USD Women's Basketball 2000-2001

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2000-200'1 Torero Basketball 2 000-2001 US ;i) Wo.nien'" :Ro..o.p" Se

The Univers ity of San Di ego women's basketball program made great strides in the 1999-2000 season. The Toreros finished 17-1 3 on the year, matching the USD record for most wins in a season. Last season, the Toreros won the West Coast Conference Tournament and earned a trip to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. USD played Notre Dame in the first round of the 2000 NCAA Tournament. On March 17th (St. Patrick's Day) the Fighting Iri sh defeated the Toreros, 87-61. USD 's trip to the " Big Dance" marked the second appearance in Torero women's basketball history. USD also went to the NCAA Tournament in 1993 , losi ng to the University of Nebraska , 58-81 in first round action. This season, USD looks to build on it's past NCAA experience with another post season appearance, a 20-win season and a conference champ ionship . Head Coach Kathy Marpe commented on the upcoming 2000-200 I season, "Last year we had a good ending, winning the WCC Tournament and advancing to the NCAA's, but this year our goal is to win the conference outright." Torero Returners The 2000-2001 Toreros are looking to build on last year 's success. Head Coach Kathy Marpe returns nine letterwinners from last season 's 17-13 squad. The senior class wi ll include Jami e Lucia and

USO Sen iors: Amanda Bishop & Jamie Lucia

Amanda Bishop. Jamie Lucia (Roseburg, OR) is a three-year letterwinner for the Toreros. The 6'3" forward wil l provide strength inside for San Diego this season . Lucia is an experienced forward that has appeared in 54 games throughout her career. Last season, she recorded 52 rebounds and 31 points whil e appearing in 27 games. Senior guard Amanda Bishop (Tulsa, OK) returns to the Torero squad after redshirting last season to concen trate on school. Bishop, a three-year letterwinner for USD, will be looked to for leadership thi s season. In her career, the seni or guard has averaged 5.0 points per game and an 82.7% free throw average. The jun ior class will cons ist of three guards and two forward s. Junior guard Melissa Glazebrook (Los Altos, CA) wi ll run the Torero offense once aga in for Head Coach Kathy Marpe. Last season, Glazebrook averaged 4 .88 ass ists per game (2nd in the West Coast Conference) and is already tied for 6th in all-time USD ass ist leaders with 211 . Juni or Janeene Arendsen (Vista, CA) will also assist in running the offense from the guard position . Last season , Arendsen recorded 24 points, 8 steals and 11 rebounds whil e appearing in 24 games. Junior guard Amy Rohan (Las Vegas, NV) redshirted the 1999- 2000 season. Thi s year, she will provide another option in the backcourt fo r the Toreros. Roban is a powerful guard and a good shooter. Junior forward Amber Jansen (Syracuse, NY) also redshirted last season because of transferring to USD from the University of Rhode Island . Amber is an exce ll ent shooting forward who can also provide strength in the paint. San Di ego local Robyn Fortney (San Di ego, CA) returns for her third season with USD. Last season,

Fortney averaged 4 .9 points per game and 2.4 rebounds per game while playing in 28 contests. Heading the sophomore c lass is guard Kerri Nakamoto (San Jose, CA) . Nakamoto was impress ive last season, in her freshman year she averaged 8.6 points per game and was second for USD in three-point field goa ls made (49). Sophomore fo rwards Erin Ma lich (C in– cinnati, OH) and Erin Epperson (Up land , CA) will provide strength inside. Malich appeared in 24 games last season and averaged 4.3 points per game and 3.0 rebounds per game. In 1999-2000, Epperson tallied 24 rebounds and 21 points whi le appearing in 17 games for the Toreros. Sophomore guards Jen Wedo (Down ington, PA) and Marie Plocher (Ga lt, CA) will add strength to San Diego's backcourt this season. Wedo and Plocher are both exce ll ent shooting guards for the Toreros. New Torero Faces USD welcomes three newcomers to the 2000-200 I squad . Freshman center Marta Menuez (Bodega, CA) wi ll be an inside presence for USD this season. Freshman forward Melissa Padgett (Reno, NV) is a strong forward that will see time this year for San Diego. Ali Hinga (La Selva , CA) is also expected to provide depth for the Toreros this season.

Sophomore Kerri Nakamoto