• 2003-04 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO BASKETBALL •

University at Buffalo (0-0) vs. Canisius College (0-0) Friday, November 21, 2003 • 6:00 pm Alumni Arena • Buffalo, NY QUICK FACTS

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UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO Please note the proper school name is the University at Buffalo, NOT the University of Buffalo. Please make all references to the school name as the University at Buffalo, Buffalo, or UB. Thank you.

No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. 2002-03 Stats 12 Kim Kilpela F Sr. 6-1 8.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 0.8 bpg, .481 FG% ~ third on the team in scoring and second in rebounding in 2002-03

Location ............................................Buffalo, NY 14260 Founded.................................................................. 1846 Enrollment............................................................ 26,168 Nickname................................................................ Bulls Colors......................... Royal Blue (PMS 293) and White Affiliation ................................................NCAA Division I Conference ...............................................Mid-American Facility........................................................Alumni Arena Capacity................................................................. 8,500 Press Row Phone .....................................716-645-3360 President............................................William R. Greiner Interim Athletics Director................................. Bill Maher Athletic Department Phone.......................716-645-3141 Ticket Information......................................716-645-6666 Website.........................................www.buffalobulls.com

14 Allison Bennett G Jr. 5-9 7.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.0 apg, .436 FG% ~ a two-year starter and team Most Improved Player in 2002-03

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Address...............................................175 Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY 14260 Office Phone .............................................716-645-6311 Office Fax..................................................716-645-6840 Assistant AD/Communications................... Paul Vecchio E-mail...........................................pvecchio@buffalo.edu Associate Director/Women’s Basketball SID... Heidi Roth E-mail...............................................heroth@buffalo.edu Office Phone .............................................716-645-6993 Home Phone.............................................716-633-0181 Assistant Director............................................ Jon Fuller E-mail..............................................jfuller3@buffalo.edu Athletic Communications Assistant................Ted Wasko Graduate Assistant......................................Geoff Nason Photographer/Graphic Designer .............Paul Hokanson Office Manager .........................................Sherry Soules

22 Brooke Meunier G/F So. 5-9 4.4 ppg, 2.4 rpg, .461 FG% ~ appeared in 27 games as a freshman; scored a career-high 13 points on four occasions 23 Hollie Cook G/F So. 5-10 5.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 6.0 apg, 2.7 spg ~ ranked 21st in the nation in assists per game in 2002-03 50 Jessica Kochendorfer F/G Sr. 6-0 12.0 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.5 bpg, .455 FG% ~ a Preseason All-MAC East Division selection

STATISTICAL COMPARISON Buffalo (2002-03: 18-11 overall) Canisius (2002-03: 16-14 overall) 734-1619..................................Field Goals-Attempted ...................................785-1864 .453..........................................Field Goal Percentage ............................................421 90-245..................................3-Pt. Field Goals-Attempted.................................201-613 .367......................................3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage........................................328 331-462................................... Free Throws-Attempted ....................................370-517 .716......................................... Free Throw Percentage ...........................................716 1069-36.9................................... Rebounds-Average.....................................1212-40.4 492.........................................................Fouls..........................................................468 497....................................................... Assists ........................................................438 579.....................................................Turnovers ......................................................583 112 ........................................................Blocks...........................................................67 260........................................................Steals .........................................................241 1889-65.1................................ Points Scored-Average..................................2141-71.4

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE Address..............................24 Public Square, 15th Floor Cleveland, OH 44113 Office Phone .............................................216-566-4622 Office Fax..................................................216-696-2622 Website.........................................www.mac-sports.com Women’s Basketball Contact................Bryan McGowan

THE SERIES

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL INFORMATION

Year 1970-1971 1971-1972 1971-1972 1974-1975 1975-1976 1975-1976 1976-1977 1976-1977 1977-1978 1978-1979 1978-1979 1979-1980 1980-1981 1981-1982 1982-1983 1983-1984

2002-03 Record ..................................................... 18-11 MAC Record/Finish.................................. 9-7 (3rd, East) MAC Tournament.......................................................1-1 Defeated Central Michigan, 72-53 (First Round) Lost to Ball State, 81-63 (Quarterfinals) Letterwinners Returning/Lost.....................................8/5 Starters Returning/Lost..............................................4/1

COACHING INFORMATION Head Coach.........Cheryl Dozier (Aquinas College, ‘89) Record at UB ...................................... 79-62 (sixth year) Career Record .......................................................Same Assistant Coach..........Cheri Euler (Michigan State, ‘98) Assistant Coach.............Stephanie Schueler (Iowa, ‘92) Assistant Coach............Evelyn Thompson (Auburn, ‘90) Basketball Office Phone............................716-645-6950 Best Time to Reach Coach .............................. Mornings

Canisius holds a 22-8 lead in the all-time series between these two teams, although Buffalo has won the last three contests. The Bulls and the Griffs last met on November 25, 2000 – a 73-59 UB win in Alumni Arena Result H/A/N W, 46-35 A W, 39-38 (OT) H L, 37-42 A L, 41-45 H L, 42-69 A W, 66-50* A L, 51-70* N L, 51-59 H W, 72-71# N L, 59-80 A L, 51-79* N L, 62-67 H L, 39-61 A L, 61-67 H L, 55-86 H L, 52-80 H

Series 1-0 2-0 2-1 2-2 2-3 3-3 3-4 3-5 4-5 4-6 4-7 4-8 4-9 4-10 4-11 4-12

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Year Result H/A/N 1984-1985 L, 44-61 A 1985-1986 L, 47-66 H 1987-1988 L, 58-64 A 1987-1988 L, 52-59 H 1988-1989 L, 60-77 H 1988-1989 L, 55-77 A 1989-1990 L, 58-83 H 1991-1992 L, 70-72 A 1992-1993 W, 65-51 H 1992-1993 L, 49-75 A 1993-1994 L, 67-68 H 1998-1999 W, 86-75 H 1999-2000 W, 77-68 A 2000-2001 W, 73-59 H *Big Four Tournament #Manufacturers Hanover Invitational

Series 4-13 4-14 4-15 4-16 4-17 4-18 4-19 4-20 5-20 5-21 5-22 6-22 7-22 8-22

• 2003-04 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO BASKETBALL • QUICK BITS

SCHEDULE/RESULTS November Fri., 21 Tues., 25

CANISIUS# at Colgate

December Wed., 3 Sun., 7 Wed., 10 Sat., 13 Sun., 21

YOUNGSTOWN STATE at Auburn ST. JOHN'S# at Niagara# OAKLAND

11 am 1 pm 7 pm 5 pm 1 pm

January Sat., 3 Wed., 7 Sat., 10 Mon., 12 Sat., 17 Mon., 19 Wed., 21 Sat., 24 Mon., 26 Sat., 31

at Colorado MIAMI (OH)*# at Western Michigan* at Cornell MARSHALL* HOLY CROSS CENTRAL MICHIGAN*# at Ball State*# at Northern Illinois*# at Bowling Green*

9 pm 6 pm 2 pm 7 pm 7 pm 7 pm 7 pm 2 pm 8:05 pm 1 pm

February Tues., 3 Sat., 7 Wed., 11 Sat., 14 Wed., 18 Sat., 21 Wed., 25 Sat., 28

TOLEDO*# at Ohio* KENT STATE* AKRON*# EASTERN MICHIGAN* at Akron* at Kent State* at Miami (OH)*

March Tues., 2 Sat., 6 Wed., 10 Fri., 12 Sat., 13

OHIO*# 7 pm MAC Tournament First Round TBA MAC Tournament Quarterfinals TBA MAC Tournament Semifinals TBA MAC Tournament Championship TBA

6 pm 7 pm

7 pm 1 pm 7 pm 1 pm 7 pm TBA 7 pm 2 pm

Home games in BOLD CAPS *Mid-American Conference Games All times Eastern and subject to change #Live radio broadcasts on WWKB-AM 1520

• The Bulls have an all-time record of 28-6 in home openers, including a streak of 12 straight wins and a perfect 5-0 record during head coach Cheryl Dozier’s tenure. The Bulls also hosted Canisius in their home and season opener in Dozier’s first year at UB (1998-99), earning an 86-75 win over the Griffs - Dozier’s first career head coaching victory. The last time the Bulls lost a home opener was during the 1990-91 season when they dropped an 81-76 decision to Slippery Rock in the UB Tipoff Tournament. • The Bulls were picked to finish fourth in the East and ninth overall in the MAC’s Preseason Poll, as selected by the MAC News Media Association. The Bulls also received four first-place votes in the East Division. • Buffalo head coach Cheryl Dozier enters tonight’s game just one shy of 80 career wins. She has the second-most wins of all coaches in UB basketball history, trailing only Sal Buscaglia who compiled 155 wins in eight seasons with the Bulls (1990-98). Included in her 79-62 record at UB is a 39-15 record in nonconference games. • Senior Jessica Kochendorfer needs just 69 points entering the 2003-04 season to become the 13th player in Buffalo basketball history to reach the 1,000 mark for career scoring. With 555 rebounds at the start of the season, she is also on pace to become just the second player in UB history to score 1,200 career points and grab 700 career rebounds (joining former Buffalo standout Tiffany Bell). Kochendorfer is the MAC’s fifth-active returning scorer. • Seniors Jessica Kochendorfer and Kim Kilpela rank among the MAC’s active career double-double leaders. Kochendorfer is tied for second on the list (with Catie Knable of Marshall and Jessica Reiter of Ball State) with 13 career doubledoubles while Kilpela is fifth on the list with nine career double-doubles. • The Bulls will begin the season without their top returning three-point shooter, junior Erin Lawrenson, who is out of the lineup with an ankle injury. Lawrenson has battled injuries in each of her first two season at Buffalo, and she appeared in just 18 games last season while averaging 7.9 points per game and knocking down 27 three-point field goals. She ranks eighth all-time at UB with 61 career three-pointers. • The Bulls are wearing black patches on their uniforms this season in remembrance of Nan Harvey, UB’s former Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator who passed away on September 2 after a lengthy battle with cancer. All of Buffalo’s sports teams are wearing similar patches on their uniforms throughout the 2003-04 season.

BUFFALO ROSTER No. 10 11 12 13 14 21 22 23 24 40 44 50

Name Talia Merlino** Amy Kucheran Kim Kilpela*** Erin Lawrenson** Allison Bennett** Kelly Calderone Brooke Meunier* Hollie Cook* Belinda Gibb Trisha Hedges* Tahcahrah Owens Jessica Kochendorfer***

Pos. G F F G G G G/F G/F G C F F/G

Ht. 5-4 6-1 6-1 5-10 5-9 5-7 5-9 5-10 5-9 6-3 5-10 6-0

Class-Elig. Jr.-Jr. Jr.-Jr. Sr.-Sr. Jr.-Jr. Jr.-Jr. Fr.-Fr. So.-So. So.-So. Fr.-Fr. Jr.-So. Jr.-Jr. Sr.-Sr.

Hometown Newtown, PA Delta, British Columbia West Bloomfield, MI Elkland, PA Springfield, OH Freedom, PA Saginaw, MI Horseheads, NY Denmark, Western Australia Toronto, Ontario Decatur, AL Allen, MI

Head Coach: Cheryl Dozier (6th Season; Aquinas College, ‘89) Assistant Coaches: Cheri Euler, Stephanie Schueler, Evelyn Thompson * indicates number of letters earned

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High School/Previous School Notre Dame (NJ) HS College of Southern Idaho West Bloomfield Elkland Area Kenton Ridge Ambridge Heritage Horseheads Willetton Richview C.I. Northwest-Shoals Community College Quincy

• 2003-04 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO BASKETBALL • SCOUTING THE GRIFFS Canisius is looking to build on a successful 2002-03 season when it posted a 16-14 overall record and advanced to the semifinals of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament. The winning season was the Griffs’ first since the 1994-95 season, and the semifinal tournament appearance was just the second in their history. The Griffins return six letterwinners from one year ago, led by senior guard Jenel Stevens. Stevens is the 2003-04 MAAC Preseason Player of the Year after averaging 20.5 points and 10.1 rebounds per game in her junior campaign. Senior Lonnie Brown averaged a career-high 11.8 points per game last year, and sophomore Cheri Wittlieb posted 9.4 points per game and drained 63 three-pointers en route to being named to the MAAC’s AllRookie Team. The Griffins were picked sixth in the MAAC’s Preseason Coaches’ Poll, behind Fairfield, Siena, Saint Peter’s, Niagara and Manhattan. Head coach Mike Decillis is in his sixth season at Canisius. He holds a 61-82 record with the Griffs and a 314-211 career record over 19 years as a head coach. At the end of September, Decillis announced that he will be retiring after the 2003-04 season with the Griffs.

THE LAST TIME... ...the Bulls scored 90 or more points in a game? November 17, 2000 vs. North Carolina (W, 95-89) ...the Bulls scored 100 or more points in a game? December 21, 1995 vs. Wofford (W, 103-57) ...the Bulls allowed 100 or more points in a game? December 31, 1992 vs. Marquette (L, 100-65) ...the Bulls scored 50 or more points in a half? November 17, 2000 vs. North Carolina (56, second half) ...the Bulls allowed 50 or more points in a half? January 13, 2001 at Ohio (52, second half) ...the Bulls played an overtime game? January 28, 2003 vs. Akron (W, 48-45) ...the Bulls played a double-overtime game? February 21, 2001 vs. Ohio (W, 86-83) ...the Bulls won a game by 20 or more points? January 20, 2003 vs. Cornell (W, 61-35) ...the Bulls lost a game by 20 or more points? January 2, 2003 vs. Colorado (L, 76-47)

KOCHENDORFER NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-MAC EAST SQUAD

...the Bulls won a game by 30 or more points? January 16, 1999 vs. Bowling Green (W, 84-51)

Senior Jessica Kochendorfer was named to the Preseason All-MAC East Division squad for the second consecutive year, as announced by the league office on October 8. The Preseason All-MAC teams are chosen by members of the MAC News Media Association. The complete East and West teams are below.

...two Buffalo players scored 20 or more points in a game? February 24, 2001 vs. Bowling Green (Mari McClure 31, Tiffany Bell 21)

2003-04 East Division Preseason All-MAC Team Jessica Kochendorfer (Buffalo) Andrea Csaszar (Kent State) Colleen Day (Miami) Catie Knable (Marshall) Sikeetha Shepard-Hall (Marshall) 2003-04 West Division Preseason All-MAC Team Johna Goff (Ball State) Ryan Coleman (Eastern Michigan) Jennifer Youngblood (Northern Illinois) Kelly Walker (Toledo) Casey Rost (Western Michigan)

...a Buffalo freshman scored 20 or more points in a game? March 3, 2001 vs. Akron (Virginia Jennings, 20)

BULLS FALL TO NWBL IN EXHIBITION GAME

...two Buffalo players had a double-double in a game? February 16, 2003 vs. Western Michigan (Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe 22 pts., 11 reb.; Kim Kilpela 15 pts., 11 reb.)

Buffalo had its first taste of game action on November 5, playing host to the NWBL's Northeast squad in an exhibition game in Alumni Arena as part of the National Women's Basketball League 2003 Elite College Tour. Senior Jessica Kochendorfer led the Bulls with 18 points and seven rebounds, and sophomore Brooke Meunier turned in a solid performance with 16 points and five rebounds, but the Bulls struggled with turnovers and NWBL shot close to 50 percent from the field en route to a 90-74 win.

...a Buffalo player had a triple-double in a game? March 3, 2001 vs. Akron (Sonia Ortega, 10 pts., 11 reb., 10 asst.)

NWBL jumped out to a nine-point lead, 13-4, to open the game, but the Bulls put together an 18-10 run over the next six minutes to get within one, 23-22, with 8:02 left in the first half. The run began with back-to-back three-pointers by freshman Kelly Calderone, and Meunier accounted for six of the 18

...the Bulls lost a game by 30 or more points? February 5, 2002 vs. Western Michigan (L, 83-53)

...three Buffalo players scored 20 or more points in a game? February 19, 2000 vs. Marshall (Kim Kilpela 33, Tiffany Bell 23, Mari McClure 20)

...a Buffalo player scored 30 or more points in a game? February 19, 2003 vs. Ohio (Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe, 30) ...a Buffalo freshman scored 30 or more points in a game? February 19, 2000 vs. Marshall (Kim Kilpela, 33) ...four Buffalo players scored in double figures in a game? March 5, 2003 vs. Kent State (Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe 22, Jessica. Kochendorfer 16, Brooke Meunier 13, Kim Kilpela 12) ...five Buffalo players scored in double figures in a game? December 8, 2002 vs. Howard (Hollie Cook 16, Kim Kilpela 15, Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe 14, Jessica Kochendorfer 14, Allison Bennett 13)

...a Buffalo player had 10 or more assists in a game? February 16, 2003 vs. Western Michigan (Hollie Cook, 12) ...a Buffalo player had 15 or more rebounds in a game? March 8, 2003 vs. Central Michigan (Rachel Martin, 17) ...a Buffalo player had five or more blocks in a game? December 21, 2002 vs. Mount St. Mary’s (Jessica Kochendorfer, 7) ...a Buffalo player had five or more steals in a game? March 8, 2003 vs. Central Michigan (Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe, 6) ...a Buffalo player had five or more three-pointers in a game? January 22, 2003 vs. Toledo (Erin Lawrenson, 6)

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• 2003-04 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO BASKETBALL • points, all made from the foul line. NWBL extended its lead to as many as eight points following the run before Buffalo was able to cut the lead to three, 45-42, at the half on a buzzer-beating three-pointer by sophomore Hollie Cook. Buffalo got within one again, 55-54, six and a half minutes into the second half following a jumper by Meunier, but NWBL then went on a 12-1 run to increase its lead to double digits, and the Bulls never got closer than 10 points after that. NWBL led by as many as 20 points, 86-66 and 88-68, before settling for the 16-point victory. Senior Kim Kilpela finished with 14 points and seven rebounds for the Bulls, and junior Allison Bennett added eight points, six rebounds and four assists. Cook led the Bulls with six assists, and Calderone finished with seven points. The Bulls were outrebounded by a 47-40 margin and committed 29 turnovers in the game while forcing NWBL to 23. The Bulls shot 40.3 percent from the floor (27-for-67) compared to NWBL's 47.4 percent (37-for-78).

SENIORS LOOKING TO END CAREERS ON A HIGH NOTE Seniors Jessica Kochendorfer and Kim Kilpela will lead the Bulls in 2003-04, both looking to end their successful careers on a high note. Kochendorfer is a three-year starter with career averages of 11.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. She was an All-MAC Honorable Mention selection and team Most Valuable Player as a sophomore in 2001-02, and she has been a Preseason All-MAC selection in each of the past two seasons. Kilpela has career averages of 9.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. She was a MAC All-Freshman Team selection in 1999-2000.

TOUGH SCHEDULE AHEAD The Bulls’ 2003-04 schedule includes four teams that are either ranked or receiving votes in the most recent Associated Press and/or USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Coaches Top 25 polls - Colorado (16th USA Today, T16th AP), Auburn (receiving votes USA Today, 25th AP), Western Michigan (receiving votes AP) and Toledo (receiving votes USA Today). Auburn, the alma mater of UB assistant coach Evelyn Thompson , was the 2003 Postseason WNIT Champion, and Colorado advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament and finished ranked 19th in the USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Coaches Top 25 poll last season. Holy Cross was also a 2003 NCAA Tournament participant and the 2003 Patriot League Champion. Including Auburn, Colorado and Holy Cross in the non-conference and Mid-American Conference opponents Western Michigan (NCAA), Ball State (WNIT) and Toledo (WNIT), the Bulls will face six teams in 2003-04 that advanced to the postseason last year.

HOME SWEET HOME Buffalo’s Alumni Arena is ranked among the nation’s toughest women’s basketball arenas to play in, according to a survey completed by Malcolm Butler, media relations director at Louisiana Tech. With a 189-75 women’s basketball record since its opening in 1982 through the end of the 2002-03 season, Alumni Arena has the 63rd-best winning percentage (71.6 percent) of all time and the 51st-best winning percentage among active arenas.

EIGHT IS ENOUGH Nobody is looking more forward to the start of the Mid-American Conference season than freshman Belinda Gibb since the MAC opener against Miami (OH) on January 7 will be the first game she is eligible to play. Gibb must sit out the first eight games of the 2003-04 season due to NCAA regulations regarding international student-

ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 (November 17) Rank (first-place votes) 1. Connecticut (46) 2. Texas 3. Tennessee 4. Duke 5. Purdue 6. Stanford 7. Texas Tech 8. Kansas State 9. Penn State 10. Georgia 11. Louisiana Tech 12. LSU 13. Minnesota 14. North Carolina 15. Rutgers T16. Colorado T16. Ohio State 18. UC-Santa Barbara 19. Utah 20. Notre Dame 21. Oklahoma 22. Arizona 23. TCU 24. Oregon 25. Auburn

Record 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 2-0 2-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 1-1

Points 1,150 1,096 1,009 997 936 860 827 826 808 666 649 639 606 559 454 376 376 374 341 331 234 170 123 113 93

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ARV: Virginia 90, George Washington 57, Vanderbilt 42, DePaul 23, Boston College 22, Michigan State 17, Baylor 14, Virginia Tech 12, Villanova 10, Cincinnati 9, Washington 7, Southwest Missouri State 5, Louisville 4, Temple 4, BYU 3, Harvard 3, Arizona State 2, Arkansas 2, Creighton 2, North Carolina-Wilmington 2, New Mexico 2, Saint Joseph's 2, Montana 1, Pittsburgh 1, Western Michigan 1.

USA TODAY/ESPN/WBCA TOP 25 (November 18) Rank (first-place votes) 1. Connecticut (40) 2. Texas 3. Tennessee 4. Duke 5. Texas Tech 6. Purdue 7. Stanford 8. Penn State 9. Kansas State 10. Georgia 11. Minnesota 12. Louisiana Tech 13. North Carolina 14. LSU 15. Rutgers 16. Colorado 17. Ohio State 18. UC-Santa Barbara 19. Utah 20. Notre Dame 21. Arizona 22. Oklahoma 23. TCU 24. Virginia 25. George Washington

Record 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 2-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Points 1,000 950 885 847 812 791 754 678 668 593 507 503 477 472 366 364 340 309 229 221 188 160 156 108 83

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ARV: Oregon 72, Boston College 69, Auburn 60, Virginia Tech 55, DePaul 30, Arkansas 23, South Carolina 21, Washington 20, Michigan State 17, Cincinnati 16, Vanderbilt 16, Arizona State 13, Houston 13, Villanova 12, Creighton 11, Wisconsin-Green Bay 11, Old Dominion 9, Chattanooga 8, Colorado State 8, Mississippi State 8, Southwest Missouri State 8, North Carolina-Wilmington 7, Clemson 6, Pepperdine 4, Toledo 4, Xavier 4, Charlotte 3, Iowa 3, Florida State 2, Montana 2, Saint Joseph’s 2, UCLA 1, Western Kentucky 1.

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• 2003-04 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO BASKETBALL • athletes, but she will challenge for a starting spot once she is eligible for competition. Gibb played with the Lakeside Lightning of the Australian Basketball League in Perth, Australia before arriving on UB’s campus in January of 2003, and she has also competed at the National Championships with the Western Australia Under16, Under-18 and Under-20 teams.

MOVIN’ ON UP ON THE CAREER CHARTS POINTS

FREE THROWS

8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

Brandie Karhoff (1988-92)..............1,100 Trish Ryan (1988-92) .....................1,095 Catherine Jacob (1995-99) ............1,072 Kim Coon (1995-99).......................1,038 Lorrie Drennen (1989-93) ..............1,000

Michelle Stiles (1982-85) ..................252 Lorrie Drennen (1989-93) .................231 Anne Gallagher (1992-96).................197 Brooke Smith (1990-94)....................189 Jessica Kochendorfer (2000-)........187 Trish Ryan (1988-92) ........................184

CAREER RECORDS UPDATE

Jessica Kochendorfer (2000-)...............931 Kim Kilpela (1999-).................................704

Kim Kilpela (1999-).................................160

FIELD GOALS

FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED

The UB career record book contains numerous current Bulls who are looking to move up on various lists during the 2003-04 season. Entering the year, senior Jessica Kochendorfer ranks seventh in career field goal percentage (.463), 12th in free throws made (187), sixth in free throw percentage (.725), 12th in rebounds (555) and tied for third in blocked shots (107). Fellow senior Kim Kilpela also ranks eighth all time at UB with 70 career blocks and ninth all time in career field goal percentage (.456). Junior Erin Lawrenson, the Bulls biggest threat from long range, ranks eighth with 61 career three-pointers, ninth with 164 career three-point attempts and fourth with a .372 career three-point field goal percentage. Junior Allison Bennett is eighth all-time with a .333 career three-point field goal percentage.

8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

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2002-03 RECAP

Betsy Davendonis (1988-92).............413 Brandie Karhoff (1988-92).................406 Mari McClure (1997-01)....................405 Lorrie Drennen (1989-93) .................386 Michele Carroll (1986-91) .................380 Brooke Smith (1990-94)....................380

Jessica Kochendorfer (2000-)...............366 Kim Kilpela (1999-).................................272

FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 10. Michelle Stiles (1982-85) ..................928 11. Kim Coon (1995-99)..........................911 12. Betsy Davendonis (1988-92).............906 Jessica Kochendorfer (2000-)...............790

3-PT FIELD GOALS 3. 4. 5. 6. 8 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

Catherine Jacob (1995-99) ...............132 Tara Perrier (1997-01).........................77 Natosha Cummings (1993-97)............71 Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe (2001-03)....63 Lynette Bubel (1989-93)......................63 Erin Lawrenson (2001-) ....................61 Mari McClure (1997-01)......................57 Megan McCray (1995-99)...................49 Virginia Jennings (2000-02) ................39 Melanie Vogel (1992-96).....................37 Colleen Tabor (1999-01) .....................30

Catherine Jacob (1995-99) ...............359 Mari McClure (1997-01)....................353 Marie Bajko (1980-83) ......................347 Lorrie Drennen (1989-93) .................331 Caroline Hofer (1984-88) ..................312

Jessica Kochendorfer (2000-)...............258 Kim Kilpela (1999-).................................234

REBOUNDS 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.

Lorrie Drennen (1989-93) .................730 Betsy Davendonis (1988-92).............684 Brandie Karhoff (1988-92).................616 Anne Gallagher (1992-96).................602 Brooke Smith (1990-94)....................581 Sonia Ortega (1997-01) ....................579 Jessica Kochendorfer (2000-)........555 Charissa Gardner (1994-98).............511

Kim Kilpela (1999-).................................460

ASSISTS 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Charissa Gardner (1994-98).............209 Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe (2001-03)..200 Michelle Stiles (1982-85) ..................188 Lorrie Drennen (1989-93) .................184 Natosha Cummings (1993-95)..........179 Robin Dulmage (1978-81).................179

The University at Buffalo women’s basketball team doubled its win total from the previous year with a nine-win improvement, going 18-11 overall and 9-7 in the Mid-American Conference during the 2002Hollie Cook (2002-).................................175 03 season. The Bulls won six straight games down Allison Bennett (2001-)............................16 the stretch of the regular season to earn the sixth BLOCKED SHOTS seed in the conference tournament, and they 3-PT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 1. Nicole Blakeslee (1994-98)...............159 advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time in 5. Natosha Cummings (1993-95)..........224 2. Caroline Hofer (1984-88) ..................108 6. Lynette Bubel (1989-93)....................193 3. Jessica Kochendorfer (2000-)........107 three years with a first-round win over Central 7. Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe (2001-03)..190 Tiffany Bell (1997-01)........................107 Michigan. Senior Rachel Martin had a monstrous 8. Mari McClure (1997-01)....................178 5. Gina Collora (1979-83)........................99 game with career highs of 22 points and 17 9. Erin Lawrenson (2001-) ..................164 6. Lisette Prinzing (1994-98)...................91 rebounds to lead the Bulls to a 72-53 win over the 7. Janet Lilley (1977-81) ....................... *89 Chippewas before they fell to third-seeded Ball State 8. Kim Kilpela (1999-)............................70 (81-63) in the quarterfinals to end their season. *totals incomplete Buffalo’s 18 wins on the year were the fourth-most out of all the schools in the MAC. In recognition of their performance during the year, the Bulls were victory on January 20, 2003 - a 61-35 win over Cornell. The win ended awarded the Athletic Director's Team Award at UB’s annual Athletic Buffalo's 2002-03 non-conference schedule at 8-3 overall, giving Dozier Awards Banquet on April 29, 2003. an impressive 39-15 non-conference record through her first five years at UB. DOZIER FINISHES THIRD IN

MAC COACH OF THE YEAR VOTING

Thanks to her team’s impressive turnaround and end-of-the-year surge, head coach Cheryl Dozier finished third in the voting for MAC Coach of the Year honors in 2002-03, behind Toledo’s Mark Ehlen and Miami’s Maria Fantanarosa. In addition to doubling their win total from a year ago, the Bulls, under Dozier’s direction, finished third in the East Division and tied for sixth overall in the MAC after being picked to finish fifth in the East and 10th overall in the league’s preseason poll. They then advanced to the MAC Tournament quarterfinals for the first time since the 1999-2000 season. Dozier earned her 70th career

COOK RANKS NATIONALLY IN ASSISTS PER GAME Sophomore Hollie Cook made an immediate impact on the Bulls and the Mid-American Conference during her freshman campaign. Cook racked up 175 assists on the season, the second-highest single-season total in UB basketball history. Only former MAC Defensive Player of the Year Sonia Ortega had more assists in a season with 188 in 1999-2000. Cook led the MAC and ranked 21st in the nation in assists per game (6.03). She also finished fourth in the league in steals per game (2.66). Cook averaged 5.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game in her freshman season.

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• 2003-04 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO BASKETBALL • OFFENSE AND DEFENSE MAKE THEIR MARKS The Bulls have always emphasized defense under head coach Cheryl Dozier, but in 2002-03, they made their mark nationally in two offensive statistical categories. Buffalo finished 19th in the nation in Division I in assists per game (17.1) and 25th in the nation in field goal percentage (.453). Buffalo’s defense was once again one of the best in the MAC, ranking in the top five in all six defensive categories - scoring defense, field goal percentage defense, rebounding defense, blocked shots, steals and defensive rebounds. The Bulls led the league in both field goal percentage defense (.382) and blocked shots per game (3.86). They held the league’s top mark for blocks in a game with 10 at Mount St. Mary’s on December 21. Senior Jessica Kochendorfer had seven of the 10 blocks in that game for the league’s top individual mark of the season. Her seven blocks were one shy of the UB single-game record.

COOK AND EULER GET GOLD Buffalo assistant coach Cheri Euler and sophomore Hollie Cook led the Western Open women’s basketball team to a gold medal at the 2003 Empire State Games, held in Buffalo. Euler and Cook were also both part of last year’s gold-medal winning Western Open team, and they have helped their squad go undefeated in Empire State Games competition over the past two years.

HEAD COACH CHERYL DOZIER Buffalo head coach Cheryl Dozier is in her sixth season with the Bulls, with an overall record of 79-62 entering tonight’s game. She has guided the Bulls to four winning seasons in five years to two record-setting starts and to national rankings in both offensive and defensive statistical categories during her tenure. Prior to taking over the reins as the 10th head coach in UB women’s basketball history, Dozier served as an assistant coach at Michigan State (1993-98), Ohio (1991-93) and Lake Superior State (1989-91). She is a 1989 graduate of Aquinas College where she was a four-year letterwinner. Year 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 Totals

Overall W L 15 12 18 11 19 9 9 19 18 11 79 62

MAC W L 8 8 7 9 10 6 4 12 9 7 38 42

THE BULLS ON THE RADIO A total of 10 UB women's basketball games during the 2003-04 regular season will be heard on the Bulls’ flagship radio station, WWKB-AM 1520, with Paul Vecchio, UB’s assistant athletic director for communications, handling the play-by-play duties and Geoff Nason, UB’s athletic communications graduate assistant, providing color commentary. In addition to these 10 games, any Mid-American Conference Tournament games the Bulls play in will also be broadcast on WWKB-AM 1520. All live radio broadcasts can also be heard on the UB athletics website (www.buffalobulls.com). Game times listed are Eastern times. LIVE RADIO BROADCASTS Fri., Nov. 21 CANISIUS Wed., Dec. 10 ST. JOHN’S Sat., Dec. 13 at Niagara Wed., Jan. 7 MIAMI (OH) Wed., Jan. 21 CENTRAL MICHIGAN Sat., Jan. 24 at Ball State Mon., Jan. 26 at Northern Illinois Tues., Feb. 3 TOLEDO Sat., Feb. 14 AKRON Tues., Mar. 2 OHIO

6 pm 7 pm 5 pm 6 pm 7 pm 2 pm 8:05 pm 7 pm 1 pm 7 pm

BIG WEEKEND PLANNED No matter how tough of a non-conference schedule the Bulls play this year, it will get even tougher next year since the University at Buffalo and the University of Connecticut have agreed on a weekend in November for the UB football and men’s and women’s basketball squads all to play the Huskies in Storrs, CT. The women’s basketball team is scheduled to play UConn on the night of Friday, November 19, and the football team will play on the afternoon of Saturday, November 20 followed by the men’s basketball game on Saturday night.

GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS

THE NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE The Bulls finished the 2002-03 non-conference slate with an 8-3 record, giving Buffalo head coach Cheryl Dozier an impressive 3915 non-conference record in her career at UB. Below is a look at Buffalo’s 2003-04 non-conference opponents by conference: Conference ...................................................Record BIG EAST (St. John’s) ..........................................0-0 Big 12 (Colorado)..................................................0-0 Horizon League (Youngstown State) ....................0-0 Ivy League (Cornell)..............................................0-0 Metro Atlantic Athletic (Canisius, Niagara)............0-0 Mid-Continent (Oakland).......................................0-0 Patriot League (Colgate, Holy Cross) ...................0-0 Southeastern (Auburn)..........................................0-0

NOVEMBER 21 vs. CANISIUS • Magnetic Schedule Giveaway • Halftime Entertainment: Quick Change DECEMBER 3 vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE • Education Day • NCAA Mascot J.J. Jumper • NCAA Pom-pom Giveaway • Pregame Entertainment: In-Jest DECEMBER 10 vs. ST. JOHN’S • Team Poster Giveaway • Camper Reunion Day JANUARY 17 vs. MARSHALL • Victoria S. Bull Bobblehead Giveaway FEBRUARY 14 vs. AKRON • Mid-American Conference "You Go Girl" Day • National Girls and Women in Sports Day Clinic • Halftime Entertainment: Sky Riders

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MAC STANDINGS

(Final 2002-03)

EAST DIVISION Miami Kent State Buffalo Marshall Ohio Akron

MAC W-L Pct. 11-5 .688 10-6 .625 9-7 .563 7-9 .438 5-11 .313 1-15 .062

OVERALL W-L Pct. 17-12 .586 16-13 .552 18-11 .621 12-17 .414 9-19 .321 2-26 .071

WEST DIVISION Ball State Toledo Western Michigan Eastern Michigan Northern Illinois Bowling Green Central Michigan

W-L 12-4 12-4 10-6 9-7 8-8 5-11 5-11

W-L 21-10 20-10 20-12 13-16 12-16 12-16 11-17

Pct. .750 .750 .625 .563 .500 .313 .313

Pct. .677 .677 .625 .448 .429 .429 .393

UPCOMING SCHEDULE Friday, November 21 Akron at Arizona State, 7:30 pm Ball State vs. Northwestern State (DePaul Tournament), 6 pm Concordia at Central Michigan, 7pm Lamar at Eastern Michigan (Eagle Classic), 8 pm Loyola Chicago at Northern Illinois, 7:05 pm Morgan State at Marshall (MU Classic), 6 pm Miami at Virginia Tech, 7 pm Ohio at Ohio State, 7 pm Rice at Kent State, 7 pm Western Michigan at Michigan, 2 pm Saturday, November 22 Ball State vs. DePaul/Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 6/8 pm Bowling Green at Youngstown State, 7 pm Eastern Michigan vs. Central Connecticut State/Mercer, 3/5 pm Marshall vs. High Point/Murray State, 1 pm

MAC PRESEASON POLL EAST DIVISION POINTS Kent State (12) 147 Miami (13) 143 Marshall 110 Buffalo (4) 99 Ohio 55 Akron 34

WEST DIVISION POINTS Western Michigan (12) 167 Toledo (8) 164 Ball State (4) 146 Northern Illinois (4) 109 Eastern Michigan 102 Bowling Green 52 Central Michigan 44

*First-place votes in parentheses Voted on by members of the MAC News Media Association MAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPION Western Michigan and Kent State (6 votes apiece) Ball State (5 votes) Miami and Toledo (3 votes apiece) Northern Illinois (2 votes) Eastern Michigan and Marshall (1 vote apiece)

BULLS AMONG THE MAC STAT LEADERS (Final 2002-03) Team Scoring Offense ........................................................7th (65.1) Scoring Defense .......................................................3rd (63.2) Scoring Margin..........................................................5th (+1.9) Field Goal Percentage ..............................................3rd (.453) Field Goal Percentage Defense................................ 1st (.382) 3-Pt. Field Goals Per Game....................................12th (3.10) 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage......................................4th (.367) 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage Defense .......................5th (.333) Free Throw Percentage ............................................7th (.716) Offensive Rebounds Per Game............................ 11th (10.97) Defensive Rebounds Per Game .............................3rd (25.90) Rebounding Offense.................................................4th (36.9) Rebounding Defense ................................................5th (35.2) Rebounding Margin...................................................3rd (+1.6) Assists Per Game ..................................................2nd (17.14) Steals Per Game.......................................................4th (8.97) Blocks Per Game......................................................1st (3.86) Turnover Margin.....................................................10th (-2.21) Assist/Turnover Ratio................................................5th (0.86) Individual Scoring Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe...........................................6th (15.5) Rebounding Jessica Kochendorfer .................................................7th (7.2) Defensive Rebounds Per Game Jessica Kochendorfer ...............................................3rd (5.22) Field Goal Percentage (min. 4.0 made per game) Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe...........................................6th (.481) Jessica Kochendorfer .............................................10th (.455) 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage (min. 1.0 made per game) Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe.........................................12th (.369) Assists Per Game Hollie Cook................................................................1st (6.03) Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe...........................................9th (3.86) Assist/Turnover Ratio (min. 3.0 assists per game) Hollie Cook................................................................5th (1.47) Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe.........................................14th (0.93) Steals Per Game Hollie Cook................................................................4th (2.66) Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe......................................... 11th (1.93) Blocked Shots Per Game Jessica Kochendorfer ...............................................3rd (1.48) Kim Kilpela ................................................................9th (0.82) Rachel Martin........................................................T14th (0.54)

BULLS AMONG THE NCAA STAT LEADERS (Final 2002-03) Team Field Goal Percentage ............................................25th (.453) Assists Per Game ...................................................19th (17.1) Individual Hollie Cook, Assists Per Game...............................21st (6.03)

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• 2003-04 UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO BASKETBALL • PLAYER CAREER HIGHS

#10 Talia Merlino

#12 Kim Kilpela

Guard • 5-4 • Jr. • Newtown, PA/Notre Dame (NJ) HS

Forward • 6-1 • Sr. • West Bloomfield, MI/West Bloomfield

CAREER HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS: 9 vs. Bowling Green, 2/2/02 REBOUNDS: 3 vs. Colgate, 11/26/02 FIELD GOALS: 4 vs. Bowling Green, 2/2/02 3-PT FIELD GOALS: 1, three times FREE THROWS: 4 vs. Akron, 1/26/02 ASSISTS: 3 vs. Howard, 12/8/02 STEALS: 1, four times BLOCKED SHOTS: 0

POINTS: 33 vs. Marshall, 2/19/00 REBOUNDS: 15, three times FIELD GOALS: 12 vs. Marshall, 2/19/00 3-PT FIELD GOALS: 0 FREE THROWS: 9 vs. Marshall, 2/19/00 ASSISTS: 4 vs. Kent State, 1/30/02 STEALS: 4, three times BLOCKED SHOTS: 5 vs. Bowling Green, 1/12/02

#13 Erin Lawrenson

#14 Allison Bennett

Guard • 5-10 • Jr. • Elkland, PA/Elkland Area

Guard • 5-9 • Jr. • Springfield, OH/Kenton Ridge

CAREER HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS: 20 vs. Marshall, 1/8/03 REBOUNDS: 10 vs. Ball State, 1/11/03 FIELD GOALS: 6, four times 3-PT FIELD GOALS: 6, two times FREE THROWS: 7 vs. Northern Illinois, 1/23/02 ASSISTS: 3, three times STEALS: 3, two times BLOCKED SHOTS: 1, four times

POINTS: 16 vs. Youngstown State, 12/18/02 REBOUNDS: 7, two times FIELD GOALS: 7 vs. Western Michigan, 2/5/02 3-PT FIELD GOALS: 1, 16 times FREE THROWS: 9 vs. St. John’s, 11/22/02 ASSISTS: 5, three times STEALS: 3, five times BLOCKED SHOTS: 1, nine times

#22 Brooke Meunier

#23 Hollie Cook

Guard/Forward • 5-9 • So. • Saginaw, MI/Heritage

Guard/Forward • 5-10 • So. • Horseheads, NY/Horseheads

CAREER HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS: 13, four times REBOUNDS: 8 vs. Bowling Green, 2/12/03 FIELD GOALS: 6 vs. Ohio, 2/1/03 3-PT FIELD GOALS: 2 vs. Bowling Green, 2/12/03 FREE THROWS: 3, two times ASSISTS: 5 vs. Ohio, 2/1/03 STEALS: 4 vs. Kent State, 3/4/03 BLOCKED SHOTS: 1 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 12/21/02

POINTS: 16 vs. Howard, 12/8/02 REBOUNDS: 9 vs. Kent State, 3/4/03 FIELD GOALS: 6, two times 3-PT FIELD GOALS: 1, eight times FREE THROWS: 4 vs. Howard, 12/8/02 ASSISTS: 12 vs. Western Michigan, 2/16/03 STEALS: 6, two times BLOCKED SHOTS: 3 vs. Oakland, 12/30/02

#40 Trisha Hedges

#50 Jessica Kochendorfer

Center • 6-3 • So. • Toronto, Ontario/Richview C.I.

Forward/Guard • 6-0 • Sr. • Allen, MI/Quincy

CAREER HIGHS

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS: 9 vs. Bowling Green, 2/12/03 REBOUNDS: 7 vs. Bowling Green, 2/12/03 FIELD GOALS: 3 vs. Miami (OH), 1/25/03 3-PT FIELD GOALS: 0 FREE THROWS: 5 vs. Bowling Green, 2/12/03 ASSISTS: 1 vs. Miami (OH), 1/25/03 STEALS: 1, eight times BLOCKED SHOTS: 1, four times

POINTS: 28 vs. Akron, 1/28/03 REBOUNDS: 15 vs. Youngstown State, 12/18/02 FIELD GOALS: 11, two times 3-PT FIELD GOALS: 2, two times FREE THROWS: 11, two times ASSISTS: 7 vs. Kent State, 2/20/02 STEALS: 4 vs. Northern Illinois, 1/23/02 BLOCKED SHOTS: 7 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 12/21/02

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