2004-05 HOFSTRA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES – Game 24 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY PRIDE (12-11, 7-7 CAA) at Drexel University Dragons (15-7, 9-4 CAA) Sunday, February 20, 2005 – 1 p.m. Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,300) – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2004-05 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Contact: WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (12-11, 7-7 CAA) Stephen A. Gorchov (516) 463-4933 – Work NOVEMBER 19 Fri. vs. Quinnipiac (Arena at Harbor Yard) W 77-61 (516) 523-5252 - Cell 24 Wed. COLGATE W 71-70 E-mail - [email protected] 27 Sat. at Fordham L 49-62 Radio: WNYG (1440 AM)/HAWC DECEMBER 1 Wed. at St. John’s L 70-83 www.wrhu.org 9 Thu. MASSACHUSETTS (METRO TV) L 57-64 Play-by-Play: Josh Harman 11 Sat. at Sacred Heart W 67-66 Analyst: - Greg Rice 17 Fri. HARVARD W 68-57 Hofstra Athletic Homepage: The Hofstra athletic UM HOLIDAY CLASSIC (Coral Gables, FL) 28 Tue. vs. Loyola Marymount L 72-76 homepage can be found at www.hofstra.edu/Sports 29 Wed. vs. Fairfield W 71-60 HOFSTRA’S TENTATIVE STARTERS JANUARY 2 Sun. at UNC Wilmington * L 57-67 6 Thu. at George Mason * W 77-64 #-Pos Name CL PPG RPG APG 9 Sun. TOWSON * L 67-72 10-G Cigi McCollin So. 16.3 4.6 2.1 14 Fri. at William & Mary * W 78-70 16 Sun. at Old Dominion * L 54-79 ***4 pts, 3 reb, 3 assists, 2 steals at VCU 20 Thu. JAMES MADISON * W 55-54 21-G Jenna McSpadden Fr. 5.4 2.0 0.6 23 Sun. DELAWARE * L 54-70 ***12 pts, including nine in the first half at VCU 27 Thu. DREXEL * W 59-56 15-F Lizanne Murphy So. 12.4 10.9 2.9 30 Sun. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH * L 69-75 ***14 pts, 7 reb at VCU FEBRUARY 35-F Lana Harshaw So. 7.7 6.2 0.7 3 Thu. at Towson * W 72-69 (OT) ***Career-high 20 pts, nine rebounds vs. UNCW 6 Sun. WILLIAM & MARY * (FOX SPORTS-NY) W 79-63 11 Fri. at James Madison * L 71-73 (OT) 43-C Vanessa Gidden So. 14.7 8.6 0.4 13 Sun. UNC WILMINGTON * L 76-78 (OT) ***17 pts, 10 reb at VCU – 7th double-double 17 Thu. at Virginia Commonwealth * W 60-54 20 Sun. at Drexel * 1 p.m. 24 Thu. GEORGE MASON * 7 p.m. OFF THE BENCH 27 Sun. at Delaware * 1 p.m. 5-G Tenicha Gittens Jr. 2.9 1.1 1.5 MARCH 3 Thu. OLD DOMINION * 7 p.m. ***Season-high nine points vs. UNCW 11-F Charlotte Baldrey-Chourio Sr. 4.7 3.1 2.9 CAA CHAMPIONSHIP (at Fairfax, VA) ***Team-high four assists at VCU 9 Wed. Opening Round 5 and 7:30 p.m. 32-G India Ali Fr. 3.7 2.9 3.4 10 Thu. Quarterfinals Starting at Noon 11 Fri. Semifinals 5 & 7:30 p.m. ***4 pts, 4 steals, 3 reb, 3 assists at VCU 12 Sat. Championship (MSG Network) Noon 52-F Linn Quamme Fr. 2.5 1.4 0.2 ***5 pts, 2 reb at VCU 3/19 – 4/5 NCAA TOURNAMENT TBA --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Home games in BOLD CAPS OUT DUE TO INJURY * - Denotes Colonial Athletic Association game 33-F Amaka Agugua Sr. -- -- -- 2003-04 NUMBERS 12.0 6.5 1.1 The Game: Currently in sole possession of fifth place in the CAA standings with four regular season games remaining, the Hofstra Women’s Basketball HOFSTRA/DREXEL team will look to follow its 60-54 win over Virginia Commonwealth on BY THE NUMBERS: Thursday with another victory as they travel to Drexel for a 1 p.m. contest on Sunday. Hofstra DU 66.5 Points Per Game 60.8 Streaks, Trends and Notes: 67.1 Opps. Points Per Game 54.6 44.3 Rebs. Per Game 34.1 - Hofstra has won two of its last three road games and ended a short two-game 41.1 Opps. Rebs Per Game 33.2 losing skid with the win over Virginia Commonwealth on Thursday. 13.5 Assts. Per Game 13.1 - For the first time in the program’s Division I history, Hofstra has played back-to- 8.6 Steals Per Game 6.9 back overtime contests and in addition, the three overtime games played this 19.1 TO Per Game 15.0 season is also a season-high for any Division I campaign. 3.9 BS Per Game 1.4 - Of the 10 players on the Hofstra roster, 10 (4 Fr., 4 So. and 37.0 Field Goal Pct. 41.4 2 JC transfers) are in their first or second full year (McCollin red-shirted her 32.0 Three-Point Field Goal Pct. 32.0 freshman year due to injury) with the program and the other one, Amaka Agugua, 67.6 Free Throw Pct. 75.6 is out indefinitely. 12-11 (7-7) Won-Loss Record (CAA) 15-7 (9-4) - Two of Hofstra’s seven victories this season have come in the game’s final two seconds…and have both come against teams that won 21 games last season. TEAM LEADERS - PER GAME Colgate was 21-10, while Sacred Heart went 21-8 in 2003-04. - Hofstra has two wins this season over teams that advanced to the postseason McCollin (16.3) Points Scanlon (15.7) in 2003-04. Colgate advanced to the NCAA Tournament where they met Murphy (10.9) Rebounds Scanlon (7.8) Tennessee, while George Mason earned a bid to the WNIT and faced Seton Hall. Ali (3.4) Assists Karlstrom (2.9) - Hofstra has won 14 of its last 21 games at home in Hofstra Arena. McCollin (2.1) Steals Scanlon (1.5) Gidden (2.4) Blocks Williams (0.6) - Hofstra has out-rebounded 29 of its last 39 opponents, including 17 of 23 this Murphy (35.9) Minutes Scanlon (35.5) season. - Hofstra has made a three-pointer in 181 of its last 183 games. The last time the About the Dragons: Now is her second season at the helm of Pride didn’t make a three-pointer in a game was on January 26, 2003 in a 99-69 the Drexel program, Denise Dillon has guided the Dragons to a road loss to Old Dominion. The current streak is 58 games in a row with a made record of 25-25 in her short tenure. A 1996 graduate of three-pointer. Villanova, Dillon led the Dragons to a 10-18 overall record and - The Pride is 25-4 in their last 28 games when they hold their opponent under 60 a CAA mark of 7-11 in 2003-04. Currently, Drexel is 15-7 points (4-0 this season). overall and 9-4 in the CAA, following a 60-49 road loss at Old - Since becoming a Division I program starting with the 1982-83 season, Hofstra Dominion on Thursday. is 32-9 (78%) all-time when scoring 80 or more points in a game. In games that didn’t go to overtime, that number is 32-7 (82%), as the Pride lost both overtime Quick Facts – Drexel Dragons (15-7, 9-4 CAA) games when they scored 80 or more points. Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - With just one senior seeing regular action currently, the Pride’s group of seven Founded: 1891 freshmen and sophomores have accounted for 1377 of the 1530 points scored Enrollment: 11,691 this season, or 90%. All 60 points scored by Hofstra at Virginia Nickname: Dragons Commonwealth were scored by freshmen and sophomores. Colors: Navy Blue and Gold - Sophomore guard Cigi McCollin has scored in double figures in 18 of the 22 Conference: Colonial Athletic Association games she has played in this season. She was the only member of the Pride to Home Court: Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,300) score in double figures in each of the first six games. McCollin had scored in President: Dr. Constantine N. Papadakis double figures in 11 straight prior to being held to nine vs. William & Mary after suffering an injury. McCollin, who also missed the JMU game with an injury, Athletic Director: Dr. Eric Zillmer poured in a career-high 29 points at home vs. Virginia Commonwealth on 2003-04 Record: 10-18, 7-11 (7th) January 30. - Sophomore forward Lizanne Murphy has tallied double-doubles in 13 of the Series Meetings with Drexel: Today’s game marks the 44th Pride’s 23 games this year, and has led or tied for the team-lead in rebounding in all-time meeting in the series between the Pride and the 15 of Hofstra’s 23 games this season. Murphy nearly pulled off a rare triple- Dragons. Hofstra’s longtime rival since their days in the East double against George Mason on January 6 when she tallied eight points, nine Coast Conference and the America East Conference, the assists and 11 rebounds. She currently leads the CAA in double-doubles, and pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds at William & Mary on January 14. Dragons own a 25-18 lead in the all-time series. Hofstra has Murphy currently ranks 5th nationally in double-doubles. SEE LIST ON PAGE 8 won three straight in the series and five of the last six. FOR MORE DETAILS. - Of the 131 field goals freshman guard Jenna McSpadden has attempted this CAA MEETINGS WITH Drexel season, 104 (79%) have been from beyond the three-point arc. 31 of her 40 2004-05: @ Hofstra 59, Drexel 56 (78%) made field goals this year are three-pointers.