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1 East Tennessee State University Buccaneer Women's Basketball 48th season 3 All-Americans 3 NCAA Tournament Appearances 3 WNIT s 23-1,000 point club members Up Next: ETSU Tennessee Tech Duquesne ETSU vs. No. 6 Notre Dame Buccaneers Golden Eagles Dukes In Gulf Coast Showcase Nov. 24, 7:30 PM *Note: Games Notes are updated as of Nov. 16) Schedule & Results (1-1,0-0 SoCon) NOVEMBER 10 CINCINNATI W at Tennessee L at Appalachian State W TENNESSEE TECH 7:00 PM 19 DUQUESNE 1:00 PM 24 vs Notre Dame % 7:30 PM 25 vs. USF/Washington State % TBA 29 at Murray State 6:00 PM DECEMBER 3 at Winthrop 6:00 PM 10 at Houston 3:00 PM 14 at NC State 7:00 PM 16 MICHIGAN STATE 7:00 PM 22 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 2:00 PM 29 NORTH GREENVILLE 6:00 PM JANUARY 4 WESTERN CAROLINA ^ 7:00 PM 6 UNC-GREENSBORO ^ 2:00 PM 12 CHATTANOOGA ^ 7:00 PM 17 at Furman ^ 7:00 PM 20 at Wofford ^ 2:00 PM 25 MERCER ^ 7:00 PM 27 SAMFORD ^ 2:00 PM FEBRUARY 1 at UNC-Greensboro ^ 5:30 PM 3 at Western Carolina ^ 5:00 PM 10 at Chattanooga ^ 2:00 PM 15 WOFFORD ^ 11:00 AM 17 FURMAN ^ 2:00 PM 22 at Samford ^ 6:00 PM 24 at Mercer ^ 2:00 PM % Gulf Coast Showcase ^ - Southern Conference Game THE SHOOTAROUND This will be the 25th meeting between ETSU and Tennessee Tech The last meeting between ETSU and Tennessee Tech was in 2016, the Bucs won The first meeting against Tennessee Tech was in 1974 It will be the first meeting against Duquesne in program history on Nov. 19 ETSU has one graduate student, two seniors, four juniors, three sophomores, and two freshmen The Bucs were picked fourth by the SoCon coaches and third by the media in the preseason polls Tianna Tarter was named to the Preseason All-Southern Conference Team Tarter is one of the 20 candidates on the 2018 Nancy Lieberman Watch List Head Coach Brittney Ezell begins her fifth year as the head coach of the ETSU's women's basketball program Ezell will be assisted by first year assistant coach Chris Lewis and second year assistant coach Keisha Mc- Clinic The Bucs will play in the Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Fla. over Thanksgiving break. They will open up with sixth ranked Notre Dame The Bucs will play four new opponents this year in program history ETSU has registered four straight season opening victories The Bucs beat Cincinnati for the first time in program history with their season opening win The Bucs are inside Brooks Gym PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 5 Raven Dean F 6-1 Jr. Charlotte, N.C Tianna Tarter G 5-6 Sr. Johnson City, TN Erica Haynes-Overton G 5-5 Fr. Nashville, TN Malloree Schurr F 5-10 Sr. Montgomery, TX Britney Snowden F 6-0 Jr. Pensacola, FL OFF THE BENCH No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 10 Jada Craig G 5-4 So. Winston-Salem, N.C Anajae Stephney F 6-2 So. Knoxville, TN Alayjah Sherer G 5-11 Fr. Tupelo, MS Sadasia Tipps F 6-1 Jr. Hickory, N.C Shy Copney G 5-11 Gr. Johnson City, TN f d c

2 ETSU BUCS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TV-RADIO ROSTER Micah Scheetz G 5-8 RSo. Knoxville, Tenn. Carley Lytton G 5-11 Jr. Floyd, Va. Raven Dean F 6-1 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. Jada Craig G 5-4 So. Winston- Salem, N.C. Tianna Tarter G 5-6 Sr. Johnson City, Tenn. Erica Haynes-Overton G 5-5 Fr. Nashville, Tenn. Malloree Schurr F 5-10 Sr. Montgomery, Texas Britney Snowden F 6-0 Jr. Pensacola, Fla. Anajae Stephney F 6-2 So. Knoxville, Tenn. Alayjah Sherer G 5-11 Fr. Tupelo, Miss. Sadasia Tipps F 6-1 Jr. Hickory, N.C. Shy Copney F 5-11 Gr. Johnson City, Tenn. PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Cannot play this season due to NCAA transfer rule. PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Will not play this season due to hip surgery. Stats are from season. PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Last Game: Finished with five points and seven rebounds against App State. Career High Scoring: 24, vs. Murray State (11/28/16) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Last Game: DNP Career High Scoring : 6, 3x, last at Austin Peay (11/12/2017) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Last Game: Scored a team high of 22 points with eight rebounds against App State Career High Scoring: 39, vs. Samford (3/2/17) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Last Game: Scored 15 points with two rebounds and three steals against App State. Career High Scoring: 16, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/17) PPG RPG Blocks FG% 3FG% FT% Last Game: Had one rebound and one assist against App State. Career High Scoring: 11, at Samford (1/8/17) PPG RPG Blocks FG% 3FG% FT% Last Game: Recorded seven rebounds and six points against App State. Career High Scoring: 10, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/17) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Last Game: Had two defensive rebounds at App State. Career High Scoring: 11, at Northern Kentucky (11/26/16) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Last Game: Finished with 12 points and five rebounds at App State. Career High Scoring: 13, vs. Tennessee (11/12/2017) PPG RPG Blocks FG% 3FG% FT% Last Game: Recorded five points and four rebounds at App State. Career High Scoring: 10, 3x, last vs. Samford (2/20/16) PPG RPG Blocks FG% 3FG% FT% Last Game: Scored four points and had five rebounds at App State. Career High Scoring: 17, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/2017) f d c

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...Scott Carter Alma Mater...ETSU, 2002 Athletics Phone...(423) Ticket Office Phone...(423) Athletic Website...ETSUBucs.com BASKETBALL INFORMATION Head Coach... Brittney Ezell Alma Mater... Alabama, 1999 Record at ETSU ( 5th season) SoCon Record (4th season) SoCon Tournament Record Postseason Record at ETSU Career Record (12th season) WBB Office Phone...(423) Interviews...Arrange with SID Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater) Chris Lewis (Emporia State) Keisha McClinic (Middle Tennessee State) Strength & Conditioning Coach...Mike Starke Equipment Manager...Roger Hammons Letterwinners R/L... 7 / 5 Starters R/L... 4 / 1 Newcomers Overall Record Conference Record (3rd SoCon) 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...Marissa Avanzato Office Phone...(423) Cell Phone...(413) etsusid@gmail.com Website...ETSUBucs.com f THREE-POINTERS FOR THE WIN In their season opener against Cincinnati, the Bucs outshot the Bearcats 11-4 in three-point shots. Their three-point game helped them throughout their 11-0 run to take a lead against the Bearcats and ultimately win the game. Shy Copney led the three-point shooting with five, while Raven Dean made three. Tianna Tarter, Erica Haynes-Overton and Jada Craig are also threats on the three-point line for the Buccaneers this year. SCOUTING THE BUCCANEERS ETSU will return one of the most potent offense from a year ago with seven returnees, including four starters. The Bucs are led by senior Tianna Tarter who leads the Bucs in almost every stat category. She is ETSU's most recent 1,000-point scorer and recorded more than 500 points in a single season last year. TARTER EARNS PRESEASON ALL-SOCON HONORS For the third straight year Tianna Tarter earned Preseason All-SoCon honors after leading the Bucs with 19.8 points per game. Tarter earned five POTW awards, including three back-to-back-to-back honors, becoming the first ETSU player to earn that many consecutive awards. BUCS PICKED TO FINISH FOURTH BY THE COACHES In the Preseason Coaches Poll, ETSU was picked to finish fourth behind Mercer (1), Chattanooga (2), and UNCG (3). Mercer received seven first place votes. UNCG received one first place vote. START THE SEASON OFF RIGHT In each of the past four seasons, the blue and gold have registered season opener victories. Last year's season opener win came from Butler with a win. The Bucs in the last four season openers have outscored their opponents, HOME SWEET HOME Since moving to Brooks Gym at the start of the season, the Bucs have been dominant in Johnson City compiling an overall record of inside Brooks Gym. Last season, the Bucs went 8-8 at home, but the year before, they went In , they had just two losses in Brooks Gym. ONE OF 20 Tianna Tarter was named to the 2018 Nancy Lieberman Watch List. This list features the most exclusive point guards in the country. RECORD BREAKING SEASON FOR TARTER IN Junior Tianna Tarter has had one of the best seasons in ETSU history as she became the first Buc player to record at least 500 points, 150 rebounds and 120 assists. WELCOME HOME Graduate transfer Shy Copney will join the Bucs for her final season. Copney is a Johnson City native and Science Hill High School alum. Her and Tarter were high school teammates. d c SoCon Preseason Standings (First Place Votes) 1. Mercer 49 points (7) 2. Chattanooga 40 points 3. UNCG 34 points (1 point) 4. ETSU 33 points 5. Furman 28 points 6. Samford 20 points 7. Wofford 12 points 8. Western Carolina 8 points WHAT A SCHEDULE The Bucs have one of the most daunting schedules in As of Nov. 2, Notre Dame is ranked sixth in the country. The Bucs open up with Notre Dame on Nov. 25 at the Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Fla. The Bucs took on #14 Tennessee. At the Gulf Coast Showcase, the Bucs will either play South Florida or Washington State in their second game. South Florida is ranked #23, while Washington State is not ranked but received one vote. Other opponents ETSU will face who received votes are NC State with six votes and Michigan State with four votes. NEW PERSONAL BEST Tianna Tarter recorded a new personal best of 11 assists against Cincinnati on Nov. 10. She last had ten against Western Carolina last season. SHERER SHINING Freshman Alayjah Sherer earned her first collegiate start against No. 14 ranked Tennessee. She finished the game with a team high of 13 points and tallied five rebounds and added in an assist. Against Cincinnati, she had seven points and five rebounds after coming off the bench for the Bucs. Sherer has been active in ETSU's defense and offense and is a key contributor when starting and coming off the bench. INTERVIEWS Media wishing to interview players and coaches should contact Marissa Avanzato 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 at home will take place in the media room inside Brooks Gym located at the top of stands closest to the home locker room. Media is free to set up camera, recorders, etc. prior to the finish of the home contest.

4 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE Standings SoCon Overall W L W L UNCG Furman Mercer ETSU Western Carolina Wofford Samford Chattanooga TEAM RANKINGS (SoCon) Scoring off (3rd) Scoring def (6th) Scoring Margin (4th) FT% (6th) FG% (5th) FG% Def (5th) 3-Pt. FG% (2nd) 3-Pt. FG% Def (5th) 3-Pt. FG Made (3rd) Reb. Margin (4th) Blocked Shots (6th) Assists (8th) Steals (4th) Turnover Margin (2nd) Assist/TO Ratio (5th) Off. Reb (2nd) Def.Reb (4th) Updated from last season SoCon INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (Top 10) SCORING Tianna Tarter 2nd 17.8 REBOUNDING Raven Dean 2nd 8.7 Tianna Tarter 8th 6.6 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Raven Dean 5th.477 ASSISTS Tianna Tarter 2nd 5.0 FREE THROW % Tianna Tarter 3rd.831 STEALS Tianna Tarter 2nd 1.9 BLOCKS Sadasia Tipps 3rd 0.9 OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS Malloree Schurr 4th 2.5 Raven Dean 5th 2.4 Sadasia Tipps 5th 2.4 DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Raven Dean 3rd 6.3 Tianna Tarter 4th 5.7 MINUTES PLAYED Tianna Tarter 6th 35.6 EZELL VS OPPONENTS (Including this year s result) Cincinnati Tennessee Appalachian State Tennessee Tech Duquesne Notre Dame Murray State Winthrop Houston NC State Michigan State Northern Kentucky North Greenville Western Carolina UNCG Chattanooga Furman Wofford Mercer Samford TIPPS WELL Sadasia Tipps led the Bucs last season in offensive rebounds, finishing with 74. She averaged 4.3 rebounds per game. NEW MATCHUPS This season, the Bucs will play four new opponents; North Greenville, Michigan State, Duquesne, and Notre Dame. Depending on the Gulf Coast Showcase results, the Bucs may add another new opponent to that list with Washington State. DOUBLE-DOUBLES Tianna Tarter recorded her 12th double-double of her career finishing with 14 points and 11 assists against Cincinnati in their home opener. FINISHING IN REGULATION ETSU has not had an overtime game since IS THE MARK Since the season, the Bucs are when they hit the 75-point plateau. The winning percentage grows even higher since as the Bucs have a record of when scoring at least 75 points. SHE MAY BE 5'5" BUT... Erica Haynes-Overton is 5'5" but in the past two games she has done the jump ball for the Bucs. BECOMING PAINTERS ETSU has made a living in the paint in registering 748 points in the paint, averaging 25.8 per game. IF AT FIRST YOU DONT SUCCEED On second chance points, ETSU had 281 points averaging 9.7 per game in EZELL S CAREER IN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS Combining ETSU, Belmont and Montevallo, fifth year head coach Brittney Ezell is 4-8 in conference tournaments ETSU ATHLETICS STYLE GUIDE In an effort to more consistently 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. JUST SCORE THE BALL FIRST Since, 2015, ETSU has a 19-7 record when scoring the first basket. On the contrary, when ETSU didn t score the first basket of the game, the Bucs are TENNESSEE NATIVES ETSU has five Tennessee natives, two of which are from Johnson City; Tianna Tarter and Shy Copney. Micah Scheetz and Anajae Stephney are both from Knoxville, Tenn. and Erica Haynes-Overton is from Nashville, Tenn. RANGING IN STATES ETSU has three players from North Carolina. The Bucs range in states as there are four players who represent Virginia, Texas, Mississippi, and Florida. WHAT S UP NEXT? ETSU will host two back to back games. First with Tennessee Tech on Friday, Nov. 17. They then will host Duquesne on Sunday, Nov. 19. Both games will be played inside Brooks Gym. Duquesne is a new first time opponent for the Bucs this year. IN-SEASON BIRTHDAYS Malloree Schurr... Nov. 15, 1995 AC Chris Lewis...Nov. 21 Raven Dean... Dec. 5, 1996 Sadasia Tipps... Dec. 31, 1996 HC Brittney Ezell... Jan.18 AC Keisha McClinic... Jan.25 f d c

5 SHE CAN DO IT ALL - TIANNA TARTER - Stats from AWARDS Unanimous First Team All-SoCon SoCon Player of the Week: Nov points, 6.6 rebounds, 5.7 assists Nov Dec.5-97 minutes (2 games), 28.0 points Dec.6 - Dec points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists Dec.20 - Jan points, 6.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists Jan.24 - Jan points, 8.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists Miami Holiday All-Tournament Team SoCon December Player of the Month Became 1st Buccaneer in program history to win three consecutive conference player of the week awards 4th SoCon player since 1988 to earn back-toback-to-back SoCon Player of the Week honors First SoCon player since 2008 to win 4 POTW s First ETSU player to garner 5 POTW honors. Stats as of 2/28/2017 Tianna Tarter ranks in the top 25 in the country in multiple offensive categories this season: Points Per Game... 31st (19.2) Total Points... 25th (556) Field Goal Attempts... 39th (428) Field Goals Made... 44th (190) Free Throw Attempts... 15th (199) Free Throws Made... 12th (147) Minutes Played... 37th (1036:00) f Tarter has also cemented herself as one of the best players in the SoCon as well Points Per Game...1st (19.2) Rebounding... 9th (6.1) Field Goal Percentage... 6th (.444) Assists... 2nd (140) Steals... 2nd (65) Assist/Turnover Ratio... 5th (1.3) Defensive Rebounds... 5th (151) Minutes Played...1st (1036:00) IN A CLASS OF HER OWN Tarter is one of only three players in the country to lead a conference in scoring, be top six in FG% and top two in Minutes played. 1,000-POINT CLUB Tarter is the newest member of ETSU Women s Basketball 1,000-point club and the 23rd member overall. DOING WHAT HAS NEVER BEEN DONE Tarter is the only player in the NCAA to record a stat line of 35 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals. Tarter did so against SEC opponent, Vanderbilt on Dec. 8 TARTER S HISTORIC NIGHT VS. VANDY Tarter had a night against Vanderbilt that ETSU fans will never forget pouring in a career-high 35 points on 15-of-28 shooting from the field. Tarter s 35 points was the most by a SoCon player this season while her 15 made field goals ranks as the 3rd most in the NCAA this season. RE-WRITING the ETSU and SoCon RECORD BOOK SoCon Records Field Goals Made/Game th Field Goals Att./Game th RECORD YEAR...RECORD HUNT Tarter is moving her way up the ETSU record book: Season Average (19.2) (ranks 11th) Field Goal Attempts (411) (ranks 5th) Free-Throws Made (147) (ranks 3rd) FT Attempted (199) (ranks 2nd) Assists (140) (ranks 6th) Points (556) (ranks 9th) ETSU records Field Goals Made/Game nd Field Goals Att./Game nd Points in a Game nd Free Throws Made/Game rd Filling up the STAT sheet Tianna Tarter has recorded 18 games in in which she has scored at least 12 points while totalling three assists, two rebounds and one steal. SoCon Individual Highs in Points... 1st (39 vs. Samford) Field Goals Made... 1st (15 vs. Vanderbilt) Free Throws Made...2nd (12 at Furman) Free Throw Attempts...1st (16 at Tennessee Tech) Steals...2nd (6 vs. Vanderbilt) 30 Point Performances...Six Assists... 2nd (10 vs. Western Carolina) d TIANNA TARTER PROFILE Hometown...Johnson City, Tenn. Position... Point Guard Height CAREER MISCELLANEOUS STATS Double-Digit Points (27 in ) 20-Point Games (14 in ) 30-Point Games...8 (6 in ) Double-Doubles...12 (6 in ) c

6 COLLEGEINSIDER.COM MID-MAJOR TOP 25 (11/14/17) Record Points 1. Green Bay (18) Gonzaga (9) South Dakota State FGCU Quinnipiac (3) Northern Colorado (1) Drake Elon Belmont James Madison Central Michigan Buffalo Penn Mercer Princeton Bucknell UC Davis Saint Mary's Army New Hampshire Western Illinois Toledo Chattanooga Hampton South Dakota * OPPONENTS IN BOLD: 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 WOMEN S BASKETBALL SETS ATTENDANCE RECORD Against No.13 Tennessee, the ETSU women s basketball program set a new attendance record of 6,072 as the Bucs and the Lady Vols hit the court. Due to the amount of people the game was moved into the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center, marking the first time ETSU has played a basketball game in the mini-dome since NEWCOMER TO THE STAFF Head Coach Brittney Ezell has added the addition of Assistant Coach Chris Lewis to the coaching squad this season. Lewis comes from George Mason, where he spent the last four seasons. He coached three All-Atlantic 10 performers during his time at George Mason. Lewis is a native of Saint Louis, Mo. and begins his first year with the Bucs. TARTER JOINS 1,000-POINT CLUB With 2:23 left in the third quarter vs. Elon, junior Tianna Tarter hit nothing but net on a free-throw to become the 23rd member of ETSU s 1,000-point club. Tarter scored her 1,000 point in her 66th career game. BUCS TO PLAY IN GULF COAST SHOWCASE ETSU will play in the Gulf Cosst Showcase during Thanksgiving this year. They open upt the tournament with Notre Dame who is ranked sixth nationally. From there, they will play the winner/loser of the USF/Washington State game. DIAPER DANDIES ETSU will have new faces on the floor this season as Coach Brittney Ezell welcomes five newcomers to the squad. The five newcomers include freshmen Erica Haynes-Overton and Alayjah Sherer and transfers, Shy Copney, Britney Snowden, and Micah Scheetz. All are eligible to play excpet Scheetz who has to sit out due to the NCAA tranfser rule. DEAN MAKING HER OWN LEGACY Junior Raven Dean is the daughter of former NFL Wide Receiver, Muhsin Muhammed. Muhhamed played 14 seasons in NFL with the Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears, appearing in two Super Bowls. DOUBLE DUTY Senior forward Malloree Schurr takes after her head coach by making the most of her time in college playing two sports (basketball and softball). As a junior, Schurr played in started in played in all 30 games for the Bucs, averaging 3.2 points per game, 3.5 rebounds per game, and.574 free throw percentage. On the softball diamond, Schurr led her team to a 2017 SoCon Conference Championship. Schurr hit.264, while making SportsCenter Top 10 three times. BEGINNING HER FIFTH YEAR Head Coach Brittney Ezell enters her fifth year at the helm of the ETSU women's basketball program. Ezell during her time at ETSU has compiled an overall record of and inside the Southern Conference. In 2014, Ezell helped lead the Bucs to a SoCon Tournament Championship appearance. 60 WINS THE BALANCE Last season when scoring at least 60 points, ETSU won their games. They won a total of 16 games when scoring 60 points or more. SECOND HALF SURGE Senior point guard Tianna Tarter did not attempt a shot until early in the third quarter. She still was able to record a double-double, despite such rare sightings on the box score during the first half. OUTSCORING OPPONENTS Last season the Bucs outscored their opponents by exactly 25 points. ETSU score 1,950 points, while holding their opponents to 1,925 points. The Bucs also had a higher points per game average than their opponents as well. The Bucs averaged 65 points per game last season. ABOUT TENNESSEE TECH LOCATION Cookeville, Tenn. ENROLLMENT 10, 492 FOUNDED 1915 COLORS Purple and Gold NICKNAME Golden Eagles HOME ARENA Hooper Eblen Center CAPACITY 7,500 WEB SITE WBB SID Layne Weitzel SID lweitzel@tntech.edu NEW IN THE STARTING FIVE Two newcomers are expected to start in ETSU's starting lineup this year. WANT ON THE LINE If there's someone you want shooting foul shots, that player would be Tianna Tarter who finished with a.744 frree throw percentage last season. INCREASING ATTENDANCE Since Coach Ezell's arrival, ticket sales have increased 3.008%. Last season, the Bucs were second in the SoCon after recording 18,860 in attendance. ABOUT DUQUESNE LOCATION Pittsburgh, Pa. ENROLLMENT 9,984 FOUNDED 1878 COLORS Red and Blue NICKNAME Dukes HOME ARENA A.J. Palumo CAPACITY 4, 390 WEB SITE WBB SID Ryan Gavatorta SID gavatortar@duq.edu f d c

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8 INSIDE THE NUMBERS Career DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING Tianna Tarter Erica Haynes-Overton 2 2 Shy Copney 1 1 Carley Lytton 6 Sadasia Tipps 3 Raven Dean 1 16 Malloree Schurr 1 Anajae Stephney 1 Alayjah Sherer POINT GAMES Tianna Tarter 1 27 Raven Dean 1 10-REBOUND GAME Tianna Tarter 7 Malloree Schurr 3 Sadasia Tipps 3 Raven Dean 10 GAMES AS BUCS LEADING SCORER Tianna Tarter 1 42 Malloree Schurr 2 Carley Lytton 1 Raven Dean 1 4 Alayjah Sherer 1 1 GAMES AS BUCS LEADING REBOUNDER Sadasia Tipps 18 Tianna Tarter 1 16 Malloree Schurr 9 Raven Dean 14 Anajae Stephney 2 Britney Snowden 1 1 BENCH NUMBERS MOST POINTS OFF BENCH Shy Copney 17, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/17) Alayjah Sherer 12, at Appalachian State (11/15/17) MONTHLY BREAKDOWN November December... January... February... March... CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS After a Win After a Loss Largest Lead at Halftime... 11, at App State (11/15/17) Largest Halftime Deficit... 21, vs. Tennessee (11/10/17) Largest Margin of Victory... 13, at App State (11/15/17) Largest Margin of Defeat... 38, vs. Tennessee (11/12/17) Most Points in Quarter... 26, at App State (11/15/17) Least Points in Quarter... 6, vs. Tennessee (11/12/17) RECORD BY STARTING LINE-UP Dean, Tarter, Haynes-Overton, Schurr, Snowden 2-0 Dean, Tarter, Haynes-Overton, Snowden, Sherer 0-1 STARTING LINE-UPS BY GAME Dean, Tarter, Haynes-Overton, Schurr, Snowden...CIN Dean, Tarter, Haynes-Overton, Snowden, Sherer... TEN Dean, Tarter, Haynes-Overton, Schurr, Snowden...APP PLAYER CAREER STARTS GP/GS 15 Tianna Tarter 87/87 22 Malloree Schurr 90/42 30 Sadasia Tipps 61/28 4 Carley Lytton 56/6 5 Raven Dean 55/41 10 Jada Craig 31/0 24 Anajae Stephney 24/0 20 Erica Haynes-Overton 3/3 23 Britney Snowden 3/3 25 Alayjah Sherer 3/1 44 Shy Copney 3/1 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 Outrebounding 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... f d c

9 ETSU Game Highs and Lows INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Points... 22, Tianna Tarter at App State Rebounds... 22, Tianna Tarter at App State Assists...11, Tianna Tarter vs. Cincinnati Steals... 4, Erica Haynes-Overton vs. Cincinnati FG Made.7, Tarter/Haynes-Overton vs. Cincinnati 3-PT Made... 5, Shy Copney vs. Cincinnati Free-Throws...8-8, Tianna Tarter at App State Blocks...3, Sadasia Tipps at App State Turnovers.5, Haynes-Overton, Copney, Sherer vs. TN TEAM HIGHS Points...87, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/17) Points (Half)... 44, vs. Cincinnati (11/1017) Rebounds...41 at App Stae (11/15/17) Assists...18, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/17) Steals...12, vs. Tennessee (11/12/17) FG Made...27 vs. Cincinnati (11/10/17) FG Attempts...77, vs. Tennessee (11/12/17) FG % % vs. Cincinnati (11/10/17) Free Throw %... 79% at App State (11/15/17) 3-PT FG Made...11, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/17) 3-PT FG Attempts...31, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/17) 3-PT FG % % vs. Cincinnati (11/10/17) Blocks... 5, at App State (11/15/17) Turnovers...21, vs. Tennessee (11/12/17) TEAM LOWS Points...49, vs. Tennessee (11/12/17) Points (Half)... 16, vs. Tennessee (11/1217) Rebounds...26, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/17) Assists... 9, at App State11/15/17) Steals... 9, at App State (11/15/17) FG Made...19 vs. Tennessee (11/12/17) FG Attempts...58, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/17) FG % % vs. Tennessee (11/11/17) Free Throw % % vs. Tennessee (11/12/17) 3-PT FG Made...4, vs. Tennessee (11/12/17) 3-PT FG Attempts... 22, vs. Tennessee(11/12/17) 3-PT FG % % vs. Tennessee (11/12/17) Blocks...1, vs. Tennessee (11/12/17) Turnovers... 13, 2x, last at App State (11/15/17) f d c

10 The Last Time When ETSU... Won by 20+ Points... (20) 76-56, vs. Davidson (12/3/2016) 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...(28) 79-51, vs. Elon (12/17/2016) Lost by 30+ Points...(36) 85-49, at Tennessee (12/2/2015) 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...at Western Carolina (Bridges 18, Dean 18, Tarter 13, Lytton 12) (2/16/2017) Five Players in Double Figures...vs. Cincinnati (Dean 19, Copney 17, Haynes-Overton 16, Tarter 14, Snowden 10) (11/10/17) Did not make a Three-Pointer... (0-11), at Samford (2/23/2015) Made 10+ Three-Pointers...11, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/2017) Attempted 20+ Three-Pointers...23, at Appalachian State (11/15/2017) Made 25+ Free Throws...26, at George Mason (12/3/2014) Attempted 35+ Free Throws...31, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/17) 50+ Rebounds in a game... 50, vs. Murray State (11/28/2016) 25 Rebounds or less in a game... 23, at Vanderbilt (12/5/2015) Two players score 20+ points...vs. Furman (Tianna Tarter 31, Shamauria Bridges 23) (2/25/2017) Two players with 10+ rebounds...vs. Samford (Tianna Tarter 10, Raven Dean 10) (3/2/2017) Had 20+ Assists...23, vs. UNCG (1/17/2015) Had 15+ Steals... 18, vs. Lees-McRae (1/6/2016) Had less than 10 turnovers...8, vs. Samford (3/2/2017) Had 25+ Turnovers... 35, at Tennessee (12/2/2015) The Last Time an ETSU player... Scored 30+ Points... Tianna Tarter (39) vs. Samford (3/2/2017) Posted a Double-Double... Tianna Tarter (14pts/11asts) vs. Cincinnati (11/10/2017) Led Team in Pts/Reb/Stl... Tianna Tarter (39pts/10reb/2stl) vs. Samford (3/2/2017) Made 10+ Field Goals...Tianna Tarter (13-22) vs. Samford (3/2/2017) Made 5+ Three-Pointers...Shy Copney (5-11) vs. Cincinnati (11/10/2017) Made 10+ Free Throws...Tianna Tarter (11-13) vs. Furman (2/25/2017) Had 15+ Rebounds... Sadasia Tipps (17) vs. Wofford (2/23/2017) 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...tianna Tarter (11) vs. Cincinnati (11/10/2017) Had 5+ steals...tianna Tarter (5) at UNCG (2/18/2017) Had 5+ blocks...yamile Rodriguez (5) vs. UNC Asheville (11/13/2015) f d c

11 ETSU RECORDS (1979-present) SINGLE GAME INDIVIDUAL RECORDS MOST POINTS 52, Marsha Cowart, vs. Austin Peay (2/5/1981) 39, Tianna Tarter vs. Samford (3/2/2017) 35, Tianna Tarter, vs. Vanderbilt (12/8/2016) MOST FIELD GOALS 22, Marsha Cowart, vs. Austin Peay (2/5/1981) 15, Tianna Tarter, vs. Vanderbilt (12/8/2016) 13, Tianna Tarter vs. Samford (3/2/2017) HIGH FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (min.8 att) (10-10), DeShawne Blocker vs. Western Carolina (2/22/1995) (8-8), Megan Jackson, Chattanooga (12/29/2001) MOST 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 8, Chris Forman, vs. Davidson (12/6/2000) 8, Amy Engle, vs. S.C. State (12/2/1996) 7, Shamauria Bridges, vs. Brevard (11/21/2015) 6,x2, Shamauria Bridges, last at UNCG (2/18/2017) 6, Tianna Tarter, vs. Samford (3/2/2017) MOST FREE THROWS MADE 16, Tara Davis at Jacksonville (1/15/2011) HIGHEST FT PERCENTAGE (min. 10 att) Four tied at MOST ASSISTS 16, Tara Davis, at Jacksonville (1/15/2011) MOST REBOUNDS 28, DeShawne Blocker vs.covenant (1/4/1994) MOST STEALS 9, Nichelle Akers vs. Campbell (1/19/2006) 9, Kiya Verdell vs. Appalachian St. (2/8/2003) MOST BLOCKS 7, Kiya Verdell vs. Davidson ( ) 5, Yamile Rodriguez vs.unc Asheville (11/13/15) Single-Season Records Points 1.) DeShawne Blocker ( ) ) Marsha Cowart ( ) ) Katie Beck ( ) ) Nicole Hopson ( ) ) Tianna Tarter ( ) ) Marsha Cowart ( ) Field Goals Made 1.) DeShawne Blocker ( ) ) Katie Beck ( ) ) Marsha Cowart ( ) ) Nicole Hopson ( ) T-4.) Katie Beck ( ) ) Tianna Tarter ( ) Point Field Goals Made 1.) Shamauria Bridges ( ) ) Michele DeVault ( ) ) Shamauria Bridges ( ) t-3.) Amy Engle ( ) ) B.J. Banjo ( ) ) Shamauria Bridges ( ) Rebounds 1.) DeShawne Blocker ( ) ) Katie Beck ( ) ) Katie Beck ( ) ) DeShawne Blocker ( ) ) Katie Beck ( ) Assists 1.) Kim Skala ( ) ) Kim Skala ( ) ) Kim Skala ( ) ) Brooke Wilhoit ( ) ) 6.) Tianna Tarter ( ) ) Tara Davis ( ) Blocks 1.) Serena Clark ( ) t-1.) Candace Gibson ( ) ) Lauren Trantham ( ) ) Tosha Austin ( ) ) Jenny Norman ( ) Steals 1.) Latisha Belcher ( ) ) Nicole Hopson ( ) ) Kiya Verdell ( ) ) Brooke Wilhoit ( ) ) Latisha Belcher ( ) ) Tianna Tarter ( )...67 SINGLE GAME TEAM RECORDS MOST POINTS SCORED 114, vs. Furman (2/28/1987) MOST POINTS ALLOWED 117, at South Carolina (12/19/2000) MOST POINTS COMBINED 205, vs. Georgia Southern (4ot) (1/12/1998) FEWEST POINTS SCORED 35, at North Carolina (11/10/2006) FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED 29, at Mercer (11/30/2006) FEWEST POINTS COMBINED 85, at Mercer (11/30/2006) LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY 60, vs. Covenant (103-43) (1/5/1994) LARGEST MARGIN OF DEFEAT 66, at North Carolina (40-106) (11/24/2002) MOST FIELD GOALS 45, vs. Furman (2/28/1997) BEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 74.0 (37-50) vs. App State (2/20/1986) MOST 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 15, 2x, last at Xavier (3/21/2010) BEST 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 75.0 (15-20), vs. North Florida (2/11/2006) MOST FREE THROWS MADE 33, vs. Appalachian State (2/27/1991) BEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (min.15) 93.9 (31-33) vs. Furman (3/9/1990) MOST REBOUNDS 75, vs. USC Upstate (1/26/2011) MOST ASSISTS 33, vs. Western Carolina (12/1/2007) MOST BLOCKS 13, vs. UNC Asheville (12/1/2007) MOST VICTORIES, SEASON 23, (23-9, 18-2 SoCon) BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE, SEASON.719 (23-9), LONGEST WINNING STREAK 10, LONGEST LOSING STREAK 10, f d c

12 Brittney Ezell HEAD COACH Alabama 99 5th Year at ETSU (62-61) 12th 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 ETSU ETSU CAREER TOTAL: Brittney Ezell became the eighth head coach in the 46-year history of East Tennessee State University women s basketball on May 8, Coach Ezell enters her fifth year as head coach of the Buccaneer women s basketball program. Since her arrival, she has increased the ticket sales revenue by 3,088%. Last year ETSU ranked second in the SoCon with 18,860 in attendance, while obtaining a new school record crowd of 6,072 against Tennessee. In the last four years, ETSU has finished in the top half of the conference. Ezell is a sought after public speaker as she has been a keynote speaker at the IDEAcademy, CitiBank, FellowShip of Christian Athletes Fundraising Banquet, and many organizations around the ETSU campus and Tri-Cities. She is also a member of the ETSU Standing Women s Committee and a moderator for ETSU Dinners of Distinction. The schedule features an appearance at the Gulf Coast Showcase where the Bucs open the tournament with Notre Dame. In non-conference action, ETSU will host Cincinnati for their home opener, along with Duquesne and Michigan State. In , Ezell and her staff led the Buccaneers to a overall record and went 8-8 in conference action. During the 2016 season, the schedule featured a rigorous non-conference schedule for ETSU, which included home contests against Vanderbilt, Old Dominion and the University of Tennessee. Ezell has constructed difficult non-conference schedules since being hired in 2013, playing a total of 13 teams from power five conferences. Ezell guided Shamauria Bridges and Yamile Rodriguez to sign professional contracts overseas after the conclusion of their seasons. Also in 2106, Tianna Tarter was nominated to be an All-American under the leadership of Coach Ezell. Tarter became the 23rd Buccaneer to join the 1,000 point club. During the Ezell guided the Bucs to their third straight winning season including a perfect 6-0 record at home against non-conference opponents. Ezell and the ETSU women's basketball program captured a signature victory early in the season when the Bucs defeated Old Dominion on the road. ODU is the third winningest program in NCAA Division I women's basketball history. 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 the season that ETSU reached 20 wins. Led by Ezell, the Bucs made it to the Southern Conference Tournament Championship game falling to No.1 seed Chattanooga in overtime, ETSU appeared in the Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) for the third time in school history falling short to NC State, In three years at Belmont, Ezell navigated the Bruins through their final two seasons as member of the Atlantic Sun Conference ( ) and inaugural season in the Ohio Valley Conference (2013). In , Ezell directed Belmont to an campaign and the Bruins' first postseason appearance since a berth in the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI). Belmont took on a rigorous non-conference schedule and earned victory at Big Ten fixture Indiana. Belmont went 11-5 in OVC play, tying for second place in the OVC East and earning the conference tournament's No. 3 seed. In , Ezell directed the Bruins to 11 conference victories and a league tournament No. 3 seed in the program's final Atlantic Sun Conference campaign. Senior Haley Nelson ranked among the NCAA leaders in double-doubles, field goal percentage, blocked shots and rebounds en route to First Team All-Atlantic Sun honors. Ezell took the helm of the Belmont program after spending the previous 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 also 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) in Niceville, Fla. The Lady Raiders went under Ezell's watch, which included an appearance in the 2006 NJCAA Regional Tournament. During her tenure, Ezell developed 14 All-Panhandle Conference performers, 12 of whom would go on to sign national letters of intent with NCAA Division I schools. The Lady Raiders also had 12 Academic All-Conference honorees. Ezell's coaching career began at the University of Alabama, where she spent five years as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. She was credited with delivering back-to-back Top 15 ranked recruiting classes for the Tide, with four guards developing into All-SEC players. Ezell was a four-year starting point guard for the 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 a Second Team All-SEC selection in 1998 and was named to the SEC All-Tournament Team in In 1998, Ezell was a candidate for the Francis Pomeroy Naismith Award, given to the top point guard in the country and was named to the inaugural WBCA/Honda All-Star Game for the nation's top 20 players. She also was invited to the WNBA Rookie Combine in Chicago. Additionally, Ezell became the first female two-sport athlete at Alabama in over a decade when she joined the Tide softball team. A two-time Golden Glove recipient and two-year starter at third base and shortstop, Ezell started at third base for UA's first SEC Tournament Championship team 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 Nebraska in She will earn her Doctorate in Global Sport Leadership in May A native of Franklin, Tennessee, Ezell was a prep standout at Franklin High School. She was a threetime District MVP, tallying over 2,000 points and 600 assists in her career. f d c

13 Micah SCHEETZ GUARD 5 8 Redshirt Sophomore Knoxville, Tenn. 2 CAREER HIGHS Points... Rebounds... Field Goals... FG Attempts... Three-Pointers... Free Throws... FT Attempts... Assists... Steals... Minutes NOTES: Will have to sit out due to NCAA transfer rule Season (Freshman at UAB): Played guard in 24 games and started 13 Averaged 3.8 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 1.3 assists over 17.1 minutes per game.tallied 19 points in her second game of her career against DePaul. High School: Led her team to the 2013 and 2014 State Championship Named Miss Basketball in 2014 and Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee Finished her career with 2,303 points Averaged 21 points, five rebounds, and three assists per game.became the first player since Tennessee All-American Glory Johnson in to be named a two-time PrepXtra Girls Basketball Player of the Year. Personal: Born June 24, 1998 Daughter of Brian and Kim Scheetz Plans to major in Media Communication. f d c

14 Carley LYTTON GUARD 5 11 Junior Floyd, Va. 4 CAREER HIGHS Points...14, vs. Brevard College (11/21/2015) Rebounds... 9, vs Brevard College (11/21/2015) Field Goals... 5, x3, last at Western Carolina (2/16/2017) FG Attempts... 17, vs. Brevard College (11/21/2015) Free Throws... 3, vs. Lees-McRae (1/3/2016) FT Attempts... 4,2x, last vs. Western Carolina (1/16/2016) Assists...3,2x, last vs. Austin Peay (12/21/2015) Steals... 2, x2, last at Western Carolina (2/16/2017) Blocks... 1, 4x, last at Austin Peay (11/30/2016) Minutes...37,2x, last at Vanderbilt (12/5/2015) NOTES: Redshirting due to season ending surgery (hip) NOTES: Recorded eight points in the fourth quarter at Butler (11/11)... scored 13 points on a career-high four three-pointers at Austin Peay (11/30)... registered back-to-back double digit performances at the Miami Holiday Tournament (12/19-12/20)... recorded 12 points off the bench going 5-of-8 from the field at Western Carolina (2/16) CAREER SUMMARY TOTAL 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season GP-GS min./avg fg-fga pct. fg-fga pct. ft-fta pct. off. def. tot avg pf to ast blk stl pts avg TOTAL GAME SUMMARY Opponent gs min. fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg. pf a t/o blk stl pts avg at Butler vs. Tennessee vs. Winthrop vs. App State at NK vs. Murray St at Austin Peay vs. Davidson at Campbell vs. Vanderbilt at Tenn. Tech vs. Elon vs. Maine vs. Coppin St vs. ODU at Mercer at Samford at Chattanooga vs. UNCG vs. WCU at Furman DNP at Wofford vs. Samford DNP vs. Mercer vs. Chattanooga at WCU at UNCG vs. Wofford vs. Furman vs. Samford f d c

15 Raven DEAN FORWARD 6 1 Junior Charlotte, N.C. 5 CAREER HIGHS Points...24, vs. Murray State (11/28/2016) Rebounds...13, vs. Murray State (11/28/2016) Field Goals...10, vs. Murray State (11/28/2016) FG Attempts... 18, vs. Chattanooga (2/10/2017) Free Throws...8, at Western Carolina (2/16/2017) FT Attempts... 13, at Western Carolina (2/16/2017) Assists... 3, 3x, last vs. Davidson (12/3/2016) Steals...3 2x, last, at Tennessee (11/12/2017) Minutes... 40, vs. Chattanooga (2/10/2017) Blocks... 2, at Appalachian State (11/15/2017) NOTES: Recorded first career block vs. Winthrop (11/20)... recorded first career double-double with 24 points, 13 rebounds (both career-high s) vs. Murray State (11/28)... recorded double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. Davidson (12/3)... played 31 minutes, scoring 17 points and grabbing eight rebounds at Tennessee Tech (12/11)... recorded 11 points and six rebounds vs. Old Dominion (12/28)... went 4-of-4 from the free-throw line to score 14 points along with eight rebounds at Samford (1/8)... registered third double-double of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds at Chattanooga (1/14)... tied a career-high with 13 rebounds vs. UNCG (1/19)... collected 11 rebounds at Furman (1/26)... recorded fourth double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds at Wofford (1/28)... played 38 minutes, collecting double-double (17pts/10reb) vs. Samford (2/2)... collected third straight double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds vs. Mercer (2/4)... played a career-high 40 minutes, recording a career-high 18 field goal attempts, scoring 12 points vs. Chattanooga (2/10)... went a career-high 8-of-13 from the field, scoring 18 points at Western Carolina (2/16)... Third Team All-SoCon... recorded 10 rebounds in the SoCon Tournament Quarterfinal vs. Samford (3/2) #05 Raven Dean Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CINCINNATI 11/10/17 * at Tennessee 11/12/17 * at Appalachian State 11/15/17 * Totals Games played: 3 Minutes/game: 24.7 Points/game: 8.7 FG Pct: FG Pct: 26.7 FT Pct: Rebounds/game: 5.0 Assists/game: 1.3 Turnovers/game: 1.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8 Steals/game: 1.0 Blocks/game: 0.7 f d c

16 Jada CRAIG GUARD 5 4 Sophomore Winston-Salem, N.C. 10 CAREER HIGHS Points... 6, 3x, last at Tennessee (11/12/2017) Rebounds... 3, 5x, last at Tennessee (11/12/2017) Field Goals... 3, 2x, last at Tennessee (11/12/2017) FG Attempts... 7, at Tennessee (11/12/2017) Three-Pointers... 1, vs. Tennessee (11/10/2017) Free Throws... 2, 7x, last vs. Old Dominion (12/28/2016) FT Attempts...4, 5x, last vs. Mercer (2/4/2017) Assists...5, last at Tennessee (11/12/2017) Steals... 2, 2x, last at Tennessee (11/12/2017) Minutes... 26, at Tennessee (11/12/2017) NOTES: Made collegiate debut vs. No.13 Tennessee (11/15)... scored a career-high six points vs. Winthrop (11/20)... recorded four points and a careerhigh three rebounds and three assists at NKU (11/26)... tied a career-high with six points at Austin Peay (11/30)... registered a career-high two steals at Samford (1/8/2017)... scored five points while having three assists and one rebound vs. Mercer (2/4)... tied a career-high with three rebounds at Western Carolina (2/16)... recorded a career-high four field goal attempts at UNCG (2/18) #10 Jada Craig Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CINCINNATI 11/10/ at Tennessee 11/12/ at Appalachian State 11/15/17 dnp Totals Games played: 2 Minutes/game: 18.0 Points/game: 4.5 FG Pct: FG Pct: 33.3 FT Pct: 0.0 Rebounds/game: 1.5 Assists/game: 3.0 Turnovers/game: 0.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 6.0 Steals/game: 2.0 f d c

17 Tianna TARTER GUARD 5 6 Senior Johnson City, Tenn. 15 CAREER HIGHS Points vs. Samford (3/2/2017) Rebounds...15, vs. Mercer (3/6/2015) Field Goals...15, vs. Vanderbilt (12/8/2016) FG Attempts...28, vs. Vanderbilt (12/8/2016) Free Throws...12, at Furman (1/26/2017) FT Attempts... 16, at Tennessee Tech (12/11/2016) Assists...11, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/2017) Steals... 7, vs. Armstrong State (12/13/2015) Blocks... 2, 4x, last vs. Western Carolina (2/16/2015) Minutes...45, vs. Chattanooga (3/8/2015) NOTES: NOTES: PRESEASON ALL-SOCON... Played all 40 minutes at Butler recording a team-high 24 points... tied a career high with 11 FTM and 13 FTA at Butler (11/11)... recorded 12 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds vs. Tennessee (11/15)... had a team-high 14 points vs. Winthrop (11/20)... tied a career-high with 8 assists vs. Appalchian State (11/23)...recorded a double-double (22 points/13 rebounds) vs. Murray State... SoCon Player of the Week (Nov.22-28)... scored a game-high 31 points on 12-of-19 shooting from the eld (third most field goals made in a single-game in ETSU history) at Austin Peay (11/30)... had a game-high 25 points vs. Davidson (12/3)... SoCon Player of the Week (Nov.29-Dec.5)... scored 20 points including the game-winning shot with two seconds left at Campbell (12/6)... had career-high 35 points (most by a SoCon player at the time) while going 15-of-29 from the field (15 fielld goals, 2nd most in NCAA this season) vs. Vanderbilt (12/8)... SoCon Player of the Week (Dec.6-12), ( first ETSU player to record three straight conference player of the week awards)... recorded sixth career double-double with 30 points and 10 rebounds at Tennessee Tech (12/11)... became the 23rd member of ETSU s 1,000-point club... Named to the Miami Holiday All-Tournament Team... SoCon Player of the Week (Dec.20 - Jan.2)... SoCon December Player of the Month... became first player since 2010 to record 10 assists and recorded double-double vs. Western Carolina (1/21)... registered second straight double-double with 33 points and 12 rebounds at Furman (1/26)... went 11-of-18 from the field to score 29 points at Wofford (1/28)... SoCon Player of the Week (Jan.24-31)... scored 21 points while collecting 11 rebounds for fifth double-double vs. Samford (2/2)... became first ETSU player to score 500 points in a season since recorded 31 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists vs. Furman (2/25)... First Team All-SoCon... career-high 39 points along with 10 rebounds in the SoCon Tournament Quarterfinal vs. Samford (3/2)... ETSU Single Season Records: 595 points (6th ETSU), 450 FGA (4th ETSU), 154 FTM (2nd ETSU/11th SoCon), 207 FTA (2nd ETSU), 143 assits (6th ETSU), 67 steals (11th ETSU), 19.8 points per game (10th ETSU) #15 Tianna Tarter Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CINCINNATI 11/10/17 * at Tennessee 11/12/17 * at Appalachian State 11/15/17 * Totals Games played: 3 Minutes/game: 28.3 Points/game: 12.0 FG Pct: FG Pct: 35.7 FT Pct: 93.8 Rebounds/game: 3.0 Assists/game: 4.7 Turnovers/game: 1.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 4.7 Steals/game: 0.7 f d c

18 Erica HAYNES- OVERTON GUARD 5 5 Freshman Nashville, Tenn. 20 CAREER HIGHS Points... 16, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/2017) Rebounds... 3, 2x, last at Tennessee (11/12/17) Field Goals... 6, at Appalachian State (11/15/2017) FG Attempts... 14, at Appalachian State (11/1/2017) Free Throws... 7, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/2017) FT Attempts... 9, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/2017 Assists...4 at Tennessee (11/12/2017) Steals... 4, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/2017) Blocks... N/A Minutes... 28, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/2017) High School: Ranked as the sixth best player according to MaxPreps in the state of Tennessee Four-year varsity letterwinner in basketball Led her team to the State Championship her junior year, Final Four her senior year Finished her career with 2,000 points, averaging 23 points, three assists, nine rebounds, eight steals, and two blocks per game Named a District 10-AA MVP and named to the 2016 TSSAA All-Tournament Team Earned TSWA Class AA All-State Honors in 2016 Earned USA Today Second Team All-Mid-state Honors Personal: Born June 9, 1999 Daughter of Eric L. Haynes-Overton and Lakisha Lacy Major is undecided. #20 Erica Haynes-Overton Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CINCINNATI 11/10/17 * at Tennessee 11/12/17 * at Appalachian State 11/15/17 * Totals Games played: 3 Minutes/game: 25.7 Points/game: 11.7 FG Pct: FG Pct: 40.0 FT Pct: 73.3 Rebounds/game: 2.3 Assists/game: 2.3 Turnovers/game: 3.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7 Steals/game: 2.7 f d c

19 Malloree SCHURR FORWARD 5 10 Senior Montgomery, Texas 22 CAREER HIGHS Points...11, at Samford (1/8/2017) Rebounds...11, x2, last vs. Coppin State (12/20/2016) Field Goals... 5, at Chattanooga (2/27/2016) FG Attempts... 8, vs. Brevard College (11/21/2015) Free Throws... 5, x2, last at Samford (1/8/2017) FT Attempts...8,2x, last vs. Wofford (2/4/2016) Assists... 4, at Austin Peay (11/30/2016) Steals... 4, vs. Elon (12/17/2016) Minutes...36, at UNCG (2/18/2017) Blocks... 1, x8, last vs. Samford (3/2/2017) NOTES: Had a team-high 9 rebounds at Butler (11/11)... recorded a career-high four assists at Austin Peay (11/30)... had nine points and six rebounds vs. Vanderbilt (12/8)... registered a career-high four steals vs. Elon (12/17)... tied a career-high with 11 rebounds vs. Coppin State (12/20)... scored a career-high 11 points at Samford (1/8)... played a career-high 36 minutes at UNCG (2/18)... collected seven rebounds vs. Furman (2/25) #22 Malloree Schurr Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CINCINNATI 11/10/17 * at Tennessee 11/12/ at Appalachian State 11/15/17 * Totals Games played: 3 Minutes/game: 14.0 Points/game: 1.0 FG Pct: FG Pct: 0.0 FT Pct: 50.0 Rebounds/game: 1.0 Assists/game: 0.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 99.9 Steals/game: 0.3 f d c

20 Britney SNOWDEN FORWARD 6'0" Junior Pensacola, Fla. 23 CAREER HIGHS Points... 10, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/2017) Rebounds... 7, at Appalachian State (11/15/2017) Field Goals... 5, at Tennessee (11/10/2017) FG Attempts... 9, at Tennessee (11/12/2017) Free Throws... 4, at Appalachian State (11/15/2017) FT Attempts... 6, at Appalachian State (11/15/2017) Assists... N/A Steals... 2, at Tennessee (11/10/2017) Blocks...N/A Minutes... 29, at Tennessee (11/12/2017) Season (Sophomore at Northwest Florida State College): Started in 13 of the 19 games she played in Tallied 410 minutes, 21.6 per game Finished with 38 steals, three blocks, and 196 points Averaged 10.3 points per game Season (Freshman at Northwest Florida State College): Started 32 of the 34 games she played in Recorded 12.4 points and rebounds per game Helped NWF to a 11-seed in the NJCAA Division I Tournament with an overall record of NJCAA All-Academic Team NWFSC President s List 2016 First Team All-Panhandle Conference selection. High School: Won the 6A Florida State Championship In she was named the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches, 6A Player of the Year. Personal: Born July 29, 1997 Daughter of Brad Snowden and Lakeisha Savage Sister (Bryanna) plays basketball at Alabama Southern Community College Plans to major in exercise science. #23 Britney Snowden Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CINCINNATI 11/10/17 * at Tennessee 11/12/17 * at Appalachian State 11/15/17 * Totals Games played: 3 Minutes/game: 25.3 Points/game: 8.0 FG Pct: FG Pct: 0.0 FT Pct: 60.0 Rebounds/game: 6.0 Assists/game: 0.3 Turnovers/game: 1.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.2 Steals/game: 1.0 f d c

21 Anajae STEPHNEY FORWARD 6 2 Sophomore Knoxville, Tenn. 24 CAREER HIGHS Points... 11, at Northern Kentucky (11/26/2016) Rebounds...8, at Western Carolina (2/16/2017) Field Goals... 5, at Northern Kentucky (11/26/2016) FG Attempts... 6, 3x, last at Tennessee (11/10/2017) Free Throws... 2, x3, last vs. Chattanooga (2/10/2017) FT Attempts...2, x5, last at Western Carolina (2/17/2017) Assists... 1,x5, last at Samford (1/8/2017) Steals... 1,5x, last vs. Cincinnati (11/10/2017) Minutes...21, at Northern Kentucky (11/26/2016) Blocks... 1, 3x, last vs. Cincinnati (11/10/2017) NOTES: Made collegiate debut at Butler recording four points and five rebounds (11/11)... scored 6 points vs. Tennessee (11/15)... had a career-high 11 points (including 8 straight in the fourth quarter) at Northern Kentucky (11/26)... after missing nine games, registered six points and two rebounds off the bench at Mercer (1/5/17)... recorded a career-high eight rebounds at Western Carolina (2/16) #24 Anajae Stephney Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CINCINNATI 11/10/ at Tennessee 11/12/ at Appalachian State 11/15/ Totals Games played: 3 Minutes/game: 11.0 Points/game: 1.7 FG Pct: FG Pct: 0.0 FT Pct: 50.0 Rebounds/game: 1.3 Turnovers/game: 0.3 Steals/game: 0.3 Blocks/game: 0.3 f d c

22 Alayjah SHERER GUARD 5 11 Freshman Tupelo, Miss. 25 CAREER HIGHS Points... 13, at Tennessee (11/12/2017) Rebounds... 5, 3x, last at Appalachian State (11/15/2017) Field Goals... 5, at Tennessee (11/10/2017) FG Attempts...14, 2x, last at Appalachian State (11/15/2017) Free Throws... 3, 2x, last at Appalachian State (11/15/2017) FT Attempts... 4, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/2017) Three-Pointers... 1, 2x last at Appalachian State (11/15/2017) Assists... 1, at Tennessee (11/10/2017) Steals... 2, 2x, last at Appalachian State (11/15/2017) Minutes... 18, at Tennessee (11/12/2017) High School: Five-year letterwinner in basketball McDonalds All-America Nominee in 2017 First Team All-State Named the 2017 Player of the Year by the Daily Journal Made the Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen list, which highlighted the top 12 high school basketball players in the state of Mississippi entering the season Ranked as the No. 3 forward in the state of Mississippi by MaxPreps Selected to play in the 2015 North/South All-Star Basketball game Averaged 20 points, ten rebounds, three steals and two blocks per game Was a Special Distinction Honor Graduate, Rotary Scholar, and was a member of her National Honor Society. Personal: Born Nov. 2, 1998 Daughter of Carlyn and Demetra Sherer Plans to major in Psychology with a Neuroscience concentration. #25 Alayjah Sherer Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CINCINNATI 11/10/ at Tennessee 11/12/17 * at Appalachian State 11/15/ Totals Games played: 3 Minutes/game: 16.3 Points/game: 10.7 FG Pct: FG Pct: 20.0 FT Pct: 88.9 Rebounds/game: 5.0 Assists/game: 0.3 Turnovers/game: 4.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.1 Steals/game: 1.7 f d c

23 Sadasia TIPPS FORWARD 6 1 Junior Hickory, N.C. 30 CAREER HIGHS Points... 10,3x, last vs. Samford (2/20/2016) Rebounds... 17, vs. Wofford (2/23/2017) Field Goals...5, vs. UNC-Greensboro (1/14/2016) FG Attempts... 8,2x, last vs. UNC-Greensboro (1/14/2016) Free Throws...8, at Tennessee (12/2/2015) FT Attempts... 10, at Tennessee (12/2/2015) Assists... 2, at Wake Forest (11/15/2015) Steals... 4, x3 last vs. UNCG (1/19/2017) Minutes... 38, vs. Samford (3/2/2017) Blocks...3,3x, last vs. Old Dominion (12/28/2016) NOTES: Had a season-high four rebounds and tied a career-high with four steals at Austin Peay (11/30)... tied a career-high with 11 rebounds vs. Davidson (12/3)... recorded eight rebounds (6 offensive) at Campbell (12/6)... tied a career-high with three blocks vs. Old Dominion (12/28)... off the bench had five points, five rebounds and four steals vs. UNCG (1/19)... made first start of the season vs. Samford (2/2)... recorded seven offensive rebounds vs. Mercer (2/4)... registered a career-high 17 rebounds (9off, 8def.) vs. Wofford (2/23)...registered a career-high 38 minutes in the SoCon Tournament Quarterfinal vs. Samford (3/2) #30 Sadasia Tipps Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CINCINNATI 11/10/ at Tennessee 11/12/ at Appalachian State 11/15/ Totals Games played: 3 Minutes/game: 19.3 Points/game: 2.7 FG Pct: 28.6 FT Pct: 57.1 Rebounds/game: 3.7 Assists/game: 0.7 Turnovers/game: 1.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7 Steals/game: 0.7 Blocks/game: 1.3 f d c

24 Shy COPNEY GUARD 5'11 Grad Student Johnson City, Tenn. 44 CAREER HIGHS Points... 17, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/2017) Rebounds... 5, 2x, last at Appalachian State (11/15/2017) Field Goals... 6, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/2017) FG Attempts...12, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/2017) Free Throws... 1, at Tennessee (11/12/2017) FT Attempts... 2, 2x, last at Tennessee (11/12/2017) Three-Pointers... 5, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/2017) Assists... 2, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/2017) Steals... 2, at Tennessee (11/12/2017) Minutes...31, vs. Cincinnati (11/10/2017) Season (Senior at UT Martin): Played in 13 games while starting in four Averaged 13.9 minutes per game, 3.5 rebounds per game (third on the team), and 4.3 points per game Made four three-pointers for the Skyhawks Had a.800 free throw percentage Recorded 10 steals Finished the season with 56 points. Personal: Born March, Daughter of Damon Johnson and Telisha Copney...fathe Damon played basketball at the University of Tennessee and also played professionally overseas for 13 years...majoring in Brand and Media Strategy...Chose ETSU because of the great grad program. #44 Shy Copney Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg CINCINNATI 11/10/ at Tennessee 11/12/ at Appalachian State 11/15/ Totals Games played: 3 Minutes/game: 23.7 Points/game: 9.3 FG Pct: FG Pct: 28.0 FT Pct: 25.0 Rebounds/game: 4.7 Assists/game: 1.0 Turnovers/game: 2.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.4 Steals/game: 1.0 Blocks/game: 0.3 f d c

25 ETSU BUCS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TV-RADIO ROSTER MICAH SCHEETZ CARLEY LYTTON RAVEN DEAN JADA CRAIG TIANNA TARTER ERICA HAYNES-OVERTON MALLOREE SCHURR BRITNEY SNOWDEN ANAJAE STEPHNEY ALAYJAH SHERER SADASIA TIPPS HC AC ac SHY COPNEY BRITTNEY EZELL f CHRIS LEWIS d KEISHA McCLINIC c

26 Season-career stats ETSU Season/Career Statistics (as of Nov 16, 2017) All games SEASON STATISTICS CAREER STATISTICS SUMMARY gp-gs min/g fg% 3fg% ft% r/g a/g stl blk pts/g gp-gs min/g fg% 3fg% ft% r/g a/g stl blk pts/g Raven Dean Jada Craig Tianna Tarter Erica Haynes-Overton Malloree Schurr Britney Snowden Anajae Stephney Alayjah Sherer Sadasia Tipps Shy Copney SCORING fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts pts/g fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts pts/g Raven Dean Jada Craig Tianna Tarter Erica Haynes-Overton Malloree Schurr Britney Snowden Anajae Stephney Alayjah Sherer Sadasia Tipps Shy Copney TOTALS o-reb d-reb t-reb pf fo ast to a/to o-reb d-reb t-reb pf fo ast to a/to Raven Dean Jada Craig Tianna Tarter Erica Haynes-Overton Malloree Schurr Britney Snowden Anajae Stephney Alayjah Sherer Sadasia Tipps Shy Copney f d c

27 ETSU Box Scores Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Cincinnati vs ETSU 11/10/17 7:00 p.m. at Brooks Gym (Johnson City, Tenn.) Cincinnati Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 04 RIZOR, Angel f THOMAS, Iimar'i f GOINGS, Nikira g OWENS, Ana g RODGERS, Sam g PORTER, Michaela MILLER, Antoinette LIVINGSTON, Brianna BENHAM, Maya JOHNSON, Shanice WARREN, Chelsea Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % ETSU nd: % % % 3rd: % % % 4th: % % % Total 3-Ptr Rebounds Game: % % % Deadball Rebounds 5 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 05 Raven Dean f Malloree Schurr f Britney Snowden f Tianna Tarter g Erica Haynes-Overton g Jada Craig Anajae Stephney Alayjah Sherer Sadasia Tipps Shy Copney Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % Officials: Lori Jones, Ryan Freeman, Kelly Moyer Technical fouls: Cincinnati-OWENS, Ana. ETSU-None. Attendance: Season Opener 3rd: % % % Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Cincinnati ETSU Last FG - CIN 4th-01:10, ETSU 4th-01:30. Largest lead - CIN by 13 2nd-08:24, ETSU by 13 3rd-01:37. CIN led for 18:50. ETSU led for 18:23. Game was tied for 02:24. 4th: % % % Game: % % % Deadball Rebounds 3 In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench CIN ETSU Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 4 times. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics East Tennessee State vs Appalachian State 11/15/17 6:00 p.m. at Boone, N.C. - Holmes Center East Tennessee State Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 22 Schurr, Malloree f Snowden, Britney f Dean, Raven g Tarter, Tianna g Haynes-Overton,Erica g Stephney, Anajae Sherer, Alayjah Tipps, Sadasia Copney, Shy Team Totals st - FG %: % 2nd: % 3rd: % 4th: % Game: % Deadball 3FG %: % % % % % Rebounds FT %: % % % % % 4 Appalachian State Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 14 Hampton, Armani f Plummer, Bayley c Wilson, Tierra g Mathews, Nicola g Stanley, LaPresha g Calder, Maya Craven, Kaila Gomez, Anna Gosnell, Lainey Jeffery, Dominique Team Totals st - FG %: % 3FG %: % FT %: % 2nd: % % % 3rd: % % % Officials: Britton Sherry, Eric Baker, Shandra Twine Technical fouls: East Tennessee State-None. Appalachian State-None. Attendance: 317 Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total East Tennessee State Appalachian State th: % % % Game: % % % Deadball Rebounds 5 f d c