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 Quick Hits... La Salle Explorers(10-10, 1-6 A-10) at VCU Rams (14-7, 5-3 A-10) Siegel Center Richmond, Va. Jan. 31, 2015 Series: Tied 1-1 Last Meeting: La Salle 63, VCU 58 The Explorers look to snap a six-game skid after winning the A-10 opener; three of the last five were by a combined six points (vs. George Mason, at UMass, at Rhode Island). Micahya Owens recorded a career-best five steals against No. 24 George Washington. Owens ranks 11th in the Atlantic 10 with a team-best 14.1 ppg overall. Alicia Cropper needs just 20 more points to hit the 1,000-point milestone; she is at 980 in her career that spans two years at Providence and two at La Salle. The Explorers are shooting just 22.8% from three in their six-game skid; they shot 35.7% from long range prior to Jan. 8 to rank second in the A-10 at that point. The Explorers defeated VCU last year at Tom Gola Arena. The Explorers and Rams are meeting for just the third time in series history, and split the first two contests with the home team taking the win in the first two games. La Salle wrapped up a 9-4 nonconference record, the most number of wins since and best record under Jeff Williams. The Explorers did not lose a nonconference home game this season, going 5-0. La Salle is 8-1 when not trailing at the half; the Explorers are also 8-4 in day games compared to 2-5 in night games. Jasmine Alston ranks first in the Atlantic 10 with 2.5 steals per game; her eight vs. LIU Brooklyn was one shy of the school single-game record of nine set in Alicia Cropper was named to the Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Second Team 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 Jasmine Alston So. 5-9 G Long Island City, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin Alicia Cropper R-Sr. 5-7 G Brooklyn, N.Y./Providence Amy Griffin Fr. 6-1 G/F Atlanta, Ga./SW Atlanta Christian Micahya Owens So F Willingboro, N.J./Willingboro Off the Bench 3 Khristin Lee Sr. 5-9 G Birmingham, Ala./Alabama Jordan Williams Fr G Grand Prairie, Texas/S. Grand Prairie Iyonna Crenshaw Fr. 6-0 G/F Neptune, N.J./Neptune Indigo Dickens Sr. 6-2 F Washington, D.C./Wilde Lake (Md.) Deja Bullock So. 6-0 F Magnolia, N.J./Triton Ebony Wells R-Jr. 6-2 F/C Grovetown, Ga./Florida State/Chipola CC 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 L, Sat. 22 HOWARD W, Tue. 25 MANHATTAN W, Fri. LIU Brooklyn^ W, Sat. 29 vs. Towson^ W, December Wed. Robert Morris W, Sat. 6 WILLIAM & MARY W, Sun. Villanova 5 L, Fri. 19 vs. Ohio U% L, Sat. Georgia State% W, Sun. 28 FAIRFIELD W, Tue. 30 UMBC W, January Sun. Davidson* W, Thu. 8 FORDHAM* L, Sun. 11 GEORGE MASON* L, Thu. Massachusetts* L, Sun. 18 at Rhode Island* L, (OT) Wed. 21 SAINT LOUIS* L, Sat. 24 GEORGE WASHINGTON* L, 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 - eye-onna Micahya Owens - muk-eye-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 explorergameday) and Instagram (@goexplorers) and search #LaSalleWBB. All-Time Series vs. VCU Saturday marks just the third-ever meeting of the Explorers and Rams, and second time at the Siegel Center, since the Rams joined the Atlantic 10 in The squads have split the first two meetings with the Rams earning a win two years ago in Richmond, and the Explorers taking a win last season in Philly. 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. Linda Hester Named to A-10 Legends Class Linda Hester is the fifth-highest scoring player in La Salle women s basketball history, amassing 1,490 career points from She averaged 13.8 points per game in her four seasons, ncluding 18.8 ppg to lead the Explorers to their second-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in her senior season. Hester owns the top two spots on La Salle s record list for fi eld goals made in a single season, and ranks second in program history with 629 made shots. In addition, Hester hit 73.2 percent of her free throws and amassed 143 career steals. She was a candidate for the USA team competing in the World University Games in Hester is a member of both the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame and the La Salle University Hall of Athletes. Owens D Micahya Owens, the team s leading scorer, showed her defensive mettle against 24th-ranked George Washington (1/24) as she grabbed a career-high five steals against the Colonials. The sophomore is second on the team with 32 steals this season. Highway Robbery Alicia Cropper grabbed a career-high six steals at Rhode Island, bettering her previous career high of four set against William & Mary on Dec. 6. Cropper is averaging 1.2 steals per game. La Salle Through Jan. 4 vs. Last Six Games Through Jan. 4...Last Six Overall Record Conference Record Home Record Road Record Neutral Record Scoring Offense Scoring Defense %...Field Goal % % 38.6%... Field Goal % Defense % 35.7%...3-Point Field Goal % % 31.2%...3-Point Field Goal % Defense % 62.7%... Free Throw % % Rebounding Offense Rebounding Defense Rebounding Margin Assists Per Game Blocks Per Game Steals Per Game Turnovers Per Game Mintzer Blocks Career High Lisa Mintzer recorded a career-best four blocked shots against Saint Louis on Jan. 21, doubling her previous career high of two set on five different occasions. Mintzer is averaging 2.1 blocks per game against league opponents, which ranks her second among all A-10 players. Fifteen of her 19 blocked shots on the season have come against A-10 foes. Beslow Drains Career High Siobhan Beslow scored a career-best 16 points in the Explorers loss to UMass on Jan. 15. The redshirt junior converted seven of 13 shots from the field, and bettered her previous best of 12 set at LIU Brooklyn on Nov. 28. Through the first five A-10 games this season, she has hit 53.3 percent of her shot attempts to move up to sixth in the league. La Salle s Record When... Winning the tip/scoring first 3-1 Winning the tip/not scoring first 3-5 Losing the tip/scoring first 2-1 Losing the tip/not scoring first 2-3 Scoring fewer than 50 points 0-4 Scoring points 0-2 Scoring points 5-2 Scoring points 5-2 Scoring 80 points or more 0-0 Allowing fewer than 50 points 2-0 Allowing points 2-2 Allowing points 5-1 Allowing points 1-7 Allowing 80 points or more 0-0 Field goal percentage 40% or better 6-2 Field goal percentage lower than 40% 4-8 Field goal percentage better than opponent 7-2 Field goal percentage lower than opponent 3-8 Shooting more free throws than opponent 5-2 Shooting fewer free throws than opponent 4-8 Shooting same amount of free throws 1-0 Leading at halftime 7-1 Trailing at halftime 2-9 Tied at halftime 1-0 Leading with 5:00 remaining 8-2 Trailing with 5:00 remaining 1-8 Tied with 5:00 remaining 1-0 Playing overtime 0-1 Outrebounding opponent 8-2 Being outrebounded 2-8 Equal rebounds as opponent 0-0 Committing fewer turnovers than opponent 7-7 Committing more turnovers than opponent 3-3 Committing same turnovers as opponent 0-0 Explorers vs. America East (1) 1-0 American Athletic Conference (1) 0-1 Atlantic 10 (16) 1-6 BIG EAST (1) 0-1 Colonial Athletic Association (2) 2-0 Ivy League (1) 0-1 Metro-Atlantic Athletic (2) 2-0 Mid-American Conference (1) 0-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (1) 1-0 Northeast Conference (2) 2-0 Sun Belt (1) 1-0 vs. Top Teams with winning records 2-5 Teams with losing records 8-4 Teams with.500 records 0-1 Game is Monday 0-0 Game is Tuesday 2-0 Game is Wednesday 1-2 Game is Thursday 0-2 Game is Friday 1-2 Game is Saturday 4-1 Game is Sunday 2-3 Day games Night games At home 5-4 On the road 4-5 Neutral site 1-1

5 Beslow on the Boards Siobhan Beslow has also made a name for herself on the rebounding end. She leads the team with 6.0 rpg, but more impressively has averaged 3.3 offensive boards per game in the seven A-10 contests this year. Those 3.3 offensive boards tie her for fourth in the league in that category. Beslow is making good on a personal goal set before the season to make it into the top 10 in program history in offensive boards. A-10 vs. Other Conferences Atlantic 10 Conference teams posted a combined non-conference winning percentage of.614 which is the third highest in league history. It marks the highest winning percentage against non-league foes since when teams notched a.607 mark. La Salle went 9-4 for a.692 win percentage in non-league play. Alston Records Double-Double Jasmine Alston put together a solid allaround game at UMass on Jan. 15, pulling down 11 rebounds and scoring 10 points for her first double-double of the season. She added six steals and five assists. Tale of the Turnovers...or lack thereof. The Explorers have been outstanding in taming the turnovers this year, and currently rank first in the Atlantic 10 with a margin over league opponents. Through the first six A-10 games, they had forced opponents into 19.7 per game while committing just 13.0 before committing an uncharacteristic 24 against GW on 1/24. They committed a season-low five miscues at UMass on Jan. 15, while forcing the Minutewomen into 21 and then Rhode Island into 28 on Jan. 18. Curtain Call With the win at Davidson on Jan.4, the Explorers moved to 4-1 in Atlantic 10 openers under Jeff Williams, and are now an even in A-10 openers overall since joining the league for the season. This year marks the 20th season in the Atlantic 10. Halftime History The Explorers are 8-1 when not trailing at the half this season; that includes 7-1 when leading and 1-0 when tied. They were a perfect 8-0 until Rhode Island snapped the streak with an overtime win on Jan. 18 after the Explorers led at the half. On the flip side, they are just 2-7 when trailing at halftime. Countdown to 1,000 Redshirt senior guard Alicia Cropper is up to 969 career points, which spans two years at Providence and two at La Salle. She needs just 20 more to hit the 1,000 point milestone. At her current clip of 12.8 ppg, she should hit the mark on Feb. 4 in the Explorers road contest at Saint Joseph s. Four Straight A-10 Opener Wins The win at Davidson on Jan. 4 marked the fourth straight Atlantic 10 opener win for the program. The Explorers are now 4-1 in openers under Jeff Williams and are overall in program history since joining the A-10 in Tourney Tally The Explorers went 2-0 in the LIU Turkey Classic at LIU Brooklyn over Thanksgiving weekend, with wins over the host Blackbirds (71-66) and Towson (62-49). Jasmine Alston and Alicia Cropper were named to the Turkey Classic All-Tournament Team. They split a pair of games at the Georgia State Holiday & Hoops Classic, falling to Ohio (74-63) before defeating host Georgia State (76-68). Amy Griffin and Micahya Owens were named to the All-Classic Team. Crossing Paths The Explorers saw Atlantic 10 foes in both inseason tournaments this year, though they did not play either of them. Rhode Island was also a participant in the LIU Turkey Classic and Massachusetts took part in the Holiday & Hoops Classic. Rhody and La Salle tied with 2-0 records at LIU, while UMass dropped both contests in Atlanta. Homecoming Amy Griffin poured in a career-high 20 points in the Explorers loss to Ohio in the Holiday & Hoops opener at Georgia State. Griffin was playing in front of her hometown crowd, as the Atlanta native attended Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy just under 12 miles from the GSU campus. A Winning Season With the win at Georgia State on Dec. 20, the Explorers secured a winning nonconference record and the most number of nonconference wins in the Jeff Williams era. The squad concluded the nonconference portion of the schedule with nine wins, bettering the previous record of six under Williams and marking the most number of nonconference wins since the squad went 9-6. 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, They accomplished the feat again at Georgia State on Dec. 20, 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 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: Brittany Logan (10-10), Georgia State 12/20/14 Had 15 or more rebounds La Salle: Ebony Wells (15), vs. Howard 11/22/14 Opp: Jonquel Jones (16), GW 1/24/15 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: Amy Griffin (5), at LIU Brooklyn 11/28/14 Opp: Daress McClung (7), Butler 1/20/13 Had five or more steals La Salle: Micahya Owens (5), vs. GW 1/24/15 Opp: Jazmen Boone (5), Wm & Mary 12/6/14 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: at Villanova 12/14/14 Opp: 37-56, Penn 1/7/08 Won an overtime game La Salle: Rhode Island 1/2/14 Opp: 55-54, Rhode Island 1/18/15 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: 71.4% (10-14), at Robert Morris 12/3/14 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: 76-47, vs. Saint Louis 1/21/15 Won at least five straight games La Salle: Nov. 22, Dec. 6, 2014 (Six straight) Opp: Jan. 8, Current (Six straight) Bold Italic Season

6 Back-To-Back Big 5 Recognition Alicia Cropper and Micahya Owens earned backto-back Big 5 Player of the Week awards. Cropper is the latest, garnering the award for the week ending Dec. 7 after averaging 21.0 ppg in the Explorers wins over Robert Morris and William & Mary to extend the squad s six-game win streak. Micahya Owens earned the Explorers first Philadelphia Big 5 honor for the week ending Nov. 30. She averaged 15.7 ppg in the Explorers three wins that week, including the two LIU Turkey Classic wins and a home win over Manhattan (Nov. 25). She tied her career high with 23 points to lead the Explorers past the Jaspers, scored a team-high 14 against LIU Brooklyn and added 10 against Towson. Six Straight With the win over William & Mary, the Explorers put together their first six-game streak since the squad won six straight from Dec. 29, 2011, to Jan. 14, Double-Double Tally Ebony Wells - 16 points, 15 rebounds vs. Howard - 11/22/14 Siobhan Beslow - 11 points, 10 rebounds at Robert Morris - 12/3/14 Alicia Cropper - 14 points, 10 rebounds vs. Fairfield - 12/28/14 Jasmine Alston - 10 points, 11 rebounds at UMass - 1/15/15 Long Range Missiles The Explorers put together their best three-point shooting performance in years when they nailed 71.4 percent of their attempts at Robert Morris on Dec. 3. They went a perfect 6-for-6 from long range in the first half and went 10-for-14 overall. The last squad to remotely come close to that was a 60.0 percent effort (12-20) on Feb. 17, 2010, against Massachusetts. More Comparisons vs The Explorers have dished out 10 or more assists in 16 of their 20 games this season. Last year s squad hit the 10-assist mark in less than half of their games (14 of 30 games). The team has also hit the 70-point mark seven times through the first 20 games. Last year s team hit the 70-point mark just five times all season. At the Half Most Points Scored in One Half 47-2nd half - vs. William & Mary Least Points Scored in One Half 13-1st half - at Penn Most Points Given Up in One Half 46-1st half - at Temple Least Points Given Up in One Half 19-1st half - vs. Manhattan 19-1st half - vs. Towson Most Player Points in One Half Micahya Owens - 21 (1st) vs. Howard Most Opp. Player Points in One Half LaTorri Hines-Allen - 20 (2nd), Towson Jasmine Alston Leads the Atlantic 10 with 2.6 steals per game Team leader in steals and assists (3.2) Drained career-high 18 points in win over Towson on Nov. 29 in the LIU Turkey Classic Grabbed career-high eight steals, one off the school record of nine set in 1993 by Jennifer McGowan Named to the LIU Turkey Classic All- Tournament Team Siobhan Beslow Recorded her second career doubledouble with 11 points and 10 rebounds at Robert Morris (Dec. 3) Leads the squad with 6.4 rpg. Is ranked in top 15 in Atlantic 10 in offensive rebounds (2.9 orpg) Her personal goal is to reach the top 10 in program history in career offensive rebounds; needs 23 more to reach the #10 spot (186 - Anita Plakins, ) Hit first career three-pointer against Fordham (Jan. 8, 2015) Alicia Cropper Is 20 points away from 1,000 for her career; at current clip, likely to hit that mark on Feb. 4 at Saint Joseph s Ranks 9th in the A-10 by shooting 37.6 percent from three overall Scored in double figures in all but five games this season; snapped a sevengame double-figure-scoring streak in game vs. Saint Louis Went 6-for-8 from three-point range to post game-high 22 points in win over Robert Morris (Dec. 3) Has 980 points in her career (spanning two years at Providence, two years at La Salle) Micahya Owens Has scored in double figures in all but three games this season; had seven-game streak snapped at Rhode Island (9 pts) Averaging 14.1 ppg, ranks 11th in the Atlantic 10 The sophomore hit her 600th career point in the win over UMBC; averages 13.9 ppg in her career Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week for week ending Nov. 30 Averaged 16.0 ppg in the Explorers six-game win streak (11/22-12/6) Tied her career high with 23 points in win over Manhattan on Nov. 25 Indigo Dickens Scored career-high 12 points at Georgia State (12/20) Shooting 44.7% from the field Ebony Wells Shot 53.8% (21-39) in La Salle s sixgame win streak (11/22-12/6) Transfer who played at Florida State ( ) and Chipola College ( ) Averaged just 1.6 minutes at Chipola last season, but posted 99 points and 79 rebounds in that time. Saw time in nine games on a Seminole squad that advanced to the Sweet 16 Spent much of her elementary school years in Germany Amy Griffin Top Explorer rookie with 6.8 ppg 11 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals in A-10 opener win at Davidson Scored career-high 20 points against Ohio in the Georgia State Holiday & Hoops Classic (12/19) Named to GSU All-Classic Team Spent a week in Malawi, Africa, in high school teaching local girls how to play basketball Conference Buffet La Salle faced teams from 10 different conferences in the 13-game nonconference portion of the schedule. The only leagues the Explorers face more than once are the CAA (Towson, William & Mary), MAAC (Manhattan, Fairfield) and the NEC (LIU Brooklyn, Robert Morris). Into the Fire La Salle opened 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, and lost at Penn on Wednesday, Nov. 19. They faced Villanova on Dec. 14, falling to the Wildcats. 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 redshirtsenior transfer from Providence led the Explorers with 14.7 ppg last season and earned Second Team honors in Atlantic 10 WBB Championship The Atlantic 10 Women s Basketball Championship will once again be held at the Richmond Coliseum from March 4-8. This is the second of a three-year partnership with the Coliseum. Atlantic 10 Tickets On Sale Tickets for the 2015 Atlantic 10 Conference Women s Basketball Championship are now on sale. The championship, which includes all 14 A-10 teams, will be held at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Va., from Wednesday, March 4 through Sunday, March 8. Tickets can be purchased by visiting richmondcoliseum.net.

7 Standings G. Washington Fordham Dayton VCU Duquesne Rhode Island Richmond Saint Louis George Mason Massachusetts Saint Joseph s La Salle St. Bonaventure Davidson 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 14 teams) Top 5 in bold Overall...A-10 Only Scoring Offense (8) (10) Scoring Defense (10) (12) Scoring Margin (11) (11) Field Goal % % (13) % (13) FG% Defense % (11) % (14) 3-Point FG% % (8) % (12) 3-Pt. FG% Defense % (12) % (10) 3-Pt. FGM (8) (9) Free Throw % % (12) % (13) Rebounding Offense (6) (8) Rebounding Defense (13) (14) Rebounding Margin (10) (13) Offensive (6) (5) Defensive (12) (14) Blocks (3) (T5) Assists (10) (9) Steals (4) (3) Turnover Margin (2) (1) Assist-Turnover Ratio (8) (8) 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...A-10 Only Jasmine Alston Assists (13) (12) Steals (1) (T5) Assist-Turnover Ratio (13) (13) Offensive (T13) Siobhan Beslow Offensive (8) (T4) Field Goal % % (5) Alicia Cropper Scoring (14)...-- Free Throw % % (13) % (T15) 3-Point FG % % (9) Point FG Made (7) (6) Amy Griffin Blocks (T14) (T14) Lisa Mintzer Blocks (2) Micahya Owens Scoring (11) (T13) 3-Point FG % % (12) Point FG Made (9) (T14) Steals (T5) 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 (All-American, 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. She qualified for the NCAA Championship with a fifth place showing at the regional meet. Volleyball: Jennifer Whelan named CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team. Standings Penn 3-1 Villanova 3-1 Saint Joseph s 2-1 Temple 1-3 La Salle 0-3 Schedule 11/14 Temple 75, La Salle 72 11/18 SJU 78, Temple 74 (OT) 11/19 Penn 57, La Salle 29 12/7 SJU 58, Villanova 54 12/9 Penn 65, SJU 51 12/14 Villanova 70, La Salle 36 12/22 Villanova 69, Temple 54 1/5 Penn 52, Temple 50 1/21 Villanova 70, Penn 44 2/4 La Saint Joseph s Standings Saint Joseph s Villanova Penn Temple La Salle

8 All-Time Series Record vs. VCU Series tied 1-1 Date W/L Score Site 2/17/13 L A 1/8/14 W H About the Rams VCU enters the weekend with a 5-3 Atlantic 10 record after defeating George Mason on Wednesday. They also own wins over Rhode Island, Saint Louis, Davidson and St. Bonaventure, while their league losses are to Saint Joseph s, Fordham and Dayton. The squad, under first-year head coach Beth O Boyle, is still in search of a reliable offensive replacement to graduated sharpshooter Robyn Parks. A pair of Rams are averaging double figures, led by Isis Thorpe s 11.6 ppg. Adaeze Alaeze adds 10.5 ppg while adding a team-secondbest 6.0 boards per game. Ashley Pegram is just shy of the double-digit mark with 9.9 ppg. The Rams struggle percentage-wise from the floor, going 36.0 percent, but have attempted nearly 100 more shots than their opponents. They are hitting 31.1 percent from long range while limiting foes to 27.0 percent. They struggle mightily at the free throw line by hitting just 60.2 percent of their freebies overall, and rank dead last in the A-10 by shooting just 51.3 percent at the charity stripe in league play. The Rams are averaging 62.8 ppg while yielding 59.5 to opponents. Defensively, they rank near the top of the league standings with 8.9 steals per game and 44.1 rebounds per game. Tale of the Tape vs. VCU... La Salle Overall Record Conference Record Home Record Road Record Neutral Record Scoring Offense Scoring Defense %...Field Goal % % 36.0%... Field Goal % Defense % 31.1%...3-Point Field Goal % % 27.0%...3-Point Field Goal % Defense % 60.2%... Free Throw % % Rebounding Offense Rebounding Defense Rebounding Margin Assists Per Game Blocks Per Game Steals Per Game Turnovers Per Game /17/13 1 p.m. at Richmond, Va. (Verizon Wireless Arena) La Salle , 4-6 A BESLOW, Siobhan * 10 MOSLEY, Jordan * JONES, Ebonee * DUPREE, Karynda * HARRISON, Shanel * BRYANT, Michea ORTIZ, Nikki WARD, Arielle DICKENS, Indigo KOCI, Jess Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 4 VCU , 3-7 A GREEN, Carleeda * 05 ROYSTER, Melanie * ALAEZE, Adaeze * PELLECHIO, Jessica * PARKS, Robyn * ATWATER, Kaneisha HOBSON, Robyn KOIVUNEN, Janniina ADEBAYO, Daphne WILLIAMS, Zakia Team Totals /8/14 7:00 PM at Philadelphia, PA (Tom Gola Arena) VCU , 2-1 A PARKS, Robyn f HENRY, Ryen f WILLIAMS, Zakia g ROBINSON, Keira g THORPE, Isis g ALAEZE, Adaeze MITCHELL, Ashlee PELLECHIO, Jessica ROYSTER, Melanie Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 5 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % La Salle , 3-0 A BESLOW, Siobhan f OWENS, Micahya f BURDGESS, Leeza c ALSTON, Jasmine g CROPPER, Alicia g LEE, Khristin BULLOCK, Deja MINTZER, Lisa Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 0 FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 Officials: Zachary Klein, Scott Fruehling, Kevin Sparrock Technical fouls: VCU-None. La Salle-None. Attendance: 450 Officials: Zachary Klein, Pastor Torres, Michael DoCouto Technical fouls: La Salle-None. VCU-None. Attendance: 1313 Massey Cancer Center Pink Out VCU La Salle La Salle VCU

9 #2 Siobhan Beslow #3 Khristin Lee Season Highs Career Highs Season Highs Career Highs Points /15/ /4/15 Assists Three times Steals /4/15 Blocks /14/14 FGM /15/15 FGA /15/15 3-FGM /8/15 3-FGA /8/15 FTM /20/14 FTA /20/14 Minutes /25/14 Points /15/ /8/13 Assists /5/13 Steals Two times Blocks /14/14 FGM /15/15 FGA Two times 3FGM /8/15 3FGA Six times FTM Two times FTA Two times Points /19/ /25/14 Assists Two times Steals /6/14 Blocks Five times FGM /19/14 FGA Two times 3-FGM Three times 3-FGA /29/14 FTM /20/14 FTA /20/14 Minutes Three times Points Two times /25/13 Assists Five times Steals Three times Blocks times FGM /24/13 FGA /29/13 3FGM /24/13 3FGA /30/13 FTM /21/13 FTA Two times #11 Jasmine Alston #13 Indigo Dickens Season Highs Career Highs Season Highs Career Highs Points /29/ /15/15 Assists /22/14 Steals /28/14 Blocks Three times FGM /29/14 FGA /15/15 3-FGM... n/a... n/a 3-FGA Five times FTM /29/14 FTA /18/15 Minutes /18/15 Points /29/ /25/14 Assists /22/14 Steals /28/14 Blocks Six times FGM /26/14 FGA /15/13 3FGM Four times 3FGA /15/13 FTM Two times FTA /25/14 Points /20/ /20/14 Assists...n/a... n/a Steals Three times Blocks Three times FGM /20/14 FGA Two times 3-FGM...n/a... n/a 3-FGA...n/a... n/a FTM /28/14 FTA Two times Minutes /20/14 Points /20/ Four times Assists Six times Steals times Blocks /30/13 FGM /20/14 FGA Two times 3FGM...n/a... n/a 3FGA...n/a... n/a FTM /28/14 FTA Twice #14 Alicia Cropper #22 Deja Bullock Season Highs Career Highs Season Highs Career Highs Points /3/ /28/14 Assists /20/14 Steals /18/15 Blocks Two times FGM Two times FGA Two times 3-FGM /3/14 3-FGA /6/14 FTM /28/14 FTA /28/14 Minutes /18/15 Points /25/ /29/14 Assists /20/14 Steals /18/15 Blocks Three times FGM /25/14 FGA /1/14 3FGM /3/14 3FGA /2/13 FTM /6/14 FTA Two times --Has not played-- Points /29/ Two times Assists Two times Steals Two times Blocks Two times FGM /29/13 FGA /19/14 3FGM...n/a... n/a 3FGA /29/14 FTM Two times FTA Two times

10 #31 Ebony Wells #34 Micahya Owens Season Highs Career Highs Season Highs Career Highs Points /22/ /22/14 Assists Two times Steals Four times Blocks Five times FGM /22/14 FGA /22/14 3FGM Four times 3FGA Two times FTM /30/14 FTA Two times Minutes /22/14 Points /22/ /22/14 Assists Two times Steals Four times Blocks Five times FGM /22/14 FGA /22/14 3FGM Four times 3FGA Two times FTM /30/14 FTA Two times Points /25/ Two times Assists Three times Steals /24/15 Blocks /29/14 FGM Two times FGA Two times 3-FGM Two times 3-FGA Four times FTM /6/14 FTA /24/15 Minutes /14/14 Points Four times Five times Assists Two times Steals /24/15 Blocks /8/13 FGM /11/14 FGA /19/14 3FGM Five times 3FGA /8/13 FTM Four times FTA Two times Season Highs #55 Lisa Mintzer Career Highs #4 Jordan Williams Season/Career Highs Points /24/ Two times Assists Three times Steals Two times Blocks /21/15 FGM /24/15 FGA /8/15 3-FGM...n/a...n/a 3-FGA...n/a...n/a FTM /4/15 FTA /4/15 Minutes /24/15 Points Three times Three times Assists Three times Steals Two times Blocks /21/15 FGM Two times FGA /21/13 3FGM...n/a...n/a 3FGA /30/13 FTM Four times FTA /21/13 Points Three times /21/15 Assists /14/14 Steals Two times Blocks... n/a... n/a FGM Two times FGA /14/14 3FGM... n/a... n/a 3FGA /14/14 FTM /24/15 FTA Four times #12 Iyonna Crenshaw #21 Amy Griffin #44 Ashanti Freeland Season/Career Highs Points: /21/ Two times Assists... n/a... n/a Steals /21/15 Blocks Two times FGM /21/15 FGA Two times 3FGM... n/a... n/a 3FGA /21/15 FTM /21/15 FTA /21/15 Season/Career Highs Points: /19/ /4/15 Assists /4/15 Steals Two times Blocks /28/14 FGM /19/14 FGA /18/15 3FGM Three times 3FGA /18/15 FTM /19/14 FTA /19/14 Minutes /18/15 Season/Career Highs Points: Three times /19/14 Assists Two times Steals /14/14 Blocks Three times FGM Three times FGA /20/14 3FGM... n/a... n/a 3FGA... n/a... n/a FTM /25/14 FTA Twice