Contact: Jack Jumper • Cell Phone: 610-660-3389 • Email: [email protected] 2013-14 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall: 22-9; Atlantic 10: 10-6; Big 4-0 NOVEMBER #9 SEED SAINT JOSEPHʼS UNIVERSITY HAWKS Fri. 8 MOUNT ST. MARYʼS - WNIT W, 85-57 22-9 Overall, 10-6 Atlantic 10 Sun. 10 at LSU - WNIT L, 80-64 Fri. 15 at Wichita State - WNIT W, 81-73 OT 2014 NCAA Tournament First & Second Rounds Wed. 20 DREXEL W, 70-52 Sat. 23 LIBERTY W, 77-65 Games #32 & 33 • March 23 & 25, 2014 Tues. 26 at Princeton W, 74-65 DECEMBER Gampel Pavilion • Storrs, Conn. Sun. 1 at Quinnipiac W, 84-69 Wed. 4 at Temple # W, 73-53 GAME DAY AT A GLANCE Sat. 7 at Villanova # W, 63-60 Arena Gampel Pavilion(10,167) Tues. 10 HOFSTRA W, 73-60 Sat. 21 at Syracuse L, 64-62 Audio Streaming SJSN - Matt Martucci Sun. 29 at Florida Gulf Coast W, 76-64 Television ESPN - Dave OʼBrien and Debbie Antonelli JANUARY NCAA Tournament Record 6-12 All-Time (13th Appearance) Thurs. 2 at Richmond * W, 85-80 Sun. 5 GEORGE WASHINGTON L, 74-67 Wed. 8 RHODE ISLAND * W, 72-35 GAME STORIES . Sun. 12 at VCU * L, 73-69 • Saint Josephʼs is making its second straight, and 13th overall appearance, in the NCAA Fri. 17 PENN # W, 60-52 Tournament. Sun. 19 at La Salle #* W, 64-52 Wed. 22 at George Washington * W, 75-69 • The Hawks garnered one of 32 at-large bids into the 2014 NCAA Tournament, marking Sun. 26 DAYTON * W, 75-63 the first time since 2000 that they have earned a bid. Wed. 29 SAINT LOUIS * L, 69-65 • Saint Josephʼs earned the ninth seed in the Lincoln Region and will open against eighth FEBRUARY Sat. 1 VCU * W, 70-51 seed Georgia on Sunday. Wed. 5 at St. Bonaventure * L, 73-67 • Saturdayʼs matchup with Georgia will be the first meeting between the Hawks and the Wed. 12 LA SALLE * W, 76-63 Bulldogs. Sat. 15 at George Mason * W, 89-75 Tues. 18 DUQUESNE (CBSSN) * W, 61-59 • This year marks the second consecutive season that the Hawks have earned a ninth Sun. 23 at Dayton (ESPNU) * L, 82-56 seed and play their first game at Gampel Pavilion. Saint Josephʼs fell to eighth seed Van- Thurs. 27 at Massachusetts * W, 85-51 derbilt, 60-54, in the First Round of last yearʼs NCAA Tournament (boxscore and recap MARCH Sun. 2 FORDHAM * L, 58-53 on page 7). Thurs. 6 vs. George Mason + W, 89-55 • The Hawks are playing in their second NCAA Tournament under head coach Cindy Fri. 7 vs. George Washington + L, 82-79 OT Griffin. Saint Josephʼs has earned 10 postseason bids (two NCAA, eight WNIT) during Sun. 23 vs. Georgia ! 5:30 Tues. 23 vs. Connecticut/Prairie View A&M! TBA her 13 seasons as head coach. • Saint Josephʼs is one of three Atlantic 10 teams in the NCAA Tournament field. Regu- Home games in BOLD CAPS at Hagan Arena; lar season champion Dayton is the six seed in the Stanford Region, while A-10 Tourna- All game times are EST and subject to change ! - NCAA Tournament (Storrs, Conn.) ment champions Fordham earned a 10th seed in the Notre Dame Region. * Atlantic 10 Conference Game • This year marks the first time since 1997 that both Saint Josephʼs womenʼs and menʼs # - Philadelphia Big 5 Game + at The Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Va.) basketball team have advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The Hawks are one of just 25 schools this year to make the NCAA Tournament with both squads. HAWKS AT A GLANCE PROBABLE STARTERS No. Pos. Player Yr. Ht. PPG RPG APG MPG Notes 3GErin Shields Sr. 5-6 14.9 3.2 3.4 34.2 Leads the Atlantic 10 in three-pointers (88) 4GNatasha Cloud Jr. 6-0 11.5 6.7 7.8 34.8 Second nationally in assists per game (7.8) 13 F Ashley Robinson R-Jr. 6-2 6.2 5.2 0.7 22.3 Averaging career-highs in scoring and rebounding 21 G Ciara Andrews So. 5-9 9.4 2.5 1.1 20.8 Scoring 14.7 ppg over last six contests 41 F Sarah Fairbanks So. 6-1 12.9 6.0 0.9 27.3 Team leader in blocked shots (37) THE BENCH 1FIlze Gotfrida Sr. 6-0 8.4 5.2 1.4 24.6 Posting career-highs in scoring and rebounding 2GMackenzie Rule Fr. 5-6 0.0 0.5 0.3 2.5 Appeared in four games 11 F Lisanne de Jonge Fr. 5-11 1.3 1.5 0.3 8.6 Leads all SJU freshmen in rebounds (40) and steals (7) 15 G Kathleen Fitzpatrick Fr. 5-9 2.2 0.4 0.3 5.2 Tops all SJU rookies in scoring and three-pointers (7) 20 G Geena Gomez Fr. 5-8 1.2 0.5 0.6 4.9 Her 13 assists are the most among SJU freshmen 22 F Jessica Pongonis Fr. 6-1 1.9 1.6 0.4 9.0 Played in 23 games and tops in minutes per game for rookies 23 G Jordan Strode So. 5-8 3.0 3.0 0.0 10.0 Out - Knee 34 F Kelsey Berger Sr. 5-11 6.2 2.4 0.6 23.4 Second on team in free throw percentage (91.2 percent) F Amanda Fioravanti Fr. 6-1 1.5 1.1 0.1 4.0 Will sit out season after transferring from Virginia 2013 ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONS WWW.SJUHAWKS.COM 2013-14 SAINT JOSEPHʼS BASKETBALL NOTES - PAGE 2 SAINT JOSEPHʼSʼ ROSTER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown High School/Last School 1 Ilze Gotfrida Sr. F 6-0 Dobele, Latvia Rigas Secondary School No. 49 2 Mackenzie Rule Fr. G 5-6 West Chester, Pa. Cardinal O'Hara ILZE GOTFRIDA . .ILL-zuh got-FREE-duh 3 Erin Shields Sr. G 5-6 Drexel Hill, Pa. Archbishop Carroll 4 Natasha Cloud Jr. G 6-0 Broomall, Pa. Cardinal O'Hara/Maryland CIARA Andrews . .SEE-air-uh 11 Lisanne de Jonge Fr. F 5-11 Nijmegen, Netherlands Luzac College Kelsey BERGER . .Burger 13 Ashley Robinson R-Jr. F 6-2 Warrington, Pa. Archbishop Wood 15 Kathleen Fitzpatrick Fr. G 5-9 Drexel Hill, Pa. Academy of Notre Dame de Namur Jessica PONGONIS . .pon-GO-niss 20 Geena Gomez Fr. G 5-8 Huntington Beach, Calif. Edison LISANNE DE JONGE 21 Ciara Andrews So. G 5-9 Glenside, Pa. Cheltenham 22 Jessica Pongonis Fr. F 6-1 Fishers, Ind. Hamilton Southeaster ..........LEEZ-ann dee YON-guh 23 Jordan Strode So. G 5-8 Harrisburg, N.C. Hickory Ridge 34 Kelsey Berger Sr. F 5-11 Mentor, Ohio Mentor/Air Force 41 Sarah Fairbanks So. F 6-1 Elizabethtown, Pa. Elizabethtown Area Amanda Fioravanti Fr. F 6-1 Frederick, Md. Our Lady of of Good Counsel/Virginia Head Coach: Cindy Griffin (Saint Josephʼs ʻ91, ʻ93) - 13th year Associate Head Coach: Susan Moran (Saint Josephʼs ʻ02) - 11th year Assistant Coaches: Stephanie McCaffrey (Saint Josephʼs ʻ04) - 7th year, Jada Pierce (West Chester ʻ97) - 2nd year Director of Basketball Operations: Katie Gardler (Saint Josephʼs ʻ92) - 4th year Graduate Assistant: Chris Koclanes (Old Dominion ʻ10) - 1st year HAWKS VERSUS FIRST & SECOND ROUND OPPONENTS NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY All-Time Record: 6-12 (12 Appearances) SAINT JOSEPHʼS VS. GEORGIA - FIRST ROUND, SUNDAY MARCH 23 Last Appearance: 2013 (First Round) Sundayʼs matchup is the first meeting between the Hawks and Georgia. Saint Josephʼs Best Finish: Second Round (1987, 1988, 1989, is in similar territory though, facing fellow SEC member Vanderbilt in last yearʼs First 1997, 1999, 2000) Round of the NCAA Tournament (L, 60-54, 3/23/13). Additionally, the Hawks dropped an Last Game: L, 60-54, vs. Vanderbilt, 3/23/2013 80-64 decision at LSU in the Second Round of the Preseason WNIT earlier this year. All- Last Win: W, 69-48, vs. Texas, 3/17/2000) time, Saint Josephʼs is 5-15 against SEC opponents - Alabama (1-3), Arkansas (1-0), Auburn (1-1), LSU (0-1), Mississippi (0-1), Mississippi State (1-0), South Carolina (0-2), YEAR-BY-YEAR NCAA Tennessee (0-5), Vanderbilt (1-2). TOURNAMENT RESULTS SAINT JOSEPHʼS VS. CONNECTICUT - SECOND ROUND, TUESDAY MARCH 25 1985: First Round at Raleigh, North Carolina The Hawks are 2-4 all-time against Connecticut, but have lost four straight to in the se- N.C. State 67 Saint Josephʼs 63 1986: First Round at Bowling Green, Kentucky ries. Saint Josephʼs won the first two meetings (67-56 on December 10, 1983 and 65-52 W. Kentucky 74 Saint Josephʼs 65 on December 28, 1987), but the Huskies have dominated the last four games, winning by 1987: First Round at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania an average of 29.5 points per game. Saint Josephʼs 67 South Alabama 56 Second Round at Austin, Texas Hawks vs. Connecticut (2-4) Texas 86 Saint Josephʼs 56 Date W/L SJU-Opp Site Rank 1988: First Round at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Saint Josephʼs 68 Bowling Green 66 12/21/03 L 34-87 The Palestra 1/1 Second Round at College Park, Maryland 12/22/02 L 44-82 Hartford Civic Center 3/2 Maryland 78 Saint Josephʼs 67 11/16/97 L 49-74 Hartford Civic Center (Preseason WNIT) 6/6 1989: First Round at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 12/13/92 L 51-53 Hartford Civic Center (Hartford Courant Classic) 23/-- Saint Josephʼs 82 Vanderbilt 68 12/28/87 W 65-52 Richmond, Virginia (Dole Pineapple Classic) Second Round at Long Beach, California 12/10/83 W 67-56 Storrs, Connecticut (Finast Gold Cup) Long Beach State 84 Saint Josephʼs 65 1990: First Round at Norfolk, Virginia Old Dominion 91 Saint Josephʼs 69 1994: First Round at Norfolk, Virginia SAINT JOSEPHʼS VS.