Tech heads to Morgantown to face Mountaineers

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1 Hokie Notes Virginia Tech Women's Basketball Tech heads to Morgantown to face Mountaineers West Virginia Mountaineers (10-3, 0-3) vs. Virginia Tech Hokies (11-4, 2-2) Jan. 18 Noon ET WVU Coliseum (14,000) Morgantown, WVa. Radio: WFNR FM Series Record: Tech leads 7-4 VIRGINIA TECH PROBABLE STARTERS Pos. No. Name Ht. Cl. Hometown Ppg. Rpg. F 14 Ieva Kublina 6-4 Jr. Riga, Latvia F 32 Kerri Gardin 6-1 Fr. Morganton, N.C C 54 Erin Gibson 6-2 So. Galax, Va G 20 Emily Lipton 5-7 Sr. Crofton, Md ast. G 24 Carrie Mason 5-7 Fr. Seneca, Pa WEST VIRGINIA PROBABLE STARTERS Pos. No. Name Ht. Cl. Hometown Ppg. Rpg. F 33 Eartha White 5-11 Sr. Bay Minette, Ala F 42 Kate Bulger 5-11 Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa C 5 Michelle Carter 6-2 Jr. Little Rock, Ark G 12 Yolanda Page 5-6 So. Virginia Beach, Va ast. G 14 Sherell Sowho 5-8 Jr. Bristol, Va Virginia Tech Head Coach: Bonnie Henrickson Alma Mater, Year: St. Cloud State, '86 Record at School (years): (6th year) Career Record (years): (6th year) Assistant Coaches Angie Lee (Iowa, '87) Karen Lange (Iowa, '96) Katie O Connor (Virginia Tech, '00) Administrative Assistant Alayne Ingram (Michigan, '02) Athletic Trainer Ron Esteban (Virginia Tech, '91) The Coaches West Virginia Head Coach: Mike Carey Alma Mater, Year: Salem, 80 Record at School (years): (15th yr.) Career Record (years): (2nd yr.) Assistant Coaches Joanna Bernabei (West Liberty St., '97) Cindy Martin (Florida, 99) Sara Farmer (Colorado State, 98) Director of Basketball Operations Aukse Harris (Abilene Christian, 97) Athletic Trainer Aaron Hand Virginia Tech Women's Basketball Schedule November 12 MELBOURNE TIGERS (exb.) W UNC GREENSBORO W Fla. International Thanksgiving Classic at Florida Internatioinal L vs. Washington State W December Dominion Virginia Power Classic 3 VIRGINIA W JAMES MADISON W OT 11 at Maryland W at Liberty W at Old Dominion L LADY LUCK CLASSIC UT Martin W Duquesne W RADFORD W January 4 SYRACUSE* W at #22 Villanova* L at #2 Connecticut* L Pittsburgh* W at West Virginia* Noon 22 Rutgers* 7 p.m. 28 at Miami* 7 p.m. February 1 Providence* 2 p.m. 4 at Seton Hall* 7 p.m. 9 Notre Dame* (BETV) 2 p.m. 12 Georgetown* 7 p.m. 16 at Boston College* (BETV) Noon 22 Villanova* 2 p.m. 26 at Rutgers* 7:30 p.m. March 1 West Virginia* 3 p.m. 4 at St. John s* 7:30 p.m BIG EAST Championship in Piscataway, N.J. * BIG EAST Conference game Home Games in ALL CAPS Virginia Tech Women's Basketball SID: Torye Hurst Office: Fax: Cell: VT Press Row: tohurst@vt.edu VT Homepage:

2 2 The Series vs. West Virginia This is the 12th meeting between the two schools with Virginia Tech leading 7-4. The first game in the series was played on Feb. 22, 1978 in Morgantown, W.Va. with the Mountaineers winning The last meeting, a Virginia Tech win, was played on Jan. 16, 2002 in Blacksburg, Va.... Tech leads the series 3-1 in games played in Blacksburg, Va. and 3-2 in Morgantown, W.Va. The series is tied 1-1 in games played at a neutral site... The largest margin of victory in the series is 39 points by the Hokies in a win at West Virginia on Feb. 14, The two teams have played one double overtime game in the series, an West Virginia win... Coach Bonnie Henrickson is 2-0 vs. the Mountaineers... West Virginia head coach Mike Carey, in his second year, is 0-1 vs. the Hokies. West Virginia (7-4) Feb. 22, 1978 al Feb. 21, 1979 hw Feb. 20, 1980 aw Dec. 13, 1980 nw Jan. 2, 1982 nl OT Jan. 15, 1983 al VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NOTES Jan. 13, 1984 hw Dec, 20, 1990 hl Mar. 1, 1995 aw Feb. 14, 2001 aw Jan. 16, 2002 hw Tech's Last Game BLACKSBURG, Va. (1/15/03) -- The Virginia Tech Hokies used solid defense and tough rebounding to down the Pittsburgh Panthers at Cassell Coliseum. The Hokies held Pittsburgh under 27 percent shooting in the first half and outrebounded the Panthers for the game. Junior Ieva Kublina spearheaded the rebounding effort by pulling down a career-high 16. She also scored 16 points to register her 13th career double-double. Freshman Carrie Mason led all scorers with 17 points. Erin Gibson chipped in with eight points and eight rebounds. The teams traded blows early with Pittsburgh claiming a 7-4 advantage. From that point, the Hokies embarked on a 17-2 run that covered over 13 minutes and gave Tech a 21-9 lead. Pittsburgh went over nine minutes without scoring a point in the drought. But the Panthers closed out the half by outscoring Tech 11-5, making the halftime score a respectable in favor of the Hokies. In the second half, both teams quickly found their range and by the first media timeout, the score stood at in Tech's favor. The Panthers went to a big lineup and saw immediate results, using a 19-9 run to climb within three points at However, that was as close as the Panthers would come. Pittsburgh's Laine Selwyn just missed a triple-double with 12 points, nine rebounds and nine steals. Mandy Wittenyer paced the Panthers with 16 points and Jessica Allen added 11. Comparing the Two (Through games of Jan. 17) VT WVa Scoring Offense Scoring Margin Field Goal Pct Point FGs Made Point Field Goal Pct Scoring Defense Free Throw Percentage Field Goal Pct. Defense Point FG Pct. Defense Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Rebounding Margin Blocked Shots Assists Steals Turnovers Turnover Margin The Last Time with West Virginia BLACKSBURG, Va. ( ) -- The No. 20 Virginia Tech women's basketball team survived a scare from a very tough and much-improved West Virginia team in Cassell Coliseum, The teams traded runs in the second half, Virginia Tech seeming to put the game away one minute and WVU storming back in the next. The Mountaineers went on an 8-2 run to start the half and a 7-0 run to cut the Tech advantage to The Hokies answered back with an 8-0 run of their own, extending the lead to 10 points with 5:09 remaining in the game. The Mountaineers quickly erased that deficit by running off 11 straight unanswered points, giving WVU a lead with 1:54 to play. After a pair of Chrystal Starling free throws, WVU fell apart with an offensive foul and a shot clock violation on its next two possessions. Tech ended the game on an 8-2 run, converting its free throws and playing tough defense to escape with the win. Starling led the Hokies with 19 points. Sophomore center Ieva Kublina fought through some physical inside play to register 16 points while power forward Nicole Jones contributed 12 points. Sarah Hicks reached double figures with 10 points despite shooting just 2-of-10 from the floor. Sherell Sowho paced WVU with 18 points. Point guard Yolanda Paige barely missed a triple-double with her nine-rebound, nine-assist and eight-point performance. Virginia Tech 67, West Virginia 62 Jan. 16, 2002; Cassell Coliseum WVU (62) MP FG FT R A PF TP Carson White Paige Sowho Bulger Horvath Batch Team 1 Totals VT (67) MP FG FT R A PF TP Hicks Jones Kublina Lipton Starling Guarneri Gibson Team 2 Totals West Virginia #20 Virginia Tech WVU FG% PT% 40.0 FT% 57.1 VT FG% PT% 40.0 FT% POINTERS - WVU 4 (Sowho 2, Bulger 2); VT 4 (Starling 2, Hicks 2) BLOCKED SHOTS - WVU 2 (Carson, White); VT 13 (Kublina 7, Jones 2, Starling 2, Hicks, Lipton) STEALS - WVU 4 (Paige, Sowho, Bulger, Batch); VT 3 (Guarneri 3) TURNOVERS - WVU 12 (Sowho 5, Paige 2, Bulger 2, Batch 2, Team); VT14 (Guarneri 3, Hicks 2, Jones 2, Kublina 2, Starling 2, Gibson 2, Lipton) OFFICIALS: Barbara Smith, Mark Zentz, Jim Dagostine ATTENDANCE: 2,934

3 VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NOTES 3 Henrickson s Hokies Virginia Tech has averaged 23 wins in five seasons under Bonnie Henrickson. The Hokies have advanced to the postseason every year including three NCAA and two WNIT appearances. Tech has won 109 of its last 148 games (73.6 percent) dating back to Record: 10-3 Feb. 14, During that span, the Hokies have only lost to Boston College, Clemson, Connecticut (four times), Dayton, Duke, Florida State, Florida, Florida International, George Washington (two times), Georgia, Houston, LSU, Maryland, Massachusetts, Miami, Notre Dame (four times), Old Dominion, Oregon, Providence, Rutgers (two times), Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas Tech, Villanova (twice), Virginia (twice) and Xavier (four times). The Mountaineers' Report Card West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule/Scores Home: 5-2 Neutral: 0-0 Away: 5-1 BIG EAST: 0-3 Nov. 22 at Mount St. Mary s W at Bucknell W AKRON W COPPIN STATE W Dec. 4 DELAWARE STATE W at Robert Morris W at Ohio W WRIGHT STATE W DUQUESNE W at Missouri-Kansas City W Jan. 8 NOTRE DAME* L VILLANOVA* L at Providence* L VIRGINIA TECH* Noon 22 vs. Marshall# 5:30 p.m. 25 at Boston College* 7 p.m. 29 SETON HALL* 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at Notre Dame* 5 p.m. 5 PROVIDENCE* 7 p.m. 8 at Georgetown* 4 p.m. 12 at Rutgers* 7:30 p.m. 15 MIAMI* 2 p.m. 19 at Pittsburgh* 7 p.m. 22 ST. JOHN S* 4 p.m. 26 SYRACUSE* 7 p.m. Mar. 1 at Virginia Tech* 4 p.m. 4 at Connecticut* (HCC) 7 p.m BIG EAST Championship in Piscataway, N.J. * BIG EAST Conference games # Toyota Capital Classic in Charleston, W.Va. HCC - Hartford Civic Center All times Eastern Statistical Leaders Scoring: Kate Bulger Sherell Sowho Michelle Carter Liz Holbrook Rebounding: Michelle Carter Liz Holbrook Assists - Yolanda Paige Steals - Sherell Sowho FG Percentage - Liz Holbrook (44-77) 3-Pt. Percentage - Kate Bulger (40-73) FT Percentage - Kate Bulger (16-21) Sherrel Sowho (26-35) Twenty Wins - No Problem Reaching the magical 20-win mark has become a common occurrence for the women s basketball program over the last ten years. Tech has posted eight 20+ win campaigns including five straight since Bonnie Henrickson became head coach. The squad was the fastest in school history to reach 20 wins, accomplishing the feat in only 21 games. The and teams reached the mark in 25 contests, the and squads took 27 games, the team reached 20 wins in 29 games while the and last year s team reached the plateau in 30 outings. Tough Schedule The schedule was loaded with successful women s basketball programs. The Hokies faced eventual national champion Connecticut twice and had twelve games against NCAA Tournament teams. In fact, Tech s opponents had a.589 winning percentage and 15 of the Hokies 28 opponents advanced to postseason play. Ten of last season s opponents won 20 or more games with 19 teams posting winning records. This year the Hokies again face stiff competition against ten teams (Boston College, Connecticut, Florida International, Liberty, LSU, Notre Dame, Old Dominion, Syracuse, Villanova and Virginia) that made the NCAA Tournament field and five teams (#1 Connecticut, #15 Old Dominion, #21 Boston College, #22 LSU and #23 Florida International) that ended the year in the Associated Press Top 25. Mason Rookie of the Week Carrie Mason was named the BIG EAST Conference Women s Basketball Rookie of the Week on Dec. 9 following an outstanding week. Mason averaged 17.5 points, 3.0 assists and 2.5 rebounds in leading the Hokies in a pair of victories over intrastate rivals Virginia and James Madison. In a win over the Cavaliers, she scored a career-high 19 points and added four rebounds with three assists. Mason helped the Hokies to a overtime victory against JMU with 16 points and three assists. In the two games, she shot 71.4 percent (10-14) from the field, including three 3-pointers and 12-of-14 from the free throw line. BIG EAST Award Winners Ieva Kublina was named the 2002 BIG EAST Conference Most Improved Player at the BIG EAST Awards Banquet on Mar. 1, 2002 in New Brunswick, N.J. Kublina was also named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team and Sarah Hicks was selected to the All-conference Third Team. The duo also received Player of the Week Honors during the season. Kublina, who was selected twice, and Hicks became the second and third Hokies to receive the BIG EAST Player of the Week honor. Tere Williams won the honor twice during the season. Hicks received the honor on Nov. 27, 2001 and Kublina on Dec. 17, 2001 and Jan. 7, Freshman Erin Gibson was named Rookie of the Week on Jan. 14, 2002.

4 VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NOTES Kublina on the Move Ieva Kublina, the 2002 BIG EAST Conference Most Improved Player and All-conference second team selection, has improved her performance recently after struggling in Tech s first two games. Kublina shot only 30.8 percent (8-26) from the field against UNC Greensboro and Florida International and was 6-10 (60 percent) from the free throw line. She has improved dramatically in both categories the past 12 outings shooting 44.2 percent (69-156) from the floor and 35-of-43 at the line. Last season, Kublina ranked first in BIG EAST games in scoring (17.5) and blocks (3.0). She has blocked four or more shots in 16 career games and ranks second on the Virginia Tech career blocks list with 150. Kublina recorded nine double-doubles last season and was named BIG EAST Co-Player of the Week on December 17 and again on Jan. 7. More Kublina Kublina has scored in double digits 11 times this season and has 47 double figure scoring games in her career. She scored 20+ points in ten career games including a career-high 32 against Houston in the 2002 WNIT semifinals. Her 15.6 scoring average last year was the eighth highest in school history. She scored 498 points last season which ranks fifth in the program s history and was the most by a sophomore. Her 198 field goals made is the seventh most in a season and was the most by a sophomore. Kublina pulled down a Tech sophomore record 249 rebounds which was the fifth most in a season. The 86 blocks by Kublina was the second most by a Hokie and she already ranks second on the school career block list with 150. Kublina has blocked three or more shots in a game 20 times. Tech in Conference Games Under Coach Bonnie Henrickson, the Hokies have posted a (70.2%) record in conference games, 33-9 at home and on the road. Since the season, Virginia Tech has posted a record in conference games, at home and on the road. In their initial season in the BIG EAST Conference, the Hokies posted a 11-5 record, 5-3 at home and 6-2 on the road and last year Tech was 9-7 in league play, 7-1 at home and 2-6 away. Year-by-Year Conference Records Year Conference Record Metro Metro Metro Metro Metro Metro Metro Metro Metro Metro Metro Metro Metro Metro A A A A A BIG EAST BIG EAST BIG EAST 2-2 Totals Elite Company The Virginia Tech women s basketball program has enjoyed tremendous success the last four years. Tech ranks 20th in terms of victories and is joined on the list by the nation s top women s basketball teams. 1. Connecticut Tennessee Duke Louisiana Tech Purdue Notre Dame Old Dominion Colorado State 105 Georgia UC Santa Barbara Iowa State 103 Texas Tech Oklahoma Tulane Stephen F. Austin Penn State Xavier 93 SW Missouri State Drake Virginia Tech 91 Northwestern State Stanford 90 St. Peter s Cincinnati 89 North Carolina George Washington 88 Kent State 88 Vanderbilt 88 Holy Cross 88 Tennessee Tech 88 Saint Mary s Oregon 87 Saint Joseph s 87 Rutgers 87 Utah Florida International 86 New Mexico 86 Wisconsin-Green Bay 86 Delaware 86 Hawaii Boston College 85 Liberty 85 LSU 85 Pepperdine Georgia State 84 Vermont 84 Santa Clara Clemson 83 Chattanooga Florida 82

5 4 Across the State Under Coach Bonnie Henrickson, the Hokies have posted a 26-5 overall record against teams that hail from the state of Virginia, 16-0 at home and 10-5 on the road. Since the season, Virginia Tech has posted a record overall vs. in-state foes, at home, on the road and 2-14 in neutral site games. Tech in the Polls VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NOTES 5 Virginia Tech received votes in the ESPN/USA Today poll but received none in the AP poll this week. The Hokies are rated No. 35 by womenscollegehoops.com and have an RPI ranking of No. 48 in the Jan. 16 WBCA/Summerville RPI. Tech dropped out of both national polls last season on Feb. 25 after being ranked in the coaches poll for seven consecutive weeks and in the AP poll for six straight weeks. Tech received votes in both final polls. Under Coach Bonnie Henrickson, the Hokies were ranked 20-straight weeks in the nation's Top 25 in both polls, dating from Dec. 7, 1998 to Dec. 20, Tech received votes several weeks after they dropped out but never broke the Top 25 the remainder of last season. Since Henrickson became the head coach in 1997, the Hokies were ranked for the first time in the preseason poll, ranking 22nd in Street & Smith's preseason publication. The Hokies also received 23 votes in The Associated Press Top 25 poll and 18 votes in the USA Today/ESPN poll. Tech continued to receive votes until reaching Top 25 status in both polls, ranking 22nd. The Hokies stayed in both polls the entire season, reaching as high as ninth in the Associated Press Poll and 11th in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll on February 15. Tech received its first-ever ranking on January 17, 1995, when the Hokies entered the USA Today/CNN/Coaches Poll at No. 24. Tech was ranked 23rd the following week and entered The Associated Press poll at No. 25. The Hokies fell out of the ranking the next week for the remainder of the year. Tech in Non-Conference Games Under Coach Bonnie Henrickson, the Hokies have posted a (74.4%) record in non-conference games overall, 36-5 at home, on the road and 9-5 in games at a neutral site. Since the season, Virginia Tech has posted a record of overall, at home, on the road and in games at a neutral site. Overtime Games Virginia Tech s last overtime game was a victory at home over James Madison on Dec. 7, Prior to the JMU game, the Hokies last overtime game was a loss at home to Houston on Mar. 23, 2002 in the WNIT semifinal. Under Coach Bonnie Henrickson, Virginia Tech is 3-3 in overtime games, 1-3 at home, 1-0 on the road and 1-0 in games played in a neutral location. Overall, Tech has a record of in overtime games, 4-4 in home games, 4-5 in games played on the road and 2-2 at neutral locations. The Hokies have participated in 17 overtime game (8-9), three double-overtime games (1-2) and one triple-overtime contest (1-0). Defense, Defense, Defense Bonnie Henrickson teams are known for their defensive efforts and the last two years have been exceptional. Tech s defensive effort in led directly to the Hokies success. Tech was 18-0 when holding opponents to 60 points or less and the Hokies limited the opposition to only 39.6 percent from the field. Tech was 16-1 when limiting opponents to under 40 percent from the floor. Last season Tech limited the opposition to under 40 percent from the field in 22 of its 32 games and three under 30 percent. Overall the opposition shot only 37.8 percent and the Hokies allowed only 57.2 points per game. Tech was ranked 11th in the final national statistics in scoring defense and was 38th nationally in scoring margin (8.7). Tech is 41-3 over the last three seasons when holding the opposition to under 60 points. Swat Team VIRGINIA TECH S POSTSEASON APPEARANCES NCAA Tournament Year Seed Region Qualified Round Opponent Results Location East Metro Tournament Champs 1st Auburn L Blacksburg, Va East At-large bid 1st St. Joseph s W Storrs, Conn. 2nd Connecticut L Storrs, Conn West Atlantic 10 Tournament Champs 1st Wisconsin W Gainesville, Fla. 2nd Florida L Gainesville, Fla East At-large bid 1st Saint Peter's W Blacksburg, Va. 2nd Auburn W Blacksburg, Va. Regional Tennessee L Greensboro, N.C Mideast At-large bid 1st Denver W Lubbock, Tex. 2nd Texas Tech L Lubbock, Tex. Women s National Invitation Tournament At-large bid 1st Georgia State W Blacksburg, Va. Sweet 16 Maryland L (OT) Blacksburg, Va At-large bid 1st UNC Greensboro W Blacksburg, Va. 2nd George Washington W Blacksburg, Va. Quarterfinal Vermont W Blacksburg, Va. The Hokies blocked 161 shots last season for an average of five per game. Tech blocked five or more shots in a game 19 times last season led by sophomore center Ieva Kublina with 86, the second highest single-season total in school history. Through 15 games this season, the Hokies are averaging 4.3 blocks a game led by junior Ieva Kublina with 29 total blocks. Tough Early Conference Schedule The Hokies are in the midst of a tough six-game stretch in the BIG EAST Conference. Tech dropped games last week at #19 Villanova (12-2) and at #2 Connecticut (15-0) before defeating Pittsburgh (8-6) at home on Wednesday. The next three games are at West Virginia (10-3), home versus Rutgers (8-4) and at Miami (11-4). Collectively the six opponents are currently (.771).

6 VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NOTES Mason makes Impact Freshman Carrie Mason has made an immediate impact by breaking into the starting line-up in only her third collegiate game. She was named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on Dec. 9. Mason scored 19 points in the win over Virginia and was selected as the Virginia Tech Dominion Virginia Power Player of the Game. She followed that performance up with a 16- point effort against James Madison. The freshman phenom scored a careerhigh 22 points against Syracuse. She has scored in double figures nine times this season. Mason is shooting 50.9 percent (54-106) from the floor, 46.0 percent (23-50) on treys and 71.4 percent (35-49) at the free throw line. She is averaging 11.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 0.9 steals and is seeing significant playing time averaging 31.9 minutes a game, the most on the squad. Gibson Inside Force Sophomore Erin Gibson has become a force in the paint this season. Gibson is second on the team in scoring (12.2), rebounding (7.0), blocks (13) and first in field goal percentage (52.5). She was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2002 Lady Luck Classic and scored a career-high 24 points against Radford. In her last seven games, Gibson is averaging 14.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and is shooting 55.6 percent (40-72) from the field. She had a career-high 24 points versus Radford. Lipton Assists Offense Senior point-guard Emily Lipton has shown marked improvement through the first 15 games of the season. Lipton struggled with turnovers during her first three years as a Hokie but has dished out 63 assists with only 33 turnovers thus far this season. She was credited with a careerhigh nine assists versus Radford and in her last 10 games has handed out 54 assists with only 23 turnovers. Lady Luck History The 2002 Lady Luck Classic marked the 13th consecutive year that Virginia Tech hosted a holiday tournament. The tournament began in 1990 as the Diamond Club Classic in honor of the Hokies support group and remained under that title for nine years. A name change was necessary for the 1999 event when the Virginia Lottery became a title sponsor and the tournament was known as the Virginia Lottery-Hokie Hardwood Classic. The change in 2000 refers to one of the Virginia Lottery s more popular games. Virginia Tech also hosted another holiday tournament, the Marriott- Converse Classic, from The Hokies have won ten of the thirteen holiday tournaments including the last five. Tech has played in all thirteen previous championship games. Season Tourneys Under Bonnie Henrickson, the Hokies are 17-7 (70.8%) in regular-season tournaments, winning the Tech holiday tournament for the past five years. Overall since the season, Virginia Tech is (56.6%) in tournaments which are played during the regular season. Classic Henrickson Head Coach Bonnie Henrickson is 11-1 in Tech's holiday tournaments. Her only loss was a loss to Siena in the championship game of the 1997 Diamond Club Classic. Since then Henrickson's Hokies have won ten straight games by an average of 25.7 points. Tech's victory margin in first round games under Henrickson is 35.5 points and the Hokies have won the last five championship games by an average of 18 points each. Hokies Among BIG EAST Leaders Several Hokies are among the BIG EAST Conference statistical leaders. Below are the VT players and their rank in each of the conference all games statistical categories through games of Jan. 17. National rankings are in ( ) through games of Jan 6. Scoring 18. Ieva Kublina 13.6 Rebounding 6. Ieva Kublina Erin Gibson 7.0 Assists 12. Emily Lipton 4.20 Field Goal Percentage None Free Throw Percentage 9. Ieva Kublina.774 Three-Point Field Goals Made T11. Fran Recchia 1.53 T11. Carrie Mason 1.53 Three-Point Field Goal Percentage None Steals None Blocked Shots 1. Ieva Kublina Erin Gibson 0.93 Offensive Rebounds 3. Ieva Kublina Erin Gibson 3.14 Defensive Rebounds 12. Ieva Kublina 4.47 Assist/Turnover Ratio 5. Emily Lipton 1.91 Team Rankings Scoring Offense 10th 65.9 Scoring Margin 10th 7.0 Field Goal Percentage 9th pt. Field Goal Percentage 9th.335 Scoring Defense 7th 58.9 Free Throw Percentage 9th.700 Field Goal Pct. Defense 10th pt. Field Goal Pct. Defense 13th.395 Rebounding Offense 7th 38.1 Rebounding Defense 2nd 30.8 Rebounding Margin 2nd +7.3 Blocked Shots 4th 4.33 (30) Assists 10th Steals 14th 7.00 Turnover Margin 12th Assist/Turnover Ratio 10th 0.82 Win-Loss Percentage T6th.733

7 VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NOTES 7 The Newcomers This year s edition of the Hokies will feature six new faces. Dawn Chriss, Megan Finnerty, Kerri Gardin, Maggie Griesser and Carrie Mason joined the Hokies as freshmen this season while junior college transfer Brandy Fowler will be a junior. The class was rated in the top 20 by several publications. Chriss, a 6-1 guard from Hillcrest Heights, Md, averaged 15.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.0 steals at St. John s College High School. She was a McDonald s All-American and was named to the womenscollegehoops.com Freshmen of Impact preseason team. Finnerty, a 6-3 center from Atlanta, Ga., averaged 12.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and shot 45 percent at Pius X High School. She led her team to a 27-4 record and to the final eight of the Georgia Class 4A playoffs. Finnerty was named to the Georgia All-State and All- Region teams and was selected to play in the Georgia All-State Senior Game. Fowler, a 6-1 center from Cary, N.C., averaged 15.0 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks in leading the Louisburg (N.C.) College Lady Canes to a 29-5 record and a bid to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) national tournament. She was named a first-team NJCAA All-American and a Kodak Jr. College All-American. Gardin, a 6-1 forward from Morganton, N.C., averaged 18.4 points, 13.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 3.9 steals and 2.0 blocks at Freedom High School. She was named the Associated Press North Carolina Girls Player of the Year. Griesser, a 6-0 guard from Springfield, Pa., averaged 11.3 points, 4.2 rebounds 2.1 assists and 2.3 steals at Cardinal O Hara High School. She was twice selected as an AAU All-American. Mason, a 5-7 point guard from Seneca, Pa. averaged 25.8 points, 8.4 assists, 6.4 rebounds and 5.4 steals at Cranberry High School. She holds school records for career assists (757) and steals (425) and scored 2,336 points. Fall Signees Coach Bonnie Henrickson signed Britney Anderson and Kirby Copeland to National Letters of Intent during the fall signing period. Anderson, a 6-0 guard from Blacksburg, Va., averaged 18.0 points and 9.0 rebounds at Blacksburg High School. She was named the 2001 Virginia AAA Player of the Year as a junior while playing at Meadowbrook High School in Richmond which advanced to the state semifinals last year. Anderson was among the state-wide leaders in field goal percentage. Copeland, a 5-10 shooting guard from Morrow, Ga., averaged 21.4 points and 9.2 rebounds as a junior at Morrow High School in leading the Lady Mustangs to the state playoffs. As a junior, she set the school single-season scoring record (605 points) and scored her 1,000th career point. Copeland was an All-State Honorable Mention and was a member of the All-Region 4-AAAA second team. Defending the Cassell Under Coach Bonnie Henrickson, the Hokies have posted a record (.831) at Cassell Coliseum. Overall, the program has posted a (.699) home record since the addition of women s basketball as a varsity sport in The Hokies were 15-0 at home in 1999 and won 18-straight regular-season home games until the Georgia loss on November 17, Tech was 15-2 at home last season and the Hokies have won 63 of their last 75 home games including all eight this season. Love Those Hokies The play of the Virginia Tech women s basketball program at home has not gone unnoticed by the Hokie faithful. The following has paid huge dividends for the team for its performances at the Cassell, serving as the team s sixth man on the court. Over 7,400 fans attended the Connecticut game on Feb. 7, 2001, marking the sixth largest crowd in the history of Cassell Coliseum. In 1999, Tech set eight of the program s 10 best single-game attendance marks and averaged a record 5,221 fans per game, ranking 13 th nationally. In Tech s first round NCAA Tournament win over St. Peter s, the Hokies recorded the program s first sellout crowd with 10,052 on hand. Last season the Hokies averaged 2,577 in 17 home games which was 33rd best in the nation. The Hokies drew 6,069 against #1 Connecticut which was the eighth largest crowd and had 5,370 on hand, good for No. 10 on the list, for the WNIT semifinal contest against Houston. Tech is averaging 2,644 thus far this season. Top 10 Cassell Coliseum Women s Basketball Crowds 10, Tech 73, St. Peter s 48*... Mar. 13, , Tech 76, Auburn 61*... Mar. 15, , Tech 62, Xavier Feb. 5, , Tech 65, St. Joseph s Jan. 22, , Tech 66, George Washington Feb. 21, , Connecticut 90, Tech 38...Feb. 7, , Tech 62, LaSalle 35...Feb. 7, , Connecticut 59, Tech Jan. 29, , Houston 77, Tech 72 (OT)#...Mar. 23, , Tech 89, Temple Jan. 24, 1999 * - NCAA Tournament # - WNIT Semifinals Pressure Free Throw Stats # Player FT last five minutes FT in last two minutes Three-Point Plays Front-End Conversions 10 Fran Recchia Maggie Griesser Ieva Kublina Emily Lipton Brandy Fowler Chrystal Starling Dawn Chriss Carrie Mason Kerri Gardin Amy Lingenfelder Davina Simmons Megan Finnerty Erin Gibson Total (.768) (.774) (.609) (.677)

8 VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NOTES COACHES' PRESEASON POLL School Points 1. Connecticut (7) 161 Notre Dame (7) Boston College Villanova Virginia Tech Rutgers Miami West Virginia Seton Hall 69 Syracuse Georgetown Providence Pittsburgh St. John s 15 COACHES TELECONFERENCE Women's Basketball Coaches Teleconference calls are scheduled for Feb. 3 and Mar. 6 11:00 a.m. Ferne Labati, Miami 11:08 a.m. Phyllis Mangina, Seton Hall 11:16 a.m. Cathy Inglese, Boston College 11:24a.m. Mike Carey, West Virginia 11:32a.m. Bonnie Henrickson, Virginia Tech 11:40 a.m. Susan Yow, Providence 11:48 a.m. Patrick Knapp, Georgetown 11:56 a.m. Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame 12:04p.m. Traci Waites, Pittsburgh 12:12p.m. Harry Perretta, Villanova 12:20p.m. Kim Barnes Arico, St. John s 12:28p.m. Marianna Freeman, Syracuse 12:36p.m. Geno Auriemma, Connecticut 12:44p.m. C. Vivian Stringer, Rutgers USA Today/ESPN/WBCA POLL (Through games of January 13) School Record Points Previous 1. Duke (36) Connecticut (4) LSU (1) Kansas State Stanford T5 Tennessee T5 7. Texas Tech Purdue Arkansas North Carolina Minnesota Louisiana Tech South Carolina Mississippi State Penn State Vanderbilt Wisconsin-Green Bay Texas UC Santa Barbara Notre Dame Arizona Boston College Oklahoma DePaul Villanova NR Others Receiving Votes - Colorado 102, Illinois 29, Miami 28, Georgia 28, Tulane 26, Ohio State 23, Liberty 18, Brigham Young 14, Cincinnati 12, Clemson 12, Washington 11, Houston 10, Michigan10, Florida State 9, Texas Christian 8, Rutgers 7, Auburn 5, Florida International 5, West Virginia 4, Virginia Tech 3, Colorado State 2, New Mexico 2, Pepperdine 2, UCLA 2, Baylor 1, Chattanooga 1, George Washington 1, Santa Clara 1. ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL (Through games January 12) School Record Points Previous 1. Duke (39) , LSU (3) , Connecticut (2) , Kansas State Tennessee Stanford Texas Tech North Carolina Purdue Arkansas Louisiana Tech Minnesota Penn State South Carolina Mississippi State Wisconsin-Green Bay Vanderbilt Santa Barbara Villanova Texas Notre Dame Arizona Oklahoma Boston College NR 25. DePaul NR Others Receiving Votes - Washington 73, Colorado 61, Ohio State 55, Illinois 44, Miami 44, Rutgers 19, Michigan 5, New Mexico 5, UCLA 5, Virginia 5, Georgia 3, West Virginia Virginia Tech opponents in bold.

9 VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NOTES 9 Starling and Kublina Climbing the Charts Senior Chrystal Starling and junior Ieva Kublina continue their assault on the Virginia Tech Top 10 career lists in several categories. Points (Career) Renee Dennis,115 games Tere Williams, 118 games Jenny Root, 117 games Christi Osborne, 117 games Amy Wetzel, 129 games Amy Byrne, 113 games Susan Walvius, 105 games Robin Lee, 112 games Michelle Houseright, 115 games Chrystal Starling, 103 games Sarah Hicks, 119 games Angie Kelly, 104 games Michelle Bain, 110 games Lisa Griffith, 102 games Ieva Kublina, 78 games 944 Three-Point Field Goals Made (Career) Sarah Hicks, 119 games Jeni Garber, 56 games Dayna Sonovick, 85 games Christi Osborne, 117 games Amy Wetzel, 129 games Reneé Maitland, 99 games Lisa Griffith, 102 games Sherry Banks, 113 games Chrystal Starling, 103 games Sarah Hillyer, 28 games 53 Free Throws Made (Career) Amy Wetzel, 129 games Renee Dennis, 115 games Tere Williams, 118 games Amy Byrne, 113 games Jenny Root, 117 games Chrystal Starling, 103 games Robin Lee, 112 games Missy Sallade, 108 games Christi Osborne, 117 games Lisa Leftwich, 111 games 264 Blocked Shots (Career) Susan Walvius, 105 games Ieva Kublina, 78 games Jenny Root, 117 games Michelle Bain, 110 games Kim Seaver, 85 games Julie Williams, 82 games Lisa Griffith, 102 games Missy Sallade, 108 games Tere Williams, 118 games Cynthia Lee, 110 games Fran Pfister, 58 games 59 Blocked Shots (Season) Susan Walvius, Sr., 28 games Ieva Kublina, So., 32 games Susan Walvius, Jr., 28 games Kim Seaver, Fr., 31 games Meg Hunter, Fr., 31 games Julie Williams, Fr., 29 games Michelle Bain, Jr., 29 games Jenny Root, So., 28 games Jenny Root, Sr., 31 games Fran Pfister, Sr., 25 games Ieva Kublina, Fr., 31 games Ieva Kublina, Jr., 15 games 29 Career Double-Doubles (current players only) Ieva Kublina (13) 1/15/03 Pittsburgh 16 points, 16 rebounds 12/21/02 at Old Dominion 13 points, 12 rebounds 2/26/02 vs. Rutgers 26 points, 11 rebounds 2/20/02 at Miami 29 points, 16 rebounds 1/29/02 vs. Connecticut 17 points, 11 rebounds 1/9/02 vs. Boston College 19 points, 11 rebounds 1/5/02 Syracuse 24 points, 10 rebounds 1/3/02 vs. Clemson 17 points, 10 rebounds 12/12/01 at Radford 22 points, 10 rebounds 12/5/01 at Pittsburgh 16 points, 10 rebounds 11/25/01 at Louisiana State 15 points, 12 rebounds 2/21/01 vs. Providence 18 points, 11 rebounds 2/14/01 at West Virginia 11 points, 11 rebounds Erin Gibson (4) 12/29/02 vs. Duquesne 14 points, 10 rebounds 1/12/02 at Georgetown 18 points, 14 rebounds 2/13/02 at Providence 15 points, 10 rebounds 12/7/02 vs. James Madison 22 points, 13 rebounds Chrystal Starling (1) 11/16/01 Richmond 22 points, 10 rebounds Season Double-Doubles (current players only) Ieva Kublina (2) 1/15/03 Pittsburgh 16 points, 16 points 12/21/02 at Old Dominion 13 points, 12 rebounds Erin Gibson (1) 12/29/02 vs. Duquesne 14 points, 10 rebounds Statistically Speaking The Hokies, both individually and as a team, finished high in several of the NCAA final statistical categories last year. Ieva Kublina was tenth in the nation in blocked shots (86-2.7) while Sarah Hicks tied for 31st in 3pt.-field goal pct. (64-160,.400). Tech ranked 11th in scoring defense (57.2), 38th in scoring margin (8.7), 24th in field goal percentage (45.4), 39th in field goal pct. defense (37.8), 28th in rebound margin (5.6), 13th in 3pt-field goal pct. ( ,.380), 16th in blocked shots ( ) and 67th in winloss pct. (21-11,.656).

10 VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NOTES Miscellaneous Stats Virginia Tech s Record When: (Through Games of Thursday, January 17) League Games All Games W L Pct. H A W L Pct. H A N Connecticut Boston College Villanova Miami Georgetown Notre Dame Rutgers Seton Hall Virginia Tech Providence West Virginia Pittsburgh St. John's Syracuse Results Saturday, January 4 Boston College 85, Providence 63 Villanova 77, St. John s 53 Connecticut 63, Tennessee 62 OT Seton Hall 59, Pittsburgh 54 Miami 60, Georgetown 57 Purdue 71, Notre Dame 54 Virginia Tech 73, Syracuse 63 Monday, January 6 Seton Hall 77, Monmouth 47 Tuesday, January 7 Villanova 62, Virginia Tech 60 Wednesday, January 8 Boston College 73, St. John s 37 Connecticut 67, Rutgers 62 Georgetown 79, Providence 67 Miami 85, Syracuse 68 Notre Dame 66, West Virginia 59 Saturday, January 11 Miami 80, Notre Dame 70 Villanova 53, West Virginia 43 Providence 80, Pittsburgh 77 Seton Hall 66, St. John s 41 Rutgers 75, Syracuse 55 Boston College 75, Colorado State 60 Sunday, January 12 Connecticut 69, Virginia Tech 57 Monday, January 13 Georgetown 70, Columbia 49 Tuesday, January 14 Notre Dame 71, St. John s 42 Wednesday, January 15 Boston College 79, Miami 61 Connecticut 53, Seton Hall 48 Georgetown 82, Syracuse 75 Virginia Tech 61, Pittsburgh 53 Providence 75, West Virginia 61 Rutgers 58, Villanova 57 Upcoming Games Saturday, January 18 Connecticut Noon Seton Villanova Noon Virginia West Virginia Noon Providence 1:00 Boston College 2:00 Notre Dame 2:00 St. John s 7:00 Monday, January 20 Notre Dame 2:00 Tuesday, January 21 Seton Syracuse 7:00 Wednesday, January 22 West Marshall 5:30 Pittsburgh 7:00 Virginia Tech 7:00 St. John Providence 7:30 Boston Georgetown 8:00 Thursday, Janaury 23 Penn Villanova 7:30 Saturday, January 25 Notre Villanova Noon Seton Hall 2:00 St. John Rutgers 2:00 West Boston College 7:00 Pittsburgh 7:00 Miami 7:00 Sunday, January 26 Virginia 2:00 Tuesday, January 28 Virginia Miami 7:00 Providence 7:30 The starting lineup is: Kublina, Fowler, Recchia, Lipton, Starling Kublina, Gibson, Recchia, Lipton, Starling Kublina, Gibson, Recchia, Lipton, Mason Kublina, Gibson, Gardin, Lipton, Mason Virginia Tech controls the tip Opponent controls the tip At home On the road At a neutral site Playing a team with a.500+ record Playing a team with a.500 record Playing a team with a below.500 record Leading at the half Opponent leads at the half There is a tie at the half Leading with five minutes left Opponent leads with five minutes left There is a tie with five minutes left Leading with one minute left Opponent leads with one minute left There is a tie with one minute left Outrebounding opponent Opponent outrebounds Virginia Tech The the teams have the same amount rebounds Shooting 50% or better from floor Shooting 50% or less from floor Having more field goal attempts than opponent Opponent has more field goal attempts The teams have the same amount of field goal attempts Having more three-point attempts than opponent Opponent has more three-point attempts The teams have the same amount of three-point attempts Having more free throw attempts than opponent Opponent has more free throw attempts The teams have the same amount of free throw attempts Opponent shoots 50% or better from floor Opponent shoots 50% or less from floor Having more turnovers than opponent Opponent has more turnovers than Virginia Tech Turnovers are the same Blocking more shots than opponent Opponent blocks more shots Blocks are the same Having more steals Opponent has more steals Steals are the same The bench outscores the opponent's bench Opponent s bench outscores Virginia Tech Both benches score the same Scoring under 60 points Scoring points Scoring points Scoring points Scoring points Opponent scores under 60 points Opponent scores points Opponent scores points Opponent scores points Opponent scores points Playing in November Playing in December Playing in January Playing in February Playing in March Playing on Monday Playing on Tuesday Playing on Wednesday Playing on Thursday Playing on Friday Playing on Saturday Playing on Sunday Wearing maroon uniforms Wearing orange uniforms Wearning white uniforms

11 VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NOTES 11 Bonnie HENRICKSON HEAD WOMEN S BASKETBALL COACH Bonnie Henrickson is no stranger to success, and she continues to establish herself as one of the nation s brightest young coaches. In her sixth year as the head mentor at Virginia Tech, Henrickson has led the Hokies to a record, three trips to the NCAA Tournament and two WNIT appearances. Henrickson s team became the eighth 20-plus win team in Hokie history and her fifth straight as the Virginia Tech head coach. Henrickson may have given her best performance as a head coach during the season, leading the Hokies to an 22-9 overall record. The Hokies posted an 11-5 record and a fourth-place finish in Tech s inaugural season in the BIG EAST Conference. In July 2000, she was the head coach of the women s USA Basketball R. William Jones Cup team that traveled to Taiwan for the Jones Cup competition. This appointment marked her second stint working with a USA Basketball team, but first as the head coach. In 1999, after losing one of the best senior classes to graduation and battling injuries all year long, Henrickson did an outstanding job keeping the squad together and focused on its goals. Her squad advanced to the second round of the WNIT with a record overall, marking the thirdstraight winning season in as many years, third trip to postseason play and third 20- win season for Tech. Her Hokies posted a school-best 28-3 record, including a trip to the NCAA Sweet 16. For her efforts, Henrickson was singled out as Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year after the Hokies finished 15-1 in conference play. She also was a finalist for national coach of the year honors. She was selected to be an assistant coach on Team USA that won the silver medal in Spain in the summer of 1999, competing in the World University games. Entering the Tech position in with 10 years of collegiate coaching experience, Henrickson led the Hokies to a mark, the second round of the NCAAs and the biggest turnaround in school history. Her first season in Blacksburg also brought the school s first Atlantic 10 Championship, its 300th win and two All-Americans. Henrickson s success didn t just begin with the season. Her previous four years as an assistant coach produced four trips to the NCAA Tournament and four conference titles two each with Tech and the University of Iowa. Henrickson s stint at Iowa also produced a Sweet 16 appearance by the Hawkeyes in 1996 and two Big 10 Conference Championships. In her two years, Iowa was a combined 45-14, 27-4 in 1996 and in Her final contribution to Iowa before leaving for Tech was the signing of a recruiting class that ranked 18th in the nation. Prior to taking the Iowa position, Henrickson helped the Hokies enjoy their greatest success to that point in her seven years as Carol Alfano s top assistant. Tech registered three consecutive 20-win seasons from and earned the school s first NCAA appearances in 1994 and 1995 while Henrickson served as associate head coach. While she served as Tech s recruiting coordinator during her stay in Blacksburg, the 37-yearold Henrickson was credited with signing some of the Hokies biggest stars. Included in her list of impressive signees are former Hokies Christi Osborne and Jenny Root. Osborne was a three-time GTE Academic All- American while Root finished her career as the Hokies alltime leading rebounder and earned Kodak Honorable Mention All-America honors. Root also was tabbed 1995 Metro Conference Player of the Year. Henrickson recruited All- American Lisa Witherspoon as well as such career statistical leaders as Michelle Houseright and Katie O Connor. She was also the first Tech coach to evaluate former Tech standout Tere Williams. Henrickson, a Willmar, Minn., native, graduated from St. Cloud State University in As a player, she helped SCSU win three Northern Sun Conference championships and advance to three NCAA Division II quarterfinals. In her four years as a player, Henrickson helped SCSU compile a overall record including a 31-4 mark in her sophomore season. She still ranks among the school leaders in points (4th - 1,731), rebounds (3rd - 995), free throws (1st - 507) and free throw percentage (4th -.790). She also was named to the all-conference team three times. Henrickson served as team captain as a junior and senior. She later earned her master s in physical education from Western Illinois University in 1988 while serving as a graduate assistant coach with the women s basketball team. BONNIE S FILE Education St. Cloud State (St. Cloud, Minn.) B.S. Physical Education Playing Career St. Cloud State All-conference selection three times St. Cloud State Hall of Fame (inducted 1996) Coaching Career St. Cloud State Student Assistant Western Illinois Graduate Assistant M.S. Physical Education Virginia Tech Assistant Coach Associate Head Coach Metro Conference tournament title NCAA first round Metro Conference regular season title NCAA second round Iowa Assistant Coach Big 10 Conference regular season title NCAA Sweet Big 10 Conference tournament title NCAA second round Virginia Tech Head Coach Atlantic 10 Tournament title NCAA second round Atlantic 10 regular-season title Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year NCAA Sweet WNIT Sweet NCAA second round WNIT Semifinals