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General
Has played in 64 career games with one start ... A versatile post player who runs the floor extremely well and looks to score in transition ... Finishes around the rim and also can knock down 3-pointers ... Possesses speed and athleticism to make her a threat in the post ... Majoring in social work and is inspired to help children by her six-year-old brother who is autistic ... Tallest player on the team.
2012-13 (Sophomore)
Played in 34 of UK's 36 games, missing two due to a wrist injury ... Averaged 4.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 11.9 minutes per game ... Ranked third on the team in blocks with 27 ... Knocked down four 3-pointers ... Tied her career high with 11 rebounds against Vanderbilt (2/10) ... Scored a career-high 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field in 20 minutes off the bench vs. LSU (1/27) ... Her career night was the most points scored by a Wildcat off the bench since Bernisha Pinkett scored 21 vs. Miami Ohio (11/28) ... Had a key play in the Louisville game (12/2) when she blocked a driving layup attempt by Louisville's Bria Smith with just one second remaining, helping UK preserve a 48-47 win ... Grabbed a career-best seven offensive rebounds en route to 10 boards against Morehead State (11/23) ... Also had nine points, two assists, two blocks and a steal in a career-high 23 minutes.
2011-12 (Freshman)
Blocked the fifth most shots by a freshman in UK history (31) ... Led the team in blocked shots (31) ... Ranked 12th in the SEC in blocked shots (1.0) ... Had 10 blocks in her last nine games played ... Scored 10 points on 5-7 shooting while blocking three shots vs. McNeese State ... Scored eight points and grabbed four boards in 15 minutes against LSU in the SEC Tourn. semifinals ... Scored eight points, grabbed six boards and blocked two shots in a start at Alabama ... Blocked three shots at South Carolina ... Had five rebounds vs. Mississippi State ... Scored 11 points and pulled down a team-high eight boards vs. Arkansas in just 10 minutes of play ... Grabbed a team-high eight rebounds at Florida ... Had a career-high 13 points to go with four boards and three steals vs. Samford in just 10 minutes of play ... Scored 10 points against Arkansas-Pine Bluff ... Had a career game against No. 6 Duke, scoring 10 points and grabbing seven boards in the second half alone, finishing with a then career-high tying 12 points on 6-9 shooting, to go with a career-high 11 rebounds, a career-high four blocks and two steals ... Scored seven points to go with four boards against Sam Houston State ... Scored nine points to go with five rebounds and two blocks against Southern Miss. ... Charted a then career-high 12 points, including six free-throws, and pulled down a then career-high eight rebounds against Northeastern ... Recorded 11 points, three rebounds and a career-high five steals against Jacksonville State ... Scored nine points on 4-5 shooting, and had four rebounds in her first-ever collegiate game.
High School
Rated the No. 34 prospect overall and the No. 3 post player in the nation, according to ESPN's HoopGurlz rankings. Ranked No. 30 by Bluestar Basketball ... Averaged 16.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 3.8 blocked shots per game as a senior at Start High School ... Named the 2011 Toledo Blade Girl's Player of the Year ... Also was the Co-City League and Associated Press Northwest All-District Player of the Year ... All-City, AP All-Ohio and AP Northwest All-District first team selections .. Named to the District-7 Coaches Association team ... Helped Start HS win its second City League championship in three years ... Compiled an impressive 80-15 overall record during her prep career ... Named to the Division I All-District third team and was an All-American honorable mention by Sporting News Magazine as a junior ... Also a talented track athlete, participating in the 4x200, 400 meters and high jump.
The Cats' Cause
Volunteered to pack bags for the Joplin, Mo., tornado victims.
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