Awards & Recognition
2012-13 OVC First Team Selection
2011-12 OVC Defensive Player of the Year
2011-12 OVC First Team Selection
2011-12 OVC Player of the Week (Jan. 17)
2010-11 OVC First Team Selection
2010-11 OVC Player of the Week (Dec. 13)
2009-10 OVC Freshman of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year
2009-10 OVC First Team Selection
2009-10 OVC All-Newcomer Team
2009-10 OVC All-Tournament Team
2009-10 OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2009-10 OVC Player of the Week (Nov. 23, Dec. 14 and Feb. 15)
2009-10 OVC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 23, Dec. 14, Jan. 4, Jan. 18, Feb. 15)
SENIOR (2012-13): Played in 32 games, making 32 starts… named to the All-OVC First Team… averaged 33.7 minutes per game (4th in OVC)… led the team in scoring with 15.1 points per game (6th in OVC)… also averaged 5.9 rebounds per game (17th in OVC)… averaged 5.7 assists per game to lead the OVC and rank 28th nationally in assists per game… her 183 total assists ranks third in EIU single-season history and ninth in OVC single-season history… also had 83 steals to rank second in the OVC and tie for sixth in EIU single-season history… connected on 45.2 percent of her field-goal attempts (183-for-405), the sixth highest percentage in the conference… her 405 field-goal attempts ranked 10th in EIU single-season history… went 16-for-48 from behind the arc and hit 77.5 percent of her free throw attempts (100-for-129)… had four double-doubles… scored in double figures 24 times and had four games with 10 or more rebounds… had 10 or more assists in a game twice… scored a season-high 27 points at Missouri on March 20… had a season-high 11 rebounds against Evansville on Dec. 4… dished out a season-high 11 assists against UT Martin on Jan. 28… went 11-for-12 from the foul line twice (against Tennessee Tech on Jan. 14 and against Belmont on Feb. 23)… finished her career as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,924 points… had 635 career assists, the second most in school history and the fourth most in OVC history… had 287 steals to rank third all-time in school history and seventh in OVC history… ended her career as the school’s all-time free throws made leader (531) and free throws attempted leader (669)… also ranks fifth in career field-goals made (673), third in career field-goals attempted (1,412) and fifth in career rebounds (778)… played in 126 career games with 124 starts, averaging 33.1 minutes per game… had 15 career double-doubles… also scored in double figures 99 times with 17 games with 10 or more rebounds… also had 25 games with 20 or more points and two games with 30 or more points… is the only player in school history to earn All-OVC First Team honors four times… one of two players in OVC history to be tabbed ‘Defensive Player of the Year’ twice… one of three EIU players to be named ‘OVC Freshman of the Year’, coming at the conclusion of the 2009-10 season… was a Senior CLASS Award candidate in 2012-13 as one of 30 players selected to the initial award’s list… was a top-10 finalist for the 2013 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award… was a five-time OVC Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week during her career… all told, her name is in the EIU single-season, freshman and career record book 30 times.
JUNIOR (2011-12): Was named OVC Defensive Player of the Year for the second time in her career while also earning OVC First Team honors for the third time… led the Panthers in scoring (16.3 ppg), assists (4.5 apg) and steals (2.7 spg) while ranking fourth in rebounds (5.5 rpg)… connected on 52.4 percent of her shot attempts, the highest in the conference while also ranking as the 17th highest in the nation (1st among players listed as a guard)… also ranked sixth in the OVC in scoring, second in assists and steals and third in free-throw percentage… scored in double figures 27 times… posted three double-doubles on the year… scored a season-high 30 points on two occasions (at UT Martin on Feb. 11 and at Eastern Kentucky on Feb. 25)… had a season-high 10 rebounds twice, coming in back-to-back games at Missouri (Dec. 7) and versus Indiana State (Dec. 10)… dished out a season-high 12 assists against Tennessee State on Jan. 23… also had four blocks on the season… played in 1,000 minutes, averaging a team-high 32.3 minutes per game… had a season-high six steals at Bradley on Nov. 15… shot 83.8 percent from the foul line (134-for-160)… made 10 or more free throws in a game on four occasions… went 15-for-16 from the charity stripe at Eastern Kentucky on Feb. 25… earned conference player of the week honors once, coming on Jan. 17… finished the season with 1,442 career points, the seventh most in EIU history… scored her 1,000th career point in the Panthers 93-71 win at San Jose State on Nov. 23… also finished the season ranked second in career free throws made (431), sixth in career steals (204) and third in career assists (452)… also finished the season with 134 made free throws, tied for the seventh most in EIU single-season history… also finished the year with 83 steals, the sixth most in EIU single-season history.
SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Played in 29 games, making 28 starts… averaged a team-best 15.9 points per game, five assists per game and 1.7 steals per game… also averaged the 6.5 rebounds per game and 29 minutes per game… led the OVC in assists per game, finishing the year ranked 36th in the nation in the category… finished the season with 147 made free throws, the fifth most in EIU single-season history… finished the year with 297 career free throws made, the seventh most in school history… finished the season with 936 career points… posted five double-doubles during the year… scored in double figures 24 times, including nine, 20 point performances… netted a season-high 27 points against Austin Peay on March 3 in the OVC Tournament… pulled down 10 or more rebounds in six or more games… grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds against Murray State on Feb. 19… dished out a season-high 10 assists at Jacksonville State on Dec. 21… made 10 or more free throws in a game on four occasions, including a perfect 10-for-10 charity stripe performance on Jan. 29 against Jacksonville State.
FRESHMAN (2009-10): Played in 34 games, making 33 starts… led the Panthers in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals… averaged 14 points per game, 6.8 rebounds per game, 4.9 assists per game and 2.1 steals per game… also averaged 32.1 minutes per game… finished the season as just the sixth freshman in OVC history since 1980-81 to be named to the all-conference first team… became the fourth Panther in EIU history to win conference freshman/newcomer of the year accolades… became the first freshman to lead the Panthers in scoring since 1995… led the conference in assists per game and steals per game… finished the year ranked 51st in the nation in assists per game… broke seven EIU freshman records in rebounds, assists, steals, free throws made, free throws attempted games played and games started… finished the year ranked fourth in EIU single-season history in free throws made (150), fifth in assists (166), seventh in rebounds (230) and eighth in steals (71)… scored in double figures 24 times, including five games with 20 or more points… recorded three double-doubles… posted a triple-double (17 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists) against Morehead State on Feb. 11, becoming the first player to record a triple-double since Megan Casad posted 11 points, rebounds and assists at Samford on Jan. 29, 2004… had three games with 10 or more rebounds, including a season-high 17 rebounds at Eastern Kentucky on Jan. 14… scored a season-high 25 points on Jan. 4 against Tennessee Tech… had three games with 10 or more assists… posted a season-high six steals against Tennessee Tech on Jan. 4… was a perfect 12-for-12 from the charity stripe against Eastern Kentucky on Feb. 13.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner in basketball… also earned a letter in track… named Duneland Conference Player of the Year as a senior… earned Area Player of the Year honors by the Gary Post-Tribune, Michigan City News-Dispatch and LaPorte Herald-Argus during her junior campaign… led her high school team to three conference titles and two sectional championships…was a member of the 2008 Indiana Junior All-Star Team… selected as a Top-100 IBCA Showcase Player as a sophomore… ended her player career in the school’s 1,000 point club after scoring over 1,500 points throughout her career… coached by Terrance Allen… played for the South Bend Soldiers AAU team.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Emonne Nixon… majoring in biology (nursing).
