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1 TM BIG EAST Wo m e n s Ba s k e t b a l l Rac h e l Ma r g o l i s, Di r e c t o r of Co m m u n i c at i o n s r m a r g o l i g e a s t.or g Ph o n e St a n d i n g s ( t h r o u g h g a m e s a s o f De c. 22) BIG EAST OVERALL W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N Streak Connecticut (1/1) W10 St. John s W4 USF W7 Louisville (10/13) W5 Notre Dame (12/6) W2 Seton Hall W5 DePaul W6 Georgetown W2 Pittsburgh (19/23) L1 Syracuse W5 West Virginia W2 Rutgers (15/14) W5 Cincinnati W1 Marquette L1 Providence L1 Villanova L1 (Associated Press/ESPN-USA Today rankings) BIG EAST Pl a y e r o f t h e We e k Shavonte Zellous, Pittsburgh TM Sr., G (Orlando, Fla.) Zellous led Pittsburgh to a 2-1 record this week including a 42-point effort in the Panthers loss at No. 20/24 Florida on Sunday. Zellous 42 points were half of Pitt s point total against the Gators and a record for the most points ever scored against a Florida team. She was 13-of-24 from the field, 3-of-4 from 3-point range and 13-of-14 from the foul line. In the Panthers win at Florida A&M last Friday, the senior guard notched 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds, while shooting 50.0 percent from the field and 3-point range. Zellous tallied 26 points on 11-of-21 shooting from the field in a win against Wagner at home on Dec. 16. Zellous averaged 29.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists for the week, while shooting 52.7 percent from the field and 86.7 percent from the foul line. BIG EAST Fr e s h m a n o f t h e We e k Da Shena Stevens, St. John s Fr., F (Stamford, Conn.) Stevens helped lead the Red Storm to a 3-0 week, including two wins to capture the St. John s-chartwells Holiday Classic title. The freshman forward came close to averaging a double-double on the week with 11.0 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. Stevens posted three double-digit scoring efforts and two 10-or-more rebounding performances. Against Howard on Dec. 16, she connected on 50.0 percent of her attempts from the field, scoring 12 points. Stevens led the team with 10 boards and added nine points against Buffalo last Friday to advance STJ to the championship game. She then helped lead the Red Storm to clinch the title with a 12-point, 11-rebound effort against Boston College on Sunday. BIG EAST We e k l y Ho n o r Ro l l Laura Kurz, Villanova, Sr., G (Lower Gwynedd, Pa.) 1-0 vs. Temple; 21 pts. & 7 rebs.; 5-of-13 FG, 8-of-8 FT; broke Temple s 18-game win streak in Big Five play Monique McLean, St. John s, Sr., G (Newport News, Va.) 3-0; 21.7 ppg; 53.8 FG%, FG%; 27 vs. Buffalo, 22 vs. BC; all-time 3-point shooter at STJ Maya Moore, Connecticut, So., F (Lawrenceville, Ga.) 3-0; 20.0 ppg & 8.7 rpg; 57.8 FG%; 23 pts. & 14 rebs. vs. Washington; 18 pts. & 7 rebs. vs. FSU Janae Stokes, USF, Jr., G (Vidalia, Ga.) 3-0; 21.0 ppg; 55.0 FG%; 17-of-28 FT; 39 pts. vs. Grambling State Noteisha Womack, Seton Hall, Sr., F (Washington, D.C.) 1-0 vs. N.C. State; 12 points, 18 rebounds & 2 assists; sixth straight double-double 2009 BIG EAST Ch a m p i o n s h i p March 6-10, XL Center, Hartford, Conn. For more information log onto - ticket packages on sale now! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Women s Basketball Report Dec e m b e r 23, 2008 (Week 5) T h i s We e k in t h e BIG EAST Sunday, December 28 12/6 Notre Dame at Charlotte (ESPNU) 2:00 p.m. Sacred Heart at Villanova 1:00 p.m. Syracuse at St. Bonaventure 1:00 p.m. Jackson State at USF 2:00 p.m. Appalachian State at Georgetown 3:00 p.m. 1/1 UConn at South Carolina (CPTV) 3:00 p.m. Downtown Marriott Cardinal Classic (Louisville, Ky.) Morehead State at 10/13 Louisville 3:30 p.m. Marquette at Oakland 4:00 p.m. All dates and times (Eastern) are subject to change; CPTV - Connecticut Public Television L a s t We e k in t h e BIG EAST Tuesday, December 16 Wagner, 41 at 16/19 Pittsburgh, 98 Howard, 36 at St. John s, 66 Cincinnati, 56 at Wright State, 41 Providence, 67 at Buffalo, 63 Wednesday, December 17 Oregon, 39 at Marquette, 69 (TW) Thursday, December 18 Grambling State, 62 at USF, 126 Northern Illinois, 70 at DePaul, 83 Caribbean Classic (Cancun, Mexico) 1/1 Connecticut, 109 vs. Washington, 51 Friday, December 19 Cincinnati, 50 at Michigan, 65 (BTN) Lafayette, 29 at 14/14 Rutgers, 61 Gardner Webb, 52 at Georgetown, 72 Caribbean Classic (Cancun, Mexico) 1/1 UConn, 85 vs. Northern Colorado, 40 (CPTV) 16/19 Pittsburgh, 89 at Florida A&M, 59 Saturday, December 20 Northern Arizona, 43 at USF, 82 (BH) St. John s Holiday Invitational (Queens, N.Y.) Buffalo, 57 at St. John s, 81 Temple, 56 at Villanova, 65 Loyola-Chicago, 45 at 13/7 Notre Dame, 89 Tulane DoubleTree Classic (New Orleans, La.) Providence, 67 vs. Southeast Missouri State, 59 UW-Green Bay, 68 at Marquette, 56 (TW) NC State, 65 at Seton Hall, 71 (PC) West Virginia, 68 at Fresno State, 63 Sunday, December 21 Davidson, 42 at Cincinnati, 60 Vermont, 56 at 9/11 Louisville, 67 Georgetown, 69 at American, 54 Southern, 47 at USF, 100 Ohio, 62 at Syracuse, 67 16/19 Pittsburgh, 83 at 20/24 Florida, 90 St. John s Holiday Invitational (Queens, N.Y.) Boston College, 63 at St. John s, 72 Tulane DoubleTree Classic (New Orleans, La.) Providence, 46 vs. Tulane, 68 Caribbean Classic (Cancun, Mexico) 1/1 Connecticut, 83 vs. Florida State, 71 (CPTV) Monday, December 22 Delaware, 52 at Villanova, 49 Seton Hall, 74 at St. Joseph s, 67 (OT) DePaul, 90 at Illinois-Chicago, 67 West Virginia, 72 at Santa Clara, 54 TW - Time Warner Cable-32 (Local in Wis.); BTN - Big Ten Network; CPTV - Connecticut Public Television; PC - Prudential Center (Newark, N.J.); BH - Bright House Network (Local in Tampa, Fla.) 222 Richmond Street, Suite 110 Providence, Rhode Island (401) Fax (401) Communications: (401) Fax (401)

2 BIG EAST Wo m e n s Ba s k e t b a l l Re p o r t The BIG EAST Conference 222 Richmond Street, Suite 110 Providence, RI P: ; F: BIG EAST Communications Staff Primary WBB Contact: Rachel Margolis, Director of Comm. rmargolis@bigeast.org; Cell: Secondary WBB Contact: Mike Coyne, Assistant Director of Comm. mcoyne@bigeast.org John Paquette, Associate Commissioner jpaquette@bigeast.org Chuck Sullivan, Director of Communications csullivan@bigeast.org Farrah Segaloff, Communications Assistant fsegaloff@bigeast.org Dan White, Communications Assistant dwhite@bigeast.org BIG EAST Weekly Teleconference When: Jan. 8, Jan. 22, Feb. 5, Feb. 19 and a prechampionship call (TBD), all calls begin at 10 a.m. ET How: Media representatives wishing to participate in the teleconference should contact the BIG EAST office for the phone number and replay information Coaches will participate in the following order: 10:00 a.m. Quentin Hillsman, Syracuse 10:06 a.m. Jose Fernandez, USF 10:12 a.m. Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame 10:18 a.m. Phil Seymore, Providence 10:24 a.m. Jeff Walz, Louisville 10:30 a.m. Harry Perretta, Villanova 10:36 a.m. Phyllis Mangina, Seton Hall 10:42 a.m. Agnus Berenato, Pittsburgh 10:48 a.m. Geno Auriemma, Connecticut 10:54 a.m. J. Kelley Hall, Cincinnati 11:00 a.m. Terri Williams-Flournoy, Georgetown 11:06 a.m. Doug Bruno, DePaul 11:12 a.m. Mike Carey, West Virginia 11:18 a.m. Kim Barnes Arico, St. John s 11:24 a.m. Terri Mitchell, Marquette 11:30 a.m. C. Vivian Stringer, Rutgers 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 Rachel Margolis in the conference office (rmargolis@bigeast.org) with requests or questions. BIG EAST Women s Basketball Contacts Cincinnati Jeremy Martin (jeremy.martin@uc.edu) Office ; Press Row Connecticut Randy Press (randy.press@uconn.edu) Office ; Press Row (GP); (XLC) DePaul Alicia Powers (apowers1@depaul.edu) Office ; Press Row Georgetown Barb Jonas (bj57@georgetown.edu) Office ; Press Row Louisville Kim Pemberton (kapemb01@louisville.edu) Office ; Press Row Marquette Amy Ufnowski (amy.ufnowski@marquette.edu) Office ; Press Row Notre Dame Chris Masters (masters.5@nd.edu) Office ; Press Row Pittsburgh Mendy Nestor (mnestor@athletics.pitt.edu) Office ; Press Row Providence Jen Rynearson (jrynears@providence.edu) Office ; Press Row Rutgers Stacey Brann (sbrann@scarletknights.edu) Office ; Press Row St. John s Rachel Constantine (constanr@stjohns.edu) Office ; Press Row Seton Hall Dan Kuberka (kuberkda@shu.edu) Office ; Press Row USF Mike Hogan (mhogan@admin.usf.edu) Office ; Press Row Syracuse Josh Waldman (jwaldma@syr.edu) Office ; Press Row (CD); (Manley) Villanova Dean Kenefick (dean.kenefick@villanova.edu) Office ; Press Row West Virginia Phil Caskey (phil.caskey@mail.wvu.edu) Office ; Press Row On the Web... On September 1, 2007, the BIG EAST Conference launched a state-of-the-art Web site in conjunction with XOS Technologies. The site retained the conference s familiar web address org and continues to be an excellent source for the latest news and stories on happenings around the BIG EAST, including the 16 women s basketball schools. This new site is also a reliable source for new extensive video coverage on BIGEAST.tv, the new online home for live and on-demand streaming video, including live games and highlights from many BIG EAST women s basketball games. Up-to-the-minute standings, along with team-by-team and composite results are also updated at the conclusion of each game. National polls, weekly award winners and team notebooks are updated each week. The new BIG EAST Web site also will give users access to live game updates, updated team and conference statistics, rosters, features, recaps, photo galleries and more. The Media Guide along with an in-depth Records & History Section are located on each sport s page. In addition, a Photo/Logo Gallery is conveniently located on the front page. This Gallery includes headshots/ action photos of head coaches and selected current players. The pictures may be downloaded for media use. The photos are available in both low and highresolution formats. Logos for every BIG EAST team and the conference marks can also be accessed. (Credit The BIG EAST Conference with each photo use). Weekly Awards The BIG EAST names a Player and Freshman of the Week, as well as a Weekly Honor Roll, each Monday during the season. Winners are chosen from nominations provided by the BIG EAST sports information directors. The information is released from the BIG EAST office and will be listed in the conference release and be available 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 through an released from the Conference office. The BIG EAST All-Academic Team is comprised of letterwinners who are starters or important reserves and have an overall grade-point average of 3.00 or better over the past academic year. The entire all-sports squad is announced in June after the conclusion of the academic year. Cincinnati Connecticut Georgetown DePaul Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova West Virginia

3 BIG EAST Wo m e n s Ba s k e t b a l l Re p o r t Cincinnati Bearcats 9-3 Overall (8-1 Home; 1-2 Away ; 0-0 Neutral) Next game: Hosts St. Francis (Pa.) on Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. ET Last game: Beat Davidson at home on Dec. 21 Last 5 games: 4-1 Junior guard Kahla Roudebush scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds... Senior forward Jill Stephens added 13 points... The Bearcats held the Wildcats to 24.5 percent shooting, a season-low for an opponent... UC has allowed less than 60 points in 11 of 12 games this season... With Davidson holding the lead for most of the first half, UC ended the half on a 14-2 run to take a lead into the locker room... After two lead changes and a tie to open the second half, the Bearcats ripped off 13 straight points over a four minute span, going 5-of-6 from the field and forcing four Davidson turnovers... UC shot 38.5 percent from the field (20-of-52) and was 7-of-19 from 3-point range... Fell at Michigan on Dec The 65 points for Michigan marked the first time this season a team has scored more than 60 points against the Bearcats... Over the last two years, the Bearcats are 15-3 in nonconference home games under the direction of head coach J. Kelley Hall Connecticut Huskies 10-0 Overall (5-0 Home; 1-0 Away ; 4-0 Neutral) Next game: Plays at South Carolina on Dec The game will be aired locally on CPTV at 3 p.m. ET Last game: Won its 12th consecutive in-season tournament title with a win over Florida State on Dec. 21 at the Caribbean Classic in Cancun, Mexico Last 5 games: 5-0 The Huskies average margin of victory this season is It was its 37th straight win during an in-season tournament - the last loss was to Vanderbilt on Dec. 29, 1992, at the Hilton Head (S.C.) Super Shootout... Senior guard Renee Montgomery scored 25 points on 7-of-11 shooting from 3-point range and dealt eight assists, playing 40 minutes... Sophomore forward Maya Moore added 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists, while going 0-of-7 from 3-point range... Junior center Kaili McLaren had 10 points and a career-high seven assists... UConn led at the the half and held FSU scoreless for the first five minutes... UConn shot 51.5 percent from the field (35-of-68) and was 9-of-24 from 3-point land... Connecticut forced 16 turnovers, committing only eight... Beat Washington on Dec. 18 and Northern Colorado on Dec. 19 at the Caribbean Classic... Is ranked No. 1 in the ESPN/USA Today and Associated Press polls DePaul Blue Demons 11-2 Overall (6-0 Home; 3-2 Away ; 2-0 Neutral) Next game: Hosts UW-Green Bay on Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. CT Last game: Have won six straight, including a victory at Illinois-Chicago on Dec. 22 Last 5 games: 5-0 Doug Bruno has won 425 games as DePaul s head coach... Senior forward Natasha Williams recorded a career-high 29 points on 11-of-17 shooting, plus brought down 11 rebounds... Senior guard Deirdre Naughton added 17 points, 5 rebounds and four assists... The Blue Demons led the entire way opening up a 23-2 lead, shot 43.8 percent from the field (32- of-73) and was 9-for-25 from behind the arc... The Blue Demons have held 10 of their 13 opponents this season to less than 70 points... DePaul s streak of making a 3-pointer continued to 119 consecutive games... The Blue Demons have won their last 36 games against opponents from the state of Illinois... Earned a win over Northern Illinois on Dec. 18 and is riding a season-high five-game win streak... Four players scored in double figures led by Williams 16 points and seven rebounds... Is receiving votes in the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today coaches polls Georgetown Hoyas 9-2 Overall (5-0 Home; 3-2 Away ; 1-0 Neutral) Next game: Hosts Appalachian State on Dec. 28 at 3 p.m. ET Last game: Topped American on the road on Dec. 21 Last 5 games: 4-1 Sophomore forward Monica McNutt led the scoring with 16 points... Freshman forward Adria Crawford added eight points and 11 rebounds, while junior forward Jaleesa Butler had a double-double of 11 points and 11 rebounds... After several first-half lead changes, a 7-2 run finished off the half for the Hoyas as they took a lead into the lockerroom... AU opened the second half with a 7-2 run before McNutt got hot hitting 11 straight points including a pair of 3 s and a trio of free throws to put the Hoyas up Georgetown managed to hold on to the lead... Georgetown shot 35.8 percent from the field (24-of-67) and held a rebounding advantage... Returned from a 12-day layoff to beat Gardner-Webb at home on Dec Leading the Hoyas were senior guard Karee Houlette and McNutt who both notched 13 points... Georgetown has won its final game before its Christmas break in each of the last 11 seasons and sits at 22-7 in those contests Louisville Cardinals 10-1 Overall (5-0 Home; 4-1 Away ; 1-0 Neutral) Next game: Hosts the Downtown Marriott Cardinal Classic on Dec a round-robin event... Will face Morehead State in first-day action at 3:30 p.m. ET Last game: Earned a win over Vermont at home on Dec. 21 Last 5 games: 5-0 Senior forward Candyce Bingham tallied 14 points, eight rebounds and five steals... Sophomore guard Deseree Byrd added 15 on 6-of-8 shooting, while senior forward Angel McCoughtry added 12 points, six steals and four rebounds... McCoughtry is three rebounds away from 1,000 - only one other player in Louisville basketball history has scored 2,000 points and pulled down 1,000 career rebounds in Pervis Ellison, who finished his career with 2,143 points and 1,149 rebounds... UVM committed 32 turnovers, while Louisville had 22 of its own... Louisville led wire-towire and was up at halftime... Louisville used a 12-1 run early in the second half to go up with Vermont coming no closer than nine the rest of the way... The Cardinals shot 39.0 percent from the field (23-of-59) and went 17-of-24 from the foul line... Topped Kentucky at home on Dec. 14 in front of 16,337 - the largest paid attendance crowd in the state of Kentucky history to see a women s basketball game... Senior Chauntice Wright was lost for the season after knee surgery... Is ranked No. 10 in the AP poll and No. 13 in the ESPN/USA Today poll Marquette Golden Eagles 8-4 Overall (5-3 Home; 3-1 Away ; 0-0 Neutral) Next game: Will have a seven-day layoff and then travel to Oakland on Dec. 28 for a 4 p.m. CT start Last game: Fell to UW-Green Bay at home on Dec. 20 Last 5 games: 3-2 UWGB primarily used a suffocating 2-3 zone defense to force 26 turnovers, to hold Marquette to 33.3 percent shooting (10-of-30) in the second half and to 37.3 percent shooting (19-of-51) for the game... Senior guard Krystal Ellis, who did not attempt a shot in the first 24 minutes, finished with just eight points, playing 34 minutes and fouling out... Sophomore forward Paige Fiedorowicz added 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting... The Golden Eagles held a 13-9 lead, their largest of the game, but MU went on to miss its next 11 shots from beyond the arc... Marquette trailed at the half... The Golden Eagles forced 25 turnovers of their own, but were outrebounded by a margin of Topped Oregon in front of a sellout crowd of 4,000 home-town fans on Dec It was the second sellout in school history... Ellis had a game-high 17 points, six steals and four assists... The 39 points allowed was the lowest opponent total since Dec. 21, 2006 by Manhattan who totaled just Red-shirt sophomore forward Jocelyn Mellen was lost for the year with a knee injury in the Gonzaga game Cincinnati Connecticut Georgetown DePaul Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova West Virginia

4 BIG EAST Wo m e n s Ba s k e t b a l l Re p o r t Notre Dame Fighting Irish 9-1 Overall (5-0 Home; 4-1 Away ; 0-0 Neutral) Next game: Travels to take on Charlotte on Dec The game will be aired on ESPNU at 2 p.m. ET Last game: Earned a win over Loyola-Chicago at home on Dec. 20 Last 5 games: 4-1 Notre Dame is off to a 9-1 start for the fourth time in the past five seasons and the sixth time in school history... ND has won 10 in a row at home, including their first five games this year; the last home loss came on Jan. 27, 2008 to No 1/1 UConn; combined with the ND men s team (42 in a row) the building has not seen a home loss in almost a calendar year... Junior guard Melissa Lechlitner, senior guard Lindsay Schrader and freshman guard Natalie Novosel scored 13 points each... All 10 Notre Dame players scored... The Irish forced 31 turnovers, while only committing Notre Dame was in control from the start, using an early 29-7 run to pull away... The Irish led at halftime and then opened the second half with a 15-0 run... Won at Valparaiso on Dec Sophomore guard Brittany Mallory and sophomore forward Devereaux Peters will both miss the remainder of the season with knee injuries... Is ranked No. 12 by the Associated Press and No. 6 by the ESPN/USA Today polls Pittsburgh Panthers 9-2 Overall (6-0 Home; 3-1 Away ; 0-1 Neutral) Next game: Travels to Western Kentucky on Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. ET Last game: Dropped first game in 10 games, a decision at then-no. 20/24 Florida on Dec. 21 Last 5 games: 4-1 Senior guard Shavonte Zellous scored half of Pitt s points with a career-high 42 points, also added six assists and four rebounds... She was 13-of-24 from the field, 3-of-4 from 3-point range and 13-of-14 from the foul line... The 42 points marked the most ever scored against Florida and were just three points away from Pitt s school record of Senior guard Xenia Stewart added 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting and eight rebounds... Pitt shot 49.2 percent from the field (31-of-63) and was 13-of-16 from the foul line... Stewart and Zellous helped the Panthers turn a deficit into a lead midway through the second half, but Florida hit three consecutive 3-pointers to put the Gators back in front for good... Florida used some offensive rebounds, a couple steals and four free throws in the final minute to seal the victory... The score changed hands eight times... Won its ninth straight in an victory at Florida A&M on Dec Is ranked No. 19 in the AP poll and is No. 23 in the ESPN/USA Today poll Providence Friars 6-5 Overall (2-0 Home; 2-5 Away ; 2-0 Neutral) Next game: Returns to action at home on New Year s Eve, Dec. 31 against No. 6/11 Duke at 2 p.m. ET Last game: Snapped a four-game winning streak with a loss at Tulane in the title game of the Tulane DoubleTree Classic in New Orleans, La. Last 5 games: 4-1 Senior forward Shantee Darrian posted team-highs of 10 points and 10 rebounds for her first doubledouble of the season and the seventh of her career... Darrian was one of eight PC players to score... The Friars trailed at halftime and had a seven-minute scoreless stretch during the frame... The Friars also had 12 turnovers in the first half and finished with 19 for the contest... Providence was outrebounded and saw five Tulane players score in double figures... PC shot 34.0 percent from the field, while Tulane went 38.6 percent... The Friars were also 9-of-14 (64.3 percent) from the free throw line, while Tulane was 20-of-24 (83.3 percent)... Beat Southeast Missouri State at the Tulane Classic on Dec. 20 winning its fourth straight, its longest streak of the season... Junior forward Emily Cournoyer netted 16 points all in the second half to help the Friars pull away late... Senior guard Chelsea Marandola chipped in 14 points Rutgers Scarlet Knights 7-2 Overall (5-0 Home; 1-2 Away ; 1-0 Neutral) Next game: Is off for 10 day and then will hosts George Washington on Dec. 29 at 7:30 p.m. ET... Rutgers is riding a 19-game home win streak Last game: Won fifth straight game with a defeat of Lafayette on Dec. 19 Last 5 games: 5-0 The Scarlet Knights have not trailed in either of their last two games... Junior guard Epiphanny Prince had a game-high 23 points and added a team-best five steals... With her 10-of-19 shooting effort, Prince matched the total number of made field goals by the entire Lafayette team (10-of-39)... Senior center Kia Vaughn moved into fifth place in the RU record book for career rebounds after pulling down nine rebounds and also added 13 points and three blocks... The Scarlet Knights, which won their 19th consecutive contest at home, held an opponent under 30 points for the first time since It was the third time in four games that Rutgers held an opponent under 40 points... RU shot 42.9 percent from the field (24-of- 56), as the team went 3-of-11 from 3-point range... RU forced 19 turnovers and had a season-high nine blocks... Earned a win over Army at the Maggie Dixon Classic at Madison Square Garden on Dec Prince tallied a game-high 25 points on 8-of-11 shooting... Is ranked No. 15 in the AP poll and No. 14 in the ESPN/USA Today poll St. John s Red Storm 11-1 Overall (8-0 Home; 3-1 Away ; 0-0 Neutral) Next game: Travels to Boston University on Dec. 30 at 2 p.m. ET Last game: Won the St. John s-chartwells Holiday Classic with a win over Boston College on Dec. 21 Last 5 games: 4-1 Senior guard Monique McLean scored 22 points and was 7-of-8 from the foul line... Freshman forward Da Shena Stevens tallied a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, while junior forward Joy McCorvey had 10 points and 10 rebounds... McLean was named tournament MVP, while McCorvey and senior guard Kelly McManmon were all-tournament team honorees... STJ used a 16-3 run late in the first half to stay ahead for good... St. John s shot 40.7 percent from the field (24-of-59) and forced 20 BC turnovers... Topped Buffalo in first-day action of the Holiday Classic on Dec McLean tallied her highest scoring game of the season with 27 points, including 18 in the first half... McLean was 7-of-15 from the field, 3-of-3 from long distance and 10-of-11 from the free throw line... With her three treys, she moved into sole possession of the No. 1 spot with pointers made all-time at St. John s... Head coach Kim Barnes Arico is closing in her 100th coaching victory at St. John s compiling a mark of through seven seasons Seton Hall Pirates 9-1 Overall (7-0 Home; 2-1 Away ; 0-0 Neutral) Next game: Travels to Massachusetts on Dec. 29 for a 1 p.m. ET game Last game: Won in overtime at St. Joseph s on Dec. 22 Last 5 games: 5-0 The Pirates are off to their best start since the team was Rallied from a 14-point second half deficit... Seton Hall outscored SJU 12-5 in overtime... Junior forward Nicole Emery led all scorers with 22 points on 9-of-18 shooting, and grabbed eight rebounds... Senior forward Noteisha Womack tied her career high with 21 rebounds and tallied 16 points, while sophomore guard Ebonie Williams added 18 points... Womack is averaging a nation s best 15.1 rpg... The school single-season rebounding record is 12.6 rpg set in by Dana Wynne... SHU shot 43.9 percent for the game (29-of-66) and was 6-of-15 from 3-point range... Beat N.C. State 71-65, for its fourth straight win, at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on Dec Seton Hall led from start to finish and surmounted a halftime lead... Williams tallied 19 points... Womack added 12 points and 18 rebounds Cincinnati Connecticut Georgetown DePaul Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova West Virginia

5 BIG EAST Wo m e n s Ba s k e t b a l l Re p o r t USF Bu l l s 11-1 Overall (9-0 Home; 0-0 Away ; 2-1 Neutral) Next game: Closes out a six-game homestand on Dec. 28 against Jackson State at 2 p.m. ET Last game: Won seventh straight with a victory over Southern University at home on Dec. 21 Last 5 games: 5-0 Is off to the best start in school history... Head coach Jose Fernandez is just one win shy of becoming USF all-time leader in career wins men s or women s... Fernandez s career record is in 251 games over eight-plus seasons... Six players scored in double figures led by a game-high 17 points from senior guard Shantia Grace... USF had 27 assists on their 35 field goals... The Bulls raced out to a lead at halftime and shot 46.7 percent from the field for the game... The Bulls also hit 11 3-pointers and hit 100 points for the school-record fourth time this year... Entering the year, USF had not surpassed the century mark more than twice in one season... The USF defense has also been superb holding six of its 12 opponents to less than 50 points... USF ranks second the country in scoring (91.6 ppg) just behind league rival UConn (92.4 ppg); the Bulls are averaging 99.0 ppg at home... Won sixth straight with a victory over Northern Arizona at home on Dec Senior guard Jazmine Sepulveda scored a game-high 17 points... USF is receiving votes in the Associated Press Poll as well as the ESPN/USA Today Poll Villanova Wildcats 6-5 Overall (2-2 Home; 3-1 Away ; 1-2 Neutral) Next game: Hosts Sacred Heart on Dec. 28 at 1 p.m. ET Last game: Fell to Delaware at home on Dec. 22 Last 5 games: 3-2 Senior guard Laura Kurz led VU with 19 points on 8-of-17 from the field with three 3-pointers, plus added six rebounds, four blocks and two assists... Senior forward Lisa Karcic tallied eight points, six rebound sand three steals... UDel held the Wildcats to just 13 first half points, including five goals... Villanova trailed the entire way... Villanova shot 32.8 percent from the field (19-of-58) and was 7-of-29 from 3-point range... VU was outrebounded 47-31, committed 19 turnovers and forced 23 miscues... Topped Temple at home on Dec VU ended Temple s record 18- game win streak in Big Five play... Temple s last Big Five loss was also to Villanova, five years and one day prior to this contest... The Wildcats claimed a win at the Liacouras Center on Dec Kurz has scored in double figures in seven straight games and nine of her last 11 games... A transfer from Duke, she scored 358 points with the Blue Devils and 661 with the Wildcats Syracuse Orange 9-2 Overall (6-0 Home; 2-2 Away ; 1-0 Neutral) Next game: Returns to action on Dec. 28 at St. Bonaventure at 1 p.m. ET Last game: Remained undefeated at home following a victory over Ohio on Dec. 21 Last 5 games: 5-0 The game featured six lead changes and eight ties... Junior forward Nicole Michael scored a season-high 23 points behind 9-of-18 from the field... Sophomore guard Erica Morrow accounted for 19 points, extending her streak of scoring at least 15 points to four games... Sophomore guard Marisa Gobuty earned her first start of the season... The Syracuse defense pressured Ohio into 31 turnovers, matching a season-best from its last outing against Niagara... The Orange took 29 points off the Bobcats errors... Beat Niagara at home on Dec Junior guard Juanita Ward came off the bench to record 20 points and nine rebounds... The Orange s 93 points is a season-high... Syracuse has won 19 of its last 21 home games, including 17 of its last 19 played in the Carrier Dome; that record includes an 11-0 mark at the Dome against its last 11 nonconference foes... The Orange is also 9-0 when they register 10 or more steals in a game and ranks second in the league at 12.6 per game West Virginia Mountaineers 9-2 Overall (5-2 Home; 2-0 Away ; 2-0 Neutral) Next game: Returns home to host Longwood on Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. ET Last game: Won at Santa Clara on Dec. 22 Last 5 games: 4-1 Four players scored in double figures led by sophomore guard Liz Repella s 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting... Repella also had six rebounds and was 4-of-8 from 3-point range... Senior guard Takisha Granberry added 21 points, was 7-of-14 from the field and 5-of-9 from 3-point range... WVU shot 40.0 percent from the field (24-of-60) and made 10 3-pointers... The Mountaineers used a 22-2 run over the remaining 5:20 of the first half to overcome an early 21-7 Bronco lead... West Virginia s defense held Santa Clara to just one field goal during a seven-minute stretch to end the first half with West Virginia up Won at Fresno State on Dec West Virginia led from start to finish... Granberry led all scorers with a game-high 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting, with nine rebounds and three steals... Junior guard Vanessa House has been lost for the season with a knee injury and junior forward Madina Ali was lost with a shoulder injury 2009 BIG EAST W o m e n s Ba s k e t b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i p All 16 Schools To Play In 2009 BIG EAST Championship The BIG EAST unveils a new tournament format for its women s basketball championship in 2009, with all 16 teams invited to battle for the conference s automatic NCAA tournament bid. The women s tournament begins Friday, March 6 and continues through the championship game, which will be played Tuesday, March 10. All games will be played at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. While this year s BIG EAST Championship includes all 16 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. 5-8 seeds will earn first-round byes. First Round Friday, March 6 Noon, 2:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m. Second Round (BETV) Saturday, March 7 Noon, 2:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m. Quarterfinals (ESPNU) Sunday, March 8 Noon, 2:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m. Semifinals (ESPNU) Monday, March 9 6:00 p.m., 8:00 p.m. Finals (ESPN) Tuesday, March 10 7:00 p.m. BETV - Selected Regional Sports Networks, check local listings for schedule CHAMPIONSHIP CREDENTIALS All credential applications for the 2009 BIG EAST Women s Basketball Championship will only be accepted on-line via the BIG EAST Championship Credential Web Site. An advisory will be sent to accredited media in January with specific instructions on the application process. All parts of this section are for media use only. Accredited media should contact the conference office for the address. Cincinnati Connecticut Georgetown DePaul Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova West Virginia

6 BIG EAST Wo m e n s Ba s k e t b a l l Re p o r t On A Winning Note The BIG EAST is one of two conferences (of 31) in which every team holds a record above.500. In addition, the league holds an.808 nonconference winning percentage , including seven wins over top 25 teams. Hitting that 100-Point Mark The BIG EAST has had three teams reach the 100-point plateau on seven different occasions this season. USF has hit the century mark four times this season, a first in school history. The Bulls 126 points against Grambling State (Dec. 19) are the most scored in a Division I game this season. USF also beat Central Connecticut (Nov. 15), Stetson (Nov. 18) and Southern (Dec. 22). Connecticut hit the 100-point mark twice beating then-no. 4/4 Oklahoma (Nov. 30) and Washington (Dec. 19). Notre Dame won at Boston College (Nov. 23). BIG EAST Women s Basketball Leading the National Polls Five BIG EAST women s basketball teams are currently ranked in the top 25 of the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and in the top 25 of the Associated Press Poll. Led by No. 1/1 Connecticut, Notre Dame sits at No. 6 in coaches poll and No. 12 in the AP Poll. Louisville stands No. 10 in the AP Poll and in the No. 13 position in the ESPN/USA Today Poll, while Rutgers is No. 15 in the AP poll and No. 14 in the ESPN/USA Today Poll. Pittsburgh is ranked No. 19 in the AP poll and is No. 23 in the coaches poll. DePaul is receiving votes in both major polls along with USF. Ten Players Headline Naismith Trophy Early Season Watch List Ten BIG EAST women s basketball stars have been named to the initial Naismith Trophy early season watch list, including the league s Preseason Player of the Year, UConn sophomore Maya Moore. In addition, eight Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team picks were named to the list. UConn junior center Tina Charles and senior guard Renee Montgomery were each named to the list. In addition, Rutgers senior center Kia Vaughn and junior guard Epiphanny Prince were each selected. Notre Dame junior guard Ashley Barlow was tabbed as was Marquette senior guard Krystal Ellis. Louisville senior forward Angel McCoughtry, Seton Hall senior forward Noteisha Womack and Pittsburgh senior guard Shavonte Zellous round out the BIG EAST contingent. Eight Players Named Preseason Wooden Award Candidates Eight players from five BIG EAST programs were named preseason candidates for the Wooden Award All-American Team and Player of the Year Trophy. The list of 30 student-athletes was based on last year s individual performances and team records who are the early frontrunners for college basketball s most prestigious honor. Connecticut is the only program with three players on the list in Tina Charles, Renee Montgomery and Maya Moore. Rutgers boasts two players, Epiphanny Prince and Kia Vaughn. Marquette s Krystal Ellis, Louisville s Angel McCoughtry and Pittsburgh s Shavonte Zellous round out the group of BIG EAST nominees. BIG EAST Leads All on Wade Trophy Watch List The BIG EAST leads all conferences yet again with eight players on the preseason Wade Watch list for the State Farm Wade Trophy Division I Player of the Year as announced by the Women s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), on behalf of the Wade Coalition. The 25-member list is made up of top Division I student-athletes who best embody the spirit of Lily Margaret Wade according to the following criteria: game and season statistics, leadership, character, effect on their team and overall playing ability. BIG EAST Ne w s & No t e s Connecticut boasts the highest number of nominees with three (Tina Charles, Renee Montgomery and Maya Moore), while Rutgers (Epiphanny Prince and Kia Vaughn) has two. Also from the BIG EAST are Louisville s Angel McCoughtry, Marquette s Krystal Ellis and Pittsburgh s Shavonte Zellous. Three Players Top Lowe s Senior CLASS Award List Three BIG EAST women s basketball stars have been named to the Lowe s Senior CLASS award list. Connecticut senior guard Renee Montgomery, Marquette senior guard Krystal Ellis and Pittsburgh senior guard Shavonte Zellous were each selected to the list. Pittsburgh and Marquette had both a men s and women s player tabbed for the list. McCoughtry and Moore Named Preseason AP All-Americans Louisville sophomore Angel McCoughtry and Connecticut sophomore Maya Moore were named to the five-person Associated Press Preseason All-America Team. McCoughtry becomes the first Cardinal to earn the honor. Last season saw Moore become only the second freshman in NCAA Division I women s basketball history to be recognized with first team Associated Press All-America honors. All 16 Head Coaches Return In a league that sent eight teams to the NCAA Final Four and four more teams to the postseason WNIT, the BIG EAST is the place to coach. All 16 coaches are returning to their respective benches, including two second-year head coaches in J. Kelley Hall at Cincinnati and Jeff Walz at Louisville. There is also a wealth of experience as eight of the league s 16 head coaches have 20 years or more of tenure in their careers. BIG EAST Preseason Awards Announced Connecticut sophomore all-american Maya Moore was named the BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year. One of the most decorated freshmen in conference history last season, Moore earned the honor by a tally of the league s 16 head coaches, who were not permitted to vote for their own players. April Sykes, who joined one of the top recruiting classes in the nation at Rutgers, was picked as the BIG EAST Preseason Freshman of the Year. This year s Preseason All-BIG EAST Team sees the return of seven of the 11 players named to the All-BIG EAST First Team. The team includes: Candyce Bingham, Louisville, Sr., F; Tina Charles, Connecticut, Jr., C; Krystal Ellis, Marquette, Sr., G; Shantia Grace, USF, Sr., G; Chandrea Jones, Syracuse, Sr., G; Angel McCoughtry, Louisville, Sr., F; Renee Montgomery, Connecticut, Sr., G; Maya Moore, Connecticut, So., F; Epiphanny Prince, Rutgers, Jr., G; Kia Vaughn, Rutgers, Sr., C and Shavonte Zellous, Pittsburgh, RS-Sr., G. The Honorable Mention Team includes: Laura Kurz, Villanova, Sr., F; Deirdre Naughton, DePaul, Jr., G and Lindsay Schrader, Notre Dame, Sr., G. BIG EAST Championship Ticket Packages on Sale Now The BIG EAST unveils a new tournament format for its women s basketball championship in 2009, with all 16 teams invited to battle for the conference s automatic NCAA tournament bid. With the addition of two sessions, including four games, package tickets to all 15 games of the championship will remain priced at $99.00 each, which is discounted by nearly one half of the face value. The championship returns to the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. March To charge tickets by phone, call Ticketmaster at (860) , (203) or (413) In addition, tickets can be purchased online by logging on to the XL Center website at or the Ticketmaster website at www. ticketmaster.com. Ticket offices at all 16 BIG EAST institutions have had allsession packages on sale for several weeks. Cincinnati Connecticut Georgetown DePaul Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John s Seton Hall USF Syracuse Villanova West Virginia

7 BIG EAST WOMEN S BASKETBALL REPORT Fri. 14 Northeastern, 52 at St. John s, 70 6:30 p.m. SNY Sun. 16 Georgia Tech, 71 at Connecticut, 82 (GP) 2:00 p.m. CPTV State Farm Classic (Baton Rouge, La.) Notre Dame, 62 at LSU, 53 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 State Farm Classic (Baton Rouge, La.) Pittsburgh, 50 vs. Texas A&M, 60 5:00 p.m. ESPN2 Mon. 17 Basketball Travelers Tip-Off Tourney (Albuquerque, N.M.) DePaul, 66 at New Mexico, 68 9:00 p.m. MT Wed. 19 Syracuse,71 at Ohio State,78 7:00 p.m. BTN.com Thurs. 20 San Diego State, 55 at Connecticut (XL), 99 7:00 p.m. CPTV Sat. 22 Louisville, 65 at Xavier, 55 Noon CBS C Rhode Island, 43 at Connecticut (XL), 91 1:00 p.m. CPTV Tues. 25 Connecticut, 96 at BYU, 47 9:00 p.m. CPTV/BYU Louisville, 59 at Utah, 48 9:30 p.m. MT Sun. 30 Oklahoma, 78 at Connecticut, 106 8:15 p.m. ESPN Mon. 1 Rutgers, 64 at Temple, 60 8:00 p.m. CBS C Tues. 2 Marquette, 55 at Northwestern, 54 9:00 p.m. BTN Wed. 3 Holy Cross, 37 at Connecticut, 96 (GP) 7:30 p.m. CPTV Sun. 7 Ball State, 51 at Louisville, 82 Noon WHAS Xavier, 55 at Cincinnati, 65 2:00 p.m. FSO DePaul, 68 at Loyola-Chicago, 64 5:00 p.m. LSTV Mon. 8 Jimmy V Classic (Piscataway, N.J.) Georgia, 34 at Rutgers, 45 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Wed. 10 Notre Dame, 59 at Michigan, 63 (ot) 7:00 p.m. BTN Sat. 13 Marquette, 48 at Wisconsin, 67 2:00 p.m. BTN.com Notre Dame, 63 at Valparaiso, 55 2:35 p.m. HLN Sun. 14 Maggie Dixon Classic (New York, N.Y.) Rutgers, 59 vs. Army, 38 (MSG) Noon ESPNU Maggie Dixon Classic (New York, N.Y.) Connecticut, 77 vs. Penn State, 63 (MSG) 2:30 p.m. ESPNU North Florida, 44 at USF, 90 3:00 p.m. BH Wed. 17 Oregon, 39 at Marquette, 69 Noon TWC-32 Fri. 19 Cincinnati, 50 at Michigan, 65 7:00 p.m. BTN Caribbean Classic (Cancun, Mexico) Connecticut, 85 vs. Northern Colorado, 40 7:00 p.m. CPTV Sat. 20 Northern Arizona, 43 at USF, 82 2:00 p.m. BH Sun. BIG EAST ON TELEVISION - NATIONAL, REGIONAL & LOCAL Wisconsin-Green Bay, 68 at Marquette, 56 2:00 p.m. TWC Caribbean Classic (Cancun, Mexico) Connecticut, 83 vs. Florida State, 71 4:30 p.m. CPTV Sun. 28 Notre Dame at Charlotte 2:00 p.m. ESPNU Connecticut at South Carolina 3:00 p.m. CPTV Wed. 31 Hartford at Connecticut (XL) Noon CPTV Milwaukee at Marquette 3:00 p.m. TWC-32 Sat. 3 LSU at Connecticut (XL) Noon CBS Tennessee at Rutgers 2:00 p.m. CBS VILLANOVA at CINCINNATI 2:00 p.m. BETV USF at MARQUETTE 7:00 p.m. TWC-32 Sun. 4 WEST VIRGINIA at PITTSBURGH 2:00 p.m. ESPNU Tues. 6 RUTGERS at SYRACUSE 7:00 p.m. CBS C CONNECTICUT at USF 7:00 p.m. CPTV NOTRE DAME at DE PAUL 9:00 p.m. CBS C Wed. 7 CINCINNATI at WEST VIRGINIA 8:00 p.m. WVPBS Sat. 10 DE PAUL at PITTSBURGH 2:00 p.m. BETV CONNECTICUT at WEST VIRGINIA 7:00 p.m. WVPBS/CPTV SYRACUSE at CINCINNATI 8:00 p.m. FSO Sun. 11 RUTGERS at LOUISVILLE 2:00 p.m. ESPNU Mon. 12 Rhode Island at Providence Noon Cox (TD) Tues. 13 GEORGETOWN at ST. JOHN S 7:00 p.m. CBS C DE PAUL at CONNECTICUT (GP) 7:30 p.m. CPTV NOTRE DAME at MARQUETTE 9:00 p.m. CBS C Wed. 14 West Virginia at Marshall (CC) 5:30 p.m. WVPBS Sat. 17 SYRACUSE at CONNECTICUT (XL) 2:00 p.m. BETV Sun. 18 MARQUETTE at RUTGERS Noon ESPNU CINCINNATI CONNECTICUT GEORGETOWN DEPAUL LOUISVILLE MARQUETTE NOTRE DAME PITTSBURGH Mon. 19 Connecticut at North Carolina 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Tues. 20 CINCINNATI at LOUISVILLE 8:00 p.m. CBS C Wed. 21 Villanova at George Washington 8:00 p.m. CBS C Sat. 24 ST. JOHN S at WEST VIRGINIA 2:00 p.m. BETV CONNECTICUT at CINCINNATI 7:00 p.m. CPTV Mon. 26 LOUISVILLE at CONNECTICUT (GP) 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Tues. 27 RUTGERS at NOTRE DAME 8:00 p.m. CBS C SYRACUSE at MARQUETTE 7:00 p.m. TWC-32 Sat. 31 USF at RUTGERS 2:00 p.m. BETV CONNECTICUT at GEORGETOWN 3:00 p.m. CPTV Sun. 1 ST. JOHN S at SETON HALL Noon ESPNU Tues. 3 RUTGERS at CONNECTICUT (XL) 8:00 p.m. CBS C Wed. 4 SETON HALL at WEST VIRGINIA 8:00 p.m. WVPBS Sat. 7 VILLANOVA at SETON HALL 2:00 p.m. BETV CONNECTICUT at MARQUETTE 8:00 p.m. TWC-32/CPTV Sun. 8 DE PAUL at NOTRE DAME 2:00 p.m. ESPNU USF at SYRACUSE 4:00 p.m. ESPNU Tues. 10 PITTSBURGH at RUTGERS 8:00 p.m. CBS C PROVIDENCE at WEST VIRGINIA 8:00 p.m. WVPBS VILLANOVA at MARQUETTE 7:00 p.m. TWC-32 Wed. 11 CONNECTICUT at ST. JOHN S 7:00 p.m. CPTV Sat. 14 GEORGETOWN at PROVIDENCE 2:00 p.m. BETV Sun. 15 ESPN s February Frenzy/Pink Zone Rutgers at Maryland 1:00 p.m. ESPN2 WEST VIRGINIA at MARQUETTE 2:00 p.m. ESPNU ESPN s February Frenzy/Pink Zone PITTSBURGH at CONNECTICUT (GP) 3:30 p.m. ESPN2 Tues. 17 DE PAUL at SYRACUSE 8:00 p.m. CBS C Wed. 18 CONNECTICUT at PROVIDENCE 7:00 p.m. Cox/CPTV Sat. 21 ST. JOHN S at MARQUETTE 4:00 p.m. BETV USF at WEST VIRGINIA 7:00 p.m. WVPBS Sun. 22 NOTRE DAME at CONNECTICUT (XL) 2:00 p.m. ESPNU Tues. 24 VILLANOVA at CONNECTICUT (GP) 7:30 p.m. CPTV PITTSBURGH at WEST VIRGINIA 8:00 p.m. CBS C Sat. 28 PITTSBURGH at LOUISVILLE 2:00 p.m. BETV SYRACUSE at WEST VIRGINIA 2:00 p.m. WVPBS SETON HALL at CONNECTICUT (XL) 7:30 p.m. CPTV Mon. 2 CONNECTICUT at RUTGERS 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 LOUISVILLE at MARQUETTE 9:00 p.m. CBS C Fri. 6 BIG EAST Championship First Round (Hartford, Conn.) Noon/2:00/6:00/8:00 p.m. Sat. 7 BIG EAST Championship Second Round (Hartford, Conn.) BETV - Noon/2:00/6:00/8:00 p.m. Sun. 8 BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinals (Hartford, Conn.) ESPNU - Noon/2:00/6:00/8:00 p.m. Mon. 9 BIG EAST Championship Semifinals (Hartford, Conn.) ESPNU - 6:00/8:00 p.m. Tues. 10 BIG EAST Championship Finals (Hartford, Conn.) ESPN - 7:00 p.m. All dates and times (Eastern) are subject to change BIG EAST games in all CAPS BETV BIG EAST Television, televised on local Regional Sports Networks (check your local listings) CPTV - Connecticut Public Television SNY - SportsNet New York CBS C CBS College Sports Network WVPBS West Virginia Public Television Cox Televised local in Connecticut and Rhode Island (TD tape delay) FSO Fox Sports Ohio BTN Big Ten Network; BTN.com BigTenNetwork.com BYU Brigham Young Television (Dish Network (channel 9403) and DirecTV PLUS (channel 374)) WHAS Televised locally in Louisville, Ky. MT Mountain West Sports Network LSTV- Lake Shore TV (Chicago, Ill.) BH Bright House Networks, televised locally in Tampa, Fla. HLN Horizon League Network TWC-32 Time Warner Cable Sports 32, televised locally in Milwaukee, Wis. PROVIDENCE RUTGERS ST. JOHN S SETON HALL USF SYRACUSE VILLANOVA WEST VIRGINIA

8 BIG EAST WOMEN S BASKETBALL REPORT BIG EAST AMONG NCAA STATISTICAL LEADERS - THROUGH GAMES OF 12/21/08 POINTS PER GAME G No. Avg. 9. Shavonte Zellous, Pitt Angel McCoughtry, UofL Maya Moore, UConn REBOUNDS PER GAME G No. Avg. 1. Noteisha Womack, SHU ASSISTS PER GAME G No. Avg. 9. Ashley Powell, WVU t24. Renee Montgomery, UConn ASSIST TURNOVER RATIO Ast. TO Ratio 7. Jazmine Sepulveda, USF t9. Sophronia Sallard, Pitt t12. Maya Moore, UConn t12. Jasmine Wynne, USF Renee Montgomery, UConn Taneisha Harrison, Pitt Shantia Grace, USF Kahla Roudebush, UC FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE FGM FGA Pct. 2. Tina Charles, UConn Natasha Williams, DPU Maya Moore, UConn PT. FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 3FG 3FGA Pct. t11. Caroline Doty, UConn Kelly McManmon, STJ t28. Janae Stokes, USF PT. FIELD GOALS PER GAME G No. Avg. 3. Janae Stokes, USF Kelly McManmon, STJ Renee Montgomery, UConn STEALS PER GAME G No. Avg. 1. Angel McCoughtry, UofL Jazmine Sepulveda, USF t22. Ashley Barlow, ND BLOCKED SHOTS G No. Avg. 18. Brittany Denson, USF SCORING OFFENSE G Pts. Avg. 1. Connecticut USF Pittsburgh Notre Dame Seton Hall DePaul SCORING DEFENSE G Pts. Avg. 4. West Virginia Rutgers Cincinnati Villanova St. John s Louisville Pittsburgh SCORING MARGIN Pts. Opp Pts Mar. 1. Connecticut USF Pittsburgh Notre Dame Seton Hall West Virginia Louisville FIELD-GOAL PCT. FG FGA Pct. 1. Connecticut Notre Dame Pittsburgh USF FIELD-GOAL PCT. DEFENSE OPP FG OPP FGA Pct. 11. Pittsburgh West Virginia Connecticut Seton Hall FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE FT FTA Pct. 26. Providence Villanova PT. FIELD GOALS PER GAME G No. Avg. 5. USF Villanova Connecticut PT. FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 3FG 3FGA Pct. 3. Pittsburgh Notre Dame Connecticut Pittsburgh REBOUND MARGIN Reb. Opp. R Mar. 3. Seton Hall Pittsburgh Connecticut West Virginia Syracuse Louisville Georgetown ASSISTS G No. Avg. 1. Connecticut USF DePaul Pittsburgh TURNOVER MARGIN G No. Avg. 1. USF Notre Dame Louisville Pittsburgh ASSIST TURNOVER RATIO Ast. TO Ratio 1. Connecticut USF Pittsburgh DePaul PT. FIELD GOAL DEFENSE OPP FG OPP FGA Pct. 6. West Virginia Notre Dame St. John s Louisville Seton Hall BLOCKED SHOTS G No. Avg. t12. Connecticut t16. Pittsburgh DePaul USF TURNOVERS PER GAME G No. Avg. 5. Connecticut t6. Cincinnati t6. USF Villanova Pittsburgh STEALS PER GAME G No. Avg. 1. USF t13. Syracuse Louisville t21. Notre Dame PERSONAL FOULS PER GAME G No. Avg. 2. Connecticut Cincinnati t23. St. John s WON-LOST PERCENTAGE W L Pct. 1. Connecticut t10. USF t10. St. John s t15. Louisville t17. Notre Dame t23. Seton Hall t26. DePaul INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS Points: 1. 44, Shantia Grace, USF vs. Coppin State, 11/23/ , Shavonte Zellous, Pittsburgh at Florida, 12/21/08 3-Point Field Goals Made: , Janae Stokes, USF vs. Grambling, 12/18/08 t6. - 8, Takisha Granberry, West Virginia vs. NJIT, 11/28/08 t6. - 8, Shantia Grace, USF vs. Coppin State, 11/23/08 3-Point Field Goal Percentage: t %, 6-6, Caroline Doty, Connecticut vs. Oklahoma, 11/30/08 t %, 8-9, Takisha Granberry, West Virginia vs. NJIT, 11/28/08 TEAM SINGLE-GAME HIGHS Points , USF vs. Grambling, 12/18/ , Connecticut vs. Washington, 12/18/ , Connecticut vs. Oklahoma, 11/30/08 Field Goal Percentage: %, Pittsburgh vs. Youngstown St., 11/29/ %, Connecticut vs. Holy Cross, 12/3/ %, Notre Dame vs. Boston College, 11/23/ %, Connecticut vs. Washington, 12/18/08 CINCINNATI CONNECTICUT GEORGETOWN DEPAUL LOUISVILLE MARQUETTE NOTRE DAME PITTSBURGH PROVIDENCE RUTGERS ST. JOHN S SETON HALL USF SYRACUSE VILLANOVA WEST VIRGINIA