Women’s Basketball Hosts Harvard, Dartmouth for Senior Weekend

Friday, March 6

Providence, R.I.

6:00 PM

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Women’s Basketball Hosts Harvard, Dartmouth for Senior Weekend

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown University women's basketball hosts Harvard University on Friday, March 6 at 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) and Dartmouth College on Saturday, March 7 at 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+) at the Pizzitola Sports Center in its final games of the season as the Bears celebrate the Class of 2020.

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THE CLASS OF 2020
Prior to the game against Dartmouth, Brown will honor the two members of its senior class – Justine Gaziano (Natick, Mass.) and Haley Green (Salem, Va.). Gaziano – a Sociology concentrator who plans to pursue a career in the finance industry upon graduation – stands as the only student-athlete in program history to rank in the top five in all four major scoring categories, ranking second in career points (1,787), third in 3-pointers (204), fourth in field goals (638), and fifth in free throws (307). Green – a Mechanical Engineering concentrator who plans on attending graduate school upon graduation – has already earned acceptance into the University of Virginia's PhD program in Systems and Information Engineering. Green has twice won the team's Most Improved Player Award and is the only student-athlete to play in all 55 games over the last two seasons.

DRAMATIC FINISH AGAINST BIG RED
Senior guard Justine Gaziano (Natick, Mass.) netted a season-high 28 points, made a career-high six 3-pointers, and scored the go-ahead basket with 4.6 seconds left as Brown bested Cornell, 77-73, on Saturday Feb. 22 at the Pizzitola Sports Center. The Bears led 49-41 at halftime and remained ahead 68-62 in the fourth quarter before the visiting Big Red tied the game at 73-73 with under a minute to play – making way for Gaziano to score the game's final four points to lead Brown to the victory. Junior guard McKenna Dale (Storrs, Conn.) totaled 25 points on 8-of-14 field goals and 4-of-8 3-pointers to go with six rebounds, five assists, five blocks, and four steals. For the game, the Bears hit 15 3-pointers – one shy of the program record – connecting on 45.5 percent of their attempts.

TRIPLE-DOUBLE WATCH
Junior guard McKenna Dale (Storrs, Conn.) approached a triple-double against Penn (Feb. 14) with 21 points, 10 assists, and nine rebounds, nearly notching the first triple-double in program history. She became the first Brown student-athlete to post 10 or more assists in a game since Tanara Golston on March 5, 2004. Last season, forward Erika Steeves '19 and guard Shayna Mehta '19 both came within one assist of triple-doubles at Northern Illinois (Dec. 31, 2018) as Steeves posted 22 points, 14 rebounds, and nine assists while Mehta tallied 25 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists.

DALE'S DAY AT DARTMOUTH
Junior guard McKenna Dale (Storrs, Conn.) scored 26 points with 11 rebounds, senior guard Justine Gaziano (Natick, Mass.) netted 19 points, and sophomore forward Ashley Ducharme (Milton, Mass.) posted a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds as Brown defeated Dartmouth, 83-71, on Feb. 7. The Bears held a lead as large as 20 points in the second quarter, maintained a 14-point lead heading to the fourth quarter, and held off a late charge from the host Big Green, hitting 9-of-10 free throws in the final 2:12. Dale scored over 20 points for the first time in her career while Ducharme totaled her first collegiate double-double.

EMPIRE STATE OF MIND
During Brown's New York road trip to Cornell (Jan. 31) and Columbia (Feb. 1), junior guard McKenna Dale (Storrs, Conn.), senior guard Justine Gaziano (Natick, Mass.), and sophomore guard Maddie Mullin (Wellesley, Mass.) all averaged double figures. Dale scored 16.5 points per game while shooting 6-of-12 from 3-point distance, Gaziano netted 16.0 points per game, and Mullin tallied 14.0 points per game and hit 8-of-16 3-pointers. Freshman guard Lexi Love (Oakland, Calif.) added 5.5 points and 3.5 assists per game, while playing 36.5 minutes per game at point guard.

IVY OPENER
Five Bears scored in double figures, but Brown's fourth-quarter rally came up just short in its Ivy League opener at Yale, 79-72, on Jan. 17. Junior guard Dominique Leonidas (Stone Mountain, Ga.) scored a team-high 16 points on 5-of-10 field goals and 5-of-6 free throws while sophomore forward Ashley Ducharme (Milton, Mass.) netted a career-high 15 points on 5-of-7 field goals, 2-of-2 3-pointers, and 3-of-3 free throws. Senior guard Justine Gaziano (Natick, Mass.), junior guard McKenna Dale (Storrs, Conn.), and freshman guard Sydney Rosant (Foster City, Ga.) all netted 12 points, marking a career high for Rosant. Playing in their first game since Dec. 30, the Bears trimmed a 20-point second-half deficit down to three points at 75-72 before the Bulldogs – ranked No. 18 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Poll – held on for the win.

GAZIANO IN THE RECORD BOOKS
In the Brown record books, senior guard Justine Gaziano (Natick, Mass.) ranks second in career points (1,787), third in career 3-pointers made (204), fourth in career field goals made (638), and fifth in career free throws made (307). In Ivy League history she stands 11^th in career scoring. She is one of four student-athletes in program history to score 1,700 career points, one of four to make 200 or more 3-pointers, one of five to net 600 or more career field goals, and one of five to make 300 or more free throws. She is the only player in program history to rank in the top five in all four major scoring categories (points, field goals made, 3-pointers made, and free throws made).

GAZIANO THE GO-TO
Senior guard Justine Gaziano (Natick, Mass.) has established herself as one of the Ivy League's top scorers and has earned All-Ivy honors in each of her first three seasons. She ranks fourth in the Ivy League in points per game (16.6), third in 3-point percentage (.364), fifth in 3-pointers made per game (2.3), and fourth in minutes per game (33.2). Gaziano ranks 19^th among active career leaders in the NCAA in points (1,787), 14^th in points per game (17.2), and 20^th in field goals made (638). In conference play, she ranks fifth in the league in points per game (16.3), second in minutes per game (35.1), and fifth in 3-pointers made per game (2.3). Gaziano poured in a season-high 28 points and made six 3-pointers in the win over Cornell (Feb. 22). She netted 21 points, hitting 8-fo-13 field goals and 5-of-8 treys alongside six rebounds at Penn (Feb. 29). She scored a team-high 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting vs. Penn (Feb. 14) and notched a team-best 16 points against Princeton (Feb. 15). She netted 26 points in back-to-back games at FIU (Dec. 29) and at USF (Dec. 30), hitting 9-of-17 3-pointers (52.9 percent) between the two games and matching her career high with six made 3-pointers against the Bulls. She scored 24 points, hit 5-of-9 3-pointers, and added four rebounds, three assists, and a career-high three blocks vs. Holy Cross (Dec. 1). She dropped 27 points on 10-of-15 field goals and 2-of-5 3-pointers alongside five rebounds at CCSU (Nov. 14) before netting 22 points at Longwood (Nov. 16). She netted 19 points and made four 3-pointers at Dartmouth (Feb. 7). In back-to-back Ivy games, she scored 15 points at Cornell (Jan. 31) and 15 points at Columbia (Feb. 1). Gaziano netted 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting and 3-of-4 treys at Fairfield (Dec. 22) and tallied 17 points and five rebounds at UNH (Nov. 24). She scored 15 points apiece vs. Yale (Jan. 25) and Columbia (Feb. 21). In her season debut against Maine (Nov. 11), she netted 12 points, including eight points in overtime, and in the Ivy opener at Yale (Jan. 17), she scored 12 points – all in the fourth quarter.

DALE IN IVY PLAY
During Ivy League play, junior guard McKenna Dale (Storrs, Conn.) has increased her production to 16.2 points per game alongside 5.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. In Ivy games only, she ranks sixth in the conference in points per game (16.2), first in free throw percentage (.857), third in 3-point percentage (.366), fourth in 3-pointers per game (2.5), and fifth in blocks per game (1.6). Dale has scored in double figures in 16 games this season, including 10 of 12 Ivy contests. She netted a career-high 27 points on 10-of-22 field goals, including a personal-best five treys at Penn (Feb. 29). She nearly notched a triple-double with 21 points, 10 assists, and nine blocks against Penn (Feb. 14) before tallying 15 points and seven boards vs. Princeton (Feb. 15). Dale totaled 25 points, six rebounds, five assists, five blocks, and four steals vs. Cornell (Feb. 22), one night after notching 16 points, seven boards, three blocks, three steals, and two assists vs. Columbia (Feb. 21). She poured in 26 points and completed the double-double with 11 rebounds, while making 7-of-12 field goals, 4-of-8 3-pointers, and 8-of-8 free throws at Dartmouth (Feb. 7). She notched a game-high 15 points and made three triples the next night at Harvard (Feb. 8). In back-to-back Ivy games, Dale netted 15 points at Cornell (Jan. 31) and 18 points with four 3-pointers at Columbia (Feb. 1). She totaled 12 points and seven boards at Yale (Jan. 17).

DALE RETURNS FOR NON-LEAGUE PLAY
Junior guard McKenna Dale (Storrs, Conn.) has returned to the court for the Bears after missing her sophomore year due to injury, averaging 12.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game. During Brown's final three non-league games, she averaged 17.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, while connecting on 10-of-24 treys (41.7 percent). She notched her first collegiate double-double behind 17 points and 12 rebounds at FIU (Dec. 29) before netting 16 points and connecting on four 3-pointers at USF (Dec. 30). She tallied a career-high 19 points with seven rebounds at Fairfield (Dec. 22). Dale earned Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament Team honors after scoring 10.0 points per game at the tournament, including 12 points against Bryant (Dec. 8). She notched 12 points and six rebounds at UNH (Nov. 24). Dale tallied 12 points, five rebounds, and four steals against Maine (Nov. 11), scoring in double figures for the first time against a Division I opponent. She netted a team-high nine points and grabbed five rebounds in the season opener against Bryant (Nov. 5). As a freshman, she played in 18 games with two starts, missing some time due to injury. In 2017-18, she averaged 12.1 minutes, 3.9 points, and 1.6 rebounds per game, while shooting 40.3 percent from the field and 34.2 percent from 3-point distance. Dale scored a season-high 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting vs. Johnson & Wales on Jan. 5, 2018, making 4-of-8 3-pointers.

LEONIDAS AT THE POINT
Junior guard Dominique Leonidas (Stone Mountain, Ga.) has averaged 6.5 points, 3.0 assists, and 2.0 rebounds per game in 2019-20 after missing most of last season due to injury. In Ivy play, she ranks fifth in the conference in assists per game (3.4) and has shot 87.5 percent from the free throw line. Leonidas netted a career-high 24 points on 9-of-10 shooting alongside six assists and five rebounds against Maine (Nov. 11). In the Ivy opener at Yale (Jan. 17), she posted team highs in points (16) and assists (five). She averaged 7.5 assists per game against Columbia (Feb. 21) and Cornell (Feb. 22), including a career-high nine assists against the Big Red. She posted 14 points and six boards at UNH (Nov. 24) and netted 10 points against both CCSU (Nov. 14) and Fairfield (Dec. 22). As a rookie, Leonidas won the team's Coaches Award and played in 26 games with seven starts, averaging 17.6 minutes, 4.1 points, 2.5 assists, and 2.2 rebounds per game. She gained Ivy League Rookie of the Week on Feb. 19, 2018 after netting 18.0 points per game against Harvard and Dartmouth. In 2018-19, she played in 10 games with five starts, averaging 18.0 minutes, 3.5 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.

DUCHARME MAKES MARK
After missing her rookie season due to injury, sophomore forward Ashley Ducharme (Milton, Mass.) has made her mark in her second season, averaging 5.2 points per game and leading the team with 5.8 rebounds per game. She has increased her production in Ivy play, posting 5.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, while shooting 50.0 percent from 3-point distance, and 90.0 percent from the free throw line. She tallied her first collegiate double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds at Dartmouth (Feb. 7). Ducharme scored a career-high 15 points on 6-of-7 field goals, 2-of-2 3-pointers, and 3-of-3 free throws in the Ivy opener at Yale (Jan. 17). She averaged 10.0 rebounds per game at the Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament, including 10 boards and nine points vs. Rhode Island (Dec. 7). She compiled nine rebounds and eight points at FIU (Dec. 29). Ducharme scored 11 points with five boards vs. Holy Cross (Dec. 1). She netted 10 points against Merrimack (Nov. 26), scoring in double figures for the first time in her collegiate career. She approached a double-double at CCSU (Nov. 14), notching nine points and 10 rebounds for her first collegiate game with double-figure boards. She added seven points and seven boards at Cornell (Jan. 31) and tacked on eight points and nine boards at Harvard (Feb. 8).

MULLIN FROM DISTANCE
Known for her 3-point shooting ability, sophomore guard Maddie Mullin (Wellesley, Mass.) has averaged 6.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, while ranking seventh in the Ivy League in 3-point field goals made per game (1.8). In Ivy play only, she stands seventh in 3-pointers per game (1.8). In back-to-back Ivy games, she netted 13 points with four 3-pointers at Cornell (Jan. 31) and 15 points with four 3-pointers at Columbia (Feb. 1). She dropped in 12 points on four treys at home against Cornell (Feb. 22). She netted 15 points on 6-of-9 field goals and 3-of-5 treys at CCSU (Nov. 14) for her first game in double figures against a Division I opponent prior to netting 11 points with three made treys vs. Holy Cross (Dec. 1). Mullin scored 11 points and hit 3-of-4 3-pointers at Bryant (Dec. 8) before scoring 11 points and making three treys at FIU (Dec. 29). She played in 28 games last season, averaging 9.4 minutes, 1.9 points, and 1.0 rebounds per game. She scored a season-high 15 points on 5-of-10 3-pointers vs. Johnson & Wales on Nov. 27, 2018 and made one 3-pointer in each of the last six games of the 2018-19 season. Mullin won the team's Co-Coaches Award as a freshman.

DOMINIQUE DOMINATES
Junior guard Dominique Leonidas (Stone Mountain, Ga.) scored a career-high 24 points and made 9-of-10 field goals in the Bears' 76-70 (OT) win over Maine (Nov. 11). She finished the game with 24 points, six assists, and five rebounds, while connecting on 9-of-10 field goals and 3-of-3 3-pointers. She netted 13 points in the fourth quarter alone and scored in double figures for the fifth time in her career. She notched her second collegiate game with 20 or more points and scored the game-tying basket with 3.9 seconds left in regulation.

GAZIANO IN 2018-19
Last year, senior guard Justine Gaziano (Natick, Mass.) scored 526 points on the season, ranking second on Brown's single-season points list and becoming just the third student-athlete in program history to score 500 points in a season. In 2018-19, she totaled 24 double-figure scoring games, 11 20-point games, one 30-point game, and two double-doubles. Last year, she stood second in the Ivy League in points per game (17.5), second in total points (526), second in field goals made (194), first in 3-point percentage (.360), third in minutes per game (34.8), fifth in 3-pointers made (64), fifth in free throws made (74), sixth in 3-pointers per game (2.1), and seventh in offensive rebounds per game (2.4).

GAZIANO OVER TIME
Over her career, senior guard Justine Gaziano (Natick, Mass.) has totaled 87 double-figure scoring games, 38 games with 20 or more points, four games with 30 or more points, and three double-doubles in 104 career games played and 100 career games started. She has earned All-Ivy honors in all three years, gaining Second Team All-Ivy in 2016-17 and Honorable Mention All-Ivy in both 2017-18 and 2018-19. She has finished in the top three in the Ivy League in scoring in each of her first three seasons, averaging 17.5 points per game as a junior, 17.9 points per game as a sophomore, and 16.5 points per game as a freshman.

GREEN AT THE FIVE
Senior center Haley Green (Salem, Va.) has made significant development over the course of her career and has twice won the team's Most Improved Player Award. She has averaged 2.6 points and 3.7 rebounds per game this season. In her return to her home state, she tallied nine points, four boards, and a career-high four blocks at Longwood (Nov. 16). Green posted eight points, nine rebounds, and four assists against Maine (Nov. 11). She totaled team highs in rebounds (seven) and blocks (four) at Yale (Jan. 17). She grabbed six rebounds apiece against Bryant (Nov. 5), Merrimack (Nov. 26), and Fairfield (Dec. 22). Last season, she played in all 30 games, one of four Bears to do so, while making eight starts. She averaged 12.7 minutes, 3.0 points, and 3.2 rebounds per game a year ago. Green scored a career-high 15 points on 5-of-5 field goals and 5-of-7 free throws at Chicago State on Dec. 30, 2018.

ROSANT IN BURSTS
Freshman guard Sydney Rosant (Foster City, Ga.) has shown a penchant for scoring quickly, posting 4.0 points in 9.0 minutes per game. She has continued that trend in Ivy play, netting 4.5 points in 9.4 minutes per game. Rosant tallied 13 points on 5-of-11 field goals and 3-of-6 treys in 16 minutes vs. Columbia (Feb. 21). She scored 12 points on 5-of-7 field goals and 2-of-4 3-pointers in just 10 minutes at Yale (Jan. 17). She netted 10 points on 4-of-8 field goals and 2-of-5 treys vs. Penn (Feb. 14). Rosant earned Ivy League Rookie of the Week on Dec. 30 after netting a clutch 3-pointer and making a key assist during Brown's fourth-quarter surge in a win at FIU (Dec. 29). She notched eight points in seven minutes at Longwood (Nov. 16), eight points in 16 minutes vs. Holy Cross (Dec. 1), and seven points in 13 minutes at UMass (Nov. 21). Rosant registered six points and four rebounds at UNH (Nov. 24).

LOVE TRAIN
Freshman guard Lexi Love (Oakland, Calif.) has averaged 2.5 points and 2.1 assists per game this season. She handed out a career-high nine assists at CCSU (Nov. 14) and netted eight points against Bryant (Nov. 5). She tallied five points and five assists vs. Princeton (Feb. 15). She registered seven points, four assists, four rebounds, and three steals at Cornell (Jan. 31) before tacking on four points, three assists, and three steals at Columbia (Feb. 1). Love added five points, two assists, and two steals at UNH (Nov. 24) and chipped in four points, four rebounds, and three assists vs. Merrimack (Nov. 26).

FINN EFFICIENT
Freshman forward Fiona Finn (West Roxbury, Mass.) has posted 2.5 points and 2.8 rebounds per game this season. Finn totaled career highs in points (eight), rebounds (nine), and blocks (three) vs. Yale (Jan. 25). She tallied six points and five rebounds against Bryant (Nov. 5) and notched six points and four boards at Fairfield (Dec. 22). She scored six points on 3-of-3 field goals at CCSU (Nov. 14), grabbed seven rebounds vs. Holy Cross (Dec. 1), and added five points and five rebounds at Princeton (Feb. 28).

SHORT IN FRONTCOURT
Freshman forward Dani Short (Aliquippa, Pa.) has notched 1.0 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. She grabbed eight rebounds in her collegiate debut vs. Bryant (Nov. 5) and posted four points and four boards at UNH (Nov. 24). She dished out four assists at Cornell (Jan. 31) and added six points and three boards at Princeton (Feb. 28).

JERANT AN IVY LEGEND
An Olympian and four-time All-Ivy selection, Martina Jerant '95 led the Bears to three Ivy League titles and their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 1994. During her career, she was a three-time First Team All-Ivy selection, the 1992 Ivy League Rookie of the Year, and the 1993 Ivy League Player of the Year as only a sophomore. Jerant stands as the Bears' all-time leading rebounder (991 career rebounds) and as the program's fifth all-time leading scorer (1,680 career points).

FINISHING NON-LEAGUE STRONG
Brown notched a 2-1 record during its final three non-conference games in the month of December. The Bears opened the stretch with a 58-44 road win at Fairfield (Dec. 22). Brown then traveled to the state of Florida, topping Florida International (Dec. 29), 72-57, before falling at perennial NCAA tournament participant South Florida (Dec. 30), 70-60. Over those three contests, senior guard Justine Gaziano (Natick, Mass.) averaged 23.0 points per game, while shooting 54.8 percent from the field (23-of-42) and 57.1 percent from 3-point distance (12-of-21). Junior guard McKenna Dale (Storrs, Conn.) supported her with 17.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, while connecting on 10-of-24 treys (41.7 percent). On the defensive end, the Bears held their opponents to 57.0 points per game, 35.4-percent shooting from the field, and 23.7-percent shooting from 3-point distance.

FROM FAIRFIELD TO FLORIDA
Playing for the first time as a team since Dec. 8, junior guard McKenna Dale (Storrs, Conn.) scored a career-high 19 points, and senior guard Justine Gaziano (Natick, Mass.) netted 17 points as Brown defeated Fairfield (Dec. 22), 58-44. Gaziano then scored 26 points – including 17 points in the fourth quarter – and Dale posted her first collegiate double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds as the Bears topped Florida International (Dec. 29), 72-57. Against South Florida (Dec. 30) – a team that has played in five of the last six NCAA tournaments – Gaziano netted 26 points and hit a career-high six 3-pointers while Dale scored 16 points with a career-high four 3-pointers.

OCEAN STATE TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT
Junior guard McKenna Dale (Storrs, Conn.) earned All-Tournament Team honors at the 2019 Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament as Brown closed the event with a 56-50 win over host Bryant (Dec. 8). At the 2018 Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament, guard Justine Gaziano '20 (Natick, Mass.) and guard Shayna Mehta '19 both earned All-Tournament Team honors. Gaziano led the tournament in scoring for the second straight year with 30.0 points per game while Mehta averaged 14.5 points and 8.0 assists per game on the weekend. Brown won the team title at the event in both 2016 and 2017 with Gaziano earning Tournament MVP honors in 2017. Since the start of the 2015-16 season, Brown has gone 14-5 against Rhode Island teams, 10-5 vs. Division I teams from the Ocean State, and 6-2 at the Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament.

BENCH POINTS AT UNH
Senior guard Justine Gaziano (Natick, Mass.) scored 17 points, and junior guards Dominique Leonidas (Stone Mountain, Ga.) and McKenna Dale (Storrs, Conn.) netted 14 and 11 points respectively as Brown defeated New Hampshire, 76-68, on Sunday, Nov. 24 at Lundholm Gymnasium. The Bears used a 16-3 run in the fourth quarter to upend the host Wildcats, turning a 63-60 deficit with 7:55 to play into a 76-66 lead with 17.5 seconds remaining. Brown came back from a 13-point deficit in the second quarter and held a 61-4 advantage in bench points.

VICTORY IN FIRST ROAD GAME
Senior guard Justine Gaziano (Natick, Mass.) scored 27 points, sophomore guard Maddie Mullin (Wellesley, Mass.) netted 15 points, and Brown beat Central Connecticut State University, 83-73, on Thursday, Nov. 14 at Detrick Gymnasium. Playing in their first road game of the season, the Bears used a 13-2 run in the fourth quarter, turning a 67-65 lead with 7:32 to go into an 80-67 edge with 2:57 left on their way to the win over the host Blue Devils.

DEFEATING AMERICA EAST CHAMPS
Junior guard Dominique Leonidas (Stone Mountain, Ga.) scored a career-high 24 points and made 9-of-10 field goals to lead Brown past the University of Maine in overtime, 76-70, on Monday night at the Pizzitola Sports Center. The Bears outscored the Black Bears 24-18 in the fourth quarter and then 15-9 in overtime to upend the defending America East champions who entered the game ranked No. 15 in the Women's Mid-Major Top-25 Poll. The Bears connected on 11-of-14 field goals (78.6 percent) and 2-of-3 triples in the fourth quarter before converting 6-of-7 free throws in overtime.

COLLEGIATE DEBUTS
Seven Brown student-athletes made their collegiate debuts against Bryant (Nov. 5). Five freshmen took to the court for the first time, including guard Fiona Finn (West Roxbury, Mass.), forward Dani Short (Aliquippa, Pa.), guard Lexi Love (Oakland, Calif.), guard Myla Cox (Petal, Miss.), and guard Sydney Rosant (Foster City, Ga.). The quintet combined for 19 points and 16 rebounds with Love netting eight points, Short grabbing eight boards, and Finn adding six points and five boards. Sophomore Ashley Ducharme (Milton, Mass.) played for the first time after missing all of last year due to injury, and senior Caroline Zaffino (Darien, Conn.) competed in basketball for the first time at the college level after completing her career as a women's lacrosse player at Brown. In addition, junior guard McKenna Dale (Storrs, Conn.) returned to the court for the first time since the 2017-18 season after missing the 2018-19 season due to injury.

TEAM STATS IN 2019-20
This season, Brown ranks first in the conference in free throw percentage (.714) and second in 3-pointers made per game (7.7). In Ivy play, the Bears also rank first in free throw percentage (.752) and second in 3-pointers per game (8.4).

TEAM STATS IN 2018-19
Last season, Brown ranked second in the Ivy League in 3-point field goals made per game (7.9), free throw percentage (.716), and steals per game (9.30). The Bears ranked third in the conference in points per game (69.1).

REACHING TRIPLE DIGITS
Brown tied a program record for points against a Division I opponent with 102 points in its 109-102 (2OT) setback at Northern Illinois on Dec. 31, 2018. As a team, the Bears broke the 100-point barrier for the fourth time in program history and for the second time against a Division I opponent. Brown scored over 100 points against a Division I team for the first time in school history in its 102-77 win over Sacred Heart on Dec. 6, 2017. Brown crossed the century mark for the first time in a 114-28 win over Division III Mount Ida on Nov. 19, 2015 and reached the plateau in a 100-79 win over Johnson & Wales on Jan. 5, 2018. The Bears' previous scoring high against a Division I opponent came in a 98-88 win over Princeton on Jan. 13, 2017.

GAZIANO'S CAREER DAY
Guard Justine Gaziano '20 (Natick, Mass.) scored a career-high 35 points, hitting 13-of-18 field goals and 5-of-5 3-pointers to lead Brown to an 84-68 win over Bryant in the semifinals of the Ocean State Tip-Off Tournament on Dec. 1, 2018. Gaziano set career highs for points (35) and field goals made (13) while making 5-of-5 shots from 3-point distance for the third time in her career. She scored 23 points in the first half, making 9-of-13 field goals, 3-of-3 treys, and 2-of-2 free throws.

GAZIANO GOES OVER 1,000
Guard Justine Gaziano '20 (Natick, Mass.) scored her 1,000^th career point against Bucknell on Nov. 25, 2018. She became the 21^st 1,000-point scorer in program history and the sixth Bear to score 1,000 points prior to her senior year. She scored her 1,000^th point in her 58^th career game and netted her 1,000^th career point at the 7:05 mark of the second quarter. She became the first Bear to score her 1,000^th career point at the Pizzitola Sports Center since Jordin Alexander '16 hit the mark against Columbia on Mar. 4, 2016. For the second straight year, a Bear scored her 1,000^th career point against a Patriot League opponent. In 2017-18, guard Shayna Mehta '19 netted her 1,000^th career point at Colgate on Dec. 10, 2017.

THE CAPTAINS
Seniors Justine Gaziano (Natick, Mass.) and Haley Green (Salem, Va.) and junior guard Dominique Leonidas (Stone Mountain, Ga.) are set to serve Brown women's basketball as tri-captains during the 2019-20 season.

CLASS OF 2023
Brown's Class of 2023 features guard Myla Cox (Petal, Miss.), forward Fiona Finn (West Roxbury, Mass.), guard Lexi Love (Oakland, Calif.), guard Sydney Rosant (Foster City, Ga.), and forward Dani Short (Aliquippa, Pa.). The group comprises student-athletes from across the continental United States with one player each from California, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, and Pennsylvania. The quintet includes three guards and two forwards from five different high school and AAU programs.

GOTTLIEB '99 JOINS CAVALIERS
Brown women's basketball alumna Lindsay Gottlieb '99, was named an assistant coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association in June 2019. A 1999 graduate of Brown and a member of the Bears' women's basketball team, Gottlieb will join head coach John Beilen's staff as the first women's collegiate head coach recruited to an NBA staff. Gottlieb served as the head coach at California from 2011-19, leading the Golden Bears to seven appearances in the NCAA Tournament.

COACH BEHN AS PANELIST
Head coach Sarah Behn served as a panelist for the inaugural "Woman-to-Woman: Shooting for Greatness" event before an audience of 500 on Oct. 10, 2019 at the Dana Center on the campus of Saint Anselm College. Entitled a "Conversation with Inspiring and Extraordinary Women," Bishop Guertin High School Girls Basketball presented the event in collaboration with the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College. The night included a moderated panel discussion focusing on issues central to empowering and advancing the role of women in American society. The panelists shared their personal challenges, experiences, and lessons learned along their journeys.

STAFF CHANGES
Head coach Sarah Behn made two adjustments to her staff during the offseason, elevating assistant coach Kanika Cummings to the program's second assistant position while hiring Brian Fleming as the program's third assistant.

START YOUR ENGINES
Brown has now played 47 seasons of women's basketball, and the Bears have registered a 20-27 record all-time in season openers. Brown has won five of its last six openers. Beginning 2017-18 with a 12-1 record, Brown established its best start in program history through 13 games. At 10-1 through 11 games, the Bears began 2015-16 with their best start since 1973-74. Brown opened the 2015-16 season at 5-0 for the first time in school history before falling at Manhattan.

PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
In the 2019-20 Ivy League Preseason Poll, Princeton and Penn tied for the top spot with 125 points apiece, earning 10 and seven first-place votes respectively. Harvard (95), Yale (90), Cornell (60), Columbia (47), Dartmouth (47), and Brown (23) rounded out the poll.

NON-CONFERENCE WINS
The Bears notched a 12-1 mark in non-conference contests in 2017-18, tying for the second-most non-conference wins in school history and giving the Bears double-digit non-league wins for the sixth time. In 2016-17, the team tallied a 10-6 non-conference record as Brown posted its fifth-most non-conference wins in program history. With a 12-2 mark in non-conference contests in 2015-16, Brown finished second in program history for non-conference victories in a season. The Bears went 13-2 in non-league games in 1974-75 and notched 11 such wins in 1973-74 and 1975-76.

HISTORY MADE BEYOND THE ARC
Against No. 20 California on Nov. 19, 2017, Brown set single-game program records for 3-pointers made (16) and 3-pointers attempted (41), shooting 39.0 percent from distance in the contest. In the first quarter alone, the Bears connected on 7-of-17 shots (41.2 percent) from behind the arc.

NON-LEAGUE WINNING STREAK
During non-league play in 2017-18, Brown went on a 10-game winning streak from Nov. 24 to Jan. 5, marking the second double-digit win streak in program history. The Bears posted one other double-digit win streak during a school-record 13-game stretch from Jan. 23 to Mar. 5 during the 1992-93 season.

SUMMER WELL SPENT
During the summer of 2018, guard Justine Gaziano '20 (Natick, Mass.) spent 30 days in Samoa through a Brown University Royce Sport and Society Fellowship. During her time in Samoa, Gaziano explored the athletic experiences of a select group of high performing female athletes with an emphasis on how sociocultural attitudes towards female athletes have impacted their experiences. Also in the summer of 2018, McKenna Dale '21 (Storrs, Conn.) and Dominique Leonidas '21 (Stone Mountain, Ga.) volunteered in Kenya with the non-profit Play BOLD, assisting with sport clinics, classroom education, and infrastructural projects. In April 2019, Leonidas attended the 2019 NCAA Inclusion Forum in Atlanta.

BEARS SIGN ELLIE LEO THROUGH TEAM IMPACT
Brown officially signed Ellie Leo, then a 12-year-old, seventh grade student from Norton, Mass., to its roster through a Team IMPACT Cystic Fibrosis Project "Draft Day" Sponsored by Vertex Pharmaceuticals on Nov. 30, 2017. As part of a ceremony in the Pizzitola Sports Center's Joukowsky Room, Ellie – a high honors student who loves gymnastics, basketball, and art – signed an official Letter of Intent before her family and friends and received an authentic team jersey from the Bears.

THE CLASS OF 2019
The Bears' Class of 2019 – Mary Butler, Shayna Mehta, Erika Steeves, and Taylor Will – finished their careers as the highest scoring class in program history. The group combined for 424 games played, 330 games started, 4,268 points, 1,552 field goals, 491 3-pointers, 673 free throws, 2,008 rebounds, 822 assists, 553 steals, 170 blocks, and 11,334 minutes played. Mehta closed her career second at Brown in scoring (1,785 points) and first in 3-pointers made (261). Steeves totaled 1,203 points, 815 rebounds, and 214 assists, becoming the first student-athlete in program history to record over 1,200 points, 800 rebounds, and 200 assists.

THE HARVARD SERIES HISTORY
Brown and Harvard have met 91 times on the hardwood with the Crimson holding a 55-36 edge in the all-time series. The Bears last topped the Crimson on Feb. 6, 2015 and last swept the season series in 2005-06. Brown last beat Harvard at the Pizzitola Sports Center on Feb. 17, 2012.

SCOUTING THE CRIMSON
Harvard brings a 14-11 overall record, 5-7 Ivy League mark, and five-game losing streak into Friday's matchup. Lola Mullaney leads the team with 15.0 points per game while Jeannie Boehm paces the Crimson with 9.0 rebounds per game.

THE DARTMOUTH SERIES HISTORY
Brown trails Dartmouth, 58-28, in the 86 all-time meetings between the two teams. The Bears last swept the season series in 2013-14.

SCOUTING THE BIG GREEN
Dartmouth carries a 9-16 overall record and 3-9 Ivy League mark into the weekend and will face Yale on Friday prior to meeting Brown on Saturday. Last weekend the Big Green topped Cornell in overtime, 82-79, before falling to Columbia, 62-50. Annie McKenna leads the team with 11.3 points per game, while adding 4.4 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game.

IVY LEAGUE TOURNAMENT
The 2020 Ivy League Tournament is set for Harvard University's Lavietes Pavilion in Cambridge, Mass., from March 13-14. The semifinals are slated for Friday, March 13 beginning at 4:30 p.m. on ESPN3 prior to the title game on Saturday, March 14 at 5:00 p.m. on ESPNU.

TICKETS!
Tickets for all Brown women's basketball games can be purchased online, by calling the Brown Athletics Ticket Office at (401) 863-2773, or by walking up to the box office located in the Pizzitola Sports Center, open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.