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One of the team's co-captains this season ... Ranks fourth all-time in the Patriot League with 215 career three-point field goals made.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2008-2009:
Started in 28 contests ... Second team All-Patriot League selection
... Samantha Vellaccio Award recipient ... Earned Patriot League
Player of the Week honors (Jan. 12) ... Named AT&T Crusader of
the Week (Jan. 19)... Finished the season averaging 32.9 minutes,
12.3 points and 4.0 rebounds ... Ranked eighth in the league with
her 12.3 scoring average ... Set career-highs with her 65
three-pointers made (also the team-high) and five blocks ...
Notched her best career free throw percentage of .846, going
55-of-65 from the line (also ranking first on the team) ... Totaled
46 steals, a team-high ... Ranked second on the team in points
(344) and three-point percentage (.374) ... Ranks first through
third in the Holy Cross single-season records book as her 65
three-pointers made are second all-time ... Her 174 three-point
attempts were third most in a single season at the school ...
Scored in the double-digits in 19 of the 28 games played ... Led
the team in scoring in eight contests ... Led the team in rebounds
in four games ... Tallied a career-high 26 points in the game at
Army, going 7-for-11 from the field and 3-for-6 from three-point
range ... Made a team and season-high seven three-pointers against
Western Illinois at the Mildred & Roger L. White Invitational,
scoring a total of 23 points ... Attempted a career-high 19 shots
for 21 points against Lafayette ... Brought down a career-high nine
rebounds and added 15 points against Bryant ... Shot 100 percent
from the free-throw line in seven contests, a team-high ... Began
the season notching double-digits against Yale (10 points) and
Boston College (18 points) ... Scored 15 points in 40 minutes
played at home against St. Peter's ... Had a 3-for-9 effort for 13
points at Northeastern ... Tallied back-to-back double-digit
affairs at St. Joseph's (11 points) and against Maine (13 points)
... Went 5-for-11 to lead the team with 15 points at Lafayette ...
Combined for 34 points against the next two Patriot League
opponents, scoring 11 versus Army and a team-high 23 points against
Bucknell ... Scored 13 points against Lehigh, shooting a perfect
4-of-4 from the free throw line ... Recorded her best field goal
percentage of .700, shooting 7-of-10 from the field for 21 points
at Navy ... Finished the last four games of the regular season with
three double-digit contests, scoring 13 points at home against
American, 14 points at home against Colgate and 11 points in the
71-60 loss in the season finale at Lehigh .. Named to the Patriot
League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2007-2008: Started in all 32
games ... Named to the All-Patriot League second team ... Selected
to the Patriot League All-Tournament team ... Named the Patriot
League Player of the Week on Feb. 18 ... Named the GoHolyCross.com
Crusader of the Week on Dec. 31 ... Averaged 32.2 minutes played,
11.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 0.9 steals per game ...
Finished third in the Patriot League in three-point field goals
made (1.93), fifth in three-point field goal percentage (.403),
seventh in steals (2.0), seventh in scoring (11.4) and ninth in
field goal percentage (.373) ... Finished the season ranked first
on the team in rebounds, three-point field goal percentage and
defensive rebounds, second in points and steals, and third in
assists and minutes played ... Led the team in scoring in seven
games ... Had a season-high 21 points and chipped in five rebounds
and four blocks in 37 minutes played versus Lehigh ... Tallied 20
points, six rebounds and one block against Rhode Island ...
Recorded 19 points, eight rebounds and one block in 39 minutes
played versus Bucknell ... Played 35 minutes, scoring 19 points and
chipping in four rebounds at Lafayette ... Had 17 points and three
rebounds in 23 minutes played at Maine ... Had 17 points, four
rebounds and three steals against Army ... Tallied 16 points, six
rebounds, three blocks and one assist in 35 minutes played versus
Albany ... Recorded 15 points, seven rebounds and four blocks in 33
minutes played at Yale ... Had 14 points and four rebounds against
Dartmouth ... In 28 minutes played, recorded 13 points, eight
rebounds and one block at Colgate ... Had 13 points, six rebounds
and two blocks in a season-high 44 minutes played at American ...
Tallied 13 points, four blocks and three points in 33 minutes
played against Lafayette ... Scored 12 points in both regular
season games against Navy ... Had a season-high six rebounds
against Navy ... Had 12 points, three blocks and two rebounds
versus UNC-Asheville ... Scored 10 points and grabbed three
rebounds in the season-opener against Vermont ... In 26 minutes
played, tallied 10 points and five rebounds versus Buffalo ...
Recorded 10 points and four rebounds against Navy in the Patriot
League quarterfinals ... Chipped in seven points, seven rebounds
and one block against Bucknell in the Patriot League championship
game.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2006-2007: Appeared in 32 games ... Made 30 starts ... Named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year ... Named to the All-Patriot League second team and Patriot League All-Rookie Team ... Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week six times ... Named the Holiday Inn Express Crusader of the Week on Mar. 5 ... Averaged 34.2 minutes, 12.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 0.8 steals per game ... Scored a season-high 24 points three times, against Colgate, Lafayette and Navy ... Tallied 20 points against American, helping Holy Cross clinch its 11th Patriot League title ... Recorded seven assists and five steals versus Lehigh ... Scored a team-high 19 points in her first NCAA appearance against Duke ... Played a career-high 45 minutes, scoring 16 points and recording three assists, four rebounds and four steals against Lehigh in the Patriot League semifinals ... Averaged 34.5 minutes played throughout 32 games ... Ranked second on the team in points (396) and steals (41) ... Finished fourth on the team in rebounds (126) ... Saw her first game action in the season opener against Yale, playing 33 minutes and recording 11 points and four rebounds.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in basketball and field hockey at Lincoln High School ... Holds the school record for career points scored with 2,433 ... Totaled 266 three pointers ... First sophomore to score 1,000 points at Lincoln High School ... Part of the first team to win back-to-back state titles ... Selected first team All-State during junior and senior years ... Member of the first team All-Division, All-Class and All-Area teams during all four years ... Named a Street & Smith honorable mention All-American (2003-2006) ... Rhode Island Gatorade Player of the Year ... First team All-State and All-Division in field hockey (2004-2006) ... Recipient of the Katherine Tiberri Outstanding Female Athlete Award and the Providence Journal / Wendy's Scholar-Athlete Nominee.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Dale and
Sandra O'Dell ... Has one sister, Ashley and a brother, Ryan ... A
Sociology major.









