Baruch College Athletics

FAVORITES...

• Movie: The Best Man
• Actor/Actress: George Clooney/Sanaa Lathan
• Sports Athlete: Tracy McGrady
• Color: Blue
• Person you admire: Mother
• Saying: "The things in life that are free cost too much."
• Country to visit: Australia
• Class: English
• Baruch Athletic Team: Men's Soccer

COLLEGE: Fourth year on the team..Needs just two points to reach 1,000 in her Baruch career...As a junior, she averaged 12.3 points and 5.5 assists...Named to the D3Hoops.com 2006-07 Preseason All-American Fourth Team...2005-06 All-Met Division III Women’s College Basketball Player of the Year by the Metropolitan Basketball Writer's Association/National Invitation Tournament (N.I.T.)...2006 CUNY Athletic Conference Tournament MVP...Also honored by D3Hoops.com (First Team All-Atlantic) and the ECAC (First Team, All-Metro) for her efforts in 2005-06...Led the Bearcats in her sophomore season to their first appearance in the NCAA, averaging 16.2 points, with 86 steals and 31 blocked shots...Named a Preseason 2005-06 All-CUNYAC First Team selection...Recorded a stunning freshman season by winning Five Weekly CUNYAC Rookie of the Week Honors...Also beat out several local Division I players to be named the Metropolitan Basketball Writer's Association Player of the Week on January 26, 2005...Averaged 20.6 points and 6.5 rebounds during freshman season...Notched a career-high 37 points in just her fifth collegiate game on December 3, 2004 against Hunter...Named the Baruch Athlete of the Month in November 2004.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Rich Central Olympia Fields High School near Chicago, Illinois...Played with current teammate Naesha Tyler-Moore...Named to the Silver Honor Roll...Played four years of basketball for coach Barbara Edwards...Named Best Offensive Player and Team MVP during the 2002-03 season...Won two All-Conference and All-Tournament Honors...Selected All-Area by the Daily Southtown and Daily Star Newspapers...Named Best Playmaker in her area by the Chicago Sun Times... Played for the Chicago City Condors that traveled to Atlanta, Georgia...Also played one year of softball for coach Jim Tunstall.

PERSONAL: Majors in English Creative Writing with a minor in Management of Musical Enterprises...Works as a student assistant in the sports information department...Likes jazz and classical music...Daughter of Belinda Paradise...Born in Harvey, Illinois.