Game 4 • W&L (1-2, 1-0) at Bridgewater* (1-0, 0-0) Monday, Dec. 1 7:00 p.m. Bridgewater, Va.
Game 5 • W&L vs. Emory & Henry* Wednesday, Dec. 3 7:00 p.m. Lexington, Va.
Game 6 • W&L at St. Mary’s (Md.) Saturday, Dec. 6 7:00 p.m. St. Mary’s City, Md.
*Old Dominion Athletic Conference

PROBABLE STARTERS: 2003-04 Stats
#10 Sarah Otey, Fr., G, 5-6 8.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg
#12 Louisa Feve, So., G, 5-8 11.7 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 4.3 apg, 2.0 spg
#24 Bethany Dannelly, Jr., G, 5-5 2.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 3.6 apg, 1.3 bpg
#32 Jessica Hunsinger, Fr., F, 6-0 14.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg
#44 Sarah Michaels, Sr., F, 5-8 13.0 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 2.6 apg

ON THE BENCH:
#22 Emily Barker, Jr., F, 5-11 5.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg
#20 Amy Volkmann, Fr., G, 5-6 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg
#34 Ashley Brown, So., G, 5-2 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg
#42 Peggy Altman, Jr., G, 5-7 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg

COMMANDING THE GENERALS:
Mandy King (Southern Maine ‘98) is in her first season as head women's basketball coach at W&L. King came to W&L after serving as the assistant women's basketball coach at Bloomsburg University for two seasons. She also was a graduate assistant coach at the College of New Jersey for two seasons following graduation from the University of Southern Maine where she earned a bachelor of science in sports medicine in 1999. During her time at Bloomsburg, King helped the Huskies achieve a 36-17 overall record and two berths to the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Tournament. The 2001-02 squad finished the season 21-6 overall and was ranked as high as second nationally in Division II. As assistant coach, King served as recruiting coordinator and was responsible for on-court coaching, scouting and game preparation. This season marks Erin Shaw's (Southern Maine ‘02) first as an assistant women's basketball coach at W&L. Shaw, a 2002 graduate of Southern Maine, comes to Lexington after serving as the assistant women's basketball coach at her alma mater last season. Amy Forbes (Salisbury ‘01) enters her second season as an assistant for the Generals. Forbes is also the assistant women’s soccer coach, and helped W&L win its second-straight ODAC title this season, and advance to the NCAA South Region Championship.

OPPOSING COACHES:
Jean Willi (Bridgewater, ‘80) is in her eighth season as the head coach at Bridgewater. She has guided the Eagles to a 145-49 overall record, three NCAA Division III appearances and the 1998-99 ODAC Championship, as well as the 1999-2000 and 2000-01 regular season ODAC titles. Willi is assisted by Cyndi Justice and David Wade. Joy Scruggs returns for her 23rd season at the helm of Emory & Henry. During her tenure, she has led the Wasps to a 319-230 overall record, a conference title in 1988 and has earned conference Coach of the Year honors three times. She is assisted by Josh Springer. Nan Hambrose enters her fourth season as the head coach for St. Mary’s (Md.). She is assisted by Jake Heibel and Ken Broomer.

ALL-TIME SERIES:
Washington and Lee’s match-up with Bridgewater marks the 17th meeting between the Generals and the Eagles. Bridgewater leads the all-time series, 14-2, including a pair of wins over W&L last season. In their last match-up with the Eagles, the Generals fell, 57-40, on February 19, 2003. Emory & Henry holds a 12-5 advantage in its all-time series with W&L, while the Generals emerged victorious in their one previous match-up with St. Mary’s (Md.).

LAST TIME OUT:
Washington and Lee used a 14-point lead at half to subdue Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, 63-51, on Tuesday evening at the Warner Center. Sophomore guard Louisa Feve recorded a double-double with 13 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, while freshman forward Jessica Hunsinger scored a team-high 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Freshman guard Sarah Otey and junior forward Emily Barker also scored in double digits for the Generals with 10 and 11 points, respectively.

UP NEXT:
Next week the Generals will host Southern Virginia on Tuesday, December 9. Washington and Lee will then take a 25-day break from contests before traveling to Roanoke on Saturday, January 3.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES:
Bridgewater takes to the court today after defeating Averett, 66-53, on Tuesday, November 25. Freshman Forward Jessica Young and senior guard Sarah Oktavec both scored 16 points in the victory, while Young added six rebounds and Oktavec grabbed three rebounds. Senior guard Marie Bolton rounded out the Eagles’ double-digit scorers with 10 points, while freshman forward Mya Braxton grabbed a team-best 10 boards.

SCOUTING THE WASPS:
Emory & Henry enters the week, 2-0, after winning the E&H Tip-Off Tournament. The Wasps defeated Wesleyan, 79-48, in the semifinals before downing Chowan, 86-76, in the championship match. Senior guard Dawn Chewning leads the squad with 18.5 points per game, while junior guard Amy Hensley averages 17.5 point per game and 6.5 rebounds per game. Senior guard Erin Connelly is contributing a double-double across both E&H games, averaging 10.5 points per game and 14.0 rebounds per game.

SCOUTING THE SEAHAWKS:
St. Mary’s (Md.) enters the week with an 0-3 record, including a 79-69 home loss to Rowan on Saturday. The Seahawks travel to Goucher on Tuesday before hosting the Generals on Saturday. Senior guard Megan Baskins leads the team with 23.7 points per game, while senior guard Kristin Francis averages 10.7 points per game and sophomore guard Katie Greenburg averages 10.0 points per game.

FIRST WIN:
Washington and Lee’s 63-51 victory over Randolph-Macon Woman’s College last Tuesday marked the first win in head coach Mandy King’s career.

GENERAL ATHLETICISM:
Seven of Washington and Lee’s round-ballers are multiple-sport athletes, with junior forward Emily Barker and sophomore guards Ashley Brown and Sarah Williamson leading the way as three sport athletes. Barker is a goalie for the ODAC-Champion women’s soccer team and a thrower for the track and field program, while Brown and Williamson are distance runners for the cross country and track teams. Junior guard Bethany Dannelly is a thrower on the track and field team, sophomore guard Louisa Feve plays lacrosse, freshman guard Amy Volkmann plays field hockey and senior guard Sarah Michaels is the captain of the riding team.

ALL-TIME LEADER:
Junior guard Bethany Dannelly needed only two years to write herself into the W&L record book. She combined 84 assists last season with a program-record 152 assists as a freshman to become W&L’s all-time leader for assists in a career (236). She finished last season third on the team with 8.0 points per game and swiped a co-team-high 43 steals. Dannelly scored a career-high 14 points on four occasions last season.

POTOMAC POWER:
Sophomore guard Louisa Feve came to Lexington from Potomac, Md., and quickly made a name for herself in the Generals’ basketball program. In her inaugural season, she was second on the team with a 12.8 points per game average that ranks her 10th all-time for points per game in a season. She took the 11th spot on the W&L all-time list for points in a season (307) and became the Generals’ all-time leader for three-pointers made in a season (37). Adding to her initial success, she has already set career-high’s this season for rebounds in a game with 12 (vs. RMWC, 11/25/03) and assists in a game with six (at Peace, 11/21/03).

IMMEDIATE IMPACT:
Freshman forward Jessica Hunsinger and freshman guard Sarah Otey both made an immediate impact in the Generals’ ranks. Hunsinger now leads W&L with 14.7 points per game after recording a career-high 20 points in the Generals victory over RMWC. Otey is averaging 8.3 points per game after scoring 10 points against the WildCats.

TEAM NUMBERS:
For the season, the Generals are averaging 55.3 points per game and have hit 54-for-164 from the field for a 32.9 shooting percentage. Washington and Lee is 8-for-42 (19.0%) from beyond the three-point arc and 50-for-78 (64.1%) from the charity stripe this season. King’s squad is also averaging 38.7 rebounds per game, 15.3 assists per game, 13.3 turnovers per game and 3.3 blocks per game.

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