XAVIER 2011-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Media Contact: Jenna Willhoit, Associate Sports Information Director 513-745-3961 (O) • 513-532-2781 (C) • 513-745-2825 (F) • @Jenna_XUSID [email protected] • 3800 Victory Parkway • Cincinnati, OH 45207-7530 Press Row: 513-745-3929 • www.GOXAVIER.com 2001 & 2010 ELITE EIGHT | ATLANTIC 10 FIVE-PEAT 2011-12 Schedule Xavier at 2012 A-10 Championship Record: 8-19 Overall; 5-9 A-10 March 2-5, 2012 | Host: Saint Joseph’s november 5 Indianapolis ^ W, 58-41 Philadelphia, Pa. | Hagan Arena 12 Eastern Kentucky W, 66-61 14 at Mississippi State L, 71-65 GAME INFORMATION 20 at #9/10 Louisville L, 62-44 25 #3/5 Stanford L, 80-64 AP AP AP 30 South Carolina L, 67-56 NR NR 19 dECEMBER ESPN ESPN ESPN 4 Cincinnati goxavier.com W, 69-60 NR NR 22 6 Morehead State W, 71-66 9 Middle Tennessee L, 65-49 RPI RPI RPI 18 vs. Syracuse & L, 70-67 187 145 23 19 vs. Ohio & L, 80-752OT 20 vs. NR/RV Oklahoma & L, 73-51 #9 Xavier Musketeers #8 La Salle Explorers #1 St. Bonaventure Bonnies 29 at UNCW L, 59-52 2011-12 Record --- 8-19 (5-9 A-10) 2011-12 Record --13-16 (7-7 A-10) 2011-12 Record --27-2 (14-0 A-10) Head coach ------------ Amy Waugh Head coach ------------Jeff Williams Head coach ------------ Jim Crowley jANuARy Career record ----------8-19 (1st) Career record ------- 23-36 (2nd) Career record ----220-213 (15th) 4 Eastern Illinois L, 60-54 At Xavier --------------------- Same At La Salle ------------------- Same At SBU ------------181-176 (12th) 7 Charlotte * L, 58-54 Streak ------------------------------ W1 Streak ------------------------------- L1 Streak -----------------------------W16 11 at Duquesne * L, 68-49 Last five --------------------------- 3-2 Last five --------------------------- 2-3 Last five --------------------------- 5-0 14 at La Salle * L, 63-51 SID contact ---------- Jenna Willhoit SID contact ------ Michelle Serabian SID contact --------- Jason MacBain 21 Saint Joseph’s * CBSSN L, 70-67 Email ----------- [email protected] Email ------- [email protected] Email ------------ [email protected] 24 Temple * goxavier.com L, 64-38 Website ---------------- goxavier.com Website ------------ goexplorers.com Website --------------gobonnies.com 28 at Rhode Island * W, 67-57 QuICK HITS FEBRuARy » Head coach Amy Waugh is in her first season at the helm of the Xavier women’s team in 2011-12. She was 1 Saint Louis * W, 67-57 named the sixth head coach in the history of the program, the first alumnus, on April 20, 2011. 5 Dayton * ESPNU L, 74-65 8 at George Washington * L, 54-44 » Senior guard Tyeasha Moss is the team’s only returning starter from last season and she leads the team scoring 11 at Fordham * W, 68-57OT (13.6 ppg. - 8th A-10), made 3-point field goals (37) and steals (26). Moss was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Confer- 15 Richmond * goxavier.com W, 76-60 ence Third Team. Junior forward Jessica Pachko is the team’s leading rebounder with 8.1 boards per contest (4th 18 at #22/25 St. Bonaventure * CBSSN L, 66-48 A-10) and her team-best 51.0 shooting percentage ranks sixth in the league. 22 at Dayton * L, 83-54 » Pachko was named the Performer of the Week by PickinSplinters.com on Jan. 29, the first Musketeer to earn the 26 Massachusetts * CBSSN W, 70-61 honor this season. » This is the Musketeers’ 41st season as an intercollegiate sport at Xavier. march » XU has made at least one 3-point field goal in 218 consecutive games. The last time the Musketeers went 0-for 2 #8 La Salle ! 11:30 a.m. from long range was in a 58-44 win over Valparaiso at home on Nov. 26, 2005. 3 #1 St. Bonaventure !$ 12:00 p.m. » The Musketeers are 178-82 in Atlantic 10 regular season play (17 yrs.) and 206-115 all-time against the A-10. 4 Semifinals !$ CBSSN TBA 5 Finals !$ ESPN2 TBA PROBABLE STARTERS 17-20 NCAA Tournament 1st & 2nd Rds $ TBA G • 0 • Tyeasha Moss F • 12 • Jessica Pachko ^ - Exhibition 5-9 • Sr. • Columbus, Ohio (Africentric) 6-2 • r-Jr. • Cincinnati, Ohio (Oak Hills) & - Duel in the Desert • Las Vegas * - Atlantic 10 Regular Season Contest Pts. Rbs. Ast. FG% 3FG% FT% Pts. Rbs. Ast. FG% 3FG% FT% ! - Atlantic 10 Championship 13.6 4.3 3.3 .359 .252 .813 10.6 8.1 1.4 .510 .136 .750 Hagan Arena • Philadelphia $ - Denotes Must Qualify G • 3 • Shatyra Hawkes F • 42 • Lakeisha Crouch All Times Eastern | Subject to Change 5-3 • So. • Baltimore, Md. (St. Frances) 6-0 • r-Fr. • Antioch, Tenn. (Hillsboro) Home Game Denoted With Bold Text Pts. Rbs. Ast. FG% 3FG% FT% Pts. Rbs. Ast. FG% 3FG% FT% Up Next: 8.6 4.0 3.44 .346 .295 .829 5.4 6.1 0.88 .425 .000 .514 at A-10 Championship Mar. 2-5 G • 13 • Ashley Wanninger Hagan Arena 5-10 • So. • Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain) Host: Saint Joseph’s Philadelphia, Pa. Pts. Rbs. Ast. FG% 3FG% FT% 3.9 2.1 1.0 .243 .220 .571 2 2011-12 XAVIER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2011-12 XAVIER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2011-12 NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHAbETICAL No. Name Ht. Pos. Elg. Hometown (Last Schools) 0 Moss, Tyeasha 5-9 G Sr. Columbus, Ohio (Africentric) 1 O’Neill, Ty 5-6 G Jr. Beebe, Ark. (Beebe/Chipola College) No. Name 2 Gray, Amber 6-1 F r-Jr. West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West/Tennessee) 42 Lakeisha Crouch 3 Hawkes, Shatyra 5-3 G So. Baltimore, Md. (St. Frances Academy) 2 Amber Gray 12 Pachko, Jessica 6-2 F r-Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Oak Hills/Marquette) 13 Wanninger, Ashley 5-10 G So. Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain) 3 Shatyra Hawkes 22 Johnson, Sabrina 6-2 C r-Sr. Jeffersonville, Ind. (Jeffersonville/Gulf Coast CC) 22 Sabrina Johnson 34 Walker, Latisha 6-2 C So. Cleveland, Ohio (Lutheran East) 0 Tyeasha Moss 42 Crouch, Lakeisha 6-0 F r-Fr. Antioch, Tenn. (Hillsboro) 1 Ty O’Neill Coaches/Staff 12 Jessica Pachko Head coach: Amy Waugh (Xavier ’03) – First Season 34 Latisha Walker Assistant coach: Brian Neal (Northern Kentucky ’93) – First Season 13 Ashley Wanninger Assistant coach: Carla Morrow (Tulsa ’02) – Fifth Season Assistant coach: Bryce McKey (Malone ’08) - First Season just MuSKETEERS Please Director of basketball operations: Maureen Hester (Xavier ’09) – First Season When referring to the Xavier women’s Graduate program assistant: Nick Workman (Xavier ’11) – First Season basketball team (or any other Xavier Athletic trainer: Katie Svihlik (Xavier ’08) – Second Season athletic team), we ask that you refer to Pronunciations us simply as “Musketeers”. Not “Lady LAKEISHA Crouch: luh - KEE - shuh Musketeers”, “Muskies” or “Lady Muskies”. SHATYRA Hawkes: shuh – TIE – ruh Thanks for your cooperation. TYEASHA Moss: tie - EE - shuh Jessica PACHKO: PATCH - co LATISHA Walker: luh – TIH – shuh Ashley WANNINGER: WAWN – in – gher Amy WAUGH: WAH OPENING ROUND QUARTERFINALS SEMIFINALS CHAMPIONSHIP SESSION 1 | MARCH 2 SESSION 2 | MARCH 3 SESSION 3 | MARCH 4 SESSION 4 | MARCH 5 #1 ST. BONAVENTURE (27-2/14-0) Xavier Quick Facts Location: Cincinnati, Ohio #8 LA SALLE (13-16/7-7) Founded: 1831 Enrollment: 7,000 Nickname: Musketeers Colors: Navy Blue, Gray and White #9 XAVIER (8-19/5-9) Arena: Cintas Center Capacity: 10,250 #4 RICHMOND (22-7/9-5) Conference: Atlantic 10 President: Michael J. Graham, S.J. #5 SAINT JOSEPH’S (19-9/9-5) Athletic Director: Mike Bobinski Senior Woman Admin.: Erin Kido Athletic Office Phone: (513) 745-3413 #12 FORDHAM (12-17/3-11) A-10 CHAMPION Ticket Office Phone: (513) 745-3411 Athletics Web Site: www.goxavier.com #2 TEMPLE (20-8/13-1) NCAA Tournament Record (App.): 7-9 (nine) NCAA Elite Eight Appearances: 2 (‘01, ‘10) #7 DUQUESNE (19-10/7-7) WNIT Record (App.): 3-4 (four) A-10 Tournament Record (App.): 28-10 (16) A-10 Tournament Titles: Six (2000, 2001, #10 GEORGE WASHINGTON (11-17/4-10) 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011) Head Coach: Amy Waugh #3 DAYTON (20-6/12-2) Alma Mater: Xavier, ‘03 Record at School (Yrs.): 7-19 (First) #6 CHARLOTTE (16-12/8-6) Career Record (Yrs.): Same Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/5 Starters Returning/Lost: 1/4 #11 SAINT LOUIS (10-19/4-10) Newcomers: 3 NCAA Tournament: 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Atlantic 10 Champions: 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 2011-12 XAVIER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2011-12 XAVIER WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 3 The La Salle Series The St. bonavanture Series Associated Press Top 25 (Feb. 27) # School Record Pts. Series record.................Xavier leads 24-9 Series record.................Xavier leads 17-4 1 Baylor (40) 29-0 1,000 XU at home .................................... 14-2 XU at home ...................................... 9-0 2 Stanford 26-1 946 XU at La Salle ................................... 9-7 XU at St. Bonaventure ....................... 6-4 3 Notre Dame 27-2 927 XU at neutral site .............................. 1-0 XU at neutral site .............................. 2-0 4 Connecticut 26-3 887 First meeting ..................... Jan. 14, 1993 First meeting ..................... Jan. 24, 1996 5 Duke 24-4 813 Largest victory ...........51 (102-51) 2/1/11 Largest victory .......................... 32 Twice 6 Maryland 25-4 808 Largest defeat ..............17 (52-35) 2/8/97 Largest defeat ............19 (84-65) 1/23/97 7 Miami (Fla.) 25-4 757 8 Delaware 26-1 688 Last meeting ...................... Jan. 14, 2012 Last meeting ......................Feb. 18, 2012 9 Penn State 23-5 658 10 Kentucky 24-5 624 Last Five Meetings Last Five Meetings 11 Green Bay 25-1 597 12 Georgetown 22-6 521 Jan.