University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Game Notes

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1 Schedule (5-4 Overall, 0-0 Atlantic 10) (4-1 Home, 1-2 Away, 0-1 Neutral) DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME [ET] Fri. Nov. 14 at Western Michigan L, Sun. Nov. 16 at Central Michigan L, Wed. Nov. 19 Maine W, Hospitality Hill Challenge (Denton, Texas) Fri. Nov. 21 at North Texas W, Sun. Nov. 23 vs. [RV/RV] Florida St. L, Sun. Nov. 30 Central Florida W, Wed. Dec. 3 Harvard L, Sat. Dec. 6 American W, Sun. Dec. 14 Holy Cross W, Holiday & Hoops Classic (Atlanta, Ga.) Fri. Dec. 19 at Georgia State 5:00 p.m. Sat. Dec. 20 vs. Ohio 4:00 p.m. Sun. Dec. 28 at Boston University 2:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 3 at St. Bonaventure* 1:00 p.m. Wed. Jan. 7 Saint Louis* 7:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 10 Saint Joseph s* 2:00 p.m. Thurs. Jan. 15 La Salle* 7:00 p.m. Sun. Jan. 18^ George Washington* 2:00 p.m. Wed. Jan. 21 at Fordham* Noon Sat. Jan. 24 at Richmond* 2:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 31 St. Bonaventure* 2:00 p.m. Wed. Feb. 4 at Rhode Island 7:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 7 at La Salle* 1:00 p.m. Wed. Feb. 11# George Mason* 11:45 a.m. Sat. Feb. 14 Duquesne* 1:00 p.m. Wed. Feb. 18 Davidson* 7:00 p.m. Sun. Feb. 22 at VCU* 1:00 p.m. Thurs. Feb. 26 at Dayton* 7:00 p.m. Sun. March 1 Rhode Island* 2:00 p.m. Atlantic 10 Championship (Richmond, Va.) Wed. March 4 Play-In Round TBA Thurs. March 5 First Round TBA Fri. March 6 Quarterfinals TBA Sat. March 7 Semifinals 11:00 a.m./1:30 p.m. Sun. March 8 Championship 1:30 p.m. *A-10 Conference game // All times Eastern & subject to change // Games bolded are played at the Mullins Center in Amherst, Mass. // ^CBS Sports Network broadcast // #Field Trip Day Women s Basketball Media Contact: Cody Lahl // // clahl@admin.umass.edu UMassAthletics.com // facebook.com/umassathletics Home games streamed live on UMassAthletics.com // Radio: WMUA 91.1 FM University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Game Notes 2014 Holiday & Hoops Classic GAME 10: Massachusetts (5-4) at Georgia State (4-3) Friday, December 19, 2014 // 5:00 p.m. // GSU Sports Arena (3,455) // Atlanta, Ga. MultiMedia Options Live Stats: NeuLion; linked on UMassAthletics.com Watch: PantherVision; linked on UMassAthletics.com Listen: WMUA 91.1 FM; linked on The Massachusetts-Georgia State Women s Basketball Series Georgia State leads, 1-0. Last meeting: Georgia State 76, Massachusetts 65; Dec. 29, 1988 GAME 11: Massachusetts vs. Ohio Saturday, December 20, 2014 // 4:00 p.m. // GSU Sports Arena (3,455) // Atlanta, Ga. MultiMedia Options Live Stats: NeuLion; linked on UMassAthletics.com Watch: PantherVision; linked on UMassAthletics.com Listen: WMUA 91.1 FM; linked on The Massachusetts-Ohio University Women s Basketball Series Massachusetts leads, 2-0. Last meeting: Massachusetts 65, Ohio 61; Nov. 29, 2012 Massachusetts Overall Record: 5-4 Current Streak: W2 All-Time vs. Georgia State: 0-1 All-Time vs. Ohio: 2-0 Head Coach: Sharon Dawley Points Leader: Kim Pierre-Louis (17.7) Leader: Rashida Timbilla (8.1) Assists Leader: Rashida Timbilla (4.0) Georgia State Overall Record: 4-3 Current Streak: W1 All-Time vs. Massachusetts: 1-0 All-Time vs. La Salle: First meeting Head Coach: Sharon Baldwin-Tener Points Leader: Kayla Nolan (13.4) Leader: Brittany Logan (9.4) Assists Leader: Alisha Andrews (4.0) Whatcha Looking For? Page 2... Alphabetical & Numerical Rosters Page Opponent Series Information Page 5...Quick Facts & Game Notes Pages Game Notes (Continued) Pages Sharon Dawley s Bio Page 10...Miscellaneous Stats & Team Info Pages Games Notes & Additional Stats Page 19...UMass Season Stats Pages Box Scores/Recaps Pages Player Bios Page Headshot Roster Ohio University Overall Record: 6-2 Current Streak: L2 All-Time vs. Massachusetts: 1-0 All-Time vs. La Salle: 0-1 Head Coach: Bob Boldon Points Leader: Kiyanna Black (17.8) Leader: Quiera Lampkins (7.0) Assists Leader: Kat Yelle (3.3) 1 La Salle Overall Record: 6-3 Current Streak: L1 All-Time vs. Ohio: 1-0 All-Time vs. Georgia State: First meeting Head Coach: Jeff Williams Points Leader: Micahya Owens (14.4) Leader: Siobhan Beslow (6.6) Assists Leader: Jasmine Alston (3.3)

2 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Roster University of Massachusetts Numerical Roster No. Name Year Position Height Hometown/High School/Previous College 00 Maggie Mulligan Fr. F/C 6-2 Boston, Mass./Boston Latin School 2 Amber Dillon R-Jr. G 5-2 Dorchester, Mass./Brookline/The University of Maine 3 Alyx Stiff So. G 5-9 Las Vegas, Nev./Quest Preparatory Academy 4 Kim Pierre-Louis Sr. F 6-0 Ottawa, Ontario/St. Paul Catholic 11 Ciara Rosten Fr. F 6-2 Cheektowaga, N.Y./Maryvale 14 Paula Tarnachowicz Sr. F 6-2 Gdynia, Poland/VII Sportowe Liceum/Panola College 15 Cierra Dillard Fr. G 5-9 Rochester, N.Y./Gates Chili 21 Victoria Stewart Jr. G 5-7 Amherst, Mass./Amherst-Pelham Regional 23 Rashida Timbilla Jr. G/F 6-1 Ottawa, Ontario/John McCrae Secondary School 24 Emily Mital Sr. G 5-8 Frisco, Texas/Frisco Liberty 25 Leah McDerment Fr. G 5-10 Stockport, England/Priestnall School 31 Kymber Hill So. F/C 6-2 Belleville, Ill./Althoff Catholic 32 Alyssa Lawrence* R-Fr. F 6-1 New Rochelle, N.Y./The Ursuline School/San Diego State University University of Massachusetts Alphabetical Roster No. Name Year Position Height Hometown/High School/Last School 15 Cierra Dillard Fr. G 5-9 Rochester, N.Y./Gates Chili 2 Amber Dillon R-Jr. G 5-2 Dorchester, Mass./Brookline/The University of Maine 31 Kymber Hill So. F/C 6-2 Belleville, Ill./Althoff Catholic 32 Alyssa Lawrence* R-Fr. F 6-1 New Rochelle, N.Y./The Ursuline School/San Diego State University 25 Leah McDerment Fr. G 5-10 Stockport, England/Priestnall School 24 Emily Mital Sr. G 5-8 Frisco, Texas/Frisco Liberty 00 Maggie Mulligan Fr. F/C 6-2 Boston, Mass./Boston Latin School 4 Kim Pierre-Louis Sr. F 6-0 Ottawa, Ontario/St. Paul Catholic 11 Ciara Rosten Fr. F 6-2 Cheektowaga, N.Y./Maryvale 21 Victoria Stewart Jr. G 5-7 Amherst, Mass./Amherst-Pelham Regional 3 Alyx Stiff So. G 5-9 Las Vegas, Nev./Quest Preparatory Academy 14 Paula Tarnachowicz Sr. F 6-2 Gdynia, Poland/VII Sportowe Liceum/Panola College 23 Rashida Timbilla Jr. G/F 6-1 Ottawa, Ontario/John McCrae Secondary School Head Coach: Sharon Dawley (Saint Anselm 83), Fifth Season Assistant Coach: Jen MacAulay (Vermont 02), Fifth Season Assistant Coach: Yolanda Griffith, First Season Assistant Coach: Chris Wielgus (Springfield 74), First Season As Assistant/Second Overall Director of Basketball Operations: Kellie Olson (Stetson 08), First Season Athletic Trainer: Heather Gagne (Bridgewater State 08), Third Season Team Managers: Mike Patterson and Scott Vannerson *Redshirting the season as per NCAA transfer policy Potential Starters (Based on previous Game) No. Name Pos Yr MPG PPG RPG Season Note(S) 25 Leah McDerment G Fr Starting point guard as a freshman 15 Cierra Dillard G Fr Career-best 21 pts vs. Holy Cross 23 Rashida Timbilla F Jr pts, 9 rebs, 8 asts vs. American 4 Kim Pierre-Louis F Sr pts, 10 rebs vs. Holy Cross 31 Kymber Hill C So pts, 10 rebs at North Texas -- 2 Amber Dillon G R-Jr pts off of bench vs. UCF 3 Alyx Stiff G So Season-high 7 pts vs. Maine 11 Ciara Rosten F Fr pts, 7 rebs at North Texas 14 Paula Tarnachowicz F Sr pts in 14 min at Central Michigan 21 Victoria Stewart G So Played in 4 games this season 24 Emily Mital G Sr asts, 4 TOs in last 5 games 32 Alyssa Lawrence F R-Fr Redshirting season 00 Maggie Mulligan F/C Fr pts (4-6 FG, 2-5 FT) vs. Harvard 2 BY Potential positions Forward (7) Kymber Hill Alyssa Lawrence* Maggie Mulligan Kim Pierre-Louis Ciara Rosten Paula Tarnachowicz Rashida Timbilla Post (4) Kymber Hill Maggie Mulligan Kim Pierre-Louis Paula Tarnachowicz Pronunciation Guide Cierra Dillard Kymber Hill Jen MacAulay Leah McDerment Emily Mital Kim Pierre-Louis Ciara Rosten Alyx Stiff Paula Tarnachowicz Rashida Timbilla Chris Wielgus Guard (7) Cierra Dillard Amber Dillon Leah McDerment Emily Mital Victoria Stewart Alyx Stiff Rashida Timbilla see-air-uh kim-burr mack-aw-lee lee-uh MITT-tall PEE-air LEW-ee see-air-uh Alex tar-nah-ho-witz tim-bill-uh well-gus

3 Massachusetts Women s Basketball Opponent Information Scouting The Georgia State Panthers Georgia State started the year with three consecutive wins, but dropped three of the last four games for a 4-3 mark ahead of competition with the Minutewomen. Three of the Panthers four victories came at home at the GSU Sports Arena, including a decision over Tennessee Tech in their most recent game. Kayla Nolan s 13.4 points per game paves the way for the Georgia State offense. Aisha Andrews adds 11.0 per appearance, but missed the most recent two games due to a violation of team rules, while Makeba Ponder provided 10.9 points and Brittany Logan adds a near double-double with 9.7 scored to go along with 9.4 rebounds per game. Sharon Baldwin-Tener is in her fifth season at Georgia State. She is with the Panthers and over 16 seasons as a head coach so far. Baldwin-Tener also guided East Carolina and Life University prior to her arrival at Georgia State. Last Meeting: Georgia State 76, UMass 65; Dec. 29, 1988 Georgia State won the only prior meeting between these teams, on Dec. 29, 1988 at the B & W Holiday Hoop Classic. Christel Zullo led the Minutewomen with 15 points as one of five scorers who reached double-digit points for UMass. Keyburn McCusker and Michele Pytko notched 12 points each, while McCusker led Massachusetts with seven rebounds. Helen Freeman and Beth Wilbor chipped in 10 points apieace as well. The Panthers earned a margin on the boards, including a lead on the defensive glass overall, but led just at halftime before a strong finish to the contest netted Georgia State the victory. San Kegler had a game-high 19 points while Malynda Carruth scored 16 more and Angela Greshman tallied 15. Massachusetts shot 38.1 percent from the floor (24-of-63) while Georgia State finished 29-for-56 on field goals (51.8 percent). Georgia State Women s Basketball Quick Facts Record Overall, 0-0 Sun Belt Conference Finish Overall, 8-10 Sun Belt Conference Postseason... Sun Belt Conference Championship Opening Round Head Coach...Shannon Baldwin-Tener Baldwin-Tener At Georgia State/Year /Fifth Season Baldwin-Tener Career Head Coaching Record /16th Season Massachusetts-Georgia State Series Breakdown All-Time Series... Georgia State leads, 1-0 Last Meeting... Georgia State 76, Massachusetts Dec. 29, Portland, Maine All-Time At UMass...None All-Time At Georgia State...First meeting All-Time At A Neutral Venue... Georgia State leads, 1-0 Current Streak... Georgia State, one game The Series Under Head Coach Sharon Dawley...First meeting Longest UMass Win Streak...None Longest UMass Home Win Streak...None Longest UMass Away Win Streak...None Longest Georgia State Win Streak...One game (current) Longest Georgia State Home Win Streak...None Longest Georgia State Away Win Streak...None Most Points By Massachusetts on Dec. 29, 1988 Most Points By Georgia State on Dec. 29, 1988 Least Points By Massachusetts on Dec. 29, 1988 Least Points By Georgia State on Dec. 29, 1988 Game-By-Game Series History Dec. 29, Neutral... Georgia State 76, Massachusetts 65 3

4 Massachusetts Women s Basketball Opponent Information Scouting The Ohio Bobcats Ohio University started the season with six consecutive victories, but faltered in its two consecutive games with one more to play before the Bobcats face the Minutewomen in a neutral-site contest. Ohio counts victories over Detroit, Manhattan, Morehead State, Murray State, Northern Kentucky and Wofford. The Bobcats losses came at the hands of East Carolina, and James Madison, They play Atlantic 10 Conference member La Salle on Friday, Dec. 19 prior to facing UMass the following day. Kiyanna Black pours in 17.8 points per game while Quiera Lampkins (13.8) and Lexie Baldwin (11.1) also contribute double-digits on average. Lampkins is the leading rebounder on the squad with 7.0 per game and Baldwin follows closely with 6.1 in each contest. Despite their two straight losses, Ohio still outscores foes, 78.9-to-57.8 as the squad connects on 43.6 percent of its field goals as a team (216-of-495). Bob Boldon is in his second season as the head coach at Ohio University. He is so far with the Bobcats and as a program leader, with additional stops at Youngstown State and Lambuth University. Last Meeting: Massachusetts 65, Ohio 61; Nov. 29, 2014 UMass secured its first road victory of the season with a win at Ohio. Rashida Timbilla led the Minutewomen with her second career double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds while adding four of UMass 11 blocks on the day. The team total for blocks fell one shy of tying the single game program mark, reached most recently against St. Bonaventure on Feb. 27, UMass held a slim lead during the majority of the first half and took a advantage into the break. The contest featured back-and-forth play until the final buzzer as UMass did not relinquish its lead again, but was unable to build a margin larger than eight over the remainder of the game. Erin Bailes connected on a shot from behind the arc to drop the UMass advantage to with 1:16 remaining. After Timbilla missed a shot with 58 seconds to play, the Bobcats had one last attempt to rally taken away by Emily Mital. The Frisco, Texas, native poked the ball away from Ashley Fowler and knocked down a pair of free throws after taking a foul, extending the UMass lead to Ohio University Women s Basketball Quick Facts Record Overall, 0-0 Mid-American Conference Finish Overall, 4-14 Mid-American Conference Postseason...Mid-American Conference Tournament First Round Head Coach...Bob Boldon Boldon At Ohio University/Year /Second Season Boldon Career Head Coaching Record /Eighth Season Massachusetts-Ohio Series Breakdown All-Time Series... Massachusetts leads, 2-0 Last Meeting... Massachusetts 65, Ohio Nov. 29, Convocation Center; Athens, Ohio All-Time At UMass...None All-Time At Ohio... Massachusetts leads, 1-0 All-Time At A Neutral Venue... Massachusetts leads, 1-0 Current Streak...Massachusetts, two games The Series Under Head Coach Sharon Dawley... Massachusetts leads, 1-0 Longest UMass Win Streak...Two games (current) Longest UMass Home Win Streak...None Longest UMass Away Win Streak...One game (current) Longest Ohio Win Streak...None Longest Ohio Home Win Streak...None Longest Ohio Away Win Streak...None Most Points By Massachusetts on Nov. 29, 2014 Most Points By Ohio on Nov. 29, 2014 Least Points By Massachusetts on Dec. 28, 1984 Least Points By Ohio on Dec. 28, 1984 Game-By-Game Series History Dec. 28, Neutral...Massachusetts 60, Ohio 44 Nov. 29, Away....Massachusetts 65, Ohio 61 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics UMass vs Ohio University 11/29/12 11:30 AM at Athens, OH (Convocation Center) UMass Total 3-Ptr ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 TIMBILLA, Rashida * 24 MITAL, Emily * MONTGOMERY, Dee * RODNEY, Aisha * BOMBEN, Kiara * HENRY, Nola PIERRE-LOUIS, Kim HARRIS, Jasmine CLOUTIER, Carolann NIGGELING, Millie Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 Ohio University Total 3-Ptr ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 BYARD, Mariah * 14 ROBINSON, Shavon * LYLES, Symone * FOWLER, Ashley * FISHER, Tina * YELLE, Kat BAILES, Erin BLACK, Kiyanna BALDWIN, Alex'ie Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Carol Comanita, John Whitson, Frank Steratore Technical fouls: UMass-None. Ohio University-None. Attendance: 1821 Game: % Game: % Game: % 1 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total UMass Ohio University Last FG - UM 2nd-03:23, OHIO 2nd-00:24. Largest lead - UM by 11 2nd-18:45, OHIO by 1 1st-17:00. UM led for 37:44. OHIO led for 01:03. Game was tied for 01:07. In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench UM OHIO Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 2 times. 4

5 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Game Notes Team Quick Facts University Of Massachusetts Information Location... Amherst, Mass. Founded Enrollment...28,236 Nickname...Minutewomen Colors... Maroon (PMS 506) and White Affiliation...NCAA Division I Conference...Atlantic 10 President... Robert L. Caret Chancellor...Kumble Subbaswamy Athletic Director...John McCutcheon Women s Basketball Team History Program Started/Total Years /47th All-Time Program Record (.433) All-Time Atlantic 10 Record (.369) NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last Two/ Season All-Time NCAA Tournament Record WNIT Appearances/Last...One/ Season All-Time WNIT Record Atlantic 10 Tournament Appearances/Last...30/ Season All-Time Atlantic 10 Tournament Record Home Venue Information Home Court... William D. Mullins Memorial Center (9,493) Debut...Feb. 4, 1993 Press Row Phone Women s Basketball Staff Head Coach (Alma Mater)... Sharon Dawley (Saint Anselm, 83) Record at Massachusetts/Years (.211)/Fifth Career Record/Years (.539)/21st Assistant Coaches... Jen MacAulay (Vermont 02); Yolanda Griffith; Chris Wielgus (Springfield 74) Director of Operations...Kellie Olson (Stetson 08) Academic Advisor...Pete Montague Certified Athletic Trainer...Heather Gagne Strength & Conditioning Coaches... Rich Hogans & Rich Casella Administrative Assistant... Katie Lenois Team Managers... Mike Patterson & Scott Vannerson Team Information Overall Record Atlantic 10 Record/Finish /T-12th Starters Returning/Lost...3/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...8/5 Newcomers (Transfers)...5 (1) Media Relations Women s Basketball Contact...Cody Lahl Phone (Preferred Method of Contact) clahl@admin.umass.edu Facebook...facebook.com/UMassAthletics Mailing Address...Boyden Building Room Commonwealth Drive Amherst, Mass Attention: Cody Lahl, Media Relations Office UMass Women s Basketball FastBreak Points Sharon Dawley is in her fifth season with the team and 21st as a head coach overall in Two-time Olympic gold medal winner and WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Yolanda Griffith was named an assistant coach on Sept. 5, She coached as an assistant at Dartmouth and Lafayette previously. Thirty-year coaching veteran Chris Wielgus was elevated from director of operations to assistant coach on Sept. 3, She led Dartmouth ( , ) and Fordham ( ) before her arrival at UMass ahead of the season. Kim Pierre-Louis is the third-leading A-10 scorer with 17.7 points per game. She is also fifth in field goal percentage through nine games (.532; 67-of-126). Rashida Timbilla averages 8.1 rebounds per game, which leads the squad in and is the fifth-best total in the Atlantic 10 conference. Rashida Timbilla is the only A-10 women s basketball student-athlete to qualify for the top-5 in rebounds, assists and steals. Timbilla leads UMass with 8.1 rebounds per game (fifth in the conference), 4.0 assists (sixth) and 2.4 steals (tied-second). UMass starts a pair of freshmen in Leah McDerment and Cierra Dillard. McDerment serves as the starting point guard while Dillard is a scoring threat at shooting guard. Rashida Timbilla earned seven steals in the near-upset of Central Michigan, a single-game career best and tied for the fifth-most in one contest in program history. Kymber Hill recorded her first career double-double with 10 points and as many rebounds in the win at North Texas on Nov. 21. Senior Emily Mital is approaching 100 career games played with the Minutewomen. She stands at 92 appearances entering play against Georgia State. She has competed in 64 consecutive contests and has only missed one game in her career due to injury. UMass shot 57.1 percent from the floor (24-of-42) in the win over Maine, its best performance on field goals since a Nov. 8, 2012 game versus Kent State (61.1; 33-of-54), a span of 61 games. Watch UMass Live Through The A-10 Digital Network UMass women s basketball will have 12 of its 13 home games broadcast online through the Atlantic 10 Digital Network, with Cody Chrusciel providing play-by-play commentary. A link will be accessible in each game preview to direct fans or other interest parties to the subscription page, where the viewer can purchase the plan he or she believes to be appropriate. The lone game that will not be broadcast on the A-10 platform will be available on TV through the CBS Sports Network as CBSSN will air the UMass-George Washington tilt on Jan. 18, WMUA To Again Serve As Radio Partner Each Massachusetts women s basketball contest during the campaign will be broadcast live on WMUA 91.1 FM. Fans can listen in through the FM radio station locally or catch the game via the online live streaming app, which is free of charge and linked in each game preview as well as on the interactive team schedule. CBS Sports Network To Show UMass-GW Tilt UMass will host a televised game when George Washington stops by the Mullins Center for a Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015 contest. The game will be shown live on CBS Sports Network with tipoff scheduled for 2 p.m. Since it is on television the game will not be available online through the Atlantic 10 Digital Network. On Top Of The Tweet Game Instant information about the women s hoops program can be found through the Twitter Follow the Minutewomen there and catch information about each UMass Athletic Department program 5

6 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Game Notes Quick Look: UMass 72, Holy Cross 61 Kim Pierre-Louis and Cierra Dillard provided individual career-highs in points and spurred the Minutewomen to a victory over Holy Cross on Sunday, Dec. 15. Pierre-Louis poured in 27 while Dillard added 21, including 17 in the second half when Massachusetts outscored the Crusaders by 12 points to seal the win. The Minutewomen earned the win with their play in the paint, where UMass produced 40 points and held the Crusaders to just 18 in the lane on the other end. Down at the half, the Minutewomen fired in 55.6 percent of their field goals during the deciding frame and outscored Holy Cross by 12 points during the half, as a result. Dillard and Pierre-Louis were locked in and - combined - went 11-of-15 on field goals (73.3 percent) to spearhead to comeback. Up only three, 42-39, UMass went on an 8-1 run to spread the margin to with 10 minutes, 34 second left. Dillard scored six points during the streak and the lead did not dip below five points over the rest of the game. Dillard Gets A-10 Rookie Of The Week Freshman guard Cierra Dillard earned Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week on Monday, Dec. 15, after she provided 21 points - 17 in the second half - when UMass defeated Holy Cross, on Sunday, Dec. 14. During the second half she shot 6-of-8 from the floor, grabbed four rebounds, dished out three assists and earned two steals without a turnover while she played the entire frame. Timbilla Reaches 500 Rashida Timbilla surpassed 500 career rebounds at UMass during the contest against Harvard. Timbilla is up to 521 as a Minutewoman nine games into her junior season. She had 241 as a freshman and 207 during her sophomore season. Currently, Timbilla averages 8.1 boards per game as a junior and 7.9 per game for her career. If she continues to average 7.9 rebounds per game over the remainder of her career, Timbilla projects to finish as one of only three Minutewomen ever to earn at least 900 career rebounds alongside Jennifer Butler (1,328; ) and Octavia Thomas (903; ). Creating Extra Possessions UMass forced opponents into 153 turnovers during the opening nine games of the season for an average of 17.0 per game. The last time a Minutewoman team forced as many turnovers per game over the course of a single season was when the team averaged 18.4 turnovers created in each contest. The Maroon and White also nearly averaged 17.0 per game during the campaign with 16.9 that year. Making The Freebies Emily Mital has found success at the foul line through seven games of the season as she is 11-of-13 on free throws (84.6 percent). Mital led the team in free throw percentage during each of her three completed seasons with the Minutewomen. She is 83-of-97 for her career (85.6 percent). The Centerpiece ON Offense Kim Pierre-Louis leads UMass with 159 points scored during the first nine contests. In total, UMass scored 554 points during those games, meaning Pierre-Louis is responsible for 28.7 percent of the team s entire offense so far. In addition to leading the team in total points and points per game (17.7), Pierre-Louis is tops among Minutewomen in field goals attempted (126) and made (67), free throws made (25) and attempted (39), offensive rebounds (25) and blocks (7). Team-Wide Accuracy UMass ranks second in the Atlantic 10 through nine games with its.421 field goal percentage as a team. Individually, five Minutewomen with a minimum of 15 shots attempted have connected on at least 44.0 percent of their attempts, led by Maggie Mulligan s 55.6 percent conversion rate (10-18). Kim Pierre-Louis (.532; ), Kymber Hill (.471; 16-34), Amber Dillon (.467; 14-30) and Rashida Timbilla (.441; 30-68) follow. The squad has shot above 42.0 percent as a group in six of nine games, including four of the five victories. Quick Look: UMass 71, American 61 UMass topped American, during a Saturday, Dec. 6 game. Kim Pierre-Louis paced the team with 22 points in 23 minutes as she went 10-for-17 from the floor and 2-2 at the line. Pierre-Louis also led all players with 11 rebounds for her first double-double of the season and helped the squad own a advantage on the boards. Freshman Cierra Dillard added a career-best 18 points. She was 6-of-12 on field goals with a 5-for- 6 afternoon at the charity stripe. After the UMass lead dipped to one point following a Jen Dumiak layup with 16 minutes, 13 second left to play, Massachusetts put together a 9-0 run to earn its first double-digit advantage, Dillard spearheaded the stretch with seven of the points, including an and-one play to cap the streak. Dumiak ended the UMass run with another layup, but the Minutewomen responded with a Pierre- Louis bucket and Alyx Stiff three-pointer from the left wing to push the advantage to at the 10:22 mark. Massachusetts did not see its lead slip below nine points during the remainder of the play. 6 Mital In The UMass Record Book Three-Pointers Made (Career) Rk. Name No. Years 1. Katie Nelson Megan Zullo Beth Kuzmeski Cerie Mosgrove Kathy Coyner Kim Benton Emily Mital pr. 8. Kristina Danella Stefanie Gerardot Emilie Teuscher Sue Serafini Three-Pointers Attempted (Career) Rk. Name No. Years 1. Katie Nelson Beth Kuzmeski Megan Zullo Kathy Coyner Cerie Mosgrove Kim Benton Emily Mital pr. 8. Stefanie Gerardot Pam Rosanio Kristina Danella Three-Pointers Made (Season) Rk. Name No. Year 1. Cerie Mosgrove Megan Zullo Megan Zullo Kristina Danella Katie Nelson Emilie Teuscher Megan Zullo Beth Kuzmeski Emily Mital Cerie Mosgrove Points Scored (Career) Rk. Name No. Year 1. Sue Peters 1, Octavia Thomas 1, Melissa Gurile 1, Kate Mills 1, Barbara Hebel 1, Jennifer Butler 1, Pam Rosanio 1, Julie Ready 1, Crystal Carroll 1, Jasmine Watson 1, Jerrie Bernier Lu-Ann Fletcher Kim Pierre-Louis pr. 35. Shakia Robinson Martha Ready Sue Serafini Kristina Danella Sabriya Mitchell Ginger Legare Ebony Pegues Caroline Nehls Emily Mital pr. 44. Rashida Timbilla pr.

7 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Game Notes Game-By-Game Starting Lineups Opponent G G G/F F F/C Western Mich. [1] McDerment Dillard Timbilla Pierre-Louis Hill Central Mich. McDerment Dillard Timbilla Pierre-Louis Hill Maine McDerment Dillard Timbilla Pierre-Louis Hill North Texas McDerment Dillard Timbilla Pierre-Louis Hill Florida State McDerment Dillard Timbilla Pierre-Louis Hill Central Florida McDerment Dillard Timbilla Pierre-Louis Hill Harvard McDerment Dillard Timbilla Pierre-Louis Hill American McDerment Dillard Timbilla Pierre-Louis Hill Holy Cross McDerment Dillard Timbilla Pierre-Louis Hill Georgia State Ohio Boston U St. Bonaventure Saint Louis Saint Joseph s La Salle G. Washington Fordham Richmond St. Bonaventure Rhode Island La Salle George Mason Duquesne Davidson VCU Dayton Rhode Island The Opposition In (Through games of Tuesday, Dec. 16 // Provided by RealTimeRPI.com) Team Record RPI Rank SOS Rank American (.5643) 4 (.6441) Boston University (.4101) 272 (.4450) Central Florida (.4569) 210 (.4802) Central Michigan (.5406) 104 (.5369) Dayton (.6167) 36 (.5798) Duquesne (.5654) 80 (.5488) Florida State (.6217) 124 (.5283) Fordham (.5265) 175 (.4973) George Mason (.3918) 344 (.3520) George Washington (.6123) 48 (.5685) Georgia State (.4814) 174 (.4974) Harvard (.5209) 173 (.4985) Holy Cross (.4211) 184 (.4948) La Salle (.4727) 335 (.3780) Maine (.5217) 227 (.4762) North Texas (.3489) 315 (.4133) Ohio (.5216) 216 (.4788) Richmond (.4654) 181 (.4955) Rhode Island (.5089) 258 (.4542) Saint Joseph s (.5008) 66 (.5566) Saint Louis (.5472) 24 (.5879) St. Bonaventure (.5322) 254 (.4574) VCU (.5093) 252 (.4600) Western Michigan (.5491) 107 (.5352) MASSACHUSETTS (.4972) 189 (.4917) Quick Look: UMass 67, C. Florida 62 UMass used a 13-point game-ending scoring streak to turn an eight point deficit into a win over UCF at the Mullins Center on Sunday, Nov. 30. Kim Pierre-Louis led the squad with a season-best 22 points while she chipped in four rebounds, three assists and three steals to the team effort. UMass went on its game-changing scoring streak after the Knights hit 10 of their opening 17 field goals in the second half (58.8 percent) to build their lead as large as 11 points in the frame. Free throw shooting spearheaded the final push by the Minutewomen. After the squad started just 3-of-10 at the foul line, UMass hit nine of its last 10 takes to turn the deficit around. After they had trailed for all but 22 seconds of the final half, Rashida Timbilla gave the Minutewomen the lead back with a pair of made free throws at the 1:18 mark after she stole possession from Lewis and forced a foul at the other end. Pierre-Louis added a jumper as the shot clock expired with 19 seconds left in the game to extend the advantage to Massachusetts forced the Knights into their sixth consecutive missed shot during the next possession when Andrea Hines threepointer fell to the left of the rim and rolled out of bounds. Pierre-Louis iced the game with two more from the charity stripe. Keeping An Expanded Rotation Sharon Dawley used all 12 players eligible to compete during in four of the nine games played so far and 10 of the dozen in each contest. Nine players average at least 10 minutes per game, led by Rashida Timbilla s 33.6 in each contest. Alyssa Lawrence is redshirting the as per NCAA transfer policy and is not eligible to compete this year as a result. Quick Look: UMass 56, North Texas 46 Kymber Hill recorded her first collegiate double-double and Kim Pierre-Louis scored 16 of her 18 points during the second half when UMass came back for a win at North Texas on Friday, Nov. 21. The Minutewomen trailed by as many as 12 points during in the first but recovered during the second frame for the double-digit win. Pierre-Louis scored the first 14 UMass points of the second half as she went 7-of-7 from the floor while Texas native Emily Mital provided back-to-back treys and finished with nine points and a teambest three assists on the night. UMass closed the game on a 12-2 run spanning the final four minutes, 19 seconds of action to seal the win. Cierra Dillard started the streak with an and-one play while back-to-back layups from Hill iced the contest. RPI & SOS Updates Among the 349 NCAA Division I women s basketball programs, UMass ranks 175th in strength of schedule (SOS) and 189th in RPI as of Tuesday, December 16, according to RealTimeRPI.com. A complete list of RPIs and strengths of schedule for each Massachusetts opponent in the is available in the box on the left. Hand It Over Rashida Timbilla had seven steals at Central Michigan in UMass near-upset of the preseason MAC favorites on Nov. 16. Her seven steals were two better than her previous best. It tied Timbilla for the fifth-most on the single game record listing for steals in a contest. Jennifer Butler set the high mark with 10 against Charlotte on Nov. 17, Timbilla has 101 steals in 66 games (1.5 spg). At her current pace, Timbilla will join the top-20 all-time at UMass in the category late in the current season. She ranks tied with VCU s Keira Robinson for second in the Atlantic 10 Conference for steals per game with 2.4 in each contest on average. 7

8 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Coaching Staff Head Coach SHARON DAWLEY Fifth Season At UMass // 21st Season As Head Coach Overall // St. Anselm 83 Sharon Dawley was named as the 10th head coach in the history of the University of Massachusetts women s basketball program on April 6, 2010, and begins her fifth season at the helm for the Minutewomen in In her first season in Amherst, Dawley coached her squad to one of the best three point shooting percentages in the country, highlighted by Cerie Mosgrove, who led the nation with 49.7 percent clip from beyond the arc. Mosgrove, one of several Minutewomen who enjoyed career years under Dawley s guidance in , went on to win the National Women s Three-Point Shooting Championship at the men s Final Four in Houston, Texas. Simultaneously, Dawley and her staff helped 2013 graduate Jasmine Watson develop into one of the most successful players in program history. Watson eclipsed 1,000 career points during the first game of her senior season to become the 19th member of the UMass women s basketball 1,000-point club while she capped her career among the top-20 all-time in more than a dozen program statistical categories. 8 Dawley came to UMass after a highly successful tenure with the Catamounts that included two consecutive America East Championships ( and ) and three straight postseason berths. In seven seasons at Vermont, Dawley posted a mark of (.598) and holds a career record of (.539) through 20 seasons as a head coach. She became the winningest coach in Vermont women s basketball history when the Catamounts upset No. 7-seed Wisconsin in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on March 21, 2010, the program s first NCAA tournament victory. Under Dawley s guidance, Vermont earned an automatic NCAA Tournament berth as a No. 10 seed after successfully defending its America East Tournament title in The Catamounts defeated top-seeded and No. 21-ranked Hartford in the conference championship game, UVM posted a record of 27-7 that season, the third-highest wins total for the program all-time, and led the nation with 18 road victories. Dawley earned her 100th career win at Vermont with a victory over Hartford in the semifinals of the 2009 America East Championship as UVM went on to capture its first conference title since The Catamounts made their first NCAA Tournament appearance in nine years where the squad fell to eventual national champion Connecticut. During Dawley s stint at Vermont, 23-of-28 players that played earned America East academic and/or athletic accolades. She coached a player of the year, defensive player of the year, rookie of the year, two-time scholar-athlete and two-time most outstanding player at the America East Tournament. Under Dawley s direction, the Catamounts earned six all-conference picks, four all-rookie nods and two all-academic team honors. In , Dawley guided Vermont to one of its best seasons in the program s existence. The Catamounts went 24-9 overall, recording the fourth most wins all-time, and were the America East runners-up during the regular season with a 13-3 league mark. UVM also earned its second trip to the WNIT in school history and the first postseason appearance in Dawley s tenure in The Catamounts drew regional rival Dartmouth in the first round and Dawley faced her former mentor Chris Wielgus on the opposing sideline. Vermont defeated the Big Green for the team s third postseason victory all-time and advanced to the second round of the WNIT for the second time in the program s annals. Sharon Dawley s Year-By-Year Coaching Record Year Program Position Record Postseason Notes Tufts Head Coach 14-7 NIAC Finalists Tufts Head Coach 16-6 NIAC Finalists Tufts Head Coach 19-3 NIAC Championship Tufts Head Coach 13-7 NIAC Finalists Tufts Head Coach NIAC Finalists Tufts Head Coach 16-5 ECAC Semifinals Tufts Head Coach 17-7 ECAC Semifinals Tufts Head Coach 15-6 ECAC Semifinals Tufts Head Coach Dartmouth Assistant Coach Ivy League Champions Dartmouth Assistant Coach Ivy League Champions/NCAA 1st Round Dartmouth Assistant Coach Dartmouth Assistant Coach Dartmouth Associate Head Coach Dartmouth Associate Head Coach 19-9 Ivy League Champions/NCAA 1st Round Dartmouth Associate Head Coach 20-8 Ivy League Champions/NCAA 1st Round Dartmouth Associate Head Coach Dartmouth Associate Head Coach Dartmouth Associate Head Coach Vermont Head Coach America East Quarterfinals Vermont Head Coach America East Semifinals Vermont Head Coach 9-18 America East Quarterfinals Vermont Head Coach America East Semifinals Vermont Head Coach 24-9 WNIT Second Round Vermont Head Coach America East Champs/NCAA 1st Round Vermont Head Coach 27-7 America East Champs/NCAA 2nd Round Massachusetts Head Coach 7-23 Atlantic 10 Tournament First Round Massachusetts Head Coach Massachusetts Head Coach Massachusetts Head Coach 4-27 Atlantic 10 Tournament Play-In Game Massachusetts Head Coach Overall 31st Year Four Programs NCAA Tournament Appearances 1 WNIT Appearance As Head Coach 21st Year Three Programs NCAA Tournament Appearances 1 WNIT Appearance At UMass Fifth Year Head Coach At Vermont Seven Years Head Coach NCAA Tournament Appearances 1 WNIT Appearance 2 America East Championships At Dartmouth 10 Years Assistant Coach/ NCAA Tournament Appearances Associate Head Coach 4 Ivy League Titles At Tufts Nine Years Head Coach NIAC Championship 5 NIAC Finals Appearances 3 ECAC Appearances

9 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Coaching Staff In , Dawley led UVM to a record and a third place finish in America East. She guided the Catamounts to a 13-3 start and the year was highlighted with Vermont s first-ever win over a ranked opponent when the Catamounts upset No. 22 Boston College in the championship game of the URI Invitational. After being picked to finish eighth in the league s preseason poll, Dawley coached Vermont to a No. 3 seed in the America East Championship and the Catamounts advanced to the semifinals. The Catamounts were also named one of the most improved teams in the country at the Division I level following the campaign. In Dawley s first season on the Vermont sidelines ( ), she posted the best start by a first-year head coach at Vermont, guiding the Catamounts to a 6-2 mark to begin the season. Vermont finished the year with a record of and wrapped up the regular season with victories over No. 1 Maine, No. 2 Binghamton and No. 4 Albany on the road. Vermont s victory at Maine snapped the Black Bear s 31-game conference win streak. Under Dawley s guidance, the Vermont women s basketball team also enjoyed success in the classroom. During her seven years at the helm of the Catamounts, her student-athletes earned 55 America East Academic Honor Roll citations, including 23 nominations to the America East Commissioner s Academic Honor Roll for achieving a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher. On Dawley s watch, May Kotsopoulos earned the America East Women s Basketball Scholar-Athlete honor twice heading into the season. Three of Dawley s players at Vermont were named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District I Women s Basketball First Team and Kotsopoulos became the third player in school history to be tabbed an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American in Amy Rosenkrantz `09 and Kotsopoulos were candidates for the Lowe s Senior CLASS Women s Basketball Award in back-to-back years, as well. In , Dawley s first year at Vermont, the Catamounts ranked 10th out of the top 25 Division I teams selected to the Women s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for Division I. The award recognizes the nation s highest team grade point averages for that season. Prior to arriving at Vermont, Dawley spent 10 years as a member of the women s basketball staff at Dartmouth College. She served as an assistant coach from and was promoted to associate head coach under Chris Wielgus in July of Before joining the Dartmouth staff, Dawley served as head women s basketball coach at Tufts University for nine seasons. She compiled a record of (.688). Dawley led the Jumbos to a Northeast Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship in just her third season ( ). Tufts reached the NIAC title game in her first five seasons. The Jumbos advanced to the ECAC Championship semifinals in three of Dawley s final four seasons, the first postseason appearances in the program s history. In October of 2009, Dawley was inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. She was one of two inductees in the Division I College Women s Coaches category. A native of Revere, Mass., Dawley earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business from St. Anselm College (Manchester, N.H.) in Dawley s Assistant Coaching Staff ASSISTANT COACH/Recruiting Coordinator JEN MACAULAY Years Program Position Postseason Notes Carleton Univ. Assistant Coach N/A New Hampshire Graduate Assistant 2 America East Tournaments Vermont Assistant Coach 2 America East Championships/ 2 NCAA Tournaments 2010-pr. Massachusetts Assistant Coach 2 Atlantic 10 Tournaments Assistant Coach Yolanda Griffith Years Program Position Postseason Notes 2009 Indiana (WNBA) Adjunct Assistant Coach WNBA Finalists Dartmouth Assistant Coach Lafayette Assistant Coach 1 Patriot League Tournament 2014-pr. Massachusetts Assistant Coach - Assistant Coach Chris Wielgus Years Program Position Postseason Notes Dartmouth Head Coach 4 Ivy League Championships/ 1 NCAA Tournament Fordham Head Coach 1 Patriot League Championship Dartmouth Head Coach 8 Ivy League Championships/ 6 NCAA Tournaments/ 1 WNIT Appearance Massachusetts Director of Operations 1 Atlantic 10 Tournament 2014-pr. Massachusetts Assistant Coach - Dawley s Marquee Head Coaching Victories First Division I Win Vermont 72, St. Francis (Pa.) 51; 11/21/03 25th Division I Win Vermont 90, Albany 72; 2/16/05 50th Division I Win Vermont 71, Maine 57; 1/14/07 75th Division I Win Vermont 65, Boston University 56; 2/23/08 100th Division I Win Vermont 66, Hartford 56; 3/4/09 125th Division I Win Vermont 69, Boston University 52; 3/7/10 150th Head Coaching Win Overall Vermont 70, UMBC 58; 3/3/04 175th Head Coaching Win Overall Vermont 57, New Hampshire 54; 3/6/06 200th Head Coaching Win Overall Vermont 80, Harvard 64; 12/16/08 225th Head Coaching Win Overall Vermont 77, Stony Brook 42; 1/14/09 250th Head Coaching Win Overall Vermont 92, Albany 47; 1/10/10 275th Head Coaching Win Overall Massachusetts 58, Siena 53; 12/21/11 First Win At UMass Massachusetts 78, Brown 55; 12/1/10 First A-10 Win At UMass Massachusetts 75, Rhode Island 64; 1/8/11 First Postseason Win Vermont 80, Binghamton 65 (America East Tournament); 3/10/05 First America East Championship Vermont 74, Boston University 66; 3/15/09 Second America East Championship Vermont 55, #21 Hartford 50; 3/12/10 First WNIT Win Vermont 69, Dartmouth 50; 3/20/08 First NCAA Tournament Win Vermont 64, Wisconsin 55; 3/21/10 9

10 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Game Notes Associated Press Top-25 Week Six Rankings (Dec. 15) Rk. Team Record Pts. 1 South Carolina (25) Connecticut (6) Texas (4) Texas A&M Notre Dame North Carolina Stanford Kentucky Baylor Louisville Tennessee Nebraska Duke Maryland Georgia Oregon State Rutgers Michigan State Syracuse Oklahoma State Mississippi State West Virginia Iowa California Depaul Others receiving votes: Green Bay 43, Northwestern 19, Arizona State 18, St. John s 17, Princeton 15, Oregon 14, Washington 8, James Madison 7, Western Kentucky 7, Oklahoma 5, Washington State 5, Florida State 4, Arkansas 2 USA Today Coaches TOP-25 Week Six Rankings (Dec. 16) Rk. Team Record Pts. 1 South Carolina (23) Connecticut (6) Texas (1) Notre Dame (1) Texas A&M North Carolina Stanford Kentucky Baylor Louisville Maryland Tennessee Duke Oregon State Nebraska Oklahoma State Georgia West Virginia Rutgers Mississippi State Michigan State Syracuse California Iowa St. John s Others receiving votes: Depaul 40, James Madison 25, Northwestern 21, South Florida 16, Seton Hall 13, Oklahoma 11, Florida State 9, Green Bay 7, Washington 6, Washington State 5, George Washington 3, Dayton 2, Tulane 1, Arkansas-Little Rock 1, Arizona St 1 TEAM Atlantic 10 Statistics (Through games played on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014) Category Conference-Only All Games Scoring Offense (9) Scoring Defense (6) Scoring Margin (12) Field Goal Percentage (2) Field Goal Defense (10) 3-Point FGs Made/Game (14) 3-Point FG Percentage (t-9) 3-Point FG Defense (9) Free Throw Percentage (14) Rebounding Offense (11) Rebounding Defense (3) Rebounding Margin (6) Offensive (11) Defensive (10) Blocked Shots/Game (13) Assists/Game (t-10) Steals/Game (7) Turnover Margin (11) Assist-To-Turnover Ratio (11) Individual Atlantic 10 Statistics (Through games played on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014) Massachusetts Specialty Stats Game In Paint Off T/O 2nd Chance Fast Break Bench Western Michigan Central Michigan Maine North Texas Florida State Central Florida Harvard American Holy Cross Georgia State Ohio Boston U St. Bonaventure Saint Louis Saint Joseph s La Salle G. Washington Fordham Richmond St. Bonaventure Rhode Island La Salle George Mason Duquesne Davidson VCU Dayton Rhode Island OVERALL PER GAME Individual Category Conf-Only All Games K. Hill O-Rebs/Gm (t-14) E. Mital 3-FGs Made (t-11) K. Pierre-Louis Scoring (3) Field Goal Pct (5) /Gm (16) O-Rebs/Gm (3) R. Timbilla /Gm (5) Assists (6) Steals (t-2) A-T Ratio (12) D-Rebs/Game (2) Minutes Played (6) Birthday... It s Your Birthday! January 25, 1994 January 30, 1981 February 6, 1996 February 12, 1995 May 8, 1996 June 24, 1993 July 19, 1995 July 27, 1992 August 11, 1993 August 27, 1991 September 25, 1993 October 7, 1995 December 9, 1992 Victoria Stewart Heather Gagne Ciara Rosten Kymber Hill Cierra Dillard Amber Dillon Alyx Stiff Rashida Timbilla Kim Pierre-Louis Paula Tarnachowicz Mike Patterson Maggie Mulligan Emily Mital 10

11 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Game Notes KPL Eclipses 500 Field Goal Tries Kim Pierre-Louis is surpassed 500 career field goal attempts with the Minutewomen during her 8-for-12 afternoon from the floor at North Texas. Entering play versus Georgia State, Pierre-Louis has taken 585 shots at UMass and has made 285 of those tries for a.487 field goal percentage. Quick Look: UMass 68, Maine 60 Massachusetts women s basketball used balanced scoring to defeat Maine, 68-60, and earn its first win of the season in the home-opener for the squad. Nine Minutewomen recorded points, led by Kim Pierre- Louis 19, as the squad shot 57.1 percent from the floor. It was Pierre-Louis third consecutive game eclipsing double-figures in points. The team s shooting percentage was its best since UMass hit 61.1 percent (33-54) versus Kent State on Nov. 10, a span of 61 games between outings. The Maroon and White went ahead for good during the middle of the second half when the Minutewomen went on a 12-0 run to stake themselves to a lead. Maine was unable to pull closed than within eight the rest of the way as UMass combined its team offense with a feisty defense that created 17 turnovers to secure the win. Rashida Timbilla had 14 points, six assists and five rebounds while Kymber Hill added 10 points (3-4 FGs, 4-6 FTs) and a career-best eight rebounds. A Second Half Savior Cierra Dillard spearheaded the UMass win over American when she scored 15 of her single-game career-high 18 points during the second half. Dillard s only made shot of the first half was a three-pointer that put UMass up, with two seconds left in the stanza. She was 5-of-10 from the floor and 5-for-6 at the foul line during the second half, in which she played 17 minutes. She upped her second-half success in the win over Holy Cross when she poured in 17 of her career-high 21 points and went 6-for-8 from the floor to lead UMass to its comeback win over the Crusaders. Dillard more than doubles her scoring output from the first half to the second through nine games. She averages 3.0 points during the first half and scored 6.3 after the break. Double Up On Points & Rashida Timbilla leads all active Minutewomen with 11 double-doubles, including a 14-point & 12-rebound game at Central Michigan on Nov. 16, She had seven as a freshman in and followed up with three during her sophomore campaign. Kim Pierre-Louis follows with seven earned during her career, with all but two earned when she was a junior in Kymber Hill joined the duo with her first double-double on 10 points and as many rebounds at North Texas on Nov. 21. A First For Kymber Hill Kymber Hill recorded her first collegiate double-double on 10 points and as many rebounds against North Texas. Hill was 4-for-7 from the floor 2-of-4 at the foul line while she split her 10 boards evenly between the offensive and defensive ends of the court. Yes, You Can Call it A Comeback UMass defeated UCF, despite trailing by as much as 11 in the second half. UMass erased the deficit through a 13-point game-ending streak that turned a deficit into the final score. The Minutewomen also trailed by double-digits to North Texas during the first half of an eventual victory. UMass was down 18-6 with 7:28 to play in the opening half, but cut the margin to at the break and outscored North Texas, during the second half for a victory. The Same Starting Five UMass used the same starting five in each of its nine games so far in Leah McDerment serves as the point guard, Cierra Dillard is the shooting guard, Rashida Timbilla holds down the No. 3 spot as a combo guard/forward, Kim Pierre-Louis start at forward (No. 4) and Kymber Hill is the center. Massachusetts and St. Bonaventure are the only two Atlantic 10 Conference teams to use the same starting five in each game this season. The Hometown Girl Junior guard Victoria Stewart is a native of Amherst, Massachusetts, and played scholastically at nearby Amherst-Pelham High School. Stewart, who walked on to the team as a freshman in , earned a scholarship for her hard work, dedication and positive attitude before her sophomore year. For her career, she has appeared in 22 games with the Minutewomen. Women s Basketball Career Rebounding Average Leaders Rank Minutewoman Years Games Rebs. Reb. Avg. 1. Jennifer Butler , Lu-Ann Fletcher Julie Ready Rashida Timbilla 2012-pr Octavia Thomas Ginger Legare Melissa Gurile Maura Supinski THE Atlantic 10 CONFERENCE (Through games on Wednesday, Dec. 17) Rk. Team A-10 Pct. Overall Pct. 1. G. Washington St. Bonaventure Rhode Island Dayton La Salle Fordham Duquesne George Mason Massachusetts VCU Richmond Saint Louis Davidson Saint Joseph s A-10 Schedule & recent Scores Monday, December 15, 2014 George Washington 63, Memphis 44 Buffalo 51, St. Bonaventure 44 Wednesday, December 17, 2014 Richmond 77, UNC-Wilmington 67 St. Bonaventure 78, UNC-Greensboro 60 Thursday, December 18, 2014 VCU vs. High Point - 11:00 a.m. Duquesne vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) - 7:00 p.m. Friday, December 19, 2014 George Mason vs. Winthrop - 5:00 p.m. Massachusetts at Georgia State - 5:00 p.m. La Salle vs. Ohio - 7:00 p.m. Davidson at North Carolina State - 7:00 p.m. Saint Louis at Austin Peay - 7:30 p.m. Saturday, December 20, 2014 Saint Louis vs. TBD - TBA St. Bonaventure at Niagara - 1:00 p.m. George Mason vs. Louisiana-Monroe - 1:05 p.m. Massachusetts vs. Ohio - 4:00 p.m. La Salle at Georgia State - 6:00 p.m. Sunday, December 21, 2014 George Washington vs. Saint Mary s - Noon VCU vs. Texas-Pan American - 1:00 p.m. Saint Joseph s at Notre Dame - 1:00 p.m. Rhode Island at Bryant - 1:00 p.m. Duquesne at Providence - 2:00 p.m. Davidson at Charlotte - 2:00 p.m. Richmond at Eastern Kentucky - 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 22, 2014 St. Bonaventure at Georgetown - 2:00 p.m. George Mason at Longwood - 7:00 p.m. Sunday, December 28, 2014 La Salle vs. Fairfield - 1:00 p.m. George Mason at Towson - 2:00 p.m. Duquesne at Lehigh - 2:00 p.m. Saint Joseph s vs. Quinnipiac - 2:00 p.m. Dayton vs. Green Bay - 2:00 p.m. Richmond at William & Mary - 2:00 p.m. Massachusetts at Boston University - 2:00 p.m. George Washington at Loyola (Md.) - 2:00 p.m. Davidson at Virginia - 2:30 p.m. VCU at Coppin State - 3:00 p.m. Saint Louis at Eastern Illinois - 3:00 p.m.

12 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Game Notes It s A Marathon, Not A Sprint Rashida Timbilla averages 33.6 minutes played per game, tops among all Minutewomen by nearly nine minutes. The next-most played on average is Cierra Dillard s 25.0 minutes in each contest. Timbilla ranks sixth in the conference for minutes played per game. She leads all forwards in the Atlantic 10 Conference s top-10 for minutes played ahead of Saint Joseph s Sarah Fairbanks (32.2; tiedseventh) and Dayton s Ally Malott (31.4; 10th). There s No Place Like Home UMass has won four times at home this season with victories over Maine, 69-60, Central Florida, 67-62, American, and Holy Cross, Kim Pierre-Louis averaged 22.5 points per game in those contests, followed by Cierra Dillard s As a team in those games, the Minutewomen shot 47.0 percent from the floor (102-of-217), including 42.9 percent from three-point land (15-of-35). They also outrebound foes at home, 37.5-to-29.3 on average. Pierre-Louis Steady Start Kim Pierre-Louis has scored in double-figures in eight of UMass nine games so far this year, with a season-best 27 versus Holy Cross. She averages 17.7 scored per game to lead the Minutewomen and rank third in the A-10 through games on Wednesday, Dec. 17. Dating back to the first game of the season, Pierre-Louis has eclipsed double-figures in scoring during 31 of a possible 40 appearances. Mital Good From Afar Nine games into her final year as a Minutewoman Emily Mital has made 121 career three-pointers for the Maroon and White, the seventh-most in the history of the program. She needs to connect on eight more to pass Kim Benton ( ) for sixth all-time. Her junior season success earned her the spot on UMass all-time leaderboard for made three-pointers as she went 52-for-142 (36.6 percent) during the campaign. As a sophomore in , Mital hit 48 of her 151 tries from long distance (31.8 percent) after she finished 8-of-39 in the category as a freshman (20.5 percent). She is also seventh all-time in three-point field goal attempts (371) while her 52 threes made over the course of the season put her ninth on the single-season rankings. Random Identical Scheduling The men s and women s basketball programs played the same opponent, Florida State, on the same day, Sunday, Nov. 23, in neutral site games during non-conference tournaments. The team s split the random set of games with UMass men s basketball winning and the Florida State women s team taking home the victory. Dillard Scoring In Bunches Nine games into her UMass career, Cierra Dillard averages 9.3 points per game and is currently the second-highest scoring Minutewoman. Dillard showed a penchant for scoring in bunches at critical junctures versus CMU and North Texas. She netted nine points, an assist and a steal during the final four minutes, 45 seconds as the Minutewomen closed a 16-point deficit to within one basket of the win at CMU. She also had all four of her points versus North Texas during the 12-2 game-defining run UMass used to win the contest late. Hi, My Name Is... The Minutewomen played three consecutive firsttime opponents during with games against North Texas, Florida State and UCF. UMass defeated North Texas, before the squad fell to the Seminoles, Massachusetts rebounded with a comeback win over Central Florida, to cap the streak in the final game of the season versus an opponent the Minutewomen have not previously faced at least once. Mital, The Scholar Senior guard Emily Mital received a pair of Atlantic 10 Commissioner s Honor Roll awards during Mital, a kinesiology major and a member of the University of Massachusetts Dean s List, was also chosen for the Atlantic 10 Commissioner s Honor Roll following the Spring 2013 semester to give her three nods to the two-per-year academic listing in four semesters eligible for it. Turning Them Aside Rashida Timbilla ranked among the conference leaders in blocked shots per game in Timbilla accumulated a team-leading 25 stuffs over 28 appearances for an average of 0.9 per game, the 12th-most in the Atlantic 10. Through 66 career games at UMass, including the start of the season, Timbilla has 50 blocks, tied with Yolanda Rayside ( ) for 13th on the program s all-time list. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner In the five team wins this season, Kim Pierre-Louis leads UMass with 21.6 points over 28.5 minutes averaged per game. She is 45-for-80 from the floor (56.3 percent) with 39 rebounds (7.8 per game), 10 steals, 10 assists and five blocks during those victories Leaderboard Scoring Career Kim Pierre-Louis 7 21 Rashida Timbilla 1 9 Emily Mital - 6 Kymber Hill - 3 Cierra Dillard 1 1 Rebounding Career Rashida Timbilla 4 38 Kim Pierre-Louis 3 18 Kymber Hill 2 6 Paula Tarnachowicz - 1 Emily Mital - 1 Assists Career Rashida Timbilla 8 28 Emily Mital - 9 Amber Dillon 2 3 Alyx Stiff 1 2 Cierra Dillard 2 2 Leah McDerment 1 1 Maggie Mulligan 1 1 Kim Pierre-Louis - 1 Minutes Career Rashida Timbilla 7 29 Emily Mital - 22 Cierra Dillard 2 2 Kim Pierre-Louis - 1 Double-Digit Scoring Career Kim Pierre-Louis 7 29 Emily Mital - 26 Rashida Timbilla 4 24 Kymber Hill 1 6 Amber Dillon 2 4 Cierra Dillard 3 3 Maggie Mulligan 1 1 Alyx Stiff - 1 Double-Digit Rebounding Career Rashida Timbilla 2 19 Kim Pierre-Louis 2 8 Kymber Hill 1 1 Double-Doubles Career Rashida Timbilla 1 11 Kim Pierre-Louis 2 7 Kymber Hill Point Games Career Kim Pierre-Louis 3 7 Rashida Timbilla Point Games Career Kim Pierre-Louis 1 2 Rashida Timbilla

13 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Game Notes Boarding With The BEst Of Them With an appearance vs. St. Bonaventure on Feb. 8, 2014, Rashida Timbilla played in her 50th game with at UMass, the minimum required to be eligible for the program s top-20 for rebounding average. Timbilla averages 7.9 boards per appearance (521), tied for the fourth-highest in program history with Octavia Thomas (7.9; ). Timbilla led the Minutewomen in rebounding during both of her completed collegiate campaigns. She had 241 over 29 games as a freshman and provided 207 in 28 appearances during The Ottawa, Ontario, native has 73 rebounds through nine games as a junior for an average of 8.1 per contest. Timbilla s Near Triple-Double Rashida Timbilla came close to earning a tripledouble as she had nine rebounds, eight points and eight assists in the win over American (12/6). Her assists total marked a single-game career-high for the junior. The last Minutewoman to record a triple-double was Jennifer Butler, who accomplished the feat against Charlotte on Nov. 17, 2000 with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 steals. Deuces Wild Kim Pierre-Louis scored 22 points when UMass defeated UCF, 67-62, through a 13-point gameending run. Pierre-Louis 22 scored were the most by a Minutewoman this season at the time and the fifth game the senior provided at least 20 points in her career. Pierre-Louis added another 22-point effort to help UMass secure its victory over American on Saturday, Dec. 6. She surpassed this total with a career-high 27 for the Minutewomen in their win over Holy Cross on Sunday, Dec. 14. Finding Their Friends is Key In the five victories this season, UMass averages 16.0 assists per game on 24.4 made field goals in each contest. That gives the squad a dish on 65.6 percent of field goals made on average during each win. However, during the four losses, the Minutewomen only distribute 8.5 assists on 19.3 shots converted (44.0 percent). The Canadian Connection UMass has had eight Canadian players compete for the program in the history of the squad including Kim Pierre-Louis and Rashida Timbilla. The list also included sisters Alisha Tatham ( ) and Tamara Tatham ( ), Cleo Foster ( ), Carolann Cloutier ( ), JoAnn Dupuis ( ) and Stephanie Lawrence ( ). The Minutewomen have had at least one Canadian-born player on their roster for each of the previous 13 seasons dating back to Foster s arrival in Amherst ahead of the 2001 campaign. Freshmen Make Big Leap In Game 2 The four UMass freshmen, Cierra Dillard, Leah McDerment, Maggie Mulligan and Ciara Rosten, combined to score 30 points against the Central Michigan defense. This number came after Dillard s seven points at Western Michigan were the only ones scored by the newcomers. Dillard also led the way at CMU with 16 while McDerment and Rosten followed with five and Mulligan added four points. These four shot a respectable 41.7 percent from the floor (10-of-24) and went 8-for-11 from the foul line (72.7 percent) against the Chippewas. Griffith Joins Coaching Staff Yolanda Griffith, a two-time Olympic gold medalwinning member of the U.S. National Team and WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, joined the UMass coaching staff on Sept. 5. Griffith, a 2014 first ballot inductee into the Women s Basketball Hall of Fame, played 11 seasons in the WNBA and was the 2005 finals MVP when Sacramento won the WNBA Championship. Most recently, Griffith assisted at Lafayette in after she spent two seasons as a coach on the Dartmouth staff in Helping Others Help Themselves Rashida Timbilla is again the team s leader in assists through nine games of the season after she had a UMass-best 86 in 28 games played as a sophomore (3.1 per game). In , Timbilla owns 4.0 helpers per game (36), which is good for sole possession of sixth in the Atlantic 10. Timbilla is the active leader among Minutewomen in the category with 183 through 66 career games. Accuracy & Boards At Clutch Too Unsurprisingly, UMass secured wins in four of the five contests the Minutewomen earned a higher shooting percentage than their foes. They are 1-3 when the opposition shoots better. Simultaneously, UMass is 4-1 when outrebounding foes and 1-3 when the squad is out-rebounded. Picking Their Pockets Massachusetts averages 8.0 steals per game in with 72 through nine contests. The last time UMass averaged at least that many per game as a team with when the Minutewomen produced an average of 9.3 in each contest. Rashida Timbilla paves the way in the category during with a team-high 23 steals (2.6 per game). She is the active leader among Minutewomen in the category with 101 over 66 games, the 24th-most in program history. 13 Timbilla In The UMass Record Book Total (Career) Rk. Name No. Years 1. Jennifer Butler 1, Octavia Thomas Julie Ready Melissa Gurile Tamara Tatham Jasmine Watson Kate Mills Crystal Carroll Lu-Ann Fletcher Tara Lewis Keyburn McCusker Kim Kristofik Yolanda Rayside Nekole Smith Tez Kraft Sue Peters Beth Wilbor Amber Sneed Helen Freeman Rashida Timbilla pr. Per Game (Career) Rk. Name No. Years 1. Jennifer Butler Lu-Ann Fletcher Julie Ready Rashida Timbilla pr. Octavia Thomas Ginger Legare Melissa Gurile Blocks (Career) Rk. Name No. Years 1. Kate Mills Melissa Gurile Jasmine Watson Helen Freeman Jennifer Butler Crystal Carroll Keyburn McCusker Caroline Nehls Martha Ready Tamara Tatham Beth Wilbor Nicole Jones Rashida Timbilla pr. Yolanda Rayside Assist-To-Turnover Ratio (Career) Rk. Name No. Year 1. Diatiema Hill 1.74 ( ) Megan Zullo 1.63 ( ) Kim Benton 1.42 ( ) Katie Nelson 1.36 ( ) Sabriya Mitchell 1.33 ( ) Sue Henry 1.32 ( ) Kathy Coyner 1.32 ( ) Christel Zullo 1.26 ( ) Tricia Hopson 1.19 ( ) Sakera Young 1.11 ( ) Beth Wilbor 1.09 ( ) Beth Kuzmeski 1.02 ( ) Wendy Ward 0.95 ( ) Rashida Timbilla 0.88 ( ) 2012-pr.

14 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Game Notes Wielgus Named Assistant Coach Chris Wielgus was elevated from director of operations to assistant coach ahead of the season. Wielgus served as the director of operations during and has 30 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level. Wielgus was the women s basketball coach at Dartmouth for 28 years ( ; ), where she led the Big Green to seven NCAA Tournament appearances and two WNIT berths. She also coached the Fordham Rams to 37 victories over a two-season span from and has 436 victories as a collegiate head coach in total. Olson To Fill Operations Role Kellie Olson took over as the women s basketball director of operations Sept. 4, Olson brought a wealth of experience within the corporate realm to the position as she has worked for UPS as an accounts executive and UMass Athletics with the Learfield Sports Marketing team. Olson competed for the Stetson women s basketball program from after two seasons at Mesa Junior College. Following completion of her competitive career, Olson stayed involved in basketball as an official. She has refereed games since 2010, including ECAC Division III (2012) and Northeast-10 Division II (2013) contests. She is the granddaughter of legendary Arizona men s basketball head coach and NCAA Champion Lute Olson. Staying In-State Three members of the squad - Amber Dillon, Maggie Mulligan and Victoria Stewart - hail from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Mulligan in a Boston native while Stewart is from Amherst. Dillon hails from Dorchester, which is less than four miles from South Boston. The trio represents the most Commonwealth of Massachusetts natives on a UMass squad since the team also had three (Kara Trent, Kelley Van Huisen and Rekiya Penton). Pierre-Louis Then Vs. Now During her first two seasons as a Minutewoman, Kim Pierre-Louis averaged just 3.6 points and 2.1 rebounds over 39 appearances. However, since the beginning of the season, Pierre-Louis junior year, the forward provides 14.1 points and 6.7 rebounds per contest in 40 games played. Pierre-Louis led the team with 13.1 points and chipped in 6.7 rebounds per game during Through nine games of her senior year, Pierre- Louis averages 17.7 and 6.9, respectively, in those categories. Tamara Tatham Represents Team Canada At FIBA Worlds Former University of Massachusetts women s basketball standout Tamara Tatham ( ) represented her alma mater and her country with inclusion on the Team Canada roster for the 2014 FIBA World Championship. The Canadian National Team and Tatham finished in fifth place after the squad entered competition ranked No. 9 internationally. Canada defeated China, the Czech Republic, France and Mozambique during the seven-game tournament. Tatham has represented her country since 2006 and was a featured member of the teams fielded at the 2012 Olympic Games as well as the FIBA Americas Tournaments. The Rookies Get THe Call Two freshmen start for UMass women s basketball in as Leah McDerment is the starting point guard and Cierra Dillard fills the No. 2 spot at shooting guard. All four of the first-year players have contributed through the first nine games as Maggie Mulligan and Ciara Rosten rotate into the lineup. Mulligan averages 10.2 minutes per game while Rosten plays 12.1 in each appearance. The Minutewomen When... Scoring 80+ points Scoring points Scoring points Scoring points Scoring less than 50 points Giving up 80+ points Giving up points Giving up points Giving up points Giving up less than 50 points Shooting 55 percent or better from the field Shooting percent from the field Shooting percent from the field Shooting percent from the field Shooting percent from the field Shooting under 35 percent from the field Opponents shooting 50 percent or better Opponents shooting percent Opponents shooting percent Opponents shooting percent Opponents shooting under 35 percent Shooting better than opponent Shooting worse than opponent Out-rebounding opponent Teams have equal number of rebounds Opponents out-rebound UMass Having fewer turnovers than opponent Teams have same number of turnovers Having more turnovers than opponent Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime Shooting more free throws Teams shoot same number of free throws Opponents shoot more free throws The game goes to overtime Minutewomen By Games Played And Started Season (Consecutive) Minutewoman Games Starts Cierra Dillard 9 9 Amber Dillon 9 - Kymber Hill 9 9 Leah McDerment 9 9 Emily Mital 9 - Maggie Mulligan 9 - Kim Pierre-Louis 9 9 Ciara Rosten 9 - Victoria Stewart - - Alyx Stiff 9 - Paula Tarnachowicz 1 - Rashida Timbilla 9 9 Collegiate Careers (Total) Minutewoman Games Starts Cierra Dillard 9 9 Amber Dillon 63 7 Kymber Hill Leah McDerment 9 9 Emily Mital Maggie Mulligan 9 - Kim Pierre-Louis Ciara Rosten 9 - Victoria Stewart 22 - Alyx Stiff 35 - Paula Tarnachowicz 29 2 Rashida Timbilla The margin is five points or less The margin is 6-10 points The margin is points The margin is points The margin is 21+ points Playing on TV Coming off of a win Coming off of a loss Playing Day Games (start before 5 p.m.) Playing Night Games (start 5 p.m. or later) Playing in November Playing in December Playing in January Playing in February Playing in March...0-0

15 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Game Notes International Appeal Among the 13 Minutewomen on the active roster at the start of the season are four international players hailing for three countries. A pair, Kim Pierre-Louis and Rashida Timbilla, come from the same city, Ottawa, Ontario, while Paula Tarnachowicz originates from Gdynia, Poland, and Leah McDerment hails from Stockport, England. The four internationally-born players are tied for the second-most on one season s roster in program history with the and campaigns. The squad has had at least one international student-athlete active on the roster in each of the last 15 seasons and 20 of the previous 21. She Gets Buckets Kim Pierre-Louis provides a consistent shot in and around the paint as a senior in , which leads her to own the fifth-highest field goal percentage in the Atlantic 10 at.532 as she is 67-for- 126 from the floor. Her percentage makes her one of only nine Atlantic 10 women s basketball players qualifying for the top-15 listing with a mark at or above 50.0 percent. For her career, Pierre-Louis has not shot less than 44.4 percent over the course of one season and has made 285 of her 585 attempts as a Minutewoman (48.7 percent). She was 20-of-43 as a freshman (46.5 percent) and 32-for-72 over her sophomore campaign (44.4 percent). Thomas Joins A-10 Legends UMass standout Octavia Thomas was one of 13 former A-10 women s basketball student-athletes named to the conference s Legends Class of Thomas provided UMass women s basketball with 1,791 points and 903 rebounds during her fouryear career as she led the Minutewomen to the 1995 WNIT and 1996 NCAA Tournament. George Trigger Burke was an all-america selection in 1956 as he also took in All-East, All-New England, All-Yankee Conference and all-boston Garden. She was honored along with 12 women s hoops compatriots and the 13 men s basketball inductees during the 2014 Atlantic 10 Championship. Watson Balling In Romania Former UMass women s basketball center Jasmine Watson ( ) currently plays overseas for CSM Targoviste of the Romania National League. She previously competed for ASC Sepsi, another squad in the same league, following her graduation from the University of Massachusetts in the Spring of Watson, a four-year starter for the Minutewomen, averages 11.3 points per game and 5.9 rebounds in each contest playing center for Targoviste, which opened the year with a 13-2 start. She is the latest in a long line of former Minutewomen to compete professionally overseas, which also includes alumnae Jennifer Butler (France, Slovakia, Turkey), Kate Mills (Portugal, Spain), Cerie Mosgrove (Luxembourg), Pam Rosanio (Italy, Sweden), Alisha Tatham (Belgium, Canada, Switzerland), Tamara Tatham (Canada, Finland, Germany, Slovakia) and Megan Zullo (Romania). Champions Center Update The UMass Athletic Department is in the process of constructing a dedicated basketball training facility directly South of the Mullins Center. The facility is scheduled to be completed by Summer 2015 and will give the basketball programs their first dedicated practice and training facility. At $28.5 million, it will be a 53,000 square foot complex that will be the new home for program daily operations. The official name of the facility is the John Francis Kennedy Champions Center For UMass Basketball. Kennedy is responsible for the lead gift to the project of $11 million. Alyssa Lawrence Transfers In Alyssa Lawrence joined the women s basketball team ahead of Lawrence will sit out as per NCAA transfer policy and will be a redshirt-sophomore in Lawrence, a native of New Rochelle, New York, played for San Diego State University as a freshman in Prior to that, she attended The Ursuline School and competed for AAU programs Ring City and the New Jersey Sparks. Lawrence was an all-league and all-section honoree and received a three-star grade from ESPN HoopGurlz. 15

16 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Game Notes Massachusetts Team Superlatives Points vs. Holy Cross (12/14/14) Field Goals Made Three times, last vs. Holy Cross (12/14/14) Field Goal Attempts vs. Harvard (12/03/14) Field Goal Percentage...(.571; 24-42)... at Central Michigan (11/16/14) 3-Point Field Goals Made vs. American (12/06/14) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts at Central Michigan (11/16/14) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage...(.667; 4-6)... vs. Maine (11/19/14) Free Throws Made twice, last vs. Florida State (11/23/14) Free Throw Attempts vs. Holy Cross (12/14/14) Free Throw Percentage...(.762; 16-21)... vs. Maine (11/19/14) at North Texas (11/21/14) Assists vs. Central Florida (11/30/14) Steals vs. Central Florida (11/30/14) Blocked Shots Twice, last vs. Holy Cross (12/14/14) Massachusetts Opponent Superlatives Points vs. Harvard (12/03/14) Field Goals Made vs. Harvard (12/03/14) Field Goal Attempts at Western Michigan (11/14/14) Field Goal Percentage...(.491; 27-55)... vs. Harvard (12/03/14) 3-Point Field Goals Made vs. Maine (11/19/14) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts vs. Maine (11/19/14) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage... (.429; 9-21).... at Central Michigan (11/16/14) Free Throws Made vs. Florida State (11/23/14) Free Throw Attempts vs. Florida State (11/23/14) Free Throw Percentage... (1.000; 13-13).... vs. Americcan (12/06/14) vs. Florida State (11/23/14) Assists vs. Harvard (12/03/14) Steals vs. Florida State (11/23/14) Blocked Shots vs. American (12/06/14) Massachusetts Player SuperlativeS Points Kim Pierre-Louis vs. Holy Cross (12/14/14) Field Goals Made Kim Pierre-Louis vs. Holy Cross (12/14/14) Field Goal Attempts Kim Pierre-Louis vs. Holy Cross (12/14/14) Field Goal Percentage...(.750; 6-8)...Rashida Timbilla vs. Maine (11/19/14) 3-Point Field Goals Made Emily Mital vs. Central Florida (11/30/14) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Emily Mital vs. Central Florida (11/30/14) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage...(.500; 2-4)... Emily Mital vs. Maine (11/19/14) Free Throws Made Twice, last by Kim Pierre-Louis vs. Harvard (12/03/14) Free Throw Attempts Twice, last by Kim Pierre-Louis vs. Harvard (12/03/14) Free Throw Percentage... (1.000; 5-5).... Cierra Dillard at Central Michigan (11/16/14) Rashida Timbilla at Central Michigan (11/16/14) Assists Rashida Timbilla vs. American (12/06/14) Steals Rashida Timbilla at Central Michigan (11/16/14) Blocked Shots Twice, last by Kymber Hill vs. Holy Cross (12/14/14) Minutes Played Rashida Timbilla vs. Central Florida (11/30/14) Massachusetts Opponent Player Superlatives Points Twice, last by Raquel Scott, vs. Holy Cross (12/14/14) Field Goals Made Twice, last by Raquel Scott, vs. Holy Cross (12/14/14) Field Goal Attempts Twice, last by Raquel Scott, vs. Holy Cross (12/14/14) Field Goal Percentage...(.833; 5-6)... Twice, last by Temi Fagbenle, vs. Harvard (12/03/14) 3-Point Field Goals Made Zykira Lewis, vs. Central Florida (11/30/14) 3-Point Field Goal Attempts Lisa Mifsud, vs. Holy Cross (12/14/14) 3-Point Field Goal Percentage... (1.000; 2-2)....Three times, last by Courtney Anderson & Mikaela Gustafsson, vs. Maine (11/19/14) Free Throws Made Jen Dumiak, vs. American (12/06/14) Free Throw Attempts Ivey Slaughter, vs. Florida State (11/23/14) Free Throw Percentage... (1.000; 6-6).... Jen Dumiak, vs. American (12/06/14) Michelle O Brein, at Western Michigan (11/14/14) Assists Lisa Mifsud, vs. Holy Cross (12/14/14) Steals Crystal Bradford, at Central Michigan (11/16/14) Blocked Shots Molly Hourigan, vs. Holy Cross (12/14/14) Minutes Played Jen Dumiak, vs. American (12/06/14) 16

17 The Last Time... Massachusetts scored 100 points or more... Dec. 13, 1980 at Vermont (W, ) Massachusetts scored 90 points or more...jan. 22, 2008 vs. Yale (W, 91-57) Massachusetts scored 50 points or less... Nov. 23, 2014 vs. Florida State (L, 73-47) Massachusetts scored 40 points or less...dec. 1, 2012 at Miami (Ohio) (L, 50-40) Massachusetts gave up 100 points or more...feb. 12, 2014 at George Mason (L, ) Massachusetts gave up 90 points or more... Jan. 2, 2014 at VCU (L, ) Massachusetts gave up 40 points or less...jan. 11, 2012 at Rhode Island (W, 46-39) Massachusetts won by 40+ points... Feb. 18, 1995 vs. Temple (W, 82-40) Massachusetts won an overtime game... Jan. 13, 2010 at Saint Louis (W, 62-59) Massachusetts lost an overtime game.... March 5, 2014 vs. George Mason (L, 85-75) Massachusetts made 10 or more three-pointers... Nov. 10, 2012 vs. Kent State (10-of-28;.357) An opponent made 10 or more three-pointers... Dec. 3, 2014 vs. Harvard (10-of-29;.345) UMass had a player score 25 or more points...dec. 14, 2014 vs. Holy Cross (Kim Pierre-Lous - 27) UMass had a player score 30 or more points...nov. 28, 2010 at East Carolina (Shakia Robinson - 30) UMass had two players score 20 or more points.... Dec. 14, 2014 vs. Holy Cross (Kim Pierre-Louis - 27 & Cierra Dillard - 21) UMass had a player score 20 or more points in back-to-back games....kim Pierre-Louis (Dec. 6, 2014 vs. American - 22 & Dec. 14, 2014 vs. Holy Cross - 27) UMass had four players score double-figures...feb. 5, 2014 at Rhode Island (J. Harris - 13; E. Mital - 13; K. Pierre-Louis - 11; A. Dillon - 10) UMass had five players score double-figures...feb. 12, 2014 at George Mason (K. Pierre-Louis - 15; J. Harris - 14; N. Henry - 13; E. Mital - 11; K. Bomben - 10) An opposing player scored 30 or more points....march 5, 2014 vs. George Mason (Taylor Brown - 35) An opposing player scored 40 or more points....dec. 4, 1997 at Maine (Cindy Blodgett - 40) UMass had a player record a triple-double....nov. 17, 2000 vs. Charlotte (Jennifer Butler - 19 points, 11 rebounds & 10 steals) UMass did not have a player score double-figures.... Jan. 27, 2013 at #17/16 Dayton (Jasmine Harris led UMass with eight points) UMass held an opponent without a double-digit scorer.... Jan. 11, 2012 at Rhode Island (Ashley Rivera led Rhode Island with nine points) UMass had two players record double-doubles in a game...feb. 2, 2011 vs. Duquesne (Cerie Mosgrove - 21 pts & 13 rebs; Jasmine Watson - 18 pts & 10 rebs) A Minutewoman had 15 or more rebounds in a game....dec. 30, 2013 at Dartmouth (Kim Pierre-Louis - 17) A Minutewoman had 20 or more rebounds in a game....march 6, 2003 vs. La Salle (Jennifer Butler - 23) A Minutewoman had 25 or more rebounds in a game.... Dec. 28, 2002 at Florida (Jennifer Butler - 30) A Minutewoman had 30 or more rebounds in a game.... Dec. 28, 2002 at Florida (Jennifer Butler - 30) A Minutewoman had 10+ assists....dec. 19, 2012 vs. Bowling Green (Nola Henry - 11) A Minutewoman had 15+ assists.... Feb. 14, 1986 vs. Temple (Christel Zullo - 15) An opposing player had 10+ assists...feb. 15, 2012 at Saint Louis (Janisha Gearlds - 10) A Minutewoman made 5 or more three-pointers... March 5, 2014 vs. George Mason (Jasmine Harris - 5) A Minutewoman made 8 or more three-pointers...never An opposing player made 5 or more threes....nov. 30, 2014 vs. Central Florida (Zykira Lewis - 5) An opposing player made 8 or more threes....never Massachusetts shot 60 pct. FG or better... Nov. 10, 2012 vs. Kent State (.611; 33-of-54) Massachusetts shot 30 pct. FG or lower...dec. 19, 2013 at Bowling Green (.275; 14-of-51) An opponent shot 60 pct. FG or better... Dec. 10, 2000 vs. Rutgers (.619; 26-of-42) An opponent shot 30 pct. FG or lower....dec. 28, 2012 vs. Siena (.279; 17-of-61) An opponent shot 25 pct. FG or lower....dec. 7, 2008 at Brown (.218; 12-of-55) Massachusetts forced 30 or more turnovers... Nov. 17, 2000 vs. Charlotte (31) A Massachusetts opponent forced 30 or more turnovers...jan. 18, 2014 vs. VCU (32) Massachusetts had 15 or more steals...feb. 10, 2010 at Temple (15) A Massachusetts opponent had 15 or more steals...jan. 18, 2014 vs. VCU (16) Massachusetts blocked 10 or more shots in a game...nov. 29, 2012 at Ohio (11) A Massachusetts opponent had 10 or more blocked shots in a game....jan. 24, 2014 vs. Dayton (10) Massachusetts won 5 or more games in a row...nov. 10, Nov. 25, 2006; 5-game streak Massachusetts won 10 or more games in a row...never Massachusetts lost 5 or more games in a row.... Dec. 19, Feb. 19, 2014; 17-game streak Massachusetts lost 10 or more games in a row.... Dec. 19, Feb. 19, 2014; 17-game streak Massachusetts won 5 or more in a row at home...feb. 10, Jan. 4, 2003; 7-game streak Massachusetts won 10 or more in a row at home...feb. 18, Feb. 27, 1996; 15-game streak Massachusetts won 15 or more in a row at home...feb. 18, Feb. 27, 1996; 15-game streak Massachusetts lost 5 or more in a row at home... Dec. 4, Feb. 19, 2014; 8-game streak Massachusetts lost 10 or more in a row at home...jan. 16, Nov. 10, 2013; 12-game streak Massachusetts won 5 or more in a row away from home...jan. 23, Feb. 21, 1998; 5-game streak Massachusetts won 10 or more in a row away from home...dec. 4, March 10, 1977; 11-game streak Massachusetts lost 5 or more in a row away from home....dec. 19, Nov. 16, 2014; 14-game streak Massachusetts lost 10 or more in a row away from home....dec. 19, Nov. 16, 2014; 14-game streak 17

18 Massachusetts Women s Basketball Expanded Results DATE TIME OPPONENT SCORE ATT. POINTS Leader REBOUNDS Leader ASSISTS Leader 11/14/14 8:30 p.m. at Western Michigan L, Pierre-Louis (16) Pierre-Louis (8) Dillon (1) Mulligan (1) Stiff (1) Timbilla (1) 11/16/14 1:00 p.m. at Central Michigan L, ,307 Dillard (16) Timbilla (12) Timbilla (5) 11/19/14 7:00 p.m. Maine W, Pierre-Louis (19) Hill (8) Timbilla (6) 11/21/14 8:00 p.m. at North Texas W, Pierre-Louis (18) Hill (10) Mital (3) 11/23/14 1:00 p.m. vs. Florida State L, Timbilla (15) Timbilla (6) Dillard (2) 11/30/14 2:00 p.m. Central Florida W, Pierre-Louis (22) Timbilla (10) Timbilla (6) 12/03/14 7:00 p.m. Harvard L, Pierre-Louis (19) Pierre-Louis (9) Timbilla (4) 12/06/14 Noon American W, Pierre-Louis (22) Pierre-Louis (11) Timbilla (8) 12/14/14 2:00 p.m. Holy Cross W, Pierre-Louis (27) Pierre-Louis (10) Dillard (4) 12/19/14 5:00 p.m. at Georgia State 12/20/14 4:00 p.m. vs. Ohio 12/28/14 2:00 p.m. at Boston U. 01/03/14 1:00 p.m. at St. Bonaventure 01/07/14 7:00 p.m. Saint Louis 01/10/14 2:00 p.m. at Saint Joseph s 01/15/14 7:00 p.m. La Salle 01/18/14 2:00 p.m. G. Washington 01/21/14 Noon at Fordham 01/24/14 2:00 p.m. at Richmond 01/31/14 2:00 p.m. St. Bonaventure 02/04/14 7:00 p.m. at Rhode Island 02/07/14 1:00 p.m. at La Salle 02/11/14 11:45 a.m. George Mason 02/14/14 1:00 p.m. Duquesne 02/18/14 7:00 p.m. Davidson 02/22/14 1:00 p.m. at VCU 02/26/14 7:00 p.m. at Dayton 03/01/14 2:00 p.m. Rhode Island McDerment (4) Timbilla (4) 18

19 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Season Statistics UMass Season Statistics Massachusetts Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 14, 2014) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 04 PIERRE-LOUIS, Kim DILLARD, Cierra TIMBILLA, Rashida HILL, Kymber MITAL, Emily DILLON, Amber MULLIGAN, Maggie ROSTEN, Ciara STIFF, Alyx TARNACHOWICZ, Pa MCDERMENT, Leah STEWART, Victoria Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UMASS OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/14/14 at Western Michigan L /16/14 at Central Michigan L /19/14 MAINE W /21/14 at North Texas W /23/14 vs Florida State L /30/14 UCF W /03/14 HARVARD L /06/14 AMERICAN W /14/14 HOLY CROSS W * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Massachusetts Opponents

20 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Box Scores And Recaps game 1: Western Michigan 63, UMass 41 Fri., Nov. 14, 2014 // University Arena; Kalamazoo, Mich. Kim Pierre-Louis started her senior year with a 16-point, eight-rebound effort, but it was not enough in a loss at Western Michigan. Pierre-Louis was 8-of-15 from the floor and earned seven of her boards on the defensive glass. The Minutewomen started strong with seven consecutive points to open the game, but the Broncos took control with a 21-0 run covering eight minutes, 11 seconds of game action during the first half. The response turned the home side s 17-9 deficit into a lead with 1:26 left in the first half. The Minutewomen trailed by 13 at the half and, after a strong WMU start to the second, were unable to get within 18 the remainder of the way. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Massachusetts vs Western Michigan 11/14/14 8:30 PM at Kalamazoo, MI (University Arena) Massachusetts Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 PIERRE-LOUIS, Kim * 15 DILLARD, Cierra * TIMBILLA, Rashida * MCDERMENT, Leah * HILL, Kymber * MULLIGAN, Maggie DILLON, Amber STIFF, Alyx ROSTEN, Ciara TARNACHOWICZ, Paula STEWART, Victoria MITAL, Emily Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1,1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Western Michigan Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 05 JOHNSON, A.J. * 10 WINDHAM, Jazmine * O'BRIEN, Michelle * MORTON, Alex * JESSING, Jessica * SHIPMAN, Meredith PARKS, Alexis SMITH, Najee CARLISLE, Aneisha BROOKS, LaTondra REEVES, Teagan Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 0 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: Game: % Officials: Technical fouls: Massachusetts-None. Western Michigan-None. Attendance: 782 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Massachusetts Western Michigan Last FG - UMASS 2nd-00:13, WMU 2nd-01:05. Largest lead - UMASS by 8 1st-10:23, WMU by 27 2nd-01:05. UMASS led for 11:22. WMU led for 27:44. Game was tied for 00:46. In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench UMASS WMU Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 1 time. game 3: UMass 68, Maine 60 Wed., Nov. 19, 2014 // Mullins Center; Amherst, Mass. Massachusetts women s basketball used balanced scoring to defeat Maine, 68-60, in the home-opener for UMass. Nine Minutewomen recorded points, led by Kim Pierre-Louis 19, as the squad shot 57.1 percent from the floor. The team s shooting percentage was its best since UMass shot 61.1 percent (33-54) versus Kent State on Nov. 10, a span of 61 games between outings. The Maroon and White went ahead for good during the middle of the second half when the Minutewomen went on a 12-0 run to stake themselves to a lead. Maine was unable to pull closed than within eight the rest of the way as UMass combined its team offense with a fiesty defense that created 17 turnovers to secure the win. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Maine vs Massachusetts 11/19/14 7:00 PM at Amherst, MA (Mullins Center) Maine Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 05 Swan, Bella f 13 Gustafsson, Mikaela f Wood, Liz f Weckstrom, Sophie g Koizar, Sigi g Charles, Chantel Anderson, Courtney Bodine, Lauren Jones, Sheraton Rossignol, Parise Gerostergiou, Chris Johnson, Kirsten Heise, Anna Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3,1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Massachusetts Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 PIERRE-LOUIS, Kim f 23 TIMBILLA, Rashida f HILL, Kymber c DILLARD, Cierra g MCDERMENT, Leah g MULLIGAN, Maggie DILLON, Amber STIFF, Alyx ROSTEN, Ciara TARNACHOWICZ, Paula MITAL, Emily Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Margaret Tieman, Pastor Torres, Luis Torres Technical fouls: Maine-None. Massachusetts-None. Attendance: 356 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Maine Massachusetts Last FG - MAINE 2nd-00:30, UMASS 2nd-00:59. Largest lead - MAINE by 7 1st-17:02, UMASS by 16 2nd-05:38. MAINE led for 04:57. UMASS led for 34:20. Game was tied for 00:43. In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench MAINE UMASS Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 2 times. game 2: Central Michigan 72, UMass 70 Sun., Nov. 16, 2014 // McGuirk Arena; Mount Pleasant, Mich. The freshman class combined for 30 points, led by Cierra Dillard s 16, but Central Michigan squeaked out a victory over UMass. Dillard led UMass in scoring while Rashida Timbilla provided 14 points, 12 rebounds, seven steals and five assists. The game was decided by a 17-2 Chippewas run during the later half of the second stanza that turned a one-point CMU advantage into a margin. Despite the deficit, UMass clawed back to within four points during the final seconds on the strength of Dillard s closing ability. During the last five minutes, the freshman from Rochester, New York, provided UMass with nine points on a pair of field goals and a 4-of-4 stretch at the line. Leah McDerment nailed a late trey to reach the final score with two seconds to play. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Massachusetts vs Central Michigan 11/16/14 1:00 PM at Mount Pleasant, MI (McGuirk Arena) game 4: UMass 56, North Texas 46 Friday., Nov. 21, 2014 // The Super Pit; Denton, Texas Kymber Hill recorded her first collegiate double-double and Kim Pierre-Louis scored 16 of her 18 points during the second half when UMass came back for a win at North Texas. The Minutewomen trailed by as many as 12 points during in the first but recovered during the second frame for the double-digit win. Pierre-Louis scored the first 14 UMass points of the second half as she went 7-of-7 from the floor while Texas native Emily Mital provided back-to-back treys and finished with nine points and a team-best three assists on the night. UMass closed the game on a 12-2 run spanning the final four minutes, 19 seconds of action to seal the win. Cierra Dillard started the streak with an and-one play while back-to-back layups from Hill iced the contest. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Massachusetts vs North Texas 11/21/14 7:00 PM at Denton, TX (Super Pit) Massachusetts Total 3-Ptr ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 PIERRE-LOUIS, Kim f HILL, Kymber f DILLARD, Cierra g TIMBILLA, Rashida g MCDERMENT, Leah g MULLIGAN, Maggie DILLON, Amber STIFF, Alyx ROSTEN, Ciara TARNACHOWICZ, Paula STEWART, Victoria MITAL, Emily Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 7 Central Michigan Total 3-Ptr ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 20 COTTON, Jewel f BRACEY, Jas'Mine f GREEN, Jessica g TAMM, Kerby g BRADFORD, Crystal g TURNER, Da'Jourie JONES, Lorreal SWARY, Aleah BREEN, Cassandra CORLEY, Amani LYNN, Chelsea MOORE, Tinara HERRINGTON, Karli Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1 Officials: Michelle Del Duco, Tom Hallead, Andrew Bills Technical fouls: Massachusetts-None. Central Michigan-None. Attendance: 1307 UMASS #04 Kim Pierre-Louis Fouled out (2) UMASS #15 Cierra Dillard Fouled out (2) Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Massachusetts Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench UMASS Central Michigan CMU Last FG - UMASS 2nd-00:02, CMU 2nd-02:53. Score tied - 1 time. Largest lead - UMASS by 2 2nd-11:20, CMU by 16 2nd-04:55. Lead changed - 2 times. UMASS led for 00:29. CMU led for 37:32. Game was tied for 01: Massachusetts Total 3-Ptr ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 PIERRE-LOUIS, Kim f TIMBILLA, Rashida f HILL, Kymber f DILLARD, Cierra g MCDERMENT, Leah g MULLIGAN, Maggie DILLON, Amber STIFF, Alyx ROSTEN, Ciara TARNACHOWICZ, Paula STEWART, Victoria MITAL, Emily Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 4 North Texas Total 3-Ptr ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 03 WYNN, Briesha f JETER, Eboniey f TAC, Acheil f ADAMS, Candice g DAWKINS, BreAnna g JONES, Teadra WILLIAMS, Kasiney ELLISON, Terra FRIERSON, Bria WOMACK, Megan DAVIS, Kiara Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 6 Officials: Victoria Francis, Marc Merritt, Metta Roberts Technical fouls: Massachusetts-None. North Texas-None. Attendance: 827 Hospitality Hill Challenge Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Massachusetts Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench UMASS North Texas UNT Last FG - UMASS 2nd-01:16, UNT 2nd-05:01. Score tied - 3 times. Largest lead - UMASS by 10 2nd-00:37, UNT by 12 1st-07:28. Lead changed - 9 times. UMASS led for 10:23. UNT led for 26:07. Game was tied for 03:00.

21 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Box Scores And Recaps game 5: [RV/RV] FLorida State 73, UMass 47 Sun., Nov. 23, 2014 // The Super Pit; Denton, Texas Rashida Timbilla provided a game-high 15 points for UMass, but the Minutewomen were unable to get by Florida State in a loss. Cierra Dillard added six points, four steals, two assists and a pair of rebounds as UMass closed played at North Texas Hospitality Hill Challenge. The Seminoles scored eight straight to start the game but UMass then kept within striking distance early on the strength of forced turnovers and scoring in the paint by Timbilla, who had six straight for UMass, with the final of those closing the gap to with 12:05 left in the first. FSU separated from UMass with a 12-3 streak ending with 77 seconds left in the first half, which gave the squad a lead the Minutewomen were unable to drop below 17 the rest of the way. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Florida State vs Massachusetts 11/23/14 12:00 PM at Denton, TX (Super Pit) Florida State Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 Jones, Morgan f 23 Slaughter, Ivey f Bulgak, Adut c Brown, Brittany g Conwright, Maegan g Bingley, Emiah Thomas, Shakayla Richardson, Shakena Coleman, Lauren James, Kai Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 7 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Massachusetts Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 PIERRE-LOUIS, Kim f 23 TIMBILLA, Rashida f HILL, Kymber f DILLARD, Cierra g MCDERMENT, Leah g MULLIGAN, Maggie DILLON, Amber STIFF, Alyx ROSTEN, Ciara TARNACHOWICZ, Paula STEWART, Victoria MITAL, Emily Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 4 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Travis Jones, Julie Krommenhoek, Chaney Muench Technical fouls: Florida State-James, Kai. Massachusetts-PIERRE-LOUIS, Kim; DILLARD, Cierra. Attendance: 573 Hospitality Hill Challenge Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Florida State Massachusetts In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench FSU UMASS game 7: Harvard 75, UMass 62 Wed., Dec. 3, 2014 // Mullins Center; Amherst, Mass. Early foul and turnover troubles hindered UMass as the Minutewomen fell to the Harvard Crimson, Kim Pierre-Louis led the way in scoring for the Minutewomen - one of three UMass players to reach double figures - as she finished the game with 19 points. Despite having to contend with Harvard s three-point accuracy, UMass trailed by just one, 33-32, heading into halftime. The Crimson jumped out to a lead early in the second half, supported by a 10-3 run which included back-to-back triples from Curtis. An Emily Mital three-pointer midway through the stanza brought the Minutewomen as close as they would come to erasing the deficit the rest of the way, 53-48, but Harvard answered with a 7-2 streak after to push its lead back into double-digits. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Harvard vs Massachusetts 12/03/14 7:00 PM at Amherst, MA (Mullins Center) Harvard Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 03 Curtis, Ali * 14 Fagbenle, Temi * Healy, AnnMarie * Dinkins, Kaitlyn * McDonnell, Erin * Tummala, Shilpa Nunley, Destiny Porter, Kirby Metoyer, Kit Lachenauer, Anna Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 4,1 Massachusetts Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 PIERRE-LOUIS, Kim * 15 DILLARD, Cierra * TIMBILLA, Rashida * MCDERMENT, Leah * HILL, Kymber * MULLIGAN, Maggie DILLON, Amber STIFF, Alyx ROSTEN, Ciara MITAL, Emily Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Michael DoCouto, Fatou Cissoko-Stephens, Heather Browne Technical fouls: Harvard-None. Massachusetts-None. Attendance: 302 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Harvard Massachusetts Game: % Game: % Game: % 4,2 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench HARV UMASS Last FG - FSU 2nd-00:16, UMASS 2nd-00:05. Largest lead - FSU by 29 2nd-01:39, UMASS None. FSU led for 39:07. UMASS led for 00:00. Game was tied for 00:53. Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. Last FG - HARV 2nd-03:36, UMASS 2nd-03:20. Largest lead - HARV by 13 2nd-00:20, UMASS by 4 1st-06:01. HARV led for 34:13. UMASS led for 04:31. Game was tied for 01:14. Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 9 times. game 6: UMass 67, Central Florida 62 Sun., Nov. 30, 2014 // Mullins Center; Amherst, Mass. UMass used a 13-point game-ending scoring streak to turn an eight point deficit into a win over UCF. The win improved UMass to 3-3 overall and gave the Minutewomen their second victory at home in as many chances. Kim Pierre-Louis led the squad with a season-best 22 points while she chipped in four rebounds, three assists and three steals to the team effort. After they had trailed for all but 22 seconds of the final half, Rashida Timbilla gave the Minutewomen the lead back with a pair of made free throws at the 1:18 mark after she stole possession from Lewis and forced a foul at the other end. Pierre-Louis added a bucket as time expired on the shot clock with 19 seconds left to play and iced the game with a pair of free throws to reach the final. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics UCF vs Massachusetts 11/30/14 2:00 PM at Amherst, MA (Mullins Center) game 8: UMass 71, American 61 Sat., Dec. 6, 2014 // Mullins Center; Amherst, Mass. Kim Pierre-Louis and Cierra Dillard combined to score 40 points as UMass defeated American, Pierre- Louis had 22 while Dillard provided 18, including 15 points during the pivotal second half. UMass enetered the stanza with a lead thanks to a late three-pointer by Dillard. After the lead dipped to one point following a Jen Dumiak layup with 16 minutes, 13 second left to play, UMass put together a 9-0 run to earn its first doubledigit advantage, Dillard spearheaded the stretch with seven points. Dumiak ended the run with another layup, but UMass responded with a Pierre-Louis bucket and Alyx Stiff three-pointer to push the advantage to at the 10:22 mark. UMass did not see its lead slip below nine points the remainder of the play. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics American vs Massachusetts 12/06/14 12:00 PM at Amherst, MA (Mullins Center) UCF Total 3-Ptr ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 12 SHULER, Nyala f MONTGOMERY, Brittni f HINES, Andrea g GREGORY, Aliyah g LEWIS, Zykira g JACKSON, Jordan GORDON, Yanique JUARBE, Erica REASOR, Makenzi NDOUR, Fifi Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 2 Massachusetts Total 3-Ptr ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 PIERRE-LOUIS, Kim f TIMBILLA, Rashida f HILL, Kymber c DILLARD, Cierra g MCDERMENT, Leah g MULLIGAN, Maggie DILLON, Amber STIFF, Alyx ROSTEN, Ciara MITAL, Emily Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3,1 Officials: Pastor Torres, Nykesha Thompson, Carlos Alvarez Technical fouls: UCF-None. Massachusetts-None. Attendance: 344 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast UCF Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench UCF Massachusetts UMASS Last FG - UCF 2nd-06:50, UMASS 2nd-00:19. Score tied - 6 times. Largest lead - UCF by 11 2nd-09:33, UMASS by 5 2nd-00:07. Lead changed - 15 times. UCF led for 30:03. UMASS led for 06:43. Game was tied for 03: American Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 Curtis, Shaquilla * 03 Dumiak, Jen * Holmes, Michelle * Zimmerman, Arron * Light, Jordan * Crisler, Lauren Liddane, Maria Booth, Ari Team Totals % 1st Half: half: % Game: % FG % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 0,3 FT % 1st Half: nd half: Game: Massachusetts Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 PIERRE-LOUIS, Kim * 15 DILLARD, Cierra * TIMBILLA, Rashida * MCDERMENT, Leah * HILL, Kymber * MULLIGAN, Maggie DILLON, Amber STIFF, Alyx ROSTEN, Ciara MITAL, Emily Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % 2nd 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 4,1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Cynthia D. Brooks, Kathleen Lynch, Corey Pothier Technical fouls: American-None. Massachusetts-None. Attendance: 338 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total American Massachusetts Last FG - AMERICAN 2nd-00:25, UMASS 2nd-00:00. Largest lead - AMERICAN by 6 1st-17:50, UMASS by 16 2nd-06:10. AMERICAN led for 12:08. UMASS led for 26:29. Game was tied for 01:22. In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench AMERICA UMASS Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 5 times.

22 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Box Scores And Recaps game 10: UMass 72, Holy Cross 61 Sun., Dec. 14, 2014 // Mullins Center; Amherst, Mass. Kim Pierre-Louis scored a career-best 27 points and Cierra Dillard chipped in a personal-high 21, including 17 scored in the pivotal second half, when UMass defeated Holy Cross, The Minutewomen trailed at the break, 30-29, before Dillard and Pierre-Louis rallied the squad in the second half, when the duo combined for 31 points. Up three nearly halfway through the second, Dillard drained a three, Pierre-Louis connected on a layup and Dillard added a buckey plus one at the charity stripe to cap an 8-1 run that pushed the lead to with 10:34 to play. The lead did not dimish to less than five points the rest of the way as Massachusetts used a advantage in scoring in the paint to keep Holy Cross from a rally. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Holy Cross vs Massachusetts 12/14/14 2:00 PM at Amherst, MA (Mullins Center) Holy Cross Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 05 Doherty,Katie * 12 Mifsud,Lisa * Gillespie,Kate * Scott,Raquel * Hourigan,Molly * Byrne,Tricia Ganser,Madelyn Sullivan,Clare Dynis,Jenn Parker,Emily Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 Massachusetts Total 3-Ptr FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 PIERRE-LOUIS, Kim * 15 DILLARD, Cierra * TIMBILLA, Rashida * MCDERMENT, Leah * HILL, Kymber * MULLIGAN, Maggie DILLON, Amber STIFF, Alyx ROSTEN, Ciara TARNACHOWICZ, Paula MITAL, Emily Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % Officials: Michael DoCouto, Mark Resch, Luis Torres Technical fouls: Holy Cross-None. Massachusetts-None. Attendance: 311 Game: % Game: % Game: % 8 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Holy Cross Massachusetts Last FG - HC 2nd-02:03, UMASS 2nd-02:23. Largest lead - HC by 5 1st-11:11, UMASS by 13 2nd-02:23. HC led for 12:37. UMASS led for 23:47. Game was tied for 03:32. In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench HC UMASS Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 6 times. 22

23 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Returning Player Bios Cierra Dillard // Freshman // Guard Rochester, N.Y. // Gates Chili High School Season Notes Poured in a career-high 21 points (7-11 FG, 5-8 FT) with a personalbest six rebounds to go with four assists and two steals in the win over Holy Cross (12/14), when she scored 17 of her points during the pivotal second half. Provided a single-game career-high 18 points (6-12 FG, 5-6 FT), including 15 points in the second half, during the victory over American (12/6). Scored six points, tallied four steals, picked up two boards and distributed a pair of assists versus Florida State (11/23). Dished out five assists and added five points, two rebounds and a pair of steals in the win over Maine (11/19). Led UMass with 16 points (5-15 FG, 4-4 FT) and chipped in four rebounds, two steals and an assist without a turnover during 28 minutes on the floor at Central Michigan (11/16). Made her first appearance and start during the season-opener at Western Michigan (11/14) when she scored seven points and grabbed two rebounds. Personal And Miscellaneous Notes Top scorer in Gates Chili High School history and one of only 20 girls in New York State Section V girls basketball history with more than 2,000 points scored. A three-star recruit with a grade of 90 according to ESPN. Nominated for the 2014 McDonalds All-American Game alongside current UMass teammate Ciara Rosten honorable mention All-America selection and three-time All-New York choice. Four-time recipient of first team all-county and was named Second Team All-Greater Rochester in eighth grade before she took in First Team All- Greater Rochester as a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior. Two-time regional champion and state finalist, Section V MVP and twotime Section V Champion with Gates Chili High School. Was an honor roll student in high school as well. Dillard s Game-By-Game Season/Career Bests Pts: 21, vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 Rebs: 6, vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 FGM: 7, vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 FGA: 15, at Central Michigan, 11/16/14 3FGM: 2, vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 3FGA: 4, at Central Michigan, 11/16/14 FTM: 5, 3x, last vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 FTA: 8, twice, last vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 Ast: 5, vs. Maine, 11/19/14 Blk: - Stl: 4, vs. Florida State, 11/23/14 Min: 36, vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS 11/14 Western Mich. * /16 Central Mich. * /19 Maine * /21 North Texas * /23 Florida State * /30 Central Florida * /3 Harvard * /6 American * /14 Holy Cross * /19 Georgia State 12/20 Ohio 12/28 Boston U. 1/3 St. Bonaventure 1/7 Saint Louis 1/10 Saint Joseph s 1/15 La Salle 1/18 G. Washington 1/21 Fordham 1/24 Richmond 1/31 St. Bonaventure 2/4 Rhode Island 2/7 La Salle 2/11 George Mason 2/14 Duquesne 2/18 Davidson 2/22 VCU 2/26 Dayton 3/1 Rhode Island Dillard s Miscellaneous Statistics Double-Digit Scoring Games: 3, last vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 5+ Rebound Games: 2, last vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 5+ Assist Games: 1, vs. Maine, 11/19/ Point Games: 1, vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 Dillard s Career Statistics YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTA-FTM/% O-D-T REB/AVG PF/DQ AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG / / / / /2.6 28/ /9.3 23

24 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Returning Player Bios Season Notes Season Notes 2 Amber Dillon 5-2 // Redshirt-Junior // Guard Dorchester, Mass. // Brookline High School // University of Maine Is 9-of-18 from the floor (50.0 percent) in the last three games. Chipped in six points, four rebounds and a streal during 12 minutes in the win over Holy Cross (12/14). Scored double-digits against Central Florida (11/30) with 11 points (5-8 FG, 1-2 FT) and had two assists, a pair of rebounds and a steal without a turnover during 26 minutes on the floor. Came off the bench for eight points (2-3 FG, 4-6 FT), three rebounds and two assists in the win at North Texas (11/21). Provided six points as she shot 3-of-7 from the floor and earned a pair of steals in the season-opener at Western Michigan (11/14). Scored 2.6 points per game over 27 appearances as she finished 26-of-83 on field goals (.313) and 18-for-23 on free throws (.783) in her first year competing for the Minutewomen. Added eight points, including six earned through seven free throw chances, against St. Bonaventure (2/8). Scored 10 points and dished out three assists at Rhode Island (2/5), her second consecutive game scoring in double-digits. One of five Minutewomen who scored in double-figures with a career-high 11 points against George Washington (1/29), also dishing out three assists and earning a pair of steals. Made her first appearance with the Minutewomen as a reserve point guard in the season-opening contest against Western Michigan (11/8), totaling two points and a steal in nine minutes on the floor. Personal & Miscellaneous Notes Sat out the season after transferring to UMass. Averaged 18 points, five assists and three steals per game as a team captain during her senior season at Brookline High School. Tallied over 1,000 points in her career at Brookline while also being named an all-star her sophomore, junior and senior seasons. Won a bronze medal while playing in Europe at the Junior Olympics. Dillon s Career Statistics Season Bests Pts: 11, vs. Central Florida, 11/30/14 Rebs: 4, vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 FGM: 5, vs. Central Florida, 11/30/14 FGA: 8, vs. Central Florida, 11/30/14 3FGM: - 3FGA: - FTM: 4, twice, last vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 FTA: 6, twice, last vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 Ast: 2, 3x, last vs. Harvard, 12/3/14 Blk: - Stl: 2, at Western Michigan, 11/14/14 Min: 26, vs. Central Florida, 11/30/14 Dillon s Game-By-Game YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTA-FTM/% O-D-T REB/AVG PF/DQ AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG (Maine) / / / / /1.3 28/ / (UMass) Redshirted as per NCAA transfer policy (UMass) / / / / /0.5 36/ / (UMass) / / / / /1.3 11/ /4.3 TOTAL (UMass) / / / / /0.7 47/ /3.0 TOTAL (ALL) / / / / /0.9 75/ / Career Bests Pts: 11, twice, last vs. C. Florida, 11/30/14 Rebs: 4, 4x, last vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14* FGM: 5, twice, last vs. C. Florida, 11/30/14 FGA: 11, at Rhode Island, 2/5/14 3FGM: 1, at New Hampshire, 2/22/12* 3FGA: 2, 2x, last at New Hampshire, 2/22/12* FTM: 6, 2x, last vs St. Bonaventure, 2/8/14 FTA: 7, 2x, last vs St. Bonaventure, 2/8/14 Ast: 3, 4x, last at Saint Louis, 3/2/14 Blk: 1, 2x, last vs. Binghamton, 1/28/12* Stl: 2, 5x, last at W. Michigan, 11/14/14 Min: 30, 2x, last at Rhode Island, 2/5/14 *Achieved at the University of Maine Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS 11/14 Western Mich /16 Central Mich /19 Maine /21 North Texas /23 Florida State /30 Central Florida /3 Harvard /6 American /14 Holy Cross /19 Georgia State 12/20 Ohio 12/28 Boston U. 1/3 St. Bonaventure 1/7 Saint Louis 1/10 Saint Joseph s 1/15 La Salle 1/18 G. Washington 1/21 Fordham 1/24 Richmond 1/31 St. Bonaventure 2/4 Rhode Island 2/7 La Salle 2/11 George Mason 2/14 Duquesne 2/18 Davidson 2/22 VCU 2/26 Dayton 3/1 Rhode Island Dillon s Miscellaneous Statistics Double-Digit Scoring Games: 3, last vs. Central Florida, 11/30/14

25 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Returning Player Bios Kymber Hill // Sophomore // Forward/Center Belleville, Ill. // Althoff Catholic High School Season Notes Chipped in nine points, seven rebounds, a career-best three assists and a trio of blocks in the win over Holy Cross (12/14). Provided eight points, six rebounds, an assist and a steal in the win over American (12/6). Added seven points (2-4 FG, 3-4 FT) to go with six rebounds, an assist, steal and block in the comeback win over UCV (11/30). Had her first career double-double on 10 points (4-7 FG, 2-4 FT) and 10 rebounds, including five from the offensive glass, in the win at North Texas (11/21) Helped out on both ends of the floor with 10 points (3-4FG, 4-6 FT), a career-best eight rebounds and two assists in the win over Maine (11/19). Started the year with four points and a career-high-tying seven rebounds with one steal and a block at Western Michigan (11/14) Season Notes Averaged 4.4 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in 30 appearances, including 21 as the starting center. Scored a career-best 14 points (5-9 FGs, 4-7 FTs) to lead the team against VCU (1/18) while reigning in seven rebounds, earning two steals and blocking one shot. Paced four Minutewomen who scored in double-figures against Fordham (1/5) with 13 points, including a 9-of-9 day from the free throw line, and tied for the team lead with five rebounds. Earned her second double-digit scoring performance with 10 points and added three rebounds plus a pair of blocks during the win over Rutgers (11/20) at the Mullins Center. Provided 13 points on a 7-for-8 day at the free throw line and 3-of-6 finish from the floor, against Central Michigan (11/10) for her first double-digit scoring performance as a Minutewoman, while tying for the team lead in rebounds with five. Personal And Miscellaneous Notes Lettered four times as a forward and center for Althoff Catholic, helping the Crusaders to a 26-4 overall record as a freshman to go with regional, sectional and super sectional championships. Earned all-conference and was twice named an all-tournament honoree as a junior in Season Bests Pts: 10, twice, last at N. Texas, 11/14/14 Rebs: 10, at North Texas, 11/14/14 FGM: 6, vs. Maine, 11/19/14 FGA: 8, twice, last vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 3FGM: - 3FGA: - FTM: 4, twice, last vs. American, 12/6/14 FTA: 9, vs. American, 12/6/14 Ast: 3, vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 Blk: 3, vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 Stl: 1, 4x, last vs. American, 12/6/14 Min: 27, 3x, last vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 Hill s Game-By-Game Career Bests Pts: 14, vs. VCU, 1/18/14 Rebs: 10, at North Texas, 11/14/14 FGM: 6, twice, last vs. Maine, 11/19/14 FGA: 10, vs. Binghamton, 12/29/13 3FGM: - 3FGA: - FTM: 9, vs. Fordham, 1/5/14 FTA: 9, twice, last vs. American, 12/6/14 Ast: 3, vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 Blk: 3, 3x, last vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 Stl: 2, 2x, last vs. VCU, 1/18/14 Min: 33, at Bowling Green, 12/19/13 Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS 11/14 Western Mich. * /16 Central Mich. * /19 Maine * /21 North Texas * /23 Florida State * /30 Central Florida * /3 Harvard * /6 American * /14 Holy Cross * /19 Georgia State 12/20 Ohio 12/28 Boston U. 1/3 St. Bonaventure 1/7 Saint Louis 1/10 Saint Joseph s 1/15 La Salle 1/18 G. Washington 1/21 Fordham 1/24 Richmond 1/31 St. Bonaventure 2/4 Rhode Island 2/7 La Salle 2/11 George Mason 2/14 Duquesne 2/18 Davidson 2/22 VCU 2/26 Dayton 3/1 Rhode Island Hill s Miscellaneous Statistics Double-Digit Scoring Games: 7, last at North Texas, 11/21/14 5+ Rebound Games: 15, last vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/ Rebound Games: 1, at North Texas, 11/21/14 Double-Doubles: 1, at North Texas, 11/21/14 Hill s Career Statistics YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTA-FTM/% O-D-T REB/AVG PF/DQ AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG / / / / /3.4 64/ / / / / / /5.6 16/ /5.7 TOTAL / / / / /3.9 80/ /4.7 25

26 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Returning Player Bios Alyssa Lawrence // Redshirt-Freshman // Forward New Rochelle, N.Y. // The Ursuline School Personal And Miscellaneous Notes Will redshirt the season as per NCAA transfer policy and enter with three years of eligibility remaining. Played the season at San Diego State University, where she appeared in 20 contests, totaled 174 minutes for an average 6.2 per game, hit 7-of-17 field goal attempts (.412) and grabbed 21 rebounds. Played four years under head coach Beth Wooters at The Ursuline School in New Rochelle, N.Y. Received a three-star grade by ESPN HoopGurlz. Was also a three-year competitor for Ring City and head coach Walter Welsh. Also played for the New Jersey Sparks under head coach Keith Gilchrist. Competed in track and field during her prep career as well. Father, Larry, was a 1,000-point scorer, Associated Press All-American and Ivy League Player of the Year for Dartmouth basketball before he enjoyed a long career at the professional level in France and was enshrined into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. Lawrence s Career Statistics YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTA-FTM/% O-D-T REB/AVG PF/DQ AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG (SDSU) / / / / /1.1 12/ / (UMass) Redshirted as per NCAA transfer policy 26

27 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Returning Player Bios Leah McDerment // Freshman // Guard Stockport, England // Priestnall School Season Notes Only committed two turnovers in the last four games during a span of 81 minutes on the floor at the point. Scored four points, earned three rebounds and dished out an assist in 24 minutes without committing a turnover in the win over American (12/6). Had five points, four assists, two rebounds, one steal and only one turnover in 25 minutes at Central Michigan (11/16). Started at point guard and grabbed four rebounds over 27 minutes at Western Michigan (11/14), her first appearance with the squad. Personal And Miscellaneous Notes Was named England s 2013 U16 Player of the Year following her performance at the 2012 U16 European Championship. Represented England with the U16 program for four years. Helped Barking Abbey to a Division I runners-up finish in Was a part of the first U16 women s team to be promoted to Division A in 2011 and captained the squad in Selected to Great Britain s U20 roster in the Summer 2013 after competing with the U18 squad at the European Championship. Also played for the Manchester Mystics U14, U16 and U18 teams prior to joining Barking Abbey. Coached by Mark Clark with Barking Abbey and Jim Carnegie with the Manchester Mystics. McDerment s Game-By-Game Season/Career Bests Pts: 5, at Central Michigan, 11/16/14 Rebs: 4, at Western Michigan, 11/14/14 FGM: 2, at Central Michigan, 11/16/14 FGA: 6, vs. American, 12/6/14 3FGM: 1, twice, last vs. American, 12/6/14 3FGA: 4, vs. American, 12/6/14 FTM: 1, twice, last vs. American, 12/6/14 FTA: 2, vs. American, 12/6/14 Ast: 4, twice, last vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 Blk: - Stl: 1, twice, last vs. Central Florida, 11/30/14 Min: 27, 3x, last vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS 11/14 Western Mich. * /16 Central Mich. * /19 Maine * /21 North Texas * /23 Florida State * /30 Central Florida * /3 Harvard * /6 American * /14 Holy Cross * /19 Georgia State 12/20 Ohio 12/28 Boston U. 1/3 St. Bonaventure 1/7 Saint Louis 1/10 Saint Joseph s 1/15 La Salle 1/18 G. Washington 1/21 Fordham 1/24 Richmond 1/31 St. Bonaventure 2/4 Rhode Island 2/7 La Salle 2/11 George Mason 2/14 Duquesne 2/18 Davidson 2/22 VCU 2/26 Dayton 3/1 Rhode Island McDerment s Career Statistics YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTA-FTM/% O-D-T REB/AVG PF/DQ AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG / / / / /1.3 9/ /1.6 27

28 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Returning Player Bios Emily Mital // Senior // Guard Frisco, Texas // Frisco Liberty High School Season Notes Holds a +3.0 assist-to-turnover ratio over the previous six games (12 assists, four turnovers in 131 minutes) after she started the year at -3.0 assists to turnovers during the first three games (zero assists, three turnovers in 73 minutes). Tallied eight points (2-3 FG, 2-2 FT) with three assists during 23 minutes in the win over American (12/6). Notched nine points on a trio of three-pointers against UCF (11/30) to go with four rebounds and as many assists. Had nine points and a team-best three assists during the win over North Texas (11/21). Added seven points (2-4 FG, 1-1 FT) and three rebounds in 21 minutes during the win over Maine (11/19). Provided six points and an offensive rebound over 31 minutes off of the bench at Central Michigan (11/16) Season Notes Set a single-season career-best with 8.4 points per game while she collected 2.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 31 games played and started. Enters her senior season with the seventh-most made three-pointers in program history (108). Tied for the team lead with 13 points at Rhode Island (2/5), including her 100th career made three-point field goal. Scored 18 points on a 5-for-8 day from the floor, including four threepointers, and a 4-of-5 finish at the foul line to go with five rebounds at Dartmouth (12/30). Tied a season high with 18 points (6-of-10 FG, 1-1 FT) against Northeastern (12/21), draining five three-point field goals while also dishing out four assists. Added 13 points and dished out a team-high four assists during the victory at Kent State (12/17). Notched 12 points on a 4-for-9 day from the floor and 2-for-2 performance at the foul line as UMass won at Hartford, on Nov. 23. Helped the offense with 10 points and three assists when the Minutewomen defeated Rutgers, on Nov Season Bests Pts: 9, twice, last vs. C. Florida, 11/30/14 Rebs: 4, twice, last vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 FGM: 3, vs. Central Florida, 11/30/14 FGA: 9, vs. Harvard, 12/3/14 3FGM: 3, vs. Central Florida, 11/30/14 3FGA: 8, vs. Central Florida, 11/30/14 FTM: 3, twice, last at N. Texas, 11/21/14 FTA: 4, twice, last at N. Texas, 11/21/14 Ast: 4, vs. Central Florida, 11/30/14 Blk: - Stl: 1, twice, last vs. Harvard, 12/3/14 Min: 31, at Central Michigan, 11/16/14 Mital s Game-By-Game Career Bests Pts: 22, at Central Connecticut, 11/13/12 Rebs: 8, vs. George Washington, 2/19/12 FGM: 8, at Central Connecticut, 11/13/12 FGA: 18, 2x, last at Miami (Ohio), 12/1/12 3FGM: 6, at Central Connecticut, 11/13/12 3FGA: 13, at Miami (Ohio), 12/1/12 FTM: 7, at Kent State, 12/17/13 FTA: 8, at Kent State, 12/17/13 Ast: 5, 2x, last vs. William & Mary, 11/30/13 Blk: 1, 6x, last at G. Washington, 2/15/14 Stl: 3, vs. Saint Joseph s, 2/27/14 Min: 40, 3x, last vs. Binghamton, 12/29/13 Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS 11/14 Western Mich /16 Central Mich /19 Maine /21 North Texas /23 Florida State /30 Central Florida /3 Harvard /6 American /14 Holy Cross /19 Georgia State 12/20 Ohio 12/28 Boston U. 1/3 St. Bonaventure 1/7 Saint Louis 1/10 Saint Joseph s 1/15 La Salle 1/18 G. Washington 1/21 Fordham 1/24 Richmond 1/31 St. Bonaventure 2/4 Rhode Island 2/7 La Salle 2/11 George Mason 2/14 Duquesne 2/18 Davidson 2/22 VCU 2/26 Dayton 3/1 Rhode Island Mital S Miscellaneous Statistics Double-Digit Scoring Games: 26, last at George Mason, 2/12/ Point Games: 1, at Central Connecticut, 11/13/12 5+ Rebound Games: 9, last at Dartmaouth, 12/30/13 5+ Assist Games: 2, last vs. William & Mary, 11/30/13 5+ Made Three-Pointers In A Game: 2, last vs. Northeastern, 12/21/13 Mital s Career Statistics YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTA-FTM/% O-D-T REB/AVG PF/DQ AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG / / / / /2.1 28/ / / / / / /1.9 37/ / / / / / /2.0 49/ / / / / / /2.2 11/ /5.6 TOTAL / / / / / / /6.3 28

29 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Returning Player Bios Maggie Mulligan // Freshman // Forward/Center Boston, Mass. // Boston Latin School Season Notes Notched her first double-digit scoring performance with 10 points (4-6 FG, 2-5 FT) against Harvard (12/3) while she added three offensive rebounds. Added a 2-for-2 afternoon from the floor for four points with a block in nine minutes during the comeback win over UCF (11/30). Was 2-for-3 from the field for four points and added four rebounds against Florida State (11/23). Scored four points, grabbed four boards and dished out an assist over 14 minutes on the floor at Central Michigan (11/16). Pulled down her first rebound and dished out an assist over 11 minutes during her collegiate debut at Western Michigan (11/14). Personal And Miscellaneous Notes Four-year letterwinner for Boston Latin School girls basketball and two-year team captain. Averaged 13.4 points, 12.5 rebounds and 7.6 blocks in her final season. Finished her career with 1,010 points, 803 rebounds and 525 blocks USA Today All-Massachusetts selection and ESPN Boston MIAA Girls Basketball All-State Team. Two-time Dual County League All-Star who was named a Player To Watch by the Boston Herald ahead of the season. Also a three-year volleyball standout, earning Dual County League All-Star status as a senior captain. Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic pick Student Leadership Counsel for MIAA Sportsmanship Summit. Mulligan s Game-By-Game Season/Career Bests Pts: 10, vs. Harvard, 12/3/14 Rebs: 4, twice, last vs. Florida State, 11/23/14 FGM: 4, vs. Harvard, 12/3/14 FGA: 6, vs. Harvard, 12/3/14 3FGM: - 3FGA: - FTM: 2, twice, last vs. Harvard, 12/3/14 FTA: 5, vs. Harvard, 12/3/14 Ast: 1, twice, last at Central Michigan, 11/16/14 Blk: 1, vs. Central Florida, 11/30/14 Stl: 1, twice, last at North Texas, 11/21/14 Min: 21, vs. Harvard, 12/3/14 Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS 11/14 Western Mich /16 Central Mich /19 Maine /21 North Texas /23 Florida State /30 Central Florida /3 Harvard /6 American /14 Holy Cross /19 Georgia State 12/20 Ohio 12/28 Boston U. 1/3 St. Bonaventure 1/7 Saint Louis 1/10 Saint Joseph s 1/15 La Salle 1/18 G. Washington 1/21 Fordham 1/24 Richmond 1/31 St. Bonaventure 2/4 Rhode Island 2/7 La Salle 2/11 George Mason 2/14 Duquesne 2/18 Davidson 2/22 VCU 2/26 Dayton 3/1 Rhode Island Mulligan s Miscellaneous Statistics Double-Digits Scoring Games: 1, vs. Harvard, 12/3/14 Mulligan s Career Statistics YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTA-FTM/% O-D-T REB/AVG PF/DQ AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG / / / / /1.6 3/ /2.7 29

30 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Returning Player Bios Season Notes 4 Kim Pierre-Louis 6-0 // Senior // Forward Ottawa, Ontario // St. Paul Catholic High School Is third in the Atlantic 10 for scoring (17.7 points), offensive rebounds per game (3.2), fifth in field goal percentage (.532; ) and 16th with 6.9 rebounds per game as of Wednesday, Dec. 17. Scored in double-digits during eight of nine games this season and 31 of the previous 40 games dating back to the beginning of the season. Has led the Minutewomen in scoring during 21 career games, including seven of the nine played this season. Made at least eight field goals during six contests this season with no fewer than five in eight of nine games. Went for a career-high 27 points (10-20 FG, 5-8 FT) with 10 boards in the win over Holy Cross (12/14) for her seventh double-double at UMass. Secured her sixth career double-double and first of this season with 22 points and 11 boards against American (12/6), when she also added career highs in assists (4) and blocks (3). Added a 19-point, nine-rebound game against Harvard (12/3) with a block and steal in only 17 minutes on the floor. Was 8-of-15 from the floor and 6-for-9 from the line for a seasonbest 22 points in the comeback win over UCF (11/30). Also had four rebounds, three assists and three steals against the Knights. Scored 18 points (8-12 FG, 2-5 FT), including 16 during the pivotal half, and grabbed seven rebounds during the win at North Texas (11/21). Led all scorers with 19 points and provided seven rebounds with a career-high-tying three steals in the win over Maine (11/19). Was 5-of-7 from the floor for 10 points to go with four rebounds and a steal at Central Michigan (11/16). Started her senior season with 16 points and eight rebounds over 21 minutes at Western Michigan (11/14). Pierre-Louis Career Statistics Season Bests Pts: 27, vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 Rebs: 11, vs. American, 12/6/14 FGM: 10, twice, last vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 FGA: 20, vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 3FGM: - 3FGA: - FTM: 7, vs. Harvard, 12/3/14 FTA: 10, vs. Harvard, 12/3/14 Ast: 4, vs. American, 12/6/14 Blk: 3, vs. American, 12/6/14 Stl: 3, twice, last vs. C. Florida, 11/30/14 Min: 32, vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 Pierre-Louis Game-By-Game YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTA-FTM/% O-D-T REB/AVG PF/DQ AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG / / / / /1.5 24/ / / / / / /2.7 24/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /6.9 31/ /17.7 TOTAL / / / / / / / Career Bests Pts: 27, vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 Rebs: 17, at Dartmouth, 12/30/13 FGM: 11, vs St. Bonaventure, 2/8/14 FGA: 21, vs St. Bonaventure, 2/8/14 3FGM: - 3FGA: - FTM: 7, twice, last vs. Harvard, 12/3/14 FTA: 10, 3x, last vs. Harvard, 12/3/14 Ast: 4, vs. American, 12/6/14 Blk: 3, vs. American, 12/6/14 Stl: 3, 3x, last vs. Central Florida, 11/30/14 Min: 32, vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS 11/14 Western Mich. * /16 Central Mich. * /19 Maine * /21 North Texas * /23 Florida State * /30 Central Florida * /3 Harvard * /6 American * /14 Holy Cross * /19 Georgia State 12/20 Ohio 12/28 Boston U. 1/3 St. Bonaventure 1/7 Saint Louis 1/10 Saint Joseph s 1/15 La Salle 1/18 G. Washington 1/21 Fordham 1/24 Richmond 1/31 St. Bonaventure 2/4 Rhode Island 2/7 La Salle 2/11 George Mason 2/14 Duquesne 2/18 Davidson 2/22 VCU 2/26 Dayton 3/1 Rhode Island Pierre-Louis Miscellaneous Statistics Double-Doubles: 7, last vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 Double-Digit Scoring Games: 34, last vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/ Point Games: 7, last vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14 5+ Rebound Games: 26, last vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/ Rebound Games: 8, last vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/ Rebound Games: 1, at Dartmouth, 12/30/ Made Field Goals In A Game: 4, last vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/14

31 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Returning Player Bios Ciara Rosten // Freshman // Forward Cheektowaga, N.Y. // Maryvale High School Season Notes Added six points (2-4 FG, 2-4 FT), five boards and an assist against Florida State (11/23). Earned seven rebounds and scored five points during the victory at North Texas (11/21). Had five points, two rebounds and a steal over 17 minutes at MAC preseason favorite Central Michigan (11/16). Pulled down three rebounds from the defensive glass over 13 minutes in her first collegiate action at Western Michigan (11/14). Personal And Miscellaneous Notes Nominated for the 2014 McDonalds All-American Game at Maryvale High School alongside current UMass teammate Cierra Dillard New York State Sportswriters and Coaches Organization All-New York selection Buffalo News All-Western New York Team and New York Class B All-State selection. ECIC Division III First Team and ECIC Small School First Team All-Cheektowaga Bee First Team. Is the only Lady Flyer in Maryvale history with a triple-double and earned two in her scholastic career before her senior season. First Annual Maryvale Tip-Off Tournament MVP and Maryvale High School Girls Basketball Team MVP. Studied and played at St. Mary s before transferring to Maryvale. Averaged 19.9 points and 18 rebounds during her junior season. Surpassed the 1,000-point and 1,000-rebound marks for her scholastic career as a junior. Rosten s Game-By-Game Season/Career Bests Pts: 6, vs. Florida State, 11/23/14 Rebs: 7, at North Texas, 11/21/14 FGM: 2, 3x, last vs. Florida State, 11/23/14 FGA: 6, at North Texas, 11/21/14 3FGM: - 3FGA: - FTM: 2, vs. Florida State, 11/23/14 FTA: 4, twice, last vs. Florida State, 11/23/14 Ast: 1, twice, last vs. American, 12/6/14 Blk: 1, vs. Central Florida, 11/30/14 Stl: 1, 3x, last vs. American, 12/6/14 Min: 19, vs. Harvard, 12/3/14 Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS 11/14 Western Mich /15 Central Mich /19 Maine /21 North Texas /23 Florida State /30 Central Florida /3 Harvard /6 American /14 Holy Cross /19 Georgia State 12/20 Ohio 12/28 Boston U. 1/3 St. Bonaventure 1/7 Saint Louis 1/10 Saint Joseph s 1/15 La Salle 1/18 G. Washington 1/21 Fordham 1/24 Richmond 1/31 St. Bonaventure 2/4 Rhode Island 2/7 La Salle 2/11 George Mason 2/14 Duquesne 2/18 Davidson 2/22 VCU 2/26 Dayton 3/1 Rhode Island Rosten s Miscellaneous Statistics 5+ Rebound Games: 2, last vs. Florida State, 11/23/14 Rosten s Career Statistics YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTA-FTM/% O-D-T REB/AVG PF/DQ AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG / / / / /2.8 13/ /2.2 31

32 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Returning Player Bios Victoria Stewart // Junior // Guard Amherst, Mass. // Amherst-Pelham Regional High School Season Notes Added two points and an offensive rebound vs. Florida State (11/23). Hit a three-pointer and dished out an assist for a productive minute on the court at Central Michigan (11/16). Was in for two minutes but did not record statistics during the season-opener at Western Michigan (11/14) Season Notes Played 39 minutes over 12 appearances as she finished 2-for-7 on field goals and 4-of-6 on free throws with three assists and as many rebounds. Dished out two assists in four minutes on the floor against Saint Joseph s on Feb. 27. Hit her only shot, a three-pointer, for her first made triple at UMass and dished out one assist at La Salle (1/11). Grabbed a rebound and scored one point on a made free throw at VCU (1/2), also taking a pair of three-pointers, the first of her career. Notched her first made field goal at Bowling Green (12/19) during four minutes played. Went 3-for-4 from the free throw line at Maine (11/29) for a careerhigh three points in as many minutes played. Made her first appearance of the season at the Mullins Center against Central Michigan (11/10). Personal And Miscellaneous Notes Starred at Amherst-Pelham Regional High School in Amherst, Mass., from , lettering in each season. Named to the Daily Hampshire Gazette First Team as a senior while also earning a Franklin-Hampshire County All-Star nod. Finished her senior season averaging 11.9 points, 6.3 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game as Amherst-Pelham earned an 18-5 record on the year. Totaled Daily Hampshire Gazette All-Defensive Team honors after leading Amherst-Pelham to a 22-3 record during Participated in the 2011 Bay State Games, an Olympic-style athletic event for amateur athletes in the state of Massachusetts Season Bests Pts: 3, at Central Michigan, 11/16/14 Rebs: 1, 3x, last vs. Florida State, 11/23/14 FGM: 1, at Central Michigan, 11/16/14 FGA: 3, vs. Florida State, 11/23/14 3FGM: 1, at Central Michigan, 11/16/14 3FGA: 1, at Central Michigan, 11/16/14 FTM: 2, vs. Florida State, 11/23/14 FTA: 2, vs. Florida State, 11/23/14 Ast: 1, at Central Michigan, 11/16/14 Blk: - Stl: - Min: 8, vs. Florida State, 11/23/14 Stewart s Game-By-Game Career Bests Pts: 3, 3x, last at C. Michigan, 11/16/14 Rebs: 1, 7x, last at North Texas, 11/21/14 FGM: 1, 3x, last at C. Michigan, 11/16/14 FGA: 3, vs. Florida State, 11/23/14 3FGM: 1, 2x, last at C. Michigan, 11/16/14 3FGA: 2, at VCU, 1/2/14 FTM: 3, at Maine, 11/29/13 FTA: 4, at Maine, 11/29/13 Ast: 2, vs. Saint Joseph s, 2/27/14 Blk: 1, at Harvard, 1/2/13 Stl: 1, at Harvard, 1/2/13 Min: 8, vs. Florida State, 11/23/14 Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS 11/14 Western Mich /16 Central Mich /19 Maine Did Not Play 11/21 North Texas /23 Florida State /30 Central Florida Did Not Play 12/3 Harvard Did Not Play 12/6 American Did Not Play 12/14 Holy Cross Did Not Play 12/19 Georgia State 12/20 Ohio 12/28 Boston U. 1/3 St. Bonaventure 1/7 Saint Louis 1/10 Saint Joseph s 1/15 La Salle 1/18 G. Washington 1/21 Fordham 1/24 Richmond 1/31 St. Bonaventure 2/4 Rhode Island 2/7 La Salle 2/11 George Mason 2/14 Duquesne 2/18 Davidson 2/22 VCU 2/26 Dayton 3/1 Rhode Island Stewart s Career Statistics YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTA-FTM/% O-D-T REB/AVG PF/DQ AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG / / / / /0.3 2/ / / / / / /0.3 5/ / / / / / /0.8 2/ /1.3 TOTAL / / / / /0.4 9/ /0.7 32

33 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Returning Player Bios Season Notes Stiff s Career Statistics 3 Alyx Stiff 5-9 // Sophomore // Guard Las Vegas, Nev. // Quest Preparatory Academy Hit a three-pointer and collected three rebounds in 11 minutes during the win over American (12/6). Scored seven points (2-3 FG, 2-2 FT), dished out an assist, grabbed a rebound and earned one steal in the win over Maine (11/19) Season Notes Made 26 appearances as a freshman as she accumulated 2.6 points and 1.4 rebounds per game with 15 assists and 14 steals. Shot 50.0 percent from the floor (4-8) in her first double-digit scoring game netting 10 points, two of which came from a perfect 2-2 showing from the charity stripe at Saint Louis (3/2). Scored five points and pulled down three boards in 11 minutes played at Bowling Green (12/19). Recorded her first collegiate block against Boston University (12/4) in addition to three rebounds and two points. Totaled seven points, five rebounds, four steals and an assist against William & Mary (11/30). Earned seven points, three rebounds and a trio of assists in 18 minutes of game action at Holy Cross (11/26). Showed veteran poise in her first game, notching nine points, four rebounds and three steals while only committing one turnover during 29 minutes of game action against Western Michigan (11/8). Personal And Miscellaneous Notes Was a letterwinner at Quest Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas, Nev., for head coach Brian Sitter during the season. Previously competed at Liberty High School, helping the program to the 2011 state championship game. Was ranked a top-20 underclassman and Next Level Elite 100 Phenom during her scholastic career. Next Level All-Star Team selection in Four-time all-tournament pick as a member of Vegas Elite AAU. Averaged 15 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three steals per game as a senior. Valedictorian of Quest Preparatory Academy s 2013 class SEASON Bests Pts: 7, vs. Maine, 11/19/14 Rebs: 3, vs. American, 12/6/14 FGM: 2, twice, last vs. Harvard, 12/3/14 FGA: 7, vs. Harvard, 12/3/14 3FGM: 1, twice, last vs. American, 12/6/14 3FGA: 2, vs. Maine, 11/19/14 FTM: 2, twice, last vs. Maine, 11/19/14 FTA: 2, twice, last vs. Maine, 11/19/14 Ast: 1, twice, last vs. Florida St., 11/23/14 Blk: - Stl: 1, twice, last vs. Harvard, 12/3/14 Min: 12, last vs. Harvard, 12/3/14 Stiff s Game-By-Game YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTA-FTM/% O-D-T REB/AVG PF/DQ AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG / / / / /1.4 29/ / / / / / /0.8 6/ /1.9 TOTAL / / / / /1.2 35/ / Career Bests Pts: 10, at Saint Louis, 3/2/14 Rebs: 5, vs. William & Mary, 11/30/13 FGM: 4, 2x, last at Saint Louis, 3/2/14 FGA: 10, vs. Western Michigan, 11/8/13 3FGM: 2, at Holy Cross, 11/26/13 3FGA: 4, 5x, last vs. Northeastern, 12/21/13 FTM: 3, 2x, last vs. Northeastern, 12/21/13 FTA: 4, 2x, last vs. Northeastern, 12/21/13 Ast: 3, at Holy Cross, 11/26/13 Blk: 1, 2x, last at Duquesne, 1/15/14 Stl: 4, vs. William & Mary, 11/30/13 Min: 29, vs. Western Michigan, 11/8/13 Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS 11/14 Western Mich /16 Central Mich /19 Maine /21 North Texas /23 Florida State /30 Central Florida /3 Harvard /6 American /14 Holy Cross /19 Georgia State 12/20 Ohio 12/28 Boston U. 1/3 St. Bonaventure 1/7 Saint Louis 1/10 Saint Joseph s 1/15 La Salle 1/18 G. Washington 1/21 Fordham 1/24 Richmond 1/31 St. Bonaventure 2/4 Rhode Island 2/7 La Salle 2/11 George Mason 2/14 Duquesne 2/18 Davidson 2/22 VCU 2/26 Dayton 3/1 Rhode Island Stiff s Miscellaneous Statistics Double-Digit Scoring Games: 1, at Saint Louis, 3/2/14 5+ Rebound Games: 1, vs. William & Mary, 11/30/13

34 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Returning Player Bios Paula Tarnachowicz // Senior // Forward GdYNia, Poland // VII Sportowe Liceum // Panola College (Texas) Season Notes Added five points (2-3 FG, 1-2 FT) in the near-upset of MAC preseason favorite Central Michigan (11/16). Hit three of her four free throw attempts over five minutes on the floor during the season-opener at Western Michigan (11/14) Season Bests Pts: 5, at Central Michigan, 11/16/14 Rebs: 2, vs. Florida State, 11/23/14 FGM: 2, at Central Michigan, 11/16/14 FGA: 3, at Central Michigan, 11/16/14 FTM: 3, at Western Michigan, 11/14/14 FTA: 4, at Western Michigan, 11/14/14 3FGM: - 3FGA: - Ast: - Blk: - Stl: 1, vs. Florida State, 11/23/14 Min: 14, at Central Michigan, 11/16/14 Career Bests Pts: 6, at Kent State, 12/17/13 Rebs: 7, 2x, last vs. Dayton, 1/22/14 FGM: 3, at Kent State, 12/17/13 FGA: 4, at Kent State, 12/17/13 FTM: 3, at Western Michigan, 11/14/14 FTA: 5, at Bowling Green, 12/19/13 3FGM: - 3FGA: - Ast: 1, 2x, last at G. Washington, 2/15/14 Blk: 1, 2x, last at La Salle, 1/11/14 Stl: 1, 4x, last vs. Florida State, 11/23/14 Min: 23, at Kent State, 12/17/ Season Notes Averaged 1.7 rebounds and 1.1 points per game as a junior during 23 games played, which included a pair of starts. Did not compete against George Mason (3/5) in the play-in game for the Atlantic 10 Tournament due to injury. Did not play at Fordham (1/25) or George Washington (1/29) due to the ankle injury suffered against Dayton on Jan. 22. Tied her career-high with seven rebounds over 12 minutes on the floor before suffering an ankle injury against Dayton (1/22). Tallied a career-high six points and seven rebounds to help the winning effort at Kent State (12/17). Had five points and tied for the team lead with five rebounds against Central Michigan (11/10) in her first game with the Minutewomen. Missed the season-opener against Western Michigan (11/8) due to a concussion. Personal And Miscellaneous Notes Is a transfer student from Panola College in Carthage, Texas, and has two years of eligibility remaining. Played in 35 games at Panola College during her two seasons. Assisted the Fillies in reaching the Region XIV Conference Tournament with a.442 field goal percentage (23-of-52) in 21 games, scoring 3.4 points while grabbing 2.8 rebounds per appearance. The native of Gdynia, Poland, also competed for Panola College during the season, contributing 2.4 points and 2.4 rebounds over 14 appearances. Helped Panola increase its win total in each of her two seasons with the team from one victory in before her arrival to 14 during the campaign. Tarnachowicz s Game-By-Game Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS 11/14 Western Mich /16 Central Mich /19 Maine /21 North Texas /23 Florida State /30 Central Florida Did Not Play 12/3 Harvard Did Not Play 12/6 American Did Not Play 12/14 Holy Cross /19 Georgia State 12/20 Ohio 12/28 Boston U. 1/3 St. Bonaventure 1/7 Saint Louis 1/10 Saint Joseph s 1/15 La Salle 1/18 G. Washington 1/21 Fordham 1/24 Richmond 1/31 St. Bonaventure 2/4 Rhode Island 2/7 La Salle 2/11 George Mason 2/14 Duquesne 2/18 Davidson 2/22 VCU 2/26 Dayton 3/1 Rhode Island Tarnachowicz s Miscellaneous Statistics 5+ Rebound Games: 3, last vs. Dayton, 1/22/14 Tarnachowicz s Career Statistics YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTA-FTM/% O-D-T REB/AVG PF/DQ AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG / / / / /1.7 15/ / / / / / /0.5 3/ /1.8 TOTAL / / / / /1.4 18/ /1.3 34

35 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Returning Player Bios Season Notes Season Notes Rashida Timbilla // Junior // Forward // Ottawa, Ontario John Mcrae Secondary School // Northfield Mount Hermon Prep (Mass.) Is second in the A-10 for defensive boards per game (6.3), tied for second in steals per game (2.4), fifth for rebounds per game (8.1), sixth in assists (4.0) and minutes played (33.6) per game and 11th with a 0.9 assist-to-turnover ratio as of Wednesday, Dec. 17. Played at least 32 minutes in eight of nine games this season. Is 11-for-21 from the floor over the last three games (52.4 percent) after she was 7-of-23 against Florida State and Central Florida prior to that (30.4 percent). Has not recorded fewer than five rebounds in a game this season. Nearly had a triple-double with nine rebounds, eight points and a career-high eight assists in the win over American (12/6), during which she also had three steals and a block. Had 10 points (4-6 FG, 2-4 FT) to go along with seven rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block against Harvard (12/3). Secured 10 rebounds - five from the offensive glass - and had eight points, six assists and four steals to help spearhead the comeback win over Central Florida (11/30). Scored a game-best 15 points and secured a team-high six rebounds against Florida State (11/23). Ripped down nine rebounds, dished out a pair of assists and had two steals during the win at North Texas (11/21). Provided 14 points, a game-high six assists and five rebounds when UMass defeated Maine, on Nov. 19. Had her first double-double of the season and 11th of her career with 14 points, 12 rebounds, a career-high seven steals and five assists in the close loss to MAC favorite Central Michigan (11/16). Started the year with seven rebounds, three points, a block and one assist in the season-opener at Western Michigan (11/14). Paced the Minutewomen with 7.4 rebounds per game while she chipped in 8.1 points and a team-best 3.1 assists per game. Also led Massachusetts with 25 blocks while she scored doubledigits in nine contests and had double-doubles in three of those. Timbilla s Career Statistics Season Bests Pts: 15, vs. Florida State, 11/23/14 Rebs: 12, at Central Michigan, 11/16/14 FGM: 6, vs. Maine, 11/19/14 FGA: 12, vs. Florida State, 11/23/14 FTM: 7, vs. Florida State, 11/23/14 FTA: 10, vs. Florida State, 11/23/14 3FGM: - 3FGA: - Ast: 8, vs. American, 12/6/14 Blk: 1, 4x, last vs. American, 12/6/14 Stl: 7, at Central Michigan, 11/16/14 Min: 37, vs. Central Florida, 11/30/14 Timbilla s Game-By-Game YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FGM-FGA/% 3PM-3PA/% FTA-FTM/% O-D-T REB/AVG PF/DQ AST TO BLK STL PTS/AVG / / / / /8.3 76/ / / / / / /7.4 72/ / / / / / /8.1 24/ /8.9 TOTAL / / / / / / / Career Bests Pts: 25, vs. William & Mary, 11/30/13 Rebs: 15, at Miami (Ohio), 12/1/12 FGM: 12, vs. William & Mary, 11/30/13 FGA: 17, 2x, vs. William & Mary, 11/30/13 FTM: 7, 3x, last vs. Florida State, 11/23/14 FTA: 10, 3x, last vs. Florida State, 11/23/14 3FGM: - 3FGA: 1, 3x, last at Hartford, 11/23/13 Ast: 8, vs. American, 12/6/14 Blk: 4, at Ohio, 11/29/12 Stl: 7, at Central Michigan, 11/16/14 Min: 43, 2x, last vs. George Mason, 3/5/14 Date Opponent GS MIN FG-A 3P-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST PTS 11/14 Western Mich. * /16 Central Mich. * /19 Maine * /21 North Texas * /23 Florida State * /30 Central Florida * /3 Harvard * /6 American * /14 Holy Cross * /19 Georgia State 12/20 Ohio 12/28 Boston U. 1/3 St. Bonaventure 1/7 Saint Louis 1/10 Saint Joseph s 1/15 La Salle 1/18 G. Washington 1/21 Fordham 1/24 Richmond 1/31 St. Bonaventure 2/4 Rhode Island 2/7 La Salle 2/11 George Mason 2/14 Duquesne 2/18 Davidson 2/22 VCU 2/26 Dayton 3/1 Rhode Island Timbilla s Miscellaneous Statistics Double-Doubles: 11, last at Central Michigan, 11/16/14 Double-Digit Scoring Games: 23, last vs. Harvard, 12/3/14 5+ Rebound Games: 55, last vs. Holy Cross, 12/14/ Rebound Games: 20, last vs. Central Florida, 11/30/ Rebound Games: 1, at Miami (Ohio), 12/1/12 5+ Assist Games: 13, last vs. American, 12/6/14 5+ Steal Games: 3, last at Central Michigan, 11/16/ Made Field Goals In A Game: 1, vs. William & Mary, 11/30/13

36 University of Massachusetts Women s Basketball Headshot Roster Maggie Mulligan F/C 6-2 Fr. Boston, Mass. Amber Dillon G 5-2 R-Jr. Dorchester, Mass. Alyx Stiff G 5-9 So. Las Vegas, Nev. Kim Pierre-Louis F 6-0 Sr. Ottawa, Ontario Ciara Rosten F 6-2 Fr. Cheektowaga, N.Y Paula Tarnachowicz F 6-2 Sr. Gdynia, Poland Cierra Dillard G 5-9 Fr. Rochester, N.Y. Victoria Stewart G 5-7 Jr. Amherst, Mass. Rashida Timbilla F 6-1 Jr. Ottawa, Ontario Emily Mital G 5-8 Sr. Frisco, Texas Leah McDerment G 5-10 Fr. Stockport, England Kymber Hill F/C 6-2 So. Belleville, Ill. Alyssa Lawrence F 6-1 R-Fr. New Rochelle, N.Y. Sharon Dawley Head Coach Jen MacAulay Assistant Coach Recruiting Coordinator Yolanda Griffith Assistant Coach Chris Wielgus Assistant Coach Kellie Olson Director of Operations 36