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2006-07 Great Danes Women's
Basketball Team
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 #2
Britney McGee, 5-8, Freshman, Guard
Bakersfield, Calif./West
HIGH
SCHOOL: Four-year varsity
starter... Averaged 16.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game as a junior...
Guided West High to the Central Section Division III semifinals after
posting a triple-double with 19 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds in a
first-round playoff game... Named All-Area Player of the Year by the Bakersfield
Californian... Named the Southwest Yosemite League’s Most Valuable
Player.
PERSONAL:
Intends to major in criminal justice... Daughter of Eric and Ann McGee...
Has two brothers, Eric, Jr. and Tristan, and one sister, Tierra... Born
July 26, 1988.
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 #3
Ashley Lindsay, 6-1, Freshman, Forward
Moreno Valley, Calif./Canyon
Springs
HIGH
SCHOOL: Four-year varsity member
... Averaged 10.6 points and 6.7 rebounds... Led the team with 21 blocked
shots... Named an All-Ivy League selection... Earned scholar-athlete
honors... Nominated for McDonald’s All-American accolades... Team posted
a 20-8 record in Division I-A and reached the second round of the
California Intercollegiate Federation Tournament.
PERSONAL:
Intends to major in communication... Daughter of Mervyn and Tyra
Lindsay... Has one brother, Mervyn... Born January 29, 1989.
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 #4
Sarah Hayes, 5-6, Sophomore, Guard
Rensselaer, N.Y./Columbia
AS
A FRESHMAN (2005-06): Made the team
as a walk-on prior to the start of the season... Played in 19 games...
Averaged 1.2 points per contest... Scored a career-high six points to go
along with two rebounds and three assists at Stony Brook... Grabbed a
career-best four rebounds and had two steals at Boston U... Handed out two
assists at Hartford.
HIGH
SCHOOL: Averaged 16.4 points, 8.0
assists and 3.4 rebounds per game as a senior at Columbia... Finished as
the third-leading scorer in school history with 898 points... Broke the
program’s single-game assist record with 11... Named to the Times
Union and Troy Record All-Area Basketball Teams as a junior and
senior... Voted to the Suburban Council All-Star Team and the Channel 13
All-Area squad... Honored as the Gatorade Player of the Year and team MVP
as a senior... Received NYSPHSAA-Section II honors as a sprinter on the
track and field team... Four-year member of the soccer team... Received
varsity basketball scholar-athlete award four straight years... Recognized
as the Iron Devils Scholar-Athlete as a junior and senior... Member of the
National Honor Society.
PERSONAL:
Majoring in biology... Daughter of
Brian and Andrea Hayes... Has one sister, Lauren... Born January 13, 1987.
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 #5
Tanika Thrower, 5-6, Junior, Guard
Houston, Texas/Northbrook
Will
sit out the 2006-07 season due to personal reasons.
AS
A SOPHOMORE (2005-06): Played in
six games, making five starts... Missed the majority of the season after
suffering a concussion against Columbia... Was averaging 12.5 points,
2.3 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.3 assists prior to injury... Scored a
career-high 26 points at Army... Reached double-digit point totals in
four of her six appearances.
AS
A FRESHMAN (2004-05): Appeared in
21 games as a rookie... Finished as the second-highest freshman scorer
with 2.9 points per game... Scored eight points and recorded four
rebounds and three steals in win over Hartford... Had eight points to go
along with three assists and three steals at UMBC... Dished out five
helpers against Vermont... Credited with one block in win over Air
Force... Tallied three points, one assist and one steal in tournament
game against New Hampshire.
HIGH
SCHOOL: Played point guard all
four years... Averaged 24 points per game as a senior... Three-time
selection for All-District 21-5A First Team... Helped lead team to first
district appearance in six years... Voted team’s most valuable player
three times... A 2001 AAU National Qualifier... Nominated for the 2004
Junior Olympics... Also ran track and played one season of volleyball...
Member of the volunteer Clean-Up Crew.
PERSONAL:
Majoring in African/Afro-American
studies and entertainment law... Has a minor in English... Daughter of
Gina Varner... Has one brother, Brandon, and one sister, LaShuna... Born
December 19, 1985.
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 #13
Devran Tanacan, 6-4, Sophomore, Center
Istanbul, Turkey (Kadikoy
Anadolu Lisesi)
AS
A FRESHMAN (2005-06): Played in 25
games, making six starts... Averaged 3.0 points and 2.6 rebounds per
game... Reached a career-high eight points on two occasions, first at
Siena and again versus Boston U... Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds
against the Terriers... Made six straight starts for the Great Danes in
conference play.
CLUB:
Played for club team, Fenerbance,
while in high school... Averaged 20 points and 11 rebounds in 2004-05...
Was a team captain for three seasons.
NATIONAL
TEAM: Played for the Under-18
Turkish Junior National team that placed sixth at European Nationals in
2005... Averaged 3.8 rebounds per game for Turkey at Under-20 European
Championships.
PERSONAL:
Voted best 16-year-old center in
Turkey in 2002... Selected as one of the "Best Five" players
in Turkey in 2004-05... Majoring in psychology... Daughter of Bulent and
Didem Tanacan... Is an only child... Born November 17, 1986.
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 #15
Sherri Mikus, 5-11, Junior, Guard
Duncannon, Pa./Susquenita
AS
A SOPHOMORE (2005-06): Team’s top
returning scorer... Played in 28 games, making 23 starts... Averaged 8.6
points and 3.1 rebounds per game... Also handed out 3.1 assists and
grabbed 2.0 steals per contest... Netted double-digit point totals on 11
occasions... Recorded career-highs with 23 points and seven rebounds at
Vermont... Scored 11 or more points in the final four games of the season,
including a 19-point performance at Stony Brook... Also recorded six
assists and three steals against the Seawolves... Scored 15 points and
pulled down six boards versus UMBC... Tied a career-high with six steals
at Savannah State and again at Vermont... Went 2-for-2 from behind the
three point line at Connecticut... Made 7-of-8 free throws at Vermont.
AS
A FRESHMAN (2004-05): Played in all
28 games, earning eight starts... Scored seven points to go along with two
assists, three steals and five rebounds in her collegiate debut at Morgan
State... Recorded seven points, six steals and six boards at Northern
Arizona... Doled out seven assists against Air Force... Recorded seven
points in win over Northeastern... Registered multiple steals in eight
games... Team’s top freshman scorer at 3.0 points per game.
HIGH
SCHOOL: Averaged 19 points, seven
rebounds and five assists as a senior en route to earning All-State Second
Team Accolades... Holds her high school’s career record for points with
1,493... Also holds school records for career assists and steals... Helped
lead basketball team to three divisional titles and the 2004 District III
AAA Championship... Named all-league all four years... Earned all-state
honors as a midfielder on the field hockey team that advanced to the state
semifinals in 2003... Played shortstop on the softball team that won
consecutive division championships... Participated in Big Brothers/Big
Sisters, the school newspaper and student council.
PERSONAL:
Majoring in business administration... Member of the America East
Academic Honor Roll... Daugter of Jo Anne Mikus... Has two brothers, Joe
and Andrew... Born Novermber 4, 1985.
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 #21
Tanya James, 5-6, Senior, Guard
Toronto, Ontario/Albert
Campbell C.I.
AS
A JUNIOR (2005-06): Played in 27
games, making four starts... Averaged 2.7 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.4
assists... Scored ten points on two occasions, once versus Morgan State
and again at UMBC... Played a season-high 28 minutes at Savannah State...
Grabbed a career-high five rebounds to go along with seven points against
Vermont... Handed out five assists at Army.
AS A SOPHOMORE
(2004-05): Played in 27 games...
Started at point guard the second half of the season... Tossed in a
career-high 11 points against American, making 4-of-5 field goals... Made
first career three-pointer from beyond half court... Dished personal-best
six assists in win over Northeastern .. Snagged four rebounds on four
occasions... More than doubled her points per game average from 1.3 as a
freshman to 2.8 as a sophomore... Tied for second on the team with 50
assists.
AS A FRESHMAN (2003-04):
Saw action in all 29 games…
Scored six points while grabbing two boards against Pepperdine… Scored
first collegiate points in season-opening game against Siena… Had a
career-high three assists in three straight games against New Hampshire,
Northeastern and Binghamton.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year
varsity member... Averaged 25.0 points a game during senior season...
Served as captain during her junior and senior years... Named Most
Valuable Player as both a junior and a senior... Led team in scoring,
steals and assists... Guided Albert Campbell to the city championship all
four years... Earned All-Star honors at the Seneca College High School
tournament... Named one of the top five players in the central Ontario
region by the Toronto Sun prior to senior season... Attended the
Nike All-Canada camp as a ninth grader.
PERSONAL: Majoring
in sociology... Has two sisters, Nicole and Dawne... Born June 23, 1984...
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Charity Iromuanya, 5-8, Freshman, Guard
Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln
Norheast
HIGH
SCHOOL: Four-year starter...
Named to the Associated Press Class A All-Nebraska Second team as a
junior... Averaged 10.6 points and 3.7 rebounds to lead the Rockets to a
perfect 24-0 season and the Class A state championship... Was the state’s
seventh girls basketball player to receive a Division I scholarship.
PERSONAL:
Intends to major in social
welfare... Daughter of Helen Iromuanya... Born November 11, 1987.
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 #24
Gia Sanders, 6-0, Junior, Forward
Bowie, Md./The Bullis School
AS
A SOPHOMORE (2005-06): Played in
all 28 games, making 16 starts... Averaged 7.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and a
conference-high 1.8 blocks per game... Recorded double-digit point totals
in seven games, including a career-high 17 against New Hampshire...
Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds at Siena... Had eight points, eight
boards and a career-best five blocks at Boston U... Shot 4-for-4 from the
free throw line versus Morgan State... Scored 14 points, going 5-of-8 from
the floor, including a 2-of-3 performance from beyond the three point
line, and 2-of-2 from the free throw line versus UMBC... Scored 11 points,
grabbed eight rebounds and recorded six steals, five blocks and three
assists at Maine.
AS
A FRESHMAN (2004-05): Played in all
28 games as a rookie... Averaged 3.0 rebounds per game... Scored eight
points to go along with two boards and one assist against New Hampshire...
Tallied seven points and two assists in win over American... Corralled
eight rebounds in addition to scoring five points in win against Stony
Brook... Managed at least one board in 26 games... Made a season-high two
steals three times... Blocked two shots against Maine.
HIGH
SCHOOL: A four-sport standout...
Averaged ten points, nine rebounds and four assists as as senior... Helped
guide team to a 27-3 record in 2003-04... Member of three Independent
School League Conference championship teams... Voted All-Independent
League as a junior and a senior... Named MVP at the Nike Boo Williams Camp
in 2001... Ranked in the Washington, D.C. area’s top 70 seniors...
Competed in hurdles for the track team and also ran cross country...
Played one year of softball... Member of the Multicultural Club.
PERSONAL:
Major is sociology with a minor in
education... Daughter of Gregory Sanders and Lisa Bennett... Has four
siblings, Gregory, Brandon, Keniyah and Gino... Born May 12, 1986.
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 #31
Kristin Higy, 6-1, Junior, Forward
Akron, Ohio/North Canton
Hoover/George Mason University
2005-06:
Sat out the season ofter
transferring from George Mason.
GEORGE
MASON: Earned All-Colonial
Athletic Association Academic Team honors in 2005... Started all 27
games, averaging 5.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game as a
sophomore... Set a career-high with nine rebounds against Hofstra...
As a freshman, saw action in 27 games... Averaged 2.0 rebounds per
contest... Scored a career-high 14 points against Drexel.
HIGH
SCHOOL: Four-year
letterwinner at North Canton Hoover... Served as captain her senior
year... Averaged 9.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 3.4
steals per game as a senior... Team won Ohio Division I State
Championship in 2002... Earned two letters each in volleyball and
track and field.
PERSONAL:
Dual major in communication
and business... Daughter of Chuck and Anity Higy... Has one brother,
Andy, and one sister, Beckie... Born May 28, 1985.
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 #32
Kelly Martinson, 5-11, Junior, Guard
Madison, Wis./James Madison
Memorial
AS
A SOPHOMORE (2005-06): Played in 14
games... Scored a career-high four points to go along with a career-best
two rebounds against Vermont... Handed out one assist on four occasions...
Recorded one steal against Connecticut.
AS
A FRESHMAN (2004-05): Played in
eight games as a rookie... Netted first career three-pointer against Stony
Brook.
HIGH
SCHOOL: Ranks third on school’s
all-time scoring list... Holds her high-school record for career three-
pointers with 90... Two-time All-Big Eight Conference First Team
selection... Named to Division I All-Area First Team as a senior... Tabbed
All-City Player of the Year as a senior... Member of track team that
finished as the state runner-up as a senior... Also played volleyball for
James Madison Memorial... Named All-City Scholar-Athlete and was the
recipient of the 2004 Award of Excellence by the Women’s Sports
Advocates of Wisconsin... Earned her high school’s Dick Shimon Top
Female Athlete Award... Member of the National Honor Society, Spanish
Honor Society and Captain’s Club.
PERSONAL:
Major is social welfare with a
minor in social welfare... Member of America East Commissioner’s Honor
Roll after achieving a perfect 4.0 grade point average during the spring
2005 semester... Daughter of Randy and Julie Martinson... Has a brother,
Brian... Born November 19, 1985.
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Amanda Ward, 5-9, Senior, Guard
East Hartford, Conn./East
Hartford/C.C. of Rhode Island
AS
A JUNIOR (2005-06): Transferred
from the Community College of Rhode Island... Played in all 28 games,
making 15 starts... Averaged 8.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.4 assists...
Set a career-high with 23 points at New Hampshire... Reached double-digit
point totals on ten occasions, including seven straight contests... Scored
18 points to go along with a career-high nine rebounds at Boston U... Also
netted 18 points at Vermont... Handed out a career-best five assists
versus Stony Brook.
COMMUNITY
COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND: Earned
first-team All-American, all-region, all-district and all-New England
honors in basketball and softball as a sophomore... Basketball team was
Region XXI champions and finished third at NJCAA Division II championships
in 2005... Averaged 18.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game as a
sophomore... Averaged 10.0 points and 3.6 boards as a freshman... Team was
Region XXI champions in 2004... Batted .622 with 18 RBI in softball as a
sophomore.
HIGH
SCHOOL: Was a four-time
letterwinner at East Hartford in soccer, basketball and softball... Earned
all-conference honors in all three sports as a sophomore, junior and
senior... Captained the basketball team during her junior and senior
seasons... Averaged 16.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game in
2003.
PERSONAL:
Majoring in sociology... Daughter
of Phil and Geralyn Ward... Has one brother, Jason... Born November 5,
1984.
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Joy Sterling, 5-11, Sophomore, Forward
Granada Hills,
Calif./William S. Hart
AS
A FRESHMAN (2005-06): Played in 27
games, making 26 starts... Averaged 4.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.2
steals... Set a career-high in her first collegiate appearance, pulling
down 12 boards against Niagara... Recorded her first career double-double
with 11 points and 10 boards versus Morgan State... Tied her career-high
with 12 caroms against Syracuse... Netted 11 points at Binghamton and
followed with a 10-point performance versus Stony Brook.
HIGH
SCHOOL: Transferred to William S.
Hart from Alemany High School for senior season... Named to All-California
Interscholastic Federation Division III-AA First Team... Earned
All-Foothill League honors as a senior... Scored eight points and added
seven rebounds and six steals in 20 minutes of action at the Battle of the
Valley senior all-star basketball game, earning MVP honors for the East
squad... Was named an adidas Junior All-American in 2004... Averaged 15.8
points and 6.8 rebounds per game as a junior at Alemany... Earned
All-Mission League honors during sophomore and junior seasons... Member of
the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL:
Majoring in psychology... Daughter
of Glenn and Judy Sterling... Has one sister, Jennifer... Born May 7,
1987.
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Kirsten Peterson, 6-4, Sophomore, Center
Owego, N.Y./Newark Valley
AS
A FRESHMAN (2005-06): Played in all
28 games, making 14 starts... Started the first 13 games of the season...
Recorded a career-high 14 points and completed her first career
double-double with 11 rebounds at Charleston Southern... Had previously
set a career-best with 11 boards in the first game of the seaon agaisnt
Niagara... Scored double-digit point totals on three occasions... Netted
10 points and grabbed seven rebounds versus UNLV and recorded 10 points
and pulled down eight boards against New Hampshire... Blocked a
career-best three shots on three occasions... Shot 6-of-6 from the free
throw line against Columbia.
2004-05:
Sat out the season as a true
freshman.
HIGH
SCHOOL: A two-year letterwinner for
the basketball team... Averaged six blocks a game during her senior
season... Named to the All-Interscholastic Athletic Conference first team
and All-Academic team... Voted a senior all-star... Earned WBNG-TV and
WICZ-FM Athlete of the Week honors... Competed in the 400-meter run and
the high jump for the track team... Also ran cross country... Voted most
valuable player for both the basketball and track and field teams as a
senior... Named the 2004 Student-Athlete of the Year... Member of the
National Honor Society and Students Against Drunk Driving... Served as her
senior class vice president and was a member of the student council.
PERSONAL:
Majoring in business
administration... Daughter of Allen and Nancy Peterson... Has four
brothers, Erik, Dana, Karl and Marten... Born May 12, 1986.
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