwest)* L, 52-62 National Girls & Women In Sports Day: UW will celebrate National Girls & Women in J9 #22/23 UCLA* L, 74-63 Sports Day in conjunction with the Husky women’s game with Oregon, Saturday. All girls in J13 at Oregon* L, 86-77 attendance are encouraged to wear a sports uniform and participate in a halftime presentation. J15 at Oregon State (FSN)* W, 75-64 Pre-game activities include an autograph session with female UW athletes, face painting J22 at Washington State* (FSN NW) W, 68-61 and sign making. National Girls & Women in Sports Day was chartered by Congress in 1986 J27 #4/#2 Stanford* L, 60-82 to honor female athletic achievement and recognize the importance of sports and fitness J29 California* W, 80-76 participation for all girls and women. F3 at UCLA* L, 81-86 Huskies To Hold Silent Auction: UW will also hold a silent auction Saturday at the North F5 at USC* L, 68-73 Court of the Pavilion Addition at Bank of America Arena. Bidding begins at 11:30 a.m. and F10 Oregon State* W, 84-53 ends at the culmination of halftime. Items up for bid include a private jet trip to a Husky event F12 Oregon (FSN)* 1 p.m. in 2005, a travel package with the UW women’s basketball team for a trip to Italy in 2006, F19 Washington State (FSN NW)* 6 p.m. and golf with athletic director Todd Turner. F24 at Arizona State* 6:30 p.m. MT F26 at Arizona (FSN Wildcard)* 2 p.m. MT Probable Husky Starters M4-7 Pac-10 Tournament San Jose, CA No. Name P Ht. Yr. EXP. ‘04-’05 Hometown 4 Emily Florence G 5-5 Fr. HS 3.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg Boise, Idaho M19, 21 NCAA 1st and 2nd Rounds SEATTLE, WA 10 Dominique Banks G 5-8 Fr. HS 7.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg Stockton, Calif. M26-29 NCAA Regionals Campus Sites 5 Cameo Hicks G 5-10 So. 1V 8.8 ppg, 4.7 rpg Tracy, Calif. A3&5 NCAA Final Four Indianapolis, Ind. 33 Kristen O’Neill G/F 6-1 R-Jr. 2V 9.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg Edmonds, Wash. * Pac-10 Game • Times local to site 1 Jill Bell F 6-0 R-So. 1V 9.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg Bellevue, Wash. All home games held at Bank of America Arena Rankings according to Associated Press/WBCA Huskies Off The Bench No. Name P Ht. Yr. EXP. ‘04-’05 Hometown Coaches Poll at time of game 2 Cheri Craddock G/F 5-10 So. 1V 5.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg Oakland, Calif. 3 Breanne Watson F 6-1 So. 1V 8.2 ppg, 3.8 rpg Richmond. B.C. 11 Erica Schelly G 5-11 R-So. 1V 1.4 ppg, 0.8 rpg Fort Collins, Colo. 15 Nicole Castro G 5-10 R-Jr. 2V 0.9 ppg, 0.8 rpg Sunshine Coast, Australia 20 Kayla Burt G 5-11 R-Jr. 2V 9.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg Arlington, Wash. 21 Angie Jones G 5-9 R-So. 1V 0.6 ppg, 0.2 rpg Seattle, Wash. 22 Stefanie Clark G 5-9 Fr. HS 0.7 ppg, 0.5 rpg Lakeview Terrace, Calif. 23 Maggie O’Hara F 6-3 So. 1V 3.6 ppg, 3.3 rpg Boise, Idaho 30 Jackie Hollands G 5-9 Fr. HS 1.8 ppg, 0.0 rpg Oregon City, Ore. 32 Andrea Plouffe F 6-2 Fr. HS 1.1 ppg, 0.6 rpg Edmonton, Alberta Washington Women’s Basketball Weekly Release -- February 11, 2005 Scouting Oregon: The Ducks have won four-straight and seven of their last nine. HUSKY QUICK FACTS Oregon won three-straight games at home: UCLA (78-71), USC (81-59) and Oregon State (64-55). The added to that with a road win in Pullman over WSU Thursday (62- Location: ................................ Seattle, Wash. 47). With its win on Thursday coupled with UCLA’s loss at Arizona, Oregon moved up Founded: ......................... November 4, 1861 into third place in the Pac-10 standings, one-half game behind second-place USC. Enrollment: ......................................... 31,474 Cathrine Kraayeveld leads the team averaging 15.3 points and 8.9 rebounds, to go Nickname: ........................................ Huskies along with a 46.8 percent clip from the field. Andrea Bills averages 11.8 points and 6.9 Colors: ..................................... Purple & Gold rebounds. With a 10-1 record at home, the Ducks are 6-5 away from Mac Court. School Song: ...... “Bow Down to Washington” Conference: .................................. Pacific-10 Series With Oregon:The Washington-Oregon series dating back to 1975 is just about President: ........................... Dr. Mark Emmert even, with the Huskies trailing 32-35. The Huskies hold the most recent edge, winning Athletic Director: ......................... Todd Turner four of the last five meetings. UW had won four-straight until falling to Oregon in Executive Associate A.D: ......... Jeff Compher Eugene earlier in the season (77-86). UW’s recent success has been short-lived. Or- Senior Associate Athletic Director:Marie Tuite egon won 14 of 15 games with UW from 1996-2002. The Huskies are 16-12 all-time Home Court: Bank of America Arena (10,000) against Oregon in Seattle and have won the last three straight. Included in that span Press Row: .............................. 206-543-2230 was a 95-50 thumping over the Ducks which still stands as the largest margin of vic- tory (45 points) by either team in the series. The last Oregon win in Seattle came on Women’s Basketball Staff Jan. 18, 2001 (53-67). Head Coach: ........................ June Daugherty Alma Mater: ........................ Ohio State, 1978 Last Time Out: All thirteen Huskies who took the floor scored at least one point, and Current Season at UW: ......................... Ninth eight scored six or more, as Washington earned an 84-53 win over Oregon State, Record at UW:.................................. 150-113 Thursday in Seattle. Washington shot 48 percent from the field, while holding Oregon Career Record:................................. 273-187 State’s Shannon Howell, the Pac-10’s leading scorer at 18.1 points per game, to just Associate Head Coach: ....... Mike Daugherty 10 points on 3-of-14 shooting, with six turnovers. Sophomores Cameo Hicks and Assistant Coaches: ........... Janet Soderberg, Breanne Watson led all UW scorers with 13 points apiece. The win was the largest this ........................................ Kellie Lewis-Jay season for Washington, which has won four its last seven games after a 6-11 start. Director of Operations: .............. Kate Werner Hicks led the Huskies to a 20-point halftime lead with 11 first-half points and nine first- Adminstrative Assistant: ...... Cheryl Forsberg half rebounds, both numbers above her season per-game averages. The sophomore WBB Office Phone: ................. 206-543-0732 scored seven of Washington’s first 10 points to help UW open an early 10-4 lead. Athletic Trainer: ......................... Jenn Ratcliff Hicks was one of nine Huskies to put points on the scoreboard in the first half, helping 2003-04 Record: .................................