UMASS LOWELL 2009-10 TV•RADIO ROSTER 45 • Sarah Bennett 20 • Megan Berry 24 • Sha’Nay Bushner 10 • Brianna Calver 30 • Liz Desir Fr. C/F 6-1 Sr. G 5-9 So. G/F 6-1 Fr. G 5-4 Sr. C 6-1 Newark, OH Ipswich, MA Akron, OH Shelby, OH East Taunton, MA 33 • Meghan Kirwan 4 • Stacey Lajoie 32 • Krissy Little 21 • Amanda McGrew 5 • Kristin Nalivaika So. G 5-9 Sr. G 5-8 Jr. G 5-6 Sr. G 5-10 So. C 6-2 Melrose, MA Gardner, MA Concord, NH Santa Monica, CA Worcester, MA 11 • Bianca Simmons 31 • Briana Szidat 22 • Jen Valente 3 • Rahshala Valentine Fr. G 5-7 Fr. C 6-3 Sr. F 5-11 Sr. G 5-5 Middletown, CT Pelham, NH Prospect, CT Cincinnati, OH Kathy O’Neil Devonna Williams Gia Colombo Annie Alosa Sal Alosa, Sr. Head Coach, 25th Year Assistant, Third Year Assistant, Second Year Assistant, Second Year Assistant, Second Year St. Michael’s, 1981 Emmanuel, 1992 Catawba, 2007 Plymouth State, 2008 THIS IS UMASS LOWELL Inside... Quick Facts ...................................................................... 2 This is UMass Lowell ................................................... 3-6 • The University ........................................................... 3 • 2008-09: Another Year For the Ages .................... 4-5 • The Facilities ............................................................ 6 Coaching Staff .............................................................. 7-9 • Head Coaches by the Season ................................ 9 2008-09 Season Statistics & Results .......................... 10 2009-10 Team Photo & Roster ......................................11 2009-10 Preview ............................................................ 12 2009-10 Player Profiles ........................................... 13-21 The Northeast-10 Conference ................................ 22-25 • Conference Information .......................................... 22 • 2008-09 Standings & Tournament Results ........... 23 • 2008-09 All Conference Teams .............................. 23 • 2008-09 Team Statistics ........................................ 24 • 2008-09 Individual Statistics .................................. 25 2009-10 Opponents .................................................. 26-29 Records ...................................................................... 29-39 • Records vs. Opponents ......................................... 29 • River Hawk 1,000-Point Club ................................. 30 • Team Records ........................................................ 30 • Individual Records .................................................. 31 • Single Game Records ........................................... 32 • River Hawks in the Hall of Fame ........................... 32 • Career Top-10 Leaders .......................................... 33 • Single Season Leaders ......................................... 34 • Yearly Leaders ....................................................... 34 • All-Time Letterwinners ........................................... 35 • Year-by-Year Results ........................................ 36-39 The Official Home of Media Information ........................................................ 40 UMass Lowell Athletics 2009-10 Women’s Basketball Media Guide Credits The 2009-10 UMass Lowell Women’s Basketball media guide is a production of the Office of Athletic Media Relations. Written and designed by Chris O’Donnell, Director. Action Photography by: Richard Orr • [email protected] Posed photography by: Gil Talbot • [email protected] Jim Higgins of Higgins & Ross Photography Contributors: Elizabeth Fierman, Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations; Sean Hladick, Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations; Bob Ellis, Media www.goriverhawks.com Relations Specialist; and student assistants Danielle www.goriverhawks.com O’Shea, Aser Honore, Meghan Guy and Heather Ross. THIS IS UMASS LOWELL UMass Lowell Quick Facts Location: .................................................. Lowell, MA 01854 Founded: ........................................................................ 1975 Enrollment: ....................................................................6,000 Nickname ...........................................................River Hawks Colors: ..................................... Red, White, and Royal Blue Home Court: .......................................Costello Gym (2,100) Affiliation: .....................................................NCAA Division II Chris O’Donnell Elizabeth Fierman, Sean Hladick, Conference: ..................................................... Northeast-10 Director of Athletic Assistant, Athletic Assistant Athletic President ................................................. Dr. Jack M. Wilson Media Relations Media Relations Media Relations Chancellor: ................................................ Martin T. Meehan Director of Athletics: ................................... Dana K. Skinner Senior Associate Director of Athletics: ...... Joan Lehoullier Assistant AD/External Affairs: ................................ Eric Allen Head Athletic Trainer: ....................................... Artie Poitras Team Managers: ... Pieter Wallace, Liezyl Wisit, Carly Otis Staff Assistant: ..................................................Amy Lisavich Athletic Coordinator/Business Affairs ....... Christina Stone Athletic Media Relations Bob Ellis, Chris Foye, Director of Athletic Media Relations: .........Chris O'Donnell Media Relations Athletic Trainer Specialist Office Phone: ............................................... (978) 934-2306 Press Row Phone/O’Donnell Cell: ........... (978) 808-1021 E-Mail: .............................. [email protected] Assistant Director: .................................. Elizabeth Fierman • Phone: ........................................................ (978) 934-2304 About the River Hawk • E-Mail: .................................. [email protected] Assistant Director: .......................................... Sean Hladick • Phone: ........................................................ (978) 934-2351 E-Mail: ............................................ [email protected] Media Relations Specialist: ...................................Bob Ellis • Phone: ........................................................ (978) 934-2914 • E-Mail: ..............................................robert_ellis@uml.edu Athletic Media Relations Fax: ..................... (978) 934-2313 Website: .......................................... www.goriverhawks.com Women’s Basketball Staff Head Coach: ................ Kathy O’Neil (Saint Michael’s, 1981) E-Mail ............................................. [email protected] Overall Record: ........................................ 386-300 (24 years) Record at UMass Lowell: ....................... 386-300 (24 years) The River Hawk nickname and initial logo was Women's Basketball Office: ......................... (978) 934-2325 selected in the spring of 1994 following a lengthy Assistant Coaches process, a contest and a final vote by the UMass • Devonna Williams ...................................... (978) 934-2323 Lowell student body. ................................................. [email protected] Not representative of any specific bird, the River • Gia Colombo ............................................... (978) 934-2326 Hawk is envisioned as a mythical bird of strength, .......................................................... [email protected] speed and courage. It soars to great heights but never • Sal Alosa ..................................................... (978) 934-2326 loses its connection to the river and the land below. • Annie Alosa .................................................. (978) 934-2326 Straddling both sides of the Merrimack River, 2008-09 Overall Record: ..................................................8-19 UMass Lowell has been a thriving educational and 2008-09 Northeast-10 Record: ............................ 5-17 (13th) research center with strong ties to the industries that have lined its shores for over a century. Veterans Returning/Lost: ................................................... 7/7 The University extends sincere thanks and Starters Returning/Lost: ..................................................... 3/2 gratitude to Chad Dooley for the suggestion of the River Hawk name and 1980 alumnus Brian Trainor for his creative design on the original logo mark. The University amended the logo in 2006 through www.goriverhawks.com the creative work of Phoenix Design in New York City. 2 THIS IS UMASS LOWELL This is UMass Lowell Throughout its 100 year history, the and special University of Massachusetts Lowell has interest groups; excelled at providing innovative, respon- the women’s sive programs that meet both the needs of center; marching its students for a quality education and the band; the needs of regional businesses for skilled student practitioners and managers. newspaper; an Formed through the merger of a FM radio station technical institute and a teacher’s college, covering a 20- the University is part of the five-campus mile radius; and University of Massachusetts system. The the Off- academic experience at UMass Lowell Broadway Martin T. Meehan, offers students comprehensive, broad- Players. Chancellor based programs characterized by a Campus-wide continuing effort to break down traditional events include barriers between disciplines, and between the classroom and the University Week “real world.” and Spring Courses typically