3.13.2001
Women's Basketball Weekly Update
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POLLING PLACE
Here's a look at the most recent Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls:
Monday, Mar. 12 Monday, Mar. 12
ESPN/USA Today ASSOCIATED PRESS
1. Connecticut 1. Connecticut
2. Notre Dame 2. Notre Dame
3. Tennessee 3. Tennessee
4. Georgia 4. Georgia
5. Duke 5. Duke
6. Louisiana Tech 6. Louisiana Tech
7. Oklahoma 7. Oklahoma
8. Purdue 8. Iowa State
9. Iowa State 9. Purdue
10. Rutgers 10. Vanderbilt
11. Xavier 11. Rutgers
12. Texas Tech 12. Xavier
13. Vanderbilt 13. Texas Tech
14. Florida 14. Florida
15. SW Missouri State 15. SW Missouri State
16. Utah 16. Iowa
17. LSU 17. Utah
18. North Carolina State 18. LSU
19. Clemson 19. North Carolina State
20. Iowa 20. Colorado
21. Colorado 21. Penn State
22. Penn State 22. Clemson
23. Villanova 23. Baylor
24. Texas 24. Wisconsin
25. Arizona 25.(tie)Arizona State
25.(tie)Virginia Tech
ARV: ARV:
LOUISVILLE (5) TULANE (4)
TOP PERFORMERS
Here's some of the top single-game performances 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
36,16 Deanna Jackson (UAB) vs. South Florida, Feb. 23, 2001
24,15 Deanna Jackson (UAB) vs. Houston, Feb. 25, 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
29,15 Janell Burse (TUL) vs. Southern Miss, Feb. 22, 2001
33, 16 Janell Burse (TUL) vs. Houston, March 4, 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
26,10 Sara Nord (LOU) vs. Cincinnati, Feb. 24, 2001
30-POINT GAMES
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
36 Deanna Jackson (UAB) vs. South Florida, Feb. 24, 2001
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
38 Lenae Williams (DPU) vs. Louisville, Jan. 12, 2001
38 Lenae Williams (DPU) vs. Southern Miss, Mar. 2, 2001
32 Janell Burse (TUL) vs. Georgetown, Dec. 2, 2000
36 Janell Burse (TUL) vs. Houston, Jan. 14, 2001
33 Janell Burse (TUL) vs. Houston, March 4, 2001
37 Tiffany Adkins (MEM) vs. Mississippi St, Nov. 21, 2000
32 Aiya Shepard (USF) vs. Florida Atlantic, Dec. 5, 2000
30 Shannon Layne (USF) vs. Western Kentucky, Dec. 18, 2000
DEFENSIVE MINDED
Marquette recorded two of the top defensive games in league history, holding Saint Louis to 31 points and Charlotte to 35. Here's a look at the top five defensive performances in C-USA history, three of which were turned in by MU
FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED
30 Marquette vs. Saint Louis 2-12-99
31 Marquette vs. Saint Louis 2-23-01
34 Tulane vs. Southern Miss 2-21-98
35 Cincinnati vs. Saint Louis 1-13-96
35 Marquette vs. Charlotte 2-25-01
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- 84 232
Jolinda Lewis, CIN 96-98 85 212
Shannon Layne, USF 97-01 109 203
Jill Morton, LOU 97-00 112 201
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- 84 624
Jolinda Lewis, CIN 96-98 85 584
Shannon Layne, USF 97-01 109 549
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 Feb. 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.
In the Blue Demons' Conference USA Tournament opening round win over Southern Miss, Williams tied the tournament records for three-point field goals (six) and points (38).
CONFERENCE USA AT HOME
Below are the records of Conference USA schools at home this season through March 5:
Team Record Pct. Streak
Charlotte 8-5 .615 W 1
Cincinnati 14-2 .875 L 1
DePaul 11-2 .846 W 6
Houston 10-2 .833 W 2
Louisville 13-0 1.000 W 13
Marquette 9-7 .563 L 1
Memphis 10-3 .769 W 4
Saint Louis 10-5 .667 L 2
South Florida 4-11 .266 L 2
Southern Miss 9-6 .600 W 3
Tulane 10-4 .714 W 2
UAB 12-1 .923 W 4
TOTAL 121-47 .720
DISHING IT OUT
Louisville's SARA NORD dished out six assists in the Cardinals C-USA Tournament game against DePaul, making her C-USA's new single-season record holder for helpers. Her 13 assists against Memphis on February 2 is a league-high this season, and ties for the third best overall in the Conference USA record book.
C-USA SINGLE SEASON ASSIST LEADERS
216 Sara Nord, LOU 2000-01
215 Nicki Taggart, MAR 1997-98
206 Nicki Taggart, MAR 1996-97
204 Jenny Knight, LOU 1998-99
183 Kara Wile, SLU 1999-00
182 Nicole Murry, MEM 1995-96
DOWN TO THE WIRE
Here is a look at how C-USA schools have fared in games decided by six points or less:
Charlotte 4-7
DePaul 4-3
Cincinnati 4-1
Houston 4-4
Louisville 6-3
Marquette 5-7
Memphis 2-4
Saint Louis 4-6
South Florida 1-5
Southern Miss 5-1
Tulane 3-4
UAB 4-2
WORKING OVERTIME
Here is how Conference USA has done in overtime games this year:
DePaul lost to Georgetown, 73-70 Nov. 25
UAB lost to Auburn, 79-71 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
2000-01 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Conference USA named 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
F25 Deanna Jackson F UAB
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