2004-2005 University of Washington Husky Women’s Basketball Media Relations Contact: Erin Rowley • Phone: 206-685-3118 • Fax: 206-543-5000 • Email: [email protected] 2004-05 Schedule/Results Husky Women Wrap Three-Game Road Trip Record: 4-3 Overall, 0-0 Pac-10 At No. 7 Notre Dame Saturday National Ranking: nr/rv Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004 Date Opponent Time/Result Washington (4-3) at #7/#5 Notre Dame (7-1) • 9 a.m. PST (12 p.m. EST) O31 Baden Sports (exhibition) W, 86-49 Joyce Center • Notre Dame, Ind. N8 Vanguard University (exh) W, 83-34 Radio - KKNW AM 1150 • TV - Comcast Local (Indiana) N14-15 WBCA BTI Classic Live scoring at www.gohuskies.com N14 South Carolina W, 65-53 N15 #14/#14 Minnesota W, 72-67 ot This Week: After splitting a pair of contests at Utah and Denver, Washington women’s N22 at Michigan L, 68-75 basketball (4-3) completes a three-game road trip at seventh-ranked Notre Dame (7-1), N26-27 Seattle Times Classic Saturday, Dec. 11, at 9 a.m. PST (12 p.m. EST) at the Joyce Center on the Notre Dame N26 Wisconsin-Milwaukee W, 86-75 campus. The game will be televised in Indiana by Comcast Local and can be heard live on N27 Alabama L, 56-76 the radio in the Seattle area on KKNW AM 1150. Washington’s matchup with the Irish D4 at Utah L, 56-64 begins a stretch where the Huskies face three ranked opponents in their next four games. D6 at Denver W, 64-61 The Huskies will be greeted by No. 6 Baylor in their next home contest Dec. 15. UW has D11 at #7/#5 Notre Dame 12 p.m. ET faced one ranked opponent this year, upsetting then-No. 14 Minnesota at home. D15 #6/#10 Baylor (FSN) 8 p.m. D21 Colorado (FSN Northwest) 8 p.m. Radio Coverage: All Husky women’s basketball games can be heard live on the radio at D27 #24/#23 Arizona* 7 p.m. KKNW 1150 AM. Steve Sandmeyer enters his sixth season calling the action, while former D29 Arizona State (FSN Northwest)* 7 p.m. Husky Elise (Niemela) Woodward will join Sandmeyer on home broadcasts. Fans can also J2 at California* 2 p.m. listen to games on the internet at www.gohuskies.com. J4 at #2/#2 Stanford (FSN Northwest)*7 p.m. J7 USC (FSN Northwest)* 7 p.m. Live Webcast: A select number of Husky women’s basketball games can be seen via a J9 #18/#20 UCLA* 1 p.m. live webcast at www.gohuskies.com. A subscription to College Sports Pass is necessary to J13 at Oregon* 7 p.m. view these games and can be purchased on the website for $6.95 a month or $49.95 for an entire year. The radio broadcasts from all UW women’s basketball games are also included J15 at Oregon State (FSN)* 3 p.m. in the package. J22 at Washington State* (FSN NW) 7 p.m. J27 #2/#2 Stanford* 7 p.m. Probable Husky Starters J29 California* 1 p.m. No. Name P Ht. Yr. EXP. ‘04-’05 Hometown F3 at #18/#20 UCLA* 7 p.m. 1 Jill Bell F 6-0 R-So.1V 7.3 ppg, 7.6 rpg Bellevue, Wash. F5 at USC* 4 p.m. 3 Breanne Watson F 6-1 So. 1V 7.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg Richmond. B.C. F10 Oregon State* 7 p.m. 5 Cameo Hicks G 5-10 So. 1V 7.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg Tracy, Calif. F12 Oregon (FSN Wildcard)* 1 or 3 p.m. 20 Kayla Burt G 5-11 Jr. 2V 9.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg Arlington, Wash. F19 Washington State (FSN NW)* 6 p.m. 33 Kristen O’Neill G 6-1 R-Jr. 2V 8.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg Edmonds, Wash. F24 at Arizona State* 6:30 p.m. MT F26 at #24/#23 Arizona (FSN Wild)* 2 p.m. MT Huskies Off The Bench M4-7 Pac-10 Tournament San Jose, CA No. Name P Ht. Yr. EXP. ‘04-’05 Hometown M19, 21 NCAA 1st and 2nd Rounds SEATTLE, WA 2 Cheri Craddock G 5-10 So. 1V 6.9 ppg, 1.4 rpg Oakland, Calif. M26-29 NCAA Regionals Campus Sites 4 Emily Florence G 5-5 Fr. HS 2.9 ppg, 1.4 rpg Boise, Idaho A3&5 NCAA Final Four Indianapolis, Ind. 10 Dominique Banks G 5-8 Fr. HS 6.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg Stockton, Calif. * Pac-10 Game • Times local to site 11 Erica Schelly G 5-11 R-So.1V 1.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg Fort Collins, Colo. All home games held at Bank of America Arena 15 Nicole Castro G 5-10 R-Jr. 2V 1.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg Sunshine Coast, Australia Rankings according to Associated Press/WBCA 22 Stefanie Clark G 5-9 Fr. HS 1.5 ppg, 0.3 rpgLakeview Terrace, Calif. Coaches Poll 23 Maggie O’Hara F 6-3 So. 1V 4.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg Boise, Idaho Scouting Notre Dame (7-1): The Irish, ranked seventh in the Associated Press poll and fifth in the WBCA Coaches poll, opened the year winning seven straight before falling to No. 15 Michigan State in overtime (73-82) in its most recent game on Dec. 2. Notre Dame’s seven victories include wins over then-No. 6 Duke (76-65), then-No. 10 Ohio State (66-62) and Pac-10 team USC (65-60). Notre Dame’s loss to Michigan State was its first on its home court this year, as the Irish are 5-1 at the Joyce Center. The player for the Huskies to focus on is All-American senior foward Jacqueline Batteast (19.9 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 4.1 apg). Also averaging in double-figure scoring is junior guard Megan Duffy with 14.8 points per game. Notre Dame’s leader on the glass is senior center Teresa Borton with 6.8 rebounds Washington Women’s Basketball Weekly Release -- December 8, 2004 per game. The Irish travel to Dayton (3-4) Thursday, before returning home for Saturday’s HUSKY QUICK FACTS game. Location: ................................................. Seattle, Wash. Founded: ........................................... November 4, 1861 The Series With Notre Dame: The all-time series between Washington and Notre Dame is Enrollment: .......................................................... 31,474 deadlocked at 1-1. The Huskies defeated the Irish 85-74 in Seattle last season (Dec. 7, 2003), Nickname: .......................................................... Huskies led by a career night by then-freshman Cameo Hicks. Hicks fueled the Husky offense with 24 Colors: ....................................................... Purple & Gold points and eight rebounds. Senior Giuliana Mendiola added 27 points, eight assists and seven School Song: ..................... “Bow Down to Washington” rebounds, while senior Andrea Lalum contributed a double-double with 14 points and 10 boards. Conference: .................................................... Pacific-10 The win marked No. 250 in the career of UW head coach June Daugherty. Notre Dame won the President: ............................................. Dr. Mark Emmert first-ever meeting (80-67) at the Kona Tournament in Hawaii, Dec. 2, 1995. Saturday marks Athletic Director: ......................................... Todd Turner Washington’s first trip to South Bend. Executive Associate A.D: ......................... Jeff Compher Senior Associate Athletic Director: ............. Marie Tuite Fast Fact: Sophomore guard Cameo Hicks’ 24 points and 11 field goals made versus Notre Home Court: ................. Bank of America Arena (10,000) Dame last season still stand as her career high numbers in both categories. Press Row: ................................................ 206-543-2230 Last Time Out: Junior guards Kayla Burt and Kristen O’Neill each scored 11 points as Wash- Women’s Basketball Staff ington held off a furious Denver rally for a 64-61 win in the Mile High City, Monday evening. Head Coach: ......................................... June Daugherty Pioneer freshman Brooke Meyer, one of just seven players in uniform for Denver (0-5), scored a Alma Mater: ........................................ Ohio State, 1978 career-high 18 points, leading Denver back from 17 points down in the second half. The Hus- Current Season at UW:.......................................... Ninth kies appeared to have the game in hand with just over eight minutes remaining, when sopho- Record at UW: ................................................... 144-102 more forward Maggie O’Hara laid in a no-look assist from sophomore forward Breanne Watson Career Record: ................................................... 267-176 to give Washington its largest lead of the game at 58-41. That was the last basket the Huskies Associate Head Coach: ........................ Mike Daugherty would make for the next seven minutes, with three turnovers and eight-straight missed shots Assistant Coaches: ............................. Janet Soderberg, ....................................................... Kellie Lewis-Jay providing Denver the opening it needed to get back into the game. The Pioneers - who commit- Director of Operations: .............................. Kate Werner ted 26 turnovers in the first 34 minutes - were nearly flawless in the final six minutes, holding Adiminstrative Assistant: ...................... Cheryl Forsberg the Huskies to just two field goals and committing zero turnovers to mount a 20-6 run. It was WBB Office Phone: ................................... 206-543-0732 a matter of too little, too late for Denver, as the Pioneers could not cut the lead closer than the Athletic Trainer: ......................................... Jenn Ratcliff final margin. Washington was outrebounded by a 51-37 margin, hit just two of its final 10 2003-04 Record: .................................................... 18-13 shots and missed its last four free throws. 2003-04 Pac-10 Record: ............................................ 9-9 2003-04 Pac-10 Finish: ........................................... Sixth Dawg Bites: 2003-04 Postseason: .................... WNIT Second Round • For the third-straight week, UW received votes in the ESPN/USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll. Inaugural Season: .............................................. 1974-75 UW did not receive any votes in this week’s AP Poll, after receiving votes the last two weeks.