Andrea Chilcote (Second Season, Grand Valley St)

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1 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (5-3, 0-0 No. 19 Oklahoma University (5-2, 0-0 Big 12) Game #9 Road Game #5 at Lloyd Noble Center Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 7 p.m. (CST) UTRGV Schedule Date Opponent TV/Result Time/Record November (4-3) Preseason WNIT 11/12 at Nebraska L /18 vs. North Texas W /19 at Abilene Christian L /21 at Sam Houston State W Feast on the Border 11/25 Prairie View A&M W /26 Sam Houston State W /30 Houston L December (1-0) 12/3 at TAMUCC W /8 at No. 19 Oklahoma FSOK 7 p.m. 12/11 at (RV) Oklahoma State 1 p.m. 12/15 at No. 17 Texas LHN 7 p.m. 12/17 Evangel Spectrum Alt. 7 p.m. Battle on the Border 12/19 North Dakota State Spectrum 7 p.m. 12/20 TAMUCC Spectrum 7 p.m. 12/30 St. Thomas Spectrum Alt. 7 p.m. January (0-0, 0-0 WAC) 1/2 Texas Lutheran Spectrum 7 p.m. 1/5 Chicago State* Spectrum 7 p.m. 1/7 UMKC* Spectrum 7 p.m. 1/12 at CSU Bakersfield* 9 p.m. 1/14 at Grand Canyon* 3 p.m. 1/21 at Chicago State* 2 p.m. 1/26 Utah Valley* Spectrum 7 p.m. 1/28 Seattle U* Spectrum Alt. 7 p.m. February (0-0, 0-0 WAC) 2/4 at UMKC* 7 p.m. 2/9 Grand Canyon* Spectrum 7 p.m. 2/11 CSU Bakersfield* Spectrum 7 p.m. 2/18 at NM State* AggieVision 3 p.m. 2/23 at Seattle U* 9 p.m. 2/25 at Utah Valley* 4 p.m. March (0-0, 0-0 WAC) 3/4 NM State* Spectrum Alt. 7 p.m. Western Athletic Conference Tournament (at Las Vegas) 3/8 Quarterfinals (If Necessary) 4/6:30/9 p.m. 3/10 Semifinals 2/4:30 p.m. 3/11 Championship ESPN3 3 p.m. NCAA Tournament (at Regional Sites) 3/17-18 First Round ESPN 2 TBD 3/19-20 Second Round ESPN 2 TBD 3/24-25 Sweet 16 ESPN 2 TBD 3/26-27 Elite 8 ESPN 2 TBD 3/31 Final Four ESPN 2 5/7:30 p.m. April (0-0) 4/2 Championship ESPN 2 7:30 p.m. Home games in bold All times CT *Western Athletic Conference game Specturm Sports is on channel 323 throughout Texas on Charter and Time Warner Cable. Spectrum Sports Alt. can be found on Channel 825 UTRGV Roster Probable Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG 1 Bernesha Peters PG 5-3 So. Spring, TX Idil Türk (C) SG 5-9 So. Istanbul, Turkey Shawnte Goff (C) SF 5-8 Sr. Copperas Cove, TX Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir (C) PF 6-2 Jr. Stykkishólmur, Iceland Tristan Murphy C 6-1 So. Stanwood, WA Reserves No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG 2 Tuana Dinç F 6-1 Fr. Ankara, Turkey Angela Villarreal G 5-6 So. Weslaco, TX Michelle Marquez G 5-3 R-Fr. Weslaco, TX Brianna Pitre G 5-8 Fr. Tucson, AZ Nichele Hyman G 5-10 So. Clovis, NM Emily Azubel G 5-9 R-Jr. Edinburg, TX Markeisha Watson G 5-9 Jr. Pascagoula, MS N/A N/A N/A 23 Amara Graham G 5-6 Fr. Chicago, IL Daniela Azubel G 5-7 Jr. Edinburg, TX N/A N/A N/A 32 Lile Havili F 6-1 Sr. Salt Lake City, UT Mary Savoy F 6-0 Sr. Salem, OR Megan Johnson G/F 5-10 Fr. Newcastle, Australia Laura Van Tilburg F 6-3 Jr. Weslaco, TX Head Coach Assistant Coaches Coordinator of Basketball Operations Athletic Trainer Strength & Conditioning Coach Pronunciations Tuana Dinç Shawnte Goff Amara Graham Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir Lile Havili Nichele Hyman Megan Jonson Tristan Murphy Bernesha Peters Brianna Pitre Mary Savoy Idil Türk Larry Tidwell (Fourth Season, Austin College) Gabe Henry (Third Season, Missouri Valley) Anthony Anderson (Fourth Season, FIU) Hannah Burleson (Fourth Season, TAMUCC) Scotte Smith (Second Season, Indiana) Andrea Chilcote (Second Season, Grand Valley St) Matt Taylor (Fifth Season, Mount Union) [two-ah-nah DINK] [SHAWN-tay] [uh-mar-ah] [Byorg] [CAR-chins-dotter] [LEE-lay] [hah-vee-lee] [nih-shell] [ME-gihn] [TRIH-stin] [bur-knee-sha] [bree-ann-uh] [sah-voy] [ih-deal] [TURK] Year-by-Year Records Under Coach Tidwell Record Home Road Neutral WAC Home Road WAC Tournament NCAA WNIT WBI RPI SOS N/A N/A Total Streaks W1 L1 W2 W1 W2 W1 W1 L1 N/A L1 L1 UTRGV Game Notes 1

2 Upcoming Games Date Day Opponent Site Time (CT) Broadcast Dec. 8 Thu. No. 19 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center 7 p.m. Fox Sports Oklahoma Dec. 11 Sun. (RV) Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena 1 p.m. OKState.com Dec. 15 Thu. No. 17 Texas Frank Erwin Center 7 p.m. Longhorn Network Dec. 17 Sat. Evangel UTRGV Fieldhouse 7 p.m. Spectrum Alt. (825) YouTube.com/GoUTRGVAthletics Dec. 19 Mon. North Dakota State UTRGV Fieldhouse 7 p.m. Spectrum (323) YouTube.com/GoUTRGVAthletics How the Squad Was Built Returning Players (11) Junior College Transfers (1) Incoming Freshmen (4) Shawnte Goff Markeisha Watson Tuana Dinç Lile Havili Amara Graham Nichele Hyman Megan Johnson Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir Brianna Pitre Michelle Marquez Tristan Murphy Bernesha Peters Mary Savoy Idil Türk Laura Van Tilburg Angela Villarreal The Squad by Class Seniors (3) Juniors (3) Sophomores (5) Freshmen (5) Shawnte Goff Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir Nichele Hyman Tuana Dinç Lile Havili Laura Van Tilburg Tristan Murphy Amara Graham Mary Savoy Markeisha Watson Bernesha Peters Megan Johnson Idil Türk Michelle Marquez Angela Villarreal Brianna Pitre The Squad by Home State/Country Texas (7) Turkey (2) Arizona (1) Australia (1) Illinois (1) Daniela Azubell Tuana Dinç Brianna Pitre Megan Johnson Amara Graham Emily Azubell Idil Türk Shawnte Goff Michelle Marquez Mississippi (1) New Mexico (1) Oregon (1) Iceland (1) Bernesha Peters Markeisha Watson Nichele Hyman Mary Savoy Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir Laura Van Tilburg Angela Villarreal Utah (1) Washington (1) Lile Havili Tristan Murphy UTRGV Game Notes 2

3 Last Game UTRGV Wins Showdown in Corpus Christi Dec. 3, 2016 at Dugan Wellness Center The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) women's basketball team beat Texas A&M Universty-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) in the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union. Senior Shawnte Goff led UTRGV (5-3) with 17 points while going 9-for-10 from the line. Sophomore Bernesha Peters scored 16 points with three steals. Senior Mary Savoy scored 13 points with eight rebounds. Emma Young led TAMUCC (3-4) with 16 points and seven rebounds. Camesha Davis recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Ashanti Plummer scored 10 points with five rebounds. TAMUCC scored the first seven points of the game, but with the score 12-6 late in the first quarter, Peters hit a layup to spark a 7-0 run and give UTRGV its first lead at A pair of Brianna Jackson jumpers allowed TAMUCC to take an lead, but Peters and sophomore Weslaco alum Angela Villarreal knocked down three-pointers to sandwich a Young free throw and tie the game. Then, after a Young jumper put TAMUCC up 23-21, Savoy hit two layups to power an 8-0 run and put UTRGV up late in the second quarter. TAMUCC scored 11 of the next 13 points to to go up early in the third, put Peters hit a three and a layup as UTRGV scored seven-straight to take a lead. Later in the third, with UTRGV s lead cut to 45-44, Savoy hit two free throws and senior Lile Havili converted a three-point play to push the lead out to The lead was still six at the start of the fourth after a Goff jumper, but a Young three-point play allowed TAMUCC to score six-straight and tie the game. The game was tied at 63 with 2:51 to play, but Goff hit two free throws and Havili made a layup to push the game out of reach. 12/3/ OT F High Scorer High Reb. High Ast. FG% (FGM-A) 3PT (FGM-A) FT% (FTM-A) Reb. (O-D-T) Ast. UTRGV Goff-17 Savoy-8 Goff (22-53).250 (4-16).833 (20-24) Johnson-8 Murphy-2 Kjartansdóttir-2 TAMUCC Young-16 Davis-11 Evans (23-62).182 (2-11).607 (17-28) Previous Games UTRGV Falls to Houston Nov. 30, 2016 at UTRGV Fieldhouse The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) women's basketball team fell to the University of Houston Senior Mary Savoy led UTRGV (4-3) with 10 points. Angela Harris led Houston (2-4) with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting, including 4-of-6 from behind the arc. Chayanne Butler, Dorian Branch and Kierra Graves each scored 10 points. UTRGV jumped out to a 7-2 lead on two layups and a three by senior Shawnte Goff. UTRGV extended its lead to 10-4 on a three by sophomore Idil Türk, but Houston responded with a 9-3 run to tie the game at 13. UTRGV went up by three on a pair of threes by Weslaco alum Angela Villarreal that made it and and a a layup by senior Mary Savoy that made it 22-19, but Branch bookended a 13-5 run with a layup and a three to put Houston up at halftime. UTRGV pullled within three midway through the third quarter on a layup by sophomore Tristan Murphy that made it and a pair of Goff free throws that made it 40-37, but Houston hit 10 of its next 19 shots while holding UTRGV to 2-of-15 shooting to go on a 28-9 run to push the game out of reach. 11/30/ OT F High Scorer High Reb. High Ast. FG% (FGM-A) 3PT (FGM-A) FT% (FTM-A) Reb. (O-D-T) Ast. Houston A. Harris-18 Hawkins-12 Hawkins (25-64).313 (5-16).867 (13-15) UTRGV Savoy-10 Kjartansdóttir-12 Peters (19-59).194 (6-31).667 (8-12) Murphy-3 UTRGV Wins Feast on the Border Tournament Championship Nov. 26, 2016 at UTRGV Fieldhouse The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) women's basketball team won the Feast on the Border Tournament Championship with a victory over Sam Houston State University (SHSU). Senior Mary Savoy earned Tournament MVP honors after averaging 15.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 2.0 steals per game. Sophomore Tristan Murphy also earned All-Tournament Team honors after averaging 10.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game. In this game, Savoy led UTRGV (4-2) with 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting, six rebounds and four steals. Junior Hildur Björg Kjaratansdóttir scored 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting with seven rebounds. Sophomore Idil Türk scored 12 points with two steals. Sophomore Weslaco alum Angel Villarreal scored a career-high 12 points on a career-high four three-pointers. Jasmine McCants led SHSU (0-6) with 18 points and eight rebounds. Jennifer Oramas scored 15 points. SHSU led 3-2 in the opening minutes, but an offensive rebound and a putback by Murphy was the first of seven-straight points for UTRGV. Then, after Rachel Harrell made three free throws, sophomore Weslaco alum Angel Villarreal nailed a three-pointer to help UTRGV score 12-straight points to go up It became a 33-7 run as UTRGV took its largest lead of the first half on a Savoy jumper that made it with 2:31 remaining. UTRGV pushed its lead to 30 early in the third quarter when a Türk free throw made it before Oramas made two three-pointers and two layups to bring SHSU within 20. Kjaratansdóttir responded with a three-pointer and three layups to push the game out of reach. 11/26/ OT F High Scorer High Reb. High Ast. FG% (FGM-A) 3PT (FGM-A) FT% (FTM-A) Reb. (O-D-T) Ast. SHSU McCants-18 McCants-8 Day (17-53).167 (3-18).464 (13-28) UTRGV Savoy-14 Kjartansdóttir-7 Peters (28-64).455 (10-22).750 (12-16) Kjaratansdóttir-14 UTRGV Game Notes 3

4 Results Against Opponent UTRGV vs. Oklahoma... Series Notes: Bianca Torre scored a game-high tying 26 points in a road loss (11/26/10). Last Meeting (12/1/15) 1 2 OT 2OT Final.. UTPA at Oklahoma Nov. 26, 2010 at Lloyd Noble Center Bianca Torre scored 26 points for UTPA in a at Oklahoma during the first day of the Basketball Travelers Invitational Tournament. OU s Danielle Robinson and Aaryn Ellenburg put up the first five points of the game, but a jumper from Adanna Opara put UTPA on the board. Two free throws by Ellenburg notched two more points for OU, but Adanna Opara and Torre responded to close UTPA's deficit to 7-6. OU was able to build its lead to 18-6, but Ashley Watson sunk two free throws to close the deficit to OU continued to build it lead, but Torre and Ce'Monay Newell responded with back-to-back threes. At the end of the first half, OU led Erin Lewis and Torre knocked down consecutive jumpers to start the second half, and Torre followed up from downtown. With 9:00 left in the second half, UTPA started to come back, notching three consecutive layups from LaQuita Garner, Donna Jackson and Lewis. Torre went from the field, including 4-6 from behind the arc. Jackson recorded eight points while Newell and Lewis each had seven points Breakdown Overall Home Road Neutral All-Time Record Current Streaks Lost 4 N/A Lost 4 N/A UTPA vs. Oklahoma Season Series Date Location Result Season Record 11/26/10 Norman, OK L UTPA vs. Oklahoma Season Leaders Date Team Points Rebounds Assists 11/26/10 UTRGV Torre-26 Garner-5 Lewis-4 Opp. Ellenberg-26 McFarland-15 Robinson-6 Series History... Date Location Result Record 11/25/88 Norman, OK L /27/93 Norman, OK L /17/95 Norman, OK L /26/10 Norman, OK L Results Against Next Opponent UTRGV vs. Oklahoma State University... Series Notes: Shawnte Goff has reached double-figures in scoring twice at OSU, with 14 on 12/5/15, and 11 on 12/29/13 Bianca Torre scored a game-high 20 points while hitting six threes, tied for the fifth most in a game in program history (12/18/11) Alyya Abdur-Rahman blocked seven shots, tied for the fourth most in program history (11/22/91). Last Meeting (12/5/15) Final.. UTRGV at (RV) Oklahoma State December 5, 2015 at Iba-Gallagher Arena UTRGV team fell to OSU Shawnte Goff led UTRGV with 14 points while hitting a trio of three-pointers. Anushka Maldonado scored 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including 3-of-5 from behind the arc, with seven rebounds. Brittney Martin led OSU with 26 points on 11-of-19 shooting and 12 rebounds. UTRGV led twice in the opening minutes, going up 3-2 on a Goff three and 5-3 on a put back layup by Bernesha Peters. The OSU scored 13 of the next 14 points to build a 10-point lead on a Martin jumper, but a three by Nichele Hyman brought UTRGV back within seven. UTRGV was still within seven at after a jumper by Mary Savoy with 3:02 remaining in the first quarter, but OSU responded with a 12-2 run to make it The Vaqueros got as close as 14 at on a Goff three late in the second quarter, but OSU followed with a 16-4 run to push the game out of reach. Breakdown Overall Home Road Neutral All-Time Record Current Streaks Lost 9 N/A Lost 8 Lost UTRGV vs. Oklahoma State University Season Series Date Location Result Season Record 12/5/15 Stillwater, OK L UTRGV vs. Oklahoma State University Season Leaders Date Team Points Rebounds Assists 12/5/15 UTRGV Goff-14 Maldonado-7 Goff-2 Opp. Martin-26 Martin-12 Patton-8 Series History... Date Location Result Record 11/22/91 Kansas City, MO L /2/05 Stillwater, OK L /3/09 Stillwater, OK L /2/10 Stillwater, OK L /2/11 Stillwater, OK L /18/11 Stillwater, OK L /20/12 Stillwater, OK L /29/13 Stillwater, OK L /5/15 Stillwater, OK L UTRGV Game Notes 4

5 Goff Goes for Career Record Books Career Points 1. Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) 1, Bianca Torre ( ) 1,439 Career Field Goals Made 1. Becky Dube ( ) Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) 513 Career Field Goals Attempted 1. Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) 1, Bianca Torre ( ) 1,250 Career Three-Pointers Made 1. Alex Gravel ( ) Bianca Torre ( ) Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) Cheveron Terry ( ) 169 Career Three-Pointers Attempted 1. Alex Gravel ( ) Cheveron Terry ( ) Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) Bianca Torre ( ) 538 Career Free Throws Made 1. Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) Bianca Torre ( ) 277 Career Free Throws Attempted T-1. Alexis Williams ( ) 419 T-1. Naima Williams ( ) Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) 398 Career Free Throw Percentage 1. Alex Gravel ( ).827 ( ) 2. Teshay Winfrey ( ).786 ( ) 3. Bianca Torre ( ).780 ( ) 4. Shawnte Goff (2013-Present).751 ( ) 5. Dawn Beachler ( ).688 ( ) Assists 1. Bianca Torre ( ) Alexis Williams ( ) Erin Lewis ( ) Kelly Garrett ( ) Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) 260 Steals 1. Bianca Torre ( ) Cheveron Terry ( ) Naima Williams ( ) Iris Garza ( ) Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) MaHoganey Daniel ( ) 152 T-7. Rickell Preston ( ) 145 T-7. Alex Gravel ( ) 145 T-7. Alexis Williams ( ) 145 Blocks 1. MaHogany Daniel ( ) Rose Esther Jean ( ) Michelle Hinton ( ) Brittany Bush ( ) Alyya Abdur-Rahman ( ) Shawnte Goff (2013-Present) Adanna Opara ( ) Rhonda Carrington ( ) 53 Kjartansdóttir on the Rebound Career Rebounds 1. Naima Williams ( ) MaHogany Daniel ( ) Aleeya Grigsby ( ) Rose Esther Jean ( ) Rickell Preston ( ) Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir (2014-Present) Julie Shakin ( ) Angela Casas ( ) Brittany Bush ( ) Bridgette Ivory ( ) Dawn Beachler ( ) Cheveron Terry ( ) 411 Tidwell Climbing the Charts Wins 1. DeAnn Craft ( ) Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) 57 Winning Percentage 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) John McDowell ( ).433 Conference Wins 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) Denny Downing ( ) 21 Conference Winning Percentage 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) Denny Downing ( ).500 Conference Tournament Wins 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) 4 2. Denny Downing ( ) 2 Conference Tournament Winning Percentage 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) Denny Downing ( ).333 Home Wins 1. DeAnn Craft ( ) 47 T-2. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) 31 T-2. Denny Downing ( ) 31 Home Winning Percentage 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present).756 (31-10) 2. Denny Downing ( ).674 (31-15) Road Wins T-1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) 16 T-1. Denny Downing ( ) 16 T-1. DeAnn Craft ( ) 16 Road Winning Percentage 1. Denny Downing ( ).372 (16-43) 2. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present).333 (16-32) 3. Karin Nicholls ( ).286 (6-15) Neutral Site Wins 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) 9 2. DeAnn Craft ( ) 7 Neutral Site Winning Percentage 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present).600 (9-6) 2. DeAnn Craft ( ).368 (7-12) Conference Home Wins 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) Denny Downing ( ) 13 UTRGV Game Notes 5

6 Conference Home Winning Percentage 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present).682 (15-7) 2. Denny Downing ( ).619 (13-8) Conference Road Wins 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) Denny Downing ( ) 8 Conference Road Winning Percentage 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present).500 (11-11) 2. Denny Downing ( ).381 (8-13) Non-Conference Wins 1. DeAnn Craft ( ) John McDowell ( ) Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) Denny Downing ( ) 29 Non-Conference Winning Percentage 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present).508 (31-30) 2. John McDowell ( ).433 (36-47) Non-Conference Home Wins 1. DeAnn Craft ( ) Denny Downing ( ) Larry Tidwell (2013-Present) John McDowell ( ) 15 Non-Conference Home Winning Percentage 1. Larry Tidwell (2013-Present).889 (16-2) 2. Denny Downing ( ).720 (18-7) Team Notes Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (12/3) UTRGV won its first game of the South Texas Showdown, presented by Navy Army Community Credit Union, It was UTRGV s first win over TAMUCC in the Larry Tidwell era, snapping a three-game skid. Senior Shawnte Goff scored a game-high 17 points while going 9-for-10 from the line. Sophomore Bernesha Peters scored 16 points with a game-high three steals. Senior Mary Savoy scored 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting with a team-high tying eight rebounds, two blocks and two steals. Freshman Megan Johnson had career highs in points (seven) and rebounds (eight). Houston (11/30) UTRGV fell to Houston Senior Mary Savoy scored a team-high 10 points while junior Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds, her fourth time in double-figures rebounding this season. Sophomore Tristan Murphy scored five points with a seasonhigh tying six rebounds, a career-high three assists, a career-high tying three blocks, and one steal. Sam Houston State (11/26) UTRGV beat SHSU to win the Feast on the Border Tournament Championship. Senior Mary Savoy earned Tournament MVP honors after averaging 15.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 2.0 steals per game. In this game, she scored a team-high 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting, six rebounds and four steals Sophomore Tristan Murphy also earned All-Tournament Team honors after averaging 10.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game. Junior Hildur Björg Kjaratansdóttir scored 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting with seven rebounds. Sophomore Idil Türk scored 12 points with two steals. Sophomore Angel Villarreal scored a career-high 12 points on a career-high four three-pointers. Prairie View A&M (11/25) UTRGV beat PVAM Senior Mary Savoy scored a team-high tying 16 points, seven rebounds and career-high tying three blocks. Sophomore Nichele Hyman scored a career-high 16 points with four rebounds and a career-high three steals. Sophomore Tristan Murphy scored a career-high 12 points with five rebounds and a career-high tying three blocks. Senior Shawnte Goff scored 12 points. Sophomore Idil Türk scored a season-high 12 points. Sam Houston State (11/21) UTRGV beat SHSU Senior Shawnte Goff had a team-high 13 points, five assists and four steals. Junior Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir posted her first double-double of the season 12 points, 15 rebounds, five assists, two blocks and three steals. Sophomore Bernesha Peters scored 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting, including 3-of-5 from behind the arc. Abilene Christian (11/19) UTRGV wrapped up the Preseason WNIT with a loss to host Abilene Christian. Senior Shawnte Goff scored 13 points to become UTRGV s alltime leading scorer with 1,451 points, passing Bianca Torre, who scored 1,439 points from Goff now holds three program records, along with free throws made and field goals attempted. North Texas (11/18) UTRGV picked up its first-ever Preseason WNIT victory, over North Texas. Senior Shawnte Goff posted her third-career double-double with a game-high 29 points on 9-of-13 shooting, including 4-of-5 from behind the arc, and 11 rebounds. Goff also went 7-of-14 from the foul line to break the program record for free throws made with 282, passing Bianca Torre who made 277 from Sophomore Idil Türk scored 11 points while hitting a trio of threepointers. UTRGV Game Notes 6

7 Nebraska (11/12) In its first-ever appearance in the Preseason WNIT, UTRGV fell to Nebraska Senior Shawnte Goff scored a game-high 19 points. Junior Laura Van Tilburg scored a career-high 11 points on a career-best 5-of-6 shooting with five rebounds and a career-high tying three blocks. Junior Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds with a career-high tying three blocks. Preseason Notes UTRGV was picked second in the preseason coaches poll: Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points 1. New Mexico State (7) UTRGV (1) Grand Canyon CSU Bakersfield UMKC Utah Valley Seattle U Chicago State 8 UTRGV was picked second in the preseason media poll: Rank Team (First Place Votes) Points 1. New Mexico State (6) UTRGV (5) Grand Canyon CSU Bakersfield (1) Utah Valley UMKC Seattle U Chicago State 15 This is the second time UTRGV has ever received first places votes, earning one in each poll in Senior guard Shawnte' Goff earned Preseason WAC Player of the Year and Preseason All-WAC First Team honors and junior forward Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir was selected as a Preseason All-WAC Second Team honoree by both the coaches and the media. Additionally, senior Mary Savoy was named to the Preseason All-WAC Second Team by the media. UTRGV s schedule includes nine games against 2016 postseason participants, including five against NCAA Tournament participants, including Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and New Mexico State (twice). UTRGV faced two WNIT participants in Nebraska and Abilene Christian. UTRGV will also play two games against WBI participant Grand Canyon Season Notes In its 19 wins last season, the team s average margin of victory stood at 13.2 points per game for the second year in a row after scoring one more point (251) in the same number of wins. The team posted a (+52) victory over Texas Lutheran (11/18), which marked its largest margin of victory of the season. The team had 10 other double-digits margins of victory, winning (+46) over Concordia (11/16), (+24) over Grand Canyon (1/7), (+22) over Chicago State, (+18) over Incarnate Word (12/3), (+15) over Evangel (12/30), (+14) over CSU Bakersfield (1/21), (+13) over Incarnate Word, (+13) over Utah Valley, (+11) over New Mexico State, and (+10) over Houston (12/20) At 19-14, the program experienced its second-straight winning season at the NCAA Division I level after not having had one since (10-5 as NAIA DII Program). The team earned a spot in the WNIT, marking the second postseason appearance in program history aftrer participating in the WBI the previous year. The team broke 31 different program records, including: RPI, 180 (Previous: 188 ( )) Highest Conference Tournament Seed, 2 (Previous: 3 ( )) Overall Winning Percentage,.576 (Previous:.559 ( )) Road Wins, 8 (Previous: 5 ( , and )) Road Winning Percentage,.471 (Previous:.375 ( )) Conference Road Wins, 5 (Previous: 4 ( )) Wins in a Two-Year Span, 38 (Previous: 33 ( )) Wins in a Three-Year Span, 52 (Previous: 45 ( )) Free Throw Shooting,.723 (Previous:.710 ( )) Rebounds Per Game, (Previous: ( )) Rebounds, 1370 (Previous: 1,350 ( )) Blocks, 121 (Previous: 112 ( )) Best Record Through: 16 Games (9-7) 17 Games (10-7) 18 Games (11-7) 19 Games (12-7) 20 Games (13-7) 21 Games (13-8) 22 Games (13-9) 24 Games (14-10) 29 Games (17-12) 30 Games (18-12) 31 Games (19-12) Best Conference Record Through: Three Games (3-0) Four Games (4-0) Five Games (5-0) Six Games (5-1) Best Road Record Through: 13 Games (6-7) 14 Games (7-7) 15 Games (7-8) 16 Games (8-8) UTRGV Game Notes 7

8 The team tied 24 other program records, including: Wins, 19 (Previous: 19 ( )) Conference Wins, 9 (Previous: 8 ( , )) Conference Tournament Wins, 2 (Previous: 2 ( )) Neutral Site Wins, 3 (Previous: 3 ( )) Longest In-Season Winning Streak: 5 (Previous: , ) Three-Pointers Attempted, 747 (Previous: 747 ( )) Best Record Through: Nine Games (6-3) 14 Games (8-6) 15 Games (8-7) 23 Games (13-10) 25 Games (14-11) 26 Games (15-11) 27 Games (15-12) 28 Games (16-12) 32 Games (19-13) 33 Games (19-14) Best Conference Record Through: Seven Games (5-2) Nine Games (6-3) 13 Games (8-5) 14 Games (9-5) Best Home Record Through: Five Games (5-0) Six Games (6-0) Seven Games (7-0) Eight Games (7-1) UTRGV allowed just 61.6 points per game, the fifth best mark in program history, the best in the WAC, and the 92 nd best in the NCAA. UTRGV allowed opponents to shoot just.371 from the field, the second lowest mark in program history (.335 in ), the best in the WAC and, the 38 th best in the NCAA. UTRGV allowed opponents to shoot just.306 from behind the arc, just shy of the top five lowest marks in program history (.291 in ), the best in the WAC, and the 106 th best in the NCAA. Shawnte Goff was the WAC Player of the Year and a member of the All-WAC First Team and All-Defensive Team based on her play during the WAC season as voted on by the WAC s head coaches. During WAC play, Goff averaged a WAC-leading 16.1 points per game while playing a conference-high 35.9 minutes per game. She also ranked fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.5), free throw shooting (.794) and defensive rebounding (5.4), seventh in assists (3.3) and three-pointers made per game (1.9), 13 th in steals (1.4) and blocks per game (0.6), and 18 th in overall rebounding (5.6). Overall, Goff led the WAC in four different categories, including scoring (15.5), total points (512), field goal attempts (510) and three-pointer attempts (233). She also ranks second in minutes per game (35.1), and total minutes played (1,158), third in assistto-turnover ratio (1.6), tied for fifth in three-pointers per game (2.0), sixth in assists per game (3.2), and total three-pointers made (67), and seventh in free throw shooting (.752) and steals per game (1.6). UTRGV Game Notes 8

9 UTRGV Record When Home Road Neutral Overall Leading after first quarter Trailing after first quarter Tied after first quarter Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Leading after third quarter Trailing after third quarter Tied after third quarter Tied after regulation Outrebounding their opp Being outrebounded Tied in rebounding Shooting.600 or better Shooting.500 to Shooting.400 to Shooting.300 to Shooting.299 or less Opp. shoot.600 or better Opp. shoot.500 to Opp. shoot.400 to Opp. shoot.300 to Opp. shoot.299 or less Making more FT Making fewer FT Making same number of FT Making more 3PT Making fewer 3PT Making same number of 3PT Committing more TO Committing fewer TO Committing same number of TO One-point games Two-point games Three-point games Four-point games Five-10 point games point games point games plus point games Individual Records in Starting Lineup Players W-L Pct. Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir Tristan Murphy Bernesha Peters Idil Türk Shawnte Goff Nichele Hyman When UTRGV Scores Home Road Neutral Overall points points points points points points plus points When Opponents Score Home Road Neutral Overall points points points points points points plus points By Conference Home Road Neutral Overall American Athletic Big Big Conference USA Heart of America Athletic Red River Athletic Southern Collegiate Athletic Southland Summit SWAC WAC By Day Home Road Neutral Overall On Sunday On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday By Month Home Road Neutral Overall In November In December In January In February In March In April UTRGV Game Notes 9

10 UTRGV Starting Lineups (2) Game No. PG SG SF PF C W-L Pct. 1-5, 7-8 Peters Türk Goff Kjartansdóttir Murphy Peters Türk Hyman Kjartansdóttir Murphy UTRGV Leaders Points Rebounds Assists Double- Triple- Individual Game Leaders Player Doubles Doubles Pts. Rebs. Asts. Daniela Azubell Emily Azubell Tuana Dinç Shawnte Goff Amara Graham Lile Havili Nichele Hyman 1 1 Megan Johnson 1 Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir Michelle Marquez Tristan Murphy 1 2 Bernesha Peters 2 5 Brianna Pitre Mary Savoy Idil Türk 3 Laura Van Tilburg 1 Angela Villarreal 1 Markeisha Watson UTRGV Game Notes 10

11 UTRGV Game-by-Game Team Statistics DATE OPP G FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT AST PF STL TO BS PTS 1Q 2Q 1H 3Q 4Q 2H OT Nov. 12 at Nebraska Nov. 18 vs. UNT Nov. 19 at ACU Nov. 21 at SHSU Nov. 25 PVAM Nov. 26 SHSU Nov. 30 Houston Dec. 3 at TAMUCC Dec. 8 at OU Dec. 11 at OSU Dec. 15 at Texas Dec. 17 Evangel Dec. 19 NDSU Dec. 20 TAMUCC Dec. 30 St. Thomas Jan. 2 TLU Jan. 5 CSU Jan. 7 UMKC Jan. 12 at CSUB Jan. 14 at GCU Jan. 21 at CSU Jan. 26 UVU Jan. 28 Seattle U Feb. 4 at UMKC Feb. 9 GCU Feb. 11 CSUB Feb. 18 at NM State Feb. 23 at Seattle U Feb. 25 at UVU Mar. 4 NM State Mar. 8 Quarters Mar. 10 Semis Mar. 11 Finals Mar. 17 NCAA Mar. 19 NCAA Mar. 24 NCAA Mar. 27 NCAA Mar. 31 NCAA Apr. 2 NCAA TOTAL AVG HIGH LOW Opponents Game-by-Game Team Statistics DATE OPP G FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT AST PF STL TO BS PTS 1Q 2Q 1H 3Q 4Q 2H OT Nov. 12 at Nebraska Nov. 18 vs. UNT Nov. 19 at ACU Nov. 21 at SHSU Nov. 25 PVAM Nov. 26 SHSU Nov. 30 Houston Dec. 3 at TAMUCC Dec. 8 at OU Dec. 11 at OSU Dec. 15 at Texas Dec. 17 Evangel Dec. 19 NDSU Dec. 20 TAMUCC Dec. 30 St. Thomas Jan. 2 TLU Jan. 5 CSU Jan. 7 UMKC Jan. 12 at CSUB Jan. 14 at GCU Jan. 21 at CSU Jan. 26 UVU Jan. 28 Seattle U Feb. 4 at UMKC Feb. 9 GCU Feb. 11 CSUB Feb. 18 at NM State Feb. 23 at Seattle U Feb. 25 at UVU Mar. 4 NM State Mar. 8 Quarters Mar. 10 Semis Mar. 11 Finals Mar. 17 NCAA Mar. 19 NCAA Mar. 24 NCAA Mar. 27 NCAA Mar. 31 NCAA Apr. 2 NCAA TOTAL AVG HIGH LOW UTRGV Game Notes 11

12 Larry Tidwell Head Coach Date Named: 4/4/13 Collegiate Head Coaching Experience: 10 th Season College: Austin College Tidwell's Collegiate Head Coaching Record Regular Season Season Team W L Pct Lamar Lamar Lamar Lamar Lamar Lamar UTPA UTPA UTRGV UTRGV Career 10th Season UTRGV Fourth Season UTRGV Athletics hired Larry Tidwell, who had been the head coach at Lamar for the previous six seasons, as the head coach of the women s basketball team on April 4, Tidwell is the program s all-time leader in winning percentage (.536), conference winning percentage (.591), conference wins (26), conference tournament wins (4), home winning percentage (.763), neutral site wins (8), neutral site winning percentage (.671), conference home wins (15), conference home winning percentage (.682), conference road wins (11), conference road winning percentage (.500), non-conference winning percentage (.491), and non-conference home winning percentage (.875). He ranks second in total wins (52), 19 away from breaking the record and becoming just the second active head coach to be the winningest head coach at two NCAA Division I institutions, along with Texas A&M s Gary Blair, who also holds the distinction at Arkansas. Tidwell also ranks second in road winning percentage (.318), third in home wins (29), non-conference wins (26) and non-conference home wins (18), and third in road wins (14) : In his third season with the program, led team to first-ever WNIT bid and put team in position to host second round WNIT game, which would have marked the first postseason home game for any athletic program at UTRGV at the NCAA Division I level and the first in 50 years The Vaqueros finished 19-14, marking the highest winning percentage (.576) in program history and tying the record for most wins In total, the Vaqueros broke 31 different program records and tied 24 more. The broken records include RPI (180), highest conference tournament seed (2), road wins (8), road winning percentage (.471), conference road wins (5), wins in a two-year span (38), wins in a threeyear span (52), free throw shooting (.723), rebounds per game (41.51), total rebounds (1,370), and total blocks (121) The Vaqueros got off to the best 16-game start in program history (9-7) and continued that trend through game (13-9), again on game 24 (14-10), and then again from games 29 (17-12) through 31 (19-12) The Vaqueros also had the best conference record from three (3-0) through six games (5-1), and the best road record from 13 (6-7) through 16 games (8-8) Other program records that the Vaqueros tied this year include conference wins (9), conference tournament wins (2), neutral site wins (3), longest in-season winning streak (5), and three-pointers attempted (747) The Vaqueros tied for the best record through nine games (6-3), 14 (8-6) and 15 games (8-7), 23 games (13-10), 25 (14-11) through 28 games (16-12), and 32 (19-13) and 33 games (19-14) The Vaqueros also tied for the best conference record through seven (5-2), nine (6-3), 13 (8-5) and 14 games (9-5), and the best home record from five (5-0) through eight games (7-1) The team approached six other records, ranking second in field goal percentage defense (.371), field goal attempts (2,088) and free throws made (408), third in scoring (2,077), field goals made (730) and free throws made (408), fifth in scoring defense (61.6), and sixth in free throw attempts (564) Tidwell had two players earn All-WAC honors, including Shawnte Goff (WAC Player of the Year, All-WAC First Team and All-Defensive Team) and Anushka Maldonado (All-Newcomer Team) Led team to WAC Tournament Championship Game for second year in a row by beating CSU Bakersfield in double overtime and grabbing a WAC Tournament record-tying 60 rebounds (3/11) Coached team to first ever win over Houston, on the road (12/20) Set up aggressive schedule early, as the Vaqueros were the second team in the nation to play 11 games, doing so during the first 25 games of the season (12/7) One of just four coaches in the nation to use same starting lineup in each of first 11 games : In second season with the program, led team to first winning season in 30 years at the NCAA Division I level and first since (10-5 as an NAIA Division II program), first postseason appearance (seventh seed in the West Bracket of the Women s Basketball Invitational) and first conference tournament championship game Tidwell s squad broke 31 different program records, including lowest RPI (188), most wins (19) conference wins (nine), conference tournament wins (two), home wins (12), neutral site wins (three), conference road wins (four), games played (34) and wins in a two year span (33) Team got off to the best 19-game start in program history (11-8) and had the best record in program history from game 23 (13-10) through game 34 (19-15) Team tied 19 program records, including a strength of scheduled that ranked 196 th in the NCAA Team ranked eighth in the NCAA in turnover margin (+6.09), 24 th in offensive rebounding (16.0), 62 nd in steals per game (9.4) and 83 rd in fewest turnovers per game (14.5) Had four players earn All-WAC honors, including Shawnte Goff (First Team), Brittany Bush (Second Team), Tonisha Walker (All-Defensive Team) and Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir (All-Newcomer Team) Led NCAA with 11 games, four of which were against ranked teams, in first 23 days of season, going 6-5, including wins over WNIT participant Eastern Michigan and WBI top-seed New Mexico, as well as a near upset of No. 5 Texas A&M : In first season with the program, tied program records for wins in a season (14) and conference wins in a season (eight) Led team to a final RPI of 249, the lowest in program history Recorded 9-3 record at home, tying for the second most home wins in program history Tied for best starts through 10, 11, 19, 20, 21, 24 and 28 games in program history Directed defensive unit that allowed just 65.8 points per game, the ninth lowest mark in program history Coached Shawnte Goff to WAC Freshman of the Year and All-Newcomer Team honors and Brittany Bush to WAC All-Defensive Team honors Down 25 (42-17) with 2:56 remaining in the first half of a game at Houston Baptist (12/3), coached team to the biggest comeback in program history, coming back from the third largest deficit in NCAA history while tying for the fourth largest overall comeback, and recording the second largest regulation comeback and third largest road comeback in NCAA history as well as the largest comeback in five years, by beating the Huskies Led team to first WAC win in first WAC game, over Grand Canyon (1/2) Coached Broncs to number four seed in WAC Tournament. Career: When Tidwell started at Lamar in , he took over a team that hadn t had a winning record since and recorded a winning record every year, including four seasons of 20 or more wins and five seasons of 19 or more wins. He has reached double-figures in conference wins five times, always finishing at least.500. Tidwell led the Cardinals to a 26-8 record (13-3 Southland), the secondhighest win total in program history, and the 2010 NCAA Tournament after winning the Southland Conference Co-Championship and the Southland Conference Tournament Championship, en route to earning Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the Year honors. In , Tidwell led the Cardinals to a record (12-6 Southland) and a spot in the WBI (Women s Basketball Invitational) Quarterfinals. Tidwell has proven his ability both on and off the court, earning a chance to be Lamar s director of athletics in Tidwell had a successful year as an administrator, with an emphasis on the studentathlete, on the fields and courts and in the classroom, while also leading the women s basketball team to a 25-8 record (13-3 Southland) and a spot in the WNIT. Tidwell stepped down from the post at the end of the UTRGV Game Notes 12

13 season so he could focus on coaching, but remained executive assistant to the athletic director in before becoming a special assistant to the President in Tidwell was the winningest head coach in Lamar history, going (.660) overall, including a (.673) record in conference play. That s an average record of 21-11, including 11-5 in conference play. He has shown off his recruiting prowess time and again, as two of his recuriting classes have been ranked in the top 10. He's also had six in the top 20 and 12 in the top 50. In total, Tidwell has had 21 recruiting classes in the top 100 in the nation. He is credited with helping sign, develop and coach 38 student-athletes who have gone on to play professionally, including WNBA players Sandora Irvin (Phoenix/San Antonio/Chicago), Natasha Lacy (Detroit/Tulsa/Los Angeles), Adrianne Ross (San Antonio) and Danielle Crockrum (San Antonio/Utah), and 2008 Olympian Tamara Abalde. Additionally, in nine years as an NCAA Division I head coach, Tidwell is 58-for-58 in graduating student-athletes and assistants who have completed their eligibility with Tidwell. In 40 years of coaching, Tidwell has had over 100 former players and student assistants enter the teaching and coaching professions. Prior to joining Lamar, Tidwell spent eight years as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. The Horned Frogs made the NCAA Tournament in each of his final seven seasons, including five trips to the second round. They also won the 2001 Western Athletic Conference Tournament Championship and the 2003 and 2005 Conference USA Tournament Championships. In , the Horned Frogs went 24-7 (12-2 CUSA) and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, going two rounds deep. For his part in the success of the season, Tidwell earned AFLAC National Assistant Coach of the Year honors. The Horned Frogs won 20 or more games six times and 19 or more games seven times while Tidwell was the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator, amassing an overall record of (.676), including (.703) in conference play. That s an average record of 22-10, including 10-4 in conference play. Tidwell began his coaching career at the high school level in Texas, leading Frisco High School from and Schulenburg High School from After spending six years as an assistant coach at Baylor, Tidwell returned to high school for one year, as the head coach and athletic director at Mexia High School. In 12 seasons at Texas high schools, Tidwell made 10 playoff appearances, earneded nine district coach of the year awards, and posted an overall record of (.816). Tidwell also served on the board of directors of the Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) and the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC). He coached in the 1991 TGCA All-Star game and was selected to do so again in 1999, but had to withdraw after returning to collegiate coaching at TCU. Tidwell was the recipient of the TGCA's prestigious Margaret McKown Distinguished Service Award for his then 32 years of service to the organization in He also has worked as assistant director of the TABC summer camps for girls and was named "Teacher of the Year" on two occasions. He was honored as Schulenburg's "Citizen of the Year" in Tidwell continues to be active in both TGCA and TABC, serving as a college consultant for both organizations and helping them to attract college coaches as speakers for their nationally recognized coaching clinics. Tidwell has spoken at each organization's clinics four times. While at Baylor, Tidwell helped to lay the seeds of a turnaround for the program by bringing in two top 25 recruiting classes as the Bears broke the.500 mark in for the first time since , going The Bears then went in Tidwell is a well-known figure in women's basketball throughout the entire country and abroad. His international roots run deep as he has visited 38 different countries and has coached and signed players from Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Latvia, Trinidad, Sweden, Slovakia, Belgium, France, Iceland, Jamaica, Serbia, Peru, Nigeria, Poland, Denmark, Ukraine, Mexico, Romania, Slovakia, Turkey, Greece, Canada, Brazil and Lebanon. Tidwell enjoys sharing his basketball knowledge and has done numerous coaching clinics throughout Texas, with clinics overseas in Iceland, Scotland, Trinidad and Tobago, Nigeria, Latvia, Lithuania, the Bahamas, Kenya, Peru and Australia. In 2011, Tidwell served as the head coach of the national women's basketball team of the Bahamas, guiding them to a fifth-place finish at the Caribbean Basketball Championships. In 2014, Tidwell was honored by Austin College with the Joe Spencer Award for Career Achievement in coaching and teaching. This is the highest award that Austin College bestows upon its alumni. Tidwell has been honored three times by the Austin College Athletic Department and is the only person in the 165-year history of the institution to earn that much recognition. During the academic year, Tidwell played football and basketball at TCU before transferring to Austin College, where he earned three letters in football, three in baseball and two in track & field. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in 1975 and 1976, respectively. In July 2004, he was inducted into the Austin College Hall of Fame, and the year before that, he earned a place in the Sanger High School Hall of Fame. In July 2010, Tidwell was honored with the distinguished Kedric Couch - Austin College Alumni - Coach of the Year Award. Married to the former Teresa Ann Davis of Sanger, a retired specialneeds teacher in the Crowley Independent School District, the couple has three sons, Marc, Marty and Michael. They have two daughter inlaws, Kristin and Michele, two granddaughters, Ryan and Skylar, and three grandsons, Matthew, William, and Waylon. Michael, the Girls Athletic Coordinator and Head Cross Country Coach at Denton High School, and Marty, who coaches at Frisco Wakeland High School, have followed their dad into the coaching profession and have proven to be outstanding teachers and coaches, Marc is a very successful businessman in Houston with Bates Footwear. Tidwell also has eight "adopted sons," Jeremy Pevehouse (a highly regarded businessman with Dickie's apparel), Darryl Vrazel (assistant principal at Collins Middle School School), Dave Mishler (assistant girls basketball coach and teacher at Paschal High School), Sean McShane (former college basketball coach and now a successful businessman), Dr. Chad Hammett (practices at Beaumont Internal Medicine), Thomas Bilde (former basketball club coach and now an internationally known sports broadcaster in Denmark), Blake Ivy (successful businessman with Republic National Distributing Company) and Yannick Denson (basketball coach at Legacy Christian Academy). UTRGV Game Notes 13