Women’s Basketball 30 Smith Fieldhouse • Provo, Utah • 84602 801-378-8948 • fax 801-378-3520 Release #19— Mar. 14, 2002 NEWS AND NOTES Media Relations Information Basketball Contact: Norma Collett In Sweet 16 It’s Tennessee Up Next For Cougars In March Madness E-Mail: [email protected] After clinching two impressive wins over Florida and Iowa State, the Cougar 2001-2002 Schedule/Results women’s team is in the Sweet 16. From the Midwest Regional in Ames, Iowa Date Opp/Event Time/Results November it’s the Tennessee Lady Vols up next as the BYU continues its run in this year’s N 3 SLOVIA(Exh.) + 78-37 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championships. BYU (24-8) battles Tennessee (27-4) N 8 NWBL(Exh) 92-72 on Sat. Mar. 23, ina 6 p.m., Central Time tip off from Hilton Coliseum on the N 16 @ Boise State W 85-72 Iowa State University campus. N 20 @ Univ. of Texas L 74-90 N 24 WASH. STATE + W 94-67 N 27 @ UCLA L 62-73 Tip off: BYU (24-8) vs Tennessee (27-4) 6:00 p.m.(CT) Arena: Hilton Coliseum N 29 @ USC W 75-73 ot December Cougar Hoops On National TV/Local KOVORa d i o D 1 @ Weber State W 70-49 Saturday’s game between BYU and Tennessee can be seen live nationally on D 8 @ SMU L 92-83 ESPN. Fans that don’t get the cable sports channel can hear the action live on D 12 OREGON + W 74-58 D 14-15 @Pioneer Classic KOVO Radio 960 AM. Veteran sportscaster Chris Tunis will call the action from vs Ark Pine Bluff W 90-50 Ames, Iowa. vs Univ. of Denver W 81-67 D 22 @ TCU W 74-71 BY U ’ s Probable Starters D 29 SOUTHERN UTAH+ W 78-68 Po s . # Na m e Ht . Yr . PP G RP G January J 2 ARKANSAS+ L 57-85 F 21 Jennifer Leitner 6-1 Jr 12.5 8.9 J 10 COLORADO STATE * L 64-81 F 31 Lisa Osguthorpe 6-0 Sr 5.1 3.4 J 12 WYOMING * + W 81-65 F 51 Danielle Cheesman 6-2 Fr 8.7 4.3 J 17 @ New Mexico * L 52-58 J 19 @ Air Force * W 81-52 G 11 Erin Thorn 5-10 Jr 17.6 4.0 J 26 @ Utah * W 77-65 G 22 Stacy Jensen 5-6 Sr 9.8 2.8 J 31 SANDIEGOSTATE* W 67-41 February F 2 UNLV * + W 72-61 Co u g a r Players Off The Bench F 7 @Wyoming * W 75-58 Pos. # Name Ht. Yr. PPG RPG F 9 @ Colorado State * L 65-75 F/G 12 Melanie Pearson 6-1 Sr 10.8 3.6 F 14 AIRFORCE * W 68-55 F 16 NEWMEXICO * + L 71-64 F 23 Chanell Rose 6-0 Jr 3.0 2.4 F 23 UTAH * + W 62-53 F 45 Lisa Hansen 6-5 Jr 2.9 2.3 F 28 @ UNLV * W 64-48 G 25 Kali Taylor 5-11 Fr 1.2 0.4 March M 2 @ San Diego State * W 72-566 F 20 Brittany Larson 6-0 Jr 1.6 0.9 M 6-9 MWCChampionships G 05 Amy Lewis 5-6 Jr 0.5 0.4 vs. Wyoming W 82-69 vs. UNM W 71-58 vs. UNLV W 61-46 Quickie BYU Stats M 16 @ NCAA1st Round ● Shooting from the field - .452 (834-1846) vs. Florida W 90-52 M 18 @ NCAA2nd Round ● Shooting from the free-throw line - .751 (413-550) vs. Iowa State W 75-69 ● Shooting from the three-point arc - .409 (259-633) M 23-25 @ NCAARegionals vs. Tennessee @ISU 6 p.m. ● Averaged 73.1 points per game M 29-31 @NCAAFinal Four TBA Cougars In NCAA- History * MWC Opponents ✖ + Double Header w/Men’s Team The Cougars earned the right to be in the 2002 NCAA Women’s Basketball HOMESGAMES CAPS National Tournament after a decisive 61-46 victory over UNLV in the champi- www.byucougars.com BYU Women’s Basketball Page 2 BYUQuick Facts onship game o f the MWC last Saturday. Location: Provo, Utah 84602 ✖ This is BYU’s fifth trip to the NCAA Tournament. Enrollment: 28,300 (Daytime) ✖ The team’s last appearance came in 1999-2000 when they lost in the first Founded: Oct. 15, 1875 by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints round to Oklahoma, 81-86. Colors: Blue and White ✖ In this year’s field of 64, there are eight teams the Cougars played this sea- Nickname: Cougars son. Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Mountain West President: Merrill J. Bateman Year Record @ NCAA First Round Women’s AD: Elaine Michaelis 1999-00 21-8, 104 0-1 (lost to Oklahoma 81-86 @ Purdue) Ticket Office: 801-378-BYU1 or 1-800- 322-BYU1 1992-93 24-5, 13-1 0-1 (lost to UCSB 79-88 in Santa Barbara) 1984-85 19-1, 11-1 0-1 (lost to Long Beach State 85-112 ) Basketball Information 1983-84 18-8, 9-1 0-1 (lost to USC 72-97 in Los Angeles) Head Coach: Jeff Judkins (1st Year, Utah ‘78) Total NCAA Appearances: Four, with a 0-4 record in First Round Action Office Phone: 801-378-1265 Best time to call: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Daily Last Game Recap Record at BYU: 1st Year The Cougars are just the fourth team seeded 11th or lower to advance to the Career Record: 1st Year Assistant Coaches: Trent Shippen , Alli Sweet 16 since the tournament was expanded to 64 teams in 1994. Stephen f. Bills Austin did it in 1996 and Alabama-Birmingham in 2000. San Francisco did it as Athletic Trainer: Carolyn Billings Arena/Capacity: Marriott the no. 12 seed in 1996. BYU clinched its first ever advance into the Sweet 16 by Center/22,700 defeating Iowa State 75-69 on their home court in the Second Round of the 2000-2001 Record:19-13 2000-2001 MWC Record: 8-6, T3rd Midwest Regional. After being down by as many as 13 points, the Cougars 2000-2001 Post Season: 1-1, First Round defensive pressure stunned the Cyclones as BYU rallied for the win in the final WNIT beat Oregon State 78-63, lost in 2nd round to Hawai’i @ Hawai’i in ot minutes of the contest. Five players provided balanced scoring for the BYU 73-77 team led by 17 points from junior forward Jennifer Leitner who also tallied Starters Returning (4) nine rebounds. All-American Erin Thorn contributed 16 points followed by Stacy Jensen, 5-6 Sr, G - West Jordan, UT(9.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.8 apg) senior point guard Stacy Jensen’s 13. Melanie Pearson came off the bench for Lisa Osguthorpe, 6-0 Sr, F - Orem, UT her 12 points and five rebounds with freshman center Danielle Cheesman (6.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg) rounding out the double figure scoring with 10 points and five rebounds. The Chanell Rose, 6-0 Jr, F - Orem, UT (6.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg) Cougars finished the game shooting 47.5 percent from the field and 90 percent Erin Thorn, 5-10 Jr, G - Orem, UT(15.5 from the free throw line , sinking 9 of 10 compared with Iowa State’s 9 of 18 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.2 apg) from the charity line. Starters Lost (1) Caroline Beus, 6-1 C/F, Sr (8.8 ppg, 5.9 Cougars Enjoy Record Performances At MWCCh a m p s rpg) ✖ Thorn- 8 treys in a game, vs Wyoming 3/6/02 ✖ Thorn- 13 3-pt field goals att. in a game, vs Wyoming 3/6/02 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/3 ✖ Other Key Returners Thorn- 60 points, for 2002 tournament, in three games Jennifer Leitner, 6-1 Jr, F - Chico, CA ✖ BYU- 82 points, vs Wyoming 3/6/02 (6.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg) ✖ BYU- 12 3-pt field goals made, vs Wyoming 3/6/02 Heather Cheesman, 6-1 So, F - Orem, ✖ UT (7.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg) BYU- 23 assists, vs Wyoming 3/6/02 Brittany Larson, 6-0 Jr, F - Chicago, IL ✖ BYU- 15-point margin of victory, vs UNLV 3/9/02 (1.6 ppg, 1.1 rpg) Key Newcomers Thorn Tournament MVP Lisa Hansen , 6-5 Jr ,C - Bakersfield, CA All-American Erin Thorn was named the MWC Championship MVP after her (UCSB) stellar performances in the annual tournament. Melanie Pearson, 6-1 Sr, G/F - Irvine, Erin Thorn and Jennifer Leitner also named to All Tournament Team. CA (UCLA) Danielle Chessman, 6-2 Fr, F - Orem, Four Cougs Garner All-Conference Tea m UT (Mountain View HS) Erin Thorn - First Team www.byucougars.com BYU Women’s Basketball Page 3 2001-02 Miscellaneous Stats Jennifer Leitner - Second Team Stacy Jensen - Third Team BYU margin of victory/defeat Melanie Pearson - Third Team Win Loss 1 point Leitner/Pearson/Thorn Pick Up MWCPlayer of the Week Honors 2 points 1 Jennifer Leitner’s stellar performance against Utah on Sat. Feb. 23 that included her 3 points 1 eighth double-double of the year with a team high 18 points and 12 rebounds gar- 5 points nered her the weekly honor for Feb. 25. 6 points 1 1 Melanie Pearson garnered the honor for the week of Jan. 28 after her 28-point per- 7 points 1 formance in the conference game at Utah where the Cougars defeated the Utes 77-65.