WOMEN S BASKETBALL. GAME 1: At Buffalo Friday, Nov. 11, :00 PM Alumni Arena

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1 Schedule (0-0 Overall, 0-0 Atlantic 10) (0-0 Home, 0-0 Away, 0-0 Neutral) Date Opponent Location Time Nov. 11 at Buffalo Buffalo, N.Y. 7 PM Nov. 14 North Dakota State Amherst, Mass. 7 PM Nov. 19 at Iowa ^ Iowa City, Iowa 11:30 PM Nov. 20 vs. S. Dakota St./Montana ^ Iowa City, Iowa 12:30 PM Nov. 23 Central Connecticut Amherst, Mass. 2 PM Nov. 27 Merrimack Amherst, Mass. 5 PM Nov. 30 at Hartford West Hartford, Conn. 6 PM Dec. 4 eorge Mason * Amherst, Mass. 1 PM Dec. 7 at Hofstra Hempstead, N.Y. 7 PM Dec. 10 Bryant Amherst, Mass. 2 PM Dec. 14 at Boston University Boston, Mass. 7 PM Dec. 18 Holy Cross Amherst, Mass. 2 PM Dec. 27 at Florida International # Miami, Fla. TBA Dec. 28 vs. Drexel # Miami, Fla. TBA Dec. 31 at Dayton* Dayton, Ohio 2 PM Jan. 4 Rhode Island * Amherst, Mass. 7 PM Jan. 7 at Saint Joseph s * Philadelphia, Pa. 2 PM Jan. 12 at Davidson * Davidson, N.C. 11:30 AM Jan. 15 Duquesne * Amherst, Mass. 12 PM Jan. 19 St. Bonaventure * Amherst, Mass. 11 AM Jan. 21 eorge Washington * Washington, D.C. 3 PM Jan. 25 at La Salle * Philadelphia, Pa. 12 PM Jan. 28 at VCU * Richmond, Va. 1 PM Feb. 1 Saint Louis * Amherst, Mass. 7 PM Feb. 4 Davidson * Amherst, Mass. 2 PM Feb. 11 at Fordham * Bronx, N.Y. 2 PM Feb. 15 at Richmond * Richmond, Va. 7 PM Feb. 19 La Salle * Amherst, Mass. 12 PM Feb. 22 at Rhode Island * Kingston, R.I. 7 PM All times are Eastern and subject to change // Home games are bolded and played at the Mullins Center // *Atlantic 10 Conference game // ^ denotes hosted by Iowa // # denotes hosted by Florida International WOMEN S BASKETBALL Media Contact: John Sinnett // // jsinnett@admin.umass.edu UMassAthletics.com // facebook.com/umassathletics Home games streamed live on UMassAthletics.com // Radio: WMUA 91.1 FM AME 1: At Buffalo Friday, Nov. 11, :00 PM Alumni Arena ESPN3.com UBBulls.com 91.1 FM UMASS WOMEN S BASKETBALL FASTBREAK POINTS The Minutewomen enter a new era starting with the campaign under the leadership of head coach Tory Verdi. After a highly successful four-years at Eastern Michigan where he led the Eagles to a pair of NIT appearances in 2015 and 2016 and a total of 46 wins in that span. Verdi was introduced on April 9 as the 11th head coach in program history. UMass will be led this season by senior guard Alyx Stiff, junior guard Leah McDerment, redshirt junior forward Alyssa Lawrence and junior center Maggie Mulligan as the top returning players. McDerment, Lawrence and Mulligan were all starters during the season. Five newcomers join the program for in guard Ryan Holder, abby Kenefick, Hailey Leidel, Ally Mahoney, and Taylor Tucker. UMass will look to replace the productivity of several key players from last season s squad including Rashida Timbilla who was one of the all-time best players at UMass. Timbilla became just the second player in program history to clear over 1,000 rebounds and finished her career ranked in the top-10 of 14 different statistical categories for the Minutewomen. The season will begin on Nov. 11 at Buffalo before UMass returns home to make its Mullins Center debut on Nov. 14 against North Dakota State. UMass will also play in two tournaments this season. The Minutewomen will head to Iowa City, Iowa on Nov to take on Iowa and either South Dakota State or Montana. UMass will also travel to Miami, Fla., to face Florida International and Drexel on Dec The Atlantic 10 schedule will begin on Dec. 4 against eorge Mason at the Mullins Center. Mulligan became a key player for the Minutewomen last year with several standout performances. She was named to the Omni Classic All-Tournament Team after averaing 10.5 rebounds and 6.5 points against Colorado and Ball State. She had a career day at Bryant scoring a personal-best 14 points on a perfect six-of-six shooting effort from the floor. She added four rebounds and a block. Lawrence will be UMass top returning scorer for The redshirt junior averaged 8.4 points and 4.6 rebounds last year after sitting out due to transfer rules. She had a season-high 20 points against Bryant and reached double-figures in games games with one double-double. Despite posting a record last year for the second consecutive season, several games were closer upon review. UMass had six losses decided by six-points or fewer and lost three overtime games including a seven-point decision on the road at Duquesne. The Minutewomen closed out the campaign with momentum as a five-game win streak carried the squad into the Atlantic 10 Tournament. The Minutewomen defeated St. Bonaventure at home and picked up key road wins at Davidson and at Rhode Island as well. A nine-point road loss at La Salle earlier in the year was turned into a 23-point home win in that stretch Starting Line-Up And Reserves NO. NAME POS YR MP PP RP (AP) SEASON NOTES 00 Maggie Mulligan C Jr points, 24 rebounds in exhib vs. UMass Dartmouth 2 Ryan Holder Fr Scored 18 points in exhibition vs. UMass Dartmouth 22 Jessica eorge So Moved into starting line-up for Hailey Liedell Fr Scored 27 points in exhibition vs. UMass Dartmouth 25 Leah McDerment Jr assists, 6 points, 5 steals in exhibition win RESERVES 3 Alyx Stiff Jr points, 1.8 rebounds per game in Allison Mahoney C Fr Walked onto the team in the fall 14 Megan Burke Sr Standout out soccer play; walked on in fall 15 Taylor Tucker F Fr reb, 2 blk, 2stl, 23 min in exhib vs. UMass Dartmouth 21 abrielle Kenefick So Walked onto the team in the fall 32 Alyssa Lawrence F R-So points, 4.6 rebounds per game in AT 0-0 Overall 0-0 Overall

2 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN S BASKETBALL AME NOTES - BUFFALO UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS INFORMATION Location Amherst, Mass. Founded 1863 Enrollment 28,635 Nickname Minutewomen Colors Maroon (PMS 506) and White Conference Atlantic 10 President Martin Meehan Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy Athletic Director Ryan Bamford WOMEN S BASKETBALL TEAM HISTORY Program Started/Total Years /48th All-Time Program Record (.431) All-Time Atlantic 10 Record (1983-present) (.366) Atlantic 10 Championships None NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last Two/ season All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 0-2 WNIT Appearances One/ season All-Time WNIT Record 1-2 VENUE INFORMATION Home Field (Capacity) Mullins Center (9,493) Facility Debut Feb. 4, 1993 Press Row Phone COACHIN STAFF Head Coach (Alma Mater) Tory Verdi (Keene State 96) Record at Massachusetts/Years First Year Career Record/Years (.541)/4 Assistant Coaches Sheila Roux (Minnesota-Crookston 00); Danny Hughes (TCU 90); Candice Walker (Loyola [Md.] 11) Director of Operations Hillary Spears (South Carolina-Aiken 13) Academic Advisor Pete Montague Certified Athletic Trainer Heather agne Strength & Conditioning Coaches Rich Cassella Administrative Assistant Katie Lenois LAST TIME OUT AMHERST, Mass. - Freshman Hailey Leidel scored a gamehigh 27 points and junior Maggie Mulligan had a double-double with 21 points and 24 rebounds as the UMass women s basketball team defeated UMass Dartmouth in exhibition play Thursday night at the Mullins Center. The Minutewomen will officially open the season next Friday, Nov. 11 at Buffalo. Along with Leidel and Mulligan, freshman Ryan Holder also scored 18 points. Leidel led UMass beyond the arc hitting 6-of- 14 three-pointers, while Leah McDerment had a team-high nine assists. UMass Dartmouth was led by Rachel McCarron who scored 11 points. The Minutewomen jumped out to a 24-8 lead after the first quarter before going into halftime ahead In the second half, despite have a short bench, UMass outscored the Corsairs TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record (.400) A-10 Record/Finish 6-12 (.333)/Tied-11th Postseason Finish A-10 Tournament Second Round Starters Returning/Lost 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 5/6 Newcomers 3 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC RELATIONS Women s Basketball Contact John Sinnett Cell Phone jsinnett@admin.umass.edu Website Instragram instagram.com/umasswbb Facebook facebook.com/umassathletics Mailing Address Boyden Building Room Commonwealth Drive; Amherst, Mass CHAMPIONS CENTER QUICK FACTS Location Directly South of the William D. Mullins Memorial Center Mullins Way; Amherst, Mass. Official Name John Francis Kennedy Champions Center for UMass Basketball Contruction Began/Completed Fall, 2013/Fall, 2015 Square Footage 53,000 Total Cost $28.5 million Funded By Selected Amenities 2 UMass Building Authority Women s basketball practice court Women s basketball locker room & lounge Women s basketball staff offices Strength & conditioning/weight room facility Athletic training & sports medicine facility Additional areas for team meals film study, laundry, equipment storage, etc. Official Basketball Box Score -- ame Totals -- Final Statistics UMass Dartmouth vs Massachusetts 11/03/16 7:00 PM at Amherst, Mass. (Mullins Center) UMass Dartmouth 27 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player F-FA F-FA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 20 Nakira Examond f Rachel McCarron f Alicia Kutil f Kailyn Milligan g Chelsea Houlihan g Jamie Williams Danyel onzalez Kayla McMahon Soraya Leon Jess Pye Leah Douty Adi Alicea-Cordero Rybecca onzalez Team Totals st - F %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % ame: % Deadball 3F %: % % % % % Rebounds FT %: % % % % % 1 Massachusetts 76 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player F-FA F-FA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 MULLIAN, Maggie c HOLDER, Ryan g EORE, Jessica g LEIDEL, Hailey g McDERMENT, Leah g TUCKER, Taylor KENEFICK, abby Team Totals st - F %: % 3F %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % Officials: Maggie Tieman, Michael Motta, Stephanie Barksdale Technical fouls: UMass Dartmouth-None. Massachusetts-None. Attendance: Exhibition ame Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total UMass Dartmouth Massachusetts Last F - UMD 4th-00:38, UMASS 4th-00:53. Largest lead - UMD None, UMASS by 51 4th-01:25. UMD led for 00:00. UMASS led for 39:40. ame was tied for 00:10. 4th: % % % ame: % % % Deadball Rebounds 6 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench UMD UMASS Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.

3 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No Name Maggie Mulligan Ryan Holder Alyx Stiff Allison Mahoney Megan Burke Taylor Tucker abrielle Kenefick Jessica eorge Hailey Leidel Leah McDerment Alyssa Lawrence Cl. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. So. Fr. Jr. R-Jr. ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No Name Megan Burke Jessica eorge Ryan Holder abrielle Kenefick Alyssa Lawrence Hailey Leidel Allison Mahoney Leah McDerment Maggie Mulligan Alyx Stiff Taylor Tucker Cl. Sr. So. Fr. So. R-Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Pos. C C F F Ht Hometown/High School/Previous School Boston, Mass./Boston Latin School Baltimore, Md./Roland Park Country School Las Vegas, Nev./Quest Preparatory Academy Norwell, Mass./Norwell HS Shelton, Conn./Shelton HS Covington, a./redan HS Canton, Mass./Canton HS Waldorf, Md./North Point HS Brownstown, Mich./Woodhaven HS Stockport, England/Priestnall School Westchester, N.Y./The Ursuline School/San Diego State Pos. F C C F Ht Hometown/High School/Previous School Shelton, Conn./Shelton HS Waldorf, Md./North Point HS Baltimore, Md./Roland Park Country School Canton, Mass./Canton HS Westchester, N.Y./The Ursuline School/San Diego State Brownstown, Mich./Woodhaven HS Norwell, Mass./Norwell HS Stockport, England/Priestnall School Boston, Mass./Boston Latin School Las Vegas, Nev./Quest Preparatory Academy Covington, a./redan HS Head Coach: Tory Verdi (Keene State 96), First Year at UMass Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Sheila Roux (Minnesota-Crookston 00), First Year at UMass Assistant Coach: Danny Hughes (TCU 90), First Year at UMass Assistant Coach: Candice Walker (Loyola [Md.] 11), Second Year at UMass Director of Operations: Hillary Spears (South Carolina-Aiken 13), First Year at UMass Director of Video Operations: Brandon Jackson Assistant Athletic Trainer: Heather agne Administrative Assistant: Katie Lenois Head Manager: Scott Vannerson 3

4 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN S BASKETBALL AME NOTES - BUFFALO AME-BY-AME STARTIN LINEUPS OPPONENT F F C Holy Cross Stallworth Dillard Timbilla Lawrence Mulligan Harvard Stallworth Dillard Timbilla Lawrence Mulligan Buffalo Stallworth Dillard Timbilla Lawrence Mulligan Colorado Stallworth Dillard Timbilla Lawrence Mulligan Ball State Stallworth Dillard Timbilla Lawrence Mulligan Bryant Stallworth Dillard Timbilla McDerment () Mulligan Hofstra Stallworth Dillard Timbilla McDerment () Mulligan Hofstra Stallworth Dillard Timbilla McDerment () Hill Duke Stallworth Dillard Timbilla Lawrence Hill Boston University Stallworth Dillard Timbilla Hill Mulligan Hartford Stallworth Dillard Timbilla McDerment () Mulligan UMass Lowell Stallworth Dillard Timbilla McDerment () Mulligan VCU Stallworth Dillard Timbilla McDerment () Mulligan Saint Joseph s Stallworth Dillard Timbilla McDerment () Hill St. Bonaventure Stallworth Dillard Timbilla McDerment () Hill Saint Louis Stallworth McDerment Timbilla Lawrence Hill Richmond McDerment Dillard Timbilla Lawrence Mulligan eo. Washington McDerment Dillard Timbilla Lawrence Hill Rhode Island McDerment Dillard Timbilla Lawrence Hill eorge Mason Stiff Dillard Timbilla Lawrence Hill Duquesne Stallworth McDerment Timbilla Hill Mulligan Fordham Stallworth McDerment Timbilla Hill Mulligan La Salle Stallworth McDerment Timbilla Hill Mulligan St. Bonaventure Stallworth McDerment Timbilla Hill Mulligan Dayton Stallworth McDerment Timbilla Hill Mulligan Davidson Stallworth McDerment Timbilla Hill Mulligan Rhode Island Stallworth McDerment Timbilla Hill Mulligan La Salle Stallworth McDerment Timbilla Hill Mulligan La Salle Stallworth Dillard McDerment Timbilla Mulligan Fordham Stallworth Dillard McDerment Timbilla Mulligan SPECIALTY STATS ame In Paint Off T/O 2nd Chance Fast Break Bench Holy Cross Harvard Buffalo Colorado Ball State Bryant Hofstra CCSU Duke Boston Univ Hartford UMass Lowell VCU Saint Joseph s St. Bonaventure Saint Louis Richmond eo. Washington Rhode Island eorge Mason Duquesne Fordham La Salle St. Bonaventure Dayton Davidson Rhode Island La Salle La Salle OVERALL PER AME THE MINUTEWOMEN WHEN... Scoring 80+ points Scoring points Scoring points Scoring points Scoring less than 50 points iving up 80+ points iving up points iving up points iving up points iving up less than 50 points Shooting 55 percent or better from the field Shooting percent from the field Shooting percent from the field Shooting percent from the field Shooting percent from the field Shooting under 35 percent from the field Opponents shooting 50 percent or better Opponents shooting percent Opponents shooting percent Opponents shooting percent Opponents shooting under 35 percent Shooting better than opponent Shooting worse than opponent Out-rebounding opponent Teams have equal number of rebounds Opponents out-rebound UMass Having fewer turnovers than opponent Teams have same number of turnovers Having more turnovers than opponent Leading at halftime Tied at halftime Trailing at halftime Shooting more free throws Teams shoot same number of free throws Opponents shoot more free throws The game goes to overtime The margin is five points or less The margin is 6-10 points The margin is points The margin is points The margin is 21+ points Playing on TV Coming off of a win Coming off of a loss Playing Day ames (start before 5 p.m.) Playing Night ames (start 5 p.m. or later) Playing in November Playing in December Playing in January Playing in February Playing in March

5 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN S BASKETBALL IN THE A-10 TOURNAMENT YEAR SEED ROUND DATE COMPETITION SITE OPPONENT (SEED) OUTCOME Quarterfinals March 4 Piscataway, N.J. Penn State (1) L, Quarterfinals March 2 University Park, Pa. West Virginia (2) L, Quarterfinals March 7 Philadelphia, Pa. West Virginia (3) L, (OT) Quarterfinals March 7 Morgantown, W.V. Penn State (2) L, Quarterfinals March 4 Piscataway, N.J. Temple (4) L, First Round March 7 Piscataway, N.J. St. Bonaventure (10) W, Quarterfinals March 9 Piscataway, N.J. Saint Joseph s (2) L, First Round March 6 Piscataway, N.J. St. Bonaventure (9) W, Quarterfinals March 8 Piscataway, N.J. Saint Joseph s (1) L, First Round March 5 University Park, Pa. St. Bonaventure (7) W, Quarterfinals March 7 University Park, Pa. Rutgers (2) L, First Round March 4 Philadelphia, Pa. St. Bonaventure (7) L, First Round March 11 Piscataway, N.J. Duquesne (8) L, Quarterfinals March 11 Washington, D.C. West Virginia (4) L, Quarterfinals March 10 Philadelphia, Pa. Saint Joseph s (3) W, Semifinals March 11 Philadelphia, Pa. eorge Washington (2) L, Quarterfinals March 9 Philadelphia, Pa. West Virginia (7) L, (East) Quarterfinals March 2 Blacksburg, Va. Virginia Tech (3 - West) W, Semifinals March 3 Blacksburg, Va. eorge Washington (1 - West) L, (East) Quarterfinals Feb. 27 Washington, D.C. Duquesne (3 - West) W, Semifinals March 2 Washington, D.C. eorge Washington (1 - West) L, (East) Quarterfinals Feb. 26 Amherst, Mass. Duquesne (4 - West) W, Semifinals March 1 Amherst, Mass. Xavier (2 - West) L, (East) Quarterfinals Feb. 27 Philadelphia, Pa. Xavier (3 - West) L, (East) Quarterfinals March 4 Philadelphia, Pa. Virginia Tech (3 - West) W, Semifinals March 5 Philadelphia, Pa. eorge Washington (1 - West) L, First Round March 2 Philadelphia, Pa. Rhode Island (8) W, Quarterfinals March 3 Philadelphia, Pa. Xavier (1) L, (East) First Round March 1 Philadelphia, Pa. La Salle (6 - West) W, Quarterfinals March 2 Philadelphia, Pa. Richmond (2 - West) W, (East) First Round March 6 Washington, D.C. La Salle (6 - West) L, (East) First Round March 5 Philadelphia, Pa. Duquesne (3 - West) L, (East) First Round March 4 Washington, D.C. Duquesne (6 - West) W, Quarterfinals March 5 Washington, D.C. Xavier (2 - West) L, First Round March 3 Philadelphia, Pa. Duquesne (10) L, First Round March 2 Cincinnati, Ohio St. Bonaventure (10) L, First Round March 7 Philadelphia, Pa. Dayton (5) L, First Round March 6 Charlotte, N.C. Duquesne (6) L, First Round March 5 Upper Marlboro, Md. Richmond (8) L, First Round March 4 Lowell, Mass. Charlotte (5) L, Play-In ame March 5 Richmond, Va. eorge Mason (12) L, (OT) First Round March 4 Richmond, Va. St. Bonaventure (12) W, Second Round March 5 Richmond, Va. Richmond (5) L, First Round March 2 Richmond, Va. La Salle (14) W, Second Round March 3 Richmond, Va. Fordham (6) L, (OT) UMASS IN THE ATLANTIC 10 TOURNAMENT QUICK FACTS Total Appearances/Most Recent...32 / Season All-Time Record (Overall) Record In The Play-In ame Record In The First Round Last Appearance In The First Round Season Record In The Second Round Last Appearance In The Second Round Season Record In The Quarterfinals Last Appearance In The Quarterfinals Season Record In The Semifinals Last Appearance In The Semifinals Season Record In The Championship ame Last Appearance In The Championship ame...none Most Recent Outcome...L, (OT) vs. No. 6 Seed Fordham March 3, Richmond Coliseum; Richmond, Va. As No. 1 Seed As No. 2 Seed As No. 3 Seed As No. 4 Seed...N/A As No. 5 Seed As No. 6 Seed As No. 7 Seed As No. 8 Seed As No. 9 Seed As No. 10 Seed As No. 11 Seed As No. 12 Seed As No. 13 Seed UMASS VS. ATLANTIC 10 TOURNAMENT OPPONENT Charlotte Dayton Duquesne Fordham eorge Mason eorge Washington La Salle Penn State Richmond Rhode Island Rutgers Saint Joseph s St. Bonaventure Temple Virginia Tech West Virginia Xavier

6 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN S BASKETBALL COACHIN STAFF HEAD COACH TORY VERDI FIRST SEASON AT UMASS // FIFTH SEASON OVERALL // KEENE STATE COLLEE 96 New England native and 19-year coaching veteran Tory Verdi was named the 11th women s basketball head coach at the University of Massachusetts on April 9. This is a truly exciting time for our women s basketball program with the addition of Tory Verdi as our head coach, Director of Athletics Ryan Bamford said. Tory has a tremendous track record of success that will be a real asset for our program as we compete for Atlantic 10 Championships. His enthusiasm for building a winning culture that promotes success in the classroom, in competition and in the community makes him a great fit for the University of Massachusetts. Verdi arrives in Amherst with a head coaching record of after spending the previous four seasons at Eastern Michigan University. His teams advanced to the 2015 and 2016 Women s National Invitation Tournament, including a Round of 16 appearance, and the Mid-American Conference finals in An experienced coach at both the collegiate and professional levels, Verdi-coached teams have advanced to postseason play 13 of the last 15 seasons since Arriving in Ypsilanti for the season, he took an 8-22 squad to a record of in and in He also secured the MAC s No. 1 recruiting class twice during his tenure. I am thrilled to be the head coach at UMass, Verdi said. I knew the day that I stepped on campus that the University of Massachusetts was a special place. UMass women s basketball has all of the elements to build a championship-caliber program and provide an outstanding studentathlete experience. I am excited to take this program to the next level. Under Verdi, the MAC West Division preseason favorite Eagles made their mark in the EMU record books. Defensively, the squad totaled the fourth-most rebounds in a single season (1,364), while the team ranks seventh all-time in blocks (92) and third in steals (386). EMU s high-tempo offense poured in 2,445 points, the third-most in a single season in school history, along with dishing out 435 assists, good for seventh-most. Additionally, the Eagles converted 218 three-pointers, ranking fourth all-time and marking the third consecutive season in which EMU has made 200 or more triples. A large part Verdi s record-setting performance came from the Eagles late run during the regular season and into postseason play. EMU finished the regular season with wins in its final four games, while also winning seven of its last eight. The Eagles appeared in eight postseason games, winning six of them. The Eagles advanced to the Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship, winning four-of-five MAC Tournament games, before advancing to the Sweet 16 of the 2015 Postseason WNIT. The Eagles rewrote the EMU record book with 124 different all-time top performances, including the most points 6 in a season (2,549), field goals made (936), rebounds (1,539) and threepointers made (223). Verdi spent the and seasons as the top assistant at the University of Kansas. The Jayhawks advanced to the 2012 NCAA Sweet Sixteen and the 2011 WNIT Second Round. Prior to his arrival in Lawrence, Verdi was an assistant coach at the University of Nebraska for five seasons ( ). The Huskers advanced to the postseason every year Verdi served on staff in Lincoln and collected the Big 12 Regular-Season Championship in with a 16-0 conference record. Verdi spent the 2003, 2004 and 2005 seasons on staff with the WNBA s Connecticut Sun, reaching the postseason during each year, and the collegiate season at Columbia University as the top assistant and eventual interim head coach. A native of New Britain, Conn., Verdi earned his bachelor s degree in elementary education from Keene State College in 1996 and added a master s degree in computer technology from the University of Hartford in He and his wife, Heather, are parents to Tyler, Avery and Bradyn. Verdi was inducted into the New Britain Sports Hall of Fame on April 24. TORY VERDI S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHIN RECORD Year Program Position Record Postseason Notes Keene State College Assistant MBB Coach 2-22 ; 0-20 NECC University of Hartford Volunteer Assistant MBB Coach 17-11; 11-7 AE Pomperaug (Conn.) High School Head Boys Basketball Coach Western Connecticut State Univ. Assistant MBB Coach Western Connecticut State Univ. Assistant MBB Coach Connecticut Sun (WNBA) Assistant Coach Connecticut Sun (WNBA) Assistant Coach Columbia University Assistant Coach/Interim Head Coach 12-15; 5-9 IVY 2005 Connecticut Sun (WNBA) Special Assistant University of Nebraska Assistant WBB Coach 19-13; 8-8 Big XII University of Nebraska Assistant WBB Coach 22-10; 10-6 Big XII University of Nebraska Assistant WBB Coach 21-12; 9-7 Big XII University of Nebraska Assistant WBB Coach 15-16; 6-10 Big XII University of Nebraska Assistant WBB Coach 32-2; 16-0 Big XII University of Kansas Assistant WBB Coach 21-13; 6-10 Big XII University of Kansas Assistant WBB Coach 21-13; 8-10 Big XII Eastern Michigan University Head Coach 8-22; 6-10 MAC Eastern Michigan University Head Coach 18-14; 7-11 MAC; WBI Tournament Eastern Michigan University Head Coach 24-13; 11-7 MAC; WNIT Sweet Eastern Michigan University Head Coach 22-12; 10-8 MAC; WNIT 2nd Round RECORD AS HEAD COACH (.541) OVERALL COLLEIATE COACHIN RECORD (.610) Postseason Coaching Experience: 2002 NCAA Division II Regionals, 2003 NCAA Division II First Round, 2003 WNBA Conference Finals, 2004 WNBA Finals, 2005 WNBA Finals, 2006 WNIT Third Round, 2007 NCAA Division I First Round, 2008 NCAA Division I Second Round, 2009 WNIT First Round, 2010 NCAA Division I Sweet 16, 2011 WNIT Second Round, 2012 NCAA Division I Sweet 16, 2014 WBI Second Round, 2015 WNIT Sweet 16, 2016 WNIT Second Round

7 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN S BASKETBALL COACHIN STAFF SHEILA ROUX ASSISTANT COACH, RECRUITIN COORDINATOR // FIRST SEASON AT UMASS // MINNESOTA-CROOKSTON 00 A highly regarded recruiter and coach, Sheila Roux was named as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator on Tory Verdi s staff in May Roux joined the Massachusetts staff after three seasons at Columbia University and three seasons at Illinois State. She served as interim head coach at Columbia in the season prior to joining Verdi s staff, leading the Lions to their best non-conference record in school history (11-4) and third-best overall record in school history. Roux served as Columbia s associate head coach and recruiting coordinator in and assistant coach in The Lions 2015 recruiting class was ranked No. 1 in the Ivy League and No. 57 nationally by Collegiate irls Basketball Report. Additionally, all three of Roux s seasons at Illinois State resulted in post-season appearances, including the WNIT Final Four in With Roux serving in her first year as the Associate Head Coach, Columbia saw many firsts fall in as it posted the most victories in five seasons with an 8-20 overall record and 2-12 mark against the Ivies. During non-conference action, Columbia not only played in back-to-back overtime contests for the first time, but won both outings versus Rhode Island (Nov. 24) and Bradley (Nov. 26). To close out of league action, the Lions limited NJIT to 38 points, the fewest points allowed since keeping Skidmore at 32 in December Records fell throughout conference play as well. On Jan. 24, Columbia held Cornell to 46 points, the fewest points allowed in an Ivy League game since March 4, 2011 vs. Yale (W, 46-42). The Lions downed the Harvard Crimson, 59-43, Feb. 13, for the first time under the roof of Levien ymnasium in program history. For their efforts, the Lions garnered a program-best seven Ivy League weekly awards highlighted by Camille Zimmerman s six Rookie of the Week accolades, which is also a program first. In her first year on staff with the Lions, Roux helped lance become the second head coach in program history to win their first game as the floor general when the Lions downed LIU-Brooklyn Nov. 9, 2013 to open the season. The win also marked Columbia s first seasonopening victory in two seasons when the Lions downed Sacred Heart, During that first season on the bench, the Lions went 6-22 overall and 3-11 in Ivy League action. Prior to heading to the Lions, Roux has combined for over a decade of collegiate basketball experience as a coach and player. In May of 2010, Roux joined the Illinois State University coaching staff where she helped lead the Redbirds to a record-setting season in her first season as an assistant coach. Roux played a crucial role in the Redbirds success during the season, including the first undefeated Illinois State regular season at home in program history and also helped coach the Redbirds to their third-straight semifinal appearance in the Women s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). The following season, Roux coached the Valley Newcomer of the Year, Jamie Russell, and helped guide ISU to its 11th appearance in the Postseason WNIT with an at-large bid. Prior to her time at ISU, Roux spent four seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Wisconsin-Milwaukee ( ), mentoring five All-Horizon League selections and two-time Horizon League Player of the Year Traci Edwards. Before heading to Milwaukee, Roux spent a season as the interim head coach at her alma mater Minnesota-Crookston. A four-year letterwinner for the Eagles ( ), she was a volunteer assistant coach during the season. While a player at UMC, Roux was named the school s Female Athlete of the Year in 2000 and graduated as the school s all-time leader in three-pointers (record broken in 2008). Roux also spent two seasons as an assistant coach at UW-Parkside from In 2005, the Rangers set a school record with 20 wins and made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. Roux was a graduate assistant at South Dakota State from , the Jackrabbits posted an overall record of A member of Division II at the time, the Jackrabbits reached the NCAA Tournament Semifinals in In 2003, SDSU won the Division II National Championship. Roux earned undergraduate degrees in sports recreation and management, and information networking management from Crookston and has a master s degree in sports pedagogy with an emphasis in athletic administration from South Dakota State. 7

8 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN S BASKETBALL COACHIN STAFF DANNY HUHES ASSISTANT COACH // FIRST SEASON AT UMASS // TCU 90 A veteran collegiate coach, Danny Hughes was named as assistant coach to Tory Verdi s staff in May Hughes arrives in Amherst after spending the previous seven seasons at SMU. His previous Division I stops also include St. John s ( ) and University of Houston ( ). He was interim head coach at UH for the season. During Hughes time at SMU, he was part of a staff that helped lead the Mustangs to back-to-back postseason appearances after a twoyear stretch of sub-.500 records. SMU won the Conference USA Championship with C-USA Player of the Year Keena Mays. While an assistant for the Red Storm in , he helped guide the team to the third round of the WNIT, marking just the second time in program history St. John s had advanced that far. Hughes duties included working with the guards, and he was able to help shooting guard Monique McLean garner an All-Big East second-team selection. Before going to St. John s, Hughes spent three seasons at Houston. While with the Cougars, he was responsible for all aspects of recruiting while also overseeing compliance, fundraising, practice and game preparation, as well as coordination of all scouting reports. During the 2008 season, Hughes served as the program s interim head coach, leading Houston to a mark, its best record in three years. Hughes took the reins of the team only nine days before the start of the season, after UH head coach Joe Curl took a leave of absence for health reasons. During his tenure as head coach, the Cougars ran off an eight-game consecutive conference win streak, their longest since Hughes guided the Cougars to a first-round bye in the Conference-USA tournament, its first in three years. Prior to Houston, Hughes was an assistant at Trinity Valley Community College for five years, Hughes handled recruiting duties as well as overseeing the team s academic progress. While coaching TVCC, the team made the Region XIV playoffs three times and included the top junior college player in America in From , Hughes served as athletic director and men s basketball coach at Cross Roads High School in his hometown of Malakoff, Texas. He led his squad to a 24-6 record and a state playoff appearance in his first season at the helm. His coaching record was and his success as athletic director enabled Hughes to be the first inductee in the school s athletic hall of fame in During Hughes second trip to Trinity Valley from he worked with the men s squad. Hughes worked with guards and post players while handling recruiting responsibilities for the state of Texas during the season. Hughes began his coaching career at Sam Houston State University as a graduate assistant from During his time with the Bearkats, he worked with the guards and wings while assisting with scouting and recruiting duties. A former standout player at TCU, Hughes was one of the most prolific three-point shooters in school history. In two seasons ( ), Hughes shot 45 percent ( ) from behind the arc, a mark that ranks third on the Horned Frogs career list. His single-season best of 45.2 percent (70-155) during the campaign ranks second on TCU s single-season chart. The two-year starter at shooting guard was a two-time winner of the Jim Killingsworth MVP award, given to the top men s basketball player that season. Prior to his arrival at TCU, Hughes was an all-region and all-league player at Trinity Valley Community College, where he helped lead his team to a record from During his sophomore season, he earned MVP honors while averaging 14.6 points and 6.4 assists per game. He was also selected to play on the National Junior College All-Star Team, comprised of the top-12 junior college players in the country. In August of 2010, Hughes was elected to TVCC s Hall of Fame. Hughes is married to Quinn Tedder-Hughes and has two daughters, riffin and rayson. CANDICE WALKER ASSISTANT COACH // SECOND SEASON AT UMASS // LOYOLA (MD) 11 A dynamic young coach, Candice Walker enters her second season with the UMass women s basketball program after being announced as an assistant coach for Tory Verdi s staff in May Prior to her elevation to assistant coach, she spent the campaign as the program s director of operations. In her role as the director of operations, Walker was charged with all facets of program organization including daily operations, travel, practice preparation and film analysis. Before her time with UMass, Walker spent the and seasons as an assistant coach at Wilmington University (Del.). She also coached with Point uard College after graduating from Loyola University (Md.) in While at Loyola, Walker earned a bachelor s degree in 2011 before she attended graduate school while competing in 117 games for the program, the sixth-most by any student-athlete in Loyola women s basketball history. She led all Mid-American Conference rookies in points and assists as a freshman during the campaign en route to MAAC All-Rookie Team honors; however, injuries derailed her and seasons. She was granted a medical hardship waiver to return for a sixth season and closed out her career while working towards a Master of Arts degree in

9 THE LAST TIME... Massachusetts scored 100 points or more... Dec. 13, 1980 at Vermont (W, ) Massachusetts scored 90 points or more...jan. 22, 2008 vs. Yale (W, 91-57) Massachusetts scored 50 points or less... Jan. 13, 2016 at Saint Louis (L, 49-69) Massachusetts scored 40 points or less...dec. 14, 2015 at No. 13 Duke (L, 70-40) Massachusetts gave up 100 points or more...feb. 12, 2014 at eorge Mason (L, ) Massachusetts gave up 90 points or more...nov. 27, 2015 at Colorado (L, 90-63) Massachusetts gave up 40 points or less...jan. 11, 2012 at Rhode Island (W, 46-39) Massachusetts won by 40+ points... Feb. 18, 1995 vs. Temple (W, 82-40) Massachusetts won an overtime game... Feb. 11, 2015 vs. eorge Mason (W, 75-69) Massachusetts lost an overtime game.... Feb. 3, 2016 at Duquesne (L, 73-64) Massachusetts made 10 or more three-pointers...feb. 24, 2016 at Rhode Island (10-of-18;.556) An opponent made 10 or more three-pointers... Feb. 11, 2015 vs. eorge Mason (10-of-27;.370) UMass had a player score 25 or more points... Feb. 17, 2016 vs. Dayton (Cierra Dillard - 25) Feb. 18, 2015 vs. Davidson (Kim Pierre-Louis - 27) UMass had a player score 30 or more points... Feb. 7, 2015 at La Salle (Kim Pierre-Louis - 33) UMass had two players score 20 or more points....feb. 17, 2016 vs. Dayton (Cierra Dillard - 25, Bria Stallworth - 24) UMass had a player score 20 or more points in back-to-back games....cierra Dillard (Feb. 13, 2016 vs. St. Bona - 20 & Feb. 17, 2016 vs. Dayton - 25) UMass had a player score 20 or more points in three straight games....cierra Dillard (2/13/16 vs. SBU - 20; 2/17/16 vs. Dayton -25; 2/21/16 at Davidson - 23) UMass had a player score 20 or more points in four straight games.... Cierra Dillard (2/13/16 vs. SBU - 20; 2/17/16 vs. Dayton -25; 2/21/16 at Davidson - 23; 2/24/16 at URI - 24) UMass had four players score double-figures...mar. 2, 2016 vs. La Salle (C. Dillard - 24; B. Stallworth - 17; R. Timbilla - 15; A. Stiff - 11) UMass had five players score double-figures...feb. 27, 2016 vs La Salle (A. Lawrence - 19; C. Dillard - 17; R. Timbilla - 15; M. Mulligan - 11; B. Stallworth - 11) An opposing player scored 30 or more points....jan. 16, 2016 vs. Richmond (Janelle Hubbard - 32) An opposing player scored 40 or more points....dec. 4, 1997 at Maine (Cindy Blodgett - 40) UMass had a player record a triple-double....nov. 17, 2000 vs. Charlotte (Jennifer Butler - 19 points, 11 rebounds & 10 steals) UMass did not have a player score double-figures....jan. 24, 2014 at Richmond (Cierra Dillard & Amber Dillon led UMass with nine points each) UMass held an opponent without a double-digit scorer.... Jan. 11, 2012 at Rhode Island (Ashley Rivera led Rhode Island with nine points) UMass had two players record double-doubles in a game...feb. 2, 2011 vs. Duquesne (Cerie Mosgrove - 21 pts & 13 rebs; Jasmine Watson - 18 pts & 10 rebs) A Minutewoman had 15 or more rebounds in a game.... Feb. 18, 2015 vs. Davidson (Rashida Timbilla - 15) A Minutewoman had 20 or more rebounds in a game....march 6, 2003 vs. La Salle (Jennifer Butler - 23) A Minutewoman had 25 or more rebounds in a game.... Dec. 28, 2002 at Florida (Jennifer Butler - 30) A Minutewoman had 30 or more rebounds in a game.... Dec. 28, 2002 at Florida (Jennifer Butler - 30) A Minutewoman had 10+ assists.... Jan. 27, 2016 vs. Rhode Island (Bria Stallworth - 11) A Minutewoman had 15+ assists.... Feb. 14, 1986 vs. Temple (Christel Zullo - 15) An opposing player had 10+ assists...feb. 15, 2012 at Saint Louis (Janisha earlds - 10) A Minutewoman made 5 or more three-pointers...feb. 24, 2016 at Rhode Island (Cierra Dillar - 7) A Minutewoman made 8 or more three-pointers...never An opposing player made 5 or more threes.... Feb. 17, 2016 vs. Dayton (Christy Macioce - 7) An opposing player made 8 or more threes....never Massachusetts shot 60 pct. F or better... Nov. 10, 2012 vs. Kent State (.611; 33-of-54) Dec. 2, 2015 at Bryant (.600; 33-of-55) Massachusetts shot 30 pct. F or lower... Jan. 10, 2016 at St. Bonaventure(.275; 14-of-51) An opponent shot 60 pct. F or better... Dec. 10, 2000 vs. Rutgers (.619; 26-of-42) An opponent shot 30 pct. F or lower....dec. 9, 2015 vs. Hofstra(.279; 19-68) An opponent shot 25 pct. F or lower....feb. 18, 2015 vs. Davidson (.238; 15-63) Massachusetts forced 30 or more turnovers... Nov. 17, 2000 vs. Charlotte (31) A Massachusetts opponent forced 30 or more turnovers...jan. 18, 2014 vs. VCU (32) Massachusetts had 15 or more steals... Dec. 30, 2015 vs. UMass Lowell (15) A Massachusetts opponent had 15 or more steals... Feb. 4, 2015 at Rhode Island (16) Massachusetts blocked 10 or more shots in a game...nov. 29, 2012 at Ohio (11) A Massachusetts opponent had 10 or more blocked shots in a game....feb. 3, 2016 at Duquesne (11) Massachusetts won 5 or more games in a row...feb. 13, Mar. 2, 2016; 6-game streak Massachusetts won 10 or more games in a row...never Massachusetts lost 5 or more games in a row....jan. 2, Feb. 10, 2016; 11-game streak Massachusetts lost 10 or more games in a row.... Dec. 19, Feb. 19, 2014; 17-game streak Massachusetts won 5 or more in a row at home...feb. 10, Jan. 4, 2003; 7-game streak Massachusetts won 10 or more in a row at home...feb. 18, Feb. 27, 1996; 15-game streak Massachusetts won 15 or more in a row at home...feb. 18, Feb. 27, 1996; 15-game streak Massachusetts lost 5 or more in a row at home... Dec. 4, Feb. 19, 2014; 8-game streak Massachusetts lost 10 or more in a row at home...jan. 16, Nov. 10, 2013; 12-game streak Massachusetts won 5 or more in a row away from home...jan. 23, Feb. 21, 1998; 5-game streak Massachusetts won 10 or more in a row away from home...dec. 4, March 10, 1977; 11-game streak Massachusetts lost 5 or more in a row away from home.... Dec. 12, Feb. 10, 2016; 9-game streak Massachusetts lost 10 or more in a row away from home....dec. 19, Nov. 16, 2014; 14-game streak 9

10 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN S BASKETBALL SEASON STATISTICS UMass Season Statistics Massachusetts Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 21, 2016) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL AMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs m in avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 15 DILLARD, Cierra STALLWORTH, Br LAWRENCE, Alys TIM BILLA, Rashid HILL, Kymber MULLIAN, Maggi Alyx Stiff McDERMENT, Lea Amber Dillon STEWART, Victori eorge, Jessica Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UMASS OPP SCORIN Points per game Scoring margin FIELD OALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT F-ATT point F pct pt F made per gam FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per ga 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 ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/am Neutral site-avg/ame Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th O T Totals Massachusetts Opponents Date Opponent Score Att. 11/15/15 at Holy Cross W /18/15 at Harvard L /21/15 BUFFALO L /27/15 at Colorado L /28/15 vs Ball State L /2/15 at Bryant W /9/15 HOFSTRA W /12/15 at Central Connecticut L o t at #13/11 Duke L /19/15 BOSTON UNIVERSITY W /22/15 HARTFORD W /30/15 UMASS LOWELL W * 01/02/16 VCU L * 01/06/16 SAINT JOSEPH'S L * 01/10/16 at St. Bonaventure L * 1/13/16 at Saint Louis L * 01/16/16 RICHMOND L * 01/20/16 at eorge Washington L * 01/27/16 RHODE ISLAND L * 01/30/16 at eorge Mason L * 02/03/16 at Duquesne L o t * 02/06/16 FORDHAM L * 02/10/16 at La Salle L * 02/13/16 ST. BONAVENTURE W * 02/17/16 DAYTON W * 02/21/16 at Davidson W * 2/24/16 at Rhode Island W * 02/27/16 LA SALLE W /2/16 vs La Salle W /3/16 vs Fordham L o t * - Conference game 10

11 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN S BASKETBALL SEASON STATISTICS UMass Season Statistics Massachusetts Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 21, 2016) Conference games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL AMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs m in avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 15 DILLARD, Cierra STALLWORTH, Br TIM BILLA, Rashid LAWRENCE, Alys HILL, Kymber STIFF, Alyx MULLIAN, Maggi McDERMENT, Lea EORE, Jessica Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UMASS OPP SCORIN Points per game Scoring margin FIELD OALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT F-ATT point F pct pt F made per gam FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per ga 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 ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/am Neutral site-avg/ame Date Opponent Score Att. * 01/02/16 VCU L * 01/06/16 SAINT JOSEPH'S L * 01/10/16 at St. Bonaventure L * 1/13/16 at Saint Louis L * 01/16/16 RICHMOND L * 01/20/16 at eorge Washington L * 01/27/16 RHODE ISLAND L * 01/30/16 at eorge Mason L * 02/03/16 at Duquesne L o t * 02/06/16 FORDHAM L * 02/10/16 at La Salle L * 02/13/16 ST. BONAVENTURE W * 02/17/16 DAYTON W * 02/21/16 at Davidson W * 2/24/16 at Rhode Island W * 02/27/16 LA SALLE W * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th O T Totals Massachusetts Opponents

12 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN S BASKETBALL PLAYER BIOS 22 JESSICA CAREER BESTS Pts: 2, 2x last vs. La Salle, 2/27/16 Rebs: 2, 2x, last at Saint Louis, 1/13/16 EORE FM: 1, vs. UMass Lowell, 12/30/15 FA: 6, vs. UMass Lowell, 12/30/ // SOPHOMORE // UARD 3FM: - 3FA: 1, vs. UMass Lowell, 12/30/15 WALDORF, MD. // NORTH POINT HIH SCHOOL FTM: 2, vs. La Salle, 2/27/16 FTA: 2, vs. La Salle, 2/27/16 Ast: 1, vs. Colorado, 11/27/15 Blk: 1, at Saint Louis, 1/13/16 Stl: - Min: 10, vs. UMass Lowell, 12/30/ Freshman: Appeared in 13 games for the Minutewomen... Played an average of 3.3 minutes per game... Averaged 0.3 points per game... Recorded 0.5 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game... Shot 1-for-9 (11.1 percent) on field goals... Shot 2-for-2 (100 percent) from the free throw line. Before UMass: Lettered three times at North Point High School and served as the team captain... Three-star recruit by ESPN with a grade of Helped North Point to a 20-6 record and appearance in the Class 4A East Region finale during her senior season... Southern Maryland Athletic Conference (SMAC) First Team and Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention as a senior... Ranked fourth in the SMAC for three-pointers made in , when she was also a SMAC All-Star... Earned the SMAC County Championship, was a 695 Hoops All-Star and her team s season MVP as a senior... Won a state championship with North Point when the squad went 27-0 during her sophomore year... Led the team back to the state championship game as a junior when North Point recorded a 24-3 record... Maryland Scholar Athlete Award recipient from Charles County Maryland Varsity 4A regional champion at North Point from Received the Maryland Athlete Award in Also a Southern Maryland Athletic Conference Champion ( ) and state champion (2013)... Mildred Haney Murry Sportsmanship Award in Recorded 15 points representing her state in the 2015 holding of the Pennsylvania-Maryland All-Star ame. Personal: Daughter of Tanya and Huedell eorge, Jr.... Has six siblings, Tianna, Nicole, N Dea, Nyah, Huedell III and Justin. EORE S AME-BY-AME STATS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs m in fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Colorado 11/27/ vs Ball State 11/28/ at Bryant 12/2/ at Central Connecticut 12/12/ at #13/11 Duke BOSTON UNIVERSIT 12/19/ UMASS LOWELL 12/30/ SAINT JOSEPH'S 01/06/ at St. Bonaventure 01/10/ at Saint Louis 1/13/ at eorge Washington 01/20/ LA SALLE 02/27/ vs La Salle 3/2/ Totals EORE S CAREER STATS Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs m in/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL /

13 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN S BASKETBALL PLAYER BIOS 32 ALYSSA CAREER BESTS Pts: 20, at Bryant, 12/2/15 Rebs: 10, at Central Connecticut, 12/12/15 FM: 8, vs. Richmond, 1/16/16 LAWRENCE FA: 14, at Bryant, 12/2/15 3FM: // REDSHIRT-JUNIOR // FORWARD 3FA: - NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. // THE URSULINE SCHOOL // FTM: 7, last vs. La Salle, 2/27/16 FTA: 11, last vs. La Salle, 2/27/16 SAN DIEO STATE Ast: 4, 2x, last vs. Buffalo, 11/21/15 Blk: 2, 7x, last at Davidson, 2/21/16 Stl: 3, vs. UMass Lowell, 12/30/15 Min: 33, at Harvard, 11/18/ Redshirt-Sophomore: Started 11 of the 30 games she played in... Average 23.0 minutes per game... Finished third on the team in scoring with 8.4 points per game... Ended the season third on the team in rebounding with 4.6 rebounds per game... Recorded 1.1 assists and 0.8 steals per game... Led the team with 27 blocks (0.9 per game) on the season... Shot 96-for-248 (38.7 percent) on field goals and 59-for-94 from the free throw line... Scored double-digit points 11 times during the season Redshirt-Freshman (at UMass): Sat out the season as per NCAA transfer policy and entered with three years of eligibility remaining Freshman (at San Diego State): Played in 20 contests totaling 124 minutes for an average of 6.2 per game... Went 7-for-17 on field goal attempts (.412), grabbed 21 rebounds, earned four steals and dished out three assists. LAWRENCE S AME-BY-AME STATS Before College: Played four years under head coach Beth Wooters at The Ursuline School in New Rochelle, N.Y.... Led her squad to the conference co-championship... Earned all-league honors and was an all-section pick... Received a three-star grade by ESPN Hoopurlz... Was also a three-year competitor for Ring City and head coach Walter Welsh... Also played for the New Jersey Sparks under head coach Keith ilchrist... Competed in track and field during her prep career as well. Personal: Daughter of Arlene and Larry Lawrence... Father, Larry, was a 1,000- point scorer, Associated Press All-American and Ivy League Player of the Year for Dartmouth basketball before he enjoyed a long career at the professional level in France and was enshrined into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame. Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs m in fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Holy Cross 11/15/ * at Harvard 11/18/ * BUFFALO 11/21/ * at Colorado 11/27/ * vs Ball State 11/28/ * at Bryant 12/2/ HOFSTRA 12/9/ at Central Connecticut 12/12/ at #13/11 Duke * BOSTON UNIVERSIT 12/19/ HARTFORD 12/22/ UMASS LOWELL 12/30/ VCU 01/02/ SAINT JOSEPH'S 01/06/ at St. Bonaventure 01/10/ at Saint Louis 1/13/1 * RICHMOND 01/16/ * at eorge Washington 01/20/ * RHODE ISLAND 01/27/ * at eorge Mason 01/30/ * at Duquesne 02/03/ FORDHAM 02/06/ at La Salle 02/10/ ST. BONAVENTURE 02/13/ DAYTON 02/17/ at Davidson 02/21/ at Rhode Island 2/24/ LA SALLE 02/27/ vs La Salle 3/2/ vs Fordham 3/3/ Totals LAWRENCE S CAREER STATS LAWRENCE S MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Double-Digit Scoring ames: 11, last vs. La Salle (2/27/16) Double-Figure Rebounding ames: 1, at Central Connecticut (12/12/15) Double Doubles: 1, at Central Connecticut (12/12/15) Season gp-gs m in/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / All* / * Statistics from prior team/school 13

14 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN S BASKETBALL PLAYER BIOS 25 CAREER BESTS LEAH Pts: 11, at Bryant, 12/2/15 Rebs: 4, 5x, last vs. Hartford, 12/22/15 FM: 4, 2x, last vs. Hartford, 12/22/15 MCDERMENT FA: 14, vs. eorge Mason, 2/11/15 3FM: 3, at Bryant, 12/2/ // JUNIOR // UARD 3FA: 7, at La Salle, 2/7/15 FTM: 6, at Saint Joseph s, 1/10/15 STOCKPORT, ENLAND // PRIESTNALL SCHOOL FTA: 6, at Saint Joseph s, 1/10/15 Ast: 8, vs. eorge Mason, 2/11/15 CAREER AWARDS Blk: 1, 2x, last at Bryant, 12/2/ Co-Captain Stl: 4, at Bryant, 12/2/15 Min: 36, at Rhode Island, 2/4/ Sophomore: Started 22 of the 30 game she appeared... Played an average of 23.0 minutes per game... Averaged 2.8 pointes per game... Recorded 1.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game... Shot 34-for-120 (28.3 percent) on field goals... Shot 9-for-52 (17.3 percent on three pointers and 7-for-11 (63.6 percent) from the free throw line. six helpers and a pair of boards... Notched eight points and as many assists with her first career block in the overtime victory earned versus eorge Mason (2/11)... Was the first Minutewomen with at least six assists in three consecutive games since Megan Zullo has at least as many in three straight from Jan. 26-Feb. 2, 2011, a span of 116 games Freshman: Finished the year averaging 3.0 points, 2.1 assists and 1.5 rebounds per game... Had a 1.22 assist-to-turnover ratio as a freshman, the best mark on the squad... Increased her numbers to 4.5 points, 2.9 assists and 1.6 rebounds per game during A-10 league matchups... Had the 15th-most assists per game (2/9) across the conference during A-10 competition... Made her UMass debut when she started at the point and collected four rebounds at Western Michigan (11/14)... Scored five points, dished out four assists, grabbed two rebounds and earned one steal over 25 minutes at Central Michigan (11/16)... Notched four points, earned three rebounds and dished out an assist in 24 minutes without committing a turnover in the win over American (12/6)... Earned her first collegiate game scoring in double figures with 10 points (3-8 F, 2-3 3F, 2-2 FT) with two rebounds during 33 minutes on the court at St. Bonaventure (1/3)... Totaled six points, a career-high six assists and two boards at Rhode Island (2/4)... Put in three field goals, including a pair of triples, for eight points at La Salle (2/7), where she added MCDERMENT S AME-BY-AME STATS Before UMass: Was named England s 2013 U16 Player of the Year following her performance at the 2012 U16 European Championship... Helped Barking Abbey to a Division I runners-up finish in Represented England with the U16 program for four years... Was a part of the first U16 women s team to be promoted to Division A in Captained the squad in Was selected to reat Britain s U20 roster in the Summer 2013 after competing with the U18 squad at the European Championship... Also played for the Manchester Mystics U14, U16 and U18 teams prior to joining Barking Abbey... Coached by Mark Clark with Barking Abbey and Jim Carnegie with the Manchester Mystics. MCDERMENT S MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Double-Digit Scoring ames: 2, last at Bryant, 12/2/15 5+ Assist ames: 5, last vs. Leah McDerment, 3/2/16 Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs m in fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Holy Cross 11/15/ at Harvard 11/18/ BUFFALO 11/21/ at Colorado 11/27/ vs Ball State 11/28/ at Bryant 12/2/1 * HOFSTRA 12/9/1 * at Central Connecticut 12/12/ * at #13/11 Duke BOSTON UNIVERSIT 12/19/ HARTFORD 12/22/ * UMASS LOWELL 12/30/ * VCU 01/02/ * SAINT JOSEPH'S 01/06/ * at St. Bonaventure 01/10/ * at Saint Louis 1/13/1 * RICHMOND 01/16/ * at eorge Washington 01/20/ * RHODE ISLAND 01/27/ * at eorge Mason 01/30/ at Duquesne 02/03/ * FORDHAM 02/06/ * at La Salle 02/10/ * ST. BONAVENTURE 02/13/ * DAYTON 02/17/ * at Davidson 02/21/ * at Rhode Island 2/24/1 * LA SALLE 02/27/ * vs La Salle 3/2/16 * vs Fordham 3/3/16 * Totals MCDERMENT S CAREER STATS Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs m in/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL /

15 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN S BASKETBALL PLAYER BIOS 00 MAIE CAREER BESTS Pts: 14, at Bryant, 12/2/15 Rebs: 13, at Colorado, 11/27/15 FM: 6, at Bryant, 12/2/15 MULLIAN FA: 7, 2x, last at Davidson, 2/21/16 3FM: // JUNIOR // CENTER 3FA: - FTM: 4, 2x, last vs. Dayton, 2/17/16 BOSTON, MASS. // BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL FTA: 5, vs. Harvard, 12/3/14 Ast: 3, vs. UMass Lowell, 12/30/15 CAREER AWARDS Blk: 3, vs Fordham, 2/6/ Co-Captain Stl: 1, 14x, last at La Salle, 2/10/16 Omni Classic All-Tournament Team (Nov. 28, 2015) Min: 35, vs La Salle, 3/2/ Sophomore: Started 22 of the 29 games she appeared in... Averaged 22.9 minutes per game... Scored 5.1 points per game and finished second on the team with 4.9 rebounds per game... Contributed 0.8 assists and 0.8 blocks... Shot 65-for 143 (45.5 percent) from the field and 19-for-32 (59.4 percent) from the free throw line Freshman: Averaged 1.8 points and 1.8 rebounds per game over 25 appearances as a rookie... Shot 40.4 percent from the floor (19-of-47) during 9.0 minutes played per game... Made her debut with the Minutewomen at Western Michigan (11/14), where she had an offensive rebound and an assist over 11 minutes played... Scored four points, pulled down four rebounds and dished out an assist at Central Michigan (11/16)... Earned four rebounds and provided as many points over 12 minutes against Florida State (11/23)... Was 4-for-6 from the floor with two free throws for 10 points against Harvard (12/3), while she also pulled down three rebounds - all from the offensive glass... Earned five points and a personal-best five rebounds during 13 minutes played against St. Bonaventure (1/31)... Chipped in six points with two assists and a steal in a career-high 24 minutes played at La Salle (2/7)... Totaled five rebounds, four points, a block and one steal against Duquesne (2/14). Before UMass: Four-year letterwinner for Boston Latin School girls basketball... Two-year team captain... Averaged 13.4 points, 12.5 rebounds and 7.6 blocks in her final season... Finished her career with 1,010 points, 803 rebounds and 525 blocks USA Today All-Massachusetts selection ESPN Boston MIAA irls Basketball All-State Team... Two-time Dual County League All-Star... Named a Player To Watch by the Boston Herald ahead of the season... Also a three-year volleyball standout, earning Dual County League All-Star status as a senior captain... Boston lobe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic pick Student Leadership Counsel for MIAA Sportsmanship Summit. MULLIAN S MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Double-Digits Scoring ames: 3, last vs. La Salle, 2/27/16 5+ Rebound ames: 15, last vs La Salle, 3/2/ Rebound ames: 3, last vs La Salle, 3/2/16 MULLIAN S AME-BY-AME STATS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs m in fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Holy Cross 11/15/ * at Harvard 11/18/ * BUFFALO 11/21/ * at Colorado 11/27/ * vs Ball State 11/28/ * at Bryant 12/2/1 * HOFSTRA 12/9/1 * at Central Connecticut 12/12/ at #13/11 Duke BOSTON UNIVERSIT 12/19/ * HARTFORD 12/22/ * UMASS LOWELL 12/30/ * VCU 01/02/ * at St. Bonaventure 01/10/ at Saint Louis 1/13/ RICHMOND 01/16/ * at eorge Washington 01/20/ RHODE ISLAND 01/27/ at eorge Mason 01/30/ at Duquesne 02/03/ * FORDHAM 02/06/ * at La Salle 02/10/ * ST. BONAVENTURE 02/13/ * DAYTON 02/17/ * at Davidson 02/21/ * at Rhode Island 2/24/1 * LA SALLE 02/27/ * vs La Salle 3/2/16 * vs Fordham 3/3/16 * Totals MULLIAN S CAREER STATS Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs m in/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL /

16 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN S BASKETBALL PLAYER BIOS 3 ALYX STIFF 5-9 // SENIOR // UARD LAS VEAS, NEV. // QUEST PREPARATORY ACADEMY CAREER BESTS Pts: 12, 3x, last vs Rhode Island, 1/27/16 Rebs: 9, at eorge Mason, 1/30/16 FM: 5 at eorge Washington, 1/20/16 FA: 11, 2x, last at eorge Mason, 1/30/16 3FM: 3, vs. Ball State, 11/28/15 3FA: 5, vs. Richmond, 1/16/16 FTM: 5, 2x, last vs. Rhode Island, 1/27/16 FTA: 6, vs. Rhode Island, 1/27/16 Ast: 3, at Holy Cross, 11/26/13 Blk: 1, 4x, last vs. La Salle, 2/27/16 Stl: 4, vs. William & Mary, 11/30/13 Min: 29, vs. Western Michigan, 11/8/ Junior: Played in all 30 games with one start... Averaged 14.5 minutes per game... Averaged 4.9 points per game while grabbing 1.8 rebounds per game... shot 35.9 percent (47-for-131) on field goals while leading the team with 38.8 percent (19- for-49) on three pointers... Finished the season 33-for-44 (75 percent) from the free throw line... Scored double-digit points six times during the season Sophomore: Recorded 1.4 points per game over an average of 6.1 minutes per contest... Hit nine of her 11 free throw attempts (81.8 percent)... Made her season debut with six minutes at Western Michigan (11/14) while she scored her first points as a sophomore on a pair of free throws at Central Michigan (11/16)... Notched seven points (2-3 F, 2-2 FT), a rebound, one assist and a steal during the win over Maine (11/19)... Hit a three-pointer and collected three rebounds in 11 minutes during the win over American (12/6)... Did not play in the seven consecutive games due to injury from Jan. 3 (at St. Bonaventure) through Jan. 24 (at Richmond)... Returned from injury against St. Bonaventure (1/31) and tallied seven points with a pair of assists during seven minutes Freshman: Totaled 2.6 points and 1.4 rebounds over her 26 appearances as she played 285 minutes as a freshman - an average of 11.0 per game... Also had 15 assists and 14 steals on the year... Scored nine points, grabbed four rebounds and tallied three steals against Western Michigan (11/8) in her first collegiate appearance... Provided seven points, three rebounds and a trio of assists over 18 minutes of game action at Holy Cross (11/26)... Totaled seven points, five rebounds, four STIFF S AME-BY-AME STATS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs m in fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Holy Cross 11/15/ at Harvard 11/18/ BUFFALO 11/21/ at Colorado 11/27/ vs Ball State 11/28/ at Bryant 12/2/ HOFSTRA 12/9/ at Central Connecticut 12/12/ at #13/11 Duke BOSTON UNIVERSIT 12/19/ HARTFORD 12/22/ UMASS LOWELL 12/30/ VCU 01/02/ SAINT JOSEPH'S 01/06/ at St. Bonaventure 01/10/ at Saint Louis 1/13/ RICHMOND 01/16/ at eorge Washington 01/20/ RHODE ISLAND 01/27/ at eorge Mason 01/30/ * at Duquesne 02/03/ FORDHAM 02/06/ at La Salle 02/10/ ST. BONAVENTURE 02/13/ DAYTON 02/17/ at Davidson 02/21/ at Rhode Island 2/24/ LA SALLE 02/27/ vs La Salle 3/2/ vs Fordham 3/3/ Totals STIFF S CAREER STATS 16 steals and an assist against William & Mary (11/30)... Recorded her first collegiate block against Boston University (12/4) in addition to three rebounds and two points... Scored five points and pulled down three boards in 11 minutes played at Bowling reen (12/19)... Tallied three points, two assists and a pair of boards in 12 minutes against Northeastern (12/21)... Added four points over 13 minutes versus Richmond (2/19) when she finished 2-for-3 from the floor... Shot 50.0 percent from the floor (4-8) in her first double-digit scoring game when she netted 10 points, two of which came from the charity stripe, at Saint Louis (3/2) during the regular season finale. Before UMass: Was a letterwinner at Quest Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas, Nev., for head coach Brian Sitter during the season... Previously competed at Liberty High School, helping the program to an appearance in the 2011 state championship game... Was ranked a top-20 underclassman and Next Level Elite 100 Phenom during her scholastic career... Next Level All-Star Team selection in Four-time all-tournament pick as a member of the Vegas Elite AAU program... Las Vegas Review Journal Player of the Week during Averaged 15 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three steals per game as a senior. Personal: Born July 19, 1995, to parents Derrick and Alyssa Stiff... Was the valedictorian of Quest Preparatory Academy s 2013 graduating class... Plans to major in psychology at the University of Massachusetts. STIFF S MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS Double-Digit Scoring ames: 7, last vs La Salle, 3/2/16 5+ Rebound ames: 4, last at eorge Mason, 1/30/16 Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs m in/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL /

17 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN S BASKETBALL PLAYER BIOS 2 RYAN HOLDER 5-8 // FRESHMAN // UARD BALTIMORE, MD. // ROLAND PARK COUNTRY SCHOOL Before UMass: Played for head coach Scott Buckley at Roland Park... Member of the Baltimore Lady Panthers travel team under the direction of reg Hinton... Was listed as a three-star recruit by ESPN.com... In , she helped Roland Park to a 21-5 record reaching the IAA Maryland A Conference finals... Known for her defensive prowess as well as her offensive abilities... Also excelled in the classroom with a 3.7 grade point average. 24 HAILEY LEIDEL 5-11 // FRESHMAN // UARD/FORWARD BROWNSTOWN, MICH. // WOODHAVEN HS Before UMass: An impressive scorer from Woodhaven High School under head coach Rodney Scharboneau... Holds Michigan high school records for most points in a game (38) and a season (522) and surpassed 1,000 career points... Was the Michigan Free Throw Champion... Named to the Detroit Free Press All-Area Team, All-West First Team and the All News Herald Dream Team... Won four AAU State Championships as a member of the Michigan Storm for head coach Jerome Love... Academically, was a 4.0 grade-point-average student // FRESHMAN // FORWARD COVINTON, A. // REDAN HS TAYLOR TUCKER Before UMass: A standout at Redan High School under head coach Jerry Jackson and was a member of the Atlanta Celtics travel team... Was the leading scorer in DeKalp county as a junior and has been an first-team all-regional and a Second- Team All-eorgia selection... In 2014, she led Redan to the eorgia AAAA State Championship title when she also was named an All-DeKalp County pick. 17

18 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN S BASKETBALL PLAYER BIOS 10 ALLISON MAHONEY 6-4 // FRESHMAN // CENTER NORWELL, MASS. // NORWELL HIH SCHOOL Before UMass: A four-year letterwinner at Norwell High School Served as team captain during her senior season in Was a South Shore League All-Star Named a Boston lobe All-Scholastic All-Star Also played for the AAU South Shore Elite Shamrocks // SOPHOMORE // UARD CANTON, MASS. // CANTON HS ABRIELLE KENEFICK Before UMass: A 2015 graduate of Canton High School who then attended the University of Tampa during the academic year Was a team captain as a junior and senior at Canton Named the team s Player of the Year as a senior in Was a Hockomock League All-Star A two-time Canton Citizen All-Star Also a member of the Bay State Monarchs AAU Team. 14 MEAN BURKE 5-8 // SENIOR // UARD SHELTON, CONN. // SHELTON HS Before UMass: Walked on to basketball team after a standout career as a forward for the women s soccer team... Started 69 of 71 matches played with 11 career goals and eight assists... Nearly half of goals stood as game-winners with five to her credit... Played over 5,000 minutes for the Minutewomen... Besides being a soccer standout at Shelton High School in Shelton, Conn., was also an all-star on the court... Was a starter for the hoops team and earned Team MVP and Coaches Award honors after leading the aels in scoring and assists. PERSONAL: Born Megan Ann Burke in New Haven Conn.... Daughter of regg and Donna Burke... Has one sibling, Ryan... Member of the Italian National Honor Society at Shelton High School CAPT Scholar... Majoring in Kinesiology. 18

19 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN S BASKETBALL HEADSHOT ROSTER 00 MAIE MULLIAN C 6-2 Jr. Boston, Mass. 15 TAYLOR TUCKER 2 3 RYAN HOLDER 5-8 Fr. Baltimore, Md. ALYX STIFF 5-9 Sr. Las Vegas, Nev ABBY KENEFICK JESSICA EORE 5-8 So. Canton, Mass. F 6-0 Fr. Covington, a LEAH MCDERMENT ALYSSA LAWRENCE TORY VERDI 5-10 Jr. Stockport, England So. Waldorf, Md. C 6-4 Fr. Norwell, Mass. 24 HAILEY LEIDEL 5-11 Fr. Brownstown, Mich. F 6-1 R-Jr. Westchester, N.Y. Head Coach SHEILA ROUX Assistant Coach Recruiting Coordinator DANNY HUHES HILLARY SPEARS BRANDON JACKSON HEATHER ANE Director of Operations ALLY MAHONEY Director of Video Operations Assistant Coach Athletic Trainer CANDICE WALKER Assistant Coach