Women's Basketball Gears Up For Florida Atlantic

Dec. 10, 1999

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The University of Miami women’s basketball team(3-2, 0-0 BIG EAST) takes to the road for a non-conference match-up withFlorida Atlantic (1-3, 0-0 TAAC) for a 7:30 tip-off at FAU Gymnasium in BocaRaton on Saturday, December 11, 1999.

This is the 11th meeting between the two schools. Miami holds theseries advantage 10-0. The Hurricanes won last year’s contest, 91-57, atthe Knights Sports Complex on Dec. 16, 1998. The schools last met at FAUGymnasium on Dec. 14, 1997 with UM coming away with a 105-64 win. The’Canes have won by an average of 25.6 points when facing the Owls.

UM is 3-2 on the season with wins over Furman (88-46), EasternKentucky (83-66) and Florida International (76-61). The Hurricanes twolosses came against Tulane (75-66) and Florida (85-77). Miami is ledoffensively by Sheila James (15.2 ppg., 4.4 rpg.), Gina Graziani (10.8 ppg.,7.4 apg.) and Alicia Hartlaub (10.2 ppg., 8.4 rpg.).

Florida Atlantic is 3-1 entering tomorrow’s contest. Leading theOwls are center Sheridan Matthews (20.5 ppg., 4.3 rpg.) and guard RitaMosley (12.3 ppg., 3.5 rpg.)

Tip-off: 7:30 p.m., FAU Gymnasium
Radio: WVUM (90.5 FM)
Records: Miami 3-2, 0-0, Florida Atlantic 1-3, 0-0

PROBABLE STARTERS:Pos.  No.  Player           Ht.    Cl.   PPG.    Misc.F     34   Alicia Hartlaub  6-2    FR    10.2    8.4 rpg.F     25   Meghan Saake     5-10   FR    9.4     4.0 rpg.   C     41   Camilla Oesth    6-2    JR    8.0     3.6 rpg.G      5   Sheila James     5-5    SO    15.2    4.4 rpg.G     13   Gina Graziani    5-8    SR    10.8    7.4 apg.

HEAD COACH: Ferne Labati

Pos. No. Player Ht. Cl. PPG. Misc.F 14 Barbora Deckerova 6-1 SR 7.3 5.0 rpg.F 34 Kristy Halvorsen 6-1 SO 5.3 6.0 rpg.C 31 Sheridan Andrews 6-1 SR 20.5 4.3 rpg.G 42 Sanja Culina 6-2 SR 8.8 3.0 rpg.G 24 Rita Mosley 5-7 SR 12.3 3.5 rpg.

Head Coach: Chancellor Dugan