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1 XAVIER UNIVERSITY MUSKETEERS (20-8, 11-5) VS. University of South Carolina Gamecocks (17-11, 7-7) Date: Friday, March 17, 2006 Game Time: 7:00 p.m. Site: Cincinnati, Ohio Arena: Cintas Center Radio: Friday s contest will be broadcast live via GOXAVIER.com with Trevor Cole and Mike Schmaltz on the call. Xavier s Probable Starters # Player Pos. Ht. Elg. Hometown PPG. RPG. FG% FT% Min. 3 Miranda Green G 5-6 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind Made all seven shots she took at Coppin State (11/18)... Preseason All A-10 Second Team Pick 21 Suntana Granderson G 5-10 Jr. South Bend, Ind Scored 1,000th career point on February First Team All-Atlantic 10 Selection. 23 Michele Miller G 5-11 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio The A-10 Sixth Player of the Year in Scored a career-high 21 points vs. EKU (12/6). 33 Tara Boothe F 6-1 Sr. Fort Thomas, Ky Became XU s all-time leading scorer on 1/23... Her 989 career rebounds are also an XU record. 11 Kristy Wallner F 5-11 Sr. Pennington, Minn Only Musketeer ever to post over 600 career rebounds and over 300 career assists. Musketeer Reserves # Name Pos. Elg. Ht. Hometown 1 Joei Clyburn F Sr.* 6-1 Detroit, Mich. 4 Candyce Bingham F So. 6-1 Louisville, Ky. 24 Jerri Taylor G Fr. 5-7 South Bend, Ind. 42 Deanna Mason C Jr. 6-2 Detroit, Mich. 45 Danitra Lewis F Fr. 6-0 Milwaukee, Wis. *-Will redshirt the season Schedule Record: 20-8 Overall; 11-5 A-10 Date Time November 11 Ohio Legends (Exhib.) W, at Coppin State* W, at #14 Maryland* L, Elon W, Valparaiso W, Cincinnati W, December 2 at Auburn W, Eastern Kentucky* W, at Louisville* L, IPFW W, Florida State* W, Robert Morris W, January 3 at Charlotte^ L, Saint Louis^ W, at Rhode Island^ L, Richmond^* W, at George Washington^* L, at Dayton^ W, #21 Temple^* L, at St. Bonaventure^ W, at Duquesne^ W, February 3 George Washington^* W, Charlotte^ L, at Fordham^ W, at La Salle^ W, Massachusetts^ W, Saint Joseph s^ W, OT 26 Dayton^ W, March 4 at Saint Joseph s! L, South Carolina# :00 p.m. South Carolina s Roster # Name Pos. Elg. Ht. Hometown 2 Stacy Booker G 5-8 Jr. Lawrenceville, Ga. 5 Lea Fabbri G 5-7 Jr. New Zagreb, Croatia 11 Shannel Harris G 6-0 Jr. Lawrenceville, Ga. 14 Iva Sliskovic F 6-5 Jr. Zagreb, Croatia 15 Ilona Burgrova C 6-6 So. Hradec Kralove, Czech Rep. 20 Olga Gritsaeva F 6-4 Sr. St. Petersburg, Russia 22 Angela Hunter G 5-9 Jr. Columbia, S.C. 23 Melanie Johnson F 6-1 Jr. Barnwell, S.C. 24 Demetress Adams C 6-3 Fr. Bishopville, S.C. 25 Ebony Jones G 5-6 So. Aiken, S.C./Aiken 30 Lauren Simms G 5-9 Jr. Columbia, S.C. 32 Brionna Dickerson G 5-9 Fr. Columbia, S.C. 41 Lakesha Tolliver F 6-3 So. Columbia, S.C. 55 Larissa Kulcsar F 6-1 Jr. Cluj, Romania * Team ^ -- A-10 Conference Opponent! -- Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament # WNIT First Round For More Information Please Contact: Pat McKenna Assistant SID/WBB Contact Xavier University Cellular: Office: McKennap@xavier.edu

2 XAVIER QUICK FACTS Location... Cincinnati, Ohio Founded Enrollment...6,600 Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference...Atlantic 10 School Colors... Navy Blue, Gray and White Nickname...Musketeers UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION University President... Michael J. Graham, S.J. (Cornell, 75) Vice President... John Kucia (Xavier, 69) Athletic Director...Dawn Rogers (Ithaca, 86) Senior Associate Athletic Director... Rich Franchak (UMBC, 86) STAFF Head Coach...Kevin McGuff (St. Joseph s of Ind., 92) Xavier Record (Year) (Fourth) Career Record (Year) (Fourth) Assistant Coaches...Mike Bradbury (Chattanooga, 93)... Kristin Cole (Notre Dame, 94)...Amber Stocks-Whitford (Cincinnati, 99) Director of Basketball Operations... Nicole Like (Xavier, 95) Administrative Assistant... Niele Ivey (Notre Dame, 01) Secretary... Liz Miller (Cincinnati, 95) Trainer... Jody Jenike (Cincinnati, 87) XAVIER SPORTS INFORMATION STAFF Asst. A.D. for Media Relations/SID...Tom Eiser (Xavier, 84) Asst. SID/WBB Contact...Pat McKenna (Connecticut, 03) Sports Information Assistant... Chris Aguiar (Xavier, 04) Sports Information Assistant... Jake Linder (Defiance, 04) ATLANTIC 10 INFORMATION Address South Broad Street,... Suite 1700 Philadelphia, PA 1910 Phone Fax Women s Basketball Contact...AnnMarie Person Person s ...annmarie@atlantic10.org Website... TEAM HISTORY All-Time Record (Season) (35 th ) Atlantic 10 Record (Season) (11 th ) A-10 Tournament A-10 Titles... 2 (2000, 2001) Appearances... 5 Record (Last) (2003) WNIT Appearance... fourth Record (Last) (2005) 2006 Women s National Invitation Tournament Bracket March 15 - April 1, 2006

3 XU SUPERLATIVES Biggest Xavier Lead 43 points at Coppin State (11/18) Biggest Xavier Deficit 29 points at Maryland (11/20) Xavier Lead in a Loss 14 points vs. Saint Joe s (3/4) Biggest Xavier Deficit in a Win 15 points at Auburn (12/2) Biggest Xavier Halftime Lead 29 points at Coppin State (11/18) Biggest Xavier Halftime Deficit 19 points at Maryland (11/20) Best Xavier 1st Half FG%.714 (20-28)... vs. UMass (2/17) Worst Xavier 1st Half FG%.267 (8-30)...at GW (1/15) Best Xavier 2nd Half FG%.588 (20-34)... vs. Robert Morris (12/30) Worst Xavier 2nd Half FG%.286 (10-35)... vs. UMass (2/17) Most Points Scored by XU in First Half vs. UC (11/30) and UMass (2/17) Least Points Scored by Xavier in First Half vs. Saint Joe s (2/24/06) Most Points by Opponent in First Half 48...at Maryland (11/20) Least Points by Opponent in First Half at Coppin State (11/18) Most Points by Xavier in Second Half vs. Robert Morris (12/30) Least Points by Xavier in Second Half 28...vs. Valparaiso (11/26) and UMass (2/17) Most Points by Opponent in Second Half 45...at Maryland (11/20) Least Points by Opponent in Second Half vs. IPFW (12/17) Head Coach Kevin McGuff Fourth year head coach Kevin McGuff s first three-plus seasons at Xavier have been the most productive first three-plus seasons any XU coach has enjoyed. McGuff is the first coach to lead Xavier to three consecutive postseason appearances in his/ her first three years at XU and the 59 wins accumulated in his first three years are the most by any XU coach in their first three seasons. McGuff s record at Xavier now stands at (.658). McGuff Moves Up A-10 Charts Fourth year head coach Kevin McGuff is bolting up a couple of lists after leading XU to an 11-5 Conference record this season. McGuff is in ninth place on the alltime Atlantic 10 winning percentage list (regular season games only). McGuff has a record of in A-10 regular season games since the season for a winning percentage of.672. Joe McKeown and Dawn Staley are the only other two active A-10 coaches with better winning percentages in regular season play. McGuff now sits in 15 th place after just four seasons on the A-10 wins list (regular season games only) with 43. The Series vs. South Carolina Friday s meeting will be the first time Xavier and South Carolina have met. Xavier is 8-9 all-time vs. teams currently playing in the Southeastern Conference and defeated Auburn, 60-58, in December 2 in Alabama. Xavier s Fourth WNIT Appearance The Musketeers are 2-3 all-time in the WNIT with both wins coming in the 2005 Tournament, which saw XU advance to the quarterfinal round with wins at Western Kentucky and Indiana State before falling at Kentucky. Xavier is 1-2 all-time in First Round WNIT games as XU fell at Indiana on March 13, 1998 and vs. Miami (OH) on March 17, 2004 before downing Western Kentucky on March 16, The Miami (OH) loss was Xavier s only other WNIT home game. Granderson Heats Up at Fordham Prior to the Fordham game on 2/10, junior guard Suntana Granderson had struggled through a shooting slump. Granderson connected on 4-of-9 from deep vs. the Rams and scored 22 points. She had connected on only 29 percent of her field goal attempts over the previous nine games (38-of-131) and was just 14-of-61 (23 percent) from beyond the 3-point arc during that stretch. She is 19-for-46 (41.3 percent) from three-land over the last three games. Kevin McGuff is in his fourth season as head coach of the Musketeers. Xavier s New All-Time Scoring Leader and Member of 1000-Point Club Senior All-American candidate Tara Boothe became Xavier s all-time scoring leader when she scored her 12th point of the game vs. Temple on 1/22. Boothe s 12th point came on a free throw at the 18:53 mark of the second half. She has since extended the school-record to 2,285 points. Suntana Granderson notched her 1000th career point vs. Saint Joe s on February Tara Boothe (02-) , Jo Ann Osterkamp (80-84) , Taru Tuukkanen (97-01) , Nicole Levandusky (97-01) , Carol Madsen (91-94) , Jennifer Phillips (97-01) , Lynn Bihn (91-95) , Amy Waugh (99-03) , Stacey Land (81-85) , Reetta Piipari (99-03) , Judy Smith (80-84) , Amy Siefring (92-96) , Beth Hake (78-82) , Kim Hotz (96-00) , Jenny Rauh (93-97) , Kim Blanton (87-91) , Julie Campbell (87-91) , Suntana Granderson (03-) --1, Sheryl Krmpotich (88-92) ,003 Xavier on St. Patrick s Day The Musketeers have had no luck on St. Patrick s day as the team is 0-3 all-time on March 17. Xavier dropped a decision at Clemson in the 1993 and a decision in the 1999 NCAA Tournament. Most recently, XU fell to visiting Miami (OH) in the 2004 WNIT First Round.

4 Xavier s SIngle Game Individual Records in the WNIT MOST POINTS Tara Boothe; at WKU; Tara Boothe; at ISU; Suntana Granderson; at WKU; Tara Boothe; at UK; Nicole Levandusky; at IU; MOST FIELD GOALS MADE Tara Boothe; at WKU; Tara Boothe; at UK; Tara Boothe; at ISU; *Three Tied With Eight FG FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Tara Boothe; at WKU; Tara Boothe; at UK; Taru Tuukkanen; at IU; Tara Boothe; at ISU; Suntana Granderson; vs. Miami; Suntana Granderson; vs. WKU; FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Adeola Olanrewaju; at WKU; Tara Boothe; at WKU; Nicole Levandusky; at IU; Tara Boothe; at ISU; POINT FIELD GOALS MADE Nicole Levandusky; at IU; Tara Boothe; at WKU; Suntana Granderson; at ISU; Three Tied With Three 3-Point Field Goals FREE THROWS MADE Tara Boothe; at ISU; Michele Miller; at ISU; Suntana Granderson; at WKU; FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Tara Boothe; at ISU; Suntana Granderson; at WKU; Michele Miller; at ISU; FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (Min 5 Made) Michele Miller (8-8); at ISU; Suntana Granderson (7-8); at WKU; Tara Boothe (9-13); at ISU; MOST Adeola Olanrewaju; at WKU; Tara Boothe; at ISU; Taru Tuukkanen; at IU; Adeola Olanrewaju; at ISU; Tara Boothe; at UK; MOST ASSISTS Miranda Green; at WKU; Miranda Green; at ISU; Kristy Wallner; at ISU; Nikki Kremer; at IU; Suntana Granderson; at WKU; MOST STEALS Adeola Olanrewaju; at ISU; Nikki Kremer; at IU; Six Tied with Two Steals MOST BLOCKS Suntana Granderson; at ISU; Eight Tied With One Blocked Shot 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Nicole Levandusky; at IU; Suntana Granderson; at ISU; Suntana Granderson; vs. Miami; Tara Boothe; at ISU; Suntana Granderson; at UK; POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Tara Boothe; at WKU; Nicole Levandusky; at IU; Suntana Granderson; at WKU; Suntana Granderson; at ISU; Tara Boothe; at UK;

5 Xavier Women's Basketball Xavier Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 15, 2006) WNIT Games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (2-3) (0-1) (2-2) (0-0) CONFERENCE... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (2-3) (0-1) (2-2) (0-0) ---TOTAL PTS ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg BOOTHE, Tara GRANDERSON, Suntana OLANREWAJU, Adeola Nicole Levandusky MILLER, Michele GREEN, Miranda Taru Tuukkanen Nikki Kremer Kim Holtz HENDERSON, Alexis Connie Hamberg WALLNER, Kristy Susana Stromberg CHOWNING, Chelsea Jonelle Riley Amy Hughes Meila Leigh BINGHAM, Candyce TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS XU OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING at Indiana L Points per game % MIAMI L Scoring margin at Western Kentucky W FIELD GOALS-ATT at Indiana State W Field goal pct at Kentucky Wildcats L POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct 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 WINNING STREAK Home win streak ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total Xavier Opponents

6 Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. George Washington Charlotte Temple Xavier Saint Joseph s Dayton Massachusetts La Salle Richmond Duquesne Rhode Island Fordham Saint Louis St. Bonaventure Final Regular Season Standings Atlantic 10 Conference Player/ Freshman of the Week November 20 POW...Candice Dupree (Temple) FOW... Hillary Klimowicz (Saint Joseph s) November 27 POW...Tanya Rhodes (URI) FOW... Daniela Roark (Fordham) December 4 POW... Tara Boothe (Xavier) FOW...Hillary Klimowicz (Saint Joe s) December 11 Co-POW...Jessica Simmonds (GW) Co-POW...Cara Wright (Dayton) FOW...Hillary Klimowicz (Saint Joe s) December 18 Co-POW...Sarah-Jo Lawrence (GW) Co-POW...Cara Wright (UD) FOW... Katelyn Murray (SBU) December 24 POW...Cara Wright (Dayton) FOW...Hillary Klimowicz (Saint Joe s) January 1 POW...Cara Wright (Dayton) FOW... Jen Oyler (Saint Joe s) January 7 POW... Tara Boothe (Xavier) FOW... Jessica Adair (GW) January 14 POW...Candice Dupree (Temple) Co-FOW...Jazmine Adair (GW) Co-FOW... Ashley Edwards (SBU) January 21 Co-POW...Cara Wright (Dayton) Co-POW... Lisa Carrol (Fordham) FOW...Ashley Edwards (Saint Bona.) January 28 Co-POW... Tara Boothe (Xavier) Co-POW...Loui Hall (Duquesne) FOW... Sarah Williams (Richmond) February 4 POW...Sakellie Daniels (Charlotte) Co-FOW... Jessica Adair (George Washington) Co-FOW... Hilary Klimowicz (Saint Joe s) February 11 Co-POW...Tara Boothe (Xavier) Co-POW...Candice Dupree (Temple) FOW...Tanja Licina (URI) February 18 POW...Tara Boothe (Xavier) Co-FOW... Sarah Williams (Richmond) Co-FOW... Hillary Klimowicz (SJU) February 27 Co-POW... Candice Dupree (Temple) Co-POW...Tanya Rhodes (URI) FOW... Hilary Klimowicz (Saint Joe s) XU RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall A-10 Leading at the half: Trailing at the half: Tied at the half: In Overtime: Shooting 50% or better: Shooting between %: Shooting less than 40%: Opponents shoot 50% or better: Opponents shoot less than 50%: Opponents shoot % Opponents shoot % Opponents shoot under 30% XU outrebounds its opponent: Opponent outrebounds XU: Teams are tied in rebounds: XU has 10 or more steals: XU shoots better than 70% FT: Bench outscores opponent bench: Scoring less than 50 points: Scoring points: Scoring points: Scoring points: Scoring points: Scoring points: Scoring 100 or more points: Allowing 50 points or less: Allowing points: Allowing points: Allowing points: Allowing points: Allowing 90 points or more: Playing at Cintas Center: Playing on the road: Playing on a neutral floor: Game is decided by 1-4 points: Game is decided by 5-10 points: Game is decided by points: Game is decided by 21 points or more: Playing at night: Playing in the afternoon: Playing on television: Tara Boothe leads team in scoring: Tara Boothe scores 20 or more points: Tara Boothe leads team in rebounding: Suntana Granderson leads the team in scoring: Suntana Granderson scores 20 or more points: Miranda Green leads team in assists: Kristy Wallner leads team in assists One player scores in double figures: Two players score in double figures: Three players score in double figures: Four players score in double figures: No players score in double figures: In Novmeber: In December: In January: In February: In March: On Monday: On Tuesday: On Wednesday: On Thursday: On Friday: On Saturday: On Sunday:

7 Boothe Named to Wooden Watch List Senior All-American candidate Tara Boothe has been selected to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Watch List, as announced on February 2 by the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Comprised of the top 20 players who are expected to contend for this year s Player of the Year Award, the Midseason list is based on individual player performance and team records through the first half of the season. A Couple of Streaks Staying Alive Xavier has not lost conecutive home games since it dropped a decision to No. 22 Maryland on December 4, 2004; a span of 27 home games. In fact, that loss to Maryland marked the last time Xavier had lost consecutive games regardless of the setting. Xavier has not lost consecutive games in a span of 56 games. No Fun on Sunday The Musketeers have struggled when playing games on Sunday this season. XU is just 3-5 this year when playing on Sunday and 3-4 in A-10 Sunday games. Conversely, XU is 11-0 this season when playing on Friday and is 7-0 in A-10 games played on Friday. Double-Digit Conference Wins With its win vs. Saint Joe s on 2/24, Xavier secured a first-round bye in the 2006 Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament and also won its 10th conference game of the season. That marked the sixth time Xavier has won at least 10 Atlantic 10 games since the team joined the league prior to the season (11th season). It also marked the seventh time ever that XU has won at least 10 conference games. Xavier went 11-5 in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference during the season, marking the only other time XU has won at least 10 games in a conference season. 20 Win Notes Xavier won its 20th game of the season on February 26 vs. Dayton. The win marked the ninth 20-win season in the history of the program. It also marked XU s second consecutive 20-win season and the Musketeers sixth 20-win season in the last eight years. Xavier posted 20 regular season wins for the first time since the season. That team registered 25 wins during the regular season. Home Wreckers Xavier had won 19 home games in-a-row before its loss vs. Temple on 1/22. The Owls had also ended No. 9 Rutgers 19 game home winning streak on 1/19. Additionally, Temple snapped Xavier s TEAM ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School/College 1 Joei Clyburn Sr.* F 6-1 Detroit, Mich/Benedictine/West Virginia 3 Miranda Green Jr. G 5-6 Indianapolis, Ind./Pike 4 Candyce Bingham So. F 6-1 Louisville, Ky./Dupont Manual 11 Kristy Wallner Sr. G 5-10 Pennington, Minn./Bemidji 21 Suntana Granderson Jr. G 5-10 South Bend, Ind./Riley 23 Michele Miller Jr. G 5-11 Cincinnati, Ohio/North College Hill 24 Jerri Taylor Fr. G 5-7 South Bend, Ind./Washington 33 Tara Boothe Sr. F 6-1 Fort Thomas, Ky./Highlands 42 Deanna Mason Jr. C 6-2 Detroit, Mich./Central/Ark.-Fort Smith 45 Danitra Lewis Fr. F 6-0 Milwaukee, Wis./Milwaukee Washington * - Will sit out the season due to transfer rules. Will have one year of eligibility beginning with the season. Head Coach: Kevin McGuff Assistants: Mike Bradbury, Kristin Cole, Amber Stocks-Whitford Director of Basketball Operations: Nicole Like Administrative Assistant: Niele Ivey Head Athletic Trainer: Jody Jenike Asst. Strength & Conditioning Coach: Holly Frantz pro - nun - see - A - shuns Boothe -- BOOTH Candyce -- CAN-dis Danitra -- duh - NEE - truh Granderson -- like Anderson Jerri -- Jerry Niele -- knee -- EL Suntana -- sun - TAN - uh 11 game home winning streak vs. A-10 competition. Boothe and Wallner Reach Milestone Senior forwards Tara Boothe and Kristy Wallner started in their 112th consecutive game on Sunday, January 29th at Duquesne to become Xavier s all-time leaders in games started. The duo has started every game in their careers, extending the record to 120 games started. Player Games Started 1. Tara Boothe Kristy Wallner Jo Ann Osterkamp Jennifer Phillips Nicole Levandusky Judy Smith Taru Tuukkanen Reetta Piipari Amy Waugh Amy Siefring 85 New Magic Number The standard of 80 points had stood as a key to a Xavier victory as the Musketeers won 39 straight when scoring 80 or more from But since Kevin McGuff has taken over, a new magic number has been established. Xavier has gone LARGEST XAVIER WOMEN S BASKETBALL CROWDS ALL-TIME 1. 03/16/01 -- W, vs. Louisville - 6,802* 2. 03/18/01 -- W, vs. Clemson -- 6,548* 3. 02/18/01 -- W, vs. Dayton , /02/03 -- W, vs. Dayton , /13/06 -- W, vs. Richmond --- 3, /02/01 -- L, vs. Cincinnati , /10/02 -- L, vs. Temple , /19/00 -- W, vs. Vandy , /27/04 -- W, vs. Dayton , /16/04 -- L, vs. St. Joe s , /26/01 -- W, vs. UMass , /21/03 -- W, vs. St. Bona , /28/98 -- L, vs. Cincinnati -- 2,361^ * - Game ^ - Game played at Schmidt Fieldhouse 47-3 (.940) in three+ seasons under McGuff when scoring at least 70 points. XU s only losses when scoring 70+ points were an overtime loss at Richmond on 1/5/04, a loss to No. 22 Maryland on 12/4/04 and the loss at Charlotte on January 3. XU is 24-2 over the last two seasons when scoring 70 or more points.

8 XU Gets Consecutive Wins Xavier won consecutive games for the first time since 12/30 when it defeated Duquesne on 1/29. Xavier has not won or lost consecutive games since the Musketeers defeated Robert Morris, for their third consecutive win, on December 30, In the next eight games XU lost at Charlotte (76-72 on 1/3), won vs. Saint Louis (77-61 on 1/6), lost at Rhode Island (68-66 on 1/8), won vs. Richmond (72-60 on 1/13) lost at GW (64-58 on 1/15) won at Dayton (87-70 on 1/19) lost vs. No. 21 Temple (67-62 on 1/22) and won at Saint Bonaventure (76-67 on 1/27) before defeating Duquesne by a count on 1/29. Hittin the Road The Musketeers are on the road since Kevin McGuff took over prior to the season. XU is also on the road in Atlantic 10 Conference road games during that span. McGuff s best road record came last year when he led XU to a 9-6 road record. Xavier ended the regular season on a five game road winning streak. Xavier vs. The Power Conferences The Musketeers win over Florida State on December 21 was XU s first win over an ACC team since March 18, 2001 when XU knocked off Clemson, 77-62, in the Second Round. This season Xavier has beaten a team from the ACC (FSU), the BIG EAST (Cincinnati) and the SEC (Auburn). THE LAST TIME A XAVIER PLAYER HAD Points: Tara Boothe (36) at Saint Joe s, 3/4/ Points: Tara Boothe (30) vs. Temple, 1/23/ Rebounds: Never (Record - Boothe [19] Twice) Rebounds: Michele Miller (16) vs. Valparaiso, 11/26/ Assists: Reetta Piipari (17) at Middle Tennessee, 12/15/ Assists: Reetta Piipari (11) vs. Dayton, 3/2/03 7+ Steals: Taru Tuukkanen (7) at URI, 1/28/01 4+ Blocks: Tara Boothe (4) vs. Duquesne, 1/9/05 A XAVIER TEAM HAD Points: vs. Toledo (W, OT ), 12/9/ Points in Reg.: vs. EKU (W, ), 11/28/98 Under 50 Points: vs. Temple (L, 55-48), 3/6/04 Over 50 Rebounds: at Dayton (W, 87-70), 1/19/05 Overtime: W, vs. Saint Joe s, 2/24/06 OT Loss: L, at GW, 2/2/05 AN OPPONENT TEAM HAD Points: by Bradley (L, ), 11/30/96 Under 50 Points: by IPFW (W, 77-49), 12/17/05 Under 40 Points: by Rhode Island (W, 77-38), 1/14/05 Over 50 Rebounds: by GW (W, 94-92), 2/9/03 10th Win Came Quickly With their win on January 6 vs. Saint Louis, the Musketeers captured their 10th win in the 13th game of the season. That marked the quickest XU has reached 10 wins since the team accomplished the feat in 11 games. Intermission Intuition Under Kevin McGuff, Xavier is (.831) when leading or tied at halftime, including 17-3 this season. XU is (.349) overall when trailing at the break under McGuff. 70 and Counting at Cintas The Musketeers won their 70 th game at Cintas Center with a victory over Saint Joe s on February 24. XU is at Cintas Center since the facility opened up for the season. Below is XU s year-by-year record on its home court. Year Record Win Pct * Total * includes two games. Xavier s 13-2 mark during the home season was its best since Kevin McGuff took over as head coach prior to the season XU Inks Five Newcomers For Class Rated 34th in the Country by Blue Star Head coach Kevin McGuff has announced the finalization of the Xavier women s basketball team s five-member incoming class for the season. National Letters of Intent were received from Alesia Barringer, Maureen Moe Hester, Amy Johns, Bionca McCall and Brittney Moore. Barringer, a 5-6 guard from Columbus, Ohio, averaged 10.8 points per game, 3.8 assists per game and 3.1 rebounds per game during her junior year at Brookhaven High School. Barringer led her team to the 2005 City and District Championship and a Regional Finals appearance. She was honored as a First Team All-City selection following her sophomore and junior years and also earned mention as a Third Team All-District selection during the last two seasons. Barringer was named to the Dispatch-Agonis Super 12 Team in She was an Honorable Mention All-State selection in Hester, a 6-1 forward from Bethel Park, Pa., led Bethel Park High School to a record over the last two years while scoring 748 points in her first three years. Hester was honored as an Honorable Mention All- American by Street & Smith s Magazine following the season while leading her team to an appearance in the WPIAL Finals. Bethel Park won the Section Championship in 2004 and 2005 and advanced to the State Quarterfinals in each of those two seasons. She was also named to the Almanac Elite 11 in both her sophomore and junior years and earned mention as an All-Section selection in 2004 and Johns, a 5-9 guard from McKeesport, Pa., led McKeesport High School to the State Tournament in both her freshman and sophomore years while scoring 834 points in those two seasons combined. Johns led all scorers in the WPIAL with a 30.9 scoring average (617 points) during her junior year to go along with 6.5 rebounds per game. Johns earned mention as a Street & Smith s Honorable Mention All-American in both her sophomore and junior years, was named to the Post Gazette s Fabulous Five in 2004 and 2005 and was rated the 58th best player in the country by the Blue Star Index. She also earned mention as an All- Section selection in each of her first three years at McKeesport. Prior to her senior year, she had already scored 1,451 points for McKeesport. McCall, a 6-4 center from Detroit, Mich., led Dominican High School to a 23-1 record during her freshman year when she averaged 10.0 points per game and 15.1 rebounds per game. Dominican was crowned District Champions her freshman year and McCall was named Team MVP. She did not play during her sophomore year as she was forced to sit out due to transfer regulations after transferring to Southeastern High School. Last year at Southeastern, McCall averaged 15 points per game and hauled in 17.9 rebounds per game. She earned mention as a Street & Smith s Honorable Mention All-American following her junior year. Moore, a 6-3 forward from Merrillville, Ind., averaged 10.6 points per game and 11.6 rebounds per game in leading Merrillville High School to a record during the season. Following her junior year, Moore was named a Street & Smith s Honorable Mention All-American and also earned mention on The Times All-Area Second Team. She was also a member of the Indiana Junior All-Star North Team in 2005.

9 XAVIER SOUTH CAROLINA NCAA Atlantic STAT SEC NCAA 30th nd Points Scored th th 102nd th Points Allowed nd th 40th nd Scoring Margin nd th 49th nd FG Percentage th nd 126th th FG Pct. Defense st nd 90th th FG Percentage th NA NA th FG Pct. Defense th NA 108th th FT Percentage th th 93rd rd Rebound Margin nd th 175th th Assists nd th 222nd th Steals th th NA rd Turnovers Margin th NA NA nd Assist/Turnover Ratio th NA 62nd th FG Made th st HOW MUSKETEERS STACK UP IN THE A-10 Scoring 1) Boothe th in Nation 7) Granderson Rebouding 2) Boothe ) Wallner FG Percentage 1) Boothe ) Granderson Assists 8) Green FG Percentage 5) Granderson FG Made/Game 4) Granderson A/TO Ratio 7) Green Wallner Snares 600th Senior forward Kristy Wallner became a member of the 500 point/500 rebound club when she snatched her fifth rebound of the night at Auburn on December 2. She enters today s game with 630 career points and 631 career rebounds. XU s New Rebounding Leader Senior forward Tara Boothe became Xavier s all-time leading rebounder in the Musketeers regular season finale vs. Dayton on February 26. She has extended the record out to 989 career rebounds Tara Boothe (02-pres.) Lynn Bihn (91-95) Karen Ohe (79-83) Taru Tuukkanen (97-01) Judy Smith (80-84) Jennifer Phillips (97-01) Julie Campbell ( Kristy Wallner (02-pres.) Stacey Land (81-85) Nicole Levandusky (97-01) Carol Madsen (91-94) Terri Coughman (83-87) XU in A-10 Openers After Xavier s loss at Charlotte, the Musketeers are 4-7 all-time in Atlantic Conference openers and and have lost three of the last four Atlantic 10 openers. 100 Atlantic 10 Conference Wins Xavier is (.625) all-time in Atlantic 10 Conference play and reached the 100- win plateau on January 6 vs. Saint Louis. Xavier became the ninth program all-time to record 100 Atlantic 10 wins and is the seventh current A-10 program to reach the 100 wins plateau. XU has the third highest winning percentage among current A-10 teams with at least 100 wins. Only Saint Joseph s (.719) and George Washington (.707) have higher winning percentages in A-10 Regular Season play. Best Non-Conference Since The Musketeers 9-2 non-conference record marks their best non-conference record since the season. XU went 10-1 during the non-conference season and advanced to the Elite Eight as well. Last year, XU had a 6-5 regular season non-conference record and went 8-3 in each of Kevin McGuff s first two years as head coach. Year Non-Conference Record Granderson Shows Improvement Junior guard Suntana Granderson had her streak of double-figure scoring games broken on 1/8 at URI but is still second on the team at 15.4 points per game. The start to this season marked the first time Granderson had scored in double-figures in 13 consecutive games. Granderson scored in double-digits in a career-high six consecutive games last season. Additionally, Granderson s offensive production is up from last year. Below is a comparision of Granderson during the season and this season. STAT PPG FG% FG% FT% Assists Long Distance Climb Suntana Granderson entered the season in sixth place on the Musketeers all-time 3-point field goals list with 129. She is up to 193 made 3-point field goals, good for fourth on the all-time list. Reetta Piippari s career total of 211 is up next for Granderson. Xavier s all-time leader is Nicole Levandusky with 287 3FG s.

10 Top 10 Winningest Classes Tara Boothe and Kristy Wallner came to Xavier as freshmen prior to the season and they are the only players left from that class. The duo has accumulated 79 wins since their freshman year and that is fifth among all-time wins. The class that came to Xavier for the season and stayed through the season is the all-time leader with 98 wins. Below is the list of all-time wins amongst classes. Class Wins Xavier in A-10 Home Openers After its win over Saint Loius on January 6, Xavier is 9-2 all-time in Atlantic 10 home openers with its last loss coming on January 3, 2004 vs. George Washington. XU lost that contest XU has won six of seven Atlantic 10 home openers and is 5-1 all-time in Atlantic 10 home openers at Cintas Center. RPI Comparison Xavier enters Friday s game ranked 49 th in the RPI (Ratings Percentage Index) according to Collegerpi.com. Xavier s strength of schedule is ranked 77 st in the country. South Carolina comes into the game rated 91 st in the RPI while its SOS is ranked 100 th. Sagarin Comparison Xavier enters Saturday s game ranked 61 st in the Jeff Sagarin s rating. Xavier s strength of schedule is ranked 89 th in the country. South Carolina comes into the game rated 54 th in the Sagarin while its SOS is ranked 87 th. 3-Point Streak Shot Down The Musketeers went 0-for-9 from the 3-point arc on Saturday, November 26 vs. Valpo, marking the first time XU has failed to make a 3-point field goal since February 1, 1998 when the Musketeers went 0-for-16 from deep in an loss at Duquesne. The streak lasted 233 games. XU quickly started what could potentially be a new streak as the Musketeers hit their first 3-point field goal attempt in the next game vs. Cincinnati (11/30). Three Musketeers Garner Preseason Recognition Tara Boothe, Suntana Granderson and Miranda Green each earned Preseason honors in a vote by league coaches and the media as announced at A-10 Media Day. Boothe was voted onto the All-A- 10 Preseason First Team for the third consecutive year while both Granderson and Green earned mention on the All-A-10 Second Team. Green Mark on Record Book Junior guard Miranda Green enters today s game in fifth place on Xavier s all-time assists list with 325. Green is also tied for sixth place on XU s all-time assists average list at 3.7 assists per game. Sheryl Krmpotich is in fifth place at 4.4 apg. Charter Member of the 600/300 Club Senior forward Kristy Wallner enters today s game in sixth place on Xavier s all-time assists list with 309. She is the only Musketeer all-time to post over 300 career assists and over 600 career rebounds. Carol Madsen posted comprable numbers of 318 career assists and 527 career rebounds. Wallner became only the 12 th Musketeer all-time to grab 500 career rebounds when she hauled in her fifth board at Auburn on December 2. Miller Time Junior guard Michele Miller has been picking up the rebounding slack that was left when Adeola Olanrewaju graduated after last season. Miller is third on the team at 5.7 rebounds per game. She grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds vs. Valparaiso on November 26, which was three rebounds shy of a school-record. Miller broke out of a mini-slump at Dayton on 1/19. Miller scored 12 points on 3-of-4 shooting and also grabbed eight rebounds after averaging only 4.8 ppg on.321 percent shooting (9-of-28) over the previous five games. Bingham Establishing Herself Sophomore forward Candyce Bingham has been solid in her second year with the Musketeers. The Louisville native has established career highs in all offensive categories this season and has scored 118 points this season after scoring only 18 during the season. Bingham scored a career-high 12 points on 3-of-6 shooting at GW on January 15. She tied that career scoring mark with another 12- point effort on 1/27 at Saint Bonaventure. XAVIER MONTH-BY-MONTH RECORD November: (.583) Best November: 4-0, ( , ) December: (.535) Best December: 6-1, ( ) January: (.525) Best January: 8-1 ( , ) February: (.470) Best February: 8-0 ( ) March: (.532) Best March: 6-1 ( ) XAVIER ALL-TIME VS. CONFERNCES America East Conference: Atlantic 10 Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference: Atlantic Sun Conference: Big East Conference: Big Sky Conference: Big South Conference: Big Ten Conference: Big West Conference: Colonial Ath. Association: Conference USA: Horizon League: Ivy League: Metro Atlantic Ath. Conference: Mid-American Conference: Mid-Continent Conference: Mid-Eastern Ath. Conference: Missouri Valley: Mountain West Conference: Northeast Conference: Ohio Valley Conference: Pacific-10 Conference: Patriot League: Southeastern Conference: Southern Conference: Southwestern Ath. Conference: Southland Conference: Sun Belt Conference: West Coast Conference: Western Ath. Conference:

11 Few Turnovers Assist XU in SLU Win The Musketeers dropped a season-high 22 dimes in their win over Saint Louis on January 6. More impressively, XU tied a season-low by committing only seven turnovers vs. the Billikens for a solid assistto-turnover ratio of 3.1. Capping Coppin The Musketeers defeated defending MEAC Regular Season and Tournament Champion Coppin State, 86-46, in the Musketeers season opener on November 18. The 40-point victory was the Musketeers most lopsided season opening victory since the team trounced Morehead State, , on December 1, With the Coppin State win, XU improved to all-time in season openers including 10-8 in season openers on the road. XU is 3-1 in season openers under head coach Kevin McGuff. XU Wins Another Home Opener With their victory over Elon on 11/25 the Musketeers are 26-9 all-time in home openers. XU has won 14 consecutive home openers dating back to a victory over West Virginia on December 8, XU s last loss in a home opener came on 12/3/91; an setback to Ohio. Boothe Shoots the Lights Out vs. UC Tara Boothe scored a season-high 30 points in XU s win over crosstown rival Cincinnati on Wednesday, November 30. Boothe s 30 points came on 12-of-13 shooting and the senior forward made her first 11 field goal attempts including three from beyond the 3-point arc. Boothe s field goal percentage of.923 was the fourth highest in XU single-game history of those who made at least eight field goals. Boothe Scores 600 th Tara Boothe scored 25 points vs. UK on March 24, becoming Xavier s all-time single season scoring record holder. Boothe surpassed Taru Tuukkanen s previous record total of 648 at the 2:10 mark of the first half and extended her new record total to 659 points. Boothe is only the third Musketeer to score 600 points in a season. Jo Ann Osterkamp scored 624 points during the season. Boothe Averages Over 20 in Boothe also became the fourth player to wear a Xavier uniform to average points in a season. Boothe finished the season with a scoring average of 20.6 ppg. Nancy Sohegan ( ) Jo Ann Osterkamp (82-82) and Stacey Land (84-85) are the other Musketeers to average 20.0 or more ppg in a season. Boothe s scoring average was the best in the A-10 and the ninth-highest in the country. XU Picked to Finish Second in A-10 Xavier was picked to finish second in the Atlantic 10 Conference in a vote of league coaches and the media. XU finished behind Temple and the Musketeers received five first place votes. The Atlantic 10 has converted from an east and west division to a single division for the first time since the season due to the additions of Charlotte and Saint Louis into the league. A-10 Preseason Poll Results 1. Temple (11) 2. Xavier (5) 3. George Washington (4) 4. Richmond 5. Charlotte 6. Massachusetts 7. Dayton 8. Saint Joseph s 9. Duquesne 10. Rhode Island 11. La Salle 12. Fordham 13. St. Bonaventure 14. Saint Louis First place votes in parenthesis Boothe Earns All-American Honors Senior forward Tara Boothe has earned mention as a Preseason Second Team All-American selection by the Women s Basketball News Service and a Preseason Honorable Mention All-American selection by Street & Smith s Magazine. Boothe earns the accolade from Street & Smith s for the second consecutive year and is one of four players from the Atlantic 10 Conference to be so honored. Charlotte s Sakellie Daniels, George Washington s Jessica Simmonds and Temple s Candice Dupree also earned mention on Street & Smith s Honorable Mention All-American List. Boothe and Dupree are the only representatives from the A-10 to earn a spot on the Women s Basketball News Service s All-American Teams. Boothe was selected to the All-Atlantic 10 First Team in each of the last two seasons and led the league in scoring at 20.6 points per game during the campaign. The 2003 A-10 Rookie of the Year also led the country in scoring during the 2005 postseason at 30.3 points per game. BOOTHE NOMINATED FOR BAYER ADVANTAGE SENIOR CLASS AWARD Senior forward Tara Boothe has been named as one of 30 candidates for the Bayer Advantage Senior CLASS Award given annually to the country s senior player of the year for NCAA Division I men s and women s basketball. From the list of 30 nominees for each gender, a national media committee will select 10 finalists for the award in February as the conference season hits its peak. Those ten names will be placed on the official ballot for a nationwide voting process during the NCAA Tournament in March. Fan balloting will be coupled with results from voting by coaches and media to determine the male and female winner. While performance on the basketball court is the defining attribute, candidates must maintain NCAA student-athlete academic standards and be working towards a degree. The foundation of the award is based on commitment to their university and their education while achieving on the basketball court. Boothe was one of three players from the Atlantic 10 to be selected, as Charlotte s Sakellie Daniels and Temple s Candice Dupree were also honored as candidates.