2008 WNBA Season: Rookie forward appeared in 34 games with 15 starts…Fell three rebounds short of the single-game franchise record with 14 at San Antonio (9/11)…Tied for sixth on the team in made field goals (47)…Sixth on the team in made threes (21)…Fourth on the team in total rebounds (111)…Reached double figures in four games…Dished out a career-best five assists against Minnesota (6/6)…Led the team in rebounding once and assists twice.
In The Playoffs: Gardin had nine points and seven rebounds in the final two games of the first-round playoff series with the New York Liberty…Made 4 of 7 shots in those two games.

College: Named third-team All-ACC as a senior…was an honorable mention All-ACC as a junior in 2004-05…Led the Hokies to four consecutive NCAA appearances during her career…As a senior in 2005-06, averaged a double-double with 12.7 points and 10 rebounds…Was the ACC leader in rebounding average as a senior…Finished her career with 1,061 points…Averaged 12.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and three assists per game in seven career NCAA Tournament appearances…Had 24 career double-doubles at Virginia Tech.

Professional Experience: Spent the 2006-07 season with Portuguese League Champion ESSA/Barreiro ... Was named both the Import and Defensive Player of the Year while also earning All-First Team honors in the Portuguese League that season...Spent part of the 2007-08 season with CAB Maderia in the Portuguese League...Played for Migros in the Turkish First Division for the remainder of 2007-08 season... Averaged 12.1 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists in eight Turkish League games for Migros.

Born in Burke County, N.C...Daughter of Thelma Gardin... Majored in consumer studies… Averaged 18.4 points, 13.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 3.9 steals and 2.0 blocks for coach Jamie Smith at Freedom High School...Named The Associated Press North Carolina Girls’ Player of the Year in 2002...Scored 25 points with 19 rebounds and six assists while leading her team to a 68-52 win over Lumberton in the Class 4A title game...Was MVP of championship game...Class 4A Northwestern Conference Player of the Year...Led team to 2001 National AAU Junior Olympics title and was named MVP…Was a middle-hitter on the Freedom High volleyball team.

Selected by the Chicago Sky in the third round (34th overall) of the 2006 WNBA Draft...Waived by the Sky on May 16, 2006...Signed a training camp contract with the Seattle Storm in 2007...Waived by the Storm on April 25, 2007...Signed as a free agent with the Connecticut Sun on March 3, 2008.