Game 6 at Belmont November 30, 2006 Curb Event Center. On The Air

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1 UNF Game 6 at Belmont November 30, 2006 Curb Event Center UNF Gameday Schedule About today s game: The University of North Florida women's basketball team opens conference play this week when it heads to Nashville for a two-game swing at Belmont and Lipscomb. The Lady Ospreys (1-4) will get a test right out of the gates in their second A-Sun campaign when they take on Belmont Thursday before closing the twogame stretch at Lipscomb. Belmont finished 22-8 last season and 17-3 in conference play, winning the A-Sun title and making an appearance in the WNIT after falling in the A-Sun tournament final. The Bruins, led Game 6 by Atlantic Sun Player of the Year Alysha Clark, are off to a 4-2 start this season with a victory at SEC foe Mississippi State highlighting their early season. UNF is trying to snap its three-game losing streak after falling to Longwood in the championship game of the Lancer Invitational and dropping a pair of games to Florida International and Villanova at the FIU Thanksgiving Classic. Shandrea Moore and Antoinette Reames were two of the bright spots for the Lady Ospreys in their last two outings. Moore tallied 14 points against FIU, while Antoinette Reames scored a career high 11 points against Villanova and blocked four shots. A UNF win would -Snap UNF's two-game losing streak in the Atlantic Sun. -Give the Lady Ospreys their second-straight win against Belmont. -Give UNF its third-straight win against a team from Nashville. -Get the conference season started on a very good note! A UNF loss would -Drop the Lady Ospreys to 0-1 in conference play. -Give the Lady Ospreys their second-straight loss in an A-Sun opener. -Give UNF its fourth-straight loss overall. -Drop UNF to 1-5 overall. On The Air WEB Live Audio: (Play-by-Play: John Laurance Color: Shawn LaFata) Radio None The last time out UNF outscored Big East foe Villanova in the second half of a loss, outplaying the Wildcats on the boards and the scoreboard UNF finished the half with a rebounding edge and won the second half by two points Antoinette Reames helped secure a spot on the FIU Thanksgiving Classic all-tournament team after scoring a career high 11 points while blocking four shots Jennifer Guldager had a season high 10 points to go along with seven rebounds. UNF s Probable Starters Pos # Name Yr Ht Hometown Pts/G Reb/G FG/FT % PG 2 Shandrea Moore Fr. 5-7 Fort Lauderdale, Fla /.615 G 10 Tamara Hubbard Sr. 5-7 Jacksonville, Fla /.500 G 20 Jennifer Bowen So. 5-9 St. James, Mo /.778 F 14 Jennifer Guldager So. 6-0 Sunrise, Fla /.375 C 22 Antoinette Reames So. 6-1 Winter Park, Fla /.455 On the Bench Pos # Name Yr Ht Hometown Pts/G Reb/G FG/FT % G 1 Denisia Andrews Sr. 5-4 Havana, Fla /.000 PG 11 Jaclyn Taricska So. 5-6 Naples, Fla / G 12 Tiffany Williams Fr. 5-7 St. Petersburg, Fla / Overall: 1-4 Home: 0-0 Road: 0-3 Neutral: 1-1 A-Sun: 0-0 Nov. 10 at Florida L, Nov Lancer Invitational Nov. 17 vs. New Jersey Tech W, Nov. 18 at Longwood L, Nov FIU Thanksgiving Classic Nov. 24 at FIU L, Nov. 25 vs. Tulane/Villanova L, Nov. 30 at Belmont* 6:15 p.m. Dec. 2 at Lipscomb* 3 p.m. Dec. 9 at Bethune-Cookman 2 p.m. Dec UCF Holiday Classic Dec. 18 at UCF 7 p.m. Dec. 19 vs. Georgia State 3 p.m. Dec. 29 Hofstra 2 p.m. Jan. 4 Campbell* 5:30 p.m. Jan. 6 Gardner-Webb* 2 p.m. Jan. 10 Bethune-Cookman 7 p.m. Jan. 13 at Jacksonville* 2 p.m. Jan. 18 at East Tennessee State* 7 p.m. Jan. 20 at Kennesaw State* 2 p.m. Jan. 25 Mercer 7 p.m. Jan. 27 Stetson 2 p.m. Feb. 1 at Gardner-Webb* 7 p.m. Feb. 3 at Campbell* 1 p.m. Feb. 6 at Virginia 7 p.m. Feb. 10 Jacksonville* 2 p.m. Feb. 15 Kennesaw State* 7 p.m. Feb. 17 East Tennessee State 2 p.m. Feb. 22 at Stetson* 7 p.m. Feb. 24 at Mercer* 2 p.m. Mar. 1 Lipscomb 7 p.m. Mar. 3 Belmont 2 p.m. Home Games in Bold * Denotes Atlantic Sun Conference game All Times Eastern Standard UNF Athletics Media R e l a t i o n s Shawn LaFata, Asst. Director (WBKB basketball contact) O: (904) C: (904) Tom Strother, Asst. AD Media Relations O: (904) C: (904) TBA, Assistant Director O: (904) C: TBA Kristian Martin, Student Assistant O: (904) Interviews Most practices are open to the media and public. There may be instances, however, when all or part of a practice session is closed. Please contact the Media Relations Office in advance if you plan on attending a practice session so an escort can be made available. Daily practices typically run from Noon to 3 p.m. at UNF Arena, but

2 women's basketball team will play the second season of its four-year transition from Division II to Division I in the Lady Ospreys will take on the likes of 2006 NCAA participant Florida this season, to go along with contests at Virginia and matchups with FIU and Villanova or Tulane in tournament action UNF will count in the Division I RPI rankings this season for its opponents, and for the first time will count as a Division I opponent the Lady Ospreys will not be eligible for the NCAA Tournament or the Atlantic Sun Tournament until the season... seven UNF teams would have qualified for their respective A- Sun Tournament in , including the Lady Osprey basketball team UNF began playing basketball in the season as a member of NAIA, before moving to Division II one year later the UNF campus is located in Jacksonville, Fla., along Florida's "First Coast" the campus is located seven miles from the Atlantic Ocean more than 14,000 students attend classes at UNF the campus is located on a 1,000 acre nature preserve former Jacksonville mayor John Delaney currently serves as the UNF president the city of Jacksonville played host to Super Bowl XXXIX between the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles and also plays host to other nationally recognized sporting events and teams such as the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars, the PGA Tour's Players Championship, the Gator Bowl and the annual Florida-Georgia college football game the PGA Tour and ATP Tour are both headquartered in the North Florida area. not seen the court yet this season. Conference corner UNF is all time in conference play, finishing better than.500 in six seasons over the last six seasons the Lady Ospreys are in conference play UNF finished 9-11 in the A-Sun last season and would have made the conference's postseason tournament if it were not ineligible due to NCAA transfer rules. UNF in conference openers The Lady Ospreys are 6-7 all time in conference openers and have dropped their last two UNF fell in its Atlantic Sun Conference debut last season to Florida Atlantic All-time in conference openers : Florida Tech (W, Forfeit) : Eckerd (W, 74-64) : Eckerd (W, 85-64) : Saint Leo (L, 65-61) : Columbus State (L, 86-75) : Columbus State (L, 74-67) : Clayton State (W, 90-55) : USC Aiken (L, 71-50) : Kennesaw State (W, 86-64) : Kennesaw State (L, 76-70) : Clayton State (W, 55-45) : Clayton State (L, 58-46) : Florida Atlantic (L, 57-43) Ball security After averaging more than 27 turnovers in its first three outings, UNF took care of the ball in its two games at the FIU Thanksgiving Classic, averaging only 13.5 turnovers in games against FIU and Villanova the Lady Ospreys turned the ball over a season low 10 times against Villanova. Block stars UNF has blocked 17 shots in its last four games, including a six-block performance against New Jersey Tech and five blocks against Villanova Antoinette Reames had five blocks against New Jersey Tech, which is the best individual shot blocking performance of the season by anyone in the A-Sun and tied for the second best in a single game at UNF Reames came into the week leading the Atlantic Sun in blocks (13) and blocks per game (2.60). 2. Gardner-Webb ETSU Campbell Jacksonville Mercer Stetson Lipscomb UNF Kennesaw State - 15 Tournament Champion: Gardner-Webb A-Sun Media Poll 1. Belmont Gardner-Webb ETSU Campbell Mercer Jacksonville Lipscomb UNF Stetson Kennesaw State - 26 Tournament Champion: Belmont A-Sun Standings Atlantic Sun Overall Teams W L Pct. W L Pct. Jacksonville Belmont Kennesaw State Lipscomb Gardner-Webb ETSU Campbell Mercer UNF Stetson Today s other A-Sun action Elon at Campbell, 7:00 Jacksonville at Lipscomb, 6:00 ETSU at Mercer, 5:15 Kennesaw State at Stetson, 6:00 Meet the Lady Ospreys 1 Denisia Andrews Small, quick, strong guard who will be a vital component of UNF s pressing defense. 2 Shandrea Moore Has earned the nickname Elmer s from the coaching staff because she can stick to offensive players like glue. 10 Tamara Hubbard Senior leader who can hit 3-pointers at will and drive the lane as well. Best long-range shooter on the team. 11 Jaclyn Taricska Jump shooter with good range, who transitions to the point this season and will see quality minutes. 12 Tiffany Williams Strong addition in the backcourt. Good defender who will push starter Tamara Hubbard at the 2-guard. 14 Jennifer Guldager Expected to be both an offensive threat and one of UNF s best defensive players and rebounders. 20 Jennifer Bowen Makes the move from the point to a starter in UNF s three-guard set. Will be counted on for more offensive production. 22 Antoinette Reames Could be one of the best shot blockers in UNF history. Athletic center with long arms who will contribute on both ends. 23 Shennette Sheffield A good defensive player who will fight for minutes in a crowded frontcourt. 32 Alisha Preston Returns from a knee injury. Smart player who can be an offensive force inside and out.

3 when UNF is... Leading at the half Trailing at the half Tied at the half On one day s rest Day games Night games November December January February March Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays Saturdays Sundays Scoring 70+ points Scoring points Scoring points Scoring points Scoring 39 points or less Allowing more than Allowing points Allowing points Allowing points Allowing 39 points or less Decided by 6 pts or less Decided by 12 pts or less Decided by 13 or more Outrebounding Opp Outrebounded Turnover margin Turnover margin Even Turnover margin UNF season the Lady Ospreys were the second best defensive team in the A-Sun last season and are tie for fifth with Belmont in defense so far this year UNF is giving up 65.6 points a contest this season and allowed an average of only 49 points in its two games at the Lancer Invitational Nov Record watch Tamara Hubbard has a shot at cracking UNF's all-time top- 10 scoring list as well as the all-time free throws made list this season she is only 128 points away on the points list and has averaged 191 points a season in her career Hubbard is also 25 free throws away from cracking that top 10 list and has averaged 41 made free throws a season in her career sophomore Antoinette Reames could set a new standard for blocks at UNF after amassing 29 blocks last year, she is fifth on UNF's all-time blocks list with 42 and is 41 blocks away from tying the all-time school record Reames moved up two spots on the all-time list with six blocks in two games at the FIU Thanksgiving Classic. Something is missing Head coach Mary Tappmeyer will not have a junior on the squad this season and will have only two players with more than one year of experience on the roster: Tamara Hubbard and Cecilia Woolfolk, both seniors Denisia Andrews is the squad's third senior, but has only one year of experience in the UNF system after playing two years at Central Florida Community College the rest of the lineup consists of six sophomores and seven freshmen that group of freshmen includes guard Shaina Strozier and forward Alisha Preston, who each redshirted last year with knee injuries. Sunshine girls UNF's roster is taking on a sunny disposition with 15 of the team's 16 players hailing from Florida. Road warriors The Lady Ospreys will not see a game on their home court until Dec. 29, when they take on Hofstra, playing the first 10 contests of the season away from home. Up next UNF will travel down the road to take on Lipscomb Saturday before returning to the Sunshine State to take on Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach on Dec. 9. Double-Doubles Player Opponent Stats None this season (2: Jackie Beik, Andrea Dill) Games Leading UNF In Scoring:..... Tamara Hubbard (2), Antoinette Reames (2), Shandre Moore (1) In Rebounding:. Jennifer Bowen (2), Jennifer Guldager (2), Antoinette Reames (1), Cecilia Woolfolk (1), Shandrea Moore (1) In Assists: Shandrea Moore (2), Jennifer Bowen (2), Antoinette Reames (1), Location: Nashville, Tenn. Colors: Red, white and blue Head Coach: Tony Cross Affiliation: NCAA I (A-Sun) Record: 22-8, 17-3 A-Sun Record: 4-2 Conference Record: 0-0 Last Meeting with UNF: 2/23/06 Last Win vs. UNF: 1/28/06 Streak: UNF by 1 The last time: UNF pulled off a surprise victory against league leading Belmont and snapped its three-game losing streak in the process with a win at UNF Arena. Coach Tappmeyer on Belmont: They are a very deep, disciplined team that returns almost its whole team from last year. They were picked to win the conference so we will have to play well. It will be a good measuring stick for us to see how we stack up against the top team in the conference. They are very strong inside with Alysha Clark and Jessica Bobbitt and have a very nice freshman in Tereva Moore to compliment their inside game. We need to be ready to go. They always play very well at home. Who s hot UNF s Antoinette Reames has blocked 13 shots in her last four games and was leading the A- Sun in blocks coming into this week... Shandrea Moore averaged 11 points in two games at the FIU Thanksgiving Classic and took over the scoring lead for the Lady Ospreys... UNF as a team took care of the basketball at FIU, turning it over a season low 10 times against Villanova. Who s not Tamara Hubbard is 2-for-15 from the floor in her last two outings, scoring only four points... Jennifer Bowen is shooting only 25 percent from the floor and is 1-of-10 beyond the 3-point arc. UNF A look at the Numbers Points Per Game Opponent Points Per Game Scoring Margin Field Goal Percentage Opp. Field Goal Percentage 3-point Percentage Opp. 3-point Percentage Rebounds Per Game Rebound Margin Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Opp. Turnovers Per Game BEL

4 PERSONAL - Married to Bruce Tappmeyer - No children EDUCATION - SUNY-Cortland BS, Health and Physical Education, Lamar Masters, Physical Education, 1983 CAREER RECORD As a head coach COACHING HONORS MIAA Coach of the Year COACHING EXPERIENCE North Florida Head Coach * * Total Missouri-Rolla Head Coach Total (7 years) Lamar University Assistant Coach TOTAL (21 years) A n outsider to the University of North Florida women's basketball program could say that Mary Tappmeyer is entering her sophomore year of coaching. That is only part of the story. It is true that Tappmeyer is leading her team into only its second year of competition at the Division I level that is. After 13 successful years of guiding UNF through the NCAA Division II ranks including two consecutive years of participation in the NCAA tournament, an NCAA South Atlantic Regional title, a trip to the NCAA Division II Elite 8 and threestraight 20-win seasons Tappmeyer had to chart a new course for women's basketball at the University of North Florida. She was tasked with steering her squad through the four-year transition to the Division I ranks, beginning with the season. In the fall of 2004, when UNF announced its decision to join the elite of collegiate athletics, Tappmeyer rolled up her sleeves and went to work. Of course, Tappmeyer is no stranger to either hard work or taking challenging head coaching jobs. In 1981, at the youthful age of 25, she took her first head coaching job at the University of Missouri-Rolla. UMR had been a struggling Division II program in the years before Tappmeyer took over the reins. In only her third year with the program, she took a team that had previously won only six games the year before and won a record 19 games during the season, earning herself conference coach of the year honors for that feat. She finished her career at UMR as its all-time winningest coach, posting a overall record in seven years. In the fall of 1991, "itching" to take on a new challenge, Tappmeyer accepted the job as the head coach at UNF, a young, up-and-coming state university that was to begin competitive women's basketball in the fall of Tasked with creating a team from scratch, Tappmeyer set out in August of 1991 to handpick her first-year squad. One quickly finds out when discussing basketball with Tappmeyer that she bases a large part of her coaching philosophy around freshmen who will be in her program for four years. Freshmen is exactly what the inaugural squad was comprised of nine of them to be exact. After suffering through an inaugural season with her "baby Ospreys," UNF proceeded to rattle off three-consecutive winning seasons during the first four years of the program. Other highlights at the Division II level for Tappmeyer were three-consecutive 20-win seasons from , coaching an All-America in forward Skye Barber, leading her team to a No. 2 national ranking during the season and earning a berth in the NCAA Elite 8 in During the year, the inaugural season of Division I competition, Tappmeyer led her team into new and uncharted territory. During the first nine games of the season, eight of which were away from the friendly confines of UNF Arena, the Lady Ospreys faced foes such as Rutgers (ranked No. 3 in the nation), Iowa State, Indiana and South Florida. Those formidable opponents prepared UNF for its upcoming conference season, in which it performed admirably. Tappmeyer coached a squad that finished 9-11 in conference play and knocked off conference champion Belmont near the end of the year. In addition to her basketball successes, and they are many, Tappmeyer prides herself on the academic philosophy that is an integral part of the mission of the UNF Athletics Department. While at UNF, Tappmeyer's players have graduated at a 98 percent rate. A highlight of the inaugural year of competition at the Division I level was placing 12 members of the women's basketball team on the A-Sun All Academic List. Tappmeyer's players have been successful both on the court and in the classroom, where she has coached two All-America performers (Jennifer Cordes and Skye Barber), one Rhodes Scholar state finalist (Nancy Miller), an NCAA postgraduate scholarship recipient (Miller), 55 academic all-conference performers and nine all-conference honorees. Barber became the program's first conference player of the year and all-region selection in Tappmeyer played both college basketball and golf at SUNY-Cortland from During her career, Cortland advanced to the state tournament multiple times in basketball. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in health & physical education from Cortland in She later earned her master's degree, also in physical education, from Lamar, in She was inducted as a member of the Pittsford, N.Y., Hall of Fame in 1994, and the Missouri-Rolla Hall of Fame in Tappmeyer's home away from home is on the golf course, where she won the Missouri state golf amateur championship in She was also part of the Florida State Women's Golf Championship four-ball title squad three times. When not on the basketball court, on the road recruiting or on the links, Tappmeyer can be found spending time with her No. 1 fan, husband Bruce.

5 Denisia Andrews Senior Guard 5-4 Havana, Fla. (Godby HS/CFCC) Notes and Highlights: Hit her only shot of the game and first 3-pointer of the season at Florida... saw time at the poinr guard spot for the first time this season during the FIU Thanksgiving Classic... Jennifer Bowen Sophomore Guard 5-8 St. James, Mo. (St. James HS) Notes and Highlights: Set a career high with six 3-point attempts at Florida... made her second career start against the Gators... led team with eight rebounds, setting a career high in a win against New Jersey Tech... scored nine points against NJIT, hitting 5-of- 6 free throws... hit both of her free throw attempts agianst Florida International in the opening round of the FIU Thanksgiving Classic... Jennifer Guldager Sophomore Forward 6-0 Sunrise, Fla. (Cypress Bay HS) Notes and Highlights: Has never attempted a 3-pointer as a member of the Lady Ospreys, but she is expected to be more active from 3-point range this season... averaged more than 30 minutes her first three games... pulled down five rebounds against New Jersey Tech and Florida International in tournament play... scored a season high 10 points against Villanova to go along with seven rebounds at the FIU Thanksgiving Classic... Andrews Career Highs PTS 3 at ETSU (2/11/06) FG 1 Twice (Last 11/22/05) FGA 4 Twice (Last 12/16/05) 3FG 1 Twice (Last 11/10/06) 3FGA 4 at ETSU (2/11/06) FTA 1 at Florida Atlantic (12/1/05) RB 4 vs BCC (12/16/05) Bowen Career Highs PTS 12 vs Florida Atlantic (2/18/06) FG 5 Twice (Last 2/18/06) FGA 9 at Florida Atlantic (12/01/05) 3FG 1 Twice (Last (11/10/06) 3FGA 6 at Florida (11/10/06) FT 5 vs NJIT (11/17/06) FTA 6 vs NJIT (11/17/06) RB 8 vs NJIT (11/17/06) AST 6 at Winthrop (11/18/05) Guldager Career Highs PTS 15 at Kennesaw State (2/09/06) FG 3 Multiple times (Last (3/2/06) FGA 10 at Mercer (3/4/06) FT 9 at Kennesaw State (2/09/06) FTA 10 at Kennesaw State (02/09/06) RB 13 vs Kennesaw State (1/7/06) AST 4 vs Mercer (1/21/06)

6 Tamara Hubbard Senior Guard 5-7 Jacksonville, Fla. (Terry Parker HS) Notes and Highlights: Comes into the season ranked in the top 10 on UNF s career lists for 3-point field goal attempts (10th, 167), 3-pt. field goal percentage (4th,.341) and free throw percentage (4th,.763)... led UNF in scoring in its season opener against Florida, scoring eight points... led team with 12 points, while pulling down six rebounds to along with two steals against New Jersey Tech... tied a career high with seven rebounds against Longwood... Shandrea Moore Freshman Point Guard 5-7 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Dillard HS) Notes and Highlights: Made her first start as a freshman against Florida on Nov scored seven points in both games of the Lancer Invitational... opened the FIU Thanksgiving Classic with 14 points, following that up with an eight-point performance against Villanova that also included seven rebounds... Alisha Preston Alisha Preston Freshman Forward 5-10 Pensacola, Fla. (Washington HS) Notes and Highlights: Has not seen action yet this season, sitting out all five games with a back injury... Hubbard Career Highs PTS 23 vs Kennesaw State (1/7/06) FG 8 vs Kennesaw State (1/7/06) FGA 13 Three times (Last (2/2/06) 3FG 4 vs Kennesaw State (1/7/06) 3FGA 7 vs Lander (1/29/05) FT 7 vs Mercer (1/21/06) FTA 8 Twice (Last (1/21/06) RB 7 Twice (Last (11/18/06) AST 5 vs Edward Waters (1/3/04) Moore Career Highs PTS 14 at FIU (11/24/06) FG 6 at FIU (11/24/06) FGA 10 at FIU (11/24/06) 3FG 2 vs Villanova (11/25/06) 3FGA 3 vs Villanova (11/25/06) FT 3 at Longwood (1/18/06) FTA 5 at Longwood (1/18/06) RB 7 vs Villanova (11/25/06) AST 5 vs Edward Waters (1/3/04)

7 Antoinette Reames S o p h o m o r e C e n t e r 6-1 Orlando, Fla. (Winter Park HS) Notes and Highlights: Is only two blocks away from cracking UNF s all-time top-10 list... made her first start as a Lady Osprey against Florida, pulling down a career high 11 rebounds, eight of which were on the offensive end... set a career high with five blocks against New Jersey Tech, the second best single-game performance in UNF history... compiled six blocks in two games at the FIU Thanksgiving Classic to move into fifth on the all-time blocks list at UNF... scored a career high 11 points against Villanova to help her earn a spot on the FIU Thanksgiving Classic alltournament team... Sabrina Schmitt Sophomore Forward 6-1 Tampa, Fla. (Hillsborough HS/FCCJ) Notes and Highlights: Saw action against Florida, pulling down a pair of rebounds... hit all four of her shots from the field against New Jersey Tech in opening round of Lancer Invitational for a career high eight points... scored four points off the bench in both games of the FIU Thanksgiving Classic, while collecting three rebounds in each contest... hit both of her free throw attempts against Villanova... Shennette Sheffield Shennette Sheffield Freshman Forward 6-1 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) Notes and Highlights: Has not seen action so far this season... Reames Career Highs PTS 11 vs Villanova (11/25/06) FG 4 Twice (Last (11/25/06) FGA 11 at ETSU (2/11/06) FT 5 vs Florida Atlantic (2/18/06) FTA 8 vs NJIT (11/17/06) RB 11 at Florida (11/10/06) AST 2 Twice (Last (11/10/06) Schmitt Career Highs PTS 8 vs NJIT (11/17/06) FG 4 vs NJIT (11/17/06) FGA 4 vs NJIT (11/17/06) FT 2 vs Villanova (11/25/06) FTA 2 vs Villanova (11/25/06) RB 3 Twice (Last 11/24/06) AST 1 Twice (Last 11/25/06)

8 Shaina Strozier F r e s h m a n G u a r d 5-9 Miami, Fla. (Jackson HS) Notes and Highlights: Saw her first action as a Lady Osprey against Florida after sitting out the season with a knee injury... hit 1-of-3 shots from the field against Longwood and 1-of-4 against Florida International... pulled down two rebounds against FIU... Jaclyn Taricska Sophomore Guard 5-6 Naples, Fla. (Barron Collier HS) Notes and Highlights: Has seen action at both guard spots this season... hit both of her free throws attempts at Florida in the Lady Ospreys season opener... hit her first 3-point attempt of the season agianst Longwood in the championship game of Lancer Invitational... Willonda Windham Freshman Center 6-0 T h o n o t o s a s s a, F l a. ( A r m w o o d H S ) Notes and Highlights: Saw 16 minutes of action in her debut, scoring four points and pulling down three rebounds... scored eight points in back-to-back games against Longwood and Florida International... hit all four of her free throw attempts at the Lancer Invitational... pulled down a season high five rebounds in the Championship game of the Lancer Invitational... hit all four of her shots from the field against FIU, while sinking 3-of-5 against Villanova... Strozier Career Highs PTS 2 Twice (Last (11/24/06) FG 1 Twice (Last (11/24/06) FGA 4 at FIU (11/24/06) 3FG 3FGA FT FTA RB 2 at Longwood (11/18/06) AST Taricska Career Highs PTS 3 at Longwood (11/18/06) FG 1 Last (11/24/06) FGA 4 at South Alabama (12/14/05) 3FG 1 at Longwood (11/18/06) 3FGA 3 at South Alabama (12/14/05) FT 2 at Florida (11/10/06) FTA 2 at Florida (11/10/06) RB 2 vs Iowa State (11/26/05) Windham Career Highs PTS 8 Twice (Last 11/24/06) FG 4 at FIU (11/24/06) FGA 5 vs Villanova (11/25/06) FT 2 Twice (Last 11/18/06) FTA 2 Twice (Last 11/18/06) RB 5 at Longwood (11/10/06) AST 1 vs NJIT (11/17/06)

9 Tiffany Williams Freshman Guard 5-7 St. Petersburg, Fla. (Boca Ciega HS) Notes and Highlights: Came off the bench to score five points in UNF s opener at Florida... hit her first shot as a Lady Osprey and followed that up with a 3-pointer the next trip down the court... saw a season high 18 minutes in championship game of Lancer Invitational... has averaged more than 12 minutes her last three outings was 2-for-2 from the free throw line against Longwood and 1-of-2 from the stripe against FIU... Cecilia Woolfolk S e n i o r G u a r d 5-8 Pine Hills, Fla. (Apopka HS) Notes and Highlights: Hit a field goal in four-straight games after not making a shot from the field in teh season opener at Florida... hit 2-of-4 free throws against Florida International and pulled down a season high five rebounds, along with blocking two shots, a career high... Williams Career Highs PTS 5 at Florida (11/10/06) FG 2 at Florida (11/10/06) FGA 6 Twice (Last (11/25/06) 3FG 1 at Florida (11/10/06) 3FGA 1 Twice (Last (11/24/06) FT 2 at Longwood (11/18/06) FTA 2 Twice (Last (11/24/06) RB 2 Twice (Last (11/24/06) AST 2 at FIU (11/24/06) Woolfolk Career Highs PTS 19 at Armstrong Atlantic (2/25/04) FG 7 at Armstrong Atlantic (2/25/04) FGA 11 at Armstrong Atlantic (2/25/04) 3FG 3 at Armstrong Atlantic (2/25/04) 3FGA 4 at Armstrong Atlantic (2/25/04) FT 8 vs N.C. Central (12/30/03) FTA 10 vs N.C. Central (12/30/03) RB 8 Twice (Last (2/28/04) AST 5 at USC Aiken (2/21/04) ST 5 at USC Aiken (1/29/03)

10 UNF (0-1) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds 14 GULDAGER, Jennifer f REAMES, Antoinette c MOORE, Shandrea g HUBBARD, Tamara g BOWEN, Jennifer g ANDREWS, Denisia TARICKSKA, Jaclyn WILLIAMS, Tiffany WOOLFOLK, Cecilia SCHMITT, Sabrina STROZIER, Shaina WINDHAM, Willonda TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 25.0% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 31.3% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 46.2% 4 Florida (1-0) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds 44 Dotson, Marshae f Phillips, Briana f Brooks, Sha g Dye, Kim g Bowden, Depree g Thomas, Brittaney Critton, Kim Bullard, LaToya Smith, Sharielle Jackson, Jessica Phillips, LaKendra TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 45.2% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 27.3% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 69.6% 4 Officials: Ken Drayton, David Kramer, Daryl Humphrey Technical fouls: North Florida-None. Florida-None. Attendance: 1107 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total UNF Florida game winning streak in openers snapped GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The University of North Florida women's basketball team suffered a loss in its first-ever meeting with Florida on Friday night, falling to the Gators With the loss a young UNF team that features eight newcomers fell to 0-1 and saw its 12-game winning streak in openers snapped. "I'm not completely disappointed," UNF head coach Mary Tappmeyer said. "We met some of our expectations tonight and some of them we didn't meet. They are a physical team and rebounded well in the second half." The Lady Ospreys came out of the gates strong in both the first and second half, hanging with the Gators until runs midway through each half gave Florida an advantage UNF could not overcome. Tamara Hubbard helped spark UNF in each half, hitting a 3-pointer to give the Lady Ospreys a 3-0 advantage before starting the second half with her second 3-pointer of the contest. Hubbard led the Lady Ospreys with eight points, while Antoinette Reames pulled down a career high 11 rebounds. Three different freshmen tallied points for the Lady Ospreys, with Tiffany Williams and her five points leading the way. Turnovers proved to be the Lady Ospreys' downfall, as they tuned the ball over 30 times compared to 14 for UF. "As UNF gets more experienced the mistakes they made tonight won't be an issue," Florida head coach Carolyn Peck said. "As they continue to mature they will get better and better. They caused issued for us." Three separate Gators scored in double figures with Kim Dye's 13 points leading the way. She hit four 3- pointers on the night, as UF was 6-of-22 from long range. Kim Dupree followed Dye with 11 points, while Briana Phillips had 10. Florida led at the half, hitting 48 percent of its shots. UNF won the battle of the boards in the first half, outrebounding the Gators UNF came out of the gates in the second half on an 11-8 run before Florida NJIT (0-2) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds 10 O'DWYER, Aine * PIEKIELSKI, Katie * CROWE, Kelly * DICKINSON, Jill * BAUMLIN, Ali * HENDRICKS, Lesley VOGEL, Colleen OYELOLA, Kehinde TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 32.7% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 30.8% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 50.0% 2 UNF (1-1) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds 02 MOORE, Shandrea * HUBBARD, Tamara * GULDAGER, Jennifer * BOWEN, Jennifer * REAMES, Antoinette * ANDREWS, Denisia TARICSKA, Jaclyn WILLIAMS, Tiffany WOOLFOLK, Cecilia SCHMITT, Sabrina WINDHAM, Willonda TEAM 3 3 Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.2% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 14.3% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 56.5% 5 Officials: Greg Danbridge, George Crocker, Kara Hughes Technical fouls: NJIT-None. North Florida-None. Attendance: 89 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total NJIT North Florida UNF captures first win of season over NJIT FARMVILLE, Va. - The University of North Florida women's basketball team wasn't firing on all cylinders on Friday night when it squared off with New Jersey Tech in the opening round of Longwood University's Lancer Invitational. The youthful Lady Ospreys were firing just enough at the end, however, to pull out their first victory of the season. Fueled by strong defense and timely free-throw shooting down the stretch, the Lady Ospreys posted a win over NJIT to improve their season record to 1-1. Senior Tamara Hubbard led UNF with 12 points, while Jennifer Bowen added nine points and Sabrina Schmitt eight. Antoinette Reames also added five points and five blocks in the victory. UNF shot 42 percent for the game, but hit just 1 of 7 shots from 3-point range and only 13 of 23 free-throw attempts. The Lady Ospreys delivered in the clutch - getting a critical rebound and four straight free throws from Bowen in the final 11 seconds to seal the hard-fought win. "We're just telling our kids to win as many games as we can ugly in November and December," UNF head coach Mary Tappmeyer said. "As a young team, we are going to have a lot of close games. We want to win the close, tough, ugly ones now in November and December and be fine-tuned by the time we get to January and February. It was a win, and we'll take as many of those as we can get." New Jersey Tech (0-2) shot 33 percent for the game, hit 4 of 13 shots from 3- point range (31 percent) and outrebounded UNF, 38-34, but could never grab a second-half lead. Kelly Crowe scored 15 points to lead the Raiders, while Katie Piekielski added 14. Both teams started slowly, managing only a 6-6 tie 11 minutes into the game. Schmitt and Hubbard each scored a pair of baskets over the next five minutes, however, to fuel a 12-3 UNF run and put the Lady Ospreys up with 2:44 to play before halftime. NJIT sliced into that margin just before the intermission, but the Lady Ospreys still led at the break. "I thought Sabrina came in and gave us a huge boost off the bench in the first half," Tappmeyer said. "She got four quick steals and got us jump-started offensive-

11 UNF (1-2) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds 02 MOORE, Shandrea * HUBBARD, Tamara * GULDAGER, Jennifer * BOWEN, Jennifer * REAMES, Antoinette * TARICSKA, Jaclyn WILLIAMS, Tiffany WOOLFOLK, Cecilia SCHMITT, Sabrina STROZIER, Shaina WINDHAM, Willonda TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.5% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 28.6% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 56.3% 4 Longwood (3-0) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds 03 Small, Keiva * Sims, Amber * Fernandes, Becky * Hollman, Ashleigh * Freese, Abigail * Williams, Odessa Smith, Cassandra Dyer, Courtney Mascherin, Leigh Stewart, Rachelle TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 38.0% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 44.4% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 66.7% Officials: Tony Lippa, George Crocker, Greg Danbridge Technical fouls: North Florida-TEAM. Longwood-None. Attendance: 276 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total North Florida Longwood UNF falls in Lancer Invitational championship FARMVILLE, Va. - The youthful University of North Florida women's basketball proved to be its own worst enemy on Saturday night in the championship game of the Lancer Invitational, but the Lady Ospreys didn't go down without a fight. UNF (1-2) committed 28 turnovers and couldn't find its shooting touch in the second half in falling to tournament host Longwood. The Lady Ospreys outrebounded the Lancers and got a strong performance from sophomore center Antoinette Reames with nine points and a pair of blocks, but those efforts weren't enough to overcome critical turnovers that fueled the Lancers' attack. Longwood scored 25 points off of UNF's miscues. Despite those struggles, UNF rallied to cut a 10-point deficit to just four points with 19 seconds remaining, only to fall short. Ashleigh Hollman scored 15 points to lead Longwood (3-0), while Amber Sims added eight of her 12 points in the second half. UNF shot 43 percent for the game but hit just 38 percent over the final 20 minutes. The Lady Ospreys jumped in front 2-0 just 14 seconds in, but Becky Fernandes tied the game a minute later, and a pair of Hollman free throws put the Lancers on top to stay. Longwood wouldn't trail again - forcing 16 UNF turnovers in the first half to build as much as a seven-point lead. The Lancers were ahead at halftime. In the second half, the Lancers raced out to a advantage their biggest of the game in the first seven minutes and led with 1:26 to play. From there, the Lady Ospreys got five points from Shandrea Moore in a 6-0 run that cut the margin to with 19 seconds remaining. The Lancers hit three of their four free throw attempts after that, however, to seal the final outcome. UNF out-rebound Rutgers UNF (1-3) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds 14 GULDAGER, Jennifer f BOWEN, Jennifer f REAMES, Antoinette c MOORE, Shandrea g HUBBARD, Tamara g ANDREWS, Denisia TARICSKA, Jaclyn WILLIAMS, Tiffany WOOLFOLK, Cecilia SCHMITT, Sabrina STROZIER, Shaina WINDHAM, Willonda TEAM 4 4 Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 32.2% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 0.0% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 57.1% 1 FIU (3-1) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds 13 Bosilj, Monika f Bernsone, Liene f Jekabsone, Lasma c Ciglar, Iva g Ferguson, LaQuetta g Zeigler, Antonia Carey, Elisa Adley, Marquita Neal, Asha Jackson, Khadija Bedalov, Gordana TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 46.3% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 40.0% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 90.0% 0 Officials: Michelle Eglinger, Michael Boman, Terri Maddock Technical fouls: North Florida-None. Fla. International-None. Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total North Florida UNF drops tournament opener MIAMI, Va. - University of North Florida freshman point guard Shandrea Moore scored 14 points, but it wasn't enough to get the Lady Ospreys past a Florida International squad in an loss on Friday at Pharmed Arena. FIU (3-1) controlled the boards, outrebounding the Lady Ospreys (1-3) 50-33, while pulling down 18 offensive rebounds and scoring 19 second-chance points. After their most productive first half of the season (26 points) the Lady Ospreys struggled to find their shooting touch in the second half, scoring 20 points and shooting only 22.6 percent from the field. FIU's Minika Bosilj led all scorers with 23 points, finishing one rebound shy of a double-double. Lasma Jekabsone followed her with 17 points. UNF hung with the Lady Panthers early, getting two-straight baskets from Willonda Windham to make it an contest with 13:37 to play in the opening half. Windham came into the game to relieve Antoinette Reames after she picked up two early fouls. Twelve of UNF's 26 first-half points came off the bench, as Sabrina Schmitt also had four points for UNF. The Lady Ospreys countered a 9-0 FIU run with a 6-0 run capped by a Schmitt jumper to trail with 7:50 to play. UNF was as close as five points in the final three minutes of the half, but trailed after FIU's Iva Ciglar hit a 3-pointer to end the opening half of play. FIU kept the pressure on in the second half and never looked back, knocking the Lady Ospreys into the consolation game of the FIU Thanksgiving Classic. Jennifer Guldager and Cecilia Woolfolk each had five rebounds to lead the Lady Ospreys, while FIU's Liene Bersone led all players with 10 rebounds. Woolfolk and Reames each had a pair of blocks for UNF. The Lady Ospreys turned the ball over 17 times, while coming away with six steals. FIU finished the game with 12 turnovers.

12 Villanova (3-3) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds 11 KARCIC, Lisa f ADAMSHICK, Jackie f SCANLON, Heather c GETTY, Maria g GRANT, Tia g WEISS, Briana O'CONNOR, Siobhan DOUGHERTY, Kyle SEMRAU, Adrian GARCIA, Clarisse HANNENBERG, Claire TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.6% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 45.5% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 66.7% 1 UNF (1-4) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds 14 GULDAGER, Jennifer f REAMES, Antoinette f MOORE, Shandrea g HUBBARD, Tamara g BOWEN, Jennifer g ANDREWS, Denisia WILLIAMS, Tiffany WOOLFOLK, Cecilia SCHMITT, Sabrina WINDHAM, Willonda TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 32.7% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 42.9% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 88.9% 1 Officials: Terri Maddock, Michael Boman, Dawn Marsh Technical fouls: Villanova-None. North Florida-None. Attendance: Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Villanova North Florida Lady Ospreys can t catch Wildcats MIAMI Fla. - The University of North Florida women's basketball team fell to 0-2 at the FIU Thanksgiving Classic, dropping the tournament consolation game to Villanova on Saturday at Pharmed Arena, despite a strong second-half performance. Antoinette Reames scored a career high 11 points for UNF (1-4) to go along with six rebounds and four blocks. Jennifer Guldager followed her with a strong performance as well, scoring a season-high 10 points, while pulling down seven rebounds. "This was an improvement over our game last night [against Florida International]," UNF head coach Mary Tappmeyer said. "We won the battle on the scoreboard and we out-rebounded them in the second half. We can take a positive from that." UNF outscored the Wildcats in the second half and outrebounded Villanova in the frame. Three Wildcats (3-3) finished the game in double figures, led by Jackie Adamshick who scored a game- high 20 points on 9-of-16 shooting from the field and pulled down 11 rebounds. Lisa Karcic also finished with a double-double, scoring 15 points to go along with 10 rebounds. Villanova closed the opening half on an 11-0 run and maintained its advantage throughout the second half. After not scoring for almost five minutes to end the opening half, UNF finished strong in the second half, scoring 10 of the game's final 12 points. Sabrina Schmitt helped lead that charge off the bench with four points in the final two minutes of play. The Lady Ospreys fell behind early, trailing 6-2, before Antoinette Reames capped a 4-0 run with a basket that tied the game 6-6. UNF cut an 18-point deficit to 10 with an 8-0 run, thanks to a pair of blocks and back-to-back 3-pointers. Villanova, however, countered with an 11-0 run, holding UNF scoreless for the final 4:56 of the half. Guldager led the Lady Ospreys with seven points in the opening half, but didn't receive a lot of offensive help from her teammates, as UNF trailed at the