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Washington State
Women’s Basketball
Washington State Athletic Media Relations • Bohler Addition 195 • Pullman, WA 99164 • (509) 335-2684
Jason Krump (Interim Women’s Basketball) - Office 509.335.8843 • jkrump@wsu.edu
Bill Stevens, Director - Office: 509.335.4294 • Email: wsstevens@wsu.edu
Assistant Directors: Linda Chalich (lindak@wsu.edu) • Craig Lawson (craigl@wsu.edu) • Jessica Schmick (jessica_schmick@wsu.edu)
WSU Schedule
Record: 0-0, 0-0
Time (PT)/Result
11/7
Lewis-Clark State (Exh.) W - 64-63
11/12 at Saint Mary’s
L - 73-69
11/14 at UC Davis
L - 77-38
11/18 at Portland
L - 91-80
11/22 vs. Nebraska
7 p.m.
Waikiki Beach Marriott Rainbow Wahine Showdown
11/26 vs. North Carolina
11/27TBA
11/28TBA
2:15 p.m.
TBA
TBA
12/5
12/7
12/11
12/18
12/21
12/31
1/2
1/6
1/8
1/14
1/16
1/20
1/22
1/30
2/3
2/5
2/10
2/12
2/17
2/19
2/26
3/3
3/5
1 p.m.
7 p.m.
2 p.m.
1 p.m.
7 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
TBA
TBA
5:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
10 a.m.
TBA
12 p.m.
7 p.m.
1 p.m.
TBA
7:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
1 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
TBA
TBA
vs. Nevada
vs. South Dakota St.
at Gonzaga
at Wyoming
at San Diego State
vs. USC
vs. UCLA
at Oregon
at Oregon State
vs. California
vs. Stanford
at Arizona State
at Arizona
at Washington
vs. Oregon State
vs. Oregon
at Stanford
at California
vs. Arizona
vs. Arizona State
vs. Washington
at USC
at UCLA
3/9-3/12 Pac-10 Conference Tournament
Cougars Home Season Opener Vs. Nebraska
Washington State Cougars (0-3, 0-0)
vs. Nebraska
November 22 • Pullman, Wash. • 7 p.m. (PT)
Cougars face No. 21 Nebraska in home season opener.
vs. North Carolina
November 26 • Honolulu Hawaii • 2:15 p.m. (PT)
Game one of Waikiki Beach Marriott Rainbow Wahine Showdown
What’s Happening: After opening the season with three straight road games, the
Washington State women’s basketball team (0-3) returns to Pullman for its 201011 season home opener vs. No. 21 (ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll) Nebraska
(3-0), Monday, Nov. 22 for a 7 p.m. tip at Beasley Coliseum.
Series History: Monday’s game will mark the fourth all-time meeting between
Nebraska and WSU. The Huskers have won all three previous meetings, including a 107-54 win last year at Lincoln. Last season, Nebraska was one of four No.
1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16.
Common Opponent: Despite only three games into the season, the Cougars and
Huskers share a common opponent: St. Mary’s. The Cougars lost the season
opener at St. Mary’s 73-69, Nov. 12. The game was a back and forth affair with
12 ties and 13 lead changes. Freshman Sage Romberg led WSU with 19 points
including 15 in the first half, while Jazmine Perkins added 17, and Rosetta
Adzasu 15 for the Cougars. Nebraska comes to Pullman off a 64-63 victory over
St. Mary’s in Lincoln, Saturday, Nov. 20. Dominique Kelley led Nebraska with 22
points.
Listen In: Fans can listen to this Monday’s game live on KQQQ 1150 AM or
KHTR (104.3 FM) in the Pullman/Moscow area, or with a subscription to Cougar
All Access at WSUCougars.com (click on the All Access button on the WSUCougars.com home page). Steve Grubbs will call the action.
Last Game Recap: The Cougars rallied from a 52-30 halftime deficit to pull within
six points late in the second half but fell to the Portland Pilots 91-80 in nonconference women’s basketball action Nov. 18 at the Chiles Center in Portland.
Rosetta Adzasu led a quartet of Cougars who scored in double figures with 20
2010-11 WASHINGTON STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
WSU Quick Facts
WSU Information
Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pullman, Wash.
Nickname. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cougars
Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crimson and Gray
Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1890
President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elson S. Floyd
Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Moos
Faculty Representative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ken Casavant
Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pacific-10
Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,300
Venue . . . . . . . . . Beasley Coliseum (11,671)
Tickets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-800-GO-COUGS
Website. . . . . . . . . . www.WSUCougars.com
Twitter . . . . . . twitter.com/WSUCougars_com
Facebook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . facebook.com/
WSUCougarAthletics
YouTube. youtube.com/WSUCougarAthletics
SID Information
SID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bill Stevens
Assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda Chalich
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Craig Lawson
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jessica Schmick
Address. . . . . . . Bohler Athletic Complex 195
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pullman, WA 99164-1602
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . 509-335-COUG (2684)
FAX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509-335-0267
Team Information
Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . June Daugherty
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ohio State, 1978
WSU Record. . . . . . . 24-66 (Three Seasons)
Career Record. . . . . . . 338-279 (21 Seasons)
Associate Head Coach . . . . . Mike Daugherty
Assistant Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mo Hines
Assistant Coach. . . . . . . . . . . Brian Holsinger
Coordinator of Operations. . . . . Kate Werner
Student-Athletes Returning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Newcomers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2009-10 Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
2009-10 Pac-10 Record/Finish. . . . . 3-15/9th
Find WSU Women’s Hoops
WSU RADIO:Fans can listen to this weekend’s
games live on KQQQ 1150 AM or KHTR (104.3
FM) in the Pullman/Moscow area, or with a subscription to Cougar All Access at WSUCougars.
com (click on the All Access button on the WSUCougars.com home page). Steve Grubbs will
call the games live.
WSUCOUGARS.COM: Student-athlete bios,
stats, schedule, results, records, and blog can
be found at the women’s basketball home page
at WSUCougars.com, the official website of
Cougar Athletics.
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points. The freshman duo of Hana Potter, who started her first career game,
and Sage Romberg combined for 31 points. Potter scored 17 while Romberg
added 14, her second double-digit scoring effort in three games this season.
Carly Noyes added 12 points for WSU.
Making Some Noyes: With five blocks vs. Portland, Carly Noyes increased
her in that category to 66 and is just one behind Bianca McCall for sixth on the
school’s all-time list. In addition, Noyes’ five blocks was just one behind the
school single-game record.
News & Notes: Junior point guard April Cook (back), WSU’s leading scorer last
season, has sat out the Cougars’ first three games and her status is day-today…the Cougars three true freshman (Hana Potter, Sage Romberg, Brandi
Thomas) have started at least one game this young season. Romberg has
started all three…Romberg is the second leading scorer on the team with an
11.0 points per game average, behind Rosetta Adzasu’s 12.3 average.
Academic Excellence: At the Oct. 23 volleyball match vs. Arizona, the Cougars
were recognized as recipients of the Seehafer Academic Award, earned for the
2010 spring semester. The Seehafer award is presented each semester to the
WSU athletic team that demonstrates the most improved academic performance or greatest strides toward achieving its team academic goals. During
the 2010 spring semester, the Cougars earned their highest semester GPA – a
3.10.
Cougars on TV: WSU’s Jan. 14 game versus California has been selected
for broadcast by Fox Sports Northwest. The Cougars’ match-up against the
Golden Bears at Beasley Coliseum will tip at 5:30 p.m. It will mark the third
appearance for the Cougars on television during the 2010-11 season. Two
games have previously been selected for live national television broadcasts.
The Cougars’ match-ups at Washington (Jan. 30) and at California (Feb. 12)
were selected as part of the Pac-10’s 20-game package with FSN, and will be
televised nationally.
Pac-10 Coaches/Media Polls: After garnering 22 points, the Cougars were tied
for eighth with Washington in the Pac-10 Coaches Poll and ninth in the Media
Poll with 26 points. Stanford is the coaches’ and media pick to win the Pac-10
women’s basketball title while UCLA was picked to finish second in both polls.
Oestreicher retires: Center Jessica Oestreicher will no longer compete with the
women’s basketball team due to injuries. Oestreicher redshirted her sophomore season in 2009-10 after undergoing knee surgery following her freshman
season. During the 2008-09 season, Oestreicher played in 18 games, starting
three, averaging 2.3 points and 1.3 rebounds a game. She is will continue to
be on scholarship while pursuing her degree in communication and will serve
as color commentator with Steve Grubbs during road broadcasts on the Washington State ISP Sports Network
Non-Conference Schedule: In addition to a Pac-10 schedule that features
2010 national runner-up Stanford, 2010 WNIT champion California, NCAA
participant UCLA, and in-state rival Washington, the Cougars non-conference
slate features at least 10 teams that advanced to postseason play in 2009-10
including Nebraska, one of four No. 1 seeds in the 2010 NCAA Tournament.
The Nebraska game marks the 2010-11 home opener for the Cougars, Monday, Nov.22 at 7 p.m.
Tickets: Season and single-game tickets are on sale by calling 1-800-GOCOUGS or visiting WSUCougars.com.
2010-11 WASHINGTON STATE WOMEN”S BASKETBALL
2010-11 NUMERICAL ROSTER
NO
1
2
3
4
5
11
13
20
21
22
24
25
33
42
NAME
Cook, April
Amojo, Ireti
Madison, Katie
Grad, Katie
Brooks, Devin
Perkins, Jazmine
Adzasu, Rosetta
Calderwood, Katie
Tarnowski, Rosie
Romberg, Sage
Thomas, Brandi
Pettersen, Lexie
Noyes, Carly Potter, Hana
POS
PG/G
G/F
F
G
PG
G
PG
G/F
G/F
G/F
G/F
F
C
F/C
HT
5-8
5-10
6-0
5-8
5-6
5-10
5-5
6-0
6-1
6-1
6-1
6-1
6-5
6-2
EXP
2V
SQ
1V
1V
TR
2V
TR
3V
2V
HS
HS
2V
1V
HS
YR
JR
RS-FR
RS-SR
RS-SO
RS-JR
JR
JR
SR
JR
FR
FR
JR
SO
FR
HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL / COLLEGE)
Carson, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS)
Berlin, Germany (Coubertin Gymnasium)
Vancouver, Wash. (Prairie HS/Idaho)
Lake Tapps, Wash. (Auburn-Riverside HS)
Seattle, Wash. (New Mexico State)
Berkeley, Calif. (Berkeley HS)
West Linn, Ore. (West Linn HS/Yakima Valley)
Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield HS)
Philadelphia, Pa. (Archbishop Wood HS)
McKinleyville, Calif. (McKinleyville HS)
McCleary, Wash. (Elma HS)
Spokane, Wash. (Shadle Park HS)
Moses Lake, Wash. (Moses Lake HS)
St. Louis Park, Minn. (Hopkins HS)
2010-11 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
NO
13
2
5
20
1
4
3
33
11
25
42
22
21
24
NAME
Adzasu, Rosetta
Amojo, Ireti
Brooks, Devin
Calderwood, Katie
Cook, April
Grad, Katie
Madison, Katie
Noyes, Carly Perkins, Jazmine
Pettersen, Lexie
Potter, Hana
Romberg, Sage
Tarnowski, Rosie
Thomas, Brandi
POS
PG
G/F
PG
G/F
PG/G
G
F
C
G
F
F/C
G/F
G/F
G/F
HT
5-5
5-10
5-6
6-0
5-8
5-8
6-0
6-5
5-10
6-1
6-2
6-1
6-1
6-1
EXP
TR
SQ
TR
3V
2V
1V
1V
1V
2V
2V
HS
HS
2V
HS
YR
JR
RS-FR
RS-JR
SR
JR
RS-SO
RS-SR
SO
JR
JR
FR
FR
JR
FR
HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL / COLLEGE)
West Linn, Ore. (West Linn HS/Yakima Valley)
Berlin, Germany (Coubertin Gymnasium)
Seattle, Wash. (New Mexico State)
Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield HS)
Carson, Calif. (Long Beach Poly HS)
Lake Tapps, Wash. (Auburn-Riverside HS)
Vancouver, Wash. (Prairie HS/Idaho)
Moses Lake, Wash. (Moses Lake HS)
Berkeley, Calif. (Berkeley HS)
Spokane, Wash. (Shadle Park HS)
St. Louis Park, Minn. (Hopkins HS)
McKinleyville, Calif. (McKinleyville HS)
Philadelphia, Pa. (Archbishop Wood HS)
McCleary, Wash. (Elma HS)
June Daugherty - Head Coach (Fourth Season)
Mike Daugherty - Associate Head Coach (Fourth Season)
Mo Hines - Assistant Coach (Fourth Season)
Brian Holsinger - Assistant Coach (Fourth Season)
Kate Werner - Coordinator of Operations (Fourth Season)
Previous Game Starters
Nov. 18 at Portland
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Iteti Amojo – EAR-uh-tee / a-MO-jo
Katie Calderwood – CALL-der-wood
Carly Noyes - Noise
Lexie Pettersen – PET-er-sen
Rosie Tarnowski – Tar-NOW-ski
Rosetta Adzasu - Ah-zah-zoo
No.
Pos.
NamePPG
22
F
Sage Romberg
11.0
42
F
Hana Potter
7.7
33
C
Carly Noyes
8.0
11
G
Jazmine Perkins 8.7
13
G
Rosetta Adzasu 12.3
WSUCOUGARS.COM
2010-11 WASHINGTON STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
13 • Rosetta Adzasu
2 • Ireti Amojo
5 • Devin Brooks
20 • Katie Calderwood
1 • April Cook
4 • Katie Grad
3 • Katie Madison
33 • Carly Noyes
11 • Jazmine Perkins
25 • Lexie Pettersen
42 • Hana Potter
22 • Sage Romberg
PG • 5-5 • JR
West Linn, Ore.
PG/G • 5-8 • JR
Carson, Calif.
G • 5-10 • JR
Berkeley, Calif.
G • 5-10 • RS-FR
Berlin, Germany
G • 5-8 • RS-SO
Lake Tapps, Wash.
G • 6-1 • JR
Spokane, Wash.
21 • Rosie Tarnowski
G/F • 6-1 • JR
Philadelphia, Pa.
PG • 5-6 • RS-JR
Seattle, Wash.
F • 6-0 • RS-SR
Vancouver, Wash.
F/C • 6-2 • FR
St. Louis Park, Minn.
G/F • 6-0 • SR
Broomfield, Colo.
C • 6-5 • SO
Moses Lake, Wash.
G/F • 6-1 • FR
McKinleyville, Calif.
24 • Brandi Thomas
G/F • 6-1 • FR
McCleary, Wash.
2010-11 WASHINGTON STATE WOMEN”S BASKETBALL
Head Coach June Daugherty
With three full seasons under her belt, Washington State University Head Coach June Daugherty has come exactly as
advertised, leading the charge toward a New Era in Cougar women’s basketball. Just as she had done at each of her two
previous stops, Daugherty, who has coached more than 600 career games, has begun turning around the WSU women’s
program, bringing in top-ranked recruiting classes, improving attendance numbers and overseeing student-athletes who
place premiums on academics and community service.
In year one, Daugherty instilled excitement around Cougar women’s basketball, signing the nation’s 16th-ranked recruiting
class (Blue Star Basketball). The class also received a top-25 nod from HoopGurlz (No. 24), ranked second in the Pacific-10
Conference and was unquestionably the greatest signing class in school history. Fans’ excitement translated into a packed
Beasley Coliseum, as WSU more than tripled its attendance from the previous season.
In year two, Daugherty guided the Cougars to an eighth-place finish in the Pacific-10 Conference, WSU’s highest ranking
in the conference since also finishing eighth in 1998-99, and the team posted double-digit wins for the first time since the
2000-01 season. Daugherty also followed the most heralded recruiting class in school history with another highly-ranked
class in 2008-09.
Following 2008-09, the Cougars ranked among the nation’s top 30 teams in both increasing their win total and increasing their RPI ranking. During
the regular season the Cougars won six more games than the previous season, ranking 26th nationally and second in the Pac-10 amongst teams
making the greatest turnarounds. WSU also moved up 83 spots in the RPI from the previous season, the second-highest increase amongst Pac-10
teams, and tied for the 28th-highest jump nationally.
Last year, in her third season at the helm, the Cougars started to make their move. Despite having the sixth-youngest team in the country, WSU
started earning wins and accolades that hadn’t been seen in Pullman for years. The Cougars defeated Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz., in front of a
national television audience, their first road win over the Sun Devils in more than 13 years. WSU also defeated USC at Galen Center, the team’s
first road win over the Trojans in more than 11 years.
Individually, following a 33-point scoring barrage against ASU, then-sophomore guard April Cook garnered WSU’s first Pac-10 Player of the Week
honor in four years, and just the second by a Cougar in the last 13 years. Then-freshman Carly Noyes broke WSU’s single-season blocks record,
a mark that had stood for 25 years, and became the first player in school history to lead the Pac-10 in the statistical category.
Daugherty also signed her third-straight nationally-ranked recruiting class, and if recent history is any indication, greatness should be expected
from the get-go. Multiple players from each of her first two signing classes garnered postseason recognition by Pac-10 coaches and media
members following their debut seasons.
Daugherty’s players have received quite a bit of postseason attention since her arrival on the Palouse. In her first season, then-junior guard
Katie Appleton garnered her first-career all-conference honor after being named All-Pac-10 honorable mention. Freshman guard Kezia Kelly was
named Freshman All-Pac-10 honorable mention. Freshmen April Cook and Jazmine Perkins took home a slew of honors following the 2008-09
season, earning mention on the All-Pac-10 Team and the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team. Perkins was also named to the Pac-10 All-Defensive Team.
And then in 2009-10, Cook garnered her second-straight honorable mention all-conference honor, and freshmen Carly Noyes and KiKi Moore
combined for a number of accolades. Dating back to her years at Washington, Daugherty has placed at least one individual on the All-Pac-10
Team each year since 1997.
Daugherty, whose career record stands at 338-279 (.548), has more than 20 years of experience working with WNBA-caliber talent. She began
her head coaching career at Boise State, where she coached for seven years (1989-96) and compiled a record of 123-74 (73-31 Big Sky
Conference). Under her watch, the Broncos not only made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history, but achieved their first national
ranking and won their first regular season conference title.
In 1992, the Broncos won the Big Sky regular season championship, and in 1994 they shared the conference crown with Montana and earned an
at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. At the conclusion of the 1993-94 season, Daugherty was named Big Sky Co-Coach of the Year.
After turning things around at Boise State, Daugherty did the same for Washington, where she coached for 11 seasons. After finishing ninth in
the Pac-10 in 2000, Daugherty led the Huskies to their first conference title since 1990, the greatest turnaround in conference history. She led
Washington to nine postseason appearances in 11 seasons - six NCAA Tournament appearances and three WNIT appearances – and led the
Huskies all the way to the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Elite Eight in 2001.
Daugherty helped a number of players earn individual honors at Washington, with Giuliana Mendiola becoming the school’s first Pac-10 Player of
the Year, and four players earning District VIII All-America honors.
Home attendance soared under Daugherty’s watch at both Boise State and Washington. The Broncos averaged 500 fans per game before
Daugherty’s arrival. During her tenure, more than 2,000 fans were coming to watch every game, placing Boise State in the nation’s top 30 for home
attendance in each of her seven seasons. Washington led the Pac-10 in home attendance in both 2002-03 and 2003-04.
The team chemistry formed on the basketball court is a direct result of creating a family atmosphere with Daugherty’s staff and players. Daugherty
creates a home away from home for her basketball family, consisting of coaches, players and support staff. This environment culminated in 16
players combining for 49 selections to the Pac-10 All-Academic Team at Washington, and 30 student-athletes on the Big Sky Conference AllAcademic Team at Boise State. In her three seasons at WSU, six players have combined for eight Pac-10 All-Academic selections.
Daugherty’s basketball family is involved not only in providing everything necessary to achieve academic excellence, but also the means to
becoming involved in community service. Daugherty leads by example, speaking at meetings for the Chamber of Commerce, the Kiwanis and for
many women’s groups.
A major advocate for healthy heart awareness, Daugherty was named the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association’s National Coach of the Year in
2008. Since becoming a survivor of sudden cardiac arrest Daugherty has become one of the nation’s most visible spokesmen, filming a nationallyaired commercial, speaking at fund-raisers for the Hope Heart Institute and the American Red Cross and helping WSU sponsor the inaugural
“Cougs Have Heart” basketball game to raise awareness for heart disease.
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