BIG TEN WOMEN S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - DECEMBER 11, 2012

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1 BIG TEN WOMEN S BASKETBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - 11, 2012 Contact: Dan Mihalik, Assistant Director, Communications Office: ext dmihalik@bigten.org Cell: STANDINGS TOP STORIES Conference Games All Games Top Last W-L PCT H A Streak W-L PCT H A N 25# 10 Stk Purdue W4 Michigan State L1 Michigan W2 Penn State W1 Minnesota W3 Ohio State W2 Iowa W2 Nebraska W1 Northwestern L3 Wisconsin W3 Indiana L3 Illinois W1 # - AP or USA Today Polls Six Big Ten teams receiving votes in at least one national poll Big Ten one of two conferences in the nation with all teams boasting winning records Combining for 83 wins, Big Ten teams average national-best 6.9 victories per squad Penn State s Lucas named USBWA National Player of the Week Conference standouts approaching career milestones Big Ten student-athletes appear in the nation s top 25 of numerous national statistical categories THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE LAST WEEK S RESULTS BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. 11 Michigan at Eastern Michigan 7 p.m. 12 Oregon at Illinois 8 p.m. #11/10 Penn State at Virginia Tech 7 p.m. 15 Western Michigan at Michigan 2 p.m. #20/19 Ohio State at Washington State 3 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Wisconsin 3 p.m. 16 SIU-Edwardsville at Indiana 2 p.m. Iowa (rv/rv) at Drake 3 p.m. IPFW at Michigan State (rv/-) 2 p.m. #rv/24 Nebraska at South Florida 2 p.m. South Dakota State at #11/10 Penn State 2 p.m. #15/14 Purdue at Oakland 3 p.m. 17 #9/11 California at Northwestern Noon #20/19 Ohio State at (rv/rv) Gonzaga 9 p.m. All times are ET Rankings: AP/USA Today Coaches FOLLOW THE BIG TEN 4 Belmont at Indiana L, Illinois at Texas Tech L, Michigan at Illinois State W, Michigan State (rv/-) at Oakland W, Denver at Minnesota W, #25/22 Nebraska at Creighton L, Marquette at Wisconsin W, #22/rv Iowa State at Iowa W, #10/10 Penn State at #2/2 Connecticut L, #15/14 Purdue at IPFW W, UMKC at Minnesota W, Northwestern at Illinois State L, Michigan State (rv/-) at #19/18 Dayton L, #24/24 Florida State at #25/22 Nebraska W, Illinois at Memphis W, Indiana at Butler L, Robert Morris at Minnesota W, Bowling Green at Northwestern L, Lafayette at #20/20 Ohio State W, Georgetown (-/rv) at #10/10 Penn State W, #15/14 Purdue at Tennessee-Martin W, Florida Atlantic at Wisconsin W, (OT) Rankings: AP/USA Today Coaches Followers of Big Ten women s basketball have several ways to keep track of the conference this season. Updates can be found at the Big Ten Women s Basketball Blog ( and real-time alerts can be seen by logging on to Twitter and Tipoff With just over three weeks remaining until the start of the Big Ten Conference season, teams continue to impress during non-conference play. The Big Ten is one of just two conferences with each of its teams boasting a winning record, averaging a national-best 6.9 wins per team. Six squads are ranked or receiving votes in the latest national polls, buoyed by some of the nation s top statistical performers. Where We Rank Six Big Ten teams are ranked or receiving votes in the Associated Press (AP) and USA Today Coaches polls, including four top 25 teams. Penn State leads the conference in both polls, appearing at No. 10 in the coaches poll and No. 11 in the AP ballot. Purdue remains at No. 14 in the coaches ranks and No. 15 in the writers standings, while Ohio State appears at No. 19 in the USA Today poll and No. 20 in the AP poll. Nebraska checks in at No. 24 in the USA Today poll, and is receiving votes from the AP. Iowa is receiving votes in both rankings, while Michigan State is receiving votes in the AP poll. Still Going Strong The Big Ten is one of two conferences in the country with each of its teams boast a winning record through Monday s games. Seven conference squads have won seven or more games this season, including three with eight or more triumphs. Minnesota and Purdue each have won nine contests, while Michigan State boasts eight victories. Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska and Penn State have won seven games, and Illinois, Indiana and Northwestern also enjoy winning records through the first five weeks of the season. Conference squads have combined for 83 wins, which averages out to a national-best 6.9 wins per squad.

2 BIG TEN WOMEN S BASKETBALL RELEASE - DEC Nationally Recognized Penn State s Maggie Lucas was named the USBWA National Player of the Week on Tuesday. The junior, who shared Big Ten Player of the Week honors, averaged 27.0 points per game and shot 52.6 percent from the 3-point range in two games last week, including a 39-point effort against Georgetown on Sunday to become the first Lady Lion to break the 35-point mark since Kelly Mazzante in She also tallied 15 points and four rebounds against nationally ranked Connecticut. A Pair of 30s Two Big Ten student-athletes scored 30 or more points in a game last week, marking the fourth and fifth such efforts by conference standouts this season. On Saturday against Florida State, Nebraska s Jordan Hooper notched the fifth 30-point game of her career, pouring in 36 against the Seminoles in the Huskers win. On Sunday against Georgetown, Penn State s Maggie Lucas set a Bryce Jordan Center scoring record, men s or women s, with 39 points, the third 30-point game of her career, to lead the Lady Lions to victory. Both totals were career-highs. Player Milestones Several Big Ten players recently surpassed or are poised to pass career milestones in the coming contests. Three standouts surpassed the 1,500-points mark in recent games in Illinois Karisma Penn, Iowa s Jaime Printy and Ohio State s Tayler Hill. Wisconsin s Taylor Wurtz is just five points shy of reaching 1,000 for her career, and would become the 10th active member of the club. Ohio State s Tayler Hill is closing in on 200 career steals, needing one to join Michigan s Jenny Ryan and Penn State s Alex Bentley as the only active players with 200 or more steals in their careers. Penn State s Nikki Greene needs nine blocks, and Ohio State s Ashley Adams needs 25 blocks to reach the 200 mark in their careers, a feat only Penn and Iowa s Morgan Johnson can tout among active players. Bentley is seven assists shy of joining Nebraska s Lindsey Moore in the 500 assists club. Approaching Landmark Wins Four Big Ten coaches are approaching career coaching milestones. Now in her fifth season, Penn State s Coquese Washington needs one more victory to reach the 100-wins mark in her career and at Penn State. Nebraska s Connie Yori is closing in on 200 wins as Nebraska s head coach, needing three more triumphs to reach the landmark and eight more to reach 400 overall. Purdue s Sharon Versyp is five wins shy of reaching the 150-wins mark as the Boilermakers head coach. Needing seven more victories, Iowa s Lisa Bluder is closing on 600 wins in her coaching career, joining Ohio State s Jim Foster as the only Big Ten coaches to reach the landmark. Double-Double Efforts This season, Big Ten student-athletes have combined for 39 double-doubles, including eight standouts who have recorded two or more such performances. Illinois Karisma Penn and Nebraska s Jordan Hooper have each recorded four double-double performances, while Iowa s Morgan Johnson, Northwestern s Dannielle Diamant, and Purdue s Drey Mingo and Sam Ostarello have three each, and Indiana s Jasmine McGhee and Northwestern s Lauren Douglas have two such efforts. BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. Statistically Speaking According to the national statistics released by the NCAA on Monday, numerous Big Ten standouts appear among the top 25 in various categories. Four standouts appear among the top 16 in 3-pointers per game, led by Penn State s Maggie Lucas, who ranks second with 3.67 per game. Michigan s Kate Thompson is fifth with 3.56 per game, Illinois Amber Moore is 15th at 3.11 and Ohio State s Tayler Hill is 16th at 3.0 per game. Lucas is third in 3-point percentage at 55.0, Thompson is ninth at 49.2, percent and Hill is 24th at 45.3 percent. Northwestern s Karly Roser leads three Big Ten players in the top 20 in assists. Roser is sixth at 6.9 assists per game, followed by Illinois Alexis Smith (14th, 6.4 apg) and Iowa s Samantha Logic (19th, 6.1 apg). Iowa s Jaime Printy ranks 10th in free-throw percentage at 94.3 percent, followed by Lucas in 24th at 90.2 percent. Lucas is eighth in the country in points per game at 22.7, Nebraska s Lindsey Moore is 18th in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.52, Ohio State s Ashley Adams is 19th blocks per game at 2.86, and Penn State s Alex Bentley is 25th in steals per game at Up For The Awards Five Big Ten student-athletes are listed on all three major preseason women s basketball awards lists, appearing on the Naismith Early Season Watch List, the Wade Trophy Watch List and the Wooden Award Watch List. Nebraska s Jordan Hooper and Lindsey Moore, Ohio State s Tayler Hill and Penn State s Alex Bentley and Maggie Lucas were named to each preseason list. The trophy winners will be announced during the Women s Final Four in New Orleans, La. CLASS Acts Four Big Ten student-athletes were named candidates for the Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition. Iowa s Jaime Printy, Ohio State s Tayler Hill, Penn State s Alex Bentley and Purdue s Drey Mingo were chosen as candidates for the award, and the winner will be announced during the Women s Final Four in New Orleans, La. Watch Us Here The Big Ten will continue to receive extensive national broadcast coverage this season, as approximately 65 games will be televised live nationally through the conference s media agreements. BTN, ESPN and CBS Sports will televise 47 Big Ten Conference games, while nearly 97 percent of the intra-conference schedule will be available nationally through televised coverage or streamed online at. For the sixth straight season, every game of the Big Ten Women s Basketball Tournament will be nationally televised. Tourney Town For the first time, the Big Ten Women s Basketball Tournament will be held in the Chicagoland area as this year s event will be staged at Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill. The 19th edition of the tournament will be held March 7-10, featuring 11 games over four days. Thursday and Friday will feature four games each, with the semifinals contested on Saturday in advance of Sunday s championship game. The Big Ten Women s Basketball Tournament will return to Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis for the 2014 event. BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Co-Players of the Week Rachel Banham, Minnesota 5-9, So., G, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North Averaged 20.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game in leading Minnesota to three victories last week Scored 21 points on 64.3 percent shooting against Denver, the first of two 20-point outings last week, while adding seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals Was 5-of-7 from 3-point range as part of a 64.7 percent shooting effort against UMKC, finishing with 29 points, seven boards and five assists Finished the week with a 12-point, six-assist performance against Robert Morris Wins her second Big Ten Player of the Week award and first this season Last Minnesota Player of the Week: Micaëlla Riché (Nov. 12, 2012) Maggie Lucas, Penn State 5-9, Jr., G, Narbeth, Pa./Germantown Academy Posted a career-high 39 points against George town, setting a Bryce Jordan Center scoring record (men or women), to lead Penn State to the victory Also went 7-of-13 from 3-point range and had six steals and five rebounds against the Hoyas Against nationally ranked Connecticut, scored 15 points and hauled in four rebounds Finished the week averaging 27.0 points on 48 percent shooting, including 52.6 percent from long range, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals in two games Wins her third Big Ten Player of the Week award and second this season Last Penn State Player of the Week: Maggie Lucas (Nov. 26, 2012) Co-Freshman of the Week Taylor Manuel, Purdue F, St. Louis, Mo./Incarnate Word Academy Shot 71.4 percent from the field in two games last week, averaging 14 points and 3.5 rebounds in just 15 minutes per game Scored 12 points in 12 minutes against IPFW, going 5-of-6 from the field before scoring 16 points in 18 minutes of play against Tennessee-Martin, also adding five rebounds and two blocks Wins her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor Last Purdue Freshman of the Week: Courtney Moses (Feb. 21, 2011) Nicole Bauman, Wisconsin G, New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower Scored a career-high 16 points, adding five steals and three rebounds in Wisconsin s three-point win over Marquette Was 4-of-5 from 3-point range and sank her only two free throws of the game with under a minute to play to help seal the Badger victory Wins her first Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Taylor Wurtz (Jan. 18, 2010) Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 3 Dec BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK P: Micaëlla Riché, Jr., MINN F: Lauren Douglas, NU P: Morgan Johnson, Sr., IOWA F: Mikayla Bailey, MINN P: Maggie Lucas, Jr., PSU F: Lauren Douglas, NU P: KK Houser, Jr., PUR F: Maggie Lyon, NU P: Rachel Banham, So., MINN P: Maggie Lucas, Jr., PSU F: Taylor Manuel, PUR F: Nicole Bauman, WIS

3 BIG TEN WOMEN S BASKETBALL RELEASE - DEC BIG TEN COACHES CORNER The Big Ten boasts several of the nation s top coaches, including three mentors with over 550 career wins. Ohio State s Jim Foster has 771 victories and a.723 career winning percentage in his tenure, including 267 wins and a.790 winning percentage with the Buckeyes. Iowa s Lisa Bluder owns 593 career triumphs, including 237 at the helm of the Hawkeyes, while Northwestern s Joe McKeown has an overall total of 573 wins. In addition, seven mentors have 200 or more career victories as Nebraska s Connie Yori has 392, Michigan State s Suzy Merchant has 324, Illinois Matt Bollant has 287, Michigan s Kim Barnes Arico has 277, Minnesota s Pam Borton has 274, Indiana s Curt Miller has 264 and Purdue s Sharon Versyp has 262 in her tenure. BIG TEN COACHING RECORDS Year Career School Big Ten Coach, School Overall at School Record Pct. Record Pct. Record Pct. Matt Bollant, ILL 11th 1st Curt Miller, IND 12th 1st Lisa Bluder, IOWA 28th 12th Kim Barnes Arico, MICH 17th 1st Suzy Merchant, MSU 17th 5th Pam Borton, MINN 14th 10th Connie Yori, NEB 22nd 10th Joe McKeown, NU 26th 4th Jim Foster, OSU 34th 10th Coquese Washington, PSU 5th 5th Sharon Versyp, PUR 12th 6th Bobbie Kelsey, WIS 2nd 2nd MILESTONE TRACKER 1,000 CAREER POINTS Tayler Hill, OSU...1,539 Jaime Printy, IOWA...1,533 Karisma Penn, ILL...1,504 Alex Bentley, PSU...1,451 Maggie Lucas, PSU...1,398 Lindsey Moore, NEB...1,291 Kendall Hackney, NU...1,271 Morgan Johnson, IOWA...1,268 Jordan Hooper, NEB...1,257 Taylor Wurtz, WIS Rachel Sheffer, MICH Nikki Greene, PSU Courtney Moses, PUR Aulani Sinclair, IND Rachel Banham, MINN Jenny Ryan, MICH Dannielle Diamant, NU Adrienne GodBold, ILL CAREER BLOCKS Morgan Johnson, IOWA Karisma Penn, ILL Nikki Greene, PSU Ashley Adams, OSU CAREER ASSISTS Lindsey Moore, NEB Alex Bentley, PSU Jenny Ryan, MICH Jaime Printy, IOWA CAREER REBOUNDS Karisma Penn, ILL Nikki Greene, PSU Morgan Johnson, IOWA Sam Ostarello, PUR Jenny Ryan, MICH Kendall Hackney, NU Taylor Wurtz, WIS Mia Nickson, PSU Sasha Chaplin, IND Dannielle Diamant, NU Tayler Hill, OSU Jaime Printy, IOWA Katie Loberg, MINN Ashley Adams, OSU Rachel Sheffer, MICH Adrienne GodBold, ILL CAREER STEALS Alex Bentley, PSU Jenny Ryan, MICH Tayler Hill, OSU Lindsay Moore, NEB Karisma Penn, ILL KK Houser, PUR Adrienne GodBold, ILL VS. NON-CONFERENCE Conference Record Pct. America East Atlantic Atlantic Coast (ACC) Atlantic Sun Big Big East Big Sky Big South Big West Colonial (CAA) Conference USA Horizon League Ivy League Metro-Atlantic (MAAC) Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) Mid-American (MAC) Missouri Valley Mountain West (MWC) Northeast Ohio Valley Pac Patriot Southeastern (SEC) Southland Southwestern Athletic Summit Sun Belt West Coast Western Athletic (WAC) Non-Conference Record: THE ROAD TO NEW ORLEANS 2013 BIG TEN TOURNAMENT Sears Centre Arena - Hoffman Estates, Ill. March 7 No. 7 vs. No :30 p.m. (BTN) No. 6 vs. No min. after (BTN) No. 8 vs. No. 9 7 p.m. (BTN) No. 5 vs. No min. after (BTN) March 8 No. 2 vs. No. 7/10 12:30 p.m. (BTN) No. 3 vs. No. 6/11 25 min. after (BTN) No. 1 vs. No. 8/9 7 p.m. (BTN) No. 4 vs. No. 5/12 25 min. after (BTN) March 9 Semifinal #1 5 p.m. (BTN) Semifinal #2 25 min. after (BTN) March 10 Championship 4 p.m. (ESPN2) All times Eastern 2013 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP First & Second Round Sites March 23 & 25, 2013 Coors Event Center Boulder, Colo. Host: Colorado Comcast Center College Park, Md. Host: Maryland Reed Arena College Station, Texas Host: Texas A&M St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio Host: Ohio State Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tenn. Host: Tennessee United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas Host: Texas Tech McCarthy Athletic Center Spokane, Wash. Host: Gonzaga Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Conn. Host: Connecticut March 30 & April 1, 2013 SPOKANE REGIONAL Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Wash. Host: Washington State BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, Conn. Hosts: Fairfield, MAAC March 24 & 26, 2012 Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, La. Host: LSU Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. Host: Duke Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa Host: Iowa KFC Yum! Center Louisville, Kentucky Host: Louisville Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware Host: Delaware Carnesecca Arena Queens, N.Y. Host: St. John s Maples Pavilion Stanford, Calif. Host: Stanford Ferrell Center Waco, Texas Host: Baylor 2013 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP Regional Sites April 7 & 9, 2013 New Orleans Arena New Orleans, La. Host: Tulane March 31 & April 2, 2013 NORFOLK REGIONAL Ted Constant Center Norfolk, Virginia Host: Old Dominion OKLAHOMA CITY REGIONAL Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, Okla. Host: Big NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP Final Four

4 BIG TEN WOMEN S BASKETBALL RELEASE - DEC ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL Dec. 10, 2012 Team (1st Place) Record PTS Prev. 1 Stanford (22) Connecticut (16) Baylor (2) Duke Notre Dame Georgia Kentucky Louisville California Maryland PENN STATE Oklahoma Tennessee UCLA PURDUE Oklahoma State Dayton Texas North Carolina OHIO STATE Miami (Fla.) Kansas Texas A&M NR 24 South Carolina NR 25 West Virginia NR Others Receiving Votes: Florida State 64, Arkansas 58, NEBRASKA 55, Iowa State 53, Delaware 15, Chattanooga 6, St. John s 6, Syracuse 4, Duquesne 4, IOWA 3, MICHIGAN STATE 2, Gonzaga 1, Colorado 1 USA TODAY COACHES POLL Dec. 11, 2012 Team (1st Place) Record PTS Prev. 1 Stanford (24) Connecticut (6) Baylor Duke Notre Dame Kentucky Georgia Louisville Maryland PENN STATE California Tennessee Oklahoma PURDUE Oklahoma State Dayton UCLA South Carolina OHIO STATE Texas Kansas West Virginia Miami (Fla.) NR 24 NEBRASKA Texas A&M NR Others Receiving Votes: Florida State 55, North Carolina 46, Syracuse 25, St. John s 19, Arkansas 16, South Florida 16, Gonzaga 15, Iowa State 15, Chattanooga 6, DePaul 2, IOWA POINT GAMES 30-Point Games Ivory Crawford, ILL 1 Karisma Penn, ILL 1 Rachel Banham, MINN 1 Jordan Hooper, NEB 1 Maggie Lucas, PSU 1 20-POINT GAMES 20-Point Games Rachel Banham, MINN 6 Aulani Sinclair, IND 5 Maggie Lucas, PSU 5 Morgan Johnson, IOWA 4 Tayler Hill, OSU 4 Karisma Penn, ILL 3 Morgan Paige, WIS 3 Amber Moore, ILL 2 Klarissa Bell, MSU 2 Micaëlla Riché, MINN 2 Jordan Hooper, NEB 2 Lindsey Moore, NEB 2 Kendall Hackney, NU 2 Alex Bentley, PSU 2 Ivory Crawford, ILL 1 Jasmine McGhee, IND 1 Jaime Printy, IOWA 1 Kate Thompson, MICH 1 Kionna Kellogg, MINN 1 Hailie Sample, NEB 1 Dannielle Diamant, NU 1 Lauren Douglas, NU 1 Maggie Lyon, NU 1 Ariel Edwards, PSU 1 Nikki Greene, PSU 1 Courtney Moses, PUR 1 Sam Ostarello, PUR 1 BIG TEN IN THE TOP 25 NATIONAL POLLS ILL IND IOWA MICH MSU MINN NEB NU OSU PSU PUR WIS PRESEASON -/- -/- rv/rv rv/rv rv/- -/- 18/19 -/- 19/21 8/8 21/18 -/- Nov. 13 -/- -/- -/rv -/- rv/- -/- 15/15 -/- 20/21 9/9 18/14 -/- Nov. 20 -/- -/- rv/- -/- -/- -/rv 23/20 -/- 16/17 6/7 14/12 -/- Nov. 27 -/- -/- rv/- -/- -/- -/rv 21/19 -/- 15/16 6/7 14/13 -/- Dec. 4 -/- -/- -/- -/- rv/- -/- 25/22 -/- 20/20 10/10 15/14 -/- Dec. 11 -/- -/- rv/rv -/- rv/- -/- rv/24 -/- 20/19 11/10 15/14 -/- Dec. 18 Dec. 25 Jan. 1 Jan. 8 Jan. 15 Jan. 22 Jan. 29 Feb. 5 Feb. 12 Feb. 19 Feb. 26 March 4 March 11 FINAL Tayler Hill, OSU 42 (34 from last season) Rachel Banham, MINN 14 (2 from last season) Maggie Lucas, PSU 12 (3 from last season) Lindsey Moore, NEB 12 (2 from last season) Karisma Penn, ILL 11 (2 from last season) Morgan Paige, WIS 9 Taylor Wurtz, WIS 8 (3 from last season) Maggie Lyon, NU 7 Kate Thompson, MICH 6 Adrienne GodBold, ILL 4 (3 from last season) Klarissa Bell, MSU 4 Becca Mills, MSU 3 AP / USA Today Coaches Poll rv - receiving votes DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING STREAKS Micaëlla Riché, MINN 3 Kendall Hackney, NU 3 Ariel Edwards, PSU 3 Taylor Manuel, PUR 3 Ivory Crawford, ILL 2 Amber Moore, ILL 2 Rachel Sheffer, MICH 2 Ashley Adams, OSU 2 Drey Mingo, PUR 2 20-REBOUND GAMES 20-rebound Games Nikki Greene, PSU 1 10-REBOUND GAMES 10-REBOUND Games Karisma Penn, ILL 4 Jordan Hooper, NEB 4 Sam Ostarello, PUR 4 Morgan Johnson, IOWA 3 Dannielle Diamant, NU 3 Drey Mingo, PUR 3 Jasmine McGhee, IND 2 Lauren Douglas, NU 2 Karly Roser, NU 2 Ashley Adams, OSU 2 Mia Nickson, PSU 2 Amber Moore, ILL 1 Ivory Crawford, ILL 1 Taylor Tuck, ILL 1 Theairra Taylor, IOWA 1 Nicole Elmblad, MICH 1 Nya Jordan, MICH 1 Rachel Sheffer, MICH 1 Becca Mills, MSU 1 Courtney Schiffauer, MSU 1 Kionna Kellogg, MINN 1 Micaëlla Riché, MINN 1 Sari Noga, MINN 1 Emily Cady, NEB 1 Kendall Hackney, NU 1 Nikki Greene, PSU 1 AnnMarie Brown, WIS 1 Jacki Gulczynski, WIS 1 Cassie Rochel, WIS 1 Tiera Stephen, WIS 1

5 BIG TEN WOMEN S BASKETBALL RELEASE - DEC ATTENDANCE FIGURES Team HOME GAMES Avg AWAY GAMES Avg NEUT GAMES Avg ALL GAMES Avg Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern Ohio State Penn State Purdue Wisconsin Totals TEAM RECORD IN GAMES DECIDED BY Team OT TOTAL Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern Ohio State Penn State Purdue Wisconsin TOTALS DOUBLE-DOUBLES BREAKDOWN Karisma Penn, ILL /11/12 vs. Evansville (11 points, 12 rebounds) 11/15/12 vs. Bradley (29 points, 16 rebounds) 11/23/12 vs. Tulsa (25 points, 11 rebounds) 11/29/12 vs. Wake Forest (30 points, 10 rebounds) Jordan Hooper, NEB /11/12 vs. Temple (12 points, 14 rebounds) 11/20/12 vs. Sam Houston State (19 points, 10 rebounds) 12/1/12 vs. Idaho State (29 points, 10 rebounds) 12/8/12 vs. Florida State (36 points, 12 rebounds) Morgan Johnson, IOWA /18/12 vs. North Carolina (20 points, 11 rebounds) 11/20/12 vs. Robert Morris (19 points, 11 rebounds) 12/1/12 vs. Northern Iowa (19 points, 12 rebounds) Dannielle Diamant, NU /9/12 vs. Tennessee-Martin (16 points, 11 rebounds) 11/21/12 vs. Yale (20 points, 10 rebounds) 12/2/12 vs. DePaul (11 points, 12 rebounds) Drey Mingo, PUR /19/12 vs. Bowling Green (13 points, 12 rebounds) 12/6/12 vs. IPFW (15 points, 11 rebounds) 12/9/12 vs. Tennessee-Martin (16 points, 10 rebounds) Sam Ostarello, PUR /19/12 vs. Bowling Green (12 points, 12 rebounds) 11/23/12 vs. Wake Forest (15 points, 15 rebounds) 12/9/12 vs. Tennessee-Martin (16 points, 10 rebounds) Jasmine McGhee, IND /26/12 vs. IPFW (12 points, 10 rebounds) 12/2/12 vs. Cleveland State (14 points, 11 rebounds) Lauren Douglas, NU /11/12 vs. Central Michigan (20 points, 10 rebounds) 11/21/12 vs. Yale (12 points, 10 rebounds) Amber Moore, ILL /18/12 vs. Cleveland State (12 points, 10 rebounds) Sasha Chaplin, IND /12/12 vs. Murray State (11 points, 10 rebounds) Theairra Taylor, IOWA /11/12 vs. Illinois State (10 points, 11 rebounds) Rachel Sheffer, MICH /9/12 vs. Detroit (16 points, 13 rebounds) Courtney Schiffauer, MSU /8/12 vs. Dayton (12 points, 11 rebounds) Kionna Kellogg, MINN /23/12 vs. James Madison (20 points, 12 rebounds) Micaëlla Riché, MINN /10/12 vs. Washington State (29 points, 14 rebounds) Kendall Hackney, NU /21/12 vs. Yale (20 points, 10 rebounds) Karly Roser, NU /25/12 vs. Loyola-Chicago (13 points, 10 rebounds) Ashley Adams, OSU /9/12 vs. Notre Dame (10 points, 11 rebounds) Nikki Greene, PSU /24/12 vs. Cal State Northridge (21 points, 20 rebounds) Mia Nickson, PSU /11/12 vs. Howard (14 points, 10 rebounds) KK Houser, PUR /28/12 vs. Georgia Tech (19 points, 10 assists) AnnMarie Brown, WIS /11/12 vs. Milwaukee (11 points, 10 rebounds) Jacki Gulczynski, WIS /10/12 vs. Florida Atlantic (16 points, 11 rebounds) DOUBLE-DOUBLES Player, School (Big Ten) Career Karisma Penn, ILL 4 (0) 32 Jordan Hooper, NEB 4 (0) 21 Morgan Johnson, IOWA 3 (0) 15 Dannielle Diamant, NU 3 (0) 8 Sam Ostarello, PUR 3 (0) 8 Drey Mingo, PUR 3 (0) 7 Jasmine McGhee, IND 2 (0) 4 Lauren Douglas, NU 2 (0) 2 Mia Nickson, PSU 1 (0) 11 Nikki Greene, PSU 1 (0) 9 Sasha Chaplin, IND 1 (0) 8 Ashley Adams, OSU 1 (0) 5 Rachel Sheffer, MICH 1 (0) 3 Kionna Kellogg, MINN 1 (0) 3 Kendall Hackney, NU 1 (0) 3 Karly Roser, NU 1 (0) 3 Micaella Riche, MINN 1 (0) 2 KK Houser, PUR 1 (0) 2 Theairra Taylor, IOWA 1 (0) 1 AnnMarie Brown, WIS 1 (0) 1 Amber Moore, ILL 1 (0) 1 Courtney Schiffauer, MSU 1 (0) 1 Jacki Gulczynski, WIS 1 (0) 1 Taylor Wurtz, WIS 0 (0) 7 Samantha Logic, IOWA 0 (0) 6 Lindsey Moore, NEB 0 (0) 4 Rachel Banham, MINN 0 (0) 3 Emily Cady, NEB 0 (0) 3 Quaneisha McCurty, IND 0 (0) 3 Katie Loberg, MINN 0 (0) 3 Kersten Magrum, ILL 0 (0) 2 Nya Jordan, MICH 0 (0) 2 Jenny Ryan, MICH 0 (0) 2 Tayler Hill, OSU 0 (0) 2 Ivory Crawford, ILL 0 (0) 1 Simone Deloach, IND 0 (0) 1 Aulani Sinclair, IND 0 (0) 1 Sam Arnold, MICH 0 (0) 1 Ariel Edwards, PSU 0 (0) 1 Maggie Lucas, PSU 0 (0) 1 Chantel Poston, PUR 0 (0) 1 Alex Bentley, PSU 0 (0) 1 Cassie Rochel, WIS 0 (0) 1 TRIPLE-DOUBLES Player, School (Big Ten) Career Samantha Logic, IOWA 0 (0) 1 Lindsey Moore, NEB 0 (0) 1

6 BIG TEN WOMEN S BASKETBALL RELEASE - DEC Illinois Fighting Illini (5-4, 0-0 Big Ten) 11 EVANSVILLE W, BRADLEY L, CLEVELAND STATE W, vs. Tulsa [1] W, vs. Iowa State [1] L, WAKE FOREST [2] W, COLORADO L, at Texas Tech L, at Memphis W, OREGON 8 p.m. 21 ILLINOIS STATE 8 p.m. 28 GEORGIA 8 p.m. 2 PURDUE 8 p.m. 6 at Ohio State 2 p.m. 10 at Northwestern 8 p.m. 13 MICHIGAN STATE 4 p.m. 17 at Nebraska 8 p.m. 20 NORTHWESTERN 3 p.m. 28 at Minnesota 9 p.m. 31 IOWA 8 p.m. 3 at Wisconsin 3 p.m. 7 at Michigan 7 p.m. 10 MINNESOTA 2 p.m. 18 WISCONSIN 7:30 p.m. 20 at Penn State 7 p.m. 23 INDIANA 3 p.m. 28 OHIO STATE TBD 3 at Purdue TBD [1] Junkanoo Jam (Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas) Michigan Wolverines (7-2, 0-0 Big Ten) 9 DETROIT W, at Xavier W, at Utah L, SETON HALL W, HARVARD W, BOSTON W, #4/4 DUKE [1] L, FLORIDA W, at Illinois State W, at Eastern Michigan 7 p.m. 15 WESTERN MICHIGAN 2 p.m. 20 VALPARAISO 6 p.m. 29 Niagara 2 p.m. 3 INDIANA 7 p.m. 6 at Iowa 1 p.m. 13 WISCONSIN 2 p.m. 17 at Northwestern 8 p.m. 21 PENN STATE 6:30 p.m. 24 at Indiana 7 p.m. 27 IOWA 2 p.m. 31 at Minnesota 8 p.m. 4 at Michigan State 7:30 p.m. 7 ILLINOIS 7 p.m. 10 at Purdue Noon 16 MICHIGAN STATE Noon 21 NEBRASKA 7 p.m. 24 at Penn State 1 p.m. 28 NORTHWESTERN TBA 3 at Ohio State TBA 7-10 Big Ten Tournament [2] [2] Sears Centre Arena (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) Indiana Hoosiers (6-4, 0-0 Big Ten) 9 at Valparaiso L, at Murray State W, INDIANA STATE W, at Texas A&M-CC W, IUPUI W, IPFW W, CLEMSON [1] W, CLEVELAND STATE L, BELMONT L, at Butler L, SIU-EDWARDSVILLE 2 p.m. 21 XAVIER 1 p.m. 31 UIC 6 p.m. 3 at Michigan 7 p.m. 6 NORTHWESTERN 2 p.m. 10 NEBRASKA 6:30 p.m. 17 at Ohio State 7 p.m. 20 MICHIGAN STATE TBA 24 MICHIGAN 7 p.m. 28 at Northwestern 7 p.m. 31 at Purdue 6:30 p.m. 3 OHIO STATE 2 p.m. 7 PENN STATE 6:30 p.m. 10 at Wisconsin 3 p.m. 13 at Michigan State 7 p.m. 20 PURDUE 7 p.m. 23 at Illinois 3 p.m. 28 at Iowa TBA 3 MINNESOTA TBA 7-10 Big Ten Tournament [1] [2] Sears Centre Arena (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) Michigan State Spartans (rv/-) (8-1, 0-0 Big Ten) 11 TEXAS-ARLINGTON W, at Eastern Michigan W, VIRGINIA TECH W, ALBANY W, ROBERT MORRIS W, at NC State [1] W, MILWAUKEE W, at Oakland W, at #19/18 Dayton L, IPFW 2 p.m. 19 vs. Oregon State [2] 4 p.m. 20 vs. Texas Tech [2] 5:30 p.m. 29 TEMPLE Noon 3 MINNESOTA 7 p.m. 6 PENN STATE TBA 13 at Illinois 4 p.m. 17 IOWA 6 p.m. 20 at Indiana TBA 24 at Nebraska 8 p.m. 27 PURDUE 4 p.m. 31 at Northwestern 8 p.m. 4 MICHIGAN 7:30 p.m. 10 at Penn State 2 p.m. 13 INDIANA 7 p.m. 16 at Michigan Noon 20 NORTHWESTERN 7 p.m. 25 at Ohio State 6:30 p.m. 28 at Purdue TBA 3 WISCONSIN TBA [2] South Point Holiday Hoops Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) Iowa Hawkeyes (rv/rv) (7-3, 0-0 Big Ten) 9 NORTHERN ILLINOIS [1] W, ILLINOIS STATE [1] W, MIDDLE TENNESSEE [1] W, (OT) 18 NORTH CAROLINA [1] L, ROBERT MORRIS W, at FIU [2] L, at #12/14 West Virginia [2] W, at Florida State (rv/rv) [3] L, NORTHERN IOWA W, #22/rv IOWA STATE W, at Drake 3 p.m. 19 MISSOURI STATE 6:30 p.m. 28 vs. Texas [4] 11 p.m. 30 TBA [4] TBA 3 OHIO STATE 6:30/8:30 p.m. 6 MICHIGAN 1 p.m. 10 at Wisconsin 8:30 p.m. 17 at Michigan State 6 p.m. 20 PURDUE 4 p.m. 24 WISCONSIN 8 p.m. 27 at Michigan 2 p.m. 31 at Illinois 8 p.m. 3 NORTHWESTERN 2 p.m. 7 at Minnesota 8:30 p.m. 11 NEBRASKA 8:30 p.m. 14 PENN STATE 8 p.m. 17 at Purdue 5 p.m. 24 at Nebraska 3 p.m. 28 INDIANA TBA 3 at Northwestern TBA 7-10 Big Ten Tournament [5] [1] Preseason WNIT [2] FIU Thanksgiving Classic (Miami, Fla.) [3] ACC/Big Ten Challenge [4] Surf N Slam Classic (San Diego, Calif.) [5] Sears Centre Arena (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) Minnesota Golden Gophers (9-3, 0-0 Big Ten) 10 WASHINGTON ST. [1] W, (2OT) 11 VILLANOVA [1] W, OHIO [2] W, MAINE [2] W, vs. Richmond [3] L, vs. James Madison [3] W, vs. Missouri [3] W, VIRGINIA (rv/rv) [4] L, at #20/20 Kansas L, DENVER W, UMKC W, ROBERT MORRIS W, NORTHERN IOWA 8 p.m. 30 CREIGHTON 3 p.m. 3 at Michigan State 7 p.m. 6 at Wisconsin 3 p.m. 10 OHIO STATE 8 p.m. 17 at Purdue 7 p.m. 20 NEBRASKA 6 p.m. 24 at Penn State 6:30 p.m. 28 ILLINOIS 9 p.m. 31 MICHIGAN 8 p.m. 3 at Nebraska 3 p.m. 7 IOWA 8:30 p.m. 10 at Illinois 2 p.m. 17 NORTHWESTERN 3 p.m. 21 at Ohio State 6 p.m. 24 PURDUE 1 p.m. 28 PENN STATE TBA 3 at Indiana TBA 7-10 Big Ten Tournament [5] [1] Best Buy Classic (Minneapolis, Minn.) [2] Subway Classic (Minneapolis, Minn.) [3] Cancun Classic(Cancun, Mexico) [4] ACC/Big Ten Challenge [5] Sears Centre Arena (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) All times are ET

7 BIG TEN WOMEN S BASKETBALL RELEASE - DEC #rv/24 Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-3, 0-0 Big Ten) 9 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W, TEMPLE W, NORTHERN ARIZONA W, at South Dakota St. L, SAM HOUSTON ST. W, at USC W, #11/10 MARYLAND [1] L, IDAHO STATE W, at Creighton L, #24/24 FLORIDA STATE W, at South Florida 2 p.m. 20 ORAL ROBERTS 8 p.m. 29 GRAMBLING 8 p.m. 2 WISCONSIN 8 p.m. 5 PURDUE 2 p.m. 10 at Indiana 6:30 p.m. 13 at Penn State 2 p.m. 17 ILLINOIS 8 p.m. 20 at Minnesota 6 p.m. 24 MICHIGAN STATE 8 p.m. 31 at Ohio State 8:30 p.m. 3 MINNESOTA 3 p.m. 7 at Northwestern 8 p.m. 11 at Iowa 8:30 p.m. 14 OHIO STATE 9 p.m. 21 at Michigan 7 p.m. 24 IOWA 3 p.m. 28 at Wisconsin TBA 3 PENN STATE TBA 7-10 Big Ten Tournament [2] [2] Sears Centre Arena (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) Northwestern Wildcats (6-3, 0-0 Big Ten) 9 TENNESSEE-MARTIN W, CENTRAL MICHIGAN W, HOWARD W, YALE W, LOYOLA W, at Boston College [1] W, at DePaul (rv/rv) L, at Illinois State L, BOWLING GREEN L, #9/11 CALIFORNIA Noon 22 vs. Mississippi [2] 3 p.m. 23 at Hofstra [2] 1 p.m. 31 CHICAGO STATE 4 p.m. 3 at Penn State 7 p.m. 6 at Indiana 2 p.m. 10 ILLINOIS 8 p.m. 17 MICHIGAN 8 p.m. 20 at Illinois 3 p.m. 24 at Purdue 8:30 p.m. 28 INDIANA 7 p.m. 31 MICHIGAN STATE 8 p.m. 3 at Iowa 2 p.m. 7 NEBRASKA 8 p.m. 10 OHIO STATE 4 p.m. 17 at Minnesota 3 p.m. 20 at Michigan State 7 p.m. 23 WISCONSIN 1 p.m. 28 at Michigan TBA 3 IOWA TBA [2] Hofstra Holiday Tournament (Hempstead, N.Y.) #20/19 Ohio State Buckeyes (6-2, 0-0 Big Ten) 9 vs. #7/6 Notre Dame [1] L, CINCINNATI W, WINTHROP W, ST. FRANCIS W, WRIGHT STATE W, at #22/rv North Carolina [2] L, EVANSVILLE W, LAFAYETTE W, at Washington State 3 p.m. 17 at (rv/rv) Gonzaga 9 p.m. 21 SOUTHERN 7 p.m. 27 VCU 7 p.m. 30 HOWARD 2 p.m. 3 at Iowa TBA 6 ILLINOIS 2 p.m. 10 at Minnesota 8 p.m. 14 at Purdue 7:30 p.m. 17 INDIANA 7 p.m. 20 at Wisconsin 3 p.m. 27 PENN STATE 1 p.m. 31 NEBRASKA 8:30 p.m. 3 at Indiana 2 p.m. 7 WISCONSIN 7 p.m. 10 at Northwestern 4 p.m. 14 at Nebraska 9 p.m. 21 MINNESOTA 6 p.m. 25 MICHIGAN STATE 6:30 p.m. 28 at Illinois TBA 3 MICHIGAN TBA [1] Carrier Classic (Charleston, S.C.) #11/10 Penn State Lady Lions (7-2, 0-0 Big Ten) 11 HOWARD W, at #16/13 Texas A&M W, LAFAYETTE W, vs. Detroit [1] W, vs. Cal State Northridge [1] W, at Miami (Fla.) (rv/rv) [2] L, FARLEIGH DICKINSON W, at #2/2 Connecticut L, GEORGETOWN (-/rv) W, at Virginia Tech 7 p.m. 16 SOUTH DAKOTA ST. 2 p.m. 23 NJIT 1:30 p.m. 3 NORTHWESTERN 7 p.m. 6 at Michigan State TBA 13 NEBRASKA 2 p.m. 17 WISCONSIN 7 p.m. 21 at Michigan 6:30 p.m. 24 MINNESOTA 6:30 p.m. 27 at Ohio State 1 p.m. 31 at Wisconsin 8 p.m. 4 PURDUE 7 p.m. 7 at Indiana 6:30 p.m. 10 MICHIGAN STATE 2 p.m. 14 at Iowa 8 p.m. 20 ILLINOIS 7 p.m. 24 MICHIGAN 1 p.m. 28 at Minnesota TBA 3 at Nebraska TBA [1] Cal State Northridge Tournament (Northridge, Calif.) #15/14 Purdue Boilermakers (9-1, 0-0 Big Ten) 10 USC UPSTATE W, at SIU Edwardsville W, BOWLING GREEN W, vs. Marist [1] W, vs. Wake Forest [1] W, vs. #2/2 Connecticut [1] L, GEORGIA TECH (rv/-) [2] W, CENTRAL MICHIGAN W, at IPFW W, at Tennessee-Martin W, at Oakland 3 p.m. 21 IUPUI Noon 29 at Notre Dame 2 p.m. 2 at Illinois 8 p.m. 5 at Nebraska 2 p.m. 14 OHIO STATE 7:30 p.m. 17 MINNESOTA 7 p.m. 20 at Iowa 4 p.m. 24 NORTHWESTERN 8:30 p.m. 27 at Michigan State 4 p.m. 31 INDIANA 6:30 p.m. 4 at Penn State 7 p.m. 10 MICHIGAN Noon 14 at Wisconsin 8 p.m. 17 IOWA 5 p.m. 20 at Indiana 7 p.m. 24 at Minnesota 1 p.m. 28 MICHIGAN STATE TBA 3 ILLINOIS TBA 7-10 Big Ten Tournament [4] [1] Paradise Jam (Virgin Islands) 11 MILWAUKEE W, at Gonzaga L, at Washington State W, WASHINGTON L, EVANSVILLE W, at Virginia Tech [1] L, ALABAMA W, MARQUETTE W, FLORIDA ATLANTIC W, (OT) 15 EASTERN ILLINOIS 3 p.m. 23 at Green Bay 8 p.m. 28 vs. Delaware State [2] 5 p.m. 29 vs. TBA [2] TBA 2 at Nebraska 8 p.m. 6 MINNESOTA 3 p.m. 10 IOWA 8:30 p.m. 13 at Michigan 2 p.m. 17 at Penn State 7 p.m. 20 OHIO STATE 3 p.m. 24 at Iowa 8 p.m. 31 PENN STATE 8 p.m. 3 ILLINOIS 3 p.m. 7 at Ohio State 7 p.m. 10 INDIANA 3 p.m. 14 PURDUE 8 p.m. 18 at Illinois 7:30 p.m. 23 at Northwestern 1 p.m. 28 NEBRASKA TBA 3 at Michigan State TBA 7-10 at Big Ten Tournament [4] [2] Miami Holiday Tournament (Miami, Fla.) All times are ET Wisconsin Badgers (6-3, 0-0 Big Ten)