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McINERNEY ON WHITTIER "We're looking for her to be a major contributor in her fifth season with the program. She was having a tremendous season prior to her injury last year. She runs the court well and is very strong fundamentally." ACADEMIC MAJOR WITH A CAREER INTEREST IN... A business marketing major ... would like to run her own business someday. AS A JUNIOR (2005-06) Saw action in 21 games with 16 starts coming at power forward ... led the team in field goal percentage at .623, which was also tops in the conference ... recorded career-highs in points (8.0), rebounding (4.6), assists (17), steals (5) and blocks (9) ... recorded a double-double in each of the first-three games ... shot .500 or better from the field in 16-of-21 games ... shot .600 or better in 11 games ... made more free throws in the first-three games (7) than she did all of her first-two seasons combined (5) ... recorded her first-career double-double (15 points, 13 rebounds) in her first-career start in the season-opener at Rider (11/18) ... netted 13 points, grabbed 11 boards and handed out a career-high three assists against Kennesaw State (11/25) ... posted her third-consecutive double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds versus Dartmouth (11/26) ... came off the bench to score six points and pull down three rebounds versus Mississippi State (12/11) ... returned to the starting lineup versus George Washington (12/17) and scored a game-high 16 points ... named to the Hurricane Holiday Classic All-Tournament team after shooting a combined 15-of-16 from the field in two games and scoring a combined 30 points ... shot 4-of-4 from the floor and scored eight points versus Mississippi (12/28) ... shot 11-of-12 from the field, scored a career-high 22 points and had five rebounds against North Carolina A&T in the consolation (12/29) ... scored nine points and grabbed four rebounds, while tying a career-high with three assists at Vermont (1/15) ... scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds at New Hampshire (1/18) ... netted two points against Albany (3/9) in the first round of the America East Tournament. AS A SOPHOMORE (2004-05) Played in 25 games ... set career highs in points (1.3) and rebounds (1.7) ... scored five points and ripped down four rebounds in the season opener versus No. 2 LSU (11/11) ... grabbed six rebounds and scored four points versus Albany (1/15) ... netted a then career-high 12 points and had five rebounds against Stony Brook (1/30) ... had two points and four rebounds in the first round of the WNIT versus West Virginia (3/18). AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2003-04) Saw action in 14 games in a reserve role ... averaged 0.4 points and 0.5 rebounds ... in her second career contest, scored two points and added one rebound against Hawai'i (11/23) ... had one assist in three minutes in the America East Quarterfinals against New Hampshire (3/11). AS A FRESHMAN (2002-03) Sat out the season due to NCAA regulations. HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL Averaged 14.8 points and 10.9 rebounds over four seasons at Gray-New Gloucester H.S. ... finished her career with 1,124 points and 818 rebounds ... first player in Gray-New Gloucester history to score over 1,000 career points ... logged 3.7 blocks per game ... named Western Maine MVP in both her junior and senior seasons ... helped lead Gray-New Gloucester to a pair of Western Maine titles and appearances in the state championship game ... born Aug. 8, 1983, in New Gloucester, Maine ... daughter of Ron and Marlene Whittier. |
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