March 4, 2010
Briefly
March Madness is here as all eight West Coast Conference schools head to the bright lights of Las Vegas for the 2010 Zappos.com WCC Championships, held at the Orleans Arena Friday-Monday, March 5-8. LMU, who will be the sixth seed, opens play in the second game of the first round on Friday, facing #7 San Francisco at approximately 2:00 p.m. The winner will advance to Saturday's second quarterfinal against #3 Pepperdine, with the winner of that game meeting #2 Saint Mary's in Sunday's semifinal. The championship game is slated for noon on Monday and will be broadcast live on ESPNU. All LMU contests will be broadcast live on radio on KXLU 88.9 FM and via the internet at www.LMULions.com. Gametracker and live video for all games at the Zappos.com WCC Championships will be available at www.WCCSports.com.
About the Zappos.com WCC Championships
This year marks the second straight season that the WCC will hold its marquee event on a neutral court, returning to the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The tournament will once again employ the protected seeding bracket, with the top four teams during the regular season earning a first round bye and the top two teams receiving byes all the way to the semifinals. Last year's tournament sold out the Orleans Arena and set numerous attendance records, including women's championship attendance (3,190).
Quick Hits...
LMU has an all-time record of 10-14 at the WCC Tournament, having reached the semifinals last season... the Lions won their only WCC Tournament in 2004 and have reached the championship game two other times (2001 and 2007)... don't let the low seeding fool you - last season San Diego was the #6 seed and went all the way to the championship game... LMU had two players selected to the all-conference teams as sophomore Alex Cowling was named to the All-WCC First Team and junior Renahy Young earned her third straight All-WCC honor, gaining Honorable Mention status... Cowling enters the tournament eight points shy of setting the LMU single-season scoring record of 492 points, set by Kate Murray in 2003-04... LMU's last non-winning season (overall and in conference play) was 2002-03, when they were 14-15 overall and 5-9 in the WCC... the Lions went 5-9 at home and 7-7 on the road... the last time LMU was under .500 at home was 1998-99 (4-7)... the seven road wins are the most since winning eight in 2006-07... senior Kavita Goss is tied for fifth on the LMU career games played list (116)... senior Lisa Helmers needs four threes to set the LMU career record of 155... Young, Helmers, and Goss are the first LMU trio in history to be playing at the same time and to each have more than 100 career three-pointers made...
LMU FAN ZONE
LMU Fan Draft
If you think you are the #1 fan of LMU women's basketball, put yourself to the test by logging on to www.LMUfanDraft.com. Only the most die-hard Lion fans will be picked by Coach Wilhoit.
Coming to a Game?
If you are planning to attend a game at LMU this season, then be sure to reserve your tickets today by ordering online at www.LMULions.com or by calling the LMU Ticket Office at (310) 338-LION. The Loyola Marymount University campus is located in Westchester at 1 LMU Drive, approximately four miles north of the Los Angeles International Airport. Visitors must use the main entrance off of Lincoln Blvd. on LMU Drive. Parking for Gersten Pavilion will be in General Parking Lot A.
Media Guide
The 2009-10 Loyola Marymount University women's basketball media guide is now available for download online at www.LMULions.com. This is the only source of copies of the guide.
Lions All-Access
Fans can watch all LMU home games live on the internet through Lions All-Access on www.LMULions.com. In conjunction with CSTV Online, All-Access is the official home to video broadcasts of LMU Athletics. Lions' All-Access will bring all non-televisied home games for men's basketball, women's basketball and women's volleyball. To subscribe to All-Access, click on the "Multimedia" tab on www.LMULions.com.
Lions Audio Network
Once again, in conjunction with Stretch Internet, all LMU home and road games will be broadcast live online at www.LMULions.com. Just click on the "Listen Live" link on the women's basketball home page, then click on "Listen" or "Archive" next to the game of your choice. All broadcasts will be archived within 72 hours of their original airing and will include both the 15-minute pre-game show and post-game interviews.
E-Mail the Radio Team!
Angie Kiel is back as the radio play-by-play voice of LMU women's basketball. She will be joined on broadcasts by Patrick Duggan and Will Callanen. If you have a question for Angie, Patrick, or Will, you can e-mail it to talktothelions@yahoo.com or click on the "Talk to the Lions" link on the LMU women's basketball home page.
