2017-18 @CANESWBB GAME NOTES Miami Athletics Communications • 5821 San Amaro Drive • Coral Gables, FL 33146 • HurricaneSports.com Assistant Director of Communications: Alex Schwartz • Email: [email protected] • Phone: 609-802-3674/305-284-3249 Twitter: @CanesWBB | Instagram: @CanesWBB | Facebook: /CanesWBB BOOKS AND BALL Three (3) Miami players earned All-ACC Academic Team GAME 32 | MARCH 17, 2018 • 1:30 P.M. ET • STORRS, CONN. 3 honors: Endia Banks, Emese Hof and Kelsey Marshall. EFFICIENT INSIDE --/RV [8] MIAMI HURRICANES (21-10, 10-6 ACC) Emese Hof (52.8) and Erykah Davenport (52.3) both rank Katie Meier (Duke, 1989 [B.A.], 1990 [M.A.]) top-four (4) on Miami’s career field goal percentage list. Head Coach: 4 Record at UM: 252-162 (13th season), Career Record: 328-207 (17th season) GOING TO GAMPEL vs Miami is 6-5 in postseason play in Storrs—all in BIG EAST 6 Tournament action—and 5-4 against teams besides UConn. RV/RV [9] QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS (27-5, 18-0 MAAC) LEADING THE WAY Head Coach: Tricia Fabbri (Fairfield, 1991) The ACC tied its best mark ever and paced all conferences Record at QU: 406-281 (22nd season), Career Record: 406-281 (22nd season) 8 with eight (8) teams in the NCAA Tournament this season. SERIES HISTORY DOUBLE-DIGIT W’S Miami is 2-1 in its all-time series with Quinnipiac, with both wins by 30-plus (31 in 2002 and 45 in 2009). Most Miami, Duke and Florida State are the only teams with 10- recently, the Bobcats notched an 85-78 road triumph on March 20, 2017 in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32. 10 plus ACC victories in six of the past eight years. BROADCAST INFORMATION DOMINANT DOWN LOW ESPN2 • Play-by-Play: Adam Amin • Color: Kara Lawson | http://es.pn/2GsmTXO In the paint, the Hurricanes have outscored opponents by WVUM 90.5 FM • Matt Walter | WVUM.org 322 points this year, good for a +10.4 margin, and have led 10.4 in paint scoring in 22 of their 31 outings, tying in another. NEWS & NOTES VICTORIES The Hurricanes have recorded 20-plus wins in eight of the FAMILIAR FOE 20 past nine seasons after doing so once in the prior 16 years. Quinnipiac will be the third team Miami has played twice in its 21 postseason berths, including the only one in back-to-back years. The other two are FGCU (2017 NCAA, 2010 WNIT) and Iowa (2015 NCAA, 2013 NCAA). DANCING YET AGAIN Miami is one of 21 teams—five are in the ACC—to make the ELITE ACCOMPLISHMENTS NCAA Tournament in each of the past four seasons. Miami is the only school in the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments and a bowl game the last three years. 21 The lone schools in both 2017-18 tournaments and a New Year’s Six Bowl are Miami, Ohio State and Oklahoma. CONSISTENT CANES With a 180-78 record since the start of the 2010-11 season, ACC ACCOLADES Miami’s .698 winning percentage is the third-best of any For the third time—first since 2011-12—three Hurricanes got ACC postseason honors. Erykah Davenport was a team that has been in the ACC for that entire stretch. Second Team All-ACC pick by the Blue Ribbon Panel and ACC Coaches. Mykea Gray earned All-Freshman .698 Team distinction from both and Kelsey Marshall garnered the accolade from the former. It is the first time, in any league, two Hurricanes made the all-freshman team and they are the third and fourth to do so in the ACC. 2017-18 SCHEDULE STELLAR SEASON Of the 29 games she has played at least 10 minutes this year, Erykah Davenport has led Miami in rebounding 20 DATE OPPONENT TIME/SCORE (TV) times, doing so outright on 18 occasions. She has paced the Hurricanes in scoring 12 times, solely atop the list OCT. 31 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN (EXHIB.) W, 102-47 (ACCN Extra) in 11 games. The senior has 11 double-doubles, tied for fifth in the ACC. Davenport has double-digit points 21 times, with 20-plus in seven outings, and 10-plus boards 12 times, the last mark tied for fourth in the ACC. NOV. 10 [RV/24] FIU W, 77-69 (ACCN Extra) She is fifth in the league with 8.6 rebounds per game and ranks second with 3.4 offensive boards per contest. NOV. 12 [RV/24] VERMONT W, 73-49 (ACCN Extra) Nov. 18 [RV/24] at Colorado L, 67-61 (Pac-12 Plus) QUITE THE QUARTET Miami’s Katie Meier, Jim Larrañaga, Mark Richt and Jim Morris form the lone group of active coaches in their NOV. 21 [--/24] NEW ORLEANS W, 76-46 (ACCN Extra) respective sports at the same school who have all won ACC Coach of the Year. It is the sixth such occurrence— NOV. 24 [--/RV] MAINE^ W, 80-70 (ACCN Extra) fifth different school—in league history in those four sports and first since Florida State and Virginia in 2009. NOV. 26 [--/RV] 15/15 MARYLAND^ L, 79-71 (ACCN Extra) POSTSEASON PLAY NOV. 30 [--/RV] RV/RV MICHIGAN STATE! W, 67-57 (ACCN Extra) Miami has made the postseason in nine straight seasons, tripling the previous program record (2002-04) and DEC. 3 [--/RV] ST. JOHN’S L, 74-64 (ACCN Extra) well surpassing its total (six) from the previous 16 years. Additionally, the Hurricanes have reached the NCAA DEC. 10 20/23 KENTUCKY W, 65-54 (ACCN Extra) Tournament seven times in the last eight years after making three appearances in the prior 17 seasons. DEC. 15 [--/RV] ALABAMA STATE W, 79-31 (ACCN Extra) QUINNIPIAC Dec. 18 [--/RV] vs. Sacramento State% W, 82-56 (Facebook) The Bobcats, 27-5 (18-0 MAAC) with 22 straight wins, are led by senior forward Sarah Shewan’s 13.3 points per Dec. 20 [--/RV] vs. Southern Illinois% W, 75-65 (Facebook) game. Quinnipiac has won 20-plus games seven years in a row and reached its first NCAA Sweet 16 in 2016-17. DEC. 28 BETHUNE-COOKMAN W, 85-39 (ACCN Extra) DEC. 31 14/15 DUKE* W, 51-48 (RSN) PROJECTED STARTERS Jan. 4 [RV/RV] at 2/2 Notre Dame* L, 83-76 (ACCN Extra) CAREER HIGHS JAN. 7 [RV/RV] WAKE FOREST* L, 61-50 (ACCN Extra) Keyanna Harris Jan. 11 at 13/12 Florida State* L, 105-67 (RSN) Points: 17 Steals: 6 Jan. 14 at Clemson* W, 72-60 (ACCN Extra) 0 6-0 | F | Sr. Rebounds: 10 Blocks: 2 JAN. 18 RV/RV SYRACUSE* W, 72-67 (RSN) Riviera Beach, Fla. Assists: 8 Minutes: 35 Jan. 21 at Boston College* W, 65-43 (ACCN Extra) JAN. 25 [--/RV] 4/4 LOUISVILLE* L, 84-74 (ACCN Extra) CAREER HIGHS Jan. 28 [--/RV] at Virginia Tech* W, 82-78 (ACCN Extra) Endia Banks Points: 15 Steals: 3 Feb. 4 [--/RV] at North Carolina* W, 92-72 (ACCN Extra) 3 5-9 | G | Fr. Rebounds: 8 Blocks: 1 FEB. 8 [--/RV] 23/23 NC STATE* W, 52-48 (ACCN Extra) Duluth, Ga. Assists: 8 Minutes: 36 FEB. 11 [--/RV] 12/12 FLORIDA STATE* L, 91-71 (ESPN2) FEB. 15 [RV/RV] PITTSBURGH* W, 82-58 (ACCN Extra) CAREER HIGHS Feb. 18 [RV/RV] at --/RV Virginia* W, 77-62 (RSN) Mykea Gray Points: 27 Steals: 4 Feb. 22 [RV/RV] at Georgia Tech* L, 70-51 (RSN) 5-4 | G | Fr. Rebounds: 7 Blocks: 0 Feb. 25 [RV/RV] VIRGINIA TECH* W, 76-46 (ACCN Extra) 5 Upper Marlboro, Md. March 1 [RV/RV] vs. Wake Forest+ W, 68-60 (RSN) Assists: 5 Minutes: 35 March 2 [RV/RV] vs. 11/11 Florida State+ L, 73-69 (RSN) CAREER HIGHS March 17 [--/RV] vs. RV/RV Quinnipiac= 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Emese Hof Points: 26 Steals: 4 6-3 | F/C | Jr. BOLD CAPS - home game, played at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla. 21 Rebounds: 15 Blocks: 4 [#/#] - Miami’s Associated Press Poll/USA TODAY Coaches Poll rankings Utrecht, Netherlands * - ACC game Assists: 4 Minutes: 33 ^ - Miami Thanksgiving Tournament (Coral Gables, Fla.) CAREER HIGHS ! - Big Ten/ACC Challenge (Coral Gables, Fla.) Erykah Davenport % - Puerto Rico Classic (Trujillo Alto, P.R.) Points: 24 Steals: 6 + - ACC Tournament (Greensboro, N.C.) 6-2 | F/C | Sr. Rebounds: 19 Blocks: 5 = - NCAA Tournament (Storrs, Conn.) 30 Decatur, Ga. Assists: 4 Minutes: 35 ROSTER BREAKDOWN NUMERICAL ROSTER NO. NAME POS HT CL HOMETOWN / LAST SCHOOL 0 Keyanna Harris F 6-0 Sr. Riviera Beach, Fla. / William T. Dwyer 1 Laura Cornelius G 5-8 Jr. Groningen, Netherlands / Caland Lyceum 3 Endia Banks G 5-9 Fr. Duluth, Ga. / Duluth 4 Shaneese Bailey G/F 5-9 RSr. Callahan, Fla. / Florida Atlantic / University Christian School 5 Mykea Gray G 5-4 Fr. Upper Marlboro, Md. / National Christian Academy 12 Sarah Mortensen G/F 6-1 So. Copenhagen, Denmark / Long Island Luthern (N.Y.) 13 Taylor Mason G 5-9 Fr. Decatur, Ga. / Norcross 15 Neydja Petithomme G 5-8 Sr. Boca Raton, Fla. / Auburn / Grandview Prep 20 Kelsey Marshall G 5-9 Fr. Davie, Fla. / Miami Country Day School 21 Emese Hof F/C 6-3 Jr. Utrecht, Netherlands / Caland Lyceum 23 Rebecca Ripley G/F 6-0 Fr. Stratham, N.H. / New Hampton School 25 Khaila Prather F 6-1 Sr. Upper Marlboro, Md. / Riverdale Baptist 30 Erykah Davenport F/C 6-2 Sr. Decatur, Ga. / Tucker 32 Beatrice Mompremier F 6-4 Jr. Miami, Fla. / Baylor / Miami Senior 51 Serena-Lynn Geldof C 6-6 So.