Lady Aggie
Basketball
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As An Aggie
In her first year of
eligibility, she missed the first seven games of the season to satisfy the
NCAA transfer rule for Division I.…Over the summer she competed in Athletes In Action program, a
program that allowed her to represent the United States and play alongside
some of the best players in the U.S. while playing against some of the
world’s best players in Taipei, China…The program also allowed the players
to complete Christian missions…Provides instant offense when she enters a
game…Her height coupled with her guard skills makes her difficult match-up
for opposing teams…Is one of the Aggies best free throw shooters with the
offensive skills to get to the line….Attempted 4.9 free throw attempts per
game, second to only point guard Ta’Wuana Cook during the 2006-2007 season.
2006-2007: Played 23 games with 12 starts as a sophomore…Earned second-team All-MEAC honors…Averaged 14.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and shot a team-best .726 from the free throw line…Ranked fourth in the conference and second on the team in scoring…Ranked 10th in free throw shooting, 13th in 3-pointers made per game (1.09), 12th in blocked shots (0.74) and 13th in minutes played per game (32.13)…Scored in double figures 18 times…Scored 20 or more points twice during the season, while leading the Aggies in scoring five times…Also led the Aggies in rebounding twice and in assists once…Played 30 or more minutes in 20 of the 23 games she played…Averaged 16.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists over her last seven games of the season…In her 12 starts, she averaged 16.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and shot .768 from the free throw line and .364 from the field…Made her debut as an Aggie against UNC-Asheville on Dec. 16…Scored nine points and grabbed three rebounds in the game…Posted a season-best 27 points on 11-for-25 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds in MEAC Tournament loss to Florida A&M on March 8…Scored 21 points on 11-for-14 free throw shooting, grabbed seven rebounds, had two steals and two blocked shots in a 73-63 win over Hampton on Feb. 26…Registered her only double-double of the season on Jan. 15 when she scored 17 points and had 10 rebounds in a 72-65 loss to Florida A&M…Also had five offensive rebounds in the game.
At UC Santa Barbara
Provided UCSB with instant energy off the bench... Buried eight of final 16
shots (50%), including back-to-back three-pointers vs. Cal State Northridge
that brought Thunderdome crowd to its feet...Enjoyed greatest success
against conference foe UC Irvine, averaging 7.5 points and 6.0
rebounds...Eight-for-eight effort from the charity stripe vs.
UCI on March 3 equaled the
most freebies made by any Gaucho in a single contest as well as the highest
single-game percentage, and accounted for her career-high point
total...Free-throw percentage of 75.0% was second-best on the team, while 24
of her 52 total points came from the charity stripe...Conference scoring
average of 3.8 was over one-better than her season-long mark.
High School
UCSB's first-ever player from the state of Illinois prepped at Neuqua Valley
High School in Naperville...Ranked No. 211 among high school seniors by
All-Star Girls' Report...Earned
IBCA Class AA All-State Third Team honors in 2003-04 as well as
fourth team recognition the previous year...Wildcats advanced to the
sectional championship game both seasons and won an Upstate Eight Conference
title in 2002-03...Scored a school-record 33 points as a senior in a game
against Mercy, KY...Also holds Neuqua Valley's top career marks in
free-throw (79%) and three-point (39%) percentage...Upped scoring average to
19.0 points per game as a senior from 13.3 in her junior campaign...Shot
over 50% from the floor each season and hauled down 5.5 rebounds per contest
while with the Wildcats...Coached by Mike Williams...Transferred to Neuqua
Valley from Regina High School where she played two years of varsity hoops
as well as one season each of tennis and volleyball...A three-time honor
roll member who also earned a spot on the prestigious "Who's Who Among
American High School Students" list...Gained club basketball experience with
Chicago Hoops Express.