2007: Was the team’s leading scorer and rebounder off the bench…Led the Shock in scoring on five occasions, rebounds on six and in assists on four…reached double figures 22 times, second most on the team… Picked up her 1,000th career point in the Shock’s home opener vs. Sacramento…Her five consecutive games of scoring in double figures in the first five games of the season set a new career record …Her four blocked shots in the first half at New York on June 8 tied a Shock record and established a career high…Her 4 steals vs. New York on July 6 set a new career high in steals and also put her over the 100-mark in career steals. 2007 Playoffs: Started her first career playoff game at New York on Aug. 24… Tied a Shock postseason record with four blocked shots at Indiana on Aug. 31…Hit career playoff marks of 100 rebounds and 125 points vs. Indiana on Sept. 2…Set a new career playoff high in points with 26 vs. Phoenix on Sept. 5…Scored the 200th playoff point of her career at Phoenix on Sept. 13.

2006: Was the team’s leading scorer and rebounder off the bench…Paced the team in scoring and rebounding on two occasions. 2006 Playoffs: Led all bench players in scoring, rebounds, assists and blocks.

2005: Averaged 7.7 points and 4.9 rebounds for Phoenix while connecting on 34.3 percent of her field goal attempts…Averaged 7.7 points and 2.7 rebounds with the Shock while connecting on 43.7 percent of her field goal attempts…Finished third on the Shock in free throws made (67) and attempted (96)…Scored a season-high 22 points in her first game with the Shock vs. Sacramento on July 1, in the process becoming the first Shock player since Kedra Holland-Corn (23) on August 6, 2003 at Washington to score 20 or more points off the bench…Led the Shock in scoring on two occasions…Connected on the first three-pointer of her career vs. Houston on July 5…Due to her being traded from the Mercury to the Shock, Pierson played in a total of 35 games (12 for Phoenix, 23 for Detroit) the second most ever played in one season. 2005 Playoffs: Scored four points and grabbed four rebounds in Detroit’s Game 1 loss to Connecticut and failed to score in Game 2.

2004: Finished second on the Mercury in free throw attempts (109) and third in blocked shots (17). 2003: Led the Mercury in minutes played off the bench, free throws (64) and free throw attempts (101).

COLLEGE: Averaged 17.8 points and 6.9 rebounds per game as a senior . . . Shot .510 (238-467) from the floor . . . Named to the All-Big 12 First team . . . Named AP All-American Third Team . . . Played in only four games as a junior averaging 14.5 ppg and 9.0 rpg. . . Averaged 14.7 points and 7.4 rebounds as a sophomore . . Named second-team All Big 12 by the Dallas Morning News that year after scoring in double figures in 23 of 32 games and recording eight double-doubles . . . Started all 33 games as a freshman averaging 13.6 points and 6.9 rebounds . . . Named Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year . . . Scored in double figures in 25 games.

Honors & Awards

WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year 2007

WNBA Championship 2006

Full name is Plenette Michelle Pierson . . . Majored in Communication Studies . . . Describes herself as “goofy” . . . Lists Yolanda Griffith as the best player she’s ever faced . . . Lists “Love and Basketball” as favorite movie . . . Enjoys buffalo wings, spaghetti or chicken as a pre-game meal . . . If she wasn’t a basketball player she would like to be a hand model.

Selected by the Phoenix Mercury in the first round (No. 4 overall) in the 2003 WNBA Draft. Traded to the Detroit Shock in exchange for Andrea Stinson and the Shock’s 2006 second round draft pick on June 29, 2005.