Position: Guard
Class: Senior
Height: 5-8
High School: Copiague
Hometown: Copiague, N.Y.
2005-06 HONORS
First Team All-BIG EAST ... First Team
All-Met (Metropolitan Basketball Writer's Assocation) ... BIG EAST
Weekly Honor Roll (Jan. 23, Feb. 13) ... Preseason All-BIG EAST
Team ... Invited to USA Basketball U-20 Team Tryouts.
AS A JUNIOR (2005-06)
Earned First Team All-BIG EAST honors and
was a First Team All-Met selection by the Metropolitan Basketball
Writer’s Association (MBWA) … a BIG EAST Defensive Player of the
Year Candidate … appeared in all 30 games for the Red Storm,
starting 29 … ranked first on the team and 11th in the league by
averaging 14.8 points per game … also appeared in the conference’s
top 10 for steals (2.5 spg, 2nd), assists (4.5 apg, T-5th) and free
throw percentage (.852, 3rd) … one of 37 players to be invited to
try out for USA Basketball’s Under-20 Team in Colorado Springs,
Colo. … selected to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team … a two-time
Weekly Honor Roll selection by the league … opened the season with
a string of seven-straight double-digit scoring games, highlighted
by a 20-point performance against Niagara (Nov. 27) … led St.
John’s to the Roger and Mildred White Invitational title with a
12-point, nine-assist game against host Northwestern (Dec. 3) …
scored at least 10 points during a five-game stretch against
conference foes Georgetown (Jan. 7), Pittsburgh (Jan. 11),
Connecticut (Jan. 14), Cincinnati (Jan. 18) and Villanova (Jan. 21)
… poured in 21 points against the Wildcats at Madison Square Garden
… followed up at The Garden with 19 points and a career-high seven
steals against West Virginia (Jan. 29) … grabbed nine rebounds and
scored 10 points at Rutgers (Feb. 5) … matched a season-high with
26 points against Marquette (Feb. 8) … hauled down eight rebounds
and scored 19 points against Louisville (Feb. 15) … netted 22
points against Seton Hall (Feb. 28) … exploded offensively at the
NCAA Tournament, scoring 26 points against California (March 19)
and 23 points against Maryland (March 21) … also contributed five
assists and two steals against the Bears … tied a career-high in
that game with 10 field goals vs. Cal … had a stellar performance
against eventual national champion Maryland, dishing out nine
assists in addition to her 23 points.
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2004-05)
Exploded onto the conference scene in her
debut season with the Red Storm and was named a second team All-BIG
EAST selection ... earned first team All-Met recognition by the
Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association ... named Most Valuable
Player of the St. Bonaventure Shootout ... started all 29 games
that she played in for the Red Storm ... led the team in minutes
(32.6 per game) ... ranked first on the team and third in the
conference by averaging 14.8 points per game ... also was tops on
the squad for assists (115) and steals (68) ... opened the season
and her St. John's career with a career-high 33 points on 10-of-14
shooting, including six 3-pointers and a perfect 7-for-7 from the
free throw line vs. Canisius (Nov. 20) ... scored 18 points and had
five assists vs. Seton Hall (Jan. 12) ... team-high 17 points at
Georgetown (Jan. 16) ... back-to-back 20+ point games against
Syracuse (Jan. 22) and Notre Dame (Jan. 26) ... led the Storm
against the Fighting Irish, as she posted her first-career
double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds ... also added four
assists and a career-high five steals against the Irish ... ended
the regular-season with a string of eight-straight games of scoring
at least 10 points ... haded out six assists to go with 18 points
against Providence on Feb. 2 ... 13 points and four rebounds in St.
John's upset win over nationally ranked Boston College (Feb. 5) ...
14 points and five assists at West Virginia (Feb. 8) ... ended the
regular season with a 19-point game vs. Boston College (March 1)
... also had five assists and three steals against the Eagles ...
led all scorers with 21 points in St. John's first-round victory
over Seton Hall (March 5) at the conference tournament ... matched
a career-high with five steals in the second round vs. Rutgers
(March 6) ... dished out a career-high seven assists in the first
round of the WNIT at Delaware (March 17) ... had a stellar game in
the second round of the postseason tournament at West Virginia,
pouring in 24 points.
2003-04
Sat out season to fulfill NCAA transfer
requirements after transferring from the University of
Connecticut.
BEFORE ST.
JOHN'S
Finished her high school career as the fifth
all-time leading scorer in Long Island history with 2,148 points
... named the 2002 Suffolk County Player of the Year ... a
four-time Long Island First Team honoree ... averaged 24.4 points,
9.3 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 6.3 steals per game ... led Copiague
to its first Suffolk Class A and Long Island Championships in 2002
... attended the adidas Top 10 Camp and the USA Basketball
Developmental Festival ... AAU team, the Long Island Wave, captured
the 1999 National Championship ... one of two New Yorkers selected
to participate in the USA Olympic Games in Colorado.