Nova Southeastern University Athletics

2016 NSU Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee

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AS A REDSHIRT SEASON (2010-11)
Returned from injury to have another outstanding season... Named to the All-Sunshine State Conference and Daktronics All-South Region first teams for the third team each at the end of the year... Earned four SSC Player of the Week honors, giving her a total of 11 for her career... One of just two Sharks, along with fellow senior Abbie Tepe, to start all 27 games... Recorded double-digit point totals in all 27 games and 20 or more points 12 times... Posted eight double-doubles, including three in a row twice, from Dec. 30, 2010-Jan. 8, 2011 and Feb. 19-26, 2011, for a program-record 40 during her illustrious career... Received the first SSC Player of the Week award of the season following 14 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks in leading the Sharks to a 77-70 victory over Northern Kentucky (11/13/10), their first season-opening victory since 2002... Secured her second of the 2010-11 season following a pair of double-doubles, a 20-point, 14-rebound effort agaisnt Florida Tech (1/5/11) and a 25-point, 12-rebound feat with a season-high seven blocks and nine free throws made against Saint Leo (1/8/11)... Netted 24 points against Palm Beach Atlantic (2/2/11), by hitting all 13 of her shots -- 9-9 on 2-pointers, 1-1 from 3-point range and 3-3 at the line -- to go with eight rebounds, two blocks and a steal.... Followed that up with 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting, nine rebounds, six blocks and three steals at Saint Leo (2/5/11), for her third Player of the Week accolade of the year, then a 20-point, 13-rebound double-double in addition to five blocks, three assists and a season-high four steals at Florida Tech (2/9/11), her fourth of five consecutive 20-point games... Also became just the second NSU women's basketball player ever to reach the 1500-point club in the Saint Leo game... Scored a season-high 29 points, on another season-high of 13 field goals out of 18 attempts, with 11 rebounds, five blocks and three assists against Lynn (2/23/11)... Accompanied that performance with the 40th and final double-double of her career, gathering a season-high 16 rebounds, as well as 19 points and five blocks, against Florida Southern (2/26/11), her second straight 40-minute game, to grant her the final SSC Player of the Week honor of the season... Collected five or more blocks eight times during the season, a feat which has yet to be accomplished since that Florida Southern game, the final one of the Sharks' regular season... Totaled 80 blocks on the year, the third-highest single-season mark in program history, topped only by her own sophomore and junior seasons, and 88 offensive rebounds, second-most all-time... Entered the season with the career record for blocks at 186 and only added to that, finishing her career with 266, more than 3.5 times higher than anyone else who came before her... Also broke Jessica Pate's career record for field goals made of 613, setting the new mark at 683... Second all-time in rebounds (806) and points (1,655, just 37 points short of Pate's record of 1,692), fourth in free throws made (269), sixth in minutes (2,688) and seventh in games started (78)... In addition to the top three single-season block totals, also claimed the top three spots on the field goals leaderboard, three of the top four in total points and points per game and three of the top seven in total rebounds and rebounds per game.

AS A SENIOR (2009-10)
Only appeared in two games due to injury... Received a medical redshirt following conclusion of the season... Selected as a Women's Division II Bulletin Preseason All-American... Tallied six points in 13 minutes of play at Valdosta State (12/30/10)... Recorded 14 points, seven rebounds, five blocks, and one assist at No. 12 Tampa (1/2/10), shooting 5-for-8 from the field and 4-for-6 from the foul line.

AS A JUNIOR (2008-09)
Continued to have much success on the hardwood...Collected Daktronics Second-Team All-America and Division II Bulletin Third-Team All-America honors...Listed among 41 finalists for the 2009 State Farm Coaches' All-America Basketball Team as presented by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association...Named Daktronics First-Team All-South Region...Selected as the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year for the second-straight season...Was a three-time SSC Player of the Week selection...Named Division II Bulletin Player of the Month for January...Finished the season ranking nationally in the top-40 for blocks per game (third), points per game (12th), field goal percentage (36th) and rebounds per game (38th)...NSU's all-time leader in blocks (181)...Set single-season records for points (621), field goals made (262), field goals attempts (495) and field goal percentage (.570)...Became the first player in program history to record a triple-double with a season-high 32 points, 15 rebounds and a career-high 10 blocks at Florida Tech (1/21/09)...Became the third player in program history to reach the 1,000-point plateau, scoring 1,000th point at Barry (2/18/09)...Currently ranks second all-time among NSU's scoring leaders with 1,138 points...Notched 16 double-doubles, including one in each of the last five games of the season...Had a season-high 17 rebounds against then-No. 8 Rollins (1/17/09)...Shot .500 or better from the field in 18 games...Was 90.9 percent from the field versus Flagler (12/31/08), going 10-for-11...Reached double-figures in scoring in 28 of 29 games...Was a perfect 8-for-8 from the charity stripe against Saint Leo (2/21/09)...Named co-MVP of the NSU/Marriott Classic and the MVP of the Barry Holiday Classic...Selected to the SSC All-Tournament Team.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2007-08)
Enjoyed a stellar debut season for NSU after transferring from the University of South Florida...Became NSU's first-ever SSC Women's Basketball Player of the Year and SSC Tournament Most Outstanding Player...Selected to the All-SSC and Daktronics, Inc. All-South Region First-Teams...Named to the DII Hoops Bulletin All-America Fourth-Team, becoming NSU's first women's basketball All-American...A four-time SSC Player-of-the-Week selection...Tallied 16 double-doubles...Averaged 19.1 points, 9.9 boards and 3.5 blocks per contest...Ranked second in Division II in blocked shots per game and 11th in field goal percentage...Set new NSU single-season marks for field goals made (220) and blocked shots (95)...Registered a .570 field goal percentage, tying Jessica Pate's single-season record...Appeared in 27 games and started 22 after missing the first four games to an injury...Scored 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting in 15 minutes of play in her NSU debut against Florida Southern (12/1/07)...Scored a career-high 29 points at Saint Leo (1/19/08)...Poured in 28 points in the Sharks' SSC Tournament title victory at Tampa (3/9/08)...Set an NSU single-game record with 21 rebounds against Shaw (12/29/07)...Torched Shaw for 26 points off the bench, keying a 19-point second half comeback (12/15/07).

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
A Division I transfer from South Florida...Played in all 31 of the South Florida's games, starting in 10...Totaled 104 points and 129 rebounds...Second on the team with 34 blocks...

HIGH SCHOOL
A McDonald's High School All-America nominee with Astronaut High School...Named MVP following her junior and senior years...One of 20 high school seniors selected to play in the adidas All-American Game in 2006.

PERSONAL
Born in Titusville, Fla...Biology major...Aspires to become an optometrist...Hobbies include reading, hanging out with friends and going to the beach...Daughter or Wayne and Desiree Sarosi...Has one brother, Derrick, who played collegiate football at South Florida.