2015-16 Lafayette Women’s Basketball Game Notes Game 22 | vs. Holy Cross | Feb. 10 | 7 p.m. Last Meeting | Jan. 13, 2016 | Holy Cross, 66-49 Series History | Holy Cross, 54-8 2015-16 SCHEDULE (5-16, 3-8) TODAY’S MATCHUP NOVEMBER 13 at Delaware L, 67-47 Lafayette begins a stretch of three home games out of four with 17 at Penn L, 54-37 Wednesday night’s 7 p.m. contest against Holy Cross. The Crusaders (9-13, 20 DUQUESNE L, 73-65 6-5 PL) sit in a tie for fourth place in the league standings after falling 74-64 22 at Hartford L, 55-50 at first-place Bucknell Saturday afternoon. 24 at Fordham L, 61-49 29 SAINT PETER’S W, 72-69 DECEMBER LAST TIME OUT 4 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN W, 77-59 With the score tied at 61 and 4:03 left on the clock, a Maia Hood 9 at Wagner L, 69-48 layup began a crucial 7-0 run for Lafayette which ultimately sealed a 71-64 22 COLGATE* L, 72-59 Cavalier Classic at UVA road triumph over Boston University on Saturday. Hood tallied 15 points and 28 Richmond L, 54-46 10 rebounds for a second-consecutive contest. 29 Coppin State L, 64-57 Ashley Lutz also registered a second-straight double-double, tallying JANUARY 2 at Loyola* L, 66-65 a career-high 23 points to go along with 11 boards. Jamie O’Hare chipped 6 ARMY WEST POINT* L, 78-45 in a career-best 10 assists as the Leopards finished off a season sweep of the 9 BOSTON U.* W, 71-56 Terriers. 13 at Holy Cross* L, 66-49 16 NAVY* L, 65-58 (OT) 20 at American* W, 60-51 LUTZ ROLLING ALONG 27 at Lehigh* L, 82-74 Ashley Lutz carried Lafayette late against Boston U., scoring 21 of the 30 LOYOLA* L, 55-51 team’s 41 points in the second half of Saturday’s victory. Lutz finished the FEBRUARY game 7-for-14 from the field, hitting both of her 3-point attempts and all 3 at Army West Point* L, 84-57 6 at Boston U.* W, 71-64 seven shots from the foul line. 10 HOLY CROSS* 7 p.m. Dating back to the Leopards’ first meeting with Holy Cross on Jan. 13, 13 at Navy* 7 p.m. the Sudbury, Mass., native is averaging a team-high 14.1 points and 10.4 17 AMERICAN* 7 p.m. rebounds per game. Lutz shot 48.5 percent from the floor during those seven 20 LEHIGH* 2 p.m. 24 at Bucknell* 7 p.m. contests (32-of-66), and also hit 90 percent of her free throw attempts (27- 27 at Colgate* 4 p.m. of-30) elevating her season percentage to a team-best 89.5 percent. She and MARCH Jamie O’Hare are the only two Lafayette players to start all 21 games so far 2 BUCKNELL* 6 p.m. this season. 5 PL First Round TBA 8 PL Quarterfinals TBA 11 PL Semifinals TBA LOOKING AHEAD 12 PL Championship TBA The Leopards hit the road for a 7 p.m. Saturday night contest at Navy. The Mids (11-11, 5-6 PL) eked out a 65-58 overtime win when the two All times eastern * Patriot League contest teams met in Kirby on Jan. 16. Team Information Lafayette Quick Hits | Last Game Starters in Bold Head Coach: Theresa Grentz (first season) No. Name (Ht., Yr.) Pos. PPG RPG APG Notable Record at Lafayette: 5-16 2 Nia Holland (5-6, Fr.) G --- --- --- averaged over 10 ppg in last two HS seasons Overall Record: 676-326 (33+ seasons) 5 Anna Ptasinski (5-10, So.) G 5.8 2.1 1.4 made 3 or more 3-pointers in 3 of last 4 games 11 Alex Cantwell (5-10, Fr.) G 3.2 3.5 1.3 back in lineup at Army after 1-game injury absence Associate Head Coach: C.K. Calhoun 13 Jamie O’Hare (5-6, Sr.) G 14.6 3.0 4.5 career-high 10 assists at BU (2/6) Assistant Coach: Ross James 14 Harriet Ottewill-Soulsby (6-3, Jr.) F 7.0 5.1 1.7 now ninth in program history in blocks (47) Assistant Coach: Kristen Foley 15 Angela Ribarich (6-5, Fr.) C 5.6 2.9 0.5 Earned second PL ROTW award on Feb. 1 22 Sammy Stipa (5-5, So.) G 8.3 3.2 2.8 PL leader in 3-point FG pct. (.522); injured Athletics Website: www.GoLeopards.com 23 Maia Hood (5-9, Jr.) G 7.8 4.8 0.8 tied career-high in pts and reb at BU (2/6) Athletics Facebook: facebook.com/GoLeopards 33 Annette Snow (5-11, Sr.) G 1.3 1.8 0.4 season-high seven pts vs. Coppin St. (12/29) Athletics Twitter/Instagram: @GoLeopards 42 Ellen Graham (6-2, So.) C 0.3 1.3 0.3 career-high 5 reb in season debut at Wagner (12/9) WBB Twitter/Instagram: @LafayetteWBB 43 Ashley Lutz (6-1, Jr.) F 8.5 8.4 0.9 4th double-double in 7 games at BU (2/6) 2015-16 Game Notes 1 Lafayette Women’s Basketball SERIES HISTORY Lafayette’s losing streak against Holy Cross was extended to 12 games, its longest current slide against any team, with a 66-49 defeat in Worcester, Mass., on Jan. 13. The Leopards took a 27-26 lead into the VS second half after holding the Crusaders to a 27.0 percent shooting clip in the first 20 minutes. 5-16 (3-8 PL) W-L 9-13 (6-5 PL) The visitors, though, were outscored 17-6 in the third quarter, and a season-high 28 turnovers hurt any chances of a comeback. Lafayette’s last 3-7 Last 10 5-5 win over Holy Cross was a 43-39 road victory on Jan. 9, 2010, while the 2-3 Last 5 2-3 last home triumph came on Jan. 6, 2007 (61-58). W1 Current Streak L1 57.5 PPG 61.6 SCOUTING HOLY CROSS Infinity Thomas-Waheed and Lisa Mifsud each scored in double 65.0 Opp. PPG 62.3 figures for the Crusaders in the team’s first meeting this season, and they -7.5 Margin -0.7 are averaging 12.9 and 11.9 points per game, respectively, on the year. .370 FG% .386 The Leopards will also have to contend with senior center Molly Hourigan, who had 12 boards, five blocks and four steals against Lafayette in January .398 Opp. FG% .387 and is second in the conference with 2.7 rejections overall. .316 3PT% .335 Four of the last six league games for Holy Cross have been played on .336 Opp. 3PT% .295 the road, and they are 0-4 in those contests. The Crusaders are 2-10 away from home overall this season, with the only two wins coming against .711 FT% .659 Boston U. (60-41) on Dec. 30 and Colgate (80-71) on Jan. 6. 37.8 RPG 34.9 38.3 Opp. RPG 40.0 NIGHT TO REMEMBER FOR O’HARE -0.5 Margin -5.1 Jamie O’Hare sank two 3-pointers at Army West Point on Feb. 3, moving her career total to 169 and vaulting her past Kara Stetler ’07 for 13.4 APG 13.7 the all-time lead in program history. O’Hare has a team-high 31 makes 17.0 TO/Game 14.9 from 3-point range this season. 3.1 Blocks/Game 4.6 She also jumped up to 14th place on the all-time scoring list with her 15-point effort against the Black Knights. O’Hare currently sits at 7.7 Steals/Game 8.1 1,091 career points, only seven behind Dana Wolfe ’85 for 13th place. 2015-16 LAFAYETTE ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School Quick Facts 2 Nia Holland Fr. G 5-6 Lansdowne, Pa./The Shipley School General Information 5 Anna Ptasinski So. G 5-10 Highlands Ranch, Colo./Regis Jesuit Location .................................................. Easton, Pa. 11 Alex Cantwell Fr. G 5-10 Glen Head, N.Y./North Shore Founded ..........................................................1826 13 Jamie O’Hare Sr. G 5-6 Staten Island, N.Y./St. Peter’s Enrollment .................................2,400 undergraduates 14 Harriet Ottewill-Soulsby Jr. F 6-3 Loughborough, England/Charnwood College Nickname ...................................................Leopards 15 Angela Ribarich Fr. C 6-5 Toronto, Ontario/St. Joseph’s College Colors ...........................................Maroon and White 22 Sammy Stipa So. G 5-5 Royersford, Pa./Spring-Ford Affiliation .........................................NCAA Division I 23 Maia Hood Jr. G 5-9 Elmsford, N.Y./Alexander Hamilton Conference .......................................... Patriot League 33 Annette Snow Sr. G 5-11 Manalapan, N.J./Blair Academy Arena (capacity) .........Allan P. Kirby Sports Center (2,644) 42 Ellen Graham So. C 6-2 Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way North President ...............................................Alison Byerly 43 Ashley Lutz Jr. F 6-1 Sudbury, Mass./Lincoln Sudbury Director of Athletics .........................Bruce McCutcheon Head Coach: Theresa Grentz (Immaculata ’74, first season) Women’s Basketball Information Associate Head Coach: C.K. Calhoun (Marymount ’06, second season) 2014-15 Record ............................ 14-17 (6-12 PL, 8th) Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Ross James (Millsaps ’09, second season) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................... 8/4 Assistant Coach: Kristen Foley (Rutgers ’86, first season) Starters Returning/Lost ....................................... 2/3 Athletic Trainer: Hali Aussems (Rutgers ’12) Overall Program Record ............... 484-627 (43+ seasons) Managers: Nick Grams, Karley Nikoi, Chris Panaguiton 2015 Captains: Annette Snow, Harriet Ottewill-Soulsby Athletic Communications Women’s Basketball Contact ......................Erik Pedersen PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Office Phone .....................................