BYU Athletic Communications 30 Smith Fieldhouse • Provo, Utah • 84602 801-422-8948 • fax 801-422-0633 OMEN S BASKETBALL Feb. 15, 20006 WBKB - Game 23 W ’ BYU 2005 -06 Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result Game 23 N. 19 @ Cal St. Northridge W, 76-59 No.19 BYU (20-2, 10-1) N 22 @ UCLA W, 71-67 vs. WYO (16-6, 6-5) N 26 vs. UC Santa Barbara W, 72-39 N 30 @ Stony Brook W, 77-54 Feb. 18, 2006 D 3 @ Seton Hall W, 54-50 2 p.m. D 7 @ UC Riverside W, 67-53 D 10 vs. Northern Arizona W, 82-48 D 17 vs. Utah Valley State W, 61-54 D 21 vs. North Carolina St L, 65-67 Wyoming At Marriott Center For Only MWC Game This Week D 28 @ Weber State W, 63-47 Despite a disappointing conference loss to Utah last week, the no. 19 D 30 vs. Portland W, 64-55 BYU women’s basketball team remains atop the standings after sweep- J 5 vs. Air Force* W, 64-43 ing the series with UNLV. This week they plan to do the same against J 7 @ Utah* (CSTV) W, 61-60 Wyoming. The Cowgirls (16-6, 6-5) come to the Marriott Center Sat., J 11 vs. UNLV* W, 77-58 Feb. 18 in a 2 p.m., MWC game. J 18 @ Wyoming* W, 60-44 J 21 vs. San Diego State* W, 64-39 J. 25 @ TCU* W, 67-64 Teams:BYU(20-2, 10-1)vs. WYO (16-6,6-5) Date: 02/18/06 Time: 2 p.m. Arena: Marriott Ctr. J 28 vs. Colorado State*(BYUTV) W, 70-54 F 2 vs. New Mexico* (CSTV) W, 60-55 Follow the women’s basketball action on BYU Radio F 4 @ Air Force* W, 67-44 All of the women’s basketball games can be heard on BYU radio via the F 8 vs. Utah*(BYUTV) L, 52-70 internet at www.byuradio.org Veteran BYU broadcaster Jay Monsen F 11 @ UNLV* W, 55-51 calls the action. Fans can also access BYU Radio on the Dish Network. F 18 vs. Wyoming* 2 p.m. F 22 @ San Diego State* 7 p.m. F 25 vs. TCU* (BYUTV) 2 p.m. BYU’s Probable Starters M 2 @ Colorado State* 7 p.m. Pos. # Name Ht. Yr. PPG RPG M 4 @ New Mexico* 2 p.m. M 7-11 @ MWC Champs., Pepsi Center TBA G/F 15 Jennie Keele 5-10 Jr 4.7 3.5 G 30 Mallary Gillespie 5-10 So 10.4 4.1 *MWC Games F 35 Melinda Johnsen 5-10 Jr 4.4 4.5 All Times Local to Site F 33 Ambrosia Anderson 6-2 Sr 18.5 7.5 C 45 Dani Kubik 6-3 Jr 9.2 5.7 Cougar Players Off The Bench Pos. # Name Ht. Yr. PPG RPG MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION F 01 Nancy Seljaas 6-0 Sr 3.6 1.4 Basketball Contact Norma Collett G 10 Laura Stratton 5-6 Sr 1.3 0.5 E-Mail [email protected] G 23 Brit Brown 5-7 So 0.4 0.3 Office Phone (801) 422-4908 G 24 Vanessa Hutson 5-4 Fr 3.1 1.4 Office FAX (801) 422-0633 G/F 32 Shawnee Slade 5-11 Fr 3.1 1.8 Mobile Phone (801) 372-0989 F 41 Brittany Faddis 6-0 Fr 1.0 0.4 Press Row Phone (801) 422-3675 C 52 Lauren Riley 6-3 So 6.0 5.8 Web Site www.byucougars.com/basketball_w/ C 54 Cassie King 6-3 Fr 1.1 1.4 www.byucougars.com BYU Women’s Basketball Page 2 BYU Quick Facts 2005-06 Team Stats -- Location: Provo, Utah 84602 Shooting from the field: (.426, 545-1278) Enrollment: 28,300 (Daytime) Founded: Oct. 15, 1875, by The Church of Jesus Shooting from the free-throw line: (.625 , 220-352) Christ of Latter-day Saints Shooting from three-point line: (.337, 139-413) Colors: Blue and White Average points per game: 65.9 Nickname: Cougars Mascot: Cosmo (the Cougar) Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Mountain West Notables in 2005-06 Arena: Marriott Center (22,400) President: Cecil O. Samuelson Leading scorer: Ambrosia Anderson - 18.5 ppg Athletic Director: Tom Holmoe Leading rebounder: Ambrosia Anderson - 7.5 rpg Assist leader: Melinda Johnsen- 3.64 apg Basketball Information Head Coach Jeff Judkins (Utah, 1978) Blocks leader(s): L. Riley- 14 to date and Dani Kubik- 13 to date Office Phone 801-422-8035 Steals leader: Melinda Johnsen - 43 to date, 1.95 spg Best time to call 9-10:00 a.m. daily BYU continues its best record and start in school history. During the Record at BYU/Yrs. 97-48/4 2002-03 season they went 5-0 through the first five games before the Career Record same team’s first loss. Assistant Coach Alli Bills Office Phone 801-422- 1548 BYU has outrebounded its opponents in 15 of 22 games to date Assistant Coach Jonas Chatterton Office Phone 801-422 -8155 Assistant Coach Stacy Jensen BYU Team Gets Top 25 Ranking Office Phone 801-422-7682 For the first time since the 2002-03 season, BYU’s women’s basketball Team Facts team and its 13-1 record breaks into this week’s 01/16/06 AP Poll at the 2005-06 Record 20-2, 10-1 no. 23 spot, and also rank 23rd in the USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Coaches 2004-05 Record 19-11,9-5 Poll. The team’s last top 25 ranking came during the 2002-03 year when 2004-05 Post Season 0-1 WNIT the Cougars had tallied a 5-1 record before losing at George Washington Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 who was ranked 22nd, on 12/11/02. BYU also finished ranked 17th after Letterwinners Returning/Lost 11/4 its first-ever Sweet Sixteen finish in 2001-02. Newcomers 3 For the week beginning Jan. 23, BYU jumped to the no.20 spot in both Roster Breakdown polls. STARTERS RETURNING: The week of Jan.30, the team is ranked 19th by both polls. Mallary Gillespie: 5-10 So, G (7.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg The week of Feb. 6, the Cougars are ranked 18th in both polls. Melinda Johnsen: 5-10 Jr, G/F (3.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg) Feb. 13, BYU was ranked 19th by AP Poll, and stayed 18th in the USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Coaches Poll. STARTERS LOST: Julie Sullivan: (11.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.73 apg) Kristen Kozlowski: (9.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg) Danielle Cheesman: (8.2 ppg, 7.8 rpg) Anderson Joins 1,000-Point Club After the 14 points scored by Ambrosia Anderson in the game at LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: Wyoming on Jan. 18., she becomes one of only 18 players in BYU Ambrosia Anderson: 6-2 Sr, F (10.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg) Dani Kubik: 6-3 Jr, C (7.7 ppg, 4.1 rpg) women’s basketball history to eclipse the 1,000 point mark. As of Feb. 13, Nancy Seljaas: 6-0 Sr, G/F (3.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg) she has tallied, 1,120 total points in her four-year career. Lauren Riley: 6-3 So, C (2.0 ppg, 1.7 rpg) Mary Martha Abell: 6:3 So, F (1.7 ppg, 1.6 rpg) Jennie Keele: 5-10 Jr, G/F (injury redshirt) Gillespie’s Buzzer Beater Winning Basket Makes ESPN Highlights LETTERWINNERS LOST: Sophomore guard Mallary Gillespie’s game-winning basket at Utah on Kali Taylor: (2.2 ppg, 1.4 rpg) 01/07/06 made that night’s ESPN Sports Center list of the 10 best Plays Julie Cross: played in six games of the Day. It also took the number seven spot on Chris Birman Plays of the Week on Sunday, Jan. 8. NEWCOMERS: Vanessa Hutson: 5-8 Fr, G (Murray/UT, Brighton HS) Shawnee Slade: 5-11 Fr, G/F (Taylorsville, UT, Taylorsville HS Cassie King: 6-3 Fr, C (Provo, UT/Provo HS) Brit Brown: 5-7 G, So (Newhall, CA/Hart HS) Rachel Aina: 5-9 G, Fr (Forest Grove, OR/Forest Grove HS) BYU Women’s Basketball Page 3 2005-06 AP NCAA Div. I Top 25 Poll Cougars By The Numbers (02/13/2006) 2 games where four players have scored in double figures (@ Stony Rank School Record Brook and @ UC Riverside) 1. Duke 23-1 2. LSU 22-1 3 games where the Cougars have shot at least 50 percent: @ AF on 3. North Carolina 23-1 2/4/06, vs. UNLV 01/14/06 and vs. NAU, 50.8 4. Maryland 22-3 5. Tennessee 22-3 6 games in which the Cougar defense has held opponents to under 30 6. Ohio State 21-2 percent shooting from the field (vs. UCSB, @ Seton Hall, @ Weber State, 7. Rutgers 19-3 @ Wyoming, vs. SDSU, vs. CSU) 8. Connecticut 22-3 9. Oklahoma 21-4 8 games in which three players have scored in double figures 10. Purdue 20-3 11. Stanford 18-5 9 assists by Melinda Johnsen, the team’s assist leader (vs. UNLV on 12. Baylor 17-5 1/11/06) 13. Georgia 17-6 14. Michigan State 19-7 10 games in which A. Anderson has been the team’s leading rebounder 15. Arizona State 18-5 16. De Paul 20-5 11 games won by the Cougars on the road 17. Minnesota 17-6 18.