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1 UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY WOMEN S BASKETBALL Contact: Dave Vatz Assistant Director of Media Relations Offi ce: Cell: dvatz@albany.edu Schedule/Results NOVEMBER 8 at Siena^ W WESTERN MICHIGAN 2 P.M. 14 MARIST 7 P.M. 20 CAL ST. FULLERTON 7 P.M. 24 DELAWARE STATE 2 P.M. 27 at Providence 7 P.M. DECEMBER 4 at Dartmouth 7 P.M. 10 at NJIT 7 P.M. 15 QUINNIPIAC 2 P.M. 19 at Duke 6:30 P.M. 22 COLGATE 2 P.M. JANUARY 1 at Hofstra 2 P.M. 4 at Northeastern 2 P.M. 9 at Vermont* 7 P.M. 12 at Hartford* 12 P.M. 16 at UMass Lowell* 7 P.M. 18 MAINE* 2 P.M. 20 at Binghamton* 7 P.M. 23 NEW HAMPSHIRE* 12 P.M. 28 UMBC* 7 P.M. 30 at Stony Brook* 7 P.M. FEBRUARY 1 VERMONT* 5 P.M. 4 UMASS LOWELL* 7 P.M. 7 HARTFORD* 7 P.M. 11 at UMBC* 7 P.M. 16 at Maine* 2 P.M. 19 BINGHAMTON* 7 P.M. 26 at New Hampshire* 7 P.M. MARCH 1 STONY BROOK* 2 P.M. 7 A-EAST QUARTERS TBD 9 A-EAST SEMIS TBD 10 A-EAST FINAL 4 P.M. Home games in BOLD CAPS (SEFCU ARENA) * America East Conference Opponent ^ Times Union Center, Albany, N.Y. GAME #2 HOME OPENER UAlbany (1-0, AE 0-0) vs. Western Michigan (1-0, MAC 0-0) Sunday, November 10, 2013 SEFCU Arena - Albany, N.Y. - 2 p.m. GREAT DANES OPEN AT SEFCU ARENA ON SUNDAY, FACE WESTERN MICHIGAN After winning the Albany Cup for the fourth consecutive year on Friday night to open the season, the Great Danes open at home at the SEFCU Arena on Sunday at 2 p.m., hosting Western Michigan. UAlbany and Western Michigan met for the first time in school history last season, with the Great Danes winning the game in Kalamazoo. UALBANY WINS THE ALBANY CUP FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR The Great Danes dominated cross-town rival Siena on Friday at the Times Union Center 69-42, defeating the Saints for the fourth consecutive season and taking home the Albany Cup once again. UAlbany did not allow a basket in the fi rst 12 minutes of play, starting the game on a 13-0 run. The team held Siena to shoot 26.7% in the game, while going 46.3% from the fi eld itself, including making six of its fi rst eight baskets from beyond the arc. Sarah Royals earned a career-high 21 points with six assists, while Shereesha Richards earned a double double with 13 points and 12 rebounds. POSSIBLE STARTERS Player Pos. Ht. G/GS PPG RPG Notes #3 Margarita Rosario G 5-6 1/ Career-high 14 pts. at Siena #4 Sarah Royals G 5-9 1/ pts., 6 rbs., 6 ast., 4 stls. at Siena #14 Tammy Phillip G / Career-best 14 rbs. at Siena in 1st start #25 Shereesha Richards F 6-1 1/ Double double in first game #32 Megan Craig C 6-9 1/ Earned four blocks for career-best Fri. POSSIBLE RESERVES #1 Erin Coughlin G 5-9 1/ Shot 3-for-5 from the field Fri. #10 Amoshia Blakeney G SCISA All-Star in high school #12 Imani Tate G 5-8 1/ pts., 2 stls. in first collegiate game #13 Bose Aiyalogbe G #48-ranked wing in Class of 2017 #15 Jessica Féquière G/F First All-Star Team in Quebec #23 Zakiya Saunders G 5-9 1/ st DI scholarship at Carthage since 98 #24 Keyontae Williams G/F 5-9 1/ pts. and 12 rebs. in first season #34 Cassandra Edwards G / Two rebounds in collegiate debut 1

2 UALBANY WOMEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 1 Erin Coughlin G 5-6 So. North Attleboro, Mass./Tabor Academy 3 Margarita Rosario G 5-6 Jr. Miami, Fla./Felix Varela 4 Sarah Royals G/F 5-9 Jr. Torrington, Conn./Torrington 10 Amoshia Blakeney G 5-5 Fr. Columbia, S.C./Hammond 12 Imani Tate G 5-8 Fr. Bronx, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin 13 Bose Aiyalogbe G 6-0 Fr. Lagos, Nigeria/Life Center Academy 14 Tammy Phillip G 5-11 Sr. Tortola, British Virgin Islands/Central Arizona 15 Jessica Féquière G/F 5-11 Fr. Montreal, Quebec/Champlain Col. St.-Lambert 23 Zakiya Saunders G 5-9 Fr. Fort Drum, N.Y./Carthage Central 24 Keyontae Williams G/F 5-9 So. Fredericksburg, Va./James Monroe 25 Shereesha Richards F 6-1 So. Oceanview, N.J./Atlantic Christian 32 Megan Craig C 6-9 Jr. Whangarei, New Zealand/Kamo 34 Cassandra Edwards G 5-10 Fr. Brampton, Ontario/Notre Dame CSS Head Coach: Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (Iowa 90), 4th season Assistant Coach: Mary Grimes (Siena 03), 4th season Assistant Coach: Kelly Komara (Purdue 02), 2nd season Assistant Coach: Tahnee Balerio (Missouri State 08), 4th season Director of Basketball Operations: Brittany Hollingsworth (Indiana 11), 2nd season Graduate Assistant Manager: Isoken Uzamere (Hofstra 11), 2nd season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Bose Aiyalogbe: bo-say i-ah-log-bay Amoshia Blakeney: ah-mosh-ee-ah BLAKE-n-ee Megan Craig: ME-gan Jessica Féquière: feck-e-air-eh Zakiya Saunders: ZAH-key-ah ROSTER BY CLASS ROSTER BY POSITION Seniors (1) Tammy Phillip Juniors(3) Megan Craig Margarita Rosario Sarah Royals Sophomores (3) Freshmen (6) Erin Coughlin Bose Aiyalogbe Shereesha Richards Amoshia Blakeney Keyontae Williams Cassandra Edwards Jessica Féquière Zakiya Saunders Imani Tate Guards (8) Guard/Forwards (3) Bose Aiyalogbe Jessica Féquière Amoshia Blakeney Sarah Royals Erin Coughlin Keyontae Williams Cassandra Edwards Tammy Phillip Forwards/Centers (2) Margarita Rosario Megan Craig Zakiya Saunders Shereesha Richards Imani Tate 2

3 America East Conference Standings UALBANY WOMEN S BASKETBALL (as of 11/9) QUICK FACTS Team A-East Overall Streak GENERAL INFORMATION UAlbany W-1 Location... Albany, N.Y. Enrollment... 13,100 Binghamton L-1 Founded Hartford L-1 Facility... SEFCU Arena Maine Capacity... 4,538 Nickname... Great Danes New Hampshire W-1 Colors... Purple and Gold Stony Brook W-1 Conference... America East UMass Lowell L-1 President... Dr. Robert J. Jones Athletic Director... Dr. Lee McElroy UMBC Vermont L-1 LOOKING FOR THE THREE-PEAT The UAlbany women s basketball team enters the season going for its third consecutive America East Championship. Last season, the Great Danes went an unblemished 16-0 in conference play and fi nished 27-4, the best record in UAlbany s DI history. The past two years, the team has won 30 of its 32 league games, including winning all 16 road games. UAlbany will look to be the fi rst America East school to three-peat in the conference since Maine won four straight conference championships from to CRAIG, RICHARDS EARN PRESEASON ALL-AE Megan Craig and Shereesha Richards were selected to the America East Preseason All-Conference Team. UAlbany stood alone with the most preseason allconference members. Craig earned Third Team all-conference honors last season, while Richards was an America East Co-Rookie of the Year last year. The rest of the team includes Amber Bepko of Hartford, Kelsey Hogan of New Hampshire and Sabre Proctor of Stony Brook. DEPENDING ON THE YOUNG ONES UAlbany will look to a class of six freshmen to fi ll in for a talented senior class that graduated last season. These freshman will look to replace the production of Ebone Henry, the program s all-time leading scorer, the America East Player of the Year and a three-time conference Defensive Player of the Year, Julie Forster, the all-time leading rebounder at UAlbany and three-time All-America East forward, Lindsey Lowrie, a all-conference player who ranks fi fth all-time in three-point shooting at UAlbany, and Keyana Williams, a four-year 6-2 forward who shot 40% in her career. Together, this class made up of 54% of points, 45% of rebounds and 51% of assists last year. The six UAlbany freshman hail from three different countries, including three from the United States, including a pair from the home state of New York, two from Canada and one from Nigeria. COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Katie Abrahamson-Henderson Alma Mater... Iowa 90 UAlbany Record/Years /4th Phone coachabe@albany.edu Assistant Coaches... Mary Grimes (Siena 03)... Kelly Komara (Purdue 02)... Tahnee Balerio (Missouri State 08) Director of Operations... Brittany Hollingsworth (Indiana 11) Graduate Assistant Manager... Isoken Uzamere (Hofstra 11) TEAM OUTLOOK Record America East Record (1st) Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 7/5 Starters Returning/Lost... 1/4 RETURNERS (7, S-starter) Name Ht. Cl. Pos. Stats Sarah Royals (S) 5-9 Jr. G/F 4.6 ppg, 3.7 apg Megan Craig 6-9 Jr. C 10.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 28 blks Shereesha Richards 6-1 So. F 10.2 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 2.1 spg Margarita Rosario 5-6 Jr. G 2.2 ppg, 2.1 apg, 1.6 rpg Tammy Phillip 5-11 Sr. G 2.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg Keyonta Williams 5-9 So. G/F 1.2 ppg, 0.6 rpg Erin Coughlin 5-6 So. G 1.4 ppg, 0.4 rpg NEWCOMERS (6) Name Ht. Pos. Hometown/High School Bose Aiyalogbe 6-0 G Lagos, Nigeria/Life Center Acad. Amoshia Blakeney 5-5 G Columbia, S.C./Hammond Cassandra Edwards 5-10 G Brampton, Ontario/Notre Dame CSS Jessica Féquière 5-11 G/F Montreal, Quebec/Champlain College Zakiya Saunders 5-9 G Fort Drum, N.Y./Carthage Central Imani Tate 5-8 G Bronx, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin MEDIA RELATIONS Asst. Director of Media Relations/WBB Contact... Dave Vatz ... dvatz@albany.edu Offi ce Phone Cell Phone SID Fax Director of Media Relations... Lizzie Barlow Asst. Director of Media Relations... Brooke Rayder Graduate Assistant... John Reilly Website... Facebook... SID Mailing Address... PE Washington Avenue... Albany, N.Y

4 Tale of the Tape UAlbany WMU 1-0 Overall Record Conference Record 0-0 W-1 Streak W Points Per Game Points Allowed Per Game Scoring Margin Rebounds Per Game Opp. Rebounds Per Game Rebounding Margin % Field Goal Percentage 41.2% 26.2% Opp. Field Goal Percentage 31.9% 50.0% 3-Point Percentage 10.0% 4.8% Opp. 3-Point Percentage 27.8% 81.3% Free Throw Percentage 64.7% 13.0 Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Opposing Turnovers Per Game Steals Per Game Blocks Per Game 7.0 CRAIG TOWERS OVER THE COMPETITION UAlbany junior forward Megan Craig, a Third Team All-America East player last season, is one of the tallest players in women s basketball at 6-foot-9. Last season, she was second in the league with a 54.9% shooting percentage, only behind teammate Shereesha Richards at 61.1%, making 139 of her 253 shots. She also fi nished sixth in the conference with 29 blocked shots, standing 10th in UAlbany history in blocked shots after just two years on the team. Only Pittsburgh s Marvadene Anderson, a 6-foot-11 freshman, is listed as a taller women s basketball player. TWO BEST SHOOTERS IN THE LEAGUE Last season, Shereesha Richards and Megan Craig were one and two in the America East in shooting percentage, earning the single season record for that category in UAlbany history. As a freshman, Richards made 121 of 198 fi eld goal attempts to shoot 61.1% from the fi eld, while teammate Craig shot 54.9% with 139 made baskets in 253 attempts. They both surpassed Rainny Lesane s school record, who shot 54% percent for UAlbany in the season. With these two leading the way, UAlbany shot a leaguebest 44%. Only one other player in the entire conference shot over 46% from the fi eld. TWO-TIME AE COACH OF THE YEAR In her fi rst three seasons, Coach Katie Abrahamson- Henderson has made her mark in the America East, earning the league s Coach of the Year award twice and coaching the team to its fi rst-ever America East titles in 2012 and In Coach Abrahamson-Henderson s tenure leading up to this season, the Great Danes have won 39 conference games, including a 30-2 league record the past two years. 4 UALBANY TO HOST AE TOURNAMENT For the second consecutive season, the University at Albany will host the America East Women s Basketball Tournament at SEFCU Arena. The quarterfi nals will be played on Friday, March 7th, followed by the semifi nals on Sunday, March 9th. Then on Monday, March 10th, the America East title game will be at SEFCU Arena and televised nationally on ESPNU. In addition, the men s AE Tournament quarterfi nals and semifi nals will also be at SEFCU Arena this season. UALBANY PREDICTED TO FINISH FIRST IN AMER- ICA EAST The two-time defending America East champion Great Danes have been picked to fi nish fi rst in the America East this season. Voted on by the league s head coaches, the Great Danes received eight out of nine fi rst-place votes for a maximum 64 possible points. Last year s league runner-up Hartford is predicted to fi nish second with 54 points. The rest of the teams in order of predicted fi nish is Stony Brook, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, UMBC, Binghamton and UMass Lowell. TEAM CAPTAINS CHOSEN By a unanimous vote from the players, Sarah Royals, Margarita Rosario and Shereesha Richards have been elected as UAlbany Women s Basketball team captains. Royals, the starting point guard last year, Richards, the conference Co-Rookie of the Year, and Rosario, a primary reserve guard, will lead the Great Danes. SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: Coming off an season last year, Western Michigan won its season opener with a victory over Massachusetts on the road on Friday. The team built a 10-point lead in the fi rst half, holding off a late UMass comeback attempt to win. The Broncos are led by team captain sophomore Miracle Woods, a member of the All-MAC Freshman Team last year, who earned a double double of 19 points and 11 boards in the team s fi rst game, adding fi ve blocks. Junior forward Michelle O Brien led the team in rebounding on Friday with 17 boards, scoring nine points. SCORING STREAKS UAlbany s Preseason All-Conference players have scored in at least 27 consecutive games dating back to last season. Megan Craig netted points in the fi nal 30 games of the season and stands with 31 consecutive games with a score. Shereesha Richards was held without points in UAlbany s fourth contest of that season against Michigan State, since then she has scored in the last 28 games. In addition, Sarah Royals has dished out an assist in each of the past 33 games dating back to her freshman season, including the entirety of the the season.

5 FOUR UALBANY GAMES TO BE ON ESPN3 UAlbany will be featured four times on ESPN3 this season, including three home games at the SEFCU Arena. Each UAlbany-Hartford game, last season s America East title matchup, will be on ESPN3, scheduled for January 12th at Hartford and February 7th at UAlbany. ESPN3 will also broadcast the Purple Growl game against Vermont on February 1st plus Senior Day against Stony Brook on March 1st. The America East quarterfi nals and semifi nals will also be on ESPN3 at the SEFCU Arena. The conference title game will be broadcast nationally on ESPNU on Monday, March 10th. ROYALS APPROACHING ASSISTANT ROYALTY Sarah Royals currently has 162 assists in her career, just 28 away from being 20th all-time in University at Albany history. The record at UAlbany is 375, set by Samantha Ginsberg from , while the D-I record is held by Kathryn Hemlock with 262 from Last season, Royals led the team with 115 assists, the seventh-highest season total in UAlbany history. It was the best season mark since Sarah Sweetland dished out 125 assists in the season. GLOBETROTTING TEAM The Great Danes women s basketball team feature players from three different continents, representing six different countries: the United States, Canada, Great Britain (British Virgin Islands in North America), Jamaica, Nigeria and New Zealand. Megan Craig is a member of the New Zealand National Team and competed in the FIBA World Championship Trials in August. From the USA s neighbor to the north comes freshmen Jessica Féquière from Montreal and Cassandra Edwards from Brampton, Ontario. Shereesha Richards grew up in Jamaica before playing high school basketball in New Jersey. From the British Virgin Islands, a principality of Great Britain, coming the team s only senior Tammy Phillip. Bose Aiyalogbe rounds out the class as a native of Lagos, Nigeria. The players from the United States represent a number of states up and down the East Coast, with just two from the home state of New York, freshmen Zakiya Saunders from Fort Drum and Imani Tate from the Bronx. The other states represented on UAlbany include Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, South Carolina and Virginia University at Albany Great Danes Back (L to R): Zakiya Saunders, Cassandra Edwards, Bose Aiyalogbe, Megan Craig, Jessica Féquière, Imani Tate, Amoshia Blakeney Front (L to R): Erin Coughlin, Margarita Rosario, Shereesha Richards, Tammy Phillip, Sarah Royals, Keyontae Williams 5

6 UAlbany WBB Awards Megan Craig --America East Preseason All-Conference Team Sheeresha Richards --America East Preseason All-Conference Team UAlbany --Preseason #1 in America East CANNOT SCORE ON THE GREAT DANES The Great Danes sported the third-best scoring defense in Division I last season, allowing just 49.3 points per game. Opposing teams shot just 33.2% against UAlbany last year, fi fth in DI. UAlbany held its opponents to 50 points or less in 19 of its 31 games last season. ALUM JULIE FORSTER PLAYING IN DENMARK Julie Forster, the all-time leading rebounder in UAlbany women s basketball history and former three-time all-conference forward, is playing overseas in Denmark with Stevnsgade BBK for her fi rst professional season. Through her fi rst fi ve games, Forster is averaging 20 points and 18 rebounds a game. The former three-time All-America East player and three-time leader in rebounding in the conference set the single season UAlbany record with 339 boards in the season, concluding her stellar career with 1,149 rebounds. RELIABLE COACHES UAlbany returns its entire coaching staff from its 27-4 season last year, the best season in school history. Assistant Coach Mary Grimes returns for her fourth season, while Kelly Komara and Tahnee Balerio are in their second year as assistant coaches. In addition, Director of Basketball Operations Brittany Hollingsworth and Graduate Assistant Manager Isoken Uzamere also are back for their second season. ROAD WARRIORS The Great Danes have not lost a conference road game in two years, winning all 16 America East games away from SEFCU Arena in that span. The last time UAlbany fell in a conference game on the road was on February 26th, 2011, when the Great Danes were defeated by UMBC in Baltimore. HOME SWEET HOME After UAlbany plays against Siena at the Times Union Center, the Great Danes will play four home games in a row, the fi rst four of 14 regular season games at the SEFCU Arena this season, not including the America East Tournament. The Great Danes will face three teams at home that played postseason ball in In non-conference play, UAlbany takes on MAAC champion Marist and NEC champion Quinnipiac, then later it takes on Hartford, which played in the NIT. MEGAN S BLOCK PARTY Megan Craig currently stands 10th all-time in blocked shots in UAlbany history with 56, earning 29 blocks last season. With 12 more she can tie Michele Davis for ninth on that list. The top mark of UAlbany all-time belongs to Gia Saunders, who blocked 151 shots in 116 games from

7 UAlbany Starting Lineups Siena Royals Rosario Phillip Richards Craig 11/10 Western Michigan 11/14 Marist 11/20 Cal State Fullerton 11/24 Delaware State Providence Dartmouth NJIT 12/15 Quinnipiac Duke 12/22 Colgate Hofstra Northeastern Vermont Hartford UMass Lowell 1/18 Maine Binghamton 1/23 New Hampshire 1/28 UMBC Stony Brook 2/1 Vermont 2/4 UMass Lowell 2/7 Hartford UMBC Maine 2/19 Binghamton New Hampshire 3/1 Stony Brook UAlbany Leaders Points Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Siena 21-Royals 12-Richards 6-Royals 4-Craig 4-Royals/Richards 11/10 Western Michigan 11/14 Marist 11/20 Cal State Fullerton 11/24 Delaware State Providence Dartmouth NJIT 12/15 Quinnipiac Duke 12/22 Colgate Hofstra Northeastern Vermont Hartford UMass Lowell 1/18 Maine Binghamton 1/23 New Hampshire 1/28 UMBC Stony Brook 2/1 Vermont 2/4 UMass Lowell 2/7 Hartford UMBC Maine 2/19 Binghamton New Hampshire 3/1 Stony Brook 7

8 8 UAlbany Superlatives Overall 1-0 America East 0-0 Non-Conference 1-0 Home 0-0 Away 1-0 Neutral/Tournament 0-0 Overtime 0-0 Monday 0-0 Tuesday 0-0 Wednesday 0-0 Thursday 0-0 Friday 1-0 Saturday 0-0 Sunday 0-0 Leading at the half 1-0 Trailing at the half 0-0 Tied at the half 0-0 UAlbany shoots 50%+ from the floor 0-0 UAlbany shoots 40-49% from the floor 1-0 UAlbany shoots 40%- from the floor 0-0 Opponent shoots 50%+ from the floor 0-0 Opponent shoots 40-49% from the floor 0-0 Opponent shoots 40%- from the floor 1-0 UAlbany shoots higher FG% 1-0 Opponent shoots higher FG% 0-0 UAlbany scores 70+ points 0-0 UAlbany scores points 1-0 UAlbany scores points 0-0 UAlbany scores 50- points 0-0 Opponent scores 70+ points 0-0 Opponent scores points 0-0 Opponent scores points 0-0 Opponent scores 50- points 1-0 UAlbany makes more 3-pt. FG 1-0 UAlbany makes fewer 3-pt. FG 0-0 UAlbany makes more free throws 1-0 UAlbany makes fewer free throws 0-0 UAlbany outrebounds opponent 1-0 UAlbany outrebounded by opponent 0-0 UAlbany commits fewer turnovers 0-0 UAlbany commits more turnovers 1-0 Following a win 0-0 Following a loss 0-0 Games decided by 1-5 points 0-0 Games decided by 10+ points 1-0 National Women s Basketball Polls AP Poll (Updated: Preseason) 1. Connecticut (36) 2. Duke 3. Stanford 4. Tennessee 5. Louisville 6. Notre Dame 7/ Kentucky 8. Maryland 9. California 10. Baylor 11. Oklahoma 12. North Carolina 13. Penn State 14. Dayton 15. LSU 16. Texas A&M 17. Nebraska 18. Purdue 19. Colorado 20. Michigan State 21. Oklahoma State 22. South Carolina 23. Iowa State 24. Georgia 25. Gonzaga USA Today/ESPN Poll (Updated: Preseason) 1. Connecticut (31) 2. Duke 3. Stanford 4. Tennessee (1) 5. Louisville 6. Maryland 7. Notre Dame 8. Kentucky 9. California 10. Baylor 11. North Carolina 12. Nebraska 13. Texas A&M 14. Oklahoma 15. Penn State 16. Dayton 17. LSU 18. Michigan State 19. Colorado 20. Iowa State 21. South Carolina 22. Georgia 23. Purdue 24. Oklahoma State 25. UCLA Col. Insider Mid-Major (Updated: Preseason) 1. Gonzaga (15) 2. Marist (1) 3. Princeton 4. Green Bay (12) 5. Toledo 6. Chattanooga 7. Quinnipiac (1) 8. South Dakota State 9. Central Michigan 10. Florida Gulf Coast 11. Delaware (2) 12. Saint Mary s 13. Pacifi c 14. James Madison 15. Drexel 16. BYU 17. UALR 18. Boston University 19. Liberty 20. Hampton 21. Wichita State 22. UAlbany 23. San Diego 24. UT Martin 25. Bowling Green

9 LAST TIME OUT... Women s Hoops Captures Fourth Straight Albany Cup With Victory Over Siena ALBANY, N.Y. Opening the season with a furious scoring pace, the University at Albany women s basketball team jumped out to 13-0 lead Friday night at the Times Union Center and never looked back, overcoming crosscity rival Siena, Junior Sarah Royals matched her career-best with a game-high 21 points, and also career-marks with six rebounds and four steals, adding six assists. Classmate Margarita Rosario also had a career night, scoring 14 points. The reigning America East Rookie of the Year, Shereesha Richards opened the season with a doubledouble, logging 13 points and 12 rebounds, while also notching four steals. Coming off a conference championship and NCAA Tournament appearance, the Great Danes opened the season in top form with a sweltering 58.6 percent fi eld goal percentage in the fi rst half, as well as hitting 6-of-8 shots from behind the arc. Royals knocked down two and Rosario hit another to give the Great Danes a 13-0 head start at the 12:53 mark. Not only was UAlbany s offense lighting it up, but the defensive effort suffocated the Saints to a 17.2 fi eld goal percentage (5-29) in the opening stanza. Siena did not record a fi eld goal until the 7:52 mark, as Tehresa Coles layup made the score Picking up the intensity in the fi nal fi ve minutes of the fi rst half, the Great Danes used a 17-2 run, capped by another Royals three, to take a 30-point lead, with 1:17 remaining. UAlbany still went into the break with a commanding lead. Out of the locker room, Richards scored UAlbany s fi rst six points with two fi eld goals and two free throws, giving the Great Danes a 32-point lead with 17:41 remaining. With Brianna Logan s layup, Siena cut the margin to 22, 53-31, with 11:19 on the clock, but that would be as close as the Saints would get. UAlbany built their lead back up to as much as 28, 66-38, led by a trio of Rosario baskets and Royals pair of free throws with 3:18 remaining, and the Great Danes held onto their comfortable advantage through the remainder of regulation. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Albany vs Siena 11/8/13 5 PM at Albany, N.Y. - Times Union Center Albany Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 ROYALS,Sarah f RICHARDS,Shereesha f CRAIG,Megan c ROSARIO,Margarita g PHILLIP,Tammy g COUGHLIN,Erin TATE,Imani SAUNDERS,Zakiya WILLIAMS,Keyontae EDWARDS,Cassandra Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 3,1 Siena Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 40 Sole Anglada, Clara f Donohue, Meghan f Stewart, Ciara g Cummings, Kanika g Coles, Tehresa g Logan, Brianna Willingham, Emia Kelly, Symone Booth, Kelsey Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Gary Schimel, Jon Levinson and Felicia Young Technical fouls: Albany-None. Siena-None. Attendance: 612 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Albany Siena Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 2 9

10 LAST MEETING (11/18/12)... Lowrie Scores 17 Points to Lead UAlbany to Win Over Western Michigan KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Lindsey Lowrie scored a gamehigh 17 points, on 5-of-9 shooting from behind the 3-point line to lead UAlbany to a win over Western Michigan in non-conference women s basketball action on Sunday afternoon at University Arena. Great Danes had a slow start to the game, getting down 10-4, with fi ve fouls called in the fi rst 6 minutes of play. UAlbany cut the score back to on two free throws by Tammy Phillip, but the Broncos continued to roll, getting two 3-pointers from Julia Henderson to open the game up and take a lead with 11:18 to play in the fi rst half. The Great Danes battled back behind Megan Craig, who scored fi ve of the next seven points, pulling the score back to with 8:57 on the clock. UAlbany continued to fi ght through the end of the fi rst half, as both Shereesha Richards and Sarah Royals went 2-for-2 from the free throw line to end the half, sending the teams to the locker rooms tied, UAlbany came out of the halftime break fi ring, taking a seven-point lead, 40-33, on a trey by Lindsey Lowrie with just under 16 minutes to play. Two good free throws from Ebone Henry gave the Great Danes their fi rst double-digit lead of the game, 44-33, with 14:33 on the clock. Western Michigan (1-2) attempted to rally, but UAlbany kept ahead by double-digits, getting a 3-pointer by Lowrie to keep a lead with just over eight minutes to play. The Broncos tried to rally, getting a layup by A.J. Johnson to cut the Western Michigan defi cit to eight, 56-48, but Lowrie nailed consecutive baskets - including one from long range - to put the Great Danes back ahead by 13, 48-61, with 4:21 on the clock. Royals helped UAlbany extend its lead to 15 with two free throws, while Phillip and Lowrie combined for fi ve straight points to give the Great Danes their biggest lead of the game, with 36 ticks to go. Western Michigan got a couple of baskets late to set the fi nal score, but the UAlbany defense held on for the 14-point victory. This win was a total team effort, said UAlbany head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, who has guided the Great Danes to a 2-1 record in the early season. We got in foul trouble early and had players like [Shereesha] Richards and [Keyana] Williams step up. I was proud of how well we came together for a strong second half. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics ALBANY vs Western Michigan 11/18/12 2 p.m. at Kalamazoo, Mich. (University Arena) ALBANY Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 11 Forster, Julie f Williams, Keyana f Royals, Sarah g Henry, Ebone g Lowrie, Lindsey g Rosario, Margarita Phillip, Tammy Williams, Keyontae Craig, Megan Richards, Shereesha Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 1 Western Michigan Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 13 O'BRIEN, Michelle f WOODS, Miracle f BUCHANAN, Corie g JOHNSON, A.J. g ANDERSON, Aurielle g HENSON, Julia WINDHAM, Jazmine KNOWLES, Jasmine HARRIS, Marquisha MORTON, Alex JESSING, Jessica ADALINE, Rachel Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: David Stewart, Michelle Del Duco, Lindsey VanDyken Technical fouls: ALBANY-Craig, Megan. Western Michigan-None. Attendance: 750 Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 3 10 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total ALBANY Western Michigan

11 Coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson 4th Year at UAlbany , America East Coach of the Year Katie Abrahamson-Henderson enters her fourth season at the helm of the Great Dane program after coaching the University at Albany to its best season in DI history, going 27-4 with a perfect 16-0 conference record and winning a second-straight America East championship. Abrahamson-Henderson, the 10th head coach in the UAlbany program s history, was previously the associate head coach at Indiana University. She also served as Missouri State University s head coach from , leading that program to three NCAA Tournament appearances. In her coaching career, she has helped four different teams reach the NCAA Tournament and six reach postseason play. Year-by-Year Coaching Record Year School Record UAlbany UAlbany 27-4, AE Title UAlbany 23-10, AE Title UAlbany Overall UAlbany Record: Indiana (A-HC) Indiana (A-HC) Washington (Asst.) Missouri St Missouri St , MVC Title Missouri St Missouri St. 28-4, MVC Title Missouri St , MVC Title Michigan St. (A-HC) Michigan St. (A-HC) Iowa St. (Asst.) 27-6, Big 12 Title Iowa St. (Asst.) Iowa St. (Asst.) Iowa St. (Asst.) Iowa St. (Asst.) Iowa St. (Asst.) Maine (Asst.) Maine (Asst.) Duquesne (Asst.) Duquesne (Asst.) 6-22 Overall HC Record: Education: Iowa 90, B.S. in physical education Duquesne 92, M.S. in education Husband: Michael A. Henderson Children: Savannah, Brooklyn The Great Danes dominated all conference opposition in the season with a 27-4 overall record, winning all games against America East opponents including 16 regular season games and all league championship contests. UAlbany became the fi rst team to go undefeated in the America East and win the conference since the season. Abrahamson-Henderson earned America East Coach of the Year honors for her efforts. Ebone Henry was named the America East Co-Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year with 13.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game, while Shereesha Richards was selected as the league s Co-Rookie of the Year with 10.2 points and 5.9 rebounds a game, shooting 61.1% off the bench. In addition, Julie Forster joined Henry on the All-Conference First Team, while Megan Craig and Lindsay Lowrie earned All-America East Third Team. After posting a record turnaround in her fi rst season with the Great Danes, Abrahamson-Henderson led UAlbany to its then-best record in Division I history in the , going overall. The Great Danes brought home their fi rstever America East Conference title, and represented the league in the NCAA Tournament. UAlbany visited defending National Champions Texas A&M, and held with the Aggies for most of the game, showing how far the program has come in a short period of time. Abrahamson-Henderson coached Ebone Henry to back-to-back America East Defensive Player of the Year honors. Henry was joined by Julie Forster on the All-Defensive Team, and both were All-Conference selections. Both Henry and Forster were named to the All-Conference Preseason Team, and the Great Danes were chosen to repeat as league champions, the fi rst time UAlbany has been picked fi rst in the preseason poll. Abrahamson-Henderson is also continuing a tradition of developing strong student-athletes, as Forster has earned a spot on two staright All-Academic Teams, and was named to the Capital One District I Academic All-America Team last season. At Missouri State, she guided that program to three Missouri Valley Conference tournament championships, two MVC regular-season titles and three NCAA berths. The Bears, who also won the 2005 WNIT championship, posted a record during her fi ve seasons. In addition, she coached a pair of MVC players of the year, 11 all-conference honorees, two of the program s all-time leading scorers, three players who went on to professional careers, and 13 MVC scholar-athletes. Abrahamson-Henderson and her husband, Michael, have two daughters, Savannah and Brooklyn. Michael also had a celebrated college basketball career and eventually played for the Harlem Globetrotters. He led Long Island-C.W. Post to a pair of NCAA Tournaments and scored 1,173 career points from

12 UAlbany Assistant Coaches Mary Grimes - 4th Season (Siena 03) Mary Grimes enters her fourth season as an assistant coach at the University at Albany. Grimes serves the team as a recruiting coordinator, compliance liaison and works directly with the development of guards. She also makes opponent scouting reports and assists with game preparation. Grimes worked directly with Ebone Henry, the 2013 America East Co-Player of the Year and a three-time all-conference guard. Kelly Komara - 2nd Season (Purdue 02) Kelly Komara enters her second season as an assistant coach at University at Albany. She works directly with the team s post players, oversees game scheduling and serves as the team s strength, conditioning and nutrition liasion. She also makes opponent scouting reports and assists with game preparation and recruiting. Komara is responsible for the development of UAlbany frontcourt players Shereesha Richards and Kelly Craig. Tahnee Balerio - 4th Season (Missouri St. 08) Tahnee Balerio enters her fourth season at University at Albany, starting her second season as an assistant coach after serving as the director of basketball operations. She is responsible for the development of guards, the dayto-day practice schedule and ordering/distribution of equipment. She also makes opponent scouting reports and assists with game preparation and recruiting. Brittany Hollingsworth - 2nd Season (Indiana 11) Brittany Hollingsworth is in her second season as Director of Women s Basketball Operations at the University at Albany. Along with handling the daily operations and assiting the coaching staff with adminstrative duties and travel logistics, she is the team s academic and community relations liaison plus supervises all non-coaching personnel and managers for the team. She also helps monitor the team s budget and expenses. Isoken Uzamere - 2nd Season (Hofstra 11) Isoken Uzamere enters her second season on the UAlbany women s basketball staff as a graduate assistant manager. She is working on a Master s Degree in Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication. She coordinates the team s fi lm exchange for upcoming games. A 6-foot-2 forward/center, she was named to the Colonial Athletic Association s All-Academic Team for three straight seasons at Hofstra. 12

13 #1 Erin Coughlin (5-6 So. G) North Attleboro, Mass. (Tabor Academy) : Played in 16 games as a freshman off the bench... Finished the season with 23 points and 11 assists, including going 6-18 from three-point range... Scored fi rst collegiate points against Dartmouth (11/24)... Seasonbest fi ve points against Dartmouth... Career-best four rebounds vs. NJIT (11/28). High School: Four-year varsity basketball letterwinner and senior captain at Tabor Academy Prep School... Averaged 14.6 points, 3.1 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game as a senior... Led the Seawolves to the New England Prep School Atlantic Conference Tournament for the last four seasons... Key contributor to Tabor s two state championships and 59-4 record from Shot a career 43.0 percent behind the three-point arc... Was chosen as a NEPSAC Class A-B All-Star and team MVP for senior season... A head tour guide for the school... Also lettered in softball four years and soccer one year. Personal: Intending to major in Human Biology... Daughter of Jack and Jodie Coughlin... Born Dec. 13, Has a brother, Sean and a sister, Sarah. Career Highs Points: 8 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Field Goals: 3 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) 3-Pt FG: 2 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Rebounds: 4 (vs. NJIT, 11/28/13) Assists: 2 (2x, last: vs. UMBC, 2/6/13) Blocks: N/A Steals: 1 (3x, Maine, 2/9/13) Season Highs Points: 8 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Field Goals: 3 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) 3-Pt Field Goals: 2 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Rebounds: N/A Assists: 1 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Blocks: N/A Steals: N/A Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-S Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Siena /10 Western Michigan 11/14 Marist 11/20 Cal State Fullerton 11/24 Delaware State Providence Dartmouth NJIT 12/15 Quinnipiac Duke 12/22 Colgate Hofstra Northeastern Vermont Hartford UMass Lowell 1/18 Maine Binghamton 1/23 New Hampshire 1/28 UMBC Stony Brook 2/1 Vermont 2/4 UMass Lowell 2/7 Hartford UMBC Maine 2/19 Binghamton New Hampshire 3/1 Stony Brook Career Statistics Year G-S Min-Avg FG-A % 3FG-A % FT-A % Off-Def Reb Avg Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Career

14 #3 Margarita Rosario (5-6 Jr. G) Miami, Fla. (Felix Varela) : Played in all 31 games for the Great Danes as a reserve point guard... made fi rst-career start against Michigan State (11/24)... third on the team with 63 assists, adding 19 steals, 50 rebounds and 68 points... careerhigh 10 points in win over Hartford (2/17) : Appeared in three games for the Great Danes Totaled seven points with a season-high three points against Stony Brook (1/18) Also recorded a rebound against New Hampshire in a win (1/11) Was 4-for-4 at the free-throw line and 1-for-1 in three-point shooting. High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Felix Varela Sr. High, earning MVP and team captain status all four seasons... led Lady Vipers to a District Championship in her senior year... First Team All-Dade in fi nal three years in high school. Personal: Majoring in communications... Daughter of Jose Rosario and Lucia Beltre... Has a sister, Ashley, and two brothers, Carlos and William. Career Highs Points: 14 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Field Goals: 6 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) 3-Pt FG: 2 Hartford, 2/17/13) Rebounds: 4 (2x, BU, 1/23/13) Assists: 8 (@ La Salle, 12/5/12) Blocks: N/A Steals: 3 (vs. NJIT, 11/28/12) Season Highs Points: 14 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Field Goals: 6 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) 3-Pt Field Goals: 1 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Rebounds: 2 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Assists: 3 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Blocks: N/A Steals: 2 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-S Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Siena /10 Western Michigan 11/14 Marist 11/20 Cal State Fullerton 11/24 Delaware State Providence Dartmouth NJIT 12/15 Quinnipiac Duke 12/22 Colgate Hofstra Northeastern Vermont Hartford UMass Lowell 1/18 Maine Binghamton 1/23 New Hampshire 1/28 UMBC Stony Brook 2/1 Vermont 2/4 UMass Lowell 2/7 Hartford UMBC Maine 2/19 Binghamton New Hampshire 3/1 Stony Brook Career Statistics Year G-S Min-Avg FG-A % 3FG-A % FT-A % Off-Def Reb Avg Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Career

15 #4 Sarah Royals (5-9 Jr. G/F) Torrington, Conn. (Torrington) : Served as one of the team s primary point guards, starting in 30 of 31 games... fi nished third in the America East with 3.8 assists per game, totaling a team-best 115, adding 143 points, 68 rebounds and 44 steals... earned career-high 16 points against Hartford (2/17)... scored in 29 of the team s 31 games : Played in all 33 games, starting three Averaged 5.2 points on the season with seven 3-point attempts made Also recorded 37 steals and 50 rebounds. High School: Four-year letterwinner and senior captain at Torrington... Led the Red Raiders to the State Class L Semifi nals for just the second time in school history... Two-time All-Naugatuck Valley and All-Suburban honoree after leading Naugatuck Valley League in scoring for two years... Scored 1,606 career points, fi nishing career as the school s all-time scoring leader. Personal: Majoring in art and business with a concentration in marketing... Daughter of Raymond and Sharri Royals... Born April 14, 1993 Has two sisters, Jennifer and Michelle. Career Highs Points: 21 (2x, Siena, 11/8/13) Field Goals: 6 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) 3-Pt FG: 4 (@ Hartford, 2/17/13) Rebounds: 6 Siena, 11/8/13) Assists: 10 (vs. UNH, 1/16/13) Blocks: 1 (5x) Steals: 4( 2x, Siena, 11/8/13) Season Highs Points: 21 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Field Goals: 6 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) 3-Pt FG: 3 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Rebounds: 6 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Assists: 6 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Blocks: N/A Steals: 4 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-S Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Siena /10 Western Michigan 11/14 Marist 11/20 Cal State Fullerton 11/24 Delaware State Providence Dartmouth NJIT 12/15 Quinnipiac Duke 12/22 Colgate Hofstra Northeastern Vermont Hartford UMass Lowell 1/18 Maine Binghamton 1/23 New Hampshire 1/28 UMBC Stony Brook 2/1 Vermont 2/4 UMass Lowell 2/7 Hartford UMBC Maine 2/19 Binghamton New Hampshire 3/1 Stony Brook Career Statistics Year G-S Min-Avg FG-A % 3FG-A % FT-A % Off-Def Reb Avg Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Career

16 #10 Amoshia Blakeney (5-5 Fr. G) Columbia, S.C. (Hammond) High School: Four-year letterwinner at Hammond High... Led Skyhawks to 19-6 record as a senior, the lone senior on the roster... As a senior, named MVP of the squad and team captain, earning SCISA All-State honors and becoming a member of the Girls AAA All-Star Team. Personal: Majoring in Communications... Daughter of Deborah Dawson... Born May 29, Has two sisters, Sheris and Altravise. Career Highs Points: Field Goals: 3-Pt Field Goals: Rebounds: Assists: Blocks: Steals: Season Highs Points: Field Goals: 3-Pt Field Goals: Rebounds: Assists: Blocks: Steals: Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-S Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Siena DNP 11/10 Western Michigan 11/14 Marist 11/20 Cal State Fullerton 11/24 Delaware State Providence Dartmouth NJIT 12/15 Quinnipiac Duke 12/22 Colgate Hofstra Northeastern Vermont Hartford UMass Lowell 1/18 Maine Binghamton 1/23 New Hampshire 1/28 UMBC Stony Brook 2/1 Vermont 2/4 UMass Lowell 2/7 Hartford UMBC Maine 2/19 Binghamton New Hampshire 3/1 Stony Brook Career Statistics Year G-S Min-Avg FG-A % 3FG-A % FT-A % Off-Def Reb Avg Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Has not played yet this season Career 16

17 #12 Imani Tate (5-8 Fr. G) Bronx, N.Y. (Bishop Loughlin) High School: Four-year letterwinner in basketball and volleyball at Bishop Loughlin... ranked #45 among guards in ESPN Class of top scorer and top-fi ve ranked player in New York City as a senior, averaging 25 points and four rebounds a game to earn First Team All-City... Scored over 1,000 points in her career... Led the Lions to berths in the Federation, State and City Championships... Earned Second Team All-City and First Team All- Tournament honors as a junior, New York Times and Daily News honorable mention sophomore year... team captain and MVP all four years of high school... earned MVP honors in Rose Classics Summer Jam and The Mecca... earned Coaches Award and Best Offensive Player Award freshman year... MVP of the volleyball team all four years. Personal: Undecided on a major... Daughter of Tiquon Tate and Tara Banks... Born Dec. 7, Has two sisters, Aaliyah and Allanah, and two brothers, Karriem and Malik. Career Highs Points: 7 (@ Siena, 11/8) Field Goals: 2 (@ Siena, 11/8) 3-Pt Field Goals: N/A Rebounds: 2 (@ Siena, 11/8) Assists: N/A Blocks: N/A Steals: 2 (@ Siena, 11/8) Season Highs Points: 7 (@ Siena, 11/8) Field Goals: 2 (@ Siena, 11/8) 3-Pt Field Goals: N/A Rebounds: 2 (@ Siena, 11/8) Assists: N/A Blocks: N/A Steals: 2 (@ Siena, 11/8) Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-S Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Siena /10 Western Michigan 11/14 Marist 11/20 Cal State Fullerton 11/24 Delaware State Providence Dartmouth NJIT 12/15 Quinnipiac Duke 12/22 Colgate Hofstra Northeastern Vermont Hartford UMass Lowell 1/18 Maine Binghamton 1/23 New Hampshire 1/28 UMBC Stony Brook 2/1 Vermont 2/4 UMass Lowell 2/7 Hartford UMBC Maine 2/19 Binghamton New Hampshire 3/1 Stony Brook Career Statistics Year G-S Min-Avg FG-A % 3FG-A % FT-A % Off-Def Reb Avg Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Career 17

18 #13 Bose Aiyalogbe (6-0 Fr. G) Lagos, Nigeria (Life Center Academy) High School: Played at the Life Center Academy in New Jersey... Ranked #48 wing in ESPN Class of Led Warriors to combined 60-5 record in fi nal two years, including helping team to a #25 national ranking and NACA Championship in her senior year... Honored as Best Defensive Player in 2012 and earned a Sportsmanship Award in Personal: Majoring in law... Daughter of Joseph and Agnes Aiyalogbe... Born Jan. 29, Has a sister, Joy, and a brother, Osaze. Career Highs Points: Field Goals: 3-Pt Field Goals: Rebounds: Assists: Blocks: Steals: Season Highs Points: Field Goals: 3-Pt Field Goals: Rebounds: Assists: Blocks: Steals: Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-S Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Siena 11/10 Western Michigan 11/14 Marist 11/20 Cal State Fullerton 11/24 Delaware State Providence Dartmouth NJIT 12/15 Quinnipiac Duke 12/22 Colgate Hofstra Northeastern Vermont Hartford UMass Lowell 1/18 Maine Binghamton 1/23 New Hampshire 1/28 UMBC Stony Brook 2/1 Vermont 2/4 UMass Lowell 2/7 Hartford UMBC Maine 2/19 Binghamton New Hampshire 3/1 Stony Brook Career Statistics Year G-S Min-Avg FG-A % 3FG-A % FT-A % Off-Def Reb Avg Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Has not played yet this season Career 18

19 #14 Tammy Phillip (5-11 Sr. G) Tortola, British Virgin Islands (Central Arizona) : Played in 20 games as a reserve... scored 46 points, including season-high of eight points vs. La Salle (12/5), adding 69 rebounds and 12 steals. High School/JUCO: Played four years of basketball and softball at Elmore Stoutt High School... averaged 20 points and rebounds a game her senior season... played for Central Arizona College, earning conference championships in both years... named First Team All-Conference in Personal: Majoring in communications with a minor in business... Daughter of Tyrone and Lenise Phillip... has three brothers, Douron, Tyrone Jr. and Nad Tavon, and three sisters, Tamasha, Tyaila and Tafara... sister Tafara attended the University at Albany. Career Highs (UAlbany) Points: 8 (2x, Brook,1/30/13) Field Goals: 3 (2x, SB, 1/30/13) 3-Pt FG: 1 (@ Stony Brook, 1/30/13) Rebounds: 10 (2x,last:@ Siena,11/8/13) Assists: 3 (vs. UMBC, 2/6/13) Blocks: 2 (@ Binghamton, 1/5/13) Steals: 3 (@ Canisius, 12/8/12) Season Highs Points: N/A Field Goals: N/A 3-Pt Field Goals: N/A Rebounds: 10 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Assists: 1 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Blocks: N/A Steals: 1 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-S Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Siena /10 Western Michigan 11/14 Marist 11/20 Cal State Fullerton 11/24 Delaware State Providence Dartmouth NJIT 12/15 Quinnipiac Duke 12/22 Colgate Hofstra Northeastern Vermont Hartford UMass Lowell 1/18 Maine Binghamton 1/23 New Hampshire 1/28 UMBC Stony Brook 2/1 Vermont 2/4 UMass Lowell 2/7 Hartford UMBC Maine 2/19 Binghamton New Hampshire 3/1 Stony Brook Career Statistics (UAlbany) Year G-S Min-Avg FG-A % 3FG-A % FT-A % Off-Def Reb Avg Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg (at Central Arizona) (at Central Arizona) Career

20 #15 Jessica Féquière (5-11 Fr. G/F) Montreal, Quebec (Champlain Col. Saint-Lambert) High School: Three-year letterwinner at Champlain College Saint-Lambert... team MVP in fi nal two years... as a senior team captain, earned First All-Star Team in Reseau Sport Etudiant du Quebec... shot 44.5% from the fi eld for 17.2 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.1 steals a game. Personal: Majoring in business administration... Daughter of Woeche and Renette Féquière... Born Sept. 11, Has two brothers, Jay and Ridge. Career Highs Points: Field Goals: 3-Pt Field Goals: Rebounds: Assists: Blocks: Steals: Season Highs Points: Field Goals: 3-Pt Field Goals: Rebounds: Assists: Blocks: Steals: Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-S Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Siena DNP 11/10 Western Michigan 11/14 Marist 11/20 Cal State Fullerton 11/24 Delaware State Providence Dartmouth NJIT 12/15 Quinnipiac Duke 12/22 Colgate Hofstra Northeastern Vermont Hartford UMass Lowell 1/18 Maine Binghamton 1/23 New Hampshire 1/28 UMBC Stony Brook 2/1 Vermont 2/4 UMass Lowell 2/7 Hartford UMBC Maine 2/19 Binghamton New Hampshire 3/1 Stony Brook Career Statistics Year G-S Min-Avg FG-A % 3FG-A % FT-A % Off-Def Reb Avg Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Has not played yet this season Career 20

21 #23 Zakiya Saunders (5-9 Fr. G) Fort Drum, N.Y. (Carthage Central) High School: Four-year letterwinner in basketball and track... second player ever from Carthage High and fi rst since 1998 to earn a scholarship to play basketball in Division I... played at Prince George High freshman and sophomore year, going to Carthage High as a junior and senior... league MVP and First Team All-North honors as a senior, averaging 19.1 points, 11 rebounds, fi ve assists and fi ve steals a game... team captain as a sophomore and senior playing basketball. Personal: Intends to major in business law... Daughter of Master Sgt. Vincent and Synithia Saunders... Has a sister, Taryn... Nickname is Z... Born May 2, Career Highs Points: 2 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Field Goals: 1 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) 3-Pt Field Goals: N/A Rebounds: N/A Assists: N/A Blocks: N/A Steals: N/A Season Highs Points: 2 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Field Goals: 1 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) 3-Pt Field Goals: N/A Rebounds: N/A Assists: N/A Blocks: N/A Steals: N/A Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-S Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Siena /10 Western Michigan 11/14 Marist 11/20 Cal State Fullerton 11/24 Delaware State Providence Dartmouth NJIT 12/15 Quinnipiac Duke 12/22 Colgate Hofstra Northeastern Vermont Hartford UMass Lowell 1/18 Maine Binghamton 1/23 New Hampshire 1/28 UMBC Stony Brook 2/1 Vermont 2/4 UMass Lowell 2/7 Hartford UMBC Maine 2/19 Binghamton New Hampshire 3/1 Stony Brook Career Statistics Year G-S Min-Avg FG-A % 3FG-A % FT-A % Off-Def Reb Avg Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Career

22 #24 Keyontae Williams (5-9 So. G/F) Fredericksburg, Va. (James Monroe) : Played 19 games as a reserve... fi nished with 22 points, eight fi eld goals and 12 rebounds. High School: Three-year varsity basketball letterwinner at James Monroe... Team MVP in last two seasons, averaging 20.2 points, seven rebounds and 3.3 steals a game as a senior... Team captain all three seasons... Led the Yellow Jackets to a Division 3 and AA Regional Championship in Was also named to the All-Battlefield District First Team, the All-Region One First Team and an All-State AA Honorable mention selection as a junior... Accumulated 1,301 points in three years... Three-time team captain, missed sophomore season due to injury... The Free-Lance Star Female Athlete of the Year as a senior... Earned Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award in First girls basketball player from James Monroe to sign with a Division I program... Female athlete of the year at James Monroe as a senior. Personal: Daughter of Toriano Johnson and Torshan Williams... Born Nov. 26, Has two brothers, Dre John Boley and Toriano Johnson Jr. and one sister, Torshan Fields... Intending to major in human biology. Career Highs Points: 5 (vs. UNH, 1/16/13) Field Goals: 2 (vs. UNH, 1/16/13) 3-Pt FG: 1 (2x, last: (vs. UNH, 1/16/13) Rebounds: 4 (@ W. Michigan, 11/18/12) Assists: 1 (5x, Siena, 11/8/13) Blocks: N/A Steals: 1 (4x, Siena, 11/8/13) Season Highs Points: N/A Field Goals: N/A 3-Pt Field Goals: N/A Rebounds: N/A Assists: 1 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Blocks: N/A Steals: 1 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-S Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Siena /10 Western Michigan 11/14 Marist 11/20 Cal State Fullerton 11/24 Delaware State Providence Dartmouth NJIT 12/15 Quinnipiac Duke 12/22 Colgate Hofstra Northeastern Vermont Hartford UMass Lowell 1/18 Maine Binghamton 1/23 New Hampshire 1/28 UMBC Stony Brook 2/1 Vermont 2/4 UMass Lowell 2/7 Hartford UMBC Maine 2/19 Binghamton New Hampshire 3/1 Stony Brook Career Statistics Year G-S Min-Avg FG-A % 3FG-A % FT-A % Off-Def Reb Avg Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Career

23 #25 Shereesha Richards (6-1 So. F) Oceanview, N.J. (Atlantic Christian) : Named to the America East Preseason All-Conference Team : America East Co-Rookie of the Year for the season... shot 61.1% ( ) for the top shooting percentage in the conference... top-15 in the America East with 5.9 rebounds and 10.2 points per game... played all 31 games for the Great Danes... scored career-best 24 points in start against Vermont (2/14)... fi ve-time America East Conference Rookie of the Week... fi nished with 315 points, 184 rebounds and 65 steals. High School: Three-year letterwinner in basketball at Atlantic Christian... Recorded 1,147 points in two seasons... Averaged double fi gures in points (20.6) and rebounds (12.1) while also fi nishing with 19 consecutive doubledoubles as a junior... Led the Cougars to their first National Christian School Athletic Association Championship in Became the fi rst female student-athlete to receive a Division I scholarship out of Atlantic Christian. Personal: Majoring in criminal justice... Daughter of Leroy Richards and Sherene Campbell... Has two brothers, Christoper and Oshawn... Born Jan. 25, Career Highs Points: 24 (@ Vermont, 2/24/13) Field Goals: 8 (@ Binghamton, 1/5/13) 3-Pt FG: 1 (vs. Fordham, 11/9/12) Rebounds: 12 (2x,last:@ Siena,11/8/13) Assists: 2 (2x,last:vs. Hartford,3/16/13) Blocks: 1 (3x, La Salle, 12/5/12) Steals: 7 (vs. Canisius, 12/21/12) Season Highs Points: 13 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Field Goals: 5 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) 3-Pt Field Goals: N/A Rebounds: 12 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Assists: 1 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Blocks: N/A Steals: 4 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-S Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Siena /10 Western Michigan 11/14 Marist 11/20 Cal State Fullerton 11/24 Delaware State Providence Dartmouth NJIT 12/15 Quinnipiac Duke 12/22 Colgate Hofstra Northeastern Vermont Hartford UMass Lowell 1/18 Maine Binghamton 1/23 New Hampshire 1/28 UMBC Stony Brook 2/1 Vermont 2/4 UMass Lowell 2/7 Hartford UMBC Maine 2/19 Binghamton New Hampshire 3/1 Stony Brook Career Statistics Year G-S Min-Avg FG-A % 3FG-A % FT-A % Off-Def Reb Avg Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Career

24 #32 Megan Craig (6-9 Jr. C) Whangarei, New Zealand (Kamo) : Named to the America East Preseason All-Conference Team : Earned America East All-Conference Third Team after fi nishing in the top 20 in the conference in fi eld goal shooting (second), blocking (sixth), scoring (ninth) and rebounding (19th)... Averaged 10.6 points and 4.8 rebounds a game, fi nishing with a team-best 29 blocks... Two-time America East Player of the Week. High School: Member of New Zealand s national teams... Won the U-19 national title as a member of the North Harbour squad in Also a member of the New Zealand Women s Force Basketball Academy... Kamo High School s Sportswoman of the Year in Personal: Majoring in communications with a minor in business... Daughter of Alan and Linda Craig... Born Feb. 11, 1993 Father, Alan, is a former professional rugby player in New Zealand. Career Highs Points: 27 (vs. Dartmouth, 11/24/12) Field Goals: 12(vs.Dartmouth,11/24/12) 3-Pt FG: N/A Rebounds: 9 (vs. Dartmouth, 11/24/12) Assists: 1 (17x) Blocks: 4 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Steals: 3 (vs. Hartford, 3/16/13) Season Highs Points: 4 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Field Goals: 2 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) 3-Pt Field Goals: N/A Rebounds: 5 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Assists: N/A Blocks: 4 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Steals: N/A Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-S Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Siena /10 Western Michigan 11/14 Marist 11/20 Cal State Fullerton 11/24 Delaware State Providence Dartmouth NJIT 12/15 Quinnipiac Duke 12/22 Colgate Hofstra Northeastern Vermont Hartford UMass Lowell 1/18 Maine Binghamton 1/23 New Hampshire 1/28 UMBC Stony Brook 2/1 Vermont 2/4 UMass Lowell 2/7 Hartford UMBC Maine 2/19 Binghamton New Hampshire 3/1 Stony Brook Career Statistics Year G-S Min-Avg FG-A % 3FG-A % FT-A % Off-Def Reb Avg Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Career

25 #34 Cassandra Edwards (5-10 Fr. G) Brampton, Ontario (Notre Dame CSS) High School: Four-year letterwinner in basketball at Notre Dame CSS... Earned MVP of the Warriors in 2011 and Team captain in fi nal three years, earning Coaches Award in last two years. Personal: Majoring in psychology... Daughter of Michael and Shernette Edwards... Born Aug. 12, Has a sister, Amanda. Career Highs Points: N/A Field Goals: N/A 3-Pt Field Goals: N/A Rebounds: 2 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Assists: N/A Blocks: N/A Steals: N/A Season Highs Points: N/A Field Goals: N/A 3-Pt Field Goals: N/A Rebounds: 2 (@ Siena, 11/8/13) Assists: N/A Blocks: N/A Steals: N/A Game-by-Game Statistics Date Opponent G-S Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Siena /10 Western Michigan 11/14 Marist 11/20 Cal State Fullerton 11/24 Delaware State Providence Dartmouth NJIT 12/15 Quinnipiac Duke 12/22 Colgate Hofstra Northeastern Vermont Hartford UMass Lowell 1/18 Maine Binghamton 1/23 New Hampshire 1/28 UMBC Stony Brook 2/1 Vermont 2/4 UMass Lowell 2/7 Hartford UMBC Maine 2/19 Binghamton New Hampshire 3/1 Stony Brook Career Statistics Year G-S Min-Avg FG-A % 3FG-A % FT-A % Off-Def Reb Avg Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Career

26 UAlbany Media Sheet #1 Erin Coughlin #3 Margarita Rosario #4 Sarah Royals #10 Amoshia Blakeney #12 Imani Tate #13 Bose Aiyalogbe #14 Tammy Phillip #15 Jessica Féquière #23 Zakiya Saunders #24 Keyontae Williams #25 Shereesha Richards #32 Megan Craig #34 Cassandra Edwards Head Coach Katie Abrahamson- Henderson Assistant Coach Mary Grimes Assistant Coach Kelly Komara Assistant Coach Tahnee Balerio Dir. of Operations Brittany Hollingsworth 26

27 UAlbany Record Book GAME RECORDS SCORING Name Opponent FG FT PTS 1. Jen Schumacher Vermont ( ) ^^ Cindy Werner Hamilton ( ) Lisa Parish Stony Brook (2-7-87) Megan Buchanan Bridgeport ( ) Megan Buchanan Cornell ( ) * Janea Aiken Binghamton ( ) Britney McGee Boston U. ( ) & 8. Jen Schumacher Air Force ( ) Gina Richardson Stony Brook ( ) # Samantha Ginsberg LeMoyne ( ) * Megan Buchanan Lehigh ( , OT) & 12. Gina Richardson Colby ( , 2OT) Michele Davis Franklin Pierce ( ) ^ Britney McGee UMBC ( ) & 15. Ebone Henry Sam Houston St. ( ) Charity Iromuanya New Hampshire ( ) # Jess McGinlay Stony Brook ( ) ^ Liz Tucker Iona ( ) Lynne Burton Union ( ) Kelly Paolino Binghamton ( ) # 20. Megan Craig Dartmouth ( ) Sarah Sweetland UMBC (2-4-04) % Liz Tucker Navy ( ) Gina Richardson New York U. ( ) Donna Hughes New York U. (2-2-88) Michele Davis LeMoyne ( ) # Samantha Ginsberg Keene State (2-3-96) * +1 3FG *3 3FG #4 3FG ^5 3FG %6 3FG &7 3FG FG ^^9 3FG INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Points: Game: 36 Cindy Werner (vs. Hamilton, ) Jen Schumacher (vs. Vermont, ) Half: 25 Jen Schumacher (vs. Air Force, , 1st) Season: 473 Ebone Henry (11-12) Senior: 416 Danielle Hutcheson (04-05) Junior: 473 Ebone Henry (11-12) Sophomore: 432 Ebone Henry (10-11) Freshman: 323 Ebone Henry (09-10) Career: 1,642 Ebone Henry (09-13) Season Avg.: 17.1 Cindy Werner (171 in 10, 78-79) Career Avg.: 14.8 Rainny Lesane (1,481 in 100, 82-86) 20 pt. + Games: 16 Megan Buchanan (96-00) 30 pt. + Games: 3 Megan Buchanan (96-00) Double-Doubles: 11 Danielle Hutcheson (04-05) Danielle Hutcheson (03-04) Danielle Hutcheson (02-03) Consecutive Double Figure Games: 24 Rainny Lesane (84-85) Career Double Figure Games: 82 Rainny Lesane (82-86) Field Goals: Game: 16 Cindy Werner (vs. Hamilton, ) Season: 179 Rainny Lesane (84-85) Career: 567 Danielle Hutcheson (01-05) Game Att.: 28 Megan Buchanan (vs. Cornell, , 11 made) Season Att.: 449 Samantha Ginsberg (95-96) Career Att.: 582 Rainny Lesane (82-86) Game Pct.: Lisa Parish (9-9 vs. Stony Brook, ) Kelly Paolino (8-8 vs. Franklin Pierce, ) Sarah Sweetland (10-10 vs. Yale, ) Becky Ayers (10-10 vs. Pepperdine, ) Season Pct.:.889 Robin Gibson (82-83) Career Pct.:.826 Becky Ayers (01-04) Consecutive Made: 24 Sarah Sweetland (02-03) Rebounds: Game: 22 Casey Stanley (vs. Nazareth, ) Season: 339 Julie Forster (11-12) Senior: 277 Danielle Hutcheson (04-05) Junior: 339 Julie Forster (11-12) Sophomore: 292 Julie Forster (10-11) Freshman: 259 Julie Forster (09-10) Career: 1,149 Julie Forster (09-13) Season Avg.: 10.9 Ikeuchi Franklin (92-93) Career Avg.: 9.3 Julie Forster (09-13) 27

28 UAlbany Record Book Assists: Game: 13 Sylvia Caldwell (vs. Rensselaer, ) Margaret Feerick (vs. Union, ) Season: 136 Donna Hughes (86-87) Senior: 125 Sarah Sweetland (03-04) Junior: 136 Donna Hughes (86-87) Sophomore: 115 Sarah Royals (11-13) Freshman: 74 Laurie Annunziato (88-89) Career: 375 Samantha Ginsberg (93-97) Season Avg.: 5.67 Donna Hughes (86-87) Career Avg.: 3.67 Rainny Lesane (82-86) Steals: Game: 11 Rainny Lesane (vs. Cortland, ) Season: 150 Rainny Lesane (85-86) Career: 443 Rainny Lesane (82-86) Season Avg.: 5.0 Rainny Lesane (85-86) Career Avg.: 4.43 Rainny Lesane (82-86) Blocked Shots: Game: 7 Alicia Learn (vs. Charleston Southern, ) Ikeuchi Franklin (vs. Rensselaer, ) Gia Sanders (vs. Vermont, ) Season: 52 Gia Sanders (05-06) Career: 151 Gia Sanders (04-08) Season Avg.: 2.04 Erica Witham (93-94) Career Avg.: 1.52 Erica Witham (92-96) Three-Point Field Goals: Game: 17 (vs. Lafayette, , 35 att.) Game Att.: 35 (vs. Lafayette, , 17 made) Season: 158 (07-08, 31 games) Season Att.: 554 (10-11, 30 games) Season Pct.:.358 ( , 03-04) Rebounds: Game: 74 (vs. Nazareth, ) Season: 1,274 (11-12, 33 games) (85-86, 30 games) Season Avg.: 47.4 (1,137 in 24, 88-89) Assists: Game: 32 (vs. Old Westbury, ) Season: 468 (12-13, 30 games) Steals: Game: 30 (vs. New Paltz, ) Season: 531 (85-86, 30 games) Blocked Shots: Game: 12 (vs. Old Westbury, ) Season: 118 (93-94, 24 games) Three-Point Field Goals: Game: 9 Jen Schumacher (vs. Vermont, ) Season: 83 Britney McGee (08-09) Career: 197 Jen Schumacher (02-06) Game Att.: 15 Britney McGee (vs. Boston U., , 7 made) Season Att.: 201 Britney McGee (08-09) Career Att.: 523 Jen Schumacher (02-06) Game Pct.: Shelia McCaughin (5-5 vs. Ithaca, ) Season Pct.:.469 Becky Ayers (46-98, 01-02) TEAM RECORDS Points: Game (Reg.): 110 (vs. Hamilton, ) (vs. Southern Vermont, ) Half: 58 (vs. Hamilton, ) (vs. Old Westbury, ) (vs. Southern Vermont, ) Game (Opponent): 114 (vs. New York U., , 2OT) Season: 2,451 (85-86, 30 games) Season Avg.: 81.7 (2,451 in 30, 85-86) Field Goals: Game: 52 (vs. Hamilton, ) Season: 967 (85-86, 30 games) Season Att.: 2,056 (85-86, 30 games) Season Pct.:.470 (967-2,056, 85-86) Free Throws: Game Pct.: (12-12 vs. Maine, ) (8-8 vs. New Hampshire, ) Season: 428 (11-12, 33 games) Season Att.: 679 (11-12, 33 games) Season Pct.:.726 ( , 02-03) 28