table of Contents 2009-10 Lafayette Leopards Basketball Guide The 2009-10 Lafayette Women’s Basketball Guide is a production of the Lafayette College Office of Athletic Communications. Lafayette College Athletic Communications 107 Allan P. Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA 18042 MEDIA INFORMATION THE COLLEGE (610) 330-5122 Lafayette Quick Facts . 2 A Distinctive Experience . 30 Media Information . 3 Lafayette At A Glance . 38 CREDITS Media Outlets . 4 Easton, Pa. 39 The 2009-10 Lafayette Women’s Basketball Leopards on TV . 5 PARDners—Community Outreach . 40 guide was written and edited by Katie Traveling to Lafayette . 6 President . 41 Meier with additional assistance provided Sports Medicine . 42-44 by Scott Morse, Phil LaBella, Matt Panto THE 2009-10 LEOPARDS Allan P. Kirby Sports Center . 45 and Caitlin McCarty. Covers by Dale 2009-10 Lafayette Outlook . .8-9 Maroon Club Strength Center . 46 Mack. Interior design by Nancy Biltcliff. 2009-10 Rosters . 10 Academic Enhancement . 47 Danielle Jenkins . 12 Director of Athletics . 48 Photography by Rick Smith. Printed by Amanda Leone . 14 Administrative Staff . 49 Christmas City Printing, Bethlehem, Pa. Brooke Niquette . 16 Athletic Communications Staff . 50-51 Amanda Smith . 18 The Patriot League . 52 Lauren Jackson . 20 Maroon Club Hall of Fame . 53 Elizabeth Virgin . 22 LaKeisha Wright . 24 2009-10 OPPONENTS Melissa Downey . 26 Patriot League Opponents . 55 Sarah McCorry . 27 Non-Conference Opponents . 56-58 Alexandra Serowoky . 28 Patriot League Composite Schedule . 59 Samantha Jordan . 29 Series Records vs. All Opponents . 60 Alicia Manning . 29 Ashley Springer . 29 2008-09 SEASON IN REVIEW 2008-09 Season Review . 61-63 THE COACHING STAFF Game Recaps . 64-71 Head Coach Tammy Smith . 32 2008-09 Results and Statistics . 72-73 Assistant Coach LaRonda Murphy . 33 2008-09 Patriot League Results Assistant Coach Jen Wedo . 34 and Statistics . 73 Director of Basketball Operations . 35 Faculty Mentor . 36 BASKETBALL HISTORY Front Cover: 2009-10 Lafayette Women’s Lafayette Records . 74-78 Basketball Team All-Time Letterwinners . 79 All-Time Results . 80-83 Academic and Athletic Success . 84 2009-10 1 Leopard BasketBaLL Lafayette College Quick Facts LaFayette LaFayette DireCtory Location: Easton, Pa. (60 miles north of College/athletic athletic Communications Philadelphia) administration Director of Athletic Communications Founded: 1826 College President: and Promotions: Enrollment: 2,382 undergraduates Daniel H. Weiss Scott D. Morse (Slippery Rock ’90) Nickname: Leopards (George Washington ’79), [email protected] Colors: Maroon and White (610) 330-5200 Sports Information Director: Affiliation: NCAA Division I (FCS Football) Dean of Students: Philip J. LaBella (St. Bonaventure ’98) Conference: Patriot League (one of eight James F. Krivoski (Shippensburg ’73), [email protected] basketball-playing members; began play (610) 330-5082 Asst. Sports Information Director: in 1990) Faculty Representative for Athletics: (WBB SID) Home Court: Allan P. Kirby Sports Center Susan L. Averett (Colorado State ’86), Katie Meier (Ithaca ’06) (hardwood maple playing surface) (610) 330-5307 [email protected] Home Court Capacity: 3,500 Director of Athletics: Video and Marketing Coordinator: Bruce McCutcheon Matt Panto (DeSales ’06) (William & Mary ’76), [email protected] (610) 330-5470 Athletic Communications Assistant: BasketBall Associate Director of Athletics: Caitlin McCarty (James Madison ’09) 2009-10 Season: 38th George Bright (Claflin ’85), [email protected] (first season: 1972-73) (610) 330-5472 Athletic Communications Secretary: All-Time Record: 417-502 (37 seasons) Assistant Director of Athletics: Penny Nace Kaitlyn McCittrick (Moravian ’04), [email protected] Starters Returning/Lost: (610) 330-5474 Athletic Communications Phone: Lettermen Returning/Lost: Department of Athletics Fax: (610) 330-5122 Overall Record: 10-22 (610) 330-5702 Athletic Communications Fax: Patriot League Record: 2-12 (7th) Ticket Manager: (610) 330-5519 Captains: Amanda Leone ’10, Carissa Roe (Moravian ’98), Kirby Sports Center Press Row: Amanda Smith ’10, Lauren Jackson ’11, (610) 330-5471 (610) 330-5454, 5455 Melissa Downey ’12 Director of Health Services/ Maroon Club Sports Hotline: Team Physician: (610) 250-0400 Dr. Jeffrey Goldstein (Rutgers ’76), Athletics Website: woMen’s BasketBall (610) 330-5001 www.GoLeopards.com Athletic Team Orthopaedic Surgeon: College Website: COACHInG STAFF Dr. Carl B. Weiss, Jr. (Rochester ’78), www.lafayette.edu (610) 861-8080 Head Coach: Tammy Smith (East Director of Sports Medicine: Stroudsburg ’82, 9th season) Matt Bayly (Springfield ’89), (610) 330-5475 (610) 330-5491 Lafayette College Record: 51-181 Senior Associate Athletic Trainer: Assistant Coaches: LaRonda Murphy Dawn Schleiden (Millersville ’92) (Saginaw Valley State ’92, 11th season Associate Athletic Trainer: Jen Wedo (San Diego ’03, 4th season) Chris Meny (Montclair State ’06) Director of Basketball Operations: Assistant Athletic Trainers: Alyssa Antolick (DeSales ’05, Margeritte Abdelkodoos (Stevens ’06), second season) Tiffany Muir (North Carolina ’07) Basketball Secretary: Vicki Cummings Strength and Conditioning Coach: (610) 330-5475 Brad Potts (IUP ’05), (610) 330-5526 Director of Athletic Equipment Services: Bryan Valladares (Alfred ’96), (610) 330-5492 2009-10 2 Leopard BasketBaLL Media Information Covering The Leopards n GAME DAY MEDIA SERVICES— The 2009-10 edition of the Lafayette women’s Working media at Kirby Sports Center Lafayette Athletic basketball media guide has been produced to will receive the following: Communications Staff assist the media with coverage of the Leopards. • Real-time statistics displayed throughout the game Scott D. Morse Additional information, including press releas- Dir. of Athletic Communications es, feature ideas, photographs, clips, and film • Game program and notes and Promotions (610) 330-5122 (office) footage is available upon request. Please take a • Complete halftime and final statistics • Complete play-by-play (610) 217-6445 (cell) moment to review this page to familiarize your- [email protected] self with Lafayette’s media policies. Feel free to • Fax services as requested contact any member of the Lafayette Athletic n MEDIA WILL CALL—Media Will Call is Communications staff with questions. Philip J. LaBella located at the Kirby Sports Center ticket Sports Information office across from the arena. Director Media Services (610) 330-5122 (office) n CREDENTIALS—Media credentials (610) 217-3291 (cell) n TELEPHONES—A limited number of [email protected] for Lafayette home games are issued for telephone lines are available at press row working members of the media only and and in the media and interview room. should be requested as early as possible. Media outlets desiring to have their own Requests must be made in writing on Katie Meier dedicated phone lines (including ISDN) Assistant SID company letterhead and are honored only installed at press row should contact the •Women’s Basketball Contact from sports editors of daily newspapers (610) 330-5122 (office) Athletic Communications Office. (201) 572-8852 (cell) and sports directors of radio and television [email protected] stations. n INTERNET—Wireless internet access Lafayette follows the guidelines set forth points are located at press row and in the Matt Panto by the NCAA and the Patriot League in interview and media room. Contact the Video & Marketing Coordinator governing the issuance of credentials. (610) 330-5122 (office) Athletic Communications Office staff for Season credentials will be granted only (610) 657-2254 (cell) login information. [email protected] to daily newspapers and television/radio stations that cover Lafayette basketball on a n INTERVIEW POLICIES—All interviews regular basis. Otherwise, television/radio with Lafayette basketball players and Caitlin McCarty stations and weekly newspapers will be Athletic Communications Assistant coaches must be arranged through the granted credentials on a single-game, space- (610) 330-5122 (office) Office of Athletic Communications. (908) 692-9377 (cell) available basis. [email protected] Requests for season credentials should Players will not be available on game arrive by Nov. 2, 2009. Requests for day until after the game. single-game credentials should arrive no Penny Nace n POSTGAME INTERVIEWS—Following later than one week in advance of the Athletic Communications Secretary each game, there will be an NCAA- (610) 330-5122 (office) game. All requests for credentials should mandated 10-minute cooling-off period. [email protected] be made to: Following that period of time, a press Office of Athletic Communications conference will be held on the second Lafayette College floor of Kirby Sports Center for the 107 Kirby Sports Center visiting coach and requested players, Easton, Pa. 18042 followed by Coach O’Hanlon and Phone: (610) 330-5122 requested Lafayette student-athletes. n Fax: (610) 330-5519 MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION — www.lafayette.edu Any questions concerning the Lafayette n PLAYER TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS—It basketball program should be directed to is suggested that all requests for player n the Office of Athletic Communications. MEDIA & POSTGAME INTERVIEW telephone interviews be made at least 24 ROOM—The media and interview room is hours in advance through the Office of located on the second floor of Kirby Sports Athletic Communications. Phone requests Center at the top of the spiral staircase. will be arranged at an appropriate