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1 BASKETBALL Contact: Debbie Davis ::: ::: (o) ::: (f) C-USA WOMEN S BASKETBALL STANDINGS C-USA GAMES ALL GAMES W-L PCT H A Stk W-L PCT H A N Stk SMU W7 TULANE W1 SOUTHERN MISS L3 UTEP L1 RICE W1 UCF L1 MARSHALL W1 EAST CAROLINA L1 HOUSTON W1 MEMPHIS L1 UAB L4 TULSA L1 UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES CT) DECEMBER Tuesday, 4 Houston def. Texas Tech, Marshall def. North Texas, South Alabama def. Southern Miss, Missouri State def. Tulsa, Wednesday, 5 Tulane def. Rhode Island, Charlotte def. UAB, Thursday, 6 SMU def. Coppin State, Rice def. TCU, Saturday, 8 #9 Oklahoma at Tulsa (Sooner Sports Network) 3 p.m. New Mexico State at UTEP 3:05 p.m. Houston at Miami (Fla.) 6 p.m. UT-Arlington at SMU 7 p.m. Southern Miss at Louisiana Tech 7 p.m. Sunday, 9 Florida Gulf Coast at UCF 1 p.m. North Carolina State at East Carolina (WITN) 2 p.m. Friday, 14 Marshall at Ohio Belmont at Memphis Saturday, 15 Birmingham Southern at Southern Miss Southeastern Louisiana at UCF Sunday, 16 Navy at Marshall Houston at Akron Savannah State at UTEP 12 p.m. 7 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. 3:05 p.m. LAST WEEK S RESULTS NOVEMBER Wednesday, 28 UCF def. Bethune-Cookman, East Carolina def. Appalachian State, Memphis def. Alabama A&M, SMU def. Stephen F. Austin, Tulane def. Louisiana-Lafayette, Arkansas-Little Rock def. Tulsa, UTEP def. New Mexico State, OT Thursday, 29 #8/7 LSU def. Houston, Mississippi State def. Southern Miss, Mississippi def. UAB, Friday, 30 Marshall def. Jackson State 14, UTEP def. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 15, Furman def. Rice, DECEMBER Saturday, 1 Kansas State def. UTEP 15, Pittsburgh def. Marshall 14, VCU def. East Carolina, SMU def. North Texas, Tulsa def. UTSA, Jacksonville State def. Southern Miss, Sunday, 2 Miami (Fla.) def. UCF, Wake Forest def. Rice, Mississippi State def. Memphis, Virginia Tech def. UAB, #8/7 LSU def. Tulane, KEY: 14 Fifth Third Marshall Classic (Huntington, W.Va.) 15 Kansas State Tournament (Manhattan, Kan.) PLAYER OF THE WEEK DELISHA WILLS, SMU 6-0, So., F, Mesquite, Texas/Mesquite HS Wills averaged 17.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game while shooting a solid 61.9 percent from the field and 75.0 percent from the free throw line in SMU two victories over the weekend. The Mustangs defeated powerhouse Stephen F. Austin from the Southland Conference, 66-60, before handing North Texas, who was picked to finish third in the Sun Belt Conference, a loss in Denton. The power forward stepped up against North Texas as she recorded 17 points and had 10 rebounds for her third double-double of the season. She also picked up the bulk of the scoring responsibilities as SMU All-America candidate Janielle Dodds was battling illness and foul trouble against the Mean Green. Against SFA, Wills produced her second highest offensive outing with 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting (.750). She also had five rebounds, two blocks and two steals in just 26 minutes of play. Wills currently ranks among C-USA s top 15 in eight categories including 10th in scoring with 14.0 points and 12th in rebounds per game, averaging 6.9. She also appears ninth in free throw percentage (.829); 12th in blocks per game (1.0) and defensive rebounds (4.29); 14th in field goal percentage (.492) and offensive rebounds (2.57) plus 15th in steals per game (1.57). This is Wills first C-USA Player of the Week honor C-USA Women s Basketball Notebook No. 5 (Dec. 6) e ConferenceUSA.com ALL DAY. EVERY DAY. OUR GAME. 1

2 BASKETBALL Contact: Debbie Davis ::: ::: (o) ::: (f) 2008 C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP The 2008 C-USA Women s Basketball Championship is slated for March 6-9, 2008 in Orlando, Fla. The event will be hosted by UCF at the new 10,000-seat UCF Arena. All 12 teams will participate in the tournament, which will feature four first-round games on Thursday, March 6 and four quarterfinal games on Friday, March 7. The two semifinal games on Saturday, March 8 will be televised on CSTV with 3 and 5:30 p.m. ET tip times. The championship game will take place on Sunday, March 9 and will be televised by ESPN2 at 2:30 p.m. ET. To purchase C-USA Women s Basketball tickets call 407-UCF-1000 or visit online at UCFathletics.com. Ticket Prices are as followed: General Admission: All Sessions: Adult $50; Youth $40 Single Session: Adult $10; Youth $ PRESEASON ALL-C-USA TEAM STUDENT-ATHLETE SCHOOL POS. HT. CL. HOMETOWN Janielle Dodds SMU 6-3 Sr. P Fairfax, Va. Jareica Hughes UTEP 5-3 So. G Southfield, Mich. Tye Jackson* Houston 5-10 Sr. G Houston, Texas Diamond Rogers UAB 5-11 Sr. G/F Jackson, Miss. Jasmine Young East Carolina 5-5 Jr. G Richmond, Va. * C-USA Preseason Player of the Year TRACKING C-USA HEAD COACHES RECORDS COACH, SCHOOL C-USA Career Division I* Sharon Baldwin-Tener, East Carolina Joe Curl, Houston Interim Danny Hughes, Houston Royce Chadwick, Marshall Blair Savage, Memphis Greg Williams, Rice Rhonda Rompola, SMU Joye Lee-McNelis, Southern Miss Lisa Stockton, Tulane Charlene Thomas-Swinson, Tulsa Audra Smith, UAB Joi Williams, UCF Keitha Green, UTEP as of Dec. 6 * career figures include records from four-year institutions only C-USA WOMEN S BASKETBALL TELEVISION SCHEDULE Date Teams Times TV Coverage Sat., Dec. 8 Oklahoma at Tulsa 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT/2 p.m. MT Sooner Sports Net Sun., Dec. 9 North Carolina State at East Carolina 2 p.m./1 p.m./12 p.m. MT WITN Sun., Jan. 6 Tulane at Houston 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT/2p.m. MT ESPN2 Sun., Jan. 13 Southern Miss at SMU 4 p.m. ET/3 p.m. CT/2 p.m. MT ESPN2 Wed., Jan. 23 West Virginia vs. Marshall 5:30 p.m.et/4:30 p.m. CT/3:30 p.m. MT CSTV Sun., Feb. 10 East Carolina at UTEP 2 p.m. ET/1 p.m. CT/12 p.m. MT ESPN2 Thurs., Feb. 14 Tulane 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT/6 p.m. MT CSTV Thurs., Feb. 21 East Carolina 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT/6 p.m. MT CSTV Thurs., Feb. 28 UTEP 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT/6 p.m. MT CSTV Sat., March 1 Tulane 6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT/4 p.m. MT CSTV Sat., March 8 C-USA Women s Semifinal 1 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT/1 p.m. MT CSTV Sat., March 8 C-USA Women s Semifinal 2 5:30 p.m. ET/4:30 CT/3:30 MT CSTV Sun., March 9 C-USA Championship 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT/1:30 p.m. MT ESPN2 C-USA HOME PERFORMANCES Below are the records of C-USA schools in their home facilities. League teams are winning a solid.564 percent (27-21) of their home games. SCHOOL Venue Record Pct. STK East Carolina Minges Coliseum L1 Houston Hofheinz Pavilion L2 Marshall Henderson Center L1 Memphis Elma Roane Fieldhouse L1 Rice Autry Court W3 SMU Moody Coliseum W5 Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum L1 Tulane Fogelman Arena L1 Tulsa Reynolds Center W1 UAB Bartow Arena L1 UCF UCF Arena W2 UTEP Don Haskins Center W2 2 ALL DAY. EVERY DAY. OUR GAME C-USA Women s Basketball Notebook No. 5 (Dec. 6) e ConferenceUSA.com

3 BASKETBALL Contact: Debbie Davis ::: ::: (o) ::: (f) PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Conference USA will name a women s basketball player of the week each Monday. The award is selected by the C-USA media relations staff. N12 N20 N26 D3 D10 D17 J7 J14 J21 J28 F4 F11 F18 F25 M3 Valeriya Berezhynska, Rice Maudess Fulton, Rice & Crystal McFadden, UAB Janielle Dodds, SMU Delisha Wills, SMU C-USA CHAMPIONS Below is a chart listing Conference USA s regular season and tournament winners in the league s 12 years. Year Tournament Regular Season Champ 2007 East Carolina Tulane 2006 Tulsa Tulsa 2005 TCU DePaul 2004 Houston Houston 2003 TCU Charlotte 2002 Cincinnati TCU 2001 Tulane Louisville 2000 Tulane Marquette 1999 Tulane Cincinnati, Louisville, Marquette, Tulane 1998 Memphis Memphis 1997 Tulane Tulane, Louisville, Memphis 1996 Memphis DePaul C-USA WEBSITES Conference USA...conferenceusa.com East Carolina... ecupirates.com Houston... uhcougars.com Marshall...herdzone.com Memphis... gotigersgo.com Rice...riceowls.com SMU... smumustangs.com Southern Miss... southernmiss.com Tulane... tulanegreenwave.com Tulsa... tulsahurricane.com UAB... uabsports.com UCF... ucfathletics.com UTEP...utepathletics.com ECU TO AIR GAME LOCALLY East Carolina s Dec. 9 contest against North Carolina State has been moved to 2 p.m. ET and will be aired on WITN-TV locally in Greenville. TULSA-OKLAHOMA TO AIR AS PART OF ESPN FULL COURT PACKAGE When No. 9 Oklahoma travels up I-44 to face Tulsa on Saturday, Dec. 8 ESPN will have it available on its Full Court Pay-Preview package. Golden Hurricane fans within the state can watch it for free as the Sooner Sports Network will be broadcasting the event starting at 7 p.m. CST. HOUSTON SNAPS STREAK Houston snapped a 16-game road losing streak by knocking off previously undefeated Texas Tech Tuesday at the United Spirit Arena. Houston (3-6) won its first road game since February 2006 and its first game in Lubbock since Feb. 9, Texas Tech (9-1) had won each of the previous 16 meetings in the series. UAB YET TO PLAY AT HOME After playing its first eight games on the road, UAB finally played its first home game of the season Wednesday. However, the Blazers dropped a loss to Charlotte. UAB (2-7) remains at home as the Blazers will host its own invitational on Dec PONY UP SMU has won seven consecutive games, the last time the Mustangs have won at least seven straight was in the season. That squad reeled off eight straight wins. SMU is tied for second in the NCAA with most consecutive wins. Wyoming has a 12-game streak intact, while SMU and Tennessee have each won seven straight. KNIGHTS ARE SHINING UCF leads the nation in rebounding margin with a 12.4 advantage over its opponents. Freshman forward/center Tia Lewis ranks fifth in the NCAA and leads C-USA in rebounds per game with a 12.1 average. Freshman teammate Emma Cannon also ranks 50th in the NCAA with a 9.4 average. Lewis is one of two players in the league to be contributing a double-double for her team. The rookie accounts for 14.1 points per game, eighth best in the league, and 12.1 boards. She also tops the chart with a.605 field goal percentage, hitting 49-of-81 attempts, in eight games. Pauline Love is the other (18.3 ppg, 10.4 rpg). C-USA STEPS UP AGAINST BIG 12 FOES Tulane and SMU carved up wins over two Big 12 teams over the Thanksgiving break. Tulane defeated Kansas State, 60-57, in the opening game of the Cancun Classic, while SMU defeated Kansas, 68-56, to win the SMU Hoops for the Cure Classic in Dallas on Nov. 24. OTHER IMPRESSIVE C-USA WINS: Most recently, Houston upended Big 12 traditional powerhouse Texas Tech, 66-63, in Lubbock on Tuesday. The Lady Raiders have been receiving top 25 votes in both major polls. SMU dropped inner-city rival TCU, 66-61, on Nov. 20 in Dallas. TCU was picked to finish second in the Mountain West Conference according to the coaches preseason poll. Tulane also upended Southeastern Conference foe Alabama, 64-56, in the season opener in Birmingham. UAB picked up a win over Big Ten foe Illinois, in the second game of the season on Nov. 14. The Fighting Illini are a preseason selection to finish third in the league. The Green Wave defeated Northern Illinois, 70-57, in the team s final game of the Cancun Classic. In total, Tulane has a win over the SEC, Big 12 and Big 10. NEARING 500TH CAREER WIN With four wins this season, Marshall head coach Royce Chadwick is now just eight wins shy of career victory No His overall record is an impressive (.688) covering stops at five different schools in 23 years. Chadwick is in his seventh season at Marshall, matching the number of years he spent at his last stop, Stephen F. Austin, where he claimed a career-high 173 of his 488 wins C-USA Women s Basketball Notebook No. 5 (Dec. 6) e ConferenceUSA.com ALL DAY. EVERY DAY. OUR GAME. 3

4 BASKETBALL Contact: Debbie Davis ::: ::: (o) ::: (f) USA TODAY/ESPN TOP 25 COACHES POLL Rk School (1st-place votes) Dec. 5 Record Points Prev 1 Tennessee (30) UConn (1) Rutgers North Carolina Stanford Maryland LSU Georgia Oklahoma Baylor Texas A&M Cal West Virginia Auburn Duke DePaul Vanderbilt Ohio State Arizona State Notre Dame George Washington Wyoming Michigan State North Carolina State NR 25 Texas C-USA Teams Receiving Votes: Tulane AP POLL Rk School (1st-place votes) Dec. 5 Record Points Prev 1 Tennessee (48) UConn (2) Maryland Rutgers North Carolina Stanford Georgia LSU Oklahoma Baylor Cal Texas A&M West Virginia Auburn DePaul Notre Dame Duke Arizona State Ohio State Vanderbilt Wyoming Texas Michigan State Old Dominion NR 25 Oklahoma State NR C-USA Teams Receiving Votes: none ROMPOLA NEARING MILESTONE SMU head coach Rhonda Rompola is just five victories shy of her 300th career wins. She has guided the Mustangs for 16 years, producing an overall record of UTEP TITLE GAME CANCELLED The championship game of the first UTEP Thanksgiving Classic between UTEP and Nevada on Nov. 24 was cancelled due to a power outage in the city, which effected the Don Haskins Center. SOUTHERN MISS SPORTS SOLID NUMBERS Southern Miss own a league-best margin of victory with its largest win of 42 points coming against McNeese State on Nov. 13. Sophomore forward Pauline Love ranks among the NCAA best in two categories; scoring (48th/18.5ppg) and rebounding (34th/9.9 rpg). Love also has Southern Miss fifth in the nation in field goal percentage, hitting.494, as well as second in the NCAA in assist per game with a 20.5 distribution and 12th in scoring with 78.5 points per game. LATE RALLIES RESULT IN WINS Memphis and Marshall picked up their first wins of the season in frantic fashion. Late heroics by Meagan Samis and Alyssa Hammond helped the Thundering Herd to a thrilling overtime win on the road at Morehead State last Wednesday. Down with 40 seconds left in regulation, the Herd began its miraculous comeback with two free throws by Casey Baker. After Morehead State made one of two at the line, Baker struck again, hitting a three to make it a game. Meg Withrow connected on a pair of 3-pointers. On the final trip down the floor, Withrow fed Samis, who knocked down a three at the buzzer to send the game to overtime. Hammond took the game over in the extra stanza, scoring seven-straight points to seal the game. Kizzy Hart and Baker also combined for seven points in the extra period. Redshirt junior Jessica Hall hit a jumper with 13 seconds remaining in the game to help Memphis to its first win of the season, 78-76, over Tennessee State in the opening game of the 23rd Annual Lady Tiger Thanksgiving Classic Friday night. Hall was one of four Tigers with 10-or-more points. Hall finished HOUSTON S CURL SIDELINED Houston head coach Joe Curl will be out for an indefinite period of time after suffering a heart attack on Oct. 28. Curl is resting comfortably at his home after he underwent double-bypass surgery in early November. Prognosis for a full recovery is good. A timetable for his return has not been determined. Director of Athletics Dave Maggard has named Danny Hughes the team s interim head coach in Curl s absence. Hughes, the team s top assistant and recruiting coordinator, is in his third year on the staff. Prior to joining the Cougars program, he served as associate head coach for the men s basketball program at Trinity Valley Community College from the evening with 13 points, including the game winning bucket. HUGHES CONTINUES TO SET RECORDS UTEP s Jareica Hughes led all players with 27 points, nine assists and four steals in a hard-fought loss at Nebraska on Nov. 9. The effort allowed Hughes to become just the second player in program history to have a game with at least 25 points and nine assists. Additionally, the 27 points established a career high for the Conference USA Newcomer and Freshman of the Year. UCF HIRES WILLIAMS AS HEAD COACH Conference USA welcomed UCF s Joi Williams to its unit of head coaches on March 29. She became the 11th coach since the program debuted in Williams joined UCF after four seasons at Murray State, where she guided the team to a overall record and a WNIT appearance in Prior to MSU, she served as an assistant coach at Clemson ( ) and at Florida ( ), where she developed a well-known reputation as one of the top recruiters in women s basketball. Since Williams arrival, she has signed 10 freshmen to help her raise the Knights expectation and competition levels in C-USA and nationally. 4 ALL DAY. EVERY DAY. OUR GAME C-USA Women s Basketball Notebook No. 5 (Dec. 6) e ConferenceUSA.com

5 BASKETBALL Contact: Debbie Davis ::: ::: (o) ::: (f) FINAL RPI RANKINGS Conference USA ranked No. 13 among the 31 NCAA Division I conferences and independents last season. That matches its finish as well. NCAA BASKETBALL RPI Tulane 73 Rice 91 UTEP 94 East Carolina 98 UAB 101 SMU 108 Tulsa 155 Marshall 163 Houston 165 Southern Miss. 193 UCF 272 Memphis 291 Jeff Sagarin/CBN Women s College Basketball RPI Rankings Tulane 72 Rice 95 UTEP 96 SMU 101 UAB 105 East Carolina 122 Tulsa 167 Marshall 182 Southern Miss 184 Houston 189 UCF 277 Memphis 308 College RPI Rankings Tulane 67 Rice 88 UTEP 92 East Carolina 99 UAB 103 SMU 107 Tulsa 157 Marshall 160 Houston 166 Southern Miss 195 UCF 273 Memphis 292 LOOK WHAT S BACK For the past few seasons, C-USA has been a very young league in women s basketball as most of its production came from underclassmen. However, this season should be different as nine of its 12 teams return at least 60 percent of its starting lineup from a year ago. SMU highlights this list as the Mustangs return all five starters and nearly 100 percent of its statistics. Below is a breakdown of starters returning for each team as well as the percentage of points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks returning for each team. Starters Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks East Carolina 3 66% 61% 79% 73% 76% Houston 4 72% 65% 57% 59% 72% Marshall 3 66% 47% 69% 70% 28% Memphis 4 72% 69% 84% 78% 67% Rice 2 55% 82% 56% 57% 42% SMU 5 99% 90% 100% 99% 98% Southern Miss 4 54% 38% 31% 40% 66% Tulane 3 64% 70% 68% 62% 86% Tulsa 1 27% 31% 29% 30% 45% UAB 3 65% 70% 69% 69% 94% UCF 1 17% 17% 20% 16% 28% UTEP 4 81% 68% 74% 76% 89% DOUBLES-DOUBLES Check here for a summary of C-USA s season and career double-doubles updates. Player, School Career Pauline Love, Southern Miss 7 7 Tia Lewis, UCF 5 5 Valeriya Berezhynska, Rice 4 10 Emma Cannon, UCF 4 4 Chanel Johnson, Tulsa 4 4 Larrissa Williams, Tulsa 3 6 Delisha Wills, SMU 3 4 Janielle Dodds, SMU 2 32 Ashley Thornton, Memphis 2 6 Courtney Taylor, Houston 2 2 Chanel Johnson, Tulsa 2 2 Diamond Rogers, UAB 1 11 Tasha Marisett, UTEP 1 6 Amber Eugene, Southern Miss 1 5 Timika Williams, UTEP 1 5 Tiffany Loggins, Rice 1 4 Izabela Piekarska, UTEP 1 3 Aroha Jennings, Memphis 1 2 Nicole Day, East Carolina 1 1 Jasmine Young, East Carolina 1 1 Casey Baker, Houston 1 1 Maudess Fulton, Rice 1 1 Kadie Riverin, Rice 1 1 Sharee Shephard, SMU 1 1 Brittany Lindsey, Tulane 1 1 Megan Valicevic, Tulane 1 1 Teka Brooks, Tulsa 1 1 Tye Jackson, Houston 0 7 Ashley Langford, Tulane 0 5 Whitney James, Houston 0 4 Liz Biland, Southern Miss 0 4 Kendra King, Marshall 0 3 Christon Ingram, UAB 0 3 Crystal McFadden, UAB 0 3 Alice Severin, SMU 0 2 Lakitha Murray, UAB 0 2 Amber Long, UCF 0 2 Lauren Cochran, East Carolina 0 1 Impris Manning, East Carolina 0 1 LaCoya Terry, East Carolina 0 1 Ryan Meyers, Houston 0 1 Hope Adams, Memphis 0 1 Kendra Barnes, Tulane 0 1 Alendra Brown, Tulane 0 1 Dominique Philpots, Tulane 0 1 Jareica Hughes, UTEP C-USA Women s Basketball Notebook No. 5 (Dec. 6) e ConferenceUSA.com ALL DAY. EVERY DAY. OUR GAME. 5

6 BASKETBALL Contact: Debbie Davis ::: ::: (o) ::: (f) C-USA VS. OTHER CONFERENCES Here is a look at how Conference USA schools are faring against the other Division I Conference institutions: Conference: C-USA vs. ACC 0-5 America East 0-1 Atlantic Sun 6-0 Atlantic Big Big East 0-1 Big Sky 0-0 Big South 2-2 Big Ten 1-0 Big West 2-1 CCAA 0-0 Colonial 0-2 Horizon 0-0 Independent 0-0 Ivy 0-0 Metro Atlantic 1-1 Mid-American 2-0 Mid-Eastern 2-1 Missouri Valley 0-3 Mountain West 2-0 Northeast 0-1 Ohio Valley 3-3 Pac Patriot 1-0 SEC 1-8 Southern 1-1 Southland 9-1 Southwestern 4-0 Summit League (former Mid-Continent) 0-1 Sun Belt 6-5 WAC 1-1 West Coast 0-0 Reclassifying Teams 2-1 Totals (.495) NCAA LEADERS Below are C-USA teams and student-athletes that ranked among the NCAA (top 50 only) in INDIVIDUALS Points Per Game Diamond Rogers, UAB 38th 19.0 Pauline Love, Southern Miss 48th 18.5 Rebounds Per Game Tia Lewis, UCF 5th 12.1 Pauline Love, Southern Miss 34th 9.9 Larrissa Williams, Tulsa 38th 9.8 Emma Cannon, UCF 50th 9.4 Assists Per Game Jasmine Young, East Carolina 12th 6.5 Jareica Hughes, UTEP 17th 6.2 Amber Eugene, Southern Miss 48th 4.9 Ashley Langford, Tulane 48th 4.9 Blocked Shots Per Game Chanel Johnson, Tulsa 8th 3.1 Stephanie Helgeson, Southern Miss 18th 2.8 Izabela Piekarska, UTEP 34th 2.3 Cobilyn Hill, Houston 50th 2.0 Steals Per Game Sharee Shepard, SMU 13th 3.7 Britney Jones, UAB 40th 3.1 Jareica hughes, UTEP 42nd 3.0 Field Goal Percentage Tia Lewis, UCF 13th 60.5 Assist Turnover Ratio Jareica hughes, UTEP 22nd 2.38 Ashley Langford, Tulane 25th 2.29 TEAM Scoring Offense Southern Miss 12th 78.5 Scoring Defense Tulane 41st 55.8 Scoring Margin Southern Miss 29th 16.5 Field Goal % Southern Miss 5th 49.4 UTEP 51st 44.2 FG % Defense Tulsa 34th 34.6 Rebound margin UCF 12th 12.4 Southern Miss 29th 9.0 Tulsa 46th pt FG% East Carolina 42nd 37.3 W-L % SMU (6-1) 27th 85.7 Assist/game Southern Miss 2nd 20.5 East Carolina 30th 16.9 Marshall 48th 15.9 Blocks/game Tulsa 4th 7.1 UTEP 25th 5.3 Memphis 39th 4.7 Houston 42nd 4.6 Southern Miss 42nd 4.6 SMU 42nd 4.6 Assist TO/Ratio Southern Miss 41st 0.94 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP The following is a list of first and second rounds as well as regional sites for the NCAA Women s Basketball Championship. FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS March 22 and 24 or March 23 and 25, 2008 The Pit/Bob King Court (15,932) Albuquerque, New Mexico Host: University of New Mexico Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,394) Baton Rouge, Louisiana Host: Louisiana State University Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard (8,754) Bridgeport, Connecticut Host: Fairfield University Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland Host: University of Maryland, College Park Wells Fargo Arena at the Iowa Events Center (16,081) Des Moines, Iowa Host: Iowa State University Ted Constant Convocation Center (8,600) Norfolk, Virginia Host: Old Dominion University Maples Pavilion (7,233) Stanford, California Host: Stanford University Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, Indiana Host: Purdue University REGIONALS March 29 and 31 or March 30 and April 1 Greensboro Regional Greensboro Coliseum (12,005) Greensboro, North Carolina Host: Atlantic Coast Conference New Orleans Regional New Orleans Arena (17,500) New Orleans Host: University of New Orleans Oklahoma City Regional Ford Center (18,929) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Host: Big 12 Conference Spokane Regional Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (12,000) Spokane, Washington Host: Washington State University WOMEN S FINAL FOUR April 6 and 8, 2008 St. Pete Times Forum (21,497) Tampa, Fla. Host: University of South Florida 6 ALL DAY. EVERY DAY. OUR GAME C-USA Women s Basketball Notebook No. 5 (Dec. 6) e ConferenceUSA.com

7 BASKETBALL Contact: Debbie Davis ::: ::: (o) ::: (f) East Carolina (3-5, 0-0 C-USA) East Carolina jumped out to an early 15-4 lead, sparked by two straight Jasmine Young 3-pointers, but the Pirates couldn t hold on as they suffered a loss to VCU Saturday afternoon at Minges Coliseum. Young led the Pirates with 16 points while junior guard LaCoya Terry added 12 points and seven rebounds. East Carolina Tiahana Bowens basket at the seven minute mark pulled the team to within six, 46-40, but the Pirates could not get any closer, as VCU went on to win. ECU will host North Carolina State on Sunday at 2 p.m. This game will be aired locally on WITN. Houston (3-6, 0-0 C-USA) Houston snapped a 16-game road losing streak by knocking off previously undefeated Texas Tech Tuesday at the United Spirit Arena. Houston won its first road game since February 2006 and its first game in Lubbock since Feb. 9, Texas Tech (9-1) had won each of the previous 16 meetings in the series. Twiggy McIntyre scored a gamehigh 17 points, 12 of them on 3-pointers. Houston built a 7-point lead midway through the second half by scoring 10 straight, including a pair of 3-pointers by McIntyre. Houston finished the game on an 11-5 run, including five from Courtney Taylor. She blocked a shot and then drove the court and scored on a layup to give the Cougars a 4-point lead with less than a minute to play. Taylor had her second-career doubledouble with 13 points and a career-high 11 rebounds. UH continues a three-game road trip on Dec. 8 at Miami (Fla.). The Cougar and Hurricanes will tip it off at 1 p.m. CST at the BankUnited Center. Marshall (4-4, 0-0 C-USA) Senior Kizzy Hart scored a career-high 23 points as Marshall defeated North Texas, 82-70, Tuesday at the Super Pit. Hart s total of 23 marked the most points scored by a Marshall player this season and also the first 20-point game since Meg Withrow had 20 against East Carolina on January 28. Casey Baker, not to be overshadowed by Hart, also set a first for the team this season, notching the first double-double since Modupe Ishola did it against UCF last year. Baker scored 14 points to go with a career-high 11 boards. She also tied her career mark of five steals, which she set on Saturday against Pittsburgh. Rounding out Marshall s four double-digit scorers were Alix Barnette and Tynikki Crook. Barnette had 14 points for the second time in three games and tied her career mark, connecting on three 3-pointers. Crook bested her career-high of nine points with 12. The Herd will have a 10-day layoff before returning to action at Ohio University on December 14. Following that game, Marshall will play host to Navy on December 16. The Navy game will also mark the annual Jam The Cam event. Memphis (2-5, 0-0 C-USA) Junior guard Paris Leonard and senior forward Aroha Jennings led the Memphis offense with 12 and 11 points, respectively, but it wasn t enough as the Tigers were fed a loss by Mississippi State in the Elma Roane Fieldhouse Sunday. Jennings also had five rebounds and was one of five Memphis players to post an offensive board. UofM was out-rebounded at the half, in part due to junior forward Ashley Thornton picking up her third foul on the offensive end. Thornton finished with seven points and seven rebounds. The Lady Tigers will break from competition to focus on exams and practice before hosting Belmont on December 14 at 7 p.m. Rice (6-5, 0-0 C-USA) Kadie Riverin and Tara Watts connected on 14-of-20 shots, including 4-of-5 from the 3-point line as Rice snapped a four-game losing streak and gutted out a hard-fought victory over former Southwest Conference and WAC rival TCU Thursday at Sharp Gym on the Houston Baptist University campus. Riverin matched a career-high with 25 points and dished out seven assists. Watts also tallied career-bests with 17 points, five assists and five steals as the Owls shot a season-high 46.7 percent from the floor. Rice (6-5) also got a double-double from Valeriya Berezhynska, who tallied 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting and grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds. Tiffany Loggins contributed nine points and 11 rebounds. Rice enjoys a two-week hiatus and returns to the court Dec. 20 against Rider at HBU s Sharp Gym. Tip-off against the Broncs is on-tap for 7pm CT. SMU (7-1, 0-0 C-USA) Sophomore forward Delisha Wills scored a team-high 17 points, and senior guard Katy Cobb hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 1:33 to go to lift SMU to its seventh consecutive victory, 71-68, over Coppin (Md.) State Thursday. The seven-game winning streak is the Ponies longest since the season, when they reeled off eight straight victories. Wills was one of three Mustangs to score in double figures. Cobb chipped in with a season-high 14 points, while senior guard Sharee Shepherd added 12. Senior All-America candidate Janielle Dodds led the Mustangs on the glass with 11 rebounds, and added nine points. She now has 1,503 points in her career, tying her with former SMU star Kerri Delaney for No. 2 in SMU history. The Mustangs are back in action Saturday when they host Texas-Arlington at 7 p.m. at Moody Coliseum C-USA Women s Basketball Notebook No. 5 (Dec. 6) e ConferenceUSA.com ALL DAY. EVERY DAY. OUR GAME. 7

8 BASKETBALL Contact: Debbie Davis ::: ::: (o) ::: (f) Southern Miss (6-3, 0-0 C-USA) Sophomore Pauline Love recorded her seventh double-double with a game-high 17 points and 15 rebounds, while Stephanie Helgeson came off the bench to score 17 points, but Southern Miss dropped a game to South Alabama Tuesday. Kendra Reed chipped in 12 points. Southern Miss lost for the third-straight time. South Alabama led by as many as 12 points, 63-51, with 7:55 remaining in the game. Southern Miss, then, scored 13 straight points fueled by Love and Helgeson scoring four points apiece. Both team traded baskets over the next four minutes, until the Lady Jags outscored the Lady Eagles, 5-0, to take a with 4:19 remaining before the half. Eugene then scored back-to-back baskets, tying the game at With the game knotted at 29-29, the Lady Eagles closed out the half with an 8-2 run for a halftime lead. Southern Miss returns to action, when the Lady Eagles travel to Ruston, La., for a 7 p.m., game against Louisiana Tech Saturday. Tulane (7-2, 0-0 C-USA) Tulane used a 20-9 run in the final 7:09 to take a road win over the Rhode Island Rams Wednesday at the Ryan Center. Redshirt freshman Brittany Lindsey scored 12 of her 13 points in the second half, and Ashley Langford added 17 points and seven assists. Sophomore guard Chassity Brown, making her first start of the season, scored 17 points, setting a new career high, as well as setting a new career best with seven rebounds. Senior forward Alendra Brown added eight points, six in the second half. Tulane out-rebounded Rhode Island 38-39, as junior Megan Valicevic grabbed a career-best 11 boards. With her seven assists, Langford moved into second all-time in Tulane history in assists with 424, passing Sarah Goree (417, ). She moves to within five of school leader Susan Owens, with 429 from Luckhurst reached 150 career 3-pointers made, improving to 151, which ranks sixth all-time at Tulane, one back of Goree. Tulane takes a break for finals before hosting the Tulane DoubleTree Classic on Dec Tulsa (2-7, 0-0 C-USA) Larrissa Williams tallied 27 points and 10 rebounds for Tulsa on Tuesday at the Hammons Student Center in Springfield, Mo., but it wasn t enough as TU fell in the contest. Tulsa got off to a fast start, posting a 10-point lead (18-8) at the 10:28 mark, but Missouri State fought back and went on a 28-7 run to own an 11-point advantage with 2:07 left in the first half. Tulsa cut the Bears lead to six, but MSU went into the break with a advantage. In the second half, Missouri State continued their run to post a game-best 23-point lead at the 12:04 mark, but it was TU s turn to score and they cut the lead in half to conclude the game. Tatum Beer added 18 points for the Golden Hurricane in the contest. Tulsa will return to action on Saturday to host ninth-ranked Oklahoma at the Donald W. Reynolds Center. Game time is set for 3 p.m. UAB (2-7, 0-0 C-USA) The Blazers had a trio of players score in double figures, led by senior Diamond Rogers with her first double-double of the season, scoring 21 points and grabbing 10 boards. However, UAB dropped its home opening game to the Charlotte 49ers, 73-63, Wednesday evening at Bartow Arena. Along with her 21 points and 10 boards, Rogers added three assists, three steals and one block against the 49ers. Junior guard Britney Jones tallied 19 points on 4-of-10 shooting and 9-of-10 from the charity stripe. Jones also had a team-best numbers in assists and steals with four each. Freshman guard Amanda Peterson set a new career high with 13 points, which marks her third consecutive game scoring in double digits. Peterson also contributed five rebounds and one steal. UAB s next outing will be Dec. 17 when it hosts Delaware State in the first round of the Blazer Invitational at 6:00 p.m. at Bartow Arena. UCF (4-4, 0-0 C-USA) UCF second-half rally fell short as the Knights dropped a Sunday afternoon contest to Miami, 64-56, at the BankUnited Center. D Nay Daniels paced the Black and Gold with 15 points, while Jelisa Caldwell and Marshay White each added 11 points. The Knights shot.800 from the free throw line, which included a perfect 8-for-8 performance from Daniels. UCF also shot.440 from behind the arch, with White and Caldwell nailing three 3s a piece. Caldwell nailed another threepointer in the second half to pull the Knights within two, 53-51, and a layup by White tied the score 53-53, the first tie of the game. But the Hurricanes scored nine-straight points with four minutes to play to put the game away. UCF returns to Orlando to host Florida Gulf Coast on Sunday, Dec. 9 and Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday, Dec. 15. UTEP (4-2, 0-0 C-USA) UTEP suffered a hard-fought loss at Kansas State in the championship game of the Commerce Bank Classic in Manhattan, Kan., Saturday. The Miners used an incredible 16-0 run over the first 8:56 of the second period to overcome an 11-point halftime deficit, but the Wildcats clawed back to pull out the win. Guards Natasha Lacy and Jareica Hughes led the way offensively for the Miners, with 18 and 17 points, respectively. Senior guard Kasia Krezel, one of three players to foul out, got the Miners off to a good start, burying a triple from the corner on their first possession. The two teams then traded baskets, before the Wildcats utilized a 9-0 run to vault out to a 15-7 advantage with 14:28. The Miners put the clamps down at the other end of the court, forcing the Wildcats into either taking tough shots or committing a turnover. The effort allowed UTEP to stake a advantage with 11:31 to play after Hughes sliced through traffic for a contested lay-up. UTEP returns home to host three games, starting with New Mexico State on Saturday, followed by Savannah State on Dec. 16 and Prairie View A&M on Dec ALL DAY. EVERY DAY. OUR GAME C-USA Women s Basketball Notebook No. 5 (Dec. 6) e ConferenceUSA.com

9 BASKETBALL Contact: Debbie Davis ::: ::: (o) ::: (f) C-USA MEDIA RELATIONS Assistant Commissioner Russell Anderson ext Assistant Commissioner Courtney Morrison-Archer ext Associate Director - WBK Contact Debbie Davis ext ddavis@c-usa.org Assistant Director Tod Meisner ext tmeisner@c-usa.org THE INTERNET For the latest news on Conference USA women s basketball and the league s 18 other sports, visit the official website at ConferenceUSA.com. PRESS ROW NUMBERS East Carolina Houston Marshall Memphis Rice SMU Southern Miss Tulane Tulsa UAB UCF UTEP BASKETBALL RADIO AFFILIATES East Carolina WNCT-AM, 1070 Houston KBME-AM, 790 Marshall WMUL-FM, 88.1 Memphis WUMR-FM, 91.7 Rice KTRU-FM, 91.7 SMU KXEB-AM, 910 Southern Miss WXHB-FM, 96.5 Tulane WRBH-FM, 88.3 Tulsa KWTU 88.7FM HD3 UCF Internet Only UTEP KHRO-AM, 1650 C-USA BASKETBALL SIDS EAST CAROLINA Amy Howard howarda@ecu.edu O: / Press Row: HOUSTON Ryan Koslen rkoslen@uh.edu O: / Press Row: MARSHALL Bob Pristash pristash1@marshall.edu O: / Press Row: MEMPHIS Tammy DeGroff tdegroff@memphis.edu O: / Press Row: RICE Matt Dunaway mdunaway@rice.edu O: / Press Row: SMU Steve Lansdale slansdal@smu.edu O: / Press Row: SOUTHERN MISS Shirley Hill shirley.jones-hill@usm.edu O: / Press Row: TULANE Kevin Wilkinson kwilkin@tulane.edu O: / Press Row: TULSA Stephanie Hall stephanie-hall@utulsa.edu O: / Press Row: UAB Miichelle Cunningham mcunning@uab.edu O: / Press Row: UCF Sarah Tarasewicz sarah@athletics.ucf.edu O: / Press Row: UTEP Mark Brunner mbrunner@utep.edu O: / Press Row: WHAT S IN A NAME Several Conference USA institutions are often misrepresented when it comes to the correct spelling and abbreviation of their names. The following is a list of names that seem to cause the most confusion. Please be sure to use the correct spelling when referring to Conference USA and the schools. CORRECT USAGE NEVER USE Conference USA Conf. USA C-USA CUSA SMU Southern Methodist Southern Miss So. Mississippi So. Miss (abbreviation only) USM (stat abbreviation only) Tulsa Golden Hurricane Golden Hurricanes TU (Tulsa) UT UAB Alabama-Birmingham Ala.-Birmingham UCF Central Florida Central Fla. UTEP Texas-El Paso WE ARE C-USA Conference USA was formed in 1995 and quickly emerged as one of the nation s top conferences. The conference unveiled its name, logo and commissioner on April 24, 1995 in Chicago. The league s chartermembers included Charlotte, Cincinnati, DePaul, Houston, Louisville, Marquette, Memphis, Saint Louis, Southern Miss, Tulane, UAB and USF. Eleven of the institutions began athletic participation in 1995, while Houston joined competition in the fall of The league s headquarters were established in Chicago and after nine years, relocated to the current office in Irving, Texas. Britton Banowsky was named Commissioner in October 2002, succeeding Mike Slive, the league s first commissioner. C-USA added East Carolina (September, 1996) and the United States Military Academy (March, 1997) as football members. ECU began league competition in 1997; Army in 1998 and UAB began football play in The league added TCU and ECU (1999) for all sports and they began competition in USF started C-USA football in After celebrating its 10th Anniversary during the season, C-USA began a new chapter in when its current membership came together to form the new look of the league. Since its formation, C-USA has established a strong foundation, an identity and a history that reflects the league s national presence. Eleven years of remarkable history has reinforced the league s position in collegiate athletics, setting the course for the next decade and beyond. as of August 1, 2007 School Joined Years In East Carolina Houston Marshall Memphis Rice SMU Southern Miss Tulane Tulsa UAB UCF UTEP C-USA Women s Basketball Notebook No. 5 (Dec. 6) e ConferenceUSA.com ALL DAY. EVERY DAY. OUR GAME. 9

10 BASKETBALL Contact: Debbie Davis ::: ::: (o) ::: (f) EAST CAROLINA (3-5, 0-0 C-USA) November Sun. 11 PRESBYTERIAN W, Tue. 13 OLD DOMINION L, Fri. 16 at Long Island L, Mon. 19 HIGH POINT L, NOV LADY PIRATE INVITATIONAL Fri. 23 WINTHROP L, Sat. 24 UMASS W, Wed. 28 at Appalachian State W, December Sat. 1 VCU L, Sun. 9 NORTH CAROLINA STATE (WITN) 2 p.m. Tue. 18 at Presbyterian 7 p.m. Thu. 20 at UNC Wilmington 12 p.m. Dec at Virginia Tech Tour. (Blacksburg, Va.) Sat. 29 vs. Georgetown 1 p.m. Sun. 30 vs. Furman/Virginia Tech 3:30 p.m. January Sat. 5 e at Marshall 2 p.m. Thu. 10 e at UAB 8 p.m. Sat. 12 e at Memphis 3 p.m. Fri. 18 e SMU 7 p.m. Sun. 20 e TULSA 2 p.m. Sun. 27 e MARSHALL 2 p.m. Thu. 31 e at Southern Miss 8 p.m. February Sat. 2 e at UCF 2 p.m. Thu. 7 e TULANE 7 p.m. Sun. 10 e at UTEP (ESPN2) 5 p.m. Fri. 15 e SOUTHERN MISS 7 p.m. Sun. 17 e UCF 2 p.m. Thu. 21 e UAB (CSTV) 7 p.m. Sat. 23 e MEMPHIS 2 p.m. Thu. 28 e at Houston 8 p.m. March Sat. 1 e at Rice 3 p.m. March 6-9 at C-USA Championship (Orlando, Fla.) ec-usa games. Home Games in CAPS. All times Eastern. HOUSTON (3-6, 0-0 C-USA) November Fri. 9 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, Tue. 13 at Cal-State Bakersfield L, Thu. 15 at Cal-Poly L, Mon. 19 MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE L, Nov at Xavier Classic (Cincinnati, Ohio) Fri. 23 at Xavier L, Sat. 24 vs. Liberty L, Sun. 25 vs. McNeese State W, Thu. 29 #8/7 LSU L, December Tue. 4 at Texas Tech W, Sat. 8 at Miami (Fla.) 6 p.m. Sun. 16 at Akron 2 p.m. Fri. 21 TCU 7 p.m. Fri. 28 DUKE 7 p.m. January Wed. 2 LAMAR 7 p.m. Fri. 4 e UTEP 7 p.m. Sun. 6 e TULANE (ESPN2) 2 p.m. Sun. 13 e RICE 2 p.m. Thu. 17 e at UCF 6 p.m. Sun. 20 e SOUTHERN MISS 2 p.m. Sat. 26 e at Rice 2 p.m. February Fri. 1 e at Memphis 7 p.m. Sun. 3 e at UAB 2 p.m. Thu. 7 e TULSA 7 p.m. Sat. 9 e SMU 2 p.m. Thu. 14 e at UTEP 8 p.m. Sat. 16 e at Tulane 2 p.m. Thu. 21 e at Tulsa 7 p.m. Sat. 23 e at SMU 2 p.m. Thu. 28 e EAST CAROLINA 7 p.m. March Sat. 1 e MARSHALL 2 p.m. March 6-9 at C-USA Championship (Orlando, Fla.) e C-USA games. Home Games in CAPS. All times Central. (#/#) denotes AP/Coaches national rankings at time of game. 10 ALL DAY. EVERY DAY. OUR GAME. MARSHALL (4-4, 0-0 C-USA) November Nov Preseason WNIT Fri. 9 at Evansville 3 L, Fri. 16 vs. IUPUI 3 L, Sat. 17 vs. Radford 3 L, Wed. 21 at Morehead State W, OT Sat. 24 NIAGARA W, NOV. 30-DEC. 1 FIFTH THIRD MARSHALL CLASSIC Fri. 30 JACKSONVILLE STATE W, December Sat. 1 PITTSBURGH L, Tue. 4 at North Texas W, Fri. 14 at Ohio 11 a.m. Sun. 16 NAVY 1 p.m. Tue. 18 at UT-Arlington 3 p.m. Dec at Virginia Classic (Charlottesville, Va.) Fri. 28 vs. Missouri 4:30 p.m. Sat. 29 vs. Virginia/Delaware State TBD January Sat. 5 e EAST CAROLINA 2 p.m. Thur. 10 e at Memphis 8 p.m. Sat. 12 e at UAB 7 p.m. Fri. 18 e TULSA 7 p.m. Sun. 20 e SMU 2 p.m. Wed. 23 vs. West Virginia (CSTV) 5:30 p.m. Sun. 27 e at East Carolina 2 p.m. Thu. 31 e at UCF 7 p.m. February Sat. 2 e at Southern Miss 7 p.m. Thu. 7 e UTEP 7 p.m. Sun. 10 e at Tulane 3 p.m. Fri. 15 e UCF 7 p.m. Sun. 17 e SOUTHERN MISS 2 p.m. Thu. 21 e MEMPHIS 7 p.m. Sat. 23 e UAB 5 p.m. Thu. 28 e at Rice 7 p.m. March Sat. 1 e at Houston 3 p.m. March 6-9 at C-USA Championship (Orlando, Fla.) ec-usa games. Home Games in CAPS. All times Eastern. RICE (6-5, 0-0 C-USA) November Nov at Winthrop Classic (Rock Hill, S.C.) Fri. 9 vs. Navy W, Sat. 10 vs. North Texas W, Sun. 11 at Winthrop W, OT Fri. 16 at Cal State Northridge W, Sun. 18 at UCLA (RV) L, Tue. 20 ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK W, Nov at Colorado Coors Classic (Boulder, Colo.) Fri. 23 vs. Clemson L, Sat. 24 at Colorado L, Fri. 30 at Furman L, December Sun. 2 at Wake Forest L, Thu. 6 TCU W, Thu. 20 RIDER 7 p.m. Fri. 28 at Prairie View A&M 7 p.m. Sun. 30 at Baylor 2 p.m. January Fri. 4 e TULANE 7 p.m. Sun. 6 e UTEP 2 p.m. Sun. 13 e at Houston 2 p.m. Thu. 17 e at Southern Miss 7 p.m. Sun. 20 e UCF 2 p.m. Sat. 26 e HOUSTON 2 p.m. February Fri. 1 e at UAB 7 p.m. Sun. 3 e at Memphis 2 p.m. Thu. 7 e SMU 7 p.m. Sat. 9 e TULSA 1 p.m. Thu. 14 e at Tulane 7 p.m. Sat. 16 e at UTEP 8:05 p.m. Thu. 21 e at SMU 7 p.m. Sat. 23 e at Tulsa 7 p.m. Thu. 28 e MARSHALL 7 p.m. March Sat. 1 e EAST CAROLINA 2 p.m. March 6-9 at C-USA Championship (Orlando, Fla.) ec-usa games. Home Games in CAPS and played at Sharp Gym on the Houston Baptist campus. All times Central. (RV) receiving votes. MEMPHIS (2-5, 0-0 C-USA) SMU (7-1, 0-0 C-USA) November November Sat. 10 TENNESSEE TECH L, Fri. 9 #11/11 TEXAS A&M L, Fri. 16 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA L, Tue. 13 at Texas A&M Corpus Christi W, Mon. 19 at Creighton L, Tue. 20 TCU W, NOV MEMPHIS LADY TIGER CLASSIC NOV SMU TOURNAMENT Fri. 23 TENNESSEE STATE W, Fri. 23 Western Michigan W, Sat. 24 LOUISIANA TECH L, Sat. 24 Kansas W, Wed. 28 ALABAMA A&M W, Wed. 28 Stephen F. Austin W, December December Sun. 2 MISSISSIPPI STATE L, Sat. 1 at North Texas W, Fri. 14 BELMONT 7 p.m. Thu. 6 COPPIN STATE W, Tue. 18 at Arkansas 7 p.m. Sat. 8 UT-Arlington 7 p.m. Dec at Florida Gulf Coast Tour. (Fort Meyers, Fla.) Wed. 19 at Manhattan TBD Thu. 20 vs. Loyola-Chicago 5 p.m. Fri. 21 at Hofstra 2 p.m. Fri. 21 vs. UT-Pan American/at FGCU TBD Sat. 29 at Texas Tech 2 p.m. Fri. 28 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 7 p.m. January January Wed. 2 at UT-San Antonio 7 p.m. Fri. 4 TOLEDO 7 p.m. Sat. 5 e at Tulsa 2 p.m. Sun. 6 e at UAB 2 p.m. Fri. 11 e UCF 7 p.m. Thu. 10 e MARSHALL 7 p.m. Sun. 13 e SOUTHERN MISS (ESPN2) 3 p.m. Sat. 12 e EAST CAROLINA 2 p.m. Fri. 18 e at East Carolina 7 p.m. Fri. 18 e at Tulane 7 p.m. Sun. 20 e at Marshall 1 p.m. Sun. 20 e at UTEP 3:05 p.m. Sat. 26 e TULSA 2 p.m. Sun. 27 e UAB 2 p.m. Thu. 31 e UTEP 7 p.m. February February Fri. 1 e HOUSTON 7 p.m. Sat. 2 e TULANE 2 p.m. Sun. 3 e RICE 2 p.m. Thu. 7 e at Rice 7 p.m. Thu. 7 e at Southern Miss 7 p.m. Sat. 9 e at Houston 2 p.m. Sat. 9 e at UCF 1 p.m. Thu. 14 e MEMPHIS 7 p.m. Thu. 14 e at SMU 7 p.m. Sun. 17 e at UAB 2 p.m. Sun. 17 e TULSA 2 p.m. Thu. 21 e RICE 7 p.m. Thu. 21 e at Marshall 6 p.m. Sat. 23 e HOUSTON 2 p.m. Sat. 23 e at East Carolina 1 p.m. Thu. 28 e at UTEP 8:05 p.m. Thu. 28 e SOUTHERN MISS 7 p.m. March March Sat. 1 e at Tulane 2 p.m. Sat. 1 e UCF 2 p.m. March 6-9 at C-USA Championship (Orlando, Fla.) March 6-9 at C-USA Championship (Orlando, Fla.) ec-usa games. Home Games in CAPS. All times Central. (#/#) ec-usa games. Home Games in CAPS. All times Central. denotes AP/Coaches national rankings at time of game C-USA Women s Basketball Notebook No. 5 (Dec. 6) e ConferenceUSA.com

11 BASKETBALL Contact: Debbie Davis ::: ::: (o) ::: (f) SOUTHERN MISS (6-3, 0-0 C-USA) NOVEMBER Fri. 9 SAM HOUSTON STATE W, Tue. 13 MCNEESE STATE W, Fri. 16 MERCER W, Tue. 20 LOUISIANA-MONROE W, NOV USM THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT Fri. 23 NORTH FLORIDA W, Sat. 24 AUSTIN PEAY W, Thu. 29 at Mississippi State L, DECEMBER Sat. 1 at Jacksonville State L, Tue. 4 SOUTH ALABAMA L, Sat. 8 at Louisiana Tech 7 p.m. Sat. 15 BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN 2 p.m. Dec at Cancun Tournament (Cancun, Mexico) Tue. 18 vs. Miami (Fla.) 12 p.m. Wed. 19 vs. Illinois-Chicago 12 p.m. JANUARY Sat. 5 e at UCF 6 p.m. Fri. 11 e at Tulsa 7 p.m. Sun. 13 e at SMU (ESPN2) 3 p.m. Thu. 17 e RICE 7 p.m. Sun. 20 e at Houston 2 p.m. Fri. 25 e UCF 7 p.m. Thu. 31 e EAST CAROLINA 7 p.m. FEBRUARY Sat. 2 e MARSHALL 6 p.m. Thu. 7 e MEMPHIS 7 p.m. Sat. 9 e UAB 5 p.m. Fri. 15 e at East Carolina 6 p.m. Sun. 17 e at Marshall 1 p.m. Fri. 22 e UTEP 7 p.m. Sun. 24 e TULANE 5 p.m. Thu. 28 e at Memphis 7 p.m. MARCH Sat. 1 e at UAB 6 p.m. March 6-9 at C-USA Championship (Orlando, Fla.) ec-usa games. Home Games in CAPS. All times Central. TULANE (7-2, 0-0 C-USA) NOVEMBER Sat. 10 at Alabama W, Tue. 13 GEORGIA TECH L, Fri. 16 at Stephen F. Austin W, Sun. 18 WINTHROP W, Nov at Cancun Classic (Cancun, Mexico) Wed. 21 vs. Kansas State W, Thu. 22 vs. Northern Illinois W, Wed. 28 at Louisiana-Lafayette W, DECEMBER Sun. 2 #6/4 LSU L, Wed. 5 at Rhode Island W, DEC TULANE DOUBLETREE CLASSIC Thu. 20 UT-San Antonio 6/8 p.m. Fri. 21 ROBERT MORRIS 5/7 p.m. Sat. 29 LOUISIANA-MONROE 2 p.m. JANUARY Tue. 2 NICHOLLS STATE 4:30 p.m. Fri. 4 e at Rice 7 p.m. Sun. 6 e at Houston (ESPN2) 2 p.m. Sat. 12 e UTEP 2 p.m. Fri. 18 e MEMPHIS 7 p.m. Sun. 20 e UAB 2 p.m. Sat. 26 e at UTEP 5:35 p.m. Thu. 31 e at Tulsa 7 p.m. FEBRUARY Sat. 2 e at SMU 2 p.m. Thu. 7 e at East Carolina 6 p.m. Sun. 10 e MARSHALL 1 p.m. Thu. 14 e RICE (CSTV) 7 p.m. Sat. 16 e HOUSTON 2 p.m. Fri. 22 e at UCF 6 p.m. Sun. 24 e at Southern Miss 2 p.m. Thu. 28 e TULSA 7 p.m. MARCH Sat. 1 e SMU (CSTV) 2 p.m. March 6-9 at C-USA Championship (Orlando, Fla.) ec-usa games. Home Games in CAPS. All times Central. (#/#) denotes AP/Coaches national rankings at time of game. TULSA (2-7, 0-0 C-USA) NOVEMBER Sat. 10 at Southeast Missouri State L, Tue. 13 ORAL ROBERTS L, Sat. 17 at South Alabama L, Tue. 20 at Arkansas L, NOV TULSA THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT 23 Fri. SAM HOUSTON STATE W, Sat. TROY L, Wed. ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK L, DECEMBER Sat. 1 UTSA W, Tue. 4 at Missouri State L, Sat. 8 OKLAHOMA (SoonerSportsProperties) 3 p.m. Dec at Caribbean Classic (Cancun, Mexico) Tue. 18 vs. Belmont 5 p.m. Wed. 19 vs. Oregon 7:30 p.m. Sat. 29 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 2 p.m. JANUARY Sat. 5 e SMU 2 p.m. Fri. 11 e SOUTHERN MISS 7 p.m. Sun. 13 e UCF 2 p.m. Fri. 18 e at Marshall 6 p.m. Sun. 20 e at East Carolina 1 p.m. Sat. 26 e at SMU 2 p.m. Thu. 31 e TULANE 7 p.m. FEBRUARY Sat. 2 e UTEP 2 p.m. Thu. 7 e at Houston 7 p.m. Sat. 9 e at Rice 2 p.m. Thu. 14 e UAB 7 p.m. Sun. 17 e at Memphis 2 p.m. Thu. 21 e HOUSTON 7 p.m. Sat. 23 e RICE 7 p.m. Thu. 28 e at Tulane 7 p.m. MARCH Sat. 1 e at UTEP 3:05 p.m. March 6-9 at C-USA Championship (Orlando, Fla.) ec-usa games. Home Games in CAPS. All times Central. UAB (2-7, 0-0 C-USA) NOVEMBER Fri. 9 at #17/22 Vanderbilt L, Wed. 14 at Illinois W, Sat. 17 at Auburn L, Nov at Hawaii Wahine Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) Fri. 23 vs. Hartford L, Sat. 24 vs. Lipscomb W, Sun. 25 vs. #21/22 Texas L, Thu. 29 at Mississippi L, DECEMBER Sun. 2 at Virginia Tech L, Wed. 5 CHARLOTTE L, DEC UAB BLAZER INVITATIONAL Mon. 17 DELEWARE STATE 6 p.m. Tue. 18 LOUISIANA-MONROE/ST. JOHN S TBD Thu. 20 FLORIDA STATE 7 p.m. JANUARY Thu. 3 MISSISSIPPI STATE 7 p.m. Sun. 6 e MEMPHIS 2 p.m. Thu. 10 e EAST CAROLINA 7 p.m. Sat. 12 e MARSHALL 6 p.m. Fri. 18 e at UTEP 6:05 p.m. Sun. 20 e at Tulane 2 p.m. Sun. 27 e at Memphis 7 p.m. FEBRUARY Fri. 1 e RICE 7 p.m. Sun. 3 e HOUSTON 2 p.m. Thu. 7 e at UCF 6 p.m. Sat. 9 e at Southern Miss 5 p.m. Thu. 14 e at Tulsa 7 p.m. Sun. 17 e SMU 2 p.m. Thu. 21 e at East Carolina 8 p.m. Sat. 23 e at Marshall 4 p.m. Thu. 28 e UCF 7 p.m. MARCH Sat. 1 e SOUTHERN MISS 6 p.m. March 6-9 at C-USA Championship (Orlando, Fla.) ec-usa games. Home Games in CAPS. All times Central. (#/#) denotes AP/Coaches national rankings at time of game. UCF (4-4, 0-0 C-USA) NOVEMBER NOV UCF KNIGHTS CLASSIC Fri. 9 TEXAS TECH L, Sun. 11 COPPIN STATE L, Thu. 15 at North Florida W, Mon. 19 JACKSONVILLE W, Fri. 23 at Rider L, Sun. 25 at La Salle W, Wed. 28 BETHUNE-COOKMAN W, DECEMBER Sun. 2 at Miami (Fla.) L, Sun. 9 FLORIDA GULF COAST 2 p.m. Sat. 15 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA TBD DEC UCF HOLIDAY CLASSIC Wed. 19 APPALACHIAN STATE 7 p.m. Thu. 20 UNC-GREENSBORO 7 p.m. Mon. 31 at Stetson 1 p.m. JANUARY Sat. 5 e SOUTHERN MISS 2 p.m. Fri. 11 e at SMU 8 p.m. Sun. 13 e at Tulsa 1 p.m. Thu. 17 e HOUSTON 7 p.m. Sun. 20 e at Rice 1 p.m. Fri. 25 e at Southern Miss 6 p.m. Thu. 31 e MARSHALL 7 p.m. FEBRUARY Sat. 2 e EAST CAROLINA 2 p.m. Thu. 7 e UAB 7 p.m. Sat. 9 e MEMPHIS 2 p.m. Fri. 15 e at Marshall 7 p.m. Sun. 17 e at East Carolina 2 p.m. Fri. 22 e TULANE 7 p.m. Sun. 24 e UTEP 2 p.m. Thu. 28 e at UAB 8 p.m. MARCH Sat. 1 e at Memphis 2 p.m. MARCH 6-9 AT C-USA CHAMPIONSHIP ec-usa games. Home Games in CAPS. All times Eastern. UTEP (4-2, 0-0 C-USA) NOVEMBER Fri. 9 at Nebraska L, Thu. 15 TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI W, Nov UTEP THANKSGIVING CLASSIC Fri. 23 CAL STATE FULLERTON W, Sat. 24 NEVADA Cancelled Wed. 28 at New Mexico State W, OT Nov. 30-Dec. 1 at Kansas State Tour. (Manhattan, Kan.) Fri. 30 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff W, DECEMBER Sat. 1 vs. Kansas State L, Sat. 8 NEW MEXICO STATE 2:05 p.m. Sun. 16 SAVANNAH STATE 2:05 p.m. Tue. 18 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 7:05 p.m. Fri. 21 at Toledo TBD Sun. 30 NEW MEXICO 2:05 p.m. JANUARY Fri. 4 e at Houston 8 p.m. Sun. 6 e at Rice 1 p.m. Sat. 12 e at Tulane 1 p.m. Fri. 18 e UAB 7:05 p.m. Sun. 20 e MEMPHIS 2:05 p.m. Sat. 26 e TULANE 5:05 p.m. Thu. 31 e at SMU 8 p.m. FEBRUARY Sat. 2 e at Tulsa 3 p.m. Thu. 7 e at Marshall 6 p.m. Sun. 10 e EAST CAROLINA (ESPN2) 3 p.m. Thu. 14 e HOUSTON 7:05 p.m. Sat. 16 e RICE 7:05 p.m. Fri. 22 e at Southern Miss 8 p.m. Sun. 24 e at UCF 12 p.m. Thu. 28 e SMU (CSTV) 7:05 p.m. MARCH Sat. 1 e TULSA 2:05 p.m. March 6-9 at C-USA Championship (Orlando, Fla.) ec-usa games. Home Games in CAPS. All times Mountain C-USA Women s Basketball Notebook No. 5 (Dec. 6) e ConferenceUSA.com ALL DAY. EVERY DAY. OUR GAME. 11