QUICK FACTS University Information History Location . Washington, DC First year of women’s basketball . 1975-76 Founded . 1821 Overall all-time record (seasons) . 536-315 (30) Enrollment. 20,445 Overall Atlantic 10 record (seasons). 233-99 (22) Nickname . Colonials Atlantic 10 Championship record (app) . 28-19 (22) Colors . Buff & Blue NCAA tournament record (app) . 13-12 (12) NCAA . Division I WNIT record (app) . 1-4 (2) Conference . Atlantic 10 President. Stephen Joel Trachtenberg Coaching Staff Alma Mater. Columbia, 1959 Head Coach. Joe McKeown Director of Athletics . Jack Kvancz Alma Mater . Kent State, 1979 Alma Mater . Boston College, 1968 Record at GW . 363-134 (.730), 16 seasons Athletic Dept. Phone . 202-994-6650 Career Record . 431-154 (.737), 19 seasons Ticket Office Phone. 202-994-6561 Assistant Coaches . Lisa Cermignano (GW, ‘97) Facility Information . Tajama (Abraham) Ngongba (GW, ‘97) Home Arena . Charles E. Smith Athletics Center . TBA Capacity. 5,000 Press Row Phone: . 202-994-1776 Strength & Conditioning Coach: . Mark Bearden (Oklahoma St., ‘97) Athletic Training Information Athletic Trainer . Matt Osborne Director of Basketball Operations: Training Room Phone . 202-994-7104 . Eran Horodniceanu (GW, ‘98) Athletic Communications Basketball Office Phone . 202-994-6387 Sports Information Director . Brad Bower Basketball Office Fax . 202-994-8398 Office Phone . 202-994-6654 Asst. Director/WBB Contact . Mike Morrison 2004-05 Team Information Office Phone . 202-994-8604 Overall Record . 23-9 Home Phone: . 315-292-8694 Atlantic 10 record/finish . 13-3/t1st (West Division) Fax: . 202-994-2713 Final 2004-05 RPI . 39 (CollegeRPI.com) E-mail: . [email protected] Postseason. NCAA, L-2nd round Web site: . www.GWsports.com Final AP ranking. NR Final ESPN/USA Today ranking. NR Radio . WRGW (GWRadio.Com) . WMET (1150 AM) Media Notes Updated season statistics and boxscores will be available on GWsports. com, the Colonials’ official Web site within two hours of the conclusion of a game. Recaps can also be found on-line on GWsports.com throughout the season. The Athletics Communications Office’s preferred method of distributing action photos and head shots of coaches and players is by e-mail. Please contact Athletics Communications to receive photos via this method. 2005-06 PROSPECTUS 1 ROSTER/SCHEDULE 2005-06 Numerical Roster No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School/Last School 1 Jessica Adair Fr. F 6-4 Washington, DC/Anacostia 3 Whitney Allen Jr. F 5-11 Woodbridge, VA/Woodbridge 5 Kimberly Beck So. G 5-8 Fairburn, GA/Woodward Academy 12 Faith Peters Fr. G 5-10 Baton Rouge, LA/University Laboratory School 15 Chantelle John Fr. F 6-2 Toronto, Ont., Canada/Agincourt Collegiate Inst./Stoneleigh-Burnham School (MA) 20 Kenan Cole Jr. G/F 5-10 Rocky Ridge, MD/St. John’s at Prospect 21 Jazmine Adair Fr. F 6-3 Washington, DC/Anacostia 24 Corinne Turner Jr. F 6-2 Glen Cove, NY/Christ the King 25 Lora Mitchell So. F 6-1 Orem, UT/Mountain View 32 Sarah-Jo Lawrence So. G 5-11 Rhoadesville, VA/Orange County 33 Jamila Bates Fr. F 6-1 Seattle, WA/Garfield 35 Lisa Steele So. G 5-11 Erial, NJ/Highland Regional 41 Jessica Simmonds Sr.* F/C 6-2 South Orange, NJ/Columbia/Providence College *fifth-year senior; sat out 2003-04 season due to NCAA transfer rules Returning/Lost Breakdown 2005-06 Tentative Schedule Starters Returning (4) Date Opponent Time Name Ht. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG APG 11/18 VIRGINIA 7:00 pm Whitney Allen 5-11 Jr. F 4.6 4.6 0.7 11/25 vs. Purdue# 1:00 pm Kimberly Beck 5-8 So. G 8.0 2.1 5.1 11/26 vs. Texas/South Carolina# 1:00/3:30 pm Kenan Cole 5-10 Jr. G/F 7.3 3.5 1.1 12/1 at Villanova TBA Jessica Simmonds 6-2 Sr.* F/C 14.4 7.1 4.0 12/7 TENNESSEE 7:00 pm 12/10 STONY BROOK 2:00 pm 12/13 SMU 7:00 pm Other Letterwinners Returning (4) 12/17 MAINE 12:00 pm Name Ht. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG APG 12/20 YALE 7:00 pm Corinne Turner 6-2 Jr. F 2.8 1.6 0.7 12/30 at North Carolina State 2:00 pm Lora Mitchell 6-1 So. F 0.1 0.3 0.0 Sarah-Jo Lawrence 5-11 So. G 4.3 2.3 0.7 Conference Opponents Lisa Steele 5-11 So. G 0.7 1.3 0.3 Charlotte Duquesne Newcomers (5) Fordham Name Ht. Cl. Pos. PPG RPG La Salle Jessica Adair 6-4 Fr. F 17.0 15.0 Massachusetts Jazmine Adair 6-3 Fr. F 11.0 13.0 Rhode Island Jamila Bates 6-1. Fr. F 9.1 9.4 Richmond (2) Chantelle John 6-2 Fr. F 14.7 10.9 St. Bonaventure Faith Peters 5-10 Fr. G 19.4 4.0 Saint Louis Saint Joseph’s *fifth-year senior; sat out 2003-04 season due to NCAA transfer rules Temple (2) Xavier (2) Letterwinners Lost (5) Name Pos. PPG RPG APG # Junkanoo Jam (Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas) Anna Montañana F 16.7 6.8 4.0 Home games (in BOLD CAPS) at Charles E. Smith Athletics Center Liz Dancause F 3.4 3.0 1.0 All game times EST Amanda LoCascio^ G 2.8 0.9 1.1 Kristina Gineitis# F 1.6 0.9 0.2 Audie Fugett G 0.3 0.3 0.0 ^ transferred to Manhattan # transferred to Delaware Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/5 2 www.GWsports.com SEASON PREVIEW Coach Joe McKeown and his staff expect the same thing at the beginning of every season – to win the conference championship and to make a run in the NCAA Tournament. There’s no reason to think in 2005-06 that the Colonials won’t. GW returns four starters and eight letterwinners from last year’s team that won 23 games and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. In addition to the talent the Colonials have coming back, McKeown made it his mission in recruiting this year to address the two main areas of weakness last season – lack of size in the frontcourt and lack of a consistent shooting presence from the outside. To do this, he brought in five freshmen, four of which are over six feet tall and the fifth is a sharp-shooting guard that will help stretch opposing defenses. “Last year we had to change a little bit what we like to do,” McKeown said. “Hopefully this year, with our added size we can go back to being more of post-up, jump-shooting team, which has really been our bread and butter over the years.” Coach McKeown expects sophomore Sarah-Jo Lawrence to THE FRONTCOURT step up her game in 2005-06. Lawrence appeared in all 32 All-America candidate Jessica Simmonds will anchor the games last year and averged 4.3 points per outing. Colonials’ offense in the lane. The lone senior on this year’s club, Simmonds was selected to the A-10 All-Conference Second Team after a breakout season in 2004-05. After boards in seven of the GW’s last 12 games, including a career- missing the previous year due to NCAA transfer rules, best 12 caroms versus Temple in the A-10 Championship. Simmonds ranked in the top 10 in the conference in six categories in 2004-05, including scoring (seventh at 14.4 ppg), Both junior forward Corinne Turner and sophomore rebounding (eighth at 7.1 rpg) and blocked shots forward Lora Mitchell will compete for more playing time in (third with 37). the frontcourt this year. Turner showed flashes of the talent that made her a McDonald’s All-America Team finalist She can play both power forward and center and had some of coming out of Christ the King High School in New York two her best games on the biggest stages last year. She scored 22 years ago. She scored a season-high 10 points versus North points against Temple in the A-10 title game on her way to all- Carolina in the NCAA Tournament and has the quickness to championship team honors and set a career high with seven get to the basket and create scoring opportunities. Mitchell steals against North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament. didn’t get many opportunities last season playing behind Simmonds was an excellent complement to departed All- Montañana, but she has improved her game away from the American Anna Montañana last season and McKeown expects basket and McKeown expects her to be more comfortable her to shine as GW’s main offensive weapon this year. after a year of Division I basketball. “She can beat most big people off the dribble,” McKeown McKeown looked to sure up the middle with four freshmen said. “Jessica’s also improved her range, so she’s a threat now that all bring a combination of speed, but more importantly from 16 or 17 feet out, which will make her even more size to Foggy Bottom. Twins Jessica and Jazmine Adair, difficult to guard.” from nearby Anacostia High School in Washington, DC, are 6- 4 and 6-3, respectively. Canadian import Chantelle John is 6- Junior forward Whitney Allen also returns to GW’s 2 and Seattle product Jamila Bates is 6-1. frontcourt. One of the most athletic players in the conference, Allen was GW’s Defensive MVP in 2004-05. She held Both Adair sisters earned multiple DCIAA All-East Mississippi standout Armintie Price seven points below her accolades during their scholastic careers and Jessica finished season average in the first round of the NCAA Tournament as the school’s all-time leading scorer and was the first and finished third on the team with 15 blocked shots.