GENERAL INFORMATION SACRAMENTO STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2009-10 MEDIA GUIDE SACRAMENTO STATE QUICK FACTS Name ......................... Sacramento State Location .....................Sacramento, Calif. Founded .......................................1947 Enrollment .................................. 29,362 Nickname ..................................Hornets Colors .............................. Green & Gold Affiliation ......................NCAA Division I Conference................................. Big Sky President ........... Dr. Alexander Gonzalez Director of Athletics..... Dr. Terry Wanless Faculty Athletic Rep. .........Dr. Steve Perez Athletics Phone ............. (916) 278-6481 Media Relations Dir.: .......... Brian Berger Assistant MRD: ...................... Ryan Bjork Assistant MRD: (WBB Contact) .... J.D. Fox Office Phone: ............... (916) 278-6896 E-mail: ........................... jdfox@csus.edu Fax Number: ................ (916) 278-5429 Fox's Cell Phone: .......... (209) 210-8858 Web site: ............ www.hornetsports.com Arena (Capacity) .... Hornets Nest (1,200) Press Row Phone ........... (916) 278-7531 Head Coach: ..................Jamie Craighead Alma Mater, Yr: .................. Oregon, '02 Overall Record .................... First Season Craighead's Phone: ...... (916) 278-5276 Assistant Coach: ......................Josh Suttles Alma Mater, Yr: ........ Southern Miss., '97 Suttles' Phone: .............. (916) 278-5276 Assistant Coach: .................. Andrea Bills Alma Mater, Yr: .................. Oregon, '05 Bills' Phone:.................. (916) 278-4138 Assistant Coach ............... Adam Zedonis Alma Mater, Yr: ..........Saint Anselm, '99 Zedonis' Phone: ............ (916) 278-4533 Director of Basketball Ops: . Jourdan Willard Alma Mater, Yr: ... Sacramento State, '09 Willard's Phone: ........... (916) 278-4138
THEY COVER THE HORNETS
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: ..........11/1 Starters Returning/Lost: ....................4/1 Newcomers: ........................................3 Redshirt Returning ................................1
Sacramento Bee Bill Bradley, Sports Editor John Schumacher, Beat Writer 2100 Q Street Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 441-4100 www.sacbee.com
GENERAL INFORMATION
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1 Media Information 2 Roster/Breakdown 36 Full Court Press
COACHING STAFFf 4 6 7 7 8 8
Jamie Craighead Josh Suttles Andrea Bills Adam Zedonis Jourdan Willard Support Staff
SCHEDULE INFORMATION 32 33 34 35
THE PLAYERSf 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 25
Nneka Payne Alex White Mallorie Franco Sam Gipson Kylie Kuhns Natasha Torgerson Notebook
2009-10 Schedule Div. I Opponent Records Big Sky Conference Travel Destinations
2008-09 IN REVIEW
Erika Edwards Ashley Garcia Charday Hunt Jasmine Cannady Emily Christensen Sami Field-Polisso Tika Koshiyama-Diaz Karri Gallagher Kristine Jurgens-Duenas
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Final Results Final Statistics Team Game-by-Game Team Superlatives Big Sky Team Stats Big Sky Final Standings Big Sky Indiv. Stats
RECORDS/HISTORYf 44 46 48 49 49 50 51 52 55
Career Leaders Single-Season Leaders Single-Game Indiv. Records Single-Game Records Single-Season Records Single-Game Rundown Division I Honors Yearly Results All-Time Roster
THE UNIVERSITY 56 58 59 60 61 61 62 62
This is Sacramento State The City of Sacramento Athletic Excellence Dr. Gonzalez/ Dr. Wanless Academic Support Athletic Training Support Staff Head Coaches
The 2009-10 Sacramento State women’s basketball guide was written and designed by Media Relations Assistant Director J.D. Fox. Assistance in editing provided by MR Dir. Brian Berger and MR Asst. Dir. Ryan Bjork. Photographs not credited provided by Sam Parsons, Bob Solorio, Mark Christensen, Dolwain Green, San Diego State Media Relations, Mike Martin, Sacramento Metro Chamber, Sacramento Chamber of Commerce, and Sacramento State Sports Information files. Sacramento information courtesy of Chamber of Commerce sources
State Hornet Andrew Hazard, Sports Editor Sacramento State Sacramento, CA 95819-6102 (916) 278-5567 www.statehornet.com
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Associated Press (Sacramento) 925 L Street #320 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 448-9555 FAX (916) 446-2756
Roseville Press Tribune Tim Menicutch, Sports Editor 188 Cirby Way Roseville, CA 95678 (916) 786-6500 www.rosevillept.com
KXTV Channel 10 (ABC) Bryan May, Ryan Yamamoto 400 Broadway Sacramento, CA 95818 (916) 441-3373 www.news10.net
KTXL Channel 40 (FOX) Jim Crandell, Mark Demsky 4655 Fruitridge Road Sacramento, CA 95820 (916) 454-4548 www.fox40.com
Associated Press (San Francisco) Greg Beacham, Sports 303 2nd Street, Suite 680 North San Francisco, CA 94107 (415) 495-1708 FAX (415) 495-4967
Auburn Journal Todd Mordhorst Sports Editor 1030 High Street Auburn, CA 95604 (530) 885-5656 www.auburnjournal.com
KOVR Channel 13 (CBS) 2713 KOVR Drive W. Sacramento, CA 95605 (916) 374-1336 www.cbs13.com
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KRJY Radio (1240 AM) P.O. Box 1228 Sacramento, CA 95812 (916) 553-3000 www.rejoice1240.com Sports 1140 KHTK (1140 AM) Jason Ross, Sports Director 5244 Madison Ave. Sacramento, CA 95841 (916) 338-9200 www.khtk.com KFBK Radio (1530 AM) Pat Walsh, Sports Director 1440 Ethan Way Sacramento, CA 95825 (916) 924-3901 www.kfbk.com
2009-10 SACRAMENTO STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL