TRIPLE-DOUBLE CLUB
Louisville's SARA NORD recorded the school's first-ever triple double and the second in C-USA history in the Cardinals win over Austin Peay, Dec. 29 in the championship game of the Kellogg's Holiday Classic. The 5-4 freshman scored 11 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out 11 assists. The first triple double in C-USA history was performed Dec. 3, 1999 by Monica Echeverria of South Florida (13 points, 21 rebounds, 10 assists.).
TOP PERFORMERS
Here's a look at some of the top performances at Conference USA schools this season:
20-POINT, 10-REBOUND GAMES
(Points, Rebounds)
29,18 Deanna Jackson (UAB) vs. Nevada, Nov. 17, 2000
33,11 Deanna Jackson (UAB) vs. Idaho, Nov. 18, 2000
26,16 Deanna Jackson (UAB) vs. Kansas, Nov. 25, 2000
29,12 Deanna Jackson (UAB) vs. UT-Martin, Nov. 26, 2000
38,11 Deanna Jackson (UAB) vs. Middle Tennessee, Nov. 28, 2000
20,12 Deanna Jackson (UAB) vs. North Texas, Dec. 1, 2000
30,17 Deanna Jackson (UAB) vs. Lamar, Dec. 2, 2000
25,14 Deanna Jackson (UAB) vs. Jacksonville, Dec. 12, 2000
32,15 Deanna Jackson (UAB) vs. Troy State, Dec. 17, 2000
35,13 Deanna Jackson (UAB) vs. Florida A&M, Dec. 16, 2000
35,13 Deanna Jackson (UAB) vs. Memphis, Dec. 31, 2000
20,10 Deanna Jackson (UAB) vs. South Florida, Jan. 26, 2001
28,15 Deanna Jackson (UAB) vs. Louisville, Feb. 4, 2001
24,11 Deanna Jackson (UAB) vs. Southern Miss, Feb. 16, 2001
32,14 Janell Burse (TUL) vs. Georgetown, Dec. 2, 2000
23,11 Janell Burse (TUL) vs. SMU, Dec. 6, 2000
24,19 Janell Burse (TUL) vs. LSU, Dec. 10, 2000
20,10 Janell Burse (TUL) vs. Boston U., Dec. 21, 2000
22,14 Janell Burse (TUL) vs. William & Mary, Dec. 27, 2000
21,11 Janell Burse (TUL) vs. Saint Louis, Jan. 5, 2001
23,13 Janell Burse (TUL) vs. Charlotte, Jan. 7, 2001
36,15 Janell Burse (TUL) vs. Houston, Jan. 15, 2001
26,10 Janell Burse (TUL) vs. Cincinnati, Jan. 28, 2001
22,13 Janell Burse (TUL) vs.. UAB, Feb. 18, 2001
22,11 Tiffany Adkins (MEM) vs. Eastern Kentucky, Dec. 1, 2000
23,10 Tiffany Adkins (MEM) vs. UAB, Dec. 31, 2000
28,11 Tiffany Adkins (MEM) vs. Marquette, Jan. 8, 2001
20,12 Tiffany Adkins (MEM) vs. Southern Miss, Feb. 18, 2001
20,10 Gwen Slaughter (TUL) vs. Boston U., Dec. 21, 2000
21,11 ShaRonda Lasseter (HOU) vs. Indiana, Dec. 1, 2000
25,13 Victoria Mason (USM) vs. Grambling State, Dec. 10, 2000
20,13 Chandi Jones (HOU) vs. Eastern Washington, Dec. 18, 2000
24,10 Tonya Phifer (CHA) vs. Southern Miss, Jan. 5, 2001
20,15 Sarah Zawodny (MAR) vs. DePaul, Jan. 22, 2001
25,11 Tamara Douglass, (CIN) vs. Southern Miss, Jan. 26, 2001
24,10 Kara Kessans (LOU) vs. Marquette, Feb. 8, 2001
20,11 Alicia Abernathy (CHA) vs. Memphis, Feb. 11, 2001
23,14 Monet Sykes (HOU) vs. DePaul, Feb. 18, 2001
30-POINT GAMES
37 Tiffany Adkins (MEM) vs. Mississippi St, Nov. 21, 2000
32 Tonya Phifer (CHA) vs. St. John's, Nov. 24, 2000
30 Tonya Phifer (CHA) vs. Appalachian State. Dec. 6, 2000
35 Tonya Phifer (CHA) vs. DePaul, Jan. 28, 2001
32 Chandi Jones (HOU) vs. Louisiana Tech, Dec. 3, 2000
31 Chandi Jones (HOU) vs. Tulane, Jan. 14, 2001
30 Chandi Jones (HOU) vs. Memphis, Jan. 26, 2001
33 Deanna Jackson (UAB) vs. Idaho, Nov. 18, 2000
38 Deanna Jackson (UAB) vs. MTSU, Nov. 28, 2000
30 Deanna Jackson, UAB vs. Lamar, Dec. 2, 2000
35 Deanna Jackson (UAB) vs. Florida A&M, Dec. 16, 2000
32 Deanna Jackson (UAB) vs. Troy State, Dec. 17, 2000
35 Deanna Jackson (UAB) vs. Memphis, Dec. 31, 2000
33 Deanna Jackson (UAB) vs. Houston, Jan. 28, 2001
32 Janell Burse (TUL) vs. Georgetown, Dec. 2, 2000
36 Janell Burse (TUL) vs. Houston, Jan. 14, 2001
32 Aiya Shepard (USF) vs. Florida Atlantic, Dec. 5, 2000
30 Shannon Layne (USF) vs. Western Kentucky, Dec. 18, 2000
32 Marju Sober (LOU) vs. DePaul, Jan. 12, 2001
38 Lenae Williams (DPU) vs. Louisville, Jan. 12, 2001
2000-2001 PRESEASON COACHES POLL
American Division
1. DePaul
2. Marquette
3. Cincinnati
4. Charlotte
5. Louisville
6. Saint Louis
National Division
1. Tulane
2. UAB
3. Memphis
4. Southern Miss
5. Houston
6. South Florida
TELEVISION SCHEDULE
Date Game Television Network/Affiliate
February 24 Louisville at Cincinnati WXIX-TV (Cincinnati)
March 4 C-USA Tournament Semifinals C-USA Network
(U.S. Cellular Arena)
March 5 C-USA Tournament Championship ESPN2
(U.S. Cellular Arena)
FROM BEYOND THE ARC
Here's a look at where DePaul's LENAE WILLIAMS and South Florida's SHANNON LAYNE each rank among the league's career three-point leaders.
THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE
Player, School Yrs G 3-pt FG
Lenae Williams, DPU 99- 80 217
Jolinda Lewis, CIN 96-98 85 212
Jill Morton, LOU 97-00 112 201
Shannon Layne, USF 97- 107 198
LaShonda Smith, USM 96-98 81 194
Grace Daley, TUL 97-00 122 187
Holly Holland, UAB 96-00 96 184
Mandy Lueking, SLU 97-00 110 164
LaTonya Johnson, MEM 96-98 88 160
Anne McDonald, DPU 96-99 110 156
THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED
Player, School Yrs G 3-pt FGA
Lenae Williams, DPU 99- 80 594
Jolinda Lewis, CIN 96-98 85 584
Holly Holland, UAB 97-00 96 546
LaShonda Smith, USM 96-98 81 530
Grace Daley, TUL 97-00 122 525
Madinah Slaise, CIN 97-00 119 497
Lisa Jackson, UAB 97-00 112 458
Anne McDonald, DPU 96-99 110 455
LEADER OF THE PACK
DePaul's LENAE WILLIAMS set two C-USA records on Dec. 18. Williams became C-USA's career leader in three-point field goals made with 217. She also surpassed the record for three point field goal attempts with 594 for her career
DOUBLE-DOUBLE LEADERS
Here's a look at Conference USA players who have recorded double-doubles, through games of February 18:
PLAYER SCHOOL No. Career
Deanna Jackson UAB 16 47
Janell Burse Tulane 15 29
Sarah Zawodny Marquette 8 8
Gwen Slaughter Tulane 8 9
Tiffany Adkins Memphis 7 9
Monet Sykes Houston 6 6
Sara Nord Louisville 5 5
ShaRonda Lasseter Houston 3 21
Denetrice Stinson South Florida 4 6
Natasha Thomas UAB 5 5
Laura Wilder Cincinnati 4 5
Tamara Douglass Cincinnati 3 4
Kara Kessans Louisville 3 3
Teana McKiver Tulane 4 4
Jamie Lewis DePaul 2 2
Angela Johnson Southern Miss 2 2
April McKinney Saint Louis 2 2
Erin Hostetler Cincinnati 2 2
Melissa Abraham Memphis 3 5
Malissa Bush Memphis 1 2
Shannon Layne South Florida 1 1
Victoria Mason Southern Miss 1 1
Lauren Price Charlotte 1 1
Chandi Jones Houston 1 1
Shamika Ingram Louisville 1 1
Jessica Woods Southern Miss 1 7
Tiana Ford Louisville 1 1
Tonya Phifer Charlotte 1 2
Shannon Hamp Memphis 1 1
Bridget Beckmann Saint Louis 1 16
Melissa Abraham Memphis 1 4
Heidi Bowman Marquette 1 1
Tonika Smith Charlotte 1 2
Kristen Seffern Marquette 1 1
Alicia Abernathy Charlotte 1 4
Patrice Boyd Memphis 1 2
Michelle Smith UAB 1 1
CONFERENCE SUMMARY
Here's a summary of Conference USA's record in non-conference competition in 2000-01:
Conference Record Conference Record
America East 3-0 Midwestern Coll. 6-1
Atlantic Coast 0-1 Missouri Valley 4-2
Atlantic 10 4-2 Mountain West 0-3
Northeast 0-0 Ohio Valley 7-1
Big East 2-3 Pacific-10 0-3
Big Sky 1-0 Patriot 0-0
Big South 3-0 Southeastern 5-9
Big Ten 3-5 Southern 3-1
Big 12 2-8 Southland 4-2
Big West 1-3 SWAC 6-1
Colonial 3-0 Sun Belt 4-4
Ivy 0-0 Trans America 5-1
Metro Atlantic 3-0 West Coast 0-1
Mid-American 1-1 Western Athletic 1-2
Mid-Continent 4-1 Non Division I 0-0
Mid-Eastern 4-0 Total 79-57 (.581)
CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Here is a look at where active C-USA players rank in scoring ,rebounding, steals, and assists in the league's all-time record book: Through February 18
SCORING
Player, School Yrs G Pts
Tamika Whitmore, MEM 96-99 120 2,488
Grace Daley, TUL 97-00 122 2,249
Madinah Slaise, CIN 97-00 119 1,849
Abbie Willenborg, MAR 97-00 118 1,818
Deanna Jackson, UAB 98- 85 1,711
LaTonya Johnson, MEM 95-98 88 1,703
Lisa Oldenburg, MAR 97-00 118 1,655
Sharon Bellamy, LOU 96-99 119 1,577
Janell Burse, TUL 97- 111 1,519
Tonya Phifer, CHA 97- 110 1,453
Jamie Cavaness, SLU 96-99 110 1,412
Jill Morton, LOU 97-00 112 1,402
Mfon Udoka, DPU 95-98 82 1,367
Mandy Lueking, SLU 97-00 110 1,392
Sonya Swick, USF 96-99 109 1,332
Lisa Jackson, UAB 97-00 112 1,332
Doris Scott, CIN 96-99 116 1,326
Barbara Farris, TUL 96-98 90 1,291
Kelly George, SLU 96-99 110 1,282
Angela Atterberry, USM 97-00 106 1,249
Lenae Williams, DPU 99- 80 1,236
Kim Williams, DPU 96-97 56 1,203
Jolinda Lewis, CIN 96-98 85 1,192
Nikki Richardson, CHA 96-99 101 1,183
REBOUNDING
Player, School Yrs G Reb
Abbie Willenborg, MAR 97-00 118 1,167
Tamika Whitmore, MEM 96-99 120 952
Deanna Jackson, UAB 98- 85 915
Mfon Udoka, DPU 96-98 82 886
Doris Scott, CIN 96-99 116 861
Sharon Bellamy, LOU 96-99 119 851
Lisa Oldenburg, MAR 97-00 118 832
Janell Burse, TUL 97- 111 810
Jamie Cavaness, SLU 96-99 110 788
Barbara Farris, TUL 96-98 90 715
ShaRonda Lasseter, HOU 98- 104 685
Angela Atterberry, USM 97-00 106 608
Grace Daley, TUL 97-00 122 594
ASSISTS
Player, School Yrs G Ast
Jenny Knight, LOU 97-00 120 543
Kara Wile, SLU 97-00 111 520
Angela Johnson, USM 98- 111 467
Nicki Taggart, MAR 97-99 60 421
Yolanda Reed, MEM 98-00 92 398
Molly Watson, DPU 98- 111 394
Nicole Murry, MEM 96-97 60 348
Grace Daley, TUL 97-00 122 345
Tonya Phifer, CHA 97- 110 335
Angela Atterberry, USM 97-00 106 321
Anne McDonald, DPU 96-99 110 318
STEALS
Player, School Yrs G Stl
Grace Daley, TUL 97-00 122 289
Madinah Slaise, CIN 97-00 119 256
Dione Smith, USF 98-00 83 254
Kim Williams, DPU 96-97 56 251
Angela Atterberry, USM 97-00 106 245
Angela Johnson, USM 98- 111 217
Tonya Phifer, CHA 97- 110 204
Alison Bass, LOU 97-00 117 203
Chiara Combs, HOU 97-99 82 189
CONFERENCE USA NATIONALLY
Here are C-USA's 2000-2001 NCAA statistical leaders Through games of February 12:
Scoring
2. Deanna Jackson, UAB 25.5 ppg
12. *Chandi Jones, HOU 21.5 ppg
42. Janell Burse, TUL 19.0 ppg
43. Tiffany Adkins, MEM 18.3 ppg
52. Tonya Phifer, CHA 18.0 ppg
* out for rest of season with knee injury
Rebounding
5. Deanna Jackson, UAB 11.7 rpg
17. Janell Burse, TUL 10.4 rpg
Field Goal Percentage
5. Janell Burse, TUL 61.7
15. Tulane 47.2
16. UAB 47.0
Assists
5. Sara Nord, LOU 8.0 apg
Steals
25. Aiya Shepard, USF 3.1 spg
Field Goal Percentage Defense
10. Tulane 36.4
Rebound Margin
11. Tulane +7.6
3pt. Field Goal Made Per Game
16. DePaul 6.8
RPI RATINGS
Here is where Conference USA schools stand in the Collegiate Basketball News RPI ratings through February 18:
TEAMS CONFERENCES
61. Houston 1. Southeastern
65. Tulane 2. ACC
76. Louisville 3. Big 12
84. Cincinnati 4. Big Ten
91. Memphis 5. Big East
97. UAB 6. Pac-10
112. DePaul 7. Mountain West
114. Marquette 8. Sun Belt
126. Saint Louis 9. West Coast
148. Charlotte 10. Conference USA
177. Southern Miss
252. South Florida
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WBCA/SUMMERVILLE RPI
Here is where Conference USA schools stand in the WBCA/SUMMERVILLE RPI ratings through games of February 18:
TEAMS CONFERENCES
61. Tulane 1. Southeastern
62. Houston 2. Big 12
77. Louisville 3. ACC
85. Cincinnati 4. Big Ten
88. Memphis 5. Pac-10
91. UAB 6. Sun Belt
105. DePaul 7. Big East
115. Marquette 8. Conference USA
124. Saint Louis 9. Mountain West
149. Charlotte 10. Western Athletic
169. Southern Miss
256. South Florida
CONFERENCE USA AT HOME
Below are the records of Conference USA schools at home this season through February 18:
Team Record Pct. Streak
Charlotte 8-5 .615 W 1
Cincinnati 14-1 .933 W 3
DePaul 9-2 .818 W 4
Houston 10-2 .833 W 2
Louisville 13-0 1.000 W 13
Marquette 6-6 .500 L 2
Memphis 8-3 .727 W 2
Saint Louis 10-5 .667 L 2
South Florida 4-11 .266 L 2
Southern Miss 9-6 .600 W 3
Tulane 9-4 .692 W 1
UAB 10-1 .909 W 2
TOTAL 110-46 .705
DISHING IT OUT
Louisville's SARA NORD dished out 13 assists against Memphis on February 2, which was a league-high this season, and ties for the third best overall and second best in league games only in the Conference USA record book. Nord currently has 206 assists and is 10 assists away from breaking a C-USA single season record
C-USA SINGLE SEASON ASSIST LEADERS
215 Nikki Taggart, MAR 1997-98
206 Nikki Taggart, MAR 1996-97
206 Sara Nord, LOU 2000-01
204 Jenny Knight, LOU 1998-99
183 Kara Wile, SLU 1999-00
182 Nicole Murry, MEM 1995-96
WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Period of February 13-18
TONYA PHIFER, CHARLOTTE: led Charlotte in scoring in both games...scored 12 in the 49ers win over Louisville...scored 21 versus Cincinnati and moved up to fourth on the school's career scoring list.
LENAE WILLIAMS, DE PAUL: scored 26 points against Houston...broke the C-USA career record for three-pointers made with 217....and broke the attempts record with 594.
MONET SYKES, HOUSTON: posted a double-double against DePaul with 23 points and 14 rebounds...recorded six double-doubles on the season.
AIYA SHEPARD, SOUTH FLORIDA: scored 28 points against Marquette on Sunday including 3-of-6 from the three point line...averaged 20.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in the two games.
JANELL BURSE, TULANE: recorded a school and C-USA record with 10 blocks against Memphis...averaged a double-double with 14.5 points and 11.5 rebounds in two games over the weekend.
DEANNA JACKSON, UAB: recorded her 16th double-double of the year against Southern Miss...averaged 23 points and 10 rebounds for the week.
GREAT DEBUTS
Here's a look at C-USA's freshmen leaders in scoring and rebounding::
Scoring
Player, School G Pts. Avg.
*Chandi Jones, HOU 20 429 21.5
Valerie King, CIN 26 394 15.2
Sara Nord, LOU 26 352 13.5
Natasha Thomas, UAB 25 267 10.7
Princess Swilley, MEM 23 118 5.1
Angie Lewis, SLU 25 128 5.1
Kristi Holloway, SLU 25 128 5.1
Tara Harris, CHA 22 105 4.8
Kelly Nadeau, TUL 27 127 4.7
Rebounding
Player, School G Reb. Avg.
Natasha Thomas, UAB 25 162 6.5
*Chandi Jones, HOU 20 113 5.7
Sara Nord, LOU 26 117 4.5
Erin Hostetler, CIN 23 95 4.1
Nicole Oliver, HOU 25 96 3.8
Jennifer Williams, CHA 24 53 3.2
Angie Lewis, SLU 25 77 3.1
* out for rest of the season with knee injury
DOWN TO THE WIRE
Here is a look at how C-USA schools have fared in games decided by six points or less:
Charlotte 4-6
DePaul 3-3
Cincinnati 4-1
Houston 3-3
Louisville 6-3
Marquette 5-6
Memphis 2-3
Saint Louis 4-6
South Florida 1-5
Southern Miss 5-1
Tulane 1-4
UAB 4-2
WORKING OVERTIME
Here is how Conference USA has done in overtime games this year:
DePaul lost to Georgetown, 70-73 Nov. 25
UAB lost to Auburn, 71-79 Dec. 6
South Florida lost to Western Kentucky, 84-81 Dec. 18
Marquette lost to Colorado State, 83-82 (2OT) Jan. 2
Cincinnati defeated Houston, 63-62 Jan. 5
Louisville defeated DePaul, 99-97 Jan. 12
Houston defeated Tulane, 90-80 Jan. 14
Southern Miss defeated Memphis, 65-62 Jan. 21
Louisville defeated Marquette, 79-74 Feb. 8
Tulane defeated UAB, 71-62 Feb. 18
C-USA games in bold
CAREER BLOCKS
Here is a look at where DEANNA JACKSON, JANELL BURSE, and ADRIENNE JORDAN rank on C-USA's career blocks chart:
Player, School Yrs G Blk
Janell Burse, TUL 97- 111 239
Amy Lundquist, DPU 96-97 60 181
Lisa Oldenburg, MAR 97-00 118 160
Adrienne Jordan, CHA 98- 42 140
Tamika Whitmore, MEM 96-99 120 110
Deanna Jackson, UAB 98- 85 107
Doris Scott, CIN 96-99 116 100
Mary Morning, UAB 96-97 56 94
BURSE IN THE NCAA STATS:
For the second straight season, Tulane's JANELL BURSE is the only player in the nation to rank among the national leaders in four different categories. In the most recent stats, she is 36th in scoring (19.0 ppg), 15th in rebounding (10.5 rpg), 6th in field goal percentage (61.9) and 23rd in blocked shots (1.9 bpg).
FRESHMAN DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Here's a look at some of C-USA's freshman that have posted double-doubles this season:
Erin Hostetler, CIN
10 points, 11 rebounds vs. Charlotte
13 points, 11 rebounds vs. Memphis
Chandi Jones, HOU
20 points, 13 rebounds vs. E. Washington
Sara Nord, LOU
13 points, 11 assists vs. Illinois State
11 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists vs. Austin Peay
17 points, 10 assists vs. South Florida
13 points, 13 assists vs. Memphis
11 points, 11 assists vs. Marquette
Lauren Price, CHA
16 points, 12 rebounds vs, South Carolina State
Natasha Thomas, UAB
18 points, 11 rebounds vs. Lamar
17 points, 10 rebounds vs. South Florida
17 points, 12 rebounds vs. Louisville
15 points, 12 rebounds vs. Charlotte
15 points, 11 rebounds vs. Southern Miss
JAN. 12 - ONE FOR THE RECORD BOOKS
Conference USA enjoyed a record-setting night on Jan. 12, as both teams and individuals turned in record-setting performances. Tulane broke its own record for fewest points allowed in a half with six against South Florida. The old record of 10 was set against Hartford on Dec. 30.
League records were also broken during Louisville's 99-97 overtime win over DePaul. The Cardinals' MARJU SOBER tied a league record for most three-pointers in a C-USA game when she hit eight from beyond the arc. As a team, Louisville hit a record-tying 13 treys. DePaul's LENAE WILLIAMS (38 points) tied the league's third-best single-game performance ever in a Conference USA game.
BLOCK PARTY
Tulane has three players ranked in the top five in blocked shots (Burse 45, McKiver 43, and Slaughter 40) and currently lead the league with 152 blocks as a team on the season which is the third best total in league history.
TOP FIVE SINGLE-SEASON TEAM PERFORMANCES
Blks
197 Tulane 1998-99
171 Tulane 2000-01
160 DePaul 1996-97
145 Marquette 1999-00
142 Charlotte 1999-00
COACHES RECORDS
Through games of February 18:
Coach (School) School Record Career Record
Ed Baldwin (CHA) 175-188 175-188
Laurie Pirtle (CIN) 201-224 284-240
Doug Bruno (DPU) 257-173 297-207
Joe Curl (HOU) 29-52 167-152
Martin Clapp (LOU) 75-44 75-44
Terri Mitchell (MAR) 96-47 96-47
Joye Lee-McNelis (MEM) 181-112 181-112
Jill Pizzotti (SLU) 70-93 70-93
Jose Fernandez (USF) 4-21 4-21
Rick Reeves (USM) 29-27 228-186
Lisa Stockton (TUL) 157-52 220-79
Jeanne Milling (UAB) 232-175 393-284
FROM THE FREE THROW LINE
ALICIA ABERNATHY and TONYA PHIFER have each tied the league's, single-game, free throw shooting percentage record this season (Min. 11 attempts).
1.000 (15-15) Sonya Swick, USF vs. Charlotte 2-1-99
1.000 (13-13) Sonya Swick, USF vs. UAB 1-16-98
1.000 (12-12) Grace Daley, TUL vs. Cincinnati 3-3-00
1.000 (12-12) Jill Morton, LOU vs. Kentucky 2-22-00
1.000 (12-12) Tonya Phifer, CHA vs. Davidson 12-18-00
1.000 (11-11) Madinah Slaise, CIN vs. Marquette 2-6-99
1.000 (11-11) Jill Morton, LOU vs. South Florida 1-9-98
1.000 (11-11) Elizabeth Spurgin, MAR vs. Charlotte 1-26-96
1.000 (11-11) Alicia Abernathy, CHA vs. St. John's 11-24-00
1.000(11-11) Valerie King, CIN vs. Saint Louis 2-18-01
2000-01 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Conference USA will name a Women's Basketball Player of the
Week each Monday this season. Here's a look at this season's
winners:
N20 Deanna Jackson F UAB
N27 Tiffany Adkins F Memphis
D4 Chandi Jones G/F Houston
D11 Marju Sober G Louisville
D18 Valerie King G Cincinnati
J1 Sara Nord G Louisville
J8 Janell Burse C Tulane
J15 Marju Sober G Louisville
J22 Sarah Goree G Tulane
J29 Tonya Phifer G Charlotte
F5 Marju Sober G Louisville
F12 Deanna Jackson F UAB
F18 Valerie King G Cincinnati
Patrice Boyd F Memphis
PERFECT AT HOME
Louisville finished its home season with a perfect 13-0 record. The last time the Cards went undefeated was the 1996-97 season. Louisville is the only team to go undefeated at home twice in C-USA history.
2000-01 Louisville 13-0
1999-00 Marquette 13-0
1996-97 Louisville 11-0
2001 C-USA TOURNAMENT
All 12 Conference USA teams will compete in the Conference USA tournament,
with the champion receiving the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.
The American and National Division champions will receive first round byes,
along with the two institutions with the next best records. Teams receiving a
bye shall be seeded 1-4. Division champions and seeding will be based on overall c
onference finish during regular season play. The remaining eight teams will be
seeded 5-12 with the No. 5 seed playing No. 12, No. 6 vs. No. 11, No. 7 vs. No.
10 and No. 8 vs. No. 9. Click here for more information.
