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Official Account New York Univ. WBB. NATIONAL CHAMPS 2024, '97; Elite 8 ('22, '23) UAA Champs ('22, '23, '24) In the Greatest City in the World.
New York, NY
Joined August 2012
120k+!.NYU again set a record for most number of applicants for private schools. ✨.This cycle includes The NYU Promise! Families with combined income less than $100k will not pay tuition.
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Mission Accomplished! 31-0. Congrats to Smith on a great season & great battle in the Final.
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Ticket Punched!!🎟️.We’re headed to the Final 4! Everyone get to Columbus, OH .Games this Thurs 3/14 > Finals Sat 3/16!.Buy your tickets NOW- it will sell out!.
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Fresh start to the 2023-34 season! .Brand new Lockerroom, new gear, new gym, new team, same goals! .#RollViolets #Day1
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“It is such a special opportunity to come back home to lead the women’s basketball program at @NYUniversity!” -Meg Barber ‘02 . #goviolets #violetnation #d3h
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Officially welcoming to our family, incoming freshman Honor Culpepper 💜 ➡️ #ThisIsNYU #Classof2024 @honorculp
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And Just like that. @nyuwomenshoops is headed to the @NCAADIII Championship! . We toughed out a 57-42 win vs Transylvania tonight to earn a spot in the National Championship game. Saturday @ 7pm EST, we face Smith College to play for the Natty! 🏆.
FIVE OF SIX. #OwnTheCity. #1 @nyuwomenshoops is going to the @NCAADIII NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP this Saturday against #14 Smith in Columbus, Ohio!
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🏆problems.
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Our NYU women’s basketball family mourns the loss of an irreplaceable coach, mentor and friend, “LT” Levester Thompson, after a battle with the coronavirus. Our deepest sympathies go out to Simone, Jade, Chase and their family. He will always be a part of our wbb family 💜
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DYK Fall '23 at NYU:.1. We Open our $2.5B athletic/all purpose facility! 🤗.2. Return 5 of top 6 Scorers + add Sr PG Jordan Janowski & C Reese Tremitiere (injury).3. Welcome a TOP recruiting class ⭐️.4. Play a NATIONAL Schedule ✈️.5. 3.74 Team GPA 📚.6. Unlimited internships! 💸
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WOWOWOW!! .D3 Basketball's highest individual award (NPOY) goes to Natalie Bruns! Thank you @WBCA1981 & coaches who voted for our girl. Most versatile Player in the country? ✅.A true student-athlete 3.97 GPA in Engineering? ✅.Leader. Team 1st. Role Model. Worker. WINNER. 💜.
🏆 🏀 Natalie Bruns of New York University is the 2024 WBCA Division III Player of the Year and headlines the 2024 WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches’ All-America team 🏆 🏀. 🔗 to Press Release @Natbruns @NYUAthletics
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A week later 🏆 & we are feeling gratitude to our administration, our hardworking support staff, our parents, faculty, fans & the greater @nyuniversity community! THANK YOU all For your support this season and always 💜 NYU WBB
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Thrilled to start introducing our newest Violets! Welcoming freshman point guard from Arlington Heights, IL @marykatefahey_ to our NYU family 💜
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CHAMPIONS!. #NYU wins the 2019 @ECACSports title behind a 39-point performance from Janean Cuffee. #d3hoops #WeAreNYU #CLIMB
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🎯WE’RE GOING DANCING!. #thatfeelingwhen The Violets earn a spot in the big dance! They take on Emmanuel (MA) this Friday 3/6. Check out the full bracket at: #ThisIsNYU #RollViolets
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Game Day. 🤗 .National Championship on the line. 7pm EST.
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Headed to the NCAA SWEET 16!! 😈🎇.Your @nyuwomenshoops team capped off the weekend with a 62-41 at Messiah to advance to the next round! 💥💥.#netcollecting
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With our 80-56 win at WashU on Friday, we clinched our 3rd outright @NewsUAA Championship in a row! .🏆🏆🏆.On to Chicago!
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Congrats to Coach Barber and Team USA U17s on winning the 2024 World Cup in Mexico! 🥇.With grad senior Megan Bauman assisting 🇺🇸.We are so proud!!.#stillundefeated
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From Saturday's press conference. While we're disappointed with the on-court result- it doesn't come close to the JOY we feel working with the amazing women we hand-picked to NYU. We CELEBRATE seniors Jenny Walker, Brooklyn Shelton, Annie Carlile, Erica Miller, Zoe Makler 💜💜
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She did it! Yeah yeah she broke the ALL-TIME @nyuwomenshoops season & now career shot block record in 2.5 years- but probably a better human, leader & person if that’s possible! Congratulations Natalie Bruns!
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What an incredible year for women's sports! 🔥.
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How SWEET (16) it is! Violets defeat Bates 76-54 to advance to the NCAA Sweet 16! . 🏀 Natalie Bruns recorded her second straight double-double, finishing with a game-high-tying 14 points, 12 rebounds, 6 blocks, and 2 steals.🏀 Belle Pellecchia added 13 points and 9 rebounds
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ELITE in the classroom and on the court. Incredibly proud of our players for their achievements in the classroom and continuing to set a standard of excellence 🤩📚🏆
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We are made of steel ⚒ . It’s GAMEDAY in Pittsburgh as we face Carnegie Mellon at 2pm #RELENTLE99 💜
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Coach Meg Barber earns her 100th career win on @nyuwomenshoops Alumni Day 🔥 Already!? Yes! .Congratulations Coach!.100-21 Career Record (all at NYU) .826 winning %.#Excellence #Climb
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We'll be back extra motivated. Thank you to our Seniors for being your best selves. We will miss you! #sisterhood.
FINAL | NYU’s incredible season comes to a close in the Elite Eight after winning its 2nd straight UAA title, 3rd straight 20 win season and giving @nyuniversity tons to be proud of
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Have a year, NYU WBB! 🤯.In 2024: .🏆Undefeated National champs! .🤩Ntl Player of Year, 4 1st team All-UAA.🏢Visited NYC Mayors Office & WHITE HOUSE.🥇Coach Barber led @usabjnt U17s to World Cup gold! .📚Finished with 3.69 GPA (21st in D3).✈️August team trip to Shanghai China!.
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This weekend, junior guard & defensive MENACE, Belle Pellecchia, scored her 1000th point in our 93-59 win @ DeSales to go to the Sweet 16!.Congrats Belle! 🔥
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Here’s your @nyuwomenshoops Class of 2027! 💜.States- 7 .Size ✅.Skill ✅.Smarts ✅.Style ✅.Studious ✅.Silly!! ✅
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In case you’re having some Monday blues our Coach, Meg Barber, finished 26.2 miles yesterday in the TCS NYC Marathon in a whopping 3 hours & 43 minutes. She ran for her dad, who continues to fight pancreatic cancer & for #ProjectPurple 💜 #CLIMB #WeAreNYU @CoachMegBarber
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“It's not about the wins and losses, although its been an incredible season, it's about the people that we get to share this journey with." - Coach Barber 💜 #RELENTLE99
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😍😍😍😍😍😍😍.
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Happy birthday to our headband wearing @marykatefahey_ 💜 We hope you have a special day IN YOUR HOMETOWN 🎂
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Love this video! Thank you @nyuniversity for the fun profile ⭐️⭐️⭐️.
We vote @nyuwomenshoops most likely to win it all 🔥🏀. Ranked no. 1 nationally in @NCAA DIII, they're on a historic winning streak (24-0) and just clinched the UAA championship. But working hard doesn't mean they aren't having fun! Here's how well they know each other:
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STUDENT-athlete alert 🚨. Incredibly proud of our squad for earning a spot on the @WBCA1981 Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll. We ranked 12th amongst ALL of Division III with a team GPA of 3.735! 📚💜
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On to the Elite 🎱 . 🏀 Erica Miller led all scorers with a career high 20 points including six 3’s .🏀 Brooklyn Shelton added 17 off the bench .🏀 Natalie Bruns added 14 points, 3 steals and 2 blocks . We return to action tomorrow to take on Hope College at 7pm #RELENTLE99 💜
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Violets on a Roll! .Ranked #1 and 18-0 headed into another tough weekend at Rochester & Emory. Thank you all for your support! .#rollViolets.
.@NBCNewYork's @BruceBeck4NY knows talent when he sees it! Check out his interview with @nyuwomenshoops after their 18th consecutive win this weekend. Will they continue their undefeated record? . Find their schedule and more:
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Thank you @MetBasketballW ! We think so too. Spring Flowers🌷💐🌺 for @CoachMegBarber.
Go 🟣🏀!.For the 3⃣time in the last 4⃣ years, the 2023 MBWA Women's Division III Coach of the Year - Meg Barber of NYU! Congrats Coach! 🏆🗽.@NYUAthletics @nyuwomenshoops @NewsUAA .
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We are so excited to introduce our next freshman Eden Williamson. Eden comes to us after a decorated high school career on and off the court. A four year letter winner and 2x captain in both basketball and track, Eden was named the WPIAL League scholar-athlete! Welcome Eden 💜
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Great first win for the Violets! Freshman, Brooklyn Shelton led the pack 21 points and Annie Barrett finished with 12 assists 💜 #ThisIsNYU
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Tomorrow we Start to "Roll Out" our incoming Violets! We are thrilled to welcome this talented group of strong women and incredible student athletes 💜🔥💜🔥🗽
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We're humbled & grateful to have 4 players (Belle Pellecchia, Morgan Morrison, Megan Bauman & Natalie Bruns on the @NewsUAA 1st team. Caroline Peper 2nd Team! .* Natalie Bruns- UAA POY (2nd consecutive).* Belle Pellecchia - UAA Defensive POY (3rd consecutive).* Staff of the Year!.
UAA Announces Women's Basketball All-Association Team; Natalie Bruns and Belle Pellecchia Repeat as Top Honorees:
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You’re welcome anytime 🗽@BruceBeck4NY @ @NBCNewYork.
Visited the #1 ranked @nyuwomenshoops team, who host the Sweet 16 this weekend. The Violets are 27-0 & just 4 wins away from their first NCAA Division 3 title in 27 years. They are outscoring opponents by 28 pts per game. What a team. The story on @NBCNewYork . @nyuniversity
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A party for us? 🏆.So much fun at our campus celebration amongst family, friends, faculty, fans and administrators! 🎊.
The celebration continued yesterday for the National Champion @nyuwomenshoops team! Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine presented a proclamation and Katie Loeb—chief of staff to Council Member Carlina Rivera—presented a citation to the squad, which went 31-0 on the season.
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We’re excited to introduce our new group of incomers starting with freshman @zahra_alexander from Rutgers Prep! . -McDonald’s All American Nominee.-NJ State Champion.-3x County Champion .-3x Sectional Champion . Welcome, Zahra 💜
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In Honor of International Women's Day, We celebrate some of our own! #VioletFamily 💜#InternationalWomensDay2023
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And then there were 8! Elite Level defensive effort tonight for your Violets!.Grateful for every day we get to play together 💜 #NCAAElite8.
NCAA WBB | @nyuwomenshoops is in the Elite Eight for the 2nd straight year and 7th time ever after their 66-49 win over Trine #OwnTheCity . RECAP:.
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Congrats to our Basketball Sisters "Up North" -@CULionsWBB is headed to the WNIT championship game! .Get it done ladies! 🗽🗽🗽.
📰 To The @WomensNIT Title Game! Lions Take Wire-to-Wire Win Over Bowling Green. #RoarLionRoar // #EDGE // #OnlyHere 🦁.
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Back to Back! Your NYU Violets are once again @NewsUAA Champions. 🏆🏆.Thank you all for your support this season! Next stop- NCAAs! #ownthecity.
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Thrive & Advance! Proud of our girls who grinded out a W vs a terrific Greensboro College Team! .@GC_Pride ONE OF THE BETTER TEAMS IN D3. Career high from @NewsUAA POY, Natalie Bruns! Outstanding contributions from @marykatefahey_ , senior Brooklyn Shelton, Belle Pellecchia.
#6 WBB | UAA POY Natalie Bruns led the way for @nyuwomenshoops in the first round of the tourney, going for a career-high 29 pts, 15 reb, 4 blk and 2 stl as NYU topped Greensboro 71-54!. Round 2 tomorrow at 7pm #OwnTheCity . RECAP:.
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This might sum up our experience in Shanghai! A hard fought game with one of the best college teams in China then impromptu love after the game with the Jiao Tong University team. This was a special, indescribable night! 💗
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Christmas came a little early for these Violets. 🎁💜 we are geared up for the holidays!
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Wow! Congratulations to senior, Natalie Bruns, for earning the @NCAADIII Academic All-America player of the year!.3.96 cumulative GPA @nyutandon 🏆📚.
'Tis the season!. Today we celebrate our 2023-24 @CollSportsComm Academic All-America winners in women's college basketball across the @NCAA and @NAIA ‼️. And a special shout out to our four amazing overall winners 🏆🏀.
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Back 🏡 in NY. Welcome graduate transfer Jamie Behar from Lehigh! . -Patriot League Champion.-Started 6 games last year shooting 37% from 3 .-Patriot League academic honor roll. -1,700 point scorer in high school. Welcome, Jamie 💜
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Please help us welcome Graduate student Laya Hartman from Okemos, MI! Swapping one 🟣 for another 🟣, Laya comes to us after a four year playing career at Northwestern. Laya brings incredible experience to NYU and we are thrilled to have her officially on campus!
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Congrats to Belle Pellecchia on her 2nd @D3Hoops Team of the Week honor! 🔥🏆 Belle averaged 18pts 6 reb 6 asst 3 stls in 26 mpg. Many more to come for this sophomore!
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With a 3.695 team GPA, we come in at #21 in the WBCA Top 25 Academic Team Honor Roll. This includes majors in nursing, biochem, pre-med, engineering, sports business and so much more! . Link below to read more! . 🔗
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Thank you for covering us! @BruceBeck4NY is a New York City legend. Our hard working women’s deserve all the coverage! .18-0 🔥.
Covering the Number 1 ranked team in the nation in Women’s Division 3 College Basketball - @nyuwomenshoops ! We’ll hear from @CoachMegBarber and the Violet players who won their 18th consecutive game today! Check out @NBCNewYork at 6 and 11
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BREAKING: #NYU selected for 6th-straight postseason appearance as we head to the @ECACSports Tournament!. Violets will enter #SurviveAndAdvance mode Friday when they travel to Cabrini College for a QF game. Full Bracket: #d3hoops #CLIMB #WeAreNYU
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Looky! It’s us on a Times Square billboard! + @nyumenshoops .Thank you to ESPN for the exposure and the opportunity to represent U.S university teams in the inaugural Campus Invitational in Shanghai 🇨🇳.Xièxiè!
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LET’S GOOO!!! So proud of our Head Coach @CoachMegBarber as she coaches the U17 National Team this summer at the World Championships 💜.
WBB ➡️ USA | Stars & Stripes 💜❤️. National Champion @CoachMegBarber of @nyuwomenshoops is ready to get to work with @usabasketball at the @FIBA U17 World Championships!. MORE:.
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Seniors Jordan Honor & Natalie, in 3 seasons:.2024 National Champs!.2X Elite 8.81-5 record: 46-0 home.12-2 in NCAAs.3X UAA Champs.Internships- CBS, NBC, CNN, SLAM Mag, NYU’s DNA lab.3.8 ave GPA.Next Yr:.Honor- NYU Law .Jordan- Scripps Research Inst. Natalie- NYU Cybersecurity. 🏆
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We want to congratulate Coach Joe Nesci on his remarkable career and thank him for his incredible friendship and mentorship. #CongratsCoach #ThankYouCoach #TheRealMVP
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Today we remember the lives lost on September 11th, 2001. Honoring these lives is not only necessary, but it also helps us acknowledge the “powerful community values New Yorkers espouse — irrefutable resilience & the strong will to rebuild and to heal.” #NeverForget 💜 #ThisIsNYU
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Congratulations to Mikaela, Cassie and Kayla! You came. You saw. You Conquered. We are so proud of you!
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DYK ❓.Going into the holiday break, your 9-0 @nyuwomenshoops leads all of D3 in assists! .20.6 per game 🥇 We > Me #family
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Next up: Please help us welcome Kelsey DuBois from Noblesville, IN! A 1,000 point scorer, 3x First-team all conference member, and a double-double machine we are thrilled that Kelsey will be joining our Violet family 💜
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ELITE CAMP REGISTRATION IS NOW LIVE. Sign up at the link below:.
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Coach Barber checking out the new digs at the Paulson Center! .We'll make our way around our new $2.5B facility which includes Athletics, state of the art classrooms, music studios, auditoriums, dining, & gathering spaces. Stay tuned in the coming weeks! @CoachMegBarber
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Get that record outta here! ⚡️⚡️ .Huge accomplishment for junior Natalie Bruns as she set the NYU single GAME blocks record with 10 vs Carnegie Mellon (1/27/23) and. this past weekend set the NYU single SEASON blocks record surpassing the previous record of 62. AND COUNTING! 😈
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ASSISTerhood 💜 .@nyuwomenshoops leads all of D3 in assists. 20.4!. Likely contributing to our leading all of D3 in FG%. 49.2% 🔥
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Tonight the Empire State Building will be glowing VIOLET to honor NYU Class of 2020 graduates! We celebrate all of you and everything you’ve accomplished during your time at NYU 💜 #ThisIsNYU
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ICYMI: The @usawsoccer team won the WORLD cup and is in our city to celebrate 💜🇺🇸🏆 #ThisIsNYU
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It's only the beginning for our fearless leader! 🏆🏆 @CoachMegBarber .Thanks for the post, @NewsUAA ⭐️.
Meg Barber, the 2021-22 WBCA National Coach of the Year, has guided NYU to back-to-back UAA titles and trips to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament. She has posted an 88-21 record in four seasons. As a Violets' player, she earned All-UAA first team honors in 2001 and 2002.
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