Colorado Basketball Game 31 -- WNIT Second Round -- Gonzaga, March 24, 2008, 11 a.m. MST Coors EVents/Conference Center, Boulder, Colo. Contact: Troy Andre -- Phone: 303-492-4672 -- Email: [email protected] Colorado Sports Information -- 357 UCB -- Boulder, CO 80309 -- Fax: 303-492-3811 2007-08 SCHEDULE THE GAME: The University of Colorado will host Gonzaga Univer- DATE (AP/WBCA) OPPONENT (AP/WBCA) W/L TIME/RES TV sity in a Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) second N 8 COLORADO MINES (Exh.) W 58-31 round game on Monday, March 24, at 7 p.m. at the Coors Events/ N 16 at San Francisco W 66-48 Conference Center. The Buffaloes received a first round bye while N 18 at USC L 57-70 Gonzaga knocked off UC Davis 81-60 in a first round game in N 23 #-SIENA L 73-84 Spokane, Wash., on March 20. The winner of Monday’s game will N 24 #-RICE W 72-55 face either the University of Wisconsin or Villanova University. Date, N 28 NORTHERN COLORADO W 69-60 D 1 at Colorado State W 82-47 The Mtn. time and site of that third round game has yet to be determined. D 5 WYOMING (21/22) W 69-55 FSN RM D 9 at Vanderbilt (20/17) W 62-51 BROADCAST: All Colorado women’s basketball postseason D 14 RV/RV TEXAS SOUTHERN W 64-29 games will be broadcast on KKZN AM 760. Mike Rice, in his sec- D 21 RV/RV DARTMOUTH W 57-43 ond season, will have the play-by-play with Carol Callan of USA D 28 25/RV SOUTHERN UTAH W 81-38 FSN RM Basketball providing the color commentary. Live internet audio D 30 25/RV JACKSONVILLE STATE W 91-64 can be accessed through Yahoo! Sports. Monday’s game will be J 4 23/RV PEPPERDINE W 65-53 J 9 23/RV *at Missouri W 70-58 streamed live and free to the public through BuffsTV on J 13 23/RV *IOWA STATE (--/RV) L 77-84 (2OT) FSN CUBuffs.com. J 16 25/RV *TEXAS A&M (19/16) L 68-72 J 19 25/RV *at Kansas State (RV/RV) L 60-67 FSN RM POSTSEASON FACTS: Some facts about Colorado and the J 22 RV/RV *KANSAS W 59-41 FSN RM postseason: J 26 RV/RV *at Texas Tech (--/RV) L 44-62 FSN J 30 *at Iowa State L 45-65 • Colorado reaches postseason play for the 18th time in team history F 2 *OKLAHOMA STATE (21/18) L 72-81 FSN RM F 6 *NEBRASKA (RV/RV) L 71-80 FSN RM with an overall record of 23-17. The Buffs played in four AIAW F 9 *at Oklahoma (10/10) L 66-82 Tournaments from 1979-82 (5-4) and have made 12 NCAA F 13 *at Kansas L 59-70 Tournament appearances (17-12). F 16 *TEXAS (RV/RV) W 67-52 F 23 *KANSAS STATE (15/15) W 73-68 F 27 *at Baylor (8/8) L 62-76 Colorado Gonzaga M 2 *at Nebraska (--/RV) L 55-63 M 5 *MISSOURI W 63-47 FSN RM Buffaloes Bulldogs M 11 !-vs. #8 Iowa State L 50-76 M 24 $-GONZAGA 7 p.m. (16-14) (25-8) Overall Team Comparison Averages Overall Team Comparison Averages Home games in BOLD CAPS CU GU CU GU *Big 12 Conference game Points 65.6 77.5 Offensive Rebounds 12.3 14.7 #21st Annual Coors Classic (Boulder, Colo.); Points Allowed 61.4 66.1 Defensive Rebounds 26.2 27.5 !Big 12 Championship (Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Mo.) ; Scoring Margin +4.3 +11.4 Total Rebounds 38.4 42.2 $WNIT Second Round (Boulder, Colo.) Field Goals 22.8 29.3 Rebounding Margin +3.7 +6.2 AUDIO FOR ALL GAMES AVAILABLE VIA YAHOO! SPORTS. SEE Field Goal Att. 54.4 65.0 Fouls 16.2 16.6 CUBUFFS.COM FOR DETAILS Field Goal Pct. .419 .451 Assists 13.8 16.6 3-pt Field Goals 6.8 5.6 Turnovers 18.0 17.2 3-pt Field Goal Att. 21.5 16.5 2007-08 ROSTER Assist/TO Ratio 0.77 0.97 3-pt Field Goal Pct. .315 .339 Turnover Margin -2.5 +1.4 Free Throws 13.3 13.3 No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp Hometown (HS/Previous College) Blocks 5.4 2.3 Free Throw Att. 17.7 18.4 2 Bianca Smith G 5-9 So. 1L Missouri City, Texas (Bellaire) Free Throw Pct. .750 .720 Steals 6.9 8.3 3 Whitney Houston G 5-5 So. 1L Memphis, Tenn. (Hillcrest) 4 Britney Blythe G 5-9 Fr. HS San Mateo, Calif. (St. Ignatius Prep) Probable Starters 11 Hannah Skildum G/F 6-0 Jr. 2L North Oaks, Minn. (Mounds View) Colorado 12 Susie Powers G 5-10 Sr. 1L Centennial, Colo. (Highlands Ranch/Notre Dame) Pos No Name Ht Yr Hometown PPG RPG MISC 21 Chelsea Dale G/F 6-1 Fr. HS Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. (Palos Verdes) G 12 Susie Powers 5-10 Sr Centennial, Colo. 3.0 3.3 3.5 apg 22 Brittany Spears F 6-1 Fr. HS Pasadena, Calif. (Pasadena/Notre Dame Prep {Mass.}) G 2 Bianca Smith 5-9 So Missouri City, Texas 10.0 1.7 71 3’s 23 Dina Piterniece G/F 6-2 Jr. JC Riga, Latvia (Odessa College) F 22 Brittany Spears 6-1 Fr Pasadena, Calif. 13.5 7.6 1.7 spg 32 *Kelly Jo Mullaney G 5-8 So. T R Minneapolis, Minn. (The Breck School/Colorado State) 33 Aija Putnina F 6-3 So. 1L Riga, Latvia (Regis HS, Colo.) F 45 Jackie McFarland 6-3 Sr Derby, Kan. 17.9 8.0 .564 fg% 34 Courtney Dunn C 6-4 Fr. RS Berkeley, Calif. (St. Mary’s) F 33 Aija Putnina 6-3 So Riga, Latvia 7.4 6.8 1.3 bpg 40 Caley Dow F 6-2 Jr 2L Littleton, Colo. (Arapahoe) 44 Kara Richards C 6-4 Jr. 2L Graham, Texas (Graham) Gonzaga 45 Jackie McFarland F 6-3 Sr. 3L Derby, Kan. (Derby) Pos No Name Ht Yr Hometown PPG RPG MISC *Will sit out 2007-08 season as a transfer G 21 Courtney Vandersloot 5-8 Fr Kent, Wash. 10.7 3.9 5.6 apg G 31 Michelle Elliott 5-11 Sr Pasco, Wash. 9.2 3.8 55 3’s Head Coach: Kathy McConnell-Miller (3rd Year at CU, 38-52/9th Year Overall, 129-140) G 32 Jami Bjorklund 5-11 Jr Spokane, Wash. 9.4 4.5 1.7 apg Assistant Coaches: Patrick Harrington, Tom McConnell, Aisha Veasley F 44 Vivian Frieson 6-0 So Seattle, Wash. 8.9 5.7 .505 fg% Director of Operations: Ann Strother F 30 Heather Bowman 6-2 So Spokane, Wash. 20.3 8.4 .526 fg% • This is Colorado’s second trip to the postseason WNIT. The Buffs in the win over Pepperdine, is second in the Big 12 with a two-to- also participated in the 1999 WNIT defeating BYU 70-53 in the first one assist-to-turnover ratio (106 assists-54 turnovers) and also round before falling to Drake 82-66 in the second. Both games ranks ninth in the Big 12 in assists. were played in Boulder. • This is Colorado’s first postseason appearance of any kind since Sophomore Aija Putnina, who has started the last 27 contests, is the 2003-04 team played in the NCAA Tournament. averaging 7.4 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. • CU is 15-4 all-time a home in postseason (12-3 NCAA, 1-1 WNIT, Putnina, who registered her fourth double-double of the season 2-0 AIAW) and has won its last four. with 14 points and 15 rebounds against Texas, is ninth in blocks • CU head coach Kathy McConnell-Miller will be taking her third team to postseason play. Miller led Tulsa to back-to-back WNIT Colorado’s Record When appearances in 2004-05. CU leads at the half ....................... 16-1 2007-08 Record: ......................... 16-14 • Senior guard Susie Powers is the only player on CU’s roster with Game is tied at the half ................... 0-0 Conference: ............................... 5-11 any postseason playing experience. Powers played in two games Opponent leads at half ................... 0-13 Home: ......................................... 12-5 for Notre Dame during the 2004 NCAA Tournament. CU scores under 50 ......................... 0-2 Away: ............................................ 4-8 CU scores 50-59 .............................. 2-4 Neutral: ......................................... 0-1 THE BUFFALOES: Colorado is 16-14 overall and finished ninth in CU scores 60-69 .............................. 8-4 All-Time Record ........ 624-384 (.619) final regular season Big 12 standings at 5-11. The Buffaloes, who CU scores 70-79 .............................. 3-4 at home: ................... 352-118 (.749) fell to Iowa State in the first round of the 2008 Big 12 Championship CU scores 80-89 .............................. 2-0 at CECC: ................... 319-97 (.767) 76-50 on March 11, earned the league’s automatic bid into the CU scores 90+ .................................. 1-0 on the road: .............. 175-205 (.461) WNIT by virtue of being the highest ranked team in the conference Opponent scores under 50 .............. 7-0 neutral sites: ................ 97-61 (.614) that did not qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Colorado is assured Opponent scores 50-59.................... 6-0 Conference: ............. 268-211 (.559) Opponent scores 60-69.................... 3-4 Big 12: ........................ 88-104 (.458) of its first winning record since the 2003-04 team went 22-8 and Opponent scores 70-79...................