NOTES MADNESS: The Lobos have made five consecutive postseason appearances and last year made their second trip to the NCAA Tournament.

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2002-03 NEW THE HE COACHES EW MEXICO WOMEN OMEN S BASKETBALL Don Flanagan Eighth season - overall/school record Team has made five consecutive postseason appearances Just the fourth coach in UNM

at USC, - overall record Team made it to the second round of the WNIT last season Team is this season in the preseason WNIT Barbara Ehardt Third season - record at Fullerton and overall Team finished

1 NEW THE HE COACHES EW MEXICO WOMEN OMEN S BASKETBALL Don Flanagan Eighth season - overall/school record Team has made five consecutive postseason appearances Just the fourth coach in UNM history Has had six straight winning seasons Going for fifth -win season - record at home Team has ranked in NCAA final statistics every year he s been at UNM Chris Gobrecht Seventh season - record at USC, - overall record Team made it to the second round of the WNIT last season Team is this season in the preseason WNIT Barbara Ehardt Third season - record at Fullerton and overall Team finished - last season The Titans have had one exhibition this season and will have played one regular season game before matching up with the Lobos TEAMS:... New Mexico vs. USC/Cal-State Fullerton DATES:... Nov. /, TIMES:... : p.m. MST/ p.m. MST THE SERIES:... UNM-USC, First Meeting UNM-Fullerton, UNM leads THE COACHES:... UNM Don Flanagan ( th season -) USC Chris Gobrecht ( th season -) Cal-State Fullerton Barbara Ehardt ( th season -) THE RECORDS:...UNM, USC, Fullerton LAST :... UNM, Houston Flight USC, Colorado State Love & Basketball, Fullerton TV/RADIO:... AM, The Sports Animal MADNESS: The Lobos have made five consecutive postseason appearances and last year made their second trip to the NCAA Tournament. NOT BAD, FOR STARTERS: New Mexico returns four starters from the - season (Mandi Moore, Jordan Adams, Lindsey Arndt and Chelsea Grear). FOUR IN ALL: The University of New Mexico women s basketball program has had four head coaching in the years of the program. Don Flanagan is the fourth coach and he follows Maureen Eckroth, Doug Hoselton and Kathy Marpe. OPEN AND SHUT: In the past seven seasons, the Lobos have gone in their regular-season openers, on the road and at home. EXHIBITIONISTS: The Lobos shut down the Houston Flight, - in their first exhibition game of the year. UNM shot three-pointers and outrebounded the Flight, -. Melissa Forest led all scorers with points in minutes. Forest also had nine rebounds and two blocks.

2 New Mexico Probable Starters G Mandi Moore G Chelsea Grear C Jordan Adams F Lindsey Arndt F Melissa Forest Key Reserves G Cristal Garcia G Abbie Letz F Jana Francis C Daja Adams LAST TIME AGAINST THE TITANS: The Lobos and the Cal-State Fullerton Titans have matched up just once before with UNM getting the - victory in -. - RECAP The Lobos ended the - season with a record of -, - in the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos were eliminated in the second round of the MWC Tournament, - to BYU and in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, - to Notre Dame. PREDICTIONS: The Lobos were picked to finish third by the media in the - Mountain West Conference race. School (First Place Votes) Points. BYU ( ). Colorado State ( ). New Mexico ( ). Utah. UNLV. Wyoming. San Diego State. Air Force DATE OPPONENT TIME/SCORE / Houston Flight (Exh.) W, - / at Southern California : pm / at Cal-State Fullerton : pm /- Holiday Inn Mountain View Invitational UC Irvine vs. Kent State : pm UNM vs. William & Mary : pm / New Mexico State :pm / Texas : pm / UT San Antonio : pm /- Southwest Lobo Shootout Memphis vs. Jackson State : pm UNM vs. Dartmouth : pm / at Arizona : pm / Louisiana Tech (Triple Crown Classic) : pm / at New Mexico State : pm / Wisconsin Viking Club Red (Exh.) : pm / Weber State : pm / Air Force* : pm / at Colorado State* : pm / at Wyoming* : pm / San Diego State* : pm / UNLV* : pm / at BYU* : pm / at Utah* : pm / at Air Force* : pm / Wyoming* : pm / Colorado State* : pm / at UNLV* : pm / at San Diego State* : pm / Utah* : pm / BYU* : pm /- MWC Tournament in Las Vegas, Nev. Times are MST *-MWC Game Home games in bold USC Probable Starters G Jessica Cheeks (. ppg, rpg) G Tiffany Hicks ( ppg, rpg) C/F Ebony Hoffman ( ppg,. rpg) F Rachel Woodward (. ppg, rpg) F Erin Young (.o ppg, rpg) Key Reserves G Aisha Hollans ( ppg, rpg) G Meghan Gnekow (.o ppg, rpg) C Kim Gipson ( ppg, rpg) Cal-State Fullerton Probable Starters G Audrey Taylor G Tamara Quinn C Rochelle Ortega F Allyson Alhadeff F Heather Hansen - SCHEDULE/RESULTS

3 Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (Last School) Abbie Letz G Fr.-HS El Paso, Texas (El Paso Hanks) Brittany Wolfgang G So.- L Grapevine, Texas (Bishop Lynch HS) Tiana Johnson G - Fr.-HS Goddard, N.M. (Goddard HS) Mandi Moore G So.- L Canyon, Texas (Canyon HS) Jana Francis C Fr.-HS Canadian, Texas (Canadian HS) Chelsea Grear F/G - Sr.- L Houston, Texas (Lutheran North HS) Cristal Garcia G Sr.- L Santa Fe, N.M. (Pojoaque HS) Tiffany Scaglione F Sr.- L San Jose, Calif. (San Jose City College) Melissa Forest F Jr.- L Hobbs, N.M. (Hobbs HS) Jordan Adams C Sr.- L Overton, Nev. (Moapa Valley HS) Lindsey Arndt F So.- L Albuquerque, N.M. (Sandia HS) Daja Adams C Sr.- L San Antonio, Texas (Temple College) Lauren McLeod F - Jr.- L Waco, Texas (Midway HS) Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: Don Flanagan (eighth year - Fort Lewis ) Jody Hensen (first year - Northern Arizona ) Yvonne Sanchez (third year - U.S. International ) Dave Shoemate (fourth year - New Mexico ) PRESEASON FAVORITES: Jordan Adams has been chosen to the MWC preseason all-conference team. A second team all-conference pick last year, the Adams ranks sixth all-time at UNM with, points and is first all-time in blocks with. A MILE HIGH AND LOUDER THAN...: The Lobos begin their th season playing in one of the greatest home arenas in all of college basketball. UNM has an overall record of - (.) in The Pit and - in conference games.). Since Don Flanagan arrived on campus The Pit has welcomed the women s basketball team with open arms. Since, the Lobos are - (.) overall and - (.) in conference games. VERY SOPHOMORIC: Sophomore guard Mandi Moore looks to pick up where she left off from last season. Moore was chosen the Mountain West Conference Newcomer of the Year for -. She was third on the team in scoring ( ppg, pts.) and was the team and conference leader in assists ( apg, assists). SIZE MATTERS: The Lobos have seven players on their roster that are or taller. The starting five last season averaged.. The three incoming freshman average. Jordan Adams and Jana Francis are the two tallest on the roster at. TOP OF HER CLASS: Lobo senior, Jordan Adams has been chosen a nominee for the Senior CLASS Award. The award started last season and the first women s honoree was Sue Bird. Ten finalists will be determined in early February. The names of the finalists will appear on an official ballot during March. The national winner will be determined by three different panels of voters; a fan balloting opportunity, a national media committee and a committee of Division I coaches.

4 LEADERS OF THE PACK: A look at UNM statistical leaders for - Scoring: Field Goal : Rebounding: -Pt. Field Goal : Assists: Free Throw : Steals: Jordan Adams,. Chelsea Grear,. Chelsea Grear, Mandi Moore,. Mandi Moore, Mandi Moore,. Mandi Moore, PACK YOUR BAGS: Eight of UNM s opponents this season all made it into the postseason last year. USC was the only team in the WNIT while the other seven were in the Big Dance the NCAA Tournament. Two of UNM s Mountain West Conference opponents lost in the first round while BYU made it to the Sweet round of. WE RE VERY HONORED: Four UNM players were given all-conference honors last season. Jordan Adams was second-team, Chelsea Grear and Linsey Arndt were honorable mention and Mandi Moore was not only the conference newcomer of the year but she was also chosen thirdteam. GIVE ME A MINUTE: Mandi Moore led the team in minutes last season averaging.. Lindsey Arndt was the only Lobo to play at least minutes in a game against Arizona. ADAMS FAMILY: The duo of Jordan Adams and Daja Adams resulted in blocked shots last season. Jordan Adams is UNM s leading shot blocker for the women and needs only more to become the school s all-time leader. WE LIKE THE COLOR RED: The Lobos will have two players redshirting this year. Jenny Shetters, a transfer from Cal State Northridge will have two years of eligibility while Fort Lewis College transfer Judy Vogt will give the Lobos three years. UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS... Location... Albuquerque, N.M. Founded... by the Territorial Legislature Enrollment..., Nickname... Lobos Colors... Cherry and Silver Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference... Mountain West Arena (Capacity)... University Arena (,) President... Dr. F. Chris Garcia Director of Athletics... Rudy Davalos Senior Woman Administrator... Janice Ruggiero COACHING STAFF... Head Coach... Don Flanagan (Ft. Lewis ) School Record... - ( years) Career Record... Same Assistant... Jody Hensen (Arizona ) Assistant... Yvonne Sanchez (USIU ) Assistant... Dave Shoemate (New Mexico ) BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS... - Finish... - All-Time School Record... - ( seasons) Postseason Appearances... Five NCAA Appearances..., WNIT Appearances...,, - MWC Record/Finish... - /T nd - MWC Tournament Finish... - Postseason..., NCAA Lettermen Returning/Lost... / Starters Returning/Lost... / MEDIA RELATIONS... Greg Remington, Director... () - Heather Croze, Women s Bball Contact... () - Croze s ... hcroze@unm.edu Media Relations Main Number... () - Office Fax... () - Press Row... () - Press Room Phone/Fax... () - /- Mailing Address: University of New Mexico South Athletics Complex Albuquerque, N.M. -

5 OH MANDI: Mandi Moore led the conference in assists last season. Moore is the first UNM player since Nikki Heckroth to lead the conference in that category. CAREER WOMEN: Several UNM players are now in New Mexico s career charts. Here is a list and where they rank: Scoring Rebounding Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Field Goal % -Point Field Goal % Free Throws Attempted Free Throws Made Blocks Steals Chelsea Grear th Mandi Moore nd Jordan Adams st Chelsea Grear th D MINUS: The Lobos have ranked in the top- final NCAA statistics for defense since Coach Flanagan came on board. Last season the Lobos tied for their best finish ever with th place in field goal percentage defense. Scoring defense has also been a category the Lobos have ranked in every year, finishing th in the country last season. GET YOUR TICKETS: Season tickets are currently available at the athletics ticket office at The Pit. Ticket office hours at The Pit are :- : Monday through Friday. Call () - for more information. UNM S 10,000 + HOME CROWDS Rank Att. Date Opponent UNM Result., -- Ohio State L, -, - BYU W, -, -- UTEP W, -., - UNLV L, -., - Utah L, - (OT)., -- Colorado State W, -., - Utah L, -., -- Utah W, -., -- TCU W, -, -- Air Force W, -., -- San Diego State W, -., -- Utah W, -., - Hawaii W, -., -- Drake L, -., - Wyoming W, -., -- Wyoming W, -., -- Hawaii W, -., - - Texas Tech L, -., -- Wyoming W, -., - BYU L, -., -- UNLV L, -., -- Air Force W, -., -- Wyoming W, - ( OT)., - Colorado State L, -., -- Texas Tech W, - Won-Loss Record with crowds over 10,000 W L. UNM ATTENDANCE FIGURES ( ) National Year Total Rank N/A -,, st -,, th -,, th -,, th -,, th -,, th -,, th

6 NCAA RECAP: In the first round of the Midwest Region, UNM met up with defending national champion Notre Dame at Thompson- Boling Arena on the campus of the University of Tennessee. The Lobos, seeded th, went almost minutes without a field goal as they lost to seventh-seeded Notre Dame, -. UNM scored a record-low points in the second half an NCAA mark for the first and second rounds. New Mexico finished the first half with a - lead and looked primed to upset the defending national champs. UNM kept that three-point margin at the : mark of the second on a jumper by Mandi Moore. The Lobos then went stone cold. The Lobos missed straight shots from the field from that point and hit only four of shots in the second half for %. Melissa Forest went of from the field on -pointers to lead UNM with points. Also in the first half, the Lobos got a strong performance from Daja Adams who played a career-high minutes. LOBO MISCELLANEOUS FROM -: S SCORING IN DOUBLE FIGURES JAdams... Grear... Moore... McKinnon... Forest... McLeod... Shaw... Garcia... S LEADING UNM IN SCORING JAdams... Moore... Forest... Grear... McKinnon... DOUBLE-DOUBLES Grear... JAdams... Moore (Pts./Asst.). Moore (Pts./Reb.). DOUBLE FIGURE REBOUNDS Grear... JAdams... Moore... S LEADING UNM IN REBOUNDS Grear... JAdams... Forest... Moore... Arndt/Grear... Forest/Grear... Arndt/Grear/Moore...

7 Player G-GS Min- FG-FGA P- PA FT-FTA Off-Def. Tot. Pf-FD AT TO BS ST Pts. Jordan Adams Mandi Moore Chelsea Grear Lindsey Arndt Melissa Forest Molly McKinnon Lauren McLeod Stephanie Shaw Tiffany Scaglione Cristal Garcia Daja Adams - - Brittany Wolfgang TEAM - NEW MEXICO - OPPONENTS - boldface indicates returning players ALL S -, - home, away, neutral /---Total---/ /--- PT---/ Rebounds Scoring Player G-GS Min- FG-FGA P- PA FT-FTA Jordan Adams - -. Chelsea Grear - Mandi Moore , Off-Def Tot Pf-FD AT TO BS ST Pts Molly McKinnon Lindsey Arndt - -. Melissa Forest - -. Lauren McLeod Stephanie Shaw Tiffany Scaglione - - Cristal Garcia - - Daja Adams - - Brittany Wolfgang TEAM - NEW MEXICO, OPPONENTS, NEW EW EW MEXICO STATISTICS ,. - -, ,. -,.,. boldface indicates returning players MOUNTAIN WEST S -, home, away /---Total---/ /--- PT---/ Rebounds Scoring..

8 AME DATE OPPONENT (RANK) RESULT SCORE SITE ATT. HIGH SCORER HIGH REBOUND HIGH ASSIST Nov. Pacific W - H, -Jordan Adams -Jordan Adams -Mandi Moore Nov. Colorado L - H, -Mandi Moore -Jordan Adams -Mandi Moore Nov. New Mexico State W - A, -Jordan Adams -Chelsea Grear -Two players Nov. UTEP W - A -Chelsea Grear -Chelsea Grear -Mandi Moore Nov. Arizona W - H, -Jordan Adams -Lindsey Arndt -Two players Nov. Texas Tech ( ) W - H, -Jordan Adams -Chelsea Grear -Three players Dec. Oregon State L - H, -Jordan Adams -Jordan Adams -Three players Dec. Texas L - A, -Melissa Forest -Melissa Forest -Mandi Moore Dec. Texas-San Antonio W - A -Jordan Adams -Jordan Adams -Mandi Moore Dec. Portland State W - H, -Mandi Moore -Mandi Moore -Mandi Moore Dec. New Mexico State W - H, -Jordan Adams -Lindsey Arndt -Mandi Moore Dec. St. Bonaventure W - H, -Two players -Chelsea Grear -Mandi Moore Dec. Central Michigan W - H, -Jordan Adams -Lindsey Arndt -Three players Jan. Loyola Marymount W - H, -Jordan Adams -Lindsey Arndt -Mandi Moore Jan. UNLV* L - H, -Jordan Adams -Jordan Adams -Two players Jan. Air Force* W - A -Jordan Adams -Chelsea Grear -Two players Jan. BYU* W - H, -Jordan Adams -Mandi Moore -Two players Jan. Utah* W - H, -Mandi Moore -Two players -Mandi Moore Jan. San Diego State* W - A -Molly McKinnon -Lindsey Arndt -Three players Jan. UNLV* L - A, -Melissa Forest -Melissa Forest -Mandi Moore Jan. Colorado State* W - H, -Lindsey Arndt -Two players -Mandi Moore Feb. Wyoming* W - H, -Jordan Adams -Two players -Molly McKinnon Feb. Air Force* W - H, -Lindsey Arndt -Jordan Adams -Jordan Adams Feb. Utah* L - A -Jordan Adams -Melissa Forest -Mandi Moore Feb. BYU* W - A -Jordan Adams -Chelsea Grear -Mandi Moore Feb. San Diego State* W - H, -Jordan Adams -Chelsea Grear -Mandi Moore Feb. Wyoming* W - A, -Melissa Forest -Jordan Adams -Mandi Moore March Colorado State* L - A, -Lindsey Arndt -Chelsea Grear -Three players March San Diego State** W - N, -Jordan Adams -Chelsea Grear -Mandi Moore March BYU** L - N, -Jordan Adams -Three players -Mandi Moore March Notre Dame*** L - N, -Melissa Forest -Chelsea Grear -Mandi Moore *Mountain West Conference Opponent ** Mountain West Conference Tournament ***NCAA BY-G AME-BY BY - SUMMARY ATTENDANCE SITE S TOTAL AVERAGE Home,, Away,, Neutral,, Totals,,

9 TEAM EAM EAM HIGHS AND LOWS NEW MEXICO OPPONENT Points st Half: High at UTEP (/) by Oregon State (/ )/Texas (/ ) Low vs. Colorado State ( /) by UTEP (/)/ San Diego State ( /) Points nd Half: High vs. Arizona (/) by UNLV ( /) Low vs. Notre Dame ( /) by Colorado State ( /) Total Points: High at UTEP (/) by Colorado (/) Low vs. Notre Dame ( /) by UTSA (/ ) Field Goals Made: High at UTEP (/) by Oregon State (/ ) Low at Colorado State ( / )-vs. BYU ( / ) by UTSA (/ )/Portland State (/) Field Goals Attempted: High vs. Arizona (/)/Utah ( /) by BYU ( /) Low vs. Pacific (/ )/SDSU ( /)Wyo. ( / )/AFA ( / ) by Colorado State ( /) Field Goal Percentage: High. vs. Pacific (/ ). by UNLV ( /) Low. vs. Colorado State ( /). by Wyoming ( / ) -Point Field Goals Made: High vs. Air Force ( / ) by Colorado ( /)/ NMSU (/) Low at UTSA (/ ) by UTSA (/ )/ Air Force ( /) -Point Field Goals Attempted: High vs. UNLV ( / ) by Colorado (/)/BYU ( /) Low vs. Wyoming ( / ) by UNLV ( / ) -Point Field Goal Percentage: High. vs. Texas Tech (/). by Air Force ( / ) Low. at UTSA (/ ). by Air Force ( /) Free Throws Made: High vs. Arizona (/) by Colorado (/) Low vs. Notre Dame ( /) by NMSU (/)/St. Bonaventure (/) Free Throws Attempted: High vs. San Diego State ( /) by Colorado (/) Low vs. Central Michigan (/) by St. Bonaventure (/)/Air Force ( / ) Free Throw Percentage: High. vs. Colorado (/). by Air Force ( / ) Low. vs. Notre Dame ( /). by UTSA (/ ) Offensive Rebounds: High vs. Arizona ( ) by Wyoming ( / ) Low vs. Pacific (/ ) by Colorado State ( /) Defensive Rebounds: High at BYU ( /) by UNLV ( / ) Low vs. Colorado (/)/St. Bonaventure (/) by Pacific (/ )/UTEP (/)/Air Force ( / ) Total Rebounds: High vs. Arizona (/) by Colorado (/) Low at UNLV ( /) by UTEP (/) Assists: High vs. UTEP (/)/Central Michigan (/) by Oregon State (/ ) Low at Colorado State ( / ) by Central Michigan (/)/San Diego State ( / ) Blocked Shots: High vs. Pacific (/ )/Wyoming ( / ) by Oregon State (/ ) Low at UNLV ( /)- vs. BYU ( / ) by UTEP (/)/Air Force ( /)/San Diego State ( /) Steals: High vs. Texas Tech (/) by Texas (/ ) Low at Colorado State ( / ) by Utah ( /) Turnovers: High at San Diego State ( /) by Colorado State ( /) Low vs. Central Michigan (/), UNLV ( / ) by UNLV ( /) Personal Fouls: High at Texas (/ ) by San Diego State ( /) Low vs. LMU ( / )/Air Force ( / ) by Central Michigan (/)

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