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Saturday, Jan. 7 • 4 p.m. ET Notre Dame, Ind. • Purcell Pavilion Monday, Feb. 27 • 9 p.m. ET Hartford, Conn. • XL Center Connecticut Leads Series 28-5
Location: Detroit, Mich. Founded: 1877 Enrollment: 5,700 Colors: Red, White and Blue Conference: Horizon League Arena (Capacity): Calihan Hall (8,295)
2010-11 Record (Conf./ Finish): 13-18 (6-12/7th) Postseason: None
Location: Philadelphia, Pa. Founded: 1891 Enrollment: 24,254 Colors: Navy Blue and Gold Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Arena (Capacity): Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,532) Athletics Director: Eric Zillmer Head Coach: Denise Dillon (Villanova ’96) Record at DU (Yrs.): 132111 (8) Career Record (Yrs.): Same Associate Head Coach: Amy Mallon (Saint Joseph’s (Pa.) ’93) Assistants: Melissa Dunne (Temple ’02), James Clark (La Salle ’06)
2010-11 Record (Conf./ Finish): 19-13 (10-8/T-5th) Postseason: WNIT first round Final Ranking: Not ranked Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/ Lost: 10/2 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Marisa Crane (G, Sr., 5-5); Tyler Hale (F, Sr., 6-0); Kamile Nacickaite (G, Sr., 5-11); Taylor Wootton (F, Jr., 6-1) Women’s Basketball SID: Sam Angell Office: (215) 895-6895 Fax: (215) 895-2038 E-mail: sea65@drexel.edu Press Row: (215) 895-2041 Web Site: www.drexeldragons.com
Junkanoo Jam - Possible Opponent Saturday, Nov. 26 • 5:45 or 8 p.m. ET Freeport, Bahamas • St. Georges High School Notre Dame Leads Series 4-1 Location: Durham, N.C. 2010-11 Record (Conf./ Finish): 32-4 (12-2/T-1st) Founded: 1838 Postseason: Enrollment: 6,504 NCAA Elite Eight Colors: Duke Blue and Final Ranking: 6th (AP)/7th White (ESPN/USA Today) Conference: Atlantic Coast Arena (Capacity): Cameron Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Indoor Stadium (9,314) Letterwinners Returning/ Athletics Director: Lost: 8/3 Kevin White Returning Starters (Pos., Head Coach: Joanne P. Yr., Ht.): Chelsea Gray (G, McCallie (Northwestern ’87) So., 5-11); Haley Peters (F, Record at DUKE (Yrs.): So., 6-3) 114-26 (4) Women’s Basketball SID: Career Record (Yrs.): Lindy Brown 430-174 (19) Office: (919) 684-2664 Assistants: Fax: (919) 684-2633 Al Brown (Purdue ’64), Candice Jackson (Michigan E-mail: State ’04), Joy Cheek (Duke lbrown@duaa.duke.edu Press Row: (919) 684-6186 ’10) Web Site: www.goduke.com
HISTORY
Women’s Basketball SID: P.J. Gradowski Office: (313) 993-1745 Fax: (313) 993-1765 E-mail: gradowpj@udmercy. edu Press Row: (313) 993-1750 Web Site: www. detroittitans.com
Preseason WNIT - Possible Opponent First Meeting
DUKE BLUE DEVILS
RECORDS
Athletics Director: Keri Gaither Head Coach: Autumn Rademacher (Detroit ’97) Record at UDM (Yrs.): 42-51 (3) Career Record (Yrs.): Same Assistants: Emily Samuelson (Northern Michigan ’04), Mike Geary (Aquinas ’79), Brigid Mulroy (Detroit ’10)
Final Ranking: Not ranked Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/ Lost: 7/6 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Lauren Allen (G, Sr., 5-8); Jalesa Jones (G, Sr., 5-4); Yar Shayok (F, Jr., 6-1)
DREXEL DRAGONS
2011-12 OPPONENTS 2010-11 SEASON IN REVIEW BIG EAST CONVERENCE
Preseason WNIT - Possible Opponent Notre Dame Leads Series 22-2
Postseason: WNIT first round Final Ranking: Not ranked Starters Returning/ Lost: 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/ Lost: 8/3 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Ally Jensen (G, Jr., 5-6); Carli Tritz (G, So., 5-10) Women’s Basketball SID: Rob Simms Office: (402) 280-2433 Fax: (402) 280-2495 E-mail: rsimms@creighton.edu Press Row: (402) 280-5724 Web Site: www.gocreighton.com
COACHING STAFF
DETROIT TITANS
Location: Omaha, Neb. Founded: 1878 Enrollment: 7,662 Colors: Blue and White Conference: Missouri Valley Arena (Capacity): D.J. Sokol Arena (2,500) Athletics Director: Bruce Rasmussen Head Coach: Jim Flanery (Creighton ’87) Record at CU (Yrs.): 170-116 (9) Career Record (Yrs.): Same Assistants: Steve Huber (Illinois State ’82), Jenny Vickers (Creighton ’03), Carrie Moore (Western Michigan ’07) 2010-11 Record (Conf./Finish): 18-13 (12-6/T-2nd)
Sunday, Feb. 5 • 1 p.m. ET Notre Dame, Ind. • Purcell Pavilion DePaul Leads Series 19-16 Postseason: NCAA Sweet Location: Chicago, Ill. 16 Founded: 1898 Final Ranking: Enrollment: 25,145 10th (AP)/10th (ESPN/USA Colors: Today) Royal Blue and Scarlet Starters Returning/Lost: Conference: BIG EAST Arena (Capacity): McGrath- 3/2 Letterwinners Returning/ Phillips Arena (3,000) Lost: 7/5 Athletics Director: Jean Returning Starters (Pos., Lenti Ponsetto Yr., Ht.): Keisha Hampton (F, Head Coach: Doug Bruno Sr., 6-2); Katherine Harry (F, (DePaul ’73) Jr., 6-3); Anna Martin (G, Jr., Record at DPU (Yrs.): 5-9) 487-271 (25) Women’s Basketball SID: Career Record (Yrs.): Alicia Powers 527-301 (27) Assistants: Candis Blankson Office: (773) 325-4740 Fax: (773) 325-7531 (DePaul ’01), Bart Brooks (Wyoming ’04), Jill Pizzotti E-mail: apowers1@depaul. edu (Southeast Missouri State Press Row: (773) 325-4901 ’89) Web Site: www. 2010-11 Record (Conf./ depaulbluedemons.com Finish): 29-7 (13-3/T-2nd)
STUDENT-ATHLETES
Postseason: NCAA Final Four Final Ranking: 1st (AP)/3rd (ESPN/USA Today) Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/ Lost: 7/3 Returning Starters (Pos., Yr., Ht.): Stefanie Dolson (C, So., 6-5); Kelly Faris (G, Jr., 5-11); Bria Hartley (G, So., 5-7); Tiffany Hayes (G, Sr., 5-10) Women’s Basketball SID: Pat McKenna Office: (860) 486-2394 Fax: (860) 486-5085 E-mail: patrick.mckenna@uconn.edu Press Row: (860) 486-1888 (GP); TBA (XL) Web Site: www.uconnhuskies.com
Sunday, Dec. 4 • 1:35 p.m. CT/2:35 p.m. ET Omaha, Neb. • D.J. Sokol Arena Notre Dame Leads Series 2-0
DePAUL BLUE DEMONS
2011-12 SEASON PREVIEW
Location: Storrs, Conn. Founded: 1881 Enrollment: 28,481 Colors: National Flag Blue (Navy) and White Conference: BIG EAST Arenas (Capacities): Gampel Pavilion (10,167); XL Center (16,294) Athletics Director (interim): Paul Pendergast Head Coach: Geno Auriemma (West Chester ’81) Record at UCONN (Yrs.): 771-124 (26) Career Record (Yrs.): Same Associate Head Coach: Chris Dailey (Rutgers ’82) Assistants: Shea Ralph (Connecticut ’01), Marissa Moseley (Boston University ’04) 2010-11 Record (Conf./ Finish): 36-2 (16-0/1st)
CREIGHTON BLUEJAYS
MEDIA INFORMATION
CONNECTICUT HUSKIES
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