East Tennessee State University Buccaneer Women’s Basketball Game 29 • 47th season • 3 All-Americans • 3 NCAA Tournament Appearances • 3 WNIT’s • 22 1,000-Point Club Members BROADCAST INFORMATION TV • SoCon Digital Network ETSU BUCCANEERS (16-12, 8-5 SoCon) ANNOUNCERS • Jim Reynolds (PBP) at CHATTANOOGA MOCS (20-7, 11-2 SoCon) February 27th • 2:00 P.M. • Chattanooga, Tenn. • McKenzie Arena THE SHOOTAROUND • In the regular season finale on Saturday, the Buccaneers and the Mocs will meet for the 79th time Schedule & Results (16-12, 8-5 SoCon) • ETSU has met Chattanooga more than any other program in school history NOVEMBER • ETSU trails the all-time series, 57-21 dropping the last seven contests against Chattanooga 7 MILLIGAN COLLEGE # W, 88-56 • Earlier this season ETSU fell to the Mocs, 65-57 inside Brooks Gym 13 UNC ASHEVILLE W, 74-68 • Sophomore Tianna Tarter and junior Shamauria Bridges combined to score 39 of ETSU’s 57 points 15 at Wake Forest L, 69-52 • Bridges led all scorers with 23 points 19 at Appalachian State L, 70-52 • Tarter against Chattanooga in three career contests has averaged 12.6 points per game 21 BREVARD COLLEGE W, 69-46 • The Bucs are currently on a two-game losing streak dropping both games at home last weekend to 23 at Old Dominion W, 56-52 Mercer, 61-45 and Samford, 56-51 27 at Eastern Kentucky L, 64-41 29 at Elon L, 50-38 • In the previous game against Samford, three ETSU players scored in double figures DECEMBER • Bridges led all scorers with 16 points 2 at No.8 Tennessee L, 85-49 • Bridges has led the Bucs in scoring each of the past two games 5 at Vanderbilt L, 65-39 • Freshman Sadasia Tipps off the bench vs. Samford recorded 10 points along with a team-high six rebounds 13 ARMSTRONG STATE W, 62-52 • ETSU leads the SoCon in offenisve rebound percentage at .367 16 CAMPBELL W, 70-55 • Senior Shomari Kendrick ranks second in the SoCon in offensive rebounds per game with 3.1 18 at Davidson W, 65-58 • The Bucs rank 50th in the NCAA in total rebounds with 1,098 21 AUSTIN PEAY W, 80-76 • ETSU has outscored their opponents 401-381 in the first quarter 29 at Iona L, 56-50 • The Bucs are looking to capture their first regular season finale victory since 2009. Have lost five straight JANUARY • Third year head coach Brittney Ezell all-time looks for her first victory over Chattanooga (0-8) 3 LEES McRAE W, 73-46 • At 8-5 in SoCon play, ETSU in the conference standings can fall no lower than fifth 7 at Furman* L, 81-77 • Chattanooga is 20-7 overall and 11-2 in SoCon play and has won their last seven games 9 at Wofford* W, 70-54 14 UNC GREENSBORO* W, 89-73 16 WESTERN CAROLINA* W, 74-62 PROBABLE STARTERS 21 at Samford* L, 55-47 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 23 at Mercer* W, 55-53 2 Shamauria Bridges G 5-7 Jr. Miramar, Fla. 15.4 2.4 .353 30 CHATTANOOGA* L, 65-57 10 Chandler Christopher G 5-8 Sr. Greeneville, Tenn. 8.4 2.9 .326 FEBRUARY 15 Tianna Tarter G 5-6 So. Johnson City, Tenn. 17.0 5.5 .423 4 WOFFORD* W, 70-69 22 Malloree Schurr G 5-10 So. Montgomery, Texas 3.1 5.0 .333 6 FURMAN* W, 68-64 5 Raven Dean F 6-1 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. 4.3 4.1 .388 11 at Western Carolina* W, 45-43 13 at UNC Greensboro* W, 80-77 OFF THE BENCH 18 MERCER* L, 61-45 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 20 SAMFORD* L, 51-56 3 Adriane Vaughan G 5-9 Jr. Midlothian, Va. 1.4 0.8 .306 27 Chattanooga* 2 p.m. 4 Carley Lytton G 6-0 Fr. Floyd, Va. 4.3 1.9 .277 24 Shomari Kendrick F 6-2 Sr. Lexington, Ky. 5.0 6.5 .472 # Exhibition Game 25 Kaylee Barnard G 5-8 R-Fr. Orlando, Fla. 0.0 0.0 0.0 * Southern Conference game 30 Sadasia Tipps F 6-1 Fr. Hickory, N.C. 4.7 5.5 .520 32 Mendy McNeese G 5-6 So. Greeneville, Tenn. 1.9 0.9 .172 Home games listed in BOLD CAPS 44 Morgan Martin F 6-1 R-Fr. Davenport, Iowa 0.0 0.0 .000 All times ET and subject to change 45 Yamile Rodriguez C 6-4 Jr. Dominican Rep. 2.7 2.9 .587 2015-16 ETSU WBB Game Notes @ETSU_WBB @ETSU_WBB @ETSU_WBB 2015-16 ETSU BUCS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TV/RADIO ROSTER Shamauria Bridges PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% G • 5-7 • Jr. 15.4 2.4 20 .352 .336 .733 2 Miramar, Fla Last Game: Led the Bucs in scoring for the second consecutive game with a game-high 16 points vs. Samford Career High Scoring: 30, vs. Brevard College (11/21/2015) Adriane Vaughan PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% G • 5-9 • Jr. 1.4 0.8 14 .306 .214 .333 3 Midlothian, Va. Last Game: Played four minutes off the bench vs. Samford Career High Scoring: 9, at Eastern Kentucky (11/27/2015) Carley Lytton PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% G • 6-0 • Fr. 4.3 1.9 16 .277 .275 .500 4 Floyd, Va. Last Game: Did Not Play vs. Samford Career High Scoring: 14 vs, Brevard College (11/21/2015) Raven Dean PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% F • 6-1 • Fr. 4.3 4.1 11 .388 .333 .512 5 Charlotte, N.C. Last Game: Collected four rebounds and three points in 19 minutes vs. Samford Career High Scoring: 10, 2x, last at UNC-Greensboro (2/13/2016) Chandler Christopher PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% 10 G • 5-8 • Sr. 8.4 2.9 102 .328 .257 .704 Greeneville, Tenn. Last Game: Recorded seven points and three rebounds vs. Samford Career High Scoring: 20, 2x, last vs. Western Carolina (1/16/2016) Tianna Tarter PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% 15 G • 5-6 • So. 17.0 5.5 72 .423 .293 .743 Johnson City, Tenn. Last Game: Registered 11 points (9 of which came in fourth quarter) vs. Samford Career High Scoring: 33, vs. UNC-Greensboro (1/14/2016) Malloree Schurr PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% 22 G • 5-10 • So. 3.1 5.0 9 .333 .000 .410 Montgomery, Texas Last Game: Grabbed two rebounds along with two points and one steal vs. Samford Career High Scoring: 9,3x, last vs. Wofford (2/4/2016) Shomari Kendrick PPG RPG Blocks FG% 3FG% FT% 24 F • 6-2 • Sr. 5.0 6.5 19 .472 .000 .694 Lexington, Ky. Last Game: Set a career-high with four blocks vs. Samford Career High Scoring: 13, vs. Austin Peay (12/21/2015) Kaylee Barnard PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% 25 G • 5-8 • R-Fr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Orlando, Fla. Last Game: n/a Career High Scoring: n/a Sadasia Tipps PPG RPG Blocks FG% 3FG% FT% 30 F • 6-1 • Fr. 4.7 5.5 15 .520 .250 .509 Hickory, N.C. Last Game: Tied a career-high with 10 points along with team-high six rebounds vs. Samford Career High Scoring: 10,3x, last vs. Samford (2/20/2016) Mendy McNeese PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% 32 G • 5-6 • So. 1.9 0.9 17 .172 .063 .739 Greeneville, Tenn. Last Game: Did Not Play vs. Samford Career High Scoring: 5, 2x, last at Wofford (1/9/2016) Morgan Martin PPG RPG Blocks FG% 3FG% FT% 44 F • 6-1 • R-Fr. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Davenport, Iowa Last Game: Has to sit out due to NCAA Transfer Rules Career High Scoring: n/a Yamile Rodriguez PPG RPG Blocks FG% 3FG% FT% 45 C • 6-4 • Fr. 2.7 2.9 22 .587 .000 .667 Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. Last Game: Did Not Play vs. Samford Career High Scoring: 12, vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/15) 2015-16 ETSU WBB Game Notes @ETSU_WBB @ETSU_WBB @ETSU_WBB Quick Facts THE TIP-OFF 2015-16 SoCon Preseason Standings GENERAL INFORMATION It will be the 79th meeting between the Buccaneers and (First Place Votes) Name .......................... East Tennessee State University the Mocs, the most amount of times ETSU has met one pro- 1. Chattanooga – 49 points (7) gram in school history. ETSU trails the all-time series, 57-21 Location ......................................... Johnson City, Tenn. 2. Furman – 36 points Founded ............................................................... 1911 falling to Chattanooga in the last seven contests. The Bucs 3. ETSU – 35 POINTS Nickname ................................................... Buccaneers are currently on a two-game losing streak falling to Mercer Enrollment ........................................................ 15,250 and Samford at home last weekend. Chattanooga sits atop Samford – 35 points (1) Colors .............................................Navy Blue and Gold the SoCon standings, winning their last seven games. 5. Mercer – 29 points Arena ............................................ Brooks Gym (2,700) THE RIVALRY CONTINUES 6. UNCG – 19 points Affiliation ............................................. NCAA Division I Earlier this season inside Brooks Gym in front of over 1,000 7. Western Carolina – 11 points Conference .................................. Southern Conference fans, the Bucs fell to the Mocs, 65-57. Sophomore Tianna President .............................................Dr. Brian Noland Tarter and Junior Shamauria Bridges combined to score 39 8. Wofford – 10 points Alma Mater ................................West Virginia, 1991 of ETSU’s 57 total points. It was the first home loss of the WELCOME TO THE 600 WIN CLUB Athletics Director............................