2012-13 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2012-13 Schedule/Results GAME 17 Overall: 3-13 NEC: 0-5 Home: 2-6 Away: 1-5 Neutral: 0-2 LIU Brooklyn (3-13. 0-5 NEC) at FDU (8-8, 3-2 NEC) Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 • 2 p.m. • Stratis Arena November 9 at Columbia W, 53-42 13 at Albany L, 50-67 23 COLGATE1 L, 61-75 24 UMKC1 L, 66-70 Record: 3-13, 0-5 NEC Record: 8-8, 3-2 NEC December Head Coach: Gail Striegler Location: Hackensack, N.J. 1 TOWSON W, 65-63 (OT) School Record: 74-64 (.536/fifth year) Career Record: 180-192 (.484/13th year) Head Coach: Pete Cinella 6 at Rutgers L, 32-58 Striegler vs. FDU: 4-3 School Record: 66-99 (.400; Sixth season) 9 PENN L, 40-54 LIU vs. FDU: 24-36 Career Record: 358-299 (.545; 20th season) Last Meeting: W, 70-67, Feb. 27, 2012 21 OHIO W, 63-54 Last Game: vs. Monmouth, L, 62-63 Last Game: at St. Francis Brooklyn, L, 56-64 28 vs. Hawai’i2 L, 33-52 29 vs. Alabama2 L, 59-80 30 vs. Cincinnati2 L, 48-59 TODAY’S STORYLINES • The LIU Brooklyn women’s basketball team will look to rebound from one of its toughest losses of January the season Monday, as the Blackbirds take part in a Martin Luther King Day Jr. matinee match-up at 5 at Quinnipiac* L, 60-67 7 at Sacred Heart* L, 47-61 Fairleigh Dickinson, January 21 at 2 p.m. in Stratis Arena in Hackensack, N.J. 12 MOUNT ST. MARY’S* L, 41-66 • LIU is now 0-5 in NEC play after a heart-breaking loss in the Wellness Center. Monmouth’s 14 WAGNER* L, 70-74 Chevannah Paalvast had a layup with three seconds left in the game, and the shot was a final dagger 19 MONMOUTH* 2L, 62-63 for the LIU Brooklyn women’s basketball team, as the Hawks completed a stunning second-half 21 at Fairleigh Dickinson* 2 p.m. 26 at Bryant* 1 p.m. comeback to take the game from the Blackbirds, 63-62. LIU led the game by as many as 15 points, but 28 ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.)* 7 p.m. could not hold off a strong-shooting Monmouth squad, and suffered its eighth-straight defeat. • After lighting up Monmouth for a combined 31 points, seniors Krystal Wells and Tamika Guz February 2 ROBERT MORRIS* (ESPN3) 12 p.m. continue to lead LIU as the team’s top scorers. Wells, who had 18 points and five steals against the 4 SAINT FRANCIS (PA)* 7 p.m. Hawks, is the team’s top scorer, as she’s averaging 9.5 points per game. Guz is right behind her, with 9 at St. Francis (N.Y.)* 2 p.m. a 9.3 points per game average. Junior Cleandra Roberts is third in line, with a 7.7 points per game 11 at Central Conn. St.* 7 p.m. average, along with a team-high 5.6 rebounds per game, despite having her season hampered by 16 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON* 2 p.m. 18 at Monmouth* 7 p.m. injuries. Junior Fanny Cavallo is second on the team with a 4.9 rebounds per game average, just ahead 23 at Wagner* 1 p.m. of Guz, who brings down 4.3 rebounds per game. 25 at Mount St. Mary’s* 7 p.m. March Probable Starters 2 QUINNIPIAC* 2 p.m. 4 SACRED HEART* 7 p.m. Pos. No. Name Cl. Ht. Hometown Min. PPG RPG 10 NEC Quarterfinals TBA G 3 Kelly Robinson Jr. 5-6 Queens Village, N.Y. 29.1 4.6 2.8 13 NEC Semifinals TBA G 4 Letava Whippy So. 5-9 Suva, Fiji 21.4 3.6 3.6 G 24 Krystal Wells Sr. 5-5 Douglasville, Ga. 29.4 9.5 2.8 17 NEC Finals TBA F 31 Genise Presley Jr. 5-10 Schertz, Texas 14.2 2.5 3.8 F 50 Tamika Guz Sr. 6-2 Mia./..mi, Fla. 23.5 9.3 4.7 All Times Eastern * NEC game Reserves 1 LIU Turkey Classic (Brooklyn, N.Y. – WRAC) Pos. No. Name Cl. Ht. Hometown Min. PPG RPG 2 Bank of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Invita- F 2 Fanny Cavallo Jr. 5-11 Lorgues, France 16.8 3.0 4.9 tional (Honolulu, HI) G 14 Sophie Bhasin Fr. 5-7 Highland, Calif. 17.4 6.1 3.5 G 21 Courtney Sullivan Jr. 5-6 Barneveld, Wisc. 6.5 1.2 0.6 G/F 25 Cleandra Roberts Jr. 6-0 Miami, Fla. 23.8 7.7 5.6 F 44 Honor Duvall So. 6-0 Lawton, Okla. 19.1 6.6 3.7 F/C 11 Jahmia Phillips Fr. 6-3 Country Club Hills, Ill. 3.0 0.0 0.5 F/C 30 Tiffany Patterson So. 6-2 Trenton, N.J. 3.6 0.2 0.8 2012-13 LIU BROOKLYN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2012-13 Roster Pronunciation Guide No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School Sophie Bhasin BAH-sin 2 Fanny Cavallo F 5-11 Jr. Lorgues, France/Georgia Perimeter College 3 Kelly Robinson G 5-6 R-So. Queens Village, N.Y./Univ. of Massachusetts Tamika Guz tah-MEE-kuh guhzz 4 Letava Whippy G 5-9 So. Suva, Fiji/Church College of New Zealand 11 Jahmia Phillips F/C 6-3 Fr. Country Club Hills, Ill./Hillcrest Jahmia Phillips jah-MY-ah 14 Sophie Bhasin G 5-7 Fr. Highland, Calif./Cajon 21 Courtney Sullivan G 5-6 Jr. Barneveld, Wisc./Marshalltown C.C. Genise Presley jeh-NEESE 24 Krystal Wells G 5-5 Sr. Douglasville, Ga./Douglas County 25 Cleandra Roberts G/F 6-0 Jr. Miami, Fla./Miami Norland Cleandra Roberts klee-ON-dra 30 Tiffany Patterson F/C 6-2 So. Trenton, N.J./Princeton Day 31 Genise Presley F 5-10 Jr. Schertz, Texas/Jefferson College Letava Whippy luh-TAH-vah 44 Honor Duvall F 6-0 So. Lawton, Okla./New Mexico Junior College 50 Tamika Guz C 6-2 Sr. Miami, Fla./Miami Norland Gail Striegler STRIG-ler Head Coach: Gail Striegler (Central Arkansas, 1990 - fifth season) Associate Head Coach: Lisa Pace (Eastern Kentucky, 1999 - third season) Assistant Coaches: Terrell Coburn (Central Arkansas, 2008 - second season) Chelsea Wolf (Ramapo, 2008 - first season) Director of Basketball Ops: Erin Geary (Seton Hall, 2000 - second season) Team Manager: Vivian Ghali (LIU Brooklyn, 2013 - third season) ALL-TIME SERIES SCOUTING THE KNIGHTS LIU BROOKLYN QUICK FACTS • This meeting will be the 61st time that LIU and • Fairleigh Dickinson has had a see-saw start to FDU meet. The Knights hold the all-time edge, the NEC season. After going 5-6 in their pre- General Information Founded:1926 36-24, but Coach Gail Striegler is 4-3 against FDU conference schedule, including a 54-47 loss to Enrollment: 11,000 since coming to LIU. Columbia, FDU has gone 3-2 in NEC play. The Nickname: Blackbirds • Last season, both teams won on the road: the Knights had an exciting overtime win against Colors: Black and Silver Knights won in Brooklyn, on Jan. 16, 2012, 71- Mount St. Mary’s, 69-60, and has beaten Wagner Conference: Northeast 65, while the Blackbirds took a late-game win in and Robert Morris. FDU’s losses have come to Home Court: Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center Stratis Area, 70-67 on Feb. 27, 2012. Saint Francis (Pa.), and most recently, St. Francis Capacity: 2,000 Brooklyn Saturday, 64-56. Athletics Web Site: www.liuathletics.com FOLLOW THE GAME - LIVE! • A young Knights squad is led by two President: Dr. David J. Steinberg • Live stats, audio and video of both games on underclassmen: junior guard Danielle Pankey, Provost: Gale Stevens Haynes Saturday will be available by visiting fduknights. who is averaging 16.1 points per game, and Director of Athletics: John Suarez com sophomore forward Erica Livermore, who Senior Associate AD/SWA: Margaret Alaimo Head Athletic Trainer: Danny O’Connor • As is the case with every NEC game this season, averages 14.3 points per game and 11.8 Athletic Department Phone: (718) 488-1030 home or away, FREE live video of the game will rebounds per game. Athletic Department Fax: (718) 488-1669 be available at www.NECFrontRow.com • Livermore is one of the best young players in the conference, as she’s notched 13 double- Team Information Statistical Breakdown doubles this season, the fourth best total in the 2011-12 Overall Record: 21-10 nation. She’s also sixth in the nation in rebounds 2011-12 Conference Record/Finish:10-8/t-6th Starters Returning/Lost:1/4 per game. vs. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/7 Newcomers: 6 KRYSTAL-KLEAR KOURT VISION • Senior Krystal Wells tallied five steals against History 3-13 ............................. Overall Record ......................8-8 Monmouth on Jan. 19, the most by any Blackbird First Season:1965-66 All-Time Record: 458-632 (46 seasons) this season. In fact, it was the most steals in a 0-5 NEC ........................ Conf. Record .............. 3-2 NEC NCAA Appearances: 1 (2000-01) game since Dec. 5, 2011, when former LIU stand- L8 ..........................................Streak ............................... L1 WNIT Appearances: 1 (2006-07) out Kiara Evans had five against Wagner. 53.1 ................................... Scoring ......................... 56.0 Athletics Media Relations 62.8 ...........................Scoring Defense ................ 63.4 BEATING THEM ON THE BOARDS Assistant Director of Media Relations: .355 ...............................Field Goal % .................... .337 • Though the Blackbirds haven’t been able to Casey Snedecor, Women’s Basketball Contact Phone: (718) 488-1307 .394 .....................Field Goal % (Defense) .........