UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HEADSHOT ROSTER UMASS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2015-16 PROSPECTUS 1 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HEADSHOT ROSTER 2 UMASS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 PROSPECTUS UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS INFORMATION WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM SCHEDULE Location Amherst, Mass. Date Opponent Location Time Founded 1863 Nov. 15 at Holy Cross Worcester, Mass. 2 PM Enrollment 28,635 Nov. 18 at Harvard Cambridge, Mass. 7 PM Nickname Minutewomen Nov. 21 Buffalo Amherst, Mass. 5 PM Colors Maroon (PMS 506) and White Conference Atlantic 10 Nov. 27 at Colorado ^ Boulder, Colo. 7:30 PM President Martin Meehan Nov. 28 vs. Ball State or Florida ^ Boulder, Colo. TBA Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy Dec. 2 at Bryant University Smithfield, R.I. 5 PM Athletic Director Ryan Bamford Dec. 9 Hofstra Amherst, Mass. 7 PM Dec. 12 at Central Connecticut New Britain, Conn. 1 PM WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM HISTORY Dec. 14 at Duke Durham, N.C. 7 PM Program Started/Total Years 1968-69/47th Dec. 19 Boston University Amherst, Mass. 6 PM All-Time Program Record 523-689 (.432) Dec. 22 Hartford Amherst, Mass. 7 PM All-Time Atlantic 10 Record (1983-present) 180-310 (.367) Atlantic 10 Championships None Dec. 30 UMass-Lowell Amherst, Mass. 7 PM NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last Two/1997-98 season Jan. 2 VCU * Amherst, Mass. 2 PM All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 0-2 Jan. 6 Saint Joseph’s * Amherst, Mass. 7 PM WNIT Appearances One/1994-95 season Jan. 10 at St. Bonaventure * (ASN) St. Bonaventure, N.Y. 5 PM All-Time WNIT Record 1-2 Jan. 13 at Saint Louis * St. Louis, Mo. 7 PM Jan. 16 Richmond * Amherst, Mass. 2 PM VENUE INFORMATION Jan. 20 at George Washington * Washington, D.C. 7 PM Home Field (Capacity) Mullins Center (9,493) Jan. 27 Rhode Island * Amherst, Mass. 7 PM Facility Debut Feb. 4, 1993 Press Row Phone 845-750-4225 Jan. 30 at George Mason * Fairfax, Va. 2 PM Feb. 3 at Duquesne * Pittsburgh, Pa. 7 PM COACHING STAFF Feb. 6 Fordham * Amherst, Mass. 2 PM Head Coach (Alma Mater) Sharon Dawley (Saint Anselm, ‘83) Feb. 10 at La Salle * Philadelphia, Pa. 7 PM Record at Massachusetts/Years 34-115 (.228)/Sixth Feb. 13 St. Bonaventure * Amherst, Mass. 2 PM Career Record/Years 299-263 (.532)/22nd Feb. 17 Dayton * Amherst, Mass. 12 PM Assistant Coaches Feb. 21 at Davidson * Davidson, N.C. 2 PM Jen MacAulay (Vermont ‘02); Feb. 24 at Rhode Island * Kingston, R.I. 7 PM Yolanda Griffith, Chris Wielgus (Springfield ‘74) Feb. 27 La Salle * Amherst, Mass. 2 PM Director of Operations Candice Walker (Loyola [Md.] ‘11) Academic Advisor Pete Montague Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Championship Certified Athletic Trainer Heather Gagne March 2 First Round Richmond, Va. TBA Strength & Conditioning Coaches Rich Cassella March 3 Second Round Richmond, Va. TBA Administrative Assistant Katie Lenois March 4 Semifinals Richmond, Va. TBA March 5 Quarterfinals Richmond, Va. TBA TEAM INFORMATION March 6 Championship Game Richmond, Va. TBA 2014-15 Overall Record 12-18 (.400) 2014-15 A-10 Record/Finish 5-11 (.313)/Tied-10th All times are Eastern and subject to change // Home games are Postseason Finish A-10 Tournament Second Round bolded and played at the Mullins Center // *Atlantic 10 Conference Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 game // ^ denotes Omni Hotels Classic hosted by Colorado // Letterwinners Returning/Lost 9/3 Atlantic 10 Women’s Basketball Championship to be hosted at the Newcomers 3 Richmond Coliseum ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC RELATIONS Women’s Basketball Contact John Sinnett Cell Phone 413-687-2237 Email [email protected] Website UMassAthletics.com Twitter @UMassAthletics; @UMassWBB Instragram instagram.com/umasswbb Facebook facebook.com/UMassAthletics Mailing Address Boyden Building Room 290 131 Commonwealth Drive; Amherst, Mass. 01003 3 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Media Contact: John Sinnett // 413.687.2237 // [email protected] UMassAthletics.com // @UMassAthletics // @UMassWBB // facebook.com/UMassAthletics Home games streamed live on UMassAthletics.com // Radio: WMUA 91.1 FM 2014-15 Schedule University of Massachusetts (12-18 Overall, 5-11 Atlantic 10) (8-5 Home, 3-10 Away, 1-3 Neutral) Women’s Basketball Season Review DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME [ET]/RESULT Team Record 12-18 Overall, 5-11 Atlantic 10 Conference Fri. Nov. 14 at Western Michigan L, 63-41 Sun. Nov. 16 at Central Michigan L, 72-70 Postseason Finish Atlantic 10 Tournament Second Round Wed. Nov. 19 Maine W, 68-60 A-10 All-Conference Second Team Kim Pierre-Louis A-10 Most Improved Player Kim Pierre-Louis Hospitality Hill Challenge (Denton, Texas) Fri. Nov. 21 at North Texas W, 56-46 A-10 All-Academic Team Emily Mital Sun. Nov. 23 vs. [RV/RV] Florida State L, 73-47 A-10 Player of the Week Kim Pierre-Louis (12/29/14) Sun. Nov. 30 Central Florida W, 67-62 A-10 Rookie of the Week Cierra Dillard (12/15/14, 1/12/15 and 3/2/15) Wed. Dec. 3 Harvard L, 75-62 Holiday & Hoops All-Classic Team Rashida Timbilla (12/20/14) Sat. Dec. 6 American W, 71-61 UMass Athlete of the Week Kim Pierre-Louis (12/2/14, 12/9/14, 1/5/15 & 3/11/15) Sun. Dec. 14 Holy Cross W, 72-61 Cierra Dillard (12/16/14) Holiday & Hoops Classic (Atlanta, Ga.) Fri. Dec. 19 at Georgia State L, 71-66 Sat. Dec. 20 vs. Ohio L, 59-52 UMASS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2014-15 FASTBREAK POINTS Sun. Dec. 28 at Boston University W, 78-57 • Sharon Dawley finished her fifth season with the team and 21st as a head coach overall in 2014-15. She has 299 career victories as a head coach including tenures at Vermont (2003-10) and Tufts (1984-93). Sat. Jan. 3 at St. Bonaventure* L, 65-53 Wed. Jan. 7 Saint Louis* L, 75-67 • Kim Pierre-Louis, an Atlantic 10 Second Team All-Conference pick, was second among A-10 scorers with 18.4 Sat. Jan. 10 Saint Joseph’s* W, 65-47 points per game. She had the highest field goal percentage in the A-10 (.533; 221-of-415). Thurs. Jan. 15 La Salle* W, 71-68 • Rashida Timbilla averaged 9.4 rebounds per game, which led the squad in 2014-15 and was second in the Sun. Jan. 18^ [RV/RV] George Washington* L, 69-54 Atlantic 10 Conference. She was one of only two A-10 players to provide at least nine rebounds per game. Wed. Jan. 21 at Fordham* L, 65-42 Sat. Jan. 24 at Richmond* L, 64-44 • Kim Pierre-Louis surpassed 500 points scored during the 2014-15 season in the win over Rhode Island on Sat. Jan. 31 St. Bonaventure* L, 77-57 March 1. She is only the fifth Minutewoman in program history to earn at least as many points in one year. • Cierra Dillard was the third-highest scoring rookie in the A-10 at 10.6 points per game behind Rhode Island’s Wed. Feb. 4 at Rhode Island* L, 70-58 Charise Wilson (16.1; fourth) and Davidson’s Mackenzie Latt (11.6; 21st). Sat. Feb. 7 at La Salle* L, 71-69 Wed. Feb. 11# George Mason* W, 85-79 (OT) • Rashida Timbilla is the only A-10 women’s basketball student-athlete to qualify for the top-10 in rebounds, Sat. Feb. 14 Duquesne* L, 69-49 assists and steals. Timbilla led UMass and was second in the A-10 with 9.4 rebounds per game, and was first Wed. Feb. 18 Davidson* W, 60-49 on the squad with 4.0 assists (seventh in A-10) and 2.2 steals (second). Sun. Feb. 22 at VCU* L, 65-43 • Kim Pierre-Louis scored a career-high 33 points in two games during 2014-15, at Boston University (Dec. 28) Thurs. Feb. 26 at [RV/-] Dayton* L, 69-60 and at La Salle (Feb. 7). She is only the third Minutewoman with at least two games scoring 30-plus points. Sun. March 1 Rhode Island* W, 78-70 • Rashida Timbilla’s 283 rebounds in 2014-15 were the most by a Minutewoman in one season since Jennifer Butler had 412 over 28 games (14.7 rpg) in 2002-03. Atlantic 10 Championship (Richmond, Va.) Wed. March 4 vs. St. Bonaventure W, 55-49 • Senior Emily Mital eclipsed 100 career games played with the Minutewomen when she appeared in the Thurs. March 5 vs. Richmond L, 67-63 lineup at Fordham. She has competed in 84 consecutive contests (113 total appearances) and has only missed one game in her career due to injury. *A-10 Conference game // All times Eastern & • Cierra Dillard scored 319 points (10.6 ppg) in 2014-15, the most by a UMass freshman in one campaign since subject to change // Games bolded are played at Melissa Gurile (365) and Octavia Thomas (354) in 1992-93. the Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass. // ^CBS Sports • Two-time Olympic gold medal winner and WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Yolanda Griffith was named Network broadcast // #Field Trip Day an assistant coach on Sept. 5, 2014. She coached as an assistant at Dartmouth and Lafayette previously. WHATCHA LOOKING FOR? Page 3 . Alphabetical & Numerical Rosters 2014-15 STARTING LINEUP & RESERVES Page 4 . Quick Facts & Game Notes NO. NAME POS YR MPG PPG RPG 2014-15 SEASON NOTE(S) Page 5 . UMass In The A-10 Tournament 25 Leah McDerment G Fr. 23.4 3.0 1.5 3.8 assists/game in last 10 contests Page 6 . .Atlantic 10 Championship Bracket 15 Cierra Dillard G Fr. 28.8 10.6 3.1 20 pts, 5 assists in win over Rhode Island 23 Rashida Timbilla F Jr.