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: 6-4; Atlantic 10: 0-0; Big 0-1 SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY HAWKS (6-4) NOVEMBER at Sun. 11 PRINCETON L, 69-59 Wed. 14 at Drexel W, 47-45 21st Annual Hawk Classic Sat. 17 #5 MARYLAND W, 50-49 Game #11 vs. Fairfield • December 28, 2012 • 2:00 p.m. Tue. 20 SYRACUSE L, 80-39 Game #12 vs. Wagner/UMBC • December 29, 2012 • Noon/2:00 p.m. Sun. 25 at Hofstra W, 71-55 DECEMBER Hagan Arena • Philadelphia, Pa. 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 # L, 98-84 Arena Hagan Arena (4,200) Fri. 21 vs. Savannah State # W, 88-41 Audio Streaming SJSN - Steve Wanczyk, Renie Shields Fri. 28 FAIRFIELD ^ 2:00 Series Record vs. Fairfield Saint Joseph’s trails 2-0 Sat. 29 WAGNER/UMBC ^ Noon/2:00 Mon. 31 at UCLA 4:00 Series Record vs. UMBC Saint Joseph’s leads 4-0 JANUARY Series Record vs. Wagner Saint Joseph’s leads 3-0 Sat. 5 at Penn # 2:00 Next Game Mon, December 31 at UCLA, 4:00 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 hosts the 21st Annual Hawk Classic this Friday and Saturday as the Sat. 26 ST. BONAVENTURE * 3:00 Wed. 30 BUTLER * 7:00 Hawks welcome Fairfield, UMBC and Wagner to Hagan Arena. FEBRUARY • The Hawks have won eight Hawk Classic titles, including the previous crown in 2010. Sat. 2 at Rhode Island * 2:00 • Saint Joseph’s has advanced to the title game of the Hawk Classic every year. Wed. 6 at VCU * 7:00 Sun. 10 CHARLOTTE * 2:00 • Full history, records and results from the tournament can be found in the supplement Wed. 13 at Duquesne * 7:00 Hawk Classic notes. Sun. 17 TEMPLE (CBS SN) *# 2:00 • Saint Joseph’s is coming off a 1-1 performance at the Gator Holiday Classic. The Wed. 20 LA SALLE *# 7:00 Hawks fell to Central Michigan (98-84) in the opening game, but bounced back for an Sun. 24 at Fordham * 2:00 Wed. 27 MASSACHUSETTS * 7:00 88-41 win over Savannah State in the consolation game. MARCH • Redshirt senior Chatilla van Grinsven was named to the Gator Holiday Classic All- Sun. 3 at Dayton (ESPN2) * 2:00 Tournament Team after averaging 19.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game Fri. 8- ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP TBA Sun. 10 (Hagan Arena) TBA over the two contests. Sat. 16 Atlantic 10 Championship Game 7:00 • Friday’s matchup with Fairfield is the third between the Hawks and Stags, and first since (Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.) the 1991 season. Fairfield leads the series 2-0 with wins on January 10, 1991 (83-68) and December 28, 1981 (76-73). Home games in CAPS at Hagan Arena # - Gator Holiday Classic (Gainesville, Fla.) • The first game of the Hawk Classic will feature UMBC versus Wagner. The Hawks are ^ - Hawk Classic (Hagan Arena) 4-0 all-time versus the Retrievers and 3-0 against the Seahawks. * - Atlantic 10 Conference game • # - Big 5 game • The winners of Friday’s games will play for the Hawk Classic title at 2 p.m. on Saturday, All game times are EST and subject to change while the consolation game is set for noon. HAWKS AT A GLANCE PROBABLE STARTERS No. Pos. Player Yr. Ht. PPG RPG APG MPG Notes 1FIlze Gotfrida Jr. 6-0 8.3 4.1 0.8 26.1 Team-high 7 boards to go with 8 points vs. Savannah St. 3GErin Shields Jr. 5-6 9.3 1.9 2.5 32.2 Averaged 13.0 ppg at Gator Holiday Classic 4GNatasha Cloud R-So. 6-0 7.9 4.9 3.8 29.4 Posted 11.0 ppg at Gator Holiday Classic 25 G Ashley Prim Sr. 5-7 7.2 3.8 4.3 28.7 Handed out 5.0 assists per game at Gator Holiday Classic 32 F Chatilla van Grinsven R-Sr. 6-3 15.5 9.6 0.8 29.2 Averaged 19.0 ppg and 3.0 bpg at Gator Holiday Classic THE BENCH 5FCasey Smith ^ Fr. 6-2 20.0 10.0 --- --- Doubtful - Missed first 10 games (Knee) 11 G Kasie Parker Jr. 5-9 2.9 0.4 0.1 6.6 Scored season-best 10 points versus Savannah State 12 G/F Mireia Vila Sr. 6-0 2.8 1.4 1.0 12.3 Had 5 points and 2 assists versus Savannah State 13 F Ashley Robinson Jr. 6-2 6.5 3.0 0.8 15.3 Added 3 rebounds and a point against Savannah State 20 G Shelby Smith Sr. 5-8 0.5 0.8 1.0 10.3 Handed out 2 assists versus Savannah State 21 G Ciara Andrews Fr. 5-9 0.4 0.2 0.0 2.8 Scored first two collegiate points against Savannah State 23 G Jordan Strode Fr. 5-8 3.0 3.0 0.0 10.0 Questionable - Sat out past six games (Leg) 34 F Kelsey Berger R-Jr. 5-11 4.4 1.8 0.3 12.6 Tallied 12 points versus Savannah State 41 F Sarah Fairbanks Fr. 6-1 1.3 1.8 0.1 8.1 Finished with season-best 6 points versus Savannah State ^ - 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. Fairfield SJU FAIR UMBC WAG All-Time Series vs. Fairfield: Fairfield leads 2-0 Overall Record 6-4 5-4 3-8 1-8 Last Meeting: 1/10/91, Fairfield, 83-68 Home Record 2-3 4-1 3-3 0-2 Last SJU Win: --- Away Record 3-0 1-3 0-5 1-4 Last Fairfield Win: 1/10/91, 83-68 Neutral Record 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 Current SJU Streak: L-2 Points Per Game 61.9 49.1 56.1 48.7 Opponent Points Per Game 57.9 50.7 69.5 71.3 Scoring Differential +4.0 -1.6 -13.5 -22.7 Saint Joseph’s vs. UMBC Field Goal Percentage .398 .362 .347 .331 All-Time Series vs. UMBC: SJU leads 4-0 Opponent Field Goal Percentage .369 .266 .419 .413 Last Meeting: 11/20/10, SJU, 64-50 3-Pt. Field Goals Made Per Game 5.2 5.7 5.4 5.8 Last SJU Win: 11/20/10, 64-50 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage .313 .283 .278 .301 Last UMBC Win: --- Opponent 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage .310 .201 .367 .311 Current SJU Streak: W-4 Free Throws Made Per Game 10.1 5.4 11.1 6.0 Free Throw Percentage .701 .590 .663 .667 Saint Joseph’s vs. Wagner Rebounds Per Game 35.6 35.7 34.0 33.9 All-Time Series vs. Wagner: SJU leads 3-0 Opponent Rebounds Per Game 40.4 36.9 44.9 45.4 Last Meeting: 12/12/92, SJU, 68-50 Rebounding Differential -4.8 -1.2 -10.9 -11.6 Last SJU Win: 12/12/92, 68-50 Assists Per Game 14.9 13.3 9.4 10.6 Last Wagner Win: --- Turnovers Per Game 15.0 14.6 17.3 20.4 Current SJU Streak: W-3 Opponent Turnovers Per Game 17.8 12.2 17.4 13.3 Turnover Margin +2.8 -2.4 +0.1 -7.1 Assist/Turnover Ratio 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 Blocks Per Game 3.3 3.3 1.7 3.8 Steals Per Game 8.6 4.1 8.7 6.6 2012-13 SAINT JOSEPH’S BASKETBALL NOTES - PAGE 3 THE OPENING TIP • The Hawks 172 points at the gator Holiday Classic were the third- 2012-13 Atlantic 10 Predictions most points scored in torunament history.