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AS A JUNIOR (2013-14)
As a guard, she played and started in all 26 games to total a team-best 820 minutes on the court … Averaged 5.9 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 0.8 steals and 31.5 minutes per game … Shot 32.7 percent (51-for-156) from the field, including a 30-of-40 (.750) success rate from the charity stripe … Went 22-for-81 from the perimeter (.272) … Turned in a career-best 14 points in the victory over USC Aiken as she nailed a career-high four 3-pointers and shot 100.0 percent from the foul line … Played 30 or more minutes on 16 occasions, including 40 minutes in the loss to Lander… Scored in double-digits on six occasions … Turned in six assists against St. Andrews and Flagler and another five assists against Armstrong Atlantic … Notched a career-high seven rebounds twice against Coker and Lander … Posted a season high two steals against Chowan, Lander, Clayton State, Armstrong Atlantic, North Georgia and Flagler … Connected on a season-best five free throws twice against Francis Marion and Armstrong Atlantic … Had seven or more rebounds on two occasions and three or more assists on 11 occasions … Finished the season with a 154 points, 70 rebounds, 58 assists, eight blocks and 22 steals.

BEFORE UNCP
Attended Queens University of Charlotte and played for coach Cheryl Nix … As a sophomore, she added 27 games to her credit during her second year at Queens … Averaged 5.5 points and 3.1 rebounds per game … Notched 47 steals and three blocks … In her first year with the Royals started all 26 games … Named most valuable defensive player … Averaged 7.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game … Recorded 30 steals and six blocks through the season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at E.E. Smith High School under coach Latanya Hardy … Lettered in five sports including basketball, volleyball, tennis, track and field and cross country … Earned a multiple of awards as a junior and senior including two-time PrepSports All-State team, Cape Fear All-Region, Region Four all-district, Mid-South All-Conference first team, team MVP and best all-around honors … During her senior season was awarded the Best All-Around award and the E.E. Miller Best Female Senior Athlete award … Helped her team achieve a 22-7 record and a consecutive M.J. Soffee Intensity Holiday Classic Tournament championships … As a junior named the Best Female Junior Athlete and M.J. Soffee Intensity Holiday Class Tournament MVP … Led her team to a 23-2 record and a M.J. Soffee Intensity Holiday Classic Tournament championship … Earned the MVP award for volleyball … Also played for the Carolina Force 76ers for coach Dre’ Major … Named a the Fila Top 10 Elite All-Star. 

PERSONAL
The daughter of Latanya and Marlon Hardy … Has a younger brother, Jackson, and a younger sister, Alecia … Ranked 11th out of her 262-member senior class and graduated with a 4.0 grade point average … A member of the A/B honor roll … Was the student body treasurer, a member of the National Honor Society and the North Carolina Academy of Scholars … Participated in the Miss Teen North Carolina USA Pageant and was the first runner up at the Smith Pageant … Her mother, Latanya, is the women’s basketball coach at E.E. Smith and competed for the volleyball and women’s basketball team at UNCP … A mass communications major at UNCP. 

CAREER HIGHS AT UNCP
Points: 14 – vs. USC Aiken (12/14/13)
FG: 5 – vs. Lander (01/15/14)
FGA: 11, twice – last vs. Lander (02/11/15)
3FG: 4, twice - last vs. USC Aiken (02/04/15)
3FGA: 9 - vs. USC Aiken (12/14/13)
FT: 6 – vs. Clayton State (01/19/15)
FTA: 7, twice – last vs. Clayton State (01/19/15)
Rebounds: 7, twice – last vs. Lander (12/16/13)
Assists:  6, twice – last vs. Flagler (02/08/14)
Steals: 4, twice – last vs. Armstrong State (02/14/15)
Blocks: 2 – vs. Georgia College (01/02/14)
Turnovers: 7 –vs. Lander (12/16/13) 
Minutes: 40 – vs. Lander (12/16/13)
Double-Figure Points: 13 Times
7+ Rebounds: Twice
5+ Assists: Five Times