THE GONZAGA BASKETBALL EXPERIENCE

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1 1 THE EXPERIENCE

2 QUICK FACTS & TABLE OF CONTENTS WOMEN S QUICK FACTS Head Coach Kelly Graves Alma Mater University of New Mexico Year Graduated Gonzaga Record (6 years) Career Record (9 years) Phone (509) graves@athletics.gonzaga.edu Assistant Coach Jennifer Mountain Alma Mater Gonzaga University Year Graduated Years At Gonzaga th Year Phone (509) mountain@athletics.gonzaga.edu Assistant Coach Triana Allen Alma Mater Gonzaga University Year Graduated Years at Gonzaga rd year Phone (509) allen@athletics.gonzaga.edu Assistant Coach Jodie Kaczor Berry Alma Mater.... Western Washington University Year Graduated Years at Gonzaga th year Phone (509) kaczor@athletics.gonzaga.edu Record WCC Record (t-1st) Letterwinners Returning/Lost (Starters) /7 (3/2) Years in NCAA/Last None Years in WNIT/Last /2005 Last WNIT Result..... at SW Missouri State 85, Gonzaga 66 (2nd Round) WCC Regular Season Titles/Last /2006 WCC Tournament Titles/Last None All-Time Record (Division I since 1987) Women s Basketball Fax (509) UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS Location Spokane, WA Founded Enrollment ,375 Nickname Bulldogs / Zags School Colors Navy Blue, White, Red Home Court McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Affiliation NCAA Division I Conference West Coast Conference President Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J. Alma Mater/Year Gonzaga University, 1974 Athletic Director Mike Roth Alma Mater/Year Willamette University, 1980 Athletic Department Phone (509) Ticket Office Phone (509) Women s Basketball SID Liz Smith Women s Basketball SID Phone (509) Women s Basketball SID Fax (509) Women s Basketball SID smith@athletics.gonzaga.edu Women s Basketball Press Row Phone (509) Women s Basketball SID Cell Phone (343) Women s Basketball SID Home Phone (509) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Gonzaga Basketball Experience Gonzaga Quick Facts Gonzaga Home Court Advantage McCarthey Athletic Center Gonzaga Travel & Exposure A Rising Program Gonzaga Academic Success Gonzaga All-Time Teams Gonzaga s Win Streak Gonzaga Community Involvement Gonzaga Campus Experience COACHING STAFF 19 Head Coach Kelly Graves Assistant Coaches & Staff Most Inspirational Player BULLDOGS Outlook Rosters Players SEASON IN REVIEW Season In Review Results and Statistics OPPONENTS Opponents NCAA Tournament Information HISTORY Attendance/Overtime Games ,000-Point Club Record Book Gonzaga Honor Roll Memorable Games All-Time Roster National Rankings & Post-Season Results All-Time Series All-Time Series Year-By-Year Results West Coast Conference INFORMATION Spokane, Washington Gonzaga University Information Gonzaga Athletic Staff Media Information COVER: Stephanie Hawk and Katy Ridenour lead the 2007 Bulldogs squad in Hawk earned first-team WCC accolades in Ridenour was a starter on last year s team that finished 16-13, 12-2 in the WCC. (Cover design by Mike Lee) 2

3 THE EXPERIENCE Photos by Allen Hubbard, Gonzaga Sports Information & Gonzaga Women s Basketball 3

4 EXPERIENCE 4 Photos by Allen Hubbard, Gonzaga Sports Information, Women s Basketball Hall of Fame, Zero Gravity Photos, Gonzaga Women s Basketball Team

5 HOME COURT ADVANTAGE HOME COURT ADVANTAGE WINNING AT HOME THE KENNEL G ONZAGA H AS W ON M ORE T HAN 88 PERCENT O F I TS H OME G AMES O VER T HE PAST F OUR S EASONS P OSTING A 47-6 HOME R ECORD A TTENDANCE LEADERS G ONZAGA LEAD THE W EST C OAST C ONFERENCE IN A TTENDANCE FOR THE THIRD- STRAIGHT YEAR AVERAGING 1,250 FANS IN 2006, AFTER AVERAGING 1,817 IN 2005 G ONZAGA A VERAGED 1,134 FANS PER GAME FOR WCC GAMES I NCLUDING A SEASON-HIGH 2,336 AGAINST PEPPERDINE I N 2005, AVERAGED 2,022 FANS PER GAME FOR WCC CONTESTS INCLUD- ING A WCC WOMEN S R ECORD OF 5,825 AGAINST P ORTLAND Photos by Allen Hubbard ONE OF JUST TWO Gonzaga s men s and women s programs went a combined 27-0 during the first year of competition in the McCarthey Athletic Center in Gonzaga joined the University of North Carolina as the only two programs in the country to have both programs finish with a perfect home record. North Carolina s teams combined for a 32-0 home record. 5

6 MCCARTHEY ATHLETIC CENTER MCCARTHEY ATHLETIC CENTER Opened in October 2004, the 6,000 seat McCarthey Athletic Center serves as the home for Gonzaga men s and women s basketball. The arena was built at a cost of $25 million and includes six locker rooms, 40 points of sale for concessions, 12 restrooms, 6 luxury suites, the Herak Club room and two 16 x 9 endzone video walls. In addition to ranking as one of the top basketball arenas on the West Coast, Gonzaga s McCarthey Athletic Center has also played home to several outside performers during its first two years of operation. Included on that list are national comedians Bill Cosby and Jeff Foxworthy, the Dan Dickau Basketball Charity Classic and Capitol Record performing artist YellowCard. Photos by New Orleans Hornets, Jeff Foxworthy, YellowCard, Allen Hubbard, Bill Cosby 6

7 GAMES ON TV Gonzaga will once again have several games broadcast on local and national television this season. The Bulldogs will have a minimum of eight games broadcast this season. Games will be seen GUTV this season. GUTV Nov vs. UC Davis Nov vs. Sacremento State Dec. 6 - vs. Arizona State Jan vs. Portland Feb. 1 - vs. Pepperdine Feb. 3 - vs. Loyola Marymount Feb vs. San Diego Feb vs. San Francisco ZAGS IN THE MEDIA EXPOSURE Bulldogs Basketball On The Radio Gonzaga basketball will once again air on the radio with all home games and postseason action being broadcast on Spokane station KGA 1510 AM. In addition to radio broadcasts all home games will be available through the internet at Photos by Allen Hubbard & Zero Gravity Photos 7

8 EXPOSURE T R A V E L Anchorage Seattle * * Spokane * Portland * Missoula * Boise * Reno * Salt Lake City * San Francisco * Los Angeles * Albuquerque * San Diego * Phoenix Honolulu W I T H T H E Z A G S Travel to exciting places across the nation is a part of the Gonzaga basketball experience. Over the past few years, Gonzaga has traveled all over the western part of the United States playing in tournaments in New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, and the Virgin Islands as well as regular-season games in California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, * Milwaukee West Lafayette * Denver and Utah. As members of the West Coast Conference, Gonzaga makes annual trips to some of the most scenic cities in the country with stops in Los Angeles, Malibu, Portland, San Diego and San Francisco. Gonzaga will once again embark on an exciting travel schedule this season as the team will make trips to the Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii, and regularseason games in Indiana and Wisconsin. Recent Tournament Cities Visited Anchorage, Alaska (2001) Honolulu, Hawai i (2002) Seattle, Washington (2003) Iowa City, Iowa (2003) Phoenix, Arizona (2004) Albuquerque, New Mexico (2004) St. Thomas - U.S. Virgin Islands (2006) Reno, Nevada (2006) Virgin Islands Tournament Cities Honolulu, Hawaii 8

9 EXPOSURE T R A V E L W I T H T H E Z A G S 9

10 A RISING PROGRAM IN THE WEST A Winning Program 10

11 ACADEMICS ACADEMICS NATIONAL RANKINGS No. 3 Best University in the West - U.S. News & World Report No. 7 Best Value In the West - U.S. News & World Report No. 20 Engineering Program - U.S. News & World Report Named one of the Top 20 schools that create a campus culture that fosters student success - USA Today Gonzaga offers seven undergraduate degrees with 43 majors. The school also offers 20 master s degrees, one Ph.D. degree and a Juris Doctor through the School of Law 11

12 ACADEMICS ACADEMIC SUCCESS Since taking over the reigns of the Gonzaga University women s basketball program, head coach Kelly Graves has stressed success both in the classroom and on the court. Gonzaga head coach Kelly Graves is joined by five players who earned their degrees in Pictured from left to right are Raeanna Jewell, Juliann Laney, Ashley Burke, Shannon Mathews and Delphine Lecoultre BULLDOG MAJORS (ALPHABETICAL) PLAYER YEAR MAJOR Janelle Bekkering Freshman Civil Engineering Jami Bjorklund Sophomore Undeclared Heather Bowman Freshman Undeclared Salena Dickerson Freshman Chemistry Michelle Elliott Junior Psychology Vivian Frieson Freshman Pre-Law Maria Hassett Sophomore Undeclared Stephanie Hawk Senior Business/Marketing Rachel Kane Junior Civil Engineering Tatriana Lorenzo Freshman Business Administration Sasha Polishchuck Sophomore Undeclared Katy Ridenour Senior Business/Marketing Simone Santos Senior Sports Management Tiffanie Shives Sophomore Communication Arts ** Gonzaga students do not have to declare a major until their first junior semester On the court the Bulldogs made back-toback post-season appearances in 2004 and 2005 while earning the school s first national ranking in GU also was crowned WCC regular season champions in 2005 and Off the court Gonzaga has excelled in the classroom with the team holding a 3.18 cumulative GPA through the 2006 season. Under Graves guidance the program has placed 23 players on the Gonzaga Dean s List ( ) and 31 players on the President s List ( ). In addition, Gonzaga has placed eight players on the All-West Coast Conference Academic Team and four players on the CoSIDA Academic All-Region Team including two selections last year. CoSIDA Academic All-Region VIII Jessica Malone (3rd team) Shannon Mathews (1st team) Ashley Burke (1st team) Stephanie Hawk (3rd Team) Academic All-WCC Jessica Malone Celeste Quitiquit Jessica Malone Shannon Mathews Shannon Mathews Shannon Mathews Stephanie Hawk * Only players earning Academic All- WCC honors since Kelly Graves first season ( ) are listed here. The WCC has been selecting an All-Academic team since 1991 with 24 players earning honors to date. The complete list can be seen on page 54 of this media guide. 12

13 WCC CHAMPIONS In only its second year of NCAA Division I competition Gonzaga won its first West Coast Conference title posting an 11-3 record in league play. The team finished the season 18-9 overall including a seven-game win streak to open WCC play. The team was led by All-WCC performers Tammy Tibbles and Carla Curfman with both players graduating amongst the schools all-time leading scorers. ALL-TIME TEAMS WCC Regular-Season Champions (18-9, 11-3 WCC) WNIT Team The Bulldogs posted a school-record 21 wins en route to the school s inaugural NCAA Division I post-season appearance. Gonzaga would go 1-2 in the WNIT Tournament in Amarillo, Texas - finishing in seventh place in the old tournament format. The team was led by first-team All-WCC selections Ivy Safranski and Juanita Rivera, both players graduating amongst the school s all-time leading scorers WNIT Participant (21-10, 10-4 WCC) WNIT Team Gonzaga returned to the post-season for the first time in 10 years as the Bulldogs posted an record to finish second in the WCC. Gonzaga advanced to the WCC championship game, losing by three points to regular-season champion Loyola Marymount. The Bulldogs lost in the first round of the WNIT, dropping a decision at Oregon State. The team was led by first-team All-WCC selections Ashley Burke and Shannon Mathews, both juniors at the time WNIT Participant (18-12, 10-4 WCC) 13

14 ALL-TIME TEAMS WCC CHAMPIONS 2005 WNIT Team Much like the Bulldogs men s team in 1999, the Gonzaga women captured the hearts of Spokane as they made a magical run through the West Coast Conference that was capped by a second straight post-season berth. Gonzaga ran off a 23-game win streak that was the longest in the nation when it ended in the WCC Tournament Championship game at Santa Clara. Along the way GU became only the second team to finish with a perfect WCC record and earned the school s first national ranking in both the Associated Press and WBCA Coaches poll. The season ended in the second round of the Women s NIT at eventual champion Southwest Missouri State. The season was also highlighted by Shannon Mathews earning WCC Player of the Year honors along with honorable mention All-America honors WCC Regular-Season Champions (28-4, 14-0 WCC) 2005 Women s NIT Participant WCC CHAMPIONS Coming off the 2005 season that saw the Bulldogs win the WCC regular-season title after finishing 14-0, Gonzaga had its second-straight steallar year, winning its second WCC regular-season title after finishing Both Stephanie Hawk and Ashley Anderson earn first team all-wcc honors, while Jami Bjorklund was named to the WCC all-newcomers team WCC Regular-Season Champions (16-14, 11-3 WCC) 2006 AWARD WINNERS Ashley Anderson First Team All-WCC Stephanie Hawk First Team All-WCC Jami Bjorklund WCC All-Freshman Team 14

15 BULLDOGS BOAST NATION S LONGEST WINNING STREAK FOR MOST OF SEASON THE STREAK Gonzaga placed its name among the elite programs of college women s basketball as the Bulldogs boasted the nation s longest winning streak for a large portion of the 2005 basketball season. When the streak ended at 23 games in the WCC Tournament Championship game, it was the longest of the season. Temple University would win the Atlantic-10 Championship and advance to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament to finish the year with the nation s overall longest streak. Listed below are the 23 games Gonzaga won during its remarkable run. THE STREAK Quick Facts On The Streak Average Margin Of Victory points Rebounding Advantage rpg Top Defense opponents field goal pct. Big Wins - 16 wins by 10 points or more Big Wins - 5 wins by 20 points or more Home Record Road Record Neutral Record WCC Record Date Opponent Score at Montana at Boise State IDAHO PORTLAND STATE UTAH DENVER SACRAMENTO STATE * SANTA CLARA * SAINT MARY S * at Loyola Marymount * at Pepperdine * SAN FRANCISCO * SAN DIEGO * at Portland * at Saint Mary s * at Santa Clara * PEPPERDINE * LOYOLA MARYMOUNT * at San Francisco * at San Diego * PORTLAND Portland Pepperdine * West Coast Conference Game + West Coast Conference Tournament Longest Winning Streaks Of Season Temple University (lost in NCAA) (lost in WCC Tourney) Stanford University (lost in NCAA) Baylor University (NCAA Champions) 15

16 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Playing basketball is just one part of our program here at Gonzaga. We are also a Jesuit institution and we believe in the deeply rooted tradition of strong community outreach and service. We believe in empowering our student athletes to become leaders that will make a difference from our local community to the global community. Our Major Causes Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is our number 1 charity and fundraiser. Each year our program volunteers to take part in the JDRF Golf Tournament and Charity Auction. This year alone we helped raise more than $135,000. Vanessa Beehan Crisis Nursery Halloween takes on a whole new meaning for our young women. This is a chance for use to show off our lovely ladies at the Annual Halloween Ball, in which they sell raffle tickets to raise money for the Vanessa Beehan Crisis Nursery. March of Dimes We are involved in the walk through Downtown Spokane that raises money for research and prevention of infant deaths. Read Across America Throughout the year our players spend time in the classroom with elementary students, reading with them and encouraging them to be avid readers. Rosauer s Grocery Bag Once a year our players volunteer to bag groceries at a local grocery to help raise money for Cancer Research. Basketball Camps & Clinics This past summer over 3,000 girls participated in our summer basketball camps, tournaments and clinics. We pride ourselves in running great events and using them as a chance to teach the fundamentals of the game. 16

17 CAMPUS LIFE Campus life is alive and well on the 94-acre Spokane campus. Whether students are walking along the Centennial Trail, attending classes, supporting Gonzaga athletic teams or working in the performing arts - Gonzaga offers something for everyone to enjoy. CAMPUS LIFE 17

18 CAMPUS LIFE CAMPUS LIFE Campus life is alive and well on the 94-acre Spokane campus. Whether students are walking along the Centennial Trail, attending classes, supporting Gonzaga athletic teams or working in the performing arts - Gonzaga offers something for everyone to enjoy. 18