2012-13 Women's Basketball Roster
Biography
2012-13 (Senior): Co-recipient of the James R. Harley Award presented at the end-of-the-year athletics banquet…Voted as the team’s MVP…Named to the Daktronics All-South Region Second Team…Selected as a First-Team All-SSC honoree…Named SSC Player of the Week presented by VALIC twice during the season…Named to the SSC Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll...Led the Tritons in five major statistical categories, including points (12.2), rebounds (7.8), blocks (1.03), steals (1.0) and assists (3.3)…Closed her career by recording six double-doubles in her final season and ended the year with three consecutive 20-point plus performances…Averaged a team-high 12.2 points per game…Appeared in exactly 100 games spanning her four-year career, tied for the 15th-most all-time…Ranks eighth all-time in career rebounds with 545…Also in the top 10 in career assists, rating ninth with 226…Also is among the school’s best-ever shot blockers, ranking fifth with 101…Produced a season-high 22 points to go with eight rebounds and six assists towards the end of the season at Saint Leo University (Feb. 27)…Netted double figures in seven of eight contests during a streak midseason…Scored 16 points and pulled down a season-high 15 boards at home against Barry University (Jan. 19)...Concluded her career with a 20-point effort on 9-of-17 shooting in the quarterfinals of the SSC Championship in Kissimmee.
2011-12 (Junior): Came on strong during the season and started the last 16 games, including postseason play...Averaged 10 points per game and pulled in nearly five rebounds per contest...Made 18 starts on the year while playing in 26 games...Tied her career-high scoring total with 24 points against Saint Leo University (Feb. 22)...Scored 20 points in respective games against Florida Tech (Jan. 28) and Florida Southern College (Feb. 8)...Came one point shy of a double-double against Lynn University (Feb. 25), scoring nine and grabbing 10 boards...Showed off her passing skills with six assists against Saint Leo (Jan. 18) and Florida Tech (Jan. 28)...Swatted a career-high seven shots against Lynn University (Jan. 25)...Shot over 42 percent from the field and made 11 three-point field goals on the year...Blocked 34 shots on the season to lead the team.
2010-11 (Sophomore): Started all 25 games she played in before season was cut short due to injury...Averaged 7.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per contest before the injury...Had career night at West Florida on Dec. 3, scoring 24 points and grabbing nine rebounds despite the loss...Followed up with 12 points and 12 rebounds -- her first career double-double -- the following day against Alabama-Huntsville...Scored in double figures seven times and had eight or more rebounds six times.
2009-10 (Freshman): Appeared in 23 games, starting three and averaged 5.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game...Had season-high 13 points in Feb. 13 win at Florida Tech and also had eight points and season-high nine rebounds in season-opening victory over Northwood (Fla.)...Scored in double figures in three straight games from Feb. 6 through 13..Was named to SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll in the spring.
Prior to Eckerd: Played for Cardinal Pole RC and Barking Abbey under Coaches Purcell, Clark, and Gardner…Captained her school team to county and national championships…Also captained her club team to an English national championship in 2009.
Personal: Born on October 20 in London, England…Daughter of Desmond Charles and Janette Smith-Dacosta…Has a younger sister, Chantel...Aspires to play professional basketball in Europe…Hobbies include listening to music and dancing…Lists Pau Gasol as her favorite athlete and the San Antonio Spurs as her favorite team…Chose Eckerd because it has strong academic and athletic programs.
Major: Psychology.
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Historical Player Information
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2009-10Freshman
Guard/Forward
6'0"
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2010-11Sophomore
Guard/Forward
6'0"
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2011-12Junior
Forward
6'1"
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2012-13Senior
Forward
6'1"