The Basics 3-12 SLC) Four Notes No Media Member Can Be Without. March 3, San Marcos, Texas, Strahan Coliseum (7,200)

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1 Nicholls at Texas State te March 3, 2006 Nicholls Roster (4-22 OVERALL, 3-12 SLC) San Marcos, Texas, Strahan Coliseum (7,200) No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown Stats 3 Katherine Plummer So. PG 5-4 Brooklyn, N.Y. 9.1 ppg, 4.2 ppg 10 Jamie Octave Jr. G 5-7 St. James, La. 9.7 ppg, 5.4 rpg 11 Tiffany Jones Fr. PG 5-6 Ft. Lewis, Wash. First Season 13 Claire Barry Jr. G 5-9 Sulphur, La. 2.4 ppg, 0.9 rpg 14 Dominique Washington Fr. F 5-10 Gretna, La. First Season 15 Jamoya Guy Fr. PG 5-5 Baton Rouge, La. First Season 20 Keyona McKibbens Fr. G 5-5 Merced, Calif. First Season 21 Christine Lovell Fr. C 6-3 Toronto, Canada First Season 22 Kim Wine Fr. G 5-7 East Stroudsburg, Pa. First Season 33 Melissa Blaise Jr. G 5-6 Brooklyn, N.Y. Transfer 34 Kelli Brasher Fr. F 6-0 Alexandria, La. First Season 43 Funaki Kefu Fr. C 6-2 Houston, Texas First Season 44 Tarin Seely So. F 6-1 Malakoff, Texas 1.3 ppg, 1.4 rpg -Denotes Probable Starters The Basics Nicholls record:...(4-22, 3-12 SLC) Texas State s overall record:...(16-10, 8-7 SLC) Nicholls head coach:...mark Cook/Second Year Cook s career record/seasons: /7+ Texas State s head coach:...suzanne Fox/Ninth Year Fox s career record: /8+ Four Notes No Media Member Can Be Without Nicholls entered this season with the 60th toughest schedule in Division I basketball according to the preseason RPI rankings. In all, 334 teams compete in Division I women s basketball. In five of its 12 conference losses, Nicholls was within a basket of tying or taking the lead late in the ball game. Against Louisiana-Monroe, Southeastern Louisiana and Lamar, the Lady Colonels possessed doubledigit leads at one point or another. The only game that saw Nicholls falling behind by a large margin came against Stephen F. Austin and Texas-Arlington. The Lady Colonels will look to sweep Texas State this evening after beating them at home, 52-50, earlier this season. Despite mounting a furious comeback against Louisiana-Monroe, the Lady Colonels came up short. In two of its last four games, Nicholls has rallied from 20 points down to make its contests interesting Nicholls Schedule and Results (4-22 Overall, 3-12 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE) Date Opponent... Time/Result Nov. State... L Nov Nov. State...L Nov. Washington...L Nov. Orleans...W Dec Dec Dec. L Dec. 21 Louisiana-Lafayette... L Dec. State...L Dec. 30 Appalachian State...L Jan. F. Austin*...L Jan. Houston State*...L Jan. 12 Louisiana-Monroe*...L Jan. 14 Southeastern Louisiana*...L Jan. 19 McNeese State*...W Jan. 21 Texas-Arlington*...L Jan Jan. Louisiana*...L Feb. 2 Texas-San Antonio*...L Feb. 4 Texas State*...W Feb. 11 Stephen F. Austin*...W Feb. State*...L Feb Feb Mar. 1 Lamar*...L Mar. State*...7 PM *-Southland Conference ^ -Game Televised On Cox Sports

2 Nicholls State Season Highs/Lows HIGH LOW POINTS PTS/HALF 44 7 FG FG% FT 25 3 FTA 28 (Three Times) 4 FT% (Twice) 3 FG 8 (Three Times) 0 3 FG% 50 0 REBOUNDS OFF. REB 16 3 DEF. REB ASSISTS 18 4 TURNOVERS BLOCKS 4 (Twice) 0 (Twice) STEALS 12 (Twice) 2 (Twice) FOULS Lady Colonels Individual Highs POINTS Jamie Octave (25)- Twice PTS/HALF Octave (16) at UNO FG Octave (9) at Southern/Sam Houston St. FTM Jamie Octave (12) vs. McNeese St. 3 FG Octave (4) at Eastern Washington REBOUNDS Tarin Seely (14) at Grambling ASSISTS Plummer (9) at Grambling BLOCKS Kefu (2) at UNO/Ole Miss, Christin Lovell (2) at Southeastern La. STEALS Plummer (5) at Lamar TURNOVERS Plummer (6) at Stephen F. Austin Opponents Highs POINTS LaToya Mills (SFA), 28 PTS/HALF Ashley Sentimore (UNO), 19 FG Mills (SFA), 12 FTM LaToya Carson (Lamar), 12 3 FG Terra Wallace (Texas-Arlington), 4 REBOUNDS Ashley Bobb (Texas-Arlington), 15 ASSISTS Angel Brown (Sam Houston St.), 8 BLOCKS Young (UNO), 5 STEALS Monroe (Southern), 7 TURNOVERS April O Neal (Louisiana-Monroe), 5 Noting the Lady Colonels... Stating The Leaders - Jamie Octave (14.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg), Katherine Plummer (11.2 ppg, 4.4 apg, 3.7 rpg), Claire Barry (7 ppg, 2.1 rpg), Keyona McKibbens (3.8 ppg, 0.7 rpg), Tarin Seely (3.8 ppg, 3 rpg), Dominique Washington (3 ppg, 2.6 rpg) and Kelli Brasher (1.8 ppg, 1.5 rpg) The Coach Prior to beginning his tenure at Nicholls, head coach Mark Cook had an outstanding career at Dillard University in New Orleans. Along with leading his squad to three-straight NAIA National Tournament appearances, Cook was named Gulf Coast Conference Coach of the Year in 2001 after his team advanced to the Sweet 16 round of the NAIA National Tournament. Double Trouble The Lady Colonels have one of the best backcourt tandems in the SLC with the return of Katherine Plummer and Jamie Octave. Both players received All-SLC honorable mention honors last season after stellar campaigns that saw each averaging nine plus points per game. Currently Octave is averaging 14.7 points per game, while Plummer is pouring in 11.2 per contest. Additionally, Octave ranks fifth in the conference in scoring, while Plummer is third in the SLC in assists. Youth Is Served- Nicholls women s team includes eight freshmen and no seniors. Only two players have more than one year of experience and they are Octave and Claire Barry. I Know You- Current sophomore point guard Katherine Plummer attended the same high school as walk-on guard Melissa Blaise. Both players are from Brooklyn, N.Y, and went to Sheepshead. What A Second Half...After heading into halftime trailing, 34-25, the Lady Colonels offense came to life in the second half against Stephen F. Austin earlier this season. Not only did they score a season-high 43 points, but they shot 55.6 percent from the field. Staying in Touch SID/Women s Basketball Contact:... Thad Angelloz Angelloz s Office Phone:... (985) Angelloz s Home Phone:... (985) Angelloz s address:...thad.angelloz@nicholls.edu Angelloz s Cell Phone:... (985) Nicholls fax number:... (985) Stopher Gym Press Row:... (985)

3 Noting the Lady Colonels... Spreading the Air Out This season Nicholls women s basketball can be heard on KBZE FM-Morgan City. Seth Thomas, KBZE s Sports Director, will handle play-byplay duties for the Lady Colonels. The broadcasting veteran has experience on both the high school and collegiate level. Thomas will be on the air 15 minutes prior to evening s games he broadcasts. Making Strides- Junior walk-on guard Claire Barry continues to shine in the staring lineup. She now ranks third in the team in scoring, as she is averaging 6.7 points per contest.. Well-Represented Nicholls enters this season with players hailing from New York, Washington State, California, Texas, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Canada. Louisiana is the most popular state with six while Texas and New York have two each. No Place Like Home- The Lady Colonels started their fall practice season away from Stopher Gym. Due to floor damage suffered during Hurricane Katrina and displaced residents being housed in the gym for two months, Nicholls was forced to practice at local high schools. However, a portable surface was placed over the damaged floor just in time for Nicholls first home game on Dec. 21. Make It Count-Junior guard Claire Barry Kelli Brasher shined brightly against Louisiana-Monroe after scoring a career-high 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting with four assists and four rebounds Southland Conference Standings Through Feb. 28 SLC Games All Games Team W L Pct. W L Pct. SF Austin Texas-Arlington UTSA UL-Monroe SE Louisiana Texas State McNeese State Northwestern Lamar Sam Houston Nicholls Lady Colonels Record When They... Play at Stopher Gym Play on the road Play on a neutral court Lead at halftime Trail at halftime Score tied at halftime Lead with 2:00 remaining in game Score tied with 2:00 remaining in game Trail with 2:00 remaining in game Outrebound their opponents Are outrebounded Rebounds even Shoot better than opponents (FG%) Shoot worse than opponent (FG%) Shooting equal Shoot 20-29% from the field Shoot 30-39% from the field Shoot 40-49% from the field Shoot 50-59% from the field Shoot 60-69% from the field Make more FGs than opponent Make less FGs than opponent Field goals equal Shoot better from the line (FT%) Shoot worse from the line (FT%) Shoots even from the line (FT %) Shoot more FTs than opponent Shoot less FTs than opponent Free throws equal Make more FTs than opponent Make less FTs than opponent Make # of FTs as opponent Make more three's than opponent Make less three's than opponent Make same # of three's as opponent Tally more assists than opponent Tally less assists than opponent Tally same # of assists as opponent Commit fewer turnovers than opponent Commit more turnovers than opponent Turnovers equal Tally more steals than opponent Tally less steals than opponent Tally same # of steals as opponent Have no players in double figures Have one player score in double figures Have two players score in double figures Have three players score in double figures Have four players score in double figures Have five players score in double figures Score points Score points Score points Score points Score points Play during the day Play at night Play on Monday Play on Tuesday Play on Wednesday Play on Thursday Play on Friday Play on Saturday Play on Sunday...0-4

4 L A S T Lamar 78 Nicholls 60 March 1, 2006 G A M E Now Starting... Colonel Starting Lineup by Game Opponent Starters Grambling State Southern Ohio State Eastern Washington UNO Missouri Arkansas Mississippi Louisiana-Lafayette Iowa State Appalachian State Stephen F. Austin Sam Houston State Louisiana-Monroe Southeastern La. McNeese State Texas-Arlington Lamar Southeastern La. Texas-San Antonio Texas State Stephen F. Austin Northwestern State Louisiana-Monroe Texas-Arlington Texas-San Antonio Lamar Texas State Starting Lineup Records (1-8) (3-14) Individual Highlights Led/Tied Team Lead in Scoring Double-Figure Scoring Games Octave (16), Plummer (8) Octave (19) Barry (2), McKibbens (1) Plummer (16) Barry (9) Kefu (1) McKibbens (2) Washington (1) Led/Tied Team Lead in Rebounding Octave (18) Plummer (7) Seely (3) Washington (2) Kefu (3) Brasher (1) Barry (1) Led/Tied Team Lead in Assists Plummer (21) Barry (5) McKibbens (2) Seely (2) Octave (1) Jones (1) Blaise (1) Double-Figure Rebounding Games Seely (1) Octave (2) 20+ Point games Octave (7) Barry (1) Double-Double Octave (2)

5 Lady Colonel Point Breakdown Opponent Starters Bench Frontcourt Backcourt Newcomers Returnees Grambling State Southern Ohio State Eastern Washington UNO Missouri Arkansas Mississippi ULL Iowa State Appalachian State Stepehen F. Austin Sam Houston State Louisiana-Monroe Southeastern La McNeese State Texas-Arlington Lamar Southeastern La Texas-San Antonio Texas State Stephen F. Austin Northwestern State Louisiana-Monroe Texas-Arlington Lamar Texas State Best Outputs- Starters: 60/Sam Houston St. Backcourt: 60/Twice Bench: 21/Ohio State Newcomers: 32/Southern Frontcourt: 56/McNeese St. Returnees: 57/Louisiana-Monroe Individual Player Notes... #3 - Katherine Plummer 5-4, So., PG Brooklyn, N.Y./1L Returns to team after a stellar freshman campaign that saw her averaging 9.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. For her efforts, Plummer was named both All-Southland and All- LSWA honorable mention. Plummer at her best Pts. 19, Two Times 27, vs. SLU 2/2/05 Rebs. 8, vs. SFA 2/11/06 11, at McNeese 2/26/05 Assists 9, at Grambling 11/19/05 Steals 6, vs. SLU 1/14/06 Blocks 2, vs. ULM 1/12/06 Minutes 40, Seven Times 40, nine Times #10 - Jamie Octave 5-7, Jr., G St. James, La./2L Top scorer and rebounder back from last season. Averaged 9.7 points and 5.4 boards per contest. Along with Plummer, she also received All-SLC honors. Octave enjoyed a standout career at Donaldsonville High School. Octave at her best Pts. 25, Twice Rebs. 11, at NWST 2/16/06 Assists 4, at Lamar 1/26/06 4, Twice Steals 3, Three Times 7, at UTSA 1/14/05 Blocks 1, Six Times 2, Twice Minutes 40, Five Times

6 Player Notes Continued... #11 - Tiffany Jones 5-6, Fr., PG Fort Lewis, Wash./HS Averaged 16 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals per game during her high school career...along with making it onto the Street and Smith honorable mention list, she was a McDonald All- America nominee in both 2004 and Jones at her best Pts. 8, at Eastern Wash. 11/27/05 Rebs. 3, vs. McNeese 1/19/06 Assists 2, at Eastern Wash. 11/27/05 Steals 2, Twice Minutes 22, at Eastern Wash. 11/27/05 #13 - Claire Barry 5-9, Jr., G Sulphur, La./2L One of only two juniors on the team. Played a valuable role last season coming off the Lady Colonels bench. Averaged 2.4 points and 0.9 rebounds per contest.. Barry at her best Career Pts. 17, at Lamar 1/26/06 Rebs. 5, Three Times Assists 5, vs. ULL 12/21/05 Steals 2, vs. UTSA 2/2/06 Blocks 1, Twice Minutes 38, at Lamar 1/26//06 #14 - Dominique Washington 5-10, Fr., F Gretna, La../HS Member of the 1,000-point club and was a all-district performer with the Bucs...During her senior season she took home MVP honors after averaging 17.5 points per game...team advanced to the regional round of the Class 5A playoffs. Washington at her best Pts. 14, at Sam Houston St. 1/7/06 Rebs. 5, Three Times Assists 2, at Southern 11/20/05 Steals 2, Twice Minutes 34, at Sam Houston St. 1/7/06 #15 - Jamoya Guy 5-5, Fr., PG Baton Rouge, La../HS Played on the same team as LSU s Seimone Augustus that went 35-0 and won a state championship under former head coach Alvin Stewart..Won another state championship with the Lady Lions as a senior...made it onto the all-academic, all-state and all-district teams in basketball. Guy at her best Pts. 9, vs. UTSA 2/2/06 Rebs. 3, at Southeastern La. 1/28/06 Assists 1, Three Times Steals 2, Three Times Minutes 18, vs. UTSA 2/206

7 Player Notes Continued... #20 - Keyona McKibbens 5-5, Fr., G Merced, Calif./HS Participated in state all-star game as a senior after advancing to the playoffs with her Bears team...was named Female Athlete of the Year in Holds her schools all-time and single game assist record. #22 - Kim Wine 5-7, Fr., G East Stroudsburg, Pa./HS Was member of a team that captured two district titles...named secondteam All-Conference and got invited to play in the Perryman All-Star Classic...Averaged 15 points, two steals and six rebounds per game. McKibbens at her best Pts. 12, at SFA 1/5/05 Rebs. 3, Three Times Assists 6, at Southern 11/20/05 Steals 1, Four Times Minutes 40, at Southern 11/20/05 Wine at her best Pts. 2, at App. State 12/30/05 Rebs. 1, at App. State 12/30/05 Assists N/A N/A Steals N/A N/A Minutes 5, at App. State 12/30/05 #21 - Christine Lovell 6-3, Fr., C Toronto, Canada/HS Competed in five varsity sports that included basketball, swimming, volleyball, rugby and soccer. Will give the Lady Colonels some much needed size in the post. Lovell at her best Pts. 6, at ULM 2/18/06 Rebs, 5, Twice Assists 1, Twice N/A Steals 1, Four Times Blocks 2, Twice Minutes 23, Three Times #32 - Heather Knights 5-4, So., PG Monroe, LA/1L Came to Nicholls as a walk-on and provides solid minutes off the bench for the Lady Colonels down the stretch. (Out for Season) Knights at her best Career Points 2, Twice Rebounds N/A N/A Assists N/A N/A Steals 1, at ULM 2/5/05 Minutes 8, at UTA 3/4/05

8 Player Notes Continued... #33 - Melissa Blaise #34 - Kelli Brasher 5-6, Jr., G 6-0, Fr., F Brooklyn, N.Y./HS Alexandria, La./HS Played for the same team as current point guard The standout product from Peabody High School Katherine Plummer. Will provide depth at the guard posted solid numbers and took part in the LHSAA position. All-Star game as a senior. Has good rebounding skills. Blaise at her best Brasher at her best Pts. 3, vs. SLU 1/14/06 Pts. 9, vs. SFA 2/11/06 Assists 3, at App. State 12/30/05 Assists 1, at NWST 2/16/06 Blocks 1, at App. State 12/30/05 Blocks 1, Three Times Rebs. 2, Twice Rebs. 6, at Southern 11/20/05 Steals 1, Twice Steals 3, at Southern 11/20/05 Minutes 15, Twice Minutes 30, at Southern 11/20/05 #40 - Maggie Green 5-7, Fr., G Oklahoma City, Okla./HS Averaged 13 points, four boards and three assists as a senior...not only did Green make the big all-city team, she also was a Jim Thorpe all-star and a member of an AAU state championship team in Her teammate, Danielle Gant, signed a National Letter-of-Intent with Texas A&M earlier this summer. (Out for Season) Green at her best Pts. Rebs. Assists Steals Blocks Minutes FIRST SEASON #43 - Funaki Kefu 6-2, Fr., C Houston, Texas/HS Lettered in both volleyball and basketball...team advanced to the state semi-finals during her junior season...was a member of several all-district and honorable mention teams...was named MVP and played in the All-Greater Houston basketball game as a senior. Kefu at her best Pts. 13, at Southern 11/20/05 Rebs. 9, at UNO 11/30/05 Assists 1, Twice Steals 2, Three Times Blocks 2, Twice Minutes 29, at UNO 11/30/05

9 Player Notes Continued... #44 - Tarin Seely 6-1, So., F Malakoff, Texas/1L Started in half the Lady Colonels games last season. Played solid in the post and had a knack for grabbing rebounds. Seely at her best Pts. 8, Twice Rebs. 14, at Grambling 11/19/05 Assists 2, at Missouri Steals 3, at SFA 1/5/05 Blocks 1, at Ohio State 11/26/05 Minutes 39, at Grambling 11/19/05 Nicholls State te Univer ersity Season Box Score The Automated ScoreBook Nicholls State University Season Box Score (as of Mar 01, 2006) RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (4-22) (3-6) (1-13) (0-3) CONFERENCE... (3-12) (3-5) (0-7) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (1-10) (0-1) (1-6) (0-3) TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP-GS Min Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 10 Octave, Jamie Plummer, Katherine Barry, Claire Kefu, Funaki McKibbens, Keyona Seely, Tarin Jones, Tiffany Washington,Dominiqu Brasher, Kelli Lovell, Christine Guy, Jamoya Blaise, Melissa Wine, Kim TEAM Total Opponents SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total Nicholls State University Opponents DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TOTAL - Nicholls State University Opponents