2/19/2001 - Women's Basketball
Women's Basketball Travels to Colgate

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GAME INFORMATION The Mids will play their final road game of the season Wednesday night when Navy travels to Hamilton, N.Y., to take on Colgate in a 5:30 p.m. contest. Navy has a 4-6 Patriot League record this season, while Colgate is 1-9. The lone league victory for Colgate came at the hands of the Midshipmen.

PROBABLE NAVY STARTERS
P #   Name                  Yr.    Ht.     Hometown             PPG     RPG
G 11  Maile Shimoda         Fr.    5-7     Orange, Calif.       11.1    *3.2    
G 21  Courtney Davidson     Fr.    5-9     New Oxford, Pa.      11.6    2.6
F 14  Jennifer Bombinski    Sr.    5-10    Englewood, Fla.      10.1    5.8
F 40  Kate Maslowski        Fr.    6-2     Hopkins, Minn.       4.5     2.5
C 45  Adrienne Roseti       Fr.    6-1     Williamsville, N.Y.  9.1     7.8
THE NAVY RESERVES
G 12  Marisa Ball           Jr.    5-6     Dumfries, Va.        1.8     *0.6
G 13  Kristen Kavanaugh     Jr.    5-7     Ironton, Ohio        3.5     #1.2
F 15  Catherine Dunn        Fr.    6-1     Aberdeen, N.J.       2.1     2.2
F 20  Juliann Flacke        So.    6-0     Schenectady, N.Y.    3.3     1.5
G 3   Lisa Steinmetz        So.    5-9     Mount Vernon, Ohio   3.9     2.0
G 24  Stephanie Hayes       Fr.    5-7     Mt. Airy, Md.        2.0     0.0
F 25  Chrissie Vallely      Sr.    5-10    Garden City, N.Y.    0.8     0.5
G 31  Lauren Zapf           So.    5-7     Cumberland, Md.      2.8     0.7
F 32  Alison Luchsinger     Fr.    5-9     Lusk, Wyo.           2.0     0.9
C 33  Elaine Jensen         Jr.    6-0     Coarsegold, Calif.   1.2     1.5
F 44  Bryanna Herring       Fr.    6-0     Columbia, Md.        2.7     2.1
* Assists per game
# Out for season (injured Feb. 3 at Bucknell)

Navy scored the first six points of the game and never looked back on its way to an 81-59 victory over Army, Saturday afternoon in Alumni Hall.

Navy held Army scoreless over the first 4:30 of the game and the Black Knights did not score a field goal until the 14:41 mark of the first half. By that time, Navy had jumped out to a 9-4 lead which quickly grew to 21-7 with 9:01 remaining in the first half. Navy held its largest lead of the first half, 30-14, following a Lauren Zapf three-point field goal with 4:55 remaining before halftime. Army started a rally of its own, scoring 12-straight points to cut the Navy advantage to 30-26 with 2:26 to play in the half. Navy went into intermission holding a 38-30 lead.

Navy started the second half on a tear, scoring 18 of the first 25 points and building a 56-37 lead with 12:43 to play in the game. The Mids would eventually take their largest lead at 78-47 with 4:35 left on the clock.

Navy outrebounded Army, 43-32, and shot 54.7-percent from the floor while limiting the Black Knights to just 29.5-percent. In the second half alone, Navy shot 57.7-percent, while Army connected on just 28.6-percent of its attempts. Navy just missed tying its season-high for points by one, but did record a season-high 19 assists.

COLGATE PREVIEW

The Red Raiders have a Patriot League record of 1-9 and are winless in five league home games. Colgate enters Wednesday's contest on a seven-game losing streak.

Colleen McCaffrey is the leading scorer and rebounder for Colgate, averaging 13.9 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. Sarah Parks is second on the team in scoring with a 11.4 points-per-game average.

As a team, Colgate is scoring 63.7 points per game, while allowing 75.4 points.

NAVY vs. COLGATE PLAYER NOTES

* Jennifer Bombinski has averaged 15.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in the last two games against Colgate. She is shooting 52.9-percent from the field with a trio of three-point field goals, as well as 71.4-percent from the foul line in the last two games.

* Courtney Davidson scored 17 points in the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

* Lisa Steinmetz scored 14 points and hauled in eight rebounds in Navy's Feb. 2, 2000 contest at Colgate.

* Juliann Flacke scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds vs. Colgate, Feb. 14, 2000.

NAVY vs. COLGATE SERIES HISTORY

* Navy leads the all-time series with Colgate, 13-8, but the Red Raiders have won two of the last three meetings.

* Colgate has won the last two games played in Hamilton, N.Y., and have won five of the nine all-time games played on its home floor.

COLGATE 88, NAVY 82

(Jan. 27, Annapolis, Md.)

Colgate connected on 32 of 36 free throw attempts and shot 45-percent from the floor on its way to an 88-82 victory over the Navy, Jan. 27 at Alumni Hall.

Navy started the game by jumping out to a 14-7 lead behind a pair of three-point field goals from Courtney Davidson, but Colgate scored 13-straight points to take a 20-14 lead. The last four minutes of the half saw four lead changes and four ties and ended with Colgate holding a 35-34 advantage at halftime. The Red Raiders were 15 of 17 from the free throw line in the first half, while Navy was a mere 4 of 4.

Navy took a 41-38 lead early in the second half, but Colgate went on a 17-3 run to take a 55-44 lead with a little over 15 minutes left in the game. The Mids eventually tied the game at 73-73 on an Adrienne Roseti layup and again at 75-75 on a Jennifer Bombinski layup with 4:27 remaining in the game. The Red Raiders proceeded to score seven-straight points and hit their final six free throws to hold on for the victory.

Colgate finished the game 32 of 36 from the free throw line, while Navy was 18 of 21. The Mids were also outrebounded by the Red Raiders, 35-31.

Davidson led Navy with 17 points in the game, while Maile Shimoda came off the bench to score 16 points and dish out a then career-high seven assists. Bombinski and Roseti each scored 15 points apiece for Navy.

SECOND-HALF TEAM

Navy has proven to be a second-half team all season long. The Mids have scored more points in the second half of their games than the first half in 19 of 25 games this year, including 12 of the last 13 contests. Over the last 13 games, Navy has scored 379 first-half points (28.4 ppg) and 507 points in the second half (39.0 ppg).

The Mids have scored 30 or more points in the first half in 11 games this season and in the second half in 20 games. Over the last 13 games, the Mids have scored at least 30 points in the first half of five games, while scoring 30 or more in the second half of all 13 games.

100-PLUS STRAIGHT GAMES WITH A THREE-POINTER

Navy has made at least one three-point field goal in a school-record 106-consecutive games. The Midshipmen broke the previous school standard of 64, Jan. 12, 1999, at Bucknell.

Navy has not been held without a three-point field goal made since Nov. 23, 1997, against Sacramento State.

PLAYING OVERTIME

Navy has played a trio of overtime games this season, losing at American (75-67, Nov. 29), defeating McNeese State (74-65, Dec. 20) and losing to Holy Cross, 78-77 (Feb. 14).

The three overtime games matches the school record for most overtime games in a single season. Previously, Navy played three OT games during the 1984-85 and 1995-96 seasons. The Mids have posted a 10-7 all-time record in overtime games.

ROLLER COASTER SEASON

It has been a season of brief ups and downs for the Navy basketball team. Navy has posted a winning streak of two games only once this season, while losing back-to-back games on five different occasions.

Navy has a record of 1-8 in games following a win, as well as a record of 9-6 in games following a loss.

NAVY FRESHMAN FACTS

Navy's freshman class has:

* led or tied for lead in scoring in 20 games

* led or tied for rebounding lead in 18 games

* have made 72 (of a possible 125) starts

* scored 10+ points 47 times and 20+ points seven times

* scored 61.8-percent of Navy's points, (1016 of 1643), including 72.3-percent of league points (509 of 704)

* scored the final 34 points against Army (Jan. 27)

* scored 61 of Navy's 70 points against Lehigh (Jan. 31)

BOMBINSKI PLAYS 100TH GAM

Team captain Jennifer Bombinski appeared in the 100th game of her career, Jan. 31 at Lehigh, and has now played in 105 career games. The next-closest Mid in terms of career games played is junior Marisa Ball who has played in 78 games. Bombinski has made 59 career starts, 21 more than her closest teammate (sophomore Lisa Steinmetz, 38).

Bombinski recently notched her 400th career board (Feb. 3 at Bucknell) and has now totaled 428 in her career. She scored the 700th point of her career Saturday against Army.

Over the last 10 games, Bombinski has scored in double figures six times and is averaging 10.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game (108 points, 59 rebounds). In addition, she has connected on multiple three-point field goals in six of the last 10 games.

Offensively this season Bombinski has scored in double figures in 12 games and has led the Mids in scoring in five games this season. She tied her career high of 21 points twice this season against McNeese State (Dec. 20) and Lafayette (Jan. 17). In addition, Bombinski is in fourth place in Navy history with 81 career three-point field goals made.

Bombinski has increased her scoring and rebounding productions each year of her career.

DAVIDSON CONTINUES STRONG PLAY

Courtney Davidson has scored in double figures in 11 of the last 13 games and is averaging 14.4 points per game during that span (188 points). Davidson has connected on a minimum of two three-point field goals in 12 of the last 13 games and has totaled 32 three-pointers in that span. She enters Wednesday's game ranked fourth in the Patriot League in scoring with a 15.5-points-per-game average through 10 league contests. She is third in the league with 2.50 three-pointers made per league game and is third with a .424 percentage.

Davidson was named Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Jan. 22 after leading the Mids in scoring all three games that week and being the top rebounder in two of the three games, as well. She began the week by scoring 12 points at Yale, followed by a career-high 24-point, seven-rebound performance versus Lafayette, and ended the week by hitting four three-point field goals and scoring 14 second-half points on her way to 19 points and a career-high five assists at Holy Cross. For the week, Davidson averaged 18.3 points and 5.7 rebounds a game.

She has scored in double figures in a team-high 16 games on the year and leads Navy in points (291) and is second three-point field goals made (43). She has led Navy in scoring in a team-high 11 games this year and is on pace to become just the second freshman in Navy history to lead the Mids in scoring (Colleen Cassidy, 1978-79).

SHIMODA ON TEAR

Maile Shimoda has scored in double figures in 12 games this season, including six of the last seven. She is averaging 14.8 points and 4.6 assists over the last seven games (104 points, 32 assists), while making 51.2-percent of her three-point attempts during (20-39).

She was named Patriot League Rookie of the Week last week after averaging 16.0 points and 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in Navy's two games. She scored 13 points and tied a career-high with five rebounds in Navy's win over Albany (Fen. 5), then drilled five three-point field goals on her way to a game-high 19 points at Lafayette (Feb. 11). For the week, Shimoda was 9 of 21 (.428) from the field, 7-14 (.500) from behind the three-point line and 7 of 9 from the free throw line (.778).

Earlier in the season, Shimoda came off the bench to score 16 points and dish out a career-high seven assists against Colgate (Jan. 27), then, after totaling six first-half assists, scored 12 of her game-high 15 points in the second half of Navy's win at Lehigh (Jan. 31).

She has recorded five or more assists in four of the last seven games and in five games on the year. She dished out a career-high eight assists versus Army (Feb. 17).

Shimoda has connected on a Navy-high 45 three-point field goals, and, on the entire season, leads the Patriot League with .437 three-point field goal percentage and is the league leader with 2.78 three-point field goals made per league game. Shimoda also leads the Patriot league in assist-to-turnover ration in both league games (1.78) and on the entire season (1.75).

TROUBLE IN CLOSE GAMES

Navy has had difficulty in close games over the past season and a half. Since the start of the 1999-00 season, the Midshipmen have posted marks of 0-4 in games decided by three points or less, 3-9 in games decided by six points or less and 8-17 in games determined by single digits.

This season, Navy is 0-3 in games decided by three points or less, 1-6 in games decided by six points or less and 4-7 in games decided by nine points or less.

NAVY SETS NEW LEAGUE STANDARD

With Courtney Davidson's final three-point field goal Saturday against Army, Navy set a new Patriot League record for most three-point field goals in a single season. Davidson's shot gave the Mids 163 on the season, breaking the previous standard of 162 set by Holy Cross during the 1995-96 season.

This season the Mids are averaging a league-best average of 8.60 three-point field goals per league game. Navy has made six or more three-pointers in 18 games this year, including 11 of the last 12.

Three of the top-four three-point shooters in the Patriot League (league games only) are from Navy. Maile Shimoda ranks first in the league with 2.78 three-point field goals a game, Courtney Davidson is third with an average of 2.50, and Jennifer Bombinski is fourth with 1.80 made a game. Bombinski leads the league in three-point field goal percentage with a mark of .529, Shimoda is second at .481 and Davidson is third at .424.

SPREADING THE MINUTES

Eight players are averaging at least 10 minutes of playing time a game for Navy this season, with another four averaging over eight minutes a game. Navy has had at least eight players total 10 or more minutes in 16 games this season, with nine or more players playing at least 10 minutes in seven games.

Jennifer Bombinski leads the Mids with 29.0-minutes played a game, the lowest team-leading average in Navy history. Since Navy began totaling minutes at the end of the season (1989-90), only once has Navy not had a player average at least 30 minutes a game (1999-00, Erica Hayes, 29.8).

THREE MIDS NAMED ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

Maile Shimoda was named the Patriot League's Rookie of the Week on Feb. 12, joining classmates Adrienne Roseti (Jan. 7) and Courtney Davidson (Jan. 22) as winners of the award this season.

This is just the second time in Patriot League history one school has had three different players named rookie of the week in one season. Previously, Lafayette had three different players win the award during the 1990-91 season, the inaugural year of the league.

DAVIDSON AND SHIMODA TOP FRESHMAN THREE-POINT LIST

Courtney Davidson and Maile Shimoda have both surpassed the Navy record for most three-point field goals by a freshman. Shimoda has totaled a Navy-high 45 three-pointers this season, while Davidson is close behind her with 43. The previous school freshman standard was 30, set two seasons ago by Hilary Goodrich.

In terms of three-point percentage, both players are not only at the top of the freshman list, they rank among the top-six shooters in Navy history.

Both players also rank among the top three-point shooters in the Patriot League. Shimoda is leads league with 2.05 three-point field goals made a game, while Davidson is third with a 1.72 average. In Patriot League games only, Shimoda leads the league with 2.78 three-pointers per game, while Davidson is third with an average of 2.50 per game.

KATE MASLOWSKI

Freshman Kate Maslowski has put together a string of strong games, recently. The Minnesota native has scored in double figures in four of the last eight games, including a career-high 15 points against Albany (Feb. 5). In addition, Maslowski recorded the first double-double of her career with 13 points and 10 rebounds in Navy's victory at Lehigh (Jan. 27).

Maslowski is averaging 7.3 points and 4.0 rebounds, and is shooting 56.4-percent from the field over the last eight games.

ROSETI ON ROLL

Adrienne Roseti has been a big contributor to the team this season with both her scoring and her rebounding. Roseti has scored in double figures in seven of the last 10 games, as well as in 10 of the last 15 and in 13 games on the year.

She is averaging 13.1 points and 8.1 rebounds per game over the last 10 games (131 points, 81 rebounds). Roseti recorded her team-high seventh double-double of the season with 12 points and 14 rebounds against Holy Cross (Feb. 14). Earlier this season, Roseti scored 12 of her career-high 20 points in the last five minutes of Navy's victory at Army (Jan. 24), including the go-ahead basket and the next five Navy points, as well.

Roseti was named the Patriot League's Rookie of the Week on Jan. 7 after averaging 11 points and seven rebounds in Navy's victories that week over Air Force and Princeton. She celebrated her return to her hometown by scoring a then career-best 18 points and 11 rebounds, Dec. 30 at Buffalo.

She began the season by scoring 13 points and adding 12 rebounds against High Point (Nov. 20) to become just the fourth Navy freshman in to record a double-double in the first game of the year.

Roseti has led Navy in scoring in three games and in rebounding in 14 games this season. Roseti has grabbed 10 or more rebounds in nine games this season, including a career-high 17 at American (Nov. 29). In addition, she is fourth in the Patriot League in rebounding with 7.8 rebounds per game and is second in the league in blocked shots (0.76 blocks per game).

With a team-high 194 rebounds, Roseti is on pace to become just the second freshman in the last decade to lead Navy in rebounding (Becky Dowling, 1994-95), and needs just six boards to become the fifth freshman in Navy history to record 200 rebounds. In addition, Roseti ranks second in Navy history for most blocks by a freshman with 19, just one away from the class record.

SCORING DOWN THE STRETCH

Courtney Davidson continues to hold onto her lead for most points scored in the last five minutes of games. Davidson has totaled 54 points at the end of games, 10 points ahead of Jennifer Bombinski and 11 in front of Adrienne Roseti.

As for single-game performances, Adrienne Roseti set a new team-high with 12 points in the final five minutes against the Black Knights. Bombinski is second on the team with 11 points in the last five minutes of Navy's win over Columbia (Nov. 26), with Davidson scoring 10 points at American (Nov. 29). Davidson scored all of her points against the Eagles came in the final 33 seconds of regulation, then proceeded to score all six of Navy's points in overtime.

Navy scored a season-high 21 points in the last five minutes against both American (Nov. 29) and at Army (Jan. 27), with a season-low four points at Buffalo (Dec. 30) and against Yale (Jan. 15). Navy allowed a season-high 17 points at Appalachian State (Dec. 3), as well as a season-low zero points against Air Force (Jan. 2).

As a team, Navy has scored 275 points (11 ppg) in the last five minutes of games, while allowing 243 (10.1 ppg). Navy has outscored its opponents in the last five minutes of 13 games this season, scored fewer points in eight games and scored an equal number of points four times.

THE NAVY RESERVES

Navy has received strong support from its bench all season. Navy's bench has outscored the opposing bench in 14 games on the year, is averaging 22.1 points per game and has accounted for 33.5-percent of Navy's scoring (552 of 1,643 points).

Fourteen times this season a Mid has come off the bench to score at least 10 points in a game, most recently Bryanna Herring who recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Army (Feb. 17).

As a group, the Navy Reserves have scored in double figures in every game but two and have totaled 20 or more points in 14 games on the season. The bench produced a season-high 43 points at Stetson (Dec. 10), as well as a season-low nine points at Army (Jan. 24).

NAVY RALLIES

Five times this season Navy has rallied from second-half deficit of at least 10 points to either tie the game or take the lead. Most recently, Navy rallied from an 11-point deficit to tie Holy Cross (Feb. 14).