East Tennessee State University Buccaneer Women s Basketball

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1 East Tennessee State University Buccaneer Women s Basketball Game 8 47th season 3 All-Americans 3 NCAA Tournament Appearances 3 WNIT s 21 1,000-Point Club Members BROADCAST INFORMATION TV SEC Network + ETSU BUCCANEERS (3-4) at No.8 Tennessee Lady Vols (5-1) Announcers Bob Kesling (PBP) December 2 7:00 P.M. Knoxville, Tenn. Thompson-Boling Arena Isabelle Harrison (Color) Radio Tennessee All-Access Schedule & Results (3-4, 0-0 SoCon) NOVEMBER 7 MILLIGAN COLLEGE # W, UNC ASHEVILLE W, at Wake Forest L, at Appalachian State L, BREVARD COLLEGE W, at Old Dominion W, at Eastern Kentucky L, at Elon L, DECEMBER 2 at No.8 Tennessee (SEC+ Network) 7 p.m. 5 at Vanderbilt 2 p.m. 13 ARMSTRONG STATE 2 p.m. 16 CAMPBELL 7 p.m. 18 at Davidson 11:30 a.m. 21 AUSTIN PEAY 7 p.m. 29 at Iona 2 p.m. JANUARY 3 LEES McRAE 2 p.m. 7 at Furman* (ESPN 3) 7 p.m. 9 at Wofford* 5 p.m. 14 UNC GREENSBORO* 7 p.m. 16 WESTERN CAROLINA* 2 p.m. 21 at Samford* (ESPN 3) 7 p.m. 23 at Mercer* (ESPN 3) 2 p.m. 30 CHATTANOOGA* 2 p.m. FEBRUARY 2 WOFFORD* 11 a.m. 6 FURMAN* 2 p.m. 11 at Western Carolina* 5 p.m. 13 at UNC Greensboro* (ESPN 3) 2 p.m. 18 MERCER* 7 p.m. 20 SAMFORD* 2 p.m. 27 Chattanooga* (ESPN 3) 2 p.m. # Exhibition Game * Southern Conference game Home games listed in BOLD CAPS All times ET and subject to change THE SHOOTAROUND This will be the 16th meeting between the Buccaneers and the Lady Vols It s the first meeting since 2010 where ETSU fell to Tennessee, in Knoxville Tennessee leads the all-time series 14-1 ETSU s lone victory in the series came in 1969 where the Bucs defeated the Lady Vols, Since 2007, the Bucs have a 7-43 record against the SEC The Bucs are currently on a two-game losing streak, falling to Eastern Kentucky and Elon Junior Shamauria Bridges leads ETSU with 17 points per game while shooting 34 percent from the three point line Bridges leads the conference with a total of 20 three point field goals made ETSU has registered 20 or more three point attempts in six straight games The Blue & Gold have outrebounded their opponent in three out of the last four games In the third quarter this season, ETSU has outscored their opponents Senior Chandler Christopher is third in the SoCon with 5.4 assists per game Freshman Sadasia Tipps is second in the SoCon with 3.4 offensive rebounds per game This will be the first nationally ranked opponent ETSU has faced since Chattanooga last season in the SoCon Tournament final. ETSU has never defeated a nationally ranked opponent. SEASON NOTES Junior Shamauria Bridges and sophomore Tianna Tarter were named to the Preseason All-SoCon team. ETSU was picked to finish third in the preseason SoCon poll. The Bucs are predicted to finish second in the SoCon media poll behind Chattanooga. Last season, ETSU fell in the SoCon Tournament Finals in overtime and earned a berth in the WNIT PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 2 Shamauria Bridges G 5-7 Jr. Miramar, Fla Carley Lytton G 6-0 Fr. Floyd, Va Chandler Christopher G 5-8 Sr. Greeneville, Tenn Shomari Kendrick G 5-10 So. Lexington, Ky Sadasia Tipps F 6-1 Fr. Hickory, N.C OFF THE BENCH No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 3 Adriane Vaughan G 5-9 Jr. Midlothian, Va Raven Dean F 6-1 Fr. Charlotte, N.C Tianna Tarter G 5-6 So. Johnson City, Tenn Malloree Schurr G 5-10 So. Montgomery, Texas Kaylee Barnard G 5-8 R-Fr. Orlando, Fla Mendy McNeese G 5-6 So. Greeneville, Tenn Morgan Martin F 6-1 R-Fr. Davenport, Iowa Yamile Rodriguez C 6-4 Jr. Dominican Rep

2 ETSU BUCS WOMEN S BASKETBALL TV/RADIO ROSTER Shamauria Bridges G 5-7 Jr. Miramar, Fla Adriane Vaughan G 5-9 Jr. Midlothian, Va. Carley Lytton G 6-0 Fr. Floyd, Va. Raven Dean F 6-1 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. Chandler Christopher G 5-8 Sr. Greeneville, Tenn. Tianna Tarter G 5-6 So. Johnson City, Tenn. Malloree Schurr G 5-10 So. Montgomery, Texas Shomari Kendrick F 6-2 Sr. Lexington, Ky. Kaylee Barnard G 5-8 R-Fr. Orlando, Fla. Sadasia Tipps F 6-1 Fr. Hickory, N.C. Mendy McNeese G 5-6 So. Greeneville, Tenn. Morgan Martin F 6-1 R-Fr. Davenport, Iowa Yamile Rodriguez C 6-4 Fr. Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Last Game: Was one of two ETSU players to score in double-digits against Elon, scoring 10 points Career High Scoring: 30, vs. Brevard College (11/21/2015) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Last Game: Scored one point, went 1-for-2 from the free-throw line at Elon Career High Scoring: 9, at Eastern Kentucky (11/27/2015) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Last Game: Recorded 10 points on 4-of-12 shooting from the field agaisnt Elon Career High Scoring: 14 vs, Brevard College (11/21/2015) PPG RPG Blocks FG% 3FG% FT% Last Game: n/a Career High Scoring: n/a PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Last Game: Led the team with four assists at Elon Career High Scoring: 20, at Morehead State (12/15/14) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Last Game: Scored: Did Not Play Career High Scoring: 26, vs. Jacksonville State (12/20/14) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Last Game: Registered a career-high 10 rebounds (3 off., 7 def.) at Elon Career High Scoring: 9,2x, last vs. Brevard College (11/21/2015) PPG RPG Blocks FG% 3FG% FT% Last Game: Tied her career-high in points with 6 at Elon along with 9 rebounds Career High Scoring: 6,2x, last at Elon (11/29/2015) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Last Game: n/a Career High Scoring: n/a PPG RPG Blocks FG% 3FG% FT% Last Game: Compiled seven points, five rebounds at Elon Career High Scoring: 8, vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/15) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Last Game: Registerd three rebounds and two assists at Elon Career High Scoring: 5, at Old Dominion (11/23/2015) PPG RPG Blocks FG% 3FG% FT% Last Game: Has to sit out due to NCAA Transfer Rules Career High Scoring: n/a PPG RPG Blocks FG% 3FG% FT% Last Game: Recorded healthy stat line of four points, five rebounds, three blocks and one steal at Elon Career High Scoring: 12, vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/15)

3 Quick Facts GENERAL INFORMATION Name... East Tennessee State University Location... Johnson City, Tenn. Founded Nickname... Buccaneers Enrollment... 15,250 Colors...Navy Blue and Gold Arena... Brooks Gym (2,700) Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference... Southern Conference President...Dr. Brian Noland Alma Mater...West Virginia, 1991 Athletics Director... Dr. Richard Sander Alma Mater... Chattanooga, 1968 Athletics Phone...(423) Ticket Office Phone...(423) Athletic Website...ETSUBucs.com BASKETBALL INFORMATION Head Coach... Brittney Ezell Alma Mater... Alabama, 1999 Record at ETSU (3rd season) SoCon Record (3rd season) SoCon Tournament Record Postseason Record at ETSU Career Record (11th season) WBB Office Phone...(423) Interviews...Arrange with SID Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater) Nikki Davis (Virginia Tech) Brittany Burkhardt (Saginaw Valley State) Laura Barry (North Carolina) Strength & Conditioning Coach...Don Brown Equipment Manager...Roger Hammons Letterwinners R/L...8/5 Starters R/L...3/2 Newcomers Overall Record Conference Record (2nd in SoCon) Conference Tourney / Lost Finals, (ot) BASKETBALL HISTORY Overall Record (1968-present) All-Time Conference Record NCAA Tournaments... 3 (2007,2008,2009) Postseason NIT... 3 (1994, 2006,2014) MEDIA RELATIONS Graduate Asst./WBB Contact... Nathan Palcowski Office Phone...(423) Cell Phone...(616) etsusid@gmail.com Website...ETSUBucs.com THE TIP-OFF This will be the 16th meeting between the Buccaneers and the Lady Vols. It will be the first meeting between the two programs since 2010 with Tennessee leading the all-time series ETSU is coming off back-to-back losses for the second time this season, falling to Eastern Kentucky and Elon. The Lady Vols dropped their first game of the season on Sunday against the No.8 Texas Longhorns, BUCS VS. THE LADY VOLS These two programs last met back in 2010 where the Bucs fell to No.5 Tennessee, inside Thompson-Boling Arena. ETSU was led by Destiny Mitchell who recorded 10 points with seven rebounds. ETSU shot 30.2 percent while the Lady Vols finished at 52.2 percent. The Bucs were not able to contain the high powered Tennessee offense as six Lady Vols scored in double figures. HOOP DOESN T WANT IT LATELY It has been a rough two game stretch for the Bucs who have dropped their last two games against Eastern Kentucky and Elon. The Bucs are averaging just 39.5 points during the two game skid while shooting just 24.6 percent from the field. From beyond the three-point line, ETSU has shot 15.4 percent. ITS A THIRD QUARTER THING Through seven games this season the Bucs have dominated coming out of the locker room at halftime, outscoring opponents in the third quarter, ETSU scored a season-high 25 points against Brevard to pull away for the victory on Saturday night. SIGNATURE VICTORY The Bucs earned an early season signature victory as they defeated Old Dominion on the road back on Nov. 23. Trailing heading into the fourth quarter, the Bucs embarked on a 14-2 run while holding the Monarchs scoreless for six minutes to take over the lead. Old Dominion has the fourth most victories in women s basketball history. FOREVER YOUNG This year is one of the youngest squads Coach Ezell has had in her third year as coach. The Bucs have eight total underclassmen and five freshman SoCon Preseason Standings (First Place Votes) 1. Chattanooga 49 points (7) 2. Furman 36 points 3. ETSU 35 POINTS Samford 35 points (1) 5. Mercer 29 points 6. UNCG 19 points 7. Western Carolina 11 points 8. Wofford 10 points BURNING BRIDGES Junior Shamauria Bridges has gotten off to a hot start to begin the 2015 campaign, averaging 17.0 points per game which ranks third in the Southern Conference. Bridges dropped a career-high 30 points against Brevard College last Saturday inside Brooks Gym. Bridges followed up that performance with a career-high 27 field goal attempts and 17 points at Old Dominion. THE YOUNG GUNS NOT SO MUCH ROAD WARRIORS With 9 of their first 14 games coming on the road this season, the Bucs have not faired well compiling a 1-4 record. In the last two seasons, ETSU has a combined road record of FIRST QUARTER WOES The Bucs have had slow starts to their first seven games of the 2015 season as they have been outscored by opponents in the first 10 minutes of game action. ETSU season low in the first quarter came at Wake Forest where the Bucs scored just eight SWEET HOME JOHNSON CITY ETSU has held a considerable advantage playing in front of the home crowd as they are 2-0 this season inside Brooks Gym. In their two home contests, ETSU is scoring 71.5 points per game. This is 18.2 points higher than that when on the road. Over the last two season the Bucs hold a home record of WHEN YOU NEED AN ASSIST Senior Chandler Christopher leads the way for the Bucs in the assist department, registering 5.4 assist per game, which ranks third in the SoCon. Christopher has 38 assists this season. She recorded a season high 8 assists at Eastern Kentucky Freshman Carley Lytton and Sadasia Tipps have contributed well as freshman averaging a combined 6.1 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. Both in the starting line-up the two Bucs average at least 27 minutes per game. INTERVIEWS Media wishing to interview players and coaches should contact Nathan Palcowski in Media Relations to make arrangements. Coaches and players are available each day after practice. Players are not available on game day prior to the game. Radio interviews with Coach Ezell for opponnent broadcasts should be scheduled and recorded prior to game day, if possible. Post game interviews will take place in the back hallway of Brooks Gym on the right side upon entering. When on the road, interviews will take place in the designated media room, unless otherwise noted.

4 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE Standings SoCon Overall W L W L Samford Chattanooga Furman Mercer UNCG ETSU Western Carolina Wofford TEAM RANKINGS (SoCon) Scoring off (8th) Scoring def (5th) Scoring Margin (7th) FT% (8th) FG% (8th) FG% Def (5th) 3-Pt. FG% (6th) 3-Pt. FG% Def (7th) 3-Pt. FG Made (3rd) Reb. Margin (6th) Blocked Shots (5th) Assists (7th) Steals (7th) Turnover Margin (5th) Assist/TO Ratio (6th) Off. Reb (2nd) Def.Reb (4th) SoCon INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (Top 10) SCORING Shamauria Bridges 3rd 17.0 REBOUNDING Sadasia Tipps 4th 7.6 FG % ASSISTS Chandler Christopher 3rd 5.4 FREE THROW % Shamauria Bridges 4TH.808 STEALS 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE Shamauria Bridges 1st 20 BLOCKED SHOTS Yamile Rodriguez 3rd 1.7 Sadasia Tipps 10th 0.9 MINUTES PLAYED Chandler Christopher 9th 31.7 Updated 11/30/15 EZELL VS OPPONENTS (Including this year s result) UNC-Asheville Wake Forest Appalachian State Brevard College Old Dominion Eastern Kentucky Elon Tennessee Vanderbilt Armstrong State Campbell Davidson Austin Peay Lees McRae Furman Wofford UNCG Western Carolina Samford Mercer Chattanooga NOTHING IS EVER FREE It has been a rough early part of the season from the freethrow line for ETSU registering a.550 free-throw percentage. At Eastern Kentucky the Bucs were 10-of-32 from the charity stripe. In the first half ETSU was 1-for-11. YAMILE S BLOCK PARTY In her Buccaneer debut after transfering from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, Yamile Rodriguez swatted away opponent attempts as she recorded five blocks in ETSU s season opening victory. Since then Yamile has been a dominant force in the paint ranking third in the SoCon in blocked shots with 9. EXTRA, EXTRA: CAREER HIGH S FOR EVERYBODY! In the victory over Brevard, there were six different Buccaneer players who compiled a career-high in some fashion. The most notable was Shamauria Bridges who registered a career-high 30 points. 3 S COMPANY The Buccaneers have registered at least 20 three-point attempts in six straight contests, throwing up a season high 27 against Brevard. Bridges leads the Bucs and the SoCon with 20 three pointers made. The Blue & Gold have a.270 three point field goal percentage jacking up 152 three s so far this season. ANIMALS VS. OBJECTS In one of the more odd stats of the season, the Buccaneers are all-time vs. opponents with Animal mascots. The margin is much larger with opponents that have an Human/Object mascot, as the Bucs have a record all-time BRIDGES, TARTER HIGHLIGHT PRESEASON ALL-SOCON Junior Shamauria Bridges and sophomore Tianna Tarter represented ETSU as part of the Preseason All-SoCon team as voted on by the league s coaches. ETSU ATHLETICS STYLE GUIDE In an effort to more consisently represent East Tennessee State University athletic program we ask that you recognize the following preferences. The logo to the left is the primary logo of ETSU THE UNIVERSITY When referring to the university we ask you use the following: CORRECT East Tennessee State University ETSU (Second reference) SCHOOL NICKNAME The official nickname of ETSU is the Buccaneers and is acceptable on all first references. ETSU may be called Bucs on succeeding references. SUSTAINED SUCCESS THE LAST 20 YEARS It s not uncommon territory for the ETSU Women s Basketball program to have success at they have recorded double-digit wins in 14 of the last 20 seasons. During that time the Bucs made the NCAA Tournament three times. BUCS PICKED TOP 3 IN COACHES AND MEDIA POLLS As voted on by the league s head coaches, the Bucs were picked to finish third with 35 points. In the media poll, ETSU was selected second with one first-place vote. YOUTH BEYOND THEIR YEARS At a combined age of 121 years old, the ETSU women s basketball program is second youngest coach staff in NCAA Division I. 75 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER Since the season the Bucs are when they hit the 75-point plateau. The winning percentage has been even better since the season as ETSU holds an record when scoring at least 75 points. IN-SEASON BIRTHDAYS Malloree Schurr... Nov.15, 1995 Raven Dean... Dec.5, 1996 Shomari Kendrick... Dec.17, 1992 Sadasia Tipps... Dec.31, 1996 Mendy McNeese... Feb.20, 1996

5 COLLEGEINSIDER.COM MID-MAJOR TOP 25 (11/24/15) Record Points 1. Gonzaga (17) Green Bay (5) Florida Gulf Coast (3) Chattanooga (5) Princeton (1) James Madison Ohio Saint Mary s San Diego UALR South Dakota State Quinnipiac Albany Stetson Drake Wright State BYU Arkansas State Wichita State Libery Hawaii Akron UL-Lafayette Army Penn Receving Votes: Elon (9), ETSU (1), Furman (1) * OPPONENTS IN BOLD DEAN LOOKING TO WRITE OWN LEGACY Incoming freshman forward Raven Dean is the daughter of former NFL receiver Muhsin Muhammed. Muhammed played 14 seasons with the Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears, appearing in two Super Bowls. IF YOU LIKE IT PUT A RING ON IT There is an extra motivation for the Bucs this season as they were five minutes away from heading to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since In the SoCon Tournament final after trailing for most of the game, ETSU stormed back to send the game into overtime against nationally-ranked Chattanooga. However it was not meant to be as the Bucs fell to the Mocs, giving the Blue & Gold motivation to get back to the championship game and ultimately walk away SoCon Champions KEEPING THEM CLOSE TO HOME Head coach Brittney Ezell has preached togetherness and FAMILY which shows up on her roster as well with six of the 13 players within 150 miles from their hometowns. Ezell has strived to lure the best athletes in the state of Tennessee to stay home as three players on the 2015 squad are from Tennessee. 30 FOR 30 WITH COACH EZELL It took Coach Ezell just 61 games to earn her 30th win at ETSU, the second fastest coach in school history to reach the 30-win mark. The coach before Ezell, Karen Kemp was the fastest, notching her 30th win in just 53 games. Kemp coached from 1994 to BUCS VS. SEC/ACC CHALLENGE ETSU since 2009, has played 19 contests against either an Atlantic Coast Conference or Southeastern Conference oppoent. The Bucs have played an SEC opponent every year since 2007 and have a 7-43 record vs. the Conference. The Blue & Gold s best winning percentage vs. the SEC comes against Vanderbilt as they are 2-4. ESPN 3 BROADCAST All ETSU Women s Basketball Southern Conference home games are set to be broadcasted on ESPN 3 beginning January, 14 when the Bucs host the Spartans of UNC-Greensboro. ETSU will also be featured in five other ESPN 3 SoCon road contests. All other nonconfernece home matches can be seen on the SoCon Digital Network. LETS HIT THE ROAD Overall, the Bucs were 10-9 on the road during 2014 but as the season progressed, so did the Bucs holding a 5-2 record on the road during SoCon play, the second best mark in the conference. Visiting fans will get to see ETSU 16 times this season with key road contests at Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Davidson and Old Dominion. SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE ETSU faces 10 opponents during the campaign in which the Bucs have a losing streak against. The longest losing streak comes at the hands of the University of Tennessee, where the Bucs have lost 14 straight. ETSU s longest conference losing streak is to rival Chattanooga, where the Blue & Gold last victory over the Mocs came in A 2-WAY PLAYER IS NOTHING NEW Sophomore guard Malloree Schurr takes after her head coach making the most of her time in college playing two sports (Basketball and Softball). As a freshman last season, Schurr played in 27 games off the bench averaging 1.3 points and 1.1 rebounds per game. During the spring season she appeared in 15 games for Buc Softball with a.390 average, hitting one home run and recording five RBI s. TRUST THE PROCESS Third year head coach Brittney Ezell has implemented a philosophy of Trusting the Process this year. The slogan for the program means believe in what the players and coaches are doing and the results will come. TALE OF THE TAPE TEAM STATS ETSU...UT Overall Record Conf. Record Home Record Away Record Neutral Record RPI(NCAA.com, 2014) Strength of Schedule Points/Game Points Against %... FG % %.375%... Opp. FG% %.270%... 3-Point FG% %.308%... Opp 3-Point FG% % Pointers/Game %... FT % % /Game Rebound Margin Assists/Game Turnovers/Game Opp.Turnovers.Game Turnover Margin Assist/Turnover Ratio Steals/Game Blocks/Game ETSU VS. THE POWER FIVE Against Power Five conference opponents the ETSU Buccaneers are all-time. The Bucs have the best winning percentage against the Big East with.400 winning percentage. All-Time, ETSU has the most wins against the ACC with nine victories. WALK-ON TO STARTER Senior Chandler Christopher has had one of the more interesting careers at ETSU. A walkon during her freshman year, Christopher played in just eight games. Since being promoted to a scholarship player during the 2013 season, she has started in 67 games. ABOUT TENNESSEE LOCATION Knoxville, Tenn. ENROLLMENT 27,410 FOUNDED 1794 COLORS Orange & White NICKNAME Lady Volunteers HOME ARENA Thompson-Bolilng Arena CAPACITY 21,678 WEB SITE WBB SID Eric Trainer SID etrainer@utk.edu

6 INSIDE THE NUMBERS Career DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING Shamauri Bridges 6 40 Chandler Christopher 2 21 Tianna Tarter 1 19 Carley Lytton POINT GAMES Shamauria Bridges 3 9 Tianna Tarter 0 4 Chandler Christopher REBOUND GAMES Tianna Tarter 0 2 Shomari Kendrick 1 1 Malloree Schurr 1 1 GAMES AS LEADING SCORER Shamauria Bridges 5 17 Tianna Tarter 0 9 Chandler Christopher 1 2 Adriane Vaughan 1 1 Malloree Schurr 1 1 Carley Lytton 1 1 GAMES AS LEADING REBOUNDER Tianna Tarter 0 2 Yamile Rodriguez 2 2 Sadasia Tipps 5 5 Shomari Kendrick 2 2 Malloree Schurr 1 1 BENCH NUMBERS MOST POINTS OFF BENCH Carley Lytton 13, at Wake Forest (11/15/15) Yamile Rodriguez 12 vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/15) MONTHLY BREAKDOWN November December January February March CRUNCHIN THE NUMBERS After a Win After a Loss Largest Lead at Halftime...11, vs. Brevard College Largest Halftime Deficit... 23, at Wake Forest Largest Margin of Victory...23, vs. Brevard College Largest Margin of Defeat... 23, at Eastern Kentucky Most Points in Quarter...25, vs. Brevard College Least Points in Quarter... 4, at Elon Most Points in Half... 38, vs. UNC Asheville Least Point in Half... 16, at Wake Forest RECORD BY STARTING LINE-UP Bridges, Christopher, Tarter, Kendrick, Tipps Bridges, Christopher, Vaughan, Kendrick, Tipps Bridges, Christopher, Lytton, Tipps, Rodriguez Bridges,Christopher,Lytton, Tipps, Kendrick STARTING LINE-UPS BY GAME Bridges, Christopher, Tarter, Kendrick, Tipps... UNCA Bridges, Christopher, Vaughan, Kendrick, Tipps...WF Bridges, Christopher, Vaughan, Kendrick, Tipps...APP Bridges, Christopher, Lytton, Tipps, Rodriguez...BREV Bridges, Christopher, Lytton, Tipps, Kendrick... ODU Bridges, Christopher, Lytton, Tipps, Kendrick...EKU Bridges, Christopher, Lytton, Tipps, Kendrick...ELON CAREER STARTS PLAYER GP/GS 10 Chandler Christopher 82/67 2 Shamauria Bridges 69/54 3 Adriane Vaughan 62/2 15 Tianna Tarter 33/33 22 Malloree Schurr 34/0 24 Shomari Kendrick 30/6 32 Mendy McNeese 28/0 30 Sadasia Tipps 7/7 4 Carley Lytton 7/4 45 Yamile Rodriguez 7/1 RECORD WHEN Overall Home Away Neutral SoCon SoCon Home SoCon Away SoCon Tournament Scoring 59 or below Scoring Scoring Scoring Scoring 90 or more Opp. score 59 or below Opp. score Opp. score Opp. score Opp. score 90 or more ETSU player scores Opp. player scores Outrebounded opp Outrebounded Equal rebounds Fewer turnovers More turnovers Equal turnovers Shoot 50% or better Shoot % Shoot % Shoot 39.9% or less Opp. shoots 50% or better Opp. shoots % Opp. shoots % Opp. shoots 39.9% or less Leading at the half Trailing at the half Tied at half Final margin Final margin Final margin Final margin 15 or more Overtime

7 ETSU Game Highs and Lows INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Points... Shamauria Bridges (30) vs Brevard...Kendrick/Schurr (10) Assists...Chandler Christopher (8) at EKU Steals... Chandler Christopher (3) at ODU Field Goals Made.Shamauria Bridges (11) vs. BU 3-PT Made... Shamauria Bridges (7) vs Brevard Free Throws. Shamauria Bridges (7-9) at App St. Blocks... Yamile Rodriguez (5) vs. UNCA Turnovers... Chandler Christopher (8) at WF TEAM HIGHS Points... 74, vs. UNC Asheville Points (Half)... 38, vs. UNC Asheville vs Brevard College Assists... 16, vs. Brevard College Steals... 11, vs. Brevard College FG Made... 26, vs. Brevard College FG Attempts... 63, vs. Brevard College FG %...46%, vs. UNC Asheville Free Throw % % at Appalachian State 3-PT FG Made... 10, vs. Brevard College 3-PT FG Attempts... 27, vs. Brevard College 3-PT FG % % at Wake Forest Blocks... 11, vs. UNC Asheville Turnovers... 25, at Wake Forest TEAM LOWS Points at Elon Points (Half)...13 at Eastern Kentucky... 30, at Appalachian State Assists... 6, at Appalachian State Steals...4 at Eastern Kentucky FG Made...14 at Eastern Kentucky FG Attempts... 45, at Wake Forest FG % % (twice) Free Throw % % at Eastern Kentucky 3-PT FG Made...3 at Eastern Kentucky 3-PT FG Attempts...18 (twice) 3-PT FG % % at Eastern Kentucky Blocks... 1, at Appalachian State Turnovers... 12, at Old Dominion Opponent Game Highs and Lows TEAM HIGHS Points...70 (Appalachian State) Points (Half) (Eastern Kentucky)...49 (Appalachian State) Assists (Wake Forest) Steals (Wake Forest) FG Made...26 (twice) FG Attempts (Elon) FG % % (Eastern Kentucky) Free Throw % % (Brevard College) 3-PT FG Made... 7 (UNC Asheville/ODU/EKU) 3-PT FG Attempts...23 (Brevard College) 3-PT FG % % (Eastern Kentucky) Blocks (Elon) Turnovers...22 (Appalachian State) TEAM LOWS Points...46 (Brevard College) Points (Half)...20 (Eastern Kentucky/Elon)...33 (Brevard College) Assists... 9 (Elon) Steals... 4 (Eastern Kentucky) FG Made...17 (Brevard College) FG Attempts (Eastern Kentucky) FG % % (Brevard College) Free Throw % % (Old Dominion) 3-PT FG Made... 4 (twice) 3-PT FG Attempts (Elon) 3-PT FG % % (Elon) Blocks... 2 (UNC Asheville) Turnovers (UNC Asheville/Elon)

8 The Last Time When ETSU... Won by 20+ Points... (23) 69-46, vs. Brevard College (11/21/2015) Won by 30+ Points... (32) 79-47, at Wofford (1/12/2015) Won by 40+ Points... (43) vs. Belmont (2/18/2008) Lost by 20+ Points...(23) 64-41, at Eastern Kentucky (11/27/2015) Lost by 30+ Points...(33) 95-62, at North Carolina (1/2/2015) Won an Overtime Game , at Belmont (2/22/2011) Won a Double Overtime Game , at Belmont (2/22/2011) Won a Road Overtime Game , at Belmont (2/22/2011) Won Home Overtime Game , at Stetson (1/10/2011) Lost Home Overtime Game , vs. North Florida (2/11/2012) Lost Road/Neutral Overtime Game , vs. Chattanooga (3/8/2015) Score 100+ Points , vs. Mercer (1/13/2011) Allowed 100+ Points , at Tennessee (12/22/2010) Four Players in Double Figures... vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/2015) (Christopher 18, Bridges 17, Rodriguez 12, Tarter 11) Five Players in Double Figures... vs. Iona (12/29/2014) (Tarter 16, Mitchell 14, Christopher 13, Clark 13, Bond 10) Did not make a Three-Pointer... (0-11), at Samford (2/23/2015) Made 10+ Three-Pointers...10, vs. Brevard College (11/21/2015) Attempted 20+ Three-Pointers...22, at Elon (11/29/2015) Made 25+ Free Throws...26, at George Mason (12/3/2014) Attempted 35+ Free Throws...34, at George Mason (12/3/2014) 50+ in a game...54, vs. Brevard College (11/21/2015) 25 or less in a game... 19, at Chattanooga (2/28/2015) Two players score 20+ points...at UNCG (2/16/2015) (Destiny Mitchell 20, Tianna Tarter 20) Two players with 10+ rebounds... vs. Chattanooga (3/8/2015) (Serena Clark 11, Destiny Mitchell 10) Had 20+ Assists...23, vs. UNCG (1/17/2015) Had 15+ Steals...15, at Wofford (1/12/2015) Had less than 10 turnovers... 7, vs. Furman (2/9/2015) Had 25+ Turnovers...25, at Wake Forest (11/15/2015) The Last Time an ETSU player... Scored 30+ Points...Shamauria Bridges (30) vs. Brevard College (11/21/2015) Posted a Double-Double...Destiny Mitchell (19pts/10reb) vs. Chattanooga (3/8/2015) Led Team in Pts/Reb/Stl... Destiny Mitchell (16pts/14reb/5stl) at UNCG (2/16/2015) Made 10+ Field Goals...Shamauria Bridges (11) vs. Brevard College (11/21/2015) Made 5+ Three-Pointers...Shamauria Bridges (7) vs. Brevard College (11/21/2015) Made 10+ Free Throws... Brianna McQueen (10) vs. George Mason (12/28/2013) Had Tianna Tarter (15) vs. Western Carolina (3/5/2015) Shot 100% at the Free Throw Line (min. 10 att.)... Brianna McQueen (10-10) vs. George Mason (12/28/2013) Shot 100% from the field (min.7 att.)... Destiny Mitchell (8-8) at Alabama A&M (12/6/2014) Had 10+ assists...tarita Gordon (12) at Kennesaw State (1/7/2010) Had 5+ steals... Destiny Mitchell (5) vs. Wofford (1/24/2015) Had 5+ blocks...yamile Rodriguez (5) vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/2015)

9 Brittney Ezell HEAD COACH Alabama 99 3rd Year at ETSU (33-37) 11th Year as Head Coach Ezell s Year-by-Year Record YEAR RECORD Okaloosa-Walton Okaloosa-Walton Okaloosa-Walton Montevallo Montevallo Belmont Belmont Belmont ETSU ETSU ETSU CAREER TOTAL: Brittney Ezell became the eighth head coach in the 47-year history of East Tennessee State University women s basketball on May 8, The campaign was Ezell s first leading the Bucs after spending three seasons as the head coach at Belmont University in Nashville. One of the highlights during the 2015 season happened early on as Ezell and her team defeated Old Dominion on the road. The Lady Monarchs are the fourth winningest program in NCAA Women s Basketball history. In her second year at ETSU in , ETSU experienced an unbelievable turnaround under Ezell with a 16-game win progression from where the Bucs went The total win improvement was the second-best in the country. The win total of 21 marked the first time since seasont that ETSU reached 20 wins. Led by Ezell, the Bucs made it to the Southern Conference Tournament Championship game falling to No.1 seeded and nationally ranked Chattanooga in overtime, ETSU appeared in the Women s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) for the third time in program history falling short to Atlantic Coast Confernece member NC State, Prior to ETSU in , Ezell directed Belmont to an campaign and the Bruins first postseason appearence since 2007 a berth in the Women s National Invitaitonal (WBI). Belmont took a rigorous non-conference schedule and earned a victory at Big Ten powerhouse Indiana. Belmont went 11-5 in OVC play, tying for second place in the OVC East and earning the confernece tournament No.3 seed. In , Ezell helped the Bruins to 11 conference victories and a league tournament No.3 seed in the program s first Atlantic Sun Conference season. Ezell also spent two seasons as head coach at the University of Montevallo inheriting a Falcon program that recorded one winning season in its previous 12 years. Ezell directed Montevallo to a record in The Falcons that season ranked second in the Peach Belt Conference in scoring defense. Prior to Montevallo, Ezell spent three seasons as head coach at Okaloosa-Walton Junior College (now Northwest Florida State College). The Lady Raiders went under Ezell s watch, including an appearance in the 2006 NJCAA Regional Tournament. During her tenure, Ezell developed 14 All-Panhandle conference performers. The Lady Raiders also had 12 Academic All-Conference honorees. Ezell s coaching career begin at the University of Alabama, where she spent five years as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. Ezell was coaching at her aluma mater as she was a four-year starting point guard for the Crimson Tide, helping lead the team to a record and four consecutive NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen appearances from She ranks in the top 20 in career scoring with 1,022 points and is second all-time in career assists (620) and games started (114). She was an Second Team All-SEC selection in 1998 while being named to the SEC All-Tournament Team in Additionally, Ezell become the first female two-sport athlete at Alabama in over a decade when she joined the Alabama softball team. A two-time Golden Glove recipient and a two-year starter at third base and shortstop, Ezell helped the Tide win its first SEC Tournament Championship in Ezell earned a bachelor s degree in business management from Alabama in 1999 and a master s degree in education administration from the University of Ne-

10 Kaylee BARNARD GUARD 5 8 Redshirt Freshman Orlando, Fla. 25 Points Field Goals... FG Attempts... Three-Pointers... ree Throws... FT Attempts... Assists... Steals... Minutes NOTES: TOTAL 3-Point F-Throws Scoring REDSHIRT TOTAL Opponent gs min. fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg. pf a t/o blk stl pts UNC ASHEVILLE DNP WAKE FOREST DNP APP STATE DNP BREVARD DNP OLD DOMINION DNP E.KENTUCKY DNP ELON DNP

11 Shamauria BRIDGES GUARD 5 7 Junior Miramar, Fla. 2 Points... 30, vs. Brevard College (11/21/2015)... 6, 2x, last at St. Francis (Pa.) (11/21/2014) Field Goals... 11, vs. Brevard College (11/21/2015) FG Attempts... 27, at Old Dominion (11/23/2015) Three-Pointers... 7, vs Brevard College (11/21/2015) Free Throws... 7, 2x, last at Appalachian State (11/19/2015) FT Attempts... 9, at George Mason (12/3/2014) Assists...4, 2x, last vs. Samford (1/31/2015) Steals... 3, 3x, last vs. Mercer (2/21/2015) Minutes... 40, 5x, last at Chattanooga (2/28/2015) NOTES: Preseason All-SoCon selection...recorded 17 points in season opening victory vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/15)... tied career-high 23 points at Wake Forest (11/15/15)... career-high 21 field goal attempts at Appalachian State (11/19/2015)... recorded career-high 30 points vs. Brevard (11/21)... made seven three-pointers, the second most in a single game in ETSU history... career-high 27 field goal attempts at Old Dominion (11/23) TOTAL 3-Point F-Throws Scoring TOTAL Opponent gs min. fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg. pf a t/o blk stl pts avg UNC ASHEVILLE * WAKE FOREST * APP STATE * BREVARD * OLD DOMINION * E.KENTUCKY * ELON *

12 Chandler CHRISTOPHER GUARD 5 8 Senior Greeneville, Tenn. 10 Points... 20, at Morehead State (12/15/2014)...14, vs. Kennesaw State (1/23/2014) Field Goals...8, at Morehead State (12/15/2014) FG Attempts...16, at St. Francis (Pa.) (11/21/2014) Three-Pointers... 5, vs. George Mason (12/28/2013) Free Throws... 6, vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/15) FT Attempts... 9, vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/15) Assists...9, at Morehead State (12/15/2014) Steals...5, vs. Stetson (2/8/2014) Minutes... 40, 4x, last at Chattanooga (2/2/2015) NOTES: Had team-high 18 points along with seven rebounds and seven assists vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/15)... had season-high eight assists at Eastern Kentucky (11/27) TOTAL 3-Point F-Throws Scoring TOTAL Opponent gs min. fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg. pf a t/o blk stl pts avg UNC ASHEVILLE * WAKE FOREST * APP STATE * BREVARD * OLD DOMINION * E.KENTUCKY * ELON *

13 Raven DEAN FORWARD 6 0 Freshman Charlotte, N.C. 5 Points Field Goals... FG Attempts... Free Throws... FT Attempts... Assists... Steals... Minutes... Blocks NOTES: TOTAL 3-Point F-Throws Scoring TOTAL Opponent gs min. fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg. pf a t/o blk stl pts avg UNC Asheville DNP WAKE FOREST DNP APP STATE DNP BREVARD DNP OLD DOMINION DNP E.KENTUCKY DNP ELON DNP

14 Shomari KENDRICK FORWARD 6 2 Senior Lexington, Ky. 24 Points... 6,2x, last at Elon (11/29/2015)... 10, vs. Brevard College (11/21/2015) Field Goals... 3,2x, last at Elon (11/29/2015) FG Attempts... 8, at Elon (11/29/2015) Free Throws...2, at Indiana State (11/24/2014) FT Attempts... 4, at Appalchian State (11/19/2015) Assists... 1,3x, last at Elon (11/29/2015) Steals...2, vs. High Point (11/17/2014) Blocks...2, vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/2015) Minutes... 18, at Wake Forest (11/15/2015) NOTES: Career high two blocks vs. UNC Asheville, made first start for Buccaneers (11/13/15)... recorded a career-high 10 rebounds vs. Brevard College (11/21)... career-high six points at Old Dominion (11/23/2015)... recorded team-high five offensive rebounds at Elon (11/29) TOTAL 3-Point F-Throws Scoring TOTAL Opponent gs min. fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg. pf a t/o blk stl pts avg UNC ASHEVILLE * WAKE FOREST * APP STATE * BREVARD OLD DOMINION * E.KENTUCKY * ELON *

15 Morgan MARTIN FORWARD 6 1 Sophomore Davenport, Iowa 44 Points Field Goals... FG Attempts... Free Throws... FT Attempts... Assists... Steals... Minutes... Blocks NOTES: Not able to partcipate due to NCAA Transfer Rules TOTAL 3-Point F-Throws Scoring NCAA TRANSFER-- TOTAL Opponent gs min. fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg. pf a t/o blk stl pts avg UNC ASHEVILLE DNP WAKE FOREST DNP APP STATE DNP BREVARD DNP OLD DOMINION DNP E.KENTUCKY DNP ELON DNP

16 Carley LYTTON GUARD 5 11 Freshman Floyd, Va. 4 Points...14, vs. Brevard College (11/21/2015)... 9, vs Brevard College (11/21/2015) Field Goals... 5, 2x, last vs Brevard College (11/21/2015) FG Attempts... 17, vs. Brevard College (11/21/2015) Free Throws... 1,2x last at Old Dominion (11/23/2015) FT Attempts... 3, at Eastern Kentucky (11/27/2015) Assists...2 at Old Dominion (11/23/2015) Steals... 1,2x, last at Elon (11/29/2015) Blocks... 1, at Wake Forest (11/15/2015) Minutes...37, vs Brevard College (11/21/2015) NOTES: Made Collegiate debut vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/15)... had career-high 13 points, 5 rebounds at Wake Forest (11/15/15)... had career high in points (14) and rebounds (9) vs. Brevard College (11/21)... made first collegiate start vs. Brevard College (11/21) TOTAL 3-Point F-Throws Scoring TOTAL Opponent gs min. fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg. pf a t/o blk stl pts avg UNC ASHEVILLE WAKE FOREST APP STATE BREVARD * OLD DOMINION * E.KENTUCKY * ELON *

17 Mendy McNEESE GUARD 5 6 Sophomore Greeneville, Tenn. 32 Points... 5, at Old Dominion (11/23/2015)... 3,2x, last at Elon (11/29/2015) Field Goals...2, at Old Dominion (11/23/2015) FG Attempts... 7, at Eastern Kentucky (11/27/2015) Free Throws...4, vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/2015) FT Attempts... 6, 2x, last at Eastern Kentucky (11/27/2015) Assists... 4, vs. Brevard College (11/21/2015) Steals... 4, vs Brevard College (11/21/2015) Minutes... 19, at Eastern Kentucky (11/27/2015) Blocks NOTES: Scored career-high four points vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/15)... career-high three assists at Wake Forest (11/15/15)... career high four steals and four assists vs. Brevard College (11/21)... career-high five minutes in a 1:30 at Old Dominion (11/23) TOTAL 3-Point F-Throws Scoring TOTAL Opponent gs min. fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg. pf a t/o blk stl pts avg UNC ASHEVILLE WAKE FOREST APP STATE BREVARD OLD DOMINION E.KENTUCKY ELON

18 Yamile RODRIGUEZ CENTER 6 4 Freshman Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 45 Points... 12, vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/2015)...8, vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/2015) Field Goals...6, vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/2015) FG Attempts...6, vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/2015) Free Throws... 1, at Wake Forest (11/15/2015) FT Attempts... 2, at Wake Forest (11/15/2015) Assists...1, vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/2015) Steals...1,3x, last vs Brevard College (11/21/2015) Blocks...5, vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/2015) Minutes... 28, vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/2015) NOTES: In her Buccaneer debut recorded a 12 points, eight rebounds and five blocks in 28 minutes against UNC Asheville (11/13/2015)... made first collegiate start vs. Brevard College (11/21) TOTAL 3-Point F-Throws Scoring TOTAL Opponent gs min. fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg. pf a t/o blk stl pts avg UNC ASHEVILLE WAKE FOREST APP STATE BREVARD * OLD DOMINION E.KENTUCKY ELON

19 Malloree SCHURR GUARD 5 10 Sophomore Montgomery, Texas 22 Points...9,2x, last vs. Brevard College (11/21/2015)...10, at Elon (11/29/2015) Field Goals... 4, vs. Brevard College (11/21/2015) FG Attempts... 8, vs. Brevard College (11/21/2015) Free Throws...5, at George Mason (12/3/2014) FT Attempts... 8, at Eastern Kentucky (11/27/2015) Assists... 2,2x, last vs. Brevard College (11/21/2014) Steals... 2, at Wake Forest (11/15/2015) Minutes...26, at Appalachian State (11/19/2015) Blocks... 1, vs. Wofford (1/24/2015) NOTES: Recorded career-high five rebounds at Wake Forest (11/15/15)... career high in points (9), rebounds (8) and field goal attempts (8) vs. Brevard College (11/21) TOTAL 3-Point F-Throws Scoring TOTAL Opponent gs min. fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg. pf a t/o blk stl pts avg UNC ASHEVILLE WAKE FOREST APP STATE BREVARD OLD DOMINION E.KENTUCKY ELON

20 Tianna TARTER GUARD 5 6 Sophomore Johnson City, Tenn. 15 Points... 26, vs. Jacksonville State (12/20/2014)...15, vs. Mercer (3/6/2015) Field Goals...10, at Furman (1/10/2015) FG Attempts...20, vs. Jacksonville State (12/20/2014) Free Throws...8, vs. High Point (11/17/2014) FT Attempts...13, vs. High Point (11/17/2014) Assists... 8, at North Carolina (1/2/2015) Steals... 6, 2x, last at Wofford (1/12/2015) Blocks... 2, 4x, last vs. Western Carolina (2/16/2015) Minutes...45, vs. Chattanooga (3/8/2015) NOTES: Tallied 11 points, 2-for-2 from beyond three-point line vs UNC Asheville (11/13/15)... College Sports Madness Preseason All-SoCon Preseason All-SoCon selection... TOTAL 3-Point F-Throws Scoring TOTAL Opponent gs min. fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg. pf a t/o blk stl pts avg UNC ASHEVILLE * WAKE FOREST DNP APP STATE DNP BREVARD DNP OLD DOMINION DNP E.KENTUCKY DNP ELON DNP

21 Sadasia TIPPS FORWARD 6 1 Freshman Hickory, N.C. 30 Points...8, vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/2015)... 9,2x last at Old Dominion (11/23/2015) Field Goals... 3,3x, last at Elon (11/29/2015) FG Attempts...8, at Old Dominion (11/23/2015) Free Throws...4, vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/2015) FT Attempts... 6,2x,last at Eastern Kentucky (11/27/2015) Assists... 2, at Wake Forest (11/15/2015) Steals... 4, at Wake Forest (11/15/2015) Minutes... 34, at Old Dominion (11/23/2015) Blocks...3, vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/2015) NOTES: Made and started in collegiate debut vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/15)... recorded career-high four steals and two assists along with eight rebounds at Wake Forest (11/15/15)... made first career three-point shot at Appalachian State (11/19/2015)... career-high nine rebounds vs. Brevard College (11/21) TOTAL 3-Point F-Throws Scoring TOTAL Opponent gs min. fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg. pf a t/o blk stl pts avg UNC ASHEVILLE * WAKE FOREST * APP STATE * BREVARD * OLD DOMINION * E.KENTUCKY * ELON * `