La Salle Explorers Women s Basketball

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1 La Salle Explorers Women s Basketball La Salle Athletic Communications Cell: Office: Women s Basketball Contact: Michelle Serabian serabianm@lasalle.edu La Salle (0-1, 0-1 Big 5) at Penn (0-1, 0-0 Big 5) The Palestra Philadelphia, Pa. Nov. 19, 2014 La Salle leads series, 33-8 Last Meeting: Dec. 2, 2013 (Penn 64, La Salle 54) Quick Hits... La Salle dropped its season opener, 75-72, at Temple. Micahya Owens scored a team-high 18 points, and three newcomers made their Explorer debuts (Ebony Wells, Amy Griffin, Ashanti Freeland) The Explorers return four of five starters and over 82% of their scoring production from last year s squad that went overall and 9-7 in the A-10. Alicia Cropper was named to the Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Second Team. The Explorers were picked to finish eighth in the A-10 in the preseason coaches poll. The nine A-10 wins last season were the most since the squad went Alicia Cropper ( A-10 Second Team) led the team last season with 14.7 ppg overall, and ranked seventh in the Atlantic 10 with 16.2 ppg in league play. Micahya Owens (All-Rookie) ranked 13th in the conference with 13.7 ppg in her rookie season. Khristin Lee returns to the lineup after suffering a season-ending injury against Saint Joseph s last year. Lee led the league in steals per game heading into that contest (2.4 spg). Jasmine Alston is the team s leading returning rebounder (5.9 rpg), and finished last season tied atop the league rankings with 30 total steals in A-10 play. The Explorers concluded the regular season as the A-10 s best defense, topping the league in scoring defense (56.8 ppg), field goal percent defense (37.0%) and threepoint field goal percent defense (19.0%). Five newcomers join the Explorers this year, including Florida State transfer Ebony Wells and four true freshmen (see page 3 for newcomer bios) Numerical Roster Probable Starters (Based on last game) # Name Yr Ht Pos Hometown/Previous School Pts Reb Ast 2 Siobhan Beslow R-Jr F Norfolk, Va./Westfield Khristin Lee Sr. 5-9 G Birmingham, Ala./Alabama Alicia Cropper R-Sr. 5-7 G Brooklyn, N.Y./Providence Ebony Wells R-Jr. 6-2 F/C Grovetown, Ga./Florida State/Chipola CC Micahya Owens So F Willingboro, N.J./Willingboro Off the Bench 4 Jordan Williams Fr G Grand Prairie, Texas/S. Grand Prairie Jasmine Alston So. 5-9 G Long Island City, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin Iyonna Crenshaw Fr. 6-0 G/F Neptune, N.J./Neptune Indigo Dickens Sr. 6-2 F Washington, D.C./Wilde Lake (Md.) Amy Griffin Fr. 6-1 G/F Atlanta, Ga./SW Atlanta Christian Deja Bullock So. 6-0 F Magnolia, N.J./Triton Ashanti Freeland Fr. 6-3 F Brandywine, Md./Gwynn Park Lisa Mintzer So. 6-4 F Havertown, Pa./Cardinal O Hara Head Coach: Jeff Williams (Howard 87, Fifth season) Assistant Coach: Ervin Monier (St. Mary s (Texas) 85, Fifth season) Assistant Coach: Shayla Scott (Pittsburgh 11, Fourth season) Assistant Coach: Morra Gill (Dillard 02, Third season) Director of WBB Operations: Gina Catanzariti (Rowan 11, First season) Schedule November Fri. Temple 5 L, Wed. Penn 5 7 PM Sat. 22 HOWARD 4 PM Tue. 25 MANHATTAN 12 PM Fri. LIU Brooklyn^ 2 PM Sat. 29 vs. Towson^ 4:30 PM December Wed. Robert Morris 7 PM Sat. 6 WILLIAM & MARY 1 PM Sun. Villanova 5 7:30 PM Fri. 19 vs. Ohio U% 7 PM Sat. Georgia State% 6 PM Sun. 28 FAIRFIELD 1 PM Tue. 30 UMBC 2 PM January Sun. Davidson* 2 PM Thu. 8 FORDHAM* 7 PM Sun. 11 GEORGE MASON* 1 PM Thu. Massachusetts* 7 PM Sun. 18 at Rhode Island* 2 PM Wed. 21 SAINT LOUIS* 7 PM Sat. 24 GEORGE WASHINGTON* 1 PM Sat. VCU* 7 PM February Wed. Saint Joseph s* 5 7 PM Sat. 7 MASSACHUSETTS* 1 PM Wed. 11 DUQUESNE* 7 PM Sat. Richmond* 4 PM Thu. 19 RHODE ISLAND* 7 PM Sun. Dayton* 2 PM Wed. St. Bonaventure* 7 PM March Sun. 1 SAINT JOSEPH S* 1 PM Wed.-Sun. 4-8 Atlantic 10 Championship Richmond Coliseum (Richmond, Va.) ^ - LIU Turkey Classic (Brooklyn, N.Y.) % - Holiday & Hoops Classic (Atlanta, Ga.) * Atlantic 10 game; 5 - Big 5 game Media Information Live Statistics Social Media Twitter: Instagram: YouTube: La Salle Athletics Gola Arena Wireless Information Network: La Salle Wireless Username: media Password: See a sports info staff member Pronunciations: Siobhan Beslow - shih-von bez-low Khristin Lee - Kristin Iyonna Crenshaw - ee-onna Micahya Owens - muh-ki-uh Ervin Monier - mone-yay Gina Catanzariti - ka-tan-za-ree-tee Interview/Credential Requests Please contact Michelle Serabian serabianm@lasalle.edu C:

2 Jeff Williams Howard 87 5th Season Year Overall A TOTAL Atlantic 10 Tournament/Seed st Round/# nd Round/# nd Round/#7 Head Coach Jeff Williams Howard 87, Fifth Season Jeff Williams enters his fifth season at the helm of the La Salle women s basketball program in Williams squad turned heads, as the Explorers posted the most Atlantic 10 wins (9) since the season and earned a No. 7 seed in the Atlantic 10 Championship. His squad topped three of the league s top six seeds over the course of the regular season, including wins over all four A-10 teams that earned WNIT bids. Williams squad topped the Atlantic 10 in scoring defense, field goal percent defense and three-point field goal percent defense in league play. La Salle placed two players on Atlantic 10 postseason teams, including All-Conference Second Team pick Alicia Cropper and All-Rookie Team selection Micahya Owens. Cropper also earned Philadelphia Big 5 First Team honors. In Williams third year on 20th and Olney in , two players under his watch earned Philadelphia Big 5 honors. Brittany Wilson was a First Teamer and also the city s scoring champion, averaging 18.3 ppg, and Shanel Harrison earned Second Team honors. He brought the Explorers to back-to-back Atlantic 10 Tournament berths in 2011 and 2012, advancing to the second round in His squad went.500 in A-10 play, knocking off Xavier for the first time in eight years and then toppling the Musketeers again in the A-10 tournament. The Explorers put together a six-game win streak, the best since , and started league play 3-0 for the first time since Under his tutelage, Wilson picked up All-Big 5 First Team and Atlantic 10 Third Team honors and Jada Payne was named Atlantic 10 All- Rookie. In the first year of Williams tenure, the Explorers went 6-8 in the conference and qualified for the Atlantic 10 Tournament. Individual accomplishments included senior Ashley Gale being named to the Atlantic 10 Second Team and All-Defensive Team, while earning the league s Most Improved Player award, and also earned All-Big 5 First Team honors. Jess Koci earned Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team honors after being one of the league s top rebounders as a freshman. Williams spent the prior seven seasons at the University of Pittsburgh, including the last four as the Associate Head Coach. Williams helped guide the Panthers to postseason appearances in the past five seasons, including three straight NCAA Tournament trips with Sweet Sixteen showings in 2008 and He was formally introduced at a press conference on Wednesday, March 23, 2010 and became the program s eighth head coach. Williams also spent time as a women s basketball coach at Howard ( ), Georgia Tech ( ) and Pittsburgh ( ). He recruited or coached six players who reached the WNBA, including Pitt All-American Shavonte Zellous, who was named to the WNBA all-rookie team in Three of his recruiting classes have been ranked in the top 15 nationally and his teams have reached seven NCAA and three WNIT Tournaments. Under the tutelage of head coach Agnus Berenato, Williams helped Pittsburgh to unprecedented success during his seven-year tenure. Williams recruited and signed a pair of players--zellous and Philadelphia s Marcedes Walker (University City HS)--who would provide the most successful run in the program s history. Two years after a six-win first season, the staff led the Panthers to a then school-record 22 wins and WNIT appearance in In , the Panthers broke the school record for wins (24) and advanced to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history. The success rewarded Pittsburgh with its first national ranking in the Associated Press poll in nearly 20 years. Walker earned All-Region honors for the second straight year in , leading Pitt to its first NCAA Sweet Sixteen and tying the school record with 24 wins. The team also defeated a top 10 opponent for the first time in program history and captured four wins over top 15 teams that season. Walker, who Williams worked with directly when he coached the post players, became the second player in program history to accumulate over 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. One season later, the Panthers returned to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen and won 25 games, marking the fourth straight year the team had tied or broken the school record. Pitt was ranked #14 in the final AP ranking, its highest in program history. Zellous was named an AP All-American and was the school s first WNBA draft pick, going #11 overall to the Detroit Shock. Williams first worked with Berenato at Georgia Tech. There he helped lead the Yellow Jackets to their second-ever NCAA trip in 2003 after a WNIT appearance in He coached a pair of future WNBA players at Georgia Tech--Kasha Terry and Sonya Mallory. For two straight seasons, he helped bring in a nationally ranked recruiting class, including two Street & Smith s All-America honorees. Both classes were ranked in the top 15 nationally. He spent the five previous seasons at Howard, where he led the Bison to four league titles and three NCAA Tournament appearances as the associate head coach. His recruiting class was ranked #12 nationally. Williams recruited Andrea Gardner, who led the nation in rebounding in 2000, and coached the school s first two WNBA players - Gardner and Denique Graves, from Philadelphia s University City High School. Williams also has professional coaching experience, coaching the Atlanta Justice of the National Women s Basketball League (NWBL) in , leading the team to the league title. A 1987 graduate of Howard with a degree in therapeutic recreation, Williams also was an assistant coach for the men s teams at George Mason ( ) and South Carolina State ( ). Williams is married to the former Tamecia McCoy and has one daughter, Montana, and a son McCoy Zachary.

3 Meet the Newcomers #4 Jordan Williams (5-11; Guard; Grand Prairie, Texas/South Grand Prairie) 2014 Second Team All-District while leading South Grand Prairie to the third round of the playoffs Second Team All- District First Team All-District... Earned team award for best 3-point field goal percentage twice... Earned team award for best free throw percentage as a junior... Played AAU for Team Strive and Team Genesis Elite... Three-time Academic All-State ( )... Graduated in top 10 percent of her class. #12 Iyonna Crenshaw (6-0; Guard/Forward; Neptune, N.J./Neptune) 2014 Shore Conference Class B North Player of the Year... MVP of Senior All-Star Game... Two-time Second Team All-Shore Conference (2013, 2014)... Led Neptune High School to four straight Class B North divisional titles... Led team to 2011 Group III State Championship and 2011 NJSIAA Tournament of Champions title... 1,000 point scorer... Averaged 15.8 ppg as a senior... Averaged a double-double of 13.7 ppg and 10.2 rpg as a junior... Added 2.2 and 2.9 bpg, respectively, as a senior and junior... Led AAU team New Jersey Sparks Elite Gold to Adidas Nationals title. #21 Amy Griffin (6-1; Guard/Forward; Atlanta, Ga./Southwest Atlanta Christian) Led Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy to the 2014 state championship... Led team to three state runner-up titles ( ) and two regional titles (2011, 2012) Georgia Class A Player of the Year Georgia Region 6A Co-Player of the Year Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) Class A Player of the Year Atlanta South All-Metro Player of the Year South Fulton Player of the Year GACA All-State Senior Showcase... Three-time All-Region Team ( ) South Fulton Honorable Mention... Also played volleyball and ran track... Played AAU with Wallace Prather Celtics... Spent a week in the African country of Malawi to teach Malawian girls to play basketball. #44 Ashanti Freeland (Fr; 6-3; Forward; Brandywine, Md./Gwynn Park) High School: Averaged 13.7 ppg and 9.0 rpg in her senior season at Gwynn Park... Led Gwynn Park to the 2014 Prince George s County Class 3A/2A/1A title and top seed in the playoffs... Led team to 19-4 overall record and 16-1 league record... Scored in double figures in 16 contests, including season-high 30 points... Spent her sophomore year at Riverdale Baptist before transferring back to Gwynn Park... Started playing basketball her freshman year at Gwynn Park. #31 Ebony Wells (R-Jr; 6-2; Forward/Center; Grovetown, Ga./Florida State/Chipola College) (at Chipola CC): Played on a Chipola College squad that finished third in the National Junior College Athletic Association Tournament (at Florida State): Appeared in nine games for the Seminoles, averaging 4.6 minutes... Seminoles advanced to the 2013 NCAA Sweet (at Florida State): Redshirted in her first season with the Seminoles. High School: Led Grovetown High School to the Georgia state playoffs for the first time in school history as a senior...high school team finished with a 25-3 record and a top-three state ranking for much of the season...averaged 19.8 ppg, 13.0 rpg and 5.3 bpg as a senior...named to the Columbia County Girls First Team by the Columbia County News-Times...Captured Georgia Class AAA First Team All-State honors...a consensus top-100 prospect according to the 2011 All-Star Girls Report, ESPN Hoop- Gurlz and Blue Star Basketball rankings...bounced back her senior season after missing all of her junior year because of an ACL and meniscus tear in her knee...averaged 14.7 ppg and 7.7 rpg as a sophomore at Harlem High School, before her district was rezoned and she was assigned Grovetown her junior year...a three-time All-Columbia County selection...set records for scoring in a game at both Grovetown (34 points) and Harlem (33 points)...played for the Georgia Pistols Elite and Dream Team AAU Squads... Had a 3.9 GPA in high school and graduated No. 11 in her class at Grovetown...Was a member of the Beta Club, National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society in high school...also played volleyball in high school.

4 Give Us Some Space, Please The correct spelling of our University is La Salle, with a space in the middle. Please do not use LaSalle. Social Media Follow the Explorers on Facebook (facebook.com/goexplorers), Twitter (@ and Instagram (@goexplorers) and search #LaSalleWBB. All-Time Series La Salle is 33-8 all-time against Penn, though the Quakers have taken the last two straight and three out of the last four. With a win, the Explorers would snap the Quakers chances of their first-ever three-game win streak over a Big 5 opponent. Into the Fire La Salle opens its season with back-to-back Big 5 tests. The Explorers dropped a heartbreaker to Temple, 75-72, in the season opener on Friday, Nov. 14. Lending a Helping Hand The Explorers dished out 19 assists at Temple (11/14), the most since a 23-assist output against Massachusetts on Jan. 11, The 19 helpers were a terrific start for an Explorer squad that averaged only 9.9 per game last season and hit the 10-assist mark in less than half of its games in Debut Time Ebony Wells, Amy Griffin and Ashanti Freeland made their Explorer debuts in the season opener. Wells earned a spot in the starting lineup, and scored the game s opening bucket. Griffin scored nine points, and hit the first two threepoint attempts of her career. Freeland recorded four points, two rebounds, two steals and a block. Three Inked to NLIs in the Early Signing Period Head Coach Jeff Williams received National Letters of Intent from three student-athletes to join the Explorers in , including Adreana Miller of Franklin HS in Somerset County, N.J., Philly-local Shalina Miller out of Archbishop Prendergast, and Amber Wilks of Walnut Hills HS in Cincinnati. Preseason Poll La Salle was predicted to finish eighth in the expanded 14-team Atlantic 10 this season. The Explorers went 9-7 last season to earn the league tournament s No. 7 seed, and the nine wins were the most for an Explorer squad in A-10 play since the squad went Preseason All-Conference Alicia Cropper was named to the Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Second Team. The redshirt-senior transfer from Providence led the Explorers with 14.7 ppg last season and earned Second Team honors in La Salle s Record When... Winning the tip/scoring first 0-1 Winning the tip/not scoring first 0-0 Losing the tip/scoring first 0-0 Losing the tip/not scoring first 0-0 Scoring fewer than 50 points 0-0 Scoring points 0-0 Scoring points 0-0 Scoring points 0-1 Scoring 80 points or more 0-0 Allowing fewer than 50 points 0-0 Allowing points 0-0 Allowing points 0-0 Allowing points 0-1 Allowing 80 points or more 0-0 Field goal percentage 40% or better 0-0 Field goal percentage lower than 40% 0-1 Field goal percentage better than opponent 0-1 Field goal percentage lower than opponent 0-0 Shooting more free throws than opponent 0-0 Shooting fewer free throws than opponent 0-1 Shooting same amount of free throws 0-0 Leading at halftime 0-0 Trailing at halftime 0-1 Tied at halftime 0-0 Leading with 5:00 remaining 0-1 Trailing with 5:00 remaining 0-0 Tied with 5:00 remaining 0-0 Playing overtime 0-0 Outrebounding opponent 0-0 Being outrebounded 0-1 Equal rebounds as opponent 0-0 Committing fewer turnovers than opponent 0-1 Committing more turnovers than opponent 0-0 Committing same turnovers as opponent 0-0 Explorers vs. America East (1) 0-0 American Athletic Conference (1) 0-1 Atlantic 10 (16) 0-0 BIG EAST (1) 0-0 Colonial Athletic Association (2) 0-0 Ivy League (1) 0-0 Metro-Atlantic Athletic (2) 0-0 Mid-American Conference (1) 0-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (1) 0-0 Northeast Conference (2) 0-0 Sun Belt (1) 0-0 vs. Top Teams with winning records 0-0 Teams with losing records 0-0 Teams with.500 records 0-1 Game is Monday 0-0 Game is Tuesday 0-0 Game is Wednesday 0-0 Game is Thursday 0-0 Game is Friday 0-1 Game is Saturday 0-0 Game is Sunday 0-0 Day games Night games At home 0-0 On the road 0-1 Neutral site 0-0

5 Familiar Faces Alicia Cropper Guard Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team Atlantic 10 Preseason All- Conference Second Team 14.7 ppg overall/ 16.2 ppg (7th) in A-10 play, 5.3 rpg Ranked in A-10 top 15 in scoring, assists, 3-pt FGM, 3-pt FG%, assist-toturnover ratio, defensive rebounds, minutes played Career high 32 points in win at George Washington on Jan. 25, 2014 Scored 10+ points in all but five contests 20 points in A-10 First Round was sixth 20+ point game this season Micahya Owens Forward Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team 13.7 ppg overall, 4.6 rpg, 80.8% free throw shooter Career-high 23 points on three occasions - vs. UMass, at Duquesne, vs. Saint Louis (First Round A-10 Tournament) Scored 10+ points in 22 of 30 games, including 20+ in five games Started all 30 games of her rookie season Khristin Lee Guard Led the Atlantic 10 in steals per game (2.4) prior to injury Averaged 8.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.4 spg, 2.4 apg Career-high 17 points on two occasions last season First career double-double (17p, 10r) vs. Fairfield Jasmine Alston Guard Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week and Big 5 Player of the Week in final week of the season, after averaging 13.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 4.0 apg in two wins Averaged 6.4 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.7 spg overall in her rookie season Earning starting role after Khristin Lee s season-ending injury on 1/19 Pulled down 10+ rebounds five times, including career-high 13 at GW Career-high 16 points on two occasions - vs. Villanova, at Duquesne Siobhan Beslow Forward 4.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg in Was consistently ranked in the A-10 top 15 for offensive rebounds (2.4) Recorded first career doubledouble with 10 points/10 reb at Fordham Scored career-high 11 points at William & Mary Started all but one game Deja Bullock Saw action in 29 of 30 games 1.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg Career-best six points at Dartmouth and vs. UMass Career-best seven rebounds vs. Penn, at Dartmouth Indigo Dickens Averaged 6.9 min in 23 games 1.7 ppg, 1.4 rpg Season-best seven points at Manhattan Season-best five rebounds at Saint Joseph s Lisa Mintzer Missed first eight games with a knee injury 21 games w/3 starts, avg 11.3 minutes Collegiate debut vs. FIU - 5 pts, 2 reb Career-best six points vs. Tenn. State and UMass Career-best six rebounds vs. UMass Defense Wins Games The Explorers were the number one scoring defense in the Atlantic 10 in , limiting opponents to 56.8 ppg in the regular season. They also ranked first in field goal percent defense and three-point field goal percent defense, holding opponents to 37.0% from the field and 19.0% from long range. Last Time A Player... Scored 30 or more points La Salle: Alicia Cropper (32), at GW 1/25/14 Opp: Jerica Coley (33), FIU 12/20/13 Made 75% of FGA (min. 10 attempts) La Salle: Brittany Wilson (8-10), at Northeastern 1/2/12 Opp: Katie Healy (9-10), St. Bonaventure 1/15/14 Made 90% of FTA (min. 10 attempts) La Salle: Brittany Wilson (14-14), at UMass 1/30/13 Opp: Katie Healy (9-10), St. Bonaventure 1/15/14 Had 15 or more rebounds La Salle: Leeza Burdgess (16), at George Mason 1/4/14 Opp: Hannah Little (17), St. Bonaventure 3/7/14 Had 10 or more assists La Salle: Michea Bryant (11) vs. G. Washington 1/29/11 Opp: Kiara Evans (11), Long Island 11/15/09 Had five or more blocks La Salle: Chrissy Walker (5) vs. Delaware 11/26/02 Opp: Daress McClung (7), Butler 1/20/13 Had five or more steals La Salle: Jasmine Alston (5), vs. Richmond 1/29/14 Opp: Katie Healy (5), St. Bonaventure 3/1/14 Last Time A Team... Scored 100 or more points La Salle: vs. Iona 2/20/91 Opp: Xavier 2/1/11 Scored 40 or fewer points La Salle: 56-39, vs. Richmond 1/29/14 Opp: 37-56, Penn 1/7/08 Won an overtime game La Salle: Rhode Island 1/2/14 Opp: 67-62, Charlotte 2/14/09 Made 60% of its FGA (min. 20 attempts) La Salle: 60.0% (27-45) vs. Holy Cross 12/29/09 Opp: 62.2% (28-45), Fordham 2/24/06 Made 60% of its 3FGA (min. 10 attempts) La Salle: 60.0% (12-20) vs. Massachusetts 2/17/10 Opp: 61.5% (8-13), George Washington 1/24/10 Made 90% of its FTA (min. 10 attempts) La Salle: 91.7% (11-12), vs. Villanova 12/15/13 Opp: 90.5% (19-21), Fordham 2/6/13 Won by more than 25 points La Salle: 78-41, vs. UMass 1/11/14 Opp: vs. FIU 12/20/13 Won at least five straight games La Salle: Dec. 29, Jan. 14, 2012 (six straight) Opp: Nov. 14, Dec. 16, 2012 (six straight) Bold Italic Season

6 Standings Richmond VCU George Mason G. Washington Saint Joseph s Saint Louis St. Bonaventure Fordham Duquesne La Salle Davidson Dayton Massachusetts Rhode Island Preseason Poll (Record) 1. Dayton 1st (14-2) 2. G. Washington T-2nd (11-5) 3. Saint Joseph s T-5th (10-6) 4. St. Bonaventure T-2nd (11-5) 5. Fordham T-2nd (11-5) 6. Richmond 9th (8-8) 7. Duquesne T-5th (10-6) 8. La Salle T-7th (9-7) 9. Saint Louis 10th (7-9) 10. VCU T-7th (9-7) 11. George Mason T-12th (1-15) 12. Davidson CAA 13. Rhode Island 11th (2-14) 14. Massachusetts T-12th (1-15) Preseason All-Conference First Team Natasha Cloud, Saint Joseph s Katie Healy, St. Bonaventure Andrea Hoover, Dayton Jonquel Jones, GW Ally Malott, Dayton Second Team Taylor Brown, George Mason Alicia Cropper, La Salle Amber Deane, Dayton Gen Okoro, Richmond Caira Washington, GW Third Team Samantha Clark, Fordham Celeste Edwards, Dayton Sarah Fairbanks, Saint Joseph s Erin Nelson, Saint Louis Kiera Robinson, VCU All-Defensive Natasha Cloud, Saint Joseph s Celeste Edwards, Dayton Jonquel Jones, GW Chakecia Miller, GW Caira Washington, GW Team Rankings (out of 13 teams) * Stats Overall Atlantic 10 Scoring Offense (12th) (12th) Scoring Defense (2nd) (1st) Scoring Margin (9th) (8th) Field Goal % % (12th) % (12th) FG% Defense % (5th) % (1st) 3-Point FG% % (10th) % (10th) 3-Pt. FG% Defense % (1st) % (1st) 3-Pt. FGM (11th) (11th) Free Throw % % (13th) % (13th) Rebounding Offense (3rd) (3rd) Rebounding Defense (6th) (7th) Rebounding Margin (4th) (4th) Offensive Rebounds (3rd) (3rd) Defensive Rebounds (6th) (3rd) Blocks (8th) (T-5th) Assists (13th) (11th) Steals (6th) (6th) Turnover Margin (6th) (6th) Assist-Turnover Ratio (13th) (11th) Quick Facts School: La Salle University Location: Philadelphia, PA Enrollment: 6,203 (4,185 undergrad) Founded: 1863 Interim President: James P. Gallagher, Ph.D. Website: Athletic Website: goexplorers.com Athletic Phone: Nickname: Explorers Colors: Blue (540) and Gold (7406) Home Court (Cap.): Tom Gola Arena (3,400) Athletic Director: Dr. Thomas Brennan Basketball Information Record (A-10/Finish): (9-7/T-7th) All-Time Atlantic 10 Record: A-10 Championship Record (app.): (15) NCAA Tournament Record (app.): 1-4 (4) WNIT Record (app.): 0-3 (3) All-Time Program Record: Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/3 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Newcomers: 5 Why Are We The Explorers? La Salle University s nickname - the Explorers - was announced by the Collegian in March 1932 as the winning entry to a student contest. However, in the fall of 1931, a Baltimore sportswriter covering Individual Rankings (Top 15) Overall Atlantic 10 Jasmine Alston Assists (14th) (7th) Steals (T-5th) (2nd) Assist-Turnover Ratio (12th) (12th) Defensive Rebounds...n/a (T-15th) Siobhan Beslow Off. Rebounds (11th) (13th) Leeza Burdgess Rebounding (12th) (T-13th) Off. Rebounds (5th) (5th) Blocks (13th) (T-6th) Field Goal %...n/a % (8th) Alicia Cropper Scoring (8th) (7th) 3-Pt FG Made (11th) (9th) 3-Pt Field Goal %...n/a % (14th) Minutes (3rd) (3rd) Assists...n/a (T-13th) Assist-Turnover Ratio...n/a (13th) Defensive Rebounds...n/a (T-15th) Micahya Owens Scoring (14th) (14th) Free Throw % % (12th) % (13th) 3-Pt FG Made (15th)... n/a Minutes (10th) (8th) the La Salle/St. John s (Md.) football game erroneously alluded to La Salle as being named for the French explorer La Salle, not St. John Baptist de La Salle. Were the two events related? We ll never know for sure. La Salle Fall Sport Highlights Women s Soccer:Fourth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Explorers went 8-0 in the A-10 to earn the top seed, falling to Dayton 2-1 in the championship game. Kelsey Haycook (Offensive Player of the Year, MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist), Kerri Aiken (Defensive Player of the Year) and Head Coach Paul Royal (Coach of the Year) earned major A-10 awards, along with a total of five First Team picks, two All-Rookies and three All-Academics. Men s Soccer: Qualified for its fifth straight Atlantic 10 Tournament; Joe Farrell earned Second Team honors. Field Hockey: 11-7 (5-3 A-10) marked the best overall and league records since joining the A-10 in Two Second Team All-Conference (Colleen Kempf, Devin Muracco), two All-Rookies (Kendall Kreider, Eileen Dzwill). Cross Country: Freshman Morgan Szekely captured the A-10 women s individual title, leading the women s squad to a second place finish. Volleyball: Jennifer Whelan named CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team. Standings Saint Joseph s 1-0 Temple 1-1 Penn 0-0 Villanova 0-0 La Salle 0-1 Schedule 11/14 Temple 75, La Salle 72 11/18 SJU 78, Temple 74 (OT) 11/19 La Penn 12/7 Saint Joseph s 12/9 Saint Joseph Penn 12/14 La Villanova 12/22 Villanova 1/5 Penn 1/21 Penn 2/4 La Saint Joseph s Standings Saint Joseph s Villanova Penn Temple La Salle

7 All-Time Series Record La Salle leads 33-8 Date W/L Score Site 2/28/74 L H 1/18/75 L A 2/20/76 W A 2/26/77 W A 2/28/78 W H 2/27/79 W A 2/27/80 W H 1/20/81 W A 1/19/82 W H 1/18/83 L A 1/2/84 W H 12/8/84 W A 1/25/86 W H 1/13/87 W A 1/11/88 W H 1/10/89 W A 12/11/89 W H 12/1/90 W A 11/30/91 W H 12/1/92 W NS 11/30/93 W NV 12/1/94 W A 12/9/95 W NV 12/10/96 W A 12/9/97 W H 12/5/98 W A 11/23/99 W H 12/7/00 L A 11/20/01 W H 1/6/03 W A 11/25/03 W H 11/23/04 L A 1/24/06 W H 11/21/06 W A 1/7/08 W H 1/5/09 W A 1/2/10 W H 1/19/11 L A 11/22/11 W H 11/30/12 L A 12/2/13 L H S - Saint Joseph s V - Villanova About the Quakers Penn opened up the campaign at fourth-ranked Tennessee on Friday, leading the Lady Vols through the second media timeout before eventually falling at Thompson-Boling Arena. Reigning Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year Sydney Stipanovich recorded six blocks, one block shy of tying the opponent single-game record of seven set by Brittney Griner. Beth Brzozowski led the Quakers with 11 points in her collegiate debut, and Stipanovich and senior Kara Bonenberger added nine apiece. The Quakers look to be solid again this season as they tied with Princeton for first place in the Ivy League preseason poll. Penn captured the Ivy League title last season with a regular season finale win at Princeton to earn the league s automatic qualification to the NCAA Tournament. The squad is, however, without the services of reigning Ivy League Player of the Year and Penn second-all-time leading scorer Alyssa Baron for the first time in four years. Stipanovich and Bonenberger return to lead the offense after averaging 12.0 ppg and 10.9 ppg, respectively. Bonenberger was efficient last year, hitting 52.2 percent of her attempted shots. The duo also led the team in rebounding last year. Stipanovich averaged 8.3 boards per game and Bonenberger added 6.5 per game. Stipanovich also averaged 3.4 blocks per game, totaling 99 in her rookie season last year. She became just the fourth Penn player ever to surpass the 100-block mark when she rejected six in the first game of her sophomore season at Tennessee on Friday. Penn 64, La Salle 54 - Dec. 2, 2013 PHILADELPHIA Penn used an 11-2 run midway through the second half to pull away as the La Salle women s basketball squad dropped a decision in Big 5 play at Tom Gola Arena on Monday night. Rookie Micahya Owens was the lone Explorer in double figures with 16 points, while fellow rookie Jasmine Alston corralled a game-hightying eight rebounds while chipping in four points and a game-best four steals. Penn s Alyssa Baron led all scorers with 23 points and Kara Bonenberger added 10. The Quakers took the lead at 5-4 with 16:42 on the clock and never trailed, though the Explorers got within six before that decisive 11-2 run. The Explorers drop to 2-4 (0-2 Big 5), while Penn improves to 1-2 (1-0 Big 5). Tale of the Tape vs. Penn... La Salle Overall Record Conference Record Home Record Road Record Neutral Record Scoring Offense Scoring Defense %...Field Goal % % 48.2%... Field Goal % Defense % 38.5%...3-Point Field Goal % % 41.7%...3-Point Field Goal % Defense % 53.8%... Free Throw % % Rebounding Offense Rebounding Defense Rebounding Margin Assists Per Game Blocks Per Game Steals Per Game Turnovers Per Game Penn 65, La Salle 56 - Nov. 30, 2012 PHILADELPHIA - Shanel Harrison and Brittany Wilson both recorded double-doubles, but the La Salle women s basketball team could not overcome hot shooting by Penn on Friday night, falling to the Quakers in the Big 5 opener for both squads. Wilson drained a game-high 24 points and added 10 rebounds - seven on the offensive glass - for her third double-double of the season and second straight. Twenty of her 24 points came in the second half. Harrison added 10 points while crashing the boards for a game-best 12 rebounds for her second double-double of the season. Michea Bryant also added a season-best 12 points on 4-for-8 shooting. Kara Bonenberger led Penn (1-3, 1-0 Big 5) with 16 points on 8-for-9 shooting from the floor, and Alyssa Baron added 15 behind seven made free throws. Renee Busch added 13 points off the bench thanks to a perfect 4-for-4 three-point effort. Leeza Burdgess drew first blood in the game with a putback off of an offensive rebound. She finished with four offensive boards and a total of seven. Penn s Meghan McCullough responded with a three before Khristin Lee put the Explorers back on top 4-3 with a jumper in the paint. That was the final lead the Explorers would have as a Baron layup sparked a 10-0 Quaker run over the next 3:36. The Explorers responded with a 6-0 spurt to get within three, but that was the closest the squad would get the rest of the way. The team was hampered by cold shooting, going just 30.7 percent (23-75) and 12.5 percent (3-24) from long range. Penn shot 41.9 percent (26-62) for the game. The Explorers outrebounded the Quakers and for the fifth time in six games forced their opponent into more turnovers. The Explorers forced Penn into 20 miscues, while committing 16. Penn jumped out to a six-point lead at the 13:39 mark, leading the Explorers (1-6, 0-1 Big 5) A Jess Koci layup cut it to four and Penn s Katy Allen responded with a layup to put the score at 14-8 at 12:25. A Bryant fastbreak layup at 9:54 sparked an 8-1 Explorer run to give La Salle its only lead of the first half, 16-15, with 7:19 to go before halftime. Busch then nailed one of her four triples to put Penn back on top. Bryant tied it up at with two free throws before Busch once again nailed a three to spark an 11-3 Quaker run to close the half. La Salle trailed at the half, only the second time all season the Explorers found themselves down after 20 minutes of play. La Salle chipped away at the Penn lead in the second half, eventually knotting things at thanks to a Wilson three pointer with 9:03 remaining. She then added a layup less than 30 seconds later to give La Salle a short-lived lead, until Baron put the Quakers ahead for good with a trey just 13 seconds later. The Explorers dominated the glass by a margin, 30 percent shooting hampered the squad including just 23.3 percent in the first half. The squad shot a better 36.7 percent in the second frame.

8 Game 1 Temple 75, La Salle 72 Nov. 14, 2014 Liacouras Center Game 2 La Salle at Penn Nov. 19, 2014 The Palestra 7:00 PM La Salle Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 02 BESLOW, Siobhan f OWENS, Micahya f WELLS, Ebony c LEE, Khristin g CROPPER, Alicia g ALSTON, Jasmine DICKENS, Indigo GRIFFIN, Amy FREELAND, Ashanti Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 2 Temple Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 35 MARTIN, Safiya c COVILE, Erica g FITZGERALD, Feyonda g ATKINSON, Tanaya g WILLIAMS, Tyonna g BUTTS, Alliya TRAORE, Mama BERGER, Khadijah ROBINSON, Taylor Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Geraldine Smith, Mark Berger, Heather C. Browne Technical fouls: La Salle-None. Temple-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total La Salle Temple Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 1 Game 3 Howard at La Salle Nov. 22, 2014 Tom Gola Arena 4:00 PM Game 4 Manhattan at La Salle Nov. 25, 2014 Tom Gola Arena 12:00 PM

9 La Salle Women's Basketball La Salle Game-by-Game Highs (as of Nov 19, 2014) All games Opponent Date Score Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocked shots at Temple 11/14/ OWENS, Micahya 8-BESLOW, Siobhan 6-ALSTON, Jasmine 4-ALSTON, Jasmine 3-BESLOW, Siobhan CROPPER, Alicia

10 La Salle Women's Basketball La Salle Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 19, 2014) All games TEAM STATISTICS Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Temple 11/14/ L La Salle Opponents Games played: 1 Points/game: 72.0 FG Pct: FG Pct: 43.8 FT Pct: 81.3 Rebounds/game: 42.0 Assists/game: 19.0 Turnovers/game: 14.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.4 Steals/game: 10.0 Blocks/game: 5.0

11 Individual Career History ALSTON, Jasmine / / TOTAL / BESLOW, Siobhan / / / TOTAL / BULLOCK, Deja / TOTAL / CRENSHAW, Iyonna CROPPER, Alicia * / * / / / TOTAL / All* / * Statistics from prior team/school DICKENS, Indigo / / / / TOTAL / FREELAND, Ashanti / TOTAL /

12 Individual Career History GRIFFIN, Amy / T O T A L / LEE, Khristin * / * / / / TOTAL / All* / * Statistics from prior team/school MINTZER, Lisa / TOTAL / OWENS, Micahya / / TOTAL / WELLS, Ebony / T O T A L / WILLIAMS, Jordan

13 La Salle Women's Basketball La Salle Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 19, 2014) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 34 OWENS, Micahya CROPPER, Alicia BESLOW, Siobhan GRIFFIN, Amy WELLS, Ebony ALSTON, Jasmine FREELAND, Ashanti DICKENS, Indigo LEE, Khristin Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS LAS OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Freethrowpct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS 10 5 Steals per game BLOCKS 5 6 Blocks per game ATTENDANCE 0 0 Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/14/14 at Temple L * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals La Salle Opponents