Georgia vs. Alabama State

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1 Lady Bulldog Basketball Georgia vs. Alabama State GAME 4 November 25 at 6:00 Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, Ga. Georgia Bulldog Radio Network (AM 960 The Ref in Athens) SID Contact: Mike Mobley (mmobley@sports.uga.edu; ) Georgia Results/Schedule Overall: 3-0 Home: 1-0 Road: 1-0 Neutral: 0-0 Date Opponent (TV) tip 11/15 Oklahoma W /19 at Chattanooga W /22 Rutgers W /25 Alabama State 6:00 11/27 # vs. Texas A&M-CC 8:00 11/28 # vs. Southern Miss/Jackson State TBD 12/1 UAB 7:00 12/6 Georgia Tech (CSS) 2:30 12/8 Tennessee State 7:00 12/20 Virginia 2:30 12/22 Detroit 7:00 12/28 at Clemson (CSS) 7:00 12/30 at Savannah State 7:00 1/3 * at Alabama 3:00 1/7 * Kentucky 7:00 1/10 * Florida (ESPNU) 6:00 1/14 * at Vanderbilt (FSN) 8:00 1/17 * at Arkansas 3:00 1/21 * Tennessee (FSN) 7:00 1/24 * Ole Miss (CSS) 1:00 1/28 * at Mississippi State (FSN) 9:00 1/31 * at Auburn (ESPNU) 6:00 2/4 * LSU (CSS) 7:00 2/7 * South Carolina (CSS) 2:00 2/11 * at Kentucky (FSN) 7:00 2/14 * Alabama (CSS) 2:00 2/21 * at Florida TBD 2/25 * at South Carolina 7:00 2/28 * Arkansas (SECN) 2:00 3/5-8 SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.) # Lady Eagle Classic (Hattiesburg, Miss.) * SEC game All times EASTERN Pro-nun-see-a-shuns Ashley Houts Howtz Jaleesa Rhoden Jah-lee-sah Rowe-den The basics The Georgia Lady Bulldogs begin a busy stretch of four games in seven days by hosting Alabama State on Wednesday. The game will start at 6:00 p.m., an hour earlier than Georgia s traditional weeknight tip time. Following the contest, the Lady Bulldogs immediately will depart of Hattiesburg, Miss., to participate in Southern Miss Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic on Friday and Saturday. Georgia then will return to Athens and host UAB next Tuesday night. With a youthful active roster featuring as many first-year players (five) as returning letterwinners (five), improving on a daily basis is a primary focus of Andy Landers. You re challenged by the idea that you can get better every day, Landers said. This is a team that absolutely can improve every single game right up the end of the season because there s so many young people with so much to learn. You re not going to get it in a game. You re not going to get it in the first half of the season. It s going to be an ongoing process. We have to be as coaches good communicators with young people so that they know they understand what they are getting right and how to build on that and what needs to be corrected so that they can make those corrections. Lady Bulldog headlines... Page 2 Making low-ball history Page 3 Mitchell making a mark Page 3 A historic Houts homecoming Page 3 JJ pledges starter sorority Page 3 Tradition ALWAYS graduates (102%) Page 4 JJ tabbed SEC s Freshman of the Week Page 4 Fourth ranked W in opener Page 5 Record number of TV dates Page 5 Media say 3rd, Coaches 4th Page 6 Lady Bulldogs ink three Georgia Lady Bulldogs The Matchups Alabama State Hornets Record: 3-0 Record: 1-2 Rankings: No. 14 AP, Rankings: NR AP, No. 19 USA Today/ESPN NR USA Today/ESPN Coach: Andy Landers Coach: Freda Freeman-Jackson (.753) 31st at UGA (.573) 12th at ASU (.757) 35th overall (.573) 12th overall Probable Starting Lineups No. Name PPG RPg No. Name PPG RPG 1 Ashley Houts G 12 Tandria Milton (5-6; Sr.; Trenton, Ga.) (5-5; Soph.; Fort Walton Beach, Fla.) 10 Jasmine James G 24 Erica Henderson (5-9; Jr.; Memphis, Tenn.) (5-9; Fr.; Troy, Ala.) 11 Meredith Mitchell G 14 Jamie Chambers (6-1; Soph.; Midfield, Ala.) (5-9; Sr.; Memphis, Tenn.) 21 Porsha Phillips F 33 Tanika Jackson (6-2; Sr.; Stone Mountain, Ga.) (5-9; Jr.; Saginaw, Mich.) 12 Jasmine Hassell F C 54 Shanice Merritt (6-2; Fr.; Lebanon, Tenn.) (6-2; Sr.; Tuscaloosa, Ala.) Off The Bench Angel Robinson F 11 Nikel White (6-5; Sr.; Marietta, Ga.) (5-11; Jr.; Prichard, Ala.) 3 Anne Marie Armstrong G 22 Jakayla Hill (5-8; Soph.; London, Ontario) (5-5; Soph.; Bessemer, Ala.) 30 Candace Williams G F 20 Briana Thomas (5-8; Fr.; Blairsville, Ga.) (5-8; Sr.; Dunedin, Fla.) 15 Jaleesa Rhoden G F 52 Kimberly Hunter (5-8; Jr.; London, Ontario) (5-10; Soph.; Montgomery, Ala.)

2 Page 2 Lady Bulldogs vs. Alabama State Game Notes Tale Of The (Stat) Tape Statistic uga asu Points Per Game Opp. Point Per Game Scoring Margin Field Goal Pct Opp. Field Goal Pct Point Pct Pointers Per Game Opp. 3-Point Pct Free Throw Pct Opp. Free Throw Pct Rebounds Per Game Opp. Rebound Per Game Rebound Margin Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Assist-to-Turnover Ratio Steals Per Game Blocks Per Game Upcoming Game Promotions: Sunday, December 6 vs. Georgia Tech First 1,500 kids receive replica jerseys Series history vs. the Hornets Georgia won its only previous meeting with the Alabama State Hornets, 85-35, 375 days ago in the season opener for the campaign. Porsha Phillips made the most of her debut in a Lady Bulldog uniform, posting career highs of 15 points, eight rebounds and four blocks to lead Georgia. A native of Stone Mountain, Ga., Phillips spent the season at LSU and then sat out the season after transferring to UGA. The Lady Bulldogs raced to a advantage just over 10 minutes into the contest and never looked back, leading by 25 or more the entire second half. A complete box score from that contest as well as game-by-game results in the series can be found on Page 3 of these Game Notes. Last time out... Georgia staged a late 17-2 run to overcome a 12-point deficit with 7:15 to play en route to a victory over Rutgers last Sunday afternoon. Ashley Houts paced the Lady Bulldogs with 17 points, while sophomore Meredith Mitchell posted a career-high 11 on the day. Following a back-and-forth first half featuring five ties and six lead changes, Georgia led for the first 6:05 of the second stanza Georgia Lady Bulldog Basketball Active Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown... until a three-pointer from April Sykes gave Rutgers a edge. The Scarlet Knights ultimately posted a 13-0 run and led by 10, at 40-30, with 8:12 to go. A Monique Oliver layup put Rutgers up by its largest margin of 12 with just 7:15 to play. Houts knocked down a three and scored on a driving layup in a span of just 25 seconds to ignite the Lady Bulldogs rally. After a Brittany Ray jumper for Rutgers, Georgia responded with a foul line jumper from freshman Anne Marie Armstrong. A short Mitchell jumper and consecutive threes from Jasmine James and Armstrong put Georgia back in front Late in the game I thought we had different individuals, and certainly the young kids, step up and dropped a couple of threes both J.J. (Jasmine James) and Anne Marie (Armstrong), Andy Landers said. That was very important at that time, but just as important was Candace Williams play when she came in. I thought she had great energy and she reactivated our defense and got it moving like it needed to be moving. So a lot of people played well and a lot of people also have a lot to learn and they saw some of those things tonight. Rutgers missed on its next possession and the teams traded turnovers, giving Georgia the ball back with under a minute to play and guarding the slim one-point edge. 1 Ashley Houts G 5-6 Jr. Trenton, Ga. 13 straight points at UTC gave UGA lead for good 2 Ebony Jones F 6-2 Fr. Dallas, Texas Three-sport prep star now focusing on hoops 3 Anne Marie Armstrong G 6-3 Fr. Norcross, Ga. Won 10 state titles (7 team, 3 indiv.) at Wesleyan 10 Jasmine James G 5-9 Fr. Memphis, Tenn. Exploded for 25 at UTC, with 19 in second half 11 Meredith Mitchell G 6-1 So. Midfield, Ala. Career highs vs. Oklahoma (9), then Rutgers (11) 12 Jasmine Hassell F 6-2 Fr. Lebanon, Tenn. Two-time Tennessee AAA Player of the Year 15 Jaleesa Rhoden G 5-8 Jr. London, Ontario Most aggressive perimeter defender in Porsha Phillips F 6-2 Jr. Stone Mountain, Ga. Led Georgia in double-digit nights (20) in Candace Williams G 5-8 Fr. Blairsville, Ga. Scrappy walk-on who scored 10 in exhibition 33 Angel Robinson F 6-5 Sr. Marietta, Ga. Pre-season first-team All-SEC by media, coaches Keeping an eye on... Entering the Alabama State game: Ashley Houts is points from No. 23 Alexis Kendrick among UGA s career leaders 2 FTs made from No. 7 Christi Thomas among UGA s career leaders 4 FT attempts from No. 10 Wanda Holloway among UGA s career leaders 17 steals from No. 6 Janet Harris among UGA s career leaders Angel Robinson is... 5 blocks from No. 7 Tammye Jenkins among UGA s career leaders 18 points from becoming UGA s 31st 1,000-point career scorer Houts had her shot rim out but Georgia kept possession after a Rutgers player stepped on the baseline, leaving the ball in the Lady Bulldogs hands with the shot clock unplugged. Houts was then fouled on the ensuing inbounds play and converted on both ends of a one-and-one to make it a three-point Georgia lead, at 49-46, with just nine ticks remaining. Rutgers Myia McCurdy sank a long jumper from just inside the three-point arc with three seconds left, allowing the Lady Bulldogs to hold on for the one-point victory. Angel Robinson update Angel Robinson was injured with 9:02 left against Rutgers when she fell in a pile of players and slammed her head on the floor. Robinson was placed on spine board and transported to St. Mary s Hospital. She underwent a CT scan and X-rays, which were negative, and Robinson was discharged from the hospital on Sunday evening. Robinson s status for the Alabama State game is questionable. Making low-ball history Through the years, much has been made of Georgia s record when its high-powered offense is clicking. All told, the Lady Bulldogs have posted a record when scoring 80 or more points under Andy Landers.

3 Lady Bulldogs vs. Alabama State Game Notes Page 3 With Sunday s victory over Rutgers, the Lady Bulldogs made history on the other end of the scoring spectrum. The victory over the Scarlet Knights represented the first time in Landers 967 games coached at Georgia that the Lady Bulldogs won when scoring fewer than 50 points. Georgia has failed to reach the half-century mark just 20 times during Landers 31 seasons in Athens, and the Lady Bulldogs had lost all previous 19 contests before the decision over Rutgers. Mitchell making a mark Sophomore Meredith Mitchell has been rewriting her previous career-high statistical marks on a nightly basis. Mitchell s highest contributions as a freshman were eight points, five rebounds and 26 minutes. In three games this season, Mitchell has bettered those marks and the new efforts a combined seven times. The Midfield, Ala., native upped her scoring mark to nine and her minutes tally to 27 against Oklahoma. She then bested the board tally to six and the MP to 35 at Chattanooga. Against Rutgers, Mitchell topped all three existing qualifiers with 11 points, eight rebounds and 40 minutes played. A historic Houts homecoming Ashley Houts not only propelled Georgia to victory at Chattanooga last Thursday, she also furthered her own individual legend in Lady Bulldog Basketball annals. Houts three-pointer with 30 seconds left in the first half moved her past Pam Irwin- Osbolt into the No. 26 spot among the Lady Bulldogs career scoring leaders. Houts eventually finished with 21 points, enough to ascend her past No. 25 Carla Green and No. 24 Cynthia Collins on Georgia s career scoring leaders ledger. With 17 more points against Rutgers, Houts has now scored 1,141 points in a Lady Bulldog uniform, leaving her 16 shy of the current No. 23 position occupied by Alexis Kendrick. JJ pledges starter sorority Jasmine James logged her first start at Chattanooga in just the second game of her collegiate career. Tradition ALWAYS graduates to the tune of 102% There s a common catch phrase used by numerous college athletic teams: Tradition Never Graduates. Well, with Lady Bulldog Basketball, that saying has been altered to Tradition ALWAYS Graduates. During his 30 seasons at Georgia, Andy Landers has coached 54 four-year letterwinners. Only one of those players, 2009 senior Danielle Taylor, has not earned her degree from the UGA. Taylor, a Social Work major, is spending this year completing a year-long internship she could not undertake while still playing basketball and will receive her degree in May Landers only two non-graduating four-year letterwinners other than Taylor completed their degrees in Kedra Holland-Corn (above left with Landers) secured her degree in sociology in May, while Lady (Hardmon) Grooms received her diploma in recreation and leisure studies in August. Adding to the impressive ledger is the fact Tina Taylor actually received three degrees while she was at UGA for six years of eligibility due to knee injuries. Taylor earned her bachelor s in accounting in four years, added a second degree in finance in her fifth year and received a master s in accounting in the final year in Athens. To calculate Landers unofficial graduation rate, we feel strongly that he should be awarded extra credit for the extra degrees Taylor earned while eligible to compete. Therefore, 54 four-year Lady Bulldogs possess a total of 55 diplomas from the University of Georgia, giving Landers a graduation rate of 102 percent! That tally doesn t even include the degree in child & family development fifth-year senior and three-year letterwinner Angel Robinson (above right with Landers) has already earned. Robinson is now pursuing a master s in adult education. James certainly made the most of the opportunity, exploding for a game-high 25 points. She was particularly impressive in the second half. After the Lady Mocs cut Georgia s lead to four, James scored 17 of the Lady Bulldogs next 19 points to help regain the momentum. James hit six three-pointers to equal the fifth-most triples in Lady Bulldog history. All told, Andy Landers has now started 63 freshmen during his 31 seasons at Georgia, including 21 standouts who got the nod for their collegiate debuts. G a m E Last time vs. the Hornets... NR/No. 25 Georgia 85, Alabama State /15/08 Athens, Ga. Alabama State (0-1) Lumpkin Thomas Merritt Taylor Holloway Lewis Davis Chambers Hill Hicks Jackson Hunter Jones TOTALS Georgia (1-0) Marshall Phillips Lee Puleo Houts Smith Taylor Mitchell Rhoden Stoddard Robinson Watt TOTALS Half: UGA 49, ASU FGs: ASU 5-15 (Lumplin 4-10, Chambers 1-1, Hicks 0-2, Davis 0-1, Taylor 0-1), UGA 3-10 (Rhoden 1-3, Houts 1-2, Mitchell 1-1, Marshall 0-3, Puleo 0-1). TOs: ASU 29 (Chambers 6), UGA 15 (2 players 3). Blocks: ASU 2 (2 players 1), UGA 7 (3 players 2). Officials: Roberts, Zentz, Cunningham. Att. - 3,228. Georgia vs. Alabama State UGA Leads Overall: 1-0 UGA Leads in Athens: /15/08 W Athens 85-35

4 Page 4 Lady Bulldogs vs. Alabama State Game Notes Double Digit Lady Dogs Points Season Career Ashley Houts 3 55 Jasmine James 2 2 Angel Robinson 1 48 Porsha Phillips 1 26* Meredith Mitchell 1 1 Jaleesa Rhoden 0 3 Rebounds Season Career Porsha Phillips 1 5 Angel Robinson 0 26 Assists Season Career Ashley Houts 0 2 Steals Season Career Ashley Houts 0 1 Double-Doubles Season Career Porsha Phillips 1 5 Angel Robinson 0 17 Ashley Houts Point Games Season Career Ashley Houts 1 8 Jasmine James 1 1 Porsha Phillips 0 2 Angel Robinson 0 1 * Includes 5 double-digit efforts at LSU Leading Lady Bulldogs Games leading Pts. Reb. Ast. Blk. Stl. Anne Marie Armstrong Ashley Houts Jasmine James Meredith Mitchell Porsha Phillips Angel Robinson * Includes when tied for team-high Here s your SSPG!! (stuff some people get) Sunday, December 6 vs. Georgia Tech First 1,500 kids receive replica jerseys Sunday, December 20 vs. Virginia First 1,000 fans receive Lady Bulldog holiday hats Thursday, Jan. 21 vs. Tennessee First 300 UGA students receive pizza and Beat Tennessee t-shirts Thursday, Feb. 4 vs. LSU First 300 UGA students receive pizza and Beat LSU t-shirts Sunday, Feb. 7 vs. South Carolina First 250 kids invited to Hairy Dawg s Birthday Party (postgame with cupcakes) Sunday, Feb. 14 vs. Alabama First 1,000 fans receive Pink Out shakers Sunday, Feb. 28 Arkansas First 1,000 fans receive Build-A-Bear Georgia bears Four of the Lady Bulldogs five returning letterwinners Ashley Houts, Christy Marshall, Angel Robinson and Meredith Mitchell are included on that ledger, with Houts also being one of the 21 to open their careers on the floor for the season opener. A Hall of Fame matchup Georgia s Andy Landers and Rutgers C. Vivian Stringer, both members of the Women s Basketball Hall of Fame, have been two of the game s premier coaches for more than three decades. Landers and Stringer are two of only five major college women s basketball coaches to top the 800-win plateau for career victories. Landers and Stringer entered their Nov. 22 matchup with a combined 1,636 victories. And they haven t just won, they ve won on the biggest of stages. During their combined 72 seasons in and sometimes out of the sideline coaching box, you ll also find: win seasons, 48 NCAA Tournament bids; 19 Elite Eight appearances; nine Final Four bids; and three NCAA runner-up finishes. Our take on Landers career As Andy Landers approached his 800th career win last year, the question came up. Hey, the NCAA Records Book has Andy Landers with just over 700 career wins. What gives? Well in our mind, that total is not quite accurate. Georgia politely disagrees with the NCAA on what constitutes Landers complete collegiate coaching record. Prior to UGA, Landers compiled an record in four seasons at Roane State Community College, a junior college in Harriman, Tenn. The NCAA does not recognize Landers Roane State wins because they were not earned at a four-year institution. Therefore, the NCAA says Landers career record includes only his efforts at Georgia. UGA chooses and has since in 1979 to include Landers Roane State results. With all due respect, its seems odd that the NCAA allows Georgia and every other women s basketball program to count wins accumulated against junior college competition when the game was in an emerging state during the 1970s but won t recognize Landers efforts in that same time frame. In fact, more than a third of Landers victories at Roane 33 wins, or 40.2 percent to be exact came against four-year schools. Roane compiled a 33-1 record versus fouryear schools during Landers tenure. JJ tabbed SEC s FOW Jasmine James was tabbed as the SEC s Freshman of the Week on Monday, less than 24 hours after helping the Lady Bulldogs upset No. 13 Oklahoma in her collegiate debut. James, a 5-9, guard from Bartlett High School Memphis, Tenn., tied for game-high scoring honors against the Sooners with 15 points, and she also grabbed seven rebounds, dished out an assist and had no turnovers in 34 minutes of playing time. James was 4-of-5 from the free throw and hit both ends of a critical one-and-one with 1:37 left that gave the Lady Bulldogs a threepossession lead. JJ s certainly off to a good start, Andy Landers said. James became the first freshman to lead Georgia in scoring in a season opener since current senior Ashley Houts scored 18 points against Rutgers to open the campaign. James is the fifth Lady Bulldog to earn SEC Freshman of the Week honors since the award was introduced in Those players have secured the accolade a total of 10 times. Fourth ranked W in opener The victory over No. 13 Oklahoma represented the fourth time ever that the Lady Bulldogs have opened the year with a victory over a ranked foe. Most recently, Georgia knocked off No. 12 Rutgers, 73-69, in the initial outing of the campaign. Those Scarlet Knights went on to finish as NCAA runners-up. In addition, Georgia topped No. 16 Southern Illinois, 58-53, to begin the season, and the Lady Bulldogs also topped No. 14 Rutgers, 76-61, in the first game of the Lady Bulldogs 1983 Final Four season. Marshall s surgery goes well Christy Marshall underwent successful surgery on Nov. 17 to repair the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her right knee that she tore during the pre-season. Marshall, a 6-1, guard from Beach High School in Savannah, Ga., injured her knee in a team workout on Wednesday, October 13, two days before the official opening of practice. The ACL tear was later confirmed through an MRI. It rips my guts out every time a kid falls and grabs their knee, Andy Landers said the day after the injury was sustained. It s an all-too-common injury in women s basketball. My heart goes out to Christy. We re all in a state of shock at this point. Marshall started 21 of 31 games played for Georgia in , averaging 8.8 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. For her career, she has played in 95 games with 28 starts and produced averages of 7.7 points and 3.6 rebounds. In 2007, Marshall was named the SEC s Sixth Woman of the Year by league coaches. Red, White & Blue together Georgia s Ashley Houts and Oklahoma s Danielle Robinson two of the na-

5 Lady Bulldogs vs. Alabama State Game Notes Page 5 tion s premier point guards who shared that role for the U.S. National Team that won the Gold Medal at the World University Games over the summer squared off in the season opener. Houts and Robinson virtually evenly split the playing time at point, with Robinson averaging 21.0 mpg and Houts logging Houts started four games and averaged 8.3 points per game by connecting on 52.6 percent of her field goal attempts, 47.1 percent of her three-pointers and 90.9 of her trips to the line. She also averaged 1.7 steals and 1.6 assists. The medal was Houts second international Gold. In 2007, she was the lone rising sophomore on the American squad that won the FIBA U21 World Championships. Robinson started the other three World University contests and averaged 4.6 points and leading the team with averages of 3.3 assists and 2.3 steals per game. The U.S. squad posted a 7-0 record in Belgrade, Serbia, defeating its opposition by an average of 33.1 points per game. Record number of TV dates! Fourteen Georgia regular-season games will be televised this season. That tally matches the most in Lady Bulldog history. In , 14 regular-season dates were among the school-record 19 TV games that aired that season. A dozen of UGA s 16 SEC contests and two non-conference games will be on TV. The Lady Bulldogs matchups with Georgia Tech and at Clemson will air on CSS, two of six appearances on the network. CSS also will televise the Lady Bulldogs SEC home dates versus Ole Miss, LSU, South Carolina and Alabama. FSN will produce four league games: at Vanderbilt, versus Tennessee in Athens, at Mississippi State and at Kentucky. Games against Florida in Athens and at Auburn will air on ESPNU, and the Arkansas game on Feb. 28 will be broadcast on the SEC Network. Florida will be televised by either ESPN2, FSN or Sun Sports. Georgia is one of the most televised women s basketball programs in the nation. Over the past six seasons, an average of more than 16 games per year have aired. Lady Bulldogs return to pre-season Associated Press poll AP Pre-season Polls Season Rank Season Rank Georgia opens the campaign with a pre-season Associated Press ranking of No. 21, ending a one-year hiatus from the initial AP poll for the first time since the early-80s. Last fall, the Lady Bulldogs were not ranked in the first AP poll for the first time since Jimmy Carter was President and Herschel Walker was wrapping up a freshman campaign that turned him into a national phenomenon. The pre-season edition of the AP poll was released on Nov. 25, just months before Ronald Reagan would take up residence on Pennsylvania Avenue and four days before Walker capped the Bulldogs undefeated regular-season with 205 rushing yards in a victory over Georgia Tech. Georgia went on to defeat Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl to capture the national title. The following fall, Georgia was listed No. 12 at the opening the season, which also represented UGA s first-ever AP ranking of any kind. Upstart Andy Landers had just begun to make some noise in Athens, leading Georgia to the 1981 WNIT Championship and landing Janet Harris, the top-ranked prep prospect in the country. Since then, Georgia has been a mainstay in the polls. The Lady Bulldogs had been ranked in 27 straight pre-season polls, including 21 times in the top 10 as outlined in the column to the right. FYI, the Lady Bulldogs were in the No. 32 position among the teams receiving votes in the pre-season poll but never moved into the rankings during the season...also another first since Media say 3rd, Coaches 4th The Lady Bulldogs were picked to finish third in the Southeastern Conference in balloting of league media, while conference coaches tabbed Georgia fourth in the pre-season. Both bodies did agree in naming Lady Bulldog seniors Ashley Houts and Angel Robinson to their first-team All-SEC predictions. In addition, the coaches included junior Porsha Phillips as a second-team selection No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No No NR The media and coaches also disagreed on their SEC Champion. The media tabbed LSU, while the coaches named Tennessee. Following the Tigers in the media poll were Tennessee, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Florida, Arkansas, Auburn, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Kentucky and Alabama. Trailing the Lady Volunteers according to the coaches this winter will be LSU, Mississippi State, Georgia, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Florida, Auburn, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Kentucky and Alabama. Andy Landers At-A-Glance Coaching Milestones: 2009 State of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame inductee 2007 Women s Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Became the fifth major college women s hoops coach to reach 800 career wins with UGA s victory over Savannah State on Jan. 15, 2009, joining Pat Summitt, Jody Conradt, C. Vivian Stringer and Sylvia Hatchell Became the State of Georgia s winningest college hoops coach with a Dec. 06 win over Georgia Tech Four-time National Coach of the Year (1986, 1987, 1996, 2000) No. 4 with 685 wins since when women s hoops came under auspices of NCAA (behind only Pat Summitt, Tara VanDerveer and Geno Auriemma) Graduation rate of 102 percent among four-year letterwinners at UGA (see Page 3 for how that s possible) Five NCAA Final Four appearances (1983, 85, 95, 96, 99) Bids to 26 of 28 NCAA Tournaments (second-best nationally) 7 SEC Championships (1983, 84, 86, 91, 96, 97, 2000) 4 SEC Tournament Championships (1983, 84, 86, 2001) Three National Players of the Year (Katrina McClain, 1987; Saudia Roundtree, 1996; Kelly Miller, 2000) Two U.S. Olympians who have won a combined six Gold Medals 19 Players to the WNBA, including eight during 2008 Eight WNBA first-round draft picks in the last nine years, including Tasha Humphrey in 2009

6 Page 6 Lady Bulldogs vs. Alabama State Game Notes Lady Dogs By The Numbers The Lady Bulldogs record is... Overall: SEC Games: Streak:...Won 3 Day Games: Night Games: November Games: December Games: January Games: February Games: March Games: Monday Games: Tuesday Games: Wednesday Games: Thursday Games: Friday Games: Saturday Games: Sunday Games: Overtime Games: Television Games: vs. Ranked Opponents: Georgia s record when... Leading at Halftime: Home Games: Road Games: Neutral Games: Trailing at Halftime: Home Games: Road Games: Neutral Games: Tied at Halftime: Home Games: Road Games: Neutral Games: UGA Shoots 50 percent or better: UGA Shoots percent: UGA Shoots 39 percent or less: Opp. Shoots 50 percent or better: Opp. Shoots percent: Opp. Shoots percent: Opp. Shoots 29 percent or less: UGA Outrebounds (or ties) Opp.: Opp. Outrebounds Georgia UGA Has Fewer (or equal) TOs: Opp. Has Fewer TOs: UGA Scores 90 points or more: UGA Scores points: UGA Scores points: UGA Scores 69 points or less: Simply put: she s Houtstanding Thanks to the efforts of research guru Dave McMahon, we now know that Ashley Houts had played more minutes in her career than any other active Division I women s basketball player in the nation entering the season. Houts played the third-most minutes of any player in the country over the past three seasons, and the two players ahead of her (and the two behind for that matter) won t be playing college basketball this season as outlined below. National MP Leaders ( ) Rk. Player, School MP GP 1. Epiphanny Prince, Rutgers 3, Renee Montgomery, UConn 3, Ashley Houts, Georgia 3, Takia Starks, Texas A&M 3, Kristi Cirone, Illinois State 3, UGA Career Leaders (Minutes Per Game) Rk. Player, Seasons MPG GP 1. Ashley Houts, 2007-pres Kelly Miller, Sherill Baker, Lisa O Connor, Coco Miller, EDITOR S NOTE: Further research revealed that Cal s Alexis Gray-Lawson entered the year having played 3,560 minutes. Gray-Lawson, a fifth-year senior accumulating statistics for a fifth season in , played in nine games during the campaign before a season-ending knee injury. She ranked as the nation s second-most experienced player minuteswise behind Houts entering An eternity of bench time After scoring 21 points, Houts checked out with 1:41 left at Chattanooga to the boisterous cheers of more than 500 fans from her hometown of Trenton, Ga., just 15 minutes from the UTC campus. The 101 seconds she did not play against the Lady Mocs was longer than the amount Houts enjoyed in all 14 SEC games combined during the season (67.6 seconds). That s also Houts only pine time do date this season. She played all 40 minutes of the Oklahoma and Rutgers games, the 45th and 46th times in her career that she s never left the floor. Lady Bulldogs sign three Three premier prospects signed letters of intent to join the Lady Bulldogs during the NCAA s early signing period. Arieal Johnson and Ronika Ransford inked their intentions on Wednesday, Nov. 11, while Khaalidah Miller followed suit on Thursday, Nov. 12. Johnson, a 6-5, forward, is a native of Havelock, N.C., who has played the past three seasons at Oak Hill Academy in Virginia. She s ranked as the nation s No. 18 post prospect by both the All-Star Girls Report and Hoopgurlz. Arieal is going to give us the size that we re needing inside, Andy Landers said. If you drew up a player from a physique standpoint, you d draw a picture of Arieal. She s got great size, great length and a great body type. She runs extremely well and can score it from inside and out to 15 feet. She s a very, very good player who s only going to get better. Ransford, a 5-7, guard from Washington, D.C., is ranked as high as No. 11 overall nationally and is listed among the nation s top-35 prospects by five different recruiting services. She is ranked No. 11 by Peach State Hoops, No. 13 by Blue Star, No. 16 by the All-Star Girls Report, No. 21 by Hoopgurlz and No. 34 by the Collegiate Girls Basketball Report. Ronika is a multi-talented and an extremely athletic guard who can play both the 1 and the 2, Landers said. She can score and penetrate and guard you. She has a great, great future ahead of her. She has extreme quickness and explosiveness. She s just an outstanding player. Miller, a 5-9 guard from Douglass High School in Atlanta and the highest ranked prospect in the state, was named first-team All-State for Class AAAAA by the Georgia Sports Writers Association as a sophomore and junior. She is ranked as the nation s No. 33 overall prospect and No. 7 guard by the All-Star Girls Report. Miller is also listed as No. 36 by Hoopgurlz, No. 40 by Blue Star, No. 42 by Peach State Hoops and No. 57 by the Collegiate Girls Basketball Report. Khaalidah is a terrific athlete, Landers said. She has the prototypical size and strength and quickness. She s versatile and could play anywhere on the perimeter. She has terrific stamina and running ability. She can score off the dribble and can take you to the rack but also has extended range. She s the whole package. The trio of prospects continue a recruiting resurgence for Lady Bulldog Basketball. Georgia s current freshman class featured four players Anne Marie Armstrong, Jasmine Hassell, Jasmine James and Tamika Willis who were ranked among the nation s top-50 prospects by one or more national recruiting services. Taylor joins radio crew Former UGA two-sport letterwinner Maria Taylor will join longtime play-by-play announcer Jeff Danztler to comprise the Lady Dogs radio announce team this season. Dantzler will be calling Lady Bulldog Basketball for the 17th season. Taylor, who serves as a reporter for georgiadogs.com, was a standout for the Georgia volleyball program who also played for the Lady Bulldogs during the season. She was a three-time All-SEC performer in volleyball and ranks No. 4 all-time in kills (1,729). Taylor played in 22 games for the Lady Bulldogs during their 2007 Sweet 16 campaign, averaging 1.2 points and 1.9 rebounds per game. Taylor also was a standout away from athletics. She was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll three times and served as the student-athlete representative on the UGA Athletic Board during ISP Sports assumed management of the Georgia Bulldog Radio Network this past summer. The company produces radio programming for nearly 40 major college programs. A dozen affiliates throughout Georgia will carry Lady Bulldog games this season, anchored by AM 960 The Ref in Athens and FM throughout Northeast Georgia.

7 University of Georgia Lady Bulldogs (3-0) Individual Statistics All Games Home: 2-0 Away: 1-0 Neutral: 0-0 Player GP-GS Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct OR DR Tot-Avg PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts-Avg Ashley Houts Jasmine James Porsha Phillips Meredith Mitchell Angel Robinson Jasmine Hassell Anne Marie Armstrong Candace Williams Ebony Jones Jaleesa Rhoden TEAM Total Opponents BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT Total DEADBALL REBOUNDS TOTAL Georgia Georgia 7 Opponents Opponents 5

8 Lady Bulldog Basketball Game-by-Game Results/Schedule Overall Record: 3-0 SEC Record: 0-0 Home: 2-0 Away: 1-0 Neutral: 0-0 Date AP/ESPN AP/ESPN Opponent W-L Score UGA Points UGA Rebounds Opp. Points Opp. Rebounds 11/15 21/NR 13/8 Oklahoma W James, Phillips 12-Phillips 13-Hand 13-Thompson 11/19 16/22 at Chattanooga W James 8-Robinson 20-Hollinquest 11-Hollinquest 11/22 16/22 Rutgers W Houts 8-Mitchell 13-Junaid 11-Junaid 11/25 Alabama State 6:00 11/27 # vs. Texas A&M-CC 8:00 11/28 # vs. Southern Miss/Jackson State TBD 12/1 UAB 7:00 12/6 Georgia Tech (CSS) 2:30 12/8 Tennessee State 7:00 12/20 Virginia 2:30 12/22 Detroit 7:00 12/28 at Clemson (CSS) 7:00 12/30 at Savannah State 7:00 1/3 * at Alabama 3:00 1/7 * Kentucky 7:00 1/10 * Florida (ESPNU) 6:00 1/14 * at Vanderbilt (FSN) 8:00 1/17 * at Arkansas 3:00 1/21 * Tennessee (FSN) 7:00 1/24 * Ole Miss (CSS) 1:00 1/28 * at Mississippi State (FSN) 9:00 1/31 * at Auburn (ESPNU) 6:00 2/4 * LSU (CSS) 7:00 2/7 * South Carolina (CSS) 2:00 2/11 * at Kentucky (FSN) 7:00 2/14 * Alabama (CSS) 2:00 2/21 * at Florida TBD 2/25 * at South Carolina 7:00 2/28 * Arkansas (SECN) 2:00 3/5-8 SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.) # Lady Eagle Classic (Hattiesburg, Miss) * SEC Games ALL TIMES EASTERN

9 Georgia Game-by-Game Team Stats Dat e Si t e FG-FGA Pc t. 3P-3PA Pc t. FT-FTA Pc t. Re b. AS TO BS ST 1/2/OT=To ta l 11/15 21/NR Georgia W =62 OKLAHOMA =51 11/19 16/22 Georgia W =74 CHATTANOOGA =57 11/22 16/22 Georgia W =49 RUTGERS =48 11/25 Georgia Alabama STATE 6:00 11/27 # Georgia Texas A&M-CC 8:00 11/28 # Georgia Southern Miss/Jackson St. TBD 12/1 Georgia UAB 7:00 12/6 Georgia Georgia TECH 2:30 12/8 Georgia Tennessee STATE 7:00 12/20 Georgia VIRGINIA 2:30 12/22 Georgia DETROIT 7:00 12/28 Georgia AT CLEMSON 7:00 12/30 Georgia Savannah STATE 7:00 1/3 * Georgia ALABAMA 3:00 1/7 * Georgia KENTUCKY 7:00 1/10 * Georgia FLORIDA 6:00 1/14 * Georgia VANDERBILT 8:00 1/17 * Georgia ARKANSAS 3:00 1/21 * Georgia TENNESSEE 7:00 1/24 * Georgia Ole MISS 1:00 1/28 * Georgia Mississippi State 9:00 1/31 * Georgia AUBURN 6:00 2/4 * Georgia LSU 7:00 2/7 * Georgia South CAROLINA 2:00 2/11 * Georgia KENTUCKY 7:00 2/14 * Georgia ALABAMA 2:00 2/21 * Georgia FLORIDA TBD 2/25 * Georgia South CAROLINA 7:00 2/28 * Georgia ARKANSAS 2:00 Rankings listed are AP, followed by ESPN/USA Today polls

10 Georgia Single-Game Superlatives Lady Bulldog Team Highs & Lows Category High Low Total Points: 74 vs. Chattanooga 49 vs. Rutgers 1st Half Points: 33 vs. Chattanooga 22 vs. Oklahoma 2nd Half Points: 41 vs. Chattanooga 24 vs. Rutgers Rebounds: 41 vs. Oklahoma 31 vs. Rutgers Field Goals Made: 27 vs. Chattanooga 14 vs. Rutgers Field Goals Attempted: 60 vs. Oklahoma, Chattanooga 54 vs. Rutgers Field Goal Percentage:.450 vs. Chattanooga.259 vs. Rutgers Three-Point Field Goals Made: 8 vs. Chattanooga 2 vs. Oklahoma Three-Point Field Goals Attempted: 23 vs. Chattanooga 11 vs. Oklahoma Three-Point Field Goal Percentage:.348 vs. Chattanooga.182 vs. Oklahoma Free Throws Made: 15 vs. Rutgers 12 vs. Oklahoma, Chattanooga Free Throws Attempted: 24 vs. Rutgers 15 vs. Chattanooga Free Throw Percentage:.800 vs. Chattanooga.625 vs. Rutgers Assists: 10 vs. Chattanooga 6 vs. Rutgers Turnovers: 21 vs. Oklahoma 13 vs. Chattanooga Blocked Shots: 7 vs. Oklahoma 4 vs. Chattanooga Steals: 11 vs. Rutgers 8 vs. Oklahoma Opponent Team Highs & Lows Category High Low Total Points: 57 by Chattanooga 48 by Rutgers 1st Half Points: 36 by Chattanooga 18 by Oklahoma 2nd Half Points: 33 by Oklahoma 21 by Chattanooga Rebounds: 45 by Rutgers 36 by Chattanooga Field Goals Made: 22 by Oklahoma 19 by Chattanooga, Rutgers Field Goals Attempted: 64 by Oklahoma 50 by Rutgers Field Goal Percentage:.380 by Rutgers.333 by Chattanooga Three-Point Field Goals Made: 10 by Chattanooga 3 by Rutgers Three-Point Field Goals Attempted: 26 by Chattanooga 16 by Rutgers Three-Point Field Goal Percentage:.385 by Chattanooga.188 by Rutgers Free Throws Made: 9 by Chattanooga 2 by Oklahoma Free Throws Attempted: 10 by Chattanooga, Rutgers 4 by Oklahoma Free Throw Percentage:.900 by Chattanooga.500 by Oklahoma Assists: 13 by Rutgers 10 by Chattanooga Turnovers: 29 by Rutgers 20 by Chattanooga Blocked Shots: 10 by Rutgers 1 by Chattanooga Steals: 10 by Rutgers 4 by Chattanooga Individual Highs & Lows Category georgia opponent Points: 25 by Jasmine James vs. Chattanooga 20 by Shanara Hollinquest (Chattanooga) Rebounds: 12 by Porsha Phillips vs. Oklahoma 13 by Amanda Thompson (Oklahoma) Field Goals Made: 9 by Jasmine James vs. Chattanooga 8 by Shanara Hollinquest (Chattanooga) Field Goals Attempted: 16 by Ashley Houts vs. Chattanooga 18 by Whitney Hand (Oklahoma) 3-Point Field Goals Made: 6 by Jasmine James vs. Chattanooga 5 by Jenaya Wade-Fray (Chattanooga) 3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 10 by Jasmine James vs. Chattanooga 10 by Whitney Hand (Oklahoma) 10 by Jenaya Wade-Fray (Chattanooga) Free Throws Made: 8 by Ashley Houts vs. Rutgers 4 by Shanara Hollinquest (Chattanooga) Free Throws Attempted: 8 by Ashley Houts vs. Rutgers 4 by Shanara Hollinquest (Chattanooga) 4 by Monique Oliver (Rutgers) Assists: 5 by Ashley Houts vs. Chattanooga 8 by Danielle Robinson (Oklahoma) Blocked Shots: 4 by Porsha Phillips vs. Oklahoma 5 by Rashidat Junaid (Rutgers) Steals: 5 by Ashley Houts vs. Rutgers 3 by Danielle Robinson (Oklahoma) 3 by Brittany Ray (Rutgers) Minutes Played: 40 by Ashley Houts vs. Oklahoma, Rutgers 39 by Jenaya Wade-Fray (Chattanooga) 40 by Meredith Mitchell vs. Rutgers

11 EXHIB Georgia 80, Clayton State 49 11/8/09 Athens, Ga. Clayton State Fort Stoudamire Tillman Kelly Woodard Bruce Aker Jemison Metelus Hall TOTALS Georgia Mitchell Phillips Robinson Rhoden Houts Jones Armstrong James Hassell Criner Williams TOTALS Half: UGA 42, CSU FGs: CSU 0-16 (Woodard 0-5, Tillman 0-3, Aker 0-2, Bruce 0-2, Kelly 0-2, Hall 0-1, Metelus 0-1) UGA 2-11 (Armstrong 1-4, Houts 1-2, James 0-3, Rhoden 0-1, Williams 0-1). TOs: CSU 37 (Woodard 9), UGA 33 (Houts 6). Blocks: CSU 5 (Stoudamire 2), UGA 5 (Phillips 3). Officials: Kantner, Smith, Marsh. Att. - 1,407. Phillips and Robinson combined for 15 as UGA opens up a 23-8 lead at the 12:09 mark and never looks back. 3 No. 16/22 Georgia 49, Rutgers 48 11/22/09 Athens, Ga. Rutgers (2-2) Sykes McCurdy Junaid Ray Rushdan Wheeler Speed Huber Lee Oliver TOTALS Georgia (3-0) Mitchell Phillips Robinson James Houts Armstrong Hassell Williams TOTALS Half: UGA 25, RU FGs: RU 3-16 (Sykes 2-6, Rushdan 1-2, Ray 0-6, Speed 0-1, Wheeler 0-1), UGA 6-19 (James 2-6, Mitchell 2-2, Armstrong 1-3, Houts 1-3, Phillips 0-4, Williams 0-1). TOs: RU 29 (Rushdan 6), UGA 17 (James 6). Blocks: RU 10 (Junaid 5), UGA 5 (2 Players 2). Officials: Dean, DeMayo, Grinter. Att. - 4,174. There are five ties and six lead changes before RU uses a 13-0 run to go up RU leads before a Houts three ignites a 17-2 UGA run...an Armstrong three gives UGA a lead...houts hits both ends of a oneand-one with nine seconds left...mccurdy hits a long two with three seconds left and UGA holds on. 2 NR/No. 23 Georgia 64, Oakland 61 11/20/08 Rochester, Mich. Georgia (2-0) Marshall Phillips Lee Puleo Houts Taylor Rhoden Robinson TOTALS Oakland (2-1) Jeltema Reising Carnago Pike Terava Farrell Kidd Patritto Malone Freshour Calhoun Carter TOTALS Half: UGA 42, OU FGs: UGA 4-10 (Puleo 3-5, Marshall 1-1, Houts 0-2, Rhoden 0-2), OU 2-9 (Patritto 1-1, Pike 1-1, Reising 0-3, Calhoun 0-1, Carter 0-1, Kidd 0-1, Malone 0-1). TOs: UGA 17 (Houts 7), OU 15 (Reising 4). Blocks: UGA 8 (2 players 4), OU 8 (Carnago 6). Officials: Smith, Bryan Enterline, Bob Enterline. Porsha Phillips notched a double-double in the Lady Bulldogs win over Division II Clayton State. 5 Georgia 85, Cal State Fullerton 64 11/28/08 Las Vegas, Nev. Cal State Fullerton (2-2) Richie Grove Thomas Chow Weathersby Scott Peters Williams Richardson Fontenot Anyanwu Breite TOTALS Georgia (4-1) Marshall Phillips Lee Puleo Houts Taylor Mitchell Rhoden Robinson TOTALS Half: UGA 42, CSF FGs: CSF (Thomas 5-9, Chow 3-10, Scott 2-8, Grove 1-1, Richardson 1-1, Richie 0-1), UGA 5-16 (Houts 3-8, Puleo 1-5, Marshall 1-3). TOs: CSF 14 (Weathersby 6), UGA 19 (2 players 4). Blocks: CSF 2 (2 players 1), UGA 3 (Robinson 2). Officials: Stevens, Forsberg, Fox. Att. - TBD. A 22-2 run midway through the first half gives UGA a lead and CSF never pulls closer than 12 thereafter... Marshall posts a career-high. 1 No. 21/NR Georgia 62, No. 13/8 Oklahoma 51 11/15/09 Athens, Ga. Oklahoma (1-0) Thompson Stevenson Olajuwon Hand Robinson Roethlisberger Willis Hartman McFarland TOTALS Georgia (1-0) Mitchell Phillips Robinson Rhoden Houts Armstrong James Hassell Williams TOTALS Half: UGA 22, OU FGs: OU 5-21 (Hand 3-10, Stevenson 2-6, Roethlisberger 0-2, Thompson 0-2, Robinson 0-1), UGA 2-11 (Houts 1-4, James 1-3, Mitchell 0-4). TOs: OU 24 (Robinson 7), UGA 21 (Robinson 6). Blocks: OU 9 (2 Players 3), UGA 7 (Phillips 4). Officials: Mattingly, Trammell, Roberts. Att. - 4,567. OU never leads...uga opens the second half with an 11-2 surge to go up with 16:18 left...the Sooners knot the score at with 6:52 remaining...mitchell immediately responds with a three-point play to spark a 6-0 surge as UGA regains momentum. 6 Georgia 75, Eastern Washington 61 11/29/08 Las Vegas, Nev. Georgia (5-1) Marshall Phillips Lee Puleo Houts Taylor Mitchell Rhoden Stoddard Robinson Watt TOTALS Eastern Washington (2-3) Evans Piper Scott Ryan Huntington Cooper Calhoun White Sparavalo Bratvold Russell Ferrall TOTALS Half: UGA 31, EWU FGs: UGA 4-14 (Rhoden 2-4, Puleo 1-5, Houts 1-4, Taylor 0-1), EWU 6-11 (Evans 4-5, Ryan 1-2, Huntington1-1, Scott 0-2, Sparavalo 0-1). TOs: UGA 17 (Marshall 4), EWU 23 (Evans 6). Blocks: UGA 4 (Robinson 3), EWU 2 (2 players 1). Officials: Williams, Marshall, Fox. Att Houts is tabbed MVP after a second-straight season high. 2 No. 16/22 Georgia 74, Chattanooga 57 11/19/09 Chattanooga, Tenn. Georgia (2-0) Mitchell Phillips Robinson James Houts Jones Armstrong Hassell Rhoden Williams TOTALS Chattanooga (1-2) Wade-Fray Rollins Hollinquest Christopher Hatchett Penland Townsend Helton Davis TOTALS Half: UTC 36, UGA FGs: UGA 8-23 (James 6-10, Houts 1-6, Williams 1-3, Armstrong 0-1, Mitchell 0-1, Phillips 0-1, Rhoden 0-1), UTC (Wade-Fray 5-10, Christopher 3-5, Townsend 1-4, Penland 1-2, Davis 0-3, Hatchett 0-1, Rollins 0-1). TOs: UGA 13 (Two players 3), UTC 20 (Hollinquest 6). Blocks: UGA 4 (Armstrong 3), UTC 1 (Penland 1). Officials: Dean, Tutson, Bradley. Att. - 4,004. With UTC up and 30 seconds left in the first half, Houts hits a three and then scores 10 in the first 2:34 of the second stanza to give UGA the lead for good. 7 Georgia 77, East Tennessee State 57 12/1/08 Athens, Ga. East Tennessee State (1-4) Wiles Thompson Belcher Evans Davis Phillips White Dixon Pickwell Washington TOTALS Georgia (6-1) Marshall Phillips Lee Puleo Houts Smith Taylor Mitchell Rhoden Stoddard Robinson Watt TOTALS Half: UGA 42, ETSU FGs: ETSU 0-11 (Davis 0-3, Evans 0-3, Wiles 0-2, Pickwell 0-1, Phillips 0-1, Washington 0-1), UGA 3-15 (Puleo 2-5, Rhoden 1-3, Houts 0-2, Marshall 0-2, Mitchell 0-1, Robinson 0-1, Watt 0-1). TOs: ETSU 19 (2 players 4), UGA 16 (Marshall 4). Blocks: ETSU 1 (Davis 1), UGA 9 (2 players 3). Officials: Napier, Dean, Forsbert. Att. - 3,098. UGA becomes the 10th Division I program to 750 wins.