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USF (0-0) at Fordham (0-0)
Game 1
Nov. 9 | 3 p.m. PT | The Rose Hill Gym
Video: Streaming | TV: SNY - Play-by-play: Dave Raymond; Color: Julianne Viani
Audio: usfdons.com/LIVE
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Just the Facts, Ma'am
Following up its first campaign with double-digit victories since 2007-08, the University of San Francisco opens the season with a road trip to the East Coast to face off with A-10 foe, Fordham.

Last season when the Dons and Rams met, a trio of USF players finished with double-digit scoring. The Green and Gold narrowly outshot its opponent in the contest, but 13 percent shooting from 3-point range couldn't be overcome as Fordham escaped War Memorial Gym with a seven-point victory.

Know the Foe
Coming off an historic campaign in 2012-13, the Fordham women's basketball team kicks off its 2013-14 season on Friday evening in the Rose Hill Gym. Finishing last season with a 26-9 record and a trip to the WNIT Third Round, the Rams return a strong veteran core headlined by Preseason All-Conference guard Erin Rooney.

Along with being the season opener for Fordham, the game marks head coach Stephanie Gaitley's 800th career game on the bench. Gaitley is in her third season with the Rams.

USF and Fordham - the Series
The Dons and the Rams have met three times, with USF holding a 2-1 advantage in the all-time series. This will mark the first meeting between the two in the Bronx - the Dons won home games in 1990-91 and 1994-95 by scores of 87-63 and 76-51, respectively. In last year's meeting, Fordham posted a 55-48 victory at War Memorial Gym.

On the Air
Listen to longtime voice of the Dons, George Devine on the mic all season long. Devine is in his 18th season as the play-by-play voice of USF women's basketball.

Listen to the call and follow along with live stats and video for all home contests at War Memorial Gym, in partnership with Stretch Internet. Catch the action for both home and away games at usfdons.com/LIVE.

Devine's Dimes
"It's great to start our 18th season of connecting listeners with Dons Basketball, and I've been looking forward to the Fordham game since it was announced in 2012.

"One of the first sporting events I attended as a small child happened to be a Seton Hall-Fordham football game in 1973. Fordham won in a squeaker but the game was higlighted by an on-field melee that culminated in the two trainers renewing an old grudge!" - USF play-by-play man, George Devine, on his earliest Fordham memories

Preseason Superlatives
After an exciting freshman campaign in 2012-13, Zhané Dikes was selected to the Preseason All-WCC Team. The Las Vegas, Nev., native, earned her way on the list after a freshman campaign where she averaged 10.8 points on 39.7 percent shooting from the field. She finished the season 13th on the WCC scoring list as the top point-getting freshman in the league.
 
Dikes also helped the team with 3.9 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 1.5 assists as the Dons notched their first double-digit win season since 2007-08. She earned the starting nod for the Dons in all 31 contests, playing the point guard position, and is one of two underclassmen to earn individual preseason honors, as voted on by the league's coaches.
After an exciting freshman campaign in 2012-13, Zhané Dikes has been selected to the Preseason All-WCC Team/
 
The Las Vegas, Nev., native, earned her way on the list after a freshman campaign where she averaged 10.8 points on 39.7 percent shooting from the field. She finished the season 13th on the WCC scoring list as the top point-getting freshman in the league.
 
Dikes also helped the team with 3.9 rebounds, 1.7 steals and 1.5 assists as the Dons notched their first double-digit win season since 2007-08. She earned the starting nod for the Dons in all 31 contests, playing the point guard position, and is one of two underclassmen to earn individual preseason honors, as voted on by the league's coaches.

2012-13 Season Remix

• Finished the season with a 12-19 overall record, and a 4-12 mark (8th) in West Coast Conference play
• The Dons routed Pepperdine 80-48 in the first round of the WCC Tournament to claim its first postseason victory since 2007
• The 32-point margin of victory is the largest over an NCAA Division I opponent since 2005
• The team earned its best record and first double-digit win tally since 2007-08
• USF started the season by winning its first two contests, the best start for the program since 2000-01
• Led the WCC in field goal percentage defense, holding teams to 30.0 percent shooting over the course of the season
• USF's 50 point margin of victory over Notre Dame de Namur (93-43, 12/10/12) was the largest spread of the season for any WCC school
• Mel Khlok earned December WCC Player of the Month honors, the first time a USF player has been tapped for a monthly award since December 2007
• Khlok nabbed WCC All-Conference honors, finishing in the top 10 in the conference in a multitude of categories, including a WCC-leading 35.6 minutes per game
• Khlok ranked third in steals per game (2.4), third in 3-point percentage (37.5), fourth in scoring average (15.5), fourth in free throw percentage (76.1), fifth in assists (3.3), fifth in 3-point baskets made per game (1.9) and 10th in field goal percentage (43.0)
• Her 13-for-13 free throw outing against Pepperdine in the WCC Championships was the best performance in the WCC on the season and set a school record for most attempts in a perfect game
• Alicia Scafidi and Taylor Proctor placed ninth and 10th, respectively, for WCC rebounding average, picking up a combined 13.1 rebounds a game
• Alexa Hardick, a junior from Dallas, Texas, swished 39.7 percent of her 3-point attempts during conference play, good for third in the league standings
• The tandem of Proctor and Zhane Dikes earned WCC All-Freshman accolades, marking the second time in school history for two first-year honorees
• Scafidi, a sophomore from Gresham, Ore., picked up All-Academic honors, with junior Hardick receiving an honorable mention nod.

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