2005-06 PROSPECTUS UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS BEARCATS BY THE NUMBERS Location ............................................................................................................. Cincinnati, Ohio 45221 2004-05 Record ......................................................... 9-19 Founded ................................................................................................................................................. 1819 Conference USA Record/Finish ............. 4-10/t-10th Enrollment ......................................................................................................................................... 34,000 Starters Returning/Lost ............................................ 4/1 Affiliation.......................................................................................................................... NCAA Division I Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................... 9/4 Conference .................................................................................................................................... BIG EAST Postseason Appearances .......... 9 (4 NCAA/5 WNIT) Nickname ........................................................................................................................................ Bearcats Last Appearance .................2004-WNIT/2003-NCAA Home Court (Capacity) ............................................................................ Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Colors ................................................................................................................................... Red and Black CONTACT INFORMATION President ................................................................................................................ Dr. Nancy L. Zimpher Athletic Department .......................... (513) 556-5601 Athletics Director ....................................................................................................................... Bob Goin Ticket Office .......................................... (513) 556-CATS Faculty Rep. ................................................................................................................ Dr. Nancy Hamant Women’s Basketball Office .............. (513) 556-2255 SWA ......................................................................................................................... Stephanie Rousseau Asst. SID/WBK Contact ......................... Geoff Wiswell Sports Communications Office ...... (513) 556-5191 BASKETBALL STAFF Sports Communications Fax ........... (513) 556-0619 Head Coach .............................................................................................Laurie Pirtle (Ohio State ‘80) Wiswell’s E-Mail ..................... [email protected] Record at UC ................................................................................................. 278-275 (20th year) Wiswell’s Cell Phone ........................... (513) 252-3158 Overall Record .............................................................................................. 361-291 (23rd year) Fifth Third Press Row .......................... (513) 556-3800 Assistant Coaches Sports Communications Mailing Address: ................................................................................................ Bret McCormick (Rio Grande ‘82) ........................... One Edwards Center, Suite 1110 ...................................................................................................... Dawn Hoosier (Cincinnati ‘95) ................................................ Cincinnati, OH 45221 .......................................................... Priscilla Rickenbacker (North Carolina Wesleyan ‘85) Head Manager ................................................................................................................. Lindsay Turpin Athletic Trainer ............................................................................................................................ Beth Rex 2005-06 BEARCATS AT A GLANCE RETURNEES No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. G -GS Pts Reb Other Hometown (Previous School) 12 MICAH HARVEY G 5-7 Sr. 3L 28 -20 6.3 1.8 4.6 ast Sardinia, Ohio (Eastern Brown) 14 EMY OGIDE F 6-2 So. 1L 25 -16 1.8 2.0 0.5 blk Rockmart, Ga. (Paulding County) 32 KAREN TWEHUES G 6-0 Jr. 2L 28 -26 9.5 2.6 1.1 ast Minusio, Switz. (Tipp City/Regazzi Star Gordola) 10 Kristi Brogan G 5-10 So. 1L 6 -0 1.5 0.7 0.2 stl Hilliard, Ohio (Hilliard) 1 Ashley Brown F 6-0 So. 1L 28 -16 3.9 4.5 0.8 ast Wilberforce, Ohio (Xenia) 44 Treasure Humphries G 5-6 Jr. 2L 14 -3 5.8 2.4 1.0 stl Canton, Ohio (Canton-McKinley) 3 Bellva May G 5-9 Sr. 1L 28 -2 4.8 2.6 1.4 stl Orange, N.J. (Louisburg College) 43 Bianca Roldan-Jarus F 6-1 So. 1L 6 -0 0.3 0.2 0.2 ast Madrid, Spain (Residence Blume) 45 Anne Stephens C 6-4 Sr. 3L 27 -11 12.0 5.7 0.9 blk Mineral Wells, W.Va. (Parkersburg South) LOSSES LESLIE KNOCH G 5-6 3L 18 -16 6.5 2.3 2.8 ast Whipple, Ohio (Fort Frye) TONI SLAUGHTER F 6-0 2L 27 -27 10.1 6.6 1.7 ast Shelbyville, Ky. (Shelby County) Crystal Ashley F 6-1 2L 25 -1 1.2 1.0 0.2 stl Oakland, Calif. (Cowley County C.C.) Edwina Williams C 6-3 3L 13 -2 1.7 2.7 0.5 ast Maple Heights, Ohio (Regina) NEWCOMERS 22 Shelly Bellman G/F 5-10 Fr. HS 13.6 6.0 4.7 stl Ottawa, Ohio (Ottawa-Glendorf) 52 Michelle Jones F 6-1 Fr. HS 16.3 10.4 Cincinnati, Ohio (Mt. Notre Dame) 25 Angel Morgan G 5-8 Fr. HS 20.7 9.4 3.1 stl Springfield, Ohio (Springfield North) 20 Kahla Roudebush G 5-8 Fr. HS 17.3 7.9 5.1 ast Noblesville, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern) 40 Jill Stephens F 6-3 Fr. HS 24.4 14.0 1.5 stl Mineral Wells, W.Va. (Parkersburg South) 2004-05 Starters in CAPS KEY: 1L—one letter, 2L—two letters, etc.; JC—junior college; HS—high school; TR-transfer; 1sq—one year on squad. 2005-06 ROSTERS UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI 2005-06 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER Alphabetical _______________________________________________________________________________No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) Pronunciation Help _______________________________________________________________________________22 Shelly Bellman G/F 5-10 Fr. HS Ottawa, Ohio (Ottawa-Glendorf) _______________________________________________________________________________10 Kristi Brogan G 5-10 So. 1L Hilliard, Ohio (Hilliard) BRO-gan _______________________________________________________________________________1 Ashley Brown F 6-0 So. 1L Wilberforce, Ohio (Xenia) _______________________________________________________________________________12 Micah Harvey G 5-7 Sr. 3L Sardinia, Ohio (Eastern Brown) MIKE-ah _______________________________________________________________________________44 Treasure Humphries G 5-6 Jr. 2L Canton, Ohio (Canton-McKinley) _______________________________________________________________________________52 Michelle Jones F 6-1 Fr. HS Cincinnati, Ohio (Mt. Notre Dame) _______________________________________________________________________________3 Bellva May G 5-9 Sr. 1L Orange, N.J. (Louisburg College) BELL-va _______________________________________________________________________________25 Angel Morgan G 5-8 Fr. HS Springfield, Ohio (Springfield North) _______________________________________________________________________________14 Emy Ogide F 6-2 So. 1L Rockmart, Ga. (Paulding County) AY-mee OH-gid-ay _______________________________________________________________________________43 Bianca Roldan-Jarus F 6-1 So. 1L Madrid, Spain (Residence Blume) roll-DAHN JAIR-us _______________________________________________________________________________20 Kahla Roudebush G 5-8 Fr. HS Noblesville, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern) KAY-la RAU-de-bush _______________________________________________________________________________45 Anne Stephens C 6-4 Sr. 3L Mineral Wells, W.Va. (Parkersburg South) _______________________________________________________________________________40 Jill Stephens F 6-3 Fr. HS Mineral Wells, W.Va. (Parkersburg South) _______________________________________________________________________________32 Karen Twehues G 6-0 Jr. 2L Minusio, Switz. (Tipp City/Regazzi Star Gordola) TWEE-hues KEY: 1L—one letter, 2L—two letters, etc.; JC—junior college; HS—high school; TR-transfer; 1sq—one year on squad. 2005-06 BIG EAST Opponents For their inaugural season in the BIG EAST, the Bearcats will host rival Louisville, as well as Notre Dame, Rutgers, Pittsburgh, West Home Opponents Road Opponents Virginia, St. John’s and USF. Rutgers reached Georgetown Connecticut the Elite 8 last year and finished ranked as high as seventh in the nation, while Notre Louisville DePaul Dame finished the year at No. 11. Notre Dame Georgetown UC’s road contests will include national Pittsburgh Marquette power Connecticut, DePaul, Marquette, Rutgers Providence Providence, Seton Hall, Syracuse, and Villanova. St. John’s Seton Hall With Georgetown as the repeat oppo- South Florida Syracuse nent for the Bearcats, UC will face Louisville West Virginia Villanova just once in the regular season for the first time since the 1995-96 campaign. 2 CINCINNATI 2005-06 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS 2005-06 Outlook 2005-06 Cincinnati Outlook The positives — the University of Cincinnati returns three starters and nine letterwinners and is entering the Capsule Look at the Bearcats conference that has produced five of the last six women’s basketball national champions. At a Glance Wing The negatives — the Bearcats are coming off a nine- win season and are entering the conference that has pro- 2004-05 Record: ........................................