SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY 2018-19 BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2018-19 Saint Joseph’s University Women’s Basketball INDEX Contents The 2018-19 Saint Joseph’s Women’s Basketball Media Guide is a publica- 2018-19 Schedule . .3 History & Records tion of the Saint Joseph’s University Saint Joseph’s Quick Facts . .3 Hawks By The Numbers . .40-41 Office of Athletic Communications. Roster . 4 All-Time Alphabetical Roster . .42-43 Roster Breakdown . .5 All-Time Numerical Roster . .44-45 Directory and Facility Information . 6 SJU Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame .46-50 WRITING & DESIGN Jack Jumper Hawks In Other Halls of Fame . .51 Coaching Staff Retired Jerseys . .51 EDITORIAL & DESIGN ASSISTANCE Head Coach Cindy Griffin . .8-10 Honors and Awards . .52-56 Marie Wozniak Associate Head Coach Susan Lavin . .11 Hawks and USA Basketball . .57 Assistant Coach John Hampton . .12 Hawks and International Basketball . .57 EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE Assistant Coach Katie Kuester . .13 Hawks In The Pros . .58 Joe Greenwich Support Staff . .14 Cradle Of Coaches . .59 Nikki Philpot Hagan Arena/Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse .60 Players Philadelphia Big 5 . .61 ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE Kristalyn Baisden . .16 Atlantic 10 Conference . 62-63 Michael Barber Michala Clay . .17 Hawk Classic . .64-65 Adashia Franklyn Nailah Delinois . .18 In-Season Tournament Results . .66-67 Sabrina Stampe Keenan Woofter Whisper Fisher . .19 Postseason Tournament Results . .68 Rachel Gartner . .20 Year-By-Year Records . .69 Katie Jekot . .21 COVER & INTERIOR PHOTOS Former Head Coaches . .69 Greg Carroccio/Sideline Photos LLC Elizabeth Marsicano . .22 Year-By-Year Results . .70-75 Avery Marz . .23 Year-By-Year Line Scores . .76 OTHER PHOTOS Katie Mayock . .24 Year-By-Year Statistical Leaders . .77 Greg Carroccio/Sideline Photos LLC Alyssa Monaghan . .25 Team Records . .78 Nikki Jones Devyne Newman . .26 Individual Records . .79-80 Luke Malanga Lula Roig . .27 Career Leaders . .81-82 Kate Jumper Mary Sheehan . .28 Single-Season Leaders . .83-84 Zohrab Kazanjian Sarah Veilleux . .29 Single-Game Leaders . .84 Rich Krauze Mitchell Leff Ashlyn Wert . .30 Saint Joseph’s Among NCAA Leaders . .85 The Hawk . .31 Larry Levanti Results Versus All Opponents . .86-94 Jerry Millevoi Opponent SID Directory . .94 2017-18 Year In Review Alan Nilsen Results Versus Ranked Opponents . .95-96 Statistics . .34-36 Bob Opiola Hawks In The Polls . .96 Awards . .37 Ken White Dave Yoblick The University Marty Allen Saint Joseph’s University . .98 Getty Images Mark C. Reed, Ed. D. .99 NCAA Jill Bodensteiner . .100 Washington Mystics Athletic Communications . .101 Atlantic 10 Conference On The Air . .102-103 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame USA Basketball/Andrew D. Bernstein Media Information . .102 USA Basketball/Nathaniel S. Butler Hawks On TV And Online . .103 AllSport Television And Radio Roster . .104 Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau 2 SJUHAWKS.COM SCHEDULE Day Date Opponent Time Friday November 9 TEMPLE # . .5:00 p.m. Sunday November 11 at Drexel . .2:00 p.m. Thursday November 15 at Penn # . .7:00 p.m. Tuesday November 20 NIAGARA . .7:00 p.m. Saturday November 24 RIDER % . .Noon Sunday November 25 BOSTON COLLEGE/LOYOLA MARYLAND % . .2:00 p.m. Thursday November 29 COLUMBIA . .7:00 p.m. Sunday December 2 VILLANOVA # . .2:00 p.m. Thursday December 6 AUBURN . .7:00 p.m. Monday December 10 TOWSON . .7:00 p.m. Wednesday December 20 at Sacred Heart . .11:00 a.m. Saturday December 28 at Delaware . .7:00 p.m. Monday December 31 at Navy . .6:00 p.m. Saturday January 5 at VCU * . .1:00 p.m. Wednesday January 9 SAINT LOUIS * . .11:30 a.m. Sunday January 13 ST. BONAVENTURE * . .2:00 p.m. Wednesday January 16 at Duquesne * . .7:00 p.m. Sunday January 20 LA SALLE *# (CBSSN) . .4:00 p.m. Wednesday January 23 at Richmond * . .7:00 p.m. Sunday January 27 at Dayton * (ESPNU) . .Noon Sunday February 3 VCU * . .2:00 p.m. Wednesday February 6 DAVIDSON * . .7:00 p.m. Sunday February 10 at George Washington * . .Noon Wednesday February 13 MASSACHUSETTS * . .7:00 p.m. Sunday February 17 at La Salle * . .2:00 p.m. Wednesday February 20 DUQUESNE * . .7:00 p.m. Sunday February 24 at Rhode Island * . .2:00 p.m. Wednesday February 27 at George Mason * . .4:00 p.m. Saturday March 2 FORDHAM * . .Noon Tuesday March 5 A-10 Championship – First Round . .TBD (Campus Sites) Friday March 8 A-10 Championship – Quarterfinals ** . .TBD Saturday March 9 A-10 Championship – Semifinals ** . .TBD Sunday March 10 A-10 Championship – Finals ** . .TBD Home games in CAPS at Hagan Arena; * - Atlantic 10 Conference game; # - Philadelphia Big 5 game; % - Hawk Classic (Hagan Arena) ** - Atlantic 10 Championship (A.J. Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh, Pa.) All game times are ET and subject to change QUICKFACTS Location .................................................Philadelphia, Pa. 19131 2017-18 Regular Season Record ......................................19-15 Founded...............................................................................1851 2017-18 Atlantic 10 Conference Record (Place)..10-6 (T-5th) Enrollment.....................................4,904 (full-time undergrads) 2017-18 Philadelphia Big 5 Record (Place)............1-3 (T-4th) Denomination.......................................Roman Catholic (Jesuit) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...........................................10/5 Nickname..........................................................................Hawks Starters Returning/Lost........................................................2/3 Colors..............................................................Crimson and Gray Captains ......................................Avery Marz, Alyssa Monaghan Athletic Affiliation...........................................NCAA Division I Conference.................................................................Atlantic 10 Head Coach (alma mater)....Cindy Griffin (Saint Joseph’s ‘91, ‘93) Home Arena (Capacity) ......Michael J. Hagan ‘85 Arena (4,200) Overall Record/Years.................................357-261/21st season President.....................................................Mark C. Reed, Ed. D. Record at Saint Joseph’s/Years ................309-228/18th season Director of Athletics........................................Jill Bodensteiner Associate Head Coach................................................................ ......................Susan Lavin (Saint Joseph’s ‘02, ‘07) - 16th season Athletic Department ..........................................(610) 660-1707 Assistant Coaches....................................................................... Basketball Office ................................................(610) 660-1710 .................................John Hampton (Mansfield ‘08) - 4th season Basketball Fax ....................................................(610) 660-1500 ............................Katie Kuester (Saint Joseph’s ‘14) - 4th season Athletic Communications................................. (610) 660-3389 Director of Basketball Operations .................Christina Foggie Athletic Communications Fax ..........................(610) 660-1724 Video Coordinator ................................................Jamie O’Hare Press Row............................................................(610) 660-2599 Administrative Assistant ..............................Kathy MacDonald Ticket Information ............................................(610)-660-3319 Athletic Trainer ....................................................Neil Hoffman Athletics Website ........................................www.sjuhawks.com Contact .....................................................................Jack Jumper 3 2018-19 Saint Joseph’s University Women’s Basketball ROSTER Numerical No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown High School/Last College 0 Ashlyn Wert Gr. F 6-5 Lancaster, Pa. JP McCaskey/Chattanooga 1 Whisper Fisher Sr. F 6-2 Owings Mills, Md. Owings Mills/Loyola Chicago 2 Lula Roig So. G 5-9 Barcelona, Spain IES Costa I Llobera 3 Nailah Delinois Jr. G 5-9 Sunrise, Fla. Northeast 4 Kristalyn Baisden Sr. G 5-10 East Hartford, Conn. Berkshire School (Mass.) 5 Elizabeth Marsicano Fr. F 6-1 Manasquan, N.J. St. Rose 11 Avery Marz Gr. G 5-7 Sinking Spring, Pa. Wilson West Lawn 12 Alyssa Monaghan Sr. G 5-5 Drexel Hill, Pa. Bonner-Prendergast 13 Mary Sheehan So. G 5-10 Drexel Hill, Pa. Cardinal O'Hara 14 Katie Jekot R-Fr. G 5-9 Enola, Pa. Cumberland Valley 20 Rachel Gartner Gr. G 5-7 Danbury, Conn. Danbury/Boston College 22 Devyne Newman Fr. G 5-8 Herndon, Va. Herndon 30 Sarah Veilleux Gr. G/F 6-0 Hebron, Conn. RHAM 33 Katie Mayock Fr. F 6-2 Berwyn, Pa. Conestoga 35 Michala Clay Sr. F 6-0 Baltimore, Md. Roland Park Country School Alphabetical No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown High School/Last College 4 Kristalyn Baisden Sr. G 5-10 East Hartford, Conn. Berkshire School (Mass.) 35 Michala Clay Sr. F 6-0 Baltimore, Md. Roland Park Country School 3 Nailah Delinois Jr. G 5-9 Sunrise, Fla. Northeast 1 Whisper Fisher Sr. F 6-2 Owings Mills, Md. Owings Mills/Loyola Chicago 20 Rachel Gartner Gr. G 5-7 Danbury, Conn. Danbury/Boston College 14 Katie Jekot R-Fr. G 5-9 Enola, Pa. Cumberland Valley 5 Elizabeth Marsicano Fr. F 6-1 Manasquan, N.J. St. Rose 11 Avery Marz Gr. G 5-7 Sinking Spring, Pa. Wilson West Lawn 33 Katie Mayock Fr. F 6-2 Berwyn, Pa. Conestoga 12 Alyssa Monaghan Sr. G 5-5 Drexel Hill, Pa. Bonner-Prendergast 22 Devyne Newman Fr. G 5-8 Herndon, Va. Herndon 2 Lula Roig So. G 5-9 Barcelona, Spain IES Costa I Llobera 13 Mary Sheehan So. G 5-10 Drexel Hill, Pa. Cardinal O'Hara 30 Sarah Veilleux