WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Media Contact: Cody Lahl // 845.750.4225 // [email protected] UMassAthletics.com // @UMassAthletics // @UMassWBB // facebook.com/UMassAthletics Home games streamed live on UMassAthletics.com // Radio: WMUA 91.1 FM 2013-14 Schedule UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS (4-26 Overall, 1-15 Atlantic 10) (2-11 Home, 2-13 Away, 0-2 Neutral) WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME Fri. Nov. 8 Western Michigan L, 66-58 Sun. Nov. 10 Central Michigan L, 105-61 Sun. Nov. 17 at American University L, 82-59 ATLANTIC 10 TOURNAMENT PLAY-IN GAME Wed. Nov. 20 Rutgers W, 64-63 Sat. Nov. 23 at Hartford W, 63-59 GAME 31: MASSACHUSETTS (4-26) VS. GEORGE MASON (7-22) Tues. Nov. 26 at Holy Cross L, 76-54 Wednesday, March 5, 2014 // 7:00 p.m. // Richmond Coliseum (11,922) // Richmond, Va. University of Maine Invitational (Orono, Maine) Fri. Nov. 29 at Maine L, 86-56 ON THE AIR Sat. Nov. 30 vs. William & Mary L, 96-88 (OT) Live Stats: NeuLion Sports; linked on UMassAthletics.com (available on gameday) Wed. Dec. 4 Boston University L, 66-63 Live Video: Atlantic 10 Digital Network (subscription required); linked on UMassAthletics. Tues. Dec. 17 at Kent State W, 69-61 Radio: WMUA 91.1 FM (Cody Chrusciel); linked on UMassAthletics.com Thurs. Dec. 19 at Bowling Green L, 86-46 Tickets: Available through Ticketmaster.com; linked on UMassAthletics.com Sat. Dec. 21 Northeastern L, 95-76 Blue Sky Invitational (Hanover, N.H.) THE SERIES Sun. Dec. 29 vs. Binghamton L, 56-51 George Mason leads, 3-0. Last meeting: George Mason 101, Massachusetts 73; Feb. 12, 2014 Mon. Dec. 30 at Dartmouth L, 76-72 Thurs. Jan. 2 at VCU* L, 112-54 Sun. Jan. 5 Fordham* L, 75-61 Sat. Jan. 11 at La Salle* L, 78-41 Wed. Jan. 15 at Duquesne* L, 67-52 PROBABLE MASSACHUSETTS Starters AND RESERVES Sat. Jan. 18 VCU* L, 81-51 Wed. Jan. 22 Dayton* L, 81-67 No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Individual Note(s) Sat. Jan. 25 at Fordham* L, 80-54 23 Rashida Timbilla G/F So. 6-1 19 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists vs. Rhode Island (2/23) Wed. Jan. 29 George Washington* L, 89-76 24 Emily Mital G Jr. 5-8 Eighth-most made three-pointers (106) in program history Wed. Feb. 5 at Rhode Island* L, 73-64 10 Jasmine Harris G So. 6-1 Career-high 21 points led all scorers vs. Richmond (2/19) Sat. Feb. 8 St. Bonaventure* L, 88-66 Wed. Feb. 12 at George Mason* L, 101-73 41 Kiara Bomben F R-Sr. 5-10 Scoring 8.2 points per game in last 8 contests Sat. Feb. 15 at George Washington* L, 78-54 4 Kim Pierre-Louis F/C Jr. 6-0 5th double-double of career vs. Richmond (15 pts, 10 rebs) Wed. Feb. 19 Richmond* L, 89-76 Sun. Feb. 23 Rhode Island* W, 69-56 -- Thurs. Feb. 27 Saint Joseph’s* L, 85-51 1 Nola Henry G So. 5-7 10 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists vs. Rhode Island (2/23) Sun. March 2 at Saint Louis* L, 87-68 2 Amber Dillon G R-So. 5-2 Career-high 11 points (5-10 FG, 1-1 FT) vs. GW (1/29) Atlantic 10 Championship (Richmond, Va.) 3 Alyx Stiff G Fr. 5-9 Career-high 10 points (4-8 FG, 2-2 FT) at Saint Louis (3/2) Wed. March 5 George Mason (Play-In) 7 p.m. 5 Adriana Jordan G So. 5-10 Two blocks and two rebounds at Fordham (1/25/14) Thurs. March 6 First Round TBA Fri. March 7 Quarterfinals TBA 14 Paula Tarnachowicz F Jr. 6-2 Did not play at Saint Louis (3/2) due to injury Sat. March 8 Semifinals TBA 20 Meredith Tarver F Fr. 5-11 Made first appearance vs. Central Michigan (11/10/13) Sun. March 9 Championship Game TBA 21 Victoria Stewart G So. 5-7 Played scholastically at Amherst-Pelham HS (Mass.) *denotes Atlantic 10 Conference opponent // Rankings are 31 Kymber Hill F/C Fr. 6-2 Career high 14 points (5-9 FGs, 4-7 FTs) vs. VCU (1/18/14) USA Today/ESPN top-25 polls on the day of the game // All times Eastern and subject to change // Games in bold are played at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass. Whatcha LOOKING FOR? FASTBREAK POINTS • Kim Pierre-Louis sixth in the A-10 for field goal PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Alphabetical & Numerical Rosters ....Page 2 percentage (48.3 percent). Heather Gagne (athletic trainer) GAG-knee Quick Facts & Game Notes ..........Page 3 • Emily Mital ranks 10th in the A-10 for 3-point FG pct Nola Henry know-luh Opponent & Series Information ......Page 4 (.363) and 13th in made 3-pointers per game (1.7). Kymber Hill kim-BURR UMass In The A-10 Tournament. .Page 5 • UMass bested MAC opponent Kent State for the Adriana Jordan AYE-dree-ah-nah Game Notes (continued) ....Pages 6-7, 11-17 second straight season. Jen MacAulay mack-AW-lee Dawley’s Bio. .Pages 8-9 • UMass defeated Rutgers for the first time since the Tatiyiana McMorris tah-TEE-ah-nuh Miscellaneous Stats & Team Info ...Page 10 1994-95 season with a 64-63 win on Nov. 20, 2013. Emily Mital MITT-tall The Last Time & Team Results ..Pages 18-19 • Brought back four of its five starters from 2012-13 and Kim Pierre-Louis PEE-air LEW-ee 2014 UMass Season Statistics ......Page 20 had eight letterwinners back from last year. Alyx Stiff Alex 2014 UMass A-10 Statistics .........Page 21 • Sharon Dawley began her fourth season with the Paula Tarnachowicz tar-NAH-ho-witz 2014 Game-By-Game Recaps ...Pages 22-29 team and 20th as a program leader overall. Rashida Timbilla tim-BILL-uh Student-Athlete Bios ...........Pages 30-42 • Features a young squad, with 10 players competing in Chris Wielgus well-gus Headshot Roster ..................Page 43 their first or second year of NCAA D-I basketball. 1 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER 2013-14 MASSACHUSETTS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Year Position Height Hometown/High School/Previous College 1 Nola Henry So. G 5-7 Willingboro, N.J./Willingboro 2 Amber Dillon R-So. G 5-2 Jamaica Plain, Mass./Brookline/University of Maine 3 Alyx Stiff Fr. G 5-9 Las Vegas, Nev./Quest Preparatory Academy 4 Kim Pierre-Louis Jr. F 6-0 Ottawa, Ontario/St. Paul Catholic 5 Adriana Jordan So. G 5-10 Port Huron, Mich./Port Huron 10 Jasmine Harris So. G 6-1 Farmington Hills, Mich./North Farmington 14 Paula Tarnachowicz Jr. F 6-2 Gdynia, Poland/VII Sportowe Liceum/Panola College (Texas) 20 Meredith Tarver Fr. F 5-11 Johns Creek, Ga./Northview 21 Victoria Stewart So. G 5-7 Amherst, Mass./Amherst-Pelham Regional 23 Rashida Timbilla So. G/F 6-1 Ottawa, Ontario/John McRae Secondary/Northfield Mount Hermon Prep (Mass.) 24 Emily Mital Jr. G 5-8 Frisco, Texas/Frisco Liberty 31 Kymber Hill Fr. F/C 6-2 Belleville, Ill./Althoff Catholic 41 Kiara Bomben R-Sr. F 5-10 Canberra, Australia/Ankeny (Iowa)/Florida Gulf Coast University 2013-14 MASSACHUSETTS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Year Position Height Hometown/High School/Last School 41 Kiara Bomben R-Sr. F 5-10 Canberra, Australia/Ankeny (Iowa)/Florida Gulf Coast University 2 Amber Dillon R-So. G 5-2 Jamaica Plain, Mass./Brookline/University of Maine 10 Jasmine Harris So. G 6-1 Farmington Hills, Mich./North Farmington 1 Nola Henry So. G 5-7 Willingboro, N.J./Willingboro 31 Kymber Hill Fr. F/C 6-2 Belleville, Ill./Althoff Catholic 5 Adriana Jordan So. G 5-10 Port Huron, Mich./Port Huron 24 Emily Mital Jr. G 5-8 Frisco, Texas/Frisco Liberty 4 Kim Pierre-Louis Jr. F 6-0 Ottawa, Ontario/St. Paul Catholic 21 Victoria Stewart So. G 5-7 Amherst, Mass./Amherst-Pelham Regional 3 Alyx Stiff Fr. G 5-9 Las Vegas, Nev./Quest Preparatory Academy 14 Paula Tarnachowicz Jr. F 6-2 Gdynia, Poland/VII Sportowe Liceum/Panola College (Texas) 20 Meredith Tarver Fr. F 5-11 Johns Creek, Ga./Northview 23 Rashida Timbilla So. G/F 6-1 Ottawa, Ontario/John McRae Secondary/Northfield Mount Hermon Prep (Mass.) Head Coach: Sharon Dawley (Saint Anselm ‘83), Fourth Season Assistant Coach: Jen MacAulay (Vermont ‘02), Fourth Season Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Morgan Valley (Connecticut ‘05), Fourth Season Assistant Coach: Alison Brown (Vermont ‘08), Second Season As Assistant/Fourth Overall Director of Basketball Operations: Chris Wielgus (Springfield ‘74), First Season Graduate Assistant: Tatiyiana McMorris (Marquette ‘11), First Season Athletic Trainer: Heather Gagne (Bridgewater State ‘08), Second Season Team Managers: Steve Baruffi and Mike Patterson BY POTENTIAL POSITIONS BY PLayer ELIGIBILITY Forward (6) Guard (8) Senior (1) Sophomore (6) Kiara Bomben Amber Dillon Kiara Bomben Amber Dillon Kymber Hill Jasmine Harris Jasmine Harris Nola Henry Kim Pierre-Louis Nola Henry Junior (3) Paula Tarnachowicz Adriana Jordan Adriana Jordan Emily Mital Meredith Tarver Emily Mital Victoria Stewart Kim Pierre-Louis Rashida Timbilla Victoria Stewart Rashida Timbilla Paula Tarnachowicz Alyx Stiff Rashida Timbilla Post (3) Freshman (3) Kymber Hill Kymber Hill Kim Pierre-Louis Alyx Stiff Paula Tarnachowicz Meredith Tarver 2 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2013-14 TEAM QUICK FACTS LAST GAME: REGULAR SEASON CLOSES WITH LOSS TO BILLIKENS UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS INFORMATION Jasmine Harris scored 20 points and Alyx Stiff set a single-game career-high with Location .................................................. Amherst, Mass. 10 points, but UMass women’s basketball dropped an 87-68 game at Saint Louis’ Founded .............................................................1863 Chaifetz Arena on Sunday, March 2.