CAREER NOTES: One of a record four rookies voted to the WNBA All-Star game in 2006… Led Silver Stars in both scoring and rebounding as a rookie… A unanimous selection to the all-rookie squad in 2006… Named to two all-star teams (2006, 2007) in as many years in the league… Named first-team All-WNBA in 2008 and second-team All-WNBA in 2007… Finished fourth in league MVP voting in 2008… Hit a buzzer-beating gamewinner against Los Angeles to force a deciding game three in the 2008 Western Conference Finals… Ranks No. 1 all-time in Big 12 scoring history…Earned Most Outstanding Player honors after leading Baylor to its first National Championship in 2005… Had her Baylor jersey retired in November 2008.
2008: Named first-team all-WNBA and first-team All-Defensive… Finished fourth in league MVP voting and claimed first Western Conference Player of the Week honors… Started 33 regular season games and every playoff game… Averaged 17.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game… Scored 20-plus points 15 times, including three double-doubles… Scored a season-best 27 points against Detroit on July 1… Recorded her first double-double of the season two nights later against Sacramento on July 3 with 20 points and 12 rebounds… Tallied 25 points and 11 rebounds against Atlanta on July 11 along with four assists and three steals… At Connecticut on Sept. 7 had 22 points and 10 rebounds… Chipped in 17 regular season blocks to go with 53 steals… In nine playoff starts averaged 17.7 points and 5.9 rebounds per game… Scored 27 points against Sacramento on Sept. 22 as one of three 20-plus point performances during the playoffs. Tallied 21 points and 11 rebounds against Los Angeles in game two of the Western Conference Finals, hitting the game-winning buzzer-beater to force game three… Scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds to go with four assists, a steal and a block in game one of the WNBA Finals against Detroit.
2007 SEASON: Named to the West All-Star team and tabbed second-team All-WNBA… Recorded 30 double-figure scoring games, including 10 with 20-plus points… had a streak of 20 consecutive double-figure scoring games to finish the regular season… Started all five playoff games for the Silver Stars, averaging 20.2 points and 9.0 rebounds per playoff game… Scored 24 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in a 102-100 loss to Phoenix to start the Western Conference Finals… Finished the regular season second on the team in scoring with 16.8 points per game, first in rebounding at 5.82 per game and first in steals (1.48)… Ranked among the top 10 in the league in points per game (10th, 16.8), minutes per game (7th, 33.5), minutes played (8th, 1106), field goals made (5th, 214), field goal attempts (10th, 448), free throws (10th, 448), free throw attempts (6th, 167), offensive rebounds (9th, 72), points (8th, 553), total efficiency points (10th, 521) and efficiency ranking (9th, 15.79)… Overall ranked in the top 20 in more than 50 regular season and post season statistical categories league wide.
2006 SEASON: Named to the West All-Star team, becoming one of a record four rookies to earn all-star nods… Earned a start in all 34 games as a rookie … led the team in scoring (12.0), rebounds per game (7.6) and minutes played (1,055) … ranked among the top 20 league leaders in four categories and among the top 10 rookies in eight categories … led all rookies in rebounds per game (7.6), and steals per game (1.68) … ranked 4th among rookies in scoring (12.0), 3rd in minutes per game (31.3), 5th in blocks per game (.38), and 6th in field-goal percentage (.416) … went 10 for 10 from the charity stripe and 5-13 from the field for 20 points at Washington August 8 … had a season-best 23 points with five rebounds, two steals, two assists and a block at Minnesota August 6 … went 7 for 11 from the field for 16 points with seven rebounds, eight assists and four steals vs. Houston July 7 … led the team seven times in scoring, 17 times in rebounds, four times in assists, nine times in blocks, and 14 times in steals … scored in double-figures 21 times, 20 plus points twice, and had seven double-doubles on the season … unanimous All-Rookie selection.
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