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Born: Jun 24, 1985
Height: 6-5 /  1,96
Weight: 215  lbs. / 97,5  kg.
College: Ohio State
Years Pro: 1








Background

2007 (New York):
Appeared in 33 games and started in the first 13 games of the summer … Ranked amongst the Top 20 league leaders in free throw percentage (.818) and blocks (0.88) … Leading field goal shooter amongst the WNBA’s rookie class with a .445 percentage … SEASON HIGHS: Points – 15, (Phoenix, 6/3); Rebounds – 7, (Minnesota, 6/7); Assists – 1, (Six Times, 8/7); Steals – 2, (@ Chicago, 6/15); Blocks – 4, (Minnesota, 6/1); FGM – 5, (Three times, 8/7); FGA – 11 (Phoenix, 6/3); FT – 5, (Phoenix, 6/3); FTA 7, (Phoenix, 6/3); Min. – 25, (@ San Antonio, 6/16) … PLAYOFFS: Shot 75% from the charity stripe in the three-game series against Detroit.

AS A COLLEGIAN:
(2006-2007) Played in 28 games and averaged 19.4 ppg and 9.7 rpg … Named Big Ten Player of the Year and All Big Ten First Team for the third consecutive year … Two time finalist for Wade Trophy Award and Wooden Award … A member of USA Basketball Senior National Team ... Honored as a Kodak All American … Named to Big Ten All-Tournament team where she gathered 84 points and 29 rebounds … She had her 47th and 48th career double-doubles in the Big Ten tournament with 32 points and 10 rebounds versus Penn State and 22 points and 11 rebounds versus Purdue … Recorded her second career and second all-time triple-double at Ohio State ... Became Big Ten's career blocked shots leader with 11 at Minnesota ... She had 379 blocks for career to rank # 7 in NCAA history ... Became Ohio State's # 2 all-time leading scorer versus Minnesota ... (2005-2006) She led the Big Ten in five categories: points (18.7), rebounds (8.9), field goal percentage (.618), blocks (3.1), and defensive rebounds (6.8) ... In Big Ten semi-final and final she had back-to-back double-doubles with 10 points, 14 rebounds versus Michigan State and 17 points, 14 rebounds versus Purdue ... She was the Big Ten tournament's all-time leader in blocked shots with 20 … (2005-2004) Coaches and media selected her for Big Ten Player of the Year and also won AP First Team All-American and WBCA/Kodak All-America Team ... She was one of five finalists for the Wooden Player of the Year award and All-America Team … Averaged 19.3 ppg, and 9.3 rpg … (2004-2003) The media selected her as the Big Ten Freshman of the Year … Averaged 12.5 ppg and 5.7 rpg.

INTERNATIONAL:
In 2006 she assisted Team USA to first-place finish at Opals World Challenge in Australia in April where she averaged 5.8 points and grabbed 4.0 rpg.


Personal

Majored in Family Resource Management, has two sisters Joan and Shannon … Born and raised in Columbus, OH, which was also her college town … Plans to pursue a career in marketing after her playing days are over and would like to design a clothing line for tall women … Listed teammate Janel McCarville in 2005 as the best player she had ever faced in college … Shaquille O'Neal is her favorite basketball player.

Career Transactions

Selected by the San Antonio Silver Stars in the first round (2nd overall) in the 2007 WNBA Draft on April 4, 2007 … Acquired Draft rights via trade with San Antonio in exchange for Becky Hammon and 2008 2nd round Draft pick.

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