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1 MAVERICKS BASKETBALL Quick Facts Location... Arlington, Texas Founded (Senior College in 1959) Enrollment...24,832 Colors... Royal Blue, Orange and White Nickname... Mavericks Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference... Southland (SLC) President... James Spaniolo Alma Mater... Michigan State 68 Director of Athletics... Pete Carlon Alma Mater...Iowa State 75 Assoc. AD/SWA...Debbie Garcia Alma Mater... UT Arlington, 97 History First Year of Basketball Overall All-Time Record NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last... 2/2007 WNIT Tournament Appearances/Last... 1/1999 Last Post-Season Opponent...UTSA Result...L, (03/14/08) Facility Home Arena...Texas Hall Capacity...3,600 Press Row Phone Coaching Staff Head Coach... Samantha Morrow Alma Mater...Texas Wesleyan, '81 Record at UTA Career Record... Same Assistant Coaches..Shane Laflin (UT Arlington, '04)... Erin Grant (Texas Tech, '06)...Lindsey Wilson (Central Oklahoma, '06) Dir. of Oper....Rachel Cisneroz (Hardin Simmons, 08) Athletic Trainer...Julie Homuth (Winona State, '04) Basketball Office Phone Team Information Overall Record SLC Record/Finish (2nd West) Home Record (SLC) (7-1) Road Record (SLC) (6-2) Neutral Record Starters R/L...3/2 Letterwinners R/L...8/2 Newcomers...3 Sports Information Asst. AD for Sports Information... TBA Office Phone TBA SID/Athletics Webmaster...Scott Lacefield Office Phone slacefield@uta.edu Asst. SID (WBB contact)...kristyna Mancias Office Phone Cell Phone kmancias@uta.edu SID Fax SID Mailing Address... UTA Box Arlington, TX Overnight Address W. Mitchell Street... Arlington, Texas Media information Coaches & Staff 10 Player Profiles review 39 Opponents 68 Records History Table of Contents Media Information UT Arlington Sports Information & Covering the Mavs... 3 Media Outlets Coaches and Staff Head Coach Samantha Morrow Assistant Coach Shane Laflin... 8 Assistant Coach Erin Grant... 9 Assistant Coach Lindsey Wilson Basketball Operations & Support Staff UT Arlington Mavericks Season Preview Maverick Roster Seniors Juniors Sophomores Newcomers Inside The Mavericks All-Time Roster Review Maverick Basketball Senior Class Season Statistics & Team Leaders Game-by-Game Results & Stat Leaders Points-Rebounds-Assists Highs & Lows Southland Conference Basketball Opponents Southland Conference & SID Contacts All-Time Series Records & Series Histories Records Book Annual Leaders Individual Single Season & Career Records Team Records ,000 - Point Club Honors & Awards Maverick Basketball History Year-by-Year Summaries Year-by-Year Team Statistics Year-by-Year Results This is UTA Athletic Director Pete Carlon University President James Spaniolo UTA Athletics Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Distinguished Alumni...96 Back Row (Left to Right): Shalyn Martin, Veronica Mergerson, Ryan Green, Kristina Grace, Candice Champion, Erin Dixon Front Row (Left to Right): Nicole Terral, Kiarra Shofner, Meghan Nelson, Tamara Simmons, LaTosha Duffey 1

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3 MAVERICKS BASKETBALL UT Arlington Sports Information Staff TBA Asst. A.D. for Sports Information Phone: ~ Cross Country ~ Golf ~ Track and Field ~ Men s Basketball Scott Lacefield SID/Athletics Webmaster Phone: slacefield@uta.edu ~ Baseball ~ Volleyball Kristyna Mancias Assistant SID Phone: kmancias@uta.edu ~ Women s Basketball ~ Softball ~ Tennis Sports Information Fax MEDIA INFORMATION The edition of The UT Arlington Women s Basketball Guide has been produced to assist you with your coverage of the Mavericks. Additional information, photographs and statistics are available upon request. COVERING PRACTICE Practice sessions are generally open to the media. Media are encouraged to contact the UT Arlington Sports Information Office to arrange easy access to players and coaches prior to or following practice. Practice times vary. Contact the UT Arlington Sports Information Office for practice times. PHONE INTERVIEWS The UT Arlington Sports Information Office requests media members to arrange phone interviews at least one day in advance. Phone interviews can be arranged by calling the Sports Information Office. In maintaining UT Arlington Athletics Department policy, individual phone numbers of student-athletes may not be released. UTA SPORTS INFORMATION The UT Arlington Sports Information Office is in rooms 103 and 104 of the Gilstrap Athletic Center, 1309 W. Mitchell, near the northwest corner of Maverick Stadium. INTERNET ACCESS For the latest news regarding the UT Arlington men s basketball program, including updated statistics, results, press releases and historical archives, go to the UT Arlington Athletic Department s official website at: I-30 From Dallas: Exit I-30 at COOPER STREET (Exit 27) Loop around on the exit to join LAMAR Eastbound, and stay in the RIGHT-HAND LANE Turn RIGHT (South) onto COOPER ST. at the traffic signal at the Cooper/Lamar intersection. I-30 From Fort Worth: Exit I-30 at COOPER STREET (Exit 27) Turn RIGHT (South) onto COOPER ST. at the traffic signal at the end of the off-ramp. Travel South on Cooper Street approximately 2.5 miles to UTA From I-20 Exit I-20 at COOPER STREET NORTH (Exit 449A) Travel North on Cooper Street approximately 4 miles to UTA Directions to Texas Hall From DFW Airport Head south toward International Pkwy South 436 ft Merge onto International Pkwy S Take the TX-183 W/TX-360 South ramp to Arlington 1.8 mi Merge onto Texas-360 South 6.5 mi Take the exit towards Abram Street 0.2 mi Turn right at E Abram Street for 3.0 miles. Turn left at South Cooper Street 0.1 mi Turn right at UTA Blvd. 0.1 mi Turn left at W Nedderman Drive 3

4 MAVERICKS BASKETBALL Media outlets Print Dallas Morning News Bobby Roquemore, beat writer Phone: (214) Keith Campbell, college beat writer Garry Leavell, sports editor Phone: (214) Fax: (214) PO Box Dallas, TX Fort Worth Star-Telegram Angel Verdejo, beat writer Office Phone: (817) Joe Garza, college sports editor Phone: (817) Fax: (817) P.O. Box 1870 Fort Worth, TX Associated Press Dallas Jamie Aron, sports editor Phone: (972) Fax: (972) LBJ Freeway #300 Dallas, Texas Houston Chronicle Michael Murphy, beat writer Dan Cunningham, sports editor 801 Texas Ave. Houston, TX Phone: (713) or (713) FAX: (713) Bissonnet #41 Houston, TX Radio Beaumont Enterprise Rush Wood, beat writer Gary Laney, sports editor Phone: (409) FAX: (409) P.O. Box 3071 Beaumont, TX San Antonio Express News Clint Hale, beat writer Steve Quintana, asst. M.E./sports Phone: (210) FAX: (210) P.O. Box 2171 San Antonio, TX Waco Tribune-Herald Kim Gorum, Sports editor Phone: (254) FAX: (254) P.O. Box 2588 Waco, TX UTA Shorthorn Jeff Jack, beat writer Caleb Gremmer, sports editor Phone: (817) Fax: (817) UTA Box Arlington, TX UTA Radio David Mannering, sports director Phone: (817) UTA Box Arlington, TX Texas State Radio Network Roger Emrich, sports director Phone: (214) N. Central Expway, Suite 500 Dallas, TX KTCK (The Ticket - AM 1310) Phone: (214) FAX: (972) Maple Ave., Suite 1310 Dallas, TX ESPN Radio (103.3 FM) Dave Shore, sports director Phone: (817) ext East Blvd., Suite 300 Arlington, TX WBAP (News Talk 820) Hal Jay, morning host (haljay@wbap.com) FAX: (817) East Lamar Blvd., Suite 300 Arlington, TX ESPN.Com John Tejeda, college basketball assignment editor (john.c.tejeda@espn.com) Phone ( ) FAX: (860) Time Warner Cable Metro Sports John Nelson, announcer (johnnywb@twcable.com) Kurt Wallace, production manager (kurt.wallace@twcable.com) Phone: (817) Matlock Dr. Arlington, TX WFAA TV (ABC-Channel 8) Dale Hansen, sports director (dhansen@wfaa.com) George Riba, sports reporter (griba@wfaa.com) Phone: (214) or (214) Young St. Dallas, TX KDFW (Fox-Channel 4) Mike Doocy, sports anchor Phone: (214) N. Griffin Dallas, TX KXAS (NBC-Channel 5) Newy Scruggs, sports director (newy-scruggs@nbcuni.com) Phone: (817) or (817) Barnett St. Fort Worth, TX KTVT (CBS-Channel 11) Babe Laufenburg, sports director Steve Dennis, sports report (steved@ktvt.com) Phone: (817) ext Bridge St. Fort Worth, TX KIA Southwest Sports Report Josh Roe, host (jroe@txcn.com) KFWD -TV Young St.. Dallas, TX Corpus Christi Caller-Times Lee Goddard, beat writer (lee-goddard@callertimes.com) Phone: (361) Austin American Statesman Randy Riggs, college sports writer (rriggs@statesman.com) Phone: (512) or (512) FAX: (512) P.O. Box 670 Austin, TX Television w w w. U TA M AV S. c o m

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6 Samantha Morrow Head Coach Second Season Texas Wesleyan, 1981 Maverick All-Time Coaching Records Years Name Record Pct Carla Lowery Jody Conradt Cindy Salser Connie Kelch Jerry Isler Mike Dean Donna Capps Samantha Morrow Samantha Morrow enters her second year as the head women s basketball coach at UT Arlington. Morrow began her coaching career with UTA on May 17, 2008, as she was selected as the eighth head women s basketball coach in school history. In her first season Morrow led the Lady Mavericks to an impressive overall record and a 13-3 mark in the SLC. The Lady Mavericks finished with a 9-2 record at Texas Hall and captured five of their last six games of the season. The Lady Mavericks finished in the top-five in 10 categories in the Southland Conference, including scoring offense, scoring defense, scoring margin, field goal percentage, field goal percent defense, free throw percentage, rebounding offense, rebounding defense, rebounding margin, and assists. Under the guidance of Morrow, seniors Maryann Abanobi averaged a team-high 12.7 points per game en route to earning All-Southland Conference Second Team accolades while Tiffeny Riles led the Lady Mavericks in rebounding with 7.6 rebounds per game and was named to the All-Southland Conference Second Team. Morrow led the Lady Mavericks to their 19th Southland Conference appearance where they defeated Mc- Neese State but fell in the second round to University of Texas at San Antonio. 6

7 m Morrows All-Time Coaching Records Years Record Pct. Playoffs Mansfield High School Playoffs Regional Quarterfinalist Playoffs Regional Quarterfinalist State Champions State Champions State Champions State Champions Summit High School Regional Semifinalist Regional Quarterfinalist Regional Semifinalist Regional Quarterfinalist A State Semifinalist Totals In her prep career at Graford High School, Morrow won the Class B state girls golf championship as a sophomore in She was a member of the region-qualifying relay team in track and field and in the 2002, Morrow was a participant in the Olympic torch relay for the Salt Lake City Games. Morrow earned a scholarship to Ranger Junior College and later to Texas Wesleyan University where she earned a bachelor s degree in physical education in She completed her Master s of Education degree at Tarleton State University in 1987 while coaching at Stephenville High School. Morrow is a member of the Texas Girls Coaches Association, Texas Association of Basketball Coaches, Women s Basketball Coaches Association, McDonald s High School All-American Committee and NFHS. Morrow resides in Kennedele with her three dogs and six cats. Morrow comes to UT Arlington after serving as the assistant athletic director within Mansfield Independent School District. Prior to the athletic director position, Morrow was Mansfield High School head women s basketball coach. She led her team to four consecutive Class 5A state championships from 1999 to 2002 and was named the 2002 National Federation of High Schools Coaches Association s National Coach of the Year. Morrow continued her success when Mansfield was renamed Summit, guiding the Lady Jaguars to the playoffs every year since the program s inception, including a berth in the state tournament in March. Morrow s high school coaching career is legendary with an.843 winning percentage, a record of over 14 seasons, four consecutive Class 5A girls state championships, 10 district titles, 13 playoff appearances and posting eight seasons of 30-or-more wins while the coach at Mansfield High School. 7

8 Shane Laflin Assistant Coach Second Season UT-Arlington, 2004 Shane Laflin begins his second year as an assistant coach for the women s basketball program. Laflin will serve as the programs recruiting coordinator as well as working with the team s forwards. Laflin comes to UTA from the University of Texas where he served as a graduate assistant coach for legendary coach Jody Conradt. While at Texas, Laflin assisted in scheduling, scouting, on-campus recruiting and was the supervisor of team managers. A native of Tempe, Arizona, Laflin graduated cum laude from UT Arlington in December of 2004 with a bachelor's degree in history. He has been heavily involved in coaching youth basketball and has served as a camp counselor at numerous college basketball camps, including a four-year stint at Jody Conradt's UT basketball camp. Among his coaching experience, Laflin was boys basketball eighth-grade coach at Arlington Grace Prep Academy from and was an assistant coach of the Girls' AAU Team Texas 17-Under, based out of the Dallas-Forth Worth area. 8

9 MAVERICKS BASKETBALL Erin Grant Assistant Coach Second Season Texas Tech, 2005 consecutive class 5A state championships. A McDonald s All-American, Grant averaged 12.3 points, 7.4 assists and 4.3 steals as a senior and finished fourth nationally with 1,055 career assists. Erin Grant, a former four-year basketball letter winner at Texas Tech from , played for Morrow at Mansfield High School from Grant will work primarily with the guards and will assist with recruiting and film breakdown. At Mansfield, Grant led the Tigers to an unprecedented four consecutive state championships and is the only player in Texas High School Basketball history to win four Grant started every game (158) but one in her four years at Texas Tech, where she led the Lady Raiders to three NCAA Tournament appearances, including the Elite Eight in She holds Big 12 Conference and Texas Tech records for career assists (844) and was named to All-Big 12 First Team twice and Second Team once. In 2003 Grant was named Co-Big 12 Freshman of the Year and was selected to play in the 2006 WBCA All-Star Challenge. Also in 2006 Grant was a Kodak/WBCA All-America finalist and AP All-America Honorable Mention. She won gold with USA Basketball at the 2005 World University Games and also played in the 2003 World University Games. Capping her career at Texas Tech Grant was selected as an official candidate for the Naismith Trophy, presented annually to the top college player in America A 2006 WNBA draft pick by the Seattle Storm, Grant returned to the United States after leading Stockholm 08 to the Swedish Championship where she was named MVP of the tournament. She finished the WNBA season with the Houston Comets before returning to UTA for the start of the season. 9

10 Lindsey Wilson Assistant Coach Third Season Central Oklahoma, 2006 Lindsey Wilson, who is in her third season as an assistant at UTA, graduated from The University of Central Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education in She was a three-year letterwinner for the Bronchos after transferring from Southeastern Oklahoma State following her freshman year in As a senior, she ranked among the leaders in the Lone Star Conference after making 37.2 percent (48 of 129) of her three-pointers. A three-year starter at Hydro-Eakly High School, Wilson helped her team to three straight state titles. She averaged 17 points and 3 assists per game as a senior in 2002 to earn all-state honors. The Wilson name in no stranger to the coaching circles in the state of Oklahoma. Her father is longtime prep coach Rick Wilson, who has won six state championships at Weatherford (Okla.) High School. Wilson will handle academics, travel/scheduling and tape exchange within the women s basketball program. The assistant coach will work primarily with the forwards. She is currently pursing her master s degree of science in physical education from UT Arlington. 10

11 Rachel Cisneroz Director of Operations First Season Hardin Simmons, 2008 A former Hardin-Simmons standout, Cisneroz led the Hardin-Simmons Cowgirls to a 21-6 overall record, including a 16-4 mark in league play and was a Second Team All-Conference recipient in her senior campaign. Cisneroz s concluded her career at Hardin-Simmons with a record and was a three-year Academic All-ASC award winner. At Hardin-Simmons, Cisneroz was a member of the Media Production Staff where she was responsible for video editing, creating commercials, involved in video shoots, and was also an interracial part of a local TV station in Abilene. The newly-named Director of Operations will be responsible for the daily operations of the women s basketball office, which includes grading film, cutting videos, team travel, and statistics. Cisneroz graduated Cum Laude from Hardin- Simmons in May of 2008 with a major in communication with an emphasis on Public Relations and Advertising. The Director of Operations is currently completing her master s degree in communication from UT Arlington. Maverick Support Staff Amber Johnson Student Manager Tiera Miles Student Manager Julie Homuth Assistant Athletic Trainer 11