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1 Women s Basketball Contact Stephanie Taylor sataylor@nmsu.edu Office: Cell: [ ] [5-2] [0-0] WAC SCHEDULE/RESULTS This Week Week 3 Nov. 26- Dec. 2 New Mexico State Aggies versus: UTEP (6-1) Wed. 12/5 7 p.m. El Paso, Texas This Week: NM State sets its focus on the second of a two-game series against I-10 rival UTEP on Wednesday, Dec. 5, in El Paso, Texas. The Aggies have met the Miners 86 times in program history, including last Wednesday s win in Las Cruces. Radio Coverage: The Aggie Sports Network is producing 15 games on KSNM AM 570 this season, along with any contests in the post season with Jay Sanderson giving the play-by-play. All games aired on radio are produced by the Aggie Sports Network on KSNM AM 570 in Las Cruces. The broadcasts can also be heard from anywhere around the world on the Internet by logging onto Just click on the live events link to access the coverage for a fee. Television Coverage: Eight games are scheduled to air on television this season on AggieVision. The first game broadcast is the Aggies home game versus I-10 Rival UTEP on Nov. 28 from the Pan American Center. Fans can also go to for channel listings. Live Stats on the Web: Live stats will be available for fans at at no cost for the entire season. Fans can click on the Live Events link at the top of the NMStateSports.com home page to access the live stats. Live stats for away games may direct fans to the opposing team s athletics page. Twitter/Facebook: Get all the updates of Aggie Athletics on Twitter and Facebook. Get in-game statistics and in-game updates on Find out about all Aggie Athletics promotions and events on Facebook (NMSU Athletics and The Aggie Student-Athlete). Date Opponent Result/Time 11/2 Fort Lewis (exh) W, /12 Loyola Marymount W, OT 11/14 at UC Santa Barbara L, /20 at New Mexico % L, /23 George Mason! W, /24 Drake/UC Irvine! W, /28 UTEP ^ W, /1 at Southern Utah W, /5 at UTEP ^ 7:00 p.m. 12/18 New Mexico % 6:30 p.m. 12/21 UMKC 6:30 p.m. 12/29 UT Arlington * 6:30 p.m. 12/31 Louisiana Tech * 6:30 p.m. 1/3 at UTSA * 6:00 p.m. 1/5 at Texas State * 6:00 p.m. 1/10 Seattle * 6:30 p.m. 1/12 Idaho * 6:30 p.m. 1/17 at Utah State * 7:00 p.m. 1/19 at San Jose State * 3:00 p.m. 1/26 at Denver * 4:00 p.m. 1/31 Texas State * 6:30 p.m. 2/2 UTSA * 6:30 p.m. 2/7 at Idaho * 7:00 p.m. 2/9 at Seattle * 8:00 p.m. 2/14 San Jose State * 6:30 p.m. 2/16 Utah State * 6:30 p.m. 2/23 CSU Bakersfield 4:00 p.m. 3/2 Denver * 6:30 p.m. 3/7 at Louisiana Tech * 6:00 p.m. 3/9 at UT Arlington * 5:00 p.m. 3/12-16 WAC Tournament $ TBA All times Mountain and subject to change Bold = home game in Pan American Center! Aggie Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic % Rio Grande Rivalry Series Game ^ I-10 Rivalry Series Game * Western Athletic Conference Game $ WAC Tournament at Orleans Arena Who We Are: When referring to New Mexico State women s basketball team, please refer to the team as New Mexico State, NM State, Aggies. Please do not use New Mexico, NMSU or Lady Aggies.

2 Player Alyssa Charlston Devyn Christensen Whitney Frazier Diamond Ford Kacie Sowell Ta Rea Cunnigan Stefanie Gilbreath Krissy Karr Kelia Shelton Emiko Smith PRESEASON MEDIA ALL-WAC TEAMS First Team Second Team school Idaho Utah State Louisiana Tech Texas State Seattle U San Jose State New Mexico State Idaho Louisiana Tech Denver Preseason Player of the Year: Devyn Christensen, Utah State PRESEASON MEDIA POLL Rank Teams (1st-Place Votes) 1. Utah State (9) Louisiana Tech (4) Denver (1) Seattle U (2) Texas State (1) Idaho San Jose State UTSA New Mexico State (1) UT Arlington Quick Facts School Information Location... Las Cruces, N.M. Founded Enrollment... 18,024 Interim President... Manuel Pacheco Nickname... Aggies Mascot... Pistol Pete Colors... Crimson (PMS 208) and White Affiliation... Division I Conference... Western Athletic NCAA Faculty Rep... Dr. Jack Thomas Athletics Director... Dr. McKinley Boston SWA/ Assistant AD... Maria Roth Pan American Center All-Time Record games: (.671) Capacity... 12,482 Year Constructed (Renovations: 2006) Press Row Phone Number Ticket Office NM State Coaching Staff/Basketball Support Staff Head Coach... Mark Trakh (Long Beach State, 1981) Overall Record / Years (.583) / 17 years Record at NM State / Years / 2nd season WAC Record / Years / 2nd season Assistant Coach... Tamara Inoue - 2nd season (Long Beach State, 2002) Assistant Coach... Aarika Hughes - 2nd season (Southern California, 2010) Assistant Coach... Stacey Nichols - 1st season (Oregon State, 2010) Administrative Secretary... Lisa Brown Office Phone lisab@nmsu.edu Athletic Trainer... Kara Whiteley Strength/Conditioning Coach.. Trei Steward Program History Years of Basketball... 40th season (1974-present) All-Time Record... 1,112 games: (.529) All-Time Road Record games: (.377) All-Time Overtime Record games: (.408) All-Time WAC Record games: (.409) WAC Tournament Record games: 7-7 (.500) Conf. Championships... 3 (1987 & High Country; Big West) Division Champions... 1 (2003 Sun Belt West) NCAA Tournament App... 2 (1987, 1988) WNIT App... 2 (1994, 2010) Team Information Record [5-11 home, 1-12 away, 0-1 neutral] WAC Reg. Season/Finish / Tied for seventh 2012 WAC Tournament [lost in quarterfinals] 2012 Postseason... N/A Letterwinners Returning/Lost. 7/ WAC STANDINGS Dec. 2, hshuler@wac.org Phone: WAC Games All Games New Mexico State L W4 UTSA L2 Denver W3 San Jose State L W1 Texas State L2 Louisiana Tech L W2 Seattle U L1 Utah State W L2 Idaho W L2 UT Arlington L2

3 New Mexico State Roster (Numerical) No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.-Exp. hometown (Previous School) 2 Malia Magazzeni F 6-2 Sr.-3L Queen Creek, Ariz. (Highland HS) 3 Alexis Nelson G 5-7 Fr.-HS Aurora, Ill. (West Aurora HS) 4 Sasha Weber G 6-0 Fr.-HS Lacey, Wash. (Timberline HS) 10 Simone Ruedin G 5-8 So. -1L Eltham, Victoria, Australia (Box Hill Secondary) 11 Danesia Williamson G 5-6 So. -TR San Diego, Calif. (San Diego/Mount Miguel HS) 15 Jasmine Rutledge G 6-0 Jr.-2L Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa HS) 20 Stefanie Gilbreath G 6-1 RSr.-TR Katy, Texas (USC/Cinco Ranch HS) 22 Kelsie Rozendaal F 5-11 RSr.-3L Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford HS) 23 Abby Scott G 6-1 Fr.-HS Madras, Ore. (Madras HS) 24 Shay Young G 6-0 Fr.-HS San Diego, Calif. (Mount Miguel HS) 25 Chrissy Fletcher F 6-1 Sr.-3L Downers Grove, Ill. (Montini Catholic HS) 35 Camila Rosen G 6-0 Sr.-3L Berkeley, Calif. (Berkeley HS) 43 Elena Holguin G 5-8 RFr.-RS Las Cruces, N.M. (Mayfield HS) Head Coach: Mark Trakh (Long Beach State, 1981) - Second Season Assistant Coaches: Tamera Inoue, Aarika Hughes, Stacey Nichols New Mexico State Roster (Alphebetical) No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.-Exp. hometown (Previous School) 25 Chrissy Fletcher F 6-1 Sr.-3L Downers Grove, Ill. (Montini Catholic HS) 20 Stefanie Gilbreath G 6-1 RSr.-TR Katy, Texas (USC/Cinco Ranch HS) 43 Elena Holguin G 5-8 RFr.-RS Las Cruces, N.M. (Mayfield HS) 2 Malia Magazzeni F 6-2 Sr.-3L Queen Creek, Ariz. (Highland HS) 3 Alexis Nelson G 5-7 Fr.-HS Aurora, Ill. (West Aurora HS) 35 Camila Rosen G 6-0 Sr.-3L Berkeley, Calif. (Berkeley HS) 22 Kelsie Rozendaal F 5-11 RSr.-3L Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford HS) 10 Simone Ruedin G 5-8 So. -1L Eltham, Victoria, Australia (Box Hill Secondary) 15 Jasmine Rutledge G 6-0 Jr.-2L Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa HS) 23 Abby Scott G 6-1 Fr.-HS Madras, Ore. (Madras HS) 4 Sasha Weber G 6-0 Fr.-HS Lacey, Wash. (Timberline HS) 11 Danesia Williamson G 5-6 So. -TR San Diego, Calif. (San Diego/Mount Miguel HS) 24 Shay Young G 6-0 Fr.-HS San Diego, Calif. (Mount Miguel HS) Head Coach: Mark Trakh (Long Beach State, 1981) - Second Season Assistant Coaches: Tamera Inoue, Aarika Hughes, Stacey Nichols PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Players Elena Holguin: eh-lay-nuh Hole-GEEN Malia Magazzeni: muh-lee-uh magazine-ee Camila (Rosen): cuh-mee-luh (Kelsie) Rozendaal: rose-en-dawl (Simone) Ruedin: ROO-din Jasmine (Rutledge): jazz-min Danesia (Williamson): duh-nee-shuh Coaches (Head coach Mark) Trakh: track (Assistant coach) Tamara Inoue: tam-uh-ruh EE-new-ay (Assistant coach) Aarika Hughes: AIR-uh-kuh hues

4 THE LOOKS Looking Ahead: NM State sets its focus on the second of a two-game series against I-10 rival UTEP on Wednesday, Dec. 5, in El Paso, Texas. The Aggies have met the Miners 81 times in program history, including last Wednesday s win in Las Cruces. After that, NM State will take a brief hiatus until it welcomes Rio Grande rival New Mexico to the Pan American Center on Dec. 18. Looking Back: The Aggies went 2-0 on the weekend with a big win over undefeated I-10 rival UTEP on Wednesday, and a late comeback win, 70-68, at Southern Utah. Stafanie Gilbreath earned a career-high 22 points against the Miners and Danesia Williamson led the Aggies with 23 points, 10 of those from the line. NM State then came up with a last minute win over the Thunderbirds, helping head coach Mark Trakh to his 300th career win as a Division I head coach. Williamson and Gilbreath led the team in points once again, with a layup by Williamson sealing the victory for NM State with two seconds on the clock. AGGIE COUNTRY About the Aggies: NM State returns six from the team, including Kelsie Rozendaal, who finished the season with a.526 shooting percentage. Rozendaal was third on the team with 108 total rebounds and second with a.778 free throw percentage on the year. Senior Jasmine Rutledge also returns for the Aggies after averaging 5.7 points per game with 4.1 rebounds. Rutledge saw action in each of the Aggies 30 games last season and started in half of those. Chrissy Fletcher and Camila Rosen also return to the hardwood as two of the Aggies starters. Fletcher went 4-for-4 at the free throw line against UTEP (11/16) while earning her second straight academic All-WAC honor. Rosen picked up 32 steals as a junior and earned a season-high 13 points against Boise State (1/7). Gilbreath joins the Aggie squad as a transfer from USC. The former Trojan played in each of USC s 30 games last season, starting 17 contests and averaging 3.9 points per game. She led the team in free throw percentage at 83 percent (24-of-29) and averaged 2.6 rebounds per game. Gilbreath sat out three seasons with the Trojans due to knee injuries. Trakh-ing Down No. 300 Head coach Mark Trakh picked up his 300th career win as a Division I head coach on Saturday, Dec. 1, against Southern Utah. The Aggies pulled off a last minute defeat over the Thunderbirds, helping Trakh to earn the milestone victory. Currently, Trakh sits with a career record. Stef s Standout Week: The senior transfer averaged 18.5 points on 35.3 percentage shooting, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game as the Aggies went 2-0 on the week against UTEP and SUU. Gilbreath opened the week with a careerhigh 22 points, eight rebounds, three assists and shooting 5-for-8 behind the three point line in the win over I-10 rival UTEP. She tallied a career-high five three s (62.5 percent) against UTEP and matched her career numbers for rebounds (8) and assists (3). She then came back in the win over Southern Utah to post 15 points with a 35.7 shooting percentage. She was perfect at the line, going 6-for-6 on the week with three each game. Second Half Comeback at SUU: The New Mexico State women s basketball team came back late in the second half to take a victory over Southern Utah, on Dec. 1, in Cedar City, Utah. The Aggies proved powerful at the line, going 12-for-16 (75.0 percent). Seniors Stefanie Gilbreath and Kelsie Rozendaal each tallied 15 points on the game with sophomore Danesia Williamson collecting 11. Gilbreath started the Aggies off with a three pointer right at the arc, followed by another three by freshman Sasha Weber. NM State then allowed the Thunderbirds to go on an 11 point run before Gilbreath dropped a jumper for the Aggies. With the team trading point, Jasmine Rutledge picked up two free points for NM State before three other Aggies came up with shots to move the score to Another pair of free baskets for the Aggies led the way for redshirt freshman Elena Holguin and Williamson to help the team stay in the game. The second half started on the right foot for the Aggies with Rozendaal picking up the first five points for NM State with a long three to open the period. Williamson went to the line first time in the half, dropping both her shots and posting the Aggies score to 34 before the Thunderbirds made a move on offense. Rozendaal sank her second of three three s on the night to put NM State within six points of the T-birds after being down by 14 at intermission. Trading shots with the Thunderbirds, NM State came up with two free throws by Rutledge and two more by Williamson to put knot the score at 68. A layup by Williamson with just two second left locked the win for the Aggies and moving their overall season record to 5-2 on the season. Rekindling the Rivalry: The New Mexico State Aggies derailed the undefeated UTEP Miners with a late battle on offense at the Pan American Center on Nov. 28. Senior transfer Stefanie Gilbreath finished her first Battle of I-10 game with a stellar 22 points to collect a regular-season career high. She went 5-for-8 on three pointers and picking up eight rebounds to match her career-high. Sophomore Danesia Williamson also picked up a career-high with 23 points on the game with a solid 10-of-12 at the line. NM State bested the Miners shooting 35.6 percent on the night and dropping 10 three point shots to UTEP s five three s. With the Miners maintaining the lead throughout most of the game, NM State kept the buckets consistent in the second half with a pair of good free shots from Williamson and Elena Holguin near the middle of the perioid. A three by Gilbreath followed by back-to-back layups by Kelsie Rozendaal and one from Weber moved the Aggies within two points of the Miners. A jump shot by Gilbreath tied the game for the first time of the night. Gilbreath also gave NM State the lead with a deep three. NM State and UTEP exchanged a couple of three s on their respective sides of the court, but Williamson s work at the free throw line proved to be the necessary tool for the Aggies to earn their first win over the Miners since Nov. 17, Sasha s Big Break: Freshman Sasha Weber worked for the best game as an Aggie over the weekend at the Aggie Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic. The 6-foot guard helped lift the Aggies to a 2-0 weekend after picking up 13 points in the win over George Mason. She followed that up with a career-high 20 points in the championship game versus UC Irvine. Weber was 4-5 behind the three-point arc and had two assists on the night. She also notched new career-highs in three pointers (4) and free

5 throws (6) against the Anteaters. She picked up four points and a rebound in her 16 minutes of play against Rio Grande Rival New Mexico as well. She averaged 12.3 points on 46.2 percent shooting and 2.0 rebounds on the week. Tournament Champs: The New Mexico State Aggies claimed the Aggie Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic tournament title with a stellar win over UC Irvine on Saturday evening at the Pan American Center. The previous night, the Aggies claimed a win over the Patriots of George Mason. With the 2-0 record on the tournament, NM State s Kelsie Rozendaal and Sasha Weber were named to the All-Tournament team. Rozendaal was also selected tournament MVP for her work on the hardwood. Tough Luck in ABQ: The Lobos took advantage of the points off turnovers in the win over NM State with 19. The Aggies finished the night with similar numbers to New Mexico, but the team just could not find the basket. The first half opened up with the Lobos taking a 4-0 lead, but sophomore Danesia Williamson downed her first two of 10 baskets of the night. With the Aggies keeping with just those for points until near the nine minute mark, freshman Sasha Weber brought the Aggies back in the game and NM State left the hardwood with at the half. NM State earned the first points of the second half, but struggled to find the basket. A pair of good free throws by senior Kelsie Rozendaal early in the period along with a bucket by Elena Holguin helped move the score for NM State. The Aggies collected a few more points with a layup by sophomore Simone Ruedin and a free basket by Williamson in the middle of the period. Kelsie Rozendaal combined for seven points and six rebounds on the night, but was 2-for-5 on field goals. Williams and Stefanie Gilbreath each had 10 buckets on the night, going 4-for-16 and 4-for-15, respectively. THIS WEEK S OPPONENTS Scouting UTEP: The Miners go into the rivalry game with a 6-1 overall record the team s only loss is product of last week s I-10 rivalry game at the Pan American Center when the Aggies knocked off the Miners UTEP was led by Kristine Vitola before injury took her off the hardwood. Currently, Kayla Thorton s 14.6 points on average is tops for the Miners with 102 on the season. She has started each of UTEP s seven games and has 57 rebounds. Anete Steinberga is not far behind with her 13.9 point average on the season. She is a treat at the line, shooting 73.1 percent. Last season, the Miners finished with a 29-4 overall record and earned a berth to the NCAA tournament. Series History Versus the Miners: The Wednesday game marks the 82nd meeting between the I-10 rivals. UTEP and NM State first met in 1973 with a win for the Aggies during their inaugural season. More recently, NM State was swept during the season by the Miners. Taking a win in overtime in Las Cruces, UTEP prevailed at home with a much larger margin of over NM State. The 27 points for NM State tied for the fewest points scored by an Aggie team in program history. (versus New Mexico 12/21/04) All time, NM State holds a record over the Miners. ** UTEP s program did not officially begin until Trakh Signs Five to NLI: Head coach Mark Trakh announces that five high school players have signed National Letters of Intent to join the Aggies in the fall of Trakh is in his second season with NM State and has led the Aggies to a 1-0 start to the season. Joining the Aggies in 2013 are Tamera Williams of Centennial High School (Las Vegas, Nev.), Brianna Freeman of Harker Heights High School (Killeen, Texas), Vanessa Garner of Archbishop Mitty High School (Milpitas, Calif.), Moriah Mack of Reagan High School (San Antonio, Texas), and Brandee Walton of St. Mary s High School (Phoenix, Az.) Aggie Returners Earn Academic All- WAC: The Academic All-WAC women s basketball was announced in the spring. To be eligible, a student-athlete must have completed at least one academic year, have at least a 3.00 cumulative grade point average and have participated in at least 50 percent of the team s contests. The following is a list of the five winter sport honorees from the women s basketball squad: Chrissy Fletcher, Jr., Malia Magazzeni, Jr., Kelsie Rozendaal, Sr., Kaitlyn Soto, Sr., Tabytha Wampler, Sr. Fresh Faces for Trakh: Head coach Mark Trakh brings on a slew of newcomers for the campaign. Among the new Aggies are transfers Stefanie Gilbreath and Denesia Williamson. Gilbreath joins the Aggie squad after spending four seasons with USC. Gilbreath sat out three seasons with the Trojans due to knee injuries, but played in each of USC s 30 games in Williamson wears the Crimson after one season with University of San Diego. The 5-6 guard averaged 5.1 points, 1.4 assists and 1.1 rebounds per game with the Toreros. Along with the two transfers, Trakh also adds five other players to the roster. Las Cruces native, Elena Holguin, comes in after redshirting her freshman season. Three-point threat, Alexis Nelson, joins the Aggies after breaking the single-season record for three pointers with 60 during her senior campaign at Aurora High School in Aurora, Ill. Abby Scott (Madras, Ore.), Sasha Weber (Lacey, Wash.) and Shay Young (San Diego, Calif.) round out the newcomers for NM State. Last Under the helm of first-year head coach, Mark Trakh, the Aggies finished the season with a 6-24 overall season record. This left NM State with a 3-11 Western Athletics Conference record. The Aggies made an appearance at the WAC Championships at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. (3/7). The Aggies were seeded eighth in the tournament but were quickly booted out by No State. Senior guard Tabitha Wampler was the most recent Aggie to join the 1,000 Point Club with a career 1,254 points ( ). She joins former teammates Danisha Corbett and Madison Spence along with Aggie great Anita Maxwell (2,601) and Andrea Kabwasa (1,788). Another highlight for the Aggies in was coach Trakh coaching his 500th game of his career as a Division I head coach. In his 17th year on the sidelines, the floor general notched the milestone against Hawai i in Las Cruces Feb. 16. Preseason Accolades: The Western Athletic Conference coaches and media picked NM State to finish eighth and ninth in their respective preseason polls, and senior guard Stefanie Gilbreath was named an All-WAC preseason pick. The Aggies were picked sixth in last season s preseason polls. NM State finished 6-24 overall and 3-11 in the conference to place in eighth. The eighth place rank gave the Aggies a tough battle against top-ranked Fresno State in the 2012 WAC Championships. The Bulldogs defeated the Aggies 66-58, knocking NM State out of the tournament. Reigning first team All-WAC honoree Christensen was voted Preseason Player of the Year and is the on the preseason All-WAC

6 first team. Joining her on the first team are Alyssa Charlston of Idaho, Louisiana Tech s Whitney Frazier, Diamond Ford of Texas State and Seattle U s Kacie Sowell. Historical -- The season marks the 40th season of Aggie women s basketball. The first season was This season also marks 25 years since the Aggies last NCAA tournament appearance. The team was the last in program history to receive an NCAA berth. Potential Aggie Milestones: -- With 11 victories during the season, NM State will reach its 600th win in program history. Currently, the Aggies are all-time. Aggies Host 16 Games This The Aggies 17 home games at the Pan American Center is the fifth time in six seasons NM State plays host to more than 15 contests. Along with this year s ledger, here are the prior four season slates with 16-plus games in Las Cruces including a school-record 18 games last year in : 16 (5-11 at home, 6-24 overall) : 16 (7-9 at home, overall) : 18 (12-6 at home, overall) : 17 (10-7 at home, overall) : 16 (14-2 at home, 23-9 overall)

7 CREDENTIALS Arrangements for media credentials for the New Mexico State women s basketball season should be made through the NM State Athletic Media Relations Department. PRESS ROW SERVICES A member of the NM State Athletic Media Relations staff will be on hand to provide working media with media guides, game notes and updated statistics before the beginning of each game. Updated box scores and statistics will also be available after each game. Postgame quotes and recaps will be ed and faxed to members of the media after every game. Phone lines for members of the media wishing to file stories before leaving the game are available. Wireless statistics monitors are also available in the press row area. COACH/ATHLETE INTERVIEWS All interviews with coaches and student-athletes need to be arranged through the NM State Athletic Media Relations Department. Studentathletes and coaches have been instructed not to grant any interview, in person, by telephone or through social media, which has not been arranged by the NM State Athletic Media Relations Department. Student-athlete telephone numbers are private and will not be released. Phone interviews must also be coordinated through the NM State Athletic Media Relations Office. The requested coach or student-athlete will return the call at an agreed upon time. Practices are open to all members of the media unless otherwise designated by the coaching staff. Interviews with coaches and/or student-athletes can be conducted at the conclusion of practice. Members of the media need to coordinate all interview requests through the NM State Athletic Media Relations Office prior to showing up. POSTGAME INTERVIEWS NM State provides equal access to all members of the working media. At the conclusion of each home game, coaches and student-athletes will be available for interviews in the media room, on the second floor of the Pan American Center. Requests for interviews should be made to Stephanie Taylor (sataylor@nmsu.edu) of the NM State Athletic Media Relations staff before the conclusion of the game. Requests for interviews with opposing coaches and/or student-athletes should also be made to the NM State Athletic Media Relations staff and/or opposing media relations personnel. NM STATE MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF Tyler Dunkel Assistant AD/Director Football, Men s Golf, Equestrian Office: Cell: tydunkel@nmsu.edu Tiffany Franklin Assistant Director Men s Basketball, Soccer, Swimming & Diving Office: Cell: tfrankl@nmsu.edu Eddie Morelos Assistant Director Volleyball, Baseball Office: Cell: emorelos@nmsu.edu Stephanie Taylor Assistant Director Women s Basketball, Softball, M/W Tennis Office: Cell: sataylor@nmsu.edu Cody Johnson Student Assistant Cross Country, Track & Field Office: monty223@nmsu.edu Eddie Soreano Student Assistant Women s Golf Office: jg24@nmsu.edu AGGIES ON THE WEB New Mexico State women s basketball information is available around the world, 24 hours a day on NM State s official athletics website: Live statistics for all home women s basketball games, updated individual and team statistics, news releases, phone numbers, addresses, access to radio and video broadcasts and more are available through our home page. AGGIEVISION SCHEDULE Nov. 28 UTEP 6:30 p.m. Dec. 18 New Mexico 6:30 p.m. Jan. 12 Seattle 6:30 p.m. Jan. 31 Texas State 6:30 p.m. Feb. 2 UTSA 6:30 p.m. Feb. 16 Utah State 6:30 p.m. Mar. 2 Denver 6:30 p.m.

8 Mark Trakh Second Season 17 Years Experience (6-24) NM State Record ( ) Career Record Mark Trakh begins his second year as the head of the NM State womens basketball program. Last year, Trakh coaches the Aggies to a 6-24 record overall and coached senior Tabitha Wampler to the 1,000 Point Club (1,254). New Mexico State athletic director Dr. McKinley Boston announced the hiring of Mark Trakh as the new head coach of the Aggie women s basketball program on Friday, April 8, Trakh (pronounced TRACK), 56, becomes the 10th head coach in NM State history and has nearly 30 years of head coaching experience, including 16 at the NCAA Division I level at both Southern California and Pepperdine. Trakh served as the head coach at USC from , where he compiled a overall record. In his first two seasons, he guided the Women of Troy to their first NCAA appearances in seven years, as the team advanced to the second round in both 2005 and The Trojans finished in the top half of the Pac-10 all five years and were the conference tournament runner-up in 2009 and regular season runner-up in Trakh coached four all-pac-10 performers at USC, including two-time first-team honoree Eshaya Murphy, who was later tabbed in the second round of the WNBA Draft in In all, his players made various all-pac-10 teams 20 times and also excelled in the classroom, garnering a spot on the conference all-academic squad on 14 occasions. On the recruiting trail, Trakh helped the Trojans sign four classes ranked in the top 12 nationally, including the No. 1 class in 2006, according to USA Today and All Star Girls Report. Trakh successfully recruited 10 Street & Smith All- Americans, seven McDonald s All-Americans, three Parade All-Americans and the 2006 National Player of the Year. THE MARK TRAKH FILE Birthdate May 31, 1955 Hometown Wanque, N.J. High School Lakeland Regional High Alma Mater Long Beach State 1981 COACHING CAREER University of Southern California (Head Coach) Pepperdine University (Head Coach) Brea Olinda High School (Head Coach) COLLEGIATE COACHING HONORS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS - NCAA Second Round (2005, 2006) - NCAA First Round (2000, 2002, 2003) - WNIT (1999, 2001, 2004) - WCC Champions (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003) - WCC Coach of the Year (1999, 2002)

9 Before accepting the position at USC, Trakh had a highly successful 11-year tenure as head coach at Pepperdine from Under his direction, the Waves posted six consecutive 20-win seasons from , made six straight postseason appearances and claimed four West Coast Conference titles. Trakh was twice named the league s coach of the year in both 1999 and 2002, and ended his tenure with a overall record and a mark in the WCC. The Waves had two WCC Players of the Year in Rasheeda Clark (2000) and Tamara McDonald (2002), with Clark going on to become the school s first ever WNBA Draft pick. Trakh coached 10 first-team all-conference players at Pepperdine and his student-athletes posted an impressive 100 percent graduation rate during his stay in Malibu. League Crowns. In his final five campaigns, Brea Olinda posted an amazing record and did not lose more than two games in any single season. Among his standouts at Brea Olinda were current Long Beach State head coach Jody (Anton) Wynn and current Hawai i associate coach Da Houl. Trakh, a California State High School Coach of the Year, is a member of both the City of Brea Athletic Hall of Fame as well as the Southern California High School Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame. A 1981 graduate of Long Beach State, the Wanque, N.J., native earned his bachelor s degree in journalism and also has his teaching credential. Before entering the collegiate ranks, Trakh had a Hall of Fame career as the head girls coach at Brea Olinda High School in Brea, Calif., from He helped lead the Ladycats to national prominence with a overall record, highlighted by four state titles (1989, 1991, 1992 and 1993), six CIF Southern Section championships and 12 Orange TRAKH S CAREER COACHING PROFILE Overall Conf. Conf. Final Year Team/School W-L W-L Finish Rank Postseason NM State NM State th - - Total Record at NM State: USC t4th USC th USC th USC t4th - NCAA Second Round USC t2nd - NCAA Second Round Total Record at USC: Pepperdine t2nd - WNIT First Round Pepperdine st - NCAA First Round Pepperdine st - NCAA First Round Pepperdine t3rd - WNIT First Round Pepperdine st - NCAA First Round Pepperdine t1st - WNIT First Round Pepperdine nd Pepperdine th Pepperdine t4th Pepperdine t6th Pepperdine t5th - - Total Record at Pepperdine: Total Collegiate Overall Records: Brea Olinda HS * California State Champ. 6 CIF Southern Section titles 12 league titles Total Career Overall Head Coaching Record:

10 20 RSr G 6-1 Katy, Texas (USC/Cinco Ranch HS) Stefanie Gilbreath #20 Gilbreath, Stefanie Total 3-Pointers Free throws LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 11/12/12 * at UC Santa Barbara 11/14/12 * at New Mexico 11/20/12 * UC IRVINE 11/24/12 * UTEP 11/28/ at Southern Utah 12/1/12 * Totals Games played: 6 Minutes/game: 30.2 /game: 13.8 FG Pct: FG Pct: 31.4 FT Pct: 90.0 /game: 5.2 /game: 1.3 Turnovers/game: 3.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.4 /game: 0.7 /game: vs. UTEP (11/28/12) Career: 22 vs. UTEP (11/28/12) 8 vs. UC Irvine (11/24/12); UTEP (11/28/12) Career: 8 vs. UC Irvine (11/24/12); UTEP (11/28/12) 3 vs. UC Irvine (11/24/12); UTEP (11/28/12) Career: 3 vvs. UC Irvine (11/24/12); UTEP (11/28/12) 1 Four Times Career: 2 vs. UCLA (2/19/12); at Stanford (2/9/12) 3 vs. UC Irvine (11/24/12) Career: 3 vs. UC Irvine (11/24/12) Free Trows Made 5 vs. LMU (11/12/12) Career: 5 vs. LMU (11/12/12) Stefanie Gilbreath Career Statistics (at NM State) YEAR GP-S Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL Stefanie Gilbreath Career Statistics (at USC) YEAR GP-S Min-Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

11 02 Sr F 6-2 Queen Creek, Ariz. (Highland HS) Malia Magazzeni #02 Magazzeni, Malia Total 3-Pointers Free throws at New Mexico 11/20/ GEORGE MASON 11/23/ UC IRVINE 11/24/ UTEP 11/28/ at Southern Utah 12/1/ Totals Games played: 5 Minutes/game: 5.0 /game: 0.4 FG Pct: /game: 1.2 Turnovers/game: 0.4 /game: 0.2 /game: vs. UTEP (11/28/12) Career: 7 at Hawaii (2/10/10) 2 vs. George Mason (11/23/11) Career: 7 vs. Southern Utah (11/27/11) Career: 2 at Arizona State (3/17/10) 1 vs. UTEP (11/28/12) Career: 3 vs. North Dakota State (12/12/09) 1 vs. UTEP (11/28/12) Career: 5, Five Times Free Trows Made Career: 2 at Cal State Northridge Malia Magazzeni Career Statistics TOTAL

12 Chrissy 25 Fletcher Sr F 6-1 Downers Grove, Ill. (Montini Catholic HS) FT Pct: 0.0 #25 Fletcher, Chrissy Total 3-Pointers Free throws LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 11/12/ at New Mexico 11/20/ GEORGE MASON 11/23/ UC IRVINE 11/24/ UTEP 11/28/ at Southern Utah 12/1/ Totals Games played: 6 Minutes/game: 8.2 FG Pct: 0.0 3FG Pct: 0.0 FT Pct: 0.0 /game: 1.0 /game: 0.2 Turnovers/game: 0.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.3 Career: 7 at Utah (12/21/11) vs. Fresno State (2/2/12) 2 vs. LMU (11/12/12) Career: 8 vs. La Tech (1/28/12) 1 at New Mexico (11/20/12) Career: 7 vs. UC Santa Barbara (12/19/11) Career: 2 vs. Nevada (2/4/12) Career: 2 vs. Boise State (1/7/12) Free Trows Made Career: 4 vs. La Tech (1/28/12) vs. UTEP (11/16/11) Chrissy Fletcher Career Statistics TOTAL

13 35 Sr G 6-0 Berkeley, Calif. (Berkeley HS) Camila Rosen #35 Rosen, Camila Total 3-Pointers Free throws LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 11/12/12 * at UC Santa Barbara 11/14/12 * at New Mexico 11/20/12 * GEORGE MASON 11/23/12 * UC IRVINE 11/24/12 * UTEP 11/28/ at Southern Utah 12/1/12 * Totals Games played: 7 Minutes/game: 28.6 /game: 1.9 FG Pct: FG Pct: 0.0 FT Pct: 60.0 /game: 4.1 /game: 1.1 Turnovers/game: 1.1 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0 /game: 1.6 /game: at Southern Utah (12/1/12) Career: 13 vs. Boise State (1/7/12) 6 vs. LMU (11/12/12); at New Mexico (11/20/12) Career: 10 vs. Utah State (1/12/12) 4 vs. LMU (11/12/12) Career: 6 vs. Idaho (1/14/12) 3 vs. UTEP (11/28/12) Career: 6 at New Mexico (12/4/11) 3 vs. LMU (11/12/12) Career: 4 at Idaho (2/20/10) Free Trows Made 2 at New Mexico (11/20/12) Career: 2, Five Times 3 s Made Career: 2 vs. Utah State (2/23/10); vs. San Jose State (3/6/10) Camila Rosen Career Statistics TOTAL

14 22 Sr F 5-11 Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford HS) Kelsie Rozendaal #22 Rozendaal, Kelsie Total 3-Pointers Free throws LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 11/12/12 * at UC Santa Barbara 11/14/12 * at New Mexico 11/20/12 * GEORGE MASON 11/23/12 * UC IRVINE 11/24/12 * UTEP 11/28/ at Southern Utah 12/1/12 * Totals Games played: 7 Minutes/game: 27.4 /game: 10.3 FG Pct: FG Pct: 40.0 FT Pct: 72.0 /game: 6.7 /game: 0.3 Turnovers/game: 1.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.2 /game: vs. LMU (11/12/12) Career: 22 vs. LMU (11/12/12) 11 vs. LMU (11/12/12) Career: 11 vs. LMU (11/12/12) 1 vs George Mason (11/23/12); at UCSB (11/14/12) Career: 4 vs. Fresno State (3/7/12) 1, Three times Career: 3 at La Tech (2/25/12) Career: 1, Three Times 3 s Made 3 at Southern Utah (12/1/12) Career: 3 at Southern Utah (12/1/12) Free Trows Made 5 vs. LMU (11/12/12); George Mason (11/23/12) Career: 6 vs. San Jose State (2/18/12) Kelsie Rozendaal Career Statistics TOTAL

15 15 Jr G 6-0 Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa HS) Jasmine Rutledge #15 Rutledge, Jasmine Total 3-Pointers Free throws LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 11/12/ at UC Santa Barbara 11/14/ at New Mexico 11/20/ GEORGE MASON 11/23/ UC IRVINE 11/24/ UTEP 11/28/ at Southern Utah 12/1/ Totals Games played: 7 Minutes/game: 16.3 /game: 3.9 FG Pct: 30.0 FT Pct: 60.0 /game: 5.0 /game: 0.3 Turnovers/game: 1.9 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.2 /game: vs. LMU (11/12/12) Career: 14 vs. UTEP (11/16/11); Southern Utah (1/27/11) 8 vs. LMU (11/12/12) Career: 9 vs. Shaw (1/1/12) 1 at UCSB (11/14/12); at Southern Utah (12/1/12) Career: 4 vs. Shaw (1/1/12) 3 vs. LMU (11/12/12) Career: 3 vs. LMU (11/12/12) Career: 1, 10 Times Free Trows Made 6 at Southern Utah (12/1/12) Career: 7 vs. Shaw (1/1/12) Jasmine Rutledge Career Statistics TOTAL

16 Simone 10 Ruedin So G 5-8 Eltham, Victoria, Australia (Box Hill Secondary College) #10 Ruedin, Simone Total 3-Pointers Free throws LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 11/12/12 * at UC Santa Barbara 11/14/12 * at New Mexico 11/20/ GEORGE MASON 11/23/ UC IRVINE 11/24/ UTEP 11/28/ at Southern Utah 12/1/ Totals Games played: 7 Minutes/game: 8.9 /game: 0.6 FG Pct: 50.0 FT Pct: /game: 1.6 /game: 0.9 Turnovers/game: 1.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.9 /game: vs. LMU (11/12/12); at New Mexico (11/20/12) Career: 13 at Idaho (2/19/12) 5 vs. LMU (11/12/12) Career: 7 vs. Hawaii (2/16/12) 2 vs. LMU (11/12/12) Career: 4 at Nevada (3/1/12) 3 vs. LMU (11/12/12) Career: 3 vs. LMU (11/12/12) Career: 1 vs. Southern Utah (11/27/11); US Santa Barbara (12/19/11) Free Trows Made 2 vs. LMU (11/12/12) Career: 3 vs. North Dakota (11/26/11) Simone Ruedin Career Statistics TOTAL

17 11 So G 5-6 San Diego, Calif. (San Diego/Mount Miguel HS) Danesia Williamson #11 Williamson, Danesia Total 3-Pointers Free throws LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 11/12/12 * at UC Santa Barbara 11/14/12 * at New Mexico 11/20/12 * GEORGE MASON 11/23/12 * UC IRVINE 11/24/12 * UTEP 11/28/ at Southern Utah 12/1/12 * Totals Games played: 7 Minutes/game: 30.7 /game: 14.1 FG Pct: FG Pct: 28.6 FT Pct: 63.9 /game: 2.3 /game: 2.1 Turnovers/game: 2.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.9 /game: 1.1 /game: vs. UTEP (11/28/12) Career: 23 vs. UTEP (11/28/12) 6 vs. UTEP (11/28/12) Career: 6 vs. UTEP (11/28/12) 5 at Sotuhern Utah (12/1/12) Career: 5 at Sotuhern Utah (12/1/12) 3 at Sotuhern Utah (12/1/12) Career: 3 at Sotuhern Utah (12/1/12) 1 at New Mexico (11/20/12) Career: 1 at New Mexico (11/20/12) 3 s Made 4 vs. George Mason (11/23/12) Career: 4 vs. George Mason (11/23/12) Free Trows Made 10 vs. UTEP (11/28/12) Career: 10 vs. UTEP (11/28/12) Danesia Williamson Career Statistics (at NM State) TOTAL Danesia Williamson Career Statistics (at San Diego) TOTAL

18 43 RFr G 5-8 Las Cruces, N.M. (Mayfield HS) Elena Holguin #43 Holguin, Elena Total 3-Pointers Free throws LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 11/12/ at UC Santa Barbara 11/14/ at New Mexico 11/20/ GEORGE MASON 11/23/12 * UC IRVINE 11/24/ UTEP 11/28/ at Southern Utah 12/1/ Totals Games played: 7 Minutes/game: 10.7 /game: 2.1 FG Pct: FG Pct: 14.3 FT Pct: /game: 1.7 /game: 0.3 Turnovers/game: 1.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.3 /game: vs. George Mason (11/23/12) Career: 5 vs. George Mason (11/23/12) 6 vs. George Mason (11/23/12) Career: 6 vs. George Mason (11/23/12) 2 vs. George Mason (11/23/12) Career: 2 vs. George Mason 11/23/12) Career: 1 vs. LMU (11/12/12) Career: 1 vs. LMU (11/12/12) 3 s Made 1 vs. George Mason (11/23/12) Career: 1 vs. George Mason (11/23/12) Free Trows Made 2 vs. UTEP (11/28/12) Career: 2 vs. UTEP (11/28/12) Elena Holguin Career Statistics TOTAL

19 03 Fr G 6-0 Aurora, Ill. (West Aurora HS) Alexis Nelson #03 Nelson, Alexis Total 3-Pointers Free throws at New Mexico 11/20/ GEORGE MASON 11/23/ UC IRVINE 11/24/ UTEP 11/28/ Totals Games played: 4 Minutes/game: 5.8 /game: 0.5 FG Pct: FG Pct: 0.0 /game: 0.5 /game: 0.5 Turnovers/game: 0.8 Assist/turnover ratio: vs. George Mason (11/23/12) Career: 2 vs. George Mason (11/23/12) 2 vs. George Mason (11/23/12) Career: 2 vs. George Mason (11/23/12) 1 vs. UC Irvine (11/24/12) Career: 1 vs. UC Irvine (11/24/12) Career: Alexis Nelson Career Statistics TOTAL

20 23 Fr G 6-1 Madras, Ore. (Madras HS) Abby Scott #23 Scott, Abby Total 3-Pointers Free throws LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 11/12/ at UC Santa Barbara 11/14/ at New Mexico 11/20/ GEORGE MASON 11/23/ UC IRVINE 11/24/ UTEP 11/28/ at Southern Utah 12/1/ Totals Games played: 7 Minutes/game: 7.7 /game: 1.9 FG Pct: FG Pct: 30.0 FT Pct: 0.0 /game: 1.4 /game: 0.6 Turnovers/game: 0.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.0 /game: vs. George Mason (12/23/12) Career: 6 vs. George Mason (12/23/12) 3 at UCSB (11/14/12); at New Mexico 11/20/12) Career: 3 at UCSB (11/14/12); at New Mexico 11/20/12) 2 vs. George Mason (11/23/12) Career: 2 vs. George Mason (11/23/12) 2 vs. George Mason (11/23/12) Career: 2 vs. George Mason (11/23/12) Career: 3 s Trows Made 2 vs. George Mason (11/23/12) Career: 2 vs. George Mason (11/23/12) Free Trows Made Career: Abby Scott Career Statistics TOTAL

21 04 Fr G 6-0 Lacey, Wash. (Timberline HS) Sasha Weber #04 Weber, Sasha Total 3-Pointers Free throws LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 11/12/ at UC Santa Barbara 11/14/ at New Mexico 11/20/ GEORGE MASON 11/23/12 * UC IRVINE 11/24/12 * UTEP 11/28/ at Southern Utah 12/1/12 * Totals Games played: 7 Minutes/game: 24.9 /game: 8.4 FG Pct: FG Pct: 44.0 FT Pct: 63.2 /game: 2.6 /game: 1.9 Turnovers/game: 1.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.1 /game: 0.4 /game: vs. UC Irvine (11/24/12) Career: 20 vs. UC Irvine (11/24/12) 5 vs. UTEP (11/28/12) Career: 5 vs. UTEP (11/28/12) 5 vs. UTEP (11/28/12) Career: 5 vs. UTEP (11/28/12) 1, Three times Career: 1, Three times 3 vs. UC Irvine (11/24/12) Career: 3 vs. UC Irvine (11/24/12) 3 s Made 4 vs. UC Irvine (11/24/12) Career: 4 vs. UC Irvine (11/24/12) Free Trows Made 6 vs. UC Irvine (11/24/12) Career: 6 vs. UC Irvine (11/24/12) Sasha Weber Career Statistics TOTAL

22 Shay 24 Young Fr G 6-0 San Diego, Calif. (Mount Miguel HS) #24 Young, Shay Total 3-Pointers Free throws LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 11/12/ at UC Santa Barbara 11/14/ at New Mexico 11/20/12 * GEORGE MASON 11/23/ UC IRVINE 11/24/ UTEP 11/28/ at Southern Utah 12/1/ Totals Games played: 7 Minutes/game: 8.7 /game: 1.4 FG Pct: 27.8 FT Pct: 0.0 /game: 1.7 Turnovers/game: 0.7 /game: at Southern Utah (12/1/12) Career: 6 at Southern Utah (12/1/12) 5 at New Mexico (11/20/12) Career: 5 at New Mexico (11/20/12) Career: Career: 1 vs. UC Irvine (11/24/12) Career: 1 vs. UC Irvine (11/24/12) Free Trows Made Career: Shay Young Career Statistics TOTAL