The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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Player Bios Of The 2012-13 Women's Basketball Team SENIORS Introductions 2012-13 BASKETBALL PREVIEW F • Sam Arnold 6-4 Chester Nichols: "Her size gives us good post presence. She has a good feel for the game and is a really skilled post player. All-Big Ten accolades in 2011-12 … Re- ceived the University of Michigan's Ath- letic Academic Achievement Award in 2010-11. Honors & Awards: Earned Academic " Year GP PTS REB BLK FG% 2009-10 24 2.3 0.8 1 .444 2010-11 30 6.5 1.5 18 .436 2011-12 32 5.0 1.3 15 .387 Career 86 4.8 1.2 34 .310 U-M assistant coach Medinah, Ill. demic Achievement Award in 2010-11 … Named Michigan's Most Improved Player in 2009-10. Year GP PTS REB AST FG% 2009-10 29 2.1 2.2 0.5 .415 2010-11 14 6.6 3.9 2.8 .393 2011-12 32 3.7 3.3 1.6 .368 Career 75 3.7 3.0 1.7 .386 Melanie Moore: "She is the heart and soul of the team. She is a fierce com- petitor who finds a way to get it done on both ends of the floor. Saginaw, Mich. U-M assistant coach G • Jenny Ryan 5-9 Chester Nichols: "We go as Rachel as Rachel goes. We will run our offense through her. She is our go-to post player. Most Valuable Player in 2012 … Won Michigan's Most Improved Player award in 2010-11. Honors & Awards: Was named to the All-Big Ten Defensive team and the All-Big Ten Academic team in 2012 … Received the University of Michi- gan Athletic Academic Achievement Award, Hustle award, Best Defensive Player award and Academic Excellence award and Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2010-11 … Received the University of Michigan's Athletic Academic Achieve- ment Award, Best Defensive Player award and Academic Excellence award in 2009-10. Year GP PTS AST STL REB 2009-10 35 5.6 2.4 67 5.8 2010-11 30 7.3 3.5 63 5.0 2011-12 32 6.8 4.1 98 6.4 Career 97 6.5 3.3 228 5.8 Senior forward Sam Arnold saw action in all 32 games off the bench last year, and she averaged 13.1 minutes, 5.0 points and 1.3 rebounds per contest. PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN F • Nya Jordan 6-0 Chester Nichols: "We moved her down to the post this year. She is an active post player who has a knack for the ball. U-M assistant coach Detroit Honors & Awards: Was awarded the University of Michigan Athletic Aca- " No. Name 5 Madison Ristovski G 5-10 Fr. Sterling Heights, Mich. (Univ. Liggett) 11 Sam Arnold 1 Brenae Harris 3 Kelsey Mitchell 2012-13 MICHIGAN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER Pos. Ht. Class Hometown (High School) G 5-10 So. Marion, Ohio (Marion Harding) F 6-0 Fr. Detroit (Inkster) 12 Kate Thompson G 6-4 Sr. Plymouth, Minn. (Wayzata) 14 Nicole Elmblad G 5-11 So. St. Ignace, Mich. (LaSalle) 15 Symone Denham G 5-9 Fr. Columbus, Ohio (Northland) 21 Nya Jordan 22 Cyesha Goree F 6-4 Sr. Medinah, Ill. (Lake Park) 32 Rebecca Lyttle 34 Val Driscoll 44 Rachel Sheffer 54 Kendra Seto 23 Aquashia Anderson G 5-8 So. Meridian, Miss. (Meridian) 24 Jenny Ryan F 6-0 Fr. Miramar, Fla. (Hollywood Christian) C/F 6-4 Jr. Stoughton, Mass. (Archbishop Williams) C/F 6-1 Sr. Watervliet, Mich. (Watervliet) F/C 6-1 R-Jr. Oshawa, Ont. (Eastdale C.V.I) G 5-9 Sr. Saginaw, Mich. (Saginaw Nouvel Cath. Cent.) NOVEMBER 2012 THE WOLVERINE 81 F 6-0 Sr. Detroit (Detroit Community) F 6-3 So. Grand Rapids, Mich. (Wyoming Park) " Year GP PTS REB BLK STL 2009-10 30 1.4 1.4 7 6 2010-11 30 11.0 3.7 23 23 2011-12 32 12.8 4.6 34 36 Career 92 8.5 3.3 64 65 G/F • Kate Thompson 6-4 Melanie Moore: "She is deadly from three. She continues to get better every day and is always in the gym working on different parts of her game. Plymouth, Minn. U-M assistant coach All-Big Ten honors in 2011-12 … Re- ceived the Big Ten Sportsmanship award, the University of Michigan's Ath- letic Academic Achievement award, Vic- tory Hoops Club award and Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2010-11 … Earned Honors & Awards: Earned Academic " Honors & Awards: Deemed U-M's " Watervliet, Mich. U-M assistant coach F • Rachel Sheffer 6-1