2018-19 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FRIARS (4-3) vs. UMASS LOWELL RIVER HAWKS (3-6) SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2018 • 1:00 P.M. • GAME #8 COSTELLO ATHLETIC CENTER • LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS PROBABLE STARTERS • PROVIDENCE COLLEGE FRIARS COLLEGE INFORMATION #2 • Chanell Williams, So., G, 5-4 ...........................9.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.1 apg Location: ......................................................................Providence, R.I. 02918 #11 • Jovana Nogic, Sr., G, 6-1 ..............................15.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.0 spg Enrollment: ................................................................................................. 4,026 #21 • Maddie Jolin, Sr., G, 5-9 .................................8.7 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.1 apg President: ....................................................Reverend Brian J. Shanley, O.P. #22 • Olivia Orlando, So., G, 5-10 ..........................2.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.6 apg Associate VP/Athletics Director ............................. Robert G. Driscoll, Jr. #33 • Andrea Cooper, So., F, 5-10 ...........................................5.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg Conference:..........................................................................................BIG EAST *2018-19 statistics Nickname: ................................................................................................... Friars School Colors: ............................ Black and White with Silver (PMS 877) PROVIDENCE TRAVELS TO UMASS LOWELL FOR NON-CONFERENCE Facility: .................................Alumni Hall/Mullaney Gymnasium (1,854) MATCH-UP... The Providence College women’s basketball team will travel Press Row Phone: ..............................(401) 865-1787 or (401) 865-1797 to Lowell, Mass. on Dec. 8 to face non-conference foe UMass Lowell. Tip-off TEAM INFORMATION is set for 1:00 p.m. at the Costello Athletic Center. 2018-19 Overall Record: ..............................................................................4-3 2018-19 BIG EAST Record: ..........................................................................0-0 LIVE BROADCAST... Saturday’s game at UMass Lowell will be broadcast live Letterwinners Returning/Lost:..................................................................7/4 on ESPN+, which is a premium subscription service available on ESPN.com Starters Returning/Lost: ..............................................................................4/1 and WatchESPN.com. Newcomers: ........................................................................................................6 COACHES/STAFF PROVIDENCE COLLEGE VS. UMASS LOWELL... The Friars and River Hawks Head Coach: ...........................................Jim Crowley (Keuka College ‘93) have met twice during the history of the two women’s basketball programs. Record at Providence (seasons): ............................... 26-42 (3rd season) Providence leads the series, 2-0. In the first and only meeting at Costello Career Record (seasons): ......................................323-310 (22nd season) Athletic Center, the Friars dropped 109 points on the River Hawks (109-74) Associate Head Coach: ..........Priscilla Edwards (St. Bonaventure ‘08) on Nov. 9, 2013. The following season, Providence defeated UML, 66-54, on Assistant Coach: ............................. Tiara Johnson (St. Bonaventure ‘10) Dec. 6, 2014. This will be the first meeting against UMass Lowell for mem- Assistant Coach: .......................... Jessica Jenkins (St. Bonaventure ‘12) bers of the current Providence College roster. Coord. of Women’s Basketball Operations: .............Jennifer Nabrizny FRIARS WIN FOUR OF LAST FIVE GAMES... Providence College started the Associate Director of Player Development: .................... Jessie Frasier season with an 0-2 record, losing to Penn State (74-72) and Quinnipiac (48- Graduate Assistant: ..............................................................Brenda Moreno 44) by a combined total of six points. Since then, the Friars have reeled off Senior Office Assistant: .................................................................. Lisa Vieira wins in four of their last five games. Their only loss in the span came to Office Phone: ...........................................................................(401) 865-2529 in-state rival Rhode Island, 72-65, in the opening game of the 3rd Annual ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament on Dec. 1. Assistant Athletic Director / Media Relations: .....Jennifer Rynearson Office Phone/Cell Phone:.................. (401) 865-2208 / (401) 575-7370 10-POINTS OR LESS... Six of the Friars’ seven games have been decided Email Address: ...................................................jrynears@providence.edu by 10-points or less. Providence has recorded a 3-3 record in those games, including a 1-2 mark in games decided by five-points or less. BROADCAST INFORMATION vs. UMASS LOWELL JOVANA NOGIC NAMED TO BIG EAST WEEKLY HONOR ROLL... Jovana BROADCAST: ESPN+ (www.ESPN.com / WatchESPN) *subscription service LIVE STATS: www.GoRiverHawks.com Nogic earned BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll recognition for the first time SOCIAL MEDIA: In-game updates via Twitter (@ProvidenceWBB) during the 2017-18 season on Monday, Dec. 3. Nogic averaged 17.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in a 3-1 week for the Friars. She closed the FOLLOW THE FRIARS PROVIDENCE COLLEGE • 2018-19 ROSTER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown Kaela Webb (Kay - La) VIA SOCIAL MEDIA! 0 Kaela Webb Fr. G 5-4 Pontiac, Mich. Earlette Scott (Er - Let) #GOFRIARS 1 Earlette Scott Fr. G 5-10 Brooklyn, N.Y. Chanell William (SHA - Nell) 2 Chanell Williams So. G 5-4 Bronx, N.Y. Sophia Widmeyer (Wid - My - er) 4 Sophia Widmeyer Fr. F 5-10 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Kyra Spiwak (Keer - Uh SPEE - whack) Jovana Nogic (YO - vuh - Nuh NO - gitch) ProvidenceCollegeWBB 5 Kyra Spiwak So. G 5-9 Arlington Heights, Ill. Maddie Jolin (JOE - lynn) 10 Mary Baskerville Fr. F 6-3 Enfield, Conn. Clara Che (Chay) 11 Jovana Nogic Sr. G 6-1 Belgrade, Serbia Andrea Cooper (AHN - Dray - Uh) 12 Maya Klein Fr. G 5-5 Stamford, Conn. Tiara Johnson (Tee - Air - Uh) 21 Maddie Jolin Sr. G 5-9 Rehoboth, Mass. 22 Olivia Orlando So. G 5-10 Winthrop, Mass. @ProvidenceWBB 23 Clara Che Sr. G 5-8 Valencia, Spain 32 Alyssa Geary Fr. F 6-4 Elmhurst, Ill. 33 Andrea Cooper So. F 5-10 Edmond, Okla. www.Facebook.com/ Head Coach: Jim Crowley (Keuka College ‘93, 3rd Season) Associate Head Coach: Priscilla Edwards (St. Bonaventure ‘08) ProvidenceWBB Assistant Coach: Tiara Johnson (St. Bonaventure ‘10) Assistant Coach: Jessica Jenkins (St. Bonaventure ‘12) Associate Director of Player Development: Jessie Frasier Coord. of Women’s Basketball Operations: Jennifer Nabrizny ProvidenceWBB Graduate Assistant: Brenda Moreno week with back-to-back 20-point games against Rhode Island (20) and Bry- PROVIDENCE COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ant (22) during the Third Annual Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament, and was 2018-19 SCHEDULE & RESULTS named to the All-Tournament Team. In Providence’s 72-64 victory over Bry- (4-3 overall; 0-0 BIG EAST) ant, she scored the Friars’ final nine points in the last 1:14 of the game on a NOVEMBER three-point bucket and a 6-6 performance at the foul line. In Providence’s 8 Thurs. at Penn State L, 74-72 59-42 win over Yale (Nov. 29), as she scored 10 of her 16 points in the fourth 15 Thurs. # --/RV QUINNIPIAC L, 48-44 quarter. The Friars held a slim, 41-39, leading heading into the final 10 min- 21 Wed. SACRED HEART W, 62-52 utes against the Bulldogs, and she accounted for 10 of the Friars’ 18 points, overall, in the fourth quarter. For the week, she shot .407 from the field (22- 27 Tues. at Boston College W, 61-57 54), including 15-37 from three-point range (.405). She also was 11-11 from 29 Thurs. YALE W, 59-42 the free-throw line. DECEMBER FRIARS ARE 4-0 WHEN THEY OUT-REBOUND OR RECORD THE SAME 1 Sat. at Rhode Island & L, 65-72 NUMBER OF BOARDS AS THEIR OPPONENT... Providence owns a 4-0 re- 2 Sun vs. Bryant & W, 72-64 cord this season when they out-rebound or post the same number of re- 8 Sat. at UMass Lowell 1:00 p.m. bounds as their opponents. On Nov. 21, the Friars recorded a season-best 15 Sat. NORTHEASTERN 1:00 p.m. 47 boards in a win over Sacred Heart, while limiting the Pioneers to 28 re- 19 Wed. PEPPERDINE ^ 4:30 p.m. bounds. On Nov. 27, Providence held a 46-38 edge on the glass in a 61- 20 Thurs. NORTHERN KENTUCKY ^ 4:30 p.m. 57 win over Boston College. Providence recorded the same number of re- 21 Fri. LA SALLE ^ 2:30 p.m. bounds as its opponents in wins over Yale (40-40) and Bryant (32-32). 29 Sat. at Marquette * 3:00 p.m. 31 Mon. at DePaul * 3:00 p.m. THREE-STRAIGHT GAMES WITH 40+ REBOUNDS... The Friars recorded 40-or-more rebounds in three-consecutive games for the first time since JANUARY the 2014-15 season. That year, Providence hauled in 40+ rebounds in three- 4 Fri. GEORGETOWN * 7:00 p.m. straight games against DePaul (47), Villanova (41) and Georgetown (43). 6 Sun. VILLANOVA * 1:00 p.m. This season, Providence secured 47 boards against Sacred Heart, 46 vs. Bos- ton College and 40 against Yale. 11 Fri. at St. John’s * 11:00 a.m. 13 Sun. at Seton Hall * 1:00 p.m. FRIARS POST +19 ADVANTAGE ON THE BOARDS... The Friars’ 47 boards 18 Fri. BUTLER * 11:30 a.m. vs. Sacred Heart on Nov. 21 are the most in a single game since Dec. 21, 20 Sun. XAVIER * 1:00 p.m. 2016, when the squad also hauled in 47 points vs. Monmouth. Addition- 26 Sat. at Creighton * 2:00 p.m. ally, Providence’s +19 rebounding margin marked the largest rebounding margin for the Friars since out-rebounding UMass Lowell, 65-39 (+26), on FEBRUARY Nov. 9, 2013. 1 Fri. at Villanova * 7:00 p.m. 3 Sun. at Georgetown * 2:00 p.m. DEFENSE... The Friars have held four of their seven opponents to 30-per- 8 Fri. SETON HALL * 7:00 p.m. cent shooting from the field or lower this season. Providence has posted 10 Sun. ST. JOHN’S * 1:00 p.m. a 3-1 record in those games, with its only defeat coming against Quinnip- 15 Fri. at Xavier * 7:00 p.m. iac. Providence held the Bobcats to 27.9-percent from the field in a four- 17 Sun. at Butler * 2:00 p.m. point loss (48-44). In the Friars’ most recent game against Yale, they held 23 Sat. CREIGHTON * 4:00 p.m.