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1 Furman University LADY PALADIN BASKETBALL GAME NOTES FURMAN at PROVIDENCE FURMAN QUICK FACTS Location Greenville, SC Enrollment 2,600 Founded 1826 Nickname Lady Paladins Mascot Knight on a horse Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference Southern Head Coach Sam Dixon (2nd year) SID Teri Brinkman teri.brinkman@furman.edu LADY PALADIN SCHEDULE/RESULTS FRANCIS MARION (exh) W, Providence 2:00 Gardner-Webb 7: ETSU* 7: CLEMSON 2: GEORGIA 7: CHATTANOOGA* NOON Virginia Tech 3:00 Va. Tech Lady Luck TBA UNC Greensboro* 3:00 Wofford* 7: WESTERN CAROLINA* 7:00 Appalachian State* 1:00 Davidson* 7: COLL. OF CHARLES.* (CSS) 6: GEORGIA SOUTHERN* 7:00 Chattanooga* 4:00 ETSU* 4:30 Elon* 7: UNC GREENSBORO* (CSS) 1: WOFFORD* 7: APPALACHIAN STATE* 3:00 Coll. of Charles.* 1:00 Georgia Southern* 7:00 Western Carolina* 4: DAVIDSON* 7: ELON* 3: SoCon Tourney TBA 3-4 SoCon Tourney TBA 3-5 SoCon Tourney TBA 3-6 SoCon Tourney TBA * Southern Conference Opponent TODAY S GAME: Furman (0-0) travels to Providence, R.I. to face the Friars of Providence College (0-0) in the season opener for both teams. Gametime is 2 p.m. at Alumni Hall. TODAY S BROADCAST: Today s game will not be broadcast by Furman, but it will be broadcast over the internet by Providence. To listen, go to and navigate to the women s basketball page. Click the link on the schedule that says Listen. The broadcast is run in conjunction with RealOne College Sports Pass. There is a fee to listen to the game. SERIES RECORD: Today s meeting is the first between Furman and the Providence Friars. Providence is one of three first-time opponents Furman could face this season. The other two are Gardner-Webb and Holy Cross. Furman and GWU will meet Nov. 26 in Boiling Springs, N.C., while Furman may face Holy Cross in the second round of the Virginia Tech Lady Luck Classic. PROBABLE FURMAN LINEUP STARTERS PPG/RPG F - #3 Kim Lawrence 11.2/6.5 F - #21 Jen Nadalin 10.6/6.7 C - #54 Orion Wake 10.6/9.0 G - #5 Tommi Paris 7.2/2.7 G - #24 Deshara Shealey 14.9/5.3 OFF THE BENCH PPG/RPG F - #40 Katie Roach 7.4/6.2 F - #20 Laney Harris 6.7/3.3 F - #21 Jen Nadalin 10.6/6.7 G - #12 Princess Wells 1.9/1.3 G - #22 Lauren Few 6.1/3.0 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS ( Final Standings) Conference Overall Chattanooga Western Carolina Georgia Southeran Furman UNCG Appalachian St Davidson East Tenn. State Coll. of Charleston Wofford Learn more abou the Lady Paladins on the world wide web. Visit for bios, game stories, and statistics.

2 FURMAN S RECORD WHEN... Furman leads at the half - Furman trails at the half - Tied at the half - Game Goes Into Overtime - Shooting 50% or better - Shooting less than 50% - Shooting between % - Shooting less than 40% - Opponents shoot 50% or better - Opponents shoot less than 50% - FU outrebounds opponent - FU is outrebounded - Rebounds are tied - FT Shooting of 70% or better - FT Shooting of less than 70% - Furman has 10+ Steals - Opponents has 10+ Steals - Furman has less than 15 turnovers - Furman has more than 15 turnovers - Opponent has less than 15 turnovers - Opponent has more than 15 turnovers - Furman scores </= 50 points - Furman scores Furman scores Furman scores Furman scores Furman scores Furman scores over Furman allows less than 50 points - Furman allows Furman allows Furman allows Furman allows Furman allows Furman allows over Game is decided by 1-5 points - Game is decided by 6-10 points - Game is decided by points - Game is decided by more than 20 points - Furman plays on Sunday - Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday - SCOUTING THE FRIARS: The Providence Friars return seven letterwinners from last year s team that went 9-18 overall and 3-13 in the tough BIG EAST. Brooke Freeburg, a 5-11, senior, guard/forward, is the Friars top returning offensive player. Freeburg averaged 9.2 points per game last year, while dishing off an average of 1.5 assists. In both preseason games however, forward Gayle Nwafili recorded double doubles, while Keisha Blackwell added 16 points and Kristin Quinn 13 in the game against the Turkish National Team. Furman and Providence shared one common opponent last season in Pittsburgh. Providence posted a win over the Panthers while Furman fell in a decision at Pitt. FURMAN IN OPENERS: Through the years, season openers have not been easy on the Lady Paladins, a team that has traditionally played a very tough non-conference season. Furman holds an all-time record of in game ones, though Sam Dixon bucked that trend when he led the Lady Paladins to a season-opening victory over Oglethorpe last year. In the past the Lady Paladins have inaugurated a new season by playing South Carolina, Miami, Clemson, Alabama and Georgia, among others. FURMAN IN THE PRE: The Lady Paladin basketball team played a preseason game on Nov. 13 versus the Patriots of Francis Marion. Furman outrebounded the Patriots en route to a victory. Katie Roach led all Furman scorers with 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Deshara Shealey added 14 points, Tommi Paris contributed 11, and Jen Nadalin chipped in 10. Orion Wake also featured prominently, with a team-high 11 rebounds and eight points. Senior forward Kim Lawrence was held scoreless, but dished off a team-best five assists and claimed four steals. HEAD COACH SAM DIXON: Furman coach Sam Dixon, a 1979 graduate of College of Wooster, is in his second season at the helm of the Lady Paladin program. In his first year as Furman head coach the Lady Paladins posted a overall record with an 11-7, fourth place finish in the Southern Conference, despite a roster laden with four freshman, four sophomores, and no seniors. In addition, guard Deshara Shealey was the league s Player of the Year after averaging 14.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.83 assists per game. Prior to taking the head coaching position at Furman, Dixon was associate coach at Clemson ( ) and assistant coach at Arizona ( ). SOCON CONNECTION: Providence head coach Susan Yow is in her second year with the Friars, but has a number of connections to the Southern Conference and even one to Furman University. Yow is a 1976 graduate of Elon College, which is in its first year of competition in the Southern Conference. In addition, Yow coached from at East Tennesse State University, which is also a Southern Conference member, and spent three years as an assistant with the Cleveland Rockers - coaching Furman s most famous women s basketball alumnae - Rushia Brown. During Yow s years at ETSU, the Lady Paladins went 0-4 against the Bucs.

3 FURMAN S RECORD WHEN... Game is played at/after 5:00 - Game is played before 5:00 - Game is played in Timmons - Game is on the road - Game is at netural site - Bench scores 31+ points - Bench scores points - Bench scores points - Bench scores 0-9 points - 5 Lady Paladins score in double digits - 4 Lady Paladins score in double digits - 3 Lady Paladins score in double digits - 2 Lady Paladins score in double digits - 1 Lady Paladin scores in double digits - Kim Lawrence leads scoring - Tommi Paris leads scoring - MIvvi Strickland leads scoring - Princess Wells leads scoring - Laney Harris leads scoring - Jen Nadalin leads scoring - Lauren Few leads scoring - Melynda Gant leads scoring - Deshara Shealey leads scoring - Megan Gallagher leads scoring - Katie Roach leads scoring - Elizabeth Sorensen leads scoring - Ashland Johnson leads scoring - Jessica Lange leads scoring - Orion Wake leads scoring - Shealey scores 20+ points - Shealey scores 30+ points - Lawrence scores 20+ points - Lawrence scores 30+ points - Wake scores 20+ points - Wake scores 30+ points - Shealey has a double-double - Lawrence has a double-double - Wake has a double-double - Playing the Big East - Playing the Atlantic Sun - Playing the SoCon - Playing the ACC - Playing the Peach Belt - Playing the SEC - Playing the Patriot League - Playing in November - December - January - February - March - LADY PALADIN BASKETBALL CONFERENCE ROULETTE: Furman s Lady Paladin basketball team could play teams from seven different conferences - and all before the new year. In addition to Providence, the Lady Paladins will face the Big East s Virginia Tech in the Dec Lady Luck Classic. Opponent Gardner-Webb hails from the Atlantic Sun, while Clemson is a long-time ACC member. The Lander Bearcats play in the Peach Belt Conference, while Georgia is annual contender for the Southeastern Conference Title. Finally, the Crusaders of Holy Cross represent the Patriot League and could be a second round Furman opponent in the Lady Luck Classic at Virginia Tech. The rest of Furman s opponents compete in the Southern Conference - the league Furmam has been a member of since PRE POLL: The Southern Conference preseason coaches poll is in, and the Lady Paladins were picked to finish second in the league behind defending champion Chattanooga. Furman collected 85 points to Chattanooga s 99, and received one first-place vote. The poll played out as follows: 1st Chattanooga 99 2nd Furman 85 3rd Western Carolina 81 4th Georgia Southern 75 5th UNC Greensboro 67 6th Appalachian State 50 7th Davidson 47 8th Elon 38 9th College of Charleston 29 10th East Tennessee State 24 11th Wofford 11 SHEALEY AS A SENIOR: Reigning 2003 Southern Conference Player of the Year Deshara Shealey is back for her senior season with the Lady Paladins. Already chosen as the league s preseason Player of the Year for 2004, Shealey is a big play maker with good passing skills, outstanding athleticism and a great work ethic. She enters the season just 70 points away from scoring 1,000 in her career. Shealey s career highs include 33 points versus Ohio ( ), 13 rebounds against the College of Charleston ( ), seven assists on four occasions and four steals on seven occasions. Last year Shealey hit a shot against Virginia with.3 seconds on the clock, giving the Lady Paladins a road victory over the Cavaliers. WAKE UP CALL: Furman senior Orion Wake is back after redshirting during the season. Wake, a 6-2 center from Woodbridge, Va., played in all 29 games during the season, averaging 10.6 points and 9.0 rebounds. A first-team all-conference selection that year, Wake was also named Southern Conference Player of the Week on Jan. 15, 2002, after averaging 17.3 points and 12.0 rebounds in games the previous week. Wake has career highs of 26 points at Georgia Southern ( ), 14 rebounds versus ETSU (3-4-00) and Appalachian State (2-2-02), and three steals and three blocks.

4 DIXON VERSUS ALL OPPONENTS Appalachian State 1-1 Auburn 0-1 Charleston Southern 1-0 Chattanooga 0-3 Clemson 0-1 Coastal Carolina 1-0 College of Charleston 2-0 Davidson 1-1 East Tennessee State 2-0 Georgia Southern 1-1 High Point 0-1 UNC Greensboro 3-0 UNC Wilmington 0-1 Oglethorpe 1-0 Pittsburgh 0-1 KIMPOSSIBLE: With senior forward Kim Lawrence, a 5-11, three-year letterwinner for the Lady Paladins, anything is possible. Lawrence was the recipient of the team s Best Defensive Player Award last year, but don t think her offensive skills are lacking. In fact, Lawrence scored 29 versus Charleston Southern last year ( ) and has a career free throw percentage of.778 ( ). In addition she claimed eight steals versus Appalachian State last season (2-3-03) and had three blocks in her 29-point game against CSU. Indeed, Lawrence is an all-around player who brings balance, experience, and skill to the Lady Paladin lineup. SHINING SENIORS: Furman s 2004 senior class is one of the strongest in the history of the Lady Paladin program Last year alone, Shealey and Lawrence combined to score 39% of the Lady Paladins points, and were also responsible for 30% of the rebounds. The year before, Lawrence, Shealey, and Wake were good for 46% of points and 49% of rebounds. In addition, in the last three years, Furman has posted a overall record with a mark in the Southern Conference. LADY PALADIN LINEAGE: The Lady Paladin varsity basketball team played its first season of competition in , posting an 8-2 record under head coach Virginia Robertson. In 34 years of competition, the Furman women s basketball program has posted a record with 15 winning seasons, and a record in season openers. During these years Furman women s basketball players have earned 29 all-conference citations (coaches), five SoCon Freshman of the Year Awards, five SoCon Player of the Year plaques, and one Freshman All-America award. In addition, the Lady Paladins have won four Southern Conference Championships, two league tournament titles, and earned two bids to the NCAA Tournament (1995 and 2000). NO PLACE LIKE HOME: Furman owns a (.735) record within the friendly confines of Timmons Arena - the Lady Paladin home since In and , the Lady Paladins won 10 games at home in Timmons and on December 2, 2001, recorded an historic victory over intrastate rival Clemson of the ACC. Virginia 1-0 Western Carolina 0-2 Wofford 2-0 Totals 16-13

5 LADY PALADIN SUPERLATIVES (TEAM) HIGHS Points Scored Points, First Half Points, Second Half Points, Overtime Points, Differential Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Field Goal Percentage 3-pointers Made 3-pointers Attempted 3-point Percentage Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Free Throw Percentage Rebounds Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Rebound Margin Assists Turnovers Blocked Shots Steals Personal Fouls Home Attendance Road Attendance LOWS Points Scored Points, First Half Points, Second Half Points, Overtime Points, Differential Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Field Goal Percentage 3-pointers Made 3-pointers Attempted 3-point Percentage Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Free Throw Percentage Rebounds Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Rebound Margin Assists Turnovers Blocked Shots Steals Personal Fouls Home Attendance LADY PALADIN SUPERLATIVES (INDIVIDUAL) HIGHS Points Scored Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted 3-pointers Made 3-pointers Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Rebounds Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Assists Blocked Shots Steals LOWS Points Scored Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted 3-pointers Made 3-pointers Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted Rebounds Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Assists Blocked Shots Steals FURMAN SPECIAL FEATS GAMES SCORING IN DOUBLE DIGITS: GAMES SCORING 20+: GAMES SCORING 30+: GAMES REBOUNDING IN DOUBLE DIGITS: GAMES WITH DOUBLE DOUBLE: GAMES AS TEAM S HIGH SCORER: GAMES AS TEAM S HIGH REBOUNDER: GAMES AS TEAM S ASSISTS LEADER: GAMES WITH FIVE OR MORE STEALS: GAMES WITH TWO OR MORE BLOCKS:

6 PERSONAL BESTS LAUREN FEW 12, on three occasions 13, vs. ETSU ( ) 4, at College of Charleston ( ) 4, vs. Oglethorpe ( ) 4, vs. Oglethorpe ( ) 1, at Davidson (2-8-03) 1, vs. Western Carolina ( ) MEGAN GALLAGHER MELYNDA GANT 7, vs. Oglethorpe ( ) 5, at ETSU ( , at Virginia ( ) 1, on three occasions 2, on two occasions 1, vs. ETSU ( ) LANEY HARRIS 19, vs. College of Charleston ( ) 19, vs. ETSU ( ) 12, vs. Oglethorpe ( ) 3, vs. Davidson (1-7-03) 3, vs. Oglethorpe ( ) 7, vs. Georgia Southern ( ) 4, on three occasions 5, vs. Oglethorpe ( ) 2, at Georgia Southern ( , at Wofford ( ) 1, on 13 occasions ASHLAND JOHNSON 2, vs. Coastal Carolina ( ) 4, vs. College of Charleston ( ) 4, vs. Davidson (2-5-02) 1, vs. Pepperdine ( ) 2, vs. Pepperdine ( ) JESSICA LANGE KIM LAWRENCE 29, vs. Charleston So. ( ) 15, vs. High Point ( ) 6, vs. Chattanooga ( ) 8, vs. Appalachian State (2-3-03) 3, vs. Charleston Southern ( ) JEN NADALIN 26, vs. Oglethorpe ( ) 12, at Wofford ( ) 3, vs. Chattanooga ( ) TOMMI PARIS 15, vs. UNC Greensboro (1-2-03) 9, vs. Western Carolina ( ) 9, vs. ETSU ( ) 6, vs. Davidson (1-7-03) 2, on two occasions KATIE ROACH 20, at Appalachian State (1-4-03) 13, at ETSU ( ) 13, vs. Davidson (1-7-03) 5, vs. College of Charleston ( ) 5, at Appalachian State (1-4-03) 4, at High Point ( ) 4, at Pittsburgh ( ) 1, on seven occasions DESHARA SHEALEY 33, vs. Ohio ( ) 13, vs. College of Charleston ( ) 7, on four occasions 4, on seven occasions 2, at Auburn ( ) ELIZABETH SORENSEN

7 MIVVI STRICKLAND ORION WAKE 26, at Georgia Southern ( ) 14, vs. ETSU (3-4-00) 14, at Appalachian State (2-2-02) 3, at South Carolina ( ) 3, vs. Appalachian State (2-2-02) 3, vs. Wofford ( ) PRINCESS WELLS 6, vs. UNC Greensboro (2-1-03) 6, at ETSU ( ) 3, on five occasions 2, on five occasions 3, vs. Appalachian State (2-3-03) None LADY PALADIN GAME RECORDS Category Team Individual Points Scored 125, vs. CSU ( ) 37, Nancy Glass vs. CCU ( ) 37, Rushia Brown vs. ASU ( ) 37, Jackie Smith at MTSU ( ) Field Goals Made 46, vs. Baptist ( ) 17, Rushia Brown vs. ASU ( ) Field Goals Att. 98, vs. Anderson (2-7-77) 33, Kris Hughes vs. Mars Hill (2-1-79) Field Goal Pct..667 vs. Winthrop (1-3-95) 3-pters Made 11, vs. CSU ( ) 8, Becky Haus vs. Ga. State ( ) 11, vs. Auburn ( ) 8, Haley Cook vs. CSU ( ) 3-pters Att. 23, vs. UMBC ( ) 13, Becky Haus vs. Ga. State ( ) 23, vs. CSU ( ) 3-pt. Pct..714, vs. ASU (2-1-89).714, vs. ETSU (3-5-95) FT Made 35, vs. CSU ( ) 15, on six occasions FT Att. 48, vs. Davidson (2-8-95) 22, Rushia Brown vs. C of C ( ) FT Pct (8-8) vs. Alabama ( ) Rebounds 66, vs. Baptist ( ) 23, Natalie Cleckley vs WCU (1-9-91) Assists 34, vs. CSU ( ) 13, Terra Greene vs. CCU ( ) Blocks 9, on three occasions 6, Rushia Brown vs. UNCA ( ) Steals 29, vs. Monmouth ( ) 10, Lucy Dunn vs. ETSU ( ) Largest Margin of Victory: 66 points, , vs. CSU ( ) Largest Margin of Defeat: 91, , vs. Mercer ( ) Last Lady Paladin to Score 37 Jackie Smith at MTSU ( ) Last Lady Paladin to Score 36 Teresa Bowlin vs. UCF ( ) Last Lady Paladin to Score 35 Jennifer Jones vs. Chattanooga (3-3-93) Last Lady Paladin to Score 34 Karen Stanley vs. South Carolina ( ) Last Lady Paladin to Score 33 Deshara Shealey at Ohio ( ) Last Lady Paladin to Score 32 Jackie Smith vs. Ga. Southern ( ) Last Lady Paladin to Score 31 Jackie Smith vs. Wake Forest ( ) Last Lady Paladin to Score 30 Jackie Smith vs. North Carolina ( ) Last Lady Paladin to Claim 23 Natalie Cleckley vs. WCU (1-9-91) Last Lady Paladin to Claim 21 Latoya Armstrong (1-4-92) Last Lady Paladin to Claim 20 Rushia Brown vs. WCU (2-7-93)

8 FINAL LADY PALADIN STATS AND RESULTS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (16-13) (7-4) (7-8) (2-1) CONFERENCE... (11-7) (5-4) (6-3) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (5-6) (2-0) (1-5) (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 SHEALEY, Deshara LAWRENCE, Kim NADALIN, Jen ROACH, Katie PARIS, Tommi HARRIS, Laney FEW, Lauren WELLS, Princess GANT, Melynda TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS FUR OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING /22/02 OGLETHORPE W Points per game /25/02 at Pittsburgh L Scoring margin /29/02 vs Charleston Southern W FIELD GOALS-ATT /30/02 at UNC Wilmington L Field goal pct /4/02 at High Point L POINT FG-ATT /7/02 at Auburn L point FG pct /14/02 at Clemson L pt FG made per game /16/02 at Virginia W FREE THROWS-ATT /29/02 COASTAL CAROLINA W Free throw pct *01/02/03 UNC GREENSBORO W REBOUNDS *01/04/03 at Appalachian State W Rebounds per game *01/07/03 DAVIDSON W Rebounding margin *01/11/03 GEORGIA SOUTHERN L ASSISTS *01/13/03 at Chattanooga L Assists per game *01/18/03 WOFFORD W TURNOVERS *01/20/03 at East Tennessee State W Turnovers per game *01/25/03 at Coll of Charleston W Turnover margin *01/27/03 WESTERN CAROLINA L Assist/turnover ratio *02/01/03 at UNC Greensboro W STEALS *02/03/03 APPALACHIAN STATE L Steals per game *02/08/03 at Davidson L BLOCKS *02/10/32 at Wofford W Blocks per game *02/15/03 CHATTANOOGA L WINNING STREAK *02/17/03 at Georgia Southern W Home win streak *02/24/03 EAST TENNESSEE STATE W ATTENDANCE *02/26/03 COLL OF CHARLESTON W Home games-avg/game *Y03/01/03 at Western Carolina L Neutral site-avg/game /06/03 vs UNC GREENSBORO W /07/03 vs Chattanooga L SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total Furman Opponents

Furman University LADY PALADIN BASKETBALL GAME NOTES - MARCH 4, 2004 FURMAN (17-10,14-6) vs. COLL. of CHARLESTON (7-21, 5-16)

Furman University LADY PALADIN BASKETBALL GAME NOTES - MARCH 4, 2004 FURMAN (17-10,14-6) vs. COLL. of CHARLESTON (7-21, 5-16) Furman University 2003-04 GAME NOTES - MARCH 4, 2004 (17-10,14-6) vs. COLL. of CHARLESTON (7-21, 5-16) QUICK FACTS Location Greenville, SC Enrollment 2,600 Founded 1826 Nickname Lady Paladins Mascot Knight