San Diego State at Air Force... Jan. 18, Clune Arena (6,002)... Colorado Springs, Colo.

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1 Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result N. 18 at Montana L, N. 21 at Loyola Marymount L, N. 24 #ILLINOIS STATE W, N. 25 #CHATTANOOGA L, N. 28 at Portland State W, D. 1 ^vs. Alcorn State W, D. 2 ^at Missouri L, D. 6 at San Jose State L, D. 18 CAL STATE FULLERTON....W, D. 22 CALIFORNIA W, D. 30 NORTHERN ARIZONA......W, J. 2 at Cal Poly W, J. 7 at Texas A&M-CC W, J. 11 *BRIGHAM YOUNG W, J. 13 *UTAH L, J. 18 *at Air Force :00 p.m. J. 20 *at New Mexico :00 p.m. J. 27 *UNLV :00 p.m. F. 1 *WYOMING :00 p.m. F. 3 *COLORADO STATE :00 p.m. F. 8 *at Utah :00 p.m. F. 10 *at Brigham Young :00 p.m. F. 15 *NEW MEXICO :00 p.m. F. 17 *AIR FORCE :00 p.m. F. 24 *at Unlv :35 p.m. M. 1 *at Colorado State :00 p.m. M. 3 *at Wyoming :00 p.m. M Mountain West Conference Tournament Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas) All Times Site of Home s in CAPS #Pacific Bell Classic, San Diego (SDSU, Chattanooga, Gonzaga, Illinois St.) ^Missouri Lady Tiger Classic, Columbia, Mo. (SDSU, Alcorn State, Lipscomb, Missouri) *Mountain West Conference Opponent SDSU Quick Facts Location San Diego, Calif Enrollment ,690 Home Court Cox Arena (l2,414) Conference Mountain West Head Coach Barb Smith Record at SDSU (.372)/4th year Basketball Office Phone (619) Best Time to Call....9:00 a.m.-noon, Weekdays Assistant Coaches Steve Huber/2nd year....trisha Sears/1st year, Dana McGraw/1st year Media Contact Garry Bowman Office Phone (619) Home Phone (858) Mobile Phone (619) Fax (619) gbowman@mail.sdsu.edu Press Row Phone (619) Official Web Site San Diego State Women s Basketball For Immediate Release Jan. 16, 2001 Contact: Garry Bowman Look to Avenge Loss at Air Force No. 16 San Diego State (9-6, 1-1 MWC) at Air Force Academy Falcons (3-11, 0-1 MWC) DAY/DATE: Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001 PLACE: Clune Arena (6,002), Colorado Springs, Colo. TIME: 7 p.m. MST/6 p.m. PST SERIES: lead, 5-1 WEBCAST: Thursday s game at Air Force can be heard live over the Internet at Dan Lawton handles the play-by-play for all road contests with Bill Earley (p-b-p) and Tammy Blackburn (analysis) calling the home webcasts. San Diego State Storyline After splitting its first two games of the conference season last week versus BYU and Utah, San Diego State (9-6, 1-1 MWC) heads to Air Force (3-11, 0-1 MWC) for its conference road opener Thursday at 7 p.m. The, who are 4-4 away from Cox Arena this year, will be out to avenge a loss to the Academy last season in Colorado Springs. The loss was the first ever for SDSU against the Falcons. San Diego State (Off. Ppg. 63.7, Def. Ppg. 59.7) PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name (GP/GS) Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown Ppg. Rpg. Min. 40 Tanisha Knight (15/14) F 6-0 Jr.-JC Long Beach, Calif Nicolette McCartny (15/8) F 6-2 Fr.-HS Chicago, Ill Atim Otii (15/15) C/F 6-0 Jr.-2V Denver, Colo Claire Swinbank (15/15) G 5-8 Jr.-1V Georgetown, Texas Jamey Cox (15/15) G 5-7 So.-1V Waterloo, Iowa a 31.5 OFF THE BENCH No. Name (GP/GS) Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown Ppg. Rpg. Min. 4 Sophia Sledge* (4/0) G 5-8 Sr.-3V Santee, Calif Shannon Lee (15/0) G 5-9 Sr.-3V Pasadena, Calif a Carmen Gonzalez^ (0/0) G 5-7 Jr.-JC San Diego, Calif Missy Schomaker (15/7) F 6-1 Jr.-JC Lincoln, Neb Nicole Bemi-Morrison (5/0) G 5-9 So.-SQ Ipswich, Australia Morgan Vargas (11/0) C 6-4 Jr.-JC Riverside, Calif Andrea Kiesling (4/0) C 6-3 So.-1V Helena, Mont Anita Bundage (14/1) F 5-11 Sr.-3V Conroe, Texas *Saw first action in at Cal Poly Jan. 2 after suffering broken right thumb in practice Nov. 8. ^Mid-year transfer. Joined team Jan. 10. Air Force Academy Falcons (Off. Ppg. 54.1, Def. Ppg. 68.8) PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name (GP/GS) Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown Ppg. Rpg. Min. 25 Rozalyn Russ (14/14) F 5-8 Jr. Stetsonville, Wis Samantha Clifton (8/6) F 5-11 Jr. Emory, Texas Wendy Stillman (14/13) C 6-1 So. Salt Lake City, Utah Morgan Bennett (14/14) G 5-9 So. Spokane, Wash Alison Tomlinson (14/14) G 5-8 Jr. Kewanee, Ill Aztec Women s Basketball Page 1

2 Page 2 San Diego State at Air Force Series: lead, 5-1 Year Result (Site) W, (SD); W, (CS) W, (CS); W, (SD) L (CS); W, (SD) Series Notes Record at SDSU 3-0 Record at AFA 2-1 Record at Neutral 0-0 Most Points SDSU 89, 1997 Most Points AFA 77, 2000 Largest Margin SDSU 32, 97 and 00 Largest Margin AFA 5, 2000 Longest SDSU Win Streak 4 Longest AFA Win Streak 1 Current Streak 1, SDSU SDSU-AFA Comparative Stats SDSU AFA 9-6 Overall Record League Record Field Goal Pct PT FG Pct Free Throw Pct Opp. FG Pct Opp. 3-PT FG Pct Opp. FT Pct Rebound Avg Rebound Margin Points/ Pts. Allowed/ RPI Rating 244 Page 2 Aztec Women s Basketball A Quick Look At The San Diego State tasted defeat for the first time in over a month Saturday night as Utah snapped SDSU s six-game winning streak, defeating the in Cox Arena. The winning streak reached six games Thursday night as San Diego State opened Mountain West Conference action with a victory over Brigham Young. The victory snapped a six-game losing streak versus the Cougars, who defeated the by an average of 30 points in their three meetings with SDSU a year ago. The win was also the first for the in a conference opener in four years and improved SDSU to 5-1 this season at home. At 9-6 overall, San Diego State is off to its best start since opening the season at SDSU s six-game winning streak was its longest since the closed out the campaign with 11 wins before falling to Oregon in the NCAA Tournament. About Air Force Air Force enters the week at 3-11 (0-1 MWC) after falling to New Mexico, 68-44, at home in its Mountain West Conference opener Saturday. Prior to the loss to UNM, the Falcons snapped an eight-game losing streak with an win over Cal Poly, Jan. 7. The Falcons are just 1-49 in their previous 50 conference games and are in the midst of an 11-game league losing streak. Air Force s last conference victory came last January when the Falcons defeated San Diego State, 77-72, in Colorado Springs. Most of Air Force s difficulties have come on the offensive end this season. The Falcons are averaging a conference-low 54.1 ppg and have twice been held to 10 or fewer points in a half this season. Two players that aren t struggling this season are forward Rozalyn Russ and guard Morgan Bennett. Russ leads the Falcons in both scoring (11.3 ppg) and rebounding (6.6 rpg). Bennett is also scoring in double figures (10.0 ppg). The duo is accounting for nearly 40 percent of the Falcons offensive production. Of the 13 players on Air Force s roster, seven are new to the team this season. Head coach Sue Darling is in her third season at the Academy and owns a (.174) record with the Falcons. She was named head coach a Air Force in 1998 and inherited the difficult task of leading a program that had just recently moved from Division II to Division I. San Diego State-Air Force Series Shorts Thursday's game between SDSU and Air Force will be just the seventh all-time between the two schools. The lead the series 5-1 but suffered their first-ever defeat to the Falcons, 77-72, in the last meeting between the two squads in Colorado Springs. SDSU rebounded to defeat Air Force, 70-38, in the return engagement in Cox Arena. The 32-point margin of victory equaled their largest win over the Falcons. San Diego State is 2-1 all-time versus the Academy in Colorado Springs. The last win at Air Force came during the season. Recapping Last Year s Meetings San Diego State struggled to shoot the ball consistently and watched the Falcons get red hot from the floor in a loss to Air Force in last year s first meeting in Colorado Springs. The Falcons shot 49 percent (23-for-47) from the floor and a season-best 81.5 percent (22-for-27) from the stripe and led th by as may as 14 points in the second half before SDSU went on a 16-3 run, twice cutting the Falcons' lead to a single point in the last three minutes. Air Force, however, hit 6-of-8 from the foul line in the last two minutes to preserve the win. San Diego State led wire-to-wire in the rematch at Cox Arena, cruising to a victory. All nine who dressed for the game contributed at least two points to the win, including Jamey Cox, who led all scorers with 18 points. Common Enemies San Diego State and Air Force have faced three common non-conference opponents Cal State Fullerton, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Cal Poly. SDSU posted a perfect 3-0 record versus the trio, facing 2-of-3 on the road and winning by an average of 18.3 ppg. The Falcons won at Cal State Fullerton (W, 86-59), and split with TAMU-CC (L, 68-42) and Cal Poly (W, 86-68) for a 3.0 ppg margin of victory in the three contests.

3 Noting SDSU s Versus Utah San Diego State s loss to Utah was the first since falling at San Jose State on Dec. 6. The loss snapped a six-game SDSU winning streak and a perfect four-game run in Cox Arena. Both streaks were the longest for the under head coach Barb Smith. The loss was also SDSU s first in its last five games to be decided by 10 points or less. San Diego State, which led at the break, lost for the first time this season when leading at the half. SDSU was a perfect 6-0 when ahead at intermission. With a advantage on the boards, the outrebounded an opponent for just the sixth time in 15 games. SDSU is now 3-3 when collecting more rebounds than its opponent. San Diego State s 47 points were a season low. The also lost for just the second time this year when holding an opponent to fewer than 65 points. Utah s 46 field goal attempts and 13 fouls were both season-lows for an Aztec opponent. The Utes more than made up the difference at the line, however, connecting on 20- of-24 attempts for an opponent season-high 83.3 percent. Sophomore Jamey Cox posted her ninth double-figure scoring game of the year and the 30th of her 42-game career, finishing with 10 points. Junior Claire Swinbank scored in double figures for the sixth time this season, finishing with 10 points. She also collected a career-high seven rebounds. Win Total Already Equal To That Of Last Season With nine wins so far this season, San Diego State has already equaled its victory total for all of when the finished the year 9-19 (4-10 MWC). A win Thursday at Air Force would improve San Diego State to 10-6 (2-1 MWC) and equal the highest single-season win total of the Barb Smith era. SDSU finished Smith s inaugural season season at Road Warrior Tradition Returning To Montezuma Mesa San Diego State won its fourth game away from campus Jan. 7, defeating Texas A&M- Corpus Christi, The victory moved SDSU to 4-4 on the road this year, including a win over Alcorn State at the Unilever Lady Tiger Classic. Through 15 games, the have already posted as many wins away from Cox Arena this season (four) as they had in each of the last two years combined. It is also the first time San Diego State has won four Did You Know? San Diego State boasts one of the nation s most improved RPI rankings. Coming off a split with BYU and Utah at home last week, the enter Thursday s game with an RPI ranking of 129 a jump of 100 spots over last season. SDSU closed out the campaign as the nation s 229thranked team, according to Collegerpi.com. An Aztec Win Thursday Would... Improve San Diego State to 10-6 (2-1 MWC) on the season, 5-4 away from Cox Arena and 7-1 overall in its last eight games. Give the 10 wins on the year, equalling the most victories in a season under Barb Smith. SDSU went during Smith inaugural campaign. Put SDSU four games over.500 for the second time this season. Give SDSU three straight wins on the road. Be the second consecutive conference road win for the. SDSU closed out the season with a victory at Colorado State. Improve SDSU to 6-1 all-time versus Air Force, 3-1 in Colorado Springs. pre-conference games away from campus since the season when the went 4-2. San Diego State has not won five or more games away from campus since winning 12 during the season. Home Cookin Not So Bad Though In addition to its improvement on the road, San Diego State has also performed better at home this season, posting a 5-2 mark in Cox Arena, including a split in its first Mountain West Conference homestand of the year. Last year, the were 7-7 at home, including a 3-4 mark in league games. Head Coach Barb Smith Armed with a new contract, SDSU head coach Barb Smith is in her fourth season on Montezuma Mesa and owns a career record of (.372). Prior to taking over as SDSU's fifth head coach in 1997, Smith spent nine years as the top assistant at Colorado. During her tenure at CU, the Buffaloes won an average of 24 games per season, five Big 8 Conference championships and made eight NCAA Tournament appearances. She is a 1986 graduate of Ohio State, where she was a fouryear starter at point guard and led the Buckeyes to three NCAA berths. The Smith File Page 3 Personal Birthdate: Feb. 29, 1964 Birthplace: Perrysburg, Ohio Hometown: Perrysburg, Ohio Education College: Ohio State, 1986 Degree: B.S., health education Graduate School: Iona Degree: MBA Coaching Background Iona College (Assistant) Iona Totals (.315) Colorado (Assistant) Colorado Totals (.770) San Diego State (Head Coach) SDSU Totals (.372) Total (.625) Aztec Women s Basketball Page 3

4 Page 4 Mountain West Conference Standings MWC Overall Utah (25) Colorado State San Diego State New Mexico UNLV Air Force Wyoming Brigham Young as of Jan. 14 Last Week in the Mountain West Conference J. 11 San Diego State 63, BYU 61 Utah 70, UNLV 51 J. 13 Utah 56, San Diego State 47 UNLV 61, BYU 50 Colorado St. 76, Wyoming 51 New Mexico 68, Air Force 44 This Week in the Mountain West Conference J. 18 San Diego State at Air Force, 7 p.m. Colorado St. at Utah, 7 p.m. UNLV at New Mexico, 7 p.m. Wyoming at BYU, 7 p.m. J. 20 San Diego State at New Mexico, 7 p.m. Colorado St. at BYU, 7 p.m. UNLV at Air Force, 2 p.m. Wyoming at Utah, 3 p.m. Learning To Win The Close Ones Barb Smith pointed to it at the beginning of the season as a key to the campaign. After wining just 5-of-15 games decided by 10 points or less last season, SDSU appears to be learning how to win the close ones this year. Despite their nine-point loss to Utah, the are 5-4 in games decided by 10 or fewer points on the year and have won five of the last seven. Among those five wins are three road victories (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Portland State and Cal Poly). Post Six- Non-Conference Turnaround San Diego State s 8-5 non-conference record is a dramatic improvement from a year ago when the were just 5-8 in their first 13 games. The victory at Texas A&M- Corpus Christi completed a six-game turnaround over last year s non-conference finish, despite playing eight on the road. Last year, SDSU played eight of its 13 pre-conference games in Cox Arena. Defense Leading Way To Improved Record Its not so difficult to figure out why San Diego State has won six of its last seven games and eight of its last 11. DEFENSE! The have held nine of their 15 opponents under 60 points this season, including eight of the last 11. During SDSU s last seven gams, opponents are shooting just 35.7 percent (115-of-323) from the floor, including a paltry 22.3 percent (20-of-89) from three-point distance. The are 9-2 on the year when holding an opponent under 65 points. Heating Up, Staying Hot... San Diego State shot a combined 45.3 percent from the field in last four games, including 41.3 percent versus one of the nation s stingiest defenses, Utah (34.1 percent FG % defense), and enters Thursday s match up at Air Force shooting.441 for the season, third in the Mountain West Conference and up significantly over last season with the connected on just 40.4 percent of their shots. SDSU has shot better than 50 percent in eight halves and over 45 percent in 7-of-15 games, including shooting over 60 percent in both halves versus Illinois State, to finish at 68 percent (32-of-47). That performance broke a 13-year-old school record, eclipsing the old mark of 65 percent (34-of-50) set on Jan. 19, 1987, versus Hawaii. The eclipsed 45 percent as a team in just 9-of-28 contests last season San Diego State Women s Basketball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) PPG RPG Individual Player Note 4 Sophia Sledge G 5-8 Sr. Santee (Santana HS) points at TAMU-CC 12 Claire Swinbank G 5-8 Jr. Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown HS) Career-high 7 reb. vs. Utah 15 Shannon Lee G 5-9 Sr. Pasadena (Muir HS) a Season-best 13 points at Cal Poly 20 Jamey Cox G 5-7 So. Waterloo, Iowa (West HS) a Double-digit points in 6-of-7 22 Carmen Gonzalez G 5-7 Jr. San Diego (Southwestern CC) Officially added to team Jan Nicolette McCartny F/C 6-2 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Hersey HS) Starter in seven straight 25 Missy Schomaker F/G 6-1 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Hutchinson CC) One of MWC s best 3-point shooters 35 Nicole Bemi-Morrison G 5-9 So. Ipswich, Australia (St. Mary's HS) Has not played since Cal Poly 40 Tanisha Knight F 6-0 Jr. Long Beach (Central Arizona JC) Leads SDSU in points and rebounds 50 Morgan Vargas C 6-4 Jr. Riverside (New Mexico JC) Season-high 7 points vs. CSUF 52 Andrea Kiesling C/F 6-3 So. Helena, Mont. (Helena HS) Scored first points of year vs. CSUF 53 Anita Bundage F 5-11 Sr. Conroe, Texas (Oak Ridge HS) Minutes way up in last six games 55 Atim Otii C/F 6-0 Jr. Denver, Colo. (East HS) Season-high 18 pts. vs. BYU 00 Tynisha King* F 5-10 Jr. Moreno Valley (UNC Asheville) n/a n/a All-rookie team as frosh at UNC-A * Division I transfer. Will sit out season under NCAA transfer guidelines. Head Coach: Barb Smith (Ohio State 86), fourth year Assistant Coaches: Steve Huber (Illinois State 82), second year Trisha Sears (Montana State 94), first year Dana McGraw (Loyola-N.O. 97), first year Director of Basketball Operations: Anthony Turner, first year Athletic Trainer: Sara Weinberg (East Stroudsburg 92), third year Page 4 Aztec Women s Basketball

5 ...And That Translates Into More Points SDSU is also scoring 6.5 more points per game than it did a year ago and has already surpassed the 80-point plateau twice. Last season, the never scored more than 80 points. More on SDSU s Defense The have held eight of their last 10 opponents to 37-percent shooting or less, including Utah last Saturday and Cal Poly, which became the third SDSU foe this season to shoot less than 30 percent from the field. Earlier this year, the held both Alcorn State and Cal State Fullerton below 30 percent from the floor. Hard To Get The Three Through 15 games, San Diego State has proven itself to be the toughest team in the Mountain West Conference to sink a three-pointer against. Heading into Thursday s game at Air Force, Aztec opponents are shooting just 28.8 percent from beyond the arc and, in the last seven games, and have connected on only 20 of their last 100 attempts (20.0 percent). SDSU has held three opponents San Jose State, Cal State Fullerton and California without a three-point basket. Five-Finger Discounts One of San Diego State s most amazing turnarounds this season has been in the steals category. Through 15 games, the rank second in the Mountain West Conference in steals per game at SDSU picked off 10 against Cal and a season-high 18 versus Cal State Fullerton its most since snatching 22 against Fresno State on Feb. 24, 1999 and now has notched double-digit steals in six games on the year. Last season, SDSU averaged just 8.5 spg, good for seventh in the eight-team league, and finished with double-figures in steals in only 10-of-28 games. A pair of rank among the Mountain West s leaders in steals per game: Tanisha Knight (6th), Shannon Lee (11th) and Jamey Cox (14th). Turnovers Still The Key After struggling in the turnover department much of last season, SDSU has cut its turnovers in excess of three per game in and have had fewer turnovers than their opponents in 8-of-15 contests. The averaged 22.5 turnovers per game last year and enter Thursday s game averaging The have already posted seven games with 18 or fewer turnovers, including a season-low 12 at Portland State SDSU s fewest turnovers since committing just eight versus Pepperdine on Dec. 7, However, the key stat remains which team has the fewest miscues. SDSU is 7-1 when it has less turnovers than its opponent and just 2-4 with more miscues. Cox Eclipses 500 Sophomore Jamey Cox surpassed the 500-point plateau last week with her 11-point effort versus Brigham Young. It was the 41st game of her Aztec career. She is on pace to become SDSU s first 1,000-point scorer since Jodi Nowlin-Tres in 1997 and could reach the mark as early as the end of next season. Getting That Scoring Touch Back Sophomore Jamey Cox appears to have regained her scoring touch. After averaging just 3.5 ppg during a four-game stretch from Nov. 25 through Dec. 6, Cox has finished in double figures in six of the last seven games, thrice leading SDSU in scoring and averaging 11.3 ppg. Last season, Cox averaged 13.7 ppg en route to all-newcomer team honors. She continued that streak to open , averaging 13.8 ppg in SDSU s first four games this season before going into a four-game funk. She s Baaack! After missing all of last season with a torn left ACL and the first 11 games of the current campaign with a severely broken left thumb (39 games in all), senior Sophia Sledge finally returned to the lineup last week. After getting her feet wet at Cal Poly (0 points in four minutes of work), Sledge showed why she was SDSU s leading scorer during the season, connecting on 6-of-10 from the field, including a pair of treys, to finish with a co-team-high 14 points. The senior added nine points against BYU and another three-pointer against Utah. Since her return, Sledge has connected on 47.6 percent of her shots and is averaging 6.5 ppg in 14.5 minutes of work. Page 5 SDSU Miscellaneous Stats Largest halftime lead , twice Largest halftime deficit vs. UTC Most second half points twice Fewest second half points vs. Utah Largest lead during a game. 37 vs. CS Fullerton Largest deficit during a game.24 vs. Missouri Largest lead in a loss vs. Utah Largest deficit in a win twice FT % in last 2 min. & OT (35-54) SDSU Streaks Last five/10 games /7-3 Longest winning streak Longest losing streak Current streak lost 1 SDSU s Record When... Wearing white (home) Wearing black (road) At a neutral site Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Leading with 5:00 left Trailing with 5:00 left Tied with 5:00 left In overtime Scoring less than 60 points Scoring between points Scoring between points Scoring between points Scoring 90 or more points Opponent scores less than 60 points Opponent scores between points Opponent scores between points Opponent scores between points Opponent scores 90 or more points FG%.500 or better FG% under FG% over FG% under Opponent FG%.500 or better Opponent FG% under Opponent FG% over Opponent FG% under Better shooting % Worse shooting % More FG attempts Fewer FG atttempts More FGs made Fewer FGs made More FT attempts Fewer FT attempts More FTs made Fewer FTs made More rebounds Fewer rebounds Equal rebounds Fewer turnovers More turnovers Equal turnovers More assists than opponent Fewer assists than opponent Aztec Women s Basketball Page 5

6 Page 6 The Last Time an Aztec... Scored points.missy Schomaker (20), 12/18/00 Scored points....jamey Cox (27), 1/22/00 Scored points...jamey Cox (30), 12/30/99 Scored 40+ points.....chana Perry (41), 1/2/88 Had 12+ rebounds.....mary Apiafi (12), 2/5/00 Had 10+ assists......jamey Cox (10), 12/18/00 The Last Time SDSU... Scored 100+ points..vs. Colo. St. (101), 1/25/92 Allowed 100+ points..vs. UCLA (104), 12/11/98 Won by 20+ points.vs. Illinois St. (29), 11/24/00 Won by 30+ points..vs. CS Fullerton (37), 12/18/00 Won in Overtime...vs. Wyoming (79-75), 2/2/ Aztec Double-Doubles Anita Bundage 13 points, 11 rebounds vs. Northern Arizona Jamey Cox 13 points, 10 assists vs. Cal State Fullerton Tanisha Knight 12 points, 10 rebounds vs. Northern Arizona Shannon Lee 10 points, 14 assists vs. Illinois State Aztec Record Book - Career 3-Point Field Goals 1. Falisha Wright ( ) Jamey Cox (2000-Present) Sophia Sledge (1997-Present) Carmelia Bloodsaw (1991) Charley Murray ( ) Rebounds 1. Judy Porter ( ) , Shelda Arceneaux ( ) Jessica Haynes ( ) Chana Perry ( ) Michelle Suman ( ) Brooke Meadows ( ) Christina Murguia ( ) Heidi Bauer ( ) Jodi Nowlin-Tres ( ) Olivia DiCamilli ( ) Anita Bundage (1998-Present) Assists 1. Falisha Wright ( ) Crystal Lee ( ) Michelle Miles ( ) Lakeysha Wright ( ) Marsha Overton ( ) Shelda Arceneaux ( ) Shannon Lee (1998-Present) Sandy Wright ( ) Laura Dion ( ) Demetrice Davis ( ) Page 6 Aztec Women s Basketball Swinbank Coming On Strong Junior Claire Swinbank has been on a serious roll in San Diego State s last four games, scoring in double figures three times. She also collected a career-high seven rebounds against Utah. Swinbank has now scored in double figures in 6-of-15 contests and ranks third on the team in scoring at 8.2 ppg. Good Knight! Just how big has junior Tanisha Knight been for the since arriving from Central Arizona College? Knight, who has scored in double figures in 11-of-15 games, leads San Diego State in both scoring (11.5) and rebounding (5.7). In fact, Knight ranks in the MWC s top 10 in four separate categories: Scoring (9th), Steals (6th), Blocks (3rd) and Rebounding (10th). Otii Gets Back On Track At Corpus Christi, Brigham Young After not scoring in double figures for eight games, junior Atim Otii found her game in the most unlikely places Texas Gulf Coast. Otii, who last finished in double-digits at Portland State with 14 points, scored 11 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for her fourth double-figure scoring game of the season. She did herself one better versus BYU, throwing down a season-high 18 points on 7-for-9 shooting. Otii also grabbed eight boards versus the Islanders and seven more against the Cougars the most since hauling down 11 at San Jose State. Accepting Her New Role After getting off to a slow start in , senior Anita Bundage has come on strong in the last six games. Since the Cal State Fullerton game, Bundage has averaged 8.0 points and 6.2 rebounds. She is also shooting a red-hot 57.1 percent (16-of-28) from the field and 75.0 percent (15-of-20) from the stripe. Bundage also recorded her first double-double of the season during that stretch with 13 points and 11 boards versus No. Arizona. Mountain West Conference Stats Individual Category* Avg. Scoring 9. Knight Cox Swinbank Rebouning 10. Knight Field Goal Percentage (Min. 3.0 FG per game) 7. Otii (46-93) Assists Per 3. Cox Lee Free Throw Percentage 10. Cox (34-43) 14. Knight (61-80) Steals Per 6. Knight Lee Cox Point Field Goals Percentage 6. Cox (22-62) 9. Schomaker (16-47) 3-Point Field Goals Made Per 9. Cox Schomaker Blocked Shots Per 3. Knight Otii McCartny Assist/Turnover Ratio 7. Cox Lee *as of Jan. 14 Team Category* SDSU Avg (Rk.) Scoring Offense (7th) Scoring Defense (3rd) Scoring Margin (6th) Field Goal Percentage (3nd) Field Goals Percentage Defense (4th) 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage (4th) 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage Defense (1st) Free Throw Percentage (8th) Rebounding Offense (7th) Rebounding Defense (5th) Rebounding Margin (7th) Assists (7th) Blocked Shots (4th) Steals (2nd) Turnover Margin (4th) Assist/Turnover Ratio (7th) Offensive Rebounds (6th) Defensive Rebounds (7th) 3-Pt. Field Goals Made (8th) *as of Jan. 14

7 4 Sophia Sledge Senior Guard 5-8 Santee, Calif. (Santana HS) Quickly: Suffered broken right thumb in practice on Nov. 8, forcing her to the sidelines for the the first 11 games...has come off the bench in the last four games : Returned to SDSU s lineup for the first time since the 1999 season on Jan. 2, seeing four minutes of action at Cal Poly...Broke out for 14 points on 6-for-10, including a pair of three-pointers, at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi...Finished with nine points and four boards versus BYU. 12 Claire Swinbank Junior Guard 5-8 Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown HS) Quickly: Has started all 15 games at the two guard...scored in double figures six times on the season, including four of the last seven games...is averaging 8.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists : Finished with a season-high 15 points at Missouri...Shot 6-for-9 from the field, including a trey, for 14 points against CS Fullerton...Scored 12 points versus Illinois State on 5-for-8 shooting, including 2-for-3 from beyond the arc...added nine points versus Chattanooga...Dished out a career-high seven assists at Portland State...Hauled down a then career-best six rebounds against Northern Arizona...Finished with four assists and just one turnover against California...Broke back into double figures at Cal Poly with 11 points,13 points at Texas A&M-CC and 10 points versus Utah...Also cleared a career-high seven rebounds against the Utes. 15 Shannon Lee Senior Guard 5-9 Pasadena, Calif. (Muir HS) Quickly: Has seen action in all 15 games off the bench...has dished out at least five assists in 6-of-15 games and ranks in the top 10 in the MWC in assists with 54...Also among MWC leaders in steals with 25, including five games with at least three thefts : Had 10 points and dished out a league-record 14 assists vs. Illinois St...Assist mark is the fourth-best total in SDSU history...ranks seventh all-time in assists at SDSU...Also had solid outing at Missouri with eight points, four rebounds and six assists...notched season highs in points (13), steals (5) and blocks (1) at Cal Poly. San Diego State Updated Player Profiles 20 Jamey Cox Sophomore Guard 5-7 Waterloo, Iowa (West HS) Quickly: In the starting lineup all 15 games thus far...has scored in double figures in six of SDSU s last seven games...has now scored in double figures in 30-of-42 career games, including nine times this season...has served up 44 assists in last eight games (5.5 apg)...recorded at least five assists in six games...ranks in the MWC top 10 in assists, free throw percentage and 3-pointers and 3-points field goal percentage : SDSU s leading scorer in six games...recorded her fifthcareer 20+ point game with a season-high 21 vs. Chattanooga in PB Classic final...named to the PB Classic all-tournament team...team leader and fourth in the MWC in assists with 62...Posted a career-high eight rebounds and eight assists at San Jose State...Had 13 points and a career-best 10 assists versus CS Fullerton for first career double-double...also tied a career-high with five steals against the Titans...Had 12 points and five assists against Cal...Led SDSU with 14 points, including 7-of-9 from the line, and six assists at Cal Poly...Also led the in scoring at Texas A&M-CC with 14 points...finished with 11 points versus BYU and 10 against Utah. 22 Carmen Gonzalez Junior Guard 5-7 San Diego, Calif. (Southwestern CC/Lincoln Prep) Quickly: A mid-semester addition who officially joined the on Jan A true point guard with excellent ball-handling skills, good speed and a solid outside shot...a 1994 graduate of Lincoln Prep...Spent three years in the Army following high school...played two seasons of junior college ball at Southwestern Community College in Chula Vista...Named first team all-pacific Coast Conference both seasons...led Southwestern to a record as a freshman and a mark as a sophomore as the Apaches advanced to the California State playoffs both seasons...ranked in the state top 10 for steals as a sophomore, averaging 5.0 per game...also averaged 20.6 points, 7.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists as a sophomore...as a freshman averaged 13.1 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 3.6 steals : Dressed for the first time last Thursday vs. BYU. 24 Nicolette McCartny Freshman Forward 6-3 Chicago, Ill. (Hersey HS) Quickly: Has seen playing time in all 15 games, including eight as a starter...averaging 7.0 ppg, and 3.9 rpg...scored in double figures in 6-of-15 games : Opened season with three straight games in double figures, including 11 points vs. both Montana and Illinois State..Scored a career-high 17 points against Alcorn State at the Lady Tiger Classic...Came back with 14 versus Missouri the following night in the final...has thrice recorded a season-high six boards (LMU, UTC and Alcorn)...Rebound total vs. Chattanooga was a team-high...also had two blocks vs. Lady Mocs...Finished with 11 points versus No. Arizona. Aztec Women s Basketball Page 7

8 25 Missy Schomaker Junior Forward 6-1 Lincoln, Neb. (Hutchinson CC) Quickly: In SDSU s starting lineup in 7-of-15 games...averaging 6.4 ppg and 3.4 rpg : Had 12 points in opener at Montana...Posted a solid performance at Portland State, finishing with eight points, a team-high seven boards and three steals...led the in scoring with a career-high 20 points on 8-for-15 shooting, including three treys, against CS Fullerton...Also snared three thefts versus the Titans...Came off the bench to connect on a pair of treys en route to eight points vs. Cal..Notched third double-figure scoring game of season at Cal Poly with 11 points. 35 Nicole Bemi-Morrison Sophomore Guard 5-9 Ipswich, Australia (St. Mary s HS) Quickly: Has played in five games, all off the bench : Canned only three-pointer against CS Fullerton en route to a season-high five points...finished with two points and grabbed a rebound versus Illinois Stat...Sank pair of free throws against Northern Arizona...Missed Portland State game with concussion suffered the day before in practice...registered first career block at Cal Poly. 40 Tanisha Knight Junior Forward 6-0 Long Beach, Calif. (Central Arizona CC) Quickly: In the starting lineup for all but the opener at Montana...Has scored in double figures in 11 games...ranks ninth in the Mountain West in scoring, 10th in rebounding, 14th in freethrow percentage, sixth in steals and third in blocks...leads the in scoring (11.5), rebounding (5.7) and is second in free throw percentage (.762)...Named to the all-tournament teams at both the Pacific Bell Classic and the Unilever Lady Tiger Classic...Holds SDSU s season highs for points, field goals, and steals in a game...has led the in scoring in four games : Opened her collegiate career with 12 points, including a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line at Montana...After a pair of 10-point games versus LMU and Illinois State, came back to score 16 versus Chattanooga...Finished with 17 points and four steals at Portland State and a career-best 22 points at Missouri, leading the in scoring both games...twice collected seven rebounds (at LMU and Alcorn State)...Again led SDSU in scoring at San Jose State with 16 points, including 10-of-12 from the foul line...also had a career-high five blocks versus the Spartans...Just missed first career double-double with 11 points and nine boards versus CS Fullerton...Paced all scorers with 15 points and led SDSU on the glass with seven rebound versus Cal... Also snared a career-high five steals against the Golden Bears...Posted first career double-double with 12 points and 10 boards against Northern Arizona...Finished with seven points and seven rebounds at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. San Diego State Updated Player Profiles 50 Morgan Vargas Junior Center 6-4 Riverside, Calif. (New Mexico JC) Quickly: Has seen action in 11 games, all off the bench : Is beginning to earn more playing time...had four points and two blocks versus Alcorn State...Also had a pair of blocks against Northern Arizona...Had best outing against CS Fullerton with seven points, three boards and two steals. 52 Andrea Kiesling Sophomore Center 6-3 Helena, Mont. (Helena HS) Quickly: Has seen playing time in four games off the bench : Scored first points of the season versus CS Fullerton, finishing with three... Pulled down a season-high three rebounds in opener at Montana...Also saw action against Illinois State and at Cal Poly. 53 Anita Bundage Senior Forward 5-11 Conroe, Texas (Conroe HS) Quickly: Has seen action in 14 of SDSU s 15 games, including a start in the opener at Montana...Coming on strong of late... Shooting 56.0 percent from the field...needs to average just 3.25 rpg to crack SDSU s top 10 in career rebounding : Posted best game of the season against Northern Arizona with 13 points and 11 rebounds for her first doubledouble of the year...had a solid outing against California with 11 points and four rebounds...finished with eight points and six rebounds against Illinois State...Collect five boards at Portland State...Had eight points and seven rebounds at Cal Poly... Finished with nine points and seven rebounds in win over BYU...Picked up five boards versus Utah. 55 Atim Otii Junior Center/Forward 6-0 Denver, Colo. (East HS) Quickly: Has started all 15 games thus far at center...averaging 7.7 ppg and 4.7 rpg...scored in double figures five times on the year...has thrice led SDSU in rebounds : Finished with a game- and season-high 18 points in SDSU s win over BYU...Also pulled down seven boards versus the Cougars...Led SDSU in scoring with a 17 points versus Illinois State...Also posted double-digits at LMU (11) and Portland State (14)...Sunk game-clinching free throws with 10 seconds to play at Portland State...Just missed first double-double of the season with nine points and 11 boards at San Jose State...11 rebounds were one shy of a career high...dolled out a career-best four assists against Illinois State...Broke out of an eight-game scoring slump with 11 points at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi...Also gathered a game-high eight rebounds and tied a season-best with two steals against the Islanders. Page 8 Aztec Women s Basketball

9 San Diego State at Air Force... San Diego Jan. 18, State Career Clune and Arena Season (6,002)... Highs Colorado Springs, Colo. 4 Sophia Sledge Points ( ) vs. Duquesne ( ) at TAMU-CC Rebounds ( ) vs. SMU ( ) vs. BYU Assists ( ) vs. UNLV ( ) at TAMU-CC Steals ( ) vs. Rice ( ) at TAMU-CC Blocks ( ) vs. Duquesne none 12 Claire Swinbank Points ( ) at BYU ( ) at Missouri Rebounds ( ) vs. Utah ( ) vs. Utah Assists ( ) vs. Portland St ( ) vs. Portland St. Steals ( ) vs. Utah ( ) at Montana Blocks twice ( ) vs. California 15 Shannon Lee Points ( ) vs. UNLV ( ) at Cal Poly Rebounds twice twice Assists ( ) vs. Illinois St ( ) vs. Illinois St. Steals ( ) vs. Fresno St ( ) at Cal Poly Blocks five times ( ) at Cal Poly 20 Jamey Cox Points ( ) at CS Fullerton ( ) vs. UT-Chatt. Rebounds....8 ( ) at San Jose St ( ) at San Jose St. Assists ( ) vs. CS Fullerton ( ) vs. CS Fullerton Steals twice ( ) vs. CS Fullerton Blocks five times twice 22 Carmen Gonzalez Points none Rebounds none Assists none Steals none Blocks none 24 Nicolette McCartny Points ( ) vs. Alcorn St. Rebounds three times Assists four times Steals ( ) at Montana Blocks ( ) vs. UT-Chatt. 25 Missy Schomaker Points ( ) vs. CS Fullerton Rebounds....7 ( ) at Portland St. Assists ( ) at Montana Steals twice Blocks none 35 Nicole Bemi-Morrison Points ( ) at Utah ( ) vs. Illinois St. Rebounds ( ) at Utah twice Assists four times ( ) vs. CS Fullerton Steals none none Blocks ( ) at Cal Poly ( ) at Cal Poly 40 Tanisha Knight Points ( ) at Missouri Rebounds..10 ( ) vs. N. Arizona Assists ( ) at LMU Steals ( ) vs. California Blocks ( ) at San Jose St. 50 Morgan Vargas Points ( ) vs. CS Fullerton Rebounds..3 ( ) vs. CS Fullerton Assists ( ) vs. UT-Chatt. Steals ( ) vs. CS Fullerton Blocks twice 52 Andrea Kiesling Points ( ) at CS Fullerton ( ) vs. CS Fullerton Rebounds...9 ( ) at CS Fullerton ( ) at Montana Assists none none Steals twice ( ) vs. CS Fullerton Blocks ( ) at CS Fuleron none 53 Anita Bundage Points ( ) vs. LMU ( ) vs. N. Arizona Rebounds twice ( ) vs. N. Arizona Assists twice three times Steals ( ) vs. Detroit twice Blocks twice twice 55 Atim Otii Points ( ) at UCLA ( ) vs. BYU Rebounds ( ) vs. Utah ( ) at San Jose St. Assists ( ) vs. Illinois St ( ) vs. Illinois St. Steals seven times ( ) vs. Utah Blocks ( ) vs. N. Arizona three times Aztec Women s Basketball Page 9

10 San Diego State Women s Basketball Results and Leaders (as of Jan. 13, 2001) 9-6 Overall 1-1 Mountain West 5-2 Home 3-4 Road 1-0 Neutral SDSU Opponent Date Opponent Result W-L MWC High Scorer High Scorer High Rebounder High Assists Att. N. 18 at Montana L, J. Cox 13 L. Cooper 17 T. Knight 5 S. Lee 6 3,427 N. 21 at Loyola Mmt. L, J. Cox 12 T. Reynolds 21 T. Knight 7 T. Knight N. 24 Illinois State W, A. Otii 17 J. McCormack 13 A. Bundage 6 S. Lee N. 25 Chattanooga L, J, Cox 21 J. Wilson 24 N. McCartney 6 S. Lee N. 28 at Portland State W, T. Knight 17 A. Russell 12 M. Schomaker 7 C. Swinbank D. 1 vs. Alcorn State W, N. McCartny 17 C. Wood 12 T. Knight 7 C. Swinbank 4 n/a D. 2 Missouri L, T. Knight 22 A. Lassiter 31 Knight/Schomaker 7 S. Lee 5 1,211 D. 6 at San Jose State L, T. Knight 16 C. Williams 16 A. Otii 11 J. Cox D. 18 CS Fullerton W, M. Schomaker two with 10 T. Knight 9 J. Cox D. 22 California W, T. Knight 15 L. Ashbaugh 13 T. Knight 7 J. Cox D. 30 Northern Arizona W, A. Bundage 13 L. Foster 13 A. Bundage 11 Cox/Knight J. 2 Cal Poly SLO W, J. Cox 14 J. Sorosky 19 A. Bundage 7 J. Cox J. 7 Texas A&M-CC W, J. Cox 14 K. Rogers 17 A. Otii 8 J. Cox 6 1,050 J. 11 Brigham Young W, A. Otii 18 Cheesman/Thorn 11 Otii/Bundage 7 Cox/Swinbank J. 13 Utah L, Cox/Swinbank 10 Beckman 19 Swinbank 7 Cox 3 1,189 J. 11 at Air Force J. 20 at New Mexico J. 27 UNLV F. 1 Wyoming F. 3 Colorado State F. 8 at Utah F. 10 at Brigham Young F. 15 New Mexico F. 17 Air Force F. 24 at UNLV M. 1 at Colorado State M. 3 at Wyoming M Mountain West Conference Tournament Page 10 Aztec Women s Basketball

11 San Diego State Women s Basketball Combined Statistics (as of Jan. 13, 2001) All s Aztec Women s Basketball Page 11

12 San Diego State Women s Basketball By- Statistics Score 1ST-2ND FG-FGA PCT. 3PT-ATT PCT. FT-ATT PCT. O D REB PF-DQ A TO BL ST Montana LMU Illinois St Chattanooga Portland St Alcorn St Missouri San Jose St CS Fullerton California No. Arizona Cal Poly Texas A&M-CC BYU Utah Air Force New Mexico UNLV Wyoming Colorado St. Utah BYU New Mexico Air Force UNLV Colorado St. Wyoming MWC Tourn. Page 12 Aztec Women s Basketball