Pioneer Basketball Game Notes

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1 Pioneer Basketball Game Notes Athlectic Communications Director of Athletic Communications: Gene Gumbs Women s Basketball Contact: Bill Peterson Office: Home Phone: Fax: petersonb2@sacredheart.edu Web: GAME 25 Sacred Heart University (16-8, 10-5) vs. Central Connecticut (7-18, 6-9) Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result 11/22 at UMass L, /26 at Lafayette W, /1 ALBANY W, /7 at Princeton W, /14 WAGNER* W, /21 at Marquette L, /29 at Columbia L, /2 BROWN W, /5 NEW HAMPSHIRE W, /11 at Quinnipiac* L, /14 at Yale W, /16 MONMOUTH* L, /18 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON* W, /23 at Robert Morris* W, /25 at St. Francis (PA)* L, /30 ROBERT MORRIS* W, /1 ST. FRANCIS (PA)* L, ot 2/5 at Wagner* L, /8 at Fairleigh Dickinson* W, /10 at Monmouth* W, /13 CENTRAL CT STATE* W, /17 QUINNIPIAC* W, /22 MT. ST. MARY S* W, /24 UMBC* W, /27 at Central CT State* 7:00 pm 3/1 at Long Island* 4:00 pm 3/3 at St. Francis (NY)* 7:00 pm * Northeast Conference games The Matchup Sacred Heart vs. CCSU PPG Opp PPG FG% Opp FG% pt FG% Opp 3-pt FG% FT% Rebounding Avg Opp Rebounding Avg Assists Turnovers Steals Blocks Thursday, February 27, :00 pm EST William H. Detrick Gymnasium (3,200) New Britain, CT Officials: Joanne Aldrich, Larry Savo, Dick Kulmann The Storyline The Sacred Heart women s basketball team will be looking to continue their hot streak and find a place in the record books as they travel to Central Connecticut in search of their seventh-straight victory Thursday night. With a win tonight, the Pioneers can set a new school record for longest winning streak as they embark on a three-game road trip to close out the regular season. After facing the Blue Devils tonight, SHU travels to Long Island on Saturday and St. Francis (NY) on Monday as the battle for positioning in the Northeast Conference Tournament rages on. The Pioneers are currently alone in fourth place and could move up in seeding if they continue to win and get some help. Sacred Heart and CCSU faced-off once already this season, with the Pioneers coming away with a 21-point victory on February 13th. Sacred Heart Probable Starters This Season... F 11 Kate Maher Jr ppg, 5.0 rpg F 31 Brooke Kelly Sr ppg, 5.9 rpg C 4 Brooke Rutnik Sr ppg, 7.3 rpg G 10 Ashley Kohl Jr ppg, 2.6 apg G 22 Ashley Durmer Sr ppg, 3.1 rpg Central Connecticut Probable Starters This Season... F 33 Regina Cunningham So ppg, 3.9 rpg F 41 Kim Kopecko Sr ppg, 3.3 rpg C 11 Natalie Hunt Sr ppg, 2.3 rpg G 23 Kristen Gonsalves Jr ppg, 4.5 rpg G 32 Shara Teter Sr ppg, 2.2 apg

2 Series Sacred Heart leads the all-time series, 9-8, dating back to the season. The Pioneers are 5-2 against the Blue Devils since joining the Northeast Conference during the season. The Pioneers handed the Blue Devils a loss back on February 13th in Farifield. Senior Ashley Durmer led the Pioneer attack, pouring in a career-high 21 points while breaking the school record for three-pointers in a career. Fellow senior Brooke Rutnik picked up a double-double in the win, scoring 13 and grabbing a career-high 15 boards. Junior Ashley Kohl had 11 as SHU shot a season best 52.9% (9-17) from threepoint range. Sacred Heart took both meetings last season, holding CCSU to under 50 points in both contests. SHU posted a win over Central at the Pitt Center on January 14th with forwards Brooke Kelly and Brooke Rutnik leading the way. Kelly scored a game-high 15 points, sinking 11-of-13 from the line while Rutnik pulled down 12 rebounds and blocked two shots in the win. In the return meeting, Kelly once again came up big for the Pioneers, netting a career-high 25 points and grabbing 12 rebounds to lead Sacred Heart to a win in New Britain. Central s Kim Kopecko recorded a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. The two schools met for the first time during the season, with the Blue Devils coming away winners. Scouting the Blue Devils... Central Connecticut enters tonight s contest with a 7-18 overall record and 6-9 in the Northeast Conference. The Blue Devils have lost six of their last seven ball games and are coming off a loss to Long Island on Tuesday. CCSU is led by their fantastic freshman Kim Boone, who has been named NEC Rookieof-the-Week on three seperate occasions this year. Boone is averaging 8.7 points per game to lead the team. She is also averaging 2.5 rebounds and has picked up a teamhigh 31 steals on the year. Junior Kristen Gonsalves is the only player to start all 25 games for the Blue Devils and is second on the club averaging 8.2 points per game. Gonsalves is averaging 4.5 rebounds and is shooting 73.2% (52-71) from the free throw line. Sophomore Elina Kalnina leads the team in rebounding, pulling down 5.5 boards while scoring 7.2 points a game. Junior Kerrin Fesik is the team s leading three point threat, knocking down a team-high 32 treys and shooting 37.6% (32-85) from long range. The Blue Devils were picked to finish 12th in the NEC Preseason Coaches Poll and are currently in ninth place in the conference standings. CCSU is ineligible for the NEC Tournament this season. SHU in the Northeast Conference... Sacred Heart became a member of the Northeast Conference during the season and since that time posted a overall and conference record. The Pioneers have qualified for the NEC Tournament each of their three seasons in the league and have never finished lower than third in the conference standings. The Coaches Ed Swanson (SHU 89) is in his 13 th season as head coach at his alma matar. Swanson posts a record in his career at Sacred Heart. His teams have a record since joining the Division I ranks in Swanson is the program s longest tenured coach and is the all-time leader in coaching wins, (189) and winning percentage (.532). Yvette Harris (Detroit-Mercy 82) is in her first season at the helm of the Central Connecticut State University basketball program. She currently holds a 7-18 overall record in her first year as the head coach of the Blue Devils. Harris comes to CCSU after spending the past five seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Michigan. During her tenure, Harris served as the recruiting coordinator as Michigan earned its first-ever top-25 national ranking, while also making two trips to the NCAA Tournament. First off the bench This Season 2 Shannon Quinlivan 5-10 G/F Jr. 3.6 ppg, 2.3 rpg 3 Nicolle Rubino 5-9 G Fr ppg, 3.5 rpg 13 Colleen Duggan 6-2 C/F So. 3.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg 24 Colleen White 5-11 G/F So. 1.3 ppg, 1.1 rpg Injury Report...Sophomore point guard Allie Bagnell suffered a torn ACL ligament in the loss to Monmouth and will be out for the remainder of the season. She will have surgery this Thursday. Win Streak hits Six... Sacred Heart appears to be hitting it s stride heading into the NEC Tournament. For the first time since the season, the Pioneers have won six-straight and have tied the longest win-streak in school history. The last time a SHU team won six-straight was during the season, when the Pioneers finished a program best A win tonight will give the Pioneers a seven game winning streak, the longest in the program s 29 year history. Third-Straight Winning Season... At 16-8, the Pioneers are assured of their third-straight winning season and eighthstraight season with at least a.500 record. In their four seasons in Division I, Sacred Heart holds a overall record. The last time Sacred Heart ended a season with a losing record was in , when they finished With two more wins, the Pioneers will equal their best win total in Division I with 18 ( ). The team posted a program-best 20 wins. Kelly and Kohl Verizon Academic All-Americans... Senior Brooke Kelly and junior Ashley Kohl were named to the 2003 Verizon Academic All-America Team announced on Thursday. Both were selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) to the District I University Division second team. Kelly, a senior co-captain, sports a 3.55 grade point average with a major in Biological Sciences, while Kohl, a junior guard, holds a 3.98 grade point average, the highest on the team, with a major in Psychology. All candidates for the award must be a starter or important

3 reserve with legitimate athletic credentials and at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale). He/ she must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing and must have completed at least one full academic year at the same institution. Nominated athletes must have participated in 50% of the team s games at the position in which they are nominated for. Rutnik Cleaning the Glass...Over her last four games, senior forward Brooke Rutnik has been a monster on the boards, averaging a double-double per contest. Rutnik is pulling down 10.5 boards and scoring 10.8 points per game. She is avearaging 9.4 points and 7.4 rebounds on the season. Pioneers Just Offensive... Sacred Heart has been on an offensive tear of late, posting four-straight solid efforts at the offensive end of the court. The Pioneers are coming off a win over UMBC on Monday and notched backto-back 20 point plus wins in the last week. SHU pounded Central Connecticut to the tune of and came back to rip NEC co-leaders, Quinnipiac, The Pioneers shot 50% for just the third time this season against the Retirievers, hitting 24-of-46 (.522) from the floor. Against CCSU, Sacred Heart shot a season-best 52.9% (9-17) from three-point range. The Pioneers are averaging 72.2 points per game while shooting 49.3% and 48.8% from three over the stretch. Sacred Heart Bomb Squad...The Pioneers have been down right lethal of late from long range, burying 48.8% (40-82) of their three s in the last four games. SHU tied a school record with 13 makes from behind the arc in their last meeting with the Blue Devils, equalling the mark set by the club against Keene State. Leading the long range assault has been senior Ashley Durmer and junior Ashley Kohl. Durmer became the school s all-time threepoint leader against CCSU and hasn t slowed down one bit. She is 16-of-25 from three over her last four games and is averaging 14.0 points a contest. Kohl has hit 14-of-27 over the stretch, scoring 13.8 points a game. Kohl on Point... Since losing sophomore point guard Allie Bagnell to a season ending knee injury 11 games ago, junior Ashley Kohl has shown she is more than up to the task of becoming the Pioneer s floor general. Since tying the school record for three-pointers in a game with eight against Robert Morris nine games ago, Kohl has been on fire from three-point range. The junior guard is shooting 50.0% (30-60) from long range over the stretch, averaging 12.0 points and 3.3 assists per-game. Kohl is averaging 9.5 points and 3.0 assists, while shooting 45.1% (37-82) from three-point range in Northeast Conference play this season. Rubino 4-Time Rookie-of-the-Week...Freshman Nicolle Rubino was named NEC Rookie-of-the-Week last week for the fourth time this season. On the year, Rubino ranks among the NEC leaders in scoring (12.0 ppg), steals (2.00 spg) and free throw percentage (.739/51-69). Home Sweet Home...The Pioneers closed out the home portion of their schedule Monday night, beating UMBC SHU is 10-2 at home this season and will host the first two rounds of next week s NEC Tournament in the friendly confines of the Pitt Center. How friendly you ask? The Pioneers are at home since joining the NEC and since the building opened in Ashley Durmer SHU s All-Time Top 3-pt Threat... Senior guard Ashley Durmer had a career-night in the win over Central Connecticut and in the process became the Pioneer s all-time leading three-point shooter. Durmer, needed just one make from behind the arc to move past Chrissie Perkins ( ) into first place on the list. She wasted little time, knocking down her first of five long range bombs on the night just two minutes into the game to lay claim to the crown. The Nashua, NH native finished five-ofsix from three-point land for 21 points, both career-high marks. Climbing the NEC Ladder...Heading into February 8th s game at Fairleigh Dickinson, the Pioneers sat in eighth-place in the NEC standings and in much need of a win. Since then, SHU has ripped off six-straight and has clinched a spot in the NEC Tournament for the fourth consecutive season. They head into tonight s match-up with a 10-5 conference mark and sitting in soul possession of fourthplace. And Down the Stretch They Come...The Pioneers are heading down the final stretch of the season with their eye s focused on their first-ever NEC Championship. Sacred Heart will close out the regular season with three-straight on the road, starting tonight. The good news is their opponents the rest of the way sport a combined overall record as the battle for playoff positioning ensues. Sacred Heart is a combined all-time against Central Connecticut, Long Island and St. Francis (NY). The Stars Come Out at Night... Sacred Heart is 10-3 in games played in the evening and just 6-5 in afternoon contests. The Pioneers are averaging 68.5 points and shooting 43.6% from the field in games with a start time of 5:30 p.m. or later. Double-Double Club... Senior Brooke Rutnik picked up her fourth double-double of the season scoring 12 points and grabbing 13 rebounds against Mount St. Mary s. Rutnik also accomplished the feat against CCSU, Brown and Yale earlier this season. In her career, she has eight doubledouble games. Senior Brooke Kelly picked up her fourth

4 double-double on the season with a 19 point 11 rebound performance Quinnipiac last week. Kelly now has 12 double digit point and rebound performances in her career. It s A Block Party!...Brooke Rutnik and the rest of the Pioneers currently lead the Northeast Conference in blocked shots. The senior forward has 32 blocks on the year and is averaging 1.39 swats a game. As a team, SHU is averaging 4.2 blocks per contest. Sophomore Colleen Duggan is second in the league with 24 blocks for a 1.33 per game average. She turned in one of the top-performances in the country against Lafayette, when she turned away seven Leopard shots to tie the school record held by Rutnik. Gotta Make Your Free Throws... The Pioneers are leading the conference in free throw percentage, shooting 70.4% ( ) from the charity stripe this season. Three Pioneers rank in the top-15 in the conference from the line. Senior Brooke Rutnik ranks sixth at.774 (48-62), freshman Nicolle Rubino ranks 10th at.739 (51-69) and Brooke Kelly ranks 14th at.672 (90-134). Rutnik, Kelly and Durmer reach 100 Career Games... Seniors Brooke Rutnik, Brooke Kelly and Ashley Durmer, have all mader their 100th appearance in a Pioneer uniform this season. Rutnik made her 100th appearence in the previous meeting with Central Connecticut and in the process recorded a double-double with 13 points and a career-high 15 rebounds in the win. Kelly accomplished the feat at St. Francis (PA), while Durmer made her 100th appearance in a SHU uniform when the Pioneers hosted Robert Morris. Pioneer s in the NEC Statistical Rankings as of 2/27... Scoring: 15th Brooke Kelly 13.6 ppg 18th Nicolle Rubino 12.0 ppg 23rd Brooke Rutnik 9.4 ppg Rebounding 7th Brooke Rutnik 7.3 rpg 11th Brooke Kelly 5.9 rpg 20th (t) Kate Maher 5.0 rpg FG% 10th Brooke Rutnik.455 (81-178) 12th Brooke Kelly.452 ( ) Free Throw % 6th Brooke Rutnik.774 (48-62) 10th Nicolle Rubino.739 (51-69) 15th Brooke Kelly.672 (90-134) Steals 6th Nicolle Rubino 2.00 spg 11th (t) Brooke Rutnik 1.61 spg 3-pt FG Made 8th Ashley Durmer 1.88 per-game 10th Ashley Kohl 1.83 per-game 13th Nicolle Rubino 1.46 per-game 3-pt FG% 9th Ashley Kohl.379 (44-116) 12th Ashley Durmer.372 (45-121) Blocked Shots 1st Brooke Rutnik 1.39 bpg 2nd Colleen Duggan 1.33 bpg 15th (t) Brooke Kelly 0.50 bpg SHU in the NEC Team Statistical Rankings as of 2/27... Scoring Offense 4th 65.4 ppg Scoring Defense 5th 59.9 ppg Free Throw Percentage 1st.704 ( ) Field Goal Percentage 6th.413 ( ) Field Goal PCT Defense 5th.398 ( ) 3-pt FG Percentage 3rd.353 ( ) 3-pt FG PCT Defense 2nd.291 (80-275) Rebounding Offense 7th 35.9 rpg Rebounding Defense 6th 36.7 rpg Blocked Shots 1st 4.17 bpg Assists 5th apg Steals 4th 8.75 spg Turnover Margin 3rd Assist/Turnover Ratio 5th 0.72 SHU in the RPI Rankings... The Sacred Heart Pioneers are currently ranked 161st in the latest CollegeRPI.com ratings. They are ranked 281st in strength of schedule. The RPI (Rating Percentage Index) is a measure of strength of schedule and how a team does against that schedule. It does not consider things like margin of victory or where a game is played, only whether or not a team won. It is used by the NCAA as one of their factors in deciding which teams to invite to the NCAA Tournament and where to seed them. CollegeRPI.com is an independent duplication of the NCAA Division I Women s Basketball Committee rankings. Pioneers Ink Four for Next Season... Sacred Heart University women s basketball head coach Ed Swanson announced today that four student-athletes have signed National Letters-of-Intent during the early signing period. Guards Amanda Pape (Stamford, CT/Trinity Catholic), Mary Rush (Waterbury, CT/Holy Cross) and Kerri Burke (Saugus, MA/Bishop Fenwick) along with forward Aleisha Mott (Ansonia, CT/Ansonia) have all signed letters and will join the Pioneers next season. Pape, a 5-8 shooting guard out of Trinity Catholic, is one of the top-players in Connecticut. She has been a first team all state and All-FCIAC choice three straight seasons and has scored 1,754 points in her career. Pape averaged 24.4 points last season in leading Trinity Catholic to the FCIAC and Class S state titles. Rush, a 5-10 shooting guard from Holy Cross High School in Waterbury, CT, led her team to the Class L state final game last year against Guilford. She averaged 26 points a game in the state tournament and currently has 986 points in her career. Burke,

5 a 5-7 point guard from Bishop Fenwick High School, will bring depth to the Pioneer backcourt next year. She averaged 15 points, eight assists, five rebounds and six steals last season and has been a member of the varsity team at Bishop Fenwick since her freshman year. Mott, a 6-2 forward out of Ansonia High School, will step in and give the Pioneers much needed height next season with the loss of current senior forwards Brooke Kelly and Brooke Rutnik. Mott has been a standout on the basketball and volleyball teams at Ansonia the past three seasons. In addition to her exceptional play on the court, Mott is a standout in the classroom. She is currently number one in her class and will be her class s valedictorian. Northeast Conference Preseason Rankings The Sacred Heart women s basketball team was picked to finish second in the Northeast Conference women s basketball preseason coaches poll for the season, as selected by a vote of the leagues head coaches. The Pioneers are second behind defending NEC champion St. Francis (PA). 1. St. Francis (PA) 2. Sacred Heart 3. Long Island 4. Monmouth 5. Fairleigh Dickinson 6. (tie) Mount St. Mary s / Quinnipiac 8. Wagner 9. UMBC 10. St. Francis (NY) 11. Robert Morris 12. Central Connecticut State Kelly Honored Senior Brooke Kelly, and All-NEC second team selection in , was chosen to top that performance this season, being selected to the NEC Preseason All-conference team by the league s head coaches. SHU Site of the Northeast Conference Tournament Sacred Heart University will play host to the first two rounds of the Northeast Conference Women s Basketball Tournament, March 8-9th. The championship game will be played at the remaining highest seed. If the Pioneers qualify for this year s tournament, they will be a tough draw at the Pitt Center, posting a (.780) overall and 30-6 (.833) NEC record at home since joining the conference in The Pioneers are 10-2 at home this season. SHU Ranked 21 st in WBCA Academic Top-25 The Women s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced its 2002 Academic Top 25 Honor Roll for NCAA Division I, recognizing the nation s highest team grade point averages (GPA) for the season based upon nominations submitted by WBCA-member coaches. The Sacred Heart women s basketball team made the top- 25 for the second straight season with a team grade point average of The Pioneers rank 21 st and are the highest ranked school among Division I teams from Connecticut. Yale, the only other Connecticut team in the top-25, was 24 th with a GPA. Last year s grade point average was an improvement over the team whose GPA ranked 15 th nationally. History This is the 29 th season of Pioneer basketball. Sacred Heart s first year of competition was the season under head coach Mickey Stratton. SHU carries an overall record of 294 wins and 410 losses for a.418 winning percentage. SHU joined the Division I ranks in the season as a member of the Northeast Conference, making this the fourth season at the Division I level. SHU has not had a losing season in Division I, posting a record and three consecutive trips to the NEC Tournament. SHU Record Watch... Seniors Brooke Kelly, Ashley Durmer and Brooke Rutnik have been steadily moving up the charts in the all-time lists for four major records. Kelly needs 10 points to move past Chrissie Perkins ( ) into thirdplace on the career scoring list. She currently ranks second in all-time free throws made (380) and sixth in career rebounds with 662. Durmer now holds the all-time record for career three-pointers with 162. Career Scoring List 1. Diane Nicholls, , Kim Filia, , Chrissie Perkins, , Brooke Kelly, , Kelley Gray, , Heather Yablonski, , Elaine Agosti, , Debbie Colson, , Leslie Newhard, , Karen Bell, Brooke Rutnik Ashley Durmer Career Three-Pointers Made 1. Ashley Durmer, Chrisse Perkins, Maureen Delaney, Kim Filia, Jessica Bresnahan, Beth Huber, Career Free Throws Made 1. Diane Nicholls, Brooke Kelly Leslie Newhard, Heather Yablonski, Chrisse Perkins, Kim Filia, Career Rebounds 1. Kelley Gray, ,032 (10.2 avg) 2. Karen Bell, (8.1 avg) 3. Diane Nicholls, (8.3 avg) 4. Heather Yablonski, (6.8 avg)

6 5. Brooke Kelly, (6.1 avg) 6. Alethia Osbourne, (10.6 avg) 7. Kim McCullion, (5.8 avg) 8. Brooke Rutnik (5.9 avg) 9. Elaine Agosti, (5.9 avg) 10. Lisa Douglas, (12.6 avg) Northeast Conference News and Notes... Standings: as of February 27, CONFERENCE OVERALL STANDINGS W-L Pct PF PA W-L Pct PF PA St. Francis (PA)* Quinnipiac * Monmouth * Sacred Heart * Long Island * Wagner * UMBC * Mt. St. Mary s Central CT St.# FDU St. Francis (NY) Robert Morris * - clinched NEC Tournament Berth # - Ineligible for NEC Tournament Top Eight Teams Qualify for NEC Tournament NEC Player of the Week (Week 13) Carrie Walker Wagner College Jr., F, 6-0, Gibsonia, PA/Pine-Richland NEC Rookie-of-the-Week (Week 13) Amber Wirth Long Island Fr., G, 5-8, Hastings, MN/Hastings

7 SHU By the Numbers: The Pioneer s Record in when SHU leads at the half SHU trails at the half SHU tied at the half SHU outrebounds its opponents Opponent outrebounds or is even with SHU SHU shoots better FG% than opponent Opponent shoots same or better FG% than SHU SHU shoots.350 or better from 3-pt range SHU shoots under.350 from 3-pt range SHU shoots.750 or better from free throw line SHU shoots under.750 from free throw line SHU commits the same or more turnovers than opponent SHU commits less turnovers than opponent SHU has two or less players in double figures SHU has three players in double figures SHU has four or more players in double figures SHU has 15 or more assists SHU has less than 15 assists SHU scores 59 or less points SHU scores between points SHU scores between points SHU scores between points SHU scores between points SHU scores 100 or more points In Games decided by five points or less After a SHU victory After a SHU loss In November Games In December Games In January Games In February Games In March Games Sunday Games Monday Games Tuesday Games Wednesday Games Thursday Games Friday Games Saturday Games Afternoon Games Evening Games Overtime Games

8 The Last Time SHU... Won at Home... 2/24/03 vs. UMBC, Lost at Home... 2/1/03 vs. St. Francis (PA), (ot) Won on the road... 2/10/03 at Monmouth, Lost on the road... 2/5/03 at Wagner, Won at a neutral site... 3/2/02 vs. Quinnipiac (Mt. St. Mary s - NEC Tournament) Lost at a neutral site... 3/3/02 vs. Long Island (Mt. St. Mary s - NEC Tournament) Won five consecutive games Won six consecutive games Won seven+ consecutive games... never Lost five consecutive games Scored less than 40 points... 1/25/03 vs. St. Francis (PA), 36 Scored 80+ points... 2/18/03 vs. Quinnipiac, 82 Scored 90+ points... 12/5/01 vs. Columbia, 95 Scored 100+points... 12/23/85 vs St. Michael s, 113 Played an overtime game... 2/1/03 vs. St. Francis-PA (L, 66-63) Played a double overtime game... 3/9/79 vs. Iona (L, 71-70) Won in ovetime... 1/25/01 vs. Central Connecticut, Won by points... 2/18/03 vs. Quinnipiac, Won by points... 1/30/03 vs. Robert Morris, Won by points... 1/29/00 vs. St. Franics (NY), Won by 50+ points... 1/19/79 vs. Bridgeport, Shot under 30% from field... 1/25/03 vs. St. Francis (PA),.244 (11-45) Shot 50% from field... 2/24/03 vs. UMBC,.522 (24-46) Shot 60% fromfield... 2/11/98 vs. UMass-Lowell,.638 (30-47) Had 50+ rebounds... 1/12/02 vs. Quinnipiac, 51 Made pointers... 2/24/03 vs. UMBC, 11 Had 3 players score double figures... 2/13/03 vs. Central Connecticut... Ashley Durmer (21), Brooke Rutnik (13), Ashley Kohl (11) Had 4 players score double figures... 2/22/03 vs. Mount St. Mary s... Ashley Kohl (17), Brooke Kelly (14), Brooke Rutnik (12), Ashley Durmer (11) Had 5+ players score double figures... 2/24/03 vs. UMBC... Nicolle Rubino (15), Ashley Kohl (12), Ashley Durmer (12)... Brooke Kelly (11), Brooke Rutnik (10) Had 2 players score 20+ points... 1/11/01 vs. Robert Morris... Tara Brady (23), Brooke Kell y (20) Had 2 players with 10+ rebounds... 1/30/03 vs. Robert Morris... Brooke Kelly (11), Kate Maher (10) The Last Time A Pioneer... Scored points... 12/29/02, Brooke Kelly vs. Columbia, 29 Scored points... 11/25/97, Jen Rimkus vs. Long Island, 31 Scored 35+ points... 1/27/90, Diane Nicholls vs. New Hampshire College, 41 Made 10+ field goals... 12/29/02, Brooke Kelly vs. Columbia, 11 Made 5+ 3-pointers... 2/18/03, Ashley Kohl vs. Quinnipiac, 5 Had rebounds... 2/24/03, Kate Maher vs. UMBC, 11 Had rebounds... 2/13/03, Brooke Rutnik vs. Central Connecticut, 15 Had 20+ rebounds... 12/4/91. Alethia Osbourne vs. Southampton, 24 Had a double-double... 2/22/03, Brooke Rutnik vs. Mount St. Mary s, (12 pts., 13 rebs.) Shot 100% FG (min. 5)... 1/26/02, Ashley Durmer vs. St. Francis (NY), 5-5 (1.000) Shot 100% FT (min 10)... 1/18/99, Leslie Newhard vs. UMass-Lowell, (10-10) Had 10+ assists... 2/24/86, Julie Hogan vs. Bridgeport, 14 Had 5+ steals... 1/30/03, Shannon Quinlivan vs. Robert Morris, 5 Had 5+ blocks... 11/26/02, Colleen Duggan vs. Lafayette, 7

9 2 Shannon Quinlivan Junior Guard 5-10 Albany, NY/Academy of Holy Names This Season: Three point in four minutes of action against UMBC...three points, two rebounds and two assists vs. Mt. St. Mary s...five points and four rebounds off the bench against Quinnipiac...scoreless for second straight game in win over Central Connecticut...scoreless against Monmouth...four points, four rebounds and three steals at FDU...four points and two boards at Wagner...nine points and four boards in OT loss to SFPA...season-high 11 points to go with seven rebound, six assists and five steals, all career-highs, against Robert Morris...six points in a season-high 23 minutes at SFPA...five points, four rebounds and a career-high three blocks in win over RMU...played a 19 minutes scoring nine points and grabbing six rebounds against FDU...five rebounds in 12 minutes against Monmouth...committed three fouls in three minutes of action at Yale...netted a season-high 10 points off the bench in 11 minutes of action at Quinnipiac, her most significant action of the season...had an assist and turnover in five minutes against New Hampshire...finished with four points and a steal in four minutes of actions against Brown...saw limited minutes in loss at Columbia...picked up one rebound and one steal in seven minutes at Marquette...two rebounds in four minutes against Wagner...played 15 minutes scoring four points at Princeton...saw first appearence of the season against Albany...hit her only shot of the game, a three-pointer at the buzzer, to give the Pioneers a lead at the half. Points: 11 vs. Robert Morris 1/30/03 Points: 16 vs. Columbia 12/5/01 Rebounds: 7 vs. Robert Morris 1/30/03 Rebounds: 7 vs. Robert Morris 1/30/03 Assists: 6 vs. Robert Morris 1/30/03 Assists: 6 vs. Robert Morris 1/30/03 Steals: 5 vs. Robert Morris 1/30/03 Steals: 5 vs. Robert Morris 1/30/03 Blocks: 3 vs. Robert Morris 1/23/03 Blocks: 3 vs. Robert Morris 1/23/03 Quinlivan s Career Statistics Total Nicolle Rubino Freshman Guard 5-9 Port Jefferson Station, NY/Comsewogue This Season: Team-high 15 points on six-of-10 from the floor against UMBC...just six points against the Mount...14 points, four rebounds, four assists, three steals and just two turnovers off the bench against Quinnipiac...seven points, two assists and two steals against CCSU...team-high 18 points coming off the bench in win over Monmouth...Named NEC Rookie-of-the-Week for third time this year...netted 18 points with five rebounds in win at FDU...game-high 19 points in loss to Wagner...15 points, eight rebounds and two steals against St. Francis-PA...scored nine points, grabbed seven rebound and handed out four assists in win over Robert Morris...nine points and three steals in loss to St. Francis (PA)...got back into double digits after two tough outings, scoring 12 points against Robert Morris...struggled offensivly, scoring just two points, her lowest output of the season...eight points, three assists and three steals but five turnovers in loss to Monmouth...struggled from the field shooting just two-of-11 but finished six-of-six from the line for 11 points to go with six boards at Yale...found double digits for the fourth time in four straight starts, with 13 points and five boards at Quinnpiac...scored 13 points with five rebounds against New Hampshire...netted a season-high 20 points to go with nine rebounds, five assists and four steals in win over Brown...got her first collegiate start against Columbia and responded with 14 points and three steals in 22 minutes of action...had a team-high 14 points with six rebounds in loss at Marquette earning NEC Rookie of the Week honors...scored 13 points hitting on five-ofeight from the field while grabbing four rebounds off the bench against Wagner...had her first rough outing of the season, scoring just four points while committing seven turnovers against Princeton...finished with double figures for the second time this season, netting 11 against Albany...grabbed four boards and made three steals in the win...finished with eight points, two rebounds and two steals in win over Lafayette...went two-for-three from behind the arc...had one of the best debuts in the history of Pioneer basketball...netted 15 points, handed out three assists, with three steals and a block in 25 minutes of action...knocked down four-of-seven from three-point range on the evening. Points: 20 vs. Brown 1/2/03 Points: 20 vs. Brown 1/2/03 Rebounds: 9 vs. Brown 1/2/03 Rebounds: 9 vs. Brown 1/2/03 Assists: 5 vs. Brown 1/2/03 Assists: 5 vs. Brown 1/2/03 5 vs. Quinnipiac 1/11/03 5 vs. Quinnipiac 1/11/03 Steals: 4 vs. Brown 1/2/03 Steals: 4 vs. Brown 1/2/03 Blocks: 2 vs. Monmouth 2/10/03 Blocks: 2 vs. Monmouth 2/10/03 Rubino s Career Statistics

10 4 Brooke Rutnik Senior Forward 6-0 Albany, NY/Academy of Holy Names This Seson: 10 points, eight boards, three blocks, two assists and a steal in win over UMBC...third double-double of the year with 12 points and 13 rebounds vs. MSM...added three assists, four steals and two blocks against the Mount...eight points and six rebounds with an assist against Quinnipiac...double-double in the first half with 11 points and 10 rebounds...finished with 13 points and a career-high 15 rebounds...five points, five rebounds and a steal at Monmouth...back in the line-up against FDU finishing with eight points and eight rebounds...did not play against Wagner, out with a sprained hand...fouled out with five points in 19 minutes against SFPA...notched eight points and seven boards against RMU...nine points and nine boards in loss to St. Francis (PA)...added four more blocks to her team leading total...netted 15 points to go with three steals and four blocks against Robert Morris...scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds against FDU...fouled out with four points, seven rebounds, and three blocks against Monmouth...had a career night with 23 points and 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season...finished with six points, three rebounds and three steals before fouling out against Quinnipiac...another solid all around effort with 10 points, eight rebounds, four assists, two steals, and two blocks in win over UNH...had her best game of the season recording a double-double, 17 points, 10 rebounds, against Brown...tied her career-high with four assists in the win before fouling out...finished with just four points and three rebounds against Columbia...missed first double-double of the season with 12 point, nine rebound performace at Marquette...managed six rebounds, an assist and a block while picking up four fouls in 16 minutes against Wagner...just missed a double-double against Princeton with 13 points and nine boards before fouling out...played just five minutes in the first half against Albany because of foul trouble...took command in the second half, finishing with 12 points, six rebounds and two steals to pace the Pioneers...had a huge first half vs. Lafayette with six points, seven boards, six steals and two blocks...saw 25 minutes of action at Massachusetts going just one-for-seven from the field and finishing with three points and four rebounds on the evening. Points: 23 vs. Yale 1/14/03 Points: 23 vs. Yale 1/14/03 Rebounds: 15 vs. Central Connecticut 2/13/03 Rebounds: 15 vs. Central Connecticut 2/13/03 Assists: 4 vs. Brown 1/2/03 Assists: 4 (five times) 4 vs. New Hampshire 1/5/03 Steals: 6 vs. Lafayette 11/26/02 Steals: 6 vs. Lafayette 11/26/02 Blocks: 4 vs. Robert Morris 1/23/03 Blocks: 7 vs. Mt. St. Mary s 2/9/02 Rutnik s Career Statistics Total Ashley Kohl Junior Guard 5-4 Palmyra, PA/Palmyra This Season: Four-of-nine from three for 12 points against UMBC...her fifth-straight game in double figures...tied her career high with six assists in the win...continued her hot streak with a team-high 17 points in win over the Mount...five-of-eight from behind the arc for 15 points to go with five assists against QU...11 points on three-of-six from three-point range against CCSUthree-of-five from three-point range for 10 points with three assists in win over Monmouth...nine points and four assists at FDU...four points, four assists and three steals against Wagner...six points and four assists against St. Francis (PA)...tied the school record for three-pointers in a game, finishing eight-of- 13 for a career-high 24 points against Robert Morris...held scorless in loss to SFPA Red Flash...played all 40 minutes against Robert Morris, scoring 14 points and handing out a career-high six assists against just one turnover...scored six points with three assists against FDU...threeof-four from three-point land for nine points to go with three assists against Monmouth...held scorless against Yale...went one-of-six from the field for three points at QU...sparked the Pioneers off the bench with four three-pointers en rout to 14 points in win over New Hampshire...recorded her first career block agains UNH...went one-for-six for three points in 13 minutes in the Brown win...picked up an assist and two fouls in 12 minutes against Columbia...scorless in 12 minutes at Marquette...played 12 minutes off the bench in the win versus Wagner, hitting one three for three points...scored three points in 24 minutes in win at Princeton...finished one-of-four with three assists in 25 minutes versus Albany...got her first start of the season and finished with two points, four assists and five turnovers in 25 minutes of action...played 19 minutes at UMass...finished with three points and three rebounds, tying her career high. Points: 24 vs. Robert Morris 1/30/03 Points: 24 vs. Robert Morris 1/30/03 Rebounds: 3 vs. UMass 11/22/02 Rebounds: 3 (five times) 3 vs. Monmouth 2/10/03 Assists: 6 vs. Robert Morris 1/23/03 Assists: 6 vs. Robert Morris 1/23/03 6 vs. UMBC 2/24/03 6 vs. UMBC 2/24/23 Steals: 3 vs. Wagner 2/5/03 Steals: 3 (four times) Blocks: 1 vs. New Hampshire 1/5/03 Blocks: 1 vs. New Hampshire 1/5/03 1 vs. Robert Morris 1/30/03 1 vs. Robert Morris 1/30/03 Kohl s Career Statistics Total

11 11 Kate Maher Junior Forward 5-10 Waterford, Ireland/Our Lady of Mercy Sacred Heart Women s Basketball This Season: Career-high 11 rebounds in win over UMBC...four points and four assists versus the Mount...seven points, three rebounds and a season-hihg five assists in win over Quinnipiac...five points, three points and three assists against Central Connecticut...made her second start of the season and finished with 11 points, seven-of-eight from the free throw line, and eight rebounds against Monmouth...13 points and seven rebounds off the bench against FDU...made first start of the season, scoring two points against Wagner...four points and six rebounds in OT loss to St. Francis (PA)...five points and five rebounds in win over Robert Morris...just three points in loss to St. Francis (PA)...grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds against Robert Morris...six points and two rebounds in win over Fairleigh Dickinson...fouled out with two points and four rebounds against Monmouth...six points and six rebounds off the bench at Yale...four points and four rebounds in loss at Quinnipiac...fouled out with three points and two rebounds against New Hampshire...finished with four points and two rebounds agains Brown...went four-of-six from the free throw line for six points while grabbing six rebounds against Columbia...finished with just two points but eight rebounds in loss at Marquette...also recorded a season high three assists...posted five points and five rebounds in 23 minutes of action against Wagner...finished with a perfect shooting night, 2-for-2 from the field and 4-of-4 from the line, scoring 10 points against Princeton...played 22 minutes against Albany scoring four points and grabbing four rebounds in the win...tied her career-high with 16 points off the bench against Lafayette...finished 5-of-10 from the field and 5-of-7 from the free throw line, hitting two big free throws in the last minutes to seal the win...grabbed eight boards in the win...played 21 minutes versus UMass finishing with a basket, three rebounds, an assist and two turnovers. Points: 16 vs. Lafayette 11/26/02 Points: 16 vs. Columbia 12/5/01 16 vs. Lafayette 11/26/02 Rebounds: 11 vs. UMBC 2/24/03 Rebounds: 11 vs. UMBC 2/24/03 Assists: 5 vs. Quinnipiac 2/18/03 Assists: 6 vs. Columbia 12/5/01 6 vs. Robert Morris 2/18/02 Steals: 1 (three times) Steals: 2 vs. UMBC 2/23/02 Blocks: 1 (four times) Blocks: 1 (12 times) Maher s Career Statistics Total Allie Bagnell Sophomore Guard 5-6 Newtown, PA/Council Rock This Season: Suffered a season ending knee injury in loss against Monmouth...before leaving the game, scored four points, made three steals and handed out two assists...seven points, three rebounds and two assists in win over Yale...four points, two assists and three steals against Quinnipiac...had three points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals against New Hampshire...continued her solid play with nine points, three rebounds and three assists to help beat Brown...had one of her best days in a Pioneer uniform against Columiba finishing with a careerhigh 13 points while handing out five assists and making three steals...finished with six points and three assists against Marquette...continued her solid all-around play, finishing with six points, three assists, two assists and a career-high six steals in the win over Wagner...played a very solid all around game against Princeton, netting 10 points, grabbing six boards while handing out three assists and making three steals...started and played 23 minutes against Albany, finishing with nine points, four assists and three steals...played 23 minuets off the bench for the Pioneers versus Lafayette...finished 3-of-6 from the charity stripe for 3 points in the win...made her 21st career start at Massachusetts playing 22 minutes...finished with three-points, a team-high five assists, two steals and a block. Points: 13 vs. Columbia 12/29/02 Points: 13 vs. Columbia 12/29/02 Rebounds: 6 vs. Princeton 12/7/02 Rebounds: 7 vs. Monmouth 2/2/02 Assists: 5 vs. UMass 11/22/02 Assists: 6 vs. Monmouth 2/2/02 5 vs. Columbia 12/29/02 Steals: 6 vs. Wagner 12/14/02 Steals: 6 vs. Wagner 12/14/02 Blocks: 1 (three times) Blocks: 2 vs. Albany 12/8/01 2 vs. UMass 11/22/02 Bagnell s Career Statistics Total

12 13 Colleen Duggan Sophomore Forward 5-10 Newington, CT/St. Paul Catholic This Season: Played just two minutes against UMBC...four points, four rebounds and two blocks in win over MSM...scorless but grabbed five rebounds and blocked a shot in the Quinnipiac win...three points, six rebounds and two blocks against CCSU...two points, four rebounds and a block in win at Monmouth...one rebound and three blocks against FDU...eight points and six rebounds in 20 minutes against Wagner...scored four points to go with three rebounds and a block against SFPA...nine points and five rebounds to go with a career-high three assists in 21 minutes against Robert Morris...did not dress against St. Francis (PA) missing her fifth game of the season...played just two minutes against Robert Morris coming off an elbow injury...missed four games due to an elbow injury...had two points and seven boards in win over New Hampshire...came off the bench after missing the last game with an injury to score two points and grab four boards in six minutes against Brown...did not play against Columbia after sustaining a mild concussion in practice...scored four points in 20 minutes of action at Marquette...had eight points, two rebounds, and two blocks in 22 minutes against Wagner...limited to five points and four rebounds in 12 minutes because of foul trouble at Princeton...held scoreless in 11 minutes of action against Albany...had career highs in points (10), rebounds (8), blocks (7) and assists (2) in win over Lafayette...seven blocks ties a school record (Brooke Rutnik, 7 vs. Mt. St. Mary s)...made her first collegiate start against UMass playing 23 minutes...went 0-5 from the field, grabbing two rebounds and blocking two shots on the evening. Points: 10 vs. Lafayette 11/26/02 Points: 10 vs. Lafayette 11/26/02 Rebounds: 8 vs. Lafayette 11/26/02 Rebounds: 8 vs. Lafayette 11/26/02 Assists: 3 vs. Robert Morris 1/30/03 Assists: 2 vs. Lafayette 11/26/02 Steals: 1 (twice) Steals: 1 (five times) Blocks: 7 vs. Lafayette 11/26/02 Blocks: 7 vs. Lafayette 11/26/02 Duggan s Career Statistics Total Ashley Durmer Senior Guard 5-8 Nashua, NH/Nashua This Season: Scored 12 points on four-of-eight from three and six rebounds, tying a season-high, in win over UMBC...11 points on four-offive shooting against Mount St. Mary s...stayed hot from long range, hitting four-of-seven for 12 points to go with four rebounds and three assists against Quinnipia...career-high 21 points on five-of-eight from three point land...became the school s all-time leader in three-point makes with two key free throws down the stretch to help give the Pioneers a win at Monmouth...held scoreless against FDU...tied the school record for career three-pointer with two against Wagner on Thrusday...scoreless for second straight game, going 0-4 against SFPA...held scorless for the second time against Robert Morris this season...five points and two rebounds against St. Francis (PA)...held scorless shooting 0-for-five from the field and 0-for-four from behind the three-point line against Robert Morris...game-high 14 points on four three s against FDU...14 points and four rebounds in 36 minutes against Monmouth...five points in19 minutes against Yale...scored seven points with two rebounds in 33 minutes in Quinnipiac loss...another solid day from the free throw line, shooting five-of-six to score a team-high 15 points against New Hampshire...grabbed five rebounds and made three steals in the win...found her way into double figures after shooting a perfect six-of-six from the free throw line...tallied 13 points and tied her season-high with six rebounds in the win...played 39 minutes against Columbia but managed just three points and three rebounds in the loss...held scorless for the first time this season shooting 0-for-3 against Marquette...shot four-of-nine, including three-for-six from three point land, for a season-high 16 points to lead SHU to a win over Wagner...also grabbed a season-high six rebounds in the win...seven points in 21 minutes of action at Princeton...netted 15 points to lead four Pioneers in double digits in win over Albany...finished with nine points and four rebounds in 22 minutes of action against Lafayette...had two three point makes in loss a UMass. Points: 21 vs. Central Connecticut Points: 21 vs. Central Connecticut Rebounds: 6 (three times) Rebounds: 10 vs. Quinnipiac 1/12/02 Assists: 3 (four times) Assists: 9 vs. Columbia 12/5/01 Steals: 3 vs. New Hampshire 1/5/03 Steals: 4 vs. St. Francis (PA) 2/14/00 4 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 1/31/02 Blocks: 0 Blocks: 2 vs. UMBC 2/19/00 Durmer s Career Statistics Total