UIC Sports Information 2004-05 839 W. Roosevelt Rd. Chicago, Ill. 60608 UIC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Women’s Basketball Contact: Matt Brendich GAME NOTES Phone - 312/996-5881 E-Mail: [email protected] 2004-05 GAME UIC (11-11, 8-3 Horizon League) UIC Schedule vs. November 20 (Sa.) at Northern Iowa L, 72-58 Butler (10-11, 4-6 Horizon League) 24 (W) BRADLEY L, 83-67 23 Wednesday, February 9, 2005 * 12:00 PM (CST) 26 (F) at SEMO Tournament UIC Pavilion (8,000) vs. UA-Little Rock W, 55-41 27 (Sa.) at SEMO Tournament at SEMO L, 85-82 (OT) UIC Probable Starters 30 (T) at # 17/#19 DePaul L, 97-54 # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG APG 10 Chrissy Dizon G 5-6 Jr. 12.0 4.5 5.6 December 22 LaShonda Grant G 5-7 So. 12.9 2.3 2.2 2 (Th.) at Eastern Illinois L, 78-72 30 Dejeanette Flournoy F 6-1 Sr. 8.5 6.8 0.7 4 (Sa.) at Ole Miss L, 87-59 42 Krystal Hugelier G 5-9 So. 11.5 3.5 2.9 12 (Su.) at Central Michigan L, 75-64 55 Jacquay Holmes F 5-7 So. 9.7 3.5 1.6 14 (T) at Northwestern W, 71-64 16 (Th.) DARTMOUTH L, 74-71 UIC Reserves # Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG APG 18 (S) SEMO W, 78-76 25 Megan Cummens G 5-11 Fr. 1.5 0.8 0.3 23 (Th.) LOYOLA # L, 95-80 32 Kelly True G 5-11 So. 7.0 2.8 1.4 33 Bobbie Zimny G 5-10 Fr. 0.0 0.0 0.4 January 34 Amber Washington F 6-1 Sr. 6.5 4.4 0.5 3 (M) at Cleveland St. # L, 75-68 44 Chastity Quinn F 5-10 Sr. 2.8 3.0 0.9 6 (Th.) YOUNGSTOWN ST. # W, 56-48 52 Nichole Muffoletto F 5-10 Jr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 12 (W) at UW-Green Bay # L, 89-45 54 Nicole Rinaldi C 6-3 Fr. 2.5 4.0 0.3 15 (Sa.) at Wright St. # W, 56-51 Statistical Comparison 17 (M) UW-MILWAUKEE # W, 64-55 UIC Category Butler 20 (Th.) DETROIT # W, 75-58 11-11 Record 10-11 22 (Sa.) CLEVELAND ST. W, 82-70 40.3% Field Goal Percentage 39.3 41.0% Opp. Field Goal Percentage 38.6 27 (Th.) at Youngstown St. W, 73-65 68.7% Free Throw Percentage 69.8 29 (Sa.) at Detroit W, 63-48 36.7 Rebound Average 34.4 -3.6 Rebound Margin -3.7 February 66.2 Points Per Game 58.5 3 (Th.) at Loyola # W, 64-50 69.8 Points Allowed Per Game 59.7 -3.6 Point Differential -1.2 9 (W) BUTLER # 12:00 PM 16.8 Turnovers Per Game 18.3 12 (Sa.) WRIGHT ST. # 2:00 PM 17 (Th.) at UW-Milwaukee # 7:00 PM The Series 19 (Sa.) at Butler # 11:00 AM Butler holds a 19-10 advantage over the Flames in their all-time series. In their last 26 (Sa.) UW-GREEN BAY # 3:00 PM meeting, Butler forward Angel Mason posted a double-double of 17 points and 10 re- bounds to push the visiting Bulldogs to the 67-50 victory over the Flames on Feb. 21, March 2004. UIC point guard Chrissy Dizon led the Flames with a game-high, 18 points. Horizon League Tournament - Dayton, OH Last Time Out 1 (T) Opening Round Game TBA UIC sophomore guard LaShonda Grant tallied a game-high, 21 points to push the visiting 3 (Th.) Quarterfinals TBA Flames to their seventh-straight win with a 64-50 Horizon League victory over Loyola on 6 (Su.) Semifinals * TBA Feb. 3rd. The Flames also received solid performances from both Krystal Hugelier (13 7 (M) Finals * TBA points) and Amber Washington (11 points). Butler Projected Starters # - Denotes Horizon League Contest # Name CoachingPos. Comparison Ht. Yr. PPG RPG APG * - Tournament will shift to highest remaining seed if Wright St. has been eliminated. 4 Jackie Closser G 5-5 So. 10.6 4.1 4.3 ALL HOME GAMES IN CAPS All Game CST 15 Ashley Brenden F 6-3 So. 7.2 5.3 1.5 20 Cassie Freeman F 5-10 Fr. 3.7 2.7 0.9 23 Ellen Hamilton G 5-10 So. 10.5 2.7 2.4 40 Cortney Urquhart C 6-2 Sr. 11.0 5.8 1.6 2004-05 UIC Women’s Basketball * www.uicflames.com e5.9 2004-05 UIC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS GENERAL COACHING STAFF Location: Chicago, Ill. Head Coach: Lisa Ryckbosch Founded: 1896 Alma Mater/Year: Loyola/1984 Enrollment: 24,541 Record at UIC/Years: 40-38/3 Nickname: Flames Career Record: Same Colors: Fire Engine Red and Navy Blue Office Phone: 312/355-1359 Arena (Capacity): UIC Pavilion (8,000) Office Fax: 312/996-8349 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Best time to reach: Contact SID Conference: Horizon League Assistant Coach: Kevin McManaman Chancellor: Dr. Sylvia Manning Alma Mater/Year: St. Mary’s (MN)/’92 Director of Athletics: James W. Schmidt Year at UIC: 3rd Season Athletics Dept. Phone: 312/996-2772 Assistant Coach: Amanda Reese Ticket Office Phone: 312/413-UIC1 Alma Mater/Year: N. Illinois/‘00 Athletics Web Site: www.uicflames.com Year at UIC: 1st Season Assistant Coach: Latasha White HISTORY Alma Mater/Year: DePaul/’03 First Year of Basketball: 1971 Year at UIC: 2nd Season Overall All-Time Record: 334-517 NCAA Tournament Appearances: n/a SUPPORT STAFF NIT Appearances: n/a Director of Basketball Operations: D’Sheadra Benford Athletic Trainer: Masayuki Fujihashi SPORTS INFORMATION Interim Strength and Conditioning Coach: Director: Mike Cassidy Ron Davis Office Phone: 312/413-8199 E-Mail: [email protected] TEAM INFORMATION Assistant SID (Basketball Contact): Matt Brendich 2003-04 Overall Record: 12-16 Office Phone: 312/996-5881 Home: 6-7 Cell Phone: 773/315-7313 Road: 6-9 E-Mail: [email protected] Neutral: 0-1 Assistant SID: John Jaramillo 2003-04 League Record/Finish: 6-11/7th Office Phone: 312/996-5880 Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0 E-Mail: [email protected] Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/4 Sports Information Fax: 312/996-5882 Press Row Phone: 312/413-5712 Mailing Address: Flames Athletic Center 839 W. Roosevelt Rd. Chicago, Ill. 60608 2004-05 UIC STAT LEADERS Scoring PPG Points Assists APG Assists Three-Point % 3PT% 3PT Md. 1. LaShonda Grant 12.9 194 1. Chrissy Dizon 5.6 112 1. Chrissy Dizon 36.5 19 2. Chrissy Dizon 12.0 240 2. Krystal Hugelier 2.9 63 2. Krystal Hugelier 33.3 48 3. Krystal Hugelier 11.5 253 3. LaShonda Grant 2.2 33 3. LaShonda Grant 32.3 32 Rebounding RPG Rebs. Free Throw % FT% Ft. Md. 1. Dejeanette Flournoy 6.8 102 1. Chrissy Dizon 79.8 83 2. Chrissy Dizon 4.5 90 2. Kelly True 78.6 22 3. Amber Washington 4.4 96 3. Jacquay Holmes 72.2 39 . 2004-05 UIC Women’s Basketball * www.uicflames.com 2004-05 UIC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2004-05 UIC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER # Name Pos Ht Yr Hometown/High School/Last School 10 Chrissy Dizon G 5-6 Jr. Chicago, Ill./The Latin School 22 LaShonda Grant G 5-6 So. Chicago, Ill./Marshall 25 Megan Cummens G 5-11 Fr. Lockport, Ill./Carl Sandburg 30 Dejeanette Flournoy F 6-1 Sr. Chicago, Ill./Washington/Casper CC 32 Kelly True G 5-11 So. Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville 33 Bobbie Zimny G 5-10 Fr. Long Grove, Ill./Stevenson 34 Amber Washington F 6-1 Sr. Columbia, S.C./Spring Valley/Pensacola CC 42 Krystal Hugelier G 5-8 So. Elmhurst, Ill./York 44 Chastity Quinn F 5-11 Sr. Farmington Hills, Mich./West Bloomfield 52 Nichole Muffoletto F 5-10 Jr. Elgin, Ill./Larkin/Elgin CC 54 Nicole Rinaldi C 6-3 Fr. Palatine, Ill./Fremd 55 Jacquay Holmes F 5-8 So. Chicago, Ill./Marshall Head Coach: Lisa Ryckbosch Assistant Coaches: Kevin McManaman, Amanda Reese, Latasha White Director of Basketball Operations: D’Sheadra Benford FLAMES BY HEIGHT: PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: 6-foot-3: Nicole Rinaldi Chrissy Dizon DUH-Zon 6-foot-2: (none) Dejeanette Flournoy DEE-jah-net FLOOR-noy 6-foot-1: Dejeanette Flournoy, Amber Washington Jacquay Holmes Jah-KWAY 6-foot: (none) Krystal Hugelier Hue-Gah-LEER 5-foot-11: Megan Cummens, Chastity Quinn, Kelly True Lisa Ryckbosch RAKE-bush 5-foot-10: Bobbie Zimny, Nichole Muffoletto 5-foot-9: (none) 5-foot-8: Jacquay Holmes, Krystal Hugelier 5-foot-7: (none) 5-foot-6: Chrissy Dizon, LaShonda Grant 2004-05 UIC Women’s Basketball * www.uicflames.com 2004-05 Horizon League Scouting Butler: Senior center Cortney Urquhart led three Bulldogs in double-figures with Preseason Poll a game-high 18 points as Butler earned the 78-57 Horizon League victory Team Points over Cleveland State on Saturday afternoon. The Bulldogs also received 1. UW-Green Bay (258) solid performances from both Ashley Brenden (17 points) and Jackie 2. UW-Milwaukee (213) Closser (16 points). 3. Detroit (174) Butler (174) Fresh Faces: 5. Loyola (167) UIC Head Coach Lisa Ryckbosch has inked five players during the 6. UIC (137) early signing period to suit up for the Flames next season. Joining the team 7. Cleveland State (114) will be center Nikki Grobbecker (Stratford, Ont./St. Michael’s), for- 8. Wright State (96) ward Ashley Hluska (Lansing, Ill./Marian Catholic), forward Jill 9.