University of Maryland, Baltimore County

NOTES: UMBC’s all-time leader in three-point field goals (178) and attempts (550)… Ranks among UMBC’s all-time leaders in a number of other categories, including second in free throw percentage (.802), third in scoring average (13.8), fifth in three-point field goal percentage (.324) and free throws (284), seventh in points (1,228), eighth in field goal attempts (1,073) and ninth in free throw attempts (354)… The second-leading scorer among active players in the America East, ranking 51st all-time in conference history… Has scored in double figures 58 times in three seasons.

AS A JUNIOR (2008-09): Served as team co-captain… Selected to the America East Preseason All-Conference Team, the first Retriever ever to earn that distinction… Named to the America East All-Conference Second Team, becoming just the second Retriever ever to earn all-league honors in back-to-back seasons… Averaged a conference-best 20.4 points per game – ranking 15th in the nation – becoming the first player to lead the America East in scoring in back-to-back seasons since Jamie Cassidy 1999-2000… Also the third-best single-season scoring average in UMBC history… Became the first America East player to average at least 20.0 ppg since Maine's Heather Ernest in 2002-03… Set school records with 613 points, 80 three-point field goals, 249 three-point attempts, 175 free throws and 215 free throw attempts on the season… Her 179 field goals are tied for the sixth-most in school history, while her 500 attempts are second-best… Her .814 free throw percentage ranks fourth… Was one of three players to break the America East record for three-pointers in a season but finished third on the list… Sank her 100th career three-pointer in the season opener at George Washington, becoming just the seventh Retriever ever to reach the century mark and the third-fastest, as she did it in her 60th career game… Became the 16^th Retriever and fourth-fastest to score 1,000 career points against Albany on Jan. 21, her 77th career game… Only the third Retriever to reach the mark during her junior season… Scored in double figures in the first 24 games of the season and 31 straight games dating to Feb. 9, 2008 at Maine… Reached double figures in all but two games on the year… Posted five straight 20-point performances to start the season and scored at least 20 points in 20 of 30 games on the year, including a five-game streak from Dec. 3-21 and a six-game streak from Jan. 17-Feb. 8… Scored at least 30 points in a game four times – 31 at George Washington (Nov. 15), 32 vs. Navy (Dec. 3), 33 vs. Loyola (Dec. 21) and 33 at Boston U. (Jan. 28)… Third Retriever ever to score 30 points more than once in the same season joining McCarthy (1985-86) and Johnson (2002-03), but the first to do it four times… Career-high 33 points vs. Loyola and at Boston U. tie for the sixth-highest single-game total in UMBC history… Named to the Seton Hall Basketball Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 22.0 ppg and shooting 41.4 percent from the floor (12-for-29) and 88.9 percent from the foul line (16-for-18) in two games vs. Northern Illinois and Seton Hall (Nov. 21-22)… Selected to the Iona Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 19.5 ppg and shooting 44.4 percent from the floor (12-for-27) in two games vs. Western Michigan and UMES (Nov. 29-30)… Named America East Player of the Week on Dec. 8 (Week 4) for the fourth time in her career after averaging 27.5 ppg and shooting 48.6 percent against Navy and Towson… Earned Honorable Mention from the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) for National Player of the Month of December after averaging 23.3 ppg in seven games… Scored 20 points in one half three times, tallying 23 in the first half at George Washington and 21 in the second half against Western Michigan (Nov. 29) and at New Hampshire (Feb. 8)… Set the school record for the best perfect game from the foul line, making all 13 free throws against Stony Brook on Feb. 21… Made 25 straight free throws and 43 of 45 from Feb. 15-March 13, including a perfect 10-for-10 effort against Boston U. on March 4… Named America East Player of the Game seven times – vs. Navy (Dec. 3), vs. Towson (Dec. 6), vs. Coppin State (Dec. 8), at Hartford (Jan. 13), at Boston U. (Jan. 28), at New Hampshire (Feb. 8) and vs. Stony Brook (Feb. 21)… Ranked third in the America East in three-pointers made per game (2.7), fourth in free throw percentage (.814), eighth in three-point percentage (.321) and 10th in minutes played (32.0)… Ranked 16th in the nation in three-pointers per game and 69th in free throw percentage… Averaged 19.0 ppg against conference opponents, second-best in the league… Averaged 22.7 ppg in six games in the month of November… Made a career-high 11 field goals at George Washington and against Loyola and a personal-best six three-pointers at George Washington and at Boston U…. Hit at least one three-pointer in all but four games with multiple in 21 contests… Led the Retrievers in scoring 19 times… Ranked third on the team with 55 assists and fourth with 26 steals… Raised her career scoring average by 3.4 ppg, from 10.4 to 13.8… Recognized on the America East Honor Roll...Named Team MVP.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2007-08): Earned America East All-Conference First Team honors, the first Retriever ever to do so… Also became the first Retriever ever to garner America East All-Academic Team recognition… Led the America East in scoring with 17.0 points per game, which ranked 60th in the nation… Also the ninth-best mark in UMBC history and the best since Shaylana Johnson on 2002-03, as well as the second-best all-time among Retriever sophomores… Became just the ninth Retriever in UMBC’s Division I history to reach the career 500-point plateau as a sophomore… Averaged 17.3 points against America East opponents, second-best in the league… Led the America East and ranked 51st in the NCAA with 2.39 three-pointers per game… Broke UMBC’s sophomore record with 67 three-pointers, the Retrievers’ seventh-best single-season total all-time… Hit at least one triple in all but four games with multiple in 19 contests… Ranked 11th in the conference with a .328 three-point field goal percentage (67-for-204)… Became the 13th player in UMBC history to score 400 points in a single season and just the third sophomore to reach the milestone… Her 477 points are the most ever by a Retriever sophomore and the sixth-best single-season total of all-time… Also ranks second among all-time UMBC sophomores with 155 field goals… Her .781 free throw percentage is the ninth-best single-season mark in school history and ranked eighth in the conference… Made 100 free throws on the season, a UMBC sophomore record and the seventh-most in school history… Connected on 20 of her first 21 foul shots… Played a team-high 34.14 minutes per game, the third-most in the America East… Scored in double figures 25 times and led the Retrievers in scoring 17 times… Posted three of UMBC’s top five scoring performances of the season… Averaged 19.6 ppg during her season-best 13-game double-figure scoring streak (Dec. 3-Feb. 2) and ended the season on a seven-game double-digit streak (16.0 ppg)… Averaged 20.0 ppg and shot 48.6 percent from the floor and 41.9 percent (18-for-43) from 3-point range in six games in December and earned honorable mention for WBCA Player of the Month accolades… Named America East Player of the Week for Week 1 (Nov. 12) after averaging 18.0 ppg and shooting 43.5 percent in the first two games of the season… Won the award again for Week 5 (Dec. 10) after averaging 19.0 ppg and shooting 46.5 percent from the floor and 40.0 percent from long distance against Loyola, Navy and Northern Iowa… Became just the third Retriever to win two America East weekly awards in a season… Named America East Player of the Week for a third time in Week 8 (Jan. 2) after averaging 22.5 ppg and shooting 48.6 percent from the floor (17-for-35) and 42.1 percent from 3-point range (8-for-19) in two games at the Terrapin Classic… Became the first Retriever ever to win America East Player of the Week more than twice in a season… Also named to the Terrapin Classic All-Tournament Team… Posted eight 20-point performances on the season, including four in a five-game span… Named America East Player of the Game six times (Nov. 9 vs. George Washington, Dec. 9 vs. Northern Iowa, Jan. 5 at Maine, Jan. 12 vs. Stony Brook, Feb. 2 vs. New Hampshire, Feb. 9 vs. Maine)… Scored a then-career-high 24 points in the season opener against George Washington (Nov. 9)… Was a perfect 9-for-9 from the foul line against the Colonials, the best perfect game by a Retriever in nearly two years and the second-best performance in the America East on the season… Scored a then-career-best 25 points against Northern Iowa (Dec. 9), draining a career-high five 3-pointers… Pulled down a career-best eight rebounds at Towson (Dec. 19)… Scored her 500th career point against Maine (Feb. 9)… Combined with Chantay Frazier to score 35 of UMBC’s 38 second-half points at Stony Brook (Feb. 13) and finished with 18 in the game… Dished out a career-high seven assists at Binghamton (Feb. 16)… The seven helpers were the most by a Retriever on the season… Tallied a career-high five steals at New Hampshire (Feb. 23), the top mark by a Retriever on the season… Scored 18 points in the America East quarterfinal match against Boston U., reaching the career 600-point milestone with a 3-pointer in the first half… Ranked second on the team with 35 steals and third with 57 assists… Played all 40 minutes on six occasions… Raised her career scoring average by 5.9 ppg, from 4.5 to 10.4… Was recognized on the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll… Also named team MVP at UMBC’s varsity awards banquet.

AS A FRESHMAN (2006-07): Named to the America East All-Tournament Team after scoring a team-best 14 points on 5-for-9 shooting, including 4-for-6 from 3-point range, in the title game against Hartford… The four triples tied a season high… Drilled back-to-back 3-pointers to tie the game and give the Retrievers the lead for good late in the first half… Scored 50 of her 138 regular-season points (36.2 percent) in three games (Coppin State, NJIT, New Hampshire)… Ranks fifth all-time among UMBC freshmen with 31 3-pointers and 97 attempts… Played in 31 games on the season with one start… Missed the two games at the Battle at the Border Tournament (Dec. 28-29) due to an illness… Came in off the bench to play seven minutes in the season opener against George Washington (Nov. 10) for her first career action, but did not record any statistics… Scored 17 points in 28 minutes off the bench in the home opener against Coppin State (Nov. 14)… Made a season-best seven (of 14) field goals and came one short of her season high with 16 points in 25 minutes against NJIT (Nov. 26)… Earned her first career start at Fairleigh Dickinson (Dec. 2)… Tied a season high with 17 points on a season-best 4-for-8 from 3-point range at New Hampshire (Jan. 20)… Also hit a reverse lay-up with 30 seconds left to seal the 59-56 victory… Scored 12 points on four (of 10) 3-pointers at Binghamton (Feb. 14)… Ranked third on the team with 31 triples.

HIGH SCHOOL: Had a stellar conclusion to her outstanding career at Westhill High School, averaging 24.7 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 5.3 apg and 3.2 spg as a senior… Scored 2,124 points in her career to become the all-time leading scorer for New York State Section III (Central New York)… Also ranks in the top 100 all-time in New York state history… An All-New York State Class B and All-Central New York State First Team selection as a junior and senior… Named Liberty National Conference Player of the Year her final three seasons… Recorded 234 career 3-point baskets, setting the school and league record… Started on the junior varsity team as a seventh grader and the varsity squad during her eighth-grade season… Led the Warriors to the state tournament as a freshman… Tallied a career-high 33 points with eight 3-point baskets against a league rival in 2005… A four-year honor roll student and a member of the National Honor Society… Served as editor of the yearbook.

PERSONAL: The youngest of three children to Chuck and Peggy Cassidy… Father played college (Mansfield State) and semi-pro football… Has two older brothers, Chuck and Patrick… Chuck played basketball at Division-III Cazenovia College, and Patrick plays rugby at LeMoyne College… Chose UMBC over America East rivals New Hampshire, Binghamton, Vermont and Maine, as well as Siena, Manhattan and La Salle… Born May 31, 1988… Majoring in sociolgy and new media and communication studies.