2006-2007 Towson University Women’s Basketball Game Notes Schedule and Results GAME Mount St. Mary’s (3-7) N11 at Georgetown W, 65-57 N14 WINSTON-SALEM ST. W, 76-51 at Towson (9-1, 1-0 CAA) N19 at American W, 69-57 N21 at UMBC (MASN-TV) W, 50-45 December 30, 2006 • 4:00 p.m. N25 at Loyola W, 75-73 (OT) 11 Towson, Md. • Towson Center (5,000) N29 at Wake Forest (WTMD) L, 45-58 D3 at William & Mary * W, 66-59 Towson Notables ... D10 NORFOLK STATE W, 83-66 X Returning to the court after the holidays, the Tigers will look to win their fifth straight game D19 at Winston-Salem St. W, 57-50 when they host Mount St. Mary’s University in the middle game of their three-game homestand D22 RIDER W, 76-42 D30 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 4:00 on Saturday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. The game will be broadcast on the Tigers’ official athletics website (www.towsontigers.com) with Steve Melewski and former Tiger assistant coach Derek J4 JAMES MADISON * 7:00 Jordan calling the action. J7 at Northeastern * (WTMD) 1:00 Off to their best start as a Division I program, the Tigers have not played since a 76-42 vic- J10 VA. COMMONWEALTH * 7:00 tory over Rider University last Friday night at the Towson Center. Freshman guard Shanae J14 at Delaware * (CSN-MA, WTMD) 12:00 Baker-Brice led the Tigers with a game-high 16 points while making six of seven field goal J18 HOFSTRA * 7:00 attempts. She also added a game-high five steals while senior Kelly Robinson and sophomore J21 GEORGE MASON * 2:00 Alis Freeman each posted nine points. Junior guard Holly Mahan had a career-high 14 J25 at Drexel * (WTMD) 7:00 J28 at Va. Commonwealth * 2:00 rebounds, including 10 in the first half. Baker-Brice and Mahan lead the Tigers into their game against Mount St. Mary’s. Baker-Brice F1 GEORGIA STATE * 7:00 is the team’s leading scorer with a 13.7 point per game average while Mahan is averaging 13.0 F4 NORTHEASTERN * (WTMD) 2:00 points per game while making 50.5 per cent of her field goal attempts. She also leads the CAA F8 DREXEL * (WTMD) 7:00 with a 4.3 steal per game average and is ranked among the conference leaders with an 8.4 F11 at Georgia State * 2:00 rebounding average. F15 at Old Dominion * 7:00 F18 DELAWARE * (WTMD) 2:00 X The Tigers are playing their second straight home game when they face the Mountaineers F21 at Hofstra * 7:00 F25 UNC WILMINGTON * (WTMD) 2:00 and will be looking to extend their home win streak to five straight games, dating back to last season. Towson is averaging 78.3 points per game at the Towson Center this year and has M1 at James Madison * 7:00 recorded three of its four 70-point outings this year at home. M8 CAA First Round (Delaware) TBA M9 CAA Quarterfinals (Delaware) TBA X Now 3-7 on the season, the Mountaineers are playing their second game in three days this M10 CAA Semifinals (Delaware) TBA afternoon. Mount St. Mary’s dropped a 53-46 decision to Drexel on Thursday afternoon at Knott M11 CAA Championship (Delaware) TBA Arena. Senior Dita Krumberga scored a game-high 23 points while playing all 40 minutes. Home games at Towson Center in BOLD CAPS * - Colonial Athletic Association game X This will be the 23rd meeting between Mount St. Mary’s and Towson with the Mountaineers holding a 13-9 advantage. The two teams have not played each other since the 2004-2005 sea- Media Information son when The Mount earned a 64-57 victory over the Tigers at the Towson Center. LaToya TV: None. Butler scored a career-high 17 points for Mount St. Mary’s while Alis Freeman had 12 points Radio: www.towsontigers.com; Steve Melewski for Towson. and Derek Jordan will call the action for today’s broadcast against Mount St. Mary’s. Live Stats: Available for most home games by Towson at a Glance ... visiting www.towsontigers.com. No. Probable Starters (G-GS) Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown Notes Post-Game Interviews: Head Coach Joe 3 Shanae Baker-Brice (10-9) G 5-6 Fr. Washington, D.C. Game-high 16 points vs. Rider Mathews and requested players will be avail- 10 Alis Freeman (10-9) G 5-9 So. Potomac, Md. Co-captain; Avg. 6.9 points per game able after the game. The Towson locker room is 21 Holly Mahan (10-9) G 5-9 Jr. Queens, N.Y. Has 27 rebounds in last 2 games closed at all times. 25 Ashlee Keown (10-8) F 6-1 Fr. Manassas, Va. Has started the last eight games Media Relations 33 Kelly Robinson (10-10) F 6-1 Sr. Hazlet, N.J. Needs 44 points for 1,000 in career Asst. Dir./W. Basketball Contact Eric Rhew No. Tiger Reserves (G-GS) Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown Notes Phone 410-704-6258 1 Alexis Abraham (6-0) G 5-9 Fr. Bowie, Md. Played 13 minues vs. Rider; 3 pts. Cell Phone 443-690-2104 5 Haliena Snowden (8-1) F 6-0 Fr. Laurel, Md. Made 1st career start vs. Norfolk St. E-Mail [email protected] 12 Brandy Black (6-1) G 5-7 So. Houston, Texas One of two walk-ons on roster Director Peter Schlehr 13 Katarina Stimac (5-1) F 6-2 Sr. Zagreb, Croatia Made 1st career start vs. Norfolk St. Assoc. Director Dan O’Connell 15 Jamell Beasley (10-0) G 5-9 Jr. Pottstown, Pa. Leads team in FT% (.905) Admin. Assistant Tom Judd 22 Maya Newman (4-0) G 5-8 Fr. Baltimore, Md. One of two walk-ons on roster 32 Kandace Davis (9-2) F 6-1 Fr. Hyattsville, Md. Scored 6 points off bench vs. Rider 50 Erin Gaston (6-0) C 6-1 Sr. Centreville, Va. Co-captain; has played in 6 games 55 Kim Pyne (9-0) C 6-3 Sr. Columbia, Md. Had 4 reb. in 16 minutes vs. Rider 2006-2007 Towson University Women’s Basketball Streaks, Trends, Milestones TIGERS • Entering Saturday’s game against Mount St. Mary’s, the Tigers have won four straight ... vs. Mount St. Mary’s games, including a pair of road contests. The Tigers’ only loss of the season came against The Series Wake Forest on November 29 in a 58-45 setback. • Mount St. Mary’s leads the all-time series by a • The Tigers have forced their opponents to commit 20 or more turnovers in nine of their first 13-9 margin, but the two teams have not met 10 games. Towson has committed fewer turnovers than its opponent in every game this sea- since the 2004-2005 season. Four of the Tigers’ son. nine wins against the Mountaineers have come • The Tigers have hit at least one three-point field goal in their last 143 games, dating back to at the Towson Center. December 16, 2001 against Loyola. The last time the Tigers failed to make a three-point field goal in a game was on December 12, 2001 against UMBC. • Mount St. Mary’s has won four of the last six • The Tigers have won nine of their last 10 non-conference games, dating back to their victo- games in the series, dating back to the 1992- 1993 season. The Tigers earned a 62-55 victo- ry over Fairfield last year. The only loss during that stretch came in Towson’s 58-45 loss ry over the Mount at the Towson Center on against the Demon Deacons on November 29. January 2, 2003 and a three-point win one year • This will be the Tigers’ final non-conference game of the season along with being the final later at Knott Arena. game played in December this season. Towson has a perfect 4-0 record during the month of December this season. • Mount St. Mary’s won five straight games during • Senior forward Kelly Robinson is just 44 points shy of reaching 1,000 for her career. She a ten-year span during the middle of the series. will become the 13th player in Tiger women’s basketball history to reach the feat. Towson opened the series with four straight • Sophomore guard Alis Freeman enters Saturday’s game needing 16 points to reach 500 for wins from 1975 to 1978. her career. She has scored nine points in each of the last two games. Scouting the Mountaineers • Mount St. Mary’s has dropped two straight Moving Up the Ranks games following a 53-46 setback against Drexel • Entering the game against Mount St. Mary’s, several Tigers are within reach of moving up at Knott Arena on Thursday afternoon. Senior on Towson’s career lists in several categories. Dita Krumberga recorded her second straight • Senior forward Kelly Robinson moved into 16th place on the Tigers’ career points list and 20+ point game with a 23-point effort. now needs 44 points to become the 13th player in school history with 1,000 career points. She will tie Sonia Keiner Flynn for 15th on the career list with 13 more points. • Krumberga leads the Mountaineers with a 13.6 point per game average and a 7.5 rebounding • Meanwhile, Robinson has passed Mia Chapman on the school’s career field goals list and average. She scored a season-high 25 points has now made 363 field goals in her career.