STREAK BUSTERS: Last night, the Herons snapped St. John Fisher s 14-game winning streak, while extending their own winning streak to three games.

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WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGE HERONS BASKETBALL Game #28: William Smith (22-5) at Baldwin-Wallace (25-4) PROBABLE STARTERS No Name Pos Cl Ht PPG RPG APG Other 12 Tanya Richvalsky F SR 5-11 7.8 4.9 1.4.494 FG% 14 Pria Young G SR 5-9 11.

1 WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGE HERONS BASKETBALL Game #28: William Smith (22-5) at Baldwin-Wallace (25-4) PROBABLE STARTERS No Name Pos Cl Ht PPG RPG APG Other 12 Tanya Richvalsky F SR FG% 14 Pria Young G SR spg 21 Stephanie Czajkowski F SO FG% 24 Marisa Vespa G SO FG% 44 Seraphine Hamilton G/F SR Off The Bench 10 Kristen Suatoni G/F SO Emily Alcott G JR Lauren Samuelson F FY FT% 22 Amanda Nann F SO bpg 23 Paige Myers G FY Paula Foote G JR FT% 32 Cindy Bors F SO FG% TOURNAMENT HISTORY: William Smith sports a 13-9 record, including a 9-0 mark at home, in NCAA Tournament play. The Herons are making their 10th appearance in the Big Dance. HELLO STRANGER: The Herons and the Yellow Jackets are squaring off on the basketball court for the first time. LONGEST DANCE: The Herons made their longest foray into the NCAA Tournament in 1997, when William Smith (27-1) reached the quarterfinals before suffering its only loss of the season. DOING THE DANCE: William Smith advanced to today s second round game with a win over St. John Fisher College. Junior guard PAULA FOOTE led five Herons in double digits with a team-high 14 points. William Smith led by as many 27 in the second half and weathered a late run by the Cardinals. EXTENDED STAY: With their success against the Cardinals last night, the Herons have won eight consecutive games in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. William Smith has not lost in the first round of the Big Dance since STREAK BUSTERS: Last night, the Herons snapped St. John Fisher s 14-game winning streak, while extending their own winning streak to three games. COMMON GROUND: While the Herons and Yellow Jackets did not meet during the regular season, the two teams share one common opponent, Rochester. William Smith lost to the Yellowjackets on Dec. 6, while Baldwin-Wallace defeated Rochester on Nov. 19. GIVE ME LIBERTY: William Smith earned a berth in the field of 63 by winning the Liberty League and its accompanying automatic bid. It s the second consecutive season the Herons have won the League and 12th conference championship since UNSAINTED: William Smith captured the conference crown with a win over St. Lawrence. The Herons gave the Saints, who finished the regular season with the League s top scoring defense (52.5 ppg), a dose of their own medicine. William Smith s swarming D limited St. Lawrence to a season-low 38 points. DEJA VU: The Herons, who also wore the Liberty League crown last season, defeated the same Saints in that title game. William Smith took the 2005 championship bout from St Results Record: Overall Home Away Neutral All Games Conference Non-Conference DATE OPPONENT RESULT at Keuka College... W, at Nazareth College... W, ITHACA COLLEGE... W, UNIV. OF ROCHESTER... L, #vs Keuka... W, #at SUNY Brockport... L, ^vs Wheaton (Ill.) College... L, ^at Whittier College... W, at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps... W, *VASSAR COLLEGE... W, *RENSSELAER... W, at Elmira College... W, *at Skidmore College... W, *at Union College... L, *at Hamilton College... W, *ST. LAWRENCE UNIV.... W, *CLARKSON UNIVERSITY... W, *UNION COLLEGE... W, *SKIDMORE COLLEGE... W, *at Rensselaer... W, *at Vassar College... W, *HAMILTON COLLEGE... W, *at Clarkson University... W, *at St. Lawrence University. L, (ot) $RENSSELAER... W, $ST. LAWRENCE UNIV.... W, %vs. St. John Fisher College... W, %at Baldwin-Wallace... 6 p.m. * = Conference game # = Brockport Tournament ^ = Whittier Tournament $ = Liberty League Tournament % = NCAA Tournament Lawrence DOUBLE DOUBLE-DOUBLE: In William Smith s Liberty League Semifinal win over Rensselaer, two Herons posted doubledoubles. Senior guard PRIA YOUNG scored 21 points and made 10 steals, while sophomore guard MARISA VESPA notched 18 points and 10 assists. Sophomore forward STEPHANIE CZAJKOWSKI almost made it a triple double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds. NEW HEIGHTS: Interim Head Coach

2 Career Highs #10 Kristen Suatoni Points: 12, at Skidmore, Rebuonds: 12, vs. Hamilton, Assists: 4, vs. Elmira, #11 Emily Alcott Points: 12, at Whittier, Rebuonds: 4, four times Assists: 5, vs. Clarkson, #12 Tanya Richvalsky Points: 18, at Skidmore, Rebuonds: 12, twice Assists: 5, twice Blocked Shots: 4, twice #14 Pria Young Points: 21, twice Rebuonds: 10, vs. St. Lawrence, Assists: 9, vs. Clarkson, Steals: 10, vs. Rensselaer, FGM: 5, vs. Keuka, #15 Lauren Samuelson Points: 10, at Vassar, Rebuonds: 5, twice Assists: 2, at Clarkson, #21 Stephanie Czajkowski Points: 20, vs. Vassar, Rebuonds: 12, twice Assists: 4, twice Blocked Shots: 2, twice #22 Amanda Nann Points: 12, Vassar, Rebuonds: 10, Vassar, Assists: 2, four times Blocked Shots: 5, twice #23 Paige Myers Points: 6, at Clarkson, Rebuonds: 8, vs. Vassar, Assists: 4, at Elmira, #24 Marisa Vespa Points: 21, vs. Nazareth, Rebuonds: 8, vs. St. Lawrence, Assists: 10, twice Steals: 6, vs. Clarkson, FGM: 4, vs. Rensselaer, #25 Paula Foote Points: 22, vs. Union, Rebuonds: 8, vs. Rensselaer, Assists: 7, vs. Clarkson, Steals: 3, three times 3FGM: 3, three times #32 Cindy Bors Points: 4, twice Rebuonds: 5, vs. Clarkson, Assists: 2, vs. Rensselaer, #44 Seraphine Hamilton Points: 14, vs. Hamilton, Rebuonds: 14, vs. Skidmore, Assists: 6, at Skidmore, LINDSAY DRURY has amassed more wins in her first season than any of her six predecessors did during their first campaign. The record she broke? The 20-8 mark set by the Herons last season under OLYMPIA SCOTT. GUARDED CONDITION: William Smith placed three guards on the All-Liberty League teams. Junior PAULA FOOTE and sophomore MARISA VESPA received first team praise, while senior PRIA YOUNG garnered second team honors. Forward STEPHANIE CZAJKOWSKI joined the backcourt trio, earning a spot on the second team. BOOKWORMS: Student always comes before athlete, but few college teams put that into practice like William Smith. To earn a spot on the Liberty League All-Academic Team, players must maintain a minimum 3.2 cumulative grade point average and be at least a sophomore academically. Seven of the 10 veteran Herons earned a spot on this year s team: EMILY ALCOTT, CINDY BORS, STEPHANIE CZAJKOWSKI, SERAPHINE HAMILTON, TANYA RICHVALSKY, MARISA VESPA, and PRIA YOUNG. PHINE-NOMINAL: Senior SERAPHINE HAMILTON was a two-time All-American on the soccer pitch. On the hardwood, she is William Smith s top offensive rebounder (72, 2.8/g). Hamilton set career-highs for points (14 vs. Hamilton) and rebounds (14 at Skidmore) in February. T MONEY: Senior TANYA RICHVALSKY has been tough to stop in the low post. She is second in the Liberty League in field goal percentage, knocking down 49.4 percent of her shots. The one player ranked ahead of her, sophomore STEPHANIE CZAJKOWSKI (50.0%). STOP THIEF: Senior guard PRIA YOUNG is currently third on the William Smith career steals list. She has 267 steals, only LIZ BROWN 00 (348) and JILL KATHMANN 96 (329) have recorded more as Herons. STOP THIEF, II: Speaking of PRIA YOUNG, she sports two of the highest single season steals totals in William Smith history. She had 88 last season, sixth on the all-time list, and currently eighth with 79. STOP THIEF, III: While PRIA YOUNG s 10 steals against Rensselaer in the Liberty League Tournament aren t a single game record, the total is a career-high for Young and the most by a Heron since LIZ BROWN 00 had 12 against Coe on Nov. 26, PATROLLING THE PAINT: Sophomore forward STEPHANIE CZAJKOWSKI leads William Smith in rebounding (6.9) and is second in scoring (10.6). She has posted four double-doubles this season. Czajkowski was especially effective in February, averaging 13.3 points and 7.7 rebounds in nine games. DOUBLE DUTY: Four of the 12 Herons on the basketball roster also play another sport. Seniors SERAPHINE HAMILTON and PRIA YOUNG and sophomore CINDY BORS play for the soccer team, while sophomore MARISA VESPA will trade in her hightops for a lacrosse stick after the season. TRIPLE THREAT: PRIA YOUNG has converted 164 career three-pointers, the third highest total by a Heron. SETTING THE TABLE: Sophomore guard MARISA VESPA is William Smith s top playmaker. Despite missing eight games due to injury, she leads the team in assists with 95 (5.0 apg). Her 237 career helpers have placed her 10th all-time already. CHARITY CASE: Speaking of MARISA VESPA, she has thrived at the charity stripe, sinking 165 career free throws. That total is seventh on the William Smith career list. CHARITY CASE, II: With a career free throw percentage of.754, PRIA YOUNG ranks sixth on the Herons all-time list. BLOCK PARTY: Sophomore forward AMANDA NANN already ranks in the top seven in career blocked shots with 47, one behind JENNIFER GOODELL 97, and three shy of senior TANYA RICHVALSKY. ON THE HORIZON: Senior PRIA YOUNG is currently 12th in career scoring with 974 points. At her current scoring average of 11.0 ppg, she would need the Herons to advance to the sectional championship game on March 11 to reach the 1,000-point plateau. SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS: Baldwin-Wallace owns a 25-4 overall record ON THE RADIO: WEOS-FM (89.7/90.3 in Geneva, 88.1 in Ithaca) will broadcast today s game. KEN DeBOLT will describe the playby-play, while JAKE RYDER will provide the color commentary. Outside of the listening area, fans can tune into WEOS online at

3 William Smith Basketball William Smith College Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 04, 2006) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (22-5) (10-1) (10-3) (2-1) CONFERENCE... (12-2) (7-0) (5-2) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (10-3) (3-1) (5-1) (2-1) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Paula Foote Stephanie Czajkowsk Pria Young Tanya Richvalsky Marisa Vespa Seraphine Hamilton Lauren Samuelson Emily Alcott Latasha Coney Amanda Nann Paige Myers Kristen Suatoni Cindy Bors TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS WSC OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING at Keuka College W Points per game at Nazareth College W Scoring margin ITHACA COLLEGE W FIELD GOALS-ATT UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER L Field goal pct # vs Keuka W POINT FG-ATT # at SUNY Brockport L point FG pct ^ vs Wheaton (Ill.) College L pt FG made per game ^ at Whittier College W FREE THROWS-ATT at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps W Free throw pct * VASSAR COLLEGE W REBOUNDS * RENSSELAER W Rebounds per game at Elmira College W Rebounding margin * at Skidmore College W ASSISTS * at Union College L Assists per game * at Hamilton College W TURNOVERS * ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY W Turnovers per game * CLARKSON UNIVERSITY W Turnover margin * UNION COLLEGE W Assist/turnover ratio * SKIDMORE COLLEGE W STEALS * at Rensselaer W Steals per game * at Vassar College W BLOCKS * HAMILTON COLLEGE W Blocks per game * at Clarkson University W WINNING STREAK * at St. Lawrence University LOT Home win streak $ RENSSELAER W ATTENDANCE $ ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY W Home games-avg/game vs St. John Fisher College W Neutral site-avg/game * = Conference game # = Brockport Tournament SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total ^ = Whittier Tournament $ = Liberty League Tournament William Smith College % = NCAA Tournament Opponents

4 William Smith Basketball William Smith College Category Leaders (as of Mar 04, 2006) All games FG PERCENTAGE FG ATT Pct FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS G Att Att/G Cindy Bors Stephanie Czajkowski Stephanie Czajkowski Pria Young Tanya Richvalsky Paula Foote Seraphine Hamilton Tanya Richvalsky Paula Foote Marisa Vespa Lauren Samuelson Amanda Nann FIELD GOALS MADE G Made Made/G Marisa Vespa Pria Young Stephanie Czajkowski Paige Myers Paula Foote Latasha Coney Pria Young Kristen Suatoni Tanya Richvalsky Seraphine Hamilton POINT PERCENTAGE 3FG ATT Pct 3-POINT FG ATTEMPTS G Att Att/G Lauren Samuelson Pria Young Marisa Vespa Paula Foote Seraphine Hamilton Emily Alcott Pria Young Marisa Vespa Kristen Suatoni Seraphine Hamilton Paula Foote Paige Myers POINT FGS MADE G Made Made/G Emily Alcott Latasha Coney Pria Young Stephanie Czajkowski Paula Foote Marisa Vespa Seraphine Hamilton Emily Alcott FT PERCENTAGE FT ATT Pct FREE THROW ATTEMPTS G Att Att/G Cindy Bors Paula Foote Pria Young Marisa Vespa Paula Foote Tanya Richvalsky Lauren Samuelson Pria Young Emily Alcott Lauren Samuelson Tanya Richvalsky Latasha Coney FREE THROWS MADE G Made Made/G Marisa Vespa Kristen Suatoni Paula Foote Stephanie Czajkowski Marisa Vespa Seraphine Hamilton Tanya Richvalsky Amanda Nann Pria Young Lauren Samuelson POINTS G Pts Pts/G POINTS AVERAGE G Pts Avg/G Paula Foote Pria Young Stephanie Czajkowski Paula Foote Pria Young Stephanie Czajkowski Tanya Richvalsky Marisa Vespa Marisa Vespa Tanya Richvalsky Seraphine Hamilton Seraphine Hamilton Lauren Samuelson Latasha Coney Emily Alcott Lauren Samuelson Latasha Coney Emily Alcott Amanda Nann Amanda Nann Paige Myers Paige Myers Kristen Suatoni Kristen Suatoni

5 William Smith Basketball William Smith College Category Leaders (as of Mar 04, 2006) All games REBOUNDS G Reb Reb/G ASSISTS G No. A/G Stephanie Czajkowski Marisa Vespa Seraphine Hamilton Paula Foote Tanya Richvalsky Pria Young Pria Young Seraphine Hamilton Paula Foote Tanya Richvalsky REBOUND AVERAGE G Reb Avg/G STEALS G No. S/G Stephanie Czajkowski Pria Young Seraphine Hamilton Marisa Vespa Pria Young Stephanie Czajkowski Tanya Richvalsky Seraphine Hamilton Latasha Coney Tanya Richvalsky OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/G BLOCKED SHOTS G No. Blk/G Seraphine Hamilton Amanda Nann Stephanie Czajkowski Tanya Richvalsky Tanya Richvalsky Stephanie Czajkowski Pria Young Pria Young Paula Foote Lauren Samuelson DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS G No. Avg/G MINUTES G No. Min/G Stephanie Czajkowski Paula Foote Pria Young Pria Young Tanya Richvalsky Seraphine Hamilton Paula Foote Tanya Richvalsky Seraphine Hamilton Stephanie Czajkowski FOULS G No. Per/G TURNOVERS G No. TO/G Paula Foote Paula Foote Stephanie Czajkowski Pria Young Tanya Richvalsky Marisa Vespa Seraphine Hamilton Tanya Richvalsky Pria Young Stephanie Czajkowski FOULOUTS G No Tanya Richvalsky Paula Foote Stephanie Czajkowski 27 1

6 - Individual Career History (Mar 04, 2006) Emily Alcott / / / /3.2 TOTAL / /2.4 Cindy Bors / / / /0.9 TOTAL / /0.5 Latasha Coney / /5.0 TOTAL / /5.0 Stephanie Czajkowski / / / /10.6 TOTAL / /9.8 Paula Foote / / / /10.6 TOTAL / /7.4

7 Seraphine Hamilton / / / / / / / /6.0 TOTAL / /4.2 Paige Myers / /2.1 TOTAL / /2.1 Amanda Nann / / / /2.3 TOTAL / /2.4 Tanya Richvalsky / / / / / / / /7.8 TOTAL / /6.1 Lauren Samuelson / /4.4 TOTAL / /4.4

8 Kristen Suatoni / / / /1.4 TOTAL / /2.0 Marisa Vespa / / / /9.6 TOTAL / /10.7 Pria Young / / / / / / / /11.0 TOTAL / /9.8

9 William Smith Basketball Roster No Name Pos Cl Ht Hometown High School 10 Kristen Suatoni G/F SO 5-8 Liverpool, N.Y. Liverpool 11 Emily Alcott G JR 5-7 Waterville, N.Y. Waterville 12 Tanya Richvalsky F SR 5-11 Mohawk, N.Y. Mohawk 14 Pria Young G SR 5-9 Richboro, Pa. Council Rock 15 Lauren Samuelson F FY 6-0 Olean, N.Y. Olean 21 Stephanie Czajkowski F SO 5-10 Syracuse, N.Y. Bishop Ludden 22 Amanda Nann F SO 6-0 Schuylerville, N.Y. Saratoga Catholic 23 Paige Myers G FY 5-4 Massena, N.Y. Massena 24 Marisa Vespa G SO 5-4 Watertown, N.Y. Immaculate Heart 25 Paula Foote G JR 5-6 Sidney, N.Y. Sidney 32 Cindy Bors F SO 5-8 Johnson City, N.Y. Johnson City 44 Seraphine Hamilton G/F SR 5-9 Trenton, N.J. The Peddie School Interim Head Coach: Lindsay Drury Assistant Coach: Alex Ivansheck Assistant Coach: Charlie Evangelista

BASKETBALL WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGE HERONS PROBABLE STARTERS Results. Game #27: William Smith (21-5) vs. St. John Fisher (25-2)

BASKETBALL WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGE HERONS PROBABLE STARTERS Results. Game #27: William Smith (21-5) vs. St. John Fisher (25-2) WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGE HERONS BASKETBALL Game #27: William Smith (21-5) vs. St. John Fisher (25-2) PROBABLE STARTERS No Name Pos Cl Ht PPG RPG APG Other 12 Tanya Richvalsky F SR 5-11 7.7 4.8 1.4.491 FG%