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2008 Statistics

PPG
3.4
RPG
1.40
APG
3.0
EFF
+ 4.14
Born: Sep 6, 1982
Height: 5-3 /  1,60
Weight: 132  lbs. / 59,9  kg.
College: Louisiana State
Years Pro: 3








Background

2006 SEASON:
Ranked second in assists (5), third in total assists (161) and 13th in total steals (47)... Tied career-high assists with 11 and scored 4 points in 36 minutes at Seattle (5/21/06)... Went 6-6 at the line (5/30/06)... Had 17 points, 6 assists, and 5 rebounds in season-high 37 minutes at New York (6/3/06)... Scored season-high 19 points, dished out 6 assists, and grabbed 6 rebounds in 34 minutes vs. Detroit (6/7/06)... Dished out a game-high 7 assists and scored 9 points in 27 minutes vs. Chicago (6/9/06)... Scored 9 points, and 8 assists in 29 minutes vs. Connecticut (6/17/06)... Dished out 6 assists in 18 minutes before leaving the game with a concussion vs. Sacramento (6/18/06)... In first game back scored 6 points, dished out 5 assists, and had 2 steals at Sacramento (6/23/06)... Grabbed a career-high 7 rebounds to go with 7 assists vs. Seattle (6/28/06)... Dished out 5 assists, grabbed 7 rebounds and scored 11 points vs. Houston (7/5/06)... Made a crucial free throw with 17 seconds to go, had 11 points, 2 assists, 1 steal vs. Charlotte (7/8/06)... Handed out 7 assists with 13 points and 4 rebounds at Phoenix (7/14/06)... Had 15 points and a game-high 6 assists in 32 minutes at Indiana (7/22/06)... Played 31 minutes with 8 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists at Houston (7/25/06)... Played a team-high 31 minutes and handed out 6 assists at San Antonio (7/26/06)... Led the team and tied career-high in rebounding with 8 (7/30/06)... Led the team in scoring and assists with 17 and 5, respectively at Phoenix (8/5/06).

2005 SEASON:
2005 WNBA Rookie of the Year…Ranked second in assists (5.2)…In 25 minutes was 5-for-11 from the field and had 10 points and two steals vs. Detroit (8/27/05)... In 22 minutes at Connecticut was 3-for-5 from the field and led the team with three assist (8/26/05)… Vs. New York played 33 minutes was 4-for-4 from the line and had 11 points and four rebounds while leading the team with five assists (8/23/05)… In 27 minutes at Detroit played 27 minutes, was 6-for-6 from the line, and had six points, five rebounds and three assists (8/21/05)… At Indiana had a team high seven assists (8/18/05)… Played 34 minutes at New York leading the Mystics with 15 points (8/16/05)… At Connecticut had a team high nine assists (8/14/05)… Led the team with five assists in 25 minutes vs. Connecticut (8/11/05)… Vs. Indiana had four points, two rebounds, one assist and two steals (8/7/05)… Vs. Charlotte had seven points and tied for a team high six rebounds (8/2/05)… Team high 15 points at Indiana (7/29/05)… Vs. San Antonio had eight points, three rebounds and three assists (7/28/05)… At Houston played 29 minutes added four assists and two steals (7/21/05)… In 31 minutes at LA had 11 points, four rebounds, game high seven assists and had two steals (7/19/05)… Contributed two steals at Sacramento (7/16/05)… At Phoenix had a team high six rebounds and six assists (7/15/05)… At Seattle, had 12 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals (7/13/05)… In 31 minutes vs. Detroit had 10 points, three rebounds (7/7/05)…Vs. Charlotte played 34 minutes tied for a team high 14 points (6/30/05)… In 38 minutes at Charlotte led all players with eight assists and scored six points and added six rebounds (6/28/05)…Vs. Sacramento played 27 minutes and had six points and four assists (6/26/05)… Team high 15 points vs. Detroit (6/24/05)… Vs. Phoenix played 25 and had a team high five assists (6/21/05)… Played 38 minutes vs. Indiana going 9-for-11 from the field. Had a team high 21 points and seven assists (6/18/05)… In 19 minutes at Minnesota, had nine points and four assists (6/11/05)… Perfect from the free throw line vs. Seattle. Led the team with five assists and scored 10 points (6/10/05)…Had nine points and two assists at San Antonio (6/7/05)… In 32 minutes at New York had eight assists and two steals (6/5/05)… Vs. Minnesota recorded second double-double with 10 assists and 12 points (6/3/05)… Vs. New York had 13 points and a team high of 11 assists for her first career double-double (6/1/05)… In 24 minutes vs. Los Angeles, had a team high seven assists (5/26/05)… Vs. Connectucit played 31 minutes, was 5-for-6 from the field with 12 points and a team high seven assists (5/22/05)… In her first career start at Charlotte played 26 minutes and scored 10 points, had three assists and team high three steals (5/21/05).

COLLEGE:
AP All-American Second Team (2005)…USBWA All-American (2005)…AP All-American Honorable Mention (2004, 2003, 2002)…All-SEC First Team (2005, 2004)…All-SEC Third Team (2003)…SEC Tournament MVP (2003)…SEC All-Tournament Team (2003, 2002)…Broke LSU’s career assist record, single-season record and tied her own single-game assist mark in the 2003-04 season.


Personal
Career Transactions

Selected by Washington in first round (sixth overall) of the WNBA Draft, April 16, 2005…Traded by Washington with Murriel Page to Los Angeles for G Nikki Teasley, March 1, 2006.

created:7/24/2008 6:29:02 AM
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July 24
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July 25
Sparks at Liberty
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July 28
WNBA Olympic Break Begins
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