In honor of Tanisha Wright&#8217;s retirement, take a look back at some of the top plays of her career!

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Tanisha Wright Career Highlights

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Las Vegas (May 13, 2020)— Las Vegas Aces Head Coach and President of Basketball Operations Bill Laimbeer announced today that the team has finalized its 2020 coaching staff, as 14-year WNBA veteran Tanisha Wright joins Laimbeer and Assistant Coach Vickie Johnson on the sidelines.
“I am extremely excited about the opportunity I have to continue my coaching career and learn from two of the best in the business in Coach Laimbeer and Coach Johnson,” said Wright. “I hope that my experience and knowledge of the game will be a strong resource in my new position with the Aces.”
“Tanisha was the ultimate competitor as a player, and I was fortunate to have her in New York,” said Laimbeer. “She prepared herself and her teammates both physically and mentally for every game, and I expect her to take that same approach as she transitions to a full-time coaching career.”
Wright retired as a player after the 2019 WNBA season, but her path to a career in coaching began in 2017 when she joined the Charlotte 49ers’ staff. Charlotte improved its win total from 14 to 18 to 21 over Wright’s three seasons, and earned a berth in the WNIT in 2018-19. The 49ers 2019-20 campaign came to an end when COVID-19 canceled the Conference USA Championship as the team was preparing for its quarterfinals game against Western Kentucky.
“UNC Charlotte and [Head Coach] Cara [Consuegra] have had a major impact on who I am as a coach,” added Wright, “and Cara has been, and will continue to be, a great mentor for me, and for that I am extremely grateful.”
Wright earned WNBA All-Defensive Team honors on seven occasions during her career (First Team—2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014; Second Team—2015, 2016), and her 457 games played are the eighth most in league history. She has also handed out the 10th most assists in WNBA history (1,422), and ranks 29th all-time in career steals (427).
The Brooklyn native played her first 10 seasons with Seattle after the Storm made her the 12th overall pick of the 2005 WNBA Draft. Wright helped lead Seattle to nine straight playoff appearances, and was a member of the 2010 Storm team that won the WNBA Championship.
Her best seasons statistically were from 2009 through 2013, when she averaged 10.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.2 steals per game.
Wright signed with the Laimbeer-helmed Liberty, ultimately playing for three seasons in New York (2015-16, 2019). She also spent one season with the Minnesota Lynx (2018).
Prior to turning pro, Wright was a three-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year at Penn State. She led the conference in scoring as a senior averaging 19.3 points per game, and was named a First-Team USBWA All-American.

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Aces Finalize 2020 Coaching Staff As 14-Year WNBA Veteran Tanisha Wright Joins Laimbeer, Johnson

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League Champion: Minnesota Lynx (first title in franchise history)
<a href="https://www.wnba.com/draft2011/">Top Draft Pick: Maya Moore (MIN; University of Connecticut)</a>
<a href="https://www.wnba.com/awards2011/">Awards</a>
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<li>Most Valuable Player: <a href="https://www.wnba.com/news/tamika-catchings-named-2011-wnba-most-valuable-player/">Tamika Catchings (IND), 1st MVP</a></li>
<li>Rookie of the Year: Maya Moore (MIN)</li>
<li>Defensive Player of the Year: Sylvia Fowles (CHI), 1st DPOY</li>
<li>Sixth Woman of the Year: DeWanna Bonner (PHX), 3rd Sixth</li>
<li>Most Improved Player: Kia Vaughn (NYL)</li>
<li>Coach of the Year: Cheryl Reeve (MIN), 1st COY</li>
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Top Players
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<li>All-WNBA First Team: Tamika Catchings (IND), Tina Charles (CON), Angel McCoughtry (ATL), Diana Taurasi (PHX), Lindsay Whalen (MIN)</li>
<li>All-WNBA Second Team: Seimone Augustus (MIN), Sue Bird (SEA), Sylvia Fowles (CHI), Cappie Pondexter (NYL), Penny Taylor (PHX)</li>
<li>All-Rookie Team: Danielle Adams (SAS), Liz Cambage (TUL), Maya Moore (MIN), Danielle Robinson (SAS), Courtney Vandersloot (CHI)</li>
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<li>All-Defense First Team: Rebekkah Brunson (MIN), Tamika Catchings (IND), Sylvia Fowles (CHI), Angel McCoughtry (ATL), Tanisha Wright (SEA)</li>
<li>All-Defense Second Team: Swin Cash (SEA), Tina Charles (CON), Katie Douglas (IND), Armintie Price Herrington (ATL), Sancho Lyttle (ATL)</li>
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Stats Leaders
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<li>Points Per Game: Diana Taurasi (PHX): 21.6</li>
<li>Rebounds Per Game: Tina Charles (CON): 11.0</li>
<li>Assists Per Game: Lindsay Whalen (MIN): 5.9</li>
<li>Steals Per Game: Sancho Lyttle (ATL): 2.4</li>
<li>Blocks Per Game: Sylvia Fowles (CHI): 2.0</li>
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Regular Season
The 2011 season marked the 15th anniversary of the WNBA, and the history of the league was celebrated throughout the season. But in addition to looking back, 2011 also offered a glimpse of the future as it marked the beginning of a new dynasty in the WNBA – the Minnesota Lynx.
Heading into the 2010 season, the Lynx hired Cheryl Reeve as head coach and <a href="https://lynx.wnba.com/news/lynx-bring-lindsay-whalen-back-home/">traded for hometown hero Lindsay Whalen</a> as the team’s point guard. However, injuries robbed the Lynx of reaching their potential in 2010 as they finished 13-21 and missed the playoffs for the sixth straight season.
But there was a silver lining – the draft lottery – which the Lynx won to give them the top pick in the 2011 Draft. And sitting atop every draft board was an absolute game-changer in <a href="https://www.wnba.com/draft2011/">Maya Moore from the University of Connecticut</a>.
Adding a player of Moore’s caliber to a team that already had Lindsay Whalen, Rebekkah Brunson and now a healthy Seimone Augustus was like adding gasoline to a small fire. The Lynx burned the rest of the league down in 2011 as they finished with a franchise-best 27-7 record. It was the first 20-win season in team history and started a streak of seven straight in Minnesota.
Moore would win Rookie of the Year honors, but it was a veteran in the Eastern Conference that took home Most Valuable Player. In her 10th season, Tamika Catchings captured her first MVP after finishing among the top three five times and among the top five in eight different seasons. She was the runner-up in 2003, 2009 and 2010.
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Catchings led the Indiana Fever to the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a 21-13 record by excelling on both ends of the floor. She already had four Defensive Player of the Year awards to her credit (she would win a fifth in 2012 to extend her own record) and now added the top individual honor the league awards.
The 2011 season also saw the return of three-time MVP and three-time DPOY Sheryl Swoopes. After a two-year absence, Swoopes returned to the league at the age of 40 as a member of the Tulsa Shock. The 2016 Naismith Hall of Famer finished her final WNBA season averaging 8.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 0.7 steals in 33 games.
As part of the celebration of the WNBA’s 15th season, on June 21, the Los Angeles Sparks hosted the New York Liberty at Staples Center in the WNBA’s 15th Anniversary Game, played 15 years to the day of the league inaugural matchup between the same two teams in Los Angeles.
This was the first season under new WNBA President Laurel Richie, who joined the league on April 21, 2011 and served as President for four-and-a-half years before departing on Nov. 4, 2015.
All-Star
The San Antonio Silver Stars hosted their first WNBA All-Star Game in 2011. It marked only the second time the contest was played in a Western Conference venue and the first since the 2000 game was held in Phoenix.
In a tightly contested game, that saw 28 ties, 25 lead changes and neither team leading by more than five points, the East All-Stars prevailed 118-113 for their third All-Star win in 10 games. Seattle’s Swin Cash was named All-Star MVP after finishing with game-highs of 21 points and 12 rebounds in a losing effort. Cash became the first player to win All-Star MVP from the losing team and joined Lisa Leslie as the only multi-time winners as Cash also won in 2009.
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During the All-Star Game halftime ceremony, the WNBA unveiled <a href="https://www.wnba.com/news/wnba-honors-top-15-players-league-history-halftime-ceremony-2011-wnba-star-game-presented-adidas/">the Top 15 Players of All-Time.</a> With consideration given to on-court performance and ability, leadership, sportsmanship, and community service, as well as to contributions to team success and women’s basketball, voting was conducted by fans, select national and WNBA-market media, and by current players and coaches.
The players named were: Sue Bird, Tamika Catchings, Cynthia Cooper, Yolanda Griffith, Becky Hammon, Lauren Jackson, Lisa Leslie, Ticha Penicheiro, Cappie Pondexter, Katie Smith, Dawn Staley, Sheryl Swoopes, Diana Taurasi, Tina Thompson, and Teresa Weatherspoon.
Playoffs
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<li>West Semifinals: Minnesota Lynx def. San Antonio Silver Stars, 2-1</li>
<li>West Semifinals: Phoenix Mercury def. Seattle Storm, 2-1</li>
<li>East Semifinals: Atlanta Dream def. Connecticut Sun, 2-0</li>
<li>East Semifinals: Indiana Fever def. New York Liberty, 2-1</li>
<li>West Finals: Minnesota Lynx def. Phoenix Mercury, 2-0</li>
<li>East Finals: Atlanta Dream def. Indiana Fever, 2-1</li>
<li>Finals: Minnesota Lynx def. Atlanta Dream, 3-0</li>
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After finishing with six more wins than any other team during the regular season, the Minnesota Lynx carried their dominance over to the postseason. After dropping Game 2 of their West Semifinal series with San Antonio, the Lynx would not lose again. They won the decisive Gamtichae 3 over the Silver Stars by 18 points, then swept the Phoenix Mercury in the West Finals in two games and swept the Eastern Conference champion Atlanta Dream in the WNBA Finals to claim their first championship in franchise history.
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A year after her famous playoff duel with Cappie Pondexter, Atlanta’s Angel McCoughtry faced off in a Finals scoring duel with Minnesota’s Seimone Augustus in Game 2 of the 2011 Finals. McCoughtry topped her own Finals scoring record (35 points back in 2010) with a 38-point performance, but it came in a losing effort as Augustus scored 36 points to lead the Lynx to a 101-95 win and a commanding 2-0 series lead.
Augustus would win Finals MVP honors after the Lynx completed the sweep on Oct. 7. That same day, the WNBA unveiled the Top 15 Moments in league history as voted by fans. The top moment was Teresa Weatherspoon’s half-court shot at the buzzer to win Game 2 of the 1999 WNBA Finals for the New York Liberty and send that series to a decisive third game. Ranking second was the WNBA’s first-ever game (NY Liberty at LA Sparks, June 21, 1997). Third was Sparks’ center Lisa Leslie throwing down the first dunk in WNBA history in the first half of a game vs. the Miami Sol.

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WNBA Decade In Review: 2011

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Atlanta Dream vs. New York Liberty - Game Highlights

Elena Delle Donne led the Mystics with 30 points as Washington beats the New York Liberty, 93-77.

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RECAP: Mystics 93, Liberty 77

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Top Plays of the Day, 08/30/2019

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Top Steals of the Day, 08/30/2019

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Tanisha Wright Assists in New York Liberty vs. Connecticut Sun

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New York Liberty Top Plays vs. Connecticut Sun

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Tanisha Wright Assists in New York Liberty vs. Phoenix Mercury

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Tanisha Wright

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Seattle Storm in the First Round of the 2005 WNBA Draft, 12th overall selection… Signed as a free agent with the New York Liberty on Feb. 2, 2015.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 
• Started every game in 2009 and 2010 and earned WNBA All-Defensive First Team honors in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2013 
• Earned Second Team WNBA All-Defensive honors in 2015 &amp; 2016. 
• Won a WNBA Championship with the Seattle Storm in 2010 
• Three-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year 
• Played her 300th career game on Sept. 14, 2014 vs. Tulsa 
• Is the only player in the WNBA to have competed in 32 games for nine consecutive seasons for the same team (Seattle, 2005-13). 
• Recorded her 1,000th-career rebound in a win over Dallas on June 14, 2016 
• Reached 3,000 career points in a win at Chicago on July 8, 2016. 
• One of 10 players in WNBA history with at least 3,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, and 1,200 assists
2019: Played for the New York Liberty… Appeared in 31 games… Started in 17 games… Averaged 4.7 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 4.1 APG, 1.0 SPG…  reached the 400 career steals mark… Passed Liberty Legend Teresa Weatherspoon to move to 10thon WNBA All-Time Assist list… Scored 18 Points vs Phoenix Mercury&#8230; 9 rebounds vs Dallas Wings&#8230; 7 Assists 3X… Free throw percentage of 80.0… Made a field goal Percentage of 41.5%&#8230; Had 4 rebounds and 5 assists against Phoenix (8/18)&#8230;Had 3 steals against Seattle (7/14)&#8230; Scored 9 points , 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals vs. Minnesota (6/22).
2018: Played for the Minnesota Lynx…Played in 33 games of the season averaging 17.8 MPG…Scored double figures five times during the regular season…Made two or more assists 16 times throughout the season…Shot 38.3% from the field-goal position…Made 39.6% of her three-point shots…Shot 74.1% from the free-throw line…Scored season-high 16 points on the road against Las Vegas (8/9)…In that same game, Wright achieved two other season highs grabbing seven assists and making three steals (8/9)…In Minnesota’s playoff game against Los Angeles, Wright scored four points, grabbed three rebounds and two assists in her 23 minutes of play (8/21)
2016: Appeared in 29 games, making 28 starts&#8230; Named to WNBA All-Defensive Second Team for a 2nd-straight season&#8230; Averaged 6.7 points and 3.6 assists per game&#8230; Finished the season ranked 16th in the WNBA in assists&#8230; Had 5 games scoring in double figures and 9 games with at least 5 assists&#8230; Missed five games due to knee injury&#8230; Matched her playoff career-high in scoring with 21 points (10-of-14 FG), also dishing out a team-high 5 assists against Phoenix in the 2nd Round of the WNBA Playoffs (9/24)&#8230; Returned to action against the Washington Mystics, coming off the bench to score 9 points with 3 rebounds (9/13)&#8230; Had 9 points and 3 rebounds off the bench for the Liberty in her return from injury against the Mystics (9/13)&#8230; Scored the 3,000th point of her career in a win at Chicago, also dishing out a team-high 6 assists with five rebounds (7/8)&#8230; Had a stellar performance against Seattle, finishing with a season-high 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting, to go along with 4 rebounds and 5 assists to lead New York to a win (7/6)&#8230;  Served out a team-high 6 assists, along with scoring a season-high 16 points, connecting on both of her 3-point attempts, in New York’s win at Phoenix (7/1)&#8230; Had a team high 4 steals along with 8 points and 3 assists in New York’s overtime win at Minnesota (6/29)&#8230; Scored in double figures for a third-straight game, compiling 12 points, a season-high 8 assists, and 5 rebounds for the Liberty in its double-overtime victory at Atlanta (6/22)&#8230; Scored a season-high 13 points and dished out 5 assists in New York’s overtime win at Indiana (6/19)&#8230; Had a game-high 6 assists to go along with 10 points and 5 rebounds in New York’s victory at Connecticut (6/16)&#8230; Pulled down her 1,000th career rebound and had a crucial block at the end of the game that sealed the win for New York vs. Dallas, she also dished out a team-high 5 assists in the contest (6/14)&#8230; Hit two big mid-range jumpers late in the 4th quarter to secure the win over Seattle , finishing with 8 points and dishing out 4 assists in the ballgame (6/5)&#8230; Scored 10 points and tied for the team lead by dishing out 4 assists against Los Angeles (5/21)&#8230; Scored 9 points with 3 assists and 3 rebounds in season opening win at Washington (5/14).
2015: Named to 2015 WNBA All-Defensive Second Team… Started all 34 games…Averaged 7.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 23.7 minutes per game… Ranked 9th in the WNBA in assists per game with 3.5… Also ranked 35th in the league in steals per game with 0.8… Had 20 games where she led the team in assists…17 games with at least five assists… Scored in double figures in 12 games… Playoff averages of 6.5 points, 2.7 rebounds, 3.8 assists per game… Scored 14 points while dishing out a game-high 5 assists in a win over Atlanta in the season opener… The game against Atlanta was her first playing for a team other than Seattle in her 11-year WNBA career… Led New York offensively, shooting 5-of-6 to score 12 points against Indiana (6/19)… Hit 2 free throws with 3.1 seconds remaining to force overtime and finished with 12 points (5-7 FG) in a win at Washington (7/9)… Scored 12 points (6-12 FG) while leading the Liberty in rebounding (6) and assists (5) in a comeback win at Seattle (7/21)… Scored 13 points (5-11 FG) with 3 assists at Indiana (7/29)… A Liberty season-high 9 assists, also scoring 7 points in a win at Connecticut (8/14)… Scored a season-high 16 points (7-10 FG, 2-3 3FG) to go along with 7 assists in a win at Minnesota (9/6)… Led the Liberty with 5 assists to go along with 9 points in a closeout win over Washington in the Eastern Conference Semifinals (9/22).
2014: Played in 29 games, starting in all 29 … Averaged 8.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists … Scored a season high 24 points at Tulsa (6/15) … Registered five rebounds in four different games, most recent against Phoenix (7/22) … Scored double digits in nine games … Went 9-10 in free throws at Tulsa (6/15).
2013: Named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team for the fourth time in her career … Scored her 2,000th career point June 14, 2013 vs. Atlanta … Recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 assists on Aug. 31 at Minnesota … Scored a season-high 22 points vs. Minnesota on Sept. 7, 2013 – three points shy of her career-high (25) … Scored double-digits a team-high 21 times … One of three Storm players to start all 34 regular season games (Tina Thompson, Camille Little) … Played her 300th career game on Sept. 14 vs. Tulsa.
2012: Dished out a season high six assists in a loss at San Antonio, June 9 … Scored her 1,750th career point against San Antonio (6/9/12) on a lay-up late in the fourth quarter … On June 17, contributed to snapping Minnesota’s record setting 10-game win streak with eight assists and 12 points … Topped the 250 games played plateau with the Storm July 1 at Connecticut … Topped her season high of 20 points with 21 points in a defeat versus the Sparks August 1 … Dished out a season high eight assists at home against Connecticut (9/16) …
Led the team in assists on 16 occasions …No. 9 in the WNBA in apg (4.4) and second on the team in apg … 2012 Averages: 7.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 4.4 apg, 1.2 spg, 29.8 mpg in 32 games played … 2012 Playoff Averages: 11.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 6.0 apg, 1.0 spg, 37.0 mpg in 3 games played.
2011: Named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team … Reached 200 steals in her WNBA career vs. San Antonio on July 21 … Broke out with 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting at Washington, added 5 boards and 5-of-6 from the line … Scored a season-high 21 on July 9th vs. Los Angeles … Ranks fourth in the WNBA in free throw percentage (0.897) … One of four starters in double figures when she scored 18 vs. Connecticut, her ninth game in double digits.
2010: Averaged 9.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 4.5 apg and 29.1 mpg in 34 games … Named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team … Scored a season-high 20 points on July 14 at Phoenix … Recorded a career-high 12 assists, her second straight double-double, and her third straight double-figure assists game on June 29 vs. San Antonio … Hit the game-winning 3-pointer on July 17 at Minnesota … Collected her 500th career rebound on August 17 vs. Minnesota … Started in all 34 games played … 2010 Playoffs: Averaged 9.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 2.9 apg and 28.7 mpg in seven games.
2009: Named to the WNBA All-Defensive First Team … Led the team in scoring six times … Led the team in rebounds three times … Led the team in assists 11 times … Scored 20-plus points five times … Handed out five-plus assists 10 times … Started in all 33 games played … 2009 Playoffs: Averaged 11.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.7 spg and 32.7 mpg in 3 games against the Los Angeles Sparks.
2008:  Appeared in all 34 games and was in the starting lineup 14 times … Averaged 7.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.5 apg and 23.8 mpg … Tallied 10-plus points 14 times … Scored 17 points on 6-for-11 shooting vs. Minnesota on 9/6 … Led team in assists four times … Second on the team in assists per game (2.5) and total assists (84) … 2008 Playoffs: Averaged 13.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 2.7 apg, 2.0 spg and 34.3 mpg in three games … Scored 20 points on 8-for-15 shooting vs. Los Angeles on 9/23.
2007: Averaged 4.1 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 2.0 apg and 16.1 mpg … One of four Storm players to appear in all 34 games … Posted career highs in scoring (4.1 ppg), assists (2.0 apg) and free-throw percentage (.846) … Started five games in place of the injured Sue Bird (7/6-17) and averaged 9.0 ppg and 4.8 apg as a starter and surpassed 20 points once … Led the team in scoring once and in assists four times … Recorded her 100th career assist vs. San Antonio on 6/2 … Scored the 100th field goal of her career vs. Chicago on 6/26 … Scored a career-high 23 points in a career-high 38 minutes at San Antonio.
2006: Averaged 3.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 1.2 apg and 15.4 mpg in 33 games … Scored in double figures once and led the team in assists three times … Handed out a season-high four assists vs. San Antonio on 6/23, at Phoenix on 7/25 and at Minnesota on 8/1 … Hit the first three-pointer of her WNBA career at Los Angeles on 6/28 … Grabbed her 100th career rebound vs. Sacramento on 7/18 … Scored a season-high 11 points vs. Sacramento on 7/18.
2005: Shot 58.8% from the field and averaged 7.8 points in August … Averaged 3.6 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.6 apg and 15.5 mpg in 34 games … One of just four Seattle players to appear in every game … Started eight games, averaging 6.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg and 3.0 apg in 27.8 mpg … Tallied at least five assists three times and led the Storm in assists four times  … Scored a career-high 17 vs. Phoenix on 8/27 … Reached the 100-point mark for her career at San Antonio on 8/23 … 2005 Playoffs: Averaged 3.0 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 2.3 apg ,1.0 spg and 12.7 mpg in three games.
PRO OVERSEAS: 2007-2008: Played for Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C in Israel in 2007-08… Played for Tarbes GB in France in 2008-09… Played for Elitzur Ramla in Israel from 2010-11&#8230; Played for Maccabi Ashdod in 2015.
COLLEGE: Selected three times as the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (2003, 2004 and 2005) … Led the Big Ten in scoring with 19.3 points per game … Named a first-team USBWA All-American, an Associated Press third-team All-American and a Kodak All-American honorable mention selection … Won unprecedented back-to-back Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Awards … Also named First-Team All-Big Ten by both the coaches and the media  … Recognized by the AP as Honorable Mention All-America.
PERSONAL: Majored in elementary education with a minor in sociology … Teamed with future WNBA players Kelly Mazzante and Jessica Brungo at Penn State … First Lady Lion ever selected in first round of WNBA Draft … Lists Napoleon Dynamite as her favorite movie to quote, her favorite line being “Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills…You know, like nun chuck skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills…”