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1 UC Santa Barbara Women's Basketball Prospectus Senior Center Lindsay Taylor honorable mention Associated Press All-American and Big West Player of the Year Two-time Conference Tournament MVP Member of Team USA at 2003 Pan Am Games UCSB's leader in career field goal percentage Four blocks shy of career school record One of only two 6'8" players in the country Junior Forward Kristen Mann Member of Team USA at 2003 FIBA World Championships for Young Women First Team All-Big West Conference Freshman of the Year Career-high 27 points at then-no. 4 LSU Also a member of the UCSB softball team Seven Straight NCAA Tournament Appearances Eight Consecutive 20+ Win Seasons

2 UC Santa Barbara Women's Basketball Quick Facts UC Santa Barbara Quick Facts Location: Santa Barbara, Calif. Founded: 1944 (as part of the UC system) Enrollment: 19,080 Chancellor: Dr. Henry Yang Athletic Director: Gary Cunningham Senior Women's Administrator: Alice Henry Athletic Representative: Dr. Steve Allaback Conference: Big West Conference Members: Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Northridge, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Santa Barbara, Idaho, Long Beach State and Pacific Nickname: Gauchos Colors: Blue & Gold (PMS 288 and 129) Facility: The Thunderdome (6,000) Athletic Media Relations Information Director: Bill Mahoney Associate Director (Publications): Diane O'Brien Assistant Director (WBB Contact): Ben Alkaly Office Phone: (805) Home Phone: (805) Address: Media Relations Fax: (805) Official Website: Media Relations Mailing Address: Athletic Media Relations UC Santa Barbara 1001 Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA UCSB Basketball Quick Glance Led by four returning starters - all of them postseason award winners - the UC Santa Barbara women's basketball team will vie for an unprecedented ninth consecutive Big West Conference regular season title and eighth straight NCAA Tournament berth. Santa Barbara will carry a 23-game homecourt winning streak - second-longest in the nation behind only National Champion UConn - into the season. That streak will be tested as the Gauchos host four teams which joined them in the last year's Big Dance, in addition to at least one round of the Preseason WNIT. UCSB was also selected as one of 16 host sites for the first and second round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament. For the first time since 1992 and 1993, the Gauchos made back-toback appearances in the second round of the Big Dance. Last season No. 7 UCSB won it's first-ever NCAA game as a higher-seeded team by defeating No. 10 Xavier in first round play before falling at second-seeded Texas Tech by a margin. UCSB is one of one of only six programs in the country that had two of its players gain international experience with USA Basketball this summer. Honorable mention All-American Lindsay Taylor competed in the Pan American Games, while fellow First Team All-Big West honoree Kristen Mann represented her country in the FIBA World Championships for Young Women. Two other returning Gaucho starters also earned postseason acclaim in Sophomores Mia Fisher and Brandy Richardson were both honorable mention All-Big West performers a year ago. Highlighting Santa Barbara's five newcomers are a pair of Division I transfers, point guard April McDivitt and post player Kate Bauman. Basketball Quick Facts Head Coach: Mark French Year at UCSB: 17th Year as Head Coach: 25th Record at UCSB: (.692) Overall Record: (.621) Alma Mater: UCSB (1973) Associate Head Coach: Cori Close (UCSB, 1993), ninth season Assistant Coaches: Tasha McDowell (St. Ambrose, 1997), third season Carter Shaw (Utah, 1995), second season Athletic Trainer: Charlene Vandaele Director of Operations: Kathleen Bohringer Basketball Office Phone: (805) Best Time To Call Coach French: Mornings Basketball Office Fax: (805) Press Row Phone: (805) or Gaucho Basketball Information Record: 27-5 Big West Record: 15-1 Big West Finish: First/Tournament Champions Postseason: NCAA Second Round Midwest Sub-Regional Final Rankings: 18th (AP)/22nd (USA Today/ESPN) Starters Returning: Four (4) Starters Lost: One (1) Letterwinners Returning: Seven (7) Letterwinners Lost: Three (3) Newcomers: Five (5) Gaucho Player Information Returnees (7) Name Pos. Ht. Yr Stats/Notes Karena Bonds G 5-6 So. Team-high.842 free-throw % Mia Fisher G 5-9 Jr. Honorable Mention All-Big West Kristen Mann F 6-2 Jr. First Team All-Big West Roshawn Perkins G/F 5-9 Jr. 16 games played in Brandy Richardson F 6-0 Jr. 9.2 rpg led conference Lindsay Taylor C 6-8 Sr. Hon. mention AP All-American Lisa Willett G/F 6-0 Sr. 8.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg last season Newcomers (5) Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Kate Bauman F/C 6-6 Jr.* Prior Lake, MN Jenna Green F/C 6-4 Fr. San Jose, CA April McDivitt G 5-7 Sr.* Connersville, IN Autumn Nichols F 6-2 Jr. Bakersfield, CA Erin O'Bryan G 5-7 Fr. Gilbert, AZ * - Sat out the season while fulfilling NCAA Division I transfer requirements Who Are We? Please use "UC Santa Barbara" as a first reference to the school; no hyphens, commas, nor the words "California" or "Cal" are needed. Afterwards, "UCSB", "Gauchos" and "Santa Barbara" are all acceptable references to our campus by the sea.

3 UC Santa Barbara Women's Basketball Preseason Roster Numerical No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.-Exp. Hometown/Previous School 5 Kate Bauman F/C 6-6 Jr.-TR Prior Lake, MN/Iowa State Univ. 10 April McDivitt G 5-7 Sr.-TR Connersville, IN/Univ. of Tennessee 13 Lindsay Taylor C 6-8 Sr.-3V Chandler, AZ/Chandler HS 14 Lisa Willett G/F 6-0 Sr.-3V Santa Barbara, CA/Santa Barbara HS 15 Brandy Richardson F 6-0 Jr.-2V Aiea, HI/Kalaheo HS 21 Mia Fisher G 5-9 Jr.-2V Pleasanton, CA/Amador Valley HS 22 Erin O'Bryan G 5-7 Fr-HS Gilbert, AZ/Highland HS 32 Karena Bonds G 5-6 So.-1V Morro Bay, CA/Morro Bay HS 33 Jenna Green F/C 6-4 Fr.-HS San Jose, CA/Archbishop Mitty HS 34 Autumn Nichols F 6-2 Jr.-TR Bakersfield, CA/Cowley County (KS) CC 42 Roshawn Perkins G/F 5-9 Jr.-1V Eagle Rock, CA/Point Arena HS 44 Kristen Mann G/F 6-2 Jr.-2V Santa Ana, CA/Foothill HS Alphabetical No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.-Exp. Hometown/Previous School 5 Kate Bauman F/C 6-6 Jr.-TR Prior Lake, MN/Iowa State Univ. 32 Karena Bonds G 5-6 So.-1V Morro Bay, CA/Morro Bay HS 21 Mia Fisher G 5-9 Jr.-2V Pleasanton, CA/Amador Valley HS 33 Jenna Green F/C 6-4 Fr.-HS San Jose, CA/Archbishop Mitty HS 44 Kristen Mann G/F 6-2 Jr.-2V Santa Ana, CA/Foothill HS 10 April McDivitt G 5-7 Sr.-TR Connersville, IN/Univ. of Tennessee 34 Autumn Nichols F 6-2 Jr.-TR Bakersfield, CA/Cowley County CC (KS) 22 Erin O'Bryan G 5-7 Fr-HS Gilbert, AZ/Highland HS 42 Roshawn Perkins G/F 5-9 Jr.-1V Eagle Rock, CA/Point Arena HS 15 Brandy Richardson F 6-0 Jr.-2V Aiea, HI/Kalaheo HS 13 Lindsay Taylor C 6-8 Sr.-3V Chandler, AZ/Chandler HS 14 Lisa Willett G/F 6-0 Sr.-3V Santa Barbara, CA/Santa Barbara HS Head Coach: Associate Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: Athletic Trainer: Mark French (UCSB, 1973), 17th season Cori Close (UCSB, 1993), ninth season Tasha McDowell (St. Ambrose, 1997), third season Carter Shaw (Utah, 1995), second season Charlene Vandaele Page 3

4 Tentative UC Santa Barbara Women's Basketball Schedule Day Date Opponent Site Time Mon. Nov. 3 Banska Bystrika (Slovakia) - Ex. UCSB 7:00 p.m. Fri. Nov. 7 NWBL Ex. UCSB 7:00 p.m. Fri.-Sun. Nov Preseason Women's National Invitation Tournament Sat. Nov. 15 San Diego First Round UCSB 1:00 p.m. Mon. Nov. 17 Preseason WNIT Second Round TBA TBA Thu. Nov. 20 Preseason WNIT Semifinals TBA TBA Sun. Nov. 23 Preseason WNIT Championship TBA TBA Tue. Nov. 25 Arizona UCSB 7:00 p.m. Fri. Nov. 28 Illinois UCSB 7:00 p.m. Sun. Dec. 14 at Florida Gainesville, FL 12:00 p.m. Tue. Dec. 16 at Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 4:00 p.m. Fri. Dec. 19 at Purdue West Lafayette, IN 4:00 p.m. Sun. Dec. 28 Ohio State UCSB 7:00 p.m. Tue. Dec. 30 Mississippi State UCSB 7:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 3 Long Beach State* UCSB 7:00 p.m. Mon. Jan. 5 UC Irvine* UCSB 7:00 p.m. Thu. Jan. 8 at Utah State* Logan, UT 6:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 10 at Idaho* Moscow, ID 7:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 17 Cal Poly* UCSB 7:00 p.m. Thu. Jan. 22 at Cal State Northridge* Northridge, CA 7:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 24 Pacific* UCSB 7:00 p.m. Thu. Jan. 29 at UC Riverside* Riverside, CA 7:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 31 at Cal State Fullerton* Fullerton, CA 7:00 p.m. Thu. Feb. 5 Idaho* UCSB 7:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 7 Utah State* UCSB 7:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 14 at Cal Poly* San Luis Obispo, CA 7:00 p.m. Thu. Feb. 19 at Pacific* Stockton, CA 7:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 21 Cal State Northridge* UCSB 7:00 p.m. Thu. Feb. 26 at USC Los Angeles, CA 7:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 28 UC Riverside* UCSB 7:00 p.m. Mon. Mar. 1 Cal State Fullerton* UCSB 7:00 p.m. Thu. Mar. 4 at UC Irvine* Irvine, CA 7:00 p.m. Sat. Mar. 6 at Long Beach State* Long Beach, CA 7:30 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Mar Big West Tournament Anaheim, CA TBA Sat. Mar. 20 NCAA Tournament First Round UCSB TBA Mon. Mar. 22 NCAA Tournament Second Round UCSB TBA Sat.-Tue. Mar NCAA Regionals TBA TBA Sun. Apr. 4 NCAA Semifinals New Orleans, LA TBA Tue. Apr. 6 NCAA Championship New Orleans, LA TBA *Denotes Big West Conference Game All home games in bold type All home games played in UCSB s Thunderdome. All times listed as PST Page 4

5 UC Santa Barbara Women's Basketball Player Capsules #13 Lindsay Taylor, Sr., C, 6-8 Preseason All-America Candidate Junior campaign was one of the finest in UCSB history, capped by honorable mention Associated Press All-America recognition, Big West Player of the Year honors and her second consecutive conference tournament MVP award...also became the second Gaucho in as many years to be named a Kodak District 8 All-American, and was a "Mid-Major" All-American by Full Court Press as well...scored in double-figures in 28 of 32 games last season, including 10 contests with at least 20 points...reached double figures in each of UCSB's last 17 contests and shot 60.6% ( ) over the final 15 games...26-point effort in NCAA Second Round vs. Texas Tech (March 25) were one short of the most ever scored by a Gaucho in the Big Dance...16-point, 12-rebound performance vs. Pacific in Big West Championship Game was Taylor's sixth double-double of the season, 15th in her career...gauchos' leading scorer 19 times in Two of her six career Big West Player of the Week awards came as a junior, on Nov. 25 and March 3...Only three players in league history have amassed more weekly honors...named to the WomensCollegeHoops.com Ram Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team...Among Big West's top-six performers in scoring, rebounding and blocks per game in addition to league-leading 56.8% shooting percentage last season...enjoyed a streak of 28-consecutive made free-throws during campaign...already ranks fifth in school history in career freebies made (354)...Currently the UCSB record holder in career field goal percentage at 55.9%, while she is four blocked shots shy of No. 1 all-time in that category (Kris Grazzini - 180)...Notched 1,000th point as a Gaucho at Illinois on Feb. 13, and has moved into 13th place on UCSB's career scoring list (1,221)...Needs 500 points to break school's career scoring record, held by Kristi Rohr...One of only two 6'8" players in Division I basketball...member of Team USA at Pan American Games in the Dominican Republic this August, helping Americans capture a silver medal. #14 Lisa Willett, Sr., G/F, 6-0 Easily enjoyed the most productive season of her threeyear Gaucho career as a junior...double-digit scorer 14 times last season, including eight straight games in which she started...established new career high of 18 points against then- No. 6 Purdue, a total matched on Feb. 20 vs. Cal Poly...Leading scorer amongst Gaucho reserves...paced the UCSB offensive attack in two contests, vs. Richmond in the WomensCollegeHoops.com Ram Holiday Classic (Dec. 28) - where she earned all-tourney honors - and in aforementioned Cal Poly game...buried 10-of-16 three-pointers (62.5%) during a four-game stretch in late December and early January...Immediately after that streak ended, hauled down a season-high eight rebounds in three straight contests...after a somewhat sloppy start to , did not committed more than two turnovers in any of UCSB's last 13 games...not held scoreless in any game this season, after posting a "goose-egg" five times in Third Team Verizon Academic All-District 8 honoree as well as a Big West All-Academic performer. #15 Brandy Richardson, Jr., F, 6-0 Honorable mention All-Big West selection in was the first award of her collegiate career...tied for conference lead with an average of 9.2 boards per game...rebounding total of 295 as a sophomore in was seventh-best in a single season at UCSB...Led Santa Barbara's efforts on the glass on 22 occasions and reached double-figures 17 times...six of her seven career doubledoubles came last season...17 rebounds in a Jan. 9 victory over USC were the most by a Gaucho in nearly five years...part of a three-game stretch in which she averaged 14.3 boards...after entering Big West Tournament semifinals having made just two of 29 career three-point attempts, buried all three shots from beyond the arc against the Anteaters...Enjoyed a career-high 13-point effort to go along with 13 rebounds in upset of then-no. 6 Purdue (Dec. 15)...Matched that point total on March 1 at UC Irvine...Dished off personal-best six assists with only one turnover vs. Cal Poly (Feb. 20)...On a team that substituted liberally, Richardson led Santa Barbara with an average of 29.8 minutes per game...did not played fewer than 24 minutes while starting every contest in #21 Mia Fisher, Jr., G, 5-9 Repeated as an All-Big West honorable mention recipient as a sophomore...second-most accurate shooter in the conference at 55.3%...One of only three league players (and two Gauchos) to make over half her field goal attempts this season...also ranked sixth in the Big West with a 77.9% free-throw mark...double-digit scorer in 18 contests, including team-high 14 in NCAA Tournament victory over Xavier (March 23)...Followed that up with personal best nine rebounds two days later vs. Texas Tech...Grabbed at least a pair of boards in all but one contest...nearly flawless in Jan. 9 victory over USC, sinking five-of-six shots and all seven free-throws to finish with a game-high 17 points...tried to spark a Gaucho comeback by scoring 11 of her season-high 19 points over the final 1:41 of the second half as UCSB was upset at Pacific (Jan. 18)...Those two contests bookended a four-game stretch in which she averaged 15.6 points...gaucho team leader with 39 steals on the year...perhaps the only starting guard in the country who did not made at least one three-pointer last season. #42 Roshawn Perkins, Jr., G/F, 5-9 Joined the Gauchos in October 2002 after spending two years as a member of the UCSB track and field team...appeared in 16 games in Saw action in six straight games - including all three Big West Tournament contests - her longest stretch of activity during the season...career highs of four points and three rebounds during victory at Cal State Northridge (Jan. 16)...Inserted into lineup during first half of Jan. 7 game against Matadors in the Thunderdome...Dished off her first career assist and also scored two points in Big West tourney opener vs. Cal State Fullerton on March 12. 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6 UC Santa Barbara Women's Basketball Player/Coach Capsules #44 Kristen Mann, Jr., F, 6-2 Preseason All-America Candidate Just the fifth player in Gaucho history to earn First Team All-Big West acclaim as a sophomore, doing so despite missing 12 games due to back and wrist injuries...also one of three UCSB players on the Big West All-Tournament team...led Santa Barbara with 17 points in conference tourney championship game victory over Pacific...One of her 16 double-digit point performances in only 20 games played...matched career-high 27 points and hauled down 12 boards during triple-overtime thriller at LSU (Feb. 15)...Enjoyed back-to-back double-doubles against UC Irvine and Long Beach State in the Thunderdome...Part of eight-game stretch in which she scored at least 10 points...perhaps finest all-around effort as a Gaucho was 21-point, 10-rebound, five-assist and five-steal performance vs. Cal State Fullerton (March 6)...Played first base and batted.263 in 18 games with the UCSB softball team, which she joined following the conclusion of the basketball season...this summer Mann helped Team USA win a gold medal at the inaugural FIBA World Championship for Young Women in Sibenik, Croatia...Averaged 6.4 points and 2.9 rebounds in tournament, and led Americans with 16 points in victory over South Korea (July 26)...Mann was the only member of the 12-player squad who did not earn All-America honors in #32 Karena Bonds, So., G, 5-6 Tenacious defender averaged 12.2 minutes per game during redshirt freshman campaign, appearing in every contest...team-leading 84.2% free-throw percentage...that mark would rank second in the Big West, however she lacked the minimum of 2.0 made freebies per game to qualify as a league leader...seven rebounds - six offensive - in a Jan. 7 victory over Cal State Northridge were four more than she had in any other game as a redshirt freshman...that was Bonds' best all-around game as a Gaucho, as she also scored six points, made three steals and dished off a pair of assists...averaged 6.0 points and 2.7 rebounds in three games against Cal State Fullerton this season...21 of her 44 total boards came on the offensive end...all six points in Big West tourney opener vs. the Titans came from the free-throw line, where she was perfect...notched a steal in each league tournament game while averaging 4.7 points in Anaheim, two above her season average. Newcomers One of two Division I transfers to join the Gauchos during the spring of 2002, post player Kate Bauman played the season at Iowa State, averaging 1.3 points and 1.0 rebounds...granted a medical redshirt in after battling a season-long illness...will have two years of eligibility remaining at UCSB beginning in Bauman was a preseason high school All-American as a senior in 2000 Adding depth to the Gaucho front court will be 6'4" freshman Jenna Green...MVP of the Blossom Valley Athletic League in before being named All-CIF her final campaign, when Archbishop Mitty High School advanced to the state title game...averaged a combined 16.5 points and 11.5 rebounds as a junior and senior...blocked an incredible 532 shots in four-year varsity career April McDivitt will play her senior season at UCSB in after transferring from Tennessee...Averaged 5.0 points and 1.9 assists in 104 career games with the Lady Volunteers, and ranks among the top-10 players in school history in both three-point shooting percentage and "treys" made...started all five games at point guard during UT's 2002 NCAA Tournament run...finalist for the Naismith High School Player of the Year Award in 1999 Post player Autumn Nichols returns to her native California after spending the past two seasons at Cowley County Community College in Arkansas City, KS...Earned Second Team NJCAA Region VI acclaim in after averaging 12.7 points, 6.4 rebounds and shooting 54.1%...A 2001 graduate of Bakersfield High School (alma mater of Gaucho head coach Mark French) where she was named Southeast Yosemite League MVP as a senior The Arizona Gatorade State Player of the Year, point guard Erin O'Bryan, will join the Gauchos for the upcoming season...averaged 17.3 points, 6.7 assists and 4.1 steals per game as a senior while leading Highland High School to an undefeated 35-0 record and 5A State Title...Four-time all-region performer who holds Highland's career records for scoring, assists, steals and three-pointers made. Head Coach Mark French 17th Season UC Santa Barbara '73 Rewarded for UCSB's outstanding campaign by being named the Russell Athletic/WBCA Region 8 Coach of the Year...Finalist for Naismith National Coach of the Year award...also earned Big West Coach of the Year honors for the seventh time and third time in the last four seasons...since the start of the season, French's Gauchos have posted a overall record and.823 winning percentage, the fifth-highest mark in the country over that span behind only Connecticut, Tennessee, Duke and Louisiana Tech...Most league wins (198) and longest tenure (16 seasons) of any coach in Big West history. Page 6

7 UC Santa Barbara Women's Basketball Final Statistics THE STAT CREW SYSTEM UC Santa Barbara Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 27, 2003) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (27-5) (13-0) (9-5) (5-0) CONFERENCE... (15-1) (8-0) (7-1) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (12-4) (5-0) (2-4) (5-0) ---TOTAL PTS REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Taylor, Lindsay Mann, Kristen Hansen, Jess Fisher, Mia Willett, Lisa Richardson, Brandy Caine, Debby Sarr, Haddy Bonds, Karena Perkins, Roshawn TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UCSB OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING /22/02 at North Carolina State W Points per game /25/02 at Michigan L Scoring margin /29/02 FLORIDA W OT FIELD GOALS-ATT /5/02 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W Field goal pct /17/02 PURDUE W OT POINT FG-ATT /28/02 vs Richmond W point FG pct /29/02 at Colorado State L pt FG made per game /2/03 BRIGHAM YOUNG W FREE THROWS-ATT *1/4/03 at Cal State Fullerton W Free throw pct *1/7/03 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE W REBOUNDS /9/03 USC W Rebounds per game *1/11/03 IDAHO W Rebounding margin *1/16/03 at Cal State Northridge W ASSISTS *1/18/03 at Pacific L Assists per game *1/23/03 at UC Riverside W TURNOVERS *1/25/03 at Cal Poly W Turnovers per game *1/30/03 UC IRVINE W Turnover margin *2/1/03 LONG BEACH STATE W Assist/turnover ratio *2/5/03 PACIFIC W STEALS *2/8/03 at Idaho W Steals per game /13/03 at Illinois W BLOCKS /15/03 at LSU LO Blocks per game *2/20/03 CAL POLY W WINNING STREAK *2/26/03 at Long Beach State W Home win streak *3/1/03 at UC Irvine W ATTENDANCE *3/6/03 CAL STATE FULLERTON W Home games-avg/game *3/8/03 UC RIVERSIDE W Neutral site-avg/game /12/03 vs Cal State Fullerton W /14/03 vs UC Irvine W /15/03 vs Pacific W /23/03 vs Xavier W /25/03 at Texas Tech L SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT OT2 OT3 Total UC Santa Barbara Opponents Page 7

SPORTS INFORMATION Jon M. Huntsman Center 1825 E. South Campus Dr., Front Salt Lake City, Utah Phone Fax

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SPORTS INFORMATION Jon M. Huntsman Center 1825 E. South Campus Dr., Front Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 Phone 801-581-3510 Fax 801-581-4358 Assistant A.D./Director: Liz Abel Associate Director: