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03/29/2012
Ten Gophers Earn Academic All-Big Ten Honors
The 10 honors were the most of any Big Ten women's basketball team.
2011-12 • Sophomore Season: Saw action in eight games for the Gophers • earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team • finished the year with career highs of four points, four rebounds and a block in 15 minutes of play • missed the final nine games of the season with an injury • made her first-career field goal and added a rebound and a block vs. Indiana (1/2) • had a rebound vs. NJIT (12/23) • grabbed a rebound vs. Alcorn State in the Best Buy Classic (12/11) • made an appearance in the contest vs. Harvard (12/10) • had one field goal attempt vs. Air Force (12/7) • saw time on the floor in the Big 12/Big Ten Challenge vs. No. 1/1 Baylor • pulled down a rebound vs. North Dakota State in the Subway Classic Championship Game (11/20) • went 2-for-2 from the free throw line in her first appearance of 2011-12 vs. Binghamton (11/19)
2010-11 • Freshman Season: Played in three games for the Gophers • averaged 0.7 rebounds and 0.3 assists in 2.3 minutes per game • played three minutes in the Gophers' loss to Dayton at the Subway Classic (11/21) • grabbed one rebound in Minnesota's win versus Milwaukee (11/20) • recorded one rebound and an assist in her first collegiate game, the Gophers' season-opening win against Northern Illinois in the Best Buy Classic (11/13).
High School: A 2010 graduate of Von Steuben High School in Chicago • All-State honoree • scored 49 points in a Public League playoff game against Taft in 2010 • had 34 points and 27 rebounds in a triple-overtime win against Racine Case in 2010 • named MVP of her volleyball team • also lettered in soccer • an honors student • played AAU ball for the Chicago Hoops Express coached by Jerald Davis.
Personal: Born Sep. 19, 1991 • pre-journalism major • daughter of Sherri Blumingburg • has older brother Pierre and younger siblings Marshauwn and Shenise.
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