Athletic Media Relations 30 Smith Fieldhouse • Provo, Utah • 84602 801-422-8948 • fax 801-422-0633 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2003-04 NOTES-- Games 27-28 (Mar. 2, 2004) BYU 2003 -04 Schedule/Results Final MWC Games at Home, Seniors Recognized D a t e Opponent Time/Result With two straight league losses on the road, the Cougar women look to Nov. 4 @ Westminster Colg (exb) W 74-67 bounce back with home wins this week. BYU’s women’s basketball Nov. 11 @ UVSC (exb) W 49-47 team 14-10, 4-8 hosts SDSU, Thurs. Mar. 4, at 7 p.m., and UNLV, Sat. Nov. 21 @ Weber State W 68-51 Mar. 6, 4 p.m. Nov. 25-26 Great Alaska Shootout vs Clemson @ Anchorage L 56-62 Te a m s : Date: T i m e : A r e n a : vs Mount St. Mary’s W 70-47 BYU (14-10, 4-8) vs. SDSU (8-17, 3-9) Thur 3/4/04 7p.m. Marriott Ct.r. Nov. 29 TCU L 79-74 Te a m s : BYU (14-10, 4-8) vs. U N LV (19-6, 8-4)Date: Sat. 3/6/04 T i m e :4p.m. A r e n a : Marriott Ctr. Dec. 2 @ Nevada Reno W 63-53 Dec. 4 @ Santa Clara W 75-63 Both Home Games Live on BYU Radio Dec. 9 @ CS Fullerton W 72-51 Cougar fans can follow this week’s games live via BYU Radio on the Dec. 12 @ Arizona L 69-83 Dish Network and on Direct TV. Jay Monsen will call the action. Dec. 20 Idaho State W 56-54 Dec. 30 Southern Utah L 70-72 B Y U ’s Probable Starters Jan. 3 San Francisco W 59-54 P o s . # N a m e H t . Y r. P P G R P G Jan. 6 @ Montana State W 67-55 F 51 Danielle Cheesman 6-2 Jr 10.3 5.9 Jan. 8 @ Northern Arizona W 58-52 F 35 Melinda Johnsen 5-10 Fr 1.3 1.7 Jan. 10 @ Portland State W 82-60 Jan. 15 @ Colorado State * L 50-52 C 40 Ashleigh Chamberlain 6-4 Sr 6.9 5.9 Jan. 17 @ Wyoming * L 50-57 F/G 15 Jennie Overdiek 5-10 So 5.9 3.9 Jan. 22 New Mexico * L 58-52 G 14 Julie Sullivan 5-8 Jr 9.7 2.5 Jan. 24 Air Force * W 78-59 Jan. 31 Utah * L 66-62 C o u g a r Players Off The Bench 3Feb. 5 @ UNLV * L 64-77 Pos. # Name Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Feb. 7 @ SDSU * W 82-50 F 33 Ambrosia Anderson 6-2 So 10.4 5.8 Feb. 12 Wyoming * W 67-50 G/F 01 Nancy Seljaas 6-0 So 6.9 1.6 Feb. 14 Colorado State * L 72-64 G 25 Kali Taylor 5-11 Jr 6.1 1.5 Feb. 19 @ Air Force * W 75-60 F 32 Kristin Kozlowski 6-2 Jr 3.8 1.8 Feb. 21 @ New Mexico * L 59-60 G 12 Angie Gatten 5-6 Sr 1.6 0.4 Feb. 28 @ Utah L 63-72 G 23 Heather Hansen 5-9 Fr 1.6 0.6 Mar. 4 SDSU 7 p.m G 04 Kestlee Dooley 5-8 Sr 1.5 1.4 Mar. 6 UNLV 4 p.m. Mar. 10-13 @ MWC Champs G 13 Tiari Goold 5-7 Fr 1.0 0.5 *MWC Game G 24 Hollie Hansen 5-9 Fr 1.1 1.6 All home games are played at the Marriott Center 2003-04 Team Stats 4 MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Shooting from the field: (.408, 620-1518) 4 Basketball Contact Norma Collett Shooting from the free-throw line: (.703, 336-478) 4 E-Mail [email protected] Shooting from three-point line: (.332, 130-392) 4 Office Phone (801) 422-4908 Average points per game: 65.6 Office FAX (801) 422-0633 Home Phone (801) 489-1217 Injury Report Mobile Phone (801) 372-0989 All players are expected to be ready to play in both of the home confer- Press Row Phone (801) 378-3675 ence games this week. Web Site www.byucougars.com/basketball_w/ www.byucougars.com BYU Women’s Basketball Page 2 Last Game Recap BYU Quick Facts Location: Provo, Utah 84602 In the second meeting between BYU and Utah, the Utes once again pre- Enrollment: 28,300 (Daytime) vailed with a 73-62 victory, sweeping the series this season. Julie Founded: Oct. 15, 1875, by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sullivan had a great game for the Cougars scoring 20 points tying her Colors: Blue and White career and season high. Jennie Overdiek also played well picking up a Nickname: Cougars season high 15 points and career three, three-pointers in the contest. Mascot: Cosmo (the Cougar) Affiliation: NCAA Division I BYU played a good game for most of the 40 minutes, missing some crit- Conference: Mountain West ical shots in the final five minutes of the contest. The Cougars shot 51 Arena: Marriott Center (22,400) percent from the field, but had 16 turnovers to Utah’s 13. President: Cecil O. Samuelson Women’s AD: Elaine Michaelis Cougar Team Notables Basketball Information 2 82-point scoring output twice to date; @ Portland State Head Coach Jeff Judkins (Utah, 1978) on 1/10/04 and @ SDSU on 2/7/04. Office Phone 801-422-1265 2 Best time to call 9-10:30 a.m. daily 32-point margin of victory @ SDSU on 2/7/04 is largest Record at BYU/Yrs. 57-33/2 margin of victory of the year Career Record same 2The 10-4 preseason record is the best for BYU since the 1999-00 year, Assistant Coach Alli Bills when they went into league play with a 10-3 record. Office Phone 801-422- 1548 Assistant Coach Jonas Chatterton 2 The 7-1 preseason road record was the best dating back to the 1999- Office Phone 801-422 -8155 00 season when they went 5-2 in away games, prior to the con Assistant Coach Stacy Jensen conference opener. Office Phone 801-422-7682 2 Best free-throw percentage: 93 percent (26-28) @ Montana State on Basketball Facts 1/6/04 2002-03 Record 19-12 2 The seven point loss at Wyoming this year is the same point loss as 2002-03 MWC Record/Finish 8-6/T2 last year’s 59-66 game against the Cowgirls in Laramie. 2002-03 NCAA First Round 0-1 2 Starters Returning/Lost 3/1 Best field goal shooting: .522 (26-50) @ SDSU on 2/7/04 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10/4 2 Most rebounds tallied to date: 48 vs. Air Force, 1/24/04 and @ CS Newcomers 7 Fullerton on 12/9/03 Roster Breakdown 2 Most assists: 26 vs. Air Force on 1/24/04 and @ Portland State on STARTERS RETURNING: 1/10/04 Danielle Cheesman: 6-2 Jr, F (11.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg) 2 Most blocked shots in a game: 7 vs. Idaho State on 12/20/03 Kestlee Nelson: 5-8 Sr, G (4.0 ppg, 1.9 rpg) Jennie Overdiek: 5-10 So, G (3.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg) 2 Most turnovers in a game: 23 @ Colorado State on 1/15/04 2 Least turnovers made: 10 @ Weber State on 11/21/03 and vs. New STARTERS LOST: Erin Thorn: (18.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 5.7 apg) Mexico on 1/24/04 2 Least number of points allowed by BYU in first half: 16 vs. Wyoming LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: on 2/12/04 Kali Taylor: 5-11 Jr, G (4.5 ppg, 1.9 rpg) Ashleigh Chamberlain: 6-4 Sr, C (4.2ppg, 3.4 rpg) Individual Player Notables Kristen Kozlowski: 6-2 Jr, F (1.9 ppg, 1.7 rpg) 2 Most points scored - A. Anderson (22 vs USF on 1/3/04 and 22 vs. Nancy Seljaas: 6-0 So, G/F (1.9 ppg, 0.9 rpg) Utah on 1/31/04) LETTERWINNERS LOST: 2 Most points scored - Julie Sullivan (20 @ Utah on 2/28/04) Lisa Hansen: (3.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg) 2 Most field goals made - A. Anderson (1 0 vs USF on 1/3/04) Jennifer Leitner: (12.6 ppg, 8.7 rpg) Brittany Larson:0.8 ppg, 1.3 rpg) 2 Most three-point FG made - N. Seljaas (5 vs Mt. St. Mary’s 11/26/03) Amy Lewis: (0.7 ppg, 0.3 rpg) 2 Most ft’s made - J. Sullivan (12 @ Santa Clara on 12/04/03) 2 NEWCOMERS: Most ft’s attempted - J. Sullivan (16 @ Santa Clara on 12/04/03) Heather Hansen: 5-9 Fr,G - Orem, UT/Mountain View 2 Most reb., made - D. Cheesman (13 @ Montana State on 1/6/04) Hollie Hansen: 5-9 Fr, G - Orem, UT/Mountain View 2 Most reb, made - A. Anderson (13 vs. Utah on 1/31/04) Melinda Johnsen: 5-10 Fr, F -Murray, Ut/ Murray HS Tiara Goold: 5-7 Fr, G-Milwaukie, OR/Oregon City HS 2 Most ast., made - J. Sullivan (8 vs. Wyoming on 2/12/04) 2 Most st., made - J. Sullivan (4 @ NAU on 1/8/04) BYU Women’s Basketball Page 3 USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Div. I Coaches 2 Most consecutive double figure games - (4) J.Sullivan and A. Poll (Mar. 2, 2004) Chamberlain, last four league games, vs. Wyo, vs. CSU, at AF and at UNM.