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1 WOMEN S BASKETBALL SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY Contact: Jack Jumper Phone: Fax jjumper@sju.edu SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall: 1-0; Atlantic 10: 0-0; Big 5: 0-0 NOVEMBER Fri. 12 PROVIDENCE W, Tue. 16 at Sacred Heart 7:00 Sat. 20 at UMBC 4:00 Tue. 23 at Drexel 7:00 DECEMBER Wed. 1 at Lehigh 12:00 Big Easy Classic (New Orleans, La.) Fri. 3 at Tulane 7:00 Sat. 4 vs. Detroit Mercy 4:30 Tue. 7 at Penn # 7:00 Sun. 12 VILLANOVA # 2:00 Sun. 19 PRINCETON 2:00 Wed. 22 at Delaware 6:00 20th Annual Hawk Classic Tue. 28 NEW HAMPSHIRE 2:00 Wed. 29 LAFAYETTE/QUINNIPIAC 2:00/4:00 JANUARY Sun. 2 MARYLAND 2:00 Sat. 8 at Saint Louis * 8:00 Wed. 12 XAVIER * 12:00 Sat. 15 CHARLOTTE * 2:00 Wed. 19 at Temple * 5:00 Sat. 22 MASSACHUSETTS * 2:00 Wed. 26 ST. BONAVENTURE * 7:00 Sat. 29 at Dayton * 2:00 FEBRUARY Sat. 5 at Rhode Island * 2:00 Wed. 9 at Fordham * 7:00 Sat. 12 RICHMOND * 2:00 Wed. 16 at Duquesne * 7:00 Sat. 19 LA SALLE *# 2:00 Wed. 23 TEMPLE *# 7:00 Sun. 27 at George Washington (CBS C) 12:00 MARCH Fri. 4 - Atlantic 10 Championship Mon. 7 (Tsongas Center, Lowell, Mass.) Home games in CAPS at Michael J. Hagan 85 Arena * - Atlantic 10 Conference game # - Big 5 game CBS C denotes CBS College Sports Network All game times are EST and subject to change SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY HAWKS (1-0) at SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY PIONEERS (1-0) Game #2 November 16, 2010 William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, Conn. 7 p.m. GAME DAY AT A GLANCE ARENA William H. Pitt Center (2,100) TELEVISION none AUDIO STREAMING Jack Jumper (play-by-play) SERIES RECORD First Meeting SAINT JOSEPH S NEXT GAME Sat. Nov. 20 at UMBC, 4 p.m. GAME STORIES... Saint Joseph s opens the road portion of its schedule Tuesday evening at Sacred Heart. The Hawks posted a 4-8 record on the road in , dropping their first two games away fro Hagan Arena to start the year. The Hawks are now all-time in season openers, topping Providence on Friday at Hagan Arena. The victory snapped SJU s three-game losing streak in season-opening contests. Tuesday s meeting with Sacred Heart is the first contest between the two squads. Saint Joseph s is 10-2 all-time against NEC schools with the Pioneers having posted a 1-8 mark against Atlantic 10 schools. The season marks the 38th year of Division I women s basketball at Saint Joseph s. The Hawks enter Tuesday s game nine wins shy of 700, having posted a all-time record. Saint Joseph s was picked to finish seventh in the 14-team Atlantic 10 according to a preseason poll conducted conference coaches and media. The Hawks were picked to finish ninth last year and finished tied for fourth. Junior forward Kelly Cavallo earned Atlantic 10 Women s Basketball Weekly Honor Roll accolades after scoring 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting and grabbing nine rebounds in Saint joseph s victory over Providence. HAWKS AT A GLANCE PROBABLE STARTERS No. Pos. Player Yr. Ht. PPG RPG APG MPG Notes 25 G Ashley Prim So Handed out a team-best six assists against Providence 15 G Katie Kuester Jr Knocked down SJU s only pair of three pointers vs. Providence 22 G Michelle Baker Jr Posted a career-high 16 points in win over the Friars 24 F Kelly Cavallo Jr Had a team-best nine rebounds to go with 14 points on Friday 21 F/C Samira Van Grinsven Jr Blocked seven shots and had 12 points vs. Providence THE BENCH 3 G Erin Shields Fr Scored two points and added three assists in Friday s win 11 G Kasie Parker Fr ^ 4.4^ 2.1^ --- Led Lake Howell High School to 2009 Florida State Class 5A title 12 G/F Mireia Vila So Added a point and three assists against Providence 20 G Shelby Smith So Handed out a pair of assists against the Friars 1 F Ilze Gotfrida Fr ^ 8.6^ 1.4^ --- Earned playoff MVP honors for Rigas Technical University as a junior 14 F Dominique Bryant Sr Added a rebound and a steal in six minutes on Friday 23 F/C Allie Jones Fr Grabbed a rebound and had an assist in first collegiate game 13 F Ashley Robinson R-Fr ^ 11.2^ Our for the season with a torn Achilles tendon in her right leg ^ - Denotes statistics from high school

2 SAINT JOSEPH S BASKETBALL - PAGE 2 SAINT JOSEPH S ROSTER NO. NAME YR POS HT DOB HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL/LAST SCHOOL 1 Ilze Gotfrida Fr. F 6-0 4/14/91 Dobele, Latvia Rigas Secondary School No Erin Shields Fr. G /15/91 Drexel Hill, Pa. Archbishop Carroll 11 Kasie Parker Fr. G 5-9 3/16/92 Oviedo, Fla. Lake Howell 12 Mireia Vila So. G/F 6-0 1/2/91 Cabrera De Mar, Spain Escola De Santa Anna 13 Ashley Robinson R-Fr. F /6/90 Warrington, Pa. Archbishop Wood 14 Dominique Bryant Sr. F 6-0 4/18/89 Bowie, Md. St. John's College High School 15 Katie Kuester Jr. G /16/90 Media, Pa. Acad. of Notre Dame De Namur 20 Shelby Smith So. G /26/90 Ames, Iowa Waterloo West 21 Samira Van Grinsven Jr. F/C /1/89 Helmond, Netherlands Jan van Brabaut / Casper College 22 Michelle Baker Jr. G 5-9 5/31/90 Wilmington, Del. Brandywine 23 Allie Jones Fr. F/C 6-3 2/21/92 Wakefield, R.I. South Kingstown 24 Kelly Cavallo Jr. F 6-1 4/23/90 Hampton Bays, N.Y. Hampton Bays 25 Ashley Prim So. G 5-7 4/1/91 Ansonia, Conn. Kolbe-Cathedral PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ILZE GOTFRIDA..ILL-zuh got-free-duh Katie Kuester QUE-ster KASIE Parker Casey Mireia Vila mir-AY-uh VEE-uh Head Coach: Cindy Griffin (Saint Joseph s 91, 93) - 10th year Assistant Coaches: Chris Day (West Chester 97) - 6th year; Susan Moran (Saint Joseph s 02) - 8th year; Stephanie McCaffrey (Saint Joseph s 04) - 4th year Director of Basketball Operations: Katie Gardler (Saint Joseph s 92) - 1st year Graduate Assistant: Mary Kate McDade (Saint Joseph s 09) - 2nd year All-Time Series: First Meeting Last Meeting: --- Last SJU Win: --- Last SHU Win: --- Current SJU Streak: --- SERIES HISTORY Saint Joseph s vs. Sacred Heart Tuesday s contest between the Hawks and Pioneers is the first between the two Catholic colleges...saint Joseph s enters the game with a 10-2 alltime mark againt current Northeast Conference teams...the Hawks are 5-0 against Fairleigh Dickinson, 3-0 against Wagener and 2-2 versus Mount St. Mary s. STATISTICAL COMPARISON Saint Joseph s Sacred Heart Overall Record Home Record Away Record Neutral Record Points Per Game Opponent Points Per Game Scoring Differential Field Goal Percentage Opponent Field Goal Percentage Pt. Field Goals Made Per Game Pt. Field Goal Percentage Opponent 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage Free Throws Made Per Game Free Throw Percentage Rebounds Per Game Opponent Rebounds Per Game Rebounding Differential Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Opponent Turnovers Per Game Blocks Per Game Steals Per Game MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA CREDENTIALS Credentials for media covering Saint Joseph s at Hagan Arena in should be made at least 24 hours in advance by contacting Jack Jumper at (610) , by fax at (610) , or by (jjumper@sju.edu). PHOTO CREDENTIALS All photographers attending Saint Joseph s home basketball games must be credentialed. Requests for credentials should be made in at least 24 hours in advance to Jack Jumper. Due to space demands, access to freelance photographers is limited. RADIO POLICY Radio stations designated as the primary visiting outlet can have access to phone lines at a cost of $100 per line per game. ($200 for ISDN), unless a reciprocal usage agreement exists. Visiting radio stations wishing to broadcast the game should contact Jack Jumper at (610) or by (jjumper@sju.edu) to arrange phone lines. PRESS ROW Only accredited members of the media and accredited scouts will be issued credentials to cover Saint Joseph s basketball, and only those with passes will be permitted to sit in press seating. Members of the media are reminded that press row is a working area and cheering for either team will not be tolerated. MEDIA SERVICES Saint Joseph s and opponent s game notes, statistics, Atlantic 10 Conference notes and statistics and game programs will be available to working members of the media. Halftime statistics will be available in the media room and will also be distributed on press row. Final statistics will be distributed in the media room following completion of the game. Fax service is available. Complete Saint Joseph s game notes will be available the day before the game on the website, POST-GAME SJU head coach Cindy Griffinand select student-athletes will be available in the interview room following a post-game cooling off period. Neither lockerroom will be open to the media.

3 SAINT JOSEPH S BASKETBALL - PAGE 3 FOR OPENERS Saint Joseph s opened its 38th season with an impressive victory over Providence on Friday, improving to all-time in season-opening games. The Hawks, who have won 11 of their past 15 openers, improved to 7-3 in season openers under Cindy Griffin. INJURY REPORT Redshirt Freshman forward Ashley Robinson will miss the season after tearing the Achilles tendon in her right leg during an early-season practice. Robinson sat out the campaign after teraning the Achilles tendon in her left leg. SHAKE AND BAKE Junior guard Michelle Baker has been the Hawks Ironman the past three years. Since her freshman season in , Baker has appeared in every game for SJU, making 13 starts in 63 career games. Averaging 5.9 points per game to go with 2.6 rebounds per contest as a freshman and sophomore, Baker had a stellar start to her junior year, scoring a career-best 16 points to go with six rebounds in a win over Providence. PRIM AND PROPPER Coming off a stellar freshman campaign, sophomore point guard Ashley Prim opened the season with a bang, handing out a team-high six assists to go with six points and six boards. The Big 5 Co-Rookie of the Year and Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team selection, she paced the Hawks in assists last year and finished fourth in the conference at 3.7 per game. As a rookie, she averaged 7.2 points per game over a team-best 26.8 minutes a game. MAKE WAY FOR JUNIORS Saint Joseph s junior class - Michelle Baker, Kelly Cavallo, Katie Kuester and Samira Van Grinsven - accounted for 55 of the Hawks 64 points in Friday s win over Providence Atlantic 10 Predictions Saint Joseph's was picked to finish seventh in the Atlantic 10 race, according to a poll of the Atlantic 10's head coaches. The Hawks, who return two starters and seven letterwinners, tied for fourth in the conference with a 9-5 record and earned a WNIT berth a season ago. Reigning Atlantic 10 champions Xavier was picked to finish first this year, as the Musketeers received 12 of 14 first-place votes. Xavier enters the season ranked in the top-10 of both polls, while Dayton (picked second) and Temple (picked third) are each garnering votes. The following is the predicted finish for all 14 members of the Atlantic 10 and their record from the season. Team OVERALL A Xavier (12) Dayton (2) Temple Charlotte Richmond Duquesne Saint Joseph's St. Bonaventure George Washington Saint Louis Massachusetts Rhode Island Fordham La Salle A HELPING HAND The Hawks assisted on 24 of their 27 field goals in Friday s win, with eight of 10 players recording at least one assist. The 24 helpers are the most since SJU recorded 24 in a win over Auburn on December 29, Saint Joseph s single-game mark for assists is 32 set against Fordham on December 29, BLOCK PARTY Registering nine blocks against the Friars, Saint Joseph s showed itself to be a shot-blocking threat this upcoming season. Led by seven rejections by junior forward/center Samira Van Grinsven, the Hawks fell just three blocks short of their single-game high of 12 (vs. Richmond 1/14/07). FOREIGN-BORN HAWKS Junior forward/center Samira Van Grinsven and freshman forward Ilza Gotfirda are the 12th and 13th foreign-born student-athlete to play for Saint Joseph s. The pair, along with Sophomore guard/forward Mireia Vila match Saint Joseph s mark for most foreign-born Hawks on a team, matching the and squads. Below is a list of all the foreign-born student-athletes to play for Saint Joseph s. Years Player Country Alix Burns England Megan Compain New Zealand Jana Lichnerova Slovakia Barbora Kuklova Slovakia Susan Moran Ireland Irina Krasnoshiok Moldova Amra Mehmedic Bosnia-Herzegovina Whitney Ffrench Canada Zoya Pavlovskaya Russia Mariame Djouara Ivory Coast 2009-Present Mireia Vila Spain 2010-Present Ilza Gotfrida Latvia 2010-Present Samira Van Grinsven Netherlands VILA HELPS SPAIN TO SILVER AT U-20 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP Earning a spot on Spain's U-20 European Women's Basketball Championship squad, Saint Joseph's sophomore guard/forward Mireia Vila made the most of her opportunity to represent her country, helping her team to a silver medal this past July. One of just 12 players selected to represent Spain, Vila averaged 3.3 points and 2.0 rebounds in 13.8 minutes per game. Playing in all nine contests, she finished fifth on the squad in three-point field goals (five) and tied for sixth in assists (eight). THE FAST BREAK Sophomore guard Mireia Vila scored a point and added three assists in the opener. She scored just 11 points and had only five assists all last year. Freshmen guard Erin Shields is the daughter of former Hawk standout and current compliance director Renie Shields (nee Dunne). She scored two points and added three assists off the bench Friday. The Hawks returned two starters and eight letterwinners from last year s club that went 17-15, 9-5 in the Atlantic 10 and earned a WNIT berth. Saint Joseph s lost 52 percent of its scoring from a season ago as Amy Gillespie, Ashley Logue, Brittany Ford and Mariame Djouara accounted for 1,091 of the team s 2025 points last year. Saint Joseph s Athletics and Big 5 Hall of Famer Katie Gardler (nee Curry) was named Director of Basketball Operations this summer. The fourth all-time leading scorer in SJU history (1,663 points), Gardler helped the Hawks earn an NCAA Tournament berth in 1990 and claim four-straight Big 5 titles.

4 SAINT JOSEPH S BASKETBALL - PAGE 4 BRYANT AND KUESTER TO SERVE AS CAPTAINS IN Senior Dominique Bryant and junior Katie Kuester will serve as captains for the Hawks during the season. Bryant was one of three captains a season ago, while Kuester is in her first year of captaincy. S-A-I-N-T JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY The corporate title of Saint Joseph s University, which has been in place since Saint Joseph s was granted university status by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1979, is now the public title of the institution for all aspects of its operations. Previously, the abbreviation of St. Joseph s University was permitted in a number of alumni and athletic contexts. According to the most recent edition of the Higher Education Directory, there are at least nine recognized "St. Joseph's" among the nation's colleges and universities. Only one of them-saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia-is a university-level, Master's I, NCAA Division I institution. A complete spelling of S-A-I-N-T Joseph's University in all contexts will help eliminate any confusion among higher education and other public constituencies. LOOKING AHEAD The Hawks continue their road swing as they travel to UMBC on Saturday. Saint Joseph s topped the Retrievers last November in the SJU s first game in Hagan Arena BOXSCORES & RECAPS Game 1 November 12, 2010 Hagan Arena Saint Joseph s - 64, Providence - 49 Saint Joseph's shot 52.9 percent from the field as it opened the season with a victory over Providence. The Hawks shot 27-of-51 from the floor for the game and got 55 points from their junior class en route to the win. Up to start the second half, Saint Joseph s quickly pulled away from the Friars. A jump shot by junior forward/center Samira Van Grinsven at 17:01 capped a 6-0 run that saw the Hawks open their first double-digit lead of the game. Junior forward Kelly Cavallo gave SJU a lead on a put-back layup at 13:10, but the Providence fought back, making it a game with 6:06 left on a layup by Symone Roberts. The Friars would get no closer as a pair of free throws by junior guard Katie Kuester sparked a 7-0 run that put the game away for Saint Joseph s Providence Min. FG-A 3PT FT-A OR DR TR F A TO B S Pts. Wright, f Hankins, f Barnes, f Tate, g Wells, g McCabe Roberts Okafor Edwards Team Totals SJU Min. FG-A 3PT FT-A OR DR TR F A TO B S Pts. Cavallo, f Van Grinsven, c Kuester, g Baker, g Prim, g Shields Vila Bryant Smith Jones Team Totals Halftime: SJU, Deadball Rebounds: PC, 3-1 Attendance: 4,200 Officials: Ruland, Kelly, Brown Jr. FG %: SJU %, PC % 3-PT FG %: SJU %, PC % FT %: SJU %, PC % HAWKS ON THE AIR The Saint Joseph s Sports Network (SJSN) celebrates its 20th anniversary in , as the first broadcasts of men s and women s basketball games took place in the Fall of The first women s game aired on WCZN-AM on November 23rd as the Hawks hosted Oregon. The season also marked the first in school history in which every SJU men s game aired on Philadelphiaarea commercial radio. Since 1990, SJSN s coverage of Hawk athletics has grown and currently includes live coverage of all Hawk men s and women s basketball games, Phil Martelli s HawkTalk radio program, the nationallyrenowned HawkTalk television show and Courtside, the Saint Joseph s women s basketball television show. In , all of SJU s women s games can be heard via audio streaming on the internet at the Hawks official athletics site, free of charge through Stretch Internet. Video streaming of non-televised games is also available on the site as part of the Hawks All-Access package. THE HAWK The Saint Joseph s Hawk mascot has been flapping its wings for more than a half a century. One of the most famous mascots in college sports, The Hawk is best known for staying in constant motion by flapping its wings throughout every basketball game and representing the Saint Joseph s motto, The Hawk Will Never Die. Saint Joseph s athletic teams have been recognized with the nickname Hawks since At that time, the school s yearbook editor initiated a contest among the student body for a symbol. More than 100 submissions were narrowed, with Hawks winning out over Grenadiers by a slim margin. The name was appropriate because it typified the fighting spirit of our crimson and gray athletes and it is suggestive of the aerial attack which has made our football team famous. Football, ironically, was discontinued at SJU following the 1939 season. The idea for The Hawk as a mascot was originated by Jim Brennan during the season. Brennan, an ex-marine and SJU cheerleader, at first wanted to secure an actual hawk, but later switched to the costume idea. The student government raised the $120 needed to buy the initial costume, which Brennan donned for three years. He made his debut as The Hawk on January 4, 1956, a win over La Salle at The Palestra. The Hawk, who was present at most women s basketball games, became a mainstay in Since then, 10 SJU students have donned the costume, with junior Nick Martino serving as the Hawk for the season. The Hawk mascot has garnered numerous accolades in its 55-year history. It has been selected as the nation s top mascot by The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Sports Illustrated for Kids, Street & Smith s Basketball Yearbook and ESPN College Basketball magazine and was a nominee for the 2008 Mascot Hall of Fame.

5 SAINT JOSEPH S BASKETBALL - PAGE 5 Cindy Griffin - Head Coach Saint Joseph s 91, MBA 93-10th Season Six postseason berths, seven all-conference performers, five in-season tournament crowns and four victories over nationally-ranked teams are among the numerous accomplishments of Saint Joseph s 10th-year head coach Cindy Griffin. A 1991 and 1993 graduate of SJU, Griffin (nee Anderson) was named the seventh head coach in the program s history on April 25, Griffin has compiled an overall record of in 13 seasons as a head coach and is in nine seasons on Hawk Hill. GRIFFIN S ACCOMPLISHMENTS Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year 2003 Atlantic 10 East Division Titles 2002, 2003 Philadelphia Big 5 Titles 2009 WNIT Tournament Bids 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010 Atlantic 10 All-Conference Players (7) Sarah Acker, Erin Brady, Ayahna Cornish, Brittany Ford, Irina Krasnoshiok, Susan Moran, Stephanie McCaffrey All-Big 5 Players (12) Sarah Acker, Erin Brady, Ayahna Cornish, Mariame Djouara, Whitney Ffrench, Brittany Ford, Timisha Gomez, Ashley Logue, Irina Krasnoshiok, Susan Moran, Stephanie McCaffrey, Faith Schutte Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Players (5) Sarah Acker, Hillary Klimowicz, Jen Oyler, Ashley Prim, Erica Pollock Academic All-District Players (5) Maura McBryan, Amra Mehmedic, Susan Moran, Stephanie McCaffrey, Faith Schutte Players Turned Professional (5) Erin Brady, Irina Krasnoshiok, Amra Mehmedic, Susan Moran, Stephanie McCaffrey Saint Joseph s University Women s Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1998 Bishop McDevitt High School Hall of Fame Inducted in 1997 Philadelphia Catholic League Alumni Achievement Award 2002 Returning to the postseason for the first time in two years, the Hawks surpassed predictions in as they finished tied for fourth in the Atlantic 10 after being picked to finish ninth. After opening the season with a 3-7 mark, Griffin saw her team begin to click at the end of the non-conference schedule as SJU claimed the 19th Annual Hawk Classic title and worked its way to.500 by the second week of the Atlantic 10 slate. Posting a 9-5 mark against conference opponents, Griffin hit two milestones during A-10 play, earning her 150th win at Saint Joseph s in a victory against Dayton and earning her 200th coaching win against George Washington. The Hawks would go on to earn the program s seventh WNIT bid, and play the first postseason game at Hagan Arena. Griffin helped to reinvigorate the SJU program in her first season, leading the squad to a 24-8 record and the second round of the WNIT. She capitalized on the team s tradition of scrappy play and rugged defense, while releasing the reins and allowing the team to play a more up-tempo style on the offensive end of the floor. The Hawks finished the year among the national leaders in nine different categories and paced the nation in free throw percentage for the second straight year. Following a memorable first year at the helm of her alma mater, Griffin upped the ante in her second season by capturing 2003 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year honors after guiding the Hawks to a record. The team sprinted to the conference s Eastern Division title and earned a berth in the WNIT for the second straight season, despite the departure of SJU s all-time leading scorer and a non-conference schedule that rated fourth nationally. Led by six seniors, the 2004 team went and advanced to the WNIT Elite Eight. Saint Joseph s finished second in the A-10 East and dropped a heartbreaker in the Atlantic 10 Championship to Temple. Four Hawk seniors reached the 1,000-point plateau, marking just the eighth time in NCAA history that a quartet of players had reached the milestone in the same season. Erin Brady, Irina Krasnoshiok, Stephanie (Graff) McCaffrey and Amra Mehmedic went on to sign professional contracts. With the loss of four 1,000-point scorers, the Hawks showed their true colors down the stretch, earning a hard-fought victory over La Salle in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Championship and coming within 10 points of 16th-ranked, and eventual A-10 Champion, Temple. Fueled by a collection of newcomers and a developed core of upperclassmen, Griffin led the Hawks back to national prominence in The Crimson and Gray engineered the nation's best turnaround (13 games) and, received votes in the national polls for the first time since The Hawks advanced to the semi-finals of the A-10 Championship and earned a berth in the WNIT. Despite losing several experienced players prior to the season, Griffin had her team peaking at the right time. Playing Griffin s style of hard-nosed defense and persistent offense, the Hawks advanced to the Atlantic 10 Championship game, including the program s first win over a top-10 opponent (#8/9 George Washington) since 1992 along the way. Saint Joseph s capped the season with its fifth WNIT appearance in six years and tied the SJU record for games played in a season with 33.

6 SAINT JOSEPH S BASKETBALL - PAGE 5 Relying heavily on underclassmen in , Griffin guided her Hawks to another winning season, including crowns at the Brown Basketball Classic and the Hilton Philadelphia Hawk Classic. Among the wins, Saint Joseph s posted its biggest win over a non-conference ranked opponent since the season, topping #15 Auburn for the Hawk Classic title. In , Griffin undertook arguably her toughest season to date as Saint Joseph s played every contest away from Hawk Hill for the first time in program history. And in typical SJU fashion, Griffin got her team to respond as Saint Joseph s went on to post an 8-5 record at home venues and earn its first Big 5 title since Individually five Hawks posted career-bests in scoring, with juniors Brittany Ford and Mariame Djouara both earning All- Big 5 Second Team honors. Following her playing career, Griffin spent the season as a graduate assistant at her alma mater. She then accepted an assistant s spot at Vanderbilt University from under former Saint Joseph s head coach Jim Foster. Foster recruited Griffin to SJU and coached her during her playing career on Hawk Hill. In her two years as an assistant at Vanderbilt, the Commodores finished overall, won the 1995 SEC championship and reached the NCAA Sweet 16 both seasons. In addition to coaching responsibilities, she was the co-director of the Vanderbilt Basketball Camp and the director of the Black & Gold Club. Griffin left Vanderbilt after the 1995 season to become an assistant coach at Loyola College (Md.). She spent three seasons as an assistant under Patty Coyle being elevated to the role of associate head coach in Griffin was promoted to the position of head women s basketball coach at Loyola midway through the season. She was the seventh-youngest head coach in Division I at the time. Griffin who was named head coach five games into the season as Coyle left for an assistant coach position with the WNBA s New York Liberty kept the Greyhounds momentum going as Loyola won a team-record 21 games that year. Overall she compiled a record of during her tenure at the Baltimore school, guiding the squad to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference semifinals all three seasons. One of the top playmakers in Saint Joseph s history, Griffin starred for the Hawks from through (missing the season due to injury). A three-time team captain, Griffin finished her career with 662 points, 278 rebounds, 510 assists and 197 steals. She currently ranks fourth on SJU s all-time assist list. As a junior in , she played in 1,178 out of a possible 1,200 minutes to set the school record for minutes played in a single season. The Hawks made three NCAA Tournament appearances and posted three straight 20-win seasons during her playing career. A two-time Second Team All-Big 5 choice, as well as a Third Team All-Atlantic 10 pick as a senior, she was inducted into the Saint Joseph s Women s Basketball Hall of Fame in A native of Maple Glen, Pa., Griffin played her high school basketball for Bishop McDevitt, winning two Philadelphia Catholic League titles. A 1987 graduate of McDevitt, she was inducted into its Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997, and in 2002, received the Philadelphia Catholic League s alumni achievement award. She earned a bachelor s degree in accounting from Saint Joseph s in 1991 and completed work on an M.B.A. from SJU in She resides in Conshohocken, Pa., with her husband Curtis and children, Kaylie (7), Hannah (5) and Curtis Jr. (2). Griffin s Year-By-Year Record Year School Overall Record Conference Record Postseason Loyola College MAAC Semifinals Loyola College MAAC Semifinals Loyola College MAAC Semifinals Saint Joseph s University WNIT/A-10 Finals Saint Joseph s University WNIT Saint Joseph s University WNIT/A-10 Finals Saint Joseph s University Saint Joseph s University WNIT/A-10 Semifinals Saint Joseph s University WNIT/A-10 Finals Saint Joseph s University Saint Joseph s University Saint Joseph s University WNIT Saint Joseph s University Seasons Appearances Head Coaching Record at Saint Joseph s: Seasons Career Head Coaching Record: Seasons

7 SAINT JOSEPH S BASKETBALL - PAGE 7 Team Superlatives CATEGORY SAINT JOSEPH S MOST SAINT JOSEPH S LEAST OPPONENTS MOST OPPONENTS LEAST Total Points 64, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 64, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 49, by Providence, 11/12/10 49, by Providence, 11/12/10 1st Half Points 30, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 30, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 23, by Providence, 11/12/10 23, by Providence, 11/12/10 2nd Half Points 34, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 34, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 26, by Providence, 11/12/10 26, by Providence, 11/12/10 Field Goals 27, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 27, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 20, by Providence, 11/12/10 20, by Providence, 11/12/10 Field Goal Att. 51, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 51, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 64, by Providence, 11/12/10 64, by Providence, 11/12/10 Field Goal Pct..529, vs. Providence, 11/12/10.529, vs. Providence, 11/12/10.313, by Providence, 11/12/10.313, by Providence, 11/12/10 3 Point FG 2, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 2, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 3, by Providence, 11/12/10 3, by Providence, 11/12/10 3 Point Att. 8, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 8, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 7, by Providence, 11/12/10 7, by Providence, 11/12/10 3 Point Pct..250, vs. Providence, 11/12/10.250, vs. Providence, 11/12/10.429, by Providence, 11/12/10.429, by Providence, 11/12/10 Free Throws 8, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 8, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 6, by Providence, 11/12/10 6, by Providence, 11/12/10 Free Throw Att. 11, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 11, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 11, by Providence, 11/12/10 11, by Providence, 11/12/10 Free Throw Pct..727, vs. Providence, 11/12/10.727, vs. Providence, 11/12/10.545, by Providence, 11/12/10.545, by Providence, 11/12/10 Offensive Rebs. 8, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 8, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 17, by Providence, 11/12/10 17, by Providence, 11/12/10 Defensive Rebs. 29, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 29, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 18, by Providence, 11/12/10 18, by Providence, 11/12/10 Total Rebs. 37, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 37, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 35, by Providence, 11/12/10 35, by Providence, 11/12/10 Personal Fouls 9, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 9, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 11, by Providence, 11/12/10 11, by Providence, 11/12/10 Assists 24, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 24, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 14, by Providence, 11/12/10 14, by Providence, 11/12/10 Turnovers 14, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 14, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 12, by Providence, 11/12/10 12, by Providence, 11/12/10 Blocked Shots 9, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 9, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 2, by Providence, 11/12/10 2, by Providence, 11/12/10 Steals 5, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 5, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 6, by Providence, 11/12/10 6, by Providence, 11/12/10 Individual Superlatives CATEGORY SAINT JOSEPH S MOST OPPONENTS MOST Points 16, by Michelle Baker vs. Providence, 11/12/10 12, by Wright and Hankins of Providence, 11/12/10 Field Goals 7, by Baker and Cavallo vs. Providence, 11/12/10 6, by Teya Wright of Providence, 11/12/10 Field Goal Att. 14, by Samira Van Grinsven vs. Providence, 11/12/10 14, by MiKhida Hankins of Providence, 11/12/10 Field Goal Pct. *.777 (7-of-9), by Kelly Cavallo vs. Providence, 11/12/ (6-of-13), by Teya Wright of Providence, 11/12/10 3 Point FG 2, by Katie Kuester vs. Providence, 11/12/10 2, by Mirana Tate of Providence, 11/12/10 3 Point Att. 3, by Baker and Kuester vs. Providence, 11/12/10 3, by Mirana Tate of Providence, 11/12/10 3 Point Pct. #.667 (2-of-3), by Katie Kuester vs. Providence, 11/12/ (2-of-3), by Mirana Tate of Providence, 11/12/10 Free Throws 5, by Katie Kuester vs. Providence, 11/12/10 2, by Hankins, Barnes and Roberts of Providence, 11/12/10 Free Throw Att. 5, by Katie Kuester vs. Providence, 11/12/10 4, by Symone Roberts of Providence, 11/12/10 Free Throw Pct (5-of-5), by Katie Kuester vs. Providence, 11/12/ (2-of-2) by by Hankins and Barnes of Providence, 11/12/10 Offensive Rebs. 4, by Kelly Cavallo vs. Providence, 11/12/10 5, by Teya Wright of Providence, 11/12/10 Defensive Rebs. 6, by Ashley Prim vs. Providence, 11/12/10 5, by Teya Wright of Providence, 11/12/10 Total Rebs. 9, by Kelly Cavallo vs. Providence, 11/12/10 10, by Teya Wright of Providence, 11/12/10 Assists 6, by Ashley Prim vs. Providence, 11/12/10 7, by Symone Roberts of Providence, 11/12/10 Turnovers 3, by Shelby Smith vs. Providence, 11/12/10 3, by Hankins and Wells of Providence, 11/12/10 Blocked Shots 7, by Samira Van Grinsven vs. Providence, 11/12/10 1, by Wright and Barnes of Providence, 11/12/10 Steals 1, by Cavallo, Van Grinsven, Prim, Shields and Bryant vs. Providence, 11/12/10 3, by Lola Wright of Providence, 11/12/10 * - Minimum of five attempts; # - Minimum of three attempts;

8 SAINT JOSEPH S BASKETBALL - PAGE 8 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICAL LEADERS DATE OPPONENT SCORE W/L ATT HIGH SCORER HIGH REBOUNDER HIGH ASSISTS HIGH STEALS Nov. 12 PROVIDENCE W 4,200 Baker Cavallo Prim Five tied at Nov. 16 at Sacred Heart :00 Nov. 20 at UMBC :00 Nov. 23 at Drexel :00 Dec. 1 at Lehigh :00 Dec. 3 at Tulane ^ :00 Dec. 4 vs. Detroit Mercy ^.....4:30 Dec. 7 at Penn # :00 Dec. 12 VILLANOVA # :00 Dec. 19 PRINCETON :00 Dec. 22 at Delaware :00 Dec. 28 NEW HAMPSHIRE %....2:00 Dec. 29 QUINNIPIAC/LAFAYETTE %.TBA Jan. 2 MARYLAND :00 Jan. 8 at Saint Louis * :00 Jan. 12 XAVIER * :00 Jan. 15 CHARLOTTE * :00 Jan. 19 at Temple * :00 Jan. 22 MASSACHUSETTS *.....2:00 Jan. 26 ST. BONAVENTURE *....7:00 Jan. 29 at Dayton * :00 Feb. 5 at Rhode Island * :00 Feb. 9 at Fordham * :00 Feb. 12 RICHMOND * :00 Feb. 16 at Duquesne * :00 Feb. 19 LA SALLE * # :00 Feb. 23 TEMPLE * # :00 Feb. 27 at George Washington * 12:00 Mar. 4 - A-10 Tournament TBA Mar. 7 A-10 Tournament TBA * Atlantic 10 game; # Big 5 game; ^ - Big Easy Classic (New Orleans, La.); % - 20th Annual Hawk Classic GAMES AS HIGH SCORER: Baker - 1 GAMES AS HIGH REBOUNDER: Cavallo - 1 GAMES SCORING DOUBLE FIGURES: Baker - 1, Cavallo - 1, Kuester - 1, Van Grinsven - 1 GAMES REBOUNDING DOUBLE FIGURES: -- GAMES SCORING 20 OR MORE POINTS: -- GAMES WITH A DOUBLE-DOUBLE: at home 0-0 on the road 0-0 at a neutral site 1-0 in November 1-0 when leading at halftime 0-0 when trailing at halftime 0-0 when tied at halftime 1-0 when outrebounding the opponent 0-0 when outrebounded 1-0 when shooting 40% or higher 0-0 when shooting under 40% 0-0 when opponent shoots 40% or higher 1-0 when opponent shoots under 40% pct. 1-0 when making more free throws than the opponent 1-0 when committing 15 or fewer turnovers 0-0 when committing more than 15 turnovers HAWKS BY THE NUMBERS 0-0 when forcing more than 15 opponent turnovers 1-0 when forcing 15 or fewer turnovers 0-0 when scoring 50 or fewer points 0-0 when scoring points 1-0 when scoring points 0-0 when scoring points MISCELLANEOUS STATS Largest Winning Margin 15, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 Largest Lead in a Game 17, vs. Providence, 11/12/10 MARGIN OF VICTORY 1 to 9 points: 0 games points: 1 game 20 or more points: 0 games

9 SAINT JOSEPH S BASKETBALL - PAGE 9 Saint Joseph's Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2010) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 03 SHIELDS, Erin VILA, Mireia BRYANT, Dominique KUESTER, Katie SMITH, Shelby VAN GRINSVEN, Sami BAKER, Michelle JONES, Allie CAVALLO, Kelly PRIM, Ashley Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS SJU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS 5 6 Steals per game BLOCKS 9 2 Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/12/10 PROVIDENCE W * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Saint Joseph's Opponents

10 SAINT JOSEPH S BASKETBALL - PAGE 10 # 1 - Ilze Gotfrida Fr. Forward 6-0 #3 - Erin Shields Fr. Guard 5-6 # 11 - Kasie Parker Fr. Guard 5-9 #12 - Mireia Vila So. Guard/Forward 6-0 #13 - Ashley Robinson R-Fr. Forward 6-2 #14 - Dominique Bryant Sr. Forward 6-0 #15 - Katie Kuester Jr. Guard 5-10 #20 - Shelby Smith So. Guard 5-8 #21 - Samira Van Grinsven Jr. Forward/Center 6-2 #22 - Michelle Baker Jr. Guard 5-9 #23 - Allie Jones Fr. Forward/Center 6-3 #24 - Kelly Cavallo Jr. Forward 6-1 #25 - Ashley Prim So. Guard 5-7 Cindy Griffin Head Coach Chris Day Assistant Coach Susan Moran Assistant Coach Stephanie McCaffrey Assistant Coach Katie Gardler Director of Basketball Operations Mary Kate McDade Graduate Assistant