2013-14 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY LADY PIRATES BASKETBALL 2014 NCAA TOURNAMENT — FIRST ROUND, STANFORD REGION GAME 33: No. 12 Hampton (28-4) vs. No. 5 Michigan State (22-9) Sunday, March 23, 2014, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Carmichael Arena, Chapel Hill, N.C. 2013-14 Schedule 2013-14 Hampton University Lady Pirates Basketball Roster Date Opponent Time/Result No. Name Class Ht. Pos. Hometown/Previous School Nov. 10 Saint Peter’s W, 64-37 0 Malia Tate-DeFreitas Fr. 5-8 G Harrisburg, Pa./Steelton HS Nov. 16 Southern Miss W, 74-58 1 Kenia Cole Jr. 5-4 G Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch HS Nov. 20 at #15/18 LSU L, 73-54 2 Nicole Hamilton Sr. 5-8 G Hampton, Va./Phoebus HS Nov. 23 at Texas State W, 72-63 3 Georgianna Gilbeaux Fr. 5-5 G Washington, D.C./H.D. Woodson HS Nov. 26 at UC Santa Barbara L, 66-62 5 Sade King r-Fr. 5-0 G Mount Vernon, N.Y./Mount Vernon HS 11 Bayley Coleman-Cox Fr. 5-8 G Durham, N.C./Jordan HS Cal State Northridge Tournament 14 Blake Jenkines So. 5-10 G Clarksville, Tenn./Kenwood HS Nov. 29 vs. Utah State W, 98-88 15 Ryan Jordan So. 6-0 G Manassas, Va./Stonewall Jackson HS Nov. 30 vs. Santa Clara W, 70-48 21 Alyssa Bennett Sr. 6-2 F Hampton, Va./Gulf Coast CC 22 Shellis Hampton So. 5-10 G Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central HS Dec. 4 American L, 58-46 23 Tyler Hobgood r-So. 6-1 F Oxford, N.C./University of Miami Dec. 7 Florida A&M* W, 70-67 33 Brielle Ward r-So. 6-2 F Baltimore, Md./Western HS Dec. 9 Bethune-Cookman* W, 43-35 42 Brascia Audain Sr. 6-2 F/C St. Kitts, Virgin Islands/Lewis and Clark CC Dec. 18 at Drexel W, 50-47 Dec. 21 Kansas State W, 86-75 (2OT) Head Coach: David Six (5th season, Hampton ’09) Georgia Tech Holiday Invitational Assistant Coaches: Barbara Burgess (5th season, Delaware State ’89), Brian Davis (5th season, Tennessee Tech ’07), Dec. 29 vs. Brown W, 71-50 Melanie Warner (1st season, Hampton ’12) Dec. 30 at Georgia Tech L, 89-70 THE GAME Jan. 1 Virginia Tech W, 70-60 The five-time reigning MEAC champion Lady Pirates, the No. 12 seed in the Stanford Region, will Jan. 11 at Delaware State* W, 79-39 make yet another NCAA Tournament appearance this Sunday, squaring off against No. 5 seed Michi- Jan. 18 Coppin State* W, 80-52 Jan. 20 Morgan State* W, 99-45 gan State at Carmichael Arena in a first-round game at 12:30 p.m. The game will be televised live on Jan. 25 at Savannah State* W, 70-46 ESPN2. Jan. 27 at S.C. State* W, 78-47 Feb. 1 at Coppin State* W, 83-75 THE SERIES Feb. 3 at Morgan State* W, 90-46 Feb. 8 Howard* W, 76-64 This will be the first-ever meeting between the Lady Pirates and Michigan State. Feb. 10 UMES* W, 54-35 Feb. 15 at Norfolk State* W, 93-59 LADY PIRATES ON NEUTRAL COURTS Feb. 22 at Howard* W, 59-52 Feb. 24 at UMES* W, 90-62 The Lady Pirates are 21-9 on neutral courts in Six’s tenure, including a 6-0 mark so far this season. March 1 Norfolk State* W, 83-54 Hampton has won its last 10 neutral-court games dating back to last season. March 6 North Carolina A&T* W, 54-51 STANFORD REGION 2014 MEAC Championships March 12 vs. Howard W, 71-55 Sunday’s games in Carmichael Arena are part of the Stanford Region; No. 4 North Carolina and No. March 14 vs. Savannah St. W, 69-45 13 UT-Martin will also be in Chapel Hill, and the winner of that game will face the winner of the Hamp- March 15 vs. Coppin State W, 50-47 ton-Michigan State game on Tuesday. South Carolina is the Stanford Region’s No. 1 seed, with Stan- ford holding down the No. 2 seed. 2014 NCAA Tournament March 23 vs. Michigan State# 12:30 p.m. UNPRECEDENTED: FIVE IN A ROW All times are EST and subject to change Prior to this season, no MEAC women’s team had ever won five straight conference tournaments. But *denotes MEAC game when the Lady Pirates defeated Coppin State 50-47 this past Saturday in the title game, they did just #televised on ESPN2 Home games are in bold that. Head coach David Six has won the MEAC Tournament in each of his five seasons at the helm, and the Lady Pirates have won the last four MEAC regular-season titles. During that span, Hampton is 62-2 in MEAC play (74-2 including MEAC Tournament games). SPORTS INFORMATION WBB Contact: Jeff Cunningham Office: (757) 727-5811 Fax: (757) 727-5813 Email: [email protected] Facebook: Search “Hampton Athletics Sports Information” Twitter: @Hampton_WBB Youtube: www.youtube.com/HamptonSportsInfo Web: www.hamptonpirates.com 2013-14 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2013-14 Hampton University 2013-14 STATISTICAL COMPARISON Women’s Basketball Quick Facts HAM MSU GENERAL Record 28-4 22-9 Location Hampton, Va. 23668 Scoring Average 71.1 73.4 Founded 1868 Opponent Scoring Average 56.0 63.9 Enrollment 4,768 Affiliation NCAA/Division I Scoring Margin +15.1 +9.5 Conference MEAC President Dr. William R. Harvey FG % .375 .446 Dir. of Athletics Novelle Dickenson Opponent FG % .328 .385 SWA Alexiss Robinson Athletic Phone (757) 727-5641 Athletic Fax (757) 727-6995 3-pt. FG % .301 .343 Mascot Lady Pirates Opponent 3-pt. FG% .265 .321 Colors Royal Blue and White 3-pt. FG Per Game 6.0 6.3 Arena HU Convocation Center Capacity 7,200 Press Row Phone (757) 637-2098 FT % .620 .712 Ticket Office Phone (757) 728-6828 Rebound Average 46.4 41.7 COACHING STAFF Head Coach David Six Opponent Rebound Average 42.1 34.3 Alma Mater Hampton ‘09 Rebound Margin +4.3 +7.4 Record at Hampton 127-34 (4+ years) Career Record 127-34 (4+ years) Assist Average 12.8 16.4 Basketball Office Phone (757) 728-6818 Basketball Fax (757) 728-6905 Turnover Average 14.0 15.8 Best Time to Reach Coach Contact Assistant SID Blocks Average 4.7 4.6 Assistant Coaches Barbara Burgess (5th year) Steals Average 8.9 7.2 Brian Davis (5th year) Melanie Warner (1st year) Head Athletic Trainer Kevin Addison Assistant Athletic Trainers Ben Anguish RETURNING STARTERS (2) Christian Johansson Name Ht. Class PPG FG% FT% Faye Tayag Alyssa Bennett 6-2 Sr. 10.1 .380 .720 Renee Anthony Tracy Oakes Nicole Hamilton 5-8 Sr. 11.9 .334 .633 Director of Athletic Performance Veronica Johnson Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach Conroy Newman STARTERS LOST (3) SPORTS INFORMATION Name Ht. PPG RPG FG% FT% Assistant SID/WBB Contact Jeff Cunningham Olivia Allen 5-6 11.9 2.5 .383 .815 SID Office Phone (757) 727-5811 Keiara Avant 5-11 16.2 10.1 .478 .750 SID Cell Phone (757) 637-5845 Ariel Phelps 6-2 3.5 4.5 .451 .548 SID Fax (757) 727-5813 SID E-Mail [email protected] Sports Information Director Maurice Williams LETTERWINNERS RETURNING (8) SID Office Phone (757) 727-5757 Name Pos. Ht. Class PPG FG% Website www.hamptonpirates.com Brascia Audain F/C 6-2 Sr. 1.1 .313 Overnight Address Hampton University Sports Information Alyssa Bennett F 6-2 Sr. 10.1 .380 194 Holland Hall Kenia Cole G 5-4 Jr. 5.1 .271 Hampton, VA 23668 Nicole Hamilton G 5-8 Sr. 11.9 .334 Shellis Hampton G 5-10 So. 2.2 .233 TEAM INFORMATION Blake Jenkines G 5-10 So. 0.5 .333 2012-13 Overall Record 28-6 MEAC Record 16-0 Ryan Jordan G 6-0 So. 1.4 .225 Conference Finish 1st Brielle Ward F 6-2 r-So. 2.0 .571 Postseason NCAA First Round vs. Duke (L, 67-51) Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 NEWCOMERS (5) Letterwinners Returning/Lost 8/5 Name Pos. Ht. Class Hometown Newcomers 5 B. Coleman-Cox G 5-8 Fr. Durham, N.C. G. Gilbeaux G 5-5 Fr. Washington, D.C. TOP RETURNERS Tyler Hobgood F 6-1 r-So. Oxford, N.C. Top Returning Scorer: Nicole Hamilton (405, 11.9 ppg) Top Returning Rebounder: Alyssa Bennett (210, 6.6 rpg) Sade King G 5-0 r-Fr. Mt. Vernon, N.Y. Top Returning Assist-Maker: Nicole Hamilton (179, 5.3 apg) M. Tate-DeFreitas G 5-8 Fr. Harrisburg, Pa. Top Returning Shot Blocker: Nicole Hamilton (48, 1.4 bpg) Top Returner in Steals: Nicole Hamilton (78, 2.3 spg) 2013-14 HAMPTON UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCOUTING MICHIGAN STATE 2013-14 Lady Pirate Trends No. 20/24 Michigan State won the Big Ten regular-season title before falling 86-58 to Nebraska in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament on March 8; Overall Record 28-4 that loss snapped a six-game winning streak. Redshirt-freshman guard Aeri- MEAC Record 16-0 al Powers, a First Team All-Big Ten selection, leads a balances attack with 13.4 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. Freshman guard Tori Jankoska and At Home 12-1 senior forward Annalise Pickrel are each averaging 12.4 points per game. On the Road 10-3 Neutral Courts 6-0 LADY PIRATES AGAINST THE BIG TEN Hampton is 0-4 all-time against teams currently in the Big Ten, having lost In November 5-2 games against Nebraska, Northwestern, Penn State, and Wisconsin.