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1 Pioneer Basketball Game Notes Athlectic Communications Director of Athletic Communications: Gene Gumbs Women s Basketball Contact: Bill Peterson Office: Home Phone: Fax: petersonb2@sacredheart.edu Web: GAME 15 Sacred Heart University (10-4, 4-1 NEC) vs. St. Francis-NY (3-10, 2-2 NEC) vs Schedule Date Opponent Time 11/21 MASSACHUSETTS... W, /25 LAFAYETTE... W, /28 vs. Maryland #... L, /29 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette #... W, /3 YALE... W, /6 PRINCETON... W, /13 at Wagner*... L, /21 at Boston College... L, /4 at Brown... L, /8 MONMOUTH*... W, /10 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON*... W, /13 WAGNER*... W, /17 at Mount St. Mary s*... W, /20 COLUMBIA... W, /22 at St. Francis (NY)*... 7:00 pm 1/24 LONG ISLAND*... 2:00 pm 1/29 at Quinnipiac*... 7:00 pm 1/31 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT*.. 2:00 pm 2/2 ST. FRANCIS (NY)*... 7:00 pm 2/7 at St. Francis (PA)*... 4:00 pm 2/9 at Robert Morris*... 7:30 pm 2/14 at Long Island*... 2:00 pm 2/17 ROBERT MORRIS*... 7:00 pm 2/21 at Central Connecticut*... 2:00 pm 2/23 QUINNIPIAC*... 7:00 pm 2/26 at Monmouth*... 7:00 pm 3/1 MOUNT ST. MARY S*... 7:00 pm * - indicates Northeast Conference game # - University of Maryland Terrapin Classic w/ Maryland, Louisiana-Lafayette, Maryland-Eastern Shore Home game listed in BOLD CAPS played at the William H. Pitt Center SacredHeartPioneers.com Thursday, January 22, :00 pm EST Pope Physical Education Center (1,200) Brooklyn, NY Officials: Martin Novitch, Daniel Martin, Anthony Price The Storyline The Pioneers take their five-game winning streak on the road Thursday night to face the St. Francis-NY Terriers in Northeast Conference action. Sacred Heart has won six-straight in the series and has never lost to St. Francis as a member of the NEC. The Terriers come in on a hot streak of their own, toppling Quinnipiac, 97-83, last time out. The Pioneer s check into the halfway point of the season with a 10-4 overall record, marking the 13th straight season Sacred Heart has won at least 10 games. SHU s one-two scoring punch of Amanda Pape and Nicolle Rubino continue to fill up the stat sheet for the Pioneers, averaging a combined 29.6 points per game on the year. Pape s numbers are among the NEC s finest, ranking in the top-10 in six different statistical categories. Sacred Heart Probable Starters Season Stats... F 11 Kate Maher Sr ppg, 7.0 rpg F 31 Amanda Pape Fr ppg, 6.4 rpg C 13 Colleen Duggan Jr ppg, 2.9 rpg G 3 Nicolle Rubino So ppg, 3.4 rpg G 10 Ashley Kohl Sr ppg, 2.1 apg St. Francis-NY Probable Starters Season Stats... F 11 Kim Weir Jr ppg, 5.5 rpg F 50 Caitlin O Malley Sr ppg, 5.8 rpg C 41 Kim Bennett Jr ppg, 2.9 rpg G 13 Valentina Ionova Fr ppg, 2.5 rpg G 31 Britney Porter Sr ppg, 2.6 rpg

2 The Matchup Sacred Heart vs. SFNY PPG Opp PPG FG% Opp FG% pt FG% Opp 3-pt FG% FT% Rebounding Avg Opp Rebounding Avg Assists Turnovers Steals Blocks Series St. Francis-NY leads the all-time series, 8-7, dating back to the season, the Pioneers first year of competition. Sacred Heart won the only meeting last year, in Brooklyn, and has won all six meetings since joining the Northeast Conference in Three Pioneers found double digits in last year s meeting led by Nicolle Rubino who poured in a game-high 20 on eight-of-12 shooting. Ashley Kohl chipped in with 11 while Brooke Kelly finished with 10 points and eight rebounds in the win. The last Terrier win in the series came during the season when they posted a win at home. Sacred Heart took the first ever meeting, 62-50, to record the program s first-ever win. St. Francis won the next eight straight games before the two team s would meet again as members of the NEC. Scouting the Terriers... St. Francis (NY) got off to a slow start to the year, posting just a 1-9 record in their first 10 games. The Terriers have since been on the rebound, winning two of their last three including a big upset over NEC-power Quinnipiac, 97-83, last time out. Five players found double figures for the Terriers led by Brittany Porter who finished with 18 points and seven rebounds. Kim Weir had 17 of her own as SFNY shot 50.9% (28-55) from the field and knocked down 35 of 46 from the free throw line. On the year, Weir leads the team averaging 8.6 points per game with Porter right on her heels at 7.8 ppg. Caitlin O Malley is the team s top rebounder pulling down 5.8 rebounds per contest. SFNY was picked to finish 11th in the NEC Preseason Coaches Poll. The Coaches Ed Swanson (SHU 89) enters his 14 th season as head coach at his alma matar. Swanson posts a record in his career at Sacred Heart. His teams have a record since joining the Division I ranks in Swanson is the program s longest tenured coach and is the alltime leader in coaching wins, (201) and winning percentage (.539). Brenda Milano (Wagner 95) is in her first season at the helm of the St. Francis-NY basketball program. She holds a 3-10 record in his first year at St. Francis College. SHU in the Northeast Conference... Sacred Heart became a member of the Northeast Conference during the season and since that time posted a overall and conference record. The Pioneers have qualified for the NEC Tournament each of their four seasons in the league and have never finished lower than third in the conference standings. Coach Swanson s 200th Career Victory... Head Coach Ed Swanson reached a coaching milestone this past Saturday afternoon, his 200th career win. Sacred Heart s win at Mount St. Mary s marked the 200th career victory in his 14 years as head coach of the Pioneers. During his tenure, Sacred Heart has posted just four losing seasons and are currently riding a streak of three-straight winning seasons and eight-straight years with at least a.500 record. Immediately prior to Swanson s arrival, the Sacred Heart women s team had a 4-21 record in Under his guidance, the climb to Division II respectability was accomplished within three seasons, from 8-19 in to in and, in , to 16-13, the program s first winning record in 11 seasons. After directing the Pioneers to a 20-7 record, the program s first 20-win season, in , Swanson was voted Coach of the Year in the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) and the Women s Basketball Coaches Association s (WBCA) District I. He was runner-up for NEC Coach of the Year in , SHU s first season in Division I. Home Sweet Home... The Pioneers continue their winning ways in the friendly confines of the Pitt Center last season. How friendly you ask? The Pioneers are a perfect 8-0 at home this season and are 12-0 dating back to last season. Their last regular season loss came last year to St. Francis (PA) on Feb. 1st. SHU dropped an NEC Tournament game to Long Island a the Pitt Center in March as the tournament s host. The Pioneers are at home since joining the NEC and since the building opened in 1997.

3 The Pitt Center ranks 20th among all active Division I arenas and first in the NEC as the hardest place for opponents to earn a win. Rubino Hitting Her Stride... Sophomore Slump? Not for starting two guard Nicolle Rubino who is putting together a strong follow up to her NEC Rookie of the Year campaign. Rubino is currently second on the team averaging 13.5 points and has twice scored 23 points this season to establish a new career-high mark for points. She is the team s top 3-point threat hitting 39.2% (28-71) of her three s and has been almost automatic at the free throw line, knocking down 27-of-34 attempts (.794). She averaged a team-high 30.6 minutes per game and is second on the team in assists (38) and steals (26). Pape Making her Mark... Freshman Amanda Pape is off to a sizzling start to her collegiate career. Fourteen games in and Pape has already earned three NEC Rookie of the Week awards. She currently leads the team in scoring (16.1 ppg) and has five twenty-plus point performance this year. Pape also leads the team in steals with 37 (2.64 spg). She is shooting a team-best 51.7% (78-151) and has gotten to the free throw line 96 times, second in the NEC, hitting 66. She is the team s second leading rebounder at 6.4 per-game pulling down a team-best 36 offensive boards and has two double-doubles this year. White and Duggan on the Inside... Junior Colleen White and Colleen Duggan have emerged as the Pioneers go-to players in the paint. White has put up strong number over her last five games, including a career-best 16 point performance against Monmouth. Duggan has been equally impressive, scoring a career-high 15 against Wagner. The duo has averaged a combined 19.2 points over the last five games with White pulling down 5.8 rebounds over the same stretch of games. Kate Maher Sweatin the Small Stuff...Senior Kate Maher has been the workhorse for the Pioneers on the boards and in the paint this season. Maher grabbed 14 rebounds against Yale to eclipse her previous career-high of 12 set against Lafayette earlier in the year. She is leading the team in assists with 41 on the season and is the leading rebounder with 7.0 boards a game. Big Wins... Nine of Sacred Heart s 10 wins this season have come by an average of 18.0 points per contest. Their biggest margin of victory was a 33- point win over Lafayette in the second game of the season. Each of those wins have been by double digits with Yale and Fairleigh Dickinson coming the closest in 11-point losses. SHU s closest win came last time week with a six-point, 64-58, victory at Mount St. Mary s. I Love the 70 s...the 70-point mark seems to be the magic number for the Pioneers this season. The last eight games that SHU has hit at least 70 points they have come away the victor. That s Why its Called the Charity Stripe... Sacred Heart is shooting 70.3% ( ) as a team from the free throw line, tops in the Northeast Conference. The Pioneers were 27-of-30 in the win over the Ragin Cajuns with Colleen Duggan and Mary Rush sinking all of there eight attempts apiece. Amanda Pape has gotten to the line more than any of her teammates with 96 attempts, including a 11-for- 12 night against Yale. Nicolle Rubino, Pape and Rush are the team s top shooters percentage wise. Rubino is hitting 79.4% (27-34), with Rush right behind, burying attempts (.828) and Pape is hitting 68.8% (66-96). SHU Hits 300!... Sacred Heart s win over Yale University marked the 300th victory in the 30 year history of Pioneer women s basketball. SHU s program started in posting a 4-7 record under head coach Mickey Stratton. Their first winning season came one year later in , also under Stratton, finishing 9-5. Ann DeLuca took over the reigns the following year and led SHU to threestraight winning seasons. The program struggled over the next 11 years until current head coach Ed Swanson took over in It took Swanson just two seasons to turn around over a decade of losing, ending a 13-year run of losing seasons in with a record. Sacred Heart s best season was during the campaign when the posted a school-record 20 wins. Their worst year came during when they finished winless at SHU has faced the University of New Haven more than any other times, 52, while also posting the program s most wins against one team against the Chargers with 25. SHU s best winning percentage against one team is.846 (11-2)* against Southampton-LIU. Their lowest winning percentage is against Stonehill at.056 (1-17)*. 11 different

4 players have earned all-conference honors over the year s while Swanson has twice been recognized with Coach of the Year honors. *minimum of 10 meetings Team Captains... Seniors Ashley Kohl, Kate Maher and Shannon Quinlivan have been elected team captains for the season. Kohl played in all 28 games in and found herself in the starting point guard role 13 games into the season. She responded by leading the team to 18 wins on the season, the second highest total in school history. In addition to her accomplishments on the court, she was named to the 2003 Verizon Academic All-America District I University Division second team. Kohl holds a 3.98 grade point average, the highest on the team, with a major in Psychology. Maher was one of the Pioneer s most tenacious defenders in , often playing injured throughout the 28 game schedule. The junior forward cracked the starting lineup in 10 of the last 11 games last season, and led a Pioneer defense that held teams to just 55.0 points per game and 36.9% shooting from the field over that stretch. Quinlivan missed the first two games last season recovering from a preseason ankle injury, but rebounded to become a solid role player for the Pioneers. Youth Movement... Sacred Heart welcomes the highly regarded Class of 2007 into the program this season. Six freshman join the mix for and are expected to step in and contribute right out of the blocks. Stamford s Amanda Pape, the Gatorade High School Player of the Year in Connecticut, leads a class that also includes Waterbury, CT native, Mary Rush. Rush will see time at both the two and three positions this season. Kerri Burke looks to be the Pioneers point guard of the future while the front line will gain some depth with the additions of forwards Jasmine Walker, Aleisha Mott and Colleen Bray Walk-On... Senior Julie Messenger joins the team as walk-ons for the season. Messenger joins the squad after a very successful career on the SHU field hockey team. She recently was named to the 2003 STX/NFCHA Division I All-Northeast Region Second Team and earned All-Northeast Conference honors for the fourth consecutive season. She played in 79 career games, scoring 42 goals with 17 assists for 101 career points. Pioneers Sign Three in Early Signing Period... Sacred Heart University women s basketball head coach Ed Swanson announced the signing of three student-athletes to National Letters-of-Intent during the early signing period. Forwards Jocelyn Kelly (Poughkeepsie, NY/Our Lady of Lourdes) and Mikara Cimmino (Hampden, MA/Minnechaug Regional) and guard Lisa Moray (Hopewell, NY/Roy C. Ketcham) have all signed letters and will join the Pioneers next season. Kelly, a 6-2 forward, comes to Sacred Heart from perennial national-powerhouse Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie, NY. Kelly helped guide her team to their 14 th trip to the New York state Final Four, a state record. Cimmino is a 6-1 forward out of Minnechaug Regional High School. She played for the Connecticut Starters AAU Under-17 team coached by Christie Madancy that finished third at the national tournament in Disney World over the summer. Moray, a 5-9 guard, hails form Hopewell, NY and Roy C. Ketcham High School. Moray enters her senior season 400 points shy of the 2,000-point plateau. She along with Jocelyn Kelly were members of the same team that competed at the USJN Tournament in Washington D.C. over the summer. Northeast Conference Preseason Rankings The Sacred Heart women s basketball team was picked to finish fourth in the Northeast Conference Preseason Coaches Poll for the season, as selected by a vote of the leagues head coaches. The Pioneers received one first place vote are tied for fourth with Monmouth. St. Francis (PA) was slated to repeat as conference champs, being picked first for the second-straight season. NEC Poll: 1. St. Francis-PA (7) 2. Quinnipiac (3) 3. Mount St. Mary s 4. (tie) Sacred Heart (1) and Monmouth 6. Wagner 7. Long Island 8. Fairleigh Dickinson 9. Central Connecticut 10. Robert Morris 11. St. Francis-NY SHU Ranked 19th in WBCA Academic Top-25 The Women s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced its 2003 Academic Top 25 Honor Roll for NCAA Division I, recognizing the nation s highest team grade point averages (GPA) for the season based upon nominations submitted by WBCA-member coaches. The Sacred Heart women s basketball team made the top-25 for the third-straight season with a team grade point average of The Pioneers rank 19th and are one of four teams from the Northeast Conference to be ranked in the top-25.

5 History This is the 30 th season of Pioneer basketball as Sacred Heart closes in on some program milestones. With a win over Yale on December 3, 2003, SHU recorded the 300th win in program history. Head Coach Ed Swanson also hit a milestone this season, as he earned his 200th victory. Sacred Heart s first year of competition was the season under head coach Mickey Stratton. SHU carries an overall record of 306 wins and 416 losses for a.424 winning percentage. SHU joined the Division I ranks in the season as a member of the Northeast Conference, making this the fifth season at the Division I level. SHU has not had a losing season in Division I, posting a record and four consecutive trips to the NEC Tournament. Pioneers in the Record Book... See where the current Pioneers rank in the SHU All-Time Records. Three-Point Field Goal Percentage Game (min. 5 attempts) Ashley Kohl vs. Quinnipiac, 3/2/02 (6-7) Ashley Durmer vs. Central Connecticut, 2/13/03 (5-6) Elaine Agosti vs. Franklin Pierce, 1/10/91 (4-5) 80.0 Kim Filia vs. Southern Conn. St., 1/22/92 (4-5) 80.0 Kim Filia vs. New Hampshire College, 3/3/92 (4-5) Career (min. 200 attempts) Jessica Bresnahan, ( ) Katie Toole, ( ) Maureen Delaney, ( ) Elaine Agosti, (81-241) 33.6 Chrissie Perkins, ( ) Ashley Kohl, ( ) Three-Point Field Goals Game 1. 8 Maureen Delaney vs. Bentley, 12/21/96 8 Ashley Kohl vs. Robert Morris, 1/30/ Ashley Kohl vs. Quinnipiac, 3/2/02 6 Maureen Delaney vs. Albany, 2/10/96 6 Katie Toole vs. Bridgeport, 2/8/99 Season Maureen Delaney, Katie Toole, Ashley Kohl, Jessica Bresnahan, Beth Huber, Ashley Durmer, Kim Filia, Ashley Durmer, Ashley Kohl, Nicolle Rubino, Career Ashley Durmer, Chrissie Perkins, Maureen Delaney, Kim Filia, Ashley Kohl, SHU in the RPI Rankings... The Sacred Heart Pioneers currently rank 140th in the latest CollegeRPI.com ratings. The RPI (Rating Percentage Index) is a measure of strength of schedule and how a team does against that schedule. It does not consider things like margin of victory or where a game is played, only whether or not a team won. It is used by the NCAA as one of their factors in deciding which teams to invite to the NCAA Tournament and where to seed them. CollegeRPI.com is an independent duplication of the NCAA Division I Women s Basketball Committee rankings Sacred Heart Opponents RPIs & Records Opponents Record RPI Massachusetts Lafayette Maryland Louisiana-Lafayette Yale Princeton Wagner Boston College Brown Monmouth Fairleigh Dickinson Mount St. Mary s Columbia St. Francis (NY) Long Island Quinnipiac Central Connecticut St. Francis (PA) Robert Morris Opponent Record Pioneer Sports Hotline For the latest scores, news, and information Call

6 Northeast Conference News and Notes Standings (as of 1/19) Team NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Stk H A N 1. St. Francis-PA W Sacred Heart W Quinnipiac L Monmouth L Wagner L Mt. St. Mary s L St. Francis-NY W Long Island W FDU W Central Conn W Robert Morris L Choice Hotels NEC Player of the Week (1/19) Ashlee Kelly Quinnipiac Sr., C/F, 6-0 Pittsburgh, PA/Mount Lebanon Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week (1/19) Gabriella Guegbelet Central Connecticut, Fr., F, 6-0 Central Africa/Laurinburg Instiute (NC) Around the NEC... Monday, Jan. 19th Wagner at Central Connecticut... CCSU, Tuesday, Jan. 20th Columbia at Sacred Heart... SHU, Wednesday, Jan. 21st Wagner at Long Island... 7:00 pm Thursday, Jan. 22nd Central Connecticut at Monmouth... 7:00 pm Fairleigh Dickinson at Quinnipiac... 7:00 pm Sacred Heart at St. Francis-NY... 7:00 pm Mount St. Mary s at Robert Morris... 7:30 pm Saturday, Jan. 23rd St. Francis-NY at Wagner...11:30 am Fairleigh Dickinson at Central Connecticut 12:00pm Long Island at Sacred Heart... 2:00 pm Monmouth at Quinnipiac... 3:00 pm Mount St. Mary s at St. Francis-PA... 4:00 pm Pioneers in the NEC Statistical Rankings... Scoring: 6th Amanda Pape 16.1 ppg 12th Nicolle Rubino 13.5 ppg Rebounding 6th Kate Maher 7.0 rpg 9th Amanda Pape 6.4 rpg Offensive Rebounds 6th Amanda Pape 36 (2.57 per game) Defensive Rebounds 5th Kate Maher 81 (5.70 per-game) 11th (t) Amanda Pape 53 (3.79 per-game) Feild Goal % 7th Amanda Pape.517 (78-151) Free Throw % 11th (t) Amanda Pape.688 (66-96) Assists 13th Kate Maher 2.93 apg Steals 3rd Amanda Pape 2.64 spg 12th Nicolle Rubino 1.86 spg 3-pt FG Made 6th Nicolle Rubino 2.00 per-game 3-pt FG% 8th Nicolle Rubino.394 (28-71) Blocked Shots 1st Colleen Duggan 1.57 per-game 6th (t) Colleen White 0.64 per-game SHU in the NEC Statistical Rankings... Scoring Offense 3rd 68.4 ppg Scoring Defense 4th 64.2 ppg Scoring Margin 2nd +4.2 Free Throw Percentage 1st.703 ( ) Field Goal Percentage 3rd.415 ( ) Field Goal PCT Defense 6th.421 ( ) 3-pt FG Percentage 3rd.351 (71-202) 3-pt FG PCT Defense 3rd.309 (47-152) 3-pt FG Made 7th 71 (5.07 3pt pg) Rebounding Offense 9th 36.2 rpg Rebounding Defense 3rd 37.3 rpg Rebounding Margin 6th -1.1 Offensive Rebounds 7th Defensive Rebounds 5th Blocked Shots 1st 3.36 bpk Assists 3rd apg Steals 1st spg Turnover Margin 1st Assist/Turnover Ratio 4th 211 asst/283 to/0.75

7 Overall Record At Home On the Road Neutral Northeast Confernce Home Road InOvertime In Double Overtime vs. Atlantic vs. Pariot League vs. Atlantic Coast vs. Sun Belt vs. Ivy League vs. Big East In November Games In December Games In January Games In February Games In March Games Sunday Games Monday Games Tuesday Games Wednesday Games Thursday Games Friday Games Saturday Games Afternoon Games Evening Games (7 pm or later start) SHU leads at the half SHU trails at the half SHU tied at the half SHU leads with 10:00 to play SHU trails with 10:00 to play SHU is tied with 10:00 to play SHU leads with 5:00 to play SHU trails with 5:00 to play SHU is tied with 5:00 to play Sacred Heart Women s Basketball SHU By the Numbers: The Pioneer s Record in when SHU shoots better FG% than opponent Opponent shoots same or better FG% SHU shoots 50% or better SHU shoots 40-49% SHU shoots 30-39% SHU shoots below 30% SHU shoots.350 or better from 3-pt range SHU shoots under.350 from 3-pt range SHU shoots.750 or better from free throw line SHU shoots under.750 from free throw line SHU attempts more FT SHU makes more FT SHU outrebounds its opponents Opponent outrebounds or is even with SHU SHU commits more turnovers than opponent SHU commits less turnovers than opponent Turnovers are even SHU forces 20 or more turnovers SHU commits 20 or more turnovers SHU has two or less players in double figures SHU has three players in double figures SHU has four or more players in double figures SHU bench outscores opponent bench Opponent bench outscores SHU bench Bench scoring is even SHU has 15 or more assists SHU has less than 15 assists SHU scores less than 50 points SHU scores between points SHU scores between points SHU scores between points SHU scores between 80 or more points In Games decided by 5 points or less In Games decided by 5-10 points In Games decided by 11 or more points After a SHU victory After a SHU loss

8 The Last Time SHU... Won at Home... 1/20/04 vs. Columbia, Lost at Home... 3/8/03 vs. Long Island, Won on the road... 1/17/04 at Mount St. Mary s, Lost on the road... 1/4/03 at Brown, Won at a neutral site... 11/29/03 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, (Maryland Terrapin Tournament) Lost at a neutral site... 3/3/02 vs. Long Island (Mt. St. Mary s - NEC Tournament) Won five consecutive games Won six consecutive games Won seven+ consecutive games Lost five consecutive games Scored less than 40 points... 1/25/03 vs. St. Francis (PA), 36 Scored 80+ points... 2/18/03 vs. Quinnipiac, 82 Scored 90+ points... 11/25/03 vs. Lafayette, 92 Scored 100+points... 12/23/85 vs St. Michael s, 113 Played an overtime game... 3/1/03 at Long Island (L, 60-53) Played a double overtime game... 3/9/79 vs. Iona (L, 71-70) Won in overtime... 1/25/01 vs. Central Connecticut, Won by points... 1/8/04 vs. Monmouth, Won by points... 11/25/03 vs. Lafayette, Won by points... 1/29/00 vs. St. Franics (NY), Won by 50+ points... 1/19/79 vs. Bridgeport, Shot under 30% from field... 11/28/03 vs. Maryland, 23.1% (15-65) Shot 50% from field... 1/20/04 vs. Columbia, 51.8% (29-56) Shot 60% from field... 2/11/98 vs. UMass-Lowell, 63.8% (30-47) Had 50+ rebounds... 1/12/02 vs. Quinnipiac, 51 Made pointers... 2/24/03 vs. UMBC, 11 Had 3 players score double figures... 1/20/04 vs. Columbia... Amanda Pape (16), Nicolle Rubino (13), Colleen White (12) Had 4 players score double figures... 1/13/04 vs. Wagner... Colleen Duggan (15), Colleen White (15), Amanda Pape (14), Nicolle Rubino (10) Had 5+ players score double figures... 2/24/03 vs. UMBC... Nicolle Rubino (15), Ashley Kohl (12), Ashley Durmer (12)... Brooke Kelly (11), Brooke Rutnik (10) Had 2 players score 20+ points... 1/11/01 vs. Robert Morris... Tara Brady (23), Brooke Kelly (20) Had 2 players with 10+ rebounds... 1/17/04 vs. Mount St. Mary s... Kate Maher (11), Colleen White (10) The Last Time A Pioneer... Scored points... 12/3/03, Amanda Pape vs. Yale, 28 Scored points... 11/25/97, Jen Rimkus vs. Long Island, 31 Scored 35+ points... 1/27/90, Diane Nicholls vs. New Hampshire College, 41 Made 10+ field goals... 12/13/03, Amanda Pape vs. Wagner, 10 Made 5+ 3-pointers... 1/17/04, Nicolle Rubino vs. Mount St. Mary s, 5 Had rebounds... 1/17/04, Kate Maher (11) and Colleen White (10) vs. Mount St. Mary s Had rebounds... 2/13/03, Brooke Rutnik vs. Central Connecticut, 15 Had 20+ rebounds... 12/4/91, Alethia Osbourne vs. Southampton, 24 Had a double-double... 1/10/04, Amanda Pape vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, (24 pts, 12 rbs.) Shot 100% FG (min. 5)... 1/26/02, Ashley Durmer vs. St. Francis (NY), 5-5 (1.000) Shot 100% FT (min 10)... 1/18/99, Leslie Newhard vs. UMass-Lowell, (10-10) Had 10+ assists... 2/24/86, Julie Hogan vs. Bridgeport, 14 Had 5+ steals... 12/3/03, Amanda Pape vs. Yale, 6 Had 5+ blocks... 11/26/02, Colleen Duggan vs. Lafayette, 7

9 2 Shannon Quinlivan Senior Forward / Guard 5-10 Albany, NY/Academy of Holy Names : Scored two points and made two steals against Columbia...two minutes and a rebound at Mount St. Mary s...did not play in wins over FDU and Wagner...three points and two steals in Monmouth win...four points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals in loss at Brown...hit three from long range for nine points and two rebounds at Boston College...two points in two minutes of action at Wagner...four points with three rebounds and three steals in win over Princeton...hit a three and grabbed two rebounds in the Yale win...two points with an assist in 10 minutes against Louisiana-Lafayette...had six points on two threes and three rebounds vs. Maryland...five points, three assists and two rebounds in 13 minutes vs. Lafayette...played 13 minutes against UMass, grabbing three boards and burying a three-pointer late to help secure the win. Points: 9 vs. Boston College 12/21/03 Points: 16 vs. Columbia 12/5/01 Rebounds: 3 (four times) Rebounds: 7 vs. Robert Morris 1/30/03 7 vs. Long Island 3/1/03 Assists: 3 vs. Lafayette 11/25/03 Assists: 6 vs. Robert Morris 1/30/03 Steals: 3 vs. Princeton 12/6/03 Steals: 5 vs. Robert Morris 1/30/03 Blocks: 1 vs. Lafayette 11/25/03 Blocks: 3 vs. Robert Morris 1/23/03 1 vs. Maryland 11/28/03 Quinlivan s Career Statistics Total Nicolle Rubino Sophomore Guard 5-9 Port Jefferson Station, NY/Comsewogue : Solid line with 13 points, seven rebounds, six assists, two steals and a block in Columbia win...tied her career-high with 23 points while hitting five-of-10 from long range against the Mount...also passed out a career-best six assists in the win...scored 10 points with three steals and two assists in win over Wagner...eight-of-eight from the line for 19 points against FDU while tying her career high in steals again with four...perfect from long range, 4-of-4, while scoring 18 points and tying a career high with four steals against Monmouth...scored 13 points with five rebounds against Brown...team-high 21 points with five rebounds, three assists and three steals in loss to BC...nine points on three-of-sixteen shooting with six rebounds and three assists in loss to Wagner...snapped out of her shooting slump with a career-high 23 points on eight-of-12 from the feild and a perfect five-of-five from the line against Princeton...shot just three-of-13, scoring six points while handing out a game-high four assists...managed just two points while in foul trouble most of the game against LA-Lafayette...struggled to a four-of-18 shooting day (11 points) with six rebounds vs. Maryland...also had three assists vs. the Terps...had seven points in the first four minutes of the Lafayette win but struggled shooting 3-of-9 from the field...fould trouble in the first half limited to 17 minutes in the win...scored 14 points while playing a team-high 33 minutes in win over Massachusetts. Points: 23 vs. Princeton 12/6/03 Points: 23 vs. Princeton 12/6/03 23 vs. Mount St. Mary s 1/17/04 23 vs. Mount St. Mary s 1/17/04 Rebounds: 7 vs. Columbia 1/20/04 Rebounds: 9 vs. Brown 1/2/03 Assists: 6 vs. Mount St. Mary s 1/17/04 Assists: 6 vs. Mount St. Mary s 1/17/04 6 vs. Columbia 1/20/04 6 vs. Columbia 1/20/04 Steals: 4 vs. Monmouth 1/8/04 Steals: 4 (three times) 4 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 1/10/04 Blocks: 1 (three times) Blocks: 2 vs. Monmouth 2/10/03 Rubino s Career Statistics Total

10 4 Julie Messenger Senior Guard 5-4 Hinsdale, NH/Hinsdale : Scored four points against Columbia...made her first performance of the season against Princeton, recording her first collegiate points on two free throws in the win...also recorded an assist...was in uniform for the first time versus Yale after suffering a thumb injury during field hockey season...a walk-on this season. Points: 4 vs. Columbia 1/20/04 Points: 4 vs. Columbia 1/20/04 Rebounds: 0 Rebounds: 0 Assists: 1 vs. Princeton 12/6/03 Assists: 1 vs. Princeton 12/6/03 Steals: 0 Steals: 0 Blocks: 0 Blocks: 0 Messenger s Career Statistics Ashley Kohl Senior Guard 5-3 Palmyra, PA/Palmyra : Score eight points with four assist against Columiba...two points and tied her career-high with three steals at the Mount...hit a three with two assists in win over Wagner...five points with two assists and three steals, a season-high, in FDU win...a season-high five assists while scoring just two points against Monmouth...finished with five points on a three and two foul shots vs. Brown...scoreless, 0-4 from the field, in 17 minutes at Boston College...five points, two rebounds and a steal in loss at Wagner...scored three points and hadded out four assists in win over Princeton...five points with three assists and no turnovers against Yale...six points, on two three s and three assists in win over the Ragin Cajuns...two points and two steals in loss to Maryland...hit three-of-five from three-point range to finsh with13 points against Lafayette...haneded out two assists and had two steals in the win...finished two-of-five from three-point range and two-of-three from the free throw line for eight points against UMass. Points: 13 vs. Lafayette 11/25/03 Points: 24 vs. Robert Morris 1/30/03 Rebounds: 2 vs. Wagner 12/13/03 Rebounds: 3 (five times) 2 vs. Columbia 1/20/04 Assists: 5 vs. Monmouth 1/8/04 Assists: 6 vs. Robert Morris 1/23/03 6 vs. UMBC 2/24/23 Steals: 3 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 1/10/04 Steals: 3 (seven times) 3 vs. Mount St. Mary s 1/17/04 Blocks: 1 vs. UMass 11/21/03 Blocks: 1 (three times) Kohl s Career Statistics Total

11 11 Kate Maher Sacred Heart Women s Basketball Senior Forward 5-10 Waterford, Ireland/Our Lady of Mercy : Nine points and four assists but just one rebound in win over Columbia...third game this season with double digit rebound, grabbing 11 at the Mount...eight rebounds, four assists and four steals in Wagner win...scored nine points with seven rebounds and three assists in win over Fairleigh Dickinson...four points, six rebounds and three assists against Monmouth...scoreless but grabbed six rebounds with two assists, a block and a steal at Brown...finished with two points, three rebounds and two assists in loss at BC...scored 10 points, grabbed seven rebounds, handed out four assists, made four steals and recorded a block in loss to Wagner...seven points, five rebounds and two assists against Princeton...picked-up a double double with 10 points and a career high 14 rebounds in win over Yale...grabbed 11 rebounds and handed out four assists in win over LA-Lafayette...three points, three rebounds and three steals in lose to Maryland...had a career high in steals (5) and grabbed 12 rebounds vs. Lafayette...finished with eight points, five steals and four assists in the win...played just five minutes in the first half against UMass due to foul trouble...rebounded to grab four rebounds, hand out three assists and make two steals in the second half. Points: 10 vs. Yale 12/3/03 Points: 16 vs. Columbia 12/5/01 10 vs. Wagner 12/13/03 16 vs. Lafayette 11/26/02 Rebounds: 14 vs. Yale 12/3/03 Rebounds: 14 vs. Yale 12/3/03 Assists: 4 (five times) Assists: 6 (four times) Steals: 5 vs. Lafayette 11/25/03 Steals: 5 vs. Lafayette 11/25/03 Blocks: 1 vs. Wagner 12/13/03 Blocks: 1 (14 times) 1 vs. Brown 1/4/03 Maher s Career Statistics Total Allie Bagnell Junior Guard 5-6 Newtown, PA/Council Rock : Two assists and a steal against Columbia...played three minutes against Mount St. Mary s...saw five minutes of action in Wagner win handing out an assist...did not play in the FDU win...one rebound in four minutes of action against Monmouth...played four minutes against Brown...one assist in eight minutes of action against BC...played four minutes in Wagner loss...three points, two rebounds and an assist in win over Princeton...played four minutes in win over Yale...played just five minutes in Louisiana-Lafayette win...played 12 mintues against Maryland hitting a pair of free throws and grabbing two boards...made her first appearence of the season after off-season knee surgery vs. Lafayette...scored a point at the free throw line and had two assists. Points: 3 vs. Princeton 12/6/03 Points: 13 vs. Columbia 12/29/02 Rebounds: 2 vs.maryland 11/28/03 Rebounds: 7 vs. Monmouth 2/2/02 2 vs. Princeton 12/6/03 Assists: 2 vs. Lafayette 11/25/03 Assists: 6 vs. Monmouth 2/2/02 2 vs. Columbia 1/20/04 Steals: 1 vs. Maryland 11/28/03 Steals: 6 vs. Wagner 12/14/02 1 vs. Columbia 1/20/04 Blocks: 0 Blocks: 2 vs. Albany 12/8/01 2 vs. UMass 11/22/02 Bagnell s Career Statistics Total

12 13 Colleen Duggan Sacred Heart Women s Basketball Junior Center 6-2 Newington, CT/St. Paul Catholic : Four rebounds in win over Columbia...nine points, five rebouns and two blocks in win at the Mount...set a new career-high with 15 points against Wagner...also had five rebounds and a season-high four blocks in the win...socred 10 points against Fairleigh Dickinson...seven points, three rebounds, a block, steal and assist in win over Monmouth...back in the starting lineup, fouled out scoring four points with three rebounds, and assist, steal and block in the Brown loss...had five points and three rebounds at Boston College...scored eight points with three rebounds and three blocks in loss at Wagner...fouled out for the second-straight game with a rebound and a block against Princeton...six points with two steals and two blocks before fouling out against Yale...hit for 10 points against LA-Lafayette...shot a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line in the win...scored four points and blocked two shots against Maryland...had three of the Pioneers six blocks vs. Lafayette...four points, two assists and a rebound in the win...made her seventh career start against UMass...finished with four points, four rebounds and a block in the win. Points: 15 vs. Wagner 1/13/04 Points: 15 vs. Wagner 1/13/04 Rebounds: 6 vs. LA-Lafayette 10/29/03 Rebounds: 8 vs. Lafayette 11/26/02 Assists: 2 vs. Lafayette 11/25/03 Assists: 2 (three times) 2 vs. Wagner 12/13/03 Steals: 2 vs. Yale 12/3/03 Steals: 2 vs. Yale 12/3/03 Blocks: 4 vs. Wagner 1/13/04 Blocks: 7 vs. Lafayette 11/26/02 Duggan s Career Statistics Total Aleisha Mott Freshman Forward 6-2 Ansonia, CT/Ansonia : Dressed in uniform for the first time this year against Columbia...has yet to play this season after suffering a preseason foot injury. Points: 0 Points: 0 Rebounds: 0 Rebounds: 0 Assists: 0 Assists: 0 Steals: 0 Steals: 0 Blocks: 0 Blocks: 0 Mott s Career Statistics

13 20 Jasmine Walker Freshman Forward 6-1 Amityville, NY/Copiague : Two points, three boards and an assist against Columbia...was in uniform against Mount St. Mary s but did not play...sat out last three games with an ankle injury...had two points and a steal before leaving the game with an ankle injury at Brown...made her first career start against BC, finishing with seven points and five rebounds...played 12 minutes grabbing three rebounds and recording a block against Wagner...scored seven points with five rebound and a block in Princeton win...four-for-four from the free throw line for six points and fiver rebounds against Yale...seven points and five rebounds in win over LA- Lafayette...four rebounds against Maryaland...played 21 minutes vs. Lafayette scoring six points, grabbing seven boards, making three steals and blocking a shot...scored five points and made three steals off the bench in the UMass win. Points: 7 (three times) Points: 7 (three times) Rebounds: 7 vs. Lafayette 11/25/03 Rebounds: 7 vs. Lafayette 11/25/03 Assists: 1 (three times) Assists: 1 (three times) Steals: 3 vs. UMass 11/21/03 Steals: 3 vs. UMass 11/21/03 3 vs. Lafayette 11/25/03 3 vs. Lafayette 11/25/03 Blocks: 1 (four times) Blocks: 1 (four times) Walker s Career Statistics Kerri Burke Freshman Guard 5-7 Saugus, MA/Bishop Fenwick : Did not play against Columbia due to an ankle injury...hit three from long range for nine points with two assists and a steal against Mount St. Mary s...scored four points with two assists and two rebounds in win over Wagner...seven points and two assists against Fairleigh Dickinson...one free throw and two assists against Monmouth...two points and a rebound but six turnovers in a loss to Brown...finished with two points, three rebounds, and two assists in her first career start at Boston College...scored two points with a rebound and an assist in a season-low seven minutes at Wagner...two points, two assists and two steals against Princeton...netted double digits for the first time in her career with 11 points in 19 minutes in win over Yale...score eight points, including four-of-four from the free throw line, with four assists in win over Ragin Cajuns...six points, two rebounds and two assist in lost to Maryland...scored nine points while handing out five assist against just one turnover in win over Lafayette...also had two rebounds...sparked the Pioneers off the bench in the Massachusetts win with seven points. Points: 11 vs. Yale 12/3/03 Points: 11 vs. Yale 12/3/03 Rebounds: 3 vs. Boston College 12/21/03 Rebounds: 3 vs. Boston College 12/21/03 Assists: 5 vs. Lafayette 11/25/03 Assists: 5 vs. Lafayette 11/25/03 Steals: 2 vs. Princeton 12/6/03 Steals: 2 vs. Princeton 12/6/03 Blocks: 0 Blocks: 0 Burke s Career Statistics

14 23 Mary Rush Freshman Guard / Forward 5-10 Waterbury, CT/Holy Cross : Three-of-four for seven points with two assists against Columbia...two points, two rebounds and a season-high four assists in win at the Mount...two-for-two from the field and the line for seven points with two rebounds against Wagner...played three minutes against FDU...grabbed four rebounds in six minutes in the Monmouth win...scored seven points with two rebounds at Brown...did not play against BC due to illness...scored four points and grabbed a season-high five rebounds, four offensive, in loss at Wagner...three-of-three from the field and four-of-five from the line for 10 points in Princeton win...two points, two steals and a block vs. Yale...shot eight-for-eight from the line in scoring 14 points with three rebounds and a block in win over Louisiana-Lafayette...six points, three rebounds and an assist, steal and block in loss at Maryland...scored 15 points in 15 minutes of action vs. Lafayette...shot three-of-four from behind the arc and a perfect four-of-four from the line while also grabbingthree rebounds...played just five minutes picking up a foul against UMass. Points: 15 vs. Lafayette 11/25/03 Points: 15 vs. Lafayette 11/25/03 Rebounds: 5 vs. Wagner 12/13/03 Rebounds: 5 vs. Wagner 12/13/03 Assists: 4 vs. Mount St. Mary s 1/17/04 Assists: 4 vs. Mount St. Mary s 1/17/04 Steals: 2 vs. Yale 12/3/03 Steals: 2 vs. Yale 12/3/03 Blocks: 1 (three times) Blocks: 1 (three times) Rush s Career Statistics Colleen White Junior Forward 5-11 Richboro, PA/Council Rock : Made her first career start and finished with 12 points, four rebounds, a block and a steal in win over Columbia...grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds to go with six points against the Mount...15 points on six-of-eight shooting with four boards, two assists and a season-high two blocks in Wagner win...passed out a career-high five assists with four points and four rebounds against FDU..had a career night playing 23 minutes while scoring 16 points with seven rebounds in win over Monmouth...scored nine points on four-of-eight shooting with a rebound and a block against Brown...had one assist in three minutes against BC...played eight minutes handing out an assist in Wagner loss...a season high 13 minutes with two points, two rebounds a block and a steal in win over Princeton...two points with a steal, rebound and an assist in win over Yale..played just three minutes in win over LA-Lafayette...two rebounds in seven minutes against Maryland...two steals in eight minutes off the bench in win over Lafayette...gave SHU a quick spark off the bench, scoring six straight points in a 16-5 run against UMass...finished with six points, a rebound, a steal and an assist. Points: 16 vs. Monmouth 1/8/04 Points: 16 vs. Monmouth 1/8/04 Rebounds: 10 vs. Mount St. Mary s 1/17/04 Rebounds: 10 vs. Mount St. Mary s 1/17/04 Assists: 5 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 1/10/04 Assists: 5 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 1/10/04 Steals: 2 vs. Lafayette 11/25/03 Steals: 2 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 2/8/03 2 vs. Lafayette 11/25/03 Blocks: 2 vs. Wagner 1/13/04 Blocks: 3 vs. St. Francis (PA) White s Career Statistics Total

15 31 Amanda Pape Freshman Guard 5-8 Stamford, CT/Trinity Catholic : 16 points, four rebounds and four steals against Columbia...hit eight-of-10 from the line to score 12 points and just missed a double double with nine rebounds...14 points despite seven-of-18 shooting against Wagner...netted 24 points and grabbed 12 boards for her second double-double of the season against FDU...18 points on eight-of-eight from the free throw line while grabbing seven rebounds in win over Monmouth...four-of-six from the field but just eight-of-14 from the line en route to 16 points and six rebounds in Brown loss...scored three points with three rebounds and a steal in loss to BC...first career double double with 22 points and 12 rebounds, seven offensive, along with four steals in loss at Wagner...six points, three rebounds and three steals against Princeton...scored a season-high 28 points in win over Yale, the most by any freshman in the DivisionI era...near perfect from the line, 11-12, and also had nine rebound, six steals and three assists in the win...second 20-point plus performance in a week with 24 points in win over LA-Lafayette...also had seven rebounds and three steals in the win...scored seven points and grabbed six rebounds in loss to Maryland...netted 23 points in win over Lafayette...shot nine-of-12 from the field and also had five steals and two assists in the win...scored 12 points and had a team-high six rebound in her first collegiate start against UMass...shot five-of-eight from the free throw line and had three steals in the win. Points: 28 vs. Yale 12/3/03 Points: 28 vs. Yale 12/3/03 Rebounds: 12 vs. Wagner 12/13/03 Rebounds: 12 vs. Wagner 12/13/03 12 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 1/10/04 12 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson 1/10/04 Assists: 3 vs. Yale 12/3/03 Assists: 3 vs. Yale 12/3/03 Steals: 6 vs. Yale 12/3/03 Steals: 6 vs. Yale 12/3/03 Blocks: 0 Blocks: 0 Pape s Career Statistics Colleen Bray Freshman Forward 6-1 Green Oaks, IL/Libertyville : A steal in two minutes of action against Columbia...did not play against Mount St. Mary s, Wagner and Fairleigh Dickinson...one free throw and one rebound against Monmouth...hit two free throws in loss at Brown...grabbed two rebounds in three minutes of action against Boston College...did not play in Wagner loss...two points and a steal in five minutes against Princeton...did not play against Yale...scored two points with a rebound in win over Ragin Cajuns...grabbed two rebounds in six minutes against Maryland...played four minutes vs. Lafayette hitting afoul shot and grabbing a rebound...did not play against UMass. Points: 2 (three times) Points: 2 (three times) Rebounds: 2 vs. Maryland 11/28/03 Rebounds: 2 vs. Maryland 11/28/03 2 vs. Boston College 12/21/03 2 vs. Boston College 12/21/03 Assists: 1 vs. Brown 1/4/04 Assists: 1 vs. Brown 1/4/04 Steals: 1 vs. Princeton 12/6/03 Steals: 1 vs. Princeton 12/6/03 1 vs. Columbia 1/20/04 1 vs. Columbia 1/20/04 Blocks: 0 Blocks: 0 Bray s Career Statistics