2007:
Averaged 10.4 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 4.9 apg, 1.5 spg and 31.7 mpg in 29 games…Finished the season ranked third in the WNBA in assists (4.9 apg) and tied for 12th in steals (1.48)…Scored 10-plus points 16 times and 20-plus points twice…Handed out 10-plus assists twice and led the team in assists 16 times…Underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on her left knee on 7/6 and missed five games (7/6-17), with the Storm going 2-3 over that span…Named to her fifth WNBA All-Star Team but did not play due to injury…Posted her first double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 assists at Chicago on 6/12…Scored a season-high 25 points on 10-of-15 shooting (5-of-7 from three) at Minnesota on 6/22…Grabbed her 500th career rebound at Los Angeles on 6/24…Recorded her 1,000th career assist vs. New York on 7/1, becoming the youngest player in league history to reach the milestone…Posted her second double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 assists vs. Los Angeles on 7/3…Made her 300th career three-pointer at Connecticut on 7/20…
2007 PLAYOFFS: Averaged 16.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 5.0 apg, 2.0 spg and 35.5 mpg in two games.
2006:
Averaged 11.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 4.8 apg, 1.8 spg and 31.3 mpg in 34 games…Finished the season ranked third in the WNBA in assists, seventh in steals (1.79 spg) and eighth in free-throw percentage (.868)…Swiped a career-high and franchise-record seven steals in the season opener vs. Los Angeles on 5/21…Grabbed a career-high five offensive rebounds vs. Phoenix on 6/2…Swiped her 200th career steal at Connecticut on 6/9…Named to the WNBA’s All-Decade Team on 6/13…Handed out a career-high and franchise-record 14 assists vs. Minnesota on 7/1…Made her fourth WNBA All-Star appearance on 7/12, tallying nine points and handing out three assists in 19 minutes of action…Tallied her 2,000th career point at Minnesota on 8/1…Set a WNBA record for three-pointers in a half with six in the opening 20 minutes at Detroit on 8/8…2006 PLAYOFFS: Averaged 12.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.3 apg and 35.0 mpg in three games.
2005:
Averaged 12.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 5.9 apg, 1.0 spg and 34.0 mpg in 30 games…Named to her third WNBA All-Star Team and her fourth consecutive All-WNBA First Team…Missed four games with fractured right nasal and orbital bones suffered on 6/7 at Connecticut…Led the WNBA in assists per game (5.9) for the first time in her career…Ranked fourth in three-point percentage (.437), fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.02) and sixth in free-throw percentage (.855)…Dished out her 700th career assist vs. Detroit on 7/23…Hit her 200th career three-pointer vs. Los Angeles on 7/31…2005 PLAYOFFS: Averaged 9.0 ppg, 1.7 apg, 4.3 apg, 1.0 spg and 34.3 mpg in three games.
2004:
Averaged 12.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 5.4 apg, 1.50 spg and 33.4 mpg in 34 games…Named All-WNBA First Team for her third straight season…Finished second in the WNBA in assists, fourth in three-point field-goal percentage (.438) and tied for sixth in free-throw percentage (.859)…Scored her 1,000th career point vs. Houston on 6/22…Started her 100th consecutive game for the Storm in the season finale on 9/18…Converted the game-winning layup with two seconds left in overtime against Washington on 7/17… 2004 PLAYOFFS: Averaged 8.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 5.3 apg, 1.50 spg and 29.1 mpg in eight games.
2003:
Averaged 12.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 6.5 apg, 1.41 spg and 33.4 mpg in 34 games…Started all 34 games; has started 66 consecutive games since being drafted first overall in the 2002 WNBA Draft…Named All-WNBA First Team for the second straight seasons…Voted as a starter by fans for the Western Conference Team at the fifth annual WNBA All-Star Game and scored 11 points and grabbed four rebounds…Ranked second in the WNBA in assists with 6.5 apg…Ranked fifth in the WNBA in free throw percentage with a mark of .884 (61-69)…Led the Storm in minutes played, assists, three-point field goals, free throw percentage and steals…Scored in double-figures in 23 games…Led or co-led the Storm in scoring in five games…Led or co-led the Storm in assists in 29 games…Scored a season-high 27 points at Los Angeles on 7/5…Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds vs. Houston on 7/5…Handed out a career-high-tying 12 assists at Los Angeles on 6/19 and at Cleveland on 6/27…Recorded a WNBA-record seven double-doubles in points and assists…Handed out 10 or more assists in eight games this season, tying for the second-highest total in WNBA history…Became the fifth player in WNBA history to score 20 or more points and hand out 10 or more assists in a game with 21 points and 10 assists vs. Washington on 7/3…Became the third player in WNBA history to amass over 200 assists in a season (221), joining Ticha Penicheiro and Teresa Weatherspoon.
WNBA Career History:
First overall pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft...Two-time All-WNBA First Team...Two-time WNBA All-Star...Storm's all-time leader in assists with 412...Has recorded 10 career double-doubles in points and assists. 2002: Averaged 14.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.7 spg, 6.0 apg and 35.0 mpg in 32 games...Was the only Storm player to start all 32 games...Already ranks as the Storm's all-time assists leader (191)...Was named All-WNBA first team, joining Indiana's Tamika Catchings as the first rookies in league history to attain that distinction...Was the runner-up to Catchings for the 2002 WNBA Rookie of the Year award...Named as a starter for the Western Conference at the WNBA All-Star Game in Washington after leading all guards in fan voting...Handed out a WNBA-All-Star-record eight assists to help lead the West to an 81-76 victory over the East...Led the Storm in minutes, three-point field goals, assists and steals...Led the team in scoring in 10 games...Led the team in assists in 26 games...Scored in double-figures in 25 games...Scored 20-plus points in six games (27 vs. Minnesota on 6/4, 21 vs. Houston on 7/20, 20 at Houston on 7/23, 21 at Washington on 7/27, 22 vs. Minnesota on 7/31 and 33 vs. Portland on 8/9)...Scored a season-high and franchise-record 33 points vs. Portland on 8/9...Handed out a career-high and franchised-record 12 assists at Cleveland on 7/5...Recorded three double-doubles (16 points and 12 assists at Cleveland on 7/5, 10 points and 11 assists at Orlando on 7/25 and 17 points and 10 assists at Los Angeles on 8/1)...Ranked 16th in the WNBA in scoring (14.4 ppg), second in assists (6.0 apg), eighth in steals (1.7 spg), first in free-throw percentage (.911), ninth in three-point percentage (.401) and eighth in minutes per game (35.0 mpg)...Among rookies, ranked third in points per game, first in assists per game, second in three-point percentage, ninth in field-goal percentage (.403), first in free-throw percentage, second in steals per game and second in minutes per game.
In the Playoffs:
Started both 2002 First Round playoff games against Los Angeles...Averaged 14.0 points, 6.0 assists, 2.50 steals, and 36.5 minutes...Co-led the team with 17 points in Game 2 loss at Los Angeles on 8/17.
COLLEGE:
Member of NCAA Division I Championship Connecticut in 2000 and 2002...Two-time All-American...2002 Wade Trophy recipient ... 2002 Associated Press and Naismith Player of the Year ... Winner of the 2002 Honda Award for Women’s Basketball ... Recipient of the first annual Senior CLASS Award presented to the nation’s most outstanding senior basketball player ... Three-time Conseco/Nancy Lieberman-Cline National Point Guard of the Year Award winner...Ranks 18th on UConn’s All-Time Scoring list with 1,378 career points ... Tied for second on the school’s all-time list in three-point field goals made (207) ... UConn’s all-time leader in three-point field goal percentage (45.9%) and free throw percentage (89.2%) ... Ranks second in assists (585) and seventh in steals (243) ... One of only two players at UConnn to amass over 1,000 points, 500 assists and 200 steals in a career (Jennifer Rizzotti) ... Career averages of 11.7 ppg and 5.0 apg ... As a senior, named Kodak All-American, Associated Press First Team All-American, 2002 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team, Big East Player of the Year, First Team All-Big East, Big East All-Tournament Team ... Started all 39 games ... Registered school record for most assists in a season (231) ... Led nation in free throw shooting (94.2%) ... Led the team in scoring 12 times, assists 25 times and steals 19 times ... Scored 20 or more points 10 times ... As a junior, named All-American, ESPN The Magazine and the Conseco/Nancy Lieberman-Cline National Point Guard of the Year (two-time Nancy Lieberman Cline winner), one of the 15 finalists for the 2000-2001 Naismith Player of the Year Award, Associated Press Third Team All-American, All-East Regional Team, All-BIG EAST First Team ... Third at UConn for most assists in a season with 169 ... Finished tied for fourth on the team in scoring with 10.9 ppg... Led team in assists (169) and steals (63) ... Hit a shot at the buzzer vs. Notre Dame (March 6) to give the Huskies their eighth consecutive BIG EAST Championship ... As a sophomore, named to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team, NCAA East Region All-Regional Team, Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention honors, Nancy Lieberman-Cline Point Guard of the Year Award, 1999-2000 All-BIG EAST Second Team ... Returned to the lineup to start all 37 games at point guard after recovering from knee surgery ... Ranked No. 2 in the nation in three-point shooting with 49.7 percent ... Led the team in free throw shooting (89.8%) ... Third-leading scorer on the team with 10.9 points per game ... Earned BIG EAST Conference Player of the Week honors (1/10/00) ... As a freshman, started the first eight games of the season at the point guard position ...Tore the ACL in her left knee and had surgery on 12/30/98, missing the rest of the season...Averaged 20 minutes and 5.1 points a game prior to the injury.
