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Women's Basketball Game Notes - Lehigh at Navy

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Navy Outlook

The Navy women's basketball team will be in search of its first Patriot League victory of the season Wednesday night when the Midshipmen play host to Lehigh in a 5:15 p.m. game at Alumni Hall.

Navy Review

Navy's season thus far can be best summed in one word -- streaky. After opening the season with a loss at the College of Charleston, the Mids put together back-to-back victories before suffering back-to-back losses. Navy responded by winning six-straight games -- its longest winning streak since the 1998-99 campaign -- but has since lost its last four games.

Navy closed the nonconference season with an 8-5 record -- the most nonconference wins since the Mids recorded nine during the 1998-99 season -- then fell in overtime at Holy Cross and lost to Bucknell Saturday in Alumni Hall.

Navy's offense never managed to find a rhythm against the Bison, as Navy shot a season-low 28.8 percent from the field. Compounding difficulties for the Mids was committing a season-high 27 turnovers on the afternoon.

Courtney Davidson was held to a season-low nine points in the game, ending a streak of five-straight games in which she had scored over 20 points. She continues to lead the Mids -- as well as be ranked nationally -- in scoring (19.8 ppg), free throw percentage (92%), three-point field goals made per game (2.7) and three-point field goal percentage (51.3%).

With 10 points, Bryanna Herring was the lone Mid to score in double figures against Bucknell. She has hit double-figure points in five-straight games and is averaging 14 points and eight rebounds during that span.

On the year, Herring ranks second on the team with 12.8 points per game, and leads the Mids with 6.8 rebounds and 19 blocked shots.

Maile Shimoda scored nine points against Bucknell, a number she has hit or surpassed in 10-straight games. She ranks third on the squad with a scoring average of 11.7 points per game, and leads Navy with 55 assists and 24 steals.

As a team, Navy is scoring 67.5 points per game, shooting 39.7 percent from the field, and 76.7 percent from the charity stripe.

Navy foes are scoring 67.1 points per game, shooting 40.7 percent from the field and converting 35.4 percent of its three-point shots.

Navy is barely outrebounding its foes, 38.6-37.5 rebounds per game, and is committing one more turnover a game than it is forcing (20-19.1).

Lehigh Preview

Lehigh travels to Annapolis having split its first-two games of the league season and with a 5-10 record on the year. The Mountain Hawks have dropped seven of their last eight games.

As a team, Lehigh is averaging 63.1 points per game, while allowing foes to score 71 points per contest. The Mountain Hawks are shooting 39.6 percent from the field, 33.9 percent from behind the three-point line and 76.1 percent from the foul line. Lehigh opponents are shooting 42.8 percent from the field and 37 percent from three-point land.

Anne Tierney leads the Mountain Hawks in both scoring (16.3 ppg) and rebounding (9.4 rpg).

Series History

Navy holds a 15-10 advantage in the series with Lehigh, including a 8-4 mark in games played in Annapolis.

The two teams split last season's games, with both winning on the road.

Lehigh has won three of the last four and four of the last six games in the series.

A Look Ahead

Navy will play at Colgate, Saturday at 1 p.m.

Adrienne Roseti to Play Wednesday

Adrienne Roseti has received medical clearance to play Wednesday against Lehigh.

The sophomore frontcourt player received a deep bruise on her lower left leg during Navy's Dec. 29 game at Columbia. The bruise later became infected, causing her absence from Navy's last four games.

Navy lost all-four games she did not play in.

Adrienne started all 28 games for Navy last season while averaging just under nine points and eight rebounds a contest and setting a Navy freshman record with 21 blocked shots. This season, Roseti has averaged 6.3 points and 4.5 rebounds a game.

Seeing the World

The Navy women's basketball team has spent the majority of the season on the road. The year began with Navy playing six of its first seven games on the road, with all six road games being played in different states. So far this season, the Mids have played nine road games in eight different states including South Carolina (College of Charleston), Florida (Jacksonville), California (San Diego State), Maryland (Towson), New York (Albany, Columbia), West Virginia (Marshall), Colorado (Air Force) and Massachusetts (Holy Cross).

All told, the Mids will play 14 road games in nine different states this season, traveling a total of 15,048 miles.

Navy Travel Odometer (Direct miles used)

Miles Traveled this Season 12,768

Roundtrip Miles vs. Lehigh 0

Miles Remaining 2,280

Total Miles on Season 15,048

On the Road

Navy has already won four road games this season after winning three last year and just one during the 1999-2000 campaign. With one more victory away from Alumni Hall, Navy will match its total of road wins for the 1998-99 season.

Navy Road Win Totals - Last Five Years

7 1997-98

5 1998-99

4 2001-02

3 2000-01

1 1999-2000

Close Calls

Eight of Navy's 15 games this season have been decided by 10 points or less, with five games decided by four points or less.

Patriot League Predictions

Navy was tabbed to place sixth in the Patriot League.

2001-02 Patriot League Pre-Season Poll

Rk. School (1st Votes) Pts.

1 Holy Cross (13) 96

2 Bucknell (3) 87

3 Lehigh 64

4 American 54

5 Army 48

6 Navy 46

7 Colgate 32

8 Lafayette 21

Common Opponents

Navy and the rest of the Patriot League will face a number of common opponents this year:

Air Force

Navy Air Force, 85-69

Army Air Force, 77-52

Albany

Navy Navy, 69-55

Army Albany, 65-63

Bucknell Bucknell, 64-45

Colgate Colgate, 77-66

Lafayette Albany, 74-62

Columbia

Navy Navy, 81-70

Army Columbia, 64-61

Colgate Columbia, 67-63

Lehigh Lehigh, 67-58

Marshall

Navy Navy, 71-61

American American, 89-87

UMBC

Navy Navy, 47-45

American UMBC, 75-69

Lehigh UMBC, 71-57

Towson

Navy Towson, 55-54

American American, 69-60

Three-Point Shots

Navy is continuing to have great success from behind the three-point line this season, one year after it set a Patriot League record with 176 three-point field goals made.

Individually last season, both Maile Shimoda and Courtney Davidson smashed the Navy freshman record of 30 three-point field goals, finishing with 48 and 47, respectively.

This season, Navy has made 88 three-point field goals, an average of 5.9 per game. Davidson has accounted for 40 triples this season, with Shimoda second with 26.

Navy drilled 11 three-pointers both at Air Force and at Holy Cross, tying the mark for third-most triples made in a game (Navy record is 14). The Mids have made six or more three-pointers in nine games this year, including five of the last six.

The Midshipmen have made at least one three-point field goal in 124 consecutive games. The last time Navy was held without a three pointer was Nov. 23, 1997, vs. Sacramento State.

Three's - Part II

Davidson and Shimoda both have moved into the top-10 in Navy history for most three-point field goals made in a career:

Navy 3-Point FG Made - Career

Pl. 3FGM Player (Years)

3. 119 Heather Brand (1990-93)

4. 87 Courtney Davidson (2001-02)

5. 85 Jennifer Bombinski (1998-01)

6. 79 Hilary Goodrich (1999-2000)

7. 74 Maile Shimoda (2001-02)

Accepting Charity

Navy has had great success at the free throw line through the first part of the season, connecting on a Patriot League-best 75.9 percent of its free throw attempts.

o The Mids shot 93.3 percent (14-of-15) from the free throw line against Bucknell, the second-highest team free throw percentage in Navy history (trails only a 24-of-25, 96-percent performance, Dec. 7, 1998 vs. Delaware).

oNavy converted 14-of-15 second-half free throws, as well as 21-of-24 attempts at Jacksonville.

oNavy made 17-of-20 second-half free throws, as well as 22-of-26 at Marshall.

oThe Mids made 14-of-14 free throws in the final 1:52 at Columbia. Navy was successful on 25 of its 30 shots from the line against the Lions.

Individually, Courtney Davidson, whose 76.7 percent shooting from the free throw line last season was the second-best percentage by a Navy freshman, leads the league at 92 percent.

Courtney Davidson

Last year, Davidson scored 324 points and joined Colleen Cassidy (1978-79) as the only freshmen to lead Navy in scoring. At the end of the year, she was named Second-Team All-Patriot League and garnered all-rookie team honors.

This year, Davidson has scored 20 or more points in nine games - including a career-high 28 in the season opener at the College of Charleston - and has scored in double figures in all but one of the 14 games she has played in.

Davidson leads the league in scoring (19.8 ppg), free throw percentage (92%), three-point field goal percentage (51.3%) and stands second three-point field goals made a game (2.86).

o Scored at least 20 points in five-straight games from Dec. 20-Jan. 8, with averages of 25.6 points, 4.0 three-point field goals and 5.8 rebounds per game.

o Recorded first career double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds at Holy Cross.

o Drilled a career-high six three-point field goals and totaled 27 points at Air Force.

o Named Patriot League Player of the Week on Dec. 31 when she averaged 20.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, while also shooting 58 percent from the field, 64 percent from three-point land and converted 14 of 15 free throw attempts against UMES, Winthrop and Columbia.

o Scored 20-second half points on her way to a game-high 26 points at Columbia, while also grabbing a game-high six rebounds.

o Missed the first game of her career Dec. 16 vs. UMBC due to a right ankle injury.

o Named to Navy Classic (Dec. 19-20) All-Tournament Team after scoring 10 points in 20 minutes of action against UMES, then poured in 25 points while tying a Navy Classic record with five three-point field goals against Winthrop.

o Davidson was held to 14 points against Appalachian State, but scored on a three-quarter court drive with less than four seconds remaining to give Navy a 72-71 victory.

o Tied career-high with five assists at Towson.

o Made four or more three-point field goals in six games.

Davidson has done more than just score points this season, grabbing at least four rebounds in all but two games and ranking second on the team with 70 rebounds, 29 assists and 21 steals.

Davidson - Part II

o Has shot 50 percent or better from the floor in nine games.

o Davidson has played 40 minutes in six games this season, including all 45 minutes of Navy's overtime game at Holy Cross.

o Her 20 second-half points at Columbia marked the first time since Hilary Goodrich in Feb. of 2000 a Mid scored 20 or more points in one half.

o Recorded point number 600 in her career against Bucknell (42 career games).

Davidson's Milestone Points

Point Date Opp. Game # How

100 J2, 01 Air Force 12 FG

200 J24, 01 at Army 18 3FG

300 F21, 01 at Colgate 26 3FG

400 N25, 01 at SDSU 32 3FG

500 D29, 01 at Columbia 38 3FG

600 J12, 02 Bucknell 42 FG

Bryanna Herring

Bryanna Herring has continued her strong play since the start of the 2001-02 season.

o Averaging 14 points and eight rebounds a game over the last-five contests.

o Just missed double-doubles in back-to-back games with 13 points and nine rebounds at both Air Force and Holy Cross.

o Recorded double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Valparaiso.

o Made nine of 11 shots from the field on her way to a 22-point effort at Columbia.

o At San Diego State, Herring scored 19 points and tallied nine rebounds. At Towson, Herring scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.

o Against Appalachian State, Herring scored 14 points and grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds

for the second double-double of her career. Eight of her rebounds came on the offensive end.

o Played just 23 minutes at Jacksonville, but scored in double figures in both halves and finished the day with a career-high 25 points. Herring connected on nine of 14 attempts from the field and drilled seven of her eight free throw attempts against the Dolphins. Herring also led Navy with eight rebounds and added three steals.

o Has made nine field goals in three games this season.

o Has scored at least 10 points in 10 games.

Navy Depth

Don't be surprised to see a lot of players shuttle in and out of the Navy lineup this season. Head coach Joe Sanchez has used a minimum of nine players in each of Navy's games this season, with 11 or more players taking to the court in all but two contests.

Game # of Mids Playing

at Coll. of Charleston 12

at Jacksonville 11

Appalachian State 11

at San Diego State 11

at Towson 11

at Albany 15

at Marshall 13

UMBC 10

UMES 15

Winthrop 13

at Columbia 11

Valparaiso 14

at Air Force 13

at Holy Cross 9

Bucknell 12

Second-Half Team

Through the first part of the year, Navy has proven to be a second-half team, having scored more points in the second half of 10 of their 13 games thus far. Navy is averaging just 30.4 points per first half, but is scoring 36.4 points per second half. Navy has scored 40 or more points in the first half of just one game this year, but have surpassed 40 points in six second halves.

Navy by Half First Second

Points Scored 457 547

Scoring Average 30.7 36.4

20-29 Point Halves 7 4

30-39 Point Halves 7 5

40+ Point Halves 1 6

Maile Shimoda

Maile Shimoda capped off her pre-holiday slate of games by being named MVP of the Navy Classic. The sophomore guard scored 10 points and tied a career high with eight assists against Maryland-Eastern Shore, then in the title game scored 11 of her 13 points in the second half against Winthrop.

o Shimoda was key down the stretch of Navy's victory over UMBC, scoring the last-five points of the game, including the decisive two free throws with 7.2 seconds left in the game.

o Against Marshall, Shimoda grabbed a career-high seven rebounds and drilled a season-high four three-point field goals on her way to Navy scoring honors with 19 points.

o Playing for the first time in her collegiate career in her home state of California, Shimoda made a trio of three-point field goals and totalled 14 points at San Diego State.

o Against Appalachian State, Shimoda scored all but three of her team-high 18 points after halftime, while accounting for six of Navy's final-10 points.

o Recorded the 100th assist of her career Dec. 16 against UMBC.

Super Sophs

Navy's eight-member sophomore class has continued its strong play from last season when they were freshmen.

Navy's sophomore class scored:

o 67 of Navy's 69 points at San Diego State

o 56 of Navy's 61 points at Marshall

o 79 of 81 points at Columbia

On the year, sophomores are accounting for nearly 87 percent of Navy's scoring.

Navy's Class of '04

'00-01 '01-02

Stat as freshmen as sophs

Starts 84 of 140 68 of 75

Led in Scoring 23 of 28 15 of 15

Led in Rebounding 21 of 28 13 of 15

Scored 10+ Points 52 39

Scored 20+ Points 8 10

Pct. of Navy Points 62.2% 86.4%

1148 of 1848 868 of 1012

Abi Campbell

Abi Campbell had what everyone hopes will be the breakout game of her career last Saturday at Air Force. The freshman guard/forward drilled all four three-point attempts after halftime to finish with a 12 points against the Falcons, then scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds at Holy Cross.

Campbell has made four starts this season.

Campbell's Stats as a starter

Opp. FG-A 3FG-A FT-A Reb Pts.

UMBC 1-6 0-3 0-1 6 2

UMES 2-6 1-3 4-4 2 9

Holy Cross 5-9 3-7 0-1 7 13

Bucknell 3-9 2-8 0-0 8 8

Totals 11-30 6-21 4-6 23 32

Block Party

After totaling just 39 blocks all of last season, Navy players have already rejected 40 shots this season.

On its current pace, the Mids would block a total of 75 shots this season, which would be the most by a Navy team since the 1994-95 team totalled 82 blocks.

Blocks Part II

Leading the way with blocked shots this season has been Bryanna Herring and Adrienne Roseti. Herring leads the team with 19, while Roseti is close behind her at 10.

Herring's 19 blocks this season is already the fifth-most blocks recorded by a sophomore, while Roseti has moved into seventh place on Navy's career blocked shot list.

Navy Blocked Shots - Sophomores

Pl. Bl. Sh. Player (Year)

1. 30 Kim Cowling (1992)

2. 25 Laurie Coffey (1997)

3. 23 Yolanda Ray (1992)

4. 22 Adria Schneck (1995)

5. 19 Bryanna Herring (2002)

10 Adrienne Roseti (2002)

Navy Blocked Shots - Career

Pl. Bl. Sh. Player (Years)

5. 38 Adria Schneck (1994-97)

6. 32 Joanne Groth (1993-95)

7. 31 Adrienne Roseti (2001-02)

Navy's Rallies

Navy has rallied from both an eight-point and seven-point halftime deficit to win games this season.

The Mids trailed 41-34 at intermission to Appalachian State before rallying to post a 72-71 victory. Navy also found itself down 41-33 at Columbia before outscoring the Lions 48-29 in the second half for an 81-70 win.

Now in its 25th season, Navy has rallied to win games from halftime deficits of seven points or more just 13 times, with its largest comeback being 10 points (Feb. 12, 1987 vs. Towson; Dec. 20, 1998 vs. Mississippi).

Rallies Part II

Three times this season the Mids have rallied from double-digit deficits, twice to take the lead and once to close to within one point. This is no surprise, as Navy accomplished this feat five times last year.

Opp. Deficit (Time) Mgn. Became (Time)

App. State 24-37 (4:22) -13 48-47 (11:35)

SDSU 35-50 (12:24) -15 53-54 (7:29)

Holy Cross 36-47 (17:45) -11 61-57 (6:23)

For Starters

Navy has began games with seven different starting lineup combinations this season. Nine different players have started games this year, with only Maile Shimoda and Bryanna Herring receiving the starting nod in all 15 games.