Brigham Young at San Diego State... Jan. 11, Cox Arena (12,414)... San Diego, Calif. San Diego State Aztecs (Off. Ppg. 65.0, Def. Ppg. 59.

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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 :00 p.m. J. 13 *UTAH :00 p.m. 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 (.370)/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 Brigham Young Cougars (8-5) at San Diego State (8-5) Women s Basketball For Immediate Release Jan. 8, 2001 Contact: Garry Bowman Open Conference Play With BYU Thursay No. 14 DAY/DATE: Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001 PLACE: Cox Arena (12,414), San Diego, Calif. TIME: 7 p.m. PST SERIES: Cougars lead, 11-8 WEBCAST: Thursday s game versus Brigham Young 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 Winners of five in a row and seven of their last 10, San Diego State (8-5) is coming off its most successful pre-conference run since winning 10-of-12 to open the campaign. The now turn their attention to a challenging Mountain West Conference slate, beginning with Brigham Young (8-5), Thursday in Cox Arena at 7 p.m. Off to its best start of the Barb Smith era, SDSU will be out to snap a six-game losing streak versus the Cougars and open league play with a victory for the first time since San Diego State (Off. Ppg. 65.0, Def. Ppg. 59.9) PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name (GP/GS) Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown Ppg. Rpg. Min. 40 Tanisha Knight (13/12) F 6-0 Jr.-JC Long Beach, Calif Nicolette McCartny (13/6) F 6-2 Fr.-HS Chicago, Ill Atim Otii (13/13) C/F 6-0 Jr.-2V Denver, Colo Claire Swinbank (13/13) G 5-8 Jr.-1V Georgetown, Texas Jamey Cox (13/13) G 5-7 So.-1V Waterloo, Iowa a 31.4 OFF THE BENCH No. Name (GP/GS) Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown Ppg. Rpg. Min. 4 Sophia Sledge* (2/0) G 5-8 Sr.-3V Santee, Calif a Shannon Lee (13/0) G 5-9 Sr.-3V Pasadena, Calif a Missy Schomaker (13/7) F 6-1 Jr.-JC Lincoln, Neb Nicole Bemi-Morrison (5/0) G 5-9 So.-SQ Ipswich, Australia Morgan Vargas (10/0) C 6-4 Jr.-JC Riverside, Calif Andrea Kiesling (4/0) C 6-3 So.-1V Helena, Mont Anita Bundage (12/1) 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. Brigham Young Cougars (Off. Ppg. 67.5, Def. Ppg. 57.5) PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name (GP/GS) Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown Ppg. Rpg. Min. 50 Heather Chesman (13/11) F 6-1 Fr. Orem, Utah Lisa Osguthorpe (13/13) F 6-0 Jr. Orem, Utah Caroline Beus (13/13) C 6-1 Sr. Kuna, Idaho Erin Thorn (13/13) G 5-10 So. Orem, Utah Stacy Jensen (13/13) G 5-6 Jr. West Jordan, Utah a 30.5 Aztec Women s Basketball Page 1

2 Page 2 San Diego State vs. BYU Series: Cougars lead, 11-8 Year Result (Site) L (SD) W (SD) W ot (SD), W (Provo) L (SD), L (Provo) L (Provo), W (SD) W (SD), L (Provo) W (Provo), W (SD) W (SD), L (Provo) L ot (Provo), L (SD) L (SD), L (Provo) L (Las Vegas) Series Notes Record at SDSU 6-4 Record at BYU 2-6 Record at Neutral 0-1 Most Points SDSU 87, 1995 Most Points BYU 84, 1992 and 00 Largest Margin SDSU 26, 1995 Largest Margin BYU 41, 2000 Longest SDSU Win Streak 3, twice Longest BYU Win Streak 6 Current Streak 6, BYU SDSU-BYU Comparative Stats SDSU BYU 8-5 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/ 57.5 A Quick Look At The San Diego State continued its best stretch of the Barb Smith era Sunday, with a victory at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The, who are off to their best start through 13 games since opening the season with the same record, have now won five straight, including a pair on the road, and are in the midst of their best 10-game stretch since the closed out the campaign with 11 consecutive wins before falling to Oregon in the NCAA Tournament. Road Warrior Tradition Returning To Montezuma Mesa San Diego State won its fourth game away from campus on Sunday, 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 13 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 the first time San Diego State has won four pre-conference games away from campus since the season when the went 4-2. 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, winning 4-of-5 in Cox Arena. Last year, the were 7-7 at home. Learning To Win The Close Ones 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 are 4-3 in games decided by 10 or fewer points on the year and have won four of the last five. Included in those four wins are three road victories (TAMU-CC, Portland State and Cal Poly). Post Six- Non-Conference Turnaround At 8-5, San Diego State is dramatically improved from a year ago when the were just 5-8 in their first 13 games. The victory at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi improved SDSU s record to 8-5 and completed a six-game improvement from last year when the were just 5-8 in non-conference games despite playing eight at home. This year, SDSU has played eight of its 13 pre-conference games away from campus. Five- Winning Steak League s Longest San Diego State s current five game winning streak is the longest current string of consecutive victories in the Mountain West Conference. UNLV, with four, is the only other team in the league to enter the week with consecutive wins. Anatomy Of A Streak...Five and Counting After dropping a game it felt it should have won (a decision at San Jose State), San Diego State returned home determined to set its season back on track. The did just that, putting a 37-point beating on Cal State Fullerton before picking up a quality win over California. SDSU wrapped up its homestand with a win over Northern Arizona to complete its first ever three-game winning streak in Cox Arena. With a little confidence under their belts, the returned to the road last week and extended the run to five games, picking up victories at Cal Poly and Texas A&M-CC. About Brigham Young Brigham Young enters the the first week of conference play with the same record as the, 8-5. The Cougars, who have not played since falling to Nebraska, 56-53, at home on Jan. 2, are 1-2 since Christmas. BYU is 3-3 away from campus this season. However, the Cougars have lost their last two road contests at Arkansas and at Idaho State. Sophomore Erin Thorn, a second team all-mwc selection and league s freshman of the year, is the Cougars leading scorer at 17.5 ppg, a figure that also ranks second in the Mountain West. Senior Caroline Beus is BYU s leading rebounder at 5.5 rpg. Head coach Trent Shippen is in his fourth season at the helm of Brigham Young s women s basketball program. The Cougars are under Shippen, and last year made their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1993, finishing with a 22-9 mark. Shippen has not lost to San Diego State during his tenure at BYU, leading the Cougars to five straight victories over the, including three last season. Page 2 Aztec Women s Basketball

3 San Diego State-BYU Series Shorts Thursday s game against Brigham Young will be the 20th all-time between the Cougars and. BYU owns an 11-8 advantage in the all-time series and has won the last six in a row, including all three last season. SDSU is 6-4 all-time versus BYU in games played on Montezuma Mesa. San Diego State has not defeated BYU since posting an victory over the Cougars on Jan. 11, 1996, at home. Last Year Was Ugly If there was one team in the Mountain West Conference that presented match-up problems for SDSU last season it was BYU. The Cougars are the only MWC team San Diego State did not either beat or play with in 10 points of, capturing all An Aztec Win Thursday Would... Improve San Diego State to 9-5 on the season and 8-2 in its last 10 games. Extend San Diego State s winning streak to six games its longest under head coach Barb Smith and the lengthiest since winning 11 in a row at the end of the campaign. Snap a six-game losing streak versus Brigham Young. End a string of three straight losses in conference openers. Put SDSU four games over.500 for the first time ever under Barb Smith. Get SDSU off to its best start since opening the season with the same record. three games versus the. BYU twice held SDSU to fewer than 38 points and won the three meetings by an average of 30 points. Common Enemies Montana is the only common opponent to SDSU and BYU thus far. The Lady Griz got the best of both squads, knocking off the, 68-58, in Missoula on Nov. 18 and defeating the Cougars, 70-67, in Provo Dec. 9. Hey, I Know You Thursday night s game will also see the return of former Aztec Kaly Gillette to Cox Arena. Now known as Gillette-Shippen after marrying the brother of BYU head coach Trent Shippen, Gillette-Shippen played in 25 games and averaged 6.1 ppg during the season at SDSU. After sitting out at year, Gillette-Shippen enters the conference opener on Thursday, averaging 4.9 ppg in 13 games for the Cougars. For Openers San Diego State is all-time in conference openers but 0-1 in MWC lidlifters. SDSU is in the midst of a three-game losing streak in conference openers. The have not won a league opener since defeating San Jose State, 82-37, on Jan. 2, The have opened conference play at home 18 times and are 9-9 in those games. As it will Thursday, SDSU opened both the and '95-96 conference seasons against Brigham Young. The won both games, in overtime on Jan. 10, 1991 and on Jan. 11, Both games were played in San Diego. Noting SDSU s Win At Texas A&M-Corpus Christi San Diego State improved its record to 8-5 with a victory at Texas A&M-CC. The victory was SDSU s third in a row by 10 points or less. The had four players finish in double figures for just the sixth time this season and just the third time in the last nine games. San Diego State outrebounded Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, It was just the fifth time in 13 games that the have outrebounded an opponent. SDSU is now 3-2 when collecting more rebounds than its opponent. Sophomore Jamey Cox posted her sixth double-figure scoring game of the year and the 28th of her 41-game career, registering a co-team-high 14 points. Cox also led SDSU with six assists. She has now paced the in that category for six consecutive games. Making only her second appearance of the season, senior Sophia Sledge came off the bench to score 14 points, including a pair of treys. It is the first time Sledge has finished in double figures in almost two years. Junior Atim Otii broke out of a recent slump, finishing with 11 points and a game-high eight rebounds. It is the first time Otii has scored in double figures since finishing with 14 on Nov. 28 at Portland State a span of eight 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 (.370). 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 (.370) Total (.626) Aztec Women s Basketball Page 3

4 Page 4 Mountain West Conference Standings MWC Overall Utah (25) Colorado State UNLV San Diego State Brigham Young Wyoming Air Force New Mexico as of Jan. 7 This Week in the Mountain West Conference J. 11 BYU at San Diego State, 7:35 p.m. Utah at UNLV, 7:35 p.m. J. 13 Utah at San Diego State, 7 p.m. BYU at UNLV, 7:35 p.m. Colorado St. at Wyoming, 2 p.m. New Mexico at Air Force, 7 p.m. 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. Its the Defense, Stupid! Its not so difficult to figure out why San Diego State has won five in a row and seven of its last 10 games. DEFENSE! The have held eight of their 13 opponents under 60 points this season, including seven of the last nine. During SDSU s five-game winning streak, opponents are shooting just 33.8 (90-of-266) percent from the floor, including a paltry 18.8 percent (12-of-64) from three-point distance. The are 8-1 on the year when holding an opponent under 65 points. Something s Gotta Give San Diego State enters Thursday s game versus Brigham Young as the Mountain West Conference s leader in 3-point field goal percentage defense at.283. The Cougars are the league s top three-point shooting team, connecting on over 40 percent (91-of-225) of their attempts from beyond the arc. Heating Up, Staying Hot... San Diego State shot a combined.481 from the field in last week s two games and enters conference play shooting.444 for the season, second 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-13 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....and That Translates Into More Points SDSU is also scoring 7.8 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. Getting Defensive The have held six of their last eight opponents below 37 percent shooting, including 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 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) a 14 pts. at TAMU-CC 12 Claire Swinbank G 5-8 Jr. Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown HS) Double figure scorer in 4-of-7 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 4-of-5 22 Carmen Cruz G 5-7 Jr. San Diego (Southwestern CC) n/a n/a To suit for first time vs. BYU 24 Nicolette McCartny F/C 6-2 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Hersey HS) MWC FG% leader at 58.8 percent 25 Missy Schomaker F/G 6-1 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Hutchinson CC) Shooting 50% from floor in last 4 35 Nicole Bemi-Morrison G 5-9 So. Ipswich, Australia (St. Mary's HS) Come off the bench in 4-of-5 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) Double-double vs. NAU 55 Atim Otii C/F 6-0 Jr. Denver, Colo. (East HS) points, 8 rebounds at TAMU-CC 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 Hard To Get The Three Through 13 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 league action on Thursday versus BYU, Aztec opponents are shooting just 28.3 percent from beyond the arc and, in the last six games, have connected on only 12 of their last 75 attempts (16.0 percent). Five-Finger Discounts One of San Diego State s most amazing turnarounds this season has been in the steals category. Through 13 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 (3rd) and Shannon Lee (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 7-of-13 contests. The averaged 22.5 turnovers per game last year and enter Sunday s game averaging The have already posted six 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 6-1 when it has less turnovers than its opponent. That being said, the enter Thursday s game having won back-to-back games with more turnovers than an its opponent. At Cal Poly, SDSU committed 19 miscues compared to 18 by the Mustangs and at TAMU-CC, the had 20 to the Islanders 18. 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. She also had two boards, two assists and two steals versus the Islanders. It is the first time she has scored in double figures since posting 10 points versus BYU Feb. 13, 1999 and the most points Sledge has scored since finishing with 19 against Fresno State on Jan. 28 of the same season. 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-13 games, leads San Diego State in both scoring (12.8) and rebounding (6.1). In fact, Knight ranks in the MWC s top 10 in four separate categories: Scoring (6th), Steals (5th), Blocks (3rd) and Rebounding (8th). During SDSU s recent homestand, Knight scored a game-high 15 points and grabbed a team-leading seven boards against California. The junior just missed her first career double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds against Cal State Fullerton to open the homestand, but came back to turn the trick with 12 points and 10 boards versus Northern Arizona. Prior to that, Knight posted an impressive four-game road trip. After opening up with 17 points in SDSU s win at Portland State, the junior scored 12 points against Alcorn State before pouring a team- and career-high 22 against Missouri. She wrapped up the stretch with a 16-point effort at San Jose State. SDSU s leading scorer in four games, Knight has also connected on 77 percent of her free throws (60-of-78) and was an all-tournament selection at both the Pacific Bell Classic and the Unilever Lady Tiger Classic. Page 5 SDSU Miscellaneous Stats Largest halftime lead , twice Largest halftime deficit vs. UTC Most second half points twice Fewest second half points..26 vs. N. Arizona Largest lead during a game. 37 vs. CS Fullerton Largest deficit during a game.24 vs. Missouri Largest lead in a loss at San Jose State Largest deficit in a win twice FT % in last 2 min. & OT (31-48) 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 FG%.500 or better FG% under FG% over FG% under More rebounds than opponent Fewer rebounds than opponent Equal rebounds Fewer turnovers than opponent More turnovers than opponent Equal turnovers More assists than opponent Fewer assists than opponent SDSU Streaks Last five/10 games /7-3 Longest winning streak Longest losing streak Current streak won 5 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), 2/2/91 Aztec Women s Basketball Page 5

6 Page 6 Player of the Week Nominees Nov Missy Schomaker Nov Tanisha Knight Dec Tanisha Knight Dec Tanisha Knight Jan Tanisha Knight Jan Jamey Cox Bold indicates Player won MWC PoW award. 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 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 four of the last five, twice leading SDSU in scoring and averaging 11.6 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. Otii Gets Back On Track At Corpus Christi 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. Otii also grabbed eight boards versus the Islanders, the most since hauling down 11 at San Jose State. Swinbank Heating Up Junior Claire Swinbank finished with 13 points, all in the second half, at Texas A&M- Corpus Christi, and has now scored in double digits five times this season, including three of the last five games. Bundage Bounces Back After getting off to a slow start in , senior Anita Bundage has come on strong in the last four games. Against California, Bundage came off the bench to score 11 points. She did herself one better against NAU, collecting her third career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. At Cal Poly, Bundage led SDSU in rebounding for the second straight game with seven boards. She also had eight points versus the Mustangs. Mountain West Conference Stats Individual Category* Avg. Scoring 6. Knight Cox Swinbank Rebouning 8. Knight Field Goal Percentage 1. McCartny (40-68) Assists Per 4. Cox Lee Free Throw Percentage 12. Knight (60-78) 14. Cox (28-37) Steals Per 5. Knight Lee Point Field Goals Percentage 9. Cox (21-57) 11. Schomaker (16-46) 3-Point Field Goals Made Per 6. Cox Schomaker Blocked Shots Per 3. Knight Vargus McCartny Otii Assist/Turnover Ratio 6. Lee Cox *as of Jan. 7 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 (1st) 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 (7th) Offensive Rebounds (6th) Defensive Rebounds (7th) 3-Pt. Field Goals Made (8th) *as of Jan. 7

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 two 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. 12 Claire Swinbank Junior Guard 5-8 Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown HS) Quickly: Has started all 13 games at the two guard...scored in double figures five times on the season...is averaging 8.2 points, 2.6 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 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 and 13 points at Texas A&M-CC and has now scored in double digits in three of the last five games. 15 Shannon Lee Senior Guard 5-9 Pasadena, Calif. (Muir HS) Quickly: Has seen action in all 13 games off the bench...has dished out at least five assists in 6-of-13 games and ranks in the top 5 in the MWC in assists with 52...Also in the MWC top 10 in steals with 24, 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 also the fourth-best 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 13 games thus far...has scored in double figures in four of SDSU s last six games...has now scored in double figures in 28-of-41 career games, including six times this season...has served up 38 assists in last five games (6.4 apg)...recorded at least five assists in six games...ranks in the MWC top 10 in both assists and 3-pointers : SDSU s leading scorer in five 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 fourth in the MWC in assists with 56...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. 22 Carmen Cruz Junior Guard 5-7 San Diego, Calif. (Southwestern CC/Lincoln Prep) Quickly: A mid-semester addition who joined the to open the conference season...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 : Will suit up for the first time Thursday versus BYU. 24 Nicolette McCartny Freshman Forward 6-3 Chicago, Ill. (Hersey HS) Quickly: Has seen playing time in all 13 games, including six as a starter...leads the Mountain West Conference in field goal percentage (.588)...Averaging 7.5 ppg, and 3.9 rpg...scored in double figures in 6-of-13 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. 25 Missy Schomaker Junior Forward 6-1 Lincoln, Neb. (Hutchinson CC) Quickly: In SDSU s starting lineup in 7-of-13 games thus far...averaging 7.4 ppg and 3.9 rpg...is ninth in the MWC in threes made with : 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. Aztec Women s Basketball Page 7

8 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 sixth in the Mountain West in scoring, eighth in rebounding, 12th in freethrow percentage, fifth in steals and third in blocks...leads the in scoring (12.8), rebounding (6.1) and free throw percentage (.784)...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. 50 Morgan Vargas Junior Center 6-4 Riverside, Calif. (New Mexico JC) Quickly: Has seen action in 10 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. San Diego State Updated Player Profiles 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 12 of SDSU s 13 games, including a start in the opener at Montana...Coming on strong of late... Shooting 53.5 percent from the field...needs to average just 3.5 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. 55 Atim Otii Junior Center/Forward 6-0 Denver, Colo. (East HS) Quickly: Has started all 13 games thus far at center...averaging 7.2 ppg and 4.8 rpg...scored in double figures four times on the year...has twice led SDSU in rebounds : Led SDSU in scoring with a season-high 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 Brigham Young at San Diego San State... Diego State Jan. Career 11, and Cox Season Arena Highs (12,414)... San Diego, Calif. 4 Sophia Sledge Points ( ) vs. Duquesne ( ) at TAMU-CC Rebounds ( ) vs. SMU ( ) at TAMU-CC 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...6 ( ) vs. N. Arizona ( ) vs. N. Arizona 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 four times ( ) vs. N. Arizona 22 Carmen Cruz Points none Rebounds none Assists none Steals none Blocks none 24 Nicolette McCartny Points ( ) vs. Alcorn St. Rebounds three times Assists twice 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 twice Steals ( ) vs. Detroit twice Blocks twice twice 55 Atim Otii Points ( ) at UCLA ( ) vs. Illinois St. Rebounds ( ) vs. Utah ( ) at San Jose St. Assists ( ) vs. Illinois St ( ) vs. Illinois St. Steals six times twice 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. 7, 2000) 8-5 Overall 0-0 Mountain West 4-1 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 J. 11 Brigham Young J. 13 Utah 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. 7, 2000) 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

13 Individual Highs San Diego State Women s Basketball Superlatives AZTECS OPPONENT Points Scored 22 Tanisha Knight at Missouri ( ) 31 Amanda Lassiter, Missouri ( ) Total Field Goals 9 Tanisha Knight at Missouri ( ) 12 Amanda Lassiter, Missouri ( ) Total FGs Attempted 18 Tanisha Knight at Missouri ( ) 21 Amanda Lassiter, Missouri ( ) Highest FG% (Min. 5 made) (5-5) Nicolette McCartny vs. Ill. St. ( ).833 twice 3-Point Field Goals 4 Jamey Cox at TAMU-CC ( ) 5 Amanda Lassiter, Missouri ( ) 3-Point FGs attempted 8 Jamey Cox vs. Chattanooga ( ) 9 Jennifer Sorosky, Cal Poly (1-2-01) 3-Point FG% (Min 3 made).750 (3-4) Jamey Cox at LMU ( ).750 (3-4) Cheryl Keller, Montana ( ) Free Throws 10 Tanisha Knight at SJSU ( ) 10 Kate Valdes, Cal Poly ( ) Free Throws Attempted 12 Tanisha Knight at SJSU ( ) 17 Kate Valdes, Cal Poly ( ) Free Throw % (Min. 8 att.) (8-8) Tanisha Knight at Montana ( ).800 (8-10) Nikki Lee, CS Fullerton ( ) Offensive Rebounds 4 four times 7 Adrianne Slaughter, LMU ( ) Defensive Rebouns 8 Atim Otii at SJSU ( ) 9 Amanda Lassiter, Missouri ( ) Total Rebouns 11 twice 11 Amanda Lassiter, Missouri ( ) Assists 14 Shannon Lee vs. Illinois St. ( ) 7 Michelle Tuma, Portland St. ( ) Turnovers 7 Tanisha Knight at Missouri ( ) 7 Heather Hansen, CS Fullerton ( ) Blocked Shots 5 Tanisha Knight at SJSU ( ) 3 Bridjette Wickham, No. Arizona ( ) Steals 5 twice 6 twice Minutes Played (Regulation) 39 Jamey Cox at LMU ( ) 40 Taryn Reynolds, LMU ( ) Minutes Played (OT ) None None Team Highs and Lows Aztec High Aztec Low Category Opponent High Opponent Low 88 vs. Illinois St. ( ) 53 at Portland St. ( ) Points Scored 89, Missouri ( ) 43 Alcorn St. ( ) 48 (2nd) twice 20 (1st) vs. Alcorn St. ( ) Points/Half 49 (2nd), Missouri ( ) 16 (1st) Alcorn St. ( ) 32 vs. Illinois St. ( ) 17 vs. No. Arizona ( ) Field Goals 30, Missouri ( ) 13 CS Fullerton ( ) 64 at Portland St. ( ) 43 twice FG Attempts 68 San Jose St. ( ) 47 twice.681 vs. Illinois St. ( ).298 vs. No. Arizona ( ) FG Pct..492, Missouri ( ).258 Alcorn St. ( ) 7 at TAMU-CC ( ) 1 vs. No. Arizona ( ) 3-Pt. Field Goals 8, Missouri ( ) 0 three times 15 twice 3 vs. No. Arizona ( ) 3-Pt. FG Attempts 23 Cal Poly ( CS Fullerton ( ).800 (4-5) vs. ISU (II-24-00).167 twice 3-Pt. FG %.571 (8-14), Missouri ( ).000 three times 23 twice 5 at Missouri ( ) Free Throws 25 Cal Poly ( ) 3 Portland St. ( ) 36 vs. No. Arizona ( ) 9 vs. Chattanooga ( ) FT Attempts 44 Cal Poly ( ) 5 Portland St. ( ).889 vs. Chattanooga ( ).331 at Missouri ( ) FT %.800 Alcorn St. ( ).500 Illinois St. ( ) 20 vs. No. Arizona ( ) 5 vs. Chattanooga ( ) Offensive Rebounds 24 Cal Poly ( ) 6 Illinois St. ( ) 33 at San Jose St. ( ) 17 at Portland St. ( ) Defensive Rebounds 32 Portland St. ( ) 12 Illinois St. ( ) 50 vs. No. Arizona ( ) 23 vs. Chattanooga ( ) Total Rebounds 48 Cal Poly ( ) 18 Illinois St. ( ) 27 at Cal Poly ( ) 12 at Portland St. ( ) Fouls 29 Cal Poly ( ) 14 twice 2 at Montana ( ) 0 five times DQs 2 twice 0 five times 25 vs. Illinois St. ( ) 11 vs. No. Arizona ( ) Assists 17 Chattanooga ( ) 5 Alcorn St. ( ) 27 at San Jose St. ( ) 12 at Portland St. ( ) Turnovers 32 CS Fullerton ( ) 12 San Jose St. ( ) 7 twice 0 at TAMU-CC ( Blocked Shots 10 No. Arizona ( ) 0 Chattanooga ( ) 18 vs. CS Fullerton ( ) 3 at San Jose St. ( ) Steals 12 Chattanooga ( ) 2 Portland St. ( ) Aztec Women s Basketball Page 13