BYU Athletic Communications 30 Smith Fieldhouse • Provo, Utah • 84602 801-422-8948 • fax 801-422-0633 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE 2006-07 Game#26 - BYU (19-6, 10-2) @ UNLV (10-14, 4-8), 02/21/07, 7 p.m. Game#27 - BYU (19-6, 10-2) vs. SDSU (12-11, 5-7), 02/24/07, 2 p.m. BYU 2006 -07 Schedule/Results At UNLV, Host SDSU This Week In MWC Action DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT BYU (19-6, 10-2) remains in first place in this week’s standings after wins N 10 Preseason NIT at Wyoming and CSU. In this week’s action the team heads to Las Vegas vs. Idaho State W 73-50 for a matchup with UNLV (10-14, 4-8) on Wed. Feb., 21 at 7 p.m., PST. N 13 vs. No. 4 Stanford W 55-52 The team then returns to the Marriott Center to host San Diego State (12- N. 15 vs. No. 16 Baylor L 58-84 11, 5-7) on Sat., Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. N 17 @ Fresno State L 51-61 N 22 vs. Santa Clara W 77-63 N 29 @ Harvard W 66-51 Complete Broadcast Plans D 2 @ Hartford L 43-60 On TV - The game between BYU and SDSU on Feb. 24 will air live on D 6 @ New Mexico State W 60-43 BYUTV and locally on KBYU-TV channel 11. Holly Rowe and Kristin D 9 vs. CS Northridge& W 55-48 Kozlowski will call the action. The game will also air tape delay on the D 14 vs. Weber State W 79-42 mtn. various times. D 16 @ UVSC W 71-57 On the internet - Thurs., game at UNLV will air tape delay and the Sat., D 20 vs. UC Riverside W 66-57 game vs. SDSU will air live on BYU Radio via audio streaming. Veteran D 30 @ Oregon L 61-70 broadcaster Jay Monsen will call the action. To listen log on to: J 6 @ Air Force* W 59-46 http://www.byuradio.org/streaming J 10 @ New Mexico* W 63-59 - fans can follow the game action via stats by clicking on: J 13 Wyoming * W 55-52 Live stats J 18 Colorado St.* W 69-56 http://www.byucougars.com/Schedule.jsp?SP=112&YR=2006 J 20 UNLV* W 64-59 BYU Probable Starters J 25 @ San Diego St.* W 54-49 Pos. # Name Ht Yr PPG RPG J 27 @ Utah* L 54-64 G/F 15 Jennie Keele 5-10 Sr 6.8 3.6 F 1 TCU* W 69-65 F 8 Air Force* W 70-40 G 30 Mallary Gillespie 5-10 Jr 13.2 3.5 F 10 New Mexico* L 75-80 G/F 35 Melinda Johnsen 5-10 Sr 5.8 2.8 F 15 @ Wyoming* W 69-62 C 45 Dani Kubik Wright 6-3 Sr 13.6 6.9 F 17 @ Colorado St.* W 67-50 F 52 Lauren Riley 6-3 Jr 7.1 6.5 F 21 @ UNLV* 7 p.m. F 24 San Diego St.* 2 p.m Reserve Players F 28 Utah* 8 p.m. Pos. # Name Ht Yr PPG RPG M 3 @ TCU* 2 p.m. G/F 32 Shawnee Slade 5-11 So 8.1 4.9 M 6-10 MWC Champs. TBA C 54 Cassie King 6-3 So 4.0 2.8 F 05 Ashley Cheesman 6-0 Jr 1.0 1.7 &GAME PLAYED AT SMITH FIELDHOUSE F 22 Brittany Faddis 6-0 So 0.9 1.2 *MWC Games All Times Local to Site G 13 Jaime Judkins 5-6 Fr 0.3 0.6 G 31 Rachel Aina 5-9 So 0.2 0.2 BYU Athletic Communications Basketball Contact: Norma Collett E-Mail: [email protected] Office Phone: 801-422-4908 Team Stats -- Shooting from the field: (.436, 588-1350) Office Fax: 801-422-0633 Mobile Phone: 801-372-0989 Shooting from the free-throw line: (.624, 257-412) Press Row Phone: 801-422-3675 Shooting from three-point line: (.330, 148-448) cougars.com Web Site: byu Average points per game: 63.2 www.byucougars.com WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE PAGE 2 BYU Quick Facts 2006 Run In Preseason WNIT Location: Provo, Utah 84602 Enrollment: 28,300 (Daytime) The Cougar team ended their run in this year’s Preseason WNIT after a Founded: Oct. 15, 1875, by The Church of Jesus Christ of disappointing 58-84 loss to No. 16 Baylor on Thurs. Nov. 16. BYU had Latter-day Saints advanced to the Final Four after a 73-50 home victory over Idaho State on Colors: Blue and White Nickname: Cougars Nov. 10 and then a come from behind 55-52 upset victory over No. 4 Mascot: Cosmo (the Cougar) Stanford. Dani Kubik Wright was named to the All-Tournament Team. Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Mountain West Arena: Marriott Center (22,400) President: Cecil O. Samuelson Cougars Team Summary Athletic Director: Tom Holmoe After compiling the best season record in school history (26- Basketball Information 6), making their seventh postseason NCAA Championships Head Coach Jeff Judkins (Utah, 1978) appearance and clinching the 2006 MWC Regular Season Office Phone 801-422-8035 Champion crown, the BYU team looks to take that success Best time to call 9-10:00 a.m. daily and winning attitude into the 2006-07 year. Record at BYU/Yrs. 122-58/5 BYU returns a nucleus of four starters and five letterwinners that will make Career Record: same Assistant Coach Alli Bills this year’s squad tough to beat during its non-conference and league Office Phone 801-422- 1548 schedules. Assistant Coach Jonas Chatterton Once again the Cougars should finish at the top of the MWC standings, Office Phone 801-422 -8155 leading the way to an eighth appearance in the NCAA Championships and Assistant Coach Stacy Jensen advancing further in that national tournament. Office Phone 801-422-7682 Team Facts 2006-07 Season Highlights and Notables 2006-07 Record 19-6,10-2 2005-06 Overall Record 26-6, 13-3 TEAM 2005-06 Post Season 1-1 NCAA The Cougars non-conference road record finished at 4-4. Starters Returning/Lost 4/1 The team improved to 15-1 when leading at the half. Letterwinners Returning/Lost 5/3 BYU is 14-3 when outrebounding opponents. (Outrebounded Utah 38-35 Newcomers 3 on 01/27/07, and on 12/30/06 at Oregon, 37-29 but loss both games. Roster Breakdown The 11 turnovers BYU had vs. UNLV on 01/20/07 were the lowest of the STARTERS RETURNING: (4) year. They had 13 vs. CSU on 01/18/07. Mallary Gillespie: 5-10 Jr, G (10.3 ppg, 3.8) rpg The nine blocks at SDSU on 01/25/07 are a new team high. Melinda Johnsen: 5-10 Sr, G/F (4.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg) The Cougars have had three players scoring in double figures in eight Jennie Keele: 5-10 Sr, G/F (4.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg) games. BYU has won all but two (Baylor, Oregon) of those games. Dani Kubik: 6-3 Sr, C (10.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg) Eight times this season, the Cougars have had two players scoring in STARTERS LOST: (1) double figures, the most recent, at CSU on 02/17/07). Ambrosia Anderson: 6-2 Sr, F (17.9 ppg, 7.5 rpg) The 79 points scored against Weber State are the most scored by BYU this year and the (13) three-point goals, are a new team high. LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: (5) BYU’s 69 points in the game at Wyoming on 02/15/07 were the second most Rachel Aina: 5-9 So, G (0.4 ppg, 0.0 rpg) Brittany Faddis: 6-0 So, F (0.7 ppg, 0.4 rpg) points the Cougars have scored in a conference game this season. They had Cassie King: 6-3 So, C (1.0 ppg, 1.3 rpg) 70 over Air Force on Feb. 8. Shawnee Slade: 5-11 So, G/F (3.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg) BYU’s defense held the Cowgirls to 28.3 percent shooting from the field Lauren Riley: 6-3 Jr, C (6.0 ppg 5.4 rpg) on 02/15/07, making it the second lowest in league competition for the Cougars to date. LETTERWINNERS LOST: (3) Nancy Seljaas: 3.1 ppg, 1.2 rpg The Cougars picked up season best in 3-point field goal percentage Laura Stratton: 1.3 ppg, 0.6 rpg .542 (13-24) in the Weber State game on 12/14/06. Mary Martha Abell: Injury redshirt in 2006 To date, BYU has shot over 50 percent from the field in two games (vs. Weber State .542 on 12/14/06 and vs. UCR .521 on 12/20/06) NEWCOMERS: (3) The Cougars have had four players score in double figures three times Ashley Cheesman: 6-0 Jr, Forward - Orem, UT/SDSU this year: (vs. SCU, @ Harvard, and @ UVSC). Haley Hall: 5-4 Fr, Guard - Syracuse,UT/Clearfield HS Lauren Nichols: 6-0 Fr, Forward - Irvine, CA/Irvine HS In the game at home vs. Santa Clara University on 11/22/06, the .839 (26-31) free throw percentage was the best for the team in regular season www.byucougars.com WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE PAGE 3 USA Today Div. I Top 25 Poll -- 02/20/07 games. In league games, they shot .800 (16-20) vs. TCU on 02/01/07 Rk.