UMass Minutewomen (9-10, 4-4) at Rhode Island Rams (8-11, 1-6) Wednesday, Jan. 31, :00 p.m. Kingston, R.I. Probable Starters

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1 URI Women's Basketball UMass Minutewomen (9-10, 4-4) at Rhode Island Rams (8-11, 1-6) Wednesday, Jan. 31, :00 p.m. Kingston, R.I. Probable Starters Pos. No. Name Ht. Yr. PPG RPG Other G 3 Neda Djuric 5-7 Jr apg, team-high 40 steals G 32 Lindsey O'Neil 5-6 Fr URI freshman record 39 3-pters. F 12 Shayla Johnson 5-10 Fr steals, 12 blocks F 44 Yatar Kuyateh 5-10 Jr mins-per-game in A-10 play F 21 Lyrica Smith 6-1 So ppg in A-10 play Off The Bench G 33 Rhonda Pacheco 5-6 Sr career 3-pters G 10 Denise King 5-9 Fr injured shoulder (7-10 days) F 23 Zinobia Machanguana 5-9 Sr injured knee (indefinitely) C 34 Vedrana Bajagic 6-4 Jr team-high 59% FG URI Schedule & Results November 18 (Sat.) at Quinnipiac L, at Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout 21 (Tue.) at Alaska Anchorage W, (Wed.) vs. Ohio State L, (Wed.) PROVIDENCE L, December 2 (Sat.) at Fairleigh Dickinson W, (Wed.) BROWN L, (Tue.) HARVARD W, (Fri.) MAINE W, (Sun.) KENT STATE W, at Blue Sky Restaurant Group Classic (Hanover, N.H.) 28 (Thu.) vs. St. John s W, (Fri.) vs. Syracuse L, January 2 (Tue.) at C. Connecticut State W, (Sat.) ST. JOSEPH S* L, (Tue.) at Massachusetts* L, ot 12 (Fri.) at Dayton* L, (Sun.) at #22 Xavier* L, (Sat.) LA SALLE* L, (Fri.) FORDHAM* W, (Sun.) #18 XAVIER* L, (Wed.) MASSACHUSETTS* 7:00 p.m. February 2 (Fri.) at La Salle* 7:00 p.m. 4 (Sun.) at St. Joseph s* 2:00 p.m. 9 (Fri.) DUQUESNE* 7:00 p.m. 13 (Tue.) TEMPLE* 7:00 p.m. 16 (Fri.) at St. Bonaventure* 7:00 p.m. 18 (Sun.) at Fordham* 12 p.m. 23 (Fri.) DAYTON* 7:00 p.m. 25 (Sun.) at George Washington* 2:00 p.m. March 2-5 (Fri.-Mon) at Atlantic 10 Tournament (Philadelphia, Pa.) Game Day Quick Facts URI Radio: WHJJ AM 920 (Steve McDonald and Ramsey Baker) Officials: John Morningstar, Lisa Mattingly, Bryan Enterline The Series: UMass leads, Last Meeting: Jan. 9, 2001, UMass, (ot), Amherst, Mass. Last URI Win: Jan. 26, 2001, 55-51, Fordham Last URI Home Win: Jan. 26, 2001, 55-51, Fordham Last URI Win Over UMass: Jan. 13, 1996, 86-74, Kingston, R.I. If URI Wins: A win would give the Rams a 2-2 mark on this home stand, and a 5-5 record at Keaney... it would snap the Minutewomen's nine-game winning streak over URI. If URI Loses: It would be the Rams' seventh loss in eight games, and 10th straight to the Minutewomen. Next Up For URI: The Rams play at La Salle on Friday, Feb. 2 at the Gola Arena. For More Information Contact: John White, Coordinator of Sports Communications ( or jwhite@uri.edu) O'Neil Named A-10 Co-Rookie of the Week: Freshman guard Lindsey O'Neil picked up her conference-leading third A-10 Rookie-of-the-Week Award after a 17-point, 40- minute performance in URI's win over Fordham (Jan. 26)... the A-10 Rookie-of-the-Year candidate is just the third player in URI history to earn the honor three times. Jamie Gray was a four-time winner in the 1995-'96 season, and Michele Washington was named the conference's top rookie three times during the 1982-'83 campaign... this is the fourth time this season a Ram has been named rookie of the week (O'Neil, 3 times, and Denise King, Jan. 2.)

2 Quick Hits Movin' On Up: URI reached an impressive milestone in its win over Fordham (Jan. 26). The 2000-'01 season marks the first time URI has won eight games since the '96 campaign... the Rams got off to their best start (7-5) since when they began 8-4 en route to their only NCAA Tournament appearance... the Rams' four-game winning streak (Dec ) was URI's longest since February, 1996, when it won six consecutive games from Feb Depth Test: Only seven playes will dress tonight due to injuries to Zinobia Machanguana (knee) and Denise King (shoulder). Prior to this rash of injuries, the Rams' depth was a key factor. Nine Rams average at least 16 minutes and only one player averages over 30 mpg (Yatar Kuyateh)... because there were only six players active at the end of last season, four players averaged over 30 minutes-per-game Students In The Game: The on-court performance of the Rams first-year players is well documented. Their effort in the classroom, however, deserves equal notice. Five players new to the program earned at least a 3.0 grade-point average in the fall semester. Freshmen Lindsey O Neil and Denise King, who have both won Atlantic 10 Rookie-ofthe-Week Awards, have been invited to join Phi Eta Sigma, URI s freshman honor society that has a minimum 3.5 grade-point average as a pre-requisite. O Neil, who is undecided on a major, recorded a 3.7 g.p.a. last fall, and King, a management major, had a Alicja Iznerowicz, a freshman psychology major who is sidelined with a foot injury, had a 3.14 g.p.a. Two transfers, Neda Djuric and Hilary Goodrich, also stepped up academically. Djuric, a management major, had a 3.18 g.p.a. in her first semester at URI, and Goodrich, a team tri-captain who is sitting out this season after transferring from the U.S. Naval Academy, posted a 3.28 g.p.a. as a physical education major. Secret Of My Success: Statistics bear out that URI's second-half play determines wins-and-losses. When the opposition shoots 50 percent or better in the second half, URI is 2-7. When the Rams shoot better than 48 percent in the second half, they are 5-3. Unfortunately, their best shooting performance of the season -- 75% (18-24 FG) vs. Xavier on Jan was wasted in a ten-point loss... URI has shot better than 50 percent in the first half nine times. Oddly enough, the record in those games is just other noteworthy statistical trends: when junior forward Yatar Kuyateh reaches double figures in rebounds, URI is the Rams are 6-1 when freshman guard Lindsey O'Neil scores in double figures, and 5-0 when she leads the team in scoring... junior guard Neda Djuric has recorded six-or-more assists seven times. The Rams are 6-1 in those games. Xavier Recap #18 Xavier 83, URI 73 Jan. 28, 2001, Kingston, R.I. Shayla Johnson scored a season-high 18 points, and Yatar Kuyateh also had 18, but the Rams lost to 18 th -ranked Xavier, 83-73, in an Atlantic 10 match-up at Keaney Gymnasium. Neda Djuric recorded 15 points and four assists, and Vedrana Bajagic added 10 points and four rebounds. Lyrica Smith grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. The game featured 14 lead changes and some torrid second-half shooting. URI shot 75 percent (18-24 FG) in the second half, while the Musketeers shot 56 percent (18-32 FG). Johnson scored 11 of her 18 points in the first half, and the Rams found themselves down by only three (30-27) at intermission. The Rams opened the second stanza by hitting their first five field goal attempts and two free throw attempts and led, 39-36, with 15:45 to play. Xavier responded with a 19-6 run to take a lead its biggest lead of the game with 10:02 left. Trailing by nine (69-60) with 4:11 remaining, URI rallied for a final comeback. Smith hit the one of two free throws with 4:02 left, then Johnson drilled a three-pointer to cut the Xavier lead to five (69-64) at 3:44. Tuukkanen missed a jumper, and fouled Bajagic, who hit two free throws to make it a threepoint game (69-66) with 3:24 to play. Reeta Piipari hit the key shot of the contest a three-pointer with 3:01 left to extend Xavier's lead to six (72-66). URI FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A S Min Johnson* Kuyateh* Smith* Djuric* O Neil* Bajagic Pacheco Team 3 Totals (.479) (.364) (.294) Xavier FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A S Min Phillips* Tuukkanen* Piipari* Parr* Levandusky* Kreager Hall Bell Team 1 Totals (.367) (.462) (.750) Halftime: Xavier 30, URI 27

3 URI By The Numbers... URI/UMass Statistical Comparsion URI (8-11) UMass (9-10) 63.1 Scoring Average Scoring Defense Scoring Margin % FG% 36% 46% FG% Defense 42% 32% 3Pt. FG% 32% 31% 3Pt. FG% Defense 35% 33.4 Rebounds Rebound Margin Turnovers Turnover Margin Steals 9.0 Season Superlatives Points: 75, at Fair. Dickinson, 12/2/00 Field Goals: 31, vs. Xavier, 1/28/01 Field Goal Att.: 62, vs. Brown, 12/6/00 Field Goal Pct.:.574 (31-54), vs. Xavier, 1/28/01 FG Pct.-Half:.750 (2nd, 18-24), vs. Xavier, 1/28/01 3-pt. FG: 7, twice- last vs. Kent State, 12/17/00 3-pt. FG Att.: 20, vs. Syracuse, 12/29/00 3-pt. FG Pct.:.500 (7-14), twice- last vs. Maine, 12/15/00 Free Throws: 23, 3 times-last vs. St. John's, 12/28/00 Free Throw Att.: 42, vs. St. John's, 12/28/00 Free Throw Pct.:.667 (8-12), vs. Syracuse, 12/29/00 Rebounds: 41, vs. St. John's, 12/28/00 Assists: 19, vs. Fordham, 1/26/01 Steals: 20, twice- last vs. Kent State, 12/17/00 Blocks: 7, at Central Conn. State, 1/2/01 Turnovers: 17, at Fairleigh Dickinson, 12/2/00 Season Lows Points: 34, vs. St. Joseph's, 1/6/01 Field Goals: 14, vs. St. Joseph's, 1/6/01 Field Goal Att.: 38, vs. Ohio State, 11/23/00 Field Goal Pct.:.274 (17-62), vs. Brown, 12/6/00 FG Pct.-Half:.212 (1st, 7-33), vs. Brown, 12/6/00 3-pt. FG: 1, vs. La Salle, 1/20/01 3-pt. FG Att.: 5, vs. Ohio State, 11/22/00 3-pt. FG Pct.:.125 (1-8), vs. La Salle, 1/20/01 Free Throws: 3, vs. St. Joseph's, 1/6/01 Free Throw Att. 8, vs. St. Joseph's, 1/6/01 Free Throw Pct.:.294 (5-17), vs. Fordham, 1/26/01 Rebounds: 22, vs. Ohio State, 11/22/00 Assists: 4, vs. La Salle, 1/20/01 Steals: 4, vs. St. Joseph's, 1/6/01 Blocks: 0, 7 times Turnovers: 37, vs. Ohio State, 11/22/00 URI's Record In Games When: URI leads at halftime: 6-2 URI trails at halftime: 1-8 URI is tied at halftime: 1-1 URI scores 90+ points: 0-0 URI scores points: 0-0 URI scores points: 3-2 URI scores points: 4-5 URI scores points: 1-2 URI scores less than 50 points: 0-2 Opponents scores 90+ points: 0-1 Opponents scores points: 0-3 Opponents scores points: 0-5 Opponents scores points: 3-0 Opponents scores points: 5-2 URI at home: 4-5 URI on the road: 3-4 URI on a neutral court: 1-2 URI in November: 1-3 URI in December: 5-2 URI in January: 2-6 URI in February: --- URI in March: --- URI's FG% is higher: 8-3 Opponents FG% is higher: 0-8 URI's 3-pt FG% is higher: 6-4^ Opponents 3-pt. FG% is higher: 1-6^ URI's FT% is higher: 2-0 Opponent's FT% is higher: 6-11 URI out-rebounds opponents: 5-5 URI is out-rebounded: 3-6 URI has fewer turnovers: 5-2* URI has more turnovers: 2-8* *URI and the opposition have had the same number of turnovers twice ^URI and the opposition have had the same 3-pt% twice Largest Margin Of Victory: 20 (at FDU, 12/2/00) Largest Margin Of Defeat: 35 (vs. Ohio State, 11/22/00) Largest Halftime Lead: 18 (vs. Kent State, 12/17/00) Largest Halftime Deficit: 25 (vs. St. Joseph's, 1/6/01) Largest Lead: 22 (vs. Maine, 12/15/00) Largest Deficit: 40 (vs. Ohio State, 11/22/00)

4 URI Player Profiles 3 Neda Djuric, G, Jr., 5-7, Novi Sad, Yugoslavia vs. Xavier: 15 points, 4 assists, 30 mins. 6th in the A-10 in assists (4.5) and 8th in steals (2.1) URI is 6-1 when she has 6-or-more assists 10 Denise King, G, Fr., 5-9, Catonsville, Md. vs. Xavier: DNP-injured named A-10 Rookie of the Week (1/2) named to the all-tournament team at Dartmouth's Blue Sky Restaurant Group Classic 12 Shayla Johnson, G, Fr., 5-10, Elkins Park, Pa. vs. Xavier: season-high 18 points, 3 assists, 39 mins. scored a season-high 18 points vs. Xavier (1/28) tied a 20-year-old URI record with 5 blocks vs. Maine (12/15) scored in double figures in five of the last eight contests 21 Lyrica Smith, C, So., 6-1, Halfway, Ore. vs. Xavier: 8 points, team-high 8 rebs., 25 mins. started 36 of 38 games in two seasons averaging 9.6 points and 6.1 rebounds in A-10 games first career double-double at Dayton--20 pts, 10 rebs. (1/12) one of just three URI players ever to shoot 100% from the field in a game (6-6 FG, vs. Kent State, 12/17) 23 Zinobia Machanguana, Capt., F, Sr., 5-9, Maputo, Mozam. vs. Xavier: DNP-injured team tri-captain all-tournament team choice at 2000 Great Alaska Shootout after missing just one shot in two games (8-9 FG) career-high 15 points and 9 rebounds vs. Brown (12/6) 32 Lindsey O'Neil, G, Fr., 5-6, New Britain, Conn. vs. Xavier: 2 points, 2 assists, 27 mins. established URI record with 7 three-pointers vs. FDU (12/2) and the URI freshman record for 3-pters. with 39 Rams top 3-pt. shooter (38%) and free throw shooter (73%) three-time A-10 Rookie of the Week (12/4, 12/18 and 1/27) URI is 6-1 when she scores in double figures 33 Rhonda Pacheco, Capt., G, Sr., 5-6, Fall River, Mass. vs. Xavier: 2 points, 2 assists, 23 mins. scored season-high 11 points at C. Conn. State (1/2) 4th at URI with 100 career 3-pointers owns school single-season record for 3-pt. FG% (.426 in '97-'98) 34 Vedrana Bajagic, C, Jr., 6-4, Belgrade, Yugoslavia vs. Xavier: 10 points, 4 rebs., 23 mins. tied for 15th in the A-10 in rebounding (5.5) averaging 9.3 points and 5.6 rebounds in A-10 play averaged 12.5 points, 5 rebounds and 24 minutes at the 2000 Great Alaska Shootout 44 Yatar Kuyateh, F, Jr., 5-10, Providence, R.I. vs. Xavier: 18 points, game-high 4 rebs., 33 mins. scored in double figures in 27 of the last 31 games has nine career double-doubles team's leading scorer (13.4) and rebounder (7.8) ranks in the top 10 in four statistical categories in the A Alicja Iznerowicz, C, Fr., 6-0, Wroclaw, Poland vs. Xavier: DNP-injured spent the last two years at Holyoke (Mass.) Catholic but was not allowed to compete by the Mass. Interscholastic Athletic Association will not play today URI Career Highs 3 Neda Djuric points: 16 (at UMass, 1/9/01) rebounds: 6 (at Central Conn., 1/2/01) assists: 10 (vs. Fordham., 1/26/01) steals: 6 (vs. Maine, 12/15/00) 10 Denise King points: 13 (vs. La Salle, 1/20/01) rebounds: 5 (vs. St. John's, 12/28/00) assists: 6 (twice- last at Dayton, 1/12/01) steals: 2 (twice- last vs. Maine, 12/15/00) 12 Shayla Johnson points: 18 (vs. Xavier, 1/28/01) rebounds: 5 (twice- last vs. St. Joseph's, 1/6/01) assists: 5 (at Dayton, 1/12/01) steals: 4 (twice- last at UMass, 1/9/01) 3-pt. FG: 2 (at Alaska-Anch., 11/21/00) 21 Lyrica Smith points: 20 (at Dayton, 1/12/01) rebounds: 10 (at Dayton, 1/12/01) steals: 4 (vs. Maine, 12/19/99) blocks: 2 (twice-last at Va. Tech, 1/6/00) 23 Zinobia Machanguana points: 15 (vs. Brown, 12/6/00) rebounds: 9 (twice- last vs. Brown, 12/6/00) assists: 4 (vs. St. Joe's, 1/27/00) steals: 4 (5 times- last vs. St. John's, 12/28/00) 32 Lindsey O'Neil points: 27 (at Fairleigh Dickinson, 12/2/00) rebounds: 5 (vs. St. John's, 12/28/00) assists: 3 (at Alaska-Anch., 11/21/00) steals: 3 (last vs. Maine, 12/15/00) 3-pt. FG: 7* (at Fairleigh Dickinson, 12/2/00) 33 Rhonda Pacheco points: 20 (at St. Bonaventure, 2/21/99) rebounds: 7 (vs. St. Bonaventure, 2/6/00) assists: 9 (vs. Temple, 1/29/00) steals: 4 (at St. Bonaventure, 2/21/99) 3-pt. FG: 6 (at St. Bonaventure, 2/21/99) 34 Vedrana Bajagic points: 19 (at Alaska-Anch., 11/21/00) rebounds: 12 (twice- last at Dayton, 1/12/01) assists: 1 (4 times- last vs. La Salle, 1/20/01) blocks: 3 (at Central Conn., 1/2/01) steals: 4 (twice- last vs. Fordham, 1/26/01) 44 Yatar Kuyateh points: 22 (vs. Providence, 11/29/00) rebounds: 14 (twice- last at Alaska-Anch., 11/21/00) assists: 5 (twice- last vs. Maine, 12/15/00) steals: 4 (3 times- last vs. Harvard, 12/12/00) blocks: 1 (5 times- last at Central Conn., 1/2/01) 53 Alijca Iznerowicz points: 0 rebounds: 0 assists: 0 steals: 0 *school record

5 Rhode Island Rams Roster Numerical No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown (Previous School) 3 Neda Djuric G Jr. 5-7 Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (Southeastern Ill. Coll.) 10 Denise King G Fr. 5-9 Catonsville, Md. (Seton Keough) 12 Shayla Johnson G Fr Elkins Park, Pa. (Cheltenham) 21 Lyrica Smith C So. 6-1 Halfway, Ore. (Pine Eagle) 23 Zinobia Machanguana F Sr. 5-9 Maputo, Mozambique (Miles-Mont. C.C.) 32 Lindsey O Neil G Fr. 5-6 New Britain, Conn. (New Britain) 33 Rhonda Pacheco G Sr. 5-6 Fall River, Mass. (Durfee) 34 Vedrana Bajagic C Jr. 6-4 Belgrade, Yugoslavia (Southeastern Ill. Coll.) 44 Yatar Kuyateh F Jr Providence, R.I. (Mount Pleasant) 53 Alicja Iznerowicz F Fr. 6-1 Wroclaw, Poland (Holyoke-Mass. Cath.) Alphabetical No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown (Previous School) 34 Vedrana Bajagic C Jr. 6-4 Belgrade, Yugoslavia (Southeastern Ill. Coll.) 3 Neda Djuric G Jr. 5-7 Novi Sad, Yugoslavia (Southeastern Ill. Coll.) 53 Alicja Iznerowicz F Fr. 6-1 Wroclaw, Poland (Holyoke-Mass. Cath.) 12 Shayla Johnson G Fr Elkins Park, Pa. (Cheltenham) 10 Denise King G Fr. 5-9 Catonsville, Md. (Seton Keough) 44 Yatar Kuyateh F Jr Providence, R.I. (Mount Pleasant) 23 Zinobia Machanguana F Sr. 5-9 Maputo, Mozambique (Miles-Mont. C.C.) 32 Lindsey O Neil G Fr. 5-6 New Britain, Conn. (New Britain) 33 Rhonda Pacheco G Sr. 5-6 Fall River, Mass. (Durfee) 21 Lyrica Smith C So. 6-1 Halfway, Ore. (Pine Eagle) Head Coach: Belinda Boe Pearman (second season, Maryland 84) Assistant Coaches: Bobbi Morse, Edith Thompson, Deanna Tate Team Captains: Hilary Goodrich*, Zinobia Machanguana, Rhonda Pacheco Pronounciation Guide 3 Neda Djuric NAY-da Jur-ICH 21 Lyrica Smith LEER-ica 23 Zinobia Machanguana Mosh-un-gwana 34 Vedrana Bajagic Vay-DRANA Buy-HAJ-ijj 44 Yatar Kuyateh KOO-yah-tay 53 Alicja Iznerowicz Aleeck-SHAA IS-near-ROW-which Asst. coach Deanna Tate DEE-na Guards (6) Neda Djuric Hilary Goodrich* Shayla Johnson Denise King Lindsey O Neil Rhonda Pacheco Forwards (3) Yatar Kuyateh Alicja Iznerowicz Zinobia Machanguana Centers (2) Vedrana Bajagic Lyrica Smith Freshmen (4) Alicja Iznerowicz Shayla Johnson Denise King Lindsey O Neil Sophomores (1) Lyrica Smith Juniors (4) Vedrana Bajagic Neda Djuric Hilary Goodrich* Yatar Kuyateh *will be eligible for the season Seniors (3) Zinobia Machanguana Rhonda Pacheco

6 URI Women s Basketball Coaching Staff... An Impressive Resume Head Coach Boe Pearman Two years - Associate Head Coach, New England Blizzard, American Basketball League 12 years of Division I experience at Maryland Coached eight current WNBA players Coached two Olympians; one two-time Olympian Coached 16 players that have represented either the United States or another country in international competition Two Final Four and three Elite Eight appearances as a coach and player Eight NCAA Tournament appearances Six Atlantic Coast Conference Championships Achieved 100 percent graduation rate Assistant Coach Edith Thompson Eight years experience in the coaching profession (second year at URI; six at Ohio State) Reached 1993 NCAA Final Four with Ohio State as an assistant coach Worked with Olympians, Kodak All-Americans and WNBA players, including two-time All-American and Olympian Katie Smith of the Minnesota Lynx and Adrienne Johnson of the Orlando Mystics Three Big Ten Conference Championships Played for 1996 Olympic Head Coach Tara VanDerveer and worked for two-time Olympic Assistant Coach Nancy Darsch Helped build Top 25 program at Ohio State Five NCAA Tournament appearances as a coach and player Assistant Coach Bobbi Morse Two years - Assistant Coach, San Jose Lasers, American Basketball League Pearman's first hire at URI Coached two-time Olympian Jennifer Azzi (formerly of Stanford) 12 years collegiate coaching experience Coached six current WNBA players Top 25 program at Nebraska NCAA Tournament appearance Achieved 100 percent graduation rate Assistant Coach Deanna Tate Played three seasons at Maryland where she is regarded as one of the greatest players in school history Led the Terrapins to three Atlantic Coast Conference Championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances. Reached the Elite Eight in 1988 and the Final Four in 1989 An All-American guard as a senior (1989). Twice selected the most valuable player of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament (1986 and 1988) At Maryland, she ranks second in scoring average (16.5), third in steals (293) and fifth on the all-time scoring list (1,541 points) Played professionally in the American Basketball League, first for the New England Blizzard, where Pearman was the associate head coach, then for the Chicago Condors. Also played in Iceland Atlantic 10/URI Women s Basketball Television Schedule Wed., Nov. 29 Providence at RHODE ISLAND 7:00 pm Cox 3 Sat., Jan 6 Xavier at George Washington noon ESPN2 St. Joseph's at RHODE ISLAND 4:00 pm Cox 3 Sun., Jan 7 La Salle at Duquesne noon A-10 network Sun., Jan 14 Fordham at Temple noon A-10 network Sun., Jan 21 Xavier at St. Joseph s noon A-10 network Sun., Jan 28 St. Bonaventure at Dayton noon A-10 network Sun., Feb. 4 George Washington at Xavier noon A-10 network Sun., Feb. 11 George Washington at St. Joseph s noon A-10 network Sun., Feb 18 RHODE ISLAND at Fordham noon A-10 network Sun., Feb. 25 Dayton at Massachusetts noon A-10 network Sun., Mar. 4 A-10 Tournament Semifinal Double-header 2:00-4:00 pm A-10 network Mon., Mar. 5 A-10 Tournament 5:00 pm ESPN2

7 Rams On Radio URI women s basketball fans are able to hear more games than ever on radio this season. WHJJ-AM 920 in East Providence will again serve as the flagship station of Rams-on-Radio Network. WHJJ broadcasts an expanded women s basketball schedule this season airing 15 contests. This is the most comprehensive commercial radio package in the history of the program, and is the second largest in the Atlantic 10. Steve McDonald calls the play-by-play, with Ramsey Baker and Marc Katic handling the color commentary. Fans can also hear WHJJ s broadcasts of URI basketball on the World Wide Web by logging on to URI Women s Basketball Radio Schedule November at Great Alaska Shootout 21 (Tue.) at Alaska-Anchorage 22 (Wed.) vs. Ohio State 29 (Wed.) PROVIDENCE December 15 (Fri.) MAINE 17 (Sun.) KENT STATE January 2 (Tue.) at Central Connecticut State 6 (Sat.) ST. JOSEPH'S 9 (Tue.) at Massachusetts 26 (Fri.) FORDHAM 28 (Sun.) XAVIER 31 (Wed.) MASSACHUSETTS February 9 (Fri.) DUQUESNE 13 (Tue.) TEMPLE 23 (Fri.) DAYTON 25 (Sun.) at George Washington March 2-5 (Fri.-Mon) at Atlantic 10 Tournament (Philadelphia, Pa.) Home games in CAPS Clean Sweep: Junior Yatar Kuyateh and freshman Lindsey O Neil were selected as the Atlantic 10 Conference Women s Basketball co-player of the Week and Rookie of the Week, respectively, on Dec it is just the second time in the program s history that URI swept the A-10 s weekly honors, and the first time ever two different Rams have earned the weekly awards. URI s Michele Washington was named both the A-10 Player and Rookie of the Week on Feb. 14, For Starters: Coach Pearman has not been afraid to shuffle her starting line-up. The Rams have employed eight different starting fives in the first 19 games. Here's a breakdown of how the different starting combinations have fared: Starting Line-up W-L Machanguana, Kuyateh, O'Neil, Djuric, Smith 5-1 O'Neil, Kuyateh, Djuric, Johnson, Smith 1-2 Machanguana, Kuyateh, Pacheco, Johnson, Smith 1-1 Machanguana, Kuyateh, Pacheco, Djuric, Smith 1-2 Machanguana, Kuyateh, Pacheco, Djuric, Bajagic 0-1 Smith, Kuyateh, Bajagic, Johnson, Djuric 0-2 Pacheco, Bajagic, Smith, King, Johnson 0-1 Johnson, Kuyateh, Smith, King, Pacheco 0-1 The most recent starting line-up is in bold italics O'Neil For Three: Freshman guard Lindsey O'Neil set the URI freshman record for three-point field goals with her 35th three-pointer of the season against La Salle (Jan. 20). O'Neil broke Dayna Smith's mark set in the 1992-'93 season. She set a school single-game record with seven three-pointers at Fairleigh Dickinson (Dec. 2). She currently has 39 treys through 19 games. Tough Sleddin': The Rams had a brutal start to the the Atlantic 10 schedule. They opened with defending A-10 East champ St. Joseph s on Jan. 6 (L, 55-34) at home; traveled to UMass on Jan. 9 (L, in OT) and Dayton, one of the conference s more hostile environments, on Jan. 12 (L, 82-74); played nationally ranked Xavier on Jan. 14 (L, 73-51) and Jan. 28 (L, 83-73); and hosted surprising La Salle on Jan. 20 (L, 59-47)... these six teams are a combined in league play... URI knew it had a difficult schedule heading into this season. The slate features seven games against teams that reached the NCAA Tournament last season (George Washington, Kent State, Maine, St. Joseph s, twice, and Xavier, twice). King For A Week: Freshman Denise King was chosen the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week on Jan. 2. King, who hails from Catonsville, Md., was named to the all-tournament team at Dartmouth s Blue Sky Restaurant Group Classic on Dec King, a 5-9 guard, averaged 10 points and 3.5 assists as the Rams split games against Big East opponents St. John's and Syracuse. King came off the bench to score a season-best 11 points in a win over St. John s on Dec. 28, and sparked the decisive 18-3 second-half run with six points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal in a span of 5:22. Get That Outta Here: Freshman guard Lindsey O'Neil is not the only first-year Ram to etch her name in to URI record book. Freshman guard Shayla Johnson blocked five shots vs. Maine on Dec. 15, tying Naomi Graves' mark set against Springfield on Dec. 19, Johnson has a team-leading 12 blocks this season.

8 Rams On The Atlantic 10 Leader Board... Scoring 7th Yatar Kuyateh 13.4 ppg Rebounding 5th Yatar Kuyateh 7.8 rpg t-15th Vedrana Bajagic 5.5 rpg Offensive Rebounding 4th Yatar Kuyateh 3.4 rpg Defensive Rebounding 8th Yatar Kuyateh 4.4 rpg Assists 6th Neda Djuric 4.5 apg Steals 8th Neda Djuric 2.1 spg 11th Z. Machanguana 1.8 spg 14th Yatar Kuyateh 1.7 spg Three-Point FG Percentage 9th Lindsey O'Neil 37% Three-Point FG Made 5th Lindsey O'Neil 2.2 pg Blocked Shots 12th Shayla Johnson 0.63 bpg Scoring Offense 9th / 63.1 Scoring Defense 8th / 67.8 Scoring Margin 9th / -4.7 Field Goal % 3rd / 44% FG% Defense 11th / 46% 3-Point FG% 8th / 32% Dec. 18: Dec. 4: Dec. 18: Jan. 2: Jan. 27: URI In The Atlantic pt FG% Defense 1st / 31% Free Throw % 11th / 55% Rebounding Margin 8th / -1.4 Turnover Margin 8th / -1.8 Assists Per Game 9th / 12.4 apg Steals Per Game 2nd / 11.4 A-10 Weekly Award Winners Player of the Week Yatar Kuyateh (co-player) Rookie of the Week Lindsey O'Neil Lindsey O'Neil Denise King Lindsey O'Neil (co-rookie) An (All) Star Is Born: Junior Yatar Kuyateh is making a strong case for all-conference honors this season. Kuyateh has scored in double figures in 27 of the last 31 games. The former walk-on, who played just 37 minutes in her freshman season, is the Rams' top scorer (13.4) and rebounder (7.8), and is one of four players in the A-10 who ranks in the top 10 in scoring (seventh) and rebounding (fifth). Young Guns: Six of the 10 players on the '00-'01 URI roster are new to the program. In fact, this seven-member recruiting class - the first class under head coach Boe Pearman - is the largest in the program's history. Juniors Neda Djuric and Vedrana Bajagic transferred from Southeastern Illinois College, where they spent the last two seasons. Freshman guards Denise King, Shayla Johnson, and Lindsey O'Neil have all played prominent roles. Alicja Iznerowicz, another freshman, has been sidelined for most of the season with a foot injury... junior Hilary Goodrich, who is a transfer from Navy, will be eligible in the season. The arrival of Goodrich rounds out what should be one of the Atlantic 10's better backcourts next season... despite the fact that she must sit out this season per NCAA rules, Goodrich was selected as a tri-captain along with seniors Rhonda Pacheco and Zinobia Machanguana. International Flavor: Four of the 11 players on the Rams' roster reside outside the United States. Neda Djuric and Vedrana Bajagic hail from Yugoslavia, Zinobia Machanguana is from Mozambique and Alicja Iznerowicz calls Poland home... Yatar Kuyateh, who is the only Ram that currently lives in Rhode Island, was born in Liberia but emigrated to the Ocean State as a ten-year old in March, A December To Remember: Although they lost to Syracuse to close out the month, the Rams made remarkable progess in December. After a 1-3 start this season, URI posted an impressive 5-2 record in December. Included in the five victories were wins over two NCAA Tournament teams (Maine and Kent State), and a come-frombehind triumph over St. John's. Atlantic 10 Fax-On-Demand Call (201) from the handset of your fax machine and follow the voice prompts. Atlantic 10 Information Release 1001 Statistics 1002 Schedule and Results 1004 URI Information Release and Statistics 1711 Statistics Only 1713 Schedule/Results 1714 Roster 1715 Last Box Score 1716

9 The Last Two Meetings vs. UMass UMass 71, URI 66 (OT) Jan. 9, 2001, Amherst, Mass. URI FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A S Min Smith* Kuyateh* Bajagic* Djuric* Johnson* O'Neil King Pacheco Team 6 Totals (.481) (.200) (.609) UMass FG 3FG FT Reb. Pts. A S Min Liivandi* Sneed* Butler* Harris* Coyner* Pegues Nehls Foster Team 4 Totals (.429) (.200) (.733) Halftime: UMass 37, URI 31 UMass 54, URI 46 Feb. 27, 2000, Kingston, R.I. URI FG 3FG FT Reb. A Pts Min Strike* Pacheco* Boor* Dabbs* Kuyateh* Sirois Team 4 Totals (.415) (.267) (.667) UMass FG 3FG FT Reb. A Pts Min Sneed* Nehls* Butler* Coyner* MacFarland* Thomas Pegues Bradley Smith Team 0 Totals (.404) (.000) (.696) Halftime: UMass 25, URI 15 Tourney Tested: The Rams placed second in the four-team field at the 2000 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout (Nov ). The Rams defeated host Alaska-Anchorage, 66-65, in the first round, and lost to an experienced Ohio State team, 95-60, in the championship game... senior Zinobia Machanguana and junior Yatar Kuyateh were chosen to the all-tournament team. Machanguana led the Shootout in field goal percentage at 89% (8-of-9 FG) and drilled the game-winning shot against Alaska-Anchorage. She averaged 9.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals in the two-day event. Kuyateh was equally impressive. She led all rebounders (10 rpg) and was the second-highest scorer (15.5 ppg) in the Shootout... the crowds at Sullivan Arena were the largest to see a URI game since the Rams played at Conecticut on Nov. 29, The attendance for the URI -Alaska Anchorage game was announced at 6,658, and a crowd of 7,620 saw the Rams and Ohio State. Both games were part of doubleheaders, and one attendance figure was used for both games... URI also placed second in the four-team field at Dartmouth's Blue Sky Restaurant Group Classic (Dec ) where they played two Big East Conference teams. URI rallied past St. John's, 67-61, and fell to Syracuse, Kuyateh and freshman guard Denise King were named to the all-tournament team. Kuyateh averaged 16.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in the two games. King averaged 10 points and 3.5 assists. She scored a season-best 11 points in the win over St. John's and sparked the decisive 18-3 secondhalf run with six points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal in a span of 5:22. Construction on Convocation Center Underway: Governor Lincoln Almond, the first Rhode Island graduate ever to hold the state's highest office, helped negotiate a new basketball arena for the university. The men's and women's basketball teams will play their home games in the Convocation Center beginning in the season.the new facility will replace venerable Keaney Gymnasium (3,385 plus 500 standing room), which opened in Construction on the convocation center, which will boast a seating capacity of nearly 8,000, began last summer. The $54 million new facility will be located adjacent to the present athletic complex on the Kingston campus. The official groundbreaking ceremony was held on Saturday, Oct. 13 to coincide with the university's Homecoming. Boe Knows The Pros: Five WNBA players gave a clinic and signed autographs for local youth prior to the URI-St. Joseph's game (Jan. 6): Vicky Bullett (Washington Mystics), Katrina Colleton (Miami Sol), Kelly Gibson (Houston Comets), Carolyn Jones-Young (Portland Fire) and Sharon Manning (Miami Sol). Bullet, Colleton and Gibson all played for Pearman at Maryland, and Jones-Young was coached by her while they were with the New England Blizzard. Pearman recruited Manning but she ended up at N. C. State.

10 The Hits Just Keep On Coming: The URI women s basketball program took another huge step forward as head coach Boe Pearman landed another strong recruiting class. Dragana Banjac, Ivy Laws, Katie Stailing and Chrys Washington all signed letters of intent during this fall's early signing period and will play for the Rams in the season. Century Mark: Senior Rhonda Pacheco became the fourth women's player at URI to record 100 career treys vs. Central Conn. State on Jan. 2. Pacheco is two treys shy of tying Kathy Greenberg for third place on URI's all-time list... Pacheco holds the URI single-season record for three-point field goal percentage (.426 in 1997-'98). Banjac, a 5-11 guard from Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, will join fellow Yugoslavians and former junior college teammates Vedrana Bajagic and Neda Djuric. The two-year starter and current team captain at Southeastern Illinois College is a versatile athlete that can play the off-guard as well both forward spots. Banjac is currently averaging 15.1 points for Southeastern Illinois, which is the third-highest scoring team amongst the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I teams at 95.5 points per game. Last season, she averaged 10.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game for the nationally ranked Falcons. Stailing, a native of Bath, Maine, is a four-year starter at Morse High. The 6-1 forward is the first athlete at Morse, male or female, to score 1,000-career points. A two-time allstate selection and three-time all-conference pick, Stailing averaged 20.5 points, 13.2 rebounds, 5.0 steals and 4.0 assists per game as a junior last season. She is a multi-talented student-athlete who earned all-conference accolades in softball and soccer, and is a member of the National Honor Society. Laws, a 5-10 swing player from Wyncote, Pa., is regarded as one of the best high school seniors in the Philadelphia area. This four-year starter was instrumental in Cheltenham High s 32-1 record and run to its first Pennsylvania AAAA Championship last season. A three-time All-Suburban I Conference choice, Laws averaged 12.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 5.0 steals per game in the campaign. She joins former high school teammate Shayla Johnson, currently a freshman guard at URI. Washington, a native of Norwalk, Conn., is a four-year letter winner and team captain at Brien McMahon High. The 6-0 forward earned Fairfield County Interscholastic League All- Conference honors last season, averaging 15.3 points, 10.5 assists and 6.0 rebounds per game for the Senators. Washington is a member of the volleyball and track teams, and is an honor roll student at Brien McMahon. At the AAU level, she plays for Team Connecticut.