Rutgers-Newark Athletics

PROFILE OF THE WEEK (January 28, 2009)

NOTES: Remarkable four-year student-athlete who blossomed as a senior… started in 50 of her last 51 games for the Scarlet Raiders… netted 682 points and grabbed 675 rebounds for her career… shot 45.8% from the floor… totaled 126 assists, 124 steals and 78 blocked shots… Rutgers-Newark’s 2009 NJAIAW Woman of the Year… seven consecutive semesters on the R-N Athletic Academic Achievement List… a CoSIDA Academic All-American nominee who carried a 3.6 average in criminal justice into her final undergraduate semester… co-chairman of the R-N Student-Athlete Advisory Committee as a senior. 

SENIOR (2009-10): Second Team All-NJAC after leading the 10-team conference in rebounding with an 11.0 average… No. 2 scorer on R-N with a 13.0 average… notched a school-record 15 double-doubles… second on the team in assists (47), steals (39) and blocked shots (17)… paced Raiders with a 44.9 (120-267) field goal %... scored in double figures in 17 games and grabbed 10 or more rebounds 19 times… had 15 multiple-assist and 10 multiple-steal games… 2-time NJAC Player of the Week… posted monster 22-point, 20-rebound, 3-block night in a 59-52 win over New Jersey City (1/6)… netted a career-high 26 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the floor while adding 11 rebounds, four assists and three steals in a 79-56 win over John Jay (12/12)… had 19 points and 16 rebounds in a 55-48 win over Vassar (11/30)… scored 19 points with 14 rebounds and three steals in a 50-45 win over FDU-Florham (11/16) in the championship game of the John K. Adams Tip-Off Classic to earn MVP honors… notche 18 points and 14 rebounds in a 53-44 loss to Hunter (12/30)… tallied 17 points and 16 rebounds in a 54-43 loss to Ramapo (1/27).

JUNIOR (2008-09): Started in the pivot in 25 of 26 games, leading the 11-15 Raiders in rebounding (7.7 rpg), field goal percentage (42.7%) and blocked shots (41)… Finished third on the team in steals (42) while hitting 70.0% (28-40) of her free throw attempts… Recorded nine double-digit rebounding games highlighted by a career-high 14 boards to go along with four steals and two blocked shots against CCNY (11/25/09)… Had five or more rebounds in 21 games… Hauled down 10 rebounds in each game against Ramapo (12/3/08 & 2/4/09)… Netted a career-high 15 points with nine rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots in a win at New Jersey City (2/18/09), making seven of eight free throws in the contest… Dished out a career-high five assists and added four blocked shots, 12 rebounds and nine points in a loss to The College of New Jersey (1/17/09)… Posted a dozen double-digit blocked shot games paced by a career-high five rejections to go along with 10 rebounds and nine points at Merchant Marine (1/6/09)… Chalked up three four-block efforts… Rang up 11 multiple-steal and 10 multiple-assist games.

SOPHOMORE (2007-08): Made three starts in 25 appearances… Shot 51.2% from the field… Led the team in blocks with 13… Ranked second on the team in rebounds with 121… Recorded first career double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds in the Scarlet Raiders’ season opener against Briarcliffe (11/16/07)… Nabbed a career-high five steals in a 63-14 non-conference win over John Jay (12/01/07)… Tallied a season-high three blocks against New Jersey Athletic Conference rival William Paterson (01/30/08)… Led the team in rebounds in six contests… Had five or more rebounds in 11 games… Reached the double-digit scoring plateau on four occasions… Had four games with at least two blocks.

FRESHMAN (2006-07): Appeared in 24 games as a freshman… Finished second on the team in field goal percentage (.482)…Grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds against John Jay (12/09/06)… Had three or more rebounds in 15 games.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-sport all-star in basketball and soccer at Wayne Hills High School… All-state and first-team all-county selection in soccer…Also lettered in track & field.