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Women's Hoops Visits Providence Saturday
Feb. 25, 2000 Providence Friars
February 26, 2000 - 2:00 pm
Series InformationSeries Record: VU leads 20-18Last VU Win: Jan. 8, 2000, 63-41 Last PC Win: Jan. 17, 1999, 81-73 ot STREAK: VU has won 5 of last 6
1999-2000 Big East Standings
Villanova Probable Starters
Villanova Off the Bench
Head Coach Harry Perretta During his career at Villanova, Perretta has guided the Wildcats to three NCAA Tournament appearances, two Big East Tournament Championships and eight Philadelphia Big Five titles. In 1981-82, he led the Wildcats to the AIAW Final Four. Perretta, who is the all-time winningest coach in Villanova women's basketball history, is just six wins shy of 400 career victories. Providence Probable Starters
Providence Off The Bench
Head Coach Jim Jabir Providence College welcomed Jabir into the Friar family on May 21, 1996 as he was named the sixth head coach in the 22-year history of the program. Success is a trademark of Jim Jabir. In 12 seasons as a collegiate head coach, eight of his teams have posted winning records. Jabir is a 1984 graduate of Nazareth College where he earned a B.S. in English.
Team Comparison
LAST TIME OUTVillanova - On Wednesday, Feb. 23, at The Pavilion, the University of Pittsburgh used a 21-11 run in the last 7:07 of regulation to lift the Panthers to a 64-62 victory over Villanova University. Villanova started the game strong, jumping out to a 16-7 lead by the 7:42 mark of the first half. With the Wildcats holding a 24-15 advantage, 3:37 before intermission, Pittsburgh went on a 10-4 run to cut the margin to 28-25 at the half. Villanova shot the ball well in the first stanza, hitting on 12-of-25 attempts from the floor for 48 percent. Junior center Brandi Barnes led the 'Cats with eight points, while freshman Katie Davis came of the bench to net seven. For the Panthers, guard Gina Montesano tallied eight points in the first half. Villanova opened the second half much like they began the first. Tied at 28-28 at the 18:59 mark, the Wildcats used a 12-3 run over the next 4:31 to extend their lead to 40-31 with 14:28 remaining. Freshman guard Trish Juhline sparked the Villanova surge with 10 points, including two three-pointers. With the 'Cats up by eight at 51-43 with 7:21 left in the contest, the Panthers quickly rallied. An 8-2 run trimmed the Villanova lead to two points, and when guard Monique Toney scored on a driving layup at the 3:57 point, Pittsburgh took its first lead of the second half at 54-53. Toney hit yet another big shot minutes later for the Panthers, as a three-pointer broke a 58-58 tie and gave Pittsburgh a three-point lead. With the Panthers holding a 63-60 lead and just over 17 seconds to go in regulation, Davis launched a shot and hit from the top right corner for the Wildcats. Her foot was just over the three-point line, however, and brought Villanova only to within one at 63-62. The 'Cats had one last chance at the buzzer, but a Jenea Skeeter's shot fell short, and Pittsburgh came away with the 64-62 victory. Barnes led Villanova with 13 points and five boards in the loss, while Juhline and Davis netted 12 and 10 respectively. The Wildcats shot 49.1 percent for the game, on 27-of-55 from the field. Rounding out the Villanova scoring was Nicole Druckenmiller with seven points, Stephanie Baker, Megan Stewart and Skeeters with six and Mary Beth Snell with two. PROVIDENCE - Providence is coming off a 63-49 loss at Georgetown. Georgetown led 28-19 at halftime, before outscoring the Friars, 35-30, in the second half. The Hoyas were led by Katie Smrcka-Duffy who scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Nathalie Bourdereau who netted 18 points. Providence was paced by Meghan Hinds who recorded 19 points and pulled-down seven rebounds. Jen Gombotz added 11 points for the Friars. For the game, Georgetown shot 36.6 percent from the field, while Providence shot 25 percent from the floor.
THE FIRST MEETING: Villanova and Providence played earlier this year on Jan. 8 at Villanova where the Wildcats came away with a 63-41 win. Villanova led 36-15 at halftime. In the win, the Wildcats were led by junior center Brandi Barnes who had 24 points on 11-of-20 shooting and freshman guard Trish Juhline who netted 16 points on a 6-of-10 effort from the field, including making good on 4-of-7 from behind the arc. Providence was paced by Jen Gombotz who had 14 points and nine rebounds. For the game, the 'Cats shot 39.3 percent from the field and made nine three-point field goals, while Providence shot 35.4 percent from the floor. Villanova committed just seven turnovers in the win. SKEETERS TALLIES CAREER-HIGH: Despite shooting just 3-for-13 from the field in Wednesday's loss to Pittsburgh, senior Jenea Skeeters played a solid floor game for the Wildcats. In 40 minutes of action, Skeeters tallied a career-high nine assists to go with five rebounds, one block, one steal and no turnovers. Due to the injuries to starting guards Lauren Pellicane and Mimi Riley, Skeeters has been forced to play a lot at the point guard position for the Wildcats. LEADING SCORER: Villanova has been led in scoring all season long by senior Jenea Skeeters. Entering Saturday's game at Providence, Skeeters is leading the 'Cats with a 14.1 ppg. average. In addition, she is averaging 4.8 rpg., and 3.6 apg. Her 14.1 ppg. average ranks her eighth in the Big East in scoring for overall games. Last Saturday at St. John's, she recorded her 11th career 20-point game by tallying 21 points. In 25 games this year, Skeeters has scored in double figures on 20 occasions. DAVIS NETS DOUBLE FIGURES: After scoring just 10 points in her previous five games combined, freshman forward Katie Davis came off the bench to score 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting in Wednesday's 64-62 loss to Pittsburgh. This was her fifth double figure scoring game of the season. Davis has played in all 25 games and is averaging 5.8 ppg., 4.1 rpg., 1.5 apg., and 1.1 spg in 22.3 minutes per contest. ROOKIE EARNS RAVE REVIEWS: Freshman Trish Juhline has started her career off in fine fashion. Entering play versus Providence, Juhline is currently second on the team in scoring with a 12.9 ppg., average and she leads the Wildcats in three-point field goals made with 55. In just Big East Conference games, Juhline leads the Wildcats in scoring with a 14.7ppg. average. Juhline has scored in double figures in eight-straight games. In Big East statistics for just conference games, she is seventh in the league in scoring and she is second in the league in three-pointers made with 38. KEEPING GOOD COMPANY: With 323 points to her credit, rookie guard Trish Juhline currently ranks fifth all-time at Villanova for points scored by a freshman. With 35 more points, Juhline will move past Wildcat teammate Jenea Skeeters into fourth place on the list. The other six players on the list below combined to earn Big East honors on 14 occasions. In addition, Shelly Pennefather was a three-time Big East Player of the Year and Lisa Angelotti was a one-time conference Player of the Year.
MOVING UP: With 26 more points, senior Jenea Skeeters will move ahead of current Wildcat assistant coach Denise Dillon on Villanova's scoring chart. VILLANOVA 1,000 POINT SCORERS
UNDER THE KNIFE: Starting guard Lauren Pellicane underwent successful knee surgery on Wednesday, Feb. 16. Pellicane tore her right ACL in practice on Thursday, Jan. 20. At the time of the injury, she was averaging 5.5 ppg., 2.5 rpg., and 3.2 apg. She also made good on 18 field goals from behind the arc. Last year as a sophomore, Pellicane finished second in the Big East Conference in three-pointers made with 69. Pellicane is expected to be completely healthy for her senior season in 2000-2001.
FROM DOWNTOWN: After 25 games, Villanova has already attempted 544 three-point field goals, compared to its opponents who have tried 257 shots from behind the arc. The Wildcats are 168-of-544 for 30.9 percent, while their opponents are 71-of-257 for 27.8 percent. Villanova averages 6.7 made three-pointers a game and they attempt 21.7 triples per contest. The 'Cats have had seven different players make at least seven triples this season, including six players who have double figures in three-pointers made. 80-STRAIGHT: Entering play versus Providence, Villanova has made at least one three-point field goal in 80 consecutive games. The last time the Wildcats failed to connect on a three-point field goal was on Dec. 2, 1997 when they were 0-for-7 from behind the arc in a 67-27 loss at Connecticut. PLAYING TIME: Due to the knee injury to starting guard Lauren Pellicane, senior Jenea Skeeters and freshman Trish Juhline have had to carry the load at guard for the Wildcats. In the last 10 games, Skeeters has played 351 of a possible 360 minutes, while Juhline has logged 385 of a possible 440 minutes. For the year, Skeeters and Juhline have started every game with Skeeters averaging 35.6 mpg., and Juhline averaging 31.8 mpg. Villanova was already short-handed at the guard spot before Pellicane's injury, as junior Mimi Riley has missed all but three games with a foot injury. YOUNG GUNS: Of the top eight players in head coach Harry Perretta's rotation, three are freshmen and one is a sophomore. Two of the rookies, guard Trish Juhline and forward Katie Davis, are true freshmen, while forward Nicole Druckenmiller is a redshirt freshman. Sophomore center Stephanie Baker comes off the bench. The three freshmen have accounted for 40.3 percent of the team's scoring and they have logged 34.7 percent of the team's minutes played. Juhline, Davis and Druckenmiller rank second, fourth and fifth respectively on the team in scoring. 1999-2000 DOUBLE-DOUBLES:
STUDY HALL: The Villanova women's basketball team has enjoyed a great deal of success in the classroom. During the fall semester, 10 of the team's 15 players recorded a GPA of 3.0 or better. As a whole, the 597 Villanova student-athletes combined to earn a 2.9 GPA this past fall semester. PELLICANE'S STREAK ENDS: Junior guard Lauren Pellicane saw her streak of 43-straight games in the starting line-up come to an end when she missed the UConn game on Saturday, Jan. 22. Pellicane missed the match-up with the No. 1 Huskies due to an injured right knee suffered in practice on Thursday, Jan. 20. Pellicane has started 15 games this season and is averaging 5.5 ppg., 2.5 rpg., and 3.2 apg in 34.3 minutes per contest. In addition, she has made 18 three-point field goals. As a sophomore last year, Pellicane averaged 9.0 ppg., and finished second in the Big East Conference in three-point field goals made with 69. RILEY LOST FOR THE SEASON: Junior guard Mimi Riley will miss the remainder of the 1999-2000 season due to left foot injury. Following the season, Riley will apply for a medical hardship. If granted the hardship, she will have two years of eligibility remaining with the 2000-2001 season. Riley suffered the injury in Villanova's final exhibition game on Nov. 16. The injury forced her to miss the team's first six games. She returned to the line-up on Dec. 8 when she came off the bench at Boston College to tally four points and four rebounds in 17 minutes of action. Riley also saw playing time in Villanova's next two games, logging 22 minutes versus St. Joseph's on Dec. 11 and 17 minutes against George Washington on Dec. 13. The injury has failed to heal properly and the discomfort forced Riley to miss both games in the PNC Bank Wildcat Christmas Classic on Dec. 29-30 and the Providence contest on Jan. 8. A NEW ROLE: After playing point guard for head coach Harry Perretta and the Wildcats the last four seasons, Shanette Lee has exchanged her uniform for a clipboard, as Lee will now serve as Perretta's third assistant. Lee had a stellar four years on the Main Line, finishing her career as the program's all-time assist leader with 526. VILLANOVA SEASON-HIGH SUPERLATIVES
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