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2017-18 Schedule (2-2 Overall, 0-0 Atlantic 10)

(2-0 Home, 0-2 Away, 0-0 Neutral)

Date Opponent Location TimeNov. 10 Maine-Fort Kent Amherst, Mass. W, 111-45Nov. 12 Towson Amherst, Mass. W, 72-49Nov. 17 at North Dakota State Fargo, N.D. L, 82-70Nov. 19 at North Dakota Grand Forks, N.D. L, 82-52Nov. 24 Northeastern ^ Amherst, Mass. 1 p.m.Nov. 25 Liberty ^ Amherst, Mass. 1 p.m.Nov. 29 at Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas 7 p.m.Dec. 1 at UTRGV % Edinburg, Texas 8 p.m.Dec. 2 vs. Miss. Valley State % Edinburg, Texas 1 p.m.Dec. 7 Fisher College Amherst, Mass. 7 p.m.Dec. 10 Saint Peter’s Amherst, Mass. 2 p.m.Dec. 13 at UMass Lowell Lowell, Mass. 7 p.m.Dec. 21 Marist Amherst, Mass. NoonDec. 31 at Duquesne * Pittsburgh, Pa. 1 p.m.Jan. 3 Fordham * (ESN/NESN+) Amherst, Mass. 5 p.m.Jan. 6 at St. Bona (CBSSN) Olean, N.Y. 11 a.m.Jan. 13 Saint Joseph’s * Amherst, Mass. 2 p.m.Jan. 18 at Saint Louis * St. Louis, Mo. 8 p.m.Jan. 21 VCU * Amherst, Mass. 2 p.m.Jan. 24 at Davidson * Davidson, N.C. 7 p.m.Jan. 28 at Rhode Island * Kingston, R.I. 2 p.m.Jan. 31 Richmond * Amherst, Mass. 11:30 a.m.Feb. 4 La Salle * Amherst, Mass. NoonFeb. 7 Dayton * Amherst, Mass. 7 p.m.Feb. 11 at George Mason * Fairfax, Va. 2 p.m.Feb. 14 at George Washington * Washington, D.C. TBAFeb. 17 Davidson * Amherst, Mass. 2 p.m.Feb. 21 at Richmond * Richmond, Va. 7 p.m.Feb. 24 Rhode Island * Amherst, Mass. Noon

All times are Eastern and subject to change // Home games are played at the Mullins Center // *Atlantic 10 Conference game //^ denotes UMass Thanksgiving Classic // % denotes UTRGV Battle on the Border

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Projected Starting Line-Up And ReservesNO. NAME POS YR MPG PPG RPG (APG) 2017-18 SEASON NOTES00 Maggie Mulligan C Sr. 27.5 9.5 8.5 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Second Team2 Genesis Rivera G Jr. 28.0 15.0 6.5 Junior college transfer from Panola (Texas)11 Bre Hampton-Bey G Fr. 25.5 14.0 5.3 All-Ohio First Team in 2016 and 2017 15 Paige McCormick G Fr. 29.3 9.0 5.5 Three-time NYS Class D State Champion (2015-17)24 Hailey Leidel G So. 32.3 13.5 1.8 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Third Team RESERVES10 Alexia Allesch F Fr. 10.8 4.5 2.3 Averaged a double-double as a HS senior (17.3 pts, 12.4 reb)14 Anil Soysal C Fr. - - - Will miss the 2017-18 season due to injury21 Autumn Giles G Fr. 7.7 2.7 (0.7) Nominated for ‘17 McDonald’s HS All-American Game22 Jessica George G Jr. 19.0 4.5 2.0 Career-high 13 reb at Hartford (11/30/16)23 Vashnie Perry G So. - - - Eligible following Fall semester per NCAA transfer rules25 Leah McDerment G Sr. 24.5 4.3 2.5 12 points, 6 assists at La Salle (1/25/17)

UMASS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 FASTBREAK POINTS• A slew of fresh faces highlights a glance at the University of Massachusetts women’s basketball

team in 2017-18 as the Minutewomen complement their four returnees with seven new additions. The newcomers originate from five U.S. states and two other countries.

• This season marks head coach Tory Verdi’s second at the helm of the Minutewomen. After a highly successful four-years at Eastern Michigan where he led the Eagles to a pair of NIT appearances in 2015 and 2016 and a total of 46 wins, Verdi was introduced on April 9, 2016 as the 11th head coach in program history.

• UMass returns four members of last year’s squad in 2017-18 in sophomore guard Hailey Leidel, senior guard Leah McDerment and senior center Maggie Mulligan, each of whom cracked the starting five in 2016-17. In addition, junior guard Jessica George is back with the team.

• The Minutewomen welcome seven newcomers in 2017-18 in Alexia Allesch (Basking Ridge, N.J.), Autumn Giles (Fort Myers, Fla.), Bre Hampton-Bey (Toledo, Ohio), Paige McCormick (Ogdensburg, N.Y.), Vashnie Perry (Nashville, Tenn.) Genesis Rivera (Caracas, Venezuela) and Anil Soysal (Istan-bul, Turkey).

• UMass lost the services of just one senior at the end of 2016-17 in guard Alyx Stiff. The Las Vegas native averaged just under 10 points per game in her final season, breaking into the starting five and draining 19 points in a home victory over Duquesne.

• Two tournaments help compose the 2017-18 schedule for UMass. The Minutewomen will host the UMass Thanksgiving Classic from Nov. 24-25, hosting Liberty, Northeastern and Houston. The fol-lowing weekend, the team will take part in the UTRGV Battle on the Border.

• The Minutewomen open the Atlantic 10 schedule on Dec. 31 at Duquesne, returning home on Jan. 3 against Fordham.

• Mulligan is expected to be one of the key pieces once again for the Minutewomen. After earning starts at center in all 30 games last season, the Boston native proceeded to average 37 minutes per game along with 13.9 points and 11.1 boards on a night-to-night basis. Her 20 double-doubles ranked second in the Atlantic 10 and sixth across the country.

• Also impressive last season was the reigning Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year and now-sophomore Hailey Leidel. Originally from Brownstown, Michigan, Leidel averaged 15.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, ranking fourth in scoring among all NCAA rookies. She also tied a UMass program record with 78 made 3-pointers.

InsidePage 2 Team/University InformationPage 3 Alphabetical & Numerical RostersPages 4-5 Game NotesPage 6 Last Time vs. NortheasternPages 7-8 Recent Box ScoresPage 9 Game-by-Game Speciality Stats0 Tory Verdi’s BioPages 11-12 Staff BiosPage 13 The Last Time...Pages 12-24 Student-Athlete BiosPage 25 Season StatisticsPage 26 Headshot Roster

GAME 5: vs. NortheasternFriday, Nov. 24, 2017 • 1 p.m. (ET) • Amherst, Mass. (Mullins Center)

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Series History: Massachusetts, 16-15Last Meeting: NU 95, UMass 76 • Dec. 21, 2013 • Amherst, Mass. (Mullins Center)

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

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UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS INFORMATIONLocation Amherst, Mass.Founded 1863Enrollment 29,269Nickname MinutewomenColors Maroon (PMS 506) and WhiteConference Atlantic 10President Martin MeehanChancellor Kumble SubbaswamyAthletic Director Ryan Bamford WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM HISTORYProgram Started/Total Years 1968-69/49thAll-Time Program Record 546-730 (.427)All-Time Atlantic 10 Record (1983-present) 189-335 (.360)Atlantic 10 Championships NoneNCAA Tournament Appearances/Last Two/1997-98 seasonAll-Time NCAA Tournament Record 0-2WNIT Appearances One/1994-95 seasonAll-Time WNIT Record 1-2 VENUE INFORMATIONHome Arena (Capacity) Mullins Center (9,493)Facility Debut Feb. 4, 1993Press Row Phone (413) 687-3793 COACHING STAFFHead Coach (Alma Mater) Tory Verdi (Keene State ‘96)Record at Massachusetts/Years 11-23 (.323)/2Career Record/Years 83-84 (.497)/6Associate Head Coach Danny Hughes (TCU ‘90)Assistant Coaches Candice Finley (Eastern Kentucky ‘02) Candice Walker (Loyola [Md.] ‘11)Director of Operations Hillary Spears (South Carolina-Aiken ‘13)Academic Advisor Pete MontagueCertified Athletic Trainer Heather GagneStrength & Conditioning Coach Faris El-AliAdministrative Assistant Katie Lenois

CHAMPIONS CENTER QUICK FACTSLocation Directly South of the William D. Mullins Memorial Center Mullins Way; Amherst, Mass. Official Name John Francis Kennedy Champions Center for UMass BasketballContruction Began/Completed Fall, 2013/Fall, 2015 Square Footage 53,000 Total Cost $28.5 millionFunded By UMass Building Authority Selected Amenities Women’s basketball practice court Women’s basketball locker room & lounge Women’s basketball staff offices Strength & conditioning/weight room facility Athletic training & sports medicine facility Additional areas for team meals film study, laundry, equipment storage, etc.

TEAM INFORMATION2016-17 Overall Record 9-21 (.300)2016-17 A-10 Record/Finish 3-13 (.188)/13thPostseason Finish A-10 Tournament First RoundStarters Returning/Lost 3/2Letterwinners Returning/Lost 4/6Newcomers 7 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC RELATIONSWomen’s Basketball Contact Ryan GallantCell Phone (413) 687-3793Email [email protected] UMassAthletics.comTwitter @UMassAthletics; @UMassWBBInstragram Instagram.com/umasswbbFacebook Facebook.com/UMassWBBMailing Address Boyden Building Room 290 131 Commonwealth Ave; Amherst, Mass. 01003

COVERING UMASS WOMEN’S BASKETBALLCOACH AND STUDENT-ATHLETE INTERVIEWSThe University of Massachusetts Athletic Communications Office organizes all interviews for the women’s basketball program, its coaches, student-athletes and administrative support staff. Please contact Ryan Gallant ([email protected] or (413) 687-3793) in the Athletic Communications Office with interview requests. Please submit interview requests ahead of the expected interview time, preferably 24-36 hours notice, to give the staff the time needed to organize the interview. Personal phone numbers for student-athletes, coaches or administrators will not be given out to the media.

CREDENTIAL REQUESTSPlease submit all game credential requests for contests at the Mullins Center to Ryan Gallant at rkgallan @umass.edu.

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NUMERICAL ROSTERNo. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous School00 Maggie Mulligan Sr. C 6-2 Boston, Mass./Boston Latin School2 Genesis Rivera Jr. G/F 5-11 Caracas, Venezuela/Gustavo HS/Panola College10 Alexia Allesch Fr. F 6-1 Basking Ridge, N.J./Gill St. Bernard’s HS11 Bre Hampton-Bey Fr. G 5-6 Toledo, Ohio/Notre Dame Academy14 Anil Soysal Fr. C 6-5 Istanbul, Turkey/Anatolian HS15 Paige McCormick Fr. G 5-11 Ogdensburg, N.Y./Heuvelton Central HS21 Autumn Giles Fr. G 5-9 Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers HS22 Jessica George Jr. G 5-10 Waldorf, Md./North Point HS23 Vashnie Perry So. G 5-6 Nashville, Tenn./Norcross HS/Florida Atlantic24 Hailey Leidel So. G/F 5-11 Brownstown, Mich./Woodhaven HS25 Leah McDerment Sr. G 5-10 Stockport, England/Priestnall School

ALPHABETICAL ROSTERNo. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School/Previous School10 Alexia Allesch Fr. F 6-1 Basking Ridge, N.J./Gill St. Bernard’s HS22 Jessica George Jr. G 5-10 Waldorf, Md./North Point HS21 Autumn Giles Fr. G 5-9 Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers HS11 Bre Hampton-Bey Fr. G 5-6 Toledo, Ohio/Notre Dame Academy24 Hailey Leidel So. G 5-11 Brownstown, Mich./Woodhaven HS15 Paige McCormick Fr. G 5-11 Ogdensburg, N.Y./Heuvelton Central HS25 Leah McDerment Sr. G 5-10 Stockport, England/Priestnall School00 Maggie Mulligan Sr. C 6-2 Boston, Mass./Boston Latin School23 Vashnie Perry So. G 5-6 Nashville, Tenn./Norcross HS/Florida Atlantic2 Genesis Rivera Jr. G/F 5-11 Caracas, Venezuela/Gustavo HS/Panola College14 Anil Soysal Fr. C 6-5 Istanbul, Turkey/Anatolian HS

Head Coach: Tory Verdi (Keene State ’96), Second Year at UMassAssociate Head Coach: Danny Hughes (TCU ’90), Second Year at UMassAssistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator: Candice Finley (Eastern Kentucky ’02), First Year at UMassAssistant Coach: Candice Walker (Loyola [Md.] ’11), Third Year at UMassDirector of Operations: Hillary Spears (South Carolina-Aiken ’13), Second Year at UMassDirector of Video Operations: Brandon JacksonAthletic Trainer: Heather GagneSports Performance Coach: Faris El-AliAdministrative Assistant: Katie Lenois

Pronunciations2 Genesis Rivera HEN-uh-sis10 Alexia Allesch uh-LEX-ee-uh uh-LESH11 Bre Hampton-Bey bay14 Anil Soysal uh-NEEL soy-sal23 Vashnie Perry VASH-nee24 Hailey Leidel lie-DELL25 Leah McDerment lee-uh


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Setting The SceneUniversity of Massachusetts women’s basketball is back at the Mullins Center to host the inaugural UMass Thanksgiving Classic from Nov. 24-25. The Minutewomen will welcome Houston, Liberty and in-state foe Northeastern for the two-day event, which features back-to-back games each day. Following the 1 p.m. UMass-Northeastern game on Fri., Nov. 24, Liberty and Houston will square off in a 3 p.m. tilt. On Sat., Nov. 25, Houston and Northeastern will open the day at 11 a.m. to precede UMass’ 1 p.m. rendezvous with Liberty. Recap In A MinuteUMass enters the Thanksgiving holiday on the heels of a pair of tough setbacks in North Dakota. The Minutewomen were downed, 82-70, by North Dakota State on Fri., Nov. 17 after NDSU and Sarah Jacobson shot lights out from three-point range, despite 20-plus point performances by Genesis Rivera and Bre Hampton-Bey. Maggie Mulligan recorded her 22nd career double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds) in the loss. It was a difficult shooting day for the Minutewomen at North Dakota on Sun., Nov. 19. UND held UMass under 30 percent from the field including a 2-for-11 (18.2 percent) clip from downtown. In spite of forcing 18 Fighting Hawks turnovers, UMass could not counter UND’s four double-figure scorers as well as a 19-2 run in the fourth quarter en route to the 82-52 result. Minutewomen Gear Up For Pair Of TournamentsIncluding the Thanksgiving Classic, Massachusetts will partake in two tournaments in as many weeks. Next weekend as part of a trip to Texas, the Minutewomen will play in the UTRGV Battle on the Border in Edinburg, Texas. In the latter event, UMass will face host UTRGV on Fri., Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time and Mississippi Valley State on Sat., Dec. 2 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time.

Over The Century MarkIn recording a 111-45 triumph over Maine-Fort Kent on Nov. 10, UMass surpassed the 100-point mark for the first time since Dec. 13, 1980 when the squad defeated Vermont, 105-74. Additionally, the UMFK result reset a program record for largest margin of victory (65), which previously stood at 51. UMass Adds Five During Early Signing PeriodUniversity of Massachusetts women’s basketball and head coach Tory Verdi welcomed five new members to the program on Mon., Nov. 13, as Alexa Kellner (Stamford, Connecticut), Madison Lowery (Virginia Beach, Virginia), Asia McCoy (Lawrenceville, Georgia), Jessica Nelson (Buford, Georgia) and Destiny Philoxy (Queens, New York) signed their respective National Letters of Intent. Regarded as one of the highest-caliber classes in program history, the group was ranked No. 57 nationally by Blue Star Basketball as well as No. 62 in the country by PASS. Leidel, Mulligan Collect A-10 Preseason RecognitionHailey Leidel and Maggie Mulligan received Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Team as announced by the league office on Oct. 23. Leidel was placed on the All-Conference Second Team, while Mulligan earned herself a spot on the All-Conference Third Team. Welcome To The Show!UMass welcomes seven newcomers in 2017-18 in Alexia Allesch (Basking Ridge, New Jersey), Autumn Giles (Fort Myers, Florida), Bre Hampton-Bey (Toledo, Ohio), Paige McCormick (Ogdensburg, New York), Vashnie Perry (Nashville, Tennessee), Genesis Rivera (Caracas, Venezuela) and Anil Soysal (Istanbul, Turkey). We’re Telling The Truth, No Lying HereNow-sophomore Hailey Leidel took home Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year honors in 2016-17 after averaging 15.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, ranking fourth in scoring among all NCAA rookies. She tied a UMass program record with 78 made 3-pointers and set program-bests among freshmen in in scoring (465), three-point field goals made, and free throws made (111).


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Candice Finley Joins UMass As Assistant CoachUniversity of Massachusetts women’s basketball head coach Tory Verdi announced in May the addition of Candice Finley as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. The addition of Finley reunited the duo after they worked together for four years at Eastern Michigan. The native of Detroit earned a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Kentucky in 2002, then played professionally in Luxembourg for a season.


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Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsNortheastern vs Massachusetts12/21/13 1:00 PM at Amherst, MA (Mullins Center)

Northeastern 95 • 6-4Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min21 Hopewell, Tanisha f 1-6 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 3 3 6 1 0 1 3042 Tunstull, Jewel c 6-11 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 5 14 2 1 1 2 1801 Mercier, Amencie g 7-13 0-3 4-4 0 7 7 1 18 9 1 0 2 3610 Stewart, Kazzidy g 1-4 0-1 4-4 0 3 3 4 6 5 3 0 0 2313 Montagne, Tiffany g 13-17 7-8 1-2 0 1 1 3 34 1 1 0 1 3711 Iriah, Sade 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 714 Webb, Onia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 123 DeFreese, Samantha 7-10 1-2 2-2 1 9 10 3 17 1 2 1 0 3125 Williams, DaChe 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 17

Team 2 2 4Totals 36-63 9-16 14-16 3 29 32 22 95 26 9 4 7 200

FG % 1st Half: 16-29 55.2%3FG % 1st Half: 5-10 50.0%

FT % 1st Half: 3-5 60.0%

2nd half: 20-34 58.8%2nd half: 4-6 66.7%2nd half: 11-11 100.0

Game: 36-63 57.1%Game: 9-16 56.3%Game: 14-16 87.5%

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Massachusetts 76 • 3-9Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min04 PIERRE-LOUIS, Kim f 9-12 0-0 3-5 2 6 8 5 21 0 3 0 0 2931 HILL, Kymber f 1-4 0-0 2-4 2 4 6 1 4 0 0 0 0 2901 HENRY, Nola g 4-11 1-3 7-7 3 4 7 4 16 9 4 1 0 3410 HARRIS, Jasmine g 5-12 1-6 0-0 0 4 4 3 11 2 2 0 0 2624 MITAL, Emily g 6-10 5-8 1-1 0 0 0 1 18 4 1 1 0 3902 DILLON, Amber 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 603 STIFF, Alyx 0-5 0-4 3-4 0 3 3 1 3 2 2 0 0 1205 JORDAN, Adriana 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 514 TARNACHOWICZ, Paula 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 341 BOMBEN, Kiara 1-2 0-1 1-2 0 2 2 2 3 2 1 0 0 17

Team 1 0 1 1Totals 26-61 7-22 17-23 9 23 32 18 76 21 14 2 0 200

FG % 1st Half: 12-29 41.4%3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 20.0%

FT % 1st Half: 7-10 70.0%

2nd half: 14-32 43.8%2nd half: 5-12 41.7%2nd half: 10-13 76.9%

Game: 26-61 42.6%Game: 7-22 31.8%Game: 17-23 73.9%

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Officials: Margaret Tieman, Amy Todey, Pastor TorresTechnical fouls: Northeastern-None. Massachusetts-None.Attendance: 316

Score by periods 1st 2nd TotalNortheastern 40 55 95Massachusetts 33 43 76

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchNU 44 19 4 4 20UMASS 30 7 8 2 6

Last FG - NU 2nd-00:32, UMASS 2nd-00:50.Largest lead - NU by 21 2nd-02:22, UMASS by 2 1st-18:30.NU led for 37:52. UMASS led for 01:09. Game was tied for 00:59.

Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 2 times.

Last Time vs. Northeastern–Dec. 21, 2013


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Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMassachusetts vs North Dakota State11/17/17 7:00 PM at Scheels Center, Fargo, ND


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min00 MULLIGAN, Maggie * 5-9 0-0 2-6 2 8 10 2 12 3 3 2 0 3802 RIVERA, Genesis * 10-14 0-1 2-3 3 4 7 2 22 1 4 0 1 3211 HAMPTON-BEY, Bre * 8-13 2-3 2-6 2 4 6 3 20 2 4 0 2 3015 McCORMICK, Paige * 1-6 0-2 0-0 1 3 4 4 2 0 3 0 2 2924 LEIDEL, Hailey * 4-17 3-9 2-4 0 0 0 2 13 1 3 0 1 40-10 ALLESCH, Alexia 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 222 GEORGE, Jessica 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 725 McDERMENT, Leah 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 3 22

Team 2 6 8Totals 28-61 5-15 9-21 10 26 36 14 70 9 18 3 10 200

1st - FG %: 7-17 41.2%3FG %: 1-3 33.3%

FT %: 2-6 33.3%

2nd: 7-14 50.0%2-4 50.0%1-2 50.0%

3rd: 8-17 47.1%0-2 0.0%4-10 40.0%

4th: 6-13 46.2%2-6 33.3%2-3 66.7%

Game: 28-61 45.9%5-15 33.3%9-21 42.9%

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North Dakota State 82 • 3-0Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min14 Macey Kvilvang f 1-3 0-0 1-2 1 2 3 3 3 1 2 0 0 921 Rylee Nudell f 5-10 1-3 0-0 4 3 7 0 11 2 0 0 1 2811 Taylor Thunstedt g 6-13 5-12 1-2 0 3 3 2 18 2 0 0 3 2612 Sarah Jacobson g 8-14 7-9 2-4 1 3 4 2 25 6 6 0 1 3531 Marina Fernandez g 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 1 2 2420 Autumn Ogden 2-2 0-0 0-2 1 3 4 3 4 1 1 4 0 1222 Michelle Gaislerova 4-7 2-5 0-0 0 3 3 0 10 1 0 0 0 1823 Kennedy Childers 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 1224 Tyrah Spencer 0-1 0-0 2-2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 532 Reilly Jacobson 2-4 0-0 2-2 0 6 6 4 6 2 1 0 1 2044 Danneka Voegeli 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 11

Team 1 2 3 1Totals 29-62 16-32 8-14 8 28 36 19 82 22 16 5 9 200

1st - FG %: 5-15 33.3%3FG %: 2-7 28.6%

FT %: 0-0 0.0%

2nd: 11-15 73.3%8-9 88.9%3-6 50.0%

3rd: 5-13 38.5%3-7 42.9%5-8 62.5%

4th: 8-19 42.1%3-9 33.3%0-0 0.0%

Game: 29-62 46.8%16-32 50.0%8-14 57.1%

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Officials: Missy Brooks, Jon Garrow, Steve DengerudTechnical fouls: Massachusetts-None. North Dakota State-None.Attendance: 605

Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalMassachusetts 17 17 20 16 70North Dakota State 12 33 18 19 82

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUMASS 44 16 7 8 1NDSUW 18 20 9 5 25

Last FG - UMASS 4th-01:31, NDSUWBB 4th-01:44.Largest lead - UMASS by 7 1st-01:12, NDSUWBB by 19 4th-03:17.UMASS led for 10:29. NDSUWBB led for 28:27. Game was tied for 01:04.

Score tied - 1 time.Lead changed - 1 time.

Box Score–Nov. 17 at North Dakota State


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Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final StatisticsMassachusetts vs North Dakota11/19/17 2:00 p.m. at Grand Forks, N.D. (Sioux Center)


## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min00 MULLIGAN, Maggie * 2-16 0-0 2-4 3 3 6 2 6 0 2 2 0 2102 RIVERA, Genesis * 2-5 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 2111 HAMPTON-BEY, Bre * 5-7 0-0 1-2 3 2 5 2 11 0 1 0 2 2315 McCORMICK, Paige * 2-7 0-1 1-3 1 4 5 4 5 1 1 0 0 2825 McDERMENT, Leah * 3-8 1-2 0-0 0 3 3 2 7 0 1 0 2 2710 ALLESCH, Alexia 0-4 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1421 GILES, Autumn 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1022 GEORGE, Jessica 3-10 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 6 0 2 0 3 2924 LEIDEL, Hailey 2-13 1-4 6-6 3 2 5 2 11 2 1 0 0 37

Team 4 3 7Totals 20-72 2-11 10-15 16 21 37 23 52 5 10 2 8 210

1st - FG %: 5-17 29.4%3FG %: 0-2 0.0%

FT %: 0-0 0.0%

2nd: 5-19 26.3%1-6 16.7%3-4 75.0%

3rd: 6-14 42.9%1-1 100.0%4-4 100.0%

4th: 4-22 18.2%0-2 0.0%3-7 42.9%

Game: 20-72 27.8%2-11 18.2%10-15 66.7%

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North Dakota 82 • 1-2Total 3-Ptr Rebounds

## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min03 DAILEY, Melissa * 4-7 3-5 0-0 1 3 4 0 11 0 0 0 0 2504 MORTON, Jill * 6-12 4-6 0-0 1 1 2 2 16 4 1 0 0 2922 STRAND, Bailey * 2-7 1-5 1-2 0 2 2 2 6 1 2 0 1 1934 KLABO, Lexi * 4-11 0-0 15-16 5 8 13 1 23 1 2 8 0 2835 FREIJE, Fallyn * 5-11 0-1 6-8 2 7 9 4 16 3 5 0 1 2400 FRANKLIN, Chastity 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 5 5 2 4 3 1 0 1 2205 LEET, Melissa 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 920 REINKE, Mikayla 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 5 6 0 0 1 4 0 0 1721 DAILEY, Megan 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 523 BURROUGHS, Kaila 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 524 FLEECS, Julia 0-2 0-0 3-4 2 2 4 3 3 0 0 1 0 932 MOTON, Akealy 0-1 0-0 2-2 1 3 4 3 2 0 1 0 0 18

Team 1 2 3 1Totals 23-55 8-18 28-34 14 40 54 19 82 13 18 10 3 210

1st - FG %: 6-13 46.2%3FG %: 2-3 66.7%

FT %: 8-11 72.7%

2nd: 4-15 26.7%1-4 25.0%8-8 100.0%

3rd: 8-16 50.0%4-7 57.1%4-4 100.0%

4th: 5-11 45.5%1-4 25.0%8-11 72.7%

Game: 23-55 41.8%8-18 44.4%28-34 82.4%

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Officials: Lolly Saenz, Scott Osborne, Steve BelnapTechnical fouls: Massachusetts-TEAM. North Dakota-None.Attendance: 1580

Score by periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalMassachusetts 10 14 17 11 52North Dakota 22 17 24 19 82

In Off 2nd FastPoints Paint T/O Chance Break BenchUMASS 28 10 12 2 19UND 20 9 22 0 10

Last FG - UMASS 4th-00:41, UND 4th-03:21.Largest lead - UMASS None, UND by 37 4th-02:29.UMASS led for 00:00. UND led for 39:31. Game was tied for 00:29.

Score tied - 0 times.Lead changed - 0 times.

Last Time Out–Nov. 19 at North Dakota


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2017-18 SPECIALTY STATSGame In Paint Off T/O 2nd Chance Fast Break BenchMaine-Fort Kent 56/8 45/4 33/0 10/2 36/14Towson 34/22 27/8 6/11 8/4 9/12NDSU 44/18 16/20 7/9 8/5 1/25 North Dakota 28/20 10/9 12/22 2/0 19/10 Northeastern Liberty Incarnate Word UTRGV Miss. Valley State Fisher Saint Peter’s UMass Lowell Marist Duquesne Fordham St. Bonaventure Saint Joseph’s Saint Louis VCU Davidson Rhode Island Richmond La Salle Dayton George Mason George Washington Davidson Richmond Rhode Island * Stats lists as TEAM/Opponent OVERALL 162/68 98/41 58/42 28/11 65/61PER GAME 40.5/17 24.5/10.2 14.5/10.5 7.0/2.8 16.2/15.2

2017-18 GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPSOPPONENT G G G F CMaine-Fort Kent Rivera Hampton-Bey McCormick Leidel MulliganTowson Rivera Hampton-Bey McCormick Leidel MulliganNDSU Rivera Hampton-Bey McCormick Leidel MulliganNorth Dakota Rivera Hampton-Bey McCormick McDerment MulliganNortheasternLibertyIncarnate WordUTRGV Miss. Valley StateFisherSaint Peter’sUMass LowellMaristDuquesneFordhamSt. BonaventureSaint Joseph’sSaint LouisVCUDavidsonRhode IslandRichmondLa SalleDaytonGeorge MasonGeorge WashingtonDavidsonRichmondRhode Island

THE MINUTEWOMEN WHEN...Scoring 80+ points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0Scoring 70-79 points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1Scoring 60-69 points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0Scoring 50-59 points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1Scoring less than 50 points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0

Giving up 80+ points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2Giving up 70-79 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0Giving up 60-69 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0Giving up 50-59 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0Giving up less than 50 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0

The margin is five points or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0The margin is 6-10 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0The margin is 11-15 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1The margin is 16-20 points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0The margin is 21+ points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Leading at halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0Tied at halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0Trailing at halftime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2

Shooting better than opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0Shooting worse than opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2

Shooting 55 percent or better from the field . . . . . 0-0Shooting 50-54 percent from the field. . . . . . . . . . . 1-0Shooting 45-49 percent from the field. . . . . . . . . . . 0-1Shooting 40-44 percent from the field. . . . . . . . . . . 1-0Shooting 35-39 percent from the field. . . . . . . . . . . 0-0Shooting under 35 percent from the field. . . . . . . . 0-1

Opponents shooting 50 percent or better . . . . . . . 0-0Opponents shooting 45-49 percent . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2Opponents shooting 40-44 percent . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0Opponents shooting 35-39 percent . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0Opponents shooting under 35 percent . . . . . . . . . . 1-0

Out-rebounding opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0Teams have equal number of rebounds. . . . . . . . . 0-1Opponents out-rebound UMass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Having fewer turnovers than opponent . . . . . . . . . 2-1Teams have same number of turnovers . . . . . . . . . 0-0Having more turnovers than opponent . . . . . . . . . . 0-1

Shooting more free throws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1Teams shoot same number of free throws . . . . . . 0-0Opponents shoot more free throws. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1

The game goes to overtime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0

Playing on TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2

Coming off of a win. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1Coming off of a loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1

Playing Day Games (start before 5 p.m.) . . . . . . . . 2-1Playing Night Games (start 5 p.m. or later) . . . . . . 0-1

Playing in November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2Playing in December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 Playing in January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0Playing in February. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0Playing in March. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0

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HEAD COACH TORY VERDISECOND SEASON AT UMASS // SIXTH SEASON OVERALL // KEENE STATE COLLEGE ‘96

New England native and 20-year coaching veteran Tory Verdi was named the 11th wom-en’s basketball head coach at the University of Massachusetts on April 9, 2016.

Verdi’s Minutewomen made tremendous strides during the 2016-17 campaign, his first at the helm, in spite of a limited roster size. Then-freshman Hailey Leidel was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year, while then-

junior Maggie Mulligan was one of the most improved players in the league with 20 double-doubles.

Under Verdi’s guidance, Leidel ranked as the No. 2 scoring freshman in the NCAA and ranked fourth overall in scoring among all A-10 play-ers. Mulligan ranked 11th overall in scoring and second in the league in rebounding.

“This is a truly exciting time for our women’s basketball program with the addition of Tory Verdi as our head coach,” Director of Athletics Ryan Bamford said upon Verdi’s hiring. “Tory has a tremendous track record of success that will be a real asset for our program as we compete for Atlantic 10 Championships. His enthusiasm for building a winning culture that promotes success in the classroom, in competition and in the com-munity makes him a great fit for the University of Massachusetts.”

Verdi arrived in Amherst with a head coaching record of 72-61 after spending four seasons at Eastern Michigan University. His teams advanced to the 2015 and 2016 Women’s National Invitation Tournament, including a Round of 16 appearance, and the Mid-American Conference Championship Game in 2015.

An experienced coach at both the colle-giate and professional levels, Verdi-coached teams have advanced to postseason play 13 of the last 16 seasons since 2001-02. Arriving in Ypsilanti for the 2012-13 campaign, he took an 8-22 squad to a record of 24-13 in 2014-15 and 22-12 in 2015-16. He also secured the MAC’s No. 1 recruiting class twice during his tenure.

“I am thrilled to be the head coach at UMass,” Verdi said. “I knew the day that I stepped on campus that the University of Massachusetts was a special place. UMass women’s basketball has all of the elements to build a championship-caliber program and provide an outstanding student-athlete expe-rience. I am excited to take this program to the next level.”

Under Verdi, the 2015-16 MAC West Division preseason favorite Eagles made their mark in the EMU record books. Defensively, the squad totaled the fourth-most rebounds in a single season (1,364), while the team ranks seventh all-time in blocks (92) and third in steals (386).

EMU’s high-tempo offense poured in 2,445 points, the third-most in a single season in school history, along with dishing out 435 assists, good for seventh-most. Additionally, the Eagles converted 218 three-pointers, rank-ing fourth all-time and marking the third con-

secutive season in which EMU has made 200 or more triples.

A large part Verdi’s 2014-15 record-setting performance came from the Eagles late run during the regular season and into postseason play. EMU finished the regular season with wins in its final four games, while also winning seven of its last eight. The Eagles appeared in eight post-season games, winning six of them. The Eagles advanced to the Mid-American Conference Tournament Championship, winning four-of-five MAC Tournament games, before advancing to the Sweet 16 of the 2015 Postseason WNIT. The Eagles rewrote the EMU record book with 124 different all-time top performances, including the most points in a season (2,549), field goals made (936), rebounds (1,539) and three-pointers made (223).

Verdi spent the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons as the top assistant at the University of Kansas. The Jayhawks advanced to the 2012 NCAA Sweet Sixteen and the 2011 WNIT Second Round.

Prior to his arrival in Lawrence, Verdi was an assistant coach at the University of Nebraska for five seasons (2005-10). The Huskers advanced to the postseason every year Verdi served on staff in Lincoln and collected the Big 12 Regular-Season Championship in 2009-10 with a 16-0 confer-ence record.

A native of New Britain, Connecticut, Verdi earned his bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Keene State College in 1996 and added a master’s degree in computer technology from the University of Hartford in 2003. He and his wife, Heather, are parents to Tyler, Avery and Bradyn. Verdi was inducted into the New Britain Sports Hall of Fame on April 24, 2016.

TORY VERDI’S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORDYear Program Position Record/Postseason Notes1995-96 Keene State Assistant MBB Coach 2-22 ; 0-20 NECC1996-97 Hartford Volunteer Assistant MBB Coach 17-11; 11-7 AE1997-00 Pomperaug (Conn.) HS Head Boys Basketball Coach 2001-02 Western Conn. State Assistant MBB Coach 21-72002-03 Western Conn. State Assistant MBB Coach 20-92003 Connecticut Sun (WNBA) Assistant Coach 18-162004 Connecticut Sun (WNBA) Assistant Coach 18-162004-05 Columbia Assistant Coach/Interim Head Coach 12-15; 5-9 Ivy2005 Connecticut Sun (WNBA) Special Assistant 26-82005-06 Nebraska Assistant Coach 19-13; 8-8 Big XII2006-07 Nebraska Assistant Coach 22-10; 10-6 Big XII2007-08 Nebraska Assistant Coach 21-12; 9-7 Big XII2008-09 Nebraska Assistant Coach 15-16; 6-10 Big XII2009-10 Nebraska Assistant Coach 32-2; 16-0 Big XII2010-11 Kansas Assistant Coach 21-13; 6-10 Big XII 2011-12 Kansas Assistant Coach 21-13; 8-10 Big XII2012-13 Eastern Michigan Head Coach 8-22; 6-10 MAC2013-14 Eastern Michigan Head Coach 18-14; 7-11 MAC; WBI Tournament2014-15 Eastern Michigan Head Coach 24-13; 11-7 MAC; WNIT “Sweet 16”2015-16 Eastern Michigan Head Coach 22-12; 10-8 MAC; WNIT 2nd Round2016-17 Massachusetts Head Coach 9-21, 3-13 A-102017-18 Massachusetts Head Coach 2-2RECORD AS HEAD COACH 83-84 (.497)OVERALL COLLEGIATE COACHING RECORD 296-205 (.590)

Postseason Coaching Experience:2002 NCAA Division II Regionals, 2003 NCAA Division II First Round, 2003 WNBA Conference Finals, 2004 WNBA Finals, 2005 WNBA Finals, 2006 WNIT Third Round, 2007 NCAA Division I First Round, 2008 NCAA Division I Second Round, 2009 WNIT First Round, 2010 NCAA Division I “Sweet 16”, 2011 WNIT Second Round, 2012 NCAA Division I “Sweet 16”, 2014 WBI Second Round, 2015 WNIT “Sweet 16”, 2016 WNIT Second Round


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A veteran collegiate coach, Danny Hughes was named to Tory Verdi’s staff in May 2016, being elevated to the position of associate head coach prior to the 2017-18 season. Hughes arrived in Amherst after spending the previous seven years at SMU.

His previous Division I stops also include St. John’s (2008-09) and the University of

Houston (2005-08). He was interim head coach at UH for the 2007-08 season.

During Hughes’ time at SMU, he was part of a staff that helped lead the Mustangs to back-to-back postseason appearances after a two-year stretch of sub-.500 records. SMU won the 2012-13 Conference USA Championship with C-USA Player of the Year Keena Mays.

While an assistant for the Red Storm in 2008-09, he helped guide the team to the third round of the WNIT, marking just the second time in program history St. John’s had advanced that far. Hughes’ duties in-cluded working with the guards, and he was able to help shooting guard Monique McLean garner an All-Big East second-team selection.

Before going to St. John’s, Hughes spent three seasons at Houston. While with the Cougars, he was responsible for all aspects of recruit-ing while also overseeing compliance, fundraising, practice and game preparation, as well as coordination of all scouting reports.

During the 2008 season, Hughes served as the program’s interim head coach, leading Houston to a 15-16 mark, its best record in three years. Hughes took the reins of the team only nine days before the start of the season, after UH head coach Joe Curl took a leave of absence for health reasons.

During his tenure as head coach, the Cougars ran off an eight-game consecutive conference win streak, their longest since 2004. Hughes guided the Cougars to a first-round bye in the Conference-USA tourna-ment, its first in three years.

Prior to Houston, Hughes was an assistant at Trinity Valley Community College for five years, Hughes handled recruiting duties as well as over-seeing the team’s academic progress. While coaching TVCC, the team

made the Region XIV playoffs three times and included the top junior college player in America in 2001.

From 1992-2000, Hughes served as athletic director and men’s bas-ketball coach at Cross Roads High School in his hometown of Malakoff, Texas. He led his squad to a 24-6 record and a state playoff appearance in his first season at the helm. His coaching record was 123-89 and his success as athletic director enabled Hughes to be the first inductee in the school’s athletic hall of fame in 2001.

During Hughes’ second trip to Trinity Valley from 1991-92 he worked with the men’s squad. Hughes worked with guards and post players while handling recruiting responsibilities for the state of Texas during the 1991-92 season.

Hughes began his coaching career at Sam Houston State University as a graduate assistant from 1990-91. During his time with the Bearkats, he worked with the guards and wings while assisting with scouting and recruiting duties.

A former standout player at TCU, Hughes was one of the most prolific three-point shooters in school history. In two seasons (1987-89), Hughes shot 45 percent (108-240) from behind the arc, a mark that ranks third on the Horned Frogs’ career list. His single-season best of 45.2 percent (70-155) during the 1988-89 campaign ranks second on TCU’s single-season chart.

The two-year starter at shooting guard was a two-time winner of the Jim Killingsworth MVP award, given to the top men’s basketball player that season.

Prior to his arrival at TCU, Hughes was an all-region and all-league player at Trinity Valley Community College, where he helped lead his team to a 44-15 record from 1985-87. During his sophomore season, he earned MVP honors while averaging 14.6 points and 6.4 assists per game. He was also selected to play on the National Junior College All-Star Team, comprised of the top-12 junior college players in the country. In August of 2010, Hughes was elected to TVCC’s Hall of Fame.

Hughes is married to Quinn Tedder-Hughes and has two daughters, Griffin and Grayson.

DANNY HUGHESASSOCIATE HEAD COACH // SECOND SEASON AT UMASS // TCU ‘90


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University of Massachusetts women’s basketball head coach Tory Verdi announced on May 31, 2017, the addition of Candice Finley as assistant coach and recruiting co-ordinator. The addition of Finley reunited the duo after they worked together for four years at Eastern Michigan.

“I’m so excited to announce that we have added Candice to our staff,” said Verdi. “Candice is one of the best re-cruiters in the women’s game. I have seen her work first hand at Eastern Michigan where she garnered a top 50 recruiting class in the country and back-to-back top recruiting classes in the Mid-American Conference.”

Along with her four years at EMU, Finley also spent four seasons as an assistant coach at her alma mater Eastern Kentucky and a season coaching at Southern Connecticut State University.

“I am very happy to be back working under coach Verdi and even more excited about the direction the UMass women’s basketball program is heading,” said Finley. “I am honored to be part of such an amazing staff and am excited for the opportunity to share some of my experience with the outstanding young women in our program. I believe a lot of the pieces are in place for us to be extremely competitive in the Atlantic 10.”

In her time alongside Verdi at Eastern Michigan, Finley was a major component in the rebuilding of the Eagles’ program which included a pair of trips to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT), including a Round of 16 appearance, and the Mid-American Conference finals in 2015.

Along with coaching the post players, she served as the recruiting coordinator and was key in twice securing the No. 1 recruiting classes among the Mid-American Conference.

On the court, Finley’s post players saw continued growth and progres-sion with several more than doubling their offensive output from previous seasons.

At Eastern Kentucky, Finley was part of a staff that was charged with rebuilding her alma mater in the ultra competitive Ohio Valley Confer-ence. While in Richmond, Ky., she was responsible for overseeing

academics, organizing community service projects and working with the team’s post players.

Finley began her collegiate coaching career when she joined South-ern Connecticut State University for the 2007-08 season. She helped SCSU continue its winning tradition as the team posted the program’s seventh-consecutive winning season that year.

Before embarking on a collegiate coaching career, Finley spent two seasons as the assistant girls basketball coach and two years as the head girls basketball coach at Romulus High School in Romulus, Mich. She helped lead Romulus to a Mega White Division championship in 2004 and a pair of district titles in 2004 and 2007. In 2007, Finley was named Downriver Coach of the Year.

She has also served as a coach with the Michigan Crossover AAU/Nike Travel Team program helping the group win two Michigan AAU state titles.

After earning a bachelor’s degree from EKU in 2002, Finley played professionally in Luxembourg for a season before returning to serve as an assistant at Romulus High School.

Finley was a three-year starter for the Lady Colonels from 1997 to 2001. She concluded her career with more than 1,000 points, nearly 500 rebounds and more than 100 steals. She earned second team all-confer-ence honors after leading Eastern in scoring (13 ppg) and rebounding (5.5 rpg) her senior season. She finished her collegiate career having made 45.4 percent of her shots from the field. She stands 19th on EKU’s all-time scoring list.

In addition to her 1998 OVC regular-season championship, the Detroit, Mich., native won three state titles as a player at Bishop Borgess High School.

A dynamic young coach, Candice Walker enters her third season with the UMass women’s basketball program after be-ing announced as an assistant coach for Tory Verdi’s staff in May 2016. Prior to her elevation to assistant coach, she spent the 2015-16 campaign as the program’s director of operations.

In her role as the director of operations, Walker was charged with all facets of program organization including daily operations, travel, practice preparation and film analysis.

Before her time with UMass, Walker spent the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons as an assistant coach at Wilmington University (Del.). She also coached with Point Guard College after graduating from Loyola Univer-sity (Md.) in 2013.

While at Loyola, Walker earned a bachelor’s degree in 2011 before

she attended graduate school while competing in 117 games for the program, the sixth-most by any student-athlete in Loyola women’s bas-ketball history. She led all Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference rookies in points and assists as a freshman during the 2007-08 campaign en route to MAAC All-Rookie Team honors; however, injuries derailed her 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons. She was granted a medical hardship waiver to re-turn for a sixth season and closed out her career while working towards a Master of Arts degree in 2012-13.

CANDICE WALKERASSISTANT COACH // THIRD SEASON AT UMASS // LOYOLA (MD.) ‘11

CANDICE FINLEYASSISTANT COACH-RECRUITING COORDINATOR // FIRST SEASON AT UMASS // EASTERN KENTUCKY ‘02

THE LAST TIME...

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Massachusetts scored 100 points or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 10, 2017 vs. Maine-Fort Kent (W, 111-45)Massachusetts scored 90 points or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 22, 2008 vs. Yale (W, 91-57)Massachusetts scored 50 points or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Feb. 22, 2017 at Rhode Island (L, 50-53)Massachusetts scored 40 points or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 19, 2017 vs. St. Bonaventure (L, 38-55)Massachusetts gave up 100 points or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 12, 2014 at George Mason (L, 101-73)Massachusetts gave up 90 points or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Feb. 26, 2017 at Saint Louis (L, 51-91)Massachusetts gave up 40 points or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 23, 2016 vs. Central Connecticut (W, 76-37)Massachusetts won by 40+ points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 10, 2017 vs. Maine-Fort Kent (W, 111-45) – largest margin in program history (66)

Massachusetts won an overtime game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 11, 2015 vs. George Mason (W, 75-69)Massachusetts lost an overtime game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 21, 2017 vs. George Washington (L, 54-60, 2OT)

Massachusetts made 10 or more three-pointers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 21, 2017 vs. George Washington (10-of-19; .526)An opponent made 10 or more three-pointers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 17, 2017 at North Dakota State (16-of-32; .500)

UMass had a player score 25 or more points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 4, 2017 vs. Rhode Island (Hailey Leidel - 27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 18, 2015 vs. Davidson (Kim Pierre-Louis - 27)UMass had a player score 30 or more points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 23, 2016 vs. Central Connecticut (Maggie Mulligan - 33) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 7, 2015 at La Salle (Kim Pierre-Louis - 33)UMass had two players score 20 or more points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 17, 2017 at North Dakota State (Genesis Rivera - 22; Bre Hampton-Bey - 20)UMass had a player score 20 or more points in back-to-back games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Genesis Rivera (11/12/17 vs. Towson - 21; 11/17/17 at North Dakota State - 22)UMass had a player score 20 or more points in three straight games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cierra Dillard (2/13/16 vs. SBU - 20; 2/17/16 vs. Dayton -25; 2/21/16 at Davidson - 23)UMass had a player score 20 or more points in four straight games. . . . Cierra Dillard (2/13/16 vs. SBU - 20; 2/17/16 vs. Dayton -25; 2/21/16 at Davidson - 23; 2/24/16 at URI - 24)UMass had four players score double-figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 17, 2017 at North Dakota State (G. Rivera - 22; B. Hampton-Bey - 20; H. Leidel - 13; M. Mulligan - 12)UMass had five players score double-figures . . . . . . . . Nov. 10, 2017 vs. Maine-Fort Kent (H. Leidel - 20; P. McCormick - 18; A. Allesch - 16; G. Rivera 13; M. Mulligan - 12; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Hampton-Bey - 12)An opposing player scored 30 or more points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 4, 2017 vs. Davidson (Justine Lyon - 34)An opposing player scored 40 or more points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 4, 1997 at Maine (Cindy Blodgett - 40)

UMass had a player record a triple-double. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 17, 2000 vs. Charlotte (Jennifer Butler - 19 points, 11 rebounds & 10 steals)UMass did not have a player score double-figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 24, 2014 at Richmond (Cierra Dillard & Amber Dillon led UMass with nine points each)UMass held an opponent without a double-digit scorer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 10, 2017 vs. Maine-Fort Kent (Kailee Dowler led UMFK with nine points)UMass had two players record double-doubles in a game . . . . . Nov. 10, 2017 vs. Maine-Fort Kent (G. Rivera - 13 points, 10 rebounds; M. Mulligan - 12 points, 11 rebounds)

A Minutewoman had 15 or more rebounds in a game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dec. 28, 2016 at FIU (Maggie Mulligan - 16)A Minutewoman had 20 or more rebounds in a game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 6, 2003 vs. La Salle (Jennifer Butler - 23)A Minutewoman had 25 or more rebounds in a game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 28, 2002 at Florida (Jennifer Butler - 30)A Minutewoman had 30 or more rebounds in a game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 28, 2002 at Florida (Jennifer Butler - 30)

A Minutewoman had 10+ assists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 15, 2017 vs. Duquesne (Leah McDerment - 10)A Minutewoman had 15+ assists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 14, 1986 vs. Temple (Christel Zullo - 15)An opposing player had 10+ assists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 7, 2016 at Hofstra (Krystal Luciano - 10)

A Minutewoman made 5 or more three-pointers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 10, 2017 vs. Maine-Fort Kent (Hailey Leidel - 6)A Minutewoman made 8 or more three-pointers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NeverAn opposing player made 5 or more threes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 17, 2017 at North Dakota State (Sarah Jacobson - 7; Taylor Thunstedt - 5)An opposing player made 8 or more threes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 27, 2016 vs. Merrimack (Lindsay Werner - 9)

Massachusetts shot 60 pct. FG or better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 10, 2012 vs. Kent State (.611; 33-of-54) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 2, 2015 at Bryant (.600; 33-of-55)Massachusetts shot 30 pct. FG or lower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 19, 2017 at North Dakota (.278; 20-of-72)An opponent shot 60 pct. FG or better . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 10, 2000 vs. Rutgers (.619; 26-of-42)An opponent shot 30 pct. FG or lower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 21, 2017 vs. George Washington (.253; 19-of-75)An opponent shot 25 pct. FG or lower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 23, 2016 vs. Central Connecticut (.222; 12-of-54)

Massachusetts forced 30 or more turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 17, 2000 vs. Charlotte (31)A Massachusetts opponent forced 30 or more turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 18, 2014 vs. VCU (32)Massachusetts had 15 or more steals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 21, 2017 vs. George Washington (15)A Massachusetts opponent had 15 or more steals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 28, 2017 at VCU (16)Massachusetts blocked 10 or more shots in a game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 29, 2012 at Ohio (11)A Massachusetts opponent had 10 or more blocked shots in a game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 19, 2017 at North Dakota (10)

Massachusetts won 5 or more games in a row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 13, 2016 - Mar. 2, 2016; 6-game streakMassachusetts won 10 or more games in a row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NeverMassachusetts lost 5 or more games in a row. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 19, 2017 - Feb. 22, 2017; 10-game streakMassachusetts lost 10 or more games in a row. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 19, 2013 - Feb. 19, 2014; 17-game streak

Massachusetts won 5 or more in a row at home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb. 13, 2016 - Nov. 27, 2016; 6-game streakMassachusetts won 10 or more in a row at home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Feb. 18, 1995 - Feb. 27, 1996; 15-game streakMassachusetts won 15 or more in a row at home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Feb. 18, 1995 - Feb. 27, 1996; 15-game streak

Massachusetts lost 5 or more in a row at home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 19, 2017 - Feb. 19, 2017; 5-game streakMassachusetts lost 10 or more in a row at home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 16, 2013 - Nov. 10, 2013; 12-game streak

Massachusetts won 5 or more in a row away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan. 23, 1998 - Feb. 21, 1998; 5-game streakMassachusetts won 10 or more in a row away from home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 4, 1976 - March 10, 1977; 11-game streak

Massachusetts lost 5 or more in a row away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan. 25, 2017 - present; 8-game streakMassachusetts lost 10 or more in a row away from home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 19, 2013 - Nov. 16, 2014; 14-game streak

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYER BIOS

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ALEXIAALLESCH

6-1 // FRESHMAN // FORWARDBASKING RIDGE, N.J. // GILL ST. BERNARD’S

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2017-18 – Freshman: Dropped 16 points on a 7-of-9 performance from the field plus a pair of free throws in her collegiate debut against Maine-Fort Kent (11/10).

Before UMass: Was a key player for head coach Aaron Gratch at Gill St. Bernard’s helping the Knights to a four-year record of 72-37… Averaged 17.3 points, 12.4 rebounds, and 3.1 blocks per game as a senior … Also averaged a double-double in points and rebounds since sophomore year … Missed much of 2015-16 due to injury … Named first-team all-conference and first-team all-area as a sophomore … Earned honorable mention all-area honors as a junior … In 74 career games, has scored 802 points (10.8/game) with 622 rebounds, 206 blocks, 130 steals and 58 assists … Earned academic honors in each year of high school … Played AAU for YuNG & Tha Restless and coached by Curtiz Simpson … Spent part of the past sum-mer working basketball camps and clinics and helping build a house in Guatemala.

CAREER BESTSPts: 16, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17Rebs: 7, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17FGM: 7, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17FGA: 9, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/173FGM: -3FGA: -FTM: 2, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17FTA: 2, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17Ast: 2, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17Blk: -Stl: 1, vs. Towson, 11/12/17Min: 19, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17

ALLESCH’S GAME-BY-GAME STATS

2017-18 Massachusetts BasketballMassachusetts Individual Game-by-Game (as of Nov 21, 2017)

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JESSICAGEORGE

5-10 // JUNIOR // GUARDWALDORF, MD. // NORTH POINT HIGH SCHOOL

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2017-18 – Junior: Posted six points, including a basket from downtown, in a win over Towson (11/12) ... That three-pointer beat the buzzer as the first quarter came to a close ... Dished out five assists to complement her nine points and four rebounds in the season-opener against Maine-Fort Kent (11/10).

2016-17 - Sophomore: Appeared in all 30 games on the season, starting for 15 of them … Averaged 2.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game, a personal high for each … Saw 652 minutes of action on the season, good for 21.7 per game … Played a personal best 39 minutes twice, against Buffalo (11/11) and Hartford (11/30) … Notched a double-double with 10 points and rebounds a piece against Merrimack (11/27), the first time either number had personally been accomplished … Followed the Merrimack performance with a 13 rebound effort at Hartford (11/30) … Put in eight points with five rebounds and two steals in a close loss to FIU (12/27).

2015-16 - Freshman: Appeared in 13 games for the Minutewomen ... Played an average of 3.3 minutes per game ... Averaged 0.3 points per game ... Recorded 0.5 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game ... Shot 1-for-9 (11.1 percent) on field goals ... Shot 2-for-2 (100 percent) from the free throw line.

Before UMass: Lettered three times at North Point High School and served as the team captain ... Three-star recruit by ESPN with a grade of 88 ... Helped North Point to a 20-6 record and appearance in the Class 4A East Region finale during her senior season ... Southern Maryland Athletic Conference (SMAC) First Team and Washington Post All-Met Honorable Mention as a senior ... Ranked fourth in the SMAC for three-pointers made in 2014-15, when she was also a SMAC All-Star ... Earned the SMAC County Championship, was a 695 Hoops All-Star and her team’s 2014-15 season MVP as a senior ... Won a state championship with North Point when the squad went 27-0 during her sophomore year ... Led the team back to the state championship game as a junior when North Point recorded a 24-3 record ... Maryland Scholar Athlete Award recipient from 2011-14 ... Charles County Maryland Varsity 4A regional champion at North Point from 2011-14 ... Received the Maryland Athlete Award in 2012 ... Also a Southern Maryland Athletic Conference Champion (2012-14) and state champion (2013) ... Mildred Haney Murry Sportsmanship Award in 2013 ... Recorded 15 points representing her state in the 2015 holding of the Pennsylvania-Maryland All-Star Game.

CAREER BESTSPts: 10, vs. Merrimack, 11/27/16Rebs: 13, at Hartford, 11/30/16FGM: 4, 3x, last vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17FGA: 9, 3x, last vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/173FGM: 2, vs. Merrimack, 11/27/163FGA: 3, 4x, last vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17FTM: 4, at Saint Joseph’s, 1/7/17FTA: 4, 3x, at Saint Joseph’s, 1/7/17Ast: 5, last vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17Blk: 1, at Saint Louis, 1/13/16Stl: 4, vs. Merrimack, 11/27/16Min: 39, 2x, last at Hartford, 11/30/16

Individual Career History

A LLE S C H , A lex ia

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G E O R G E , Jessica

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LE ID E L, H ailey

Tota l 3 -P o in t F -Throw s R ebounds S coringS eason gp-gs m in /avg fg -fga pct fg -fga pct ft-fta pct o ff def to t avg pf fo ast to b lk stl p ts avg2016-1 30-29 1144/38 . 138-375 . 3 6 8 78-199 . 3 9 2 111-137 . 8 1 0 39 137 176 5.9 72 0 53 94 5 54 465 15.52017-1 4-3 129/32 .2 17-53 . 3 2 1 12-28 . 4 2 9 8-11 . 7 2 7 3 4 7 1.8 7 0 6 5 0 2 54 13.5TO TA L 34-32 1273/37 . 155-428 . 3 6 2 90-227 . 3 9 6 119-148 . 8 0 4 42 141 183 5.4 79 0 59 99 5 56 519 15.3

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M cD E R M E N T, Leah

Tota l 3 -P o in t F -Throw s R ebounds S coringS eason gp-gs m in /avg fg -fga pct fg -fga pct ft-fta pct o ff def to t avg pf fo ast to b lk stl p ts avg2014-1 30-29 702/23 .4 28-127 . 2 2 0 15-65 . 2 3 1 20-27 . 7 4 1 12 32 44 1.5 50 0 63 50 1 17 91 3.02015-1 30-22 691/23 .0 34-120 . 2 8 3 9-52 . 1 7 3 7-11 . 6 3 6 9 42 51 1.7 72 3 53 55 1 22 84 2.82016-1 30-30 1133/37 . 69-218 . 3 1 7 3-24 . 1 2 5 44-71 . 6 2 0 22 84 106 3.5 75 1 157 116 6 36 185 6.22017-1 4-1 98/24 .5 6-15 . 4 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 4-5 . 8 0 0 2 8 10 2.5 2 0 8 6 1 6 17 4.3TO TA L 94-82 2624/27 . 137-480 . 2 8 5 28-143 . 1 9 6 75-114 . 6 5 8 45 166 211 2.2 199 4 281 227 9 81 377 4.0

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#21 GILES, Autumn

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AUTUMNGILES

5-9 // FRESHMAN // GUARDFORT MYERS, FLA. // FORT MYERS

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2017-18 – Freshman: Made her collegiate debut as a reserve against Maine-Fort Kent (11/10), seeing 12 minutes of action and contributing six points, including a 4-of-4 showing at the free throw line ... Also made five steals against UMFK.

Before UMass: A hard-nosed defensive force for head coach Chad Terrell at Fort Myers High School … Helped the Green Wave to 2016 and 2017 Florida State Championship titles … Nominated to play in the 2017 McDonald’s High School All-American game in Chicago … At Fort Myers, has led the team to a 100-21 record over the last four seasons with four district championships and three regional championships … Earned FABC All-Florida Second Team honors in 2016 … Also an all-conference player as a junior … Named to New-Press Third Team as a sopho-more and first team as a junior and senior… Became the fifth person in Fort Myers High School history to reach 1,000 career points … Has averaged 11.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.6 steals, and 1.5 assists per game over 4 year varsity career, playing in a total of 121 games for the Green Wave … Also a member of the cross country and track teams … Played for AAU Florida Future where she was coached by Jamie Outten and her father Robert Giles.

CAREER BESTSPts: 6, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17Rebs: 1, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17FGM: 1, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17FGA: 2, at North Dakota, 11/19/173FGM: -3FGA: -FTM: 4, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17FTA: 4, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17Ast: 2, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17Blk: -Stl: 5, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17 Min: 12, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17

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#21 GILES, Autumn

Tota l 3 -P o in ters Free th row s R eboundsO pponent D ate gs m in fg -fga pct 3fg -fga pct ft-fta pct o ff def to t avg pf a t/o b lk stl p ts avgM A IN E -FO R T K E N T 11/10 / 12 1-1 1 .00 0-0 . 0 0 4-4 1 .00 0 1 1 1.0 1 2 0 0 5 6 6.0TO W S O N 11/12 / 1 0-0 . 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0a t N orth D akota S ta te 11 /17 / dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -a t N orth D akota 11/19 / 10 1-2 . 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 2 0 1 0 0 2 2.7Tota ls 0 23 2-3 . 6 6 0-0 . 0 0 4-4 1 .00 0 1 1 0.3 3 2 1 0 5 8 2.7




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BREHAMPTON-BEY

5-6 // FRESHMAN // GUARDTOLDEO, OHIO // NOTRE DAME ACADEMY

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2017-18 – Freshman: Started each of the Minutewomen’s opening three contests ... Put down 13 points and grabbed five rebounds in a win against Towson (11/12) ... Also dished out a game-high eight assists in that game as well as four steals ... Drained 12 points in her collegiate debut against Maine-Fort Kent (11/10), adding six steals, five assists and five boards.

Before UMass: A natural scorer for Notre Dame Academy where she was hon-ored as a member of the All-Ohio First Team 2016 and 2017 … Led Coach Travis Galloway’s Eagles to the state championship in 2015 and 2017, receiving the tournament MVP award in 2017 … In 2017 she averaged 14.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game leading the Eagle’s to its sixth consecutive Three Rivers Athletic Conference championship (26-4) … Named the Northwest District player of the year, Three Rivers Athletic Conference player of the year and was a member of the first team All-Conference and All-State Teams her senior season … Broke the school record with 109 steals over her career … Member of the Notre Dame Academy 1,000 point club … Also ran Cross Country … Played her freshman and sophomore seasons for Rogers High School before transferring to Notre Dame … In 2015 helped Rogers to a Division II state runner-up finish (26-4) … Intends to major in Psychology.

CAREER BESTSPts: 20, at North Dakota State, 11/17/17Rebs: 6, at North Dakota State, 11/17/17FGM: 8, at North Dakota State, 11/17/17FGA: 13, at North Dakota State, 11/17/173FGM: 2, at North Dakota State, 11/17/173FGA: 3, at North Dakota State, 11/17/17FTM: 2, twice, last at North Dakota State, 11/17/17FTA: 6, twice, last at North Dakota State, 11/17/17Ast: 8, vs. Towson, 11/12/17Blk: -Stl: 6, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17Min: 32, vs. Towson, 11/12/17

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#11 HAMPTON-BEY, Bre

Tota l 3 -P o in ters Free th row s R eboundsO pponent D ate gs m in fg -fga pct 3fg -fga pct ft-fta pct o ff def to t avg pf a t/o b lk stl p ts avgM A IN E -FO R T K E N T 11/10 / * 17 6-10 . 6 0 0-1 . 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 4 1 5 5.0 1 5 0 0 6 12 12.0TO W S O N 11/12 / * 32 5-11 . 4 5 1-2 . 5 0 2-6 . 3 3 2 3 5 5.0 1 8 2 0 4 13 12.5a t N orth D akota S ta te 11 /17 / * 30 8-13 . 6 1 2-3 . 6 6 2-6 . 3 3 2 4 6 5.3 3 2 4 0 2 20 15.0a t N orth D akota 11/19 / * 23 5-7 . 7 1 0-0 . 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 3 2 5 5.3 2 0 1 0 2 11 14.0Tota ls 4 102 24-41 . 5 8 3-6 . 5 0 5-14 . 3 5 11 10 21 5.3 7 15 7 0 14 56 14.0

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HAILEYLEIDEL

5-11 // SOPHOMORE // GUARD/FORWARDBROWNSTOWN, MICH. // WOODHAVEN HS

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2017-18 – Sophomore: Played 26 minutes in a win over Towson (11/12), contributing 10 points, two assists and a steal ... Went 7-of-14 from the field in a season-opening victory over Maine-Fort Kent (11/10), finishing with 20 points ... Her six three pointers against UMFK were one short of tying a single-game program record.

2016-17 - Freshman: Started 29 of 30 games on the season for the Minutewomen … Averaged 15.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and dished out 1.8 assists per game … Named as the Atlantic 10’s Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie team selection after finish-ing as the second-highest scoring rookie in the country, and fourth-overall among all A-10 players … Led the league in three-pointers made with 78, which also tied the program single-season record … Became the fourth player from UMass to be named the A-10 Rookie of the Year … Led the league in minutes played with 1,144, averaging 38.1 per game … Set UMass freshman records in scoring (465), three-point field goals made, and free throws made (111) … Finished the year with eight 20-plus point games, including a season-high 27 against Rhode Island

(1/4), and four double-doubles … Scored double-digit points in 24 of the team’s 30 games, in addition to all nine wins on the season … Never fouled out of a contest despite leading the conference in minutes per game … Poured in 24 points with nine rebounds and six assists in a victory over North Dakota State (11/14) … Pulled down 14 rebounds and had 20 points at La Salle (1/25) … Drained all five three-point field goals attempted en route to a 23 point, eight rebound game in a victory over Bryant (12/10).

Before UMass: An impressive scorer from Woodhaven High School under head coach Rodney Scharboneau ... Holds Michigan high school records for most points in a game (38) and a season (522) and surpassed 1,000 career points ... Was the Michigan Free Throw Champion ... Named to the Detroit Free Press All-Area Team, All-West First Team and the All News Herald Dream Team ... Won four AAU State Championships as a member of the Michigan Storm for head coach Jerome Love ... Academically, was a 4.0 grade-point-average student.

CAREER BESTSPts: 27, vs. Rhode Island, 1/4/17Rebs: 11, vs. Saint Louis, 2/1/17FGM: 9, vs. Merrimack, 11/27/16FGA: 19, vs. North Dakota State, 11/14/163FGM: 6, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/173FGA: 12, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17FTM: 10, at La Salle, 1/25/17FTA: 12, at La Salle, 1/25/17Ast: 7, vs Central Connecticut, 11/23/16Blk: 1, 4x, last vs. La Salle, 2/19/17Stl: 5, 3x, last vs. George Washington, 1/21/17Min: 46, vs. George Washington, 1/21/17

CAREER AWARDS2017 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Second Team2016-17 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year2016-17 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team






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#24 LEIDEL, Hailey

Tota l 3 -P o in ters Free th row s R eboundsO pponent D ate gs m in fg -fga pct 3fg -fga pct ft-fta pct o ff def to t avg pf a t/o b lk stl p ts avgM A IN E -FO R T K E N T 11/10 / * 26 7-14 . 5 0 6-12 . 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 1 1 0 0 20 20.0TO W S O N 11/12 / * 26 4-9 . 4 4 2-3 . 6 6 0-1 . 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 3 2 0 0 1 10 15.0a t N orth D akota S ta te 11 /17 / * 40 4-17 . 2 3 3-9 . 3 3 2-4 . 5 0 0 0 0 0.7 2 1 3 0 1 13 14.3a t N orth D akota 11/19 / 37 2-13 . 1 5 1-4 . 2 5 6-6 1 .00 3 2 5 1.8 2 2 1 0 0 11 13.5Tota ls 3 129 17-53 . 3 2 12-28 . 4 2 8-11 . 7 2 3 4 7 1.8 7 6 5 0 2 54 13.5




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PAIGEMCCORMICK

5-11 // FRESHMAN // GUARDOGDENSBURG, N.Y. // HEUVELTON CENTRAL HS

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2017-18 – Freshman: Earned starts in each of UMass’ opening four contests ... Had 11 points on 4-of-10 shooting from the field and a pair of free throws to help the Minutewomen over Towson (11/12) ... Also came down with six rebounds in that game ... Turned in 18 points and seven rebounds in her collegiate debut, a win over Maine-Fort Kent (11/10).

Before UMass: A natural scorer for Heuvelton High School where she was the three-time NYS Class D Player of the Year in 2015, 2016, and 2017 … Also a First-Team All-New York selection in those seasons while picking up All-NAC MVP honors … Earned First-Team USA Today New York Girls All-State Basketball Team honors in 2016 and 2017… Led Coach Rob Powers’ Bulldogs to a 98-6 record over the last three years including a 27-1 season as a senior in 2017 … Heuvelton won

three-straight NYS Class D State Championship from 2015-2017 … Scored 2,452 points over four seasons as a Bulldog … Holds the Heuvelton High School records for points in a game (41), points in a season (690) and career points … As a fresh-man was named to the All-NAC First Team … A standout softball player as well being named to the All-New York First Team as a freshman, junior, and senior and the All-New York Second Team as a sophomore … A two-time All-NAC First Team selection in volleyball as well … Has earned academic honor roll honors each semester of high school and is a member of the National Honor Society … Played AAU basketball for head coach Roger Long and the Northern Border Rampage where she was named to the 2016 Gym Rat All-Star Team.

CAREER BESTSPts: 18, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17Rebs: 7, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17FGM: 4, vs. Towson, 11/12/17FGA: 10, vs. Towson, 11/12/173FGM: 2, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/173FGA: 3, vs. Towson, 11/12/17FTM: 10, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17FTA: 10, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17Ast: 4, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17Blk: -Stl: 2, twice, last at North Dakota State, 11/17/17Min: 30, twice, last vs. Towson, 11/12/17

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#15 McCORMICK, Paige

Tota l 3 -P o in ters Free th row s R eboundsO pponent D ate gs m in fg -fga pct 3fg -fga pct ft-fta pct o ff def to t avg pf a t/o b lk stl p ts avgM A IN E -FO R T K E N T 11/10 / * 30 3-7 . 4 2 2-2 1 .00 10-10 1.00 3 4 7 7.0 3 4 2 0 2 18 18.0TO W S O N 11/12 / * 30 4-10 . 4 0 1-3 . 3 3 2-2 1 .00 0 6 6 6.5 5 1 2 0 1 11 14.5a t N orth D akota S ta te 11 /17 / * 29 1-6 . 1 6 0-2 . 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 1 3 4 5.7 4 0 3 0 2 2 10.3a t N orth D akota 11/19 / * 28 2-7 . 2 8 0-1 . 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 1 4 5 5.5 4 1 1 0 0 5 9.0Tota ls 4 117 10-30 . 3 3 3-8 . 3 7 13-15 . 8 6 5 17 22 5.5 16 6 8 0 5 36 9.0




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LEAHMCDERMENT

5-10 // SENIOR // GUARDSTOCKPORT, ENGLAND // PRIESTNALL SCHOOL

25 CAREER BESTSPts: 15, vs. Holy Cross, 12/18/16Rebs: 9, 2x, last at Hartford, 11/30/16FGM: 6, 2x last vs. Davidson, 2/4/17FGA: 16, vs. St. Bonaventure, 1/19/173FGM: 3, at Bryant, 12/2/153FGA: 7, at La Salle, 2/7/15FTM: 6, 3x, last at La Salle, 1/25/17FTA: 8, 4x, last at La Salle, 1/25/17Ast: 14, vs. Bryant, 12/10/16Blk: 2, vs. Montana, 11/20/16Stl: 4, 2x, last at Davidson, 1/12/17Min: 44, vs. George Washington, 1/21/17

MCDERMENT’S MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICSDouble-Digit Scoring Games: 9, last vs. La Salle, 2/19/175+ Assist Games: 19, last at Saint Louis, 2/26/1710+ Assist Games: 2, last vs. Duquesne, 1/15/17

2017-18 – Senior: Saw 27 minutes as a reserve against Towson (11/12), contributing four points, three rebounds and two assists ... Had five points and dished out four assists in the season-opener against Maine-Fort Kent (11/10), also pulling down three rebounds.

2016-17 - Junior: Started in all 30 UMass games as a junior … Averaged 6.2 points, 5.2 assists, and 3.5 rebounds per game, all set personal bests … The 5.2 assists per game placed third in the Atlantic 10 and 35th in the nation … Was on the court for 1,133 minutes … The 37.7 minutes per game average ranked second in the A-10 and eighth in the NCAA … Also posted career highs in steals (35, 1.2 PG) and field goal percentage (.317, 69-218) … Dished out a personal-best 14 assists in the (12/10) win against Bryant … Exploded for a career-high 15 points on six for 10 shooting in a victory over Holy Cross (12/18) … Nearly got a triple-double with eight points, eight rebounds, and 10 assists, which propelled the Minutewomen over Duquesne on (1/15) … Closed in on double-digit rebounds twice on the season, hitting the boards nine times against Montana (11/20) and Hartford (11/30). 2015-16 - Sophomore: Started 22 of the 30 game she appeared ... Played an average of 23.0 minutes per game ... Averaged 2.8 pointes per game ... Recorded 1.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game ... Shot 34-for-120 (28.3 percent) on field goals ... Shot 9-for-52 (17.3 percent on three pointers and 7-for-11 (63.6 percent) from the free throw line.

2014-15 - Freshman: Finished the year averaging 3.0 points, 2.1 assists and 1.5 rebounds per game ... Had a 1.22 assist-to-turnover ratio as a freshman, the best mark on the squad ... Increased her numbers to 4.5 points, 2.9 assists and 1.6 rebounds per game during A-10 league matchups ... Had the 15th-most assists per

game (2/9) across the conference during A-10 competition ... Made her UMass debut when she started at the point and collected four rebounds at Western Michi-gan (11/14) ... Scored five points, dished out four assists, grabbed two rebounds and earned one steal over 25 minutes at Central Michigan (11/16) ... Notched four points, earned three rebounds and dished out an assist in 24 minutes without committing a turnover in the win over American (12/6) ... Earned her first collegiate game scoring in double figures with 10 points (3-8 FG, 2-3 3FG, 2-2 FT) with two re-bounds during 33 minutes on the court at St. Bonaventure (1/3) ... Totaled six points, a career-high six assists and two boards at Rhode Island (2/4) ... Put in three field goals, including a pair of triples, for eight points at La Salle (2/7), where she added six helpers and a pair of boards ... Notched eight points and as many assists with her first career block in the 85-79 overtime victory earned versus George Mason (2/11) ... Was the first Minutewomen with at least six assists in three consecutive games since Megan Zullo has at least as many in three straight from Jan. 26-Feb. 2, 2011, a span of 116 games.

Before UMass: Was named England’s 2013 U16 Player of the Year following her performance at the 2012 U16 European Championship ... Helped Barking Abbey to a Division I runners-up finish in 2013 ... Represented England with the U16 program for four years ... Was a part of the first U16 women’s team to be promoted to Divi-sion A in 2011 ... Captained the squad in 2013 ... Was selected to Great Britain’s U20 roster in the Summer 2013 after competing with the U18 squad at the European Championship ... Also played for the Manchester Mystics U14, U16 and U18 teams prior to joining Barking Abbey ... Coached by Mark Clark with Barking Abbey and Jim Carnegie with the Manchester Mystics.






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#22 GEORGE, Jessica

Tota l 3 -P o in ters Free th row s R eboundsO pponent D ate gs m in fg -fga pct 3fg -fga pct ft-fta pct o ff def to t avg pf a t/o b lk stl p ts avgM A IN E -FO R T K E N T 11/10 / 26 4-9 . 4 4 0-3 . 0 0 1-1 1 .00 2 2 4 4.0 1 5 0 0 0 9 9.0TO W S O N 11/12 / 14 1-4 . 2 5 1-1 1 .00 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 2 3.0 0 0 2 0 0 3 6.0a t N orth D akota S ta te 11 /17 / 7 0-2 . 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.0a t N orth D akota 11/19 / 29 3-10 . 3 0 0-3 . 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 2 2.0 0 0 2 0 3 6 4.5Tota ls 0 76 8-25 . 3 2 1-7 . 1 4 1-1 1 .00 2 6 8 2.0 1 5 4 0 4 18 4.5




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MAGGIEMULLIGAN

6-2 // SENIOR // CENTERBOSTON, MASS. // BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL

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2017-18 – Senior: Dropped eight points and grabbed seven boards in a win over Towson (11/12) ... Posted a double-double against Maine-Fort Kent (11/10) with 12 points and 11 rebounds ... Also made four blocks.

2016-17 - Junior: Started at Center in all 30 contests … Played 1,111 total minutes, averaging 37.0 minutes per game … Averaged 13.9 points, 11.1 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks per game … Finished second and third in the Atlantic 10 for rebounds and blocked shots, respectively … Recorded 20 double doubles on the season, ranking sixth nationally, and second in the A-10 … Shot 165-367 (.450) from the field, which was good for fourth in the A-10 … Posted a career high (.629) from the free-throw line (88-140) … Finished first on the team in rebounds, free throws attempted, and blocks, while also finishing as the second highest scoring Minutewoman … Blew past her previous career high in points (14) against Central Connecticut State (11/23), scoring 33 points on 14-18 shooting … A 17 rebound effort at Hartford (11/30) set another career best for the Boston native … Recorded double-digit rebounds in 23 of 30 Minutewomen contests, including 12 of 14 non-conference matchups … Tallied 22 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks at Saint Louis (2/1) … Pulled down 14 rebounds and put in 18 points in the final home game of the season versus La Salle (2/19).

2015-16 - Sophomore: Started 22 of the 29 games she appeared in ... Averaged 22.9 minutes per game ... Scored 5.1 points per game and finished second on the team with 4.9 rebounds per game ... Contributed 0.8 assists and 0.8 blocks ... Shot 65-for 143 (45.5 percent) from the field and 19-for-32 (59.4 percent) from the free throw line.

2014-15 - Freshman: Averaged 1.8 points and 1.8 rebounds per game over 25 appear-ances as a rookie ... Shot 40.4 percent from the floor (19-of-47) during 9.0 minutes played per game ... Made her debut with the Minutewomen at Western Michigan (11/14), where she had an offensive rebound and an assist over 11 minutes played ... Scored four points, pulled down four rebounds and dished out an assist at Central Michigan (11/16) ... Earned four rebounds and provided as many points over 12 min-utes against Florida State (11/23) ... Was 4-for-6 from the floor with two free throws for 10 points against Harvard (12/3), while she also pulled down three rebounds - all from the offensive glass ... Earned five points and a personal-best five rebounds during 13 minutes played against St. Bonaventure (1/31) ... Chipped in six points with two assists and a steal in a career-high 24 minutes played at La Salle (2/7) ... Totaled five rebounds, four points, a block and one steal against Duquesne (2/14).

Before UMass: Four-year letterwinner for Boston Latin School girls basketball ... Two-year team captain ... Averaged 13.4 points, 12.5 rebounds and 7.6 blocks in her final season ... Finished her career with 1,010 points, 803 rebounds and 525 blocks ... 2013-14 USA Today All-Massachusetts selection ... 2013-14 ESPN Boston MIAA Girls Basketball All-State Team ... Two-time Dual County League All-Star ... Named a “Player To Watch” by the Boston Herald ahead of the 2012-13 season ... Also a three-year volleyball standout, earning Dual County League All-Star status as a senior captain ... Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic pick ... 2013 Student Leadership Counsel for MIAA Sportsmanship Summit.

CAREER BESTSPts: 33, vs Central Connecticut, 11/23/16Rebs: 17, at Hartford, 11/30/16FGM: 14, vs Central Connecticut, 11/23/16FGA: 23, vs. Montana, 11/20/163FGM: -3FGA: -FTM: 8, vs. Saint Louis, 2/1/17FTA: 11, vs. Saint Louis, 2/1/17Ast: 4, vs. Merrimack, 11/27/16Blk: 6, at Rhode Island, 2/22/17Stl: 3, 2x, last vs. George Washington, 1/21/17Min: 50, vs. George Washington, 1/21/17

MULLIGAN’S MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICSDouble-Digit Scoring Games: 30, last at North Dakota State, 11/17/175+ Rebound Games: 47, last at North Dakota, 11/19/1710+ Rebound Games: 28, last at North Dakota State, 11/17/17Double-double: 22, last at North Dakota State, 11/17/17

CAREER AWARDS2017 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Third TeamOmni Classic All-Tournament Team (Nov. 28, 2015)






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#00 MULLIGAN, Maggie

Tota l 3 -P o in ters Free th row s R eboundsO pponent D ate gs m in fg -fga pct 3fg -fga pct ft-fta pct o ff def to t avg pf a t/o b lk stl p ts avgM A IN E -FO R T K E N T 11/10 / * 20 6-10 . 6 0 0-0 . 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 5 6 11 11.0 1 0 0 4 0 12 12.0TO W S O N 11/12 / * 31 4-11 . 3 6 0-0 . 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 3 4 7 9.0 1 2 2 2 1 8 10.0a t N orth D akota S ta te 11 /17 / * 38 5-9 . 5 5 0-0 . 0 0 2-6 . 3 3 2 8 10 9.3 2 3 3 2 0 12 10.7a t N orth D akota 11/19 / * 21 2-16 . 1 2 0-0 . 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 3 3 6 8.5 2 0 2 2 0 6 9.5Tota ls 4 110 17-46 . 3 7 0-0 . 0 0 4-10 . 4 0 13 21 34 8.5 6 5 7 10 1 38 9.5


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VASHNIEPERRY

5-6 // SOPHOMORE // GUARDNASHVILLE, TENN. // NORCROSS HS // FLORIDA ATLANTIC

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2017-18 - Sophomore: Will be eligible following the Fall 2017 semester per NCAA transfer rules.

2016-17 - Freshman (at FAU): Began collegiate career at FAU where she played in 11 games before transferring to UMass following the first semester ... Averaged 12.5 minutes, 5.2 points, and 1.5 rebounds with the Owls ... Sat out the spring semester at UMass as part of NCAA Transfer Rule.

High School: Named All-State First Team and All-Star MVP during her time at Norcross High School ... Member of the 1,000-point club and named Gwinnett Player of the Month ... A/B Honor Roll member.

Personal: Daughter of Teshia and John Perry ... Majoring in Biological Sciences ... Played during the summer for the WP Celtics ... Cheers for the Miami Heat and her favorite professional athlete is Dwayne Wade ... Enjoys watching Empire and listen-ing to seventies pop music ... Goal is to become an orthodontist.


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GENESISRIVERA

5-11 // JUNIOR // GUARD/FORWARDCARACAS, VENEZUELA. // PANOLA COLLEGE

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2017-18 – Junior: Dropped 21 points and turned in seven rebounds over 31 minutes against Towson (11/12) ... Complemented that with four assists and a steal ... Had a double-double in her UMass debut against Maine-Fort Kent (11/10), logging 13 points and 10 boards, plus three assists.

Before UMass: A standout guard/forward from Venezuela, spent the last two seasons at Panola College … Named an Honorable Mention Junior College All-American following the 2016-17 season … Averaged 12.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game this past season, while leading the team to a 23-8 record and best finish for the program in the last 10 seasons … Member of the Venezuelan National Team averaging 16.0 points per game and was named the National Tournament MVP … Finished first in the Central American Games in 2014 … Received an Associate Arts

degree from Panola College … Intends to major in journalism and hopes to work for ESPN following graduation.

RIVERA’S GAME-BY-GAME STATS


All games

#02 RIVERA, Genesis

Tota l 3 -P o in ters Free th row s R eboundsO pponent D ate gs m in fg -fga pct 3fg -fga pct ft-fta pct o ff def to t avg pf a t/o b lk stl p ts avgM A IN E -FO R T K E N T 11/10 / * 28 5-12 . 4 1 1-6 . 1 6 2-2 1 .00 0 10 10 10.0 2 3 2 1 1 13 13.0TO W S O N 11/12 / * 31 6-12 . 5 0 2-6 . 3 3 7-7 1 .00 1 6 7 8.5 2 4 4 0 1 21 17.0a t N orth D akota S ta te 11 /17 / * 32 10-14 . 7 1 0-1 . 0 0 2-3 . 6 6 3 4 7 8.0 2 1 4 0 1 22 18.7a t N orth D akota 11/19 / * 21 2-5 . 4 0 0-1 . 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2 2 6.5 4 2 1 0 1 4 15.0Tota ls 4 112 23-43 . 5 3 3-14 . 2 1 11-12 . 9 1 4 22 26 6.5 10 10 11 1 4 60 15.0


R ebounds/gam e: 6 .5A ssis ts /gam e: 2 .5Turnovers/gam e: 2 .8A ssis t/tu rnover ra tio : 0 .9S tea ls /gam e: 1 .0B locks/gam e: 0 .3

CAREER BESTSPts: 22, at North Dakota State, 11/17/17Rebs: 10, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17FGM: 10, at North Dakota State, 11/17/17FGA: 14, at North Dakota State, 11/17/173FGM: 2, vs. Towson, 11/12/173FGA: 6, twice, last vs. Towson, 11/12/17FTM: 7, vs. Towson, 11/12/17FTA: 7, vs. Towson, 11/12/17Ast: 4, vs. Towson, 11/12/17Blk: 1, vs. Maine-Fort Kent, 11/10/17Stl: 1, 4x, last at North Dakota, 11/19/17Min: 32, at North Dakota State, 11/17/17


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ANILSOYSAL

6-5 // FRESHMAN // CENTERISTANBUL, TURKEY // ANATOLIAN

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2017-18 - Freshman: Will miss the 2017-18 campaign after suffering a preseason injury.

Before UMass: At Anatolian High School played for Baris Akgün and was twice named a top five player in the Turkey Under 16 Anadolu Championship … Helped lead Anatolian to a first place finish in the Istanbul Region and to a Under 18 Turkey School Championship … Member of the Turkish National Team … Played in the Under 16 European Star Girls’ Championship in the summer of 2016 averaging of 10.2 points and 6.8 rebounds … Intends to major in Pre-Med.

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON STATISTICS

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2017-18 Massachusetts BasketballMassachusetts Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 19, 2017)

All games

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

Tota l 3 -P o in t F -Throw R ebounds## P layer gp-gs m in avg fg -fga fg% 3fg -fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def to t avg pf dq a to b lk stl p ts avg02 R IV E R A , G enesis 4-4 112 28.0 23-43 . 5 3 3-14 . 2 1 11-12 . 9 1 4 22 26 6.5 10 0 10 11 1 4 60 15.011 H A M P TO N -B E Y , B 4-4 102 25.5 24-41 . 5 8 3-6 . 5 0 5-14 . 3 5 11 10 21 5.3 7 0 15 7 0 14 56 14.024 LE ID E L, H a iley 4-3 129 32.2 17-53 . 3 2 12-28 . 4 2 8-11 . 7 2 3 4 7 1.8 7 0 6 5 0 2 54 13.500 M U LLIG A N , M agg i 4 -4 110 27.5 17-46 . 3 7 0-0 . 0 0 4-10 . 4 0 13 21 34 8.5 6 0 5 7 10 1 38 9.515 M cC O R M IC K , P a i 4 -4 117 29.3 10-30 . 3 3 3-8 . 3 7 13-15 . 8 6 5 17 22 5.5 16 1 6 8 0 5 36 9.022 G E O R G E , Jess ica 4-0 76 19.0 8-25 . 3 2 1-7 . 1 4 1-1 1.000 2 6 8 2.0 1 0 5 4 0 4 18 4.510 A LLE S C H , A lex ia 4-0 43 10.8 8-15 . 5 3 0-0 . 0 0 2-2 1.000 7 2 9 2.3 11 1 2 1 0 1 18 4.525 M cD E R M E N T, Lea 4-1 98 24.5 6-15 . 4 0 1-2 . 5 0 4-5 . 8 0 2 8 10 2.5 2 0 8 6 1 6 17 4.321 G ILE S , A utum n 3-0 23 7.7 2-3 . 6 6 0-0 . 0 0 4-4 1.000 0 1 1 0.3 3 0 2 1 0 5 8 2.7

Team 8 11 19Tota l.......... 0 810 115-271 . 4 2 23-65 . 3 5 52-74 . 7 0 55 102 157 0.0 63 2 59 50 12 42 305 0.0O pponents...... 0 810 88-220 . 4 0 33-85 . 3 8 49-66 . 7 4 35 111 146 0.0 72 - 58 87 24 21 258 0.0

TE A M S TA TIS T IC S U M A S S O P PS C O R IN G 305 258 P o in ts per gam e 76.2 64.5 S coring m arg in +11.8 -F IE LD G O A LS -A TT 115-271 88-220 F ie ld goa l pct . 4 2 4 . 4 0 03 P O IN T FG -A TT 23-65 33-85 3 -po in t FG pct . 3 5 4 . 3 8 8 3 -p t FG m ade per gam 5.8 8 .3FR E E TH R O W S -A TT 52-74 49-66 F ree th row pct . 7 0 3 . 7 4 2 F -Throw s m ade per ga 13.0 12.3R E B O U N D S 157 146 R ebounds per gam e 39.2 36.5 R ebound ing m arg in +2.8 -A S S IS TS 59 58 A ss is ts per gam e 14.8 14.5TU R N O V E R S 50 87 Turnovers per gam e 12.5 21.8 Turnover m arg in +9.3 - A ss is t/tu rnover ra tio 1 .2 0 .7S TE A LS 42 21 S tea ls per gam e 10.5 5 .3B LO C K S 12 24 B locks per gam e 3.0 6 .0A TTE N D A N C E 989 2185 H om e gam es-A vg/G am 2-494 2-1092 N eutra l s ite -A vg /G am e - 0-0

S core by P eriods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Tota lsM assachusetts 66 75 87 77 305O pponents 58 72 63 65 258

D ate O pponent S core A tt.11/10 /17 M A IN E -FO R T K E N T W 111-45 62811/12 /17 TO W S O N W 72-49 36111/17 /17 at N orth D akota S ta te L 70-82 60511/19 /17 at N orth D akota L 52-82 1580

* - C onference gam e

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HEADSHOT ROSTER

HAILEY LEIDELG • 5-11 • So.

Brownstown, Mich.

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GENESIS RIVERAG/F • 5-11 • Jr.

Caracas, Venezuela

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ALEXIA ALLESCHF • 6-1 • Fr.

Basking Ridge, N.J.

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ANIL SOYSALC • 6-5 • Fr.

Istanbul, Turkey

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AUTUMN GILESG • 5-9 • Fr.

Fort Myers, Fla.

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JESSICA GEORGEG • 5-10 • Jr.Waldorf, Md.

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LEAH MCDERMENTG • 5-10 • Sr.

Stockport, England

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BRE HAMPTON-BEYG • 5-6 • Fr.

Toledo, Ohio

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MAGGIE MULLIGANC • 6-2 • Sr.

Boston, Mass.

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PAIGE MCCORMICKG • 5-11 • Fr.

Ogdensburg, N.Y.

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DANNY HUGHESAssociate Head Coach

TORY VERDIHead Coach

CANDICE WALKERAssistant Coach

HEATHER GAGNEAthletic Trainer

HILLARY SPEARSDirector of Operations

BRANDON JACKSONDirector of Video

Operations

VASHNIE PERRYG • 5-6 • Fr.

Nashville, Tenn.

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CANDICE FINLEYAssistant Coach

Recruiting Coordinator

FARIS EL-ALIStrength & Conditioning

Coach

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