PROVIDENCE VS. PITTSBURGH ALL-TIME...

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1 Providence College Women's Basketball GAME NOTES Game #14 at Pittsburgh Providence College Friars (4-9, 0-2 BIG EAST) vs. Pittsburgh Panthers (4-8 overall, 0-2 BIG EAST) Saturday, January 10, :00 p.m. Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, Pa. FRIAR FACTS Location:... Providence, R.I Founded: Enrollment:... 3,700 President:... Rev. Philip A. Smith, O.P. Athletic Director:... Robert G. Driscoll, Jr. Conference... BIG EAST Nickname... Friars Colors... Black, White & Silver Facility... Alumni Hall Capacity... 2,620 Head Coach:... Susan Yow Career Record: (21st season)* Record at Providence: , 3-15 (2nd season)* Overall Record League Record (13th BIG EAST) Assistant Coaches:... Sue Doran, A.G. Hall,... Kirk Crawford Trainer:... Jennifer Brodeur Strength Coach:... Kenneth White Sports Information:... Jennifer Rynearson Sports Info Sports Info. Phone:... (401) Athletic Website:... Sports Hotline:... (401) 865-INFO (4636) *includes current record WHO, WHEN, WHERE... The Providence College women's basketball team will face Pittsburgh in BIG EAST Conference action on Saturday, January 10 at 2:00 p.m. The game will take place at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pa. PROVIDENCE VS. PITTSBURGH ALL-TIME... The Friars and Panthers will meet for the 39th time in the history of the two women's basketball programs on Saturday, January 10. Providence leads the all-time series against Pittsburgh, The Friars have earned wins in five of the last seven games, including victories in each of the last three meetings. HEAD COACH SUSAN YOW VS. PITTSBURGH... Providence College Head Coach Susan Yow is in the midst of her 21st season as a collegiate head coach and second season at Providence. Yow will face Pittsburgh for the third time in her career and currently holds a 2-0 all-time coaching record in games against the Panthers. Two of Yow's three victories all-time in BIG EAST Conference action have come against Pittsburgh. THE LAST TIME PITTSBURGH DEFEATED PROVIDENCE... The last time Pittsburgh defeated Providence in women's basketball was on January 2, The Panthers earned a victory on that day in Pittsburgh, Pa. PROVIDENCE AND PITTSBURGH IN GAMES PLAYED AT THE PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER... The Friars hold a 1-0 record in games played against Pittsburgh at the Petersen Events Center. On January 11, 2003, Providence defeated the Panthers at the Petersen Events Center (Pittsburgh, Pa.). PROVIDENCE COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (4-9 OVERALL; 0-2 BIG EAST) Nov. 22 FURMAN W, Nov. 25 HOLY CROSS L, Nov. 28 at Loyola Marymount ^ L, Nov. 29 vs. Oregon State ^ L, Dec. 2 at Dartmouth L, Dec. 5 RHODE ISLAND L (OT), Dec. 8 NORTHEASTERN W, Dec. 11 at Stony Brook W, Dec. 22 HARVARD L, Dec. 29 vs. Bucknell % L, Dec. 30 vs. Coppin State % W, Jan. 4 at #16/15 Virginia Tech * L, Jan. 7 #20/18 BOSTON COLLEGE * L, Jan. 10 at Pittsburgh * 2:00 p.m. Jan. 17 SYRACUSE * 2:00 p.m. Jan. 20 MIAMI * 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28 at Boston College * 7:00 p.m. Jan. 31 SETON HALL * 2:00 p.m. Feb. 4 WEST VIRGINIA * 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at St. John's * 2:00 p.m. Feb. 11 VILLANOVA * 7:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at Notre Dame * 7:00 p.m. Feb. 18 at Rutgers * 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 VIRGINIA TECH * 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at Connecticut * 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 GEORGETOWN * 2:00 p.m. Mar. 2 at Miami * 7:00 p.m. Mar. 6-9 at BIG EAST Tournament # TBA All home games in BOLD CAPS -- ^ LMU - Furama Hotel Thanksgiving Classic (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- % La Salle Invitational (Philadelphia, Pa.) * BIG EAST Conference game -- # Hartford Civic Center (Hartford, Conn.) All Times Are Eastern Standard (EST) And Subject To Change WHAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR... Providence College and Pittsburgh played two, regular-season BIG EAST Conference games during the season. The Friars swept the season series with against the Panthers to secure two of their three conference wins over the course of the season. Both wins were decided by a three-point margin. On January 11, Providence defeated Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pa. On February 8, the Friars earned a victory over the Panthers in Providence, R.I. SCOUTING PITTSBURGH... The Pittsburgh women's basketball team enters Saturday's game against Providence with a 4-8 overall record and a 0-2 mark in the BIG EAST Conference. The Panthers are in the middle of a two-game losing streak, and PROBABLE STARTERS ( individual statistics provided) Pos. No. Name Pts./Reb. Ht. Class Hometown G 2 Kris Baugh 1.8/ Fr. Boston, Mass. G/F 14 Jill Furstenburg 8.1/ Fr. Whitehouse Station, N.J. G 23 Kristin Quinn 10.3/ Sr. Sewell, N.J. F 30 Gayle Nwafili 9.6/ Jr. Maplewood, N.J. F 42 Brooke Freeburg 7.9/ Sr. Waterford, Pa. OFF THE BENCH ( individual statistics provided) Pos. No. Name Pts./Reb. Ht. Class Hometown/Last School G 3 Keisha Blackwell 9.0/ Jr. Baltimore, Md. G 13 Janell Fabor 3.2/ Fr. Clifton, N.J. F 24 Shauna Snyder 2.0/ Fr. Albuquerque, N.M. C 35 Jama Gilmore 3.6/ Sr. Muncie, Ind. G 40 Katie Keefe 1.1/ Sr. Avon, Conn. F/C 55 Quiana Copeland 6.0/ Jr. Mattapan, Mass.

2 recently fell to Syracuse, 71-51, during BIG EAST action on Wednesday, January 7 in Pittsburgh, Pa. Latoya Kincaid has led the Panthers in scoring during nine of Pittsburgh's 12 games this season and is currently averaging a team-leading 14.5 points per contest. Kincaid also leads the Panthers in rebounding (7.4 rpg) and is tied for the team lead in steals (1.2 spg). Amy Kunich is second on the team in scoring (10.8 ppg) and leads the squad in assists (5.5 apg), but has played just four games this season because of an injury. Jessica Allen is third among her teammates in scoring (9.4 ppg) and holds the team lead in steals with Kincaid (1.2 spg). Jennifer Brown is second in rebounding (6.4 rpg) and fourth in scoring (7.0 ppg). As a team, Pittsburgh is averaging 58.8 points and 35.5 rebounds per contest. Pittsburgh's opponents are averaging 65.9 points and 32.8 rebounds per game through the first 12 games of the season. A LOOK AT THE HEAD COACH OF PITTSBURGH... Agnus Berenato is in the midst of her first season as head coach of the Pittsburgh Panthers and 20th season overall as a collegiate head coach. In her first season at Pittsburgh, the Panthers have posted a 4-8 overall record and a 0-2 mark in the BIG EAST Conference. Berenato's current career coaching record stands at Prior to her arrival on the Pittsburgh campus, Berenato spent 15 seasons as the head coach at Georgia Tech. In her final season with Georgia Tech in , she helped guide the club to a overall record, marking the second twenty-win season for the Yellow Jackets under her direction. Before being appointed head coach at Georgia Tech, Berenato served as the Yellow Jacket's assistant coach for two seasons ( ). She entered the collegiate ranks as the head coach at Rider University, where she spent four seasons with the Broncs beginning in Berenato is a 1980 graduate of Mount St. Mary's (Md.). At Mount St. Mary's, Berenato was a three-year starter for the Mountaineers and a two-time captain. SCOUTING THE FRIARS... The Providence College women's basketball team enters Saturday's game against Pittsburgh with a 4-9 overall record and a 0-2 mark in the BIG EAST Conference. The Friars are in the midst of a two-game losing streak - with each of the two losses coming at the hands of a nationally ranked BIG EAST Conference opponent. Senior guard Kristin Quinn (Sewell, N.J.) leads the Friars in scoring with an average of 10.3 points per game. Quinn also is averaging 3.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.1 steals per game. Junior forward/center Gayle Nwafili (Maplewood, N.J.) is second on the team in scoring (9.6 ppg) and leads the Friars in rebounding (7.9 rpg). Junior point guard Keisha Blackwell (Baltimore, Md.) is third in scoring (9.0 ppg) and leads the team in assists (3.2 apg) and steals (2.5 spg). As a team, Providence is averaging 57.2 points and 33.1 rebounds per game. PC's opponents have averaged 63.3 points and 37.5 rebounds per contest through 13 games. SCORING TROUBLES... The Friars recently scored a season-low of 34 points against Virginia Tech on January 4, The fewest points scored in a game by Providence in the 29-year history of the women's basketball program is 33. In , the Friars were defeated by Cheyney State, 61-33, at the Southern Connecticut Invitational in New Haven, Conn. PC went on to finish the record with a 21-9 overall record. PC's 34 points against the Hokies set a record for the fewest points scored at Virginia Tech's Cassell Coliseum in the 27-year history of the Virginia Tech women's basketball program. FRIAR INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS - through games played 1/9/04 -- POINTS Kristin Quinn ppg Gayle Nwafili ppg Keisha Blackwell ppg Jill Furstenburg ppg REBOUNDS Gayle Nwafili rpg Quiana Copeland rpg Brooke Freeburg rpg ASSISTS Keisha Blackwell apg Kris Baugh apg Jill Furstenburg apg STEALS Keisha Blackwell Kristin Quinn Gayle Nwafili BLOCKED SHOTS Quiana Copeland bpg Jama Gilmore bpg Gayle Nwafili bpg FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE Kris Baugh (10-21) Jama Gilmore (19-41) Gayle Nwafili (41-96) Jill Furstenburg (41-99) FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE Janell Fabor (8-9) Kristin Quinn (28-32) Jill Furstenburg (12-14) 3PT FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE Jill Furstenburg (11-20) Kristin Quinn (22-48) Janell Fabor (2-5) SLOW STARTERS... The Friars have scored 20 or fewer points in the first half during five games this season. In those five games, Providence has posted an 0-5 overall record. PC's lowest first-half point total this season is 14 (vs. Loyola Marymount on 11/28/03). The Friars are averaging 25.8 first-half points per game. PC improves its offensive output in the second half, averaging 30.9 second-half points per game.

3 SOLID START YIELDS POSITIVE RESULTS... The Friars own a 3-1 record when they hold the lead at halftime. The Friars have posted a 1-8 record this season in games when they trail their opponent at halftime. THE LAST TIME OUT FOR PROVIDENCE... The Providence College women's basketball team fell to 20th-ranked Boston College, 73-53, during BIG EAST Conference action in Providence, R.I. With the loss, the Friars fall to 4-9 overall and 0-2 in the BIG EAST. Providence scored just 17 points in the first half, but were only out-scored by two points in the second half en route to a 20-point loss (73-53). Senior center Jama Gilmore (Muncie, Ind.) came off the Providence bench to score a career-high 13 points and pull down a game-high seven rebounds. The Friars out-rebounded Boston College, 33-24, marking only the third time all season that Providence out-rebounded an opponent. Seventeen of Providence's 33 rebounds came off of the offensive glass (16 defensive rebounds). Fifthyear senior Brooke Freeburg (Waterford, Pa.) netted 12 points in the Friar effort and added six rebounds. Junior point guard Keisha Blackwell (Baltimore, Md.) returned to action after missing two games with an injury. She scored seven points and collected three steals in nine minutes of action. Boston College improved to 12-1 overall and 2-0 in the BIG EAST with the victory. Junior guard Jessalyn Deveny led BC with a game-high 17 points and a team-high six rebounds. Senior guard Amber Jacobs chipped in 16 points and nine assists for the Eagles. Kathrin Ress (Salorno, Italy) made her collegiate debut with the Eagles after sitting the first 12 games of the season because of NCAA rules regarding professionalism. She scored four points and added one rebound, two assist, one steal and three turnovers in 13 minutes. The Eagles shot 58.3-percent from the field (28-38), including 2-2 from three-point land. The Eagles also connected on 15-of-22 attempts from the free-throw line (68.2-percent). Providence struggled from the floor in the first half (25.0-percent, 5-of-20), but knocked down 14-of-29 shots in the second half (48.3-percent). For the game, PC shot percent from the field (19-49). WHAT HAPPENED IN FRIARTOWN LAST SEASON... The Friars capped off the season with a 9-18 overall record and a 3-13 mark in BIG EAST Conference action (13th place). The Friars started the season with an 8-7 overall record, but struggled down the stretch and lost 11 of their last 12 games. PC was eliminated from BIG EAST Conference postseason play for the first time in program history. Michal Epstein led the Friars in scoring with an average of 14.3 points per game. Jessica Simmonds averaged 9.7 points and a team-leading 6.2 rebounds per game. Brooke Freeburg was third on the team in scoring with 9.2 points per game. Freeburg and Keisha Blackwell, both returning for the season, were the only Friars to start all 27 games last year. As a team, Providence averaged 60.5 points and 33.4 rebounds per game. PC's opponents averaged 66.9 points and 33.6 rebounds per game. WHO'S ON BOARD... The Friars return seven letterwinners from the squad and welcome four talented newcomers to the roster. Fifthyear senior Brooke Freeburg (Waterford, Pa.) is the leading returning scorer from last season. She averaged 9.2 points per game and added 3.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game. Freeburg, along with junior guard Keisha Blackwell (Baltimore, Md.) were the only Friars to start all 27 games for Providence. Blackwell is the second-leading returning scorer. She averaged 6.1 points per game in and added 2.6 rebounds per game. Blackwell leads all returning players in assists (2.2 apg in ) and steals (1.4 spg in ). Senior guard Kristin Quinn (Sewell, N.J.) appeared in 26 games for the Friars and started four games for PC down the stretch. Quinn averaged 5.7 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.9 steals per game last season. Quinn set the single-season free throw percentage record, hitting 90.2-percent (46-51) of her shots from the charity stripe. Junior forward/center Quiana Copeland (Mattapan, Mass.) is the leading BIG EAST PRESEASON INFORMATION BIG EAST PRESEASON HONORS... The BIG EAST Conference announced the Preseason All-Star teams as selected by the coaches within the league. The announcement was made on Thursday, October 30 at the Hilton Newark Airport Hotel in Newark, N.J. FIRST TEAM: Jacqueline Batteast (Notre Dame), * Rebekkah Brunson (Georgetown), Tamara James (Miami), *Cappie Pondexter (Virginia Tech), *Diana Taurasi (Connecticut), *Ieva Kublina (Virginia Tech). * unanimous selection SECOND TEAM: Julie McBride (Syracuse), Jessalyn Deveny (Boston College), Courtney Mix (Villanova), Ann Strother (Connecticut), Barbara Turner (Connecticut) PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Diana Taurasi, Connecticut CO-FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Crystal Erwin, Notre Dame & Liz Sherwood, Connecticut PRESEASON BIG EAST COACHES POLL... The Friars were picked 14th out of 14 teams, in the BIG EAST Coaches' Preseason Poll BIG EAST PRESEASON COACHES' POLL Connecticut (13) Rutgers (1) Notre Dame Virginia Tech Boston College Miami Villanova West Virginia Georgetown Seton Hall Syracuse Pittsburgh St. John's PROVIDENCE 18 (first-place votes in parentheses) For more information on the women's basketball team and other Providence College athletic programs, check us out on the web at:

4 returning rebounder and shot-blocker from a year ago. Copeland averaged 4.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.04 blocks per game. Junior forward Gayle Nwafili (Maplewood, N.J.) played 19 games and appeared in the starting line-up five times in She averaged 2.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and recorded four blocked shots. Senior guard Katie Keefe (Avon, Conn.) played 12 games for the Friars last year. Keefe averaged 0.6 points and 0.3 rebounds per game. She registered a career-high five assists in PC's season finale against Villanova. Senior center Jama Gilmore (Muncie, Ind.) rounds out the list of returning players from a year ago. She played six games for the Friars last season and averaged 1.0 points and 1.2 rebounds. LEADER OF THE PACK... Head Coach Susan Yow begins her second season at Providence College on the Friar sidelines, and looks forward to continuing the rebuilding process. Yow and the Friars finished the season with a 9-18 overall record and a 3-13 mark in BIG EAST Conference action. Yow, in her 21st season overall as a head coach, holds a current career coaching record of (13-27 at Providence). This season, Yow and the Friars have posted a 4-9 overall record through 13 games on the schedule, including a 0-2 mark in the BIG EAST Conference. Yow was hired in June 2002 and has served as head coach at North Carolina Wilmington ( ), Kansas State ( ), Drake University ( ) and East Tennessee State ( ). Yow also spent time in the WNBA as an assistant coach for the Charlotte Sting and the Cleveland Rockers. Joining Yow on the sidelines are assistant coaches Sue Doran, A.G. Hall and Kirk Crawford. Doran and Hall each begin their second season as a part of Yow's staff. Crawford enters his first season as an assistant coach with the Friars. WHAT'S UP NEXT FOR PROVIDENCE... The Friars return home to Alumni Hall's Mullaney Gymnasium in Providence, R.I. for a two-game home-stand against BIG EAST foes Syracuse and Miami. PC will host Syracuse on Saturday, January 17 at 2:00 p.m. and Miami on Tuesday, January 20 at 7:30 p.m. TOURNEY CENTRAL... The Providence College women's basketball team has participated in two tournaments during the season. On November 28-29, Providence appeared in the LMU - Furama Hotel Thanksgiving Classic in Los Angeles California. The Friars played host Loyola Marymount on November 28 in the first round of the four-team tournament and were defeated On November 29, Providence faced Oregon State in the consolation game and lost, Junior guard Keisha Blackwell (Baltimore, Md.) earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team. On December 29-30, the Friars participated in the 24th-annual La Salle Invitational in Philadelphia, Pa. PC opened the tournament with a loss to Bucknell on the 29th. The Friars faced Coppin State in the consolation game of the tournament and earned a victory. A LOOK AHEAD AT THE "NEW" BIG EAST... The BIG EAST Conference announced on November 4 that five new members will join the league beginning in the season. Current members, Miami and Virginia Tech, will leave the conference for the ACC in , followed by Boston College in The institutions that will be joining the BIG EAST in are Louisville, Marquette, DePaul, Cincinnati and South Florida. Conference alignments for men's and women's basketball have not been released at this juncture. The Providence women's basketball team will face Virginia Tech and Miami at home and on the road this season for the final time in league play. The Friars also will play Boston College at home and on the road this season, however, BC will remain BIG EAST members until CHARITY WORK... On December 5 against Rhode Island, senior guard Kristin Quinn (Sewell, N.J.) netted 14-of-14 attempts from the line, and tied the school's single-game free-throw percentage record (100-percent). Tracy Lis '92 connected on 14-of-14 attempts from the line against Montana on November 29, Last season, Quinn set the single-season freethrow percentage record (90.2-percent) after making 46-of-51 attempts in 26 games. In , Quinn has connected on 28-of-32 attempts from the foul line to lead the Friars with a 87.5-percent free-throw shooting percentage. SEEING DOUBLE... Three players have recorded double-doubles this season for the Friars. Junior forward Gayle Nwafili (Maplewood, N.J.) leads the team with a total of three double-doubles this season. On November 25, 2003, Nwafili recorded the first double-double of the season (and her career) against Holy Cross with 12 points and 11 rebounds. She registered her second and third double-doubles at the La Salle Invitational on December On December 29, Nwafili netted 18 points and 10 rebounds against Bucknell, followed by a 18 point, 15 rebound effort on December 30 against Coppin State. Fifth-year senior Brooke Freeburg (Waterford, Pa.) and junior forward/center Quiana Copeland (Mattapan, Mass.) have each recorded one double-double this season. Freeburg posted the first of her career on December 2, 2003 against Dartmouth with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Copeland contributed her first double-double of the season and second of her career on December 5, 2003 against URI with 17 points and 12 boards. IT'S YOUR TURN... Seven different players have led the Friars in scoring this season through 13 games. Senior Kristin Quinn (Sewell, N.J.) has been the leading scorer for PC a team-leading four times. Junior Gayle Nwafili (Maplewood, N.J.) and fifth-year senior Brooke Freeburg (Waterford, Pa.) have each led the Friars in scoring in a single game three times this year. Junior point guard Keisha Blackwell (Baltimore, Md.) has led PC in scoring twice, and junior Quiana Copeland (Mattapan, Mass.), senior Jama Gilmore (Muncie, Ind.) and freshman Janell Fabor (Clifton, N.J.) each finished one game as the team's leading scorer. CRASH THE BOARDS... Providence has been out-rebounded in 10 of its 13 games this season. The only opponents PC out-rebounded in , thus far, are Rhode Island (+3), Coppin State (+13) and 20th-ranked Boston College (+9). The Friars lost the URI game, in overtime, defeated Coppin State, and lost to Boston College, Stony Brook outrebounded Providence by the largest margin this season (20), The Friars earned a victory in that game. IS IT IN THE NUMBER?... Freshman guard/forward Jill Furstenburg (Whitehouse Station, N.J.) wore #22 for the Friars during the first nine games this season while waiting for her #14 jersey to be delivered. Furstenburg has been sporting #14 (the number she wore in high school) for PC's last four games. While wearing #22, Furstenburg averaged 10.0 points 3.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in nine contest. On December 29, Furstenburg switched to #14 upon its arrival and was held scoreless and did not record a single rebound for the first time in her young career at Providence (during a loss to Bucknell). While wearing #14, Furstenburg has averaged 3.8 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game and has been held scoreless and without a rebound twice in four games in the last four games. Fellow freshman Shauna Snyder (Albuquerque, N.M.) also made a number switch during the same period of time. Through the first nine games Snyder wore #25. She played in five of the Friars' nine games and averaged 0.8 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.0 assists per game. On December 29, Snyder made the switch to #24 and scored a season-high six points vs. Bucknell. Over the last four games (while wearing #24), Snyder has averaged 3.5 points, 1.3 rebounds and has dished out one assist.

5 PLAYERS TO WATCH QUINN LEADS FRIAR OFFENSE... Senior guard Kristin Quinn (Sewell, N.J.) leads the Friars in scoring this season through 13 games with an average of 10.3 points per contest. She has reached double figures in scoring this season seven times, including five of the last eight contests. Quinn scored a season-high 21 points against URI on December 5 and pulled down a season-high seven rebounds against Coppin State on December 30. Quinn also put her name in the record books during the URI game on December 5 as she tied the single-game free-throw percentage record (100-percent), connecting on 14- of-14 attempts from the line. Tracy Lis ('92) made 14-of-14 attempts from the charity stripe on November 29, 1991 vs. Montana. Overall this season, Quinn leads the Friars in free-throw percentage as she has connected on 28-of-32 attempts (87.5-percent). Quinn also is averaging 3.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.1 steals per game. Last season, Quinn set the record at Providence College for free-throw percentage in a single-season, hitting 46- of-51 attempts from the line for a shooting percentage of 90.2-percent. QUINN'S STATISTICS 10.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.5 apg, 2.1 spg FURSTENBURG HAS COOLED OFF... Freshman guard/forward Jill Furstenburg (Whitehouse Station, N.J.) has made an immediate impact in the line-up for the Friars this season, but has cooled off in recent games. She reached double-figures in scoring during five of the Friars' first eight games, but has only reached double-figures once in PC's last five contests. Furstenburg was held scoreless and without a rebound for the first time in her young career with the Friars on December 29, 2003 vs. Bucknell. Furstenburg was held scoreless and without a rebound for the second time this season in a loss to Boston College on January 7, In her BIG EAST Conference debut against #16 Virginia Tech, Furstenburg netted five points and added two rebounds. Furstenburg ranks fourth on the team in scoring (8.1 ppg) and second in assists (2.1 apg) through 13 games of the season. Furstenburg also is contributing 2.7 rebounds per contest. In PC's season opening victory against Furman on November 22, Furstenburg recorded a season-high 15 points, five rebounds and eight assists. Furstenburg is one of two Friars to play all 40 minutes in a game this season and has done it three times (Furman - 11/22/03, Loyola Marymount - 11/28/03 and Stony Brook - 12/11/03). Furstenburg has reached double-figures in scoring this season six times. FURSTENBURG'S STATISTICS 8.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.1 apg, 0.75 spg BLACKWELL RETURNS TO COURT AGAINST #20 BOSTON COL- LEGE IN PC'S MOST RECENT GAME... Junior guard Keisha Blackwell (Baltimore, Md.) is in the midst of her third season as the Friars' point guard. She missed two games with an injury, but returned to the court on Wednesday, January 7 when the Friars faced 20th-ranked Boston College. Prior to the injury, Blackwell started 48 career games for the Friars in the backcourt, including 37-straight beginning in the season. In her In , the Friars will face opponents from 9 different athletic conferences this season, including the BIG EAST Conference, of which Providence is a member. See how they stack up against the other leagues in the Nation this season ( season records versus teams from listed affiliations below, along with last year's mark against the same conferences): Record vs. Teams Record vs. Teams Conference in listed Conferences in listed Conferences America East Atlantic BIG EAST Ivy League Mid-Eastern Athletic 1-0 DNP Pacific DNP Patriot League Southern 1-0 DNP West Coast 0-1 DNP return, Blackwell played nine minutes off the bench and recorded seven points and three steals. Blackwell ranks third on the team in scoring (9.0 ppg) and leads the Friars in assists (3.2 apg) and steals (2.5 spg). On November 25, Blackwell dished out a season-high seven assists, which also marks a personal career best for a single game. At the conclusion of the LMU - Furama Hotel Thanksgiving Classic on November 28-29, Blackwell was named to the All-Tournament Team. Blackwell, along with senior Brooke Freeburg (Waterford, Pa.), were the only Friars to start all 27 games last season. Blackwell finished the season second in assists with 60 (2.2 apg) and steals with 38 (1.4 spg). She also averaged 6.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and is the leading returning three-point shooter from a year ago. Last season, Blackwell shot 30.1-percent (25-83) from beyond the threepoint arc. BLACKWELL'S STATISTICS 9.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 3.2 apg, 2.5 spg NWAFILI PLAYS SOLID ON BOTH ENDS OF THE FLOOR... Junior forward Gayle Nwafili (Maplewood, N.J.) registered the first doubledouble of her collegiate career in a loss to Holy Cross on November 25 with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Nwafili posted the second and third double-doubles of her career in PC's games against Bucknell and Coppin State on December at the La Salle Invitational in Philadelphia, Pa. She scored 18 points and pulled down 10 boards vs. Bucknell and followed with a 18 point 15 rebound effort against Coppin State. She was named to the All-Tournament Team at the conclusion of the La Salle Invitational. Nwafili has worked her way up to second in scoring among her Friar teammates (9.6 ppg), leads the team in rebounding (7.9 rpg) and is third in steals (2.0 spg). She has scored in double-figures four times this season. Last season, Nwafili played 19 games for Providence and appeared in the starting line-up five times. Nwafili averaged 2.1 points and 3.1 rebounds, and is expected to increase her contribution level with the Friars in She registered a career-high 11 points and a career-high three blocked shots against Brown on November 26, She pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds against Alabama on December 3, NWAFILI'S STATISTICS 9.6 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 1.3 apg, 2.0 spg, 0.60 bpg

6 GILMORE FINDS HER TOUCH... Senior center Jama Gilmore (Muncie, Ind.) is looking to finish her collegiate career strong with the Friars in She has reached double figures in scoring twice this season, including two of the Friars' last three games. On December 30, Gilmore reached double figures for the first time in her career with Providence and pulled down a career-high eight rebounds. In PC's most recent game vs. #20 Boston College, Gimore netted a career-high 13 points and pulled down seven rebounds to lead the Friars. Last year Gilmore played six games for the Friars and averaged 1.0 points and 1.2 rebounds per game. GILMORE'S STATS IN EXHIBITION ACTION 3.6 points, 2.8 rebounds, 0.8 apg, 0.9 bpg BIG EAST CONFERENCE STANDINGS (through games of Jan. 7 - all games) School BIG EAST games All games Boston College Seton Hall Connecticut Rutgers Syracuse Miami Virginia Tech Villanova West Virginia Georgetown Notre Dame St. John's Pittsburgh Providence Cornell at St. John's January 8 at 7:00 p.m. Rutgers at Villanova January 9 at 8:00 p.m. ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP-25 (through games of Jan. 4) Rank Team Record Points 1. Duke (20) , Texas Tech (20) , Texas (6) , Connecticut 9-1 1, Tennessee Minnesota Stanford Louisiana Tech Penn State Purdue Kansas State Georgia North Carolina Colorado Oklahoma Virginia Tech LSU DePaul TCU Boston College Auburn Ohio State Michigan State Baylor Miami Others Receiving Votes: Utah 84, Vanderbilt 79, Rutgers 63, Arizona 22, Oregon 19, Villanova 15, George Washington 14, Clemson 9, Santa Barbara 9, Virginia 7, SMS 6, Florida 5, Nebraska 5, Washington 4, Notre Dame 3, Montana 1. Dropped Out: Vanderbilt 24, Utah 25 USA TODAY/ESPN/WBCA TOP-25 COACHES' POLL (through games of Jan. 5) Rank Team Record Points 1. Texas Tech (27) Duke (10) Texas (2) Connecticut (1) Tennessee Minnesota Stanford Penn State Georgia Louisiana Tech Purdue Kansas State North Carolina Colorado Virginia Tech Oklahoma LSU Boston College TCU Ohio State DePaul Vanderbilt Michigan State Utah Miami Others Receiving Votes: Arizona 52, Auburn 52, Baylor 50, Houston 40, Rutgers 24, UC-Santa Barbara 18, Clemson 12, Southern Miss. 8, SMS 7, Villanova 6, Iowa State 3, Washington 3, Oregon 2, South Alabama 2, George Washington 1, Notre Dame 1, Oregon State 1. Dropped Out: Arizona 25

7 Susan Yow HEAD COACH SUSAN YOW In June 2002, Providence College Athletic Director Robert G. Driscoll announced the hiring of Susan Yow as head women's basketball coach by stating, "Susan Yow has coached at the highest levels and has a strong knowledge of women's basketball. We also were attracted to Susan because she has extensive experience coaching and recruiting in an academic setting. We believe she will be the person that can lead Providence College women's basketball in the highly competitive BIG EAST Conference." Yow's hiring came as no surprise in the women's basketball circles as she has become highly recognized as a coach who does not shy away from the challenge of building a program. Yow is the seventh head coach in the program's 29-year existence. Yow brings a wealth of experience to the Providence program. She has 20 years of NCAA Division I coaching experience, having tackled building situations at the University of North Carolina Wilmington ( ), Kansas State University ( ), Drake University ( ), East Tennessee State University ( ) and now, Providence College. Her career record stands at (.421). Prior to arriving at Providence, she spent four seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), serving as the top assistant coach for three seasons with the Cleveland Rockers and one season with the Charlotte Sting. Yow also has extensive experience coaching USA Basketball teams. In 1981, she was an assistant coach for the USA South Team that won a gold medal at the Olympic Sports Festival. In addition, Yow served as the head coach for the South squad that took the gold medal in the 1983 Olympic Sports Festival. Her USA Basketball experience reached its pinnacle when she served as an assistant coach for the US team that won the gold medal in the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea. In her first year at Providence, she has instilled the vision and laid the foundation for a bright future for women's basketball. The Friars compiled a 6-5 non-conference record and a 9-18 overall mark. Yow earned her first win at Providence in the season opener versus Navy (70-62) as part of the Banknorth Classic in Burlington, Vt. on November 22, Yow took her first BIG EAST Conference victory at Pittsburgh (80-77) on January 11, Yow comes from a long line of success in the world of collegiate athletics. She is the sister of Hall-of-Famer and longtime North Carolina State Head Coach, Kay Yow, and University of Maryland Athletic Director, Deborah Yow. Coach Yow is a native of Gibsonville, North Carolina and is a 1976 graduate of Elon College. In her junior season at Elon, she captained the team and earned KODAK All-America honors. It marked the inaugural season that a KODAK All-America Team was selected for women's basketball. Prior to her final season of collegiate basketball, she accompanied her sister, Kay, to North Carolina State and played her final season of collegiate basketball for the Wolfpack. In one season at NC State, Yow became the first Wolfpack women's basketball player ever to be named to the KODAK All-America Team, marking the second time Yow earned the honor. She led the team in scoring (19.4 ppg), rebounding (11.9 rpg), field goal percentage (.584) and free throw percentage (.832). Yow also captained the team. On September 25, 2002, Coach Yow was selected to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) 50th Anniversary Women's Basketball Team. The 51-member team was voted on by a 27-member, blue-ribbon committee that was selected by the league's 50th Anniversary Committee. North Carolina led all league schools with 11 members on the Golden Anniversary team, while Yow's alma mater, North Carolina State, was second with nine honorees. As a member of the Anniversary Team, Yow joins such players as Dawn Staley (Virginia '92), Alana Beard (Duke '02), Sylvia Crawley (North Carolina '94), Marion Jones (North Carolina '97), Chasity Melvin (NC State '98), Georgia Schweitzer (Duke '01) and Deanna Tate (Maryland '89). Yow's teammates on the 50th Anniversary Team all enjoyed stellar collegiate careers, and many are still playing professionally in the WNBA and overseas. A QUICK LOOK AT HEAD COACH SUSAN YOW Birthdate: August 5, 1954 Hometown: Gibsonville, N.C. Education: Bachelors degree in Physical Education from Elon College, 1976 Coaching: Head Coach, Providence College, 2002-present Assistant Coach, Charlotte Sting, WNBA, Assistant Coach, Cleveland Rockers, WNBA, Head Coach, North Carolina Wilmington, Head Coach, Kansas State, Head Coach, Drake University, Assistant Coach, US Olympic Team - Seoul Olympics, 1988 Head Coach, Team USA - Olympic Sports Festival, 1983 Assistant Coach, Team USA - Olympic Sports Festival, 1981 Head Coach, East Tennessee State,

8 SUSAN YOW S ALL-TIME COACHING RECORD VERSUS ALL OPPONENTS (21st season overall/2nd season at Providence College) OPPONENT RECORD Alabama 0-1 Alabama-Birmingham 3-2 Alabama State 1-0 American 1-8 Appalachian State 12-7 Arizona 1-0 Army 0-1 Austin Peay 1-1 Belmont 2-0 Boston College 0-2 Brigham Young 2-1 Bradley 5-3 Brown 0-1 Bucknell 0-1 Campbell 0-4 Carson Newman 1-1 Catholic 0-1 Central Missouri 0-1 Central State 1-0 Chattanooga 4-14 Charleston Southern 1-0 Chicago State 1-0 Cincinnati 0-1 Clemson 0-4 Coastal Carolina 3-1 College of Charleston 4-5 Colorado 1-7 Connecticut 0-1 Coppin State 1-0 Creighton 0-2 Dartmouth 1-1 Davidson 0-3 Dayton 1-0 Delaware State 1-0 Detroit 0-1 Duke 0-1 East Carolina 8-6 Eastern Illinois 3-5 Eastern Kentucky 1-0 Elon 0-1 Evansville 0-1 Farleigh Dickinson 1-0 Fordham 1-0 Furman 5-0 Georgia State 1-1 George Mason 2-8 Georgetown 2-1 Hampton 1-0 Harvard 0-1 High Point 1-0 Holy Cross 0-1 Illinois-Chicago 0-2 Illinois State 1-8 Indiana 0-1 Indiana State 5-3 Iowa 0-4 Iowa State 6-5 James Madison 5-11 Kansas 2-6 Kansas State 0-2 Kentucky 0-1 Kentucky State 1-0 Lafayette 1-0 Lamar 1-0 La Salle 0-1 Lenoir Rhyne 2-0 Lewis 1-0 Lincoln Memorial 2-0 Long Beach State 0-1 Louisiana State 0-1 Louisiana Tech 0-2 Louisville 0-3 Loyola-Chicago 2-1 Loyola Marymount 0-1 Marist 1-0 Mars Hill 2-0 Marshall 8-9 Maryland-Baltimore County 1-0 Maryland-Eastern Shore 0-1 Memphis 2-2 Mercer 3-3 Miami (Fla.) 1-1 Miami (Ohio) 0-1 Michigan State 0-2 Middle Tennessee State 1-5 Minnesota 2-2 Missouri 2-5 Missouri-Kansas City 1-1 Missouri-Rolla 1-0 Missouri Western 1-0 Morehead State 1-1 Mulligan 1-0 Murray State 2-2 Navy 2-1 Nebraska 1-9 New Hampshire 1-0 Niagara 1-0 Nicholls State 0-1 North Carolina 0-3 North Carolina A&T 0-1 North Carolina-Asheville 2-0 North Carolina-Charlotte 1-1 North Carolina-Greensboro 0-1 North Carolina-Wilmington 1-0 Northeastern 1-0 Northern Iowa 9-0 Northwestern 0-2 Northwestern State 0-3 Notre Dame 0-1 Ohio 1-0 Oklahoma 2-5 Oklahoma State 1-5 Old Dominion 0-9 Oral Roberts 1-1 Oregon State 1-1 Pennsylvania 0-1 Penn State 0-1 Pfeiffer 1-0 Pittsburgh 2-0 Providence 1-0 Purdue 1-0 Quincy 1-0 Radford 2-3 Rhode Island 1-1 Richmond 0-9 Rutgers 0-1 St. Bonaventure 1-0 St. John s 0-2 St. Louis 1-1 San Diego State 1-0 Seton Hall 0-2 South Carolina 1-3 South Carolina State 1-0 Southern Illinois 2-7 Southern Methodist 1-0 Southwest Missouri State 4-6 Stony Brook 1-0 Syracuse 0-2 Texas-Pan Amercan 0-1 Tennessee 0-4 Tennessee-Chattanooga 0-1 Tennessee-Martin 4-1 Tennessee Tech 1-7 Union 0-1 Vanderbilt 2-1 Vermont 0-1 Villanova 0-1 Virginia 0-2 Virginia Commonwealth 3-5 Virginia Tech 4-7 Wake Forest 2-0 Western Carolina 14-2 Western Illinois 8-0 Western Kentucky 2-1 Western Michigan 1-0 West Virginia 1-1 Wichita State 6-5 William & Mary 2-8 Winthrop 2-1 Wisconsin 1-0 Wis.-Green Bay 0-2 Wofford 2-0 Yale 0-1 TOTAL (.421)

9 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 2 Kris Baugh Fr. G 5-7 Boston, Mass./Tabor Academy 3 Keisha Blackwell Jr. G 5-6 Baltimore, Md./Seton Keough 13 Janell Fabor Fr. G 5-7 Clifton, N.J./Paterson Catholic 14 Jill Furstenburg Fr. G/F 5-10 Whitehouse Station, N.J./Hunterdon Central 23 Kristin Quinn Sr. G 5-4 Sewell, N.J./Gloucester Catholic 24 Shauna Snyder Fr. F 5-10 Albuquerque, N.M./Cibola 30 Gayle Nwafili Jr. F 6-1 Maplewood, N.J./Columbia HS 35 Jama Gilmore Sr. C 6-5 Muncie, Ind./IUPUI 40 Katie Keefe Sr. G 5-8 Avon, Conn./Avon 42 Brooke Freeburg Sr. F 5-11 Waterford, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf 55 Quiana Copeland Jr. F/C 6-0 Mattapan, Mass./Melrose ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/Previous School 2 Kris Baugh Fr. G 5-7 Boston, Mass./Tabor Academy 3 Keisha Blackwell Jr. G 5-6 Baltimore, Md./Seton Keough 55 Quiana Copeland Jr. F/C 6-0 Mattapan, Mass./Melrose 13 Janell Fabor Fr. G 5-7 Clifton, N.J./Paterson Catholic 42 Brooke Freeburg Sr. F 5-11 Waterford, Pa./Fort LeBoeuf 14 Jill Furstenburg Fr. G/F 5-10 Whitehouse Station, N.J./Hunterdon Central 35 Jama Gilmore Sr. C 6-5 Muncie, Ind./IUPUI 40 Katie Keefe Sr. G 5-8 Avon, Conn./Avon 30 Gayle Nwafili Jr. F 6-1 Maplewood, N.J./Columbia HS 23 Kristin Quinn Sr. G 5-4 Sewell, N.J./Gloucester Catholic 24 Shauna Snyder Fr. F 5-10 Albuquerque, N.M./Cibola Head Coach: Susan Yow (Elon 76) Assistant Coaches: Sue Doran (West Georgia 78), A.G. Hall (North Carolina Central '98), Kirk Crawford (Western State College '78) Graduate Assistant: Bethany Ellis (Yale '02) Athletic Trainer: Jennifer Brodeur

10 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE WOMEN S BASKETBALL STATISTICS (statistics provided are up-to-date through games played 1/9/04) RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (4-9) (2-4) (1-3) (1-2) CONFERENCE... (0-2) (0-1) (0-1) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (4-7) (2-3) (1-2) (1-2) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg QUINN, Kristin Conference-Only NWAFILI, Gayle Conference-Only BLACKWELL, Keisha Conference-Only FURSTENBURG, Jill Conference-Only FREEBURG, Brooke Conference-Only COPELAND, Quiana Conference-Only GILMORE, Jama Conference-Only FABOR, Janell Conference-Only SNYDER, Shauna Conference-Only BAUGH, Kris Conference-Only KEEFE, Katie Conference-Only TEAM Conference-Only Total Conference-Only Opponents Conference-Only SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total Providence College Opponents DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TOTAL Providence College Opponents

11 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RESULTS AND TEAM STATISTICS (statistics provided are up-to-date through games played 1/9/04) RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (4-9) (2-4) (1-3) (1-2) CONFERENCE... (0-2) (0-1) (0-1) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (4-7) (2-3) (1-2) (1-2) DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND /22/03 FURMAN W /25/03 HOLY CROSS L %11/28/03 at Loyola Marymount L %11/29/03 vs Oregon State L /2/03 at Dartmouth L /5/03 RHODE ISLAND LOT /8/03 NORTHEASTERN W /11/03 at Stony Brook W /22/03 HARVARD L $ vs Bucknell L $ vs Coppin State W *01/04/04 at Virginia Tech L *1/7/04 BOSTON COLLEGE L * BIG EAST game % LMU - Furama Hotel Thanksgiving Classic (Los Angeles, Calif.) $ La Salle Invitational (Philadelphia, Pa.) TEAM STATISTICS PC 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 REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game WINNING STREAK Home win streak ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total Providence College Opponents

12 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS CHART (statistics provided up-to-date through games played 1/9/04) Opponent Date Score WL BAUGH,KRI BLACKWELL FABOR,JAN FURSTENBU QUINN,KRI SNYDER,SH NWAFILI,G GILMORE,J KEEFE,KAT FURMAN 11/22/ W DNP DNP HOLY CROSS 11/25/ L DNP at Loyola Marymount 11/28/ L DNP vs Oregon State 11/29/ L DNP DNP at Dartmouth 12/2/ L DNP DNP RHODE ISLAND 12/5/ OL DNP DNP NORTHEASTERN 12/8/ W DNP at Stony Brook 12/11/ W DNP DNP HARVARD 12/22/ L DNP vs Bucknell L vs Coppin State W DNP at Virginia Tech 01/04/ L DNP BOSTON COLLEGE 1/7/ L Opponent Date Score WL FREEBURG, COPELAND, FURMAN 11/22/ W HOLY CROSS 11/25/ L at Loyola Marymount 11/28/ L vs Oregon State 11/29/ L at Dartmouth 12/2/ L RHODE ISLAND 12/5/ OL NORTHEASTERN 12/8/ W at Stony Brook 12/11/ W HARVARD 12/22/ L vs Bucknell L vs Coppin State W DNP at Virginia Tech 01/04/ L BOSTON COLLEGE 1/7/ L

13 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM GAME-BY-GAME (statistics provided are up-to-date through games played 1/9/04) TEAM STATISTICS ---TOTAL PTRS REBOUNDS---- Opponent Date Score W/L FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A TO Blk Stl Pts---Avg FURMAN 11/22/ W HOLY CROSS 11/25/ L at Loyola Marymount 11/28/ L vs Oregon State 11/29/ L at Dartmouth 12/2/ L RHODE ISLAND 12/5/ Lot NORTHEASTERN 12/8/ W at Stony Brook 12/11/ W HARVARD 12/22/ L vs Bucknell L vs Coppin State W at Virginia Tech 01/04/ L BOSTON COLLEGE 1/7/ L Providence College Opponents Games played: 13 Points/game: 57.2 FG Pct: FG Pct: 38.3 FT Pct: 65.8 Rebounds/game: 33.1 Assists/game: 12.9 Turnovers/game: 19.8 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7 Steals/game: 9.4 Blocks/game: 3.1