Athletic Media Relations 30 Smith Fieldhouse • Provo, Utah • 84602 801-422-8948 • fax 801-422-0633 OMEN S BASKETBALL 2003-04 NOTES Games 7-8 (Dec. 8, 2003) W ’ BYU 2002 -03 Schedule/Results Four-Game Road Trip To Finish In Tucson Da te Opponent Time/Result On a three-game winning streak, BYU’s women’s basketball team fin- Nov. 4 @ Westminster Colg (exb) W 74-67 ishes a two-week, four-game road trip with a contest at the University Nov. 11 @ UVSC (exb) W 49-47 of Arizona, Friday night. Nov. 21 @ Weber State W 68-51 Nov. 25-26 Great Alaska Shootout Tea m s : BYU (5-2) vs. Arizona (5-2) Date: Fri.. 12/12/03 Ti m e : 7 p.m. Ar e n a : McKale Ctr. vs Clemson @ Anchorage L 56-62 vs Mount St. Mary’s W 70-47 Live Internet Broadcast Nov. 29 TCU L 79-74 Dec. 2 @ Nevada Reno W 63-53 All of BYU’s women’s basketball games will air live on the internet by Dec. 4 @ Santa Clara W 75-63 clicking on www.byuradio.org BYU radio is also available on the Dish Dec. 9 @ CSFullerton W 72-51 Network and on Direct TV. Veteran radio broadcaster Jay Monsen will Dec. 12 @ Arizona 7 p.m. call the action. Dec. 20 Idaho State 1 p.m. Dec. 30 Southern Utah 7 p.m. BY U ’ s Probable Starters Jan. 3 San Francisco 7 p.m. Po s . # Na m e Ht . Yr . PP G RP G Jan. 6 @ Montana State 7: 0 5 p. m . F 15 Jennie Overdiek 5-10 So 4.5 3.2 Jan. 8 @ Northern Arizona 7 p.m F 51 Danielle Cheesman 6-2 Jr 12.3 7.3 Jan. 10 @ Portland State 2 p.m. Jan. 15 @ Colorado State * 7 p.m. C 40 Ashley Chamberlain 6-4 Sr. 6.1 6.3 Jan. 17 @ Wyoming * 2 p.m. F/G 25 Kali Taylor 5-11 Jr 7.3 1.3 Jan. 22 New Mexico * 7 p.m G 04 Kestlee Dooley 5-8 Sr 3.0 1.7 Jan. 24 Air Force * 4 p.m Jan. 31 Utah * 4 p.m Co u g a r Players Off The Bench Feb. 5 @ UNLV * 7:30 p.m. Pos. # Name Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Feb. 7 @ SDSU* 5 p.m. F 33 Ambrosia Anderson 6-2 So 11.3 7.0 Feb. 12 Wyoming * 7 p.m G 14 Julie Sullivan 5-8 Jr 11.4 2.0 Feb. 14 Colorado State * 4 p.m. G/F 01 Nancy Seljaas 6-0 So 7.7 2.1 Feb. 19 @ Air Force * 7 p.m. F 32 Kristin Kozlowski 6-2 Jr 2.6 2.0 Feb. 21 @ New Mexico * 7 p.m. G/F 35 Melinda Johnsen 5-10 Fr 1.3 0.9 Feb. 28 @ Utah 3 p.m G 13 Tiari Goold 5-7 Fr 0.8 0.6 Mar. 4 SDSU 7 p.m Mar. 6 UNLV 4 p.m. G 12 Angie Gatten 5-6 Sr 0.5 0.7 Mar. 10-13 @ MWCChamps G 23 Heather Hansen 5-9 Fr 0.4 0.3 *MWCGame G 24 Hollie Hansen 5-9 Fr 0.0 0.5 All home games are played at the Marriott Center 2003-04 Team Stats ◆ MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Shooting from the field: (.387, 167-432) ◆ Basketball Contact Norma Collett Shooting from the free-throw line: (.679, 108-159) ◆ E-Mail [email protected] Shooting from three-point line: (.324, 36-111) ◆ Office Phone (801) 422-4908 Average points per game: 68.3 Office FAX (801) 422-0633 Last Game Recap Home Phone (801) 489-1217 Mobile Phone (801) 372-0989 In Tuesday night’s 21-point victory for BYU, a quick two-point lead in Press Row Phone (801) 378-3675 the early minutes of the contest at Fullerton, turned into a 17-point half- Web Site www.byucougars.com/basketball_w/ time lead for the eventual 72-51 win. The Cougars’ reserve players con- www.byucougars.com BYU Women’s Basketball Page 2 BYU Quick Facts tinued to spark BYU’s offense with Julie Sullivan’s 14 points, followed Location: Provo, Utah 84602 by 11 from both Nancy Seljaas and Kristin Kozlowski. The 11-point con- Enrollment: 28,300 (Daytime) tribution by Kozlowski was a season and career high. The Cougars fin- Founded: Oct. 15, 1875, by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ished the night shooting 39 percent from the field and 83 percent from Colors: Blue and White the free-throw line. Freshman Tiari Goold started for an injured Kestlee Nickname: Cougars Dooley. In the game, guard Hollie Hansen scored her first points in her Mascot: Cosmo (the Cougar) Affiliation: NCAA Division I early college career, a three-pointer with 1:53 left in the first half of play. Conference: Mountain West Arena: Marriott Center (22,400) Injury Report President: Cecil O. Samuelson Women’s AD: Elaine Michaelis Sophomore forward Ambrosia Anderson suffered a first grade ankle sprain to her right foot in the game at CS Fullerton. She’s questionable Basketball Information for Friday night’ game at Arizona. Head Coach Jeff Judkins (Utah, 1978) Senior point-guard Kestlee Dooley was injured in last Saturday’s prac- Office Phone 801-422-1265 Best time to call 9-10:30 a.m. daily tice. She dislocated her elbow and is also questionable for the Cougars Record at BYU/Yrs. 48-23/2 upcoming game vs. the University of Arizona. Career Record same Assistant Coach Alli Bills 2003-04 Season Outlook Office Phone 801-422- 1548 Hoping to rebound from an injury-plugged season, this year’s team Assistant Coach Jonas Chatterton Office Phone 801-422 -8155 comes back with talent and experience from last season’s MWC Assistant Coach Stacy Jensen Championship run in Las Vegas and a sixth consecutive post season Office Phone 801-422-7682 appearance. Basketball Facts Returning Players 2002-03 Record 19-12 Under third-year head coach Jeff Judkins, the Cougars will use the 2002-03 MWC Record/Finish 8-6/T2 2002-03 NCAA First Round 0-1 experience gained by the younger players to build a winning season. Starters Returning/Lost 3/1 Returning players, such as junior starter Danielle Cheesman, senior Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10/4 guard Kestlee Nelson, and underclassman with significant playing time, Newcomers 6 will need to step up and fill leadership roles. Cheesman, the Cougars’ second-leading scorer and leading rebounder, will provide the team Roster Breakdown STARTERS RETURNING: with versatility with her outside shooting ability and solid presence Danielle Cheesman: 6-2 Jr, F (11.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg) under the basket. Cheesman spent part of the 2003 summer trying out Kestlee Nelson: 5-8 Sr, G (4.0 ppg, 1.9 rpg) for the USA Women’s Basketball Team. Jennie Overdiek: 5-10 So, G (3.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg) Senior center Ashleigh Chamberlain and junior forward Kristen STARTERSLOST: Kozlowski will also provide height in the paint and help Cheesman pull Erin Thorn: (18.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 5.7 apg) down the boards. Juniors Julie Sullivan, who suffered a torn ligament in her knee and started in 13 of 14 games last season, along with guard LETTERWINNERSRETURNING: Kali Taylor will return to the Cougar roster. Nelson, who replaced Kali Taylor: 5-11 Jr, G(4.5 ppg, 1.9 rpg) Sullivan in the starting lineup, will return with experience playing in Ashleigh Chamberlain: 6-4 Sr, C (4.2ppg, 3.4 rpg) Kristen Kozlowski: 6-2 Jr, F (1.9 ppg, 1.7 rpg) pressure situations. In MWC play Nelson toped the list in field goal per- Nancy Seljaas: 6-0 So, G/F (1.9 ppg, 0.9 rpg) centage from behind the arc (53.6). Sophomore Jennie Overdiek will be a strong threat on the defensive end with her 12 starts from last season. LETTERWINNERSLOST: Also back for a second season with BYU are Ambrosia Anderson and Lisa Hansen: (3.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg) Jennifer Leitner: (12.6 ppg, 8.7 rpg) Nancy Seljaas. Both got significant playing experience as freshmen. Brittany Larson:0.8 ppg, 1.3 rpg) Amy Lewis: (0.7 ppg, 0.3 rpg) Newcomers With four new freshmen coming in, including three Utah natives, the NEWCOMERS Cougars’ will be able to develop the perimeter players into excellent tal- Heather Hansen: 5-9 Fr,G - Orem, UT/Mountain View Hollie Hansen: 5-9 Fr, G - Orem, UT/Mountain View ent. Mountain View High School standouts Hollie and Heather Hansen, Melinda Johnsen: 5-10 Fr, F -Murray, Ut/ Murray HS younger sisters of BYU graduate and Atlanta Hawks Travis Hansen, led Tiara Goold: 5-7 Fr, G-Milwaukie, OR/Oregon City HS their team to State championships and will add depth in the guard posi- tion. BYU Women’s Basketball Page 3 Joining the Hansen twins in the guard position is Melinda Johnson, USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Div. I Coaches younger sister of Ute standout Brinton Johnson, of Murray High School Poll (Dec. 2 , 2003) who will be a great addition on the outside. Tiari Goold, a guard from School Record Milwaukie, Ore., will also add talent with great passing skills and 1. Connecticut 3-0 knowledge of the game. 2. Texas 6-0 3. Tennessee 2-0 With the talent returning from last year and the incoming athletes, BYU 4. Duke 4-1 will battle for a title at the MWC tournament and another run to the 5.