[This should explode out of any frame!] (Yes, SCFun needs a new picture!) Head Coach, Linda Ziemke, calls a time-out during the Virginia Tech game at Keaney Gym during the '96-'97 season. URI's '98-'99 was not
a good one. Coach Ziemke got suspended a few days before the Xavier game on 1/22.
Dayna Smith became acting head coach. Ziemke resigned 2/19/99. URI won its only
league game on Sunday, Feb 21, when they beat St. Bonny in OT. On April 14, 1999, Belinda Pearman was named the new head coach.(Photo courtesy of S.S.)
The 1997-1998 URI Women's Basketball Season
The 1996-1997 URI Women's Basketball Season
University of Rhode Island
Founded: 1892
Enrollment: ~12,000
Colors: Light Blue, Navy, and White
Nickname: Rams
Conference: Atlantic 10
President: Dr. Robert L.Carothers
Director of Athletics: Ron Petro
Assoc. Director of Women's Athletics: Lauren Anderson
(For more information on the University of Rhode Island, click on URI.)
URI Women's Basketball
Keaney Gym
Kingston, RI 02881-0810
Tel: 401-874-4649
Head Coach: Linda Ziemke
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Head Coach: Belinda Pearman (Hired 4/14/99)
Hometown: Hagerstown, MD
Birthdate: August 5, 1952
Education: Maryland, 1984
Residence: ?
Member: ?
Coaching Experience: 1999 - Pres ...... Head Coach, URI
1998 - 1999 ...... Asst Head Coach,
N.E. Blizzard (ABL)
1997 - 1998 ...... Asst Coach, N.E. Blizzard
1985 - 1997 ...... Asst Coach, Maryland
1984 - 1985 ...... Head Coach, Regina,
MD, High School
Head Coach: Linda Ziemke (Suspended 1/22; resigned 2/19)
Hometown: Carlisle, PA
Birthdate: November 12, 1951
Education: B.S., West Chester State, 1973
Residence: West Kingston, RI
Member: Women's Basketball Coaches Association
Coaching Experience: 1989 - Present ... URI, Head Coach
1978 - 1988 ...... American University,
Head Coach
1977 - 1978 ...... Mechanicsburg (PA) High
School, Head Coach
1976 - 1977 ...... Connecticut, Assistant
Coach
1973 - 1976 ...... Delone Catholic High
School, Head Coach
The 1998-1999 season will be Linda's tenth at URI. Three years ago,
she had her most successful season ever with a 21-5 record and the
team's first invitation to the "NCAA's". The team finished third
in the Atlantic-10 Conference. Linda was named Atlantic 10 Coach
of the Year.
Linda puts academic achievement on the highest plateau. Every player
that has completed her eligibility with Zemke has graduated with a
"meaningful" degree.
Assistant Coach: Dayna Smith (Acting Head 1/22 on)
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Birthdate: Nov 25, 1974
Education: Business Management, URI, 1996
Residence: Narragansett, RI
Member: ?
Coaching Experience: URI, assistant, '96-'99
Dayna finished a fantastic career at URI in the '95-'96 season.
According to the URI '96-'97 Program, Dana is the first athlete,
male or female, to join the "1,000 point-700 assist Club". Dana works
with the URI guards and is also responsible for the summer basketball
camp and clinics throughout Rhode Island.
Assistant Coach: Ginny Doyle
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Birthdate: Jun 16, 1969
Education: B.A., University of Richmond, 1992
M.B.A., Manhattan, 1995
Residence: ?
Member: ?
Coaching Experience: Grad Asst Coach, Manhattan, '93-'95
Asst Coach, East Carolina, '95-'98
Assistant Coach, URI, '98-'present ('99).
Ginny holds several NCAA free throw records. She has 60 straight
for one season and 66 for two seasons. Also, a .941 free
throw percentage for a season and a .881 for her career.
Assistant Coach: Scott Foulis
Hometown: Amherst, MA
Birthdate: Dec 20, 1967
Education: B.A., Sports Mgt, UMass, 1995
Working on masters in P.E.,
with a concentration in Sport
Psychology, URI
Residence: ?
Member: Women's Basketball Coaches Assoc
Coaching Experience: Admin Asst, UMass, '95-'97
Asst Coach, UMass, '97-'98
Asst Coach, URI, '98-present ('99).
Scott is new in 1998-1999. He has been an instructor at the URI
summer camps for the past three years. He coached the Cheetahs,
an AAU Team from Western Mass, for two years.
Student Assistant Coach: Marty Alber
Hometown: Westhampton NY
Birthdate: ?
Education: Westhampton Beach High School, 1995
Residence: ?
Member: ?
Coaching Experience: Helped with team last year.
Marty was a freshman guard on the '95-'96 URI Women's Basketball Team.
This is her third year on the sidelines. A psychology major.
Practice Players: ?
Trainer: Joy Rhett
Joy is ... .
Ball People: Erica & her friend, Ezra
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No Name Pos Ht Class H.S/Home Town
--- ----------------- ----- ---- ----- -----------------
40 Nikki Blakemore F 6-01 '00 Hylton High/Dale City, VA
53 Keisha Bolton C 6-5 '02 Russeas/Lucea Hanover, Jamaica
43 Dena Cocchiola G 5-08 '00 Sacred Heart/Camden, CT
35 Megan Gibson F 5-10 '00 PHS (for girls)/Phily, PA
33 Amber Jansen F 6-02 '01 Fayetville-Man/Manlius, NY
44 Love Kuyateh F 5-10 '02 Mt. Pleasant/Providence, RI
13 Ela Lapciuk F 5-11 '01 NHS/Newington, CT
25 Karyn LimaQuit? G 5-06 '02 SAHS/South Attleboro, MA
3 Colleen Mullen G 5-04 '02 CHS/Chelmsford, MA
23 Rhonda Pacheco G 5-06 '01 Durfee/Fall River, MA
34 Sarah Reynolds F/C 6-03 '02 Daniel Hand/Madison, CT
32 Wendy Romblad12/1 F 5-10 '00 WHS/Woonsocket, RI
32 Donna StrikeQuit? G 5-08 '00 CHS/Chambersburg, PA
Nikki Blakemore: SCFun suspects that she may be the "team clown".
Is she? Yes, says Amy.
Keisha Bolton: A ... ??
Denna Cocchiola: Prefers culottes over shorts. Likes the jump shot. Captain.
Megan Gibson: Holds Philly high school scoring record for one game -
41 points. Will be orthopedic surgeon someday.
Amber Jansen: A tough competitor.
Love Kuyateh: From RI's Mt. Pleasant.
Ela Lapciuk: A lefty. Lots of potential.
Karyn Lima: A ... ??
Colleen Mullen: Starting as a freshman. Lots of fans
in the stands.
Rhonda Pacheco: A walkon from Fall River.
Sarah Reynolds: A ... ??
Wendy Romblad: First spotted at the PC game. She
plays Volleyball for URI. Made VB team as a walkon - isn't that correct?
Good luck with BB.
Donna Strike: Donna "Lee" - a runner also, majoring
in elementary education. Played AAU ball for the Philadelphia Belles.
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Day Date Opponent Location Time Results
---- ---------- -------------------------------- -------- ------- -------
Sun Nov 08 Rossiyanka URI 4:00 Exhibit
Sat Nov 14 Vermont Away 1:00 L 73-71
Wed Nov 18 Buffalo URI 7:00 L 70-61
Fri Nov 20 Brown URI 7:00 W 72-60
Fri Nov 27 James Madison Away 7:30 L 51-48
Tue Dec 01 Providence URI 7:00 W 63-55
Sat Dec 05 UConn URI 7:30 L 88-42
Wed Dec 09 Harvard URI 7:00 W 82-77
Fri Dec 11 Maine Orono 7:30 L 76-53
Tue Dec 15 UMass URI 7:00 L 62-38
Tue Dec 29 Dartmouth College Tour-Hofstra Away 6:00 L 59-55
Wed Dec 30 State Farm Classic-Dart/SacHeart Away 6or8 W 69-66
Mon Jan 04 LaSalle URI 7:00 L 71-62
Sat Jan 09 Fordham Away 1:00 L 79-58
Thu Jan 14 Temple URI 7:00 L 51-46
Sat Jan 16 St. Joseph's URI 2:00 L 71-55
Tue Jan 19 UMass Away 7:30 L 74-63
Fri Jan 22 Xavier Away 7:00 L 69-57
Sun Jan 24 Dayton Away 2:00 L 95-47
Sun Jan 31 St. Bonaventure URI 12:00 L 68-59
Fri Feb 05 St. Joseph's Away 7:00 L 68-49
Sun Sun 07 Temple Away 2:00 L 62-57
Fri Feb 12 Duquesne URI 7:00 L 75-60
Sun Feb 14 VA Tech URI 12:00 L 64-62
Tue Feb 16 George Washington Away 7:00 L 68-60
Fri Feb 19 Fordham URI 7:00 L 73-55
Sun Feb 21 St. Bonaventure Away 12:00 W 88-84OT
Fri Feb 26 Xavier Away 7:00 L 84-67
Regular Season: 5-21 (1-15 A-10); Playoffs 0-1
The 1998-1999 season spanned 111 days, from 11/08-02/26/99
The 1997-1998 season spanned 108 days.
The 1996-1997 season spanned 100 days.
Nov 08, 1998 (Game #EX1): URI hosts Club of Rossiyanka,
Russia
Rossiyanka 69, URI 52
Freshman Colleen Mullen started at point guard along with Ela
Lapciuk, Amber Jansen, Nikki Blakemore, and Dena Cocchiola. There's a
girl from Rhode Island playing. Love Kuyateh, from Mount Pleasant.
Did she go by Yatar Kuyateh last year?
Keisha Bolton, from Jamaica, was in street clothes.
Missing from last year's squad were Sarah Grazier, Shannon Murray,
Tiffany Steele, and, we hate to say it, the great Tanya Hvizdak? What
happened? Every year the team seems to lose about 3-4 players.
What was with the softball team and all those pizzas? The President
was there. He has always supported the women.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Lapciuk 1- 2 7-10 10
Blakemore 2- 5 3- 6 7
Jansen 2-13 4- 6 8
Mullen 2- 8 1- 2 6
Cocchiola 5-13 3- 4 13
Strike 0- 0 0- 0 0
Pacheco 0- 2 2- 2 2
Gibson 1- 6 4- 4 6
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 13-49 24-34 52
3 Pts: Lapciuk, Mullen.
1/2: RUS 34-29.
Nov 14, 1998 (Game #01): URI visits Vermont
Vermont 73, URI 71 in OT
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Mullen 4-10 2- 2 12
Lapciuk 2- 8 2- 2 6
Jansen 11-17 4- 4 26
Blakemore 1- 5 0- 0 2
Cocchiola 4-15 0- 1 8
Pacheco 0- 3 0- 0 0
Reynolds 4- 5 2- 2 10
Gibson 3- 8 1- 3 7
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 29-71 11-14 71
3 Pts: Mullen 2.
1/2: Ver 39-34.
Nov 18, 1998 (Game #02): URI hosts Buffalo
Buffalo wins, 71-60
URI almost came back but they fell short. Behind by ten at the
half, they fell behind by about 15 points before pulling within
4 or 5 but they just couldn't pull it off. Nice try but too many
turnovers, traveling calls, double dribbles, etc., couldn't be
overcome. Even with 3-pointers down the stretch by Mullen and
Pacheco.
The Pep Band (where's Krista?) continues to keep fans away by the
droves. They won't even let the visiting team get introduced before
they blast away at your eardrums. What a shame!
Collen Mullen had some banner toting friends/relatives in the
stands.
Buffalo had a Tiffany Bell - not St. Raphael's Tiffany Bell who
is now at UPenn.
The team is wearing Reebok's this year. Mostly white with some
gray accents.
Half-time saw the introduction of the "Pepsi Porch". The winner of
the half-time shoot-out will be treated to a seat in the Pepsi Porch
at the next game. He/she and a friend will be treated to all the
junk food that they can eat.
Donna Strike was absent. Hope there is no problem. Alum Kerry
Giroux was in the stands. The President, Mr. Carothers, was there.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Lapciuk 2- 7 3- 4 7
Blakemore 4- 6 0- 2 8
Jansen 9-15 1- 3 20
Mullen 1- 9 2- 2 5
Cocchiola 2-10 2- 4 6
Pacheco 2- 4 0- 0 5
Reynolds 1- 2 0- 0 2
Gibson 4- 6 0- 1 8
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 25-59 8-16 61
3 Pts: Jansen, Pacheco, Mullen.
1/2: BUF 38-28.
Nov 20, 1998 (Game #03): URI hosts Brown
URI gets their first win, 72-60
It was a good win. The momentum went back and forth. URI was up by
three at the half. Then Brown had a 10 point run thanks to an
effective press. Then URI had a 16-3 run. It was anybody's ballgame.
Ela Lapciuk's 3-pointer gave them some breathing roon at 59-55.
Dena Cocchiola had a nice steal and went the length of the floor
for a layup and a foul, which she converted, 64-55. Ela again
had a nice turn to her right deep in the paint for a left handed
scoop shot that made it 66-56. Amber Jansen fought off about
three defenders for a great put-back on a Nikki Blakemore rebound,
68-58.
Tanya Hvizdak, who transferred to Bentley, is not playing because
of a torn Achilles tendon [corrx: ACL reconstruction]. Donna Strike
is taking some time off. SCFun finds that the URI program is carrying
season statistics. So maybe SCFun will update its stats at the bottom
of this page periodically.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Lapciuk 4- 6 2- 3 11
Blakemore 4-12 5- 5 13
Jansen 6-11 4- 7 16
Mullen 1- 4 1- 2 3
Cocchiola 7-12 1- 4 16
Pacheco 1- 5 0- 0 3
Reynolds 2- 3 0- 0 4
Gibson 2- 6 2- 2 6
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 27-59 15-23 72
3 Pts: Lapciuk, Cocchiola, Pacheco.
1/2: URI 34-31
Nov 27, 1998 (Game #04): URI visits JMU
URI trips in the last 8, loses to JMU, 51-48
James Madison University comes from behind. Only three URI players
make field goals. URI was up 43-36 with eight minutes to go.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Lapciuk 3- 8 2- 2 11
Blakemore 2- 4 1- 3 5
Jansen 9-19 9- 9 27
Mullen 0- 1 3- 4 3
Cocchiola 0- 4 2- 6 2
Pacheco 0- 0 0- 1 0
Reynolds 0- 0 0- 0 0
Gibson 0- 3 0- 0 0
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 14-39 17-25 48
3 Pts: Lapciuk 3.
1/2: URI 25-22
Dec 01, 1998 (Game #05): URI hosts Providence
URI decides they're not going to lose this one, beats PC 63-55
URI went on a roll at the start of both halves but it didn't look
good when PC tied the game at 45-all with 6:30 left. But URI got
tough and pulled it out.
URI jumped out to a 16-4 lead at the "quarter". They looked good
on many of their offensive and defensive transitions. Unfortunately,
they went to the locker room up by only one at 29-28.
In the second half, PC didn't score for the first 5:27 as URI
built a 37-30 lead.
When PC pulled ahead briefly for the first time in the game,
URI rose to the occasion. Nikki Blakemore made it 50-49 from down
deep. Gibson had a 17 foot jumper from the side and converted her
free throw to make it 53-51. A nice rebound by Blakemore led to a
Jansen spin move for 55-51. Lapciuk, from Mullen, with another spin
plus a free throw and things started looking better, 58-51.
Blakemore with a pump fake and then the easy basket for 60-53.
Then PC did the fouling thing - free throws by Mullen, Lapciuk,
Mullen and the game was over, 63-55.
For the night, Dena Cocchiola had some tough rebounds. Sarah
Reynolds had a nice assist on a bounce pass.
Peggy Lynch, the state prosecutor and high school ref, officiated
the game - was she subbing for someone?
There was a new woman in uniform for URI. Wendy Romblad, a member
of the volleyball team was wearing Donna Strike's old number. Wendy
looks like she has a nice touch in the warmups.
SKHS's trainer from last year, now working for URI, had some
action. Colleen Mullen took a hard fall on her wrist and needed some
taping. Nikki was also hurting late. Sarah Reynolds, a great passer,
seemed to have an existing right wrist problem.
Keisha Bolton, from Jamaica, was not on the bench.
PC's Farrah Thomas gave 100% on defense. She went to the floor
in a collision with Ela and stayed down for awhile. Looked like she
bumped her forehead. She later came back in.
Didn't see PC's Dani Trippany who is 6-5. She may have been the
woman on crutches.
The announcer warned of a sellout when UConn comes in Saturday
night.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Lapciuk 5-10 3- 5 13
Blakemore 5-14 2- 7 12
Jansen 6-15 2- 2 14
Mullen 1-11 2- 4 5
Cocchiola 2- 5 2- 2 7
Pacheco 1- 2 0- 2 3
Reynolds 0- 0 0- 0 0
Gibson 2- 8 5- 5 9
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 22-65 16-27 63
3 Pts: Mullen, Cocchiola, Pacheco.
1/2: URI 29-28
Dec 05, 1998 (Game #06): URI hosts UConn
URI vs UConn - UConn wins impressively 88-42
It was a big night a Keaney Gym, almost a sell-out. Attendance
was 3,353. Even the team doctor had to sit elsewhere. It was
so strange to see the parking lot full and to see so many buses.
UConn is very, very impressive. They give 100% the whole game.
It would have been fun to see URI try to press and trap and double
team to the degree UConn did and to see how UConn would have
reacted.
Ela Lapciuk took an elbow to the head in the second half and
went down for awhile. Before the team doctor could get there, the
trainer had her up and walking to the bench. She came back.
Coach Geno looks so small standing next to Linda. Keisha Bolton
reappeared on the bench for URI.
SCFun checked to see if CNN-SI had a write-up. Then didn't, but
they did have the probable lineups posted. They had long-gone
Shannon Murray starting at guard for URI in place of Mullen.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Lapciuk 4- 9 0- 0 8
Blakemore 1- 2 0- 1 2
Jansen 2-11 4- 6 8
Mullen 1- 5 0- 0 3
Cocchiola 0- 5 1- 2 1
Pacheco 0- 2 2- 2 2
Reynolds 4- 6 2- 2 10
Gibson 3- 6 2- 2 8
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 15-46 11-15 42
3 Pts: Mullen.
1/2: UC 21-39.
Dec 09, 1998 (Game #07): URI hosts Harvard
URI beats Harvard, 82-77
Wow, nine 3-pointers.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Lapciuk 4- 7 4- 9 14
Blakemore 2- 7 3- 4 7
Jansen 3- 7 10-14 16
Mullen 5-11 6- 9 18
Cocchiola 6-15 1- 7 16
Pacheco 2- 2 1- 2 7
Reynolds 1- 1 0- 0 2
Gibson 0- 3 2- 2 2
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 23-53 27-47 82
3 Pts: Lapciuk 2, Mullen 2, Cocchiola 3, Pacheco 2.
1/2: HA 32-31.
Dec 11, 1998 (Game #08): URI visits Maine
Maine 76, URI 53
How's Joanne Palumbo, Maine's coach, doing? She's had a lot of
stress with a miscarriage and her husband not being able to get a
job teaching at UMaine after leaving a great job at Alabama.
Linda went beyond her usual eight players. Mt. Pleasant's Love
Kuyateh got in.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Lapciuk 2- 5 0- 0 4
Blakemore 0- 6 1- 2 1
Jansen 6- 8 1- 3 13
Mullen 2- 7 2- 2 8
Cocchiola 2-11 2- 4 8
Kuyateh 0- 0 0- 0 0
Pacheco 0- 3 0- 0 0
Reynolds 1- 2 2- 2 4
Gibson 6-11 3- 4 15
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 19-53 11-17 53
3 Pts: Mullen 2, Cocchiola 2.
1/2: ME 35-25.
Dec 15, 1998 (Game #09): URI hosts UMass
UMass 62, URI 38
Meghan Gibson out with a sprained ankle from pre-game warm-ups.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Lapciuk 1- 9 1- 4 3
Blakemore 3- 7 2- 4 8
Jansen 4-12 4- 6 12
Mullen 1- 9 2- 2 5
Cocchiola 1- 7 3- 4 5
Pacheco 1- 3 0- 0 3
Reynolds 0- 4 2- 4 2
Kuyateh 0- 0 0- 0 0
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 11-51 14-24 38
3 Pts: Mullen, Pacheco.
1/2: MA 31-23.
Dec 29, 1998 (Game #10): URI vs Hofstra at
Hanover, NH
URI loses by four to Hofstra, 59-55
URI loses a close one - their first game after the XMAS break.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Lapciuk 2- 6 2- 4 6
Blakemore 3- 6 1- 4 7
Jansen 4-11 7-10 15
Mullen 4- 7 1- 2 10
Cocchiola 2- 8 0- 0 6
Pacheco 1- 5 0- 0 3
Reynolds 0- 0 0- 0 0
Gibson 3-11 2- 3 8
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 19-54 13-23 55
3 Pts: Mullen, Cocchiola 2, Pacheco.
1/2: HO 29-22.
Dec 30, 1998 (Game #11): URI vs Sacred Heart
at Hanover, NH
URI wins, beating Sacred Heart, 69-66
Three hit 15, including Mullen with three 3-pointers.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Lapciuk 4- 8 4- 4 12
Blakemore 6- 9 3- 7 15
Jansen 6-11 3- 4 15
Mullen 4- 6 4- 4 15
Cocchiola 3- 8 1- 1 8
Pacheco 0- 1 0- 0 0
Reynolds 0- 1 0- 0 0
Gibson 1- 5 2- 2 4
Kuyateh 0- 0 0- 0 0
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 24-49 17-22 69
3 Pts: Mullen 3, Cocchiola.
1/2: URI 33-31.
Jan 04, 1999 (Game #12): URI hosts LaSalle
LaSalle 71, URI 62
Mullen top scorer thanks to three 3-pointers; Jansen 9.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Lapciuk 2- 8 3- 5 7
Blakemore 5-10 2- 6 12
Jansen 2- 8 4- 5 9
Mullen 5- 8 0- 0 13
Cocchiola 2- 8 5- 5 10
Pacheco 1- 1 0- 0 3
Reynolds 1- 2 0- 0 2
Gibson 2- 6 2- 2 6
Kuyateh 0- 0 0- 0 0
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 20-51 16-23 62
3 Pts: Jansen, Mullen 3, Cocchiola, Pacheco.
1/2: LaS 29-28.
Jan 09, 1999 (Game #13): URI visits Fordham
Fordham wins, 79-58
URI played them even in the second half. Fordham had nine
3-pointers. It was the first appearance for Wendy Romblad,
the crossover from volleyball. Love Kuyateh got on the scoreboard
for the first tme this year.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Lapciuk 1- 3 2- 2 4
Blakemore 3- 5 2- 2 8
Jansen 9-17 7-11 25
Mullen 4-11 0- 0 9
Cocchiola 1- 5 0- 0 2
Romblad 0- 1 0- 0 0
Pacheco 0- 0 0- 0 0
Reynolds 0- 0 0- 0 0
Gibson 4- 6 0- 0 8
Kuyateh 0- 1 2- 4 2
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 22-49 13-19 58
3 Pts: Mullen.
1/2: FO 45-24.
Jan 14, 1999 (Game #14): URI hosts Temple
URI loses its third straight
Temple wins 51-46.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Lapciuk 2- 5 3- 9 7
Blakemore 1- 3 0- 4 2
Jansen 5-10 5- 6 15
Mullen 2- 8 2- 2 8
Cocchiola 3-10 0- 0 6
Pacheco 0- 0 0- 0 0
Reynolds 0- 0 0- 0 0
Gibson 1- 7 0- 0 2
Kuyateh 2- 6 2- 6 6
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 16-49 12-27 46
3 Pts: Mullen 2.
1/2: TE 24-23.
Jan 16, 1999 (Game #15): URI hosts St. Joseph's
URI fades, losing 71-55
URI was in this game but just couldn't finish. They got within
two a couple times late in the second half. The first time was
thanks to a 3-pointer by Ela and then a spin move by Amber.
St. Joe's was undefeated in league play. Susan Moran was the
big gun for St. Joe's. From Ireland and listed at 6-1; yet she
is a couple inches shorter than Ela, who's listed at 5-11.
Anywayssssss, she was 8-11 and 7-9 for 23 points.
Collen has a nice double spin fake. She also showed off her
behind the back pass. Sarah Reynolds displayed some good hands
on defense.
One of the refs had a "contact" (eye) problem. As a result
there was some confusion on the shot clock. URI did well even
though they only put one second back. URI managed to get fouled.
Speaking of the refs - the Rams only took 10 free throws.
Karyn Lima appears to be gone from the URI roster.
Love Kuyateh was in street clothes with her right thumb
bandaged.
The program no longer includes stats, so there goes that
update.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Lapciuk 5-11 5- 6 18
Gibson 4- 5 0- 0 8
Jansen 8-13 2- 3 19
Mullen 1- 8 0- 0 2
Cocchiola 0- 2 0- 1 0
Blakemore 4- 6 0- 0 8
Pacheco 0- 5 0- 0 0
Reynolds 0- 0 0- 0 0
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 22-50 7-10 55
3 Pts: Lapciuk 3, Jansen.
1/2: SJ 35-25.
Jan 19, 1999 (Game #16): URI visits UMass
URI loses again, 74-63
Fifth loss in a row. Romblad scores.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Lapciuk 3- 7 1- 3 9
Gibson 3- 8 0- 2 6
Jansen 7-13 3- 4 17
Mullen 5-13 0- 0 15
Cocchiola 2- 3 0- 0 5
Blakemore 1- 2 0- 0 2
Pacheco 3- 9 0- 0 7
Reynolds 0- 1 0- 0 0
Romblad 1- 2 0- 0 2
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 25-58 4- 9 63
3 Pts: Lapciuk 2, Mullen 5, Pacheco, Cocchiola.
1/2: MA 36-32.
Jan 22, 1999 (Game #17): URI visits Xavier
URI loses to Xavier, 69-57
Turmoil has beset the URI team. Rumors became reality when
Friday's ProJo (1/22) reported the suspension of coach Linda
Ziemke.
She has been suspended for the next two games. No reason was
given. Some say it has nothing to do with wins and losses.
Will her suspension be lifted when the team returns to URI
for a noon game on Super Bowl Sunday? Dayna Smith is acting.
Rhoda got 13.
The lineup order as listed in ProJo has been all over the
place for the last few games. Who is really starting?
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Lapciuk 2- 4 0- 0 4
Gibson 3- 9 2- 3 8
Jansen 6-12 6- 7 19
Mullen 2-10 2- 4 7
Cocchiola 0- 3 0- 0 0
Blakemore 2- 3 0- 0 4
Pacheco 4-11 1- 2 13
Reynolds 1- 1 0- 0 2
Romblad 0- 0 0- 0 0
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 20-53 11-16 57
3 Pts: Mullen, Jansen, Pacheco 4.
1/2: XA 33-24.
Jan 24, 1999 (Game #18): URI visits Dayton
URI loses big to Dayton, 95-57
After this game, the team is off for a week, returning
Super Bowl Sunday. Hopefully the turmoil will be resolved
by then.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Lapciuk 4-12 0- 0 8
Gibson 4-10 2- 2 11
Jansen 6-18 8-11 20
Mullen 1- 5 2- 2 5
Cocchiola 1- 6 0- 0 2
Blakemore 0- 2 0- 0 0
Pacheco 2- 6 0- 0 5
Reynolds 0- 1 0- 0 0
Romblad 3- 3 0- 0 6
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 21-63 12-15 57
3 Pts: Gibson, Mullen, Pacheco.
1/2: DA 44-15.
Jan 31, 1999 (Game #19): URI hosts St. Bonaventure
URI fades and loses 68-59
It was winnable but it didn't happen even though URI led much
of the second half.
Alisa Fazio played great for the Bonnies. She has a wicked,
flat, and deadly shot from 3-point land. Tanesha James, the
black girl, was also tremendous for St. B.
The pep band continues to show absolutely no class by drowning
out the introductions for the other team. That is so bush-league.
The coaching controversy continues. Below are two articles from
this past weekend. ProJo also had an article a week ago where
they quoted Karyn Lima. Sadly, not only has she left the team but
she has left school also.
ProJo's Kevin McNamara had a piece on the situation in Sunday's
ProJo (1/31). "I know virtually no one cares about URI women's
basketball ...". Kevin sounds like a mean-spirited little boy.
Certainly the lack of fan interest could be rephrased to not be
quite so negative.
(If these reporters are so interested in getting at the truth,
why hasn't their journey for the truth led them to URI's web site
and ultimately to SCFun. SCFun hasn't gotten one e-mail on the
matter.!?)
Donna Strike was helping with half-time activities yesterday.
Maybe she felt safe in showing up knowing her old coach wouldn't
be there.
SCFun would guess that a few team boosters weren't there, their
loyalties being more with the coach than with the team itself.
It must be like a wake at Coach Ziemke's home.
How's recruiting going? It's amazing how many RI high school
stars go to the Metro Atlantic Conference.
By the way, the articles keep saying eight girls have left the
program in the last two years. SCFun comes up with eleven.
What three is SCFun counting that it shouldn't be and why?
Erin Fuller, Jaime Gray, Tanya Hvizdak, Aimee Pardington,
Tiffany Steele, Donna Strike, Sarah Grazier, Carrie Lightfoot,
Shannon Murray, Holly Wickstrom, and Karyn Lima.
It was "Women in Sport" Day at half-time. South Kingstown
High had reps from four state championship teams. Cross country,
indoor and outdoor track, and soccer.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Lapciuk 2-10 4- 6 9
Gibson 2- 9 1- 2 5
Jansen 6-11 5- 7 17
Mullen 2- 4 0- 0 6
Cocchiola 3- 8 0- 0 7
Blakemore 3- 5 0- 0 6
Pacheco 3-13 0- 0 9
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 21-60 10-15 59
3 Pts: Lapciuk, Mullen 2, Cocchiola, Pacheco 3.
1/2: SB ?-?.
Here are two articles on the coaching situation.
The first from the 1/29/99 Narragansett Times;
the second from the 2/1/99 Providence Journal.
-----------------------------------------
Former player shares time spent with Rams
KINGSTON - Trying to find individuals directly involved
with the University of Rhode Island women's basketball
program who are willing to talk about the recent
suspension of head coach Linda Ziemke is like trying to
find a needle in a haystack. No one - not Ziemke herself
or athletic director Ron Petro or any of the current
players - have offered up any significant statements
regarding the issue.
Ziemke, URI's 10th-year head coach who has compiled a
record of 105-164, was reportedly suspended last weekend
due to player discontent. Assistant coach Dayna Smith, a
former star player for Ziemke, has taken over the squad,
which has seen eight players, including 1996 Atlantic 10
Rookie of the Year Jaime Gray, quit the program over
last two years.
Another of those players, Tanya Hvizdak, was reached on
Tuesday evening by The Narragansett Times. Now at
Bentley College, in Waltham, Massachusetts, Hvizdak is
content, happy to have URI in her rear-view mirror.
Hvizdak wouldn't come right out and criticize Ziemke's
coaching philosophy, but the junior point guard painted
a picture of unhappiness when describing her time with
the Rams.
``I was a starter and I was happy with the time I was
getting [on the court]. I loved my teammates and I loved
the school, but it was a situation that just didn't work
out,'' said Hvizdak, who spent two seasons at URI.
``After my first year, I had no thoughts about leaving.
But towards the end of my second year I thought more
about what I wanted to do, and I realized it was time to
leave.''
Hvizdak, who averaged 5.6 points and 3.3 rebounds in
22.9 minutes of play last season, said she was surprised
to learn of the current situation with the Rams.
``Obviously, there's a reason for it, but I was a little
surprised,'' said Hvizdak, who played on teams that
compiled a combined 13-41 record during her two-year
tenure.
When asked if she had any specific problems with
Ziemke's coaching style, such as a lack of discipline,
Hvizdak replied: ``She was an authority figure, and I
have respect for authority. I think every player goes in
hoping for the best, but I have no regrets about my two
years there.''
While a player at West Woods Christian in Connecticut,
Hvizdak was recruited by several Division I programs,
but Ziemke's approach worked best in luring her to
Kingston.
``URI's a wonderful school, with a winning program, and
Coach Ziemke and I hit it off right away. That was
definitely a draw in the beginning,'' said Hvizdak,
describing why she chose the Rams.
After deciding to leave URI, Hvizdak, who was a team
captain during her sophomore season, would have
preferred to continue playing Division I basketball, but
she did not want to sit out a year, as is necessary
under NCAA transfer regulations. Thus, she opted for
Bentley, a Division II school with a strong tradition.
Hvizdak, however, tore her anterior cruciate ligament
during the first week of practice, and was redshirted
this season.
``We've got a great team here,'' she said. ``We're 19-2
and ranked sixth in the nation. And we've got a great
coach [Barbara Stevens] who needs just three more wins
to become the winningest coach in New England.''
Still, Hvizdak says she still keeps her eyes on the
Rams. ``I check up on them, and I wish all of them the
best of success,'' she said.
According to URI Sports Information Director Mike
Ballweg, who was reached late Wednesday afternoon, there
was no new news to report on Ziemke's status. Petro, the
athletic director, was unavailable for comment.
The Rams, who are 4-14 overall and 0-8 in the Atlantic
10, will be in action again on Sunday when they host St.
Bonaventure at Keaney Gym at 12:00 p.m.
CURT HOOPER, Narragansett Times, 1/29/99
----------------------------------------
Coaching controversy at URI needs to end
SOUTH KINGSTOWN -- With their head coach still under
some strange sort of suspension and their new coach
trying to hold things together, the University of Rhode
Island's women's basketball team lost another game
yesterday.
``But I can't fault the effort,'' Dayna Smith was
saying shortly after her Rams had dropped a 68-59
decision to St. Bonaventure in an Atlantic 10 match at
Keaney Gym on the URI campus. ``This one was winnable.
Very winnable. But we seem to get to a certain point in
the second half where the other team puts it into
second gear and we don't. It has happened a lot.''
The loss was the Rams eighth straight and left them
with a 0-9 record in the A-10 and 4-15 overall. It also
left them trying mightly not to make excuses for their
current plight.
``A lot of things are happening away from the court but
that's not what's getting us beat,'' said Smith.
``That's what I told the players. Basketball things are
getting us beat. They have to forget the turmoil off
the court.''
Turmoil? Did someone say turmoil?
Let's see.
The coach under suspension is Linda Ziemke, who was
``temporarily'' relieved of her head-coaching duties
nearly two weeks ago by Ron Petro, the school's
athletic director, following complaints by some URI
players over the way in which the basketball program
was being run. Eight players have left the program in
the last two years.
Among other things, Ziemke, who was in her 10th season
as head coach, was criticized for running dull
practices and for not communicating well with her
players.
Officials said yesterday that Petro won't make a
decision on Ziemke's status until at least the middle
part of this week. In any case, Petro was not at Keaney
Gym yesterday; he was at the Super Bowl game in Miami.
That left things to Smith, 24, a former star player at
URI and an assistant the last three years under Ziemke.
Smith has been given the task of trying to turn things
around.
Smith made her head coaching debut in losses at Xavier
(69-57) and Dayton (95-57) but then had a full week to
work her players.
``I just tried to keep them focused on basketball,''
said Smith. ``We scrimmaged a lot, just hard-nosed
stuff. We emphasized hard work, discipline, getting up
and down the floor, diving for loose balls. You could
see it pay off a little today.''
It was Super Sunday but it didn't end up super for the
Rams. A sparse but spirited gathering of 739 loyalists
saw them walk off with a 20-19 lead in a
turnover-plagued first half. And when they raised their
lead to five points, 35-30, on a 3-point bomb by
sophomore Rhonda Pacheco of Fall River midway into the
second half, it looked as if the Rams might be on their
way to ending their long victory drought.
However, the Bonnies stayed close, gradually cut into
the deficit and finally took the lead, 42-41, on a free
throw by forward Hilary Waltman, who was fouled driving
to the basket. The Rams never got the lead again. They
fell back by 11, cut it to four in the closing seconds,
but that was it.
The players, who had been ordered not to speak about
the controversy, seemed intent on trying on trying to
put the whole thing behind them.
``Whatever has been done is past, '' said Pacheco.
``We're just here to play basketball. It's over with.
We played hard the whole game today. We stayed together
but we need to start winning some games, we know
that.''
Dena Cocchiola, a junior guard from Prospect, Conn.,
said she was impressed with the team's ``enthusiasm and
hustle.''
``I think it's going to come together for us,'' she
said. ``The practices are different now; in a way, it's
a different team. Dayna Smith really has us go at it as
opposed to the past when we really didn't practice but
stood around a lot.''
If the URI players feel any extra pressure because of
the controversy, they're not admitting it.
``I don't feel any more pressure than before,'' said
Amber Jensen, a 6-foot-2 center sophomore center from
Manlius, N.Y. ``We have to forget what's going on off
the court and play to the best of our ability. Today
was a step up for us. We just have to break through all
the stuff that's going on around us and hopefully
things will get better in time.''
When yesterday's game was done and the Rams had
retreated to their dressing room, they returned to the
floor to sign autographs for the many children on hand.
It's a fan-friendly tradition the Rams adopted a few
years ago for all home games and it still paints a
pretty picture.
But right now, the rest of the picture is not so
pretty. Ron Petro would do well to get back from Super
Bowl XXXIII and sort things out.
Bill Parrillo, Providence Journal, 2/1/99
Feb 05, 1999 (Game #20): URI visits St. Joseph's
URI picks up another loss, 68-49
A twelve minute scoreless drought sealed URI's fate.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Lapciuk 4-13 1- 1 10
Gibson 1- 7 0- 0 2
Jansen 2- 8 6- 7 10
Mullen 7-11 0- 1 17
Cocchiola 1- 4 0- 0 2
Romblad 0- 1 0- 0 0
Pacheco 2- 7 0- 0 6
Reynolds 0- 1 0- 0 0
Blakemore 0- 2 2- 2 2
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 17-54 9-11 49
3 Pts: Lapciuk, Mullen 3, Pacheco 2.
1/2: SJ 32-21.
Feb 07, 1999 (Game #21): URI visits Temple
URI loses by five to Temple, 62-57
Temple wins on foul shots. They had 15-25.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Lapciuk 5-13 2- 5 15
Gibson 3- 7 0- 0 6
Jansen 7-14 5- 8 19
Mullen 4-10 0- 0 9
Cocchiola 3- 9 1- 2 8
Pacheco 0- 8 0- 0 0
Blakemore 0- 1 0- 0 0
Reynolds 0- 0 0- 0 0
Romblad 0- 0 0- 0 0
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 22-62 8-15 57
3 Pts: Lapciuk 3, Mullen, Cocchiola.
1/2: TE 26-24.
Feb 12, 1999 (Game #22): URI hosts Duquesne
Another loss, Duquesne wins, 75-60
URI scored 19 in the first half and 41 in the second half.
There hasn't been any news on the coaching situation in the last
week.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Lapciuk 3-11 2- 2 9
Gibson 1- 4 0- 0 2
Jansen 3- 9 1- 2 8
Mullen 3- 9 2- 4 10
Cocchiola 3-13 0- 0 9
Romblad 3- 3 0- 0 6
Pacheco 4-10 0- 0 11
Reynolds 1- 1 0- 0 2
Blakemore 1- 1 1- 2 3
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 22-61 6-10 60
3 Pts: Cocchiola 3, Pacheco 3, Mullen 2, Jansen, Lapciuk.
1/2: DU 36-19.
Feb 14, 1999 (Game #23): URI hosts VA Tech
URI loses a Heartbreaker
URI was up by one point with the ball. About 14.4 seconds left.
The inbounds went to Amber Jansen who was immediately clobbered,
falling into the VT bench. URI fans were outraged. They wanted a
technical on the flagrant foul but didn't get it. Amber missed
both. Gloom and doom! Then things got a little sloppy with VT
making two trips to the charity stripe; going 2-2 and later,
1-2, to win, 64-62. Unbelievable!
The line at the end of the game to give Amber Jansen a big hug
stretched all the way out to Route 138. Sources say Amber was far
from 100%, playing with the flu/pneumonia.
It's assumed that the Rams ran out of time-outs with 1.6
seconds to go and inbounding. SCFun was hoping they would bring
back this professional rule from the 1950's where, if you call
time-out when inbounding at the other end in the last two
mintues, you get to inbound from mid-court when time resumes.
But let's start from the beginning. VT with one loss in the
West. URI without a win in the East. David vs what's his name?
It was a weird atmosphere. Welcome to the Twilight Zone. Was
a spell cast over this game? There was a different feel to this
game before it even started. The fans were into it. The players
were high-five-ing each other with smiles on their faces as they
approached the bench to start the game. Even during the game they
were seen smiling now and then. Nikki Blakemore even joined the
cheerleading squad during one time-out. Rhonda Pacheco, with
a fancy hair-do, seemed especially enthusiastic.
The man to man defense by two teams was more fun to watch
then the offense. It seemed like the D was turned up a couple
notches by both teams.
Bits and pieces:
Nikki showed some great hustle on a rebound, then again.
18-17: Basket by Amber gives URI the lead.
26-27: Ella has a nice underhand and then back again for another.
28-30: Nice spin move by Rhonda. She then needed time to adjust
her contact. "Stay on the floor", said the ref.
Halftime.
Ela not happy as she picked up her third foul early in
second half. Was Ela trying to cover a mistake by one of her
teammates?
Amber and Nikki also got their third fouls, early second half.
34-36: Nice rebound by Rhonda and a quicky pass to Nikki right
next door, under the basket, to come within two points. The
crowd loved that one.
36-37: Meghan Gibson with a turnaround.
42-43: Drive by Nikki.
44-43: And again, another Nikki drive along the right baseline.
46-43: Amber's rebound off a Dena shot and the assist to Ela.
Steal by Nikki.
49-43: Ela's 3-pointer. VT calls timeout.
Big rebound by Dena.
52-47: Rhonda's 3-pointer.
56-55: VT scores. Fans outraged, felt VT didn't beat the shot
clock.
57-57: After exchanging steals, a charging call (?) against VT.
VT fans are now outraged. URI A.D. Ron Petro tries to calm
down one VT fan. They end up shaking hands. 3:40 left.
59-57: Hook by Amber.
Charging call on VT. 2:48 left.
59-58: 1:42 left. URI perhaps too excited, rushing their shots.
59-59: Free throw by VT; travel call against VT, 1:14 left.
59-61: Steal and basket by VT, 50.6 seconds left.
61-61: Dena to Amber. Amber fouled.
62-61: Amber free throw, 39.5 seconds left.
URI's ball to inbound, 14.4 seconds left.
62-61: Amber clobbered on inbounds, misses two, 12.7 secs left.
62-63: Two free throws by VT as the play gets sloppy.
62-64: After a loose ball and a scramble, VT fouled, makes one.
Heatbreaker.
One URI fan felt VT was not starting their best five and that
Seaver should have started. She wasn't injured; never did
play. Check her stats. Her career seems to be going in reverse
from a great freshman year.
Former URI standout Ann Kelsen was in the stands. Donna Strike
doesn't know if she will return next year. What was Dena's mother
doing playing the clarinet with the Pep Band? Nobody seemed to
like the refs today.
Below is the CNN-SI story. They think the game was played in
Providence. Might as well use their stats also. Much better.
Did Romblad really get into the game?
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Forget See below
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 00-00 0-00 00
3 Pts: .
1/2: .
From CNN-SI: ...
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (Ticker) -- Katie O'Connor hit two free
throws with 12 seconds left to give Virginia Tech a 64-62 win
over Rhode Island in an Atlantic 10 Conference contest.
Rhode Island's Amber Jansen missed two free throws with 13
seconds remaining, O'Connor grabbed the rebound and was fouled by
Nikki Blakemore. O'Connor's two free throws gave the Hokies
(23-1, 13-1 A-10) a 63-62 lead.
Amy Wetzel stole the ball to thwart the Rams' possession and
subsequently made a foul shot with two seconds left.
Virginia Tech used a 14-8 run in a span of less than eight
minutes to turn a six-point deficit into a 57-57 tie with 5:15
left. Williams keyed the spree with six points and Wetzel added
five.
Nicole Jones hit a layup to give the Hokies a 61-59 advantage
with 56 seconds left, but Jansen's three-point play 17 seconds
later gave the Rams their final lead.
Blakemore paced Rhode Island with 19 points, while Jansen and
Ela Laciuk added 16 apiece. The Rams fell to 4-19 and remained
winless in 13 conference games despite scoring 27 points off a
season-high 30 turnovers by Virginia Tech.
Jones led the Hokies with 21 points on 9-of-10 shooting from
the field, while Wetzel added 12. They shot 60 percent (12-of-20)
from the floor in the second half. Virginia Tech has won four in
a row since suffering its first loss to Xavier on January 29.
VIRGINIA TECH (64)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Oconnor 31 4-8 3-4 1-5 3 0 11
Williams 31 5-8 1-3 2-8 0 2 11
Jones 29 9-10 3-5 0-4 0 5 21
Witherspoon 40 2-3 0-0 0-1 8 4 4
Wetzel 40 4-8 3-7 1-7 3 1 12
Owings 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Houseright 15 1-4 1-2 3-5 1 2 3
Albertsson 9 0-1 2-2 0-0 1 2 2
Drinka 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
_______________________________________________
TOTALS 200 25-42 13-23 7-30 16 16 64
_______________________________________________
Percentages: FG-.595, FT-.565. 3-Point Goals:
1-2, .500 (Wetzel 1-1, Albertsson 0-1). Team
rebounds: 3. Blocked shots: 3 (Jones 2,
Williams). Turnovers: 30 (Witherspoon 7, Williams
6, Jones 5, Wetzel 4, Oconnor 3, Houseright 2,
Albertsson, Drinka). Steals: 10 (Jones 3, Wetzel
2, Witherspoon 2, Albertsson, Oconnor, Williams).
RHODE ISLAND (62)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Lapciuk 25 7-12 1-2 2-4 1 4 16
Gibson 22 2-9 0-0 1-2 2 1 4
Jansen 29 6-9 3-5 1-4 4 4 16
Mullen 23 0-9 0-0 0-0 1 2 0
Cocchiola 31 0-5 0-0 0-2 7 4 0
Rombiad 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Pacheco 32 3-7 0-0 1-5 1 2 7
Reynolds 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Blakemore 34 9-14 1-1 4-5 0 2 19
_______________________________________________
TOTALS 200 27-65 5-8 9-22 16 20 62
_______________________________________________
Percentages: FG-.415, FT-.625. 3-Point Goals:
3-10, .300 (Lapciuk 1-2, Jansen 1-1, Mullen 0-3,
Cocchiola 0-1, Pacheco 1-3). Team rebounds: 7.
Blocked shots: None. Turnovers: 18 (Cocchiola 5,
Jansen 5, Blakemore 3, Lapciuk 3, Gibson,
Mullen). Steals: 9 (Blakemore 2, Cocchiola 2,
Jansen 2, Pacheco 2, Lapciuk).
__________________________________
Virginia Tech 30 34 - 64
Rhode Island 28 34 - 62
__________________________________
Technical fouls: None. A: 797. Officials: Gary
Allen, Bill Franklin, John Palermo.
Feb 16, 1999 (Game #24): URI visits GW
GW wins, 68-60
ProJo says Amber Jansen had her 9th double-double (points/rebs)
and leads the A-10 in that category.
It was nice to hear from Jayme Yarger this week. She played
from '92-'96. She would be today's Rhonda Pacheco. Often the
sixth man in, often the one to spark the team with some big
3-pointers. If there are any other alums/friends of URI BB,
drop a line to SCFun.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Lapciuk 2- 4 2- 2 7
Gibson 3- 5 0- 0 6
Jansen 5-11 8- 9 18
Mullen 4- 9 0- 0 10
Cocchiola 6-14 0- 1 15
Pacheco 0- 5 0- 0 0
Reynolds 0- 1 0- 0 0
Blakemore 2- 3 0- 0 4
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 22-52 10-15? 60
3 Pts: Lapciuk, Mullen 2, Cocchiola 3.
1/2: GW 26-23.
Feb 19, 1999 (Game #25): URI hosts Fordham
URI loses; Ziemke resigns
Ziemke resigns. SCFun grabbed the ESPN write-up. It's below.
ESPN's "232-291" record for ten years is an obvious error.
SCFun has 105-163, not counting the games where Dayna was
the acting head coach. ProJo has her at 105-164. ESPN must
have meant career record, not the last 10 years.
Linda had a 127-119 mark in her 10 years prior to coming
to URI. Do the math. It still won't prove. The wins do but
the losses don't. ??
Also, the 57-30 is from '93-'96; not the '92-'96 as stated
by ESPN.
SCFun would like to wish Linda the best for the future.
It was URI's last home game. Where was Ela - sick?
SCFun couldn't make the game. It regrets not being able to see
Wendy Romblad score.
--------------------
Friday, Feb. 19 3:50pm ET
Rams coach steps down
ESPN.com news services
KINGSTON, R.I. -- Unlucky No. 13 apparently signaled
the end of Linda Ziemke's 10-season reign as Rhode
Island women's basketball coach.
Ziemke, the fourth coach in the 24-history of the
program, "requested her release" Friday, three days
after the team extended its longest losing streak in
a decade to 13 games with a 68-60 defeat at George
Washington.
Athletic director Ron Petro and Ziemke agreed the
school should "go in another direction." The Rams
are 17-61 since their lone appearance in the NCAA
Tournament in 1996.
"I have given everything I have to this program,"
Ziemke, 47, said. "While we have accomplished many
things, including a first-ever NCAA appearance, I
have concluded that it is time for me to move on to
new challenges."
Ziemke posted a 4-20 mark in 1998-99 and went
232-291 in 10 seasons with Rhode Island. After
starting her Rhode Island career at 31-81, Ziemke
went 57-30 from 1992-96, including a school-best
21-8 mark in 1995-96.
Assistant coach Dayna Smith will take over for the
rest of the season on an interim basis.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Gibson 1- 7 5- 6 7
Blakemore 1- 4 0- 2 2
Jansen 7-14 4- 8 19
Mullen 1- 5 4- 4 6
Cocchiola 2-10 ?3- 3? 4
Romblad 1- 2 0- 0 2
Pacheco 4-11 2- 2 13
Reynolds 1- 3 0- 0 2
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 18-56 15-22 55
3 Pts: Pacheco 3, Jansen.
1/2: FO 29-20.
Feb 21, 1999 (Game #26): URI hosts George
Washington
URI wins their first Conference Game in OT
They beat St. Bonaventure, 88-84 in OT. Two had career highs;
Mullen with 21 and Pacheco with 20.
Congratulations!
Pacheco's six 3-pointers tied a school record for three's in
a game. (This summer, SCFun will try to update URI stats,
now about six years out of date. Had been waiting to use the
update as an excuse to get out of a possible family wedding ..
"Oh, gee, sorry, can't make it, updating the URI Stats that
weekend.")
URI plays Xavier in the A-10 Tournament Friday night. Put
your feelings for URI aside for the moment - what do you think of
a last place team making the playoffs. Doesn't it degrade the
season?
Not that it's important but ProJo didn't show the score
after regulation. Mullen and Pacheco had 13 in OT. Sounds like
OT might have been bombs-away.
Bob reports that Ela has mono. That can take months to beat.
Get well, Ela.
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Gibson 6-10 1- 3 13
Blakemore 3- 5 0- 3 6
Jansen 8-12 0- 2 16
Mullen 7-17 3- 4 21
Cocchiola 3-11 0- 1 6
Romblad 0- 0 0- 0 0
Pacheco 7-14 0- 0 20
Reynolds 3- 8 0- 0 6
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 37-77 4-13 88
3 Pts: Mullen 4, Pacheco 6.
1/2: SB 40-29.
Feb 26, 1999 (Game #P1): URI visits Philly for
A-10 playoffs
Xavier eliminates Rams, 84-67 in A-10 Tourney
The season is over. What will next year bring?
URI FG A M A T
-- -- -- -- ---
Gibson 5-13 0- 0 10
Blakemore 6- 9 1- 1 13
Jansen 10-18 3- 6 23
Mullen 1- 7 1- 2 4
Cocchiola 2- 6 0- 0 6
Lapciuk 2- 3 0- 0 5
Romblad 0- 0 0- 0 0
Pacheco 2-10 0- 0 6
Reynolds 0- 1 0- 0 0
-- -- -- -- ---
Total 28-67 5- 9 67
3 Pts: Mullen, Cocchiola 2, Lapciuk, Pacheco 2.
1/2: XA 39-26.
League Standings & Results
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Stats
(Thru Game #4, 11/27/98)
(SCFun is using URI's program, which naturally lags a game.)
| Offense | Rebounds | Misc/Defense
|
|---|
| G's | FG | 3's | FT | FTA | TPts | Off | Def | Total | A's | TO's | Blk's | Steals | PF's |
|---|
| Jansen | 4 | 35 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 89 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Lapciuk | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 17 |
| Cocchiola | 4 | - | - | - | - | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Blakemore | 4 | - | - | - | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mullen | 4 | - | - | - | - | 23 | - | - | - | 18 | 20 | - | - | - |
| Gibson | 4 | - | - | - | - | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Reynolds | 4 | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pacheco | 4 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bolton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kuyateh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Strike | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lima | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Romblad | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 17 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 4 | 95 | 11 | 51 | 78 | 252 | 53 | 98 | 151 | 56 | 78 | 5 | 39 | 86 |
|---|
Records
Offense:
(G = Game; S = Season; C = Career; TG = Team Game; TS = Team)
(These records are good thru the 92-93 season, so there are five years
of stats still to be included. SCFun will update if it ever comes
across the info. SCFun knows that Dayna Smith went crazy with assists
in the 95-96 season. There are also a couple discrepancies between
the URI data for "Career Leaders" and the data for "Individual
All-Time Records".)
Note: An asterisk (*) by some records indicates that complete stats
were not available.
1,000 point club
1,943 Michele Washington, 82-86
1,862 Naomi Graves, 78-82
1,665 Rebecca Bright, 91-95
1,347 Anne Kelsen, 89-93 (from Deering High School, Portland, ME)
1,341 Carol Smith, 80-84
1,093 Ellen Quantmeyer, 82-86
1,044 Chris Dinoto, 77-81
1,009 Kim Dick 78-80 (2 years?)
1,007 Judy Ryan, 81-85
1,000? Marcie Byrd, 92-96
1,000? Tasha King, 93-97
1,000? Dayna Smith, 92-96
Most points:
(G) 36+ Rebecca Bright, mm/dd/yy v ?
(G) 35 Michele Washington, 2/25/84 v Maine
(S) 602 Michele Washington, 28 games, 85-86
(C) 1,943 Michele Washington, 82-86
(TG) 109 defeated Maine, 109-67, 2/25/84
202 (Two Teams), lost to Providence, 119-83, 12/9/86
109 (Opponent), lost to Providence, 119-83, 12/9/86
(TS) 2249 32 games, 82-83
Fewest points:
(TG) 30 lost to St. John's, 62-30, 1976
78 (Two Teams), defeated Northeastern, 46-32, 1977
22 (Opponent), defeated RIC, 75-22, 12/8/77
Widest Margin:
(TG) 58 Victory: defeated Bridgeport, 104-46, 75-76
65 Defeat: lost to Penn State, 98-33, 2/14/91
Widest Scoring Margin:
(TS) +3.7 27 games, 79-80
Most Consecutive Victories:
(TS) 8 78-79
Most Consecutive Losses:
(TS) 18 86-87
Field Goals Made:
(G)* 14 Nancy Spear, 1/5/87 v St. Bonaventure
(S) 230 Michele Washington, 28 games, 85-86
(C) 755 Naomi Graves, 78-82
(TG) 36 v St. Bonaventure, 2/25/93
(TS) 872 32 games, 82-83
Field Goals Attempted:
(G) 25 Anne Kelsen, 1/4/93 v Rutgers
(S) 471 Naomi Graves, 27 games, 79-80
(C) 1,678 Naomi Graves, 82-86
(TG) 96 v Central Connecticut, 11/27/90
(TS) 2123 27 games, 79-80
Field Goal Percentage (G=9 FGM Min; S=300 FGM Min):
(G) 100% Val Gorman (9/9), 1/4/88 v Temple
Kim West (9/9), 1/31/86 v George Washington
(S) 54.3% Michele Washington, 190/350 in 28 games, 84-85
(C) 51.7% Michele Washington, 740/1430, 82-86
(TG) 55.4% 36/65, v St. Bonaventure, 2/25/93
(TS) 44.6% 859/1925, 30 games, 83-84
3-Pointers Made (what year did this take effect?):
(G) 4 Kathy Greenberg, 1/24/91 v St. Joseph's
(S) 43 Kathy Green berg (28 ganes), 88-89
(C) 102 Kathy Greenberg (117 games), 86-91 (5 yrs?)
(TG) 8 v St. Joseph's, 1/24/91
(TS) 69 27 games, 92-93
3-Pointers Attempted:
(G) 10 Kathy Greenberg, 12/29/90 v Appalachian State
(S) 117 Kathy Greenberg (29 games), 90-91
(C) 339 Kathy Greenberg, ~91?
(TG) 18 v Montana, 12/30/92
(TS) 248 28 games, 92-93
3-Point Percentage (S=30 FGM Min):
(G) 75% Dayna Smith, 12/20/92 v Providence
(S) 37.7% Kathy Greenberg (43/114 in 28 games), 88-89
(C) 34.0% Nancy Hudson (32/94), ~?
30.1% Kathy Greenberg (102/339 in 117 games), 86-91
(which is right?)
(TG) 83.4% v New Hampshire, 11/28/89
(TS) 36.5% 23/63, 28 games, 86-87
Free Throws Made:
(G)* 12 Anne Kelsen, 1/21/93 v St. Bonaventure
(S) 142 Michele Washington (28 games), 85-86
(C) 463 Michele Washington, 82-86
(TG)* 28 v St. Bonaventure, 1/21/93
(TS) 483 32 games, 82-83
Free Throws Attempted:
(G)* 14 Jennifer Vaughn, 11/27/90 v Central Connecticut
Anne Kelsen, 1/21/93 v St. Bonaventure
Monica Garnes, 1/21/93 v St. Bonaventure
(S) 189 Michele Washington (28 games), 85-86
(C) 651 Michele Washington, 82-86
(TG)* 39 v St. Bonaventure, 1/21/93
(TS) 783 32 games, 82-83
Free Throw Percentage (S=150 FTM Min):
(G) 100% Maureen Hogan, 8/8, 1/22/83 v Maine
Michele Washington, 8/8, 11/24/84 v Villanova
Tracey Hathaway, 8/8, 12/4/85 v New Hampshire
Val Gorman, 8/8, four times
Mary Malone, 8/8, 12/1/89 v Canisius
(S) 80.7% Val Gorman, 142/176 in 28 games, 87-88
(C) 71.2% Michele Washington, 463/651, 82-86
76.2% Val Gorman, 353/463 in 112 games, 85-89 (which
is right?)
(TG) 100% v Brown, 11/11, 12/7/91
(TS) 69.8% 418/599, 28 games, 84-85
Most assists:
(G) 11 Dayna Smith, 2/25/93 v St. Bonaventure
(S) 131 Anne Kelsen, 28 games, 91-92
(C) 370 Anne Kelsen, 89-93 (possibly broken by Dana
Smith)
(TG) 28 v District of Columbia, 1/13/84
(TS) 430 28 games, 83-84
Defense:
(G = Game; S = Season; C = Career; TG = Team Game; TS = Team)
Rebounds:
(G) 24 Naomi Graves, 2/20/79 v Providence
(S) 320 Michele Washington, 32 games, 82-83
(C) 1,195 Michele Washington, 118 games, 82-86
(TG) 65 v District of Columbia, 12/29/82
(TS) 1411 32 games, 82-83
Steals:
(G) 16 Carol Smith, 12/10/81 v Marist
(S) 109 Carol Smith, 29 games, 81-82
(C) 370 Carol Smith, ~82-84?
(TG) 32 v Queens, 1/30/80
v Fordham, 2/20/81
(TS) 479 28 games, 80-81
Blocks:
(G) 5 Naomi Graves, 12/19/80 v Springfield
(S) 77 Naomi Graves, 27 games, 79-80
(C) 259 Naomi Graves, 78-82
(TG) 6 v Providence, 12/8/90
v Maine, 12/12/92
(TS) 162 29 games, 78-79
History
Alumni News
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History
Apr. 14, 1999 3:39 PM
Rhode Island names Belinda Pearman
Women's hoop coach
Sportsticker
KINGSTON, Rhode Island (Ticker) -- Rhode Island today named
Belinda "Boe" Pearman, the former associate coach of the defunct
American Basketball League's New England Blizzard, as its new
women's basketball coach.
Pearman replaces Linda Ziemke, who spent 10 years at the helm of
Rhode Island but saw her teams post a meager 18-63 record over
the last three seasons, including a 5-22 mark this past campaign
and a last-place finish in the Atlantic 10 Conference.
Promoted to associate coach for the 1997-98 campaign, Pearman
helped the Blizzards move from the bottom of the league the
previous season to a second-place finish in the Eastern Division
with a 24-20 record and a playoff berth. New England was 3-10
during the 1998-99 campaign when the ABL canceled the rest of
the season.
Pearman also served as an assistant for 12 seasons (1985-1997)
at Maryland, with the Terrapins compiling a 227-120 record and
capturing three Atlantic Coast Conference titles during her
tenure at the school. She also played collegiately at Maryland,
winning three ACC crowns.
Copyright (c) 1999 SportsTicker Enterprises, L.P.
1999: 1 - 10 Acting: Dayna Smith is interim or acting head
coach for last 10 games of season
plus one playoff game.
1998-99: 4 - 12 Coach: Linda Ziemke (Suspended after G#16,
Dayna Smith fills in starting 1/22/.
Linda resigns 2/19/99)
1997-98: 6 - 21 "
1996-97: 7 - 19 "
1995-96: 21 - 8 " (Made first round of the
NCAA's)
1994-95: 16 - 11 "
1993-94: 20 - 11 "
1992-93: 11 - 16 "
1991-92: 8 - 20 " (Kelsen a junior)
1990-91: 8 - 21 "
1989-90: 4 - 24 "
1988-89: 3 - 25 Coach: Annette Lynch
1987-88: 7 - 21 "
1986-87: 1 - 27 " (Ouch!)
1985-86: 14 - 14 "
1984-85: 13 - 15 Coach: Nancy Langham
1983-84: 18 - 12 "
1982-83: 20 - 12 "
1981-82: 15 - 14 "
1980-81: 13 - 15 "
1979-80: 16 - 11 "
1978-79: 18 - 11 "
1977-78: 10 - 15 "
1976-77: 13 - 11 Coach: Beth Bricker
1975-76: 14 - 7 "
Alumni News
Class of, or last played in, 1999 ...
Marty Alber, '99 played as a freshman and then switched
to street clothes to assist with the coaching. She is currently
coaching. (11/98)
Class of, or last played in, 1998 ...
Sarah Grazier, a freshman in '97-'98 season, has transferred
to Robert Morris (?) College in PA and will sit out one year.
She is from Tyrone, PA. (11/98)
Tanya Hvizdak, a sophomore in '97-'98 season, has transferred
to Bentley College in the Boston area. She will sit out a year as
a medical red-shirt and have two years of eligibility left. She tore
up her ACL in a preseason pick-up game. Her rehab is coming along
very well. She is from Hamden, CT. (11/98)
Carrie Lightfoot, a freshman in '97-'98 season, has
transferred to a Division I program in IN and will sit out one year.
She is from Leo, IN. (11/98)
Shannon Murray, a freshman in '97-'98 season, has transferred
to Robert Morris (?) College in PA and will sit out one year. She is
from Montreal, Quebec. (11/98)
Tiffany Steele, a sophomore in '97-'98 season, has transferred
to Quinnipiac College in CT, just up the road from Yale. She is from
Southington, CT. (11/98)
Holly Wickstrom, a sophomore in '97-'98 season, has ...
Class of, or last played in, 1997 ...
Erin Fuller, '99, who last played in the '96-'97 season,
can still be seen around campus practicing the piano in the Fine Arts
building. (10/98) ... Erin was at the Warwick Mall. There just
happened to be a "piano contest" going on. She entered. She played
very well. She may even win the money. She hopes to get a teaching
job at North Kingstown High School. She has applied for jobs back in
Vermont but she likes the Ocean State. (5/15/99)
Jaime Gray, a sophomore in '96-'97 season, has transferred
to Illinois State and is playing after sitting out one year. She is
from Bloomington, IL. (11/98)
Aimee Pardington, a freshman in '96-'97 season, has
transferred to one of the CT State Schools. (11/97)
Tasha King, '97, who is the neice of the GREAT Vicky Bullet
(Charlotte Sting & 2 time gold medal winner in the olympics), ...
Class of 1996 ...
Jayme Yarger, '96 is in Colorado. Loves it. Working for Rocky
Mountain News. (11/24/96) ... Moved on, now working for Bayard
Advertising Agency. (02/16/98)
Dayna Smith, '96 is in her third year of coaching at URI. She
was fourth in NCAA Assists Per Game in '95-'96 with a 7.8 APG.
(11/98) ... Became acting head coach on 1/22/99, when Ziemke was
suspended. (2/20/99) ... Currently Head Coach at Cornell. Was an
assistant at UPenn. (11/28/03)
Kerry Giroux, '96 is still around, matriculating at URI.
(11/98) ... Kerry is working as a Physical Therapist and CSCS Coach
in Warwick, RI. (11/28/03)
Samantha Herrick, '96 looks good with her new short haircut.
(11/24/96)
Marcie Byrd, '96 was fourth in NCAA Free Throw Percentage in
'95-'96 with an 88.7%. Back for ring. What's she up to? (11/24/96)
Class of 1995 ...
Rebecca Bright, '95 is teaching 5th grade in Prince William
County, VA. (11/97)
Monica Williams, '95 works for a bank in Delaware. (11/97)
Class of 1994 ...
Sue Morrone, '94 is a PhysEd teacher in Westerly, RI. She
coaches WHS Girls' JV Soccer and Stonington, CT HS Girls' Basketball.
(9/96) ... Expecting in the spring from Chris Luppe (2/19/99)
Class of 1993 ...
Anne Kelsen, '93 is still around. Was managing a store at
Emerald Mall. (4/96) ... Was at the Virginia Tech game.
(02/14/98)
Feedback
Thanks to Jayme Yarger for her kind words. (02/99)
Thanks to Amy D. for her input/corrections/changes/etc. (11/98)
Thanks to PRH for his e-mail, most of which is incorporated
elsewhere. (11/98)
Thanks to Rebecca Bright for her e-mail, reminding SCFun that
she belongs in the "1,000 point club". (11/97)
Players speak out
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