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1 BIG EAST Women s Basketball Sara Naggar, Director of Communications snaggar@bigeast.org Phone S t a n d i n g s ( t h r o u g h g a m e s a s o f N o v. 2 6 ) BIG EAST OVERALL W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N Streak Louisville (7/6) W7 Syracuse (RV/RV) W6 Connecticut (2/2) W5 Notre Dame (5/5) W4 USF (NR/RV) W4 Pittsburgh W5 St. John s (17/15) W4 Villanova W3 Cincinnati W2 Rutgers (RV/RV) W3 DePaul (RV/RV) L1 Georgetown (NR/RV) L1 Marquette L1 Seton Hall L4 Providence L3 (Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today rankings) NR- not ranked; RV- receiving votes B I G E A S T H o n o r R o l l Dayeesha Hollins, Cincinnati, R-Jr., G Hollins averaged 19.0 ppg and 6.5 rpg in a 2-0 week for the Bearcats. She had 15 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals at Kent State before chipping in 23 points against Charleston. Breanna Stewart, Connecticut, Fr., F Stewart averaged 19.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg and blocked seven shots in a 3-0 week for Connecticut. The Huskies won the Paradise Jam with a victory over No. 12/14 Purdue, led by Stewart s 17 points. Stewart was named the tournament MVP. Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown, Sr., G Rodgers averaged 19.7 ppg and 7.3 rpg, dishing out nine assists and grabbing seven steals in a 2-1 week for the Hoyas. Andrea Smith, USF, Sr., G Smith averaged 21.5 ppg and 6.0 rpg in a 2-0 week for USF. She shot 48.5 percent from the field and 57 percent from 3-point range. Kayla Alexander, Syracuse, Sr., C Alexander helped the Orange in a 3-0 week against opponents all receiving votes in the AP Poll. She averaged 17.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg, blocked 16 shots and shot 56 percent. B I G E A S T P l a y e r o f t h e W e e k Shenneika Smith, St. John s Sr., G (Brooklyn, N.Y.) Smith averaged 21.0 ppg and 9.5 rpg in a 2-0 week for St. John s. In two games, she totaled seven assists, eight blocks and eight steals. She had 21 points, eight rebounds, four steals, three blocks and five assists in a win against Iona on Nov. 21. At Hartford on Nov. 25, she had 21 points, shooting 56 percent from the field. Smith also added 11 rebounds, four steals and a career-high five blocks in the win. Smith leads the league in rebounding (11.5 rpg) and is second in scoring (20.8 ppg). B I G E A S T F r e s h m a n o f t h e W e e k Jewell Loyd, Notre Dame Fr., G (Lincolnwood, Ill.) Loyd averaged a team-high 19.0 ppg for Notre Dame. She averaged 6.5 rpg, 5.0 apg, and 2.0 spg, while shooting 73 percent in a 2-0 week that saw Notre Dame win at No. 19/22 UCLA. She also shot 60 percent from 3-point range. Her performance against the Bruins was highlighted by three baskets in a 47-second span that punctuated a 15-2 ND run, giving the Irish the lead for good against a top-25 opponent. Against UCLA, she led the Irish with 19 points, connecting on 8-of-12, pulling down seven rebounds and grabbing five assists. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Women s Basketball Report Nov. 27, 2012 (Week 3) LAST WEEK IN THE BIG EAST Sun. 25 Cincinnati 66, College of Charleston 57 RV/RV Rutgers 55, Davidson 49 18/16 St. John s 66, Hartford 54 (CPTV) Texas A&M Classic (College Station, Texas) RV/24 Texas A&M 84, Marquette 64 Lady Rebel Round-up (Las Vegas, Nev.) Villanova 74, Montana 49 Mon. 26 Pittsburgh 86, Longwood 60 7/6 Louisville 79, UT Martin 61 THIS WEEK IN THE BIG EAST Wed. 28 Iona at Providence Noon Morehead State at Cincinnati 7:00 p.m. Siena at Seton Hall 7:00 p.m. Colgate at 2/2 Connecticut (XL) 7:00 p.m. Marquette at South Dakota St 7:00 p.m. USF at UNC Asheville 7:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky at 7/6 Louisville 7:30 p.m. La Salle at RV/RV Georgetown 8:00 p.m. Thu. 29 5/5 Notre Dame at Central Michigan 7:00 p.m. NR/RV Syracuse at Dartmouth 7:00 p.m. Lehigh at Villanova 7:00 p.m. RV/RV Rutgers at Princeton 7:00 p.m. DECEMBER Sat. 1 North Florida at USF TBA RV/RV Georgetown at George Washington 2:00 p.m. 17/15 St. John s at Boston University 1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh at Lafayette 2:00 p.m. Providence at Hartford 2:00 p.m. Fordham at Marquette 8:00 p.m. Sun. 2 RV/RV Rutgers at Boston College 1:00 p.m. Xavier at Cincinnati 2:00 p.m. 9/8 Kentucky at 7/6 Louisville (ESPNU) 6:00 p.m. RV/RV South Carolina at Seton Hall 2:00 p.m. La Salle at Villanova 2:00 p.m. RV/RV Syracuse at Temple 2:00 p.m. Northwestern at RV/RV DePaul 5:00 p.m. Mon. 3 11/10 Maryland at 2/2 Connecticut (XL) (ESPN2) 7:00 p.m. Tue. 4 Wagner at RV/RV Syracuse 7:00 p.m. RV/RV Georgetown at Monmouth 7:00 p.m. Providence at Harvard 7:00 p.m. Wed.5 Youngstown State at Cincinnati 7:00 p.m. 3/3 Baylor at 5/5 Notre Dame (ESPN2) 7:00 p.m. Florida Gulf Coast at NR/RV USF 7:00 p.m. Loyola (MD) at Pittsburgh 7:00 p.m. Marquette at Wisconsin 8:00 p.m. Thu. 6 Penn State at 2/2 Connecticut (GP) 7:00 p.m. Long Island at RV/RV Rutgers 7:30 p.m. Fri. 7 Arizona State at Providence 7:00 p.m. RV/RV DePaul at 9/8 Kentucky 7:00 p.m. Sat. 8 Utah State at 5/5 Notre Dame Noon Loyola (MD) at RV/RV Syracuse 1:00 p.m. Seton Hall at Wake Forest 1:00 p.m. NR/RV USF at Jacksonville 1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh at Duquesne 2:00 p.m. Villanova at RV/RV St. Joseph s 2:00 p.m. Green Bay at Marquette 3:00 p.m. Valparaiso at 7/6 Louisville 7:30 p.m. XL XL Center (Hartford, Conn.) 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2 The BIG EAST Conference 15 Park Row West Providence, RI P: ; F: BIG EAST Communications Staff Primary WBB Contact: Sara Naggar, Director of Communications Cell: Secondary WBB Contact: Mike Coyne, Assistant Director of Comm. John Paquette, Associate Commissioner Chuck Sullivan, Director of Comm. Mike O Brien, Communications Assistant mobrien@bigeast.org Brooke Rayder, Communications Assistant brayder@bigeast.org Weekly Release Media can access Adobe Acrobat PDF files of the complete weekly release on each of the conference s sport pages. Distribution Media may contact the BIG EAST Conference office by phone ( ) or to be included on the league s lists for releases and information for any sport. Please contact Sara Naggar in the conference office (snaggar@bigeast. org) with requests or questions. THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE ON THE WEB The BIG EAST Conference and XOS Digital, Inc., a leader in digital sports media, jointly announced a new partnership on July 1, 2010 resulting in an overhaul to the conference s official website The BIG EAST Conference s re-launched site resides on a robust content management system that allows the site to be completely customized on the fly. The new site features a cutting-edge online video platform, a sleek new design, simplified navigation and a newly developed conference-wide regular season and postseason live statistics platform. BIG EAST Women s Basketball Contacts Cincinnati Katie Botsis (katie.botsis@uc.edu) Office ; Press Row Connecticut Patrick McKenna (patrick.mckenna@uconn.edu) Office ; Press Row (GP); (XLC) DePaul Alicia Pope (apope8@depaul.edu) Office ; Press Row Georgetown Barb Barnes (bj57@georgetown.edu) Office ; Press Row Louisville Kim Pemberton (kapemb01@louisville.edu) Office ; Press Row Marquette Megan O Shea (megan.oshea@marquette.edu) Office ; Press Row Notre Dame Chris Masters (masters.5@nd.edu) Office ; Press Row Pittsburgh Stacey Brann (sbrann@athletics.pitt.edu) Office ; Press Row Providence Jen Rynearson (jrynears@providence.edu) Office ; Press Row Rutgers Kimberly Zivkovich (kzivkovich@scarletknights.com) Office ; Press Row St. John s kristin Quinn (duffyk@stjohns.edu) Office ; Press Row Seton Hall Vincent Novicki (vincent.novicki@shu.edu) Office ; Press Row USF Mark Heise (mheise@usf.edu) Office ; Press Row Syracuse David Gunn (dlgunn@syr.edu) Office ; Press Row Villanova Dean Kenefick (dean.kenefick@villanova.edu) Office ; Press Row The conference s online video platform will retain its BIGEAST.tv branding, with fans driven to that URL to consume all of the conference s live online and on-demand video offerings. Those offerings will now include new on-demand programming in the form of webisodes and vignettes produced in XOS Digital s production facility. BIGEAST.tv also will feature highlights of every nationally televised BIG EAST contest posted following the conclusion of every game and other on-demand interviews and features. In addition, fans can access BIGEAST.tv for live streaming of certain conference championships, which will be offered free to consumers. The BIG EAST Web site will continue to be the exclusive home for women s basketball Championship Central, which is a one-stop shop for conference tournament live stats, blogs, results, box scores, recaps, photo galleries, video highlights and more. Weekly Awards The BIG EAST names a Player and Freshman of the Week, as well as five Honor Roll selections, each Monday during the regular season. Winners are chosen from nominations provided by the BIG EAST sports information directors. The information will be released from the BIG EAST office and will be listed in the conference release and on the league web site. Annual Awards The All-BIG EAST First, Second, Honorable Mention and Freshman Teams, Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Coach of the Year are chosen from a vote of the league s 16 head coaches at the conclusion of the regular season. A Most Improved Player, a Sixth-Man Award, a Women s Basketball Scholar-Athlete and a Sportsmanship Award winner are also selected. Coaches are not allowed to vote for themselves or their own players. The awards will be announced prior to the BIG EAST Championship start on March 2 through an release from the Conference office. CINCINNATI CONNECTICUT GEORGETOWN DEPAUL LOUISVILLE MARQUETTE NOTRE DAME PITTSBURGH PROVIDENCE RUTGERS ST. JOHN S SETON HALL USF SYRACUSE VILLANOVA

3 Cincinnati Bearcats 3-1 Overall (2-0 Home; 1-1 Away; 0-0 Neutral) Next game: The Bearcats continue a five-game homestand on Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. ET against Morehead State at Fifth Third Arena. Last game: Cincinnati used a late run to hold off the College of Charleston for a win on Nov. 25 at Fifth Third Arena. Cincinnati led by as many as 13 and was up at the half, but Charleston pulled within one on the strength of a run over the first 9:30 of the second half. The Bearcats closed the door with an run over the final nine minutes to earn the nine-point win, giving UC three wins in its first four games. Senior Lesha Dunn added eight of her career best 17 points during the final seven minutes of play. She also set career bests with nine rebounds and two blocks. Redshirt-junior Dayeesha Hollins poured in a season and game high 23 points, her eighth career 20-point game. In each of UC s three wins, the Bearcats have held its opponent to under 36 percent from the field. College of Charleston was 24-of-46 (.353) from the field on the day. Connecticut Huskies 5-0 Overall (1-0 Home; 1-0 Away; 3-0 Neutral) Next game: The Huskies will return home to host Colgate on Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. ET on Nov. 28. Last game: Freshman Breanna Stewart scored 17 points to lead No. 2/2 Connecticut to a rout of No. 14/12 Purdue on Nov. 24 and the championship of the Paradise Jam tournament. The win improves Connecticut s record against ranked teams to Stewart, the tournament MVP, matched her season average Saturday after a 20-point, 10-rebound performance in the Huskies win over Marist on Nov. 23. The Huskies had four players in double figures. sophomore Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis added 15 points for UConn, before leaving with just over 2 minutes left after taking what appeared to be an inadvertent elbow to the head. Connecticut beat Wake Forest by 61 points and Marist by 42 in the tournament The Boilermakers were previously undefeated, but the Huskies jumped out to an 11-0 lead and never trailed. DePaul Blue Demons 5-2 Overall (3-1 Home; 0-0 Away; 2-1 Neutral) Next game: DePaul returns to the court at 5 p.m. ET on Dec. 2 when it welcomes Northwestern for a cross-town clash. Last game: The Blue Demons lost to South Carolina in the championship game of the Paradise Jam Reef Division on Nov. 24 at the University of Virgin Island Fitness Center. Doug Bruno will coach his 800th career game against Northwestern. Redshirt-freshman Megan Rogowski scored 13 points, eight points and three steals. Rogowski was in the starting lineup to replace senior Anna Martin, who did not start due to a knee injury. Sophomore Brittany Hrynko was named to the All-Tournament Team as the Blue Demons took second place at the Paradise Jam. DePaul struggled from the field, shooting 29.7 percent and hit just four 3-pointers. DePaul s four-game winning streak came to a close. The 46 points are the fewest scored since it recorded 44 against Connecticut on Jan. 21, Georgetown Hoyas 4-2 Overall (2-0 Home; 1-2 Away; 1-0 Neutral) Next game: The Hoyas will be back in action on Nov. 28 as the squad hosts the La Salle University Explorers at 8 p.m. ET at McDonough Arena. Last game: Georgetown fell to No. 11/11 California in the championship game of the Cal Classic presented by Doubletree on Saturday at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif. Senior Sugar Rodgers led the way for Georgetown with 20 points and six rebounds, while junior Andrea White added 15 points and three rebounds as well as three steals. Junior Samisha Powell had seven assists in the contest. Georgetown shot 42.9 percent from the field, but was outrebounded, Cal shot 50 percent from the field and had 23 turnovers in the game. Rodgers and White were both named to the All- Tournament team. Rodgers had 42 points and 14 boards over two contests, while White contributed 25 points and six rebounds. Louisville Cardinals 7-0 Overall (2-0 Home; 2-0 Away; 3-0 Neutral) Next game: The Cardinals will host Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 28 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Last game: No. 7/6 Louisville scored 22 of the first 28 points in a victory at UT Martin on Nov. 26. Sophomore Bria Smith and junior Shoni Schimmel each scored 16 points for Louisville. Schimmel made four 3-pointers, grabbed three steals and dished out five assists (with just one turnover). Smith also had five assists. Freshman Megan Deines had 15 points and sophomore Sara Hammond scored 14. Hammond shot 5-for-7 from the floor, connecting on all four free throws and adding six rebounds and two blocks. Louisville shot 60 percent before the break and 55 percent overall. The Cardinals outrebounded UTM Marquette Golden Eagles 2-2 Overall (1-0 Home; 0-2 Away; 1-0 Neutral) Next game: The Golden Eagles will conclude their four-game road trip on Nov. 28 as they travel to South Dakota State for a 7 p.m. ET game. Last game: Marquette closed out the Texas A&M Thanksgiving Classic with an loss to RV/24 Texas A&M on Nov. 25 at Reed Arena. Junior Katherine Plouffe recorded her first doubledouble of the season in the Golden Eagles victory over Marshall with 16 points and 10 rebounds. She tallied a season-high and game-high 18 points at RV/24 Texas A&M Sophomore Arlesia Morse tallied 13 points against the Aggies, shooting 3-for-6 from the 3-point line, all of which came in the second half. Morse and Plouffe were named to the alltournament squad following the conclusion of the game. CINCINNATI CONNECTICUT GEORGETOWN DEPAUL LOUISVILLE MARQUETTE NOTRE DAME PITTSBURGH PROVIDENCE RUTGERS ST. JOHN S SETON HALL USF SYRACUSE VILLANOVA

4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 4-0 Overall (2-0 Home; 1-0 Away; 1-0 Neutral) Next game: The Fighting Irish will play at Central Michigan at 7 p.m. ET on Nov. 29. Last game: No. 5/5 Notre Dame is coming off a win at No. 19/22 UCLA on Nov. 23. Notre Dame is off to a 4-0 start for the first time since the season two of those four victories have come against ranked opponents, with the Fighting Irish also defeating No. 19/21 Ohio State on Nov. 9 at the Carrier Classic aboard the USS Yorktown in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Notre Dame s win at No. 19/22 UCLA was the first true road victory at a top-25 opponent since Feb. 27, 2012, when the Fighting Irish defeated No. 4 Connecticut, at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. With 12 points at No. 19/22 UCLA, senior All- America guard Skylar Diggins moved into fifth place on Notre Dame s career scoring list with 1,771 points, passing Alicia Ratay (1,763 from ). Pittsburgh Panthers 5-1 Overall (5-1 Home; 0-0 Away; 0-0 Neutral) Next game: The Panthers will play Dec. 1 at Lafayette for a 2 p.m. ET tilt. Last game: Pittsburgh picked up its fifth-straight win with an victory over visiting Longwood on Nov. 26. Sophomore Brianna Kiesel had a careerhigh 27 points. It marked her first 20-plus point performance this season and the eighth of her career. Kiesel also notched a season-high in field goals made (9). Junior Asia Logan registered her second career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds, while sophomore Chyna Golden had her first (12 points, 10 rebounds). The 86 points were the most this season for the Panthers and the most since scoring 94 points at Central Michigan on Dec. 31, 2011 (94-78 win). Pitt had 20 fast-break points, the most by a Panthers team since Dec. 5, 2009 (23 fast break points vs. Western Michigan in an win). The Panthers stretched their winning streak to five games, the longest since the season (eight games). Providence Friars 1-4 Overall (1-2 Home; 0-2 Away; 0-0 Neutral) Next game: The Friars return to action on Nov. 28 against Iona. The game will be played at Noon and will serve as the backdrop for the annual Project Providence initiative. Cox Sports also will be televising the game via tape delay. Last game: Providence lost at home to Akron on Nov. 24, Five Friars finished the game in double figures, including senior guard Symone Roberts who led the way with 22 points, six assists and six steals. The Friars went on a 6-0 run in the first minute of the game before Akron could tally its first points. The Friars led by as many as 14 points (31-17) with 9:19 left in the first half. The Zips closed the half with a 20-6 scoring advantage to tie the game at halftime. Joining Roberts in double figures for the Friars was senior forward Brianna Edwards, sophomore Tori Rule, Harris and freshman forward Evi Iiskola. Edwards notched her second double-double of the season with 11 points and 16 rebounds (13 offensive). Rule finished with 15 points, followed by Harris 10 and Iiskola s 14. Rutgers Scarlet Knights 3-1 Overall (2-0 Home; 1-1 Away; 0-0 Neutral) Next game: The Scarlet Knights return to action on Nov. 29 at Princeton at 7:00 p.m. ET. Last game: Rutgers overcame a 15-point firsthalf deficit to walk away with a victory over Davidson on Nov. 25 at the RAC. The game against Davidson was senior Monique Oliver s 99th career game and was also her 64th career start. She returned to line-up after missing the Temple contest with a strained Achilles. Prior to her sitting out against the Owls, Oliver had made 76 consecutive appearances on the court for the Knights, including 21 consecutive starts. Oliver returned to the floor for a team-high 15 points and nine rebounds, narrowly missing out on her second double-double of the year and 10th of her career. The first half saw the fewest made field goals (5) since last year s match-up with Connecticut in the BIG EAST Championship, when Rutgers put up five in the second half of play. Rutgers finished the UConn game with 11 field goals. Although the Scarlet Knights shot just 5-of-29 from the field in the first half, Rutgers went 14-of-28 over the final 20 minutes. Senior Erica Wheeler s three 3-pointers brought her career total to 112, putting her at a tie for eighth on the made 3-pointers list. CINCINNATI CONNECTICUT GEORGETOWN DEPAUL LOUISVILLE MARQUETTE NOTRE DAME PITTSBURGH St. John s Red Storm 4-1 Overall (2-0 Home; 1-0 Away; 1-1 Neutral) Next game: No. 17/15 St. John s will remain on the road, playing its second-straight opponent from the America East in Boston University. The Red Storm and Terriers will tip off at 1 p.m. ET on Dec. 1. Last game: The Red Storm won at Hartford on Nov. 25. St. John s got its first true road victory against Hartford, and ending Hartford s five-game winning streak. Senior Shenneika Smith led St. John s in nearly all categories, as she scored a game-best 21 points off 9-of-16 shooting to go along with 11 rebounds, two assists, a career-high five blocks and four steals. Senior Nadirah McKenith had 13 points, including four-straight free throws with under a minute to play, icing the game. McKenith has 976 career points, 24 points shy of reaching the 1,000-point milestone, becoming the 19th St. John s women s basketball player on the list. Juniors Mary Nwachukwu and Keylantra Langley each had eight points in the win. Langley (Bridgeport, Conn.) was playing in front of her home state crowd. Seton Hall Pirates 2-4 Overall (2-0 Home; 0-2 Away; 0-2 Neutral) Next game: Seton Hall begins a two-game home stand on Nov. 28, when it hosts Siena at Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, N.J. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Last game: Seton Hall had four players score in double figures but the Pirates fell to South Dakota at the Pepperdine Thanksgiving Tournament on Nov. 24 in Malibu, Calif. Redshirt sophomore point guard Ka-Deidre Simmons paced Seton Hall with a season-high 14 points, the ninth double-figure scoring game of her career and her second of the season. Sophomore guard Alexis Brown recorded a career-high 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting. Senior Brittany Morris scored 12 points and was a perfect 8-for-8 at the free throw line, also dishing out a team-high five assists. Senior forward Alexandra Maseko notched her first-career double-double, finishing with 11 points and a career-high 10 rebounds. Simmons was named to the Pepperdine Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament team. Simmons averaged 13 points, three rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in the tournament. PROVIDENCE RUTGERS ST. JOHN S SETON HALL USF SYRACUSE VILLANOVA

5 USF Bulls 4-0 Overall (3-0 Home; 1-0 Away; 0-0 Neutral) Next game: The Bulls go back on the road this week, facing UNC Asheville Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. ET before returning home to take on North Florida on Dec. 1. Last game: The Bulls recovered from a slow start on Nov. 23, using a strong last 24 minutes to run past North Dakota at the Sun Dome. USF outscored UND in the second half, shooting 49 percent from the floor to win by its largest margin of the season. Junior guard Inga Orekhova scored a careerhigh 23 points, knocking down five of the Bulls 11 three-pointers as the Bulls sank 12 more field goals than North Dakota. Orekhova added seven rebounds, two assists and two steals. Twelve different players scored for the Bulls, including three in double digits, and 11 grabbed at least one rebound, helping the Bulls to a rebounding advantage in the game, including 20 offensive boards. Senior Andrea Smith scored 19 points off the bench for the Bulls and senior Andrell Smith added 17 points, seven assists and five rebounds. Villanova Wildcats 4-1 Overall (0-0 Home; 1-1 Away; 3-0 Neutral) Next game: After playing the first five games away, the Wildcats open the home portion of its schedule on Nov. 29 against Lehigh at 7 p.m. ET. Last game: Villanova defeated Montana on Nov. 25 to win the UNLV Lady Rebel Round-Up tournament. Senior Rachel Roberts was named to the All- Tournament Team at the UNLV Lady Rebel Round- Up. She had 24 points in the tourney and shot 10- of-20 from the field and 4-of-9 from 3-point range. In the championship game against Montana, sophomore Lauren Burford scored a career-high 19 points and made a career-best six 3-point field goals. Villanova has won six of the last eight in-season tournaments they have played in. Villanova improves to 5-1 all-time in the UNLV Thanksgiving Tournament. The Wildcats also won the event in Syracuse Orange 6-0 Overall (1-0 Home; 3-0 Away; 2-0 Neutral) Next game: The Orange next play at Dartmouth on Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. ET in the sixth of sevenstraight on road. Last game: Senior Elashier Hall made two free throws with.4 seconds left to give Syracuse a thrilling victory vs. Virginia on Nov. 24 at the Mario Morales Coliseum. Senior Kayla Alexander scored 13 of her teamhigh 18 points in the second half to fuel the Orange comeback. The senior center also led the Orange with nine rebounds and four blocks. Hall finished with 17 points and freshman Pachis Roberts added 11, giving SU three in double figures. Syracuse is 6-0 for the fourth season in a row, but the first in which five of the six wins have come away from home. After Virginia s Kelsey Wolfe made two free throws with 8.5 seconds left to give her team a lead, SU freshman Cornelia Fondren drove the length of the court before being tied up in the lane resulting in a held-ball situation with 2.1 seconds left. With the possession arrow the Orange s way, Hall received the inbounds pass on the block and drew the foul on UVA s Jazmin Pitts, putting the senior guard on the line to win the game BIG EAST Championship The BIG EAST will welcome all 15 teams to the 2013 BIG EAST Women s Basketball Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters. The winner of the tournament earns the conference s automatic NCAA tournament bid. All games will be played at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. While the BIG EAST Championship includes all 15 teams, the regular season remains a crucial part of the conference schedule. The top four teams in the final regular-season standings will receive byes through two rounds of tournament play. The No. 5-9 seeds will earn first-round byes. First Round (bigeast.tv) Friday, March 8 4 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m. Second Round (BETV/bigeast.tv) Saturday, March 9 Noon, 2 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m. Quarterfinals (ESPNU or BETV) Sunday, March 10 Noon, 2 p.m., 6 p.m., 8 p.m. Semifinals (ESPNU) Monday, March 11 6 p.m., 8 p.m. Finals (ESPN or ESPN2) Tuesday, March 12 7 p.m. BETV - Selected Regional Sports Networks, check local listings for schedule bigeast.tv - Live streaming will be available on the BIG EAST website B I G E A S T P r e s e a s o n P l a y e r o f t h e Y e a r Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame Sr., G (Notre Dame, Ind.) For the second-straight year, Notre Dame s Skylar Diggins was selected as the BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year by league head coaches. Diggins also was a unanimous selection to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. Diggins helped lead her team to 15 league wins last season as the Irish won their first outright BIG EAST regular-season title and the No. 1 seed in the 2012 BIG EAST Championship presented by American Eagle Outfitters. She averaged 17.8 points per game in conference play. B I G E A S T P r e s e a s o n F r e s h m a n o f t h e Y e a r Breanna Stewart, UConn Fr., F (Syracuse, N.Y.) UConn freshman Breanna Stewart was chosen as the BIG EAST Preseason Freshman of the Year. Stewart also was honored as the national player of the Year by Gatorade, USA Today, Parade Magazine, McDonald s (Morgan Wootten Player of the Year Award), the Women s Basketball Coaches Association and the Naismith Trophy following the season. She was named to the 2012 USA Basketball U18 National Team. Stewart was the youngest member of the 2011 USA Pan American Games Team, becoming just the second high school player to compete for Team USA in the Pan Am Games. Preseason All-BIG EAST Team Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut, Jr., C *Bria Hartley, Connecticut, Jr., G Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Connecticut, So., F *Anna Martin, DePaul, Sr., G *Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown, Sr., G *Shoni Schimmel, Louisville, Jr., G *Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame, Sr., G Monique Oliver, Rutgers, Sr., F/C Nadirah McKenith, St. John s, Sr., G Shenneika Smith, St. John s, Sr., G Kayla Alexander, Syracuse, Sr., C Preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention Monique Reid, Louisville, Sr., F Laura Sweeney, Villanova, Sr., F * unanimous selection Preseason Coaches Poll Points 1. Connecticut (12) Notre Dame (3) Louisville St. John s Rutgers DePaul Syracuse Georgetown USF Villanova Marquette Cincinnati Pittsburgh 31 Seton Hall Providence 25 CINCINNATI CONNECTICUT GEORGETOWN DEPAUL LOUISVILLE MARQUETTE NOTRE DAME PITTSBURGH PROVIDENCE RUTGERS ST. JOHN S SETON HALL USF SYRACUSE VILLANOVA

6 Pittsburgh Rolls to Five Straight with Offense Pittsburgh picked up its fifth-straight win with an victory over visiting Longwood on Nov. 26. The Panthers stretched their winning streak to five games, the longest since the season (eight games). The 86 points were the most this season for the Panthers and the most since scoring 94 points at Central Michigan on Dec. 31, 2011 (94-78 win). BIG EAST News & Four On Senior CLASS Award List A quartet of BIG EAST stars who excel both on and off the court were selected as candidates for the Senior CLASS Award in collegiate basketball. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence community, classroom, character and competition. Villanova Wins UNLV Lady Rebel Round-Up Villanova defeated Montana to win the UNLV Lady Rebel Round-Up tournament on Nov. 25. Senior Rachel Roberts was named to the All-Tournament Team. The Wildcats have won six of the last eight in-season tournaments they have played in. Villanova improves to 5-1 all-time in the UNLV Thanksgiving Tournament. The Wildcats also won the event in Climbing the Charts With 12 points at No. 19/22 UCLA, senior All-America guard Skylar Diggins moved into fifth place on Notre Dame s career scoring list with 1,771 points, passing Alicia Ratay (1,763 from ). In St. John s win against Hartford on Nov. 25, senior Nadirah McKenith had 13 points. She has 976 career points, 24 points shy of reaching the 1,000-point milestone, becoming the 19th St. John s women s basketball player on the list. Rutgers senior Erica Wheeler s three 3-pointers in the Scarlet Knights win against Davidson on Nov. 25 brought her career total to 112, putting her at a tie for eighth on the made three-pointers list. Bruno to 800 DePaul head coach Doug Bruno will coach his 800th career game against Northwestern on Dec. 2. His record is Cleaning the Boards Providence senior Brianna Edwards had 11 points and 16 rebounds against Akron on Nov. 24. Thirteen of her 16 boards were on the offensive glass, making it her second game with double-digit offensive boards this season. The Paradise Jam Connecticut freshman Breanna Stewart scored 17 points to lead No. 2/2 Connecticut to a rout of No. 14/12 Purdue on Nov. 24 and the championship of the Paradise Jam tournament. Stewart, the tournament MVP, matched her season average Saturday after a 20-point, 10-rebound performance in the Huskies win over Marist on Nov. 23. The win improves Connecticut s record against ranked teams to The Blue Demons lost to South Carolina in the championship game of the Paradise Jam Reef Division on Nov. 24 in the Virgin Islands. Tough D In each of UC s three wins, the Bearcats have held their opponent to under 36 percent from the field. Louisville put together back-to-back strong defensive efforts, shutting down both Gonzaga and Oregon State in the final two games of the Hardwood of Hope tournament after giving up 73 points in the opener to Central Florida. Louisville beat Gonzaga on Nov. 21 and topped Oregon State on Nov. 22. Still Undefeated The BIG EAST still has five teams undefeated heading into the third week of play. Louisville leads the way at 7-0 and Syracuse is 6-0, while Connecticut holds a 5-0 record. Notre Dame and USF have both won their first four games of the season. 14 BIG EAST Players on Naismith Early Season Watch List There were 14 BIG EAST players named to the women s early season Naismith Trophy watch list: Skylar Diggins (Notre Dame), Stefanie Dolson (Connecticut), Kelly Faris (Connecticut), Bria Hartley (Connecticut), Anna Martin (DePaul), Kayla McBride (Notre Dame), Nadirah McKenith (St. John s), Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis (Connecticut), Monique Oliver (Rutgers), Monique Reid (Louisville), Sugar Rodgers (Georgetown), Shoni Schimmel (Louisville), Shenneika Smith (St. John s), Breanna Stewart (Connecticut). CINCINNATI CONNECTICUT GEORGETOWN DEPAUL LOUISVILLE MARQUETTE NOTRE DAME PITTSBURGH The candidate classes will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one finalist. Senior CLASS Award Candidates Kayla Alexander, Syracuse Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame Anna Martin, DePaul Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown Diggins, Hartley on ESPN.com s Preseason All-America Team Senior guard Skylar Diggins from Notre Dame and junior guard Bria Hartley were named Preseason All-Americans by ESPN.com. Seven BIG EAST WBB Stars Named to Wade Watch List Seven BIG EAST women s basketball players have been named to the Wade Watch list for the State Farm Wade Trophy, as announced by the Women s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The prestigious award is presented annually to the NCAA Division I Player of the Year by the National Association of Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS) and the WBCA. The BIG EAST placed seven players on the preseason list, followed by the Big Ten and Big 12 with five each, the ACC with three, the SEC with two, and the CAA, Ohio Valley and Pac-12 conferences with one each. The BIG EAST has captured three of the last four Wade Trophies, with UConn s Maya Moore winning in 2009, 2010 and Historically, the conference has won eight Wade Trophies with Villanova s Shelly Pennefather winning in 1987, and Connecticut winning in 1995 with Rebecca Lobo, 1996 with Jennifer Rizzotti, 2002 with Sue Bird, 2003 with Diana Taurasi, and with Moore. The 2013 State Farm Wade Trophy winner will be announced during the WBCA National Convention, which will be held in conjunction with the 2013 NCAA Women s Final Four in New Orleans. Wade Watch List Skylar Diggins Stefanie Dolson Bria Hartley Anna Martin Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis Sugar Rodgers Shoni Schimmel National Championships The Conference has won eight national championships in the last 16 years (1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010), including five straight between a feat no other conference has accomplished. The BIG EAST has won seven national titles in the last 13 years, in which Connecticut and Notre Dame each brought home the championship. The BIG EAST has sent a total of 20 teams to the Final Four. BIG EAST and Its Television Partners Television opportunities nationally, regionally and locally in major metropolitan media markets have continued to expand for BIG EAST Women s Basketball. The league continues to have one of the top television schedules in women s basketball on the national, regional and local levels. All 15 Conference teams were included in the regular-season broadcasts on either ESPN/ESPN2, ESPNU, CBS Sports Network or BIG EAST Regional Sports Network for the sixth-straight year. Also for the sixth-consecutive year, the BIG EAST Game of the Week was televised over eight consecutive Saturdays. PROVIDENCE RUTGERS ST. JOHN S SETON HALL USF SYRACUSE VILLANOVA

7 BIG EAST on Television - National, Regional & Local NOVEMBER Fri. 9 Carrier Classic (USS Yorktown Charleston, S.C.) Notre Dame 57, Ohio State 51 Sun. 11 Portland 48, Louisville 95 Charleston 39, Connecticut 103 (GP) Wed. 14 Cincinnati 49, Ohio State 87 Thu. 15 Louisville 90, Austin Peay 52 Sun. 18 Connecticut 81, Texas A&M 50 Thu. 22 Paradise Jam, Island Division (U.S. Virgin Islands) Connecticut 95, Wake Forest 34 Fri. 23 Notre Dame 76, UCLA 64 Paradise Jam, Island Division (U.S. Virgin Islands) Connecticut 81, Marist 39 Paradise Jam, Island Division (U.S. Virgin Islands) Connecticut 91, Purdue 57 NBC SN WHAS SNY Big Ten AP TV ESPN2 SNY Pac-12 SNY SNY Sun. 25 St. John s 66, Hartford 54 CPTV Wed. 28 Iona at Providence Noon Cox Sports DECEMBER Sun. 2 Xavier at Cincinnati 2:00 p.m. FS Ohio Kentucky at Louisville 6:10 p.m. ESPNU Mon. 3 Maryland at Connecticut (XL) 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Wed. 5 Baylor at Notre Dame 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Thu. 6 Penn State at Connecticut (GP) 7:00 p.m. SNY Fri. 7 DePaul at Kentucky (Rupp Arena) 7:00 p.m. FSS Sat. 8 Green Bay at Marquette 3:00 p.m. Sports32 Wed. 19 Oakland at Connecticut (XL) 7:00 p.m. SNY Sat. 22 Connecticut at Hartford 1:00 p.m. SNY Sat. 29 Connecticut at Stanford 4:00 p.m. ESPNU Mon. 31 Connecticut at Oregon 3:00 p.m. Pac12 JANUARY Sat. 5 NOTRE DAME AT CONNECTICUT (GP) 4:00 p.m. CBS LOUISVILLE AT DE PAUL 6:00 p.m. BETV SYRACUSE AT MARQUETTE 8:00 p.m. Sports32 Sun. 6 ST. JOHN S AT RUTGERS 11:30 a.m. ESPNU Tue. 8 RUTGERS AT LOUISVILLE 7:00 p.m. CBS SN Wed. 9 SETON HALL AT CINCINNATI 7:00 p.m. FS Ohio CONNECTICUT AT GEORGETOWN 7:30 p.m. SNY Sat. 12 CONNECTICUT AT MARQUETTE 4:00 p.m. SNY VILLANOVA AT PITTSBURGH 6:00 p.m. BETV Sun. 13 RUTGERS AT NOTRE DAME 3:30 p.m. ESPNU Tue. 15 GEORGETOWN AT NOTRE DAME 7:00 p.m. CBS SN LOUISVILLE AT CONNECTICUT (XL) 9:00 p.m. CBS SN Sat. 19 SETON HALL AT GEORGETOWN 2:00 p.m. BETV MARQUETTE AT PITTSBURGH 3:00 p.m. PPTV SYRACUSE AT CONNECTICUT (XL) 4:00 p.m. SNY Sun. 20 ST. JOHN S AT NOTRE DAME Noon ESPNU Mon. 21 Duke at Connecticut (GP) 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Tue. 22 GEORGETOWN AT RUTGERS 7:00 p.m. CBS SN LOUISVILLE AT MARQUETTE 9:00 p.m. CBS SN Wed. 23 NOTRE DAME AT PITTSBURGH 7:00 p.m. PPTV Sat. 26 MARQUETTE AT USF 6:00 p.m. BETV CONNECTICUT AT CINCINNATI 8:00 p.m. SNY Sun. 27 ST. JOHN S AT LOUISVILLE 1:30 p.m. ESPNU Mon. 28 Notre Dame at Tennessee 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Tue. 29 VILLANOVA AT CONNECTICUT (XL) 7:00 p.m. SNY PITTSBURGH AT DE PAUL 8:00 p.m. WCIU FEBRUARY Sat. 2 CONNECTICUT AT ST. JOHN S 2:00 p.m. BETV DE PAUL AT MARQUETTE 8:00 p.m. Sports32 Sun. 3 USF AT PITTSBURGH 1:00 p.m. PPTV Tue. 5 NOTRE DAME AT VILLANOVA 7:00 p.m. CBS SN MARQUETTE AT CONNECTICUT (GP) 7:00 p.m. SNY Wed. 6 PROVIDENCE AT PITTSBURGH 7:00 p.m. PPTV Sat. 9 CINCINNATI AT RUTGERS 6:00 p.m. BETV Sun. 10 DE PAUL AT CONNECTICUT (GP) 3:30 p.m. ESPNU Mon. 11 LOUISVILLE AT NOTRE DAME 9:00 p.m. ESPN2 Tue. 12 ST. JOHN S AT USF 7:00 p.m. CBS SN CONNECTICUT AT PROVIDENCE 7:00 p.m. SNY RUTGERS AT DE PAUL 9:00 p.m. CBS SN Sat. 16 PITTSBURGH AT SYRACUSE 2:00 p.m. BETV CONNECTICUT AT RUTGERS 4:00 p.m. SNY Sun. 17 DE PAUL AT LOUISVILLE 1:30 p.m. ESPNU NOTRE DAME AT MARQUETTE 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 CINCINNATI AT ST. JOHN S 5:00 p.m. ESPN2 Mon. 18 Baylor at Connecticut (XL) 9:00 p.m. ESPN2 Tue. 19 RUTGERS AT SYRACUSE 7:00 p.m. CBS SN Wed. 20 CINCINNATI AT PITTSBURGH 7:00 p.m. PPTV ST. JOHN S AT MARQUETTE 8:00 p.m. CBS SN Sat. 23 GEORGETOWN AT PITTSBURGH 1:00 p.m. PPTV SYRACUSE AT USF 2:00 p.m. BETV SETON HALL AT CONNECTICUT (GP) 4:00 p.m. SNY Sun. 24 NOTRE DAME AT DE PAUL 3:30 p.m. ESPNU Tue. 26 SYRACUSE AT NOTRE DAME 7:00 p.m. CBS SN PITTSBURGH AT CONNECTICUT (XL) 7:00 p.m. SNY MARQUETTE AT PROVIDENCE 7:00 p.m. Cox Sports GEORGETOWN AT DE PAUL 9:00 p.m. CBS SN MARCH Sat. 2 CONNECTICUT AT USF Noon SNY DE PAUL AT PITTSBURGH 1:00 p.m. PPTV NOTRE DAME AT PROVIDENCE 4:00 p.m. BETV Mon. 4 CONNECTICUT AT NOTRE DAME 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 CINCINNATI AT MARQUETTE 8:00 p.m. Sports32 LOUISVILLE AT SYRACUSE 9:00 p.m. CBS SN Fri. 8 BIG EAST Championship First Round 4:00 p.m. bigeast.tv BIG EAST Championship First Round 6:00 p.m. bigeast.tv BIG EAST Championship First Round 8:00 p.m. bigeast.tv Sat. 9 BIG EAST Championship Second Round Noon BETV BIG EAST Championship Second Round 2:00 p.m. BETV BIG EAST Championship Second Round 6:00 p.m. BETV BIG EAST Championship Second Round 8:00 p.m. BETV Sun. 10 BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinals Noon ESPNU BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinals 2:00 p.m. ESPNU BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinals 6:00 p.m. BETV BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinals 8:30 p.m. ESPNU Mon. 11 BIG EAST Championship Semifinals 6:00 p.m. ESPNU BIG EAST Championship Semifinals 8:00 p.m. ESPNU Tues.12 BIG EAST Championship Game 7:00 p.m. E/ESPN2 All times are Eastern and subject to change AP TV local channel 99 in Clarksville, Tenn. BETV BIG EAST Network (SNY, MASN and other affiliates) Big Ten Big Ten Network CBBS SN CBS Sports Network Cox Sports local cable in Rhode Island CPTV - Connecticut Public Television FS Ohio Fox Sports Ohio, local cable FSS Fox Sports South NBC SN NBC Sports Network Pac-12 Pac 12 Television Network PPTV Pitt Panthers TV, local Comcast in Pittsburgh area SNY SportsNet New York Sports32 local cable in Milwaukee, Wis. WCIU local television in Chicago, Ill. WHAS local television in Louisville, Ken. Fitz Fitzgerald Field House, Pittsburgh, Pa. GP Gampel Pavilion, Storrs, Conn. XL XL Center, Hartford, Conn. Cincinnati Connecticut Georgetown DePaul Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova

8 BIG EAST Among NCAA Statistical Leaders - Thru Games Nov. 25, 2012 POINTS PER GAME g Pts. Avg. t8. Sugar Rodgers, GU t22. Shenneika Smith, STJ rebounds per game g No. Avg. t18. Shenneika Smith, STJ t19. Brianna Edwards, PC BLOCKED SHOTS g No. Avg. 1. Kayla Alexander, SU t18. Shenneika Smith, STJ steals g No. Avg. t14. Shenneika Smith, STJ t19. Sugar Rodgers, GU FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE FGM FGA Pct. t7. Laura Sweeney, VU Breanna Stewart, UConn Natalie Achonwa, ND Minimum 5.0 FG Made Per Game 3-PT. FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 3FG 3FGA Pct. t26. Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, UConn PT. FIELD GOALS PER GAME G 3FG Avg. t8. Sugar Rodgers, GU ASSIST TURNOVER RATIO Ast. TO Ratio 3. Symone Roberts, PC Caroline Coyer, VU Kelly Faris, UConn Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, UConn t21. Rachel Roberts, VU t28. Anna Martin, DPU SCORING OFFENSE g Pts. Avg. 2. Connecticut Notre Dame Syracuse SCORING DEFENSE g Opp. Pts. Opp. Avg. 2. Connecticut Viillanova Notre Dame t25. Louisville SCORING MARGIN Avg. Pts. Opp. Avg. Mar. 1. Connecticut Notre Dame Syracuse Louisville FIELD-GOAL PCT. FGM FGA Pct. 1. Connecticut Notre Dame Louisville FIELD-GOAL PCT. DEFENSE OPP FG OPP FGA Pct. 1. Connecticut Syracuse FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE FT FTA Pct. 4. Notre Dame Villanova REBOUND MARGIN RPG Opp.RPG Mar. 10. Connecticut t18. Notre Dame POINT FIELD GOALS PER GAME G No. Avg. 2. Villanova t8. Connecticut POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 3FGM 3FGA Pct. 3. Connecticut WON-LOST PERCENTAGE W L Pct. t1. Syracuse Louisville Connecticut Notre Dame USF ASSISTS g No. Avg. 1. Connecticut Notre Dame t14. Villanova DePaul t20. Marquette blocks g No. Avg. t7. USF t10. Connecticut St. John s Syracuse STEALS PER GAME g No. Avg. 17. Syracuse Turnovers PER GAME g No. Avg. 8. Villanova t21. Providence ASSIST TURNOVER RATIO Ast. TO Ratio 1. Connecticut Villanova DePaul Notre Dame Turnover Margin TO Opp TO Margin 18. Connecticut INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS POINTS t3. 36, Asia Logan, Pittsburgh vs. William & Mary, 11/11/ , Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown vs. Delaware, 11/11/12 assists t.14 11, Shoni Schimmel, Louisville vs. Austin Peay, 11/15/12 Blocked shots t4. 8, Kayla Alexander, Syracuse vs. St. Joseph s, 11/20/12 8, Kayla Alexander, Syracuse vs. Farleigh Dickinson, 11/11/12 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE , Andrea White, Georgetown vs. Sacred Heart, 11/9/12 t , Jasmine Penny, DePaul vs. Yale, 11/19/ , Laura Sweeney, Villanova vs. South Dakota St., 11/10/12 t , Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut vs. Texas A&M, 11/18/12 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE t16. 6 Lauren Burford, Villanova vs. Montana, 11/25/12 6 Andrell Smith, USF vs. Clemson, 11/13/12 TEAM SINGLE-GAME HIGHS ATTENDANCE 2. 10,896 - Louisville vs. Texas A&M (KFC Yum! Center), 11/9/ ,149 - Notre Dame vs. UMass (Purcell Pavillion), 11/18/ ,290 - Notre Dame vs. Mercer (Purcell Pavillion), 11/20/ ,657 - Connecticut vs. Texas A&M (College Station, Texas), 7, ,423 - Louisville vs. Portland (KFC Yum! Center), 11/11/ ,221 - Connecticut vs. College of Charleston (XL Center), 11/11/12 POINTS Connecticut vs. College of Charleston, 11/11/12 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE Connecticut vs. Wake Forest, 11/22/ Connecticut vs. College of Charleston, 11/11/12 FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE Pittsburgh vs. William & Mary, 11/11/12 t Notre Dame vs. UMass, 11/18/12 3-point field goals made t Villanova vs. Montana, 11/25/12 t Connecticut vs. Marist, 11/23/12 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE t Villanova vs. Montana, 11/25/12 t Villanova vs. Lafayette, 11/14/12 Cincinnati Connecticut Georgetown DePaul Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova

9 Associated Press Poll (Nov. 26) No. Team Record Prev. 1. Stanford Connecticut Baylor Duke Notre Dame Penn State Louisville Georgia Kentucky California Maryland Oklahoma Texas Purdue Ohio State Tennessee St. John s Oklahoma State UCLA Kansas Nebraska North Carolina Dayton Iowa State 4-0 NR 25. West Virginia USA Today/ESPN Poll (Nov. 27) No. Team Record Prev. 1. Stanford Connecticut Baylor Duke Notre Dame Louisville Penn State Kentucky Georgia Maryland California Oklahoma Purdue Tennessee St. John s Ohio State Oklahoma State Texas Nebraska Kansas UCLA Dayton West Virginia South Carolina 7-0 NR 25. Texas A&M BIG EAST in the RPI NCAA RPI Ranking (2012 Final) School RPI Rank Notre Dame 2 Connecticut 4 St. John s 11 Rutgers 15 Louisville 19 DePaul 23 Georgetown 26 Villanova 38 Syracuse 69 South Florida 83 Cincinnati 102 Providence 127 Marquette 128 Seton Hall 177 Pittsburgh 198 Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 72, Florida State 49, Miami (Fla.) 31, Syracuse 30, Delaware 18, South Carolina 15, Rutgers 15, Vanderbilt 12, Virginia 12, Georgia Tech 7, DePaul 6, Iowa 6, Middle Tenn. St. 4, Chattanooga 3, Gonzaga 2, Utah 1. Others receiving votes: North Carolina 47, Iowa State 43, Syracuse 38, Florida State 36, Gonzaga 20, Miami (Fla.) 17, Middle Tennessee 14, Vanderbilt 12, DePaul 9, Rutgers 6, Chattanooga 4, Minnesota 4, Virginia 4, Green Bay 2, Georgetown 1, USF 1. BIG EAST in the Nat i o n a l Polls UCONN DPU GU UofL MU ND PITT RU STJ SHU USF SU VU Preseason 2/2 RV/RV RV/RV 9/9 NR/NR 7/6 NR/NR RV/RV 14/13 NR/NR NR/NR NR/RV NR/NR Nov. 12/13 2/2 RV/RV 25/RV 8/8 NR/NR 7/6 NR/NR RV/RV 20/18 NR/NR NR/NR NR/RV NR/NR Nov. 19/20 2/2 RV/RV RV/RV 7/6 NR/NR 5/5 NR/NR RV/RV 18/16 NR/NR NR/NR NR/RV NR/NR Nov. 26/27 2/2 RV/RV NR/RV 7/6 NR/NR 5/5 NR/NR RV/RV 17/15 NR/NR NR/RV RV/RV NR/NR (Associated Press/USA-Today-ESPN) BIG EAST in the NCAA RPI Rankings UC UConn DPU GU UofL MU ND Pitt PC RU STJ SHU USF SU VU WVU To be released Cincinnati Connecticut Georgetown DePaul Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova

10 BIG EAST vs. Other Conferences Conference America East Atlantic Sun Atlantic Atlantic Coast Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big Big West Colonial Conference USA Division II Division III Great West Horizon Independent Ivy Metro Atlantic Mid-American Mid-Continent Mid-Eastern Missouri Valley Mountain West North Central Northeast Ohio Valley Pacific Patriot Reclassifying Southeastern Southern Southland Southwestern Sun Belt Summit West Coast Western Athletic TOTAL (.719) (.715) (.788) (.795) (.769) (.736) (.759) The BIG EAST Versus The Top 25 (6-4,.600) *AP Poll followed by ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll Date Team Rank* - Opponent Result/Time Nov. 9 ND vs. 19/21 Ohio State W, Nov. 9 UofL 15/12 Texas A&M W, Nov. 9 STJ vs. NR/RV Texas L, Nov. 11 RU at 10/11 Georgia L, Nov. 11 GU at 11/10 Delaware W, Nov. 14 CIN at 21/20 Ohio State L, Nov. 18 UCONN at 16/13 Texas A&M W, Nov. 23 ND at 19/22 UCLA W, Nov. 24 UCONN vs. 14/12 Purdue W, Nov. 25 MU at RV/24 Texas A&M L, Dec. 2 SHU RV/24 South Carolina 2:00 p.m. Dec. 2 UofL 9/8 Kentucky 6:10 p.m. BIG EAST Top 25 Matchups *AP Poll followed by ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll Date Visiting Team Home Team Result/Time BIG EAST Regular Season Nonconference Record Year Record (.759) (.714) (.748) (.792) (.807) (.803) (.729) (.741) (.696) (.690) (.750) (.631) (.664) (.665) (.604) Cincinnati Connecticut Georgetown DePaul Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova

11 H o m e Attendance Figures Largest gp/total Avg. Crowd SO CINCINNATI Fifth Third Arena (13,176) 2/1, CONNECTICUT Gampel Pavilion (10,167) 1/6,221 6, XL Center (16,294) -/ TOTAL 1/6,221 6,221 6,221 0 DE PAUL McGrath Arena (3,000) 4/6,962 1,740 2,352 0 GEORGETOWN McDonough Arena (2,400) 2/ LOUISVILLE YUM! Center (22,000) 2/17,319 8,660 10,896 0 MARQUETTE Al McGuire Center (3,812) 1/1,522 1,522 1,522 0 G a m e s Decided By... OT or Total Cincinnati Connecticut DePaul Georgetown Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova NOTRE DAME Purcell Pavilion (9,149) 2/17,439 8,720 9,149 1 PITTSBURGH Fitzgerald Field House (6,798) 1/1,191 1,191 1,191 0 Petersen Events Center (12,508) 5/8,563 1,712 4,036 0 TOTAL 6/9,754 1,626 4,036 0 PROVIDENCE Alumni Hall (2,620) 3/1, RUTGERS Louis Brown AC (8,000) 2/3,290 1,645 1,653 0 ST. JOHN S Carnesecca Arena (6,008) 2/1, ,006 0 Madison Square Garden (19,786) -/ TOTAL 2/1, ,006 0 SETON HALL Walsh Gymnasium (2,600) 2/ USF Sun Dome (10,000) 3/3,243 1,081 1,417 0 SYRACUSE Carrier Dome (33,000) 1/ Overtime Records USF (1-0), SU (1-0) Double Overtime Records N/A BIG EAST Preseason Coaches Poll Pts. 1. Connecticut (12) Notre Dame (3) Louisville St. John s Rutgers DePaul Syracuse Georgetown USF Villanova Marquette Cincinnati Pittsburgh 31 Seton Hall Providence 25 First-place votes in parentheses VILLANOVA The Pavilion (6,500) -/ BIG EAST TOTALS 32/70,482 2,203 10,896 1 Cincinnati Connecticut Georgetown DePaul Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova

12 D o u b l e-doubles Player, School Career BE Total Natalie Achonwa, ND Kayla Alexander, SU Shenneika Smith, STJ Briana Brown, STJ Brianna Edwards, PC Katherine Harry, DPU Asia Logan, Pitt Chyna Golden, Pitt Sara Hammond, UofL Alexandra Maseko, SHU Nadirah McKenith, STJ... 4^ Monique Oliver, RU Symone Roberts, PC Sugar Rodgers, GU Shoni Schimmel, UofL... 4^ Breanna Stewart, UConn Laura Sweeney, VU Carmen Tyson-Thomas, SU Katie Young, MU Chelsie Butler, MU Skylar Diggins, ND... 5^ Stefanie Dolson, UConn Kyra Dunn, Pitt Shawnta Dyer, UofL Tia Gibbs, UofL Elashier Hall, SU Dayeesha Hollins, UC Betnijah Laney, RU Shakeya Leary, SU Chelsey Lee, RU Anna Martin, DPU Kayla McBride, ND Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, UConn Apiew Ojulu, MU Katherine Plouffe, MU Jeanise Randolph, UC Monique Reid, UofL Sarina Simmons, MU Andrell Smith, USF Bria Smith, UofL Kiah Stokes, UConn Asia Taylor, UofL Amber Thompson, STJ Tiffany Turner, UC Markisha Wright, ND Player, School A c t i v e 1,000-Point Scorers Total Sugar Rodgers, GU 1,945 Skylar Diggins, ND 1,771 Kayla Alexander, SU 1,568 Monique Reid, UofL 1,532 Anna Martin, DPU 1,459 Shenneika Smith, STJ 1,346 Shoni Schimmel, UofL 1,097 Nadirah McKenith, STJ Point Plus Game Player, School Total Asia Logan, Pitt... 1 Sugar Rodgers, GU... 1 ^ - Includes double-doubles with points and assists Cincinnati Connecticut Georgetown DePaul Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova