NORTHEaSTERN NortheasternWOMEN’S and Caa Information BaSKETBaLLStarters2014-15 Returning gAme notes (3) Media Contact: Mike Renahan | [email protected] | Office: (617) 373-4252 | Cell: (215) 622-5461 northeastern GAME 15: uncw | jAn. 16 uncw 61.7 PPG 64.5 Overall: 3-11 | CAA: 0-4 12.0 aPG 10.3 Overall: 6-9 | CAA: 2-2 AP Poll: NR | USA Today Poll: NR 36.3 RPG 41.3 2.4 BPG 2.3 AP Poll: NR | USA Today Poll: NR Head Coach: Kelly Cole .385 FG % .384 Head Coach: Adell Harris .318 3-PT FG % .326 Website: GoNU.com Website: UNCWsports.com 2014-15 Schedule #GoNU #DeserveVictory Media Center NOVEMBER (2-3, 0-0 CAA) NU wraps up home stand vs uncw WATCH ...............................GoNUxstream 14 Boston University W, 75-74 The Northeastern Huskies finish off their three-game home 18 Rutgers L, 74-60 stand on Friday, Jan. 16 when the UNC Wilmington Se- 22 Marist W, 58-51 ahawks arrive at Cabot Center for a primetime showdown. SOCIAL MEDIA GoNU.com/social 28 North Dakota State ! L, 79-72 Facebook /GoNUathletics 29 Florida Atlantic ! L, 81-74 This is the first time the Huskies and Seahawks have met this season. Northeastern is eying to get back to its winning ways /GoNUwbasketball Twitter @GoNUathletics DECEMBER (1-4, 0-0 CAA) after dropping its last four games – all against CAA foes. 13 Maine L, 60-51 @GoNUwbasketball 20 Harvard L, 67-65 Storylines Instagram @GoNUathletics 22 New Hampshire L, 63-62 ....................................@GoNUwbasketball • Northeastern is looking to avoid an 0-5 start to Colonial Ath- 28 Albany W, 70-67 YouTube /GoNUathletics letic Association play. The team has lost to Drexel, Hofstra, 31 Boston College L, 66-56 Join the conversation by using #GoNU James Madison and Delaware to begin its conference slate. #DeserveVictory The worst start in CAA history for Northeastern is 0-7. JANUARY (0-4, 0-4 CAA) #CAAHoops 4 Drexel * L, 58-35 6 Hofstra * L, 85-83 (OT) • Samantha DeFreese and A’lece Mark have been on an 9 James Madison * L, 77-55 offensive tear as of late, accounting for 101 points over the 11 Delaware * L, 54-48 team’s last three games. Against Hofstra, DeFreese record- Follow the team’s blog on 16 UNCW * 7 p.m. ed a double-double, 21 points and 10 rebounds. wordpress: 18 Charleston * 2 p.m. NortheasternBasketblog 22 Towson * 7 p.m. • The Huskies have now dropped three straight at home 25 Elon * 2 p.m. after starting the season 2-1 in Cabot Center. Against New 29 Hofstra * 7 p.m. Hampshire, it was a buzzer beater that downed the Huskies, Inside the Series while late free throws from the Blue Hens secured their win Overall Northeastern leads 8-7 FEBRUARY (0-0, 0-0 CAA) on Sunday, Jan. 11. 1 William & Mary * 2 p.m. First Meeting W, 60-41 on 12/30/91 Last Meeting W, 56-44 on 2/2/14 5 Delaware * 7 p.m. • Northeastern now hits the road for its next three games. 8 Towson * 2 p.m. The team has become accustom to playing away from Last Ten Meetings 5-5 15 UNCW * 2 p.m. Cabot Center this season, already completing two sepa- Last NU Win W, 56-44 on 2/2/14 19 Elon * 7 p.m. rate four-game road trips this season. Following the game Last UNCW Win W, 68-64 on 3/9/14 22 Charleston * 2 p.m. Cole vs. UNCW 0-0 27 James Madison * 7 p.m. against UNCW, it’s off to Charleston for the Huskies, then Towson and Elon prior to returning to Boston on Jan. 29 for MARCH (0-0, 0-0 CAA) a showdown against Hofstra. Series Highs: 1 William & Mary * 2 p.m. NU Points Scored 67 on 2/24/13 4 Drexel * 7 p.m. Scouting the seahawks NU Points Against 85 on 1/23/11 The Huskies play host to a tough Seahawks team that en- Points (Combined) 150 on 1/23/11 Home games are in bold ters this matchup with a 6-9 record, including a 2-2 mark in All home games will be played at Cabot conference play. UNCW’s two conference wins have come Center against William & Mary and Charleston; the two losses came at the hands of the Dragons of Drexel and the Dukes of What’s Inside ^ Exhibition game James Madison. The Seahawks have the fourth ranked of- * CAA game fense in the CAA, averaging 64.5 points per game. The team Northeastern notes ................................ 1 ! FAU Thanksgiving Tournament struggles defensively, allowing its opponents to connect on Quick facts ............................................ 2 Possible starters .................................... 4 over 41 percent of their shots en route to 65.3 points per Colonial Athletic Assocation .................0-4 Opponent information ............................ 5 contest. By the numbers ..................................... 6 Non-conference 3-7 Guide to the Huskies’ roster .................. 7 Home 2-3 Kelva Atkins is the offensive leader for the UNCW Seahawks. Situational records ................................. 8 Away 1-6 She arrives on Huntington Avenue averaging 18.6 points per The Cole File .......................................... 9 Neutral 0-2 game, third overall in the conference. She pairs her scoring TV spot chart ....................................... 10 with a 5.6 rebounds per game average and a team-high 3.7 2014-15 statistics ................................ 11 assists per game. Along with Atkins, Brie Mobley has been 2014-15 box scores ............................ 12 strong for UNCW, scoring an average of 11.4 ppg. The inside Northeastern Quick Facts presence for UNCW comes from Naqaiyyah their only 3-pointer of the half to come with- Teague, who is posting a mark of 8.1 rpg, a in two, 13-11, but a Sally layup prevented GENERAL INFORMATION team high. UNCW from stringing together a run. Next, a Located ............................ Boston, Mass. 02115 DeFreese layup and free throw sent the Hus- Founded .................................................... 1898 At the helm of the program is Adell Harris. kies into halftime with a 25-19 advantage. She is in her 10th season as a head coach but Enrollment .............................................. 17,107 just her third in Wilmington. Her career record Northeastern opened the second half with Nickname ..............................................Huskies with UNCW is 10-53. consecutive layups, but UNCW pushed a Colors .........................................Red and Black 13-2 run over seven minutes to take a 32- President .............................Dr. Joseph E. Aoun all-time vs. uncw 31 lead. A Mercier trey broke the Seahawks run as the Huskies took their final lead of the Athletic Director.............................. Peter Roby The Huskies and Seahawks are new foes, and game and never looked back. NCAA Faculty Representative .. Fred Wiseman have only met 15 times, dating back to the 1991-92 season. Northeastern leads the all- Affiliation .................................. NCAA Division I time series 8-7 and enters riding a two game- sally’s double-double Conference ...........Colonial Athletic Association winning streak. After the 1991-92 season, the Following a rough stretch, the Northeastern Home Arena .....................Cabot Center (1,800) two teams didn’t face one another again until Huskies received stellar production out of the 2005-06 season when both were mem- starting center Francesca Sally against the BASKETBALL STAFF bers of the Colonial Athletic Association. In Delaware Blue Hens. The Denver, Colorado, Boston, the Huskies hold a 4-4 record against native recorded her second career double- Head coach .........Kelly Cole (Northwestern ’91) the Seahawks. double – the first came against Florida At- Record at NU .........................3-11; first season lantic University – after scoring 16 points and Assistant coach ..Ganiyat Adeduntan (FSU ‘06) last time vs. the seahawks grabbing 12 rebounds. Assistant coach ............Jill Glessner (Loyola ’07) Samantha DeFreese led the Huskies’ offense mark’s vision shines Assistant coach ...Chris Passmore (Providence ‘07) for the second time this year as the North- Senior guard A’lece Mark has been an of- Dir. of Oper. ... Kashaia Cannon (Northeastern ’13) eastern women’s basketball team broke a fensive star as of late for Northeastern. She five-game winless streak after defeating UNC has scored 49 points, while recording 11 as- Wilmington, 56-44. sists and 14 rebounds. Against Delaware, the senior finished with 11 points, five rebounds PROGRAM HISTORY DeFreese, who recorded her ninth double- and five assists. First year of women’s basketball ....... 1966-67 figure game of the year, led all scorers with 16 points and nine rebounds. Kazzidy Stew- All-time record ........................... 532-638 (.456) assisting amencie NCAA appearances (last) ............... 1 (1998-99) art and Amencie Mercier joined DeFreese in double-figures with 15 and 10 points, respec- Senior Captain Amencie Mercier has record- NCAA tournament Record .......................... 0-1 tively. ed 20 assists during the past three games. CAA championships ....................................... 0 She paces the Huskies with a 3.7 assist per CAA tournament Record............................. 4-9 The Huskies connected on 46 percent of their game average. All-Americans ................................................. 2 shots (21-46). Northeastern also held the Se- ahawks to shooting just eight percent from defreese on a teaR beyond the arc for the best 3-point field goal Junior forward Samantha DeFreese has BASKETBALL INFORMATION defense since Northeastern faced UNCW been on fire during the past three games, ac- earlier this season. 2013-14 overall record ............................ 12-18 counting for 52 points and 26 rebounds. She 2013-14 CAA record (Finish) ............. 6-10 (7th) notched her second double-double of the UNCW posted a quick 4-0 start and held the Postseason ........................... CAA quarterfinals season against Hofstra, recording 21 points Huskies scoreless through the first three min- and 10 boards. Letterwinners returning / lost................. 11 / 1 utes before a Stewart 3-pointer put North- Newcomers ..................................................... 3 eastern on the board.