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1 Pac-10 Women s Basketball - March 8, 2010 Page 1 PAC-10 NEWS 1350 Treat Blvd., Suite 500 Walnut Creek, California Telephone (925) Fax (925) For Immediate Release: March 8, 2010 Contacts: Natalia Ciccone (nciccone@pac-10.org), Rachel Caton (rcaton@pac-10.org) PAC-10 WOMEN S BASKETBALL STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL W L PCT H A W L PCT H A N STREAK LAST 5 TOP 10 TOP Stanford W UCLA W USC W California L Arizona State L Oregon L Washington W Arizona L Washington State L Oregon State W PAC-10 BASKETBALL CONTACTS Pac-10 Conference Natalia Ciccone...(925) (o) nciccone@pac-10.org... (814) (c) Rachel Caton...(925) (o) rcaton@pac-10.org... (714) (c) Arizona Eric Montgomery... (520) (o) eric.montgomery@arizona.edu... (520) (c) Arizona State Steve Rodriguez... (480) (o) steve.rodriguez@asu.edu... (480) (c) California Melissa Dudek... (510) (o) mdudek@berkeley.edu... (510) (c) Oregon Andria Wenzel... (541) (o) awenzel@uoregon.edu... (916) (c) Oregon State Hank Hager...(541) (o) hank.hager@oregonstate.edu... (541) (c) Stanford Aaron Juarez... (650) (o) arjuarez@stanford.edu... (408) (c) UCLA Steve Rourke...(310) (o) srourke@athletics.ucla.edu... (310) (h) Liza David... (310) (o) ldavid@ucla.edu... (310) (c) USC Darcy Couch...(213) (o) dcouch@usc.edu... (213) (c) Washington Jeremy Cothran...(206) (o) cothranj@uw.edu... (206) (c) Washington State Joe Nickell...(509) (o) jnickell@ad.wsu.edu... (509) (c) UPCOMING SCHEDULE 2010 STATE FARM PAC-10 TOURNAMENT Thursay, March 11 First Round Gm 1: #8 Arizona vs. #9 Washington St. 6 p.m. PT Gm 2: #7 Washington vs. #9 Oregon St. 8:15 p.m. PT live stream: Friday, Mar. 12 Quarterfinals Gm 3: #4 California vs. #5 Arizona State 11 a.m. PT Gm 4: #1 Stanford vs. Winner 8/9 1:15 p.m. PT Gm 5: #3 USC vs. Oregon 5 p.m. PT Gm 6: #2 UCLA vs. Winner 7/10 7:15 p.m. PT live stream: Saturday, Mar. 13 Semifinals Gm 7: Gm 3 win vs. Gm 4 win (FSN) Gm 8: Gm 5 win vs. Gm 6 win (FSN) Sun., Mar. 14 Championship Gm 9: Championship Game (FSN) FSN - indicates Fox Sports Net 2:30 p.m. PT 5 p.m. PT 3 p.m. PT 2010 STATE FARM PAC-10 TOURNAMENT March 11-14, 2010 Galen Center, Los Angeles, Calif. Live video stream of First Round & Quarterfinal games available at & Semifinal and championship games nationally televised on Fox Sports Net. All press conferences streamed live. RECENT RESULTS FEBRUARY Thursday, February 25 California at Arizona* CAL, #2/2 Stanford at Arizona State* (FSN) STAN, UCLA at Oregon State* UCLA, USC at Oregon* USC, Saturday, February 27 California at Arizona State* ASU, #2/2 Stanford at Arizona* STAN, USC at Oregon State* USC, UCLA at Oregon* (FSN) UCLA, Washington State at Washington* WASH, Thursday, March 4 Arizona at USC* USC, Arizona State at UCLA* UCLA, Friday, March 5 Oregon at Washington State* WSU, Oregon State at Washington* WASH, Saturday, March 6 Arizona at UCLA* UCLA, Arizona State at USC* USC, #2/2 Stanford at California* (FSN) STAN, Sunday, March 7 Oregon at Washington* WASH, Oregon State at Washington State* OSU, 50-45

2 Pac-10 Women s Basketball - March 8, 2010 Page 2 PAC-10 TOURNAMENT SEEDING AND TIE BREAKERS All 10 teams shall participate in the Tounament. Seeding and pairings will be determined following the final Conference regular season game on Sunday, March 7, The won-lost percentage record of the teams in regular season conference play will determine Tournament seeding. The team with the best won-lost percenage in Conference play will be seeded #1, the next best won-lost percentage in Conference play will be seeded #2, and so forth through the 10 seeds. Tie breaking procedures for determining all Tournament seeding will be as follows: 1. Two-team tie 1.1. Results of head-to-head competition during the regular season Each team s record vs. the team occupying the highest position in the final regular season standings, and then cotinuing down through the standings until one team gains an advantage When arriving at another group of tied teams while comparing records, use each team s record against the collective tied teams as a group (prior to that group s own tie-breaking procedure), rather than the performance against individual teams Won-lost percentage against all Division I opponents Coin toss conducted by the Commissioner or designee. 2. Multiple-team tie 2.1. Results of collective head-to-head competition during the regular season among the tied teams If two or more teams are still tied, each of the tied team s record vs. the team occupying the highest position in the regular season standings, and then continuing down through the standings until one team gains an advantage When arriving at another group of tied teams while comparing records, use each team s record against the collective tied teams as a group (prior to that group s own tie-breaking procedure), rather than the performance against individual tied teams Won-lost percentage against all Division I opponents Coin toss conducted by the Commissioner or designee. If a coin toss is needed to establish the final seeding and pairings, it will be administered by Commissioner Larry Scott. Each institution involved in the coin toss is entitled to have a representative present. If a representative does not attend, the institu- tion will be advised of the results immediately upon completion. Results of the coin toss will be made available to the wire services and other media outlets between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. PST on Sunday, March 7, PAC-10 WOMEN S BASKETBALL NATIONAL TELEVISION SCHEDULE Day Date Time (PST) Games Network Saturday November 14, :00 p.m. Washington at Portland State Big Sky TV Sunday November 15, :00 a.m. Stanford at Rutgers Fios1 Friday November 20, :00 p.m. Washington State at Kansas State FSN KC Saturday November 21, :30 p.m. Arizona at San Diego State The Mtn. 8:30 p.m. UCLA vs. Utah The Mtn. Sunday November 22, :00 p.m. Baylor at California FSN Saturday November 28, :30 p.m. Wisconsin at Oregon OSN Thursday December 3, :00 p.m. UCLA at Kansas FSN Saturday December 19, :30 a.m. Tennessee at Stanford FSN 1:30 p.m. San Francisco vs. Washington State FSNNW* 4:00 p.m. Washington at Michigan State BTN Wednesday December 23, :30 p.m. Stanford at Connecticut ESPN2 Saturday January 2, :00 p.m. California at Stanford FSN Saturday January 9, :00 p.m. Oregon at Oregon State FSN Thursday January 14, :00 p.m. Washington at California CSN Plus Saturday January 16, :30 p.m. Oregon State at Arizona State FSN Sunday January 17, :30 p.m. UCLA at USC FSN Saturday January 23, :00 a.m. Stanford at Oregon FSN Sunday January 24, :00 p.m. Arizona State at Arizona FSN Friday January 29, :00 p.m. Washington at Washington State FSNNW Saturday January 30, :30 p.m. Arizona State at California FSN Thursday February 4, :30 p.m. Washington at Arizona State FSN AZ Saturday February 6, :00 p.m. Washington State at Arizona State FSN 2:00 p.m. UCLA at California CSNBA 5:30 p.m. Oregon State at Oregon OSN Sunday February 7, :00 p.m. USC at Stanford FSN Saturday February 13, :00 a.m. USC at UCLA FSN Sunday February 14, :00 p.m. California at Washington FSN Thursday February 18, :00 p.m. Oregon State at California CSN CA Saturday February 20, :00 p.m. Washington State at USC FSN Thursday February 25, :00 p.m. Stanford at Arizona State FSN Saturday February 27, :00 p.m. UCLA at Oregon FSN Saturday March 6, :30 p.m. Stanford at California FSN 2010 STATE FARM PAC-10 WOMEN S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Saturday March 13, :30 p.m. Semifinal #1 FSN Saturday March 13, :00 p.m. Semifinal #2 FSN Sunday March 14, :00 p.m. Championship Game FSN Fios1 available in the NYC Metro area; CSNBA indicates Comcast SportsNet Bay Area; CSN CA indicates Comcast Sports- Net California; CSN Plus indicates Comcast Sports Net Plus; BTN indicates Big Ten Network Live on SWX-TV and delay at 10 p.m. PT on FSN Northwest PAC-10 COACHES CAREER RECORDS School (Yrs)... Overall... Pac-10 Niya Butts, ARIZ (2) (2) Charli Turner Thorne, ASU (14) (17) Joanne Boyle, CAL (5) (8) Paul Westhead, ORE (1) (19) Lavonda Wagner, OSU (5) (5) Tara VanDerveer, STAN (24) (31) Nikki Caldwell, UCLA (2) (2) Michael Cooper, USC (1) (1) Tia Jackson, WASH (3) (3) June Daugherty, WSU (3) (21) (14) 1 1- coached 11 seasons at Washington from ; 2 - coached men s collegiate HOME COURT RECORDS Arena (Capacity)... First Year (Yrs.)...Record ARIZONA... McKale Center (14,545) (32) (.564) ARIZONA STATE... Wells Fargo Areana (14,141) (35) (.650 since 82) CALIFORNIA... Haas Pavilion (11,877) (10) (.625) OREGON... McArthur Court (9,087) (31) (.728) OREGON STATE... Gill Coliseum (10,400) (31) (.635) STANFORD... Maples Pavilion (7,233) (35) (.837) UCLA... Pauley Pavilion (12,819) (35) (.693) USC... Galen Center (10,258) (3) (.702) WASHINGTON... Bank of America Arena (10,000) (35) (.779) WASHINGTON STATE... Beasley Coliseum (12,058) (29) (.422)

3 Pac-10 Women s Basketball - March 8, 2010 Page 3 PAC-10 IN THE POLLS... ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP-25 (3/8) Team Record 1. Connecticut (40) STANFORD Nebraska Tennessee Xavier Notre Dame Duke Ohio State West Virginia Florida State Texas A&M Oklahoma Georgetown Iowa State Texas Baylor St. John s Gonzaga Kentucky Oklahoma State Hartford LSU UCLA Georgia Michigan State 22-9 RV: Fresno State 42, Georgia Tech 35, Virginia 33, UW-Green Bay 31, Iowa 19, Arkansas- Little Rock 18, Middle Tennessee 17, TCU 17, Vanderbilt 13, Princeton 11, North Carolina 4, Syracuse 4, Bowling Green 3, Illinois State 3, Temple 3, Brigham Young 2, DePaul 1, Rutgers 1, Wisconsin 1. WEEKLY AP & USA TODAY/ESPN/WBCA USA TODAY/ESPN/WBCA TOP-25 (3/7) Team Record 1. Connecticut (30) STANFORD Nebraska Tennessee Xavier Duke Notre Dame West Virginia Ohio State Florida State Texas A&M Oklahoma Georgetown Iowa State Gonzaga Kentucky St. John s Baylor Hartford Texas Oklahoma State Virginia UCLA Michigan State Middle Tennessee 24-5 RV: Georgia 22, Princeton 20, Vanderbilt 19, Arkansas-Little Rock 17, Gardner-Webb 15, LSU 11, Iowa 10, Fresno State 9, Dayton 8, UW-Green Bay 8, DePaul 5, Marist 5, James Madison 4, TCU 4, Lehigh 3, Rutgers 2, Vermont 2, Western Kentucky 2, Syracuse 1. PRE N16 N23 N30 D7 D14 D21 D28 1/4 1/11 1/18 1/25 2/1 2/8 2/15 2/22 3/1 3/8 ARIZ -/RV -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- ASU 16/11 14/7 17/13 15/13 14/14 14/13 18/17 19/17 RV/24 RV/- -/- -/ -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- CAL 18/13 17/11 22/15 20/19 22/22 RV/RV RV/- RV/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- ORE -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- RV/- -/- -/- -/- RV/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- STAN 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/2 UCLA RV/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- -/RV RV/RV RV/25 23/23 USC RV/- -/- -/- RV/RV -/- -/- -/- -/- RV/- -/- RV/- -/- -/RV -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- HONORS... POLLS Athlon s/lindy s/espn.com Arizona State...16/15- California... 24/23/- Stanford...2/2/2 WBCA FRANCES POMEROY NAISMITH AWARD Alexis Gray-Lawson, CAL STATE FARM/WBCA WADE TROPHY Preseason Candidates Jayne Appel, STAN Alexis Gray-Lawson, CAL Nnemkadi Ogwumike, STAN Kayla Pedersen, STAN Jeanette Pohlen, STAN JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD Preseason Candidates Jayne Appel, STAN Ify Ibekwe, ARIZ Alexis Gray-Lawson, CAL Jeanette Pohlen, STAN Midseason Candidates Jayne Appel, STAN Kayla Pedersen, STAN NAISMITH TROPHY Preseason Candidates Jayne Appel, STAN Alexis Gray-Lawson, CAL Kayla Pedersen, STAN Jeanette Pohlen, STAN PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA Jayne Appel STAN (1st)...Athlon s Jayne Appel, STAN (1st)...AP Alexis Gray-Lawson, CAL (HM)...AP Nnemkadi Ogwumike, STAN (HM)...AP Jayne Appel STAN (1st)... ESPN.com Kayla Pedersen, STAN (2nd)... ESPN.com Jayne Appel, STAN (1st)...SI Alexis Gray-Lawson, CAL (1st)...SI Kayla Pedersen, STAN (2nd)...SI LOWE S SENIOR CLASS AWARD Finalist Jayne Appel, STAN COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT Amanda Johnson, ORE... 1st team Danielle Orsillo, ASU... 1st team Talisa Rhea, OSU...2nd team Kirsten Tilleman, OSU...2nd team PAC-10 vs. OTHER CONFERENCES America East Atlantic Coast Atlantic Sun Atlantic Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big Big West Colonial Athletic Conference USA Horizon League Independents/DII Ivy League Metro Atlantic Athletic Mid-American Mid-Eastern Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Patriot League Southeastern Southern Southland Southwestern Summit League Sun Belt West Coast Western Athletic Total (.660) vs. Ranked Opponents (.278) NON-CONFERENCE SLATE Reg. Season # NCAA Highest Year Record Teams Finish (.660) (.664) 3 Final Four (.580) 3 Nat l Champ (.654) 4 Elite Eight (.713) 6 Elite Eight (.667) 5 Elite Eight (.700) 3 Elite Eight (.609) 3 Second Rd (.542) 2 Sweet (.575) 4 Elite Eight (.565) 4 Second Rd (.619) 4 Elite Eight (.596) 5 Sweet (.701) 5 Final Four (.684) 3 Final Four (.673) 5 Final Four (.685) 5 Elite Eight (.689) 4 Sweet (.758) 5 Nat l Chmp (.686) 4 Final Four (.663) 4 Nat l Chmp (.577) 2 Elite Eight (.642) 3 Sweet (.740) 3 Second Rd

4 Pac-10 Women s Basketball - March 8, 2010 Page STATE FARM PAC-10 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT BRACKET March Galen Center Los Angeles, Calif. Thursday March 11 Friday March 12 Saturday March 13 Sunday March 14 #4 California (17-12, 11-7) Game 3 11 a.m. #5 Arizona State (17-12, 9-9) #8 Arizona (13-16, 6-12) Game 7 2:30 p.m. Fox Sports Net Game 1 6 p.m. #9 Washington State (8-21, 3-15) Game 4 1:15 p.m. #1 Stanford (28-1, 18-0) Game 9 3 p.m. FOX Sports Net Champion #3 USC (18-11, 12-6) Game 5 5 p.m. #6 Oregon (16-14, 7-11) Game 8 5 p.m. Fox Sports Net #2 UCLA (22-7, 15-3) #7 Washington (12-16, 7-11) Game 6 7:15 p.m. Game 2 8:15 p.m. #10 Oregon State (10-19, 2-16) Semifinals and Championship Game televised live by Fox Sports Net. All times are Pacific 1/13/10

5 Pac-10 Women s Basketball - March 8, 2010 Page 5 On-site Telephone Numbers Pac-10 Media Office at Galen Center: Pac-10 Tournament Press Row: Pac-10 Tournament Press Room Fax: Credential Pickup Credentials will be available for pickup at Galen Center on the campus of USC (3400 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007) Thursday, March 11 through Sunday, March 14, according to the following schedule: Galen Center at USC - Media/Main Entry (corner of Figueroa Street & USC McCarthy Way) Thur., Mar p.m. - Halftime of Game #2 (approximately 9:15 p.m.) Fri., Mar a.m. - Halftime of Game #6 (approximately 8:15 p.m.) Sat., Mar :30 a.m. - Halftime of Game #8 (approximately 6 p.m.) Sun., Mar p.m. - Halftime of Game #9 (approximately 2 p.m.) Media Hotel The Marriott Los Angeles Downtown (333 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071) will serve as the media hotel for the 2010 Pac- 10 Women s Basketball Tournament. Parking Parking at Galen Center is extremely limited. Every attempt will be made to accommodate local media parking requests. All other media members are encouraged to utilize the free taxi cab services from the Marriott Los Angeles Downtown. Local media members who have been approved for parking or taxi cab vouchers must make arrangements to have them mailed or picked up by contacting Natalia Ciccone (nciccone@pac-10.org) or Rachel Caton (rcaton@pac-10.org), or by calling the Pac-10 Conference Office at (925) Parking passes will be issued one at a time. Additional passes can be obtained as needed at the venue by contacting Marissa Parry, Volunteer Coordinator. The nearest parking is available at Parking Structure D, located on Jefferson Boulevard and Figueroa Street across the street from Galen Center. Phone Lines Ample charge call phone lines will be available in the Galen Center media work room. Media members wishing to install a phone line at their press row seat location should call Christina Lagman in the USC Communications Services Group/ITS Department ( ) and ask for information on Pac-10 Tournament phone line installation. Wireless Capabilities The Galen Center courtside press seating area and media work room will be equipped with a wireless network, free of charge to members of the media. Tickets Tickets are now on sale for the 2010 State Farm Pac-10 Women s Basketball Tournament, Mar , at Galen Center on the campus of USC in Los Angeles, CA. All-session tickets are $65 each (5 sessions, 9 games) plus handling through the USC Ticket Office ( GOSC [4672]), and Originating Radio Stations Four radio positions have been established at the courtside scorer s table. Phone lines (2 analog, 1 ISDN) have been installed. Originating radio stations will have access to these positions for their game only. Photo Policy During games, still photographers may only work from designated areas on the court, behind each baseline. Photographers will not be allowed to shoot from press row. Photographers must wear a credential at all times while working in the baseline areas. Photographers will need to check in with the Photo Marshall on a daily basis. Handheld strobes and flashes are not permitted, nor are tripods or attachments to the basket standard. Television Policy During the semifinals and championship game, live television coverage on the court will be limited to the originating entity (Fox Sports Net) only. All other television stations must take a feed of game action. Stations interested in taking the live feed must contact producer Dennis Kirkpatrick at You must make prior arrangements if taking live feeds. Please call John Henderson at USC at During the semifinals and championship game, mini-cam operators will have access to the arena floor until 30 minutes before the first game of a session. There will be no access to mini-cam operators to the arena floor area (including seating areas) during games for any purpose or between games of the same session. In between the semifinals, mini-cam operators will have access to the floor when the originating broadcast entity has discontinued its live coverage of the game. Parking for satellite trucks at the taxi stand on Jefferson Blvd. When mini-cam operators have access to the arena floor, they will be permitted to shoot from designated areas behind each baseline only. There are no post-game press conference feeds for the 2009 State Farm Pac-10 Tournament. Mini-cam operators must wear a credential at all times while working in the designated baseline areas. Mini-cam operators will need to report to the Photo Marshal to check in on a daily basis. During those games not broadcast by Fox Sports Net, school-affiliated video photographers (coach s television show or highlight film, etc.) are permitted to shoot their games only.

6 Pac-10 Women s Basketball - March 8, 2010 Page PRESEASON COACHES POLL 1. Stanford (9) California Arizona State (1) UCLA USC Washington State Oregon State Oregon Arizona Washington PRESEASON MEDIA POLL & PRESEASON ALL-PAC Stanford (21) Arizona State California UCLA USC Oregon State Washington State Oregon Arizona Washington 32 Jayne Appel (un), STAN Doreena Campbell, UCLA Alexis Gray-Lawson (un), CAL Ify Ibekwe, ARIZ Jeanette Pohlen, STAN ESPN PROPS ESPN.com women s basketball analysts recently rated the top players by position and the Pac-10 figured prominently. Below is the list: CENTER: Jayne Appel, STAN - No. 1 2-GUARD: Alexis Gray-Lawson, CAL - Top 5 Jeanette Pohlen, STAN - Top 5 SMALL FORWARD: Kayla Pedersen, STAN - Top 5 POWER FORWARD: Ify Ibekwe, ARIZ - Top 5 HONORABLE MENTION: JJ Hones, STAN; Nnemkadi Ogwumike, STAN PAC-10 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Nov Nnemkadi Ogwumike, STAN Nov Nicole Canepa, ORE Nov Kayla Pedersen, STAN Dec. 7...Amanda Johnson, ORE Dec Nnemkadi Ogwumike, STAN Dec Kayla Pedersen, STAN Dec Sami Whitcomb, WASH Jan. 4...Taylor Lilley, ORE Jan Nnemkadi Ogwumike, STAN Jan Davellyn Whyte, ARIZ Jan Alexis Gray-Lawson, CAL Feb. 1...Markel Walker, UCLA Feb. 8...April Cook, WSU Feb Jayne Appel, STAN Feb Jayne Appel, STAN Mar. 1...Jasmine Dixon, UCLA Mar. 8...Ashley Corral, USC PAC-10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ashley Corral, USC WALNUT CREEK, Calif.-- USC sophomore guard Ashley Corral was selected Pac-10 Women s Basketball Player of the Week for the final week of the season, spanning March 1-7, Commissioner Larry Scott announced today. Ashley Corral (Vancouver, Wash.) helped the Women of Troy win crucial games in the final weekend of regular-season play, giving USC the third seed in the State Farm Pac-10 Women s Basketball Tournament which takes place at Galen Center on the campus of USC, March Corral averaged 14.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game in wins over Arizona (55-53) and Arizona State (62-52). Corral hit critical free throws in the final minutes of both games to help USC claim the victories. In the win over the Wildcats, with the Trojans ahead by just one point, Corral went to the line with 20 seconds remaining in the game and hit both shots from the charity stripe. Corral added six assists and two steals in the game. In the regular-season finale, the Sun Devils closed to within four points and Corral went 6-for-6 from the free throw line in the final 1:22 to keep USC ahead. She ended with a game-high 20 points against ASU, also knocking down four threes. With the two wins, USC enters the Pac-10 Tournament on a five-game win streak. It s No. 3 seeding is the highest for the Trojans since It is the first-career Pac-10 Player of the Week honor for Corral and USC s 38th all-time. ALSO NOMINATED: Reiko Thomas, Arizona; DeNesha Stallworth, California; Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford; Erica Tukiainen, UCLA; Regina Rogers, Washington; Jazmine Perkins, Washington State. PLAYERS OF THE WEEK BY SCHOOL Stanford...75 UCLA USC...38 Arizona California Oregon Arizona State...33 Oregon State Washington...28 Washington State PLAYERS OF THE WEEK BY CLASS Seniors Juniors Sophomores...75 Freshmen...37 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK BY POSITION Guards Forwards...94 Centers...58 Forward/Centers...54 Guards/Forwards STATE FARM PAC-10 WOMEN S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT MARCH 11-14, 2010 THE GALEN CENTER LOS ANGELES, CALIF. The ninth-annual State Farm Pac-10 Women s Basketball Tournament remains at the Galen Center in downtown Los Angeles for the second-straight year, March The State Farm Pac-10 Women s Basketball Tournament made its debut in 2002 and was held on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore. The Conference s premiere women s sporting event moved to HP Pavilion at San Jose for a six-year run ( ) before moving to Los Angeles. The winner of the 10-team tournament receives the league s automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Women s Basketball Championship. The tournament seeds and Conference Champion are determined by the 18-game regular-season Pac-10 schedule. THURSDAY, MARCH 11 SESSION 1 Game 1: Seed #8 vs. Seed #9, 6 p.m. PT Game 2: Seed #7 vs. Seed #10, 8:15 p.m. PT FRIDAY, MARCH 12 SESSION 2 Game 3: Seed #4 vs. Seed #5, 11 a.m. PT Game 4: Winner 8/9 vs. Seed #1, 1:15 p.m. PT FRIDAY, MARCH 12 SESSION 3 Game 5: Seed #6 vs. Seed #3, 5 p.m. PT Game 6: Winner 7/10 vs. Seed #2, 7:15 p.m. PT SATURDAY, MARCH 13 SESSION 4 Game 7: Gm 3 Winner vs. Gm 4 Winner, 2:30 p.m. PT (FSN) Game 8: Gm 5 Winner vs. Gm 6 Winner, 5 p.m. PT (FSN) SUNDAY, MARCH 14 SESSION 5 Game 9: Championship Game, 3 p.m. PT (FSN) All times are Pacific and are subject to change Semifinals and Championship games will be televised nationally on Fox Sports Net

7 Pac-10 Women s Basketball - March 8, 2010 Page 7 DOUBLE-DOUBLES...Career Ify Ibekwe, ARIZ Jayne Appel, STAN Kayla Pedersen, STAN Nnemkadi Ogwumike, STAN Amanda Johnson, ORE Markel Walker, UCLA Sami Whitcomb, WASH Gennifer Brandon, CAL Jasmine Dixon, UCLA Kirsten Tilleman, OSU Soana Lucet, ARIZ Kayli Murphy, ASU DeNesha Stallworth, CAL Briana Gilbreath, USC Jazmine Perkins, WSU Kali Bennett, ASU Ashley Corral, USC... 2*... 2* Hailey Dunham, USC Kari LaPlante, USC Katie Madison, WSU Haiden Palmer, OSU Alexis Gray-Lawson, CAL... 3*...1 Nicole Canepa, ORE Moniquee Alexander, UCLA Mackenzie Argens, WASH Layshia Clarendon, CAL Talia Caldwell, CAL Janae Fulcher, ASU El Sara Greer, OSU Jasmin Holliday, ORE Jeanette Pohlen, STAN... 1*... 1* Joslyn Tinkle, STAN Becca Tobin, ASU Atonye Nyingifa, UCLA Sarah Boothe, STAN Lauren Greif, CAL Christina Nzekwe, UCLA Christina Rozier, WASH Rama N diaye, CAL Ellyce Ironmonger, ORE *includes pts/ast 10-ASSIST GAMES Ashley Corral, USC... 1 Darxia Morris, UCLA... 1 Jeanette Pohlen, STAN POINT GAMES Nnemkadi Ogwumike, STAN Taylor Lilley, ORE Kayla Pedersen, STAN Talisa Rhea, OSU Ashley Corral, USC... 9 Davellyn Whyte, ARIZ... 9 Alexis Gray-Lawson, CAL... 8 Micaela Cocks, ORE... 7 Sami Whitcomb, WASH... 7 Jasmine Dixon, UCLA... 5 Ify Ibekwe, ARIZ... 5 Jayne Appel, STAN... 4 Amanda Johnson, ORE... 4 Soana Lucet, ARIZ... 4 Danielle Orsillo, ASU... 4 Doreena Campbell, UCLA... 3 Layshia Clarendon, CAL... 3 Erica Tukianen, UCLA... 3 April Cook, WSU... 2 Briana Gilbreath, USC... 2 Nia Jackson, ORE... 2 Jazmine Perkins, WSU... 2 Jeanette Pohlen, STAN... 2 Markel Walker, UCLA... 2 Mackenzie Argens, WASH... 1 Nicole Canepa, ORE... 1 Brooke Jackson, ARIZ... 1 Kristi Kingma, WASH... 1 KiKi Moore, WSU... 1 Darxia Morris, UCLA... 1 Haiden Palmer, OSU... 1 Regina Rogers, WASH... 1 DeNesha Stallworth, CAL... 1 Reiko Thomas, ARIZ... 1 Kirsten Tilleman, OSU... 1 Becca Tobin, ASU... 1 ACTIVE SEASON LEADERS 30-POINT GAMES Alexis Gray-Lawson, CAL... 3 Tayor Lilley, ORE... 2 Davellyn Whyte, ARIZ... 2 Nicole Canepa, ORE... 1 April Cook, WSU... 1 Jasmine Dixon, UCLA... 1 Ify Ibekwe, ARIZ...1 Amanda Johnson, ORE... 1 Nnemkadi Ogwumike, STAN... 1 Kayla Pedersen, STAN... 1 Talisa Rhea, OSU... 1 DeNesha Stallworth, CAL... 1 Sami Whitcomb, WASH POINT GAMES Alexis Gray-Lawson, CAL REBOUND GAMES Ify Ibekwe, ARIZ Jayne Appel, STAN Kayla Pedersen, STAN Nnemkadi Ogwumike, STAN Amanda Johnson, ORE... 9 Gennifer Brandon, CAL... 8 El Sara Greer, OSU... 7 Kirsten Tilleman, OSU... 7 Markel Walker, UCLA... 7 Jasmine Dixon, UCLA... 6 Soana Lucet, ARIZ... 5 Kayli Murphy, ASU... 5 Sami Whitcomb, WASH... 5 Becca Tobin, ASU... 4 Moniquee Alexander, UCLA... 3 Kali Bennett, ASU... 3 Jasmin Holliday, ORE... 3 Aarika Hughes, USC... 3 Jazmine Perkins, WSU... 3 DeNesha Stallworth, CAL... 3 Rosie Tarnowski, WSU... 3 Talia Caldwell, CAL... 2 Nicole Canepa, ORE... 2 Hailey Dunham, USC... 2 Briana Gilbreath, USC... 2 Carly Noyes, WSU... 2 Haiden Palmer, OSU... 2 Kari LaPlante, USC... 2 Katie Madison, WSU... 2 Reiko Thomas, ARIZ... 2 Mackenzie Argens, WASH... 1 Laysia Clarendon, CAL... 1 Ashley Corral, USC... 1 Janae Fulcher, ASU... 1 Alexis Gray-Lawson, CAL... 1 Laura McLellan, WASH... 1 Joslyn Tinkle, STAN... 1 Mollie Williams, WASH REBOUND GAMES Jasmine Dixon, UCLA... 1 Ify Ibekwe, ARIZ... 1 Nnemkadi Ogwumike, STAN... 1 TOP-10 PERFORMANCES SCORING 47...Alexis Gray-Lawson, CAL at Oregon State, 1/ Alexis Gray-Lawson, CAL vs. Arizona, 1/28...Davellyn Whyte, ARIZ vs. Oregon, 1/ Nicole Canepa, ORE at Arizona, 1/ Lilley Taylor, ORE at USC, 1/ Davellyn Whyte, ARIZ vs. USC, 1/ April Cook, WSU at Arizona State, 2/6... Taylor Lilley, ORE vs. Washington, 1/1 32..Sami Whitcomb, WASH at Washington State, 1/30...Ify Ibekwe, ARIZ vs. Oregon, 1/17...Amanda Johnson, ORE vs. Portland, 12/2 REBOUNDING Nnemkadi Ogwumike, STAN at Oregon, 1/ Ify Ibekwe, ARIZ at Iona, 11/ Jasmine Dixon, UCLA at Oregon, 2/ Jayne Appel, STAN at Fresno State, 12/ Ify Ibekwe, ARIZ vs. Arizona State, 2/21... Ify Ibekwe, ARIZ at UCLA, 1/1...El Sara Greer, UC Santa Barbara, 12/ Ify Ibekwe, ARIZ vs. Arizona State, 1/24... Nnemkadi Ogwumike, STAN vs. California, 1/2... Amanda Johnson, ORE vs. CS Fullerton, 11/27... Ify Ibekwe, ARIZ vs. Mississippi, 11/23 ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS POINTS Jayne Appel, STAN...2,035 Alexis Gray-Lawson, CAL... 1,863 Kayla Pedersen, STAN... 1,385 Taylor Lilley, ORE...1,338 Danielle Orsillo, ASU...1,330 Talisa Rhea, OSU... 1,200 Sami Whitcomb, WASH... 1,188 Micaela Cocks, ORE...1,160 Ify Ibekwe, ARIZ...1,107 Natasha Vital, CAL Doreena Campbell, UCLA Nnemkadi Ogwumike, STAN Dymond Simon, ASU* Jeanette Pohlen, STAN April Cook, WSU Lauren Greif, CAL Jazmine Perkins, WSU Erica Tukianen, UCLA Heather Oliver, USC REBOUNDS Jayne Appel, STAN...1,218 Kayla Pedersen, STAN Ify Ibekwe, ARIZ Alexis Gray-Lawson, CAL Lauren Greif, CAL Nnemkadi Ogwumike, STAN Moniquee Alexander, UCLA Amanda Johnson, ORE Rosalyn Gold-Onwude, STAN Christina Nzekwe, UCLA Doreena Campbell, UCLA Danielle Orsillo, ASU POINT FIELD GOALS Taylor Lilley, ORE Alexis Gray-Lawson, CAL Talisa Rhea, OSU Sami Whitcomb, WASH Micaela Cocks, ORE Jeanette Pohlen, STAN Lauren Greif, CAL Heather Oliver, USC Rosalyn Gold-Onwude, STAN JJ Hones, STAN Natasha Vital, CAL Danielle Orsillo, ASU ASSISTS Natasha Vital, CAL Rosalyn Gold-Onwude, STAN Jeanette Pohlen, STAN Alexis Gray-Lawson, CAL Jayne Appel, STAN Doreena Campbell, UCLA Danielle Orsillo, ASU Lauren Greif, CAL STEALS Sami Whitcomb, WASH Alexis Gray-Lawson, CAL Lauren Greif, CAL Taylor Lilley, ORE Danielle Orsillo, ASU Doreena Campbell, UCLA Natasha Vital, CAL Jazmine Perkins, WSU Darxia Morris, UCLA Nina Earl, UCLA Rosalyn Gold-Onwude, STAN BLOCKS Jayne Appel, STAN Ify Ibekwe, ARIZ Briana Gilbreath, USC Laura McLellan, WASH...66 Kayla Pedersen, STAN * expected to redshirt the campaign

8 Pac-10 Women s Basketball - March 8, 2010 Page PAC-10 MEDIA AWARDS A panel of Pac-10 women s basketball media members who cover the league voted STANFORD SO F Nnemkadi Ogwumike Pac-10 Player of the Year; ARIZONA G Davellyn Whyte Pac-10 Freshman of the Year; ARIZONA JR F Ify Ibekwe Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year; and UCLA head coach Nikki Caldwell Pac-10 Coach of the Year, the Conference office announced today. The media also selected a 15-member All-Pac-10 team, a five-member All-Defensive team and a fivemember All-Freshman team. It is the first time the media has voted on Conference honors and are in addition to the Pac-10 awards voted on by the league coaches. PAC-10 PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MEDIA) Nnemkadi Ogwumike, STAN PAC-10 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (MEDIA) Ify Ibekwe, ARIZ PAC-10 FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR (MEDIA) Davellyn Whyte, ARIZ PAC-10 COACH OF THE YEAR (MEDIA) Nikki Caldwell, UCLA Pac-10 Media All-Pac-10 (Points): Nnemkadi Ogwumike, STANFORD (218) Jayne Appel, STANFORD (203) Alexis Gray-Lawson, CALIFORNIA (185) Kayla Pedersen, STANFORD (176) Ify Ibekwe, ARIZONA (153) Jasmine Dixon, UCLA (117) Ashley Corral, USC (106) Taylor Lilley, OREGON (106) Danielle Orsillo, ARIZONA STATE (85) Davellyn Whyte, ARIZONA (69) Jeanette Pohlen, STANFORD (58) Markel Walker, UCLA (56) Talisa Rhea, OREGON STATE (47) Sami Whitcomb, WASHINGTON (41) Briana Gilbreath, USC (32). Pac-10 Media All-Freshman Team (Points): Davellyn Whyte, ARIZONA (62) Markel Walker, UCLA (53) KiKi Moore, WASHINGTON STATE (40) DeNesha Stallworth, CALIFORNIA (27) Gennifer Brandon, CALIFORNIA (7). Media All-Defensive Team (Points): Ify Ibekwe, ARIZONA (50) KiKi Moore, WASHINGTON STATE (35) Rosalyn Gold-Onwude, STANFORD (33) Briana Gilbreath, USC (20) Carly Noyes, WASHINGTON STATE (12). RPI RATINGS (as of 3/7) NCAA CBN RealTime ARIZ ASU CAL ORE OSU STAN UCLA USC WASH WSU PAC-10 TEAMS GEAR UP FOR THE STATE FARM PAC-10 TOURNAMENT: With the regular season officially over, Pac-10 teams turn their attention to the 2010 State Farm Pac-10 Tournament held in Los Angeles, Calif., March Stanford has clinched the top seed in the tournament for the ninth-straight year, winning the regular-season crown for the 18th time overall. UCLA earned the No. 2 seed after winning a program-tying 15 league games, and USC is the third seed, its best seeding since The first six games of the first two days of the tournament will be streamed live on the internet by visiting or The semifinal and championship games will be televised nationally on Fox Sports Net on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets for the 2010 State Farm Pac-10 Women s Basketball Tournament are currently on sale by visiting or the Galen Center Ticket Office website at STANFORD, UCLA RANKED IN NATIONAL POLLS: Two Pac-10 teams are ranked among the top 25 in the nation for the first time since the week of Jan. 4. With its only loss of the season to date coming to No. 1 Connecticut, the Cardinal is holding steady in the No. 2 spot in the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today Coaches polls. UCLA entered the AP poll for the first time since Nov. 20, 2006 and is ranked No. 23 in both. California was ranked in the top 25 in both rankings the first five weeks of the season. Arizona State also appeared in the national rankings for the first nine weeks of the season. Arizona, Oregon and USC have received votes in one or both polls this season, while the Bruins got votes in the first AP poll of the year. RECORDS WERE MEANT TO BE BROKEN: So far, a few Pac-10 records have gone by the way side with a couple weeks still remaining in the regular season. Among the records broken was the all-time Pac-10 rebounding record. On Feb. 27, Stanford Sr C Jayne Appel claimed the mark held by former USC great Lisa Leslie since Below is a list of records that have fallen: Rebounds (Career)...1,218, Jayne Appel, 2007-pres. Points (P10 Gm)...119, ARIZ vs. ORE, 1/16/10 Points, losing Team...112, ORE vs. ARIZ, 1/16/10 Points, combined , ARIZ vs. ORE, 1/16/10 Most Threes (Season) , Taylor Lilley, 2009 EXCITING BASKETBALL: It has been a tight race since the Pac-10 season began, with just teams still looking to lock down positions in the standings heading into the final weekend. If you look even closer, the competition has been even tighter. Of the 180 league games played during the regular season, 49 have been decided by 10 points or less. CONFERENCE SEASON NOTES Maples Pavilion, Stanford, Calif. Stanford University, host Tickets: 800/STANFORD Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, Calif. University of California, host Tickets: 800/GOBEARS GRAY-LAWSON EARNS PRESTIGIOUS HONOR: California SR G Alexis Gray-Lawson was awarded the WBCA s Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, presented to the nation s top player standing 5-foot-8 and under. Gray-Lawson is the second Pac-10 player to ever earn the award and the first since Rhonda Windham of USC won it in STANDOUTS IN THE CLASSROOM, TOO: Four Pac-10 players were named Co-SIDA/ ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 8, with Oregon State earning two spots. Oregon State s Kirsten Tilleman and Talisa Rhea were named second team academic all-district, while Oregon s Amanda Johnson and Arizona s Danielle Orsillo were first team honorees. The first team picks are eligible for the national ballot. WHAT A DAY: January 23rd was a pretty historic day for Pac-10 women s basketball with two different outstanding performances taking place at two different games. California SR G Alexis Gray-Lawson had a career night, scoring 47 points in the win over Oregon State in Corvallis, setting the Golden Bear single-game record. The ninth player this season in NCAA women s basketball to score at least 40 points, her performance ranked third-most in Pac-10 history and the most a Pac-10 player has scored since She also tied single-game school marks with 17 free throws made, 20 free throws attempted and 31 field goals attempted. In Eugene, Stanford SO F Nnemkadi Ogwumike exploded offensively and dominated the glass in the win over Oregon. Ogwumike not only set new career highs with 30 points and 23 rebounds in the game, but her 23 boards also set a new Stanford single-game record. The 23 rebounds also tied for the second-highest by a Pac- 10 player all-time. WHAT A GAME!: It was expected to be a good matchup on Jan. 16 as Oregon headed to Arizona. The senior-laden Ducks are having one of their best season s in recent memory, while the young Wildcats have shown improvement from last year and have a pair of young impact players. It turned out to be a record-breaking afternoon with the Wildcats coming out on top, Arizona set the Pac-10 record for points scored in a league game and Oregon s points were the most by a losing team in a Conference game. With a combined 231 points, it was the highest-scoring game in Pac-10 women s basketball history, besting the previous mark which was set in 1989 by 10. Three players scored in the 30s, led by FR G Davellyn Whyte s 39 to set the single-game Arizona scoring record. Oregon s JR F Nicole Canepa netted 38 in the losing effort, tying Oregon s single-game record and the most ever scored by a Duck in a Pac-10 game. With Arizona s JR F Ify NCAA DIVISION I BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT First & Second Rounds March 20 & 22, 2010 Bank of America Arena, Seattle, Wash. University of Washington, host Tickets: 206/ Wells Fargo Arena, Tempe, Ariz. Arizona State University, host Tickets: 480/ Sacramento Regional March 27 & 28, 2010 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California University of the Pacific, host Tickets: 916/649-TIXS

9 Pac-10 Women s Basketball - March 8, 2010 Page 9 CONFERENCE SEASON NOTES Ibekwe contributing 32 points, it was the first time in the program s history two players had scored 30+ points. TALK ABOUT OFFENSE: The campaign has featured high-scoring games, including a result at Arizona where the Wildcats defeated Oregon, Twelve different players have already posted 30+ point outings with half the league season still left to be played, the most of any conference this season. The Pac-10 has seen 15 instances of 30-point performances among the 12 players. California s SR G Alexis Gray-Lawson, Oregon s SR G Taylor Lilley and Arizona s FR G Davellyn Whyte have each had two 30-point games. Gray-Lawson scored a Pac-10 season high 47 points in a double-overtime win at Oregon State and is the only player in the Pac-10 and the ninth in NCAA Division I women s basketball, to tally 40+ points. REACHING MILESTONES: A number of players and a few coaches have already reached significant career milestones. Below is a list of accomplishments highlighting this season so far: 2,000-Points: Jayne Appel, STAN 12th player in Pac-10 history 1,000-Rebounds: Jayne Appel, STAN 10th player in Pac-10 history 1,500-Points: Alexis Gray-Lawson, CAL 42nd player in Pac-10 history 2,000 Points-1,000 Rebounds: Jayne Appel, STAN Sixth player in Pac-10 history 1,000 Points: Ify Ibekwe, ARIZ Taylor Lilley, ORE Danielle Orsillo, ASU Kayla Pedersen, STAN Talisa Rhea, OSU Sami Whitcomb, WASH Coaching Milestone: Joanne Boyle, CAL wins at Cal Charli Turner Thorne, ASU career wins June Daughtery, WSU games coached MIDSEASON LAURELS: The Los Angeles Athletic Club released its list of 21 midseason candidates for the John R. Wooden Award. Among those appearing on the list were SR F/C Jayne Appel and JR F Kayla Pedersen. SO F Nnemkadi Ogwumkie was added to the State Farm WBCA Wade Watch List, joining fellow Stanford teammates Appel, Pedersen and Jeanette Pohlen, and California s Alexis Gray- Lawson as the Pac-10 candidates for the national player of the year honor. POINT MARGINS IN WINS-LOSSES TOUGH SCHEDULING: Pac-10 teams have played 49 games against teams that advanced to the 2009 postseason, making up 47.1 percent of the non-conference slate across all 10 schools. Of those, 34 were NCAA Tournament participants. The Pac-10 has posted a record overall in non-league games for a 66.0 winning percentage. It is the fifth-straight year of at least 65 non-conference wins and the sixth time in seven years the Pac-10 has won better than 65 percent of those games. Stanford stacked its schedule with eight 2009 NCAA Tournament teams. USC faced seven teams that played in last year s tournament. ALL-STAR RETURNS: All signs indicate another competitive season as eight of the 15 members of the 2009 All-Pac-10 team return for the , including three of the five first-team members. Also among the returnees are seven of the 11 players named honorable mention allconference. Among the all-star returnees is 2009 Pac-10 Player of the Year F/C Jayne Appel of Stanford, who is in her final year in Palo Alto. Only one member of the all-defensive sqad is back, with UofA s JR F Ify Ibekwe as the only member returning. AMONG THE YOUNGEST: Arizona and Washington State are two of the least experienced teams in the nation, in terms of Division I playing experience. The Wildcats are the most inexperienced of the two, with the 11 players on the roster boasting just five years of playing experience at the DI level while WSU s roster of 13 brings just eight years of experience. In contrast, Stanford is the most experienced squad in the Pac-10, with its players boasting 24 years of playing experience, followed by UCLA (23) and USC (22). Youngest Teams (years indicate # of DI playing experience) UT Martin (OVC) - 4 yrs Tennessee Tech (OVC) 4 yrs ARIZONA (Pac-10) 4 yrs Central Arkansas (Southland) 5 yrs Monmouth (NEC) 8 yrs Washington State (Pac 10) 10 yrs Information compiled by UT-Martin SID office. BLOWOUT CITY: During the regular season non-conference slate, Pac-10 teams were 31-3 in games decided by 21 points or more, with nine of the 10 teams recording at least one blowout nonleague victory. Oregon s high-powered offense has resulted in a Conference-best six wins of 21 points or greater. Stanford tied for six blowout wins, going 5-0 in those games. Stanford ranks in the top 15 in the nation in scoring margin. PRESEASON RECOGNITION: A combined five Pac-10 players have been named preseason candidates for two of the most prestigious honors in Division I women s basketball OT RECORD PPG-OPP MAR. ARIZ ASU CAL ORE OSU STAN UCLA USC WASH WSU TOTAL Three Cardinal were tabbed candidates for the State Farm/WBCA Wade Trophy - F/C Jayne Appel, F Kayla Pedersen, G Jeanette Pohlen. Also added to the list was California s G Alexis Gray-Lawson. Appel, Pohlen, Gray-Lawson were John R. Wooden Award preseason candidates, as well as Arizona JR F Ify Ibekwe. The Naismith Trophy was the last to release its preseason list and Appel, Gray-Lawson, Pohlen and Pedersen were all among the candidates listed. Both honors are awarded to the nation s top Division I women s basketball player. BALANCING ACT: With the season in full swing, it is notable that there is a good mix of returning and newcomers to the Pac-10 this season. A combined 48 players will likey make their Pac-10 debuts this season across the 10 teams, making up 36 percent of all the players in the league. Leading the way is Arizona State, who welcomes eight freshmen and transfers, combined, followed by California (7) and Oregon Sate (70). Meanwhile, Stanford adds just two players to this season s roster in its chase for the national title. USC and UCLA tie the Cardinal for the fewest number of newcomers. Stanford and USC each welcome a couple of freshmen, while the Bruins have a freshman and a transfer joining the squad in OFFENSIVE RETURNS: Six of the Conference teams returned its leading scorer from a year ago, while four squads welcomed back its top rebounder, including the Pac-10 s leading boarder in JR F Ify Ibekwe of Arizona. The Pac-10 returns seven of last year s top 10 leading scorers, however only four of the top 10 rebounders are back. NEW FACES & FAMILIAR FACES: Heading into the campaign, the Conference welcomes two new head coaches in Michael Cooper from USC and Oregon s Paul Westhead. While each brings an impressive resume with experience coaching at the men s and women s professional ranks, each are taking on their first women s college coaching position. The Pac-10 has a mix of veteran and young coaches. Leading the way is 10-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year Tara VanDerveer who embarks on her 24th year at Stanford and 31st overall. Pac- 10 coaches average 6.2 years of experience in the Pac-10 and 9.9 years overall in collegiate basketball (does not include Cooper s and Westhead s tenure at the professional level). ROAD TO SAN ANTONIO GOES THROUGH THE PAC-10: For teams looking to get to San Antonio for the NCAA Final Four, they may have to go through Pac-10 country. Four league schools were awarded first- and second-round sites for the 2010 NCAA Division I Women s Basketball Championship. The sites include Maples Pavilion (Stanford), Haas Pavilion (California), Bank of America West Arena (Washington) and Wells Fargo Arena (Arizona State). Each site will play its opening round games on March 20 and 22, Should the Cardinal, Golden Bears, Huskies and Sun Devils earn an NCAA Tournament bid, each is guaranteed to play on its home court for the first and second rounds. Sacramento s ARCO arena is also a Regional site, with the NCAA Sweet Sixteen slated for March 27 and the NCAA Elite Eight taking place March 29. The Final Four is slated to be held on April 4 and 6 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

10 Pac-10 Women s Basketball - March 8, 2010 Page 10 TEAM-BY-TEAM NOTES ARIZONA (13-16, 6-12) This Week: at 2010 Pac-10 Tournament Last Week: L, at USC (53-55); L, at UCLA (61-70) The Wildcats enter the Pac-10 Tournament as the No. 8 seed, improving one spot in the standings after finishing ninth the last four years... Arizona dropped its final two regular-season games, traveling to the L.A. schools... the Pac-10 announced the media awards earlier this week and JR F Ify Ibekwe was named Pac-10 Player of the Year while FR G Davellyn Whyte was selected the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year... the duo lead the team in scoring, with Whyte, the highest-scoring freshman in the league, pacing the offense netting 16.0 ppg and Ibekwe, who is the only player in the Pac-10 to average a double-double, netting 13.9 ppg, also grabbing a league-best 11.3 rpg... the Wildcats have won more games than last year (12-19 in 2009), including winning two more league contests... head coach Niya Butts went 1-1 in her Pac-10 Tournament debut last season, with the then-ninth seeded Wildcats upsetting #8 seed Washington State (79-72) to move on to the quarterfinal where they met eventual champion Stanford... the Wildcats are 4-0 this season when scoring 80+ points and 6-0 since Butts took over last year... Arizona is tied for the youngest team in the country... UofA has improved from long range, making 5.0 threes per game, up from 3.1 makes in 31 games last year... the team s 3-point shooting has also gone up, posting a 31.4 pct. compared to 27.9 pct. last year... Ibekwe ranks sixth in the nation in rebounding and 16th in double-doubles, SO G Reiko Thomas ranks sixth in free throw percentage. CALIFORNIA (17-12, 11-7) This Week: at 2010 Pac-10 Tournament Last Week: L, #2/2 Stanford (48-63) The Golden Bears enter the Pac-10 Tournament as the No. 4 seed, reaching double-digit league wins for the fifth-straight year... Cal closed out the regular-season hosting top-seeded and secondranked Stanford as more than 5,100 fans filled Haas Pavilion... SR G Alexis Gray-Lawson led the Bears with 15 points in the loss... Gray-Lawson was recently named the winner of the WBCA s Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, presented to the nation s most outstanding player standing 5-foot-8 and under... Gray-Lawson was also named to the Media s All-Pac-10 team, while FR F Gennifer Brandon and FR F DeNesha Stallworth were named to the Media s All-Defensive team... Gray-Lawson scored 47 points at Oregon State on Jan. 23, the third-most this season in NCAA Division I... it was also the third-most scored by a Pac-10 player in a game all-time... Gray-Lawson became the ninth Golden Bear all-time to score 1,500 career points earlier this season and broke the program s career three-point record... Cal s freshman class was ranked the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation last year... Boyle won her 100th game as head coach of the Golden Bears in November against Nevada, becoming only the second coach in California s history to win 100 games. ARIZONA STATE (17-12, 9-9) This Week: at 2010 Pac-10 Tournament Last Week: L, at UCLA (59-63); L, at USC (52-62) The Sun Devils claimed the fifth seed in the Pac-10 Tournament... in a voting by the media, SR G Danielle Orsillo was named to the All-Pac-10 team... ASU nearly came back from a late nine-point deficit to UCLA, but could not get the win... Orsillo had a team-high 14 points with three assists and five steals... the Sun Devils battled closely with USC until the final five minutes when the Trojans pulled away... Arizona State struggled offensively and turned the ball over 23 times in the setback... Orsillo had 13 points... five of the team s nine Conference losses have been by 10 points or less... head coach Charli Turner Thorne is third all-time in winning percentage in the eight-year Pac-10 Tournament, boasting a 56.3 winning percentage and claiming the inaugural title... ASU only has four players on the active roster with Pac- 10 Tournament playing experience... ASU has suffered significant losses from last year s team, including WNBA draft pick Briann January and SR G Dymond Simon, who is not expected to play this season due to an injury suffered in the final weekend of regular-season play... the Sun Devils welcomed seven newcomers this season... Turner Thorne picked up her 300thcareer victory in the win over Washington State on Jan. 9. OREGON (16-14, 7-11) This Week: at 2010 Pac-10 Tournament Last Week: L, at Washington State (53-67); L, at Washington (53-62) The Ducks tied for sixth in the standings and earn the sixth seed by virtue of the tie-breaker rule... with the sixth seed, Oregon earns a first-round bye... UO has won seven more games overall and two more Conference games than last year... the seeding is the team s highest since the Ducks suffered uncharacteristic poor shooting days against the Washington schools to drop both games in the final weekend of regularseason play... the Ducks attempted a school single-game record 36 threepointers in the loss to Washington State to split the regular-season series, one short of tying the Pac-10 record... SR G Taylor Lilley had a team-high 16 points, draining four threes... it did not get any better as Oregon was limited to a season-low three threes in the loss to the Huskies... Lilley had a teamhigh 14 points... Lilley was named to the media s All-Pac-10 team... Lilley owns the Pac-10 single-season 3-point record, breaking a mark set in Oregon ranks in the top 25 in two statistical categories, including boasting the fourth-highest scoring average in the nation, averaging more than 30 points per game better than last year, and comes in eighth with an 8.3 threes made per game average... Lilley averages 3.6 threes per game, ranking third in the nation... UO is under the direction of first-year head coach Paul Westhead. OREGON STATE (10-19, 2-16) This Week: at 2010 Pac-10 Tournament Last Week: L, at Washington (49-67); W, at Washington State (50-45) Oregon State ended the regular season on a high note, snapping a 17-game losing streak, defeating Washington State on the final day of the regular season... JR G Talisa Rhea received All-Pac-10 accolades by the Pac-10 media... SR G Julie Futch had 13 points and SO F Kirsten Tilleman posted a double-double, grabbing 14 boards, leading the Beavers to victory... the Beavers opened the weekend with a loss to the Huskies... OSU held a slim one-point lead at the break, but 20-percent shooting in the second half allowed UW to jump ahead and take control of the game... Rhea had a game-high 12 points... Rhea reached the 1,000-point marker in the loss to California in late January... Oregon State has limited its opponents to below 60 points 14 times... OSU is the 10th seed in the Pac-10 Tournament and faces 7th-seeded Washington State in the first round... OSU leads the series vs. WSU in the tournament, the Beavers are coming off one of their most successful seasons in recent history, winning 20 games to tie a school record and the most victories since #2/2 STANFORD (28-1, 18-0) This Week: at 2010 Pac-10 Tournament Last Week: W, at California (63-48) The Cardinal are the top seed in the Pac-10 Tournament for the ninth-straight year, running the table and posting its fifth undefeated Conference season and first since the Cardinal closed out the slate with a short road trip to Cal, where JR F Kayla Pedersen and SO F Nnemkadi Ogwumike each had big games, turning in 20-point, 10 rebound games while All-American SR C Jayne Appel sat the bench due to an injury... Appel is listed as day-to-day... Ogwumike was the media s Pac-10 Player of the Year, while Appel and Pedersen were each named to the All-Pac-10 team... RS SR G Rosalyn Gold-Onwude was voted to the media s All-Defensive squad... ranked second in the nation, the Cardinal have won the Tournament crown six times, including the last three-straight years... Appel broke the all-time Pac-10 rebounding record, eclipsing former USC great Lisa Leslie... Stanford players have claimed seven Pac-10 Players of the Week this season, with Ogwumike earning the honor three times, and Pedersen and Appel garnering the award twice each... Stanford ranks in the top 25 in the nation in 12 statistical categories, ranking in the top 10 in Ogwumike ranks nationally in field goal percentage (4th)... Appel ranks 25th nationally in field goal percentage and 23rd in double-doubles... the Cardinal s only loss was to No. 1 Connecticut in Hartford, Conn.

11 Pac-10 Women s Basketball - March 8, 2010 Page 11 TEAM-BY-TEAM NOTES 23/23 UCLA (22-7, 15-3) This Week: at 2010 Pac-10 Tournament Last Week: W, Arizona State (63-59); W, Arizona (70-61) UCLA enters the Pac-10 Tournament having won a schoolrecord tying 15 league games and earning the No. 2 seed, its highest seed in the nine-year history of the event... the Bruins are ranked in the Associated Press poll this week, its first appearance in the poll since Nov. 20, 2006, and are ranked in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll since Nov. 20, UCLA records its first 20-win campaign since SO F Jasmine Dixon and FR F Markel Walker were named to the media s All-Pac-10 team, with Walker also earning a place on the All-Freshman team... Dixon and Walker have both been named Pac-10 Players of the Week once each this season... UCLA had four players in double figures and shot 51 percent to defeat Arizona State while limiting ASU to 34.5 percent shooting... Dixon had a 14 points and seven rebounds... SR G Erica Tukiainen had 20 points and Dixon added 17 to lead UCLA to its eighthconsecutive win and 12th in the last 13 games, defeating Arizona... UCLA has limited its last 34 opponents to less than 50 percent shooting, dating back to last season... its first 14 opponents were limited to 61 points or less, and 19 overall, losing only one of those contests... four of UCLA s seven losses have been by six points or less... UCLA ranks 16th in the country in rebounding margin (+6.9)... head coach Nikki Caldwell is in her second season in Los Angeles and was named the media s Coach of the Year... the team returns 10 letterwinners from that squad and welcomes a highly-touted recruiting class which was ranked 10th in the nation... the Bruins have won 10 of their last 11 games. USC (18-11, 12-6) This Week: at 2010 Pac-10 Tournament Last Week: W, Arizona (55-53); W, Arizona State (62-52) USC enters the Pac-10 Tournament as the No. 3 seed, the team s highest seeding since the 12 league wins are the most since the campaign... SO G Ashley Corral and SO G Briana Gilbreath represented USC on the media s All-Pac-10 team... Corral and Gilbreath are a solid 1-2 punch, with Corral pacing the offense averaging 15.1 ppg, while Gilbreath is averaging 12.8 ppg... Gilbreath was also named to the media s All-Defensive squad... Gilbreath ranks 12th in the Pac-10 in steals per game and third in blocked shots... the Women of Troy had a couple of close games in the final regular-season weekend, but pulled out wins against the Arizona schools to secure the third seed in the league tournament... Corral was named Pac-10 Player of the Week for the final week, averaging 14.5 ppg and 2.5 rpg also hitting crucial free throws in the final minutes of both games to help USC seal the victories... RS JR G Jacki Gemelos, regarded as the top recruit in the nation in 2006, made her collegiate debut on Feb. 4 at California after being sidelined with several season-ending knee injuries since arriving on campus... the Trojans have been plagued by injury over the last few years... USC has defeated three ranked teams so far this season... the Trojans are under the direction of first-year head coach and former WNBA Los Angeles Sparks coach Michael Cooper. WASHINGTON (12-16, 7-11) This Week: at 2010 Pac-10 Tournament Last Week: W, Oregon State (67-49); W, Oregon (62-53) The Huskies ended the regular season in a big way, winning two games to get to seven Pac-10 victories... Washington tied for sixth in the Pac-10 standings, but earn the seventh seed in the Pac-10 Tournament by virtue of tie-breaker rules... SO G/F Sami Whitcomb was named to the media s 15-member All-Pac-10 team... Whitcomb ranks in the top 15 in the Conference in nine statistical categories... after trailing by one in the first half, the Huskies took the lead and broke the game open in the second half, easily defeating the Beavers... UW limited OSU to just 20 percent shooting and just five field goals in the second half... Whitcomb went 9-for-9 from the free throw line and had 14 points... the Huskies limited the high-scoring Ducks to just 53 points to knock off Oregon in the final game of the regular season... three players reached double figures, including RS SO C Regina Rogers who scored 15 points... Washington surpassed its overall and Pac-10 win totals from last year... the Huskies have suffered big losses due to injuries this year, with Liz Lay, Amanda Johnson and Lydia Young undergoing surgeries, while Mosiman also needed surgery but returned to play some minutes in Arizona... third-year head coach Tia Jackson has a veteran squad this season, returning 11 letterwinners, including four starters overall. INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rebounds Per Game: 1. Judie Lomax, Columbia Ify Ibekwe, ARIZ 11.3 WHERE THE PAC-10 RANKS NATIONALLY (TOP-25) as of March 8 TEAM LEADERS Won-Loss Pct: 1. 2 tied with Stanford 96.6 WASHINGTON STATE (8-21, 3-15) This Week: at 2010 Pac-10 Tournament Last Week: W, Oregon (67-53); L, Oregon State (45-50) Washington State enters the 2010 Pac-10 Tournament as the No. 9 seed... the young Cougars split their final games of the season in Oregon, upending the high-scoring Ducks and limiting them to 53 points... WSU overcame a 15-point deficit to win, the third-largest comeback in the history of the program... SO G Jazmine Perkins recorded her third double-double of the season, leading the team with 19 points and 10 rebounds... WSU held a five-point halftime lead over Oregon State, but its second-half shooting was detrimental, while allowing the Beavers to shoot 50 percent in the period... SO G April Cook and RS JR F Katie Madison each had a team-high 13 points, while Madison grabbed 11 boards... FR C Carly Noyes was named to the media s Pac-10 All-Defensive team... with a win over USC on Feb. 18 and a win over Arizona State on Feb. 6, WSU won back-to-back road games for the first time since Moore ranked ninth in the nation in steals per game (3.3)... head coach June Daugherty coached her 600th-career game on Jan. 3 against Oregon... Daugherty welcomed back a squad with no returning seniors. Rebounding Margin: 1. Liberty Stanford UCLA 6.9 Steals Per Game: 1. Kevi Luper, O. Roberts KiKi Moore, WSU 3.3 FG Percentage: 1. Carolyn Swords, BC N. Ogwumike, STAN Jasmine Dixon, UCLA Jayne Appel, STAN 53.7 Free Throw Pct.: 1. Laiken Dollente, Portland Reiko Thomas, ARIZ Micaela Cocks, ORE Pt. FG Made Per Game: 1. Dawn Evans, JMU Taylor Lilley, ORE 3.6 Double-doubles: 1. Judie Lomax, Columbia Ify Ibekwe, ARIZ 16 Scoring Offense: 1. Oral Roberts Oregon Stanford 78.0 Scoring Defense: 1. Connecticut Stanford 54.7 Scoring Margin: 1. Connecticut Stanford 23.3 FG Percentage: 1. Connecticut Stanford 47.9 FG Pct. Defense: 1. Connecticut Stanford Pt. FG Made Per Game: 1. Middle Tenn. State Oregon 8.3 Assists Per Game: 1. Connecticut Stanford 17.9 Turnovers Per Game 1. UALR Stanford 14.4 Personal Fouls Per Game: 1. Connecticut Stanford 13.3 Asst./TO Ratio: 1. Connecticut Stanford Pt. FG Defense: 1. Savannah State Stanford 26.1