REDHAWKS REACH POSTSEASON FOR FIRST TIME IN DIVI- SION I SCHOOL HISTORY:

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1 SEATTLE UNIVERSITY WOMEN S BASKETBALL Game Notes for Saturday, March 15, 2012 Seattle University (18-11) vs. University of North Dakota (21-10) Connolly Center - Seattle, Wash. - 7:00 p.m. PST Live Stats/Radio/Video at GoSeattleU.com Women s Basketball Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result 11/2 PUGET SOUND^ W, /11 UC SANTA BARBARA W, /13 UC DAVIS L, /16 at Washington L, /19 SAN DIEGO* L, /25 SAN FRANCISCO! W, /26 AKRON! L, /2 LONG BEACH STATE W, /4 at Boise State W, /11 PORTLAND W, /13 SANTA CLARA W, /17 SAINT MARY S L, /21 at Arkansas-Little Rock L, /29 SAINT FRANCIS# W, /30 EASTERN MICHIGAN# W, /5 at Idaho W, /8 COLORADO STATE W, /11 at Fresno State L, /14 CHICAGO STATE W, /17 at Pacific L, (OT) 1/22 at UC Irvine W, /25 #23 BYU L, /1 at UW-Milwaukee W, /9 at Portland State W, /18 UTAH VALLEY W, /22 at Chicago State W, /26 UC RIVERSIDE W, /29 at #2 Stanford L, /3 CSU BAKERSFIELD W, /10 at CSU Bakersfield L, /15 NORTH DAKOTA$ 7:00 p.m. ^ = Exhibition Game * = Game at KeyArena! = SU Thanksgiving Tournament (Connolly Center) # = Washington Dental Holiday Classic (KeyArena) $ = Women s Basketball Invitational postseason All times Pacific Time Home games in bold REDHAWKS REACH POSTSEASON FOR FIRST TIME IN DIVI- SION I SCHOOL HISTORY: Seattle University will appear and host the first round of the Women s Basketball Invitational postseason tournament, the first Division I postseason appearance for the Redhawks in school history. This is also the first postseason appearance for any Seattle U team since the beginning of the Division I reclassification process in The Redhawks are 12-5 at home this season, winning 10 of their last 12 home contests. They finished the regular season with a record, including victories over 2012 NCAA Tournament participants UC Santa Barbara and Eastern Michigan. The University of North Dakota will travel to Seattle for the contest, which will take place Thursday, Mar. 15 at 7 p.m. at the Connolly Center. PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP Seattle University G: #1 Sylvia Shephard So. 7.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.6 spg G: #5 Elle Kerfoot Sr. 9.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.79 apg G: #11 Talisa Rhea Sr ppg, 4.3 rpg, 5.3 apg F: #14 Ashley Ward So ppg, 3.4 rpg, 85.6% FT C: #41 Kacie Sowell So ppg, 9.8 rpg, 60.3% FG COACH BONVICINI COACH OF THE YEAR HISTORY: Head coach Joan Bonvicini was named College Sports Madness Independent Coach of the Year for the season and has now been named Coach of the Year in every conference she has been a part of. At Long Beach State, she was named WCAA Coach of the Year and Big West Coach of the Year three times (1981, 1984, 1986) and was named PCAA Coach of the Year in At Arizona, she was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year in Regionally, she has been honored as Region VIII Coach of the Year four times (1981, 1984, 1986, 1998) and, nationally, was named NCAA Division I Coach of the Year in 1981.

2 West Region East Region 1 Seattle * 1 Robert Morris Thu., Mar. 15, 7 p.m. Thu., Mar. 15, 7 p.m. 8 North Dakota 8 Manhattan * Mar. 17 or 18 Mar. 17 or 18 4 SIUE * 4 Holy Cross * Thu., Mar. 15, 7 p.m. Thu., Mar. 15, 7 p.m. 5 Wright State 5 New Hampshire Mar. 21 or 22 Mar. 21 or 22 2 Stephen F. Austin * 2 Minnesota * Thu., Mar. 15, 7 p.m. Fri., Mar. 16, 7 p.m. 7 Northern Iowa 7 Charleston Southern Mar. 17 or 18 Mar. 17 or 18 3 Sam Houston State * 3 Bradley * Wed., Mar. 14, 6:30 p.m. 6 Rice Championship Game hosted by highest RPI Wed., Mar. 14, 7 p.m. 6 Tennessee Tech * host team / all times local to site Mar. 24 or WOMEN S BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL

3 Seattle University Women s Basketball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr./Exp. Hometown/Previous Schools 1 Sylvia Shephard G 5-10 So./1V Alta Loma, Calif./Alta Loma 3 Jasmine Lemon PG 5-3 Fr./HS Renton, Wash./Kennedy Catholic 5 Elle Kerfoot G 5-7 Sr./3V Surrey, B.C./Elgin Park Secondary 10 Makenna Clark G 5-5 Fr./HS Auburn, Wash./Auburn Riverside 11 Talisa Rhea G 5-11 Sr./TR Juneau, Alaska /Oregon State/Juneau-Douglas 14 Ashley Ward F 5-11 So./1V Irvine, Calif./Woodbridge 15 Jessi Williamson F/C 6-7 Fr./HS Tacoma, Wash./Mount Tahoma 20 Kim Flournoy G 5-9 Fr./HS San Diego, Calif./Horizon Christian 21 Carley Butcher F/C 6-1 Sr./2V Pitt Meadows, B.C./Riverside Secondary 23 Renee Dillard-Brown F 6-1 Fr./HS Seattle, Wash./Garfield 24 Daidra Brown PG 5-7 Jr./1V Seattle, Wash./Col. of Southern Idaho/Kennedy Catholic 32 Amani Butler G 5-7 Sr./1V Corona, Calif./Arizona /Colony 35 Maggie McCarthy F 5-10 Jr./2V Burlingame, Calif./St. Ignatius College Prep 41 Kacie Sowell F 6-2 So./1V Ventura, Calif./Buena 45 Brenda Adhiambo F 6-0 Jr./TR Mombasa, Kenya/Lon Morris College Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Joan Bonvicini (Third Season/Southern Connecticut State 75) Dorena Bingham (First Season/Seattle U 85) Assistant Coach: Joy Hollingsworth (Third Season/Arizona 07) Assistant Coach: Kristen O Neill (Third Season/Washington 06) Director of Operations: Caitlin Kimura (Third Season/Haverford 04) Pronunciation Guide: Adhiambo: AH - DEE - ahm - BO Daidra: DAY - DRA Elle: el - EE Rhea: REE - ah Bonvicini: BON - vi - cee - KNEE Amani: AH - MAN - EE Sowell: s - OWL Redhawk Media Information Sports Information Director...Jason Behenna Office Phone...(206) Cell Phone...(206) behennaj@seattleu.edu Fax Number...(206) Website... Media Credentials: Media credentials for writers, radio, television and photography may be requested by contacting Jason Behenna in the Seattle University Athletics Communication Department Interviews: All interview requests are suggested to be made at least 24 hours in advance. Players will be available for interviews after practice. Interview requests must be approved by sports information director Jason Behenna. Home phone or cell phone numbers of student-athletes will not be given out. Post-Game Interviews: Following a 10 minute cooling off period, head coach Joan Bonvicini and Seattle U players will be available in the press conference room adjacent to the officials locker room. Visiting team interviews will be done in an area to be determined at the time.

4 THE CSU BAKERSFIELD GAME (3/10): The Redhawks took the early lead, scoring the first 10 points of the game and outscored CSUB, 16-11, from about the 10 minute mark to the three minute mark of the first half. They kept a ten point lead at the halftime buzzer and went into the locker room leading the Roadrunners, The Roadrunners came out of the halftime break on a roll, as they went on a 13-6 run to cut the lead to three with 14:11 left in the second half. The margin continued to be close throughout the rest of the game, and, despite the Redhawks increasing hte lead to 11 two more times, CSUB took their first lead of the game with 1:03 left and came away with the win, 89-87, with three seconds remaining. Kacie Sowell led Seattle U with 23 points and added 14 rebounds, recording her 15th double-double of the season. Sowell also shot 11-for-11 from the free-throw line. Despite the loss, Seattle U led in field goals (55.0 percent), three-point field goals (44.4 percent), and free-throws (86.7 percent). The Redhawks also out-rebounded the Roadrunners, SCOUTING NORTH DAKOTA: North Dakota finished the regular season with a record and won the Great West Conference championship by beating Texas-Pan American, 88-48, on Friday, Mar. 9, and topping Utah Valley, 69-56, on Saturday, Mar. 10. Allyssa Wall leads the team with 10.2 ppg and 14.4 ppg in GWC conference games. SEATTLE U VS. NORTH DAKOTA: This will be the sixth all-time meeting between the two teams, with North Dakota holding a 4-1 advantage in the series. Seattle U last faced North Dakota twice during the season, once in Grand Forks, N.D. and once in Seattle, a game played at KeyArena. On Friday, Jan. 8, the Redhawks took on North Dakota on their home court and fell, Tatiana Heck led the Redhawks with 17 points and seven rebounds. On Tuesday, Feb. 16, the Redhawks hosted UND at KeyArena and were defeated, Heck also led SU in this game, with 24 points and 13 rebounds. Two current players have previously played against UND. Elle Kerfoot had her best performance against UND on Mar. 9, 2009, when she scored 16 points, shooting 6-for-11 from the field, and brought down five rebounds. Maggie McCarthy scored nine points and brought down five rebounds versus UND on Jan. 8, END-OF-SEASON HONORS: Talisa Rhea and Kacie Sowell were named to the Independent Women s Basketball First Team All-Conference, and Ashley Ward was named to the Second Team. Head coach Joan Bonvicini was also named Coach of the Year and Sowell was named Player of the Year. Sowell was also named to the Fourth- Team All-Mid Major. TEAM BANQUET HELD AT SPACE NEEDLE: On March 12, the coaches, team, family, friends, staff, and supporters, gathered at the Space Needle for the team banquet to celebrate the accomplishments of the team thus far this season, as well as to celebrate the team s postseason destiny. Several players received awards based on performance, attitude, and spirit as follows: Ashley Ward received the award for Team Free-Throw Champion, Kacie Sowell received awards for her oustanding free-throw percentage and for leading the team in points per game, Brenda Adhiambo was named Newcomer of the Year, Daidra Brown received the Defensive Player of the Year Award, Elle Kerfoot received a special ball for reaching the 1000-point mark earlier this season, Talisa Rhea received an award for leading the team in assists and was also named Most Valuable Player, and Carley Butcher and Kerfoot co-received the Redhawk Award, voted on by their team members. ALL-TOURNAMENT HONORS: Kacie Sowell was named MVP of the Washington Dental Service Holiday Hoops Tournament after notching back-to-back double-double performances. She finished with 17 points and a career-high 16 rebounds against Saint Francis, and followed that with a 14-point, 10-rebound performance against Eastern Michigan. Talisa Rhea was also named to the All- Tournament Team, averaging 18.5 points and 6.0 assists per game in the Redhawk victories. SEEING DOUBLE: Kacie Sowell has notched 15 double-doubles through the first 29 games of the campaign, tied for 15th in the country in double-doubles. Talisa Rhea has reached double figures in scoring in 25 games, including 22 of the last 24 contests. Rhea and Sylvia Shepherd are the only other players on the Seattle U roster to notch a double-double this season. Rhea has had two, including one Jan. 14 against Chicago State that featured 11 points and 11 assists. Shephard scored a career high 23 points and 13 rebounds at Portland State on Feb. 9. Ashley Ward has reached double figures in 16 games so far this season, including back-to-back career performances of 20 points at Pacific and at UC Irvine. JOINING THE WAC: Seattle University is in its final year as a Division I independent before officially joining the Western Athletic Conference July 1, The Redhawks will be part of the WAC in 17 of the 19 sports offered at Seattle U, with men s soccer and men s swimming staying in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. As of right now, Seattle U will face the following schools in conference play beginning next season: Denver, Idaho, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State, San Jose State, Texas-Arlington, Texas-San Antonio, Texas State, and Utah State. Boise State will be rejoining the WAC as a non-football member in July SEATTLE U THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT: Senior Elle Kerfoot and sophomore Ashley Ward were named to the All-Seattle U Thanksgiving Tournament Team for their contributions in the two-day tourney. Ward tallied 14 points in each game over the weekend, while Kerfoot posted a season-high 19 points on Nov. 25 against USF. For the second consecutive season, the Redhawks fell in the championship game of their annual Thanksgiving tournament. HONORS: College Sports Madness has named a Seattle U player the Independent Player of the Week ten times this season. Sophomore Kacie Sowell has picked up the honor six times: Nov. 28, Dec. 5, Jan. 3, Feb. 6, Feb. 27, and Mar. 5. Talisa Rhea has been a weekly honoree on Dec. 12, Dec. 19, and Feb. 20 and Sylvia Shephard received the honor Feb. 13. All three have also been named to the Jesuit Honor Roll by Jesuit Basketball Spotlight. Rhea picked up the honor Dec. 19 after the Redhawks victory over fellow Jesuit school Santa Clara, Sowell earned the honor Jan. 3 after her MVP performance in the Holiday Hoops Tournament, Feb. 26 following two double-double performances, as well as Mar. 12 following two double-double performances, and Shephard earned the honor Feb. 13 after her career high 23 points and 13 rebounds at Portland State. NATIONAL RANKINGS: Kacie Sowell is fourth in the nation in field goal percentage, hitting 60.3 percent of her field goal attempts. By hitting 85.6 percent of her free throw attempts, Ashley Ward is 25th in Division I in free throw percentage, while Talisa Rhea is 26th in the country in assists per game (5.3). THREE-POINT QUEEN: With a three-pointer in the first minute of the second half Jan. 14 against Chicago State, Elle Kerfoot became Seattle U s all-time leader in made three-pointers (190), passing the previous mark of 168 set by Ashley Payne from 2003 to On Feb. 9 at Portland State, Kerfoot became the 11th player in program history to score 1,000 career points.

5 SEATTLE U CAREER/SEASON HIGHS 5 - ELLE KERFOOT Career Highs Pts vs. Longwood 3/6/11 Rbs...10, twice Asts...8, four times FT...9 vs. Florida Gulf Coast 3/4/11 3-PT...6 vs. Chicago State 1/14/12 Stls... 5 vs. Houston Baptist 2/9/09 Blks... 1, nine times Season Highs Pts vs. San Francisco 11/25/11 Rbs... 5, three times Asts... 8 vs. Santa Clara 12/13/11 FT...5, twice 3-PT...6 vs. Chicago State 1/14/12 Stls...4, twice Blks... 1, seven times 24 - DAIDRA BROWN Career Highs Pts vs. San Diego 11/19/11 Rbs...8, twice Asts...6, four times FT... 8 at Boise State 12/4/11 3-PT...2 at Portland 12/1/10 Stls...8 vs. Idaho 12/11/10 Blks...1, twice Season Highs Pts vs. San Diego 11/19/11 Rbs... 8 at Chicago State 2/22/12 Asts...6 vs. Chicago State 1/14/12 FT... 8 at Boise State 12/4/11 3-PT...1, four times Stls... 6 vs. Utah Valley 2/18/12 Blks...1 at Fresno State 1/11/ KACIE SOWELL Career/Season Highs Pts...23, twice Rbs at Pacific 1/17/12 Asts... 3 at Pacific 1/17/12 FT...11, twice 3-PT... 0 Stls...3, six times Blks... 3 at Washington 11/16/ Season Highs Pts...23, twice Rbs at Pacific 1/17/12 Asts... 3 at Pacific 1/17/12 FT...11, twice 3-PT... 0 Stls...3, five times Blks... 3 at Washington 11/16/ AMANI BUTLER Career Highs Pts at Santa Clara 12/19/10 Rbs...10 at Sacramento St. 12/17/10 Asts... 5 vs. Boise State 12/5/10 FT... 6 vs. CSU Fullerton 11/14/10 3-PT... 1 at Santa Clara 12/19/10 Stls...4, twice Blks...1 at Portland 12/1/ Season Highs Pts... 11, three times Rbs...6, twice Asts...2, twice FT... 5 vs. Akron 11/26/11 3-PT... 0 Stls... 3 vs. Akron 11/16/22 Blks SYLVIA SHEPHARD Career Highs Pts at Portland State 2/9/12 Rbs at Portland State 2/9/12 Asts...5, twice FT... 8 at Portland State 2/9/12 3-PT... 4 vs. Sacramento St. 12/17/10 Stls...5, twice Blks... 1, three times Season Highs Pts at Portland State 2/9/12 Rbs at Portland State 2/9/12 Asts...5 vs. Saint Francis 12/29/11 FT... 8 at Portland State 2/9/12 3-PT...3, twice Stls... 4 vs. Utah Valley 2/18/12 Blks...1 vs. UC Davis 11/13/ TALISA RHEA Career/Season Highs at Seattle U Pts at Pacific 1/17/12 Rbs vs. UCSB 11/11/11 Asts...11 vs. Chicago State 1/14/12 FT... 5, three times 3-PT... 4, three times Stls... 5 at Pacific 1/17/12 Blks...1, four times 3 - JASMINE LEMON Career/Season Highs Pts...4 vs. Chicago State 1/14/12 Rbs...1, twice Asts... 3 at Chicago State 2/22/12 FT... 1, three times 3-PT... 0 Stls... 3 at Chicago State 2/22/12 Blks MAKENNA CLARK Career/Season Highs Pts... 3 vs. Long Beach State 12/2/11 Rbs... 2 at Chicago State 2/22/12 Asts... 0 FT PT.. 1 vs. Long Beach State 12/2/11 Stls...2 vs. Chicago State 1/14/12 Blks MAGGIE McCARTHY Career Highs Pts...19 at LMU 12/30/09 Rbs...9, twice Asts...6, twice FT...4, four times 3-PT...1, four times Stls... 5 vs. Pacific Lutheran 12/1/09 Blks...1, five times Season Highs Pts... 8 vs. San Francisco 11/25/11 Rbs...5, twice Asts... 4 at Chicago State 2/22/12 FT... 3 vs. San Francisco 11/25/11 3-PT... 1, three times Stls... 2 vs. UC Riverside 2/26/11 Blks...1, four times 14 - ASHLEY WARD Career Highs Pts...20, twice Rbs... 9 vs. CSBU 03/03/12 Asts... 6 vs. E. Michigan 12/30/11 FT... 8 at Boise State 12/4/11 3-PT... 3, three times Stls...4, four times Blks. 2 vs. Eastern Washington 2/8/ Season Highs Pts...20, twice Rbs... 9 vs. CSUB 03/03/12 Asts... 6 vs. E. Michigan 12/30/11 FT... 8 at Boise State 12/4/11 3-PT...3, twice Stls...4, twice Blks...1, five times 15 - JESSI WILLIAMSON Career/Season Highs Pts...1 vs. Chicago State 1/14/12 Rbs...1, four times Asts... 0 FT...1 vs. Chicago State 1/14/12 3-PT... 0 Stls... 0 Blks...1, twice 23 - RENEE DILLARD-BROWN Career/Season Highs Pts... 6 vs. Utah Valley 2/18/12 Rbs...4 vs. Chicago State 1/14/12 Asts... 1 at UALR 12/21/11 FT...1, four times 3-PT... 0 Stls...1, five times Blks... 1 vs. UC Riverside 2/26/ BRENDA ADHIAMBO Career/Season Highs Pts vs. Saint Mary s 12/17/11 Rbs...10 vs. Long Beach St. 12/2/11 Asts... 2, three times FT... 6 vs. Saint Mary s 12/17/11 3-PT... 0 Stls...5 vs. Coloardo State 1/8/12 Blks... 2 at Portland State 2/9/12

6 TRENDS Category H A N T Overall Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday November December January February March Lead at Half Trail at Half Tied at Half Overtime vs. Top Better FG Pct Worst FG Pct FG Pct. is Tied More FT than Opp Less FT than Opp FT are Tied More 3PT than Opp Less 3PT than Opp PT are Tied More Reb. than Opp Less Reb. than Opp Reb. are Tied Dec. by 5 pts. or less Dec. by 6-10 pts Following a loss Score under 50 pts Score pts Score pts Score pts Score 80+ pts SUPERLATIVES PLAYER HIGHS Points...T. Rhea, 28 at Pacific 01/17/12 FG Made...T. Rhea, 10 at Pacific 01/17/12... K. Sowell, 10 vs. CSUB 03/03/12 3-Ptrs.. E. Kerfoot, 6 vs. Chicago St. 01/14/12 FT Made..K. Sowell, 11 at Boise St. 12/04/11... K. Sowell, 11 at CSUB 03/10/12 Rebs... K. Sowell, 18 at Pacific 01/17/12 Assists... T. Rhea, 11 vs. Chicago St. 01/14/12 Steals... D. Brown, 6 vs. Utah Valley 02/18/12 Blocks... K. Sowell, 3 at Washington 11/16/11 TEAM HIGHS Points...90 at Portland State 02/09/11 FG Made...36 vs. CSUB 03/03/12 FG % % vs. Long Beach State 12/02/11 3-Pointers at Boise State 12/04/ vs. Long Beach State 12/02/11 3PT% % vs. Long Beach State 12/02/11 FT Made at Boise State 12/04/11 FT % % vs. Colorado State 01/08/12 Rbs...55 at Chicago State 02/22/ vs. CSUB 03/03/12 Assists vs. Chicago State 01/14/12 Steals vs. Colorado State 01/08/ vs. Saint Francis 12/29/ vs. Long Beach State 12/02/ vs. Utah Valley 02/18/12 Blocks...4 at Washington 11/16/11 TEAM LOWS Points at Stanford 02/29/12 FG Made...18 vs. BYU 01/25/12 FG % % vs. BYU 01/25/12 3-Pters...1 vs. San Diego 11/19/11 3PT % % vs. Utah Valley 02/18/12 FT Made... 5 vs. Chicago State 01/14/12 FT % % vs. UCSB 11/11/11 Rebounds at Boise State 12/04/11 Assists...8 vs. BYU 01/25/ vs. San Diego 11/19/ at Washington 11/16/11 Steals... 2 at UALR 12/21/11 Blocks...0 vs. BYU 01/25/ at UC Irvine 01/22/ at Idaho 01/05/ at Boise State 12/04/ vs. Long Beach State 12/02/ at Stanford 2/29/12

7 head coach joan bonvicini third season/southern Connecticut state 75 Joan Bonvicini, one of the most successful coaches in women s collegiate basketball history and former coach at the University of Arizona and Long Beach State, was named head coach of the Seattle University women s basketball team on Tuesday, Aug. 4, The veteran head coach enters her third season at Seattle University behind an all-time (.648) record and is 26th on the NCAA all-time wins list for women s college basketball at all levels. She became the 18th coach in NCAA Division I women s basketball history to reach the 600-win mark in February The Redhawk head coach also boasts win seasons over her historic coaching career. Seattle U showed significant improvement during the season, earning eight victories against a tough schedule. The team earned victories at Portland and at Long Beach State as well as home wins over Idaho, Navy, and Eastern Washington. Behind the work of Bonvicini, the Redhawks also hosted the Seattle U Thanksgiving Tournament, featuring Bowling Green, UALR, and Montana State, and the State Farm Holiday Classic, involving eventual national finalist Notre Dame, Elite Eight team Gonzaga, and Loyola Marymount. Bonvicini helped guide the Redhawks through their first full season at the NCAA Division I level. During the season, she coached Seattle U to six DI victories in Under the first season head coach s tutelage senior Ashley Brown to become the most prolific three-point shooter in SU history, behind 87 three s in a single season. Brown was also named MVP of the Seattle U Thanksgiving Tournament, to the Longwood All-Tournament Team and to the All-Independent Second Team. Fellow senior Cassidy Murillo earned Seattle U Thanksgiving All-Tournament Team honors and junior Tatiana Heck was named to the All- Independent Second Team, as well. In addition to their improvement and growth as a reclassifying institution on the court, the Redhawks saw great success in the classroom. Seattle U was named to the WBCA Top 25 Team Honor Roll among all NCAA DI institutions. The Redhawks were ranked No. 20 for their team cumulative grade point average of Prior to joining Seattle U, she coached 13 All-Americans and two former US Olympic Team members. While at Arizona, 54 student-athletes earned Pacific-10 accolades and 21 earned conference academic honors. At Arizona, Bonvicini accumulated a (.563) record over 17 seasons. She led the Wildcats to nine postseason appearances, including seven NCAA Tournament berths and the WNIT Championship in She was head coach at Arizona from 1991 to Bonvicini is in five halls of fame: the Southern Connecticut State Hall of Fame (1989), the Connecticut Women s Basketball Hall of Fame (1994), the Long Beach State Athletic Hall of Fame (1996), the Pima County Sports Hall of Fame (2005), and the New England Basketball Hall of Fame (2007). She started her head coaching career at Long Beach State in 1979, posting a record (.821) in her 12 seasons with the 49ers. Long Beach State won 24 games or more every season with Bonvicini at the helm. The 49ers earned ten conference championships and ten straight berths in the NCAA Tournament, including Final Four appearances in 1987 and With the 49ers, she was named the 1981 NCAA Division I Coach of the Year. Following the season she was named the Region VIII and PCAA Coach of the Year. In 1984, she was named WCAA Coach of the Year and has also been honored by the city of Long Beach as their 1989 Citizen of the Year. The East Coast native spent two seasons as an assistant at Long Beach State before being promoted to head coach at age 25. Prior to joining the 49ers, she began her coaching career as an assistant at Cal Poly - Pomona in Southern California. A guard during her playing days, Bonvicini helped Southern Connecticut State earn third-and fourth-place finishes in the AIAW Championships. In 1975, she was named Region I-A MVP and an honorable mention All-American. She was a finalist for the 1976 U.S. Olympic Basketball Team.

8 # 1 Sylvia Shephard sophomore/1v Guard 5-10 Alta Loma, Calif./Alta Loma Has appeared in all 29 games... has made 24 appearances in the starting lineup within the last 26 games... scored career high 23 points and 13 rebounds versus Portland State (2/9)... scored in double figures in three straight games from Dec. 30 to Jan scored 13 points in Holiday Hoops Tournament title game against Eastern Michigan (12/30)... majoring in sport and exercise science # 3 Jasmine lemon freshman/hs point Guard 5-3 renton, wash./kennedy catholic Has played in ten games in scored four points against Chicago State (1/14)... scored three points and dished out one assist in five minutes on floor against San Diego (11/19)... had three assists and three steals at Chicago State (2/22)... helped guide Kennedy Catholic to playoffs all four years... first team all-league in led conference in assists in pre-major within College of Arts and Sciences # 5 elle kerfoot senior/3v point Guard 5-7 surrey, b.c./elgin park secondary Has started all 29 games for Seattle U in fourth on the team in scoring (9.1 ppg)... hit 1,000 career points mark vs. Portland State (2/9)... set Seattle U record for career three-pointers... currently leads team in made threepointers this season (55)... hit all six attempts from behind three-point line for 18 points against Chicago State (1/14)... made five three-pointers on her way to 17-point, five-assist performance at Boise State (12/4)... majoring in strategic communications # 10 makenna clark freshman/hs Guard 5-5 aubrun, wash./auburn riverside Has seen action in eight games so far in hit a three-pointer against Long Beach State (12/2)... earned two steals against Chicago State (1/14)... pulled down two rebounds at Chicago State (2/22)... threeyear varsity letterwinner at Auburn Riverside... team reached playoff from helped guide squad to state championship title in 2009 and fourth-place finish in majoring in nursing # 11 talisa rhea redshirt senior/tr Guard 5-11 juneau, alaska/oregon state/juneau-douglas Has started all 29 games for the Redhawks this season... team leader in assists (154) and second on team in scoring (13.8 ppg)... scored seasonhigh 28 points at Pacific (1/17)... three-time College Sports Madness Independent Player of the Week... named to Jesuit Honor Roll Dec two double-doubles this season: vs. UCSB (20 pts, 12 rbs) and vs. Chicago State (11 pts, 11 asts)... sport and exercise science major

9 # 14 ashley ward sophomore/1v Guard/forward 5-11 irvine, calif./woodbridge Presence in the starting lineup for all 29 games so far this season... third on team in scoring (10.7 ppg), assists (58), and made three-pointers (26)... tops on squad and in the top 50 (No. 25) in Division I in free throw percentage (85.6%)... has reached double figures in scoring 16 times this season... scored career-high 20 points at Pacific (1/17) and at UC Irvine (1/22)... brought down career-high nine rebounds vs. CSUB (3/3)... pre-major in the College of Arts and Sciences # 15 Jessi williamson freshman/hs center 6-7 tacoma, wash./mount tahoma Has made appearances in six games so far in scored first career collegiate points against Chicago State (1/14)... earned first career collegiate block against San Francisco (11/25)... pulled down one rebound each in games against Long Beach State (12/2), Portland (12/11), Chicago State (1/14), and Utah Valley (2/18)... holds Washington high school state record in blocks... pre-major in College of Arts and Sciences # 23 renee dillard-brown freshman/hs forward 6-1 seattle, wash./garfield Has played in 20 games for the Redhawks in , all off the bench... scored season-high six points versus Utah Valley (2/18)... earned three points and two rebounds on two occasions: versus San Diego (11/19) and against Saint Francis (12/29)... pulled down season-high four rebounds against Chicago State (1/14)... four year varsity starter at Garfield... majoring in sport and exercise science # 24 daidra brown junior/1v point Guard 5-7 seattle, wash./college of S. Idaho/kennedy catholic Has appeared in all 29 games in , including three starts... leads team in steals (51)... shot 6-of-10 from field and 4-of-6 from free throw line for season-high 17 points against San Diego (11/19)... scored 10 points in each game team played in Idaho: at Boise State (12/4) and at Idaho (1/5)... finished with six points, five rebounds, four assists, and five steals against LBSU (12/2)... majoring in political science # 32 amani butler senior/1v Guard 5-7 corona, calif./arizona/colony Has been significant contributor off bench in 25 appearances so far this season, with one start (3/3)... averaging 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game... has scored season-high 11 points in three games: versus Akron (11/26), versus Saint Mary s (12/17), and against Saint Francis (12/29)... was perfect 4-for-4 from field and 2-for-2 from free throw line for 10 points against Long Beach State (12/2)... majoring in strategic communications

10 # 35 maggie mccarthy REDSHIRT JUNIOR/2v forward 5-10 burlingame, calif./st. ignatius Has appeared in all 29 games this season, including one start... played season-high 26 minutes against San Francisco (11/25), finishing with eight points, five rebounds, and three assists... returning to action in after missing season due to injury... in , was third-leading scorer, with 8.3 points per game... majoring in criminal justice # 41 kacie sowell sophomore/1v forward/center 6-2 ventura, calif./buena Has started all 29 games for Seattle U so far in leads team in scoring (14.2 ppg) and rebounding (9.8 rpg)... shooting 60.3 percent from field, fourth in Division I... MVP of Holiday Hoops Tournament after back-to-back double-doubles against Saint Francis and Eastern Michigan double-doubles so far in , tied for 15th in Division I... named Independent Women s Basketball Player of the Year... pre-major in College of Science and Engineering # 45 brenda adhiambo junior/tr forward 6-0 mombasa, kenya/lon morris college Has played in 26 games for Redhawks this season, all off the bench... averaging 5.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game... finished with 10 points and eight rebounds against UC Davis (11/13)... scored 13 points against Portland State (2/9)... scored 11 points at Chicago State (2/22)... earned 12 points and nine rebounds against Santa Clara (12/13)... scored seasonhigh 16 points against Saint Mary s (12/17)... pulled down season-high 10 rebounds against Long Beach State (12/2)... majoring in psychology Seattle University Redhawk Career Statistics (As of Mar. 12, 2012) Overall 3-Pointers Player GP-GS FG-FGA FG% FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% PTS PPG REB RPG AST BLK STL Adhiambo Brown Butler Clark Dillard-Brown Kerfoot Lemon McCarthy Rhea Shephard Sowell Ward Williamson

11 Seattle U. Basketball Seattle University Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 10, 2012) 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 41 Sowell, Kacie Rhea, Talisa Ward, Ashley Kerfoot, Elle Shephard, Sylvia Adhiambo, Brenda Brown, Daidra Butler, Amani McCarthy, Maggie Dillard-Brown, Renee Lemon, Jasmine Clark, Makenna Williamson, Jessi Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS SU 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 Free throw pct 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 Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Seattle University Opponents Date Opponent Score Att. 11/11/11 UC SANTA BARBARA W /13/11 UC DAVIS L /16/11 at Washington L /19/11 SAN DIEGO L /25/11 SAN FRANCISCO W /26/11 AKRON L /02/11 LONG BEACH STATE W /04/11 at Boise State W /11/11 PORTLAND W /13/11 SANTA CLARA W /17/11 SAINT MARY'S L /21/11 at UALR L /29/11 SAINT FRANCIS W /30/11 EASTERN MICHIGAN W /5/12 at Idaho W /08/12 COLORADO STATE W /11/12 at Fresno State L /14/12 CHICAGO STATE W /17/12 at PacificLot /22/12 at UC Irvine W /25/12 BYU L /01/12 at Milwaukee W /9/2012 at Portland State W /18/12 UTAH VALLEY W /22/12 at Chicago State W /26/12 UC RIVERSIDE W /29/12 at Stanford L /03/12 CSU BAKERSFIELD W /10/12 at CSU Bakersfield L * - Conference game

12 Seattle University Basketball Seattle University Team Game-by-Game (as of Mar 12, 2012) 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 UC SANTA BARBARA 11/11/ W UC DAVIS 11/13/ L at Washington 11/16/ L SAN DIEGO 11/19/ L SAN FRANCISCO 11/25/ W AKRON 11/26/ L LONG BEACH STATE 12/02/ W at Boise State 12/04/ W PORTLAND 12/11/ W SANTA CLARA 12/13/ W SAINT MARY'S 12/17/ L at UALR 12/21/ L SAINT FRANCIS 12/29/ W EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/ W at Idaho 1/5/ W COLORADO STATE 01/08/ W at Fresno State 1/11/ L CHICAGO STATE 01/14/ W at Pacific 01/17/ Lot at UC Irvine 01/22/ W BYU 01/25/ L at Milwaukee 02/01/ W at Portland State 2/9/ W UTAH VALLEY 02/18/ W at Chicago State 2/22/ W UC RIVERSIDE 02/26/ W at Stanford 02/29/ L CSU BAKERSFIELD 03/03/ W at CSU Bakersfield 3/10/ L Seattle University Opponents Games played: 29 Points/game: 71.8 FG Pct: FG Pct: 31.1 FT Pct: 69.4 Rebounds/game: 40.7 Assists/game: 16.0 Turnovers/game: 19.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8 Steals/game: 10.4 Blocks/game: 1.5

13 Seattle University Basketball Seattle University Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Mar 12, 2012) All games Opponent Date Score SHEPHARD,S LEMON,JASM KERFOOT,EL CLARK,MAKE RHEA,TALIS WARD,ASHLE WILLIAMSON UC SANTA BARBARA 11/11/ W DNP DNP DNP UC DAVIS 11/13/ L DNP8-5-4 DNP DNP at Washington 11/16/ L DNP DNP SAN DIEGO 11/19/ L DNP DNP SAN FRANCISCO 11/25/ W AKRON 11/26/ L DNP3-3-3 DNP DNP LONG BEACH STATE 12/02/ W at Boise State 12/04/ W DNP DNP DNP PORTLAND 12/11/ W SANTA CLARA 12/13/ W DNP DNP DNP SAINT MARY'S 12/17/ L DNP DNP DNP at UALR 12/21/ L DNP7-3-5 DNP DNP SAINT FRANCIS 12/29/ W DNP DNP DNP EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/ W DNP DNP DNP at Idaho 1/5/ W DNP DNP DNP COLORADO STATE 01/08/ W DNP7-3-1 DNP DNP at Fresno State 1/11/ L DNP DNP DNP CHICAGO STATE 01/14/ W at Pacific 01/17/ L DNP DNP DNP at UC Irvine 01/22/ W DNP BYU 01/25/ L D N P D N P D N P at Milwaukee 02/01/ W DNP7-2-1 DNP DNP at Portland State 2/9/ W DNP DNP DNP UTAH VALLEY 02/18/ W at Chicago State 2/22/ W DNP UC RIVERSIDE 02/26/ W at Stanford 02/29/ L DNP DNP DNP CSU BAKERSFIELD 03/03/ W DNP DNP DNP at CSU Bakersfield 3/10/ L DNP DNP DNP Opponent Date Score DILLARD-BR BROWN,DAID BUTLER,AMA MCCARTHY,M SOWELL,KAC ADHIAMBO,B UC SANTA BARBARA 11/11/ W UC DAVIS 11/13/ L at Washington 11/16/ L SAN DIEGO 11/19/ L SAN FRANCISCO 11/25/ W AKRON 11/26/ L DNP LONG BEACH STATE 12/02/ W at Boise State 12/04/ W PORTLAND 12/11/ W SANTA CLARA 12/13/ W SAINT MARY'S 12/17/ L DNP at UALR 12/21/ L SAINT FRANCIS 12/29/ W DNP EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/ W DNP at Idaho 1/5/ W COLORADO STATE 01/08/ W DNP2-2-2 DNP at Fresno State 1/11/ L CHICAGO STATE 01/14/ W at Pacific 01/17/ L DNP at UC Irvine 01/22/ W DNP BYU 01/25/ L D N P D N P at Milwaukee 02/01/ W DNP8-4-1 DNP at Portland State 2/9/ W DNP UTAH VALLEY 02/18/ W at Chicago State 2/22/ W UC RIVERSIDE 02/26/ W DNP at Stanford 02/29/ L CSU BAKERSFIELD 03/03/ W DNP at CSU Bakersfield 3/10/ L DNP

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21 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Seattle University vs CSU Bakersfield 3/10/12 7:10 p.m. at Bakersfield, CA (Icardo Center) Seattle University Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 Shephard, Sylvia * Kerfoot, Elle * Rhea, Talisa * Ward, Ashley * Sowell, Kacie * Dillard-Brown, Renee Brown, Daidra McCarthy, Maggie Adhiambo, Brenda Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 1 CSU Bakersfield Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 03 Williams, Amber * Hinkens, Brooklynn * Herman, Kristine * Naderhoff, Marilyn * McKenney, Madison * Ford, Ciarra Carter, Lauren Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 1 Officials: Melissa Banal-Hoyt, Kenneth Davis, Melissa Cannon Technical fouls: Seattle University-None. CSU Bakersfield-None. Attendance: 405 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Seattle University CSU Bakersfield Last FG - SU 2nd-00:11, CSUB 2nd-00:03. Largest lead - SU by 14 1st-13:22, CSUB by 3 2nd-00:27. In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench SU CSUB Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 3 times.

22 Seattle University Basketball Seattle University Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 13, 2012) All games #01 Shephard, Sylvia Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg UC SANTA BARBARA 11/11/ UC DAVIS 11/13/ at Washington 11/16/ SAN DIEGO 11/19/11 * SAN FRANCISCO 11/25/11 * AKRON 11/26/ LONG BEACH STATE 12/02/11 * at Boise State 12/04/11 * PORTLAND 12/11/11 * SANTA CLARA 12/13/11 * SAINT MARY'S 12/17/11 * at UALR 12/21/11 * SAINT FRANCIS 12/29/11 * EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/11 * at Idaho 1/5/12 * COLORADO STATE 01/08/12 * at Fresno State 1/11/12 * CHICAGO STATE 01/14/12 * at Pacific 01/17/12 * at UC Irvine 01/22/12 * BYU 01/25/12 * at Milwaukee 02/01/12 * at Portland State 2/9/2012 * UTAH VALLEY 02/18/12 * at Chicago State 2/22/12 * UC RIVERSIDE 02/26/12 * at Stanford 02/29/12 * CSU BAKERSFIELD 03/03/ at CSU Bakersfield 3/10/12 * Totals Games played: 29 Minutes/game: 23.0 Points/game: 7.2 FG Pct: FG Pct: 24.3 FT Pct: 72.4 Rebounds/game: 5.1 Assists/game: 1.6 Turnovers/game: 2.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7 Steals/game: 1.4 Blocks/game: 0.0

23 Seattle University Basketball Seattle University Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 13, 2012) All games #03 Lemon, Jasmine Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Washington 11/16/ SAN DIEGO 11/19/ SAN FRANCISCO 11/25/ LONG BEACH STATE 12/02/ PORTLAND 12/11/ CHICAGO STATE 01/14/ at UC Irvine 01/22/ UTAH VALLEY 02/18/ at Chicago State 2/22/ UC RIVERSIDE 02/26/ Totals Games played: 10 Minutes/game: 2.9 Points/game: 1.1 FG Pct: FG Pct: 0.0 FT Pct: 33.3 Rebounds/game: 0.2 Assists/game: 0.8 Turnovers/game: 0.6 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.3 Steals/game: 0.5

24 Seattle University Basketball Seattle University Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 13, 2012) All games #05 Kerfoot, Elle Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg UC SANTA BARBARA 11/11/11 * UC DAVIS 11/13/11 * at Washington 11/16/11 * SAN DIEGO 11/19/11 * SAN FRANCISCO 11/25/11 * AKRON 11/26/11 * LONG BEACH STATE 12/02/11 * at Boise State 12/04/11 * PORTLAND 12/11/11 * SANTA CLARA 12/13/11 * SAINT MARY'S 12/17/11 * at UALR 12/21/11 * SAINT FRANCIS 12/29/11 * EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/11 * at Idaho 1/5/12 * COLORADO STATE 01/08/12 * at Fresno State 1/11/12 * CHICAGO STATE 01/14/12 * at Pacific 01/17/12 * at UC Irvine 01/22/12 * BYU 01/25/12 * at Milwaukee 02/01/12 * at Portland State 2/9/2012 * UTAH VALLEY 02/18/12 * at Chicago State 2/22/12 * UC RIVERSIDE 02/26/12 * at Stanford 02/29/12 * CSU BAKERSFIELD 03/03/12 * at CSU Bakersfield 3/10/12 * Totals Games played: 29 Minutes/game: 31.0 Points/game: 9.1 FG Pct: FG Pct: 37.2 FT Pct: 78.9 Rebounds/game: 2.3 Assists/game: 2.8 Turnovers/game: 2.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.4 Steals/game: 1.2 Blocks/game: 0.2

25 Seattle University Basketball Seattle University Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 13, 2012) All games #10 Clark, Makenna Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg SAN FRANCISCO 11/25/ LONG BEACH STATE 12/02/ PORTLAND 12/11/ CHICAGO STATE 01/14/ at UC Irvine 01/22/ UTAH VALLEY 02/18/ at Chicago State 2/22/ UC RIVERSIDE 02/26/ Totals Games played: 8 Minutes/game: 3.3 Points/game: 0.4 FG Pct: FG Pct: 20.0 FT Pct: 0.0 Rebounds/game: 0.3 Turnovers/game: 0.1 Steals/game: 0.3

26 Seattle University Basketball Seattle University Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 13, 2012) All games #11 Rhea, Talisa Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg UC SANTA BARBARA 11/11/11 * UC DAVIS 11/13/11 * at Washington 11/16/11 * SAN DIEGO 11/19/11 * SAN FRANCISCO 11/25/11 * AKRON 11/26/11 * LONG BEACH STATE 12/02/11 * at Boise State 12/04/11 * PORTLAND 12/11/11 * SANTA CLARA 12/13/11 * SAINT MARY'S 12/17/11 * at UALR 12/21/11 * SAINT FRANCIS 12/29/11 * EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/11 * at Idaho 1/5/12 * COLORADO STATE 01/08/12 * at Fresno State 1/11/12 * CHICAGO STATE 01/14/12 * at Pacific 01/17/12 * at UC Irvine 01/22/12 * BYU 01/25/12 * at Milwaukee 02/01/12 * at Portland State 2/9/2012 * UTAH VALLEY 02/18/12 * at Chicago State 2/22/12 * UC RIVERSIDE 02/26/12 * at Stanford 02/29/12 * CSU BAKERSFIELD 03/03/12 * at CSU Bakersfield 3/10/12 * Totals Games played: 29 Minutes/game: 33.8 Points/game: 13.8 FG Pct: FG Pct: 29.5 FT Pct: 76.7 Rebounds/game: 4.3 Assists/game: 5.3 Turnovers/game: 3.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.6 Steals/game: 1.2 Blocks/game: 0.1

27 Seattle University Basketball Seattle University Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 13, 2012) All games #14 Ward, Ashley Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg UC SANTA BARBARA 11/11/11 * UC DAVIS 11/13/11 * at Washington 11/16/11 * SAN DIEGO 11/19/11 * SAN FRANCISCO 11/25/11 * AKRON 11/26/11 * LONG BEACH STATE 12/02/11 * at Boise State 12/04/11 * PORTLAND 12/11/11 * SANTA CLARA 12/13/11 * SAINT MARY'S 12/17/11 * at UALR 12/21/11 * SAINT FRANCIS 12/29/11 * EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/11 * at Idaho 1/5/12 * COLORADO STATE 01/08/12 * at Fresno State 1/11/12 * CHICAGO STATE 01/14/12 * at Pacific 01/17/12 * at UC Irvine 01/22/12 * BYU 01/25/12 * at Milwaukee 02/01/12 * at Portland State 2/9/2012 * UTAH VALLEY 02/18/12 * at Chicago State 2/22/12 * UC RIVERSIDE 02/26/12 * at Stanford 02/29/12 * CSU BAKERSFIELD 03/03/12 * at CSU Bakersfield 3/10/12 * Totals Games played: 29 Minutes/game: 28.4 Points/game: 10.7 FG Pct: FG Pct: 36.1 FT Pct: 85.6 Rebounds/game: 3.4 Assists/game: 2.0 Turnovers/game: 1.8 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.1 Steals/game: 1.2 Blocks/game: 0.2

28 Seattle University Basketball Seattle University Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 13, 2012) All games #15 Williamson, Jessi Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg SAN FRANCISCO 11/25/ LONG BEACH STATE 12/02/ PORTLAND 12/11/ CHICAGO STATE 01/14/ UTAH VALLEY 02/18/ UC RIVERSIDE 02/26/ Totals Games played: 6 Minutes/game: 2.7 Points/game: 0.2 FG Pct: 0.0 FT Pct: 25.0 Rebounds/game: 0.7 Turnovers/game: 0.3 Blocks/game: 0.3

29 Seattle University Basketball Seattle University Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 13, 2012) All games #23 Dillard-Brown, Renee Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg UC SANTA BARBARA 11/11/ UC DAVIS 11/13/ at Washington 11/16/ SAN DIEGO 11/19/ SAN FRANCISCO 11/25/ LONG BEACH STATE 12/02/ at Boise State 12/04/ PORTLAND 12/11/ SANTA CLARA 12/13/ at UALR 12/21/ SAINT FRANCIS 12/29/ EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/ at Idaho 1/5/ at Fresno State 1/11/ CHICAGO STATE 01/14/ UTAH VALLEY 02/18/ at Chicago State 2/22/ UC RIVERSIDE 02/26/ at Stanford 02/29/ at CSU Bakersfield 3/10/ Totals Games played: 20 Minutes/game: 6.1 Points/game: 1.5 FG Pct: 43.3 FT Pct: 50.0 Rebounds/game: 1.3 Assists/game: 0.1 Turnovers/game: 1.1 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.0 Steals/game: 0.3 Blocks/game: 0.1

30 Seattle University Basketball Seattle University Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 13, 2012) All games #24 Brown, Daidra Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg UC SANTA BARBARA 11/11/11 * UC DAVIS 11/13/11 * at Washington 11/16/11 * SAN DIEGO 11/19/ SAN FRANCISCO 11/25/ AKRON 11/26/ LONG BEACH STATE 12/02/ at Boise State 12/04/ PORTLAND 12/11/ SANTA CLARA 12/13/ SAINT MARY'S 12/17/ at UALR 12/21/ SAINT FRANCIS 12/29/ EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/ at Idaho 1/5/ COLORADO STATE 01/08/ at Fresno State 1/11/ CHICAGO STATE 01/14/ at Pacific 01/17/ at UC Irvine 01/22/ BYU 01/25/ at Milwaukee 02/01/ at Portland State 2/9/ UTAH VALLEY 02/18/ at Chicago State 2/22/ UC RIVERSIDE 02/26/ at Stanford 02/29/ CSU BAKERSFIELD 03/03/ at CSU Bakersfield 3/10/ Totals Games played: 29 Minutes/game: 17.7 Points/game: 4.9 FG Pct: FG Pct: 29.4 FT Pct: 55.3 Rebounds/game: 2.8 Assists/game: 1.6 Turnovers/game: 2.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.6 Steals/game: 1.8 Blocks/game: 0.0

31 Seattle University Basketball Seattle University Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 13, 2012) All games #32 Butler, Amani Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg UC SANTA BARBARA 11/11/ UC DAVIS 11/13/ at Washington 11/16/ SAN DIEGO 11/19/ SAN FRANCISCO 11/25/ AKRON 11/26/ LONG BEACH STATE 12/02/ at Boise State 12/04/ PORTLAND 12/11/ SANTA CLARA 12/13/ SAINT MARY'S 12/17/ at UALR 12/21/ SAINT FRANCIS 12/29/ EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/ at Idaho 1/5/ at Fresno State 1/11/ CHICAGO STATE 01/14/ at Pacific 01/17/ at UC Irvine 01/22/ at Portland State 2/9/ UTAH VALLEY 02/18/ at Chicago State 2/22/ UC RIVERSIDE 02/26/ at Stanford 02/29/ CSU BAKERSFIELD 03/03/12 * Totals Games played: 25 Minutes/game: 9.5 Points/game: 3.8 FG Pct: FG Pct: 0.0 FT Pct: 48.3 Rebounds/game: 2.4 Assists/game: 0.5 Turnovers/game: 1.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.4 Steals/game: 0.8

32 Seattle University Basketball Seattle University Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 13, 2012) All games #35 McCarthy, Maggie Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg UC SANTA BARBARA 11/11/ UC DAVIS 11/13/ at Washington 11/16/ SAN DIEGO 11/19/ SAN FRANCISCO 11/25/ AKRON 11/26/11 * LONG BEACH STATE 12/02/ at Boise State 12/04/ PORTLAND 12/11/ SANTA CLARA 12/13/ SAINT MARY'S 12/17/ at UALR 12/21/ SAINT FRANCIS 12/29/ EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/ at Idaho 1/5/ COLORADO STATE 01/08/ at Fresno State 1/11/ CHICAGO STATE 01/14/ at Pacific 01/17/ at UC Irvine 01/22/ BYU 01/25/ at Milwaukee 02/01/ at Portland State 2/9/ UTAH VALLEY 02/18/ at Chicago State 2/22/ UC RIVERSIDE 02/26/ at Stanford 02/29/ CSU BAKERSFIELD 03/03/ at CSU Bakersfield 3/10/ Totals Games played: 29 Minutes/game: 9.7 Points/game: 1.9 FG Pct: FG Pct: 18.2 FT Pct: 45.5 Rebounds/game: 1.2 Assists/game: 0.7 Turnovers/game: 1.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7 Steals/game: 0.3 Blocks/game: 0.1

33 Seattle University Basketball Seattle University Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 13, 2012) All games #41 Sowell, Kacie Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg UC SANTA BARBARA 11/11/11 * UC DAVIS 11/13/11 * at Washington 11/16/11 * SAN DIEGO 11/19/11 * SAN FRANCISCO 11/25/11 * AKRON 11/26/11 * LONG BEACH STATE 12/02/11 * at Boise State 12/04/11 * PORTLAND 12/11/11 * SANTA CLARA 12/13/11 * SAINT MARY'S 12/17/11 * at UALR 12/21/11 * SAINT FRANCIS 12/29/11 * EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/11 * at Idaho 1/5/12 * COLORADO STATE 01/08/12 * at Fresno State 1/11/12 * CHICAGO STATE 01/14/12 * at Pacific 01/17/12 * at UC Irvine 01/22/12 * BYU 01/25/12 * at Milwaukee 02/01/12 * at Portland State 2/9/2012 * UTAH VALLEY 02/18/12 * at Chicago State 2/22/12 * UC RIVERSIDE 02/26/12 * at Stanford 02/29/12 * CSU BAKERSFIELD 03/03/12 * at CSU Bakersfield 3/10/12 * Totals Games played: 29 Minutes/game: 29.0 Points/game: 14.2 FG Pct: 60.3 FT Pct: 74.5 Rebounds/game: 9.8 Assists/game: 0.9 Turnovers/game: 2.9 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.3 Steals/game: 1.3 Blocks/game: 0.6

34 Seattle University Basketball Seattle University Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 13, 2012) All games #45 Adhiambo, Brenda Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg UC SANTA BARBARA 11/11/ UC DAVIS 11/13/ at Washington 11/16/ SAN DIEGO 11/19/ SAN FRANCISCO 11/25/ AKRON 11/26/ LONG BEACH STATE 12/02/ at Boise State 12/04/ PORTLAND 12/11/ SANTA CLARA 12/13/ SAINT MARY'S 12/17/ at UALR 12/21/ at Idaho 1/5/ COLORADO STATE 01/08/ at Fresno State 1/11/ CHICAGO STATE 01/14/ at Pacific 01/17/ at UC Irvine 01/22/ BYU 01/25/ at Milwaukee 02/01/ at Portland State 2/9/ UTAH VALLEY 02/18/ at Chicago State 2/22/ at Stanford 02/29/ CSU BAKERSFIELD 03/03/ at CSU Bakersfield 3/10/ Totals Games played: 26 Minutes/game: 14.8 Points/game: 5.7 FG Pct: 53.0 FT Pct: 64.1 Rebounds/game: 4.6 Assists/game: 0.5 Turnovers/game: 1.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.4 Steals/game: 1.0 Blocks/game: 0.1

35 Seattle University Basketball Seattle University Individual Game-by-Game (as of Mar 13, 2012) All games #TM TEAM Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg UC SANTA BARBARA 11/11/ UC DAVIS 11/13/ at Washington 11/16/ SAN DIEGO 11/19/ SAN FRANCISCO 11/25/ AKRON 11/26/ LONG BEACH STATE 12/02/ at Boise State 12/04/ PORTLAND 12/11/ SANTA CLARA 12/13/ SAINT MARY'S 12/17/ at UALR 12/21/ SAINT FRANCIS 12/29/ EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/30/ at Idaho 1/5/ COLORADO STATE 01/08/ at Fresno State 1/11/ CHICAGO STATE 01/14/ at Pacific 01/17/ at UC Irvine 01/22/ BYU 01/25/ at Milwaukee 02/01/ at Portland State 2/9/ UTAH VALLEY 02/18/ at Chicago State 2/22/ UC RIVERSIDE 02/26/ at Stanford 02/29/ CSU BAKERSFIELD 03/03/ at CSU Bakersfield 3/10/ Totals Games played: 29 Rebounds/game: 4.4 Turnovers/game: 0.1

36 Tuesday, March 13, 2012 TRAFFIC 39 F Winner of Eight Pulitzer Prizes Seattle University Home News Business & Tech Sports Entertainment Living Travel Opinion Originally published Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 8:03 PM Comments (0) article Print Share: Transfers, key freshmen make Seattle U. women bigger, more talented Coach Joan Bonvicini's Seattle U. women's basketball team is optimistic heading into its third year of competition against Division I teams. By Jayda Evans Seattle Times staff reporter Seattle University's women's basketball team finally has the height and quickness needed to compete against Division I teams. But how does that translate to winning? "I'm cautiously optimistic," coach Joan Bonvicini said at the team's media day Tuesday. Brenda Adhiambo, a 6-foot transfer, and freshman Jessi Williamson, a 6-7 center from Mount Tahoma, added much-needed size. Former Oregon State standout Talisa Rhea, a 5-11 senior, and freshman Renee Dillard-Brown (Garfield) will add speed and scoring. something different, and that's huge for us." Top comments Hide / Show comments The Redhawks begin play Nov. 2 with an exhibition against Puget Sound at Connolly Center. The regularseason opener on Nov. 11 is an immediate test, hosting UC Santa Barbara, which is picked to finish No comments have been posted to this article. second in the Big West. Start the conversation > SU will play without senior post player Carley Butcher and promising freshman Kim Flournoy this season, each out with knee injuries. Forward Maggie McCarthy, who averaged 8.3 points and 5.3 boards as a sophomore, returns from a torn right ACL. "We know we're better, but we're not tested," Bonvicini said. "Until you're tested... We still have a ton of things to learn and I'm excited. I like what I'm seeing and I like the effort." Mixed with returning leading scorer Elle Kerfoot (13.7 points) and spark plug Daidra Brown, Bonvicini finds herself able to push the team harder in preparation for its third season against D-I opponents. "I've definitely challenged these kids much harder than I did my previous teams because this team has been able to accept that challenge," she said. "Not only have they reached it, they've exceeded it." Well, they're not always responsive. At practice Tuesday, there was more running and teaching as the Redhawks bobbled through drills. "If there's no sense of urgency, I'll call you out," Bonvicini told her team. Eligible for the Women's NIT and Women's Basketball Invitational this season, the Redhawks have set a goal of advancing to the postseason. They were 8-22 during the season, 4-10 at home. "The expectations have gone up every year," said Rhea, who was honorable mention All-Pac-10 as a junior at Oregon State, averaging a team-leading 15.3 points and 3.6 rebounds. "We feel really good about the team that we have and the work that we've been putting in and where our season could go. We're excited to actually start playing and seeing it all come together." "This year we have the ability to be a very good team," said Kerfoot, the final player from SU's D-II days. "We're athletic and fast and we do play well together. We have a lot of different types of players who bring

37 Winner of Eight Pulitzer Prizes Seattle University Home News Business & Tech Sports Entertainment Living Travel Opinion Originally published November 25, 2011 at 10:21 PM Page modified November 26, 2011 at 10:20 PM Comments (3) article Print Share: Outside shooting powers Seattle University women Redhawks to play Akron for tournament title By Jayda Evans Seattle Times staff reporter Three-pointers fell through the net and finally something felt great for Elle Kerfoot. Earlier, the senior guard spent the majority of Friday in bed, resting as much as possible to overcome flulike symptoms. By game time, she was tossing up three-pointers to help the Seattle University women's basketball team post a victory against San Francisco at Connolly Center. The Redhawks advanced to the Thanksgiving Tournament championship game. They will face Akron at 8 p.m. Saturday. San Francisco will play Loyola of Chicago in the consolation game at 6 p.m. "Now it's an ice bath and bed," Kerfoot said of her plans after scoring a game-high 19 points, including making 4 of 5 three-pointers. Seattle U (2-3) lost its previous three matchups because of poor offensive execution. Therefore, coach Joan Bonvicini put her team through strenuous practices this week, working on the offense and rebounding. Against San Francisco, senior Talisa Rhea was able to find Redhawks post players inside for assists while sophomore Ashley Ward joined Kerfoot with impressive three-point shooting, making all three she took. As a team, Seattle U was 9 of 17 from threepoint range. Rhea had six assists and forward Kacie Sowell had 10 points and 10 rebounds for her second doubledouble of the season. The Dons finished the first half with a 9-3 run to close to at the break. But Ward (14 points) opened Related the second half with a layin and another three to keep SU's momentum going. Game stats "It was bring your lunch pail to work," Bonvicini said of the mentality leading up to the game. "It was no joke." Top comments Hide / Show comments Seattle U had never played USF (1-5) before, but the Dons are led by coach Jennifer Azzi, an Olympian and former Headline: Stanford champion, Outside and Bonvicini shooting said powers in watching Seattle game film that Azzi ran plays similar to Cardinal University coach Tara women VanDerveer. Here That I made was it hoping a little easier to read... to prepare a scouting report. (November 26, 2011, by Rainy Daze) Read more The Redhawks played well defensively to keep USF shooters Katy Keating (two points) and Rheina Ale (12) below their My thoughts season averages. and prayers go out to the women of Seattle University. (November 26, 2011, by "A lot of it is confidence," said Kerfoot, whose team has never won its own tournament. "It's good to get the n00ch405) Read more win. We worked hard this week, and it's nice to recover from that little slump." Outside shooting powers Seattle University In the first game, Akron ended a two-game skid with a victory against Loyola (3-2) to advance. women I really wish the Seattle Times... (November 25, 2011, by road less travelled) Read The Zips were down by 12 points with 6:45 remaining in the opening half before the game turned into a more seesaw matchup in the second half. After being tied at 77, a late flurry helped Akron (2-3) secure the victory. Read all 3 comments > Post a comment > Junior guard Taylor Ruper led the Zips with 20 points. Teammate Rachel Tecca added 19 points and 14 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. Jayda Evans: The Redhawks jumped out to an early 23-4 lead after a three-pointer by senior Maggie McCarthy. On defense, SU had USF struggling against its zone. The Dons shot 15.4 percent to open the game on 2-for- 13 shooting.

38 Originally published December 1, 2011 at 7:17 PM Page modified December 1, 2011 at 7:46 PM Comments (0) article Print Share: For Seattle U coach Joan Bonvicini, Friday's game a special reunion The Redhawks (2-4) host Long Beach State (2-4) on Friday at 7 p.m. Connolly Center. By Jayda Evans Seattle Times staff reporter Decades later and the conversations start the same for Joan Bonvicini. It just takes a mix of good coaching, talented players, a supportive administration, "and a little luck," Bonvicini said. SU has a good crop of young players and transfers. Bonvicini wants the program to start heavily recruiting top Top players. comments Hide / Show comments Sitting in a high school gym in Southern California, someone will inevitably walk up and say, "You don't know me but I was here when your Long Beach State teams were killing everybody." Instantly Bonvicini, now coach at Seattle University, is back in the 1980s reminiscing about how her storied career began. "It happens every time I'm in California," said Bonvicini, who returned Thursday from a recruiting trip in the state. She led the 49ers to the NCAA Final Four in 1987 and "It's great. I think I've grown and I'm a better coach, but I was very fortunate to have some of the best players that ever played." Names like Penny Toler and Cindy Brown demanded the national spotlight. But the experience revealed a formula Bonvicini hopes she can use to give Seattle U the same type of acclaim one day. "Joan is a tenacious competitor," said Washington State coach June Daugherty, who's known Bonvicini since No both comments attended basketball have been camps posted as youths. to "I this don't article. care if it's basketball or getting in line for the bus, Joan Start is going the to get conversation first. She's amazing > that way. "Her years at Long Beach State were remarkable. And then she turned around and built a great program at Arizona.... Watch out Seattle U. There's going to be great things that come from that program just because of her competitiveness and passion. She's one of the better minds in the game." Seattle U defeated LBS on the road last season. Afterward, coach Jody Wynn and boosters organized a gathering, bringing former players back. Wynn would like the 49ers to rekindle the glory days Bonvicini built with her program. There won't be a similar celebration on Friday. But the memories will still be there, re-energizing Bonvicini to continue the path in Seattle. "Any time Joan comes through town, they want to honor her," said Toler, who's currently general manager of the Los Angeles Sparks. She's another believer in Bonvicini turning around the Redhawks. "More than anything she's a great recruiter. Joan has the gift of gab. Two, she's warm and three, Joan will always see the good in people. It's (building SU into an NCAA team) a more difficult task because you have a lot other schools.... But if I was betting on anybody to get it done, I would bet on Joan because she's relentless." Just like those teams from the 1980s. Jayda Evans: or jevans@seattletimes.com. On The Redhawks (2-4) host Long Beach State (2-4) on Friday at 7 p.m. Connolly Center. Plenty would scoff at Bonvicini's dream. The Redhawks are in their final season transitioning back to being a Division I program, joining the WAC next season. But neighboring Washington recently hired a big-name coach in Kevin McGuff, plays in better facilities and has the opportunity to air more games on television via the new Pac-12 network. Bonvicini disagrees. "I wouldn't put the TV stuff at the top of the list," she said of a modern-day recruit's wants. "And I think facilities are important, but I wouldn't put that at the top of the list, either. I think it's about relationships. "People want to know that their kids are going to be coached well and that they're going to be treated well and that they're going to have a good experience. My dream and my goal is to do here what I did at Long Beach State." Bonvicini quickly points to players like star post Elena Delle Donne choosing Delaware, vaulting the Blue Hens to its first-ever national ranking (24), or even Princeton snagging top recruits from California as examples that unknowns still have a chance to be competitive.

39 Winner of Eight Pulitzer Prizes Seattle University Home News Business & Tech Sports Entertainment Living Travel Opinion Originally published December 11, 2011 at 2:32 PM Page modified December 11, 2011 at 8:46 PM Comments (0) article Print Share: Seattle U women win third straight by beating Portland, It's the first three-game winning streak for the program transitioning to Division I. By Jayda Evans Seattle Times staff reporter It's the little things that let you know you're headed in the right direction. Mark Seattle University's first three-game win streak under third-year coach Joan Bonvicini as proof of that. The Redhawks achieved the streak with a win against Portland on Sunday at Connolly Center. "It's awesome," said SU senior Elle Kerfoot, who has been with the program since 2008, when it was still in Division II. "It's just so different. Like, mentally, it's just so different. Our whole team is confident and happy and we're moving forward in the right direction." Defensively, the Redhawks worked overtime to hold Portland senior Natalie Day to four points in the first Related half. The Pilots couldn't find any secondary options, committing 28 turnovers for 23 SU points. Game stats Day, a transfer from Howard University, led Portland (5-6) with 13 points. Former Bellarmine Prep standout ReZina TecleMariam had nine boards to help Portland outrebound SU Top comments Hide / Show comments Seattle U (5-4) plays host to West Coast Conference teams Santa Clara on Tuesday and Saint Mary's on Saturday to conclude its three-game homestand. Last December, Santa Clara (6-3) defeated SU and Saint No comments Mary's (6-4) topped have Seattle been U posted to this article. Start the conversation > "The past three games, we've really been working on our defense and our offense," said senior Talisa Rhea, who finished with 11 points, six assists and six boards. "But they (Santa Clara and Saint Mary's) are two good opponents. We're excited to have another opportunity to continue to improve." Jayda Evans: or jevans@seattletimes.com. On It's a minor achievement in NCAA women's hoops compared with Connecticut's 90-game win streak or Stanford's current 65-game home win streak. Still, as SU completes its final year transitioning back to Division I, the three consecutive wins, and four in its past five, are proof the program will be competitive on the top level. "We're starting to become a dangerous, confident team," Bonvicini said. "Defensively, we're doing a good job. Obviously we need to do a little bit better job on the boards, but we're smart. We can score inside. We can score outside.... We have more depth and are just really coming together as a team. The biggest thing is we're having fun." Sophomore wing Sylvia Shephard got the Redhawks going from the opening tip, making two early threes. Leading with 5:18 remaining in the first half, SU went on a 12-3 run to enter the break with an 11- point advantage. The Redhawks outscored the Pilots 9-0 to open the second half. Sophomore forward Ashley Ward led all SU players with 15 points. "We have so many people and so many weapons when we're moving the ball and playing as a team," said Kerfoot, whose team had 15 assists on 27 field goals and shot 48.3 percent from the field in the second half.

40 Get the mobile app COLLEGE SOWELL STEPS INTO BIGGER ROLE AT SEATTLE By Rhiannon Potkey Published Saturday, December 24, 2011 Courtesy of Seattle University Athletics It became apparent to Kacie Sowell (Buena) during spring workouts she would have to take on a bigger role for the Seattle University women's basketball team. As the 6-foot-2 sophomore forward went through drills with coaches, Sowell realized she was the only post player on the court. Although Seattle would welcome a few transfers and freshmen in the fall, Sowell knew it would take time for them to adjust. "I knew I had step up and kind of be the post player for the team," she said. "I was the only one returning this season, and the coaches have really encouraged me and pushed me to work hard and do everything I can to play well. It's been a change in my mentality." It's been a change for the better. Sowell is averaging a team-leading 13.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game for the Redhawks while shooting 62.1 percent from the field. Having a year of experience under her belt has provided Sowell with a measure of comfort on the court this season. "Last year was definitely a year to adjust to a lot of things like being away from home and learning the college pace of the game, which is obviously a lot faster," she said. "There is a lot of adjusting that takes place with a new team and a new coaching staff and learning what they want and expect from me to play at this level. But I think I understand this year what it takes to be more successful." Seattle is playing as an independent in Division I, but will join the Western Athletic Conference beginning in the season.