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2015-16 Delaware State Women’s Basketball | Game 9 | Dec. 13

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GAMEDAY CENTRAL

Date .............................. Saturday, Dec. 13

Time ............................................. 2 p.m. (E)

Location ................................... Dover, Del.

Arena ...................................Memorial Hall

Live Audio ..........................................None

Live Broadcast ...................................None

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PROJECTED STARTERS

THE GAMEComing off seven days of rest, the Delaware State women’s basketball team (1-7) returns to Memorial Hall Sunday afternoon (3 p.m.) to face the Wagner Seahawks (2-5).

THE OPPONENTAfter starting the season 0-4, the Seahawks have won two out of their last three, including a 69-48 home victory over Lafayette on Wednesday. Spearheading Wagner’s attack is guard Jasmine Nwajei, who leads the team in scoring (17.9 ppg), assists (31), 3-pointers made (10), free throws made (25) and steals (11). Against NJIT on Dec. 2, Nwajei registered a triple-double of 16 points, 10 boards and 10 assists, followed by a 32-point effort against Yale (Dec. 6). With these efforts, she became one of seven NCAA Division I players to record a triple-double this season, while her 32 points marked the 11th time she’s tallied 30 or more in her career. Lisa Cermignano is in her fourth season at the helm. Last year, the Seahawks posted a 7-22 (5-13 NEC) record.

THE SERIESFirst meeting.

A WIN WOULD MEAN...» DSU’s fi rst home win of the season. » DSU would avoid dropping three consecutive games for the second time this year.» DSU’s fi rst home victory since a 72-71 triumph over Bethune-Cookman last season.

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11/14 West Virginia L, 77-34 11/18 Mount St. Mary’s L, 54-4111/20 Pitt L, 77-4311/23 Lehigh L, 83-4911/27 Florida Atlantic! L, 83-5511/28 Appalachian State W, 76-6912/1 William & Mary L, 65-5912/5 Fordham L, 74-5812/13 Wagner 3 p.m.12/19 Temple 1 p.m.12/22 Longwood 2 p.m.12/30 Hofstra 3 p.m.1/6 Cornell 7 p.m.1/9 Morgan State* 2 p.m.1/11 Howard* 5:30 p.m.1/16 South Carolina State* 2 p.m. 1/18 Savannah State* 6 p.m.1/23 North Carolina Central*2 p.m.1/25 North Carolina A&T* 5:30 p.m.1/30 South Carolina State* 2 p.m.2/6 Bethune-Cookman* 2 p.m.2/8 Florida A&M* 6 p.m.2/13 UMES* 2 p.m.2/15 Coppin State* 5:30 p.m.2/20 Norfolk State* 2 p.m.2/22 Hampton* 5:30 p.m.2/27 UMES* 2 p.m.2/29 Hampton* 5:30 p.m.3/3 Coppin State* 5:30 p.m.3/7-3/12 MEAC Tournament TBA

* - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Game! - Florida Atlantic Thanksgiving Tournament (Boca Raton, Fla.)

Home dates are boldedAll times Eastern

2015-16 Schedule/Results

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#11 N'KayahKersey

G | 5-4Senior

Newark, N.J.

#15 MikahAldridge

G | 5-5Sophomore

Cleveland, Ohio

#3 BriJustice

G | 5-9Sophomore

Richmond, Va.

#22 NaJaiPollard

G/F | 5-11Freshman

Richmond, Va.

#20 AmberBogard

F | 6-1R-Senior

Cleveland, Ohio

PPG : 4.5RPG : 2.1APG : 1.0SPG : 0.3

PPG : 11.5RPG : 2.6APG : 1.5SPG : 1.9

PPG : 3.0RPG : 2.0APG : 1.6SPG : 1.6

PPG : 7.3RPG : 5.8APG : 0.8SPG: 0.5

PPG : 10.3RPG : 4.0SPG : 0.9BPG : 0.8

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DSU QUICK FACTS

Location ........................................................Dover, Del. 19901Founded ................................................................................1891Enrollment ...........................................................................4,505Affi liation ..........................................................NCAA Division IConference............................. Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC)Nickname ............................................................. Lady HornetsColors ...........................Columbia Blue (299) and Red (485)Home Court ......................................... Memorial Hall (2,000)President .................................................. Dr. Harry L. WilliamsAthletics Director ....................................Louis “Skip” PerkinsAssoc. AD/SWA ............................................................Mary HillAssoc. AD/Student Services ...........Sonja Jackson-McCoyAsst. AD/Media Relations ............................... Dennis JonesAdministrative Assistant ..............................Calasha WisherFaculty Representative .......................................................TBA

2014-15 Season in Review

Overall Record .....................................................................5-25MEAC Record | Finish .............................................. 2-14 | 13th

Home | Away | Neutral ...................................3-7 | 2-14 | 0-4Postseason Play ...................................................................... 0-1 Lost in the second round of the MEAC Tournament to No. 4seeded Norfolk State, 70-45.

2015-16 Season Preview

Starters Returning/Lost ...................................................... 3/2Letterwinners Returning/Lost........................................... 7/2Newcomers ................................................................................. 6

DSU Women’s Basketball History

First Year of Women’s Basketball ............................ 1976-77All-Time Record ............................................................476-601All-Time MEAC Record ............................................. 255-270All-Time MEAC Tourn. Record ..................................... 21-33MEAC Regular Season Titles ............................. One | ‘03-04MEAC Tournament Titles .................................... One | ‘06-07Last NCAA Tourn. Appearance .................................2006-07 Lost, 62-47, to Vanderbilt in the First Round

Women’s Basketball Staff

Head Coach ................................................... Barbara Burgess Alma Mater .........................................Delaware State (1990) Burgees at DSU .................................... 1-7 | First Season Career Record .............14-46 (Virginia State, 1999-01) All-Time MEAC Record .................................................. 0-0Assistant Coach .................................................... Vanessa Watson Alma Mater ......................................Virginia State (1980) Years at DSU ................................................................... FirstAssistant Coach ...............................................Donell Thomas Alma Mater ..................................Delaware State (1996) Years at DSU ................................................................... FirstAssistant Coach .............................................. Beverly Lockett Alma Mater ......................... Louisiana-Lafayette (1984) Years at DSU ................................................................... First

2014-15 Per Game LEADERS

Points ........................................................................... 16.1 ........................... Tierra HawkinsRebounds ......................................................................7.8 ........................... Tierra HawkinsAssists .............................................................................3.9 ...................... Jade WashingtonSteals ...............................................................................1.4 ........................... Tierra HawkinsBlocks ..............................................................................1.2 ......................... Amber Bogard

FG % ...................................................... .547 (198-362) ........................... Tierra Hawkins3-pointers ......................................................................1.4 ....................... Mikah Aldridge

3pt % (min. 20 attempt) ....................... .383 (23-60) ....................... N’Kayah Kersey

FT % (min. 20 attempt) ......................... .879 (29-33) ....................... N’Kayah Kersey

Minutes ....................................................................... 32.3 ........................... Tierra Hawkins

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# Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/High School/Prev. School

1 Ivana Negron G 5-8 Fr. North Bergen, N.J. (Malcolm X. Shabazz H.S.)3 Bri Justice G 5-9 So. Richmond, Va. (Highland Springs H.S.)11 N’Kayah Kersey G 5-4 Sr. Newark, N.J. (University H.S.)12 Bobbi Floyd G/F 5-11 Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. (Ed W. Clark H.S.)15 Mikah Aldridge G 5-5 So. Cleveland, Ohio (Beachwood H.S.)20 Amber Bogard F 6-1 RSr. Cleveland, Ohio (Eastern Michigan) (Beachwood H.S.)21 Aliah Stinnett G 5-9 So. Burton, Mich. (Carman-Ainsworth H.S.)22 NaJai Pollard F 5-11 Fr. Richmond, Va. (Highland Springs H.S.)23 Nikkei Blackburn F/C 6-0 Sr. Bennettsville, S.C. (South Georgia Tech) (Marlboro County H.S.)24 Lorna Caesar G 5-6 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa. (Imhotep Charter H.S.)25 Sydni Eure F 5-10 Fr. Syracuse, N.Y. (East Syracuse Minoa H.S.)30 Aaliyah Davis G 5-6 RJr. Lincoln, Del. (Cape Henlopen H.S.)33 Therese Gilmore F/C 6-0 Fr. Temple Hills, Md. (National Christian Academy H.S.)

COACHING STAFF

Head Coach: Barbara Burgess, First SeasonAssistant Coaches: Beverly Lockett, First Season Donell Thomas, First Season Vanessa Watson, First Season

PRONUNCIATIONS

11 N’Kayah Kersey Na-ky-uh15 Mikah Aldridge My-kuh21 Aliah Stinnett Ah-lee-uh22 NaJai Pollard Nah-jay23 Nikkei Blackburn Nik-ee25 Sydni Eure Pronounced like “Your”


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DSU BY THE NUMBERS

Overall Home Road/Neu.

Overall Record ................................................................ 1-7 ...............0-3 ........... 1-4Conference Record ........................................................ 0-0 ...............0-0 ........... 0-0

SCORING

Leading at half ................................................................. 0-0 ...............0-0 ........... 0-0Trailing at half .................................................................. 1-7 ...............0-3 ........... 1-4Tied at half ........................................................................ 0-0 ...............0-0 ........... 0-0Games decided by fi ve points or less ...................... 0-0 ...............0-0 ........... 0-0Games decided by 10 points or less ........................ 1-1 ...............0-1 ........... 1-0Overtime games ............................................................. 0-0 ...............0-0 ........... 0-0

OFFENSE

DSU scores 80+ points .................................................. 0-0 ...............0-0 ........... 0-0DSU scores 70+ points .................................................. 1-0 ...............0-0 ........... 1-0DSU scores 60+ points .................................................. 0-0 ...............0-0 ........... 0-0DSU scores less than 60 points .................................. 0-7 ...............0-3 ........... 0-4DSU outscores OPP bench .......................................... 0-4 ...............0-2 ........... 0-2Shooting 45% or better ................................................ 0-0 ...............0-0 ........... 0-0Shooting less than 45%................................................ 1-7 ...............0-3 ........... 1-4FT % over .700 .................................................................. 1-4 ...............0-1 ........... 1-3Player scoring 30+ points ............................................ 0-0 ...............0-0 ........... 0-0Player scoring 20+ points ............................................ 1-1 ...............0-0 ........... 1-1Two-plus players in double digit scoring............... 1-2 ...............0-1 ........... 1-1

DEFENSE

OPP scores 80+ points .................................................. 0-2 ...............0-1 ........... 0-1OPP scores 70+ points .................................................. 1-3 ...............0-0 ........... 1-3OPP scores 60+ points .................................................. 0-1 ...............0-1 ........... 0-0OPP scores less than 60 points .................................. 0-1 ...............0-1 ........... 0-0OPP bench outscores DSU .......................................... 1-2 ...............0-0 ........... 1-2More steals than OPP .................................................... 0-2 ...............0-1 ........... 0-1Less steals than OPP ...................................................... 1-5 ...............0-1 ........... 1-4Even steals......................................................................... 0-0 ...............0-0 ........... 0-0

REBOUNDING/TURNOVERS

More rebounds than OPP ............................................ 0-0 ...............0-0 ........... 0-0Less rebounds than OPP .............................................. 1-7 ...............0-3 ........... 1-4Even rebounding ............................................................ 0-0 ...............0-0 ........... 0-0More TO than OPP .......................................................... 0-4 ...............0-2 ........... 0-2Less TO than OPP ............................................................ 1-3 ...............0-1 ........... 1-2Even TO .............................................................................. 0-0 ...............0-0 ........... 0-0

MONTHS

November ......................................................................... 1-5 ...............0-2 ........... 1-3December .......................................................................... 0-2 ...............0-1 ........... 0-1January ............................................................................... 0-0 ...............0-0 ........... 0-0February ............................................................................. 0-0 ...............0-0 ........... 0-0March .................................................................................. 0-0 ...............0-0 ........... 0-0

DAYS

Sunday................................................................................ 0-0 ...............0-0 ........... 0-0Monday .............................................................................. 0-0 ...............0-0 ........... 0-0Tuesday .............................................................................. 0-2 ...............0-2 ........... 0-0Wednesday ....................................................................... 0-1 ...............0-1 ........... 0-0Thursday ............................................................................ 0-0 ...............0-0 ........... 0-0Friday .................................................................................. 0-2 ...............0-0 ........... 0-2Saturday ............................................................................. 1-2 ...............0-0 ........... 1-2

TIME

Day ....................................................................................... 1-2 ...............0-0 ........... 1-2Night (after 5 p.m.) ......................................................... 0-5 ...............0-3 ........... 0-2STREAKS

Current Streak: L2Longest Win Streak: -Longest Losing Streak: 5 Current Home Streak: L7*Longest Home Win Streak: -Longest Home Losing Streak: 3Current Road/Neutral Streak: L1Longest Road/Neutral Win Streak: -Longest Road/Neutral Losing Streak: 3*- indicates dating back to 2014-15

LAST TIME OUT…

DSU nearly erased a 20-point defi cit with a 27-point output in the third quarter, but it was not enough as the Lady Hornets suff ered a 74-58 road loss to the Fordham Rams last Saturday. With this defeat, DSU failed to register back-to-back road wins for the fi rst time since 2012-13, whereas the Rams snapped a three-game slide. When the fi nal buzzer sounded, three players scored in double fi gures for the Lady Hornets, led by guard Mikah

Aldridge totaling a career-high 24 points (6-of-9). Aldridge also went a perfect 10-for-10 from the charity stripe, which marked the second time in the last three games she’s been perfect while registering double digit attempts and makes at the line. Off the bench, forward Amber Bogard tallied 11 points (4-of-13), whereas freshman Bobbi Floyd turned in her best performance of the season with 10 points (4-of-5) and seven boards.

MILESTONE WATCH

Senior N’Kayah Kersey needs one steal to push her career total to 50… Senior Amber

Bogard is eight away from reaching 50-career blocks as a Lady Hornet… Sophomore Mikah Aldridge is four away from reaching 50 career 3-pointers… Senior Nikkei

Blackburn is 20 away from reaching 200-career rebounds.

AT THIS POINT LAST SEASON…

The Lady Hornets were 1-7, coming off a 100-62 loss at Virginia.

COMING UP NEXT…

The Columbia Blue & Red will return to action next Saturday afternoon (1 p.m.) on the road against the Temple Owls. Delaware State is 0-3 all-time against the Owls.

POLLARD GARNERS MEAC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK HONORS

Guard/forward NaJai Pollard was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Rookie of the Week for the fi rst time of her young career on Nov. 30. In three games last week, the Richmond, Va. native, totaled 29 rebounds, 28 points, three assists, two blocks and two steals. Against Appalachian State on Saturday - in what was DSU’s fi nal game of the Florida Atlantic Thanksgiving Tournament - Pollard recorded a season-high 11 rebounds, to go along with nine points, two assists and one block to help lead the Lady Hornets to a 76-69 victory.

DOUBLE TROUBLE DOWN LOW

An area of strength for the Lady Hornets this season will be the frontline duo of seniors Amber Bogard and Nikkei Blackburn. Bogard, who garnered Third Team Preseason All-MEAC honors, returns as DSU’s top scorer (13.1 ppg), shot blocker (22) and fi eld goal percentage leader (.503), while Blackburn returns as the Hornets’ leading rebounder (6.8 rpg). Bogard totaled two double-doubles last season, in addition to setting a new DSU single-game record for most blocks (7) against Norfolk State in the opening round of the MEAC Tournament. Blackburn also entered DSU’s single-game record books, pulling down a career-high 19 boards at Hampton for the seventh best performance in school history.

TREY TANDEM

Beyond the arc, the guard tandem of N’Kayah Kersey and Mikah Aldridge will pose a threat for opposing squads. Despite being listed at a generous 5-foot-4, Kersey is one of only nine players in DSU history to drain at least 70 career 3-pointers. In the case of Aldridge, she led the Lady Hornets last season as a freshman in 3-pointers made (37), in addition to holding a 14-game streak of draining at least one trey.




the last time dsu...

SCORINGScored 100+ points: vs. Lincoln (Pa.) (119*-31), 1991-92Scored 90+ points: at George Mason (110-91), 11/19/14Scored less than 40 points: at NCAT (77-34), 11/14/15Scored less than 30 points: vs. Hampton (63-28), 3/13/13Scored less than 20 points: at Syracuse (87-17), 12/4/10

REBOUNDING Had over 50 rebounds: at Hampton (50), 2/21/15Had under 25 rebounds: at Fordham (24), 12/5/15

MISCELLANEOUSWon in overtime: at NJIT (58-56, 1-OT), 2/3/15Lost in overtime: vs. Morgan State (69-67, 1-OT), 2/18/13Had 20+ assists: at Central Michigan (23), 12/16/14Had 15+ steals: vs. Wesley (18), 1/27/14Had 0 steals: vs. Hampton (72-33), 2/6/12Had 5+ blocks: at Pitt (5), 11/20/15Won by 50+ points: vs. Lincoln (Pa.) (84-28), 11/13/09Won by 40+ points: vs. Welsey (79-37), 1/27/14Won by 30+ points: vs. Wilmington (74-44), 1/15/14Allowed 100+ points: at Virginia (100-92), 12/6/14Allowed 40 points or less: vs. Welsey (79-37), 1/27/14Allowed 30 points or less: vs. Lincoln (Pa.) (84-28), 11/13/09

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THE LAST TIME A DSU PLAYER...

SCORINGScored 40+ points:

Sabrina Leonard (40*) vs. Lincoln (Pa.), 1983Scored 30+ points:

Tierra Hawkins (34) vs. Bethune-Cookman, 2/7/15Scored 25+ points: Amber Bogard (29) vs. App State, 11/28/15

Shot 100% in fi eld goals (min. 7 made):

Made 5+ 3-pointers:

N’Kayah Kersey (5) at Norfolk State, 2/23/15

Made 10+ free throws:

Mikah Aldridge (10-10) vs. Fordham, 12/5/15

Shot 100% in free throws (min. 7 made):

Mikah Aldridge (10-10) vs. Fordham, 12/5/15

MISCELLANEOUSHad 10+ rebounds:

Nikkei Blackburn (11) vs. William & Mary, 12/1/15

NaJai Pollard (10) vs. William & Mary, 12/1/15

Had 10+ assists:

Jade Washington (12) vs. Wesley, 1/27/14Had 5+ steals:

Mikah Aldridge (5) at Pittsburgh, 12/30/14

Had 5+ blocks:

Amber Bogard (7*) vs. Norfolk State, 3/9/15

Had a double-double:

NaJai Pollard (14 pts, 10 rebs) vs. William & Mary, 12/1/15

Nikkei Blackburn (10 pts, 11 rebs) vs. William & Mary, 12/1/15

*school record

DSU Single-Game records

SINGLE-GAME SCORING

40 Sabrina Leonard vs. Lincoln (Pa.) - 1993 39 Charlene Allen vs. Brooklyn - 1984 Eva McCormick vs. Salisbury -1978 Eva McCormick vs. Stockton - 1980 38 Raven Bankston vs. Howard - 3/1/14 37 Eva McCormick vs. Bowie State - 1980 36 Raven Bankston vs. UMES - 2/22/14 35 Raven Bankston at Morgan State - 2/1/14 34 Tierra Hawkins at Manhattan - 11/26/14 Tierra Hawkins vs. Bethune-Cookman - 2/7/15

SINGLE-GAME REBOUNDS

28 Jackie Tunstall vs. Stockton - 1979 22 Karen Johnson vs. Coppin State - 1998 Karen Johnson vs. Hofstra - 1995 20 Charlotte Spellman vs. Stockton - 1978 Jackie Tunstall vs. Jersey City - 1982 Jackie Tunstall vs. Lincoln (Pa.) - 1982 19 Nikkei Blackburn at Hampton, 2/21/15

18 Tylinn Carter at UMES - 3/6/14

SINGLE-GAME ASSISTS

12 Alfreda Jeff erson vs. Bethune-Cookman - 1996 Jade Washington vs. Wesley - 1/27/14

SINGLE-GAME STEALS

12 Alfreda Jeff erson vs. SC State - 1995

SINGLE-GAME BLOCKS

7 Amber Bogard vs. Norfolk State - 3/9/15

6 Thea Littlepage vs. SC State - 1/12/08 Thea Littlepage vs. Morgan State - 1/8/07

SINGLE-GAME MOST POINTS SCORED

119 vs. Lincoln (Pa.) - 119-31 - 1991-92 107 vs. Lincoln (Pa.) - 107-68 - 1983-84 vs. Coppin State - 107-34 - 1979-80

SINGLE-GAME MOST POINTS ALLOWED

123 Richmond - 69-123 - 1996-97 116 NC State - 39-116 - 1996-97 110 George Mason - 91-110 - 2014-15

ROAD WOES

Since beating North Carolina Central on the road, 58-49, on Feb. 2, 2013, the Lady Hornets have dropped 39 out of their last 44 games away from Memorial Hall. Last season, DSU played 20 out of its 32 games away from Memorial Hall, resulting in a 2-18 record.

REUNITED…AND IT FEELS SO GOOD

The Lady Hornets roster this season features two pairs of high school teammates, in addition to a player playing under her former high school coach. Senior Amber

Bogard and sophomore Mikah Aldridge were teammates at Beachwood High School (Ohio), while sophomore Bri Justice and freshman NaJai Pollard both starred at Highland Springs High School (Va.). In the case of freshman Ivana Negron, she played her junior season at Malcolm X. Shabazz (N.J.) under fi rst-year assistant coach Vanessa Watson.

OPERATION REVITALIZE

Since fi nishing 2008-09 at 15-15 (11-5 MEAC), the Lady Hornets have suff ered fi ve consecutive losing seasons, including a 11-37 mark in MEAC play and a 23-67 overall record the past three seasons. As for MEAC Tournament play, DSU’s last win occurred during the 2012-13 season with a 55-44 victory over Bethune-Cookman.

OLD HORNETS RETURN TO NEST

Head coach Barbara Burgess is not the only Hornet returning to their alma mater as a coach this season. Starring for Delaware State in 1989-93, assistant coach Donell

Thomas brings along an abundance of knowledge to the program. As a Hornet, Thomas helped lead Delaware State to two Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament championship games (1991, 1993), in addition to serving as a team captain twice. His best season occurred during Thomas’ senior year, averaging 10.2 points, 8.1 rebounds (team-best) and 1.2 blocks (team-best) per contest.

FILLING THE VOID

Despite fi nishing 2014-15 at 5-25 (2-14 MEAC), the Lady Hornets will have to fi ll the void left by forward Tierra Hawkins (graduated) and guard Jade Washington (graduated). Hawkins – DSU’s lone All-MEAC honoree from last season – completed her stellar four-year career as the only other player in DSU history besides head coach Barbara

Burgess to fi nish with at least 1700 points, 800 rebounds and 70 blocks. Washington,


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AP TOP 25

RK. TEAM REC. PTS.

1 Connecticut (32) 6-0 8002 South Carolina 8-0 7643 Notre Dame 7-1 7174 Baylor 9-0 7155 Texas 7-0 6565 Maryland 8-0 6567 Oregon State 6-0 5988 Kentucky 7-0 5339 Mississippi State 6-1 52310 Ohio State 5-3 50311 Florida State 7-1 48012 Northwestern 8-0 41813 Duke 7-2 38614 Stanford 6-1 36215 Texas A&M 6-2 35616 Tennessee 6-2 35417 Oklahoma 7-1 26418 DePaul 6-2 18919 Syracuse 5-2 13020 UCLA 4-2 12121 South Florida 5-2 11522 California 6-2 10623 Iowa 8-1 9724 Arizona State 4-3 9525 Michigan State 5-2 87

Dropped from rankings: Seton Hall 22

Others receiving votes: Miami (FL) 78, St John’s 58, Seton Hall 46, Missouri 40, Georgia 37, Virginia Tech 34, USC 26, Princeton 19, Oklahoma State 12, Nebraska 6, VCU 6, Purdue 4, Florida 4, BYU 2, Idaho 1, Louisville 1, Oregon 1

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meanwhile, wrapped up her fi nal year in a Hornet uniform as the program’s all-time assist leader with 312.

HORNETS TABBED TO FINISH 13TH IN THE MEAC

The Lady Hornets were picked to fi nish 13th (57 points) in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Preseason Poll. North Carolina A&T totaled 310 points and 10 fi rst-place votes to earn the top spot. Last year, the Aggies fi nished third in the conference with a 12-4 mark and a 20-11 overall record. The Aggies return three starters from last year’s team with the addition of four newcomers. Hampton was picked to fi nish second with 307 points and 10 fi rst-place votes. The Lady Pirates recorded a 19-13 overall record and a 14-2 mark in MEAC play. Hampton received a bid to the Women’s NIT last season and defeated Drexel, 45-42, in the opening round before concluding the season with a loss to West Virginia in the second round. UMES (259 points) received three fi rst-place votes and was predicted to fi nish third, while Savannah State (239) - the 2015 MEAC Tournament champions - garnered one fi rst-place vote and Norfolk State (225 points) rounded out the top fi ve preseason predictions. Bethune-Cookman was chosen to fi nish sixth, followed by Coppin State (180 points), South Carolina State (162 points), Morgan State (138 points), Florida A&M (119 points), Howard (89 points), North Carolina and Central (69 points).

RETURNERS

Outside of Amber Bogard, Nikkei Blackburn, N’Kayah Kersey and Mikah Aldridge, rounding out the list of returnees for the Lady Hornets are guards Aaliyah Davis, Aliah

Stinnett and Bri Justice. Davis, a redshirt junior out of a Lincoln, Del., served as a team manager last season before being adding to the roster in late January. Appearing in 14 games, including three starts, Davis made a solid contribution, highlighted by a draining a full-court buzzer beater to defeat Bethune-Cookman at home, 72-71. Stinnett’s defensive versatility in the backcourt will be a huge plus for the Lady Hornets, whereas Justice will look to bounce back after appearing in 14 games before suff ering a season-ending knee injury.

FRESH FACES

Looking to make immediate impacts for DSU as freshmen in 2015-16 is guard Lorna Caesar, forward Sydni Eure, guard/forward Bobbi Floyd, forward/center Therese Gilmore, guard Ivana Negron and forward NaJai Pollard. Caesar hails from Philadelphia, Pa. by way of a Prep Charter (2011), Penn Wood (2012-14) and Imhotep Charter (2015). Throughout her prep career, Caesar was a part of three championship teams, including a Philadelphia Public League title winning squad during her lone season with Imhotep Charter. Hailing from Syracuse, N.Y., Eure was a three-year starter at East Syracuse Minoa High School, garnering Team Most Valuable Player honors as a senior. Floyd, a Las Vegas, Nev. product out of Ed W. Clark, averaged double fi gures in points and rebounds all four years, while earning All-State honors as a senior. In the case of Gilmore, a native of Temple Hills, Md., she will add size and rebounding to DSU’s frontline, whereas Negron brings a championship pedigree from Malcolm X. Shabazz (Newark, N.J.). Playing her junior season under current DSU assistant coach Vanessa

Watson, Negron led the team to a sectional and state championship titles. As for Pollard, she averaged a double-double in her fi nal three seasons at Highland Springs (Richmond, Va.), garnering All-Metro and All-State honors as a junior and senior.

HOME SWEET HOME

This season’s schedule balance entails DSU playing 14 out of its 29 games at its homely confi nes of Memorial Hall. In 2014-15, the Lady Hornets played a whopping 20 games away from home, resulting in a 2-18 record.




DSU President Harry L. Williams and Interim Athletics Director Louis “Skip” Perkins announced the appointment of Barbara

Burgess, one of the greatest players in Delaware State University women’s basketball history, as the school’s ninth head coach on May 5, 2015.

Her appointment marks the second time that a former Lady Hornet player has headed the DSU women’s basketball program. Jackie Devane was head coach from 1995-00 after competing for the team from 1979-83.

“Barbara stood out among some outstanding candidates for the position, not just because she’s a Lady Hornet alum, but because of her highly successful experience as a teacher of the game and recruiter, as well as her commitment to academics

and community service,” Perkins said. “We believe Barbara will bring a high level of excellence back to the Lady Hornet program she helped to make so successful as a student-athlete.”

Burgess, who starred for the Lady Hornets from 1985-89, most recently served as an assistant coach at Delaware State’s highly successful MEAC rival Hampton University the past six seasons. While at Hampton, Burgess helped lead the Lady Pirates to fi ve MEAC Tournament titles, fi ve regular season crowns and six national championship tournament appearances.

During Burgess’ tenure as an assistant coach, the Lady Pirates won a MEAC-record fi ve consecutive tournament championships (2009-14). Hampton posted an overall record of 146-48 (.753), including an 88-8 mark (.917) in MEAC regular season play, in addition to winning 54 consecutive games against league opponents (including tournament games).

“We believe that Barbara’s championship experience at Hampton, along with the intensity and passion she developed in her playing days with the Lady Hornets will greatly benefi t our women’s basketball program,” Dr. Williams said.

Prior to her time at Hampton, Burgess served one season as an assistant coach at Norfolk State University (2008-09). She was also the head women’s coach at Virginia Union University from 1999-2001, posting a 13-39 overall record.

As a high school coach, she manned the sidelines for six years (2002-08) as the head women’s basketball coach at Phoebus High School (VA). The Phantoms were 73-67 in her tenure, making three trips to the Eastern Region tournament. From 1992-99, Burgess was the head women’s basketball coach at Huguenot High School (VA). She was named Dominion District Coach of the Year in 1997 after leading Huguenot to a 14-9 record. The following year, the Lady Falcons were runners-up in the Dominion District Tournament. Throughout her 14 years at the helm in the high school ranks, Burgess mentored several players who have gone on to play at the collegiate level, including former Howard University standout Essence Coggins (Huguenot).

Burgess was a four-year Black College All-American for DSU (1985-89) on the court. She was named to the MEAC All-Rookie Team and ended her career with the Lady Hornets as the school’s second all-time leading scorer with 1,807 points, a spot she currently still holds. During her sophomore season, she led the team in scoring (17.9 ppg) and rebounding (7.3 rpg) and was named to the All-MEAC First Team. Her junior campaign featured leading Delaware State in scoring (17.1 ppg) on her way to another All-MEAC First Team selection. Burgess wrapped up career garnering DSU Female Athlete of the Year in 1988-89, in addition to leading the Lady Hornets to the 1989 MEAC Tournament Championship game.

Burgess graduated from Delaware State in 1990 with a bachelor’s degree in Health and Physical Education and was inducted to the DSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2000. She also received her master’s degree in sports management from California (Pa.) University.

Burgess is a native of Richmond, Va. and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

HEAD COACH Barbara Burgess (HEAD COACH Barbara Burgess (@@BBallLuvAffair)BBallLuvAffair)

First Season at DSU: 1-7, 0-0 MEAC | Overall: 14-46Vanessa WatsonVanessa Watson

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Vanessa Watson, a veteran with 30 years of head coaching experience in the New Jersey high school ranks, joined the DSU women’s basketball program in July of 2015.

Posting a 720-109 overall record while at the helm at Malcolm X Shabazz High School in Newark, N.J., which is her alma mater, Watson is one of the most prestigious coaches in the history of the state. Her championship pedigree includes six New Jersey Tournaments of

Championship titles, 10 state championships, 18 state sectional championships, 17 Essex County championships and 16 conference crowns. She also sent several players to Division I programs, most notably Matee Ajavon (Rutgers), who is a seven-year WNBA veteran currently playing for the Atlanta Dream.

As a member of the Newark Athletic and New Jersey State Coaches Hall of Fame’s, notable accolades for Watson includes a New Jersey State Coach of the Year honor (2003), three Tri-State Coach of the Year awards (2003, 2004, 2013), Star-Ledger Coach of the Year recognition (2004), Northeast Regional Coach of the Year honoree (2004) and garnering District Coach of the Year honors in 2006.

Watson has also manned the sidelines for numerous All-Star games, headlined by being selected for the 2015 Jordan Brand Classic All-American East squad. Also, she served as a coach for the USA Basketball 17 under and 18 under Trials Court squads. Watson also participated with Nike during its Skills Academy and as a coach for its WBCA All-American Team.

As a player, Watson was the starting point guard for Virginia State as a senior, who went on to win the 1980 Central intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Tournament Championship.

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Donell Thomas, a former Delaware State men’s basketball standout (1989-93), returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach for the DSU women’s basketball program in July of 2015.

Thomas previously spent a combined 12 seasons at nearby Caesar Rodney High School, including the last three as the head men’s basketball coach. He also served as an assistant coach with the Wesley College (Del.) men’s basketball program for two seasons, overseeing the development and growth of post

players.

As a Hornet, Thomas helped lead Delaware State to two Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament championship games (1991, 1993), in addition to serving as a team captain twice. His best season on the court occurred during Thomas’ senior year, averaging 10.2 points, 8.1 rebounds (team-best) and 1.2 blocks (team-best) per contest.

Thomas went on to play professionally for the United States Basketball League (USBL) for one season with the Long Island Surf (1998-99), in addition to one season overseas in Europe with Panathinaikos Athens (2000-01). He also had a brief stint with the world renowned Harlem Globetrotters in 2000.

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Beverly Lockett joined the Delaware State women’s basketball program as an assistant coach in July of 2015.

A native of Meridian, Miss., Lockett comes to DSU from the Dallas, Texas area after 16 years of coaching in the high school and AAU ranks. Her experience on the sidelines includes being at the helm of the Richardson High School (1999-2006) and Lancaster High School (2006-10) and varsity women’s basketball teams, along with the North Texas Blaze (2011-12) AAU program.

At Richardson, Lockett tallied a 125-86 overall record, which included back-to-back District 10-5A Championships (2004-05, 2005-06), two District 12-4A Coach of the Year honors (2003-04, 2005-06) and a Richardson Morning News Coach of the Year honor (2003-04). During her four seasons at Lancaster, which featured a state playoff appearance each year, Lockett posted an 86-47 overall record. The defensive-minded leader also earned District 15-4A Coach of the Year honors in her fi rst season, along with leading the squad to back-to-back district second place fi nishes (2006-07, 2007-08).

With the North Texas Blaze, based out of a Plano, Texas, Lockett led the team to numerous top fi nishes in tournaments, both locally and nationally, including a National D-I Classic Championship Bracket Runner-Up feat (2011). In 2012, multiple players signed athletic scholarships to North Texas, Arkansas-Fort Smith, Hardin Simmons and Ranger College.

Lockett was also selected to coach the East squad of the “Texas Element of a Champion” All-Star game, featuring former Dallas Cowboys - Martellus Bennett and Jesse Holley.

As a player, Lockett starred as a power forward at Livingston University, which is now known as University of West Alabama. Considered as one of the most decorated players in program history, Lockett received All-Conference recognition both seasons, earned National Player of the Week and All-American honors as a sophomore and holds several individual school records. She fi nished up her fi nal two seasons at Southwestern Louisiana (now known as Louisana-Lafayette), garnering All-Conference honors each year. For her career, Lockett averaged 22.0 points and 11.7 rebounds per game, along with recording single-game highs of 45 points and 25 rebounds.


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STANDINGS

MEAC OVERALL

Team Record Pct. Record Pct.

Bethune-Cookman 1-0 1.000 4-4 .500Hampton 1-0 1.000 1-7 .125North Carolina A&T 1-1 .500 3-5 .375UMES 1-1 .500 3-6 .333Howard 1-1 .500 1-9 .100South Carolina State 1-1 .500 3-4 .429NCCU 1-1 .500 1-6 .143Morgan State 1-1 .500 2-8 .200Savannah State 0-0 .000 2-4 .333Delaware State 0-0 .000 1-7 .125

Coppin State 0-0 .000 2-6 .250Florida A&M 0-1 .000 3-6 .333Norfolk State 0-1 .000 0-6 .000

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Week Player School Pos. Class

1 Malia Tate-DeFreitas Hampton G Jr.2 Omaah Tayong Coppin St. C Sr.3 Amber Griffi n Coppin St. G Sr.4 Braennan Farrar Morgan St. G So.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK


1 Ciani Byrom UMES G Fr.2 Ciani Byrom UMES G Fr.3 NaJai Pollard DSU G/F Fr.

4 Essence Brown HOward G Fr.

DEF. PLAYER OF THE WEEK


1 Tiyonda Davis SSU C Jr.2 Omaah Tayong Coppin St. C Sr.3 Kailyn Williams B-CU F Jr.4 Tiyonda Davis SSU C Jr.




2015-16 GAME-BY-GAMESeason/Career HighsPts: 9 vs. Lehigh, 11/23/15Rebs: 3 vs. App State, 11/28/15FGM: 3 vs. Lehigh, 11/23/15FGA: 4 vs. Lehigh, 11/23/153FGM: 3 vs. Lehigh, 11/23/153FGA: 5 vs. William & Mary, 12/1/05FTM: 1 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 11/18/15FTA: 2 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 11/18/15Assists: 2 vs. Lehigh, 11/23/15Steals: 1 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 11/18/15Blocks: -Mins: 27 vs. William & Mary, 12/1/05

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgat West Virginia 11-14-15 4 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0MOUNT ST. MARY'S 11/18/15 10 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 1 1 0.5 3 1 0 0 1 4 2.0at PITT 11/20/15 * 11 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.7 0 0 3 0 0 3 2.3LEHIGH 11/23/15 14 3-4 . 7 5 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 1 2 2 0 0 9 4.0at FAU 11/27/15 21 2-6 . 3 3 3 2-3 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.6 0 0 1 0 1 6 4.4vs Appalachian State 11/28/15 22 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 5 4.5WILLIAM & MARY 12/01/15 27 0-6 . 0 0 0 0-5 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 4 1 0 0 0 0 3.9at Fordham 12/05/15 17 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.4Totals 1 126 9-23 . 3 9 1 8-18 . 4 4 4 1-2 . 5 0 0 1 7 8 1.0 10 5 6 0 2 27 3.4

Games played: 8Minutes/game: 15.8Points/game: 3.4FG Pct: 39.13FG Pct: 44.4FT Pct: 50.0

Rebounds/game: 1.0Assists/game: 0.6Turnovers/game: 0.8Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8Steals/game: 0.3

> 5-8 | Freshman | Guard | North Bergen, N.J. | Malcolm X. Shabazz H.S.

iVANAiVANA

nEGRONnEGRON 11Player Notes

- Leads DSU in 3-point percentage (.444) and sits second for most 3-pointers made (8).- Tallied season-highs in points (9), 3-pointers made (3) and assists (2) vs. Lehigh (11/23/15).- In high school, played junior seaosn under current Lady Hornet assistant coach Vanessa Washington.


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2015-16 GAME-BY-GAMESeason HighsPts: 8 at West Virginia, 11/14/15Rebs: 4 at Pitt, 11/20/15FGM: 3 at West Virginia, 11/14/15FGA: 7 at West Virginia, 11/14/153FGM: 1 at West Virginia, 11/14/153FGA: 4 vs. Lehigh, 11/23/15FTM: 2 at Pitt, 11/20/15FTA: 5 vs. App State, 11/28/15Assists: 5 vs. App State, 11/28/15Steals: 4 at FAU, 11/27/15Blocks: 1 vs. App State, 11/28/15Mins: 27 at Fordham, 12/5/15

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgat West Virginia 11-14-15 15 3-7 . 4 2 9 1-3 . 3 3 3 1-3 . 3 3 3 0 3 3 3.0 1 2 1 0 0 8 8.0MOUNT ST. MARY'S 11/18/15 15 0-6 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.0 1 0 3 0 3 0 4.0at PITT 11/20/15 16 1-5 . 2 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 4 4 2.7 3 0 3 0 1 4 4.0LEHIGH 11/23/15 14 0-4 . 0 0 0 0-4 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 2.5 1 2 1 0 1 0 3.0at FAU 11/27/15 19 2-5 . 4 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 2.2 1 2 2 0 4 5 3.4vs Appalachian State 11/28/15 17 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-3 . 0 0 0 2-5 . 4 0 0 0 2 2 2.2 4 5 2 1 0 4 3.5WILLIAM & MARY 12/01/15 * 19 1-4 . 2 5 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.0 4 1 4 1 2 3 3.4at Fordham 12/05/15 * 27 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 2.0 2 1 5 0 2 0 3.0Totals 2 142 8-37 . 2 1 6 3-20 . 1 5 0 5-14 . 3 5 7 3 13 16 2.0 17 13 21 2 13 24 3.0


Rebounds/game: 2.0Assists/game: 1.6Turnovers/game: 2.6Assist/turnover ratio: 0.6Steals/game: 1.6Blocks/game: 0.3

> 5-9 | Sophomore | Guard | Richmond, Va. | Highland Springs H.S.

BriBri

JusticeJustice 33Player Notes

- Tallied career-highs in points (8) and fi eld goals made (3) in 15 minutes of action at WVA (11/14/15). - Appeared in 14 games in 2014-15 before suff ering a season-ending knee injury vs. SCSU.- Dished out a career-high six assists in DSU’s 73-64 loss at Mount St. Mary’s (11/26/14). - High school teammate of current Lady Hornet, NaJai Pollard.

Career HighsPts: 8 at West Virginia, 11/14/15Rebs: 7 vs. NKU, 11/14/14FGM: 3 at West Virginia, 11/14/15FGA: 7 at West Virginia, 11/14/153FGM: 1 at West Virginia, 11/14/153FGA: 4 vs. Lehigh, 11/23/15FTM: 2 at Howard, 1/12/15FTA: 5 vs. App State, 11/28/15Assists: 6 at Mount St. Mary’s, 11/26/14Steals: 4 at FAU, 11/27/15Blocks: 1 at Mount St. Mary’s, 11/26/14 Mins: 27 at Fordham, 12/5/15

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds ScoringSeason gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg1415-16 14-2 207/14.8 4-19 . 2 1 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 7-11 . 6 3 6 8 23 31 2.2 19 0 27 22 7 10 15 1.11516-17 8-2 142/17.8 8-37 . 2 1 6 3-20 . 1 5 0 5-14 . 3 5 7 3 13 16 2.0 17 0 13 21 2 13 24 3.0TOTAL 22-4 349/15.9 12-56 . 2 1 4 3-20 . 1 5 0 12-25 . 4 8 0 11 36 47 2.1 36 0 40 43 9 23 39 1.8

Career Statistics




Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds ScoringSeason gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg1213-14 31-10 478/15.4 25-106 . 2 3 6 11-54 . 2 0 4 6-13 . 4 6 2 9 16 25 0.8 25 1 18 34 0 10 67 2.21314-15 29-11 642/22.1 42-148 . 2 8 4 33-113 . 2 9 2 18-36 . 5 0 0 12 29 41 1.4 35 0 26 35 1 21 135 4.71415-16 30-7 589/19.6 33-93 . 3 5 5 23-60 . 3 8 3 29-33 . 8 7 9 11 33 44 1.5 29 1 33 55 0 16 118 3.91516-17 8-6 244/30.5 12-52 . 2 3 1 5-34 . 1 4 7 7-11 . 6 3 6 2 15 17 2.1 18 1 10 17 2 2 36 4.5TOTAL 98-34 1953/19.9 112-399 . 2 8 1 72-261 . 2 7 6 60-93 . 6 4 5 34 93 127 1.3 107 3 87 141 3 49 356 3.6

2015-16 GAME-BY-GAMESeason HighsPts: 13 vs. William & Mary, 12/1/05Rebs: 5 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 11/18/15FGM: 4 vs. William & Mary, 12/1/05FGA: 11 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 11/18/153FGM: 2 vs. William & Mary, 12/1/053FGA: 7 at West Virginia, 11/14/15FTM: 3 at West Virginia, 11/14/15FTA: 4 at West Virginia, 11/14/15Assists: 3 at Fordham, 12/5/15Steals: 1 at West Virginia, 11/14/15Blocks: 1 at West Virginia, 11/14/15Mins: 36 vs. William & Mary, 12/1/05

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgat West Virginia 11-14-15 * 34 2-8 . 2 5 0 1-7 . 1 4 3 3-4 . 7 5 0 0 2 2 2.0 0 2 5 1 1 8 8.0MOUNT ST. MARY'S 11/18/15 * 29 1-11 . 0 9 1 0-7 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 4 5 3.5 2 1 2 0 1 2 5.0at PITT 11/20/15 26 0-4 . 0 0 0 0-4 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 3 0 2 1 0 0 3.3LEHIGH 11/23/15 24 1-6 . 1 6 7 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 2.5 2 0 2 0 0 3 3.3at FAU 11/27/15 * 30 1-8 . 1 2 5 1-5 . 2 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 4 4 2.8 2 2 0 0 0 3 3.2vs Appalachian State 11/28/15 * 35 3-4 . 7 5 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 0 2 2 2.7 1 1 0 0 0 7 3.8WILLIAM & MARY 12/01/15 * 36 4-9 . 4 4 4 2-5 . 4 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 0 1 1 2.4 5 1 3 0 0 13 5.1at Fordham 12/05/15 * 30 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 3 3 3 0 0 0 4.5Totals 6 244 12-52 . 2 3 1 5-34 . 1 4 7 7-11 . 6 3 6 2 15 17 2.1 18 10 17 2 2 36 4.5



> 5-4 | Senior | Guard | Newark, N.J. | University H.S.

N’KayahN’Kayah

KerseyKersey 1111

Career Statistics

Player Notes

- Scored a season-high 13 points (4-of-9) vs. William & Mary (12/1/15).- One of only nine players in DSU history to hit at least 70 career 3-pointers. - Shot a team-best 88 percent (29-of-33) from the charity stripe last season. - Tallied career-highs in points (17) and 3-pointers made (5) at Norfolk State (2/23/15). - Team leader in 3-pointers in 2013-14 with 33.

Career HighsPts: 17 at Norfolk St., 2/23/15Rebs: 6 vs. vs. Norfolk St., 1/13/14FGM: 6 vs. Norfolk St., 1/13/14FGA: 21 vs. Norfolk St., 1/13/143FGM: 5 at Norfolk St., 2/23/153FGA: 18 vs. Norfolk St., 1/13/14FTM: 5 at NJIT, 2/3/15FTA: 7 vs. UMES, 2/22/14Assists: 6 at SCSU, 1/31/15Steals: 4 vs. Wesley, 1/27/14Blocks: 1 vs. FAMU, 3/10/14Mins: 39 vs. Norfolk St., 1/13/14


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2015-16 GAME-BY-GAMESeason/Career HighsPts: 10 at Fordham, 12/5/15Rebs: 7 at Fordham, 12/5/15FGM: 4 at Fordham, 12/5/15FGA: 5 at Fordham, 12/5/153FGM: 1 at Fordham, 12/5/153FGA: 1 at FAU, 11/27/15FTM: 1 at Fordham, 12/5/15FTA: 2 at Fordham, 12/5/15Assists: 1 at Fordham, 12/5/15Steals: 2 at Fordham, 12/5/15Blocks: 1 at Fordham, 12/5/15Mins: 21 at FAU, 11/27/15

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgat West Virginia 11-14-15 9 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 3 3 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0MOUNT ST. MARY'S 11/18/15 10 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 2.5 3 0 0 0 0 2 2.0at PITT 11/20/15 15 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3 3 6 3.7 0 0 2 0 0 2 2.0LEHIGH 11/23/15 11 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 3.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.5at FAU 11/27/15 21 2-4 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 2 4 3.4 0 0 1 0 0 4 2.0vs Appalachian State 11/28/15 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7WILLIAM & MARY 12/01/15 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4at Fordham 12/05/15 15 4-5 . 8 0 0 1-1 1.000 1-2 . 5 0 0 1 6 7 3.0 2 1 2 1 2 10 2.5Totals 0 85 9-18 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 7 17 24 3.0 6 1 5 1 2 20 2.5



> 5-11 | Freshman | Forward | Las Vegas, Nev. | Ed W. Clark H.S.

BobbiBobbi

floydfloyd 1212Player Notes

- Tallied season-highs in points (10), fi eld goals made (4), boards (7) and steals (2) at Fordham (12/5/15).- Averaged double fi gures in points and rebounds all four years in high school.- As a junior, garnered First Team All-Southwest Conference, All-Region MVP and Southwest Conference Most Valuable honors. - As a senior, earned All-State and co-Most Valuable Player team honors.




2015-16 GAME-BY-GAMESeason HighsPts: 24 at Fordham, 12/5/15Rebs: 5 at West Virginia, 11/14/15FGM: 7 vs. Lehigh, 11/23/15FGA: 19 vs. Lehigh, 11/23/153FGM: 2 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 11/18/153FGA: 10 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 11/18/15FTM: 12 vs. App State, 11/28/15FTA: 12 vs. App State, 11/28/15Assists: 3 at FAU, 11/27/15Steals: 4 vs. Lehigh, 11/23/15Blocks: 1 vs. Lehigh, 11/23/15Mins: 37 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 11/18/15

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgat West Virginia 11-14-15 * 33 0-8 . 0 0 0 0-4 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 3 5 5.0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0.0MOUNT ST. MARY'S 11/18/15 * 37 4-18 . 2 2 2 2-10 . 2 0 0 1-1 1.000 2 0 2 3.5 3 0 1 0 3 11 5.5at PITT 11/20/15 * 37 2-7 . 2 8 6 2-3 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.7 2 2 3 0 1 6 5.7LEHIGH 11/23/15 * 31 7-19 . 3 6 8 0-10 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 2 1 3 2.8 2 2 3 1 4 14 7.8at FAU 11/27/15 27 3-12 . 2 5 0 1-7 . 1 4 3 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 2.8 3 3 2 0 1 9 8.0vs Appalachian State 11/28/15 * 27 2-12 . 1 6 7 1-8 . 1 2 5 12-12 1.000 0 2 2 2.7 1 1 3 0 1 17 9.5WILLIAM & MARY 12/01/15 33 3-13 . 2 3 1 1-8 . 1 2 5 4-5 . 8 0 0 1 1 2 2.6 1 3 3 0 3 11 9.7at Fordham 12/05/15 * 27 6-9 . 6 6 7 2-3 . 6 6 7 10-10 1.000 0 3 3 2.6 2 1 2 0 1 24 11.5Totals 6 252 27-98 . 2 7 6 9-53 . 1 7 0 29-31 . 9 3 5 7 14 21 2.6 16 12 20 1 15 92 11.5



> 5-5 | Sophomore | Guard | Cleveland, Ohio | Beachwood H.S.

MikahMikah

AldridgeAldridge1515Player Notes

- Leads the MEAC in free throw percentage (.935).- Scored a career-high 24 points (6-of-9) at Fordham (12/5/15). - Led DSU in 3-pointers made (37) in 2014-15 and fi nished second in total steals (35). - Scored a career-high 22 points (5-of-16) vs. FAMU (2/9/15).- High school teammate of current Lady Hornet, Amber Bogard.

Career HighsPts: 24 at Fordham, 12/5/15Rebs: 8 at SCSU, 1/31/15FGM: 7 at NCCU, 1/26/15FGA: 18 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 11/18/153FGM: 4 at Virginia, 12/6/143FGA: 9 vs. Hampton, 3/2/15FTM: 12 vs. App State, 11/28/15FTA: 12 vs. App State, 11/28/15Assists: 6 vs. B-CU, 2/7/15Steals: 5 at Pitt, 12/30/14Blocks: 1 at Detroit, 12/18/14Mins: 40 vs. SCSU, 1/17/15


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2015-16 GAME-BY-GAMESeason HighsPts: 29 vs. App State, 11/28/15Rebs: 8 vs. App State, 11/28/15FGM: 10 vs. App State, 11/28/15FGA: 16 vs. App State, 11/28/153FGM: 1 at Fordham, 12/5/153FGA: 2 at Fordham, 12/5/15FTM: 9 vs. App State, 11/28/15FTA: 13 vs. App State, 11/28/15Assists: 2 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 11/18/15Steals: 2 at Fordham, 12/5/15Blocks: 3 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 11/18/15Mins: 36 vs. App State, 11/28/15

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgat West Virginia 11-14-15 * 33 2-7 . 2 8 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 2 0 2 2.0 4 1 3 0 0 7 7.0MOUNT ST. MARY'S 11/18/15 * 31 0-4 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 4-4 1.000 2 3 5 3.5 0 2 1 3 1 4 5.5at PITT 11/20/15 27 5-9 . 5 5 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-6 . 8 3 3 1 2 3 3.3 2 0 6 2 1 15 8.7LEHIGH 11/23/15 * 16 0-4 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 3.3 4 0 1 0 0 0 6.5at FAU 11/27/15 18 4-9 . 4 4 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 3 4 3.4 4 1 3 0 1 8 6.8vs Appalachian State 11/28/15 36 10-16 . 6 2 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 9-13 . 6 9 2 0 8 8 4.2 2 0 4 1 1 29 10.5WILLIAM & MARY 12/01/15 * 21 2-3 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 4-4 1.000 0 4 4 4.1 1 0 2 0 1 8 10.1at Fordham 12/05/15 23 4-13 . 3 0 8 1-2 . 5 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 2 3 4.0 4 1 5 0 2 11 10.3Totals 4 205 27-65 . 4 1 5 1-2 . 5 0 0 27-33 . 8 1 8 8 24 32 4.0 21 5 25 6 7 82 10.3



> 6-1 | R-Senior | Forward | Cleveland, Ohio | Eastern Michigan | Beachwood H.S.

aMBERaMBER

bOGARDbOGARD 2020Player Notes

- Set new career-high marks in points (29), along with free throws made (9) and attempted (13) vs. App State (11/28/15).- Garnered FAU Thanksgiving All-Tournament Team honors. - Third Team All-MEAC Preseason selection.- Her career-high seven in blocks vs. NSU (3/9/15), which was the most in DSU single-game history.- High school teammate of current Lady Hornet, Mikah Aldridge.

Career Highs (*with EMU)Pts: 29 vs. App State, 11/28/15Rebs: 10 vs. Binghamton,11/15/14Assists: 3 vs. SDSU, 12/4/12* Steals: 4 vs. WMU, 1/10/13* Blocks: 7 vs. Norfolk State, 3/9/15FGM: 13 vs. UMES, 2/28/15FGA: 18 vs. UMES, 2/28/15FTM: 9 vs. App State, 11/28/15FTA: 13 vs. App State, 11/28/153FGM: 1 at Fordham, 12/5/153FGA: 2 vs. UMES, 2/28/15Mins: 41 at NJIT, 2/5/15


Career Statistics




2015-16 GAME-BY-GAMESeason/Career HighsPts: 6 vs. Lehigh, 11/23/15Rebs: 3 vs. Lehigh, 11/23/15FGM: 3 vs. Lehigh, 11/23/15FGA: 10 vs. Lehigh, 11/23/153FGM: 1 at Pitt, 11/20/153FGA: 2 at Pitt, 11/20/15FTM: -FTA: -Assists: -Steals: 2 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 11/18/15Blocks: 1 at West Virginia, 11/14/15Mins: 18 at West Virginia, 11/14/15

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgat West Virginia 11-14-15 18 0-6 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0.0MOUNT ST. MARY'S 11/18/15 10 2-4 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 1.5 1 0 0 0 2 4 2.0at PITT 11/20/15 9 2-4 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 5 3.0LEHIGH 11/23/15 * 26 3-10 . 3 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 3 3 1.5 2 0 1 1 0 6 3.8at FAU 11/27/15 * 18 1-6 . 1 6 7 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 1 2 0 0 0 2 3.4vs Appalachian State 11/28/15 * 14 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2.8WILLIAM & MARY 12/01/15 * 6 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2.4at Fordham 12/05/15 16 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 2 2 0 0 1 3 2.5Totals 4 117 9-37 . 2 4 3 2-12 . 1 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 7 7 0.9 11 5 5 2 5 20 2.5

Games played: 8Minutes/game: 14.6Points/game: 2.5FG Pct: 24.33FG Pct: 16.7


> 5-9 | Sophomore | Guard | Burton, Mich. | Carman-Ainsworth H.S.

AliahAliah

StinnetStinnetPlayer Notes

- Appeared in 29 games, while making 15 starts as a freshman in 2014-15.- Dropped a career-high 10 points (4-of-8) in DSU’s loss to SCSU (1/17/15).- Dished out a career-high four assists in DSU’s 91-63 loss at Central Michigan (12/16/14).- Totaled a career-high three blocks vs. Savannah State (1/19/15).

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Career HighsPts: 10 vs. SCSU, 1/17/15Rebs: 6 at SCSU, 1/31/15FGM: 4 vs. SCSU, 1/17/15FGA: 8 vs. SCSU, 1/17/153FGM: 1 at UNLV, 11/30/143FGA: 4 at Coppin State, 3/5/15FTM: 3 at Coppin State, 3/5/15FTA: 4 at Coppin State, 3/5/15Assists: 4 at CMU, 12/16/14Steals: 3 vs. Savannah St., 1/19/15Blocks: 3 vs. Savannah St., 1/19/15Mins: 40 vs. Savannah St., 1/19/15


Career Statistics


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2015-16 GAME-BY-GAMESeason/Career HighsPts: 14 vs. William & Mary, 12/1/15Rebs: 11 vs. App State, 11/28/15FGM: 6 vs. William & Mary, 12/1/15FGA: 10 vs. William & Mary, 12/1/153FGM: -3FGA: -FTM: 3 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 11/18/15FTA: 4 at West Virginia, 11/14/15Assists: 2 vs. App State, 11/28/15Steals: 2 at FAU, 11/27/15Blocks: 3 vs. William & Mary, 12/1/15Mins: 30 vs. App State, 11/28/15

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgat West Virginia 11-14-15 17 2-7 . 2 8 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 1 2 3 3.0 3 0 2 0 0 5 5.0MOUNT ST. MARY'S 11/18/15 * 24 2-6 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 3 4 7 5.0 1 0 1 1 0 7 6.0at PITT 11/20/15 * 22 1-7 . 1 4 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 2 4 4.7 2 1 3 1 0 2 4.7LEHIGH 11/23/15 * 19 3-8 . 3 7 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 2 3 5 4.8 4 0 4 0 0 7 5.3at FAU 11/27/15 * 19 4-8 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 4-4 1.000 2 2 4 4.6 2 1 1 1 2 12 6.6vs Appalachian State 11/28/15 * 30 3-8 . 3 7 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 3 8 11 5.7 5 2 3 1 0 9 7.0WILLIAM & MARY 12/01/15 * 28 6-10 . 6 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 2 8 10 6.3 0 2 2 3 2 14 8.0at Fordham 12/05/15 * 12 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 2 5.8 3 0 3 0 0 2 7.3Totals 7 171 22-57 . 3 8 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 14-20 . 7 0 0 16 30 46 5.8 20 6 19 7 4 58 7.3

Games played: 8Minutes/game: 21.4Points/game: 7.3FG Pct: 38.6FT Pct: 70.0


> 5-11 | Freshman | Guard/Forward | Richmond, Va. | Highland Springs H.S.

nAJAInAJAI

POLLARDPOLLARD 2222Player Notes

- Registered fi rst-career double-double (14 points - 10 rebounds) vs. William & Mary (12/1/15).- Named MEAC Rookie of the Week on Nov. 30.- Pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds vs. App State (11/28/15). - Averaged a double-double in her fi nal three seasons of high school.- Garnered All-Metro and All-State honors as a junior and senior.- High school teammate of current Lady Hornet, Bri Justice.




2015-16 GAME-BY-GAMESeason HighsPts: 10 vs. William & Mary, 12/1/15Rebs: 11 vs. William & Mary, 12/1/15FGM: 4 vs. William & Mary, 12/1/15FGA: 6 vs. William & Mary, 12/1/153FGM: -3FGA: -FTM: 2 vs. William & Mary, 12/1/15FTA: 2 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 11/18/15Assists: 1 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 11/18/15Steals: 1 at West Virginia, 11/14/15Blocks: 2 at FAU, 11/27/15Mins: 18 at West Virginia, 11/14/15

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgat West Virginia 11-14-15 * 18 2-3 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 3 3 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4.0MOUNT ST. MARY'S 11/18/15 13 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1 1 2 2.5 1 1 1 0 1 3 3.5at PITT 11/20/15 * 13 2-2 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 3 4 3.0 2 0 1 0 1 4 3.7LEHIGH 11/23/15 14 2-2 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-1 1.000 0 1 1 2.5 1 0 1 0 1 5 4.0at FAU 11/27/15 * 18 3-5 . 6 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 2 4 2.8 4 0 2 2 0 6 4.4vs Appalachian State 11/28/15 * 7 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0 1 1 2.5 4 0 0 0 0 3 4.2WILLIAM & MARY 12/01/15 18 4-6 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 2 9 11 3.7 0 1 2 0 1 10 5.0at Fordham 12/05/15 * 28 3-7 . 4 2 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 7 1 3 4 3.8 3 1 1 2 1 8 5.4Totals 5 129 18-29 . 6 2 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 7-10 . 7 0 0 7 23 30 3.8 15 3 8 4 6 43 5.4

Games played: 8Minutes/game: 16.1Points/game: 5.4FG Pct: 62.1FT Pct: 70.0


> 6-0 | Senior | Forward/Center | Bennettsville, S.C. | South Georgia Tech (JUCO) | Marlboro County H.S.

NikkeiNikkei

BlackburnBlackburnPlayer Notes

- Recorded fi rst double-double (10 points - 11 rebounds) of 2015-16 vs. William & Mary (12/1/15).- Recorded a career-high 19 boards at Hampton (2/21/15), which was the seventh most in DSU single-game history. - Last season, was named MEAC Defensive Player of the Week twice (2/9/15, 2/23/15). - Tallied fi rst-career double-double (12 points - 14 rebounds) at Virginia (12/6/14).

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Career HighsPts: 12 at Virginia, 12/6/14Rebs: 19 at Hampton, 2/21/15FGM: 6 at Virginia, 12/6/14FGA: 10 at Virginia, 12/6/143FGM: -3FGA: -FTM: 5 at George Mason, 11/19/14FTA: 6 at George Mason, 11/19/14Assists: 3 vs. UMES, 2/28/15Steals: 2 vs. Florida A&M, 2/19/15Blocks: 3 vs. Florida A&M, 2/19/15Mins: 40 at UMES, 2/14/15


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2015-16 GAME-BY-GAMESeason/Career HighsPts: 4 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 11/18/15Rebs: 4 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 11/18/15FGM: 2 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 11/18/15FGA: 8 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 11/18/153FGM: 1 vs. Lehigh, 11/23/153FGA: 4 vs. Lehigh, 11/23/15FTM: -FTA: -Assists: 1 vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 11/18/15Steals: 2 vs. William & Mary, 12/1/15Blocks: 1 at Pitt, 11/20/15Mins: 24 vs. Lehigh, 11/23/15

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgat West Virginia 11-14-15 * 14 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.0MOUNT ST. MARY'S 11/18/15 * 21 2-8 . 2 5 0 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3 1 4 2.5 4 1 2 0 1 4 2.0at PITT 11/20/15 * 20 1-6 . 1 6 7 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 3 4 3.0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2.0LEHIGH 11/23/15 * 24 1-5 . 2 0 0 1-4 . 2 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 3 0 1 0 0 3 2.3at FAU 11/27/15 * 6 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.8vs Appalachian State 11/28/15 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.5WILLIAM & MARY 12/01/15 8 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 1 0 4 0 2 0 1.3at Fordham 12/05/15 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.1Totals 5 100 4-22 . 1 8 2 1-11 . 0 9 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 4 6 10 1.3 11 3 12 1 5 9 1.1

Games played: 8Minutes/game: 12.5Points/game: 1.1FG Pct: 18.23FG Pct: 9.1


> 5-6 | Freshman | Guard | Philadelphia, Pa. | Imhotep Charter H.S.

lornalorna

caesarcaesar 2424Player Notes

- Played for Prep Charter (2011), Penn Wood (2012-14) and Imhotep Charter (2015).- Part of three championship teams, including a Philadelphia Public League title winning squad during her lone season with Imhotep Charter.




2015-16 GAME-BY-GAMESeason/Career HighsPts: -Rebs: 1 at Pitt, 11/20/15FGM: -FGA: 1 at Pitt, 11/20/153FGM: -3FGA: -FTM: -FTA: 2 at West Virginia, 11/14/15Assists: -Steals: -Blocks: -Mins: 4 vs. Lehigh, 11/23/15

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgat West Virginia 11-14-15 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0at PITT 11/20/15 2 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0LEHIGH 11/23/15 4 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0at FAU 11/27/15 2 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Totals 0 10 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Games played: 4Minutes/game: 2.5FG Pct: 0.0FT Pct: 0.0

Rebounds/game: 0.5

> 5-10 | Freshman | Forward | Syraucse, N.Y. | East Syracuse Minoa H.S.

SYDNISYDNI

EUREEURE 2525Player Notes

- Added to the roster as a walk-on.- Three-year varsity standout in high school. - As a senior, averaged 11.2 points (236 total), 8.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 2.3 steals on her way to earning Team Most Valuable Player honors.


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> 5-6 | R-Junior | Guard | Lincoln, Del. | Cape Henlopen H.S.

AaliyahAaliyah

DavisDavisPlayer Notes

- Appeared in 14 games, while making three starts last season. - Added to the roster on Jan. 23, 2015 after serving as a team manager. - Hit the game-winning half court shot to beat B-CU (2/7/15) for her fi rst ever 3-pointer.- Appeared in fi ve games during the 2013-14 season. - Redshirted in 2012-13 due to a knee injury.

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Season HighsPts: -Rebs: -FGM: -FGA: -3FGM: -3FGA: -FTM: -FTA: -Assists: -Steals: -Blocks: -Mins: -

Career HighsPts: 10 vs. Hampton, 3/2/15Rebs: 6 vs. Florida A&M, 2/9/15FGM: 5 vs. Hampton, 3/2/15FGA: 9 vs. Hampton, 3/2/153FGM: 1 vs. B-CU, 2/7/153FGA: 2 vs. B-CU, 2/7/15FTM: 6 vs. Florida A&M, 2/9/15FTA: 6 vs. Florida A&M, 2/9/15

Assists: 4 at Coppin St., 3/5/15Steals: 4 vs. Florida A&M, 2/9/15Blocks: 2 vs. Florida A&M, 2/9/15Mins: 31 vs. Hampton, 3/2/15

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds ScoringSeason gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg1314-15 5-0 17/3.4 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 4 4 0.8 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0.41415-16 14-3 179/12.8 14-37 . 3 7 8 2-10 . 2 0 0 9-12 . 7 5 0 6 13 19 1.4 19 0 15 29 2 12 39 2.8TOTAL 19-3 196/10.3 14-37 . 3 7 8 2-10 . 2 0 0 11-14 . 7 8 6 6 17 23 1.2 20 0 16 30 2 14 41 2.2

Career Statistics




2015-16 GAME-BY-GAMESeason/Career HighsPts: 2 vs. Lehigh, 11/23/15Rebs: 1 at West Virginia, 11/14/15FGM: 1 vs. Lehigh, 11/23/15FGA: 3 vs. App State, 11/28/153FGM: -3FGA: -FTM: -FTA: -Assists: -Steals: 1 vs. App State, 11/28/15Blocks: -Mins: 6 vs. App State, 11/28/15

Total 3-Pointers Free throws ReboundsOpponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avgat West Virginia 11-14-15 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0at PITT 11/20/15 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.0LEHIGH 11/23/15 3 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.7at FAU 11/27/15 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5vs Appalachian State 11/28/15 6 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.4 2 0 0 0 1 2 0.8WILLIAM & MARY 12/01/15 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.7at Fordham 12/05/15 2 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6Totals 0 19 2-5 . 4 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.3 3 0 1 0 1 4 0.6

Games played: 7Minutes/game: 2.7Points/game: 0.6FG Pct: 40.0

Rebounds/game: 0.3Turnovers/game: 0.1Steals/game: 0.1

> 6-0| Freshman | Center | Temple Hills, Md. | National Christian Academy H.S.

ThereseTherese

gilmoregilmore 3333Player Notes

- Starred at at H.D. Woodson (2011-13) in Washington, D.C., Capitol Christian Academy (2013-14) in Capitol Heights, Md. and National Christian Academy (2014-15) in Fort Washington, Md.- As a junior, ranked by ESPN as the 25th best player at the forward position in the DMV area.


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2015-16 DSU Women's BasketballDelaware State WBB Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 05, 2015)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 1-7 0-3 0-4 1-0CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 1-7 0-3 0-4 1-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg15 ALDRIDGE, Mikah 8-6 252 31.5 27-98 . 2 7 6 9-53 . 1 7 0 29-31 . 9 3 5 7 14 21 2.6 16 0 12 20 1 15 92 11.520 BOGARD, Amber 8-4 205 25.6 27-65 . 4 1 5 1-2 . 5 0 0 27-33 . 8 1 8 8 24 32 4.0 21 0 5 25 6 7 82 10.322 POLLARD, NaJai 8-7 171 21.4 22-57 . 3 8 6 0-0 . 0 0 0 14-20 . 7 0 0 16 30 46 5.8 20 1 6 19 7 4 58 7.323 BLACKBURN, Nikkei 8-5 129 16.1 18-29 . 6 2 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 7-10 . 7 0 0 7 23 30 3.8 15 0 3 8 4 6 43 5.411 KERSEY, N'Kayah 8-6 244 30.5 12-52 . 2 3 1 5-34 . 1 4 7 7-11 . 6 3 6 2 15 17 2.1 18 1 10 17 2 2 36 4.501 NEGRON, Ivana 8-1 126 15.8 9-23 . 3 9 1 8-18 . 4 4 4 1-2 . 5 0 0 1 7 8 1.0 10 0 5 6 0 2 27 3.403 JUSTICE, Bri 8-2 142 17.8 8-37 . 2 1 6 3-20 . 1 5 0 5-14 . 3 5 7 3 13 16 2.0 17 0 13 21 2 13 24 3.012 FLOYD, Bobbi 8-0 85 10.6 9-18 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 7 17 24 3.0 6 0 1 5 1 2 20 2.521 STINNETT, Aliah 8-4 117 14.6 9-37 . 2 4 3 2-12 . 1 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 7 7 0.9 11 0 5 5 2 5 20 2.524 CAESAR, Lorna 8-5 100 12.5 4-22 . 1 8 2 1-11 . 0 9 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 4 6 10 1.3 11 0 3 12 1 5 9 1.133 GILMORE, Therese 7-0 19 2.7 2-5 . 4 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.3 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 0.625 EURE, Sydni 4-0 10 2.5 0-3 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team 15 23 38 6Total.......... 8 1600 147-446 . 3 3 0 30-152 . 1 9 7 91-125 . 7 2 8 74 179 253 31.6 149 2 63 145 26 62 415 51.9Opponents...... 8 1600 218-500 . 4 3 6 57-167 . 3 4 1 89-142 . 6 2 7 127 241 368 46.0 131 - 139 133 26 77 582 72.8

TEAM STATISTICS DSUW OPPSCORING 415 582 Points per game 51.9 72.8 Scoring margin -20.9 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 147-446 218-500 Field goal pct . 3 3 0 . 4 3 63 POINT FG-ATT 30-152 57-167 3-point FG pct . 1 9 7 . 3 4 1 3-pt FG made per game 3.8 7.1FREE THROWS-ATT 91-125 89-142 Free throw pct . 7 2 8 . 6 2 7 F-Throws made per game 11.4 11.1REBOUNDS 253 368 Rebounds per game 31.6 46.0 Rebounding margin -14.4 -ASSISTS 63 139 Assists per game 7.9 17.4TURNOVERS 145 133 Turnovers per game 18.1 16.6 Turnover margin -1.5 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.4 1.0STEALS 62 77 Steals per game 7.8 9.6BLOCKS 26 26 Blocks per game 3.3 3.3ATTENDANCE 988 3059 Home games-Avg/Game 3-329 4-765 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 1-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalsDelaware State WBB 84 86 137 108 415Opponents 144 149 152 137 582

Date Opponent Score Att.11-14-15 at West Virginia L 34-77 223211/18/15 MOUNT ST. MARY'S L 41-54 27411/20/15 at PITT L 43-77 82711/23/15 LEHIGH L 49-83 357

! 11/27/15 at FAU L 55-83 0! 11/28/15 vs Appalachian State W 76-69 0

12/01/15 WILLIAM & MARY L 59-65 35712/05/15 at Fordham L 58-74 0

! = FAU Thanksgiving Tournament (Boca Raton, Fla.)* = Conference game




2015-16 Wagner BasketballWAGNER SEAHAWKS Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 09, 2015)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 2-5 2-1 0-4 0-0CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 2-5 2-1 0-4 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg01 NWAJEI, Jasmine 7-7 243 34.7 45-132 . 3 4 1 10-41 . 2 4 4 25-37 . 6 7 6 12 33 45 6.4 20 0 31 43 1 11 125 17.912 PECK, Jordyn 4-1 91 22.8 13-41 . 3 1 7 8-28 . 2 8 6 1-3 . 3 3 3 1 5 6 1.5 5 0 2 9 0 1 35 8.820 DLUHI, Jackie 7-7 191 27.3 21-44 . 4 7 7 8-17 . 4 7 1 1-1 1.000 7 23 30 4.3 7 0 5 9 0 4 51 7.321 SMITH, Alexis 5-5 143 28.6 13-51 . 2 5 5 6-24 . 2 5 0 4-8 . 5 0 0 2 16 18 3.6 15 1 14 20 2 5 36 7.213 ROMA, Sofia 7-7 183 26.1 12-35 . 3 4 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 9-11 . 8 1 8 24 38 62 8.9 24 1 6 9 12 3 33 4.745 BUTIGIAN, Taylor 5-0 73 14.6 9-24 . 3 7 5 4-17 . 2 3 5 1-2 . 5 0 0 2 10 12 2.4 12 0 4 6 3 1 23 4.603 RUSSELL, Tanasia 7-0 69 9.9 10-29 . 3 4 5 3-8 . 3 7 5 6-12 . 5 0 0 3 6 9 1.3 11 0 4 5 0 2 29 4.114 ROWE, Lyndsay 7-6 167 23.9 7-27 . 2 5 9 3-15 . 2 0 0 6-8 . 7 5 0 4 13 17 2.4 10 0 12 12 0 2 23 3.315 HAMLET, Jazmine 7-2 96 13.7 9-16 . 5 6 3 2-3 . 6 6 7 3-7 . 4 2 9 4 5 9 1.3 11 0 3 10 0 7 23 3.344 McCLURE, Julia 5-0 54 10.8 3-9 . 3 3 3 2-7 . 2 8 6 2-5 . 4 0 0 2 7 9 1.8 5 0 0 2 0 3 10 2.011 SULLIVAN, Samantha 7-0 77 11.0 5-8 . 6 2 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 5 10 15 2.1 14 1 0 8 0 1 11 1.605 WADE, Tessa 4-0 13 3.3 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 2 3 0.8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.0

Team 15 14 29 3Total.......... 7 1400 147-417 . 3 5 3 46-161 . 2 8 6 59-96 . 6 1 5 82 182 264 37.7 134 3 81 139 18 40 399 57.0Opponents...... 7 1400 189-442 . 4 2 8 50-142 . 3 5 2 81-131 . 6 1 8 99 207 306 43.7 103 - 106 109 21 78 509 72.7

TEAM STATISTICS WAGNER OPPSCORING 399 509 Points per game 57.0 72.7 Scoring margin -15.7 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 147-417 189-442 Field goal pct . 3 5 3 . 4 2 83 POINT FG-ATT 46-161 50-142 3-point FG pct . 2 8 6 . 3 5 2 3-pt FG made per game 6.6 7.1FREE THROWS-ATT 59-96 81-131 Free throw pct . 6 1 5 . 6 1 8 F-Throws made per game 8.4 11.6REBOUNDS 264 306 Rebounds per game 37.7 43.7 Rebounding margin -6.0 -ASSISTS 81 106 Assists per game 11.6 15.1TURNOVERS 139 109 Turnovers per game 19.9 15.6 Turnover margin -4.3 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.6 1.0STEALS 40 78 Steals per game 5.7 11.1BLOCKS 18 21 Blocks per game 2.6 3.0ATTENDANCE 967 8062 Home games-Avg/Game 3-322 4-2016 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalsWAGNER SEAHAWKS 107 82 110 100 399Opponents 116 111 143 139 509

Date Opponent Score Att.11/13/15 at PITT L 41-67 380611/15/15 at Old Dominion L 57-71 34711/22/15 at Ohio State L 47-106 380311/29/15 OLE MISS L 49-86 73212/2/15 NJIT W 76-53 012/06/15 at Yale L 60-78 10612/9/15 LAFAYETTE W 69-48 235

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Head CoachFirst Season

1Ivana

NegronG | 5-8

FreshmanNorth Bergen, N.J.

Malcolm X. Shabazz H.S.

11N'KayahKersey

G | 5-4Senior

Newark, N.J.University H.S.

3Bri

JusticeG | 5-9

SophomoreRichmond, Va.

Highland Springs H.S.

20Amber Bogard

F | 6-1R-Senior

Cleveland, OhioBeachwood H.S.

Eastern Michigan

24LornaCaesar

G | 5-6Freshman

Philadelphia, Pa.Imhotep Charter H.S.

15Mikah

aldridgeG | 5-5

SophomoreCleveland, OhioBeachwood H.S.

21Aliah

StinnettG | 5-9

SophomoreBurton, Mich.

Carman-Ainsworth H.S.

23Nikkei

BlackburnF/C | 6-0Senior

Bennettsville, S.C.Marlboro County H.S.South Georgia Tech

12BobbiFloyd

G/F | 5-11Freshman

Las Vegas, Nev.Ed W. Clark H.S.

30AaliyahDavis

G | 5-6R-Junior

Lincoln, Del.Cape Henlopen H.S.

22NaJai

PollardF | 5-11

FreshmanRichmond, Va.

Highland Springs H.S.

25SydniEure

F | 5-10Freshman

Syracuse, N.Y.East Syracuse Minoa H.S.

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33ThereseGilmore

C | 6-0Freshman

Temple Hills, Md. National Christian

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Women s Basketball · 2015. 12. 11. · Postseason Play ... *- indicates dating back to 2014-15 ... With this defeat, DSU failed to register back-to-back road wins for the fi rst