San Diego State. Aztecs Look For Fifth Straight Win Sunday. San Diego State Aztecs (7-5) at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders (7-8)*

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1 Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result N. 18 at Montana L, N. 21 at Loyola Marymount L, N. 24 #ILLINOIS STATE W, N. 25 #CHATTANOOGA L, N. 28 at Portland State W, D. 1 ^vs. Alcorn State W, D. 2 ^at Missouri L, D. 6 at San Jose State L, D. 18 CAL STATE FULLERTON....W, D. 22 CALIFORNIA W, D. 30 NORTHERN ARIZONA......W, J. 2 at Cal Poly W, J. 7 at Texas A&M-CC :00 p.m. J. 11 *BRIGHAM YOUNG :00 p.m. J. 13 *UTAH :00 p.m. J. 18 *at Air Force :00 p.m. J. 20 *at New Mexico :00 p.m. J. 27 *UNLV :00 p.m. F. 1 *WYOMING :00 p.m. F. 3 *COLORADO STATE :00 p.m. F. 8 *at Utah :00 p.m. F. 10 *at Brigham Young :00 p.m. F. 15 *NEW MEXICO :00 p.m. F. 17 *AIR FORCE :00 p.m. F. 24 *at Unlv :35 p.m. M. 1 *at Colorado State :00 p.m. M. 3 *at Wyoming :00 p.m. M Mountain West Conference Tournament Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas) All Times Site of Home s in CAPS #Pacific Bell Classic, San Diego (SDSU, Chattanooga, Gonzaga, Illinois St.) ^Missouri Lady Tiger Classic, Columbia, Mo. (SDSU, Alcorn State, Lipscomb, Missouri) *Mountain West Conference Opponent SDSU Quick Facts Location San Diego, Calif Enrollment ,690 Home Court Cox Arena (l2,414) Conference Mountain West Head Coach Barb Smith Record at SDSU (.363)/4th year Basketball Office Phone (619) Best Time to Call....9:00 a.m.-noon, Weekdays Assistant Coaches Steve Huber/2nd year....trisha Sears/1st year, Dana McGraw/1st year Media Contact Garry Bowman Office Phone (619) Home Phone (858) Mobile Phone (619) Fax (619) gbowman@mail.sdsu.edu Press Row Phone (619) Official Web Site San Diego State Women s Basketball For Immediate Release Jan. 5, 2001 Contact: Garry Bowman Look For Fifth Straight Win Sunday No. 13 San Diego State (7-5) at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders (7-8)* DAY/DATE: Sunday, Jan. 7, 2001 PLACE: Circle K Court (3,500), Corpus Christi, Texas TIME: 3 p.m. CST/1 p.m. PST SERIES: lead, 1-0 WEBCAST: Sunday s game at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi can be heard live over the Internet at Dan Lawton handles the play-by-play for all road contests with Bill Earley (p-b-p) and Tammy Blackburn (analysis) calling the home webcasts. San Diego State Storyline San Diego State (7-5) closes out its non-conference schedule Sunday afternoon, when the visit Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (7-8*). Winners of four in a row and six of its last eight, the will be out to post their first five-game winning streak of the Barb Smith era. Off to their best start since opening the season with the same record, SDSU will also be looking for its second straight win over the Islanders. Last season, the knocked off TAMU-CC, 57-52, in Cox Arena. San Diego State (Off. Ppg. 64.8, Def. Ppg. 60.0) PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name (GP/GS) Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown Ppg. Rpg. Min. 40 Tanisha Knight (12/11) F 6-0 Jr.-JC Long Beach, Calif Anita Bundage (11/1) F 5-11 Sr.-3V Conroe, Texas Atim Otii (12/12) C/F 6-0 Jr.-2V Denver, Colo Claire Swinbank (12/12) G 5-8 Jr.-1V Georgetown, Texas Jamey Cox (12/12) G 5-7 So.-1V Waterloo, Iowa a 31.1 OFF THE BENCH No. Name (GP/GS) Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown Ppg. Rpg. Min. 4 Sophia Sledge* (1/0) G 5-8 Sr.-3V Santee, Calif Shannon Lee (12/0) G 5-9 Sr.-3V Pasadena, Calif a Nicolette McCartny (12/5) F 6-2 Fr.-HS Chicago, Ill Missy Schomaker (12/7) F 6-1 Jr.-JC Lincoln, Neb Nicole Bemi-Morrison (5/0) G 5-9 So.-SQ Ipswich, Australia Morgan Vargas (10/0) C 6-4 Jr.-JC Riverside, Calif Andrea Kiesling (4/0) C 6-3 So.-1V Helena, Mont *Saw first action in at Cal Poly Jan. 2 after suffering broken right thumb in practice Nov. 8. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Off. Ppg. 63.4, Def. Ppg. 60.5)* PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name (GP/GS) Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown Ppg. Rpg. Min. 22 Detra Johnson (13/10) F 6-2 So. New Deal, Texas Jean Clark (14/11) F 5-11 Fr. Chino, Calif Kristin Rogers (15/13) C 5-7 Sr. Sand Springs, Okla Mandy Vinck (15/15) G 5-8 Jr. Chula Vista, Calif Rachel Grayson (13/10) G 5-6 So. Las Vegas, Nev *Statistics and results for Texas A&M-Corpus Christi prior to Friday s game vs. Loyola-Ill. Aztec Women s Basketball Page 1

2 San Diego St. at Texas A&M-CC Series: lead, 1-0 Year Result (Site) W, (San Diego) SDSU-TAMU-CC Comparative Stats* SDSU A&M-CC 7-5 Overall Record League Record n/a.441 Field Goal Pct PT FG Pct Free Throw Pct Opp. FG Pct Opp. 3-PT FG Pct Opp. FT Pct Rebound Avg Rebound Margin Points/ Pts. Allowed/ 60.5 *TAMU-CC record/stats prior to 1/5 game vs. Loyola-Ill. Last Meeting Page 2 San Diego State 57,Texas A&M-CC 52 Jan Cox Arena, San Diego Bundage Otii Apiafi Lee Cox Hayes Wheeler Team 2-7 Totals Percentages: FG Pt. FG.250. FT.615. Texas A&M-CC FG 3FG FT Reb Johnson Rogers Clark Vinck Grayson Cornelius Gutierrez Thompson Bryant Team 2-5 Totals Percentages: FG Pt. FG.167. FT.846. Halftime SDSU 30, A&M-CC 29.Turnovers SDSU 21, A&M- CC 23. Steals SDSU 11, A&M-CC 14. Technical Fouls: None. Att Page 2 Aztec Women s Basketball A Quick Look At The San Diego State continued its best stretch of the Barb Smith era Tuesday with a victory at Cal Poly. Since opening the season with back-to-back losses at Montana and Loyola Marymount, the have won 7-of-10, including four straight. It is the best 10-game stretch for SDSU since the closed out the campaign with 11 consecutive wins before falling to Oregon in the NCAA Tournament. Road Warrior Tradition Returning To Montezuma Mesa San Diego State won its third game away from campus on Tuesday, defeating Cal Poly, 73-63, in San Luis Obispo. The victory moved SDSU to 3-4 on the road this year, including a win over Alcorn State at the Unilever Lady Tiger Classic. A victory Sunday over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi would give the as many wins away from Cox Arena this season (four) as it posted in each of the last two years combined. San Diego State has not won four pre-conference games away from campus since the season when the went 4-2. Learning To Win The Close Ones After wining just 5-of-15 games decided by 10 points or less last season, San Diego State appears to be learning how to win the close ones this year. The are 3-3 in games decided by 10 or fewer points on the season and have won three of the last four. Included in those three wins are two road victories (Portland State and Cal Poly). From 5-8 to 8-5? At 7-5, San Diego State is dramatically improved from a year ago when the were just 4-8 in their first 12 games. A victory Sunday at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi would improve SDSU s record to 8-5 and complete a six-game improvement from last year when the were just 5-8 in non-conference games despite playing eight at home. This year, San Diego State has played eight of its 13 pre-conference games away from campus. Anatomy Of A Streak After dropping a game it felt it should have won (a decision at San Jose State), San Diego State returned home determined to set its season back on track. The did just that, putting a 37-point beating on Cal State Fullerton before picking up a quality win over California. SDSU wrapped up its homestand with a win over Northern Arizona to complete its first ever three-game winning streak in Cox Arena. With a little confidence under their belts, the returned to the road earlier this week and led for all but the opening minutes in a victory at Cal Poly. About Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Texas A&M-Corpus Christi enters the weekend with a 7-8 record and plays host to Loyola-Ill. Friday night before San Diego State arrives at Circle K Court Sunday. The Islanders are coming off a 1-2 road trip sandwiched around the New Year s Holiday. TAMU-CC opened the trip with a win at Air Force before falling at Denver and at Wyoming. The losses dropped the Islanders to 2-4 in their last six games. Still, TAMU-CC is 4-2 this season on its home court heading into Friday night s game with Loyola. In just its second year of existence, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has been led by its front court. Center Kristen Rogers is the Islanders leading scorer at 12.9 ppg, followed closely by forward Detra Johnson with 12.2 ppg. Forward Jean Clark is TAMU-CC s leader on the boards, averaging 6.6 rpg. Head coach Sheryl Estes led Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to a record during its inaugural season in San Diego State-Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Series Shorts Sunday s game will be the second between San Diego State and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, which is in just its second year of existence. The hosted the Islanders during their inaugural season of , defeating TAMU-CC, 57-52, at Cox Arena. San Diego State had four players finish in double figures but had to overcome a four-point deficit with 3:22 to play by scoring the game s final nine points to hold off the Islanders. Jamey Cox and Kacee Wheeler scored 13 points apiece and Anita Bundage added a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds to lead a balanced SDSU attack.

3 More Than Just The Ocean in Common These coastal colleges have more than just sun, sand and surf in common. For the fourth straight game, San Diego State will be playing a team of very similar statistics: Both teams enter the weekend with seven wins on the season. SDSU is averaging 64.8 ppg; TAMU- CC is averaging On defense, the Aztec are yielding an average of 60.0 ppg; the Islanders are giving up 60.5 ppg. On the glass, SDSU averages 35.4 rpg; TAMU-CC s rebound average is Noting SDSU s Win At Cal Poly San Diego State improved its record to 7-5 with a victory at Cal Poly. SDSU s 73 points marked its third highest scoring game of the season. The had four players finish in double figures for just the fifth time this season and just the second time in the last nine games. The held Cal Poly to just 29-percent shooting (16-for-55). It is the third time this season that an SDSU foe has been held under 30 percent from the floor. San Diego State and Cal Poly combined for 79 trips to the foul line. SDSU s 39 attempts and Cal Poly s 44 were both season highs. Sophomore Jamey Cox posted her fifth double figure scoring game of the year and the 27th of her 40-game career, leading the with 14 points. Cox also led SDSU with six assists. She has now paced the in that category for five consecutive games. Senior Shannon Lee finished with a season-high in both points (13) and steals (5). Tanisha Knight failed to reach double-figures in scoring for the first time this season. The junior opened the year with 11 straight double-figure scoring efforts. Its the Defense, Stupid! Its not so difficult to figure out why San Diego State has won four in a row and six of its last eight games. DEFENSE! The have held seven of their 12 opponents under 60 points this season, including six of the last eight. In fact, Cal Poly became the first opponent to break 50 points in the last four games. During that four-game span, the have limited opponents to a paltry 31.6 percent shooting percentage (65-for-206), including just 19.1 percent (9-for-47) from beyond the arc. SDSU is 7-1 when holding an opponent under 65 points this season. Heating Up, Staying Hot... San Diego State was back to its hot-shooting self at Cal Poly Tuesday, connecting on 50 percent (12-of-24) of its shots in the first half (the ninth half of the season at 50 percent or better) and shooting 49 percent (25-of-51) Did You Know? San Diego State boasts one of the nation s most improved RPI rankings. Coming off their victory over Cal Poly, the now own an RPI ranking of 157 a jump of 72 spots over last season. SDSU closed out the campaign as the nation s 229th-ranked team, according to Collegerpi.com. 65 percent (34-of-50) set on Jan. 19, 1987, versus Hawaii. An Aztec Win Sunday Would... Improve San Diego State to 8-5 on the season. Extend San Diego State s winning streak to five games its longest under head coach Barb Smith and the lengthiest since winning 11 in a row at the end of the campaign. Put SDSU three games over.500 for the first time ever under Barb Smith. Get SDSU off to its best start since opening the season with the same record. Improve the to 3-4 on enemy turf; 4-4 overall on the road. Give SDSU as many road wins this season (4) as it had during the last two seasons combined. Be SDSU s second straight win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. for the game. The enter Sunday s game shooting 44.1 percent on the season, third in the Mountain West Conference and up significantly over last year s 40.4 team percentage. The have now shot 50 percent or better in 8-of-24 halves thus far, and have three times topped 60 percent in a half. The shot over 60 percent in both halves versus Illinois State, to finish at 68 percent (32-of-47). That performance broke a 13-yearold school record, eclipsing the old mark of Head Coach Barb Smith Armed with a new contract, SDSU head coach Barb Smith enters her fourth season on Montezuma Mesa and owns a career record of (.363). Prior to taking over as SDSU's fifth head coach in 1997, Smith spent nine years as the top assistant at Colorado. During her tenure at CU, the Buffaloes won an average of 24 games per season, five Big 8 Conference championships and made eight NCAA Tournament appearances. She is a 1986 graduate of Ohio State, where she was a fouryear starter at point guard and led the Buckeyes to three NCAA berths. The Smith File Page 3 Personal Birthdate: Feb. 29, 1964 Birthplace: Perrysburg, Ohio Hometown: Perrysburg, Ohio Education College: Ohio State, 1986 Degree: B.S., health education Graduate School: Iona Degree: MBA Coaching Background Iona College (Assistant) Iona Totals (.315) Colorado (Assistant) Colorado Totals (.770) San Diego State (Head Coach) SDSU Totals (.363) Total (.625) Aztec Women s Basketball Page 3

4 Page 4 Mountain West Conference Standings MWC Overall Colorado State Utah (25) UNLV New Mexico Wyoming Brigham Young San Diego State Air Force as of Jan. 3 This Week in the Mountain West Conference J. 2 Navy 56, Air Force 38 Nebraska 56, BYU 53 Colorado State 83, Marquette 82 (ot) San Diego State 73, Cal Poly SLO 63 Loyola Marymount 64, Utah 58 Wyoming 72, Texas A&M-CC 70 J. 4 Colorado State at Wis.-Green Bay, 7 p.m J. 5 Wyoming at Texas-Pan American, 7 p.m. J. 6 UC Irvine at UNLV, 5 p.m. J. 7 Cal Poly SLO at Air Force, 2 p.m. San Diego State at Texas A&M-CC, 3 p.m. Utah at New Mexico, Noon (ESPN2)...And That Translates Into More Points SDSU is also scoring 7.6 more points per game than it did a year ago and has already surpassed the 80-point plateau twice. Last season, the never scored more than 80 points. San Diego State has also shot better than 45 percent in 6-of-12 (.500) games compared to a season ago when the eclipsed 45 percent in just 9-of-28 contests (.321). Getting Defensive The have held six of their last seven opponents below 37 percent shooting, including Cal Poly, which became the third SDSU foe this season to shoot less than 30 percent from the field. Earlier this year, the held both Alcorn State and Cal State Fullerton below 30 percent from the floor. Hard To Get The Three Through 11 games, San Diego State has proven itself to be the toughest team in the Mountain West Conference to sink a three-pointer against. Heading into Sunday s game at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Aztec opponents are shooting just 29.5 percent from beyond the arc and, in the last five games, have connected on only nine of their last 58 attempts (15.5 percent). Blocks Adding to Defensive Effort San Diego State ranks third in the Mountain West Conference in blocked shots with over four per game. The added another four Tuesday at Cal Poly and have now reached that number in 7-of-12 games. The have really come on strong of late however, and are averaging 6.0 bpg in the last five contest, including back-to-back seven block outings versus Cal and Northern Arizona. Tanisha Knight leads SDSU in blocks with 20, a figure that ranks third in the league. Five-Finger Discounts One of San Diego State s most amazing turnarounds this season has been in the steals category. Through 11 games, the rank third in the Mountain West Conference in steals per game at 9.9. SDSU picked off 10 against Cal and a season-high 18 versus Cal State Fullerton its most since snatching 22 against Fresno State on Feb. 24, 1999 and now has notched double-digit steals in six games on the year. Last season, SDSU averaged just 8.5 spg, good for seventh in the eight-team league, and finished with double-figures in steals in only 10-of-28 games. Three rank among the Mountain West s leaders in steals per game: Tanisha Knight, Shannon Lee, and Jamey Cox San Diego State Women s Basketball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) PPG RPG Individual Player Note 4 Sophia Sledge G 5-8 Sr. Santee (Santana HS) Saw 1st action of year at Cal Poly 12 Claire Swinbank G 5-8 Jr. Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown HS) Double figure scorer in 3-of-6 15 Shannon Lee G 5-9 Sr. Pasadena (Muir HS) a Season-best 13 points at Cal Poly 20 Jamey Cox G 5-7 So. Waterloo, Iowa (West HS) a Double-digit points in 3-of-4 24 Nicolette McCartny F/C 6-2 Fr. Chicago, Ill. (Hersey HS) MWC FG% leader at 58.7 percent 25 Missy Schomaker F/G 6-1 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Hutchinson CC) Shooting 50% from floor in last 4 35 Nicole Bemi-Morrison G 5-9 So. Ipswich, Australia (St. Mary's HS) Come off the bench in 4 straight 40 Tanisha Knight F 6-0 Jr. Long Beach (Central Arizona JC) First double-double vs. NAU 50 Morgan Vargas C 6-4 Jr. Riverside (New Mexico JC) Season-high 7 points vs. CSUF 52 Andrea Kiesling C/F 6-3 So. Helena, Mont. (Helena HS) Scored first points of year vs. CSUF 53 Anita Bundage F 5-11 Sr. Conroe, Texas (Oak Ridge HS) points, 11 boards vs. NAU 55 Atim Otii C/F 6-0 Jr. Denver, Colo. (East HS) Season-high 11 boards at SJSU 00 Tynisha King* F 5-10 Jr. Moreno Valley (UNC Asheville) n/a n/a All-rookie team as frosh at UNC-A * Division I transfer. Will sit out season under NCAA transfer guidelines. Head Coach: Assistant Coaches: Director of Basketball Operations: Athletic Trainer: Barb Smith (Ohio State 86), fourth year Steve Huber (Illinois State 82), second year Trisha Sears (Montana State 94), first year Dana McGraw (Loyola-N.O. 97), first year Anthony Turner, first year Sara Weinberg (East Stroudsburg 92), third year Page 4 Aztec Women s Basketball

5 These Things Tend To Come In Bunches After getting just one double-double in its first eight games Shannon Lee s 10-point, 14-assist performance versus Illinois State the have had three players turn the trick in the last four games. Jamey Cox got the streak started with 13 points and 10 assists against Cal State Fullerton before Anita Bundage and Tanisha Knight got into the act with their first double-doubles of the season against Northern Arizona. Last year, the combined to post double-doubles in 12-of-28 games. Senior center Mary Apiafi led the way with nine double-doubles on the season. Turnovers Still The Key After struggling in the turnover department much of last season, SDSU has cut its turnovers in excess of three per game in and have had fewer turnovers than their opponents in 7-of-12 contests. The averaged 22.5 turnovers per game last year and enter Sunday s game averaging The have already posted six games with 18 or fewer turnovers, including a season-low 12 at Portland State SDSU s fewest turnovers since committing just eight versus Pepperdine on Dec. 7, However the key stat remains which team has the fewest miscues. SDSU is 6-1 when it has less turnovers than its opponent. The notched their first win with more turnovers than an opponent at Cal Poly, committing 19 miscues compared to 18 by the Mustangs. Good Knight! Just how big has junior Tanisha Knight been for the since arriving from Central Arizona College? Knight, who has scored in double figures in 11-of-12 games, leads San Diego State in both scoring (13.2) and rebounding (6.0). In fact, Knight ranks in the MWC s top 10 in five separate categories: Scoring (3rd), Steals (3rd), Blocks (3rd), Rebounding (8th), and Free Throw Percentage (11th). Last week, Knight scored a game-high 15 points and grabbed a team-leading seven boards against California. The junior just missed her first career double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds against Cal State Fullerton to open the homestand, but came back to turn the trick with 12 points and 10 boards versus Northern Arizona. Prior to that, Knight posted an impressive four-game road trip. After opening up with 17 points in SDSU s win at Portland State, the junior scored 12 points against Alcorn State before pouring a team- and career-high 22 against Missouri. She wrapped up the stretch with a 16-point effort at San Jose State. SDSU s leading scorer in four of the last seven games, Knight has also connected on 78 percent of her free throws (51-of-63, good for sixth in the MWC), and was an all-tournament selection at both the Pacific Bell Classic and the Unilever Lady Tiger Classic. Bundage Bounces Back After getting off to a slow start in , senior Anita Bundage has come on strong in the last three games. Last Friday against California, Bundage, who has made only one start and is averaging just 17 minutes per game, came off the bench to score 11 points. She did herself one better against NAU, collecting her third career double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. At Cal Poly, Bundage led SDSU in rebounding for the second straight game with seven boards. She also had eight points and is now shooting 55 percent from the floor on the year. Getting That Scoring Touch Back Sophomore Jamey Cox appears to have regained her scoring touch. After averaging just 3.5 ppg during a four-game stretch from Nov. 25 through Dec. 6, Cox has finished in double figures in three of the last four, averaging 11.0 ppg. Last season, Cox averaged 13.7 ppg en route to all-newcomer team honors. She continued that streak to open , averaging 13.8 ppg in SDSU s first four games this season before going into a fourgame funk. This And That...3-Dot Data Junior Missy Schomaker has found her stroke and is shooting 15-for 30 (50 percent) from the floor, including 6-for-13 (46.2 percent) from beyond the arc, in the last four games...schomaker has also scored in double figures twice during that span...claire Swinbank has posted double-digit scoring efforts in three of the last six games...all 12 saw action at Cal Poly, a first for the team this season. Page 5 Mountain West Conference Stats Team Category* SDSU Avg (Rk.) Scoring Offense (7th) Scoring Defense (3rd) Scoring Margin (6th) Field Goal Percentage (3rd) Field Goals Percentage Defense (4th) 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage (4th) 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage Defense (1st) Free Throw Percentage (8th) Rebounding Offense (7th) Rebounding Defense (5th) Rebounding Margin (7th) Assists (7th) Blocked Shots (3rd) Steals (2nd) Turnover Margin (4th) Assist/Turnover Ratio (7th) Offensive Rebounds (6th) Defensive Rebounds (7th) 3-Pt. Field Goals Made (8th) *as of Jan. 3 Individual Category* Avg. Scoring 3. Knight Cox Schomaker McCartny Rebouning 8. Knight Field Goal Percentage 1. McCartny (37-63) 12. Otii (28-60) Assists Per 3. Lee Cox Free Throw Percentage 11. Knight (57-74) Steals Per 3. Knight Lee Cox Point Field Goals Percentage 10. Schomaker (16-46) 11. Cox (17-50) 3-Point Field Goals Made Per 8. Cox Schomaker Blocked Shots Per 3. Knight Vargus McCartny Otii Assist/Turnover Ratio 6. Lee Cox *as of Jan. 3 Aztec Women s Basketball Page 5

6 Page 6 SDSU Miscellaneous Stats Largest halftime lead , twice Largest halftime deficit vs. UTC Most second half points twice Fewest second half points..26 vs. N. Arizona Largest lead during a game. 37 vs. CS Fullerton Largest deficit during a game.24 vs. Missouri Largest lead in a loss at San Jose State Largest deficit in a win twice FT % in last 2 min. & OT (25-40) SDSU s Record When... Wearing white (home) Wearing black (road) At a neutral site Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Leading with 5:00 left Trailing with 5:00 left Tied with 5:00 left In overtime Scoring less than 60 points Scoring between points Scoring between points Scoring between points Scoring 90 or more points FG%.500 or better FG% under FG% over FG% under More rebounds than opponent Fewer rebounds than opponent Equal rebounds Fewer turnovers than opponent More turnovers than opponent Equal turnovers More assists than opponent Fewer assists than opponent SDSU Streaks Last five/10 games /7-3 Longest winning streak Longest losing streak Current streak won 4 The Last Time an Aztec... Scored points.missy Schomaker (20), 12/18/00 Scored points....jamey Cox (27), 1/22/00 Scored points...jamey Cox (30), 12/30/99 Scored 40+ points.....chana Perry (41), 1/2/88 Had 12+ rebounds.....mary Apiafi (12), 2/5/00 Had 10+ assists......jamey Cox (10), 12/18/00 The Last Time SDSU... Scored 100+ points..vs. Colo. St. (101), 1/25/92 Allowed 100+ points..vs. UCLA (104), 12/11/98 Won by 20+ points.vs. Illinois St. (29), 11/24/00 Won by 30+ points..vs. CS Fullerton (37), 12/18/00 Won in Overtime..vs. Wyoming (79-75), 2/2/91 Page 6 Aztec Women s Basketball 4 Sophia Sledge Senior Guard 5-8 Santee, Calif. (Santana HS) Quickly: Suffered broken right thumb in practice on Nov. 8, forcing her to the sidelines for the the first 11 games : Returned to SDSU s lineup on Jan. 2, seeing four minutes of action at Cal Poly. Season Highs N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Career Highs 25 ( ) 9 ( ) 7 (1-9-97) 4 (2/19/98) 2 (12/20/98) vs. Duquesne vs. SMU vs. UNLV vs. Rice vs. Duquesne 12 Claire Swinbank Junior Guard 5-8 Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown HS) Quickly: Has started all 11 games at the two guard...scored in double figures four times on the season...is averaging 7.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists : Finished with a season-high 15 points at Missouri...Shot 6-for-9 from the field, including a trey, for 14 points against CS Fullerton...Scored 12 points versus Illinois State on 5-for-8 shooting, including 2-for-3 from beyond the arc...added nine points versus Chattanooga...Dished out a career-high seven assists at Portland State...Hauled down a career-best six rebounds against Northern Arizona...Finished with four assists and just one turnover against California...Broke back into double figures at Cal Poly with 11 points. Season Highs 15 ( ) 6 ( ) 7 ( ) 2 ( ) 1 ( ) at Missouri vs. N. Arizona at Portland St. at Montana vs. California Career Highs 18 ( ) 6 ( ) 7 ( ) 4 (2/11/99) 1 at BYU vs. N. Arizona at Portland St. vs. Utah twice 15 Shannon Lee Senior Guard 5-9 Pasadena, Calif. (Muir HS) Quickly: Has seen action in all 12 games off the bench...has dished out at least five assists in 6-of-12 games and ranks in the top 5 in the MWC in assists with 53...Also in the MWC top 10 in steals with 23, including five games with at least three thefts : Had 10 points and dished out a league-record 14 assists vs. Illinois St...Assist mark is also the fourth-best in SDSU history...ranks seventh all-time in assists at SDSU...Also had solid outing at Missouri with eight points, four rebounds and six assists...notched season highs in points (13), steals (5) and blocks (1) at Cal Poly. Season Highs 13 ( ) 4 14 ( ) 5 ( ) 1 ( ) at Cal Poly twice vs. Illinois St. at Cal Poly at Cal Poly Career Highs 17 ( ) 5 14 ( ) 6 (1/30/99) 1 vs. UNLV twice vs. Illinois St. vs. Fresno St. five times

7 20 Jamey Cox Sophomore Guard 5-7 Waterloo, Iowa (West HS) Quickly: In the starting lineup all 12 games thus far...has scored in double figures in three of SDSU s last five games...has now scored in double figures in 27-of-40 career games, including six times this season...has served up 32 assists in last five games (6.4 apg)...ranks in the MWC top 10 in both assists and 3-pointers made : SDSU s leading scorer in four games...recorded her fifth-career 20+ point game with a season-high 21 vs. Chattanooga in PB Classic final...named to the PB Classic alltournament team...second on the team and fourth in the MWC in assists with Posted a career-high eight rebounds and eight assists at San Jose State...Had 13 points and a career-best 10 assists versus CS Fullerton for first career double-double...also tied a career-high with five steals against the Titans...Had 12 points and five assists against Cal...Led SDSU with 14 points, including 7-of-9 from the line, and six assists at Cal Poly. Season Highs 21 ( ) 8 ( ) 10 ( ) 5 ( ) 1 ( ) vs. Chattanooga at San Jose St. vs. CS Fullerton vs. CS Fulerton vs. N. Arizona Career Highs 30 ( ) 8 ( ) 8 ( ) 5 1 at CS Fullerton at San Jose St. at San Jose St. twice four times 24 Nicolette McCartny Freshman Forward 6-3 Chicago, Ill. (Hersey HS) Quickly: Has seen playing time in all 12 games, including five as a starter...leads the MountainWest Conference in field goal percentage (.587)...Averaging 7.7 ppg, and 4.0 rpg...scored in double figures in 6-of-12 games : Opened season with three straight games in double figures, including 11 points vs. both Montana and Illinois St...Scored a career-high 17 points against Alcorn State at the Lady Tiger Classic...Came back with 14 versus Missouri the following night in the final...has thrice recorded a season-high six boards (LMU, UTC and Alcorn)...Rebound total vs. Chattanooga was a team-high...also had two blocks vs. Lady Mocs...Finished with 11 points versus No. Arizona. Season and Career Highs 17 ( ) ( ) 2 ( ) Alcorn St. three times twice at Montana vs. Chattanooga 25 Missy Schomaker Junior Forward 6-1 Lincoln, Neb. (Hutchinson CC) Quickly: In SDSU s starting lineup in 7-of-12 games thus far...averaging 8.0 ppg and 4.0 rpg...is ninth in the MWC in threes made with : Had 12 points in opener at Montana...Posted a solid performance at Portland St., finishing with eight points, a team-high seven boards and three steals...led the in scoring with a career-high 20 points on 8-for-15 shooting, including three treys, against CS Fullerton...Also snared three thefts versus the Titans...Came off the bench to connect on a pair of treys en route to eight points vs. Cal..Notched third double-figure scoring game of season at Cal Poly with 11 points. Season and Career Highs 12 ( ) 7 ( ) 3 ( ) 3 None vs. CS Fullerton at Portland St. at Montana twice Page 7 Player of the Week Nominees Nov Missy Schomaker Nov Tanisha Knight Dec Tanisha Knight Dec Tanisha Knight Jan Tanisha Knight Bold indicates Player won MWC PoW award. Aztec Double-Doubles Anita Bundage 13 points, 11 rebounds vs. Northern Arizona Jamey Cox 13 points, 10 assists vs. Cal State Fullerton Tanisha Knight 12 points, 10 rebounds vs. Northern Arizona Shannon Lee 10 points, 14 assists vs. Illinois State Aztec Women s Basketball Page 7

8 Page 8 Aztec Record Book - Career 3-Point Field Goals 1. Falisha Wright ( ) Jamey Cox (2000-Present) Sophia Sledge (1997-Present) Carmelia Bloodsaw (1991) Charley Murray ( ) Jodi Nowlin ( ) Jurate Zukauskaite ( ) Elisha Johns ( ) Angela Walker ( ) Deidra Rucker ( ) Rebounds 1. Judy Porter ( ) , Shelda Arceneaux ( ) Jessica Haynes ( ) Chana Perry ( ) Michelle Suman ( ) Brooke Meadows ( ) Christina Murguia ( ) Heidi Bauer ( ) Jodi Nowlin-Tres ( ) Olivia DiCamilli ( ) Anita Bundage (1998-Present) Assists 1. Falisha Wright ( ) Crystal Lee ( ) Michelle Miles ( ) Lakeysha Wright ( ) Marsha Overton ( ) Shelda Arceneaux ( ) Shannon Lee (1998-Present) Sandy Wright ( ) Laura Dion ( ) Demetrice Davis ( ) Page 8 Aztec Women s Basketball 35 Nicole Bemi-Morrison Sophomore Guard 5-9 Ipswich, Australia (St. Mary s HS) Quickly: Has played in five games, all off the bench : Canned only three-pointer against CS Fullerton en route to a season-high five points...finished with two points versus Illinois State...Also gathered a rebound against the Redbirds...Sank pair of free throws agianst Northern Arizona...Missed Portland State game with concussion suffered the day before in practice...registered first career block at Cal Poly. Season Highs 5 ( ) 1 1 ( ) None 1 ( ) vs. Illinois St. twice vs. CS Fullerton at Cal Poly Career Highs 9 ( ) 4 (2-1-00) 1 None 1 ( ) at Utah at Utah four times at Cal Poly 40 Tanisha Knight Junior Forward 6-0 Long Beach, Calif. (Central Arizona CC) Quickly: In the starting lineup for all but the opener at Montana...Has scored in double figures in 11 games...ranks third in the Mountain West in scoring, ninth in rebounding, sixth in free-throw percentage, third in steals and third in blocks...leads the in scoring (13.2), rebounding (6.0) and free throw percentage (.770)...Named to the all-tournament teams at both the Pacific Bell Classic and the Unilever Lady Tiger Classic... Holds SDSU s season highs for points, field goals, and steals in a game : Opened her collegiate career with 12 points, including a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line at Montana...After a pair of 10-point games versus LMU and Illinois State, came back to score 16 versus Chattanooga...Finished with 17 points and four steals at Portland State and a career-best 22 points at Missouri, leading the in scoring both games...twice collected seven rebounds (at LMU and Alcorn State)...Again led SDSU in scoring at San Jose State with 16 points, including 10-of-12 from the foul line...also had a career-high five blocks versus the Spartans...Just missed first career double-double with 11 points and a career-high nine boards versus CS Fullerton...Paced all scorers with 15 points and led SDSU on the glass with seven rebound versus Cal... Also snared a career-high five steals against the Golden Bears...Posted first career double-double with 12 points and 10 boards against Northern Arizona. Season and Career Highs 22 ( ) 9 ( ) 6 ( ) 5 ( ) 5 ( ) at Missouri vs. CS Fullerton at LMU at California at San Jose St. 50 Morgan Vargas Junior Center 6-4 Riverside, Calif. (New Mexico JC) Quickly: Has seen action in 10 games, all off the bench : Is beginning to earn more playing time...had four points and two blocks versus Alcorn State...Also had a pair of blocks against Northern Arizona...Had best outing against CS Fullerton with seven points, three boards and two steals. Season and Career Highs 7 ( ) 3 ( ) 1 2 ( ) 2 vs. CS Fullerton vs. CS Fullerton vs. UTC vs. CS Fullerton twice

9 52 Andrea Kiesling Sophomore Center 6-3 Helena, Mont. (Helena HS) Quickly: Has seen playing time in four games off the bench : Scored first points of the season versus CS Fullerton, finishing with three... Pulled down a season-high three rebounds in opener at Montana...Also saw action against Illinois State and at Cal Poly. Season Highs 3 ( ) 3 ( ) None 1 ( ) None vs. CS Fullerton at Montana vs. CS Fullerton Career Highs 9 ( ) 9 ( ) None 1 3 ( ) at CS Fullerton at CS Fullerton twice at CS Fullerton 53 Anita Bundage Senior Forward 5-11 Conroe, Texas (Conroe HS) Quickly: Has seen action in 11 of SDSU s 12 games, including a start in the opener at Montana...Coming on strong of late...shooting 55.0 percent from the field : Posted best game of the season against Northern Arizona with 13 points and 11 rebounds for her first double-double of the year...had a solid outing against California with 11 points and four rebounds...finished with eight points and six rebounds against Illinois State...Also collect five boards at Portland State...Had eight points and seven rebounds at Cal Poly. Season Highs 13 ( ) 11 ( ) vs. N. Arizona vs. N. Arizona three times twice twice Career Highs 18 ( ) ( ) 2 vs. LMU twice twice vs. Detroit twice 55 Atim Otii Junior Center/Forward 6-0 Denver, Colo. (East HS) Quickly: Has started all 12 games thus far at center...averaging 6.9 ppg and 4.5 rpg... Scored in double figures three times on the year : Led SDSU in scoring with a season-high 17 points versus Illinois State...Also posted double-digits at LMU (11) and Portland State (14)...Sunk game-clinching free throws with 10 seconds to play at PSU...Just missed first double-double of the season with nine points and 11 boards at San Jose State...11 rebounds were one shy of a career high...dolled out a career-best four assists against Illinois State. Season Highs 17 ( ) 11 ( ) 4 ( ) 2 ( ) 2 ( ) vs. Illinois St. at San Jose St. vs. Illinois St. at Missouri vs. N. Arizona Career Highs 22 ( ) 12 (1-4-99) 4 ( ) 3 3 at UCLA vs. Utah vs. Illinois St. six times three times ESPN/USA Today Top 25* RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS 1. Connecticut (39) Tennessee Notre Dame (1) Georgia Duke Purdue Iowa St Louisiana Tech Penn St Rutgers LSU Texas Tech No Carolina St Sw Missouri St Florida Oklahoma Texas Mississippi St Auburn Xavier Vanderbilt Stanford Clemson Oregon Virginia as of Jan. 2, 2000 AP Top 25* Page 9 RK TEAM RECORD PTS PVS 1. Connecticut (40) 9-0 1, Tennessee Notre Dame Georgia Duke Purdue Iowa St Louisiana Tech Rutgers Penn St LSU Texas Texas Tech Florida Sw Missouri St No Carolina St Mississippi St Clemson Oklahoma Auburn Stanford Xavier Vanderbilt Oregon Utah as of Jan. 1, 2000 Aztec Women s Basketball Page 9

10 San Diego State Women s Basketball Results and Leaders (as of Dec. 30, 2000) 7-5 Overall 0-0 Mountain West 4-1 Home 2-4 Road 1-0 Neutral SDSU Opponent Date Opponent Result W-L MWC High Scorer High Scorer High Rebounder High Assists Att. N. 18 at Montana L, J. Cox 13 L. Cooper 17 T. Knight 5 S. Lee 6 3,427 N. 21 at Loyola Mmt. L, J. Cox 12 T. Reynolds 21 T. Knight 7 T. Knight N. 24 Illinois State W, A. Otii 17 J. McCormack 13 A. Bundage 6 S. Lee N. 25 Chattanooga L, J, Cox 21 J. Wilson 24 N. McCartney 6 S. Lee N. 28 at Portland State W, T. Knight 17 A. Russell 12 M. Schomaker 7 C. Swinbank D. 1 vs. Alcorn State W, N. McCartny 17 C. Wood 12 T. Knight 7 C. Swinbank 4 n/a D. 2 Missouri L, T. Knight 22 A. Lassiter 31 Knight/Schomaker 7 S. Lee 5 1,211 D. 6 at San Jose State L, T. Knight 16 C. Williams 16 A. Otii 11 J. Cox D. 18 CS Fullerton W, M. Schomaker two with 10 T. Knight 9 J. Cox D. 22 California W, T. Knight 15 L. Ashbaugh 13 T. Knight 7 J. Cox D. 30 Northern Arizona W, A. Bundage 13 L. Foster 13 A. Bundage 11 Cox/Knight J. 2 Cal Poly SLO W, J. Cox 14 J. Sorosky 19 A. Bundage 7 J. Cox J. 7 Texas A&M-CC J. 11 Brigham Young J. 13 Utah J. 11 at Air Force J. 20 at New Mexico J. 27 UNLV F. 1 Wyoming F. 3 Colorado State F. 8 at Utah F. 10 at Brigham Young F. 15 New Mexico F. 17 Air Force F. 24 at UNLV M. 1 at Colorado State M. 3 at Wyoming M Mountain West Conference Tournament Page 10 Aztec Women s Basketball

11 San Diego State Women s Basketball Combined Statistics (as of Jan. 2, 2000) All s Aztec Women s Basketball Page 11

12 San Diego State Women s Basketball By- Statistics Score 1ST-2ND FG-FGA PCT. 3PT-ATT PCT. FT-ATT PCT. O D REB PF-DQ A TO BL ST Montana LMU Illinois St Chattanooga Portland St Alcorn St Missouri San Jose St CS Fullerton California No. Arizona Cal Poly Texas A&M-CC BYU Utah Air Force New Mexico UNLV Wyoming Colorado St. Utah BYU New Mexico Air Force UNLV Colorado St. Wyoming MWC Tourn. Page 12 Aztec Women s Basketball

13 Individual Highs San Diego State Women s Basketball Superlatives AZTECS OPPONENT Points Scored 22 Tanisha Knight at Missouri ( ) 31 Amanda Lassiter, Missouri ( ) Total Field Goals 9 Tanisha Knight at Missouri ( ) 12 Amanda Lassiter, Missouri ( ) Total FGs Attempted 18 Tanisha Knight at Missouri ( ) 21 Amanda Lassiter, Missouri ( ) Highest FG% (Min. 5 made) (5-5) Nicolette McCartny vs. Ill. St. ( ).833 twice 3-Point Field Goals 3 four times 5 Amanda Lassiter, Missouri ( ) 3-Point FGs attempted 8 Jamey Cox vs. Chattanooga ( ) 9 Jennifer Sorosky, Cal Poly (1-2-01) 3-Point FG% (Min 3 made).750 (3-4) Jamey Cox at LMU ( ).750 (3-4) Cheryl Keller, Montana ( ) Free Throws 10 Tanisha Knight at SJSU ( ) 10 Kate Valdes, Cal Poly ( ) Free Throws Attempted 12 Tanisha Knight at SJSU ( ) 17 Kate Valdes, Cal Poly ( ) Free Throw % (Min. 8 att.) (8-8) Tanisha Knight at Montana ( ).800 (8-10) Nikki Lee, CS Fullerton ( ) Offensive Rebounds 4 three times 7 Adrianne Slaughter, LMU ( ) Defensive Rebouns 8 Atim Otii at SJSU ( ) 9 Amanda Lassiter, Missouri ( ) Total Rebouns 11 twice 11 Amanda Lassiter, Missouri ( ) Assists 14 Shannon Lee vs. Illinois St. ( ) 7 Michelle Tuma, Portland St. ( ) Turnovers 7 Tanisha Knight at Missouri ( ) 7 Heather Hansen, CS Fullerton ( ) Blocked Shots 5 Tanisha Knight at SJSU ( ) 3 Bridjette Wickham, No. Arizona ( ) Steals 5 twice 6 Cherea Wood, Alcorn St. ( ) Minutes Played (Regulation) 39 Jamey Cox at LMU ( ) 40 Taryn Reynolds, LMU ( ) Minutes Played (OT ) None None Team Highs and Lows Aztec High Aztec Low Category Opponent High Opponent Low 88 vs. Illinois St. ( ) 53 at Portland St. ( ) Points Scored 89, Missouri ( ) 43 Alcorn St. ( ) 48 (2nd) twice 20 (1st) vs. Alcorn St. ( ) Points/Half 49 (2nd), Missouri ( ) 16 (1st) Alcorn St. ( ) 32 vs. Illinois St. ( ) 17 vs. No. Arizona ( ) Field Goals 30, Missouri ( ) 13 CS Fullerton ( ) 64 at Portland St. ( ) 43 twice FG Attempts 68 San Jose St. ( ) 47 twice.681 vs. Illinois St. ( ).298 vs. No. Arizona ( ) FG Pct..492, Missouri ( ).258 Alcorn St. ( ) 6 vs. CS Fullerton ( ) 1 vs. No. Arizona ( ) 3-Pt. Field Goals 8, Missouri ( ) 0 three times 15 twice 3 vs. No. Arizona ( ) 3-Pt. FG Attempts 23 Cal Poly ( CS Fullerton ( ).800 (4-5) vs. ISU (II-24-00).167 twice 3-Pt. FG %.571 (8-14), Missouri ( ).000 three times 23 twice 5 at Missouri ( ) Free Throws 25 Cal Poly ( ) 3 Portland St. ( ) 36 vs. No. Arizona ( ) 9 vs. Chattanooga ( ) FT Attempts 44 Cal Poly ( ) 5 Portland St. ( ).889 vs. Chattanooga ( ).331 at Missouri ( ) FT %.800 Alcorn St. ( ).500 Illinois St. ( ) 20 vs. No. Arizona ( ) 5 vs. Chattanooga ( ) Offensive Rebounds 24 Cal Poly ( ) 6 Illinois St. ( ) 33 at San Jose St. ( ) 17 at Portland St. ( ) Defensive Rebounds 32 Portland St. ( ) 12 Illinois St. ( ) 50 vs. No. Arizona ( ) 23 vs. Chattanooga ( ) Total Rebounds 48 Cal Poly ( ) 18 Illinois St. ( ) 27 at Cal Poly ( ) 12 at Portland St. ( ) Fouls 29 Cal Poly ( ) 14 twice 2 at Montana ( ) 0 four times DQs 2 twice 0 five times 25 vs. Illinois St. ( ) 11 vs. No. Arizona ( ) Assists 17 Chattanooga ( ) 5 Alcorn St. ( ) 27 at San Jose St. ( ) 12 at Portland St. ( ) Turnovers 32 CS Fullerton ( ) 12 San Jose St. ( ) 7 twice 1 twice Blocked Shots 10 No. Arizona ( ) 0 Chattanooga ( ) 18 vs. CS Fullerton ( ) 3 at San Jose St. ( ) Steals 12 Chattanooga ( ) 2 Portland St. ( ) Aztec Women s Basketball Page 13