La Salle Women's Basketball 2008-09

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GENERAL INFORMATION
MISSION OF
School La Salle
LA SALLE UNIVERSITY
Location Philadelphia, PA
Enrollment 7.554 La Salle University, dedicated in the
Founded 1863 traditions of the Christian Brothers to
President BBrr.. MMiicchhaa<elJ. McGinniss, FSC PhD excellence in teachingand to concern for
WebSite www.lasalle.edu both ultimate values and forthe individ-
AthleticWebSite www.goexplorers.com ual values of its students, is a private
EXPLORER TEAIVI Athletic Phone [phone] Roman Catholic university committed to
INFORMATION Nickname Explorers providing a liberal education of both
,
Colors BBlluue (540) and Gold (7406) generalandspecialized studies.
Home Court/Capacciittyy Tom GolaArena (4,000)
2007-08 Record MISSION OF LA SALLE
Athletic Director Dr.Thomas Brennan
(Conference Record/Finish) UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS
AssociateAthleticss DDiirreeccttoorr John Lyons
12-17 (4-io/i3th Place)
AssociateAthleticss DDiirreeccttoorr Peter D'Orazio La Salle University is a Roman Catholic
All-TimeA-10 AssistantAthletics Director . . . Mary EllenWydan institution of higher education with tradi-
Championship Record AssistantAthletics Director Chris Kane tionsoftheDeLaSalleChristian Brothers.
9-12 (12 appearances) DirectorofAthleticCommunications . . Kale Beers In that framework, the Department of
Office Phone [phone] Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreation of
All-Time NCAA Assistant DirectorofAthleticCommunications LaSalleUniversityiscommittedtoboththe
Tournament Record (WBB contact) ... Marc Mullen spirit and principles set forth by NCAA,
1-4 (Fourappearances) Office Phone [phone] Atlantic10 Conference, Metro Atlantic
Fax Phone [phone] AthleticConferenceandLaSalleUniversity
All-Time WNIT Record E-MailAddress [email protected] regulatory guidelines. LaSalle University
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0-3 (one appearance) Cell Phone [phone] isdedicatedtothefairandequitabletreat-
Press Row Phone [phone] mentofallstudentsandstaff.
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Letterwinners Returning/Lost Ticket Office 215-951-1999 The Athletic Department, through its
5/4 Sports Information intramural and intercollegiate programs,
MailingAddress 1900W. OlneyAve. enablesandencouragesallstudentstopar-
Starters Returning/Lost . .Philadelphia, PA19141 ticipateinawidevarietyofsportsatmany
3/2 BASKETBALL INFORMATION levelsofcompetition.Valuessuchasleader-
ship, diligence, determination, and team-
Newcomers workareemphasized.Goodsportsmanship
HeadCoach (almamater) Tom Lochner(Temple'89)
4 Record atSchool ... 54-61 (5th season) fromitsathletesandfansaresupported.
The University strives to operate its
Overall Record same
athletic programs within the confines of
AssociateHeadCoach ...ChrissieDoogan(LaSalle'97) a fiscally sound plan at a level of inter-
AssistantCoaches Mimi Riley (Villanova '01)
collegiate competition that is consistent
StaceySmalls (Temple '03)
with its philosophicalobjectives.
DirectorofWomen's Basketball Operations LaSalle Universityseekstojoinother
. JohnDonahue (RensselaerPolytechnicInstitute'06) institutionswiththelikecommitmentsto
Women's BasketballOffice Phone . . . [phone] institutional integrity, academic excel-
BestTimeto Reach Coach ContactSID lence,andtoservicetothecommunity.
MEDIA INFORMATION
Tom GolaArena has limited seatingforworkingmedia. J WHY WE ARE
Allseatingrequestswillbe handled onafirst-come, J THE EXPLORERS
first-served basis.Allgamedaypressand photo pass
requestsforhomeand awaygamesshould be madeat La Salle University's nickname - the
least24 hoursin advance.Allinterviewrequestsfor Explorers - was announced by the
coachesorplayersshould bedirected to Marc Mullen. Collegian in March 1932 as the winning
entry to a student contest. However, in
ON THE FRONTCOVER: Senior Margaret Elderton the fall of1931, a Baltimore sportswriter
covering the La Salle/St. John's (Md.)
ON THE BACKCOVER (clockwisestartinglower
football game erroneously alluded to
left): JuniorsTara Lapetina,JamieWalsh, Morgan
La Salle as being named for the French
Robertson, Danielle Mickiewicz, and Antonia Gale.
explorer La Salle, notSt.John Baptistde
La Salle. Were the two events related?
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LA SALLE BASKETBALL ' 7 2008-09 OPPONENTS 777 THE UNIVERSITY 1
Class Pictures 1 Villanova 72 University President
Quick Facts/Table ofContents .2-3 Long Island 72 Brother Michael £5
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Philadelphia 4-5 Delaware 72 McGinniss, FSC, PhD 112
La Salle University 6-8 Drexel 72 DirectorofAthletics
New Locker Room 9 Miami (OH) 73 Dr. Thomas Brennan 113
Academic Support Services . . .10-11 St. Mary's 73 AthleticAdministration 114-115
AcademicAil-Americans 12 Indiana 73 Athletic Department Coaches
Team GPAAwards/All-Americans . .13 Radford 73 and Staff 116-117
CommunityService 14 Morgan State 74 Strength and Conditioning 118
Binghamton 74 AthleticTraining 119
COACHING STAFF
Lafayette 74 Campus Map 120-121
Head Coach Tom Lochner 16-17 Loyola (MD) 74 Tom GolaArena 122
Associate Head Coach Rider 75 Directionsto Campus 122
Chrissie Doogan 18 Valparaiso 75
MEDIA INFORMATION
Assistant Coach Mimi Riley 19 Lehigh 75 #«?£?
Assistant Coach StaceySmalls . . .20 North Florida 75 Game Day Information 124
DirectorofBasketball Operation Penn 76 Media Outlets/Credits 125
ohn Donahue 21 Saint Bonaventure 76 Radio/TV 126
Women's Basketball Support Staff Richmond 76 Watch the Explorers 127
22-23 Saint Louis 76 Photo Roster 128
2008-09 Roster 24 Temple jy
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Rhode Island 77
Margaret Elderton 26-27 George Washington jj
Antonia Gale 28-29 Saint Joseph's 78
Tara Lapetina 30-31 Charlotte 78
Danielle Mickiewicz 32-33 Xavier 78
Morgan Robertson 34-35 Dayton 781
Jamie Walsh 36-37 Duquesne 79
Chelsea Conner 38-39 Massachusetts 79
Ashley Gale 40-41 Atlantic 10 Map 79
ShellySzmyt 42-43 A-10 Championship Information .80
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Nadia Duncan 44
Jenna Gilbert 44
Michele McCaughern 45
Jessica Walton 45
Roster Map 46
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Game Results 49
Individual Stats 50
Team Stats 51
Atlantic 10 Review 52-53
Big 5 Review 54"55
Recaps and Box Scores
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East Coast and the fifth largest
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whilesupportinga metropolitan
population of5.7 million.The
cradle ofdemocracy, Philadelphia
is hometothe Liberty Bell and
Independence Hall,where our
countryfirsttookshape and our
forefatherswrotethe Declaration
ofIndependence,theArticles
ofConfederation and the
Constitution. CenterCity boasts
hundreds ofgalleries featuring
the latest in painting, sculpture,
photographyand video art,
includingtheworld-renowned
Philadelphia Museum ofArt and
the Barnes Foundation.
Philadelphia also supports
the nation's largest and most
developed city parksystem
(Fairmount Park) that offers
8,700 acres oftrees and trails
windingthe length ofthe city.
Center City's South Street,
Boathouse Row alongthe
Schuylkill River,
the Delaware
Waterfront and
Manayunk, a canal
neighborhood with
some ofthe best
shops and
restaurants in
the tri-state area,
are also unique
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Eagles (football)
Flyers (hockey)
Phantoms (hockey)
Wings (lacrosse)
Kixx(men'ssoccer)
Soul (arena football)
PHILADELPHIA
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1689 First Public School
1731 First Public Library
1746 First Stock Exchange
1755 First Hospital
1780 First American Bank
1874 First Zoo
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As reported bythe NCAA, La Salle has a graduation
success rate of90 percent ofourstudent-athletes.
This exceeds the average rate of77 percent for
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The wide variety ofservice initiatives led
by University Ministryand Service earned
La Salle University a spot on the President
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La Salle is ranked amongthe
top 20 universities and top 10
Catholic universities in its
category by U.S. Newsand
Ql WorldReport's "America's
Best Colleges."The category,
Universities: Master's North
Region, is comprised of171
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are Catholic. Ratings are based
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reputation combined with data
on students, strength offaculty,
financial resources, alumni
support, and graduation rate.
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The University has expanded and renovated
West Campus, the formerGermantown
Hospital property, where classes and labs for
the School of Nursingand Health Sciences
are conducted. Nursingstudents are joined
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La Salle had 15 NCAAAcademicAll-Americans, Science and in Nutrition.
29 All-ConferenceAll-Academic members,
12 Philadelphia InquirerAcademicAll-Area
honorees, and 183 A-10 Commissioner's
Honor Roll members
THE FUTURE OF SCIEHCE
Full-scale renovations are now underwayfor Holroyd
Hall, featuringthe Hugh and Nancy Devlin Centerfor
Science andTechnology,which will add approximately
38,000 square feetto provide state-of-the-art
classrooms, labs, officesand student space.
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Approximately 85 percent of La Salle's student-
athletes are accounted for in contributing over
4,000 hours ofcommunity service throughout the
course ofa year. ProjectTeamWork -a community
service initiative sponsored bythe athletic
department - was honored forthe seventh
consecutive year bythe National Consortium for
Academics and Sports for its community service
and youth outreach programs.
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Explore U is a five-stage
careerexploration model
that has been developed for
undergraduate students at
La Salle. The model is
designed to provide all
students with the resources
needed to explore theirvalues,
interests, skills, and goals as
related to theirchoice of
majors and career paths.
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La Salle has graduated 60
students who have been
named Fulbright Scholars.
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