Nov. 27, 2001
SPOKANE, Wash. - Women's Basketball Game Notes
At Washington State University
Game No. 6 - Thur., Nov. 29, 7 p.m.
Friel Court (12, 058) - Pullman, Wash.
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS
(2-3, 0-0 West Coast Conference)
G - 32 Raeanna Jewell, 5-10, Fr., Veradale, WA (12.2 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 5 assists)
G - 10 Shannon Mathews, 5-6, Fr., Riverside, CA
(5.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 4.4 assists)
C - 35 Bernice Stime, 5-8, Sr., Deer Park, WA
(9.4 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.4 assists)
F - 24 Jessica Malone, 5-10, Sr., Vancouver, WA
(18.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.2 assists)
F - 13 Ashley Burke, 6-1, Fr., North Vancouver, BC
(15.0 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.2 assists)
HEAD COACH: Kelly Graves (University of New Mexico, 1988)
GONZAGA RECORD: 8-27 (2nd year) CAREER RECORD: 73-52 (5th year)
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY COUGARS
(1-3, 0-0 Pacific-10)
G - 12 Whitney Martindale, 5-10, Sr., Reedsport, OR
(6.3 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 1 assists)
G - 3 Jessica Perry, 5-6, Fr., Phoenix, AZ
(5.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 3.3 assists)
C - 33 Brittney Hawks, 6-2, Sr., Rexberg, ID
(10.5 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 2.3 assists)
F - 41 Jessica Ottmar, 6-0, Jr., Silverdale, WA
(6.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.3 assists)
F - 21 Lindsey Egeland, 5-9, So., Missoula, MT
(7.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2 assists)
SERIES RECORD: WSU leads 14-2
HEAD COACH: Jenny Przekwas (University of Wyoming, 1986)
WSU RECORD: 15-44 (3rd year) CAREER RECORD: 148-143 (10th year)
Saint Martin's College Saints
Game No. 7 - Sat., Dec. 1, 2 p.m.
The Kennel (4,000) - Spokane, Wash.
SAINT MARTIN'S COLLEGE SAINTS
(2-1, 0-0 Great Northwest Athletic Conference)
G - 30 Alana Erickson, 5-8, Jr., Onalaska, WA
(16.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg, .6 assists)
G - 11 Anna Newbury, 5-7, Sr., Sumner, WA
(4.0 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 2 assists)
C - 32 Brandi Riel, 6-2, So., Moxee, WA
(5.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.6 assists)
F - 23 Kathy Kartikova, 6-0, Sr., Kosice, Slovakia
(8.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1 assists)
F - 44 Louise Huezo, 6-1, Sr., Bundaberg, Australia
(7.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1 assists)
SERIES RECORD: GU leads 9-2
HEAD COACH: Tim Healy (Washington State University, 1978)
SMC RECORD: 50-83 (5th year) CAREER RECORD: 50-83 (5th year)
VS. WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY: Thursday's game in Pullman, Wash., marks the 17th time that the Washington State Cougars and the Gonzaga University Bulldogs have met. The Cougars lead the series 14-2. WSU defeated GU 74-56 last season at Friel Court. Head coach Jenny Przekwas lost eight letterwinners to graduation but returns seven veterans and two starters to the Cougars roster. The Cougars are coming off an 11-17 2001 record and a 9th place Pacific - 10 conference finish. Freshman guard Francine McCurtin has stepped up early in the season collecting 6 3-pointers in WSU's 67-94 loss to Brigham Young University Saturday, she has recorded 40 points in four games. Senior center Brittney Hawks leads the team with 42 points, 35 rebounds and 9 assists. The Cougars enter their home opener 1-3 on the season.
VS. SAINT MARTIN'S COLLEGE: The freshman members of the Saint Martin's College Saints and Gonzaga University Bulldogs were six-years-old the last time the two teams met in 1989. The Bulldogs defeated the Saints 102-46 in Spokane. Gonzaga leads the game series 9-2. Head coach Tim Healy enters his 6th season at the helm of the Saint Martin's women's basketball program. Healy has added two new assistant coaches this season, SMC alum, Dee Dee Horton and Robin Johnson will join him on the sidelines. Healy returns the bulk of the Saint's roster with eight letterwinners and three starters. Junior guard Alana Erickson leads SMC with 50 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists. Alison Groves, a 6-1 freshman center is dominating the defense adding 17 defensive boards to her 21 total rebounds, 18 points and 7 assists. SMC finished 11-14 last season, finishing ninth in the Pacific West Athletic Conference. The Saint's are 2-1 in Division II competition.
LAST TIME OUT: The Gonzaga University women's basketball team pulled out two second place finishes in their last two tournament appearances. Gonzaga lost to the eventual American Dream Classic tournament champions - New Mexico State University 78-71 in the opening game. The Bulldogs downed tournament hosts, Idaho State University 83-68 in their second contest to claim the second slot. The University of Iowa defeated Gonzaga in the championship game 90-73 at the Great Alaska Shootout. Gonzaga knocked out tournament hosts Alaska-Anchorage in the first game 98-45 to advance to the championship. The Bulldogs have not competed in two tournaments in one season since 1996-97 when they placed third in the Gate City Shootout in Pocatello, Idaho and fourth in the Dial Classic in Pullman, Wash. GU has yet to win a Division I tournament.
MALONE AND BURKE COLLECT ALL-TOURNAMENT AWARDS: The Gonzaga University Bulldogs were one of two teams competing in the 2001 Great Alaska Shootout who landed two players on the All-Tournament team. Senior forward Jessica Malone amassed 42 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, breaking the West Coast Conference career 3-point scoring record in the process. Freshman forward Ashley Burke tallied 37 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists. Burke was also named player of the game in the Bulldogs opening 98-45 win against University of Alaska-Anchorage when she collected 20 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists for GU.
MALONE BREAKS WCC 3-POINT RECORD: Senior forward Jessica Malone is now the leading West Coast Conference all-time 3-point leader. Malone broke the record in the fourth game of the season when she went 6 for 9 during the Bulldogs 73-90 loss to University of Iowa in the Great Alaska Shootout championship game. The Vancouver, Wash. native broke Deana Lansing's (Portland) record of 223. Malone has collected 229 3-pointers and 1351 career points. She needs only 18 more points to break into the top 15 on the WCC all-time career scoring list.
BULLDOGS ORIGINAL ROSTER SHUFFLED: The Gonzaga University women's basketball team's original roster has been shuffled around since the beginning of the season. Freshman guard Ziya Muhammad has entered the Bulldogs lineup during the last two games after being benched with mono since the pre-season. Starting junior guard Celeste Quitiquit injured her knee during the American Dream Classic and it has not been determined how long she will sit out or the extent of her injury. Sophomore forward Cheyenne Brown suffered a tear to her right ACL and will be out for the rest season, according to the women's basketball trainer, Leann Stockton. Junior guard Rikki Jackson will be benched until Dec. 31, for academic indifference. Junior forward Daniela Schroeder quit the team for personal reasons.
GRAVES GOOD THINGS: "It was a good experience for us, we looked good and competed well," said Gonzaga's head coach Kelly Graves about the Bulldogs second place finish in the Great Alaska Shootout. "It was a good cultural experience and good experience on the court, I was really pleased all the way around," said Graves. Graves said he may make some changes in the Bulldogs starting lineup "We have had a few slow starts and it might help to shake things up a little bit," said Graves. The Zags play their next five contests in Washington. Gonzaga travels to Pullman Thursday to play Washington State in the Cougars home opener at 7 p.m. before returning to the Kennel Saturday for a matinee with Saint Martin's College at 2 p.m. "WSU is going to be good and a little hungry," said Graves. "It's going to be a challenge."
