BYU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS for 2009-10 Season

2009-10 BYU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PROSPECTUS

TEAM INFORMATION

Cougar squad returns 11 letterwinners and three starters from a team that went 18-11 and 8-8 in 2008-09.

The 11 letterwinners includes one senior, (Jaime Judkins), six juniors, and four sophomores. Redshirt freshman Alexis Kaufusi (6-1, Forward) from Provo, Utah and Timpview High School will also be in the lineup.

2009-10 FRESHMAN CLASS

Kim Parker - 5-11 G/F, Heber, UT/Wasatch High School

Stephanie Vermunt - 6-0 F, Airdrie, Alberta, CAN/Bert Church High School.

PLAYER INFORMATION

Mindy Nielson, a junior, returns as one of two starters and as the team’s leading scorer (10.4 ppg).

Junior point guard Jazmine Foreman is the second returning starter and BYU’s assist leader, dishing out a total of 113 for a 3.9 average last season.

Coriann Wood finished the 2008-09 campaign as the second leading rebounder on the squad grabbing 4.8 boards a game. The 6-0 junior forward returns after playing in all games.

Haley Hall, who started in the game at Portland State in Nov. 2008 before suffering her third season-ending ACL injury is expected to return to action after surgery and rehabilitation.

TEAM STATS

2008-09 Final Cougar Stats Summary

Shooting from field: (.372, 635-1706)

Shooting from free-throw line: (.692, 265-383)

Shooting from three-point line: (.274, 142-518)

Average points per game: 57.8

Average rebounds per game: 37.5

Average assists per game: 13.5

Average steals per game: 9.3

Average blocks per game: 3.6

Average turnovers per game: 16.4