1/2/2005 - Women's Basketball
Women's Basketball Game Notes

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01-03, DSU 01-05 Radford Game Notes

Navy Women's Basketball Game Day Information
Navy at Delaware State * Monday, Jan. 3 * 5 p.m.
Memorial Hall (3,000) * Dover, Del.
Navy Radio -- none
The Series -- Navy leads, 4-0
Last Game -- Navy 57, Delaware State 37 (D23, 2004; Annapolis, Md.)


Navy -- 4-6
# Pos. Player PPG RPG
12 G Lauren Skrel 6.9 5.7*
30 G Ashley Pelzek 10.6 4.7
20 F Carly Meyer 11.0 5.0
41 F Nikki Curtis 11.4 6.3
44 C Kate Hobbs 8.8 4.5
* -- Assists Per Game

Last Game -- Air Force 72, Navy 62; D30, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Next Game -- at Radford; J5, Radford, Va.

Head Coach -- Tom Marryott (Castleton State '85)
Record at Navy -- 17-23 (Second Season)
Overall Record -- 17-23 (Second Season)


Delaware State -- 3-5
# Pos. Player PPG RPG
14 G Ashlee Burbage 4.6 1.4
21 G Talisha McCullough 5.3 2.4
33 F Lauryn Smith 6.5 2.3*
52 F Najmah Fauntleroy 9.9 5.8
34 C Tameka Nugent 2.3 3.3
* -- Assists Per Game

Last Game -- Delaware St. 53, Mount St. Mary's 40; D30, Jersey City, N.J.
Next Game -- Coppin State; J8, Dover, Del.

Head Coach -- Ed Davis; (West Virginia State '70)
Record at DSU -- 69-57 (Fifth Season)
Overall Record -- 234-111 (12th Season)


Game Day Information
Navy at Radford * Wednesday, Jan. 5 * 7 p.m.
Dedmon Center (5,000) * Radford, Va.
Navy Radio -- WNAV-AM 1430, www.wnav.com
The Series -- Tied, 1-1
Last Game -- Navy 74, Radford 68 (F4, 2004; Radford, Va.)


Radford -- 2-7
# Pos. Player PPG RPG
03 G Shavon Earp 10.0 5.0
22 G Taryn Causey 12.0 4.0*
25 G Jesse Brunjak 8.8 3.4
20 F Corrie Fertitta 4.1 6.0
34 C Alisha Jones 5.3 5.4
* -- Assists Per Game

Last Game -- at Norfolk State; J3, Norfolk, Va.
Next Game -- IPFW; J10, Radford, Va.

Head Coach -- Jeri Porter; (Liberty '91)
Record at Radford -- 26-39 (Third Season)
Overall Record -- 90-82 (Seventh Season)


Tipping Off
Navy will close out its preseason slate of games with a pair of road contests this week. The Mids will play Monday at Delaware State in a 5 p.m. game, then will play Wednesday at Radford with the tip scheduled for 7 p.m. The latter contest can be heard live on both WNAV-AM 1430 and www.wnav.com(,) with the pregame show starting at 6:45 p.m.


Navy Review
Navy ended the 2004 calendar year with a 72-62 loss at Air Force to drop its record to 4-6. The Falcons closed the first half on an 8-3 run to take a three-point lead into the locker rooms, then began the second half on an 11-2 run to put away the Mids. Navy missed 14 of its first 16 shots from the field in the second half.

Carly Meyer, who saw limited action in the first half due to foul trouble, scored 20 of her game-high 22 points after intermission.


Delaware State Preview
Since placing second to the Mids at the D22-23 Sheraton Barcelo Navy Classic, the Hornets placed third at the St. Peter's College Tournament to run their record to 3-5 on the season.

Najmah Fauntleroy leads the Hornets in scoring at 9.9 points a game, while Lauryn Smith is tops in rebounding (6.6 rpg), assists (2.3 apg) and steals (3.0 spg). As a team, Delaware State is averaging 48.6 points and 33.4 rebounds per game, while surrendering 56.4 points and 41.4 boards per contest. The Hornets are averaging nearly 12 steals a game and are forcing just under 21 turnovers a game.

Delaware State has won 22-straight home games dating back to early in the 2002-03 campaign.


Navy vs. Delaware State Series
Navy's 57-37 victory over Delaware State D23 improved its mark to 4-0 against the Hornets. Monday's game marks just the second meeting in Dover during the brief series -- D9, 1878.

In the most recent contest between the two programs, Navy held Delaware State to just 16 second half points on its way to claiming the Sheraton Barcelo Navy Classic championship. Navy's defense limited the Hornets to just 26-percent shooting in the game.


Conference Matchups
Navy has posted a 20-11 all-time record against teams from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, while Delaware State enters the game with an 0-9 mark against the Patriot League.


Radford Preview
Radford enters a J3 contest at Norfolk State with a 2-7 record on the season. Included in its record are a loss to future Navy foe Lafayette (63-47) and a victory over UMBC (47-42). The Mids dropped a 59-46 decision at UMBC earlier this year.

The Highlanders are led by Taryn Causey at 12 points per game and Shavon Earp at 10.0 points per game. Sarah Stevens and Corrie Fertitta are each hauling in six boards a contest.

Radford as a team is narrowly being outscored -- 59.6-52.6 -- and outrebounded -- 39.9-28.6 -- on the season.


Navy vs. Radford Series
The Mids picked up 74-68 a victory last season at Radford to even the young series at one game apiece.


Conference Matchups
Navy has recorded a 13-3 all-time record against teams from the Big South Conference, while Radford has three victories and three losses against the Patriot League.


Next Up
Navy will open its Patriot League season Saturday when the Midshipmen play host to Lafayette in Alumni Hall.


Ashley Pelzek
One of Navy's offensive sparks over the last five games has been Ashley Pelzek. The junior shooting guard entered the season having drained 14 career three-point field goals. Over the last five games alone she has connected on 17 triples and has made multiple treys in every contest, while averaging 14.2 points per game.

FG-A FG% 3FG-A 3FG% Pts.
Prov. 8-12 .667 5-9 .556 22
Jax 6-10 .600 3-4 .750 17
MSU 4-11 .364 3-7 .429 11
DSU 5-9 .556 4-8 .500 14
AF 3-9 .333 2-6 .333 8
Total 26-49 .530 17-34 .500 71


Lauren Skrel
Point guard Lauren Skrel continues to take good care of the basketball for the Mids. The junior leads the Patriot League in both assists per game -- 5.70 -- and in assist/turnover ratio -- 2.71.

Prior to Christmas she totaled 15 assists in the Sheraton Barcelo Navy Classic, the second-highest two-game total in tournament history, while turning the ball over a combined seven times.

She has tallied five or more assists in seven games this season, and recorded a double-double of points and assists against Providence (13 pts., 10 asts.) for only the 10th time in Navy history.


Nikki Curtis
An eight-point outing in Navy's D23 game against Delaware State marked just the second time this season in which Nikki Curtis has failed to score in double figures. The senior post player leads the Mids with 11.4 points per game, while also topping the Navy charts with 6.3 boards per contest.

Curtis entered this season with career averages of 2.3 points and 2.1 rebounds a game.


Rebounding
Since being outrebounded by seven boards D18 at Jacksonville, Navy has controlled the glass in each of its last three games. The Mids are a +38 in games against Morehead State (+22), Delaware State (+9) and Air Force (+7). In addition, after finishing the game against the Dolphins -11 in offensive rebounds, Navy is +20 on the offensive glass in its three games since.

On the season, Navy has outrebounded its opponents in eight games, leads the Patriot League in rebounding margin (+5.4) and ranks second in rebounds (39.0) and in rebounds allowed (+33.6).


Service Selections
Each of the three seniors on the Navy basketball team received their first choice for service assignment. Abi Campbell and LaTesha Ford will be surface warfare officers, while Nikki Curtis will become a Navy pilot.


Nearly 400 Wins
Now in its 28th season, Navy has totaled 399 victories in the program's history.

Win # Date Score
1 D7, 77 Navy 77, Johns Hopkins 33
100 J13, 84 Navy 60, West Liberty 52
200 J8, 91 Navy 74, Davis & Elkins 53
300 N19, 97 Navy 65, Iona 50
399 D23, 04 Navy 57, Delaware State 37


Top-Five Mids
Several Mids rank among the top-five players in the Patriot League in a number of statistical categories ...

Nikki Curtis
4th in offensive rebounds -- 2.50 rpg
5th in rebounds -- 6.3 rpg

Lauren Skrel
1st in assists -- 5.70 apg
1st in assists/turnover ratio -- 2.71

Kate Hobbs
5th in field goal pct. -- 49.2%

Ashley Pelzek
5th in 3-pt. FGM/Game -- 2.10
5th in 3-pt. field goal pct. -- 41.2%

Carly Meyer
1st in free throw pct. -- 87.5%
3rd in 3-pt. field goal pct. -- 42.9%

In the team rankings, Navy ranks first or second in six categories ...

1st in rebounding margin -- +5.4 rpg
2nd in scoring margin -- +1.7
2nd in 3-pt. field goal pct. -- 37.2%
2nd in rebounding -- 39.0 rpg
2nd in opponents rebounding -- 33.6 rpg
2nd in offensive rebounding -- 13.90 rpg


Home Sweet Home
Navy has posted a 4-0 record in home games this season, but is still in search of its first victory away from Annapolis. In addition to the difference in record, Navy also has been statistically a different team depending upon its venues.

Home (4-0) Road (0-6)
PPG 69.5 57.3
Opp PPG 47.8 69.0
FG% .437 .382
Opp FG% .337 .404
3FG% .449 .294
3FGM/G 7.8 3.3
FT% .797 .661
RPG 41.0 37.7
Opp RPG 28.5 37.0
Turn/G 17.3 23.7


Trends
Navy is 4-0 when leading with five minutes to play in the game, 0-6 when tied or trailing at the five minute mark.

Navy has recorded a higher field goal percentage than its foes in eight games this season (4-4).

Navy has won the rebounding battle in eight games (4-4).

The Mids have committed more personal fouls than their foes in all but one game (3-6).

Navy is 0-6 this year when committing more turnovers, 4-0 when forcing more turnovers.

Navy is 4-1 when its bench scores more points than its opponents, 0-5 when scoring fewer points.


Three-Point Streak
Navy has connected on at least one three-point field goal in 204-consecutive games. The last time the Mids were held without a three-pointer was Nov. 23, 1997, vs. Sacramento State.


Well Traveled
Navy opened the season with four of its first-five games and eight of its opening-12 games away from Alumni Hall. The Mids will play road games in California (two games), Maryland, New York, Florida, Colorado, Delaware and Virginia during those 12 contests.

In addition to playing two more games later in the season in New York, the Mids also will compete in Pennsylvania (three games), Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C., this season.


Chart Climbers
Abi Campbell has moved into sixth place on Navy's career three-point field goals made list.

Navy Career Three-Point FG Made
1. 245 Courtney Davidson, 2001-04
5. 119 Heather Brand, 1990-93
6. 90 Abi Campbell, 2002-pres.

Kate Hobbs needs one more block to take over 12th place in Navy history by herself for career blocked shots.

Navy Career Blocked Shots
1. 93 Yolanda Ray, 1991-94
11. 24 Courtney Davidson, 2001-04
12. 20 Emily Harman, 1983-85
20 Kate Hobbs, 2004-pres.


How Others Are Doing (J2)
Opponent Conference W-L Navy vs.
Cal Poly Big West 6-3 L
California Pacific-10 7-4 L
Troy Atlantic Sun 2-6 W
UMBC America East 5-4 L
St. Bonaventure Atlantic 10 5-6 L
Providence Big East 1-10 W
Jacksonville Atlantic Sun 3-6 L
Morehead State Ohio Valley 2-9 W
Delaware State MEAC 3-5 W
Air Force Mountain West 4-7
Radford Big South 2-7
Brown Ivy League 6-3

Overall Opponent Record 46-70 (.396)
Record of Teams Navy has Beaten 8-30 (.210)
Record of Teams Navy has Lost to 30-30 (.500)