2013-14 UTSA Roadrunners Women’s Basketball Almanac Table of Contents Season Outlook ______________________________ 2 General Information Preseason Honors ____________________________ 3 Location __________________ San Antonio, Texas Roster ______________________________________ 4 Enrollment __________________________ 30,474 Schedule ____________________________________ 5 Founded _____________________________ 1969 Media Information ____________________________ 6 Nickname ______________________ Roadrunners goUTSA.com _________________________________ 7 Colors _ Navy blue (289), orange (1665) and white Meet The Roadrunners Home Court ______________ Convocation Center MIKI TURNER________________________________ 9-10 Capacity __________________ 2,650 (temporary) MATHILDE HERGOTT___________________________ 11-12 Conference __________________Conference USA KAMRA KING_______________________________ 13-14 Affiliation ___________________NCAA Division I NIAGA MITCHELL-COLE_________________________15-16 Athletic Director _________________ Lynn Hickey AKUNNA ELONU_____________________________ 17-18 ASHLEY SPALETTA_____________________________19-20 Alma Mater ___________ Ouachita Baptist/1973 MANNASHA BELL_____________________________21-22 President ___________________Dr. Ricardo Romo ALANA HEARD/MCKENZIE ADAMS/TAYLOR WILLIAMS/ TESHA SMITH____________23 Alma Mater ____________________ Texas/1967 DWANISHA TATE/ASHLEY STEPHENS/DESTINY MEANS/HALEE BEARD______24 Athletic Department Phone ______210-458-4161 UTSA Staff Ticket Office Phone ____________210-458-UTSA Lubomyr Lichonczak_______________________ 26-27 Internet Address _________________goUTSA.com Kristen Holt _________________________________ 28 Deidra Johnson _____________________________ 29 Team Information Nicole Dunson ______________________________ 30 Head Coach ______________Lubomyr Lichonczak Emily Sherman ______________________________ 31 Alma Mater ____________________ Idaho/1978 Support Staff________________________________ 31 Career Record __________151-151/12th season Dr. Ricardo Romo ____________________________ 32 School Record ________________0-0/1st season Lynn Hickey _________________________________ 33 Opponents Associate Head Coach ___________ Kristen Holt Opponents ______________________________ 35-39 Alma Mater _____________________Ohio/1992 2012-13 Season Review Assistant Coach ______________ Deidra Johnson 2012-13 Results _____________________________ 41 Alma Mater ___________ Oklahoma State/2004 Final Stats __________________________________ 42 Assistant Coach _______________ Nicole Dunson Team/Individual Highs________________________ 43 Alma Mater ____________________ UTSA/2005 Box Scores ______________________________ 44-48 Director of Basketball Operations _ Emily Sherman Western Athletic Conference Review ____________ 49 Basketball Office Phone _________210-458-4171 History & Records Basketball Office Fax ___________210-458-4180 Team Records _______________________________ 51 First Year of Basketball _______________ 1981-82 Individual Records ___________________________ 52 Overall All-Time Record _____________ 455-447 Career Top 10 Lists __________________________ 53 Last NCAA Apperance __ 2009 (L, 82-87 (OT), Baylor) Single-Season Top 10 Lists ____________________ 54 1,000-Point Club ____________________________ 55 Top Scorers _________________________________ 56 CREDITS 500-Rebound Club __________________________ 57 The 2013-14 Women’s Basketball Almanac was Top Rebounders _____________________________ 58 designed, written and edited by Assistant Athletics Honor Roll __________________________________ 59 Communications Directors Brett Damaskos Opponent Records ___________________________ 60 and Jordan Korphage. Assistance provided by Annual Leaders _____________________________ 61 Assistant AD/Athletics Communications Kyle Year-by-Year Results_______________________ 62-73 Stephens, Athletics Communications Associate All-Time Series Results _____________________ 74-80 Director Brian Hernandez, student assistants Zach Monica Gibbs _______________________________ 81 Lee and Sarah Flores. All-Time Letterwinners ________________________ 82 Photography Jeff Huehn and Mark McClendon Season Outlook The 2013-14 UTSA women’s basketball team will UTSA has been picked to finish 15th by league dive head first into a new conference for the sec- coaches in the 16-team league but Lichonczak be- ond straight year with a new head coach and only lieves his squad has the ability to far succeed the seven returning players from last season’s 16-15 preseason sentiment from the outside betrothed on squad. them. First-year head coach Luby Lichonczak, who has Lichonczak will rely heavily on his veteran back- spent the past 11 years as an assistant for the Road- court of King, Spaletta, and Turner. The talented runners, the final nine as the program’s associate trio, along with forwards Bell and Mitchell-Cole, head coach will take over looking to make a mark should provide a great deal of knowledge and ex- in the new-look Conference USA. perience that should aid in the development of this young team. UTSA returns seven letterwinners and two starters from last year’s team that finished 16-14 overall In addition to a host of new players, the Roadrun- and 10-8 in the Western Athletic Conference. The ners will welcome new members to Lichonczak’s Roadrunners finished fourth in the WAC standings coaching staff. Kristen Holt will take over Lichon- after being picked to finish eighth in the preseason zak’s vacated associate head coach position. Most media poll and ninth in the coaches’ rankings. recently the head coach at Colorado State, Holt is a former assistant of Lichonczak’s at Radford. De- UTSA will be competing in its third conference in idra Johnson returns as assistant coach and will be as many seasons after officially joining Conference joined by Roadrunner alum Nicole Dunson (2005). USA on July 1, 2013. The Roadrunners compet- Emily Sherman enters her second season as direc- ed as members of the Southland Conference from tor of operations. 1992-2012 before joining the WAC a year ago. Kamra King returns to the fold after leading UTSA in scoring each of the last two seasons. The Nor- man, Okla., native averaged 9.3 points per game in 2012-13 after scoring 10.4 per outing as a freshman. In addition to King, the Birds return start- ing point guard Miki Turner, along with forward Mannasha Bell and reserves Ashley Spaletta and Niaga Mitchell-Cole. Lichonczak welcomes an infusion of youth with seven freshman joining the program in 2013. Look for an immediate impact from guards Alana Heard and Dwanisha Tate as well as from center Tesha Smith, a San Antonio native from Wagner High Junior Kamra King has led UTSA in scoring in each of her first two seasons. School. 2 5201 N. O'Connor Blvd., Suite 300 Irving, TX 75039 Phone: (214) 774-1300 Fax: (214) 496-0055 Old Dominion went 19‐12 in the Colonial Athletic Association as one of the youngest teams in the nation. The Lady Monarchs look to build upon that experience and the leadership of All‐C‐USA Preseason selection SHEA KELLEY. The forward posted a team‐best seven double‐doubles and finished in the top‐10 in the CAA in scoring (13.5), rebounding (8.5), field goal percentage (.497), blocks (36) and steals (73). The 6‐1 junior was the only underclassmen to be voted to the CAA All‐Conference team a year ago. East Carolina, UAB, Tulsa and Rice were picked seventh through 10th, respectively. ECU went 22‐10 a year ago and set a program best with 12 home victories inside Minges Coliseum. UAB is now under the direction of Randy Norton, who was an assistant previously at Illinois State and Missouri. Norton will look to preseason selection KARISMA CHAPMAN (Calumet City, Ill.) for senior leadership as the Blazers welcome six newcomers to a program that participated in the WNIT and finished at 18‐ 13. Few players finished the year hotter than Chapman as the 5‐11 senior scored at least 20 points in four of the Blazers’ last five games. She ended the season averaging 13.5 points and has netted 1,041 for her career. The remaining six teams are all in various phases of rebuilding their programs. But each of them have key players who are looking to grow in November and December to be ready for league play. Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Southern Miss, Florida Atlantic, UTSA and Marshall rounded2013-14 out the preseason Conference poll. USA Women’s Basketball Preseason Polls It’s difficult to handicap the new 16‐team league because it offers a little bit of everything. Louisiana Tech and Old Dominion are two of the most storied programs in Division I women’s basketball history. On the other end of the spectrum, FIU and UTSA are relative newcomers to the Division I level. The 2013‐14 regular season gets underway on Nov. 8, while the battle for the 2014 C‐USA Championship trophy will be determined the week of March 11‐15 in El Paso, Texas. 2013-14 CONFERENCE USA PRESEASON COACHES POLL 1. Middle Tennessee (8) 244 2. UTEP (6) 231 3. Tulane 212 4. Charlotte (1) 196 5. FIU 190 6. Old Dominion 170 7. East Carolina 155 8. UAB 129 9. Tulsa 116 10. Rice 114 11. Louisiana Tech 98 12. North Texas (1) 92 13. Southern Miss 78 14. Florida Atlantic 58 14. UTSA 58 16. Marshall 35 (#) denotes first‐place votes 2013-14 CONFERENCE USA PRESEASON TEAM Student‐Athlete School Pos Ht. Yr. Hometown/High School Jerica Coley FIU G 5‐7 Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla./St. Petersburg HS Jessica Kuster Rice F 6‐2 Sr. San Antonio, Texas/Reagan HS Ebony Rowe Middle Tennessee F 6‐1 Sr. Lexington,