UNLV at San Diego State... Jan. 27, Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl (12,414)... San Diego, Calif.

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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 W, J. 20 *at New Mexico L, 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 (.375)/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. 25, 2001 Contact: Garry Bowman Open Three- Homestand with UNLV Saturday No. 18 UNLV Lady Rebels (12-4, 2-2 MWC) at San Diego State (10-7, 2-2 MWC) DAY/DATE: Saturday, Jan. 27, 2001 PLACE: Cox Arena at Aztec Bowl (12,414), San Diego, Calif. TIME: 7 p.m. PST SERIES: lead, 11-9 WEBCAST: Saturday s game versus UNLV can be heard live over the Internet at Dan Lawton will call the play-by-play. San Diego State Storyline San Diego State (10-7, 2-2 MWC) came away with a split in its first Mountain West Conference road trip of the season last week, slipping past Air Force, 50-49, before falling to New Mexico, 86-66, in The Pit. The loss to New Mexico snapped a three-game road winning streak for SDSU, which is 5-5 away from Cox Arena this season. SDSU and UNLV split its two meetings last year with each team winning at home. San Diego State (Off. Ppg. 62.8, Def. Ppg. 59.1) PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name (GP/GS) Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown Ppg. Rpg. Min. 40 Tanisha Knight (17/16) F 6-0 Jr.-JC Long Beach, Calif Anita Bundage (16/3) F 5-11 Sr.-3V Conroe, Texas Atim Otii (17/17) C/F 6-0 Jr.-2V Denver, Colo Claire Swinbank (17/17) G 5-8 Jr.-1V Georgetown, Texas Jamey Cox (16/16) G 5-7 So.-1V Waterloo, Iowa a 31.7 OFF THE BENCH No. Name (GP/GS) Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown Ppg. Rpg. Min. 4 Sophia Sledge* (6/0) G 5-8 Sr.-3V Santee, Calif Shannon Lee (17/0) G 5-9 Sr.-3V Pasadena, Calif a Carmen Gonzalez^ (1/0) G 5-7 Jr.-JC San Diego, Calif Nicolette McCartny (17/8) F 6-2 Fr.-HS Chicago, Ill Missy Schomaker (15/7) F 6-1 Jr.-JC Lincoln, Neb Nicole Bemi-Morrison (6/0) G 5-9 So.-SQ Ipswich, Australia Morgan Vargas (12/0) C 6-4 Jr.-JC Riverside, Calif Andrea Kiesling (5/0) C 6-3 So.-1V Helena, Mont *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. UNLV Lady Rebels (Off. Ppg. 68.8, Def. Ppg. 62.1) PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name (GP/GS) Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown Ppg. Rpg. Min. 13 Linda Fröhlich (13/13) F 6-2 Jr. Oldendorf, Germ Brooke Ingalls (16/10) F 6-1 Sr. Redmond, Wash Petra Gläser (16/16) C 6-6 Fr. Amtsberg, Germ Kinesha Davis (16/14) G 5-7 Jr. Brooklyn Ctr., Minn Dayna Gambill (15/13) G 5-6 Sr. Kamuela, Hawaii a 24.2 Aztec Women s Basketball Page 1

2 Page 2 UNLV at San Diego State Series: lead, 11-9 Year Result (Site) L, (LV) L, (SD); W, (SD) W, (LV); W, (SD) W, (LV) W, (SD); L, (LV) L, (LV); L, (SD) W, (SD); L, (LV) W, (LV); W, (SD) L, (SD); L, (LV) W, (SD); W, (LV) W, (SD); L, (LV) Series Notes Record at SDSU 7-3 Record at UNLV 4-6 Record at Neutral 0-0 Most Points SDSU 92, 1997 Most Points UNLV 102, 1986 Largest Margin SDSU 44, 1997 Largest Margin UNLV 40, 1990 Longest SDSU Win Streak 5 Longest UNLV Win Streak 3 Current Streak 1, UNLV SDSU-UNM Comparative Stats SDSU UNLV 10-7 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 84 Page 2 Aztec Women s Basketball A Quick Look At The Winners of seven of its last nine, San Diego State (10-7, 2-2 MWC) is in the midst of one of the nation s biggest turnarounds in the women s game this season. In addition to their six-game improvement during the pre-conference season, the are off to a noticeably improved start in league play at 2-2. Last year, SDSU opened its conference season 0-4 before getting its first MWC win versus UNLV in game No. 5. With 10 wins on the season San Diego State has already eclipsed its win total for all of when the finished 9-19 (4-10 MWC). SDSU s 10 victories also equal the most ever in a single season under Barb Smith. San Diego State s win at Air Force last Thursday was the fifth away from Cox Arena for the season, more than the last two years combined (four). The enter Saturday s match up with UNLV at 5-2 in Cox Arena this season. San Diego State had won four in a row on campus before falling to Utah, Jan. 13. The have a pair of players averaging double figures in scoring, junior Tanisha Knight (11.2 ppg) and sophomore Jamey Cox (10.3 ppg). Knight is also SDSU s leader in rebounding at 5.3 rpg, while Cox has paced the in assists (4.1 apg). About UNLV UNLV, San Diego State s travel partner, enters the week at 12-4 (2-2 MWC) after splitting at New Mexico and Air Force last weekend. The Lady Rebels opened the trip with a loss versus UNM before rebounding with a victory over the Falcons. UNLV got off to one of the Mountain West s hottest starts, winning 10-of-12 during pre-conference action. The Lady Rebels have three players averaging double figures in points, including junior Linda Fröelich, who leads UNLV in both scoring (18.1 ppg) and rebounding (7.7 rpg). In fact, Fröelich s 18.1 ppg scoring average ranks No. 1 in the MWC. Sophomore Constance Jinks (13.2 ppg) and freshman Petra Gläser (11.1 ppg) also average double digits. UNLV averages 68.8 points per game as a team and leads the MWC in field goal percentage at 45 percent. San Diego State is the league s No. 2 shooting team (.443). Head coach Regina Miller is in her third year at UNLV. She owns an overall coaching record of , however she is with the Lady Rebels. San Diego State-UNLV Series Shorts Saturday s game versus UNLV will be the 21st between the and Lady Rebels. San Diego State leads the all-time series 11-9, including seven wins in the 10 games played in San Diego. Last year, SDSU won the first game between the two teams in Cox Arena, Recapping Last Year s Meetings Shannon Lee scored a career-high 17 points, including the game-winning lay-up with just 29 seconds to play, to lift San Diego State to a victory in the first meeting between the two schools at Cox Arena. SDSU, which scored 19 of the game's first 21 points, led by as many as 19 in the first half before withstanding a furious UNLV comeback bid down the stretch. The Lady Rebels outrebounded SDSU by a margin, but managed to shoot just 39 percent from the field, including 0-for-17 from beyond the arc. UNLV also connected on just 2-of-13 free throws. UNLV and San Diego State recycled the script from the first meeting between the two squads as once again the home team ran out to a huge lead only to have the visitors rally before falling just short at the tape. Jamey Cox poured in a team-high 16 points to lead three in double figures, but it wasn't enough to get SDSU over the hump in a loss to the Lady Rebels at the Thomas & Mack Center. UNLV s Linda Fröhlich led all scorers with 28 points, and grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds. San Diego State trailed by as many as 21 points midway through the second half before going on a 22-2 run to close the game to with 3:55 to play. However, the were never able to take the lead, as the Lady Rebels capped the wire-to-wire victory by outscoring SDSU 10-5 down the stretch. Common Enemies San Diego State and UNLV did not face a common opponent during the pre-conference season. Both teams defeated BYU at home and lost to Utah before falling at New Mexico and winning at Air Force.

3 Noting SDSU s at New Mexico San Diego State lost for the first time away from Cox Arena since Dec. 6, ending a three-game road winning streak with an loss at New Mexico. The trailed at the break for the third time in the last four games, but for the first time in those three games were unable to comeback for a win. The 20-points loss was SDSU s biggest since falling by 20 at Missouri. UNM s 86 points were also the second-most given up by the this season. San Diego State s 22 rebounds were its fewest of the season, while its 27 fouls tied a season-high. New Mexico shot 40 free throws, the second-most by an Aztec opponent this season, compared to just 20 by SDSU marking the biggest free throw deficit of the year. Sophomore Jamey Cox finished with 17 points, seven assists and tied a career high with five steals. She has now scored in double figures in seven of her last eight games. Senior Sophia Sledge added 12 points off the bench, her second highest point total of the season. She also collected a co-team-high five rebounds, a season best. Junior Tanisha Knight s nine points versus the Lobos was her highest scoring output in the last six games. Knight finished in double figures in 11 straight games to open the season. Win Total Equal To Best Under Smith With 10 wins so far this season, San Diego State has already exceeded its win total for all of when the finished the year 9-19 (4-10 MWC). At 10-6 (2-1 MWC) San Diego State has also equaled its 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 fifth game away from campus last week at Air Force. The victory moved SDSU to 5-4 on the road this year, including a win over Alcorn State at the Unilever Lady Tiger Classic, before SDSU s loss at New Mexico evened the road record at 5-5. Through 17 games, the have already posted more wins away from Cox Arena this season (five) than they did in each of the last two years combined. It is also the first time San Diego State has won four 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 Did You Know? San Diego State boasts one of the nation s most improved RPI rankings. Coming off a split with Air Force and New Mexico on the road last week, the entered the week with an RPI ranking of 140 a jump of 89 spots over last season. SDSU closed out the campaign as the nation s 229th-ranked team, according to Collegerpi.com. A Win Saturday Would... Improve San Diego State to 11-7 (3-2 MWC) on the season and 6-2 at home. Give SDSU 11 wins on the year, its most in a single season under head coach Barb Smith. Get San Diego State off to its best conference start under Smith. Put SDSU four games over.500 for the third time this season. Be San Diego State s third win in a row over UNLV at home. Improve SDSU to 12-9 all time versus UNLV, 8-3 at home. West Conference homestand of the year. Last year, the were 7-7 at home, including a 3-4 mark in league games. 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. The won another close one last week at Air Force and are now 6-4 in games decided by 10 or fewer points on the year, including victories in six of the last eight. 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 (.375). 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 (.375) Total (.624) Aztec Women s Basketball Page 3

4 Page 4 Mountain West Conference Standings MWC Overall Utah (25) New Mexico San Diego State UNLV Brigham Young Colorado State Wyoming Air Force as of Jan. 20 Last Week in the Mountain West Conference J. 18 San Diego State 50, Air Force 49 Utah 73, Colorado St. 51 New Mexico 79, UNLV 51 BYU 78, Wyoming 57 J. 20 New Mexico 86, San Diego State 66 BYU 66, Colorado St. 55 UNLV 73, Air Force 42 Utah 54, Wyoming 48 This Week in the Mountain West Conference J. 25 Air Force at Colorado State, 7 p.m. New Mexico at Wyoming, 7 p.m. J. 27 UNLV at San Diego State, 7 p.m. Air Force at Wyoming, 2 p.m. New Mexico at Colorado State, 2 p.m. BYU at Utah, 3 p.m. 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 Hits Bump In The Road At New Mexico Entering Saturday s game an New Mexico, San Diego State had been one of the Mountain West s best defensive teams over the last eight games. Prior to giving up 86 points and allowing the Lobos to connect on 49 percent from the floor, the had held nine of their previous 12 opponents below 60 points. During that span, SDSU opponents shot just 36.0 percent (131-of-364) from the floor, including a 27.4 percent (29-of-106) from three-point distance. The are 10-2 on the year when holding an opponent under 65 points. More on SDSU s Defense San Diego State has yet to allow an opponent to shoot better than 50 percent this season, though both Missouri (.492) and New Mexico (.491) came close. In fact, the have held 10 of their last 12 opponents to 39-percent shooting or less. Cal Poly became the third SDSU foe this season to shoot less than 30 percent from the field on Jan. 2. Earlier this year, the held both Alcorn State and Cal State Fullerton below 30 percent shooting from the floor. Heating Up, Staying Hot... San Diego State enters Saturday s game versus UNLV as the Mountain West Conference s second best shooting team at 44.3 percent. The have been slightly better over the last six games, however, connecting at 45.6 percent of their shots. SDSU s shooting percentage is up significantly over last season when the connected on just 40.4 percent of their shots. SDSU has shot 50 percent or better in nine halves and over 44 percent in 9-of-17 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) Made 1st start at AF Thursday 12 Claire Swinbank G 5-8 Jr. Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown HS) points off the bench at UNM 15 Shannon Lee G 5-9 Sr. Pasadena (Muir HS) a 4 steals, 2 blocks at AF 20 Jamey Cox G 5-7 So. Waterloo, Iowa (West HS) a Double-digit points in 7-of-8 22 Carmen Gonzalez G 5-7 Jr. San Diego (Southwestern CC) st D. I playing time at UNM 24 Nicolette McCartny F/C 6-2 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Hersey HS) Starter in 7 of last 9 games 25 Missy Schomaker F/G 6-1 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Hutchinson CC) Questionalble for Saturday 35 Nicole Bemi-Morrison G 5-9 So. Ipswich, Australia (St. Mary's HS) Playing time at AF off the bench 40 Tanisha Knight F 6-0 Jr. Long Beach (Central Arizona JC) Hit game winner at AF 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) Recorded 500th rebound at UNM 55 Atim Otii C/F 6-0 Jr. Denver, Colo. (East HS) One of two to start all games 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 nearly six 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. Hard To Get The Three... Through 17 games, San Diego State has proven itself to be one of the toughest team in the Mountain West Conference to sink a three-pointer against. Heading into Saturday s game versus UNLV, Aztec opponents are shooting just 30.6 percent from beyond the arc and, in the last nine games, have connected on only 35 of their last 137 attempts (25.5 percent). SDSU has held three opponents San Jose State, Cal State Fullerton and California without a three-point basket. Last year against UNLV at home, SDSU held the Lady Rebels without a three on 17 tries....but Not For Air Force In Clune Arena After watch Air Force connect on 9-of-22 (.409) threes last year in Colorado Springs, the Falcons were back at it last Thursday night, hitting on 9-of-17 (.529) attempts from beyond the arc, including a blistering 7-of-9 (.778) in the first half. It is the best threepoints performance of the season by an Aztec opponent. Things returned to normal in The Pit as New Mexico sank just 6-of-20 attempts (30 percent). Five-Finger Discounts One of San Diego State s most amazing turnarounds this season has been in the steals category. Through 17 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 entered the week ranked among the Mountain West s leaders in steals per game: Tanisha Knight (8th), Shannon Lee (9th) and Jamey Cox (10th). 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 10-of-17 contests. The averaged 22.5 turnovers per game last year and enter Saturday s game averaging The have already posted eight 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 8-2 when it has less turnovers than its opponent and just 2-4 with more miscues. Who Needs Rebounds Anyways San Diego State was outrebounded for the 10th time this season at Air Force and 11th tim on the year at New Mexico yet still managed to come away with a split in its most recent road trip. However, that s not unusual for the, who are 7-4 with fewer rebounds than their opponents and just 3-3 when outboarding a foe. 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. Don t Forget About Bundage Senior Anita Bundage also eclipsed a significant plateau recently, becoming just the 11th Aztec to gather 500 or more rebounds in a career with five at New Mexico last week. Bundage enters the UNLV game with 502 career boards and needs just 33 more to crack SDSU s top 10 in career rebounding. Bundage Also On A Roll From The Floor Anita Bundage leads SDSU in field goal percentage, connecting on nearly 60 percent of her shots this season, including 75 percent from beyond the arc in the last four games. 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 at Air Force FT % in last 2 min. & OT (35-56) 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 Getting That Scoring Touch Back 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 seven of her last eight games, leading SDSU in scoring four times and averaging 12.0 ppg. Last season, Cox averaged 13.7 ppg en route to all-newcomer team honors. 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 at Jan. 7. 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 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, including a pair of treys, to finish with a co-team-high 14 points. The senior added nine points against BYU before scoring 12 off the bench at New Mexico. Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot Junior Claire Swinbank has been on a serious roll in San Diego State s last six games, scoring in double figures four times, including a season-best 17 points at Air Force. She also collected a career-high seven rebounds against Utah. Swinbank has now scored in double figures in 7-of-17 contests and ranks third on the team in scoring at 8.7 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-17 games, leads San Diego State in both scoring (11.2) and rebounding (5.3). In fact, Knight opened the week ranked 11th in scoring, eighth in steals, third in blocks and 13th in rebounding. She also scored her first Division I game winner at Air Force, canning an 18-foot jumper with 23 seconds to play. Mountain West Conference Stats Individual Category* Avg. Scoring 11. Knight Cox Swinbank Rebouning 13. Knight Bundage Field Goal Percentage (Min. 3.0 FG per game) 15. Swinbank (62-142) Assists Per 3. Cox Lee Free Throw Percentage 11. Cox (35-45) 14. Knight (66-89) Steals Per 8. Knight Lee Cox Point Field Goals Percentage 7. Cox (26-74) 8. Schomaker (16-47) 3-Point Field Goals Made Per 5. Cox Schomaker Blocked Shots Per 3. Knight Otii McCartny Assist/Turnover Ratio 7. Cox Lee *as of Jan. 20 Team Category* SDSU Avg (Rk.) Scoring Offense (7th) Scoring Defense (3rd) Scoring Margin (6th) Field Goal Percentage (2nd) Field Goals Percentage Defense (4th) 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage (3rd) 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage Defense (3rd) Free Throw Percentage (8th) Rebounding Offense (7th) Rebounding Defense (5th) Rebounding Margin (7th) Assists (5th) Blocked Shots (4th) Steals (2nd) Turnover Margin (5th) Assist/Turnover Ratio (6th) Offensive Rebounds (7th) Defensive Rebounds (7th) 3-Pt. Field Goals Made (8th) *as of Jan. 20

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 seen action in every game since : 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...Made first start at Air Forces, dishing out a season-best five assists...had 12 points and a team-high five rebounds at New Mexico. 12 Claire Swinbank Junior Guard 5-8 Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown HS) Quickly: Has started all 17 games at the two guard...scored in double figures seven times on the season, including five of the last nine games : Had best game of the season at Air Force, scoring a season-high 17 points on 8-for-12 shooting, including scoring six of the second half s first eight points...finished with 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 17 games off the bench...has dished out at least five assists in six times and ranks in the top 10 in the MWC in assists with 57...Also among MWC leaders in steals with 30, including six 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), and steals (5) at Cal Poly...Finished with four steals and a career-best two blocks at Air Force. San Diego State Updated Player Profiles 20 Jamey Cox Sophomore Guard 5-7 Waterloo, Iowa (West HS) Quickly: In the starting lineup all but the Air Force game thus far...missed game at AFA for disciplenary realsons...has scored in double figures in seven of her last eight games...has now scored in double figures in 31-of-43 career games, including 10 times this season...has served up 51 assists in last nine games (5.67 apg)...recorded at least five assists in seven 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 seven games...recorded her fifth-career 20+ point game with a season-high 21 vs. Chattanooga in PB Classic final...named to the PB Classic alltournament team...team leader and third in the MWC in assists with 69...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 careerhigh 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...Scored a team-high 17 points, dished out seven assists and tied a career high with five steals at New Mexico. 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 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 vs. BYU at home...saw first Division I playing time at New Mexico. 24 Nicolette McCartny Freshman Forward 6-3 Chicago, Ill. (Hersey HS) Quickly: Has seen playing time in all 17 games, including eight as a starter...scored in double figures six times : 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 seven games...missed AFA-UNM road trip with back injury suffered in pracitce : 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 six 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 11th in the Mountain West in scoring, 13th in rebounding, 14th in freethrow percentage, eighth in steals and third in blocks...leads the in scoring (11.2), rebounding (5.3) and is second in free throw percentage (.742)...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...Hit game winner with 23 seconds to play at Air Force...Finished with nine points at New Mexico. Page 8 Aztec Women s Basketball San Diego State Updated Player Profiles 50 Morgan Vargas Junior Center 6-4 Riverside, Calif. (New Mexico JC) Quickly: Has seen action in 12 games, all off the bench : 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 five 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 16 of SDSU s 17 games, including three starts...shooting 56.2 percent from the field...eclipsed 500 rebounds for her SDSU career with five at New Mexico...Neads 33 boards to crack SDSU s top 10 in career rebounding : Posted best all-around game of the season against Northern Arizona with 13 points and 11 rebounds for her first double-double of the year...season-high in points came at Air Force with 15, including an incredible four-point play...also collected a game-high eight rebounds versus the Falconds...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 17 games thus far at center...scored in double figures five times on the year...has led SDSU in rebounds in three games : 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...Was a perfect 3-for-3 from the field at Air Force.

9 UNLV at San Diego State... San Jan. Diego 27, State Cox Career Arena and at Season Aztec Bowl Highs (12,414)... San Diego, Calif. 4 Sophia Sledge Points ( ) vs. Duquesne ( ) at TAMU-CC Rebounds ( ) vs. SMU ( ) at New Mexico Assists ( ) vs. UNLV ( ) at Air Force Steals ( ) vs. Rice ( ) at TAMU-CC Blocks ( ) vs. Duquesne none 12 Claire Swinbank Points ( ) at BYU ( ) at Air Force 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 ( ) at Air Force Assists ( ) vs. Illinois St ( ) vs. Illinois St. Steals ( ) vs. Fresno St ( ) at Cal Poly Blocks ( ) at Air Force ( ) at Air Force 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 three times twice 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 five 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 ( ) at Air Force 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. 20, 2001) 10-7 Overall 2-2 Mountain West 5-2 Home 4-5 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 J. Cox 3 1,189 J. 11 at Air Force W, C. Swinbank 17 Bennett 13 Bundage 8 Sledge/Swinbank J. 20 at New Mexico L, J. Cox 17 Adams/Sanchez 20 Bundage/Sledge 5 J. Cox 7 7,389 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. 20, 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