Weekly Release #4
11/26/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Upcoming Schedule
Thursday, Nov. 29 -- vs. Marquette (Crisler Arena), 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 2 -- vs. Notre Dame (Grand Rapids, Mich.), 3 p.m.
Fri-Sun., Dec. 7-9 -- at Big Ten/Pac-10 Challenge (Seattle, Wash.)
Dec. 7 -- vs. Washington State, 6 p.m. PST
Dec. 9 -- at Washington, 3 p.m. PST
| #16 (AP)/#17 (ESPN/USA Today) Michigan vs. Marquette | |
| When | Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001 (7 p.m.) |
| Site | Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Arena/13,562) |
| Television | UMTV (channel 22 on Comcast) |
| Radio | WTKA AM-1050 |
| Series Record | Marquette leads, 2-1 |
| Last Meeting | Marquette, 67-58 (12/10/00 in Milwaukee, Wis.) |
| Coaches | Michigan -- Sue Guevara (Saginaw Valley, 1982) Overall: 96-54 (6th season); School: same Marquette -- Terri Mitchell (Duquesne, 1989) Overall: 100-50 (6th season); School: same |
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| #16 (AP)/#17 (ESPN/USA Today) Michigan vs. #23 Notre Dame | |
| When | Sunday, Dec. 2, 2001 (approx. 3 p.m.) |
| Site | Grand Rapids, Mich. (Van Andel Arena/12,000) |
| Television | None |
| Radio / Web | TBD |
| Series Record | Notre Dame leads, 7-3 |
| Last Meeting | Notre Dame, 88-54 (3/19/01 in South Bend, Ind.) |
| Coaches | Michigan -- Sue Guevara (Saginaw Valley, 1982) Overall: 96-54 (6th season); School: same Notre Dame -- Muffet McGraw (St. Joseph's, Pa., 1977) Overall: 410-158 (20th season); School: 323-119 (15th season) |
Home Opener and Defending Champ on This Week's Docket
The University of Michigan women's basketball team (No. 16 AP, No. 17 USA Today/ESPN) returns home from a successful 2-0 weekend trip to New Hampshire and Syracuse for a huge week of action. The Wolverines finally open their 2001-02 home season vs. Marquette University on Thursday (Nov. 29, 7 p.m.) at Crisler Arena. The Wolverines follow up their home opener with a rematch vs. defending national champion and No. 23 Notre Dame at the Women's College Basketball Showcase on Sunday (Dec. 2, approx. 3 p.m.) at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich. The Wolverines and Fighting Irish will be the second game of a doubleheader following the matchup between Marquette and Michigan State at 1 p.m. Michigan will be looking to avenge defeats at the hands of both Marquette and Notre Dame from a year ago.
The Story
Marquette stopped a five-game Michigan win streak last December with a 67-58 win at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wis. The Fighting Irish ended Michigan's NCAA Tournament run a year ago with an 88-54 victory over the Maize and Blue in the second round at the Joyce Center in South Bend, Ind. Michigan was the second of six Notre Dame victims on its way to the national championship. The Wolverines' meeting with Notre Dame will be their second this season vs. a team ranked in the top 25. Michigan dropped an 81-66 decision to then-No. 6 Louisiana Tech in its season opener on Nov. 16 in Ruston, La.
On the Air
Michigan's home opener vs. Marquette will be aired via radio on WTKA AM-1050 in Ann Arbor with Dennis Fithian doing the play-by-play. It will also be televised by UMTV (channel 22 on Comcast) with Doug Karsch providing the play-by-play and Brian Hartley doing color commentary. A potential radio broadcast of the Notre Dame game on Sunday has yet to be determined.
The Scouting Report
Marquette -- The Golden Eagles (1-2) are members of Conference USA and earned their first win of the season last Wednesday (Nov. 21) with an 88-50 win over Alaska Anchorage ... Marquette opened the season with losses vs. No. 8/7 Iowa State (68-50, Nov. 17) and vs. Iowa (69-54, Nov. 20) ... The win over Alaska Anchorage gave Marquette coach Terri Mitchell her 100th career victory ... Marquette finished last season 13-15 overall, 8-8 in conference and broke a string of two straight Conference USA American Division regular-season titles and four consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament ... Guard Kristi Johnson leads Marquette in scoring this season (11.3 ppg) ... Marquette on the Internet: www.gomarquette.com.
Notre Dame -- The No. 23 Fighting Irish (1-2) of the Big East are the defending national champions ... Notre Dame opened its season with a 42-35 win over Valparaiso (Nov. 18) before falling at No. 20 Colorado State (72-66, Nov. 21) and at Arizona (72-70, Nov. 24) ... Notre Dame faces Army at home on Monday (Nov. 26) before facing the Wolverines in Grand Rapids on Sunday (Dec. 2) ... Notre Dame's top returning player is All-America candidate Alicia Rattay at guard, who is averaging 15.3 points this season ... Rattay is one of two Notre Dame returning starters from last season's national championship team ... Notre Dame on the Internet: www.und.com.
Michigan-Marquette Last Season
The Wolverines rode into Milwaukee, Wis., last season on a five-game win streak and boasting a 6-2 mark on the season, including a victory over eighth-ranked Louisiana Tech in their season opener. The Wolverines led 33-31 at the break, but shot just .321 (9-28) from the field in the second half en route to a 67-58 defeat. Marquette out-rebounded Michigan by a margin of 44-35 and knocked down six triples in the victory. Just a freshman, Jennifer Smith (Lansing, Mich./DeWitt HS) led the Wolverines with 13 points on 6-6 shooting while LeeAnn Bies (Lakeview, Mich./Lakeview HS) collected a double-double with 10 points and 10 boards. However, Michigan's backcourt of Anne Thorius and Alayne Ingram (Lansing, Mich./Waverly HS) shot a combined 5-22 from the field.
Michigan-Marquette Series
Michigan and Marquette's meeting will be the fourth all-time between the schools and first in Ann Arbor since 1993. The Wolverines are 0-1 all-time at home vs. Marquette. Sue Guevara is 0-1 all-time vs. Marquette.
Michigan All-Time Results vs. Marquette (1-2)
Date W/L Score Site 12/18/93 L 70-83 H 11/26/95 W 65-60 A 12/10/00 L 58-67 A
Michigan-Notre Dame Last Season
The Wolverines get an early shot this season at facing the team that ended their 2000-01 season when they face Notre Dame on Sunday (Dec. 2). Notre Dame, on its way to the program's first-ever national championship, defeated the Wolverines 88-54 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the Joyce Center in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame pulled away late in the first half and took a 44-28 lead into the break, which it expanded throughout the second half. Raina Goodlow (Detroit, Mich./Dominican HS) led Michigan with 16 points, while Jennifer Smith chipped in with 10 points and a career-best 12 boards for her third double-double of the season.
Michigan-Notre Dame Series
After winning the first two meetings in the series, Michigan has dropped seven of the last eight decisions between the schools. Michigan's last win in the series was also its last home game when its beat Notre Dame 75-64 on Dec. 2, 1984, at Crisler Arena. Sue Guevara is 0-1 all-time vs. Notre Dame.
Michigan All-Time Results vs. Notre Dame (3-7)
Date W/L Score Site 12/8/79 W(OT) 66-60 A 2/20/81 W 96-65 H 1/24/82 L 48-71 A 12/12/82 L 58-68 H 12/9/83 L 50-66 A 12/2/84 W 75-64 H 12/5/85 L 71-76 A 12/13/91 L 79-99 A 12/12/92 L 54-62 A 3/19/01 L 54-88 A
Guevara vs. the Big East
Head coach Sue Guevara enters Sunday's tilt vs. Notre Dame with a 4-1 career mark vs. the Big East. Guevara was 3-0 all-time vs. the Big East before losing to eventual national champion Notre Dame 88-54 in the second round of last season's NCAA Tournament.
Guevara All-Time vs. Big East
11/25/01 at Syracuse W, 84-76 3/19/01 at Notre Dame L, 54-88 12/7/00 vs. Syracuse W, 82-65 11/30/99 vs. Providence W, 79-66 11/21/97 vs. St. Johns W, 72-55
Michigan at the Showcase
Michigan faced Western Michigan last season in the first-ever Women's Collegiate Basketball Showcase at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich. The Wolverines defeated Western Michigan 84-56 behind double-doubles by Michigan post players Jennifer Smith and LeeAnn Bies. Smith led the Wolverines with 18 points and 10 rebounds while Bies chipped in 14 points and 10 boards. Michigan led just 38-33 at the half but turned up the defense in the second half and held the Broncos to a mark of just .240 (6-25) from the field in the second half. Alayne Ingram also dropped in 20 points, six assists and just one turnover in the win.
Michigan at Van Andel Arena
The Wolverines made their first-ever appearance at Van Andel Arena in last year's Showcase and then went on to play in the arena two more times during the 2001 Big Ten Tournament. Michigan went 2-1 last season, beating Western Michigan (84-56, Dec. 3) and then No. 19 Penn State (66-60, March 2) in a Big Ten quarterfinal before falling to ninth-ranked Purdue (74-55, March 3) in a Big Ten semifinal. Michigan owned the second half in their three meetings at Van Andel, outscoring its opponents 124-97. Overall, Michigan outscored its opponents 68.3-63.3 in those three contests while shooting .438 (74-169) from the field.
Drawing a Crowd
Last season's Women's Collegiate Basketball Showcase, which pitted Michigan State and Eastern Michigan in the game preceding the Wolverines' win over Western Michigan, drew a crowd of 5,216. That crowd was the fifth largest regular-season crowd Michigan played in front of last season. The Michigan-Purdue Big Ten semifinal tilt drew a crowd of 7,781, which was the fifth-largest crowd to see Michigan play last season in any game.
Michigan Wins Pair Over Holiday Trip
A Thanksgiving weekend trip for road contests at New Hampshire (Nov. 23) and Syracuse (Nov. 25) proved a successful tune-up for the Wolverines' home opener. Michigan opened the trip on Friday night with an 81-61 win over New Hampshire in front of 1,153 fans at Lundholm Gymnasium in Durham, N.H. Led by 21 points from freshman Tabitha Pool (Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron HS), who was making her first career start, the Wolverines overcame a two-point halftime deficit to outscore the Wildcats 41-19 in the second half. Raina Goodlow and Jennifer Smith each chipped in with 15 points in the win.
On Sunday afternoon, the Wolverines faced a 3-0 Syracuse team that was opening its own home schedule. Michigan jumped out early with red-hot shooting, the Wolverines shot .620 (31-50) for the game, including 8-12 from the three-point line, and led 47-31 at the half. Eleven second-half turnovers by U-M helped Syracuse cut the lead into single digits, but Alayne Ingram scored 17 of her game-high 25 points to help put the Orangewomen away.
Milestone Win
Michigan's win over New Hampshire was the 300th in the history of the program. Since the program began in 1973-74 the Wolverines have won 15 games or more on just six occasions, however, five of those seasons have occurred in the first five years of Sue Guevara's tenure as head coach. Michigan is now 301-430 overall and 217-319 since joining the NCAA in the 1982-83 season.
Freebies
Michigan, which matched a single-game team record with 30 free throws made in its 67-52 win over Detroit on Nov. 18, continued to shine at the charity stripe last weekend. In wins over New Hampshire and Syracuse, Michigan knocked down 27-29 from the line to run its season total to 73-90 (.811). On the other hand, Michigan's opponents have attempted just 40 charity tosses, making 25 for a season mark of .625. Michigan's mark of .933 (14-15) vs. Syracuse ranks fifth all-time for a single game. In fact, the Maize and Blue drilled its first 14 free throws of the day before Susana Jara (Quito, Ecuador/Tustin HS, Calif.) missed the front end of a one-and-one with less than a minute to play.
Best U-M Single-Game Free Throw Pct. (min. 15 attempts)
1. 1.000 vs. Illinois (3/5/87) 2. .952 vs. Ohio State (2/24/91) 3. .944 vs. Cincinnati (12/6/98) 4. .941 vs. Central Michigan (12/3/91) 5. .933 at Syracuse (11/25/01)
For Starters
Freshman forward Tabitha Pool received her first career start in Michigan's 81-61 win over New Hampshire. In addition to leading the Wolverines with 21 points in 34 minutes of action, Pool also grabbed career bests in rebounds (six), assists (three) and steals (three). Pool is also the only Wolverine with at least one triple in each of Michigan's first four games.
Making a Point
Senior guard Susana Jara made just the second and third starts of her career in the Wolverine wins over Syracuse and New Hampshire. Jara, a former walk-on, took over the duties of point guard and came through with a career-high six assists to go with just one turnover in the victory over Syracuse. Two days earlier, Jara collected a career-best five thefts during the Wolverines win over New Hampshire. Jara drilled her first career triple vs. New Hampshire only to come back two days later with a pair of trifectas vs. Syracuse.
Debuts
A pair of Michigan freshmen, forward BreAnne McPhilamy (Portage, Mich./Portage Northern HS) and guard Sierra Hauser-Price (Van Nuys, Calif./Notre Dame Prep), made their collegiate debuts in Michigan's win over New Hampshire. Fellow freshman Katrina Mason (Detroit, Mich./Murray-Wright HS), making her second career appearance, collected her first points as a Wolverine with a pair of free throws in the same contest.
Break Out
Senior forward Raina Goodlow broke through some early season struggles with a 15-point, seven-rebound performance in the win over New Hampshire. Among her six field goals in that contest was her first triple of the season. Goodlow also matched a career best with a game-high six assists from her frontcourt position.
Sharing the Ball
Sophomore forward Stephanie Gandy (Detroit, Mich./Northern HS), who had just 38 assists all of last season, leads the Wolverines with 12 assists through the first four games this season. Gandy also got on track offensively in the win over Syracuse with 14 points on 5-10 shooting from the field and 4-4 from the line.
Approaching History
Senior guard Alayne Ingram, who matched a career high with five triples in the win over Syracuse, is now within one three-point field goal of matching the school record of 134 that was set by Molly Murray from 1995-98. Murray is currently the Wolverines' Director of Basketball Operations after a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Butler University.
U-M Career Three-Point Field Goal Leaders
1. Molly Murray (1995-98) 134 2. ALAYNE INGRAM (1999-present) 133 3. Anne Thorius (1998-2001) 102
Perfect from the Line
Sophomore center Jennifer Smith, who last year ranked fourth in the Big Ten in free throw percentage (.814, 70-86), has started the season perfect from the line (13-13) through the first four games. Smith has also scored in double figures off the bench in three of the first four games this season.
Movin' Up
Michigan's two wins this weekend helped the Wolverines move up in both polls this week (Nov. 26). The Wolverines jumped three positions to 16th in the latest Associated Press Poll and climbed one spot to 17th in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll.
Schedule, Part 1
The Wolverines will be road warriors in 2001-02 with nine of their first 10 games on the road and just 10 total home tilts among their 27-game regular-season schedule.
Schedule, Part 2
Michigan, which set a school record last season with five victories over ranked opponents, will face eight 2001 NCAA Tournament teams a total of 11 times in its regular-season schedule, including contests against the defending NCAA champion (Notre Dame) and national runner-up (Purdue). Michigan faces Notre Dame on Dec. 2 (3 p.m.) at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich., before facing the Boilermakers twice (Dec. 30 at 2 p.m. CST, Feb. 17 at 5 p.m.). Michigan also faces Elite Eight teams Louisiana Tech and Washington on the road.
WOLVERINE PROBABLES (Stats from 2001-02)
Pos No Player Yr. Ht. PPG RPG F 1 Tabitha Pool Fr. 6-1 12.8 4.5 F 32 Raina Goodlow Sr. 6-2 7.3 6.0 C 44 LeeAnn Bies Jr. 6-3 17.0 6.5 G 40 Alayne Ingram Sr. 5-7 15.7 3.0* G 4 Susana Jara Sr. 5-7 3.3 2.8* * assists per game
2001-02 Top 25 Polls (11/26/01)
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