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1 HOFSTRA WOMEN S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Game 2 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY PRIDE (1 0, 0 0 CAA) vs. Colgate University Raiders (1 1, 0 0 Patriot) Wednesday, November 24, p.m. Hofstra Arena (5,124) Hempstead, New York HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY WOMEN S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (1 0, 0 0 CAA) NOVEMBER 19 Fri. vs. Quinnipiac (Arena at Harbor Yard) W Wed. COLGATE (Doubleheader with MBB) 5 p.m. 27 Sat. at Fordham 4:30 p.m. DECEMBER 1 Wed. at St. John s 7 p.m. 9 Thu. MASSACHUSETTS (METRO TV) 7 p.m. 11 Sat. at Sacred Heart 2 p.m. 17 Fri. HARVARD 7 p.m. UM HOLIDAY CLASSIC 28 Tue. vs. Loyola Marymount 5 p.m. 29 Wed. vs. Fairfield or Miami (FL) 5/7 p.m. JANUARY 2 Sun. at UNC Wilmington * 2 p.m. 6 Thu. at George Mason * 7 p.m. 9 Sun. TOWSON * 2 p.m. 14 Fri. at William & Mary * 7 p.m. 16 Sun. at Old Dominion * 2 p.m. 20 Thu. JAMES MADISON * 7 p.m. 23 Sun. DELAWARE * 2 p.m. 27 Thu. DREXEL * 7 p.m. 30 Sun. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH * 2 p.m. FEBRUARY 3 Thu. at Towson * 7 p.m. 6 Sun. WILLIAM & MARY * (FOX SPORTS NY) Noon 11 Fri. at James Madison * 7 p.m. 13 Sun. UNC WILMINGTON * 2 p.m. 17 Thu. at Virginia Commonwealth * 7 p.m. 20 Sun. at Drexel * 1 p.m. 24 Thu. GEORGE MASON * 7 p.m. 27 Sun. at Delaware * 1 p.m. MARCH 3 Thu. OLD DOMINION * 7 p.m. Contact: Stephen A. Gorchov (516) Work (516) Cell E mail ATHSZG@hofstra.edu Radio: WRHU (88.7 FM) Hofstra Athletic Homepage: The Hofstra athletic homepage can be found at HOFSTRA S TENTATIVE STARTERS # Pos Name CL PPG RPG APG 11 G Charlotte Baldrey Chourio Sr G Cigi McCollin So G Jenna McSpadden Fr F Lizanne Murphy So F Lana Harshaw So OFF THE BENCH 43 C Vanessa Gidden So F Linn Quamme Fr OUT DUE TO INJURY 5 G Tenicha Gittens Jr. 32 G India Ali Fr. 33 F Amaka Agugua Sr. CAA CHAMPIONSHIP (at Fairfax, Virginia) 9 Wed. Opening Round TBA 10 Thu. Quarterfinals TBA 11 Fri. Semifinals TBA 12 Sat. Championship TBA 3/19 4/5 NCAA TOURNAMENT TBA Home games in BOLD CAPS * Denotes Colonial Athletic Association game

2 The Game: Hofstra, coming off its season opening victory over Quinnipiac last Friday, will look to make it two in a row to start the season as they host the Raiders of Colgate University this evening. Streaks, Trends and Notes: Of the 10 players on the Hofstra roster, nine (3 Fr., 4 So. And 2 JC transfers) are in their first or second full year (McCollin reshirted her freshman year due to injury) with the program and the other one Amaka Agugua is out until at least the start of conference play due to off season surgery. Hofstra is 4 6 in its last 10 season openers, 5 5 in its last 10 home openers and 6 4 in its last 10 road openers. The Pride is looking to begin a season 2 0 for the first time since starting the campaign 4 0. Hofstra s 14 wins in were six more than they had in and their most in a season since winning 14 in the campaign. The last time a Hofstra Women s Basketball team had more than 14 victories in a season was in when the team had an overall mark of Hofstra s regular season record was just the fourth winning regular season since the program became Division I in The Pride had two win streaks at least three games last season, the last time Hofstra had two win streaks of at least three games was in (both four game streaks). Hofstra's 11 Colonial Athletic Association victories in are a school record for conference victories in a season and three more than Hofstra has had in any previous conference schedule. The (East Coast Conference) and (America East Conference) teams each won eight conference games. Hofstra has out rebounded 13 of its last 17 opponents, including Quinnipiac this season. Hofstra won its first eight home games last season. The eight straight wins to start the home schedule is the longest in school history. The eight game home court winning streak that ended with the loss to Delaware established a new school record for longest such streak at any point during the season. Previously, the Pride won six straight home games spanning the and seasons. Hofstra s bench outscored its opponents reserves, , in their 18 CAA games last season. Despite having only two players come off the bench against Quinnipiac, the Pride s reserves outscored the Bobcats bench, Hofstra has made a three pointer in 159 of its last 161 games. The Pride is 21 4 in their last 25 games when they hold their opponent under 60 points (6 2 last season). The 16 point win over Quinnipiac was Hofstra s first double digit win in a season opener away from home since defeating Lehigh to begin the season. Hofstra s six freshmen and sophomores who saw action against Quinnipiac combined for 73 of the Pride s 77 points. HOFSTRA/COLGATE BY THE NUMBERS: Hofstra Colgate 77.0 Points Per Game Opps. Points Per Game Rebs. Per Game Opps. Rebs Per Game Assts. Per Game Steals Per Game TO Per Game BS Per Game Field Goal Pct Three Point Field Goal Pct Free Throw Pct (0 0) Won Loss Record (Conference) 1 1 (0 0) TEAM LEADERS PER GAME Gidden (21.0) Points Lipinski (15.5) Murphy (10.0) Rebounds Lagzdins (9.0) Baldrey Chourio (6.0) Assists Ballard (3.5) McSpadden (3.0) Steals Ballard (2.0) Gidden (4.0) Blocks Three tied (0.5) McSpadden (35.0) Minutes Lipinski (34.5) About the Raiders: Colgate is coached by Kristin Hughes, a 1991 graduate of Elms College. Hughes is in her first season at Colgate, but has amassed a career mark of in 11 seasons as a head coach. Quick Facts Colgate Raiders (1 1, 0 0 Patriot) Location: Hamilton, New York Founded: 1819 Enrollment: 2,800 Nickname: Raiders Colors: Maroon, Gray and White Conference: Patriot Home Court: Cotterell Court (3,100) President: Rebecca S. Chopp Athletic Director: David Roach Series Meetings with Colgate: Hofstra owns a 6 4 lead in the 10 alltime meetings between the Pride and the Raiders. The two teams last met in season. The Raiders were Hofstra s first ever home game as a Division I program, as the Pride hosted Colgate in their second game of the season. Hofstra won that game by the score of SERIES MEETINGS WITH COLGATE 1996 Hofstra 61, Colgate Colgate 69, Hofstra : Hofstra Colgate : Hofstra 72, Colgate 63 (Harvard Tournament) 1992 Hofstra 69, Colgate : Colgate Hofstra Colgate 61, Hofstra : Colgate 62, Hofstra 54 (Canisius Tournament) 1985 Hofstra 63, Colgate Hofstra 67, Colgate 49 (Hofstra Tournament) A Win For Hofstra Tonight Would: Be the 24th in the head coaching career of Felisha Legette Jack. Give Hofstra its first 2 0 start to a season since beginning the campaign 4 0. Be the Pride s eighth straight against the current members of the Patriot League. Push Hofstra s record to 2 0 on the season.

3 Coach Legette Jack: After turning heads in the collegiate basketball world in her second season in , Felisha Legette Jack enters her third year looking to continue the positive strides taken by her team last season. In her two seasons, Legette Jack has coached the Pride to a record and has had two all conference, four academic all conference and one All Metropolitan New York players under her tutelage. Legette Jack, the 10th head women's basketball coach in Hofstra history, guided her team to a record in and a second place tie in the conference standings after being picked seventh in the preseason poll. Legette Jack coached her squad to a school record 11 conference victories, including a win over Old Dominion that many consider the biggest win in school history. Hofstra s regular season mark was just the fourth winning regular season since the team became a Division I program in Legette Jack was rewarded for her efforts by being named Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year was an exciting and successful year for Legette Jack in other ways as well. During the summer of 2003, Legette Jack served as an assistant coach for Team USA at the 2003 FIBA World Championship for Young Women in Sibenik, Croatia, and helped coach the team to a gold medal. Then in March 2004 she was named to the Big East Conference Silver Anniversary Women s Basketball Team, one of just 15 players selected. In her first campaign as head coach, Legette Jack guided the Pride to an 8 21 record and a first round win in the Colonial Athletic Association Championship, which was the Pride s first tournament win in five years. Legette Jack brought a wealth of collegiate coaching experience to Hofstra. She spent 11 seasons as a Division I assistant coach, with nine years in the Big East Conference at Syracuse University and Boston College, and two seasons in the Big Ten Conference at Michigan State University. Legette Jack came to Hofstra after serving for two seasons as an assistant coach at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. In , the Spartans, coached by former University of Maine Women's Basketball Coach Joanne P. McCallie, went But Michigan State followed that up with one of the top turnarounds in the NCAA in , going and advancing to the Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) semifinals. It was the fifth most wins in school history and included three victories over nationally ranked programs. While at Michigan State, Legette Jack served as the recruiting coordinator and was responsible for signing the 14th ranked recruiting class in the country for the season. Three of those recruits were residents of the state of Michigan and were ranked in the top 61 in the nation. In addition, Legette Jack supervised the student athletes academic progress, and helped organize and direct Michigan State's preseason and postseason conditioning program. Prior to her two seasons at Michigan State, Legette Jack spent seven seasons as an assistant coach at her alma mater, Syracuse University. Legette Jack was the recruiting coordinator at Syracuse and helped bring in two Gatorade Players of the Year. She was also in charge of organizing all team travel arrangements and coordinating the tape exchange program, while also taking care of the Orangewomen's conditioning schedule. During her tenure at Syracuse, her squads maintained a 100 percent graduation rate. Following graduation, Legette Jack was the head girls basketball coach at Westhill High School in Syracuse, New York. She compiled a record in two seasons there and had five players earn scholarships to Division I basketball programs. She then spent two years as an assistant coach at Boston College, where she oversaw the academic progress of a team with a 100 percent graduation rate, before moving on to Syracuse. The second leading scorer and all time leading rebounder in Syracuse history, Legette Jack is a 1989 graduate with a dual major in child and family studies, and psychology. Legette Jack scored 1,526 points and pulled down 927 rebounds during her career as an Orangewoman. Legette Jack was a three time All Big East selection, earned Kodak All American honorable mention accolades twice and was named the 1985 Big East Conference Rookie of the Year. She has also been named to three different Halls of Fame: Greater Syracuse Hall of Fame, Syracuse Urban League Hall of Fame and the Syracuse University Orange Plus Hall of Fame. Legette Jack and her husband, David, have one son, David Maceo (5) and reside in Hempstead, New York. LEADING THE TEAM HAS LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN POINTS Vanessa Gidden 1 time HAS LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN REBOUNDS Lizanne Murphy 1 time HAS LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN ASSISTS Charlotte Baldrey Chourio 1 time HAS LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN BLOCKS Vanessa Gidden 1 time HAS LED OR TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD IN STEALS Jenna McSpadden 1time DOUBLES FIGURES DOUBLE FIGURE POINTS Vanessa Gidden 1 time Cigi McCollin 1 time Jenna McSpadden 1 time Lizanne Murphy 1 time DOUBLE FIGURE REBOUNDS Lizanne Murphy 1 time DOUBLE FIGURE ASSISTS 20+ SCORING GAMES Vanessa Gidden 1 time CAA STANDINGS STANDINGS W L (CAA) W L (Overall) Hofstra Delaware Drexel Towson James Madison Old Dominion George Mason UNC Wilmington Virginia Commonwealth William & Mary ***This Week in CAA Women s Basketball*** November 22 UNC Wilmington, 7 p.m. November 23 Virginia Commonwealth, 5:30 p.m. Old Georgia Tech, 6 p.m. Virginia James Madison, 7 p.m. Maryland Eastern Shore, 7 p.m. William & Mary, 7 p.m. November 24 Hofstra, 5 p.m. November 26 James Madison vs. Morehead State, 5 p.m. UNC Wilmington, 5 p.m. William & San Francisco, 10 p.m. November 27 Virginia Old Dominion, 2 p.m. Georgetown, 2 p.m. George Monmouth, 3 p.m. Fordham, 4:30 p.m. James FAU Tournament UNC UNCW Tournament William & San Francisco Tournament

4 Strength of Schedule: The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) released its preseason strength of schedule rankings on November 5 and in both the overall and non conference rankings Hofstra's schedule was among the nation's top 100. The Pride was third in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in both rankings. Hofstra's non conference strength of schedule was rated as the 84th toughest in the nation. The Pride's non conference opponents compiled a record of (.552). In the non conference rankings, Hofstra ranked behind only Old Dominion (#4) and George Mason (#36) among CAA schools. In the overall strength of schedule rankings, the Pride schedule was ranked at #98, with its opponents putting together a mark. Once again, only Old Dominion (#77) and George Mason (#92) topped the Pride. Here is how the entire CAA looks: NON CONFERENCE STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE OUT OF 328 TEAM RANK Old Dominion 4 George Mason 36 Hofstra 84 Virginia Commonwealth 92 William & Mary 165 Delaware 255 James Madison 261 Drexel 283 UNC Wilmington 295 Towson 322 OVERALL STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE OUT OF 328 TEAM RANK Old Dominion 77 George Mason 92 Hofstra 98 Virginia Commonwealth 102 William & Mary 112 James Madison 153 Drexel 161 Delaware 185 UNC Wilmington 200 Towson 227 RPI Rankings: According to the final CollegeRPI.com as of 3/13. As a conference, the CAA ranks ninth out of 32 Division I conferences last season. School Rank Old Dominion 18 George Mason 81 Delaware 85 Hofstra 119 UNC Wilmington 120 VCU 132 James Madison 170 William & Mary 197 Drexel 212 Towson 268 King of Queens (and the rest of NYC): Since the start of the 1993 season, the Hofstra Women s Basketball team is 12 8 versus teams located within the five boroughs of New York City. This season Hofstra has Fordham (11/27) and St. John s (12/1) on its schedule. vs. Columbia 6 4 vs. Fordham 2 1 vs. St. Francis 2 0 vs. Wagner 1 3 vs. St John s INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Points 21 by Vanessa Gidden vs. Quinnipiac (11/19/04) Field Goals Made 8 by Vanessa Gidden vs. Quinnipiac (11/19/04) Field Goals Attempted 12, by three players vs. Quinnipiac (11/19/04) Field Goal Percentage (minimum five made).750 (6 8) by Lizanne Murphy vs. Quinnipiac (11/19/04) Three Point Field Goals Made 4 by Jenna McSpadden vs. Quinnipiac (11/19/04) Three Point Field Goals Attempted 10 by Jenna McSpadden vs. Quinnipiac (11/19/04) Three Point Field Goal Percentage (min. three made).400 (4 10) by Jenna McSpadden vs. Quinnipiac (11/19/04) Free Throws Made 5 by Vanessa Gidden vs. Quinnipiac (11/19/04) Free Throws Attempted 8 by Vanessa Gidden vs. Quinnipiac (11/19/04) Free Throw Percentage (minimum five made).625 (5 8) by Vanessa Gidden vs. Quinnipiac (11/19/04) Rebounds 10 by Lizanne Murphy vs. Quinnipiac (11/19/04) Assists 6 by Charlotte Baldrey Chourio vs. Quinnipiac (11/19/04) Steals 3 by Jenna McSpadden vs. Quinnipiac (11/19/04) Blocked Shots 4 by Vanessa Gidden vs. Quinnipiac (11/19/04) Turnovers 3, by three players vs. Quinnipiac (11/19/04) Fouls 2, by several players vs. Quinnipiac (11/19/04) NCAA Division I Top Turnarounds Rk.School Change RPI# 1. UNC Asheville Idaho State Houston Idaho Colgate Hartford SMS Loyola Marymount Nebraska Florida Illinois State Southern Utah Memphis Maryland Arkansas State South Florida Stetson Hofstra LARGEST LEAD OF (75 49) with 3:48 left in the second half vs. Quinnipiac LARGEST DEFICIT OF (7 5 and 9 7) with 17:02 and 16:47 left in the first half vs. Quinnipiac

5 Lights, Camera, Action: With their victory over Princeton on December 13 of last season, the Hofstra Women s Basketball team improved to 3 0 over the past three seasons when televised by Fox Sports New York at Hofstra Arena. If you count their two CAA Sun Trust Game of the Week telecasts they are 4 1 on television in the past three seasons. This season, the Pride will appear on television on December 9 vs. Massachusetts (Metro TV) and on February 6 vs. William & Mary (Fox Sports NY). Both games will be in the friendly confines of Hofstra Arena. Hofstra 79, Drexel 65 (Fox Sports NY) Hofstra 80, William & Mary 78 (Fox Sports NY) Hofstra 55, Princeton 49 (Fox Sports NY) CAA Telecasts: Delaware 65, Hofstra 47 (Metro TV) 1/25/04: Hofstra James Madison 37 (Fox Sports NY) Pride At Home: Hofstra had an impressive 9 2 mark in the friendly confines of Hofstra Arena last season. The nine home victories are the second most, only eclipsed by the squad that had an 11 2 mark at home. Top Five Home Records (11 2) 84.6 % (9 2) 81.8 % (7 4) 63.6 % (8 5) 61.5 % (5 4) 55.5 % No Overtime, Please: It has been 20 long years since a Hofstra Women s Basketball team won a game in overtime. The Pride, who has played seven overtime games since their last extra session victory, last lost an overtime game on November 30 of last season when they were defeated by Canisius, 78 74, at the Binghamton Time Warner Classic. On January 26, 1984, the Pride defeated Marist College, 61 60, for their last overtime win. Pride Signs Four for : Christina Biedny, Kristina Campbell, Emily Medders and Nicole Williams have all signed letters of intent to join the Hofstra Women s Basketball program and play for the Pride beginning in the season, it was announced today by Hofstra University Head Women s Basketball Coach Felisha Legette Jack. We have signed an exceptional group of young ladies, both academically and athletically, who will join our family next year and assist us in realizing our goals and dreams of winning championships and advancing to the NCAA Tournament, stated Legette Jack. These four studentathletes, combined with the seven freshmen and sophomores on the current roster, will give us a great foundation for the future. Biedny, a 6 5 center from East Amherst, New York, averaged 17 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks last season at Clarence High School in Clarence, New York. Biedny, who plays basketball and volleyball for the Red Devils, set a school record with 115 blocks in Biedny was named All WNY honorable mention in 2003, ECIC second team allstar in 2003, and team most valuable player in 2003 and Campbell, a 6 1 forward from Princeton, New Jersey, will join the Pride from Notre Dame High School in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Campbell averaged 8.5 points and nearly 10 rebounds a game last season for the 20 5 Irish, under the direction of Coach Ann DeMille. She was recently named honorable mention All American by Street & Smith Magazine. Campbell s sister, Michelle, is a junior forward on the #17th ranked Rutgers basketball team and her father, Melvin, played for the Oakland Raiders in Medders, a 6 2 forward from Westlake Village, California, has played three years of basketball and ran track for Oak Park High School in Oak Park, California. A second team allleague pick for the Eagles, Medders averaged 8.4 points and 7.1 rebounds as a junior last season under Coach Bob DeCorsi. Medders, whose sister, Lyndsey is a sophomore guard on the Iowa State women s basketball team, was one of roughly 400 high school students nationwide to be selected to participate in the National Young Leaders Conference, which took place in late October in Washington, D.C. Williams, a 5 6 guard from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a three time all section performer at Seton La Salle High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She averaged 19 points, six steals, five assists and three rebounds a game for the 19 5 Lady Rebels during her junior campaign and was named Associated Press All Pennsylvania. Williams has scored more than 1,200 points in her career at Seton La Salle, which ranks second all time in school history behind former Penn State University and WNBA star and current Minnesota Lynx head coach Suzie McConnell Serio. Gidden Earns CAA Accolades: Hofstra University sophomore center Vanessa Gidden (Stamford, CT/Stamford) was named the Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week today, it was announced by the conference office. Gidden scored a career high 21 points in the Pride s season opening win over Quinnipiac last Friday. The sophomore from Stamford, Conn. Shot 8 of 12 from the field and 5 of 8 from the free throw line. She also notched five rebounds and a game high four blocks. Double Your Fun: Hofstra finished the campaign with 11 double doubles. All the doubledoubles last season were of the point/rebound variety. Here is a list of double doubles by Hofstra players during the season Lizanne Murphy 13 points, 10 rebounds vs. Quinnipiac CAA Preseason Info: Coming off its tie for second in the standings last season, Hofstra was picked fifth in the preseason poll, which was released on October 27 during the annual CAA Media Day, which was held at the Richmond Coliseum.

6 CAA WOMEN S BASKETBALL PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH (as voted on by the media) 1. Old Dominion (18 first place votes) Delaware Virginia Commonwealth (1 first place vote) James Madison Hofstra William & Mary George Mason UNC Wilmington Drexel Towson CAA WOMEN S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL CONFERENCE TEAMS (as voted on by the media) First Team Tiara Malcom, Delaware Shareese Grant, Old Dominion Amaka Agugua, Hofstra Lesley Dickinson, James Madison Kacy O Brien, Towson Second Team Meredith Alexis, James Madison Catherine Scanlon, Drexel Kyra Kaylor, William & Mary Kyle DeHaven, William & Mary Lauren Hogan, Va. Commonwealth CAA Preseason Player of the Year: Tiara Malcom, Delaware

7 SEASON NOTES Game one vs. Quinnipiac: Hofstra trailed only twice early in the first half and cruised to a win over the Bobcats on November 19 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Pride opened up a 10 point lead at the half and pushed it to as many as 26 with 3:48 remaining before earning the 16 point victory. Hofstra was led by Vanessa Gidden, who posted a career high 21 points. Lizanne Murphy added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Pride first double double of the season.

8 IN , HOFSTRA IS 1 0 on the season 0 0 in Colonial Athletic Association play 1 0 against the Northeast Conference 0 0 against the Patriot League 0 0 against the Atlantic 10 Conference 0 0 against the Big East Conference 0 0 against the Ivy League 0 0 against the West Coast Conference 0 0 against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 0 0 on Monday 0 0 on Tuesday 0 0 on Wednesday 0 0 on Thursday 1 0 on Friday 0 0 on Saturday 0 0 on Sunday 1 0 when playing night games 0 0 when playing day games 1 0 in November 0 0 in December 0 0 in January 0 0 in February 0 0 in March 0 0 when scoring less than 40 points 0 0 when scoring points 0 0 when scoring points 0 0 when scoring points 1 0 when scoring points 0 0 when scoring points 0 0 when scoring points 0 0 when opponents score lest than 40 pts. 0 0 when opponents score pts. 0 0 when opponents score pts. 1 0 when opponents score pts. 0 0 when opponents score pts. 0 0 when opponents score pts. 0 0 when opponents score pts. 0 0 when opponents score over 100 pts. 1 0 when shooting 50 % or better from the field 0 0 when shooting between 40% 50% from the field 0 0 when shooting less than 40% from the field 1 0 when Hofstra wins the opening tip 0 0 when opponent wins opening tip 1 0 when scoring the first points of the game 0 0 when opponent scores first points of the game 1 0 when leading at halftime 0 0 when trailing at halftime 0 0 when tied at halftime 1 0 when leading with 2:00 to play 0 0 when trailing with 2:00 to play 0 0 when tied with 2:00 to play 0 0 at home 0 0 on the road 1 0 at neutral sites 0 0 in overtime games 0 0 when a Hofstra coach gets a technical 1 0 when game is on WRHU (88.7 FM) 0 0 when game is on the television 0 0 when five players score in double figures 1 0 when four players score in double figures 0 0 when three players score in double figures 0 0 when two players score in double figures 0 0 when one player scores in double figures 1 0 when Vanessa Gidden scores in double figures 1 0 when Cigi McCollin scores in double figures 1 0 when Jenna McSpadden scores in double figures 1 0 when Lizanne Murphy scores in double figures point wins point wins point wins point wins point wins point losses point losses point losses point losses point losses Starting lineups used 1 Baldrey Chourio, McCollin, McSpadden, Murphy, Harshaw (1 0) 0 0 when opponents shoot 50% or better from the field 0 0 when opponents shoot between 40% and 50% from the field 1 0 when opponents shoot less than 40% from the field 1 0 when shooting more free throws than opponents 0 0 when opponent shoots more free throws 0 0 when both teams have the same amount of free throw attempts 1 0 when out rebounding opponent 0 0 when opponent out rebounds Hofstra 0 0 when both teams have the same amount of rebounds 1 0 when having fewer turnovers than opponent 0 0 when opponents have fewer turnovers 0 0 when both teams have the same amount of turnovers

9 The Last Time It Happened... TEAM GAME Hofstra scored points : 87 vs. William & Mary, Hofstra scored points : 91 at Yale, Hofstra scored points : 97 at Wagner, Hofstra scored 100 points or more : 100 vs. Cortland State Opponent scored points : 83 by Virginia Commonwealth, Opponent scored points : 92 by George Mason, Opponent scored 100 points or more : 105 by Old Dominion, Held an opponent to 50 points or less : 49 vs. Princeton, Held an opponent to less than 40 points : 37 at James Madison, Hofstra was held to 50 points or less : 41 vs. Delaware, Hofstra was held to less than 40 points : 38 at Drexel, percent from the field : 50.8% vs. Quinnipiac, percent from the foul line : 84.0 % (21 25) at Virginia Commonwealth, percent or better from the foul line : 90.0 % (9 10) at Stetson, percent from the foul line : 2 2 at Army, point win : (21) vs. William & Mary, point win : (31) vs. Monmouth, point win : (43) at Boston Univ., point loss : vs. Delaware, point loss : vs. Old Dominion, point loss : at Old Dominion, Overtime win : vs. Marist (Hofstra has had six OT games since last win), Overtime loss : vs. Canisius, Double overtime loss : vs. Springfield Last Second Win : vs. William & Mary, (Brickey 18 footer) Last Second Loss : vs. George Mason, (Neamo free throw) 5 game winning streak : 5 games (December 3 December 29, 1999) 10 game winning streak ; longest is nine games game losing streak : 7 games 10 game losing streak : 17 games INDIVIDUAL GAME points 21 by Vanessa Gidden vs. Quinnipiac, points 27 by Amaka Agugua vs. Canisius, points 30 by Jen Brickey vs. Virginia Commonwealth, points 36 by Jen Brickey at William & Mary, or more points 41 by Marguerite Moran vs. Bucknell, Two players with 20 points or more 25/21 by Jen Brickey & Staceyann Claxton vs. Old Dominion, Two players with 10 or more rebounds 11/10 by Amaka Agugua/Lizanne Murphy at UNC Wilmington, Three players with 10 or more rebounds 13/10/10 by Vanessa Gidden, Lana Harshaw and Lizanne Murphy at James Madison, Double Double 13 points, 10 rebounds by Lizanne Murphy vs. Quinnipiac, Two players with double doubles 27 pts/12 rebs by Amaka Agugua & 10 asst/14 rebs by Staceyann Claxton vs. Canisius, percent from the field (min. 5 made) 5 5 by Amaka Agugua at Delaware, percent from foul line (min. 5 made) 6 6 by Urszula Smolarek at Rhode Island, Five assists exactly by Staceyann Claxton vs. James Madison, Six assists exactly by Charlotte Baldrey Chourio vs. Quinnipiac, Seven assists exactly by Staceyann Claxton vs. George Mason, Eight assists exactly by Urszula Smolarek at Rhode Island, Nine assists exactly by Staceyann Claxton vs. George Mason, Ten assists exactly by Staceyann Claxton vs. Canisius, More than 10 assists 11 by Lauren Hall Gregory at Towson, Five steals or more 6 by Staceyann Claxton and Lizanne Murphy vs. Va. Comm., Five blocks or more 5 by Rume Pela at William & Mary,

10 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY WOMEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER The Pride No. Player Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous College 5 Tenicha Gittens G Jr. 5 4 Brossard, Quebec, Canada/Dawson/Eastern Arizona 10 Cigi McCollin G So. 5 7 Long Island City, NY/Christ The King 11 Charlotte Baldrey Chourio G Sr Surrey, England/Tolworth Girls School/ Tallahassee CC 15 Lizanne Murphy G/F So. 6 1 Beaconfield, Quebec, Canada/Dawson 21 Jenna McSpadden G Fr Austin, TX/Hyde Park Baptist 32 India Ali G Fr. 5 5 Lithonia, GA/Southwest DeKalb 33 Amaka Agugua F Sr Herndon, VA/Oakton 35 Lana Harshaw F So. 6 0 Wildwood, NJ/Wildwood 43 Vanessa Gidden C So. 6 3 Stamford, CT/Stamford 52 Linn Quamme F Fr. 6 0 West Salem, WI/West Salem Head Coach: Felisha Legette Jack (Syracuse, 1989), Third season Assistant Coach: Carlton Oliver (Oral Roberts, 1996) Assistant Coach: Cherie Hogg (Nevada Las Vegas, 1994) Assistant Coach: Anthony Crocitto (Hofstra, 1995) Graduate Assistant: Kerri Sklar (Towson, 2003) Athletic Trainer: Nicholas Mancini (Stony Brook, 2000) Roster Breakdown Players by Class: Seniors: (2) Amaka Agugua, Charlotte Baldrey Chourio Juniors: (1) Tenicha Gittens Sophomores: (4) Vanessa Gidden, Lana Harshaw, Cigi McCollin, Lizanne Murphy Freshmen: (3) India Ali, Jenna McSpadden, Linn Quamme Players by State and Country: Connecticut: (1) Vanessa Gidden Georgia: (1) India Ali New Jersey: (1) Lana Harshaw New York: (1) Cigi McCollin Texas: (1) Jenna McSpadden Virginia: (1) Amaka Agugua Wisconsin: (1) Linn Quamme Canada: (2) Lizanne Murphy, Tenicha Gittens England: (1) Charlotte Baldrey Chourio

11 HOFSTRA INDIVIDUAL SEASON/CAREER HIGHS # 5 TENICHA GITTENS (Guard Jr. 5 4 Brossard, Quebec, Canada/Dawson College/Eastern Arizona) ***PLAYER NOTES: Out with injury. PTS: REBS: ASTS: FGM: FGA: 3FGM: 3FGA: FTM: FTA: OR: DR: TO: BS: ST: MIN: ***SAME*** # 10 CIGI MCCOLLIN (Guard So. 5 7 Long Island City, NY/Christ the King) ***PLAYER NOTES: Has played in all started all one game this season Was second on the team with 14 points and five assists in Hofstra s season opener vs. Quinnipiac. PTS: 23 vs. St. Francis (NY), vs. Quinnipiac, REBS: 7, twice, most recently at Fairfield, vs. Quinnipiac, ASTS: 5, twice, most recently vs. Quinnipiac, vs. Quinnipiac, FGM: 7 vs. St. Francis (NY), vs. Quinnipiac, FGA: 14, twice, most recently at Columbia, vs. Quinnipiac, FGM: 4, three times, most recently vs. Towson, vs. Quinnipiac, FGA: 9, twice, most recently vs. Delaware, vs. Quinnipiac, FTM: 8 vs. St. Francis (NY), vs. Quinnipiac, FTA: 9 vs. St. Francis (NY), vs. Quinnipiac, OR: 2, several times, most recently vs. Towson, DR: 6 vs. Columbia, vs. Quinnipiac, TO: 6, twice, most recently at George Mason, vs. Quinnipiac, BS: 2 at Towson, ST: 3, three times, most recently vs. William & Mary, vs. Quinnipiac, MIN: 34 vs. Georgetown, vs. Quinnipiac,

12 # 11 CHARLOTTE BALDREY CHOURIO (Guard Sr Surrey, England/Tolworth Girls School/Tallahassee CC) ***PLAYER NOTES: Has started and played in all one games this season Set career highs in assists (6), steals (3) and minutes (29) against Quinnipiac. PTS: 7 vs. Quinnipiac, vs. Quinnipiac, REBS: 4 at Binghamton, vs. Quinnipiac, ASTS: 6 vs. Quinnipiac, Same FGM: 2 vs. Quinnipiac, vs. Quinnipiac, FGA: 6 vs. Quinnipiac, vs. Quinnipiac, FGM: 1 vs. Quinnipiac, FGA: 3 vs. Canisius, FTM: 4 at Towson, vs. Quinnipiac, FTA: 6 at Towson, vs. Quinnipiac, OR: 1, several times, most recently vs. Quinnipiac, vs. Quinnipiac, DR: 3, twice, most recently vs. William & Mary, vs. Quinnipiac, TO: 5 at Old Dominion, vs. Quinnipiac, BS: 1 vs. Towson, ST: 3 vs. Quinnipiac, Same MIN: 29 vs. Quinnipiac, Same # 15 LIZANNE MURPHY (Guard/Forward So. 6 1 Beaconfield, Quebec, Canada/Dawson College) ***PLAYER NOTES: Has started and played in all one games this season Tallied Hofstra s first double double of the season with 13 points and a game high 10 rebounds vs. Quinnipiac. PTS: 17 vs. Old Dominion, vs. Quinnipiac, REBS: 11 at Drexel, vs. Quinnipiac, ASTS: 6, twice, most recently at William & Mary, vs. Quinnipiac, FGM: 6, twice, most recently vs. vs. Quinnipiac, vs. Quinnipiac, FGA: 13 vs. Old Dominion, vs. Quinnipiac, FGM: 2 at William & Mary, vs. Quinnipiac, FGA: 3, three times, most recently at James Madison, vs. Quinnipiac, FTM: 9 vs. Old Dominion, FTA: 10 vs. Old Dominion, OR: 4, twice, most recently vs. Towson, vs. Quinnipiac, DR: 11 at Drexel, vs. Quinnipiac, TO: 7 at William & Mary, vs. Quinnipiac, BS: 1 vs. Drexel, ST: 6 vs. Virginia Commonwealth, MIN: 40, twice, most recently vs. Old Dominion, vs. Quinnipiac,

13 # 21 JENNA MCSPADDEN (Guard Fr Austin, TX/Hyde Park Baptist) ***PLAYER NOTES: Has started and played in all one games this season Was second on the team with 14 points, while also knocking down four three s against Quinnipiac. PTS: 14 vs. Quinnipiac, REBS: 5 vs. Quinnipiac, ASTS: FGM: 5 vs. Quinnipiac, FGA: 12 vs. Quinnipiac, FGM: 4 vs. Quinnipiac, FGA: 10 vs. Quinnipiac, FTM: FTA: 1 vs. Quinnipiac, OR: 2 vs. Quinnipiac, DR: 3 vs. Quinnipiac, TO: BS: 1 vs. Quinnipiac, ST: 3 vs. Quinnipiac, MIN: 35 vs. Quinnipiac, ***SAME*** # 32 INDIA ALI (Guard Fr. 5 5 Lithonia, GA/Southwest DeKalb) ***PLAYER NOTES: Out with injury. PTS: REBS: ASTS: FGM: FGA: 3FGM: 3FGA: FTM: FTA: OR: DR: TO: BS: ST: MIN: ***SAME***

14 #33 AMAKA AGUGUA (Forward Sr Herdon, VA/Oakton) ***PLAYER NOTES: Out with injury. PTS: 27 vs. Canisius, REBS: 14 vs. William & Mary, ASTS: 3, several times, most recently vs. James Madison, FGM: 13 vs. Canisius, FGA: 20 vs. Canisius, FGM: 3FGA: 1, three times, most recently at Rhode Island, FTM: 9 vs. William & Mary, FTA: 12, twice, most recently vs. William & Mary, OR: 9 vs. Drexel, DR: 9 vs. William & Mary, TO: 6 at Rhode Island, BS: 2, several times, most recently vs. James Madison, ST: 4 at Columbia, MIN: 40 vs. William & Mary, # 35 LANA HARSHAW (Forward So. 6 0 Wildwood, NJ/Wildwood) ***PLAYER NOTES: Has started and played in all one games this season Had six points and was second on the team with seven rebounds against Quinnipiac. PTS: 14, twice, most recently at Old Dominion, vs. Quinnipiac, REBS: 11, twice, most recently at Virginia Commonwealth, vs. Quinnipiac, ASTS: 3, twice, most recently vs. William & Mary, FGM: 5, several times, most recently at Old Dominion, vs. Quinnipiac, FGA: 10 at Virginia Commonwealth, vs. Quinnipiac, FGM: 3FGA: 1 at Florida International, FTM: 6, twice, most recently at William & Mary, FTA: 10 vs. Virginia Commonwealth, OR: 6 at Virginia Commonwealth, DR: 8 vs. Drexel, vs. Quinnipiac, TO: 3, several times, most recently vs. Quinnipiac, vs. Quinnipiac, BS: 1, several times, most recently vs. Delaware, ST: 4 vs. Virginia Commonwealth, MIN: 34 vs. Drexel, vs. Quinnipiac,

15 # 43 VANESSA GIDDEN (Center So. 6 3 Stamford, CT/Stamford) ***PLAYER NOTES: Has played in all one games this season Came off the bench to pour in a team high 21 points in Hofstra s season opening win over Quinnipiac Named Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week on November 22. PTS: 21 vs. Quinnipiac, Same REBS: 13, twice, most recently at James Madison, vs. Quinnipiac, ASTS: 1, several times, most recently vs. James Madison, FGM: 8 vs. Quinnipiac, Same FGA: 12 vs. Quinnipiac, Same 3FGM: 3FGA: FTM: 5, three times, most recently vs. Quinnipiac, vs. Quinnipiac, FTA: 9 at George Mason, vs. Quinnipiac, OR: 10 at Delaware, vs. Quinnipiac, DR: 6 vs. Pepperdine, vs. Quinnipiac, TO: 5 at James Madison, vs. Quinnipiac, BS: 4, twice, most recently vs. Quinnipiac, vs. Quinnipiac, ST: 2 vs. UNC Wilmington, MIN: 32 at Delaware, vs. Quinnipiac, # 52 LINN QUAMME (Forward Fr. 6 0 West Salem, WI/West Salem) ***PLAYER NOTES: Has played in all one games this season Chipped in with five points in season opener against Quinnipiac. PTS: 5 vs. Quinnipiac, REBS: 2 vs. Quinnipiac, ASTS: FGM: 2 vs. Quinnipiac, FGA: 5 vs. Quinnipiac, FGM: 1 vs. Quinnipiac, FGA: 2 vs. Quinnipiac, FTM: FTA: OR: 1 vs. Quinnipiac, DR: 1 vs. Quinnipiac, TO: 1 vs. Quinnipiac, BS: ST: 1 vs. Quinnipiac, MIN: 23 vs. Quinnipiac, ***SAME***

16 Hofstra University Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 23, 2004) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (1 0) (0 0) (0 0) (1 0) CONFERENCE... (0 0) (0 0) (0 0) (0 0) NON CONFERENCE... (1 0) (0 0) (0 0) (1 0) TOTAL 3 PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 43 Gidden, Vanessa McSpadden, Jenna McCollin, Cigi Murphy, Lizanne Harshaw, Lana Quamme, Linn Baldrey, Charlotte TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS HOFSTRA OPP DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND SCORING /19/04 vs Quinnipiac W 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 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 WINNING STREAK... 1 Home win streak... 0 ATTENDANCE Home games Avg/Game Neutral site Avg/Game SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total Hofstra University Opponents

17 Official Basketball Box Score GAME TOTALS FINAL STATISTICS Hofstra University vs Quinnipiac 11/19/04 6:30 p.m. at Bridgeport, Conn. Arena at Harbor Yard VISITORS: Hofstra University 1 0 TOT FG 3 PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 10 McCollin, Cigi... * Baldrey, Charlotte.. * Murphy, Lizanne... * McSpadden, Jenna... * Harshaw, Lana... * Gidden, Vanessa Quamme, Linn TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 50.8% DEADB 3 Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 40.0% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 60.0% 2 HOME TEAM: Quinnipiac 0 1 TOT FG 3 PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG FGA FG FGA FT FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 01 FITZPATRICK, Kim... * RIDLEY, Helen... * PRESSLEY, Krystal... * LEE, Monique... * STEELE, Charmaine... * HARRINGTON, Jamie ANDERSON, Amber DUPERRON, Nicole KYRITSIS, Sofia O'NEIL, Lindsay SMITH, Shrita PERVAN, Hannalee TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 39.1% DEADB 3 Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 33.3% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 55.6% 1 Officials: Bob McEntee, Debbie Garcia, Don Ciminera Technical fouls: Hofstra University. Quinnipiac. Attendance: 1827 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Hofstra University Quinnipiac Coca Cola Classic Game 1