2006-2007 Towson University Women’s Basketball Game Notes Schedule and Results Norfolk State (1-6, 1-0 MEAC) N11 at Georgetown W, 65-57 GAME N14 WINSTON-SALEM ST. W, 76-51 vs. Towson (6-1, 1-0 CAA) N19 at American W, 69-57 December 10, 2006 • 2:00 p.m. N21 at UMBC (MASN-TV) W, 50-45 8 N25 at Loyola W, 75-73 (OT) Towson, Md. • Towson Center (5,000) N29 at Wake Forest (WTMD) L, 45-58 D3 at William & Mary * W, 66-59 Towson Notables ... D10 NORFOLK STATE 2:00 X Coming off an impressive 66-59 victory over William & Mary on Sunday afternoon, the Tigers D19 at Winston-Salem St. 7:00 return home to face Norfolk State University in the Towson Center on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. The D22 RIDER 7:00 D30 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 4:00 game will be broadcast on Towson’s official athletics website (www.towsontigers.com) with Steve Melewski calling the action. It will be the first of three home games during the month of J4 JAMES MADISON * 7:00 December for the Tigers. J7 at Northeastern * (WTMD) 1:00 Now 6-1 on the season, the Tigers opened their CAA schedule with the seven-point win J10 VA. COMMONWEALTH * 7:00 against the Tribe on Sunday afternoon. Freshman guard Shanae Baker-Brice led the Tigers to J14 at Delaware * (CSN-MA, WTMD) 12:00 the victory by scoring 17 points, including 11 in the first half, while junior guard Holly Mahan J18 HOFSTRA * 7:00 posted her second “double double” of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds. J21 GEORGE MASON * 2:00 The Tigers are led by Baker-Brice, who is averaging 14.4 points per game. A two-time CAA J25 at Drexel * (WTMD) 7:00 J28 at Va. Commonwealth * 2:00 Rookie of the Week selection, she is the 13th-leading scorer in the CAA. She has scored 25 or more points twice this season. Meanwhile, Mahan has posted double figures in six of the Tigers’ F1 GEORGIA STATE * 7:00 first seven games and is averaging 13.6 points per game. F4 NORTHEASTERN * (WTMD) 2:00 F8 DREXEL * (WTMD) 7:00 X The Tigers are playing in just their second home game of the season after opening the year F11 at Georgia State * 2:00 with six road games in their first seven contests. Towson defeated Winston-Salem State by a F15 at Old Dominion * 7:00 76-51 margin in the Towson Center on November 14. Five of the Tigers’ next seven games will F18 DELAWARE * (WTMD) 2:00 be played in the Towson Center, including three of the next four contests. F21 at Hofstra * 7:00 F25 UNC WILMINGTON * (WTMD) 2:00 X Norfolk State enters Sunday’s game with a 1-6 record after a four-point victory against MEAC M1 at James Madison * 7:00 rival Hampton last Saturday, which snapped a nine-game losing streak, dating back to last sea- M8 CAA First Round (Delaware) TBA son. Senior guard Toia Johnson led the Spartans to the win by scoring a team-high 18 points. M9 CAA Quarterfinals (Delaware) TBA M10 CAA Semifinals (Delaware) TBA X Towson leads the all-time series with the Spartans by a 2-0 margin, but the teams have not M11 CAA Championship (Delaware) TBA played since the 2004-2005 season when the Tigers won by 55-49 in Norfolk, Va. Kelli Talbot led the Tigers to the victory by scoring a career-high 22 points while Brandi Harris had nine Home games at Towson Center in BOLD CAPS * - Colonial Athletic Association game points and a career-high nine assists. Media Information X Senior forward Kelly Robinson enters today’s game needing 67 points to become the 13th player in Tiger women’s basketball history to reach 1,000 points for her career. She would also TV: None. Radio: Internet (www.towsontigers.com). become the fifth player with 1,000 career points and 500 career rebounds. Pregame begins 10 minutes prior to tip-off. Steve Melewski will serve as the play-by-play Towson at a Glance ... announcer for Sunday’s broadcast. Live Stats: www.towsontigers.com No. Probable Starters (G-GS) Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown Notes 3 Shanae Baker-Brice (7-7) G 5-6 Fr. Washington, D.C. 2-time CAA Rookie of the Week 10 Alis Freeman (7-7) G 5-9 So. Potomac, Md. Co-captain; Avg. 7.1 points per game Media Relations 21 Holly Mahan (7-7) G 5-9 Jr. Queens, N.Y. 12 pts., 10 reb. at William & Mary Asst. Dir./Basketball Contact Eric Rhew 25 Ashlee Keown (7-5) F 6-1 Fr. Manassas, Va. Has started the last five games Phone 410-704-6258 33 Kelly Robinson (7-7) F 6-1 Sr. Hazlet, N.J. Needs 67 points for 1,000 in career Cell Phone 443-690-2104 E-Mail [email protected] No. Tiger Reserves (G-GS) Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown Notes Media Relations Fax 410-704-3861 1 Alexis Abraham (4-0) G 5-9 Fr. Bowie, Md. Has not played in 2 of last 3 games Director Peter Schlehr 5 Haliena Snowden (5-0) F 6-0 Fr. Laurel, Md. Scored 1st career points vs. WSSU Phone 410-704-2232 12 Brandy Black (3-0) G 5-7 So. Houston, Texas One of two walk-ons on roster Associate Director Dan O’Connell 13 Katarina Stimac (2-0) F 6-2 Sr. Zagreb, Croatia Last played at American on 11/19 15 Jamell Beasley (7-0) G 5-9 Jr. Pottstown, Pa. Leads team in FT% (.875) Phone 410-704-3102 22 Maya Newman (2-0) G 5-8 Fr. Baltimore, Md. One of two walk-ons on roster Admin. Assistant Tom Judd 32 Kandace Davis (6-2) F 6-1 Fr. Hyattsville, Md. Scored 6 points at William & Mary Website www.towsontigers.com 50 Erin Gaston (4-0) C 6-1 Sr. Centreville, Va. Co-captain; has played in 4 games 55 Kim Pyne (6-0) C 6-3 Sr. Columbia, Md. Played 16 minutes at Georgetown 2006-2007 Towson University Women’s Basketball Streaks, Trends, Milestones TIGERS • Entering Sunday’s game against Norfolk State, the Tigers have won two straight home ... vs. Norfolk State games, dating back to last season. Towson’s last loss at the Towson Center came against James Madison last year. The Series • The Tigers lead the all-time series against the • The Tigers have forced their opponents to commit 20 or more turnovers in six of their first Spartans by a 2-0 margin, including a 1-0 mark seven games. at the Towson Center. Towson has won by an • The Tigers have hit at least one three-point field goal in their last 140 games, dating back to average of 10.0 points per game in the brief December 16, 2001 against Loyola. The last time the Tigers failed to make a three-point field series, including a 14-point win in the December goal in a game was on December 12, 2001 against UMBC. 30, 2003 game at the Towson Center. • The Tigers have won six of their last seven non-conference games, dating back to their vic- tory over Fairfield last year. The only loss during that stretch came in Towson’s 58-45 loss at • Entering Sunday’s game, the Tigers have an all- Wake Forest on November 29. time record of 35-18 against current teams from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, including • Sunday’s game against Norfolk State will be the 150th game for Tiger Coach Joe Mathews a 29-11 combined mark against Morgan State, during his tenure at Towson. University of Maryland-Eastern Shore and • Senior forward Kelly Robinson is just 67 points shy of reaching 1,000 for her career. She Coppin State. will become the 13th player in Tiger women’s basketball history to reach the feat. • Sophomore guard Alis Freeman enters Sunday’s game against the Spartans needing 37 • Beginning next season, Winston-Salem State points to reach 500 for her career. will join the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference as part of its reclassification to Division I status. The Tigers defeated the Rams by a 76-51 mar- Moving Up the Ranks gin on November 14 and the two teams will play • Entering the game against Norfolk State, several Tigers are within reach of moving up on again on December 19 in Winston-Salem. Towson’s career lists in several categories. • With two points, senior forward Kelly Robinson will tie Jill McGowan for 17th on the Tigers’ Scouting the Spartans all-time scoring list with 935 points. Meanwhile, she needs seven field goals to tie Mia • Now 1-6 on the season, the Spartans snapped Chapman for 15th on the all-time field goals made list with 362. a nine-game losing streak dating back to last • Robinson can also pass Cindy Phillips on the career rebounding list with seven rebounds season with a 70-66 conference victory over in the game against Norfolk State. Phillips recorded 539 rebounds during her career, which Hampton last Saturday afternoon. Senior guard ranks 13th on the Towson career ledger. Toia Johnson scored a team-high 18 points while sophomore Shawn Hillman added 15 • Sophomore guard Alis Freeman can pass Julie Atkinson for 13th on the career free throws points off the bench. made list with eight made free throws. Atkinson made 213 free throws during her college career. • Johnson ranks seventh in the MEAC in scoring • Freeman currently stands in 18th place on the Tigers’ career list with 174 assists.