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MINER NOTE: 2012 C-USA All-Second Team; 2012 C-USA All-Tournament Team. 2011-12 (SOPHOMORE):Garnered placement on the All Conference USA second team and was a C-USA All-Tournament team member as well ... was second on the squad in double-doubles (five), field-goal percentage (.480), minutes (24.9), rebounding (7.3), scoring (9.8) and total steals (34) while placing third in total blocked shots (14) ... among C-USA leaders for FG% (fifth), offensive rebounds (seventh), rebounding (10th) and scoring (22nd) ... started every game she played in (32), only missing the regular-season finale at UAB (3/1/12) due to an illness ... returned to average nine points and eight boards in 28.3 minutes in helping UTEP win its first conference tournament ... hit career-high three triples in title tilt vs. Tulane (3/10/12) ... registered a double-double (15 pts/12 rb), with the efforts on the boards being a season best vs. No. 11/12 Penn State in NCAA Tournament (3/18/12) ... scored a career-high 20 points in a win against Texas State (12/31/11) ... posted career-high-tying four assists against both Lamar (12/1/11) and at SMU (1/5/12) ... grabbed two or more offensive boards 25 times, including six contests with at least five ... notched career-best five steals at Loyola Marymount (12/17/11). 2010-11 (FRESHMAN): Turned in solid initial season for her hometown team ... ranked second on the squad in double-doubles (three), free-throws made (61) and attempted (90), offensive rebounds (68) and rebounds per game (5.8) ... was one of four Miners with 30+ steals (33) and one of seven with at least 7.0 ppg (7.0) ... reached double figures in scoring in 10 games ... appeared in all 30 contests, including 12 starts, while earning 19.9 minutes per game to check in fourth on the squad ... pitched in career-high 18 points while also grabbing 11 boards at UCF (2/10/11) ... posted back-to-back double doubles in victories against Alcorn State (11/22/10) and Idaho State (11/26). PRIOR TO UTEP: Four-year standout at Irvin High School ... graduated as the school's career record holder for points (1,953) while also amassing 884 rebounds ... poured in 28 points per game and 10.3 rebounds per contest for the 1-4A champions ... tabbed as the 1-4A female athlete of the year by the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame ... also voted as the 2009-10 El Paso Times MVP ... registered almost as many offensive boards (185) as defensive (195) ... showed off her explosive scoring ability with a 54-point effort against Riverside (11/24/09) ... number two scorer in the state among Texas 4A players ... Texas Girls Coaches Association all-state and all-star game honoree ... chosen as an all-state performer by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches in 2009-10 ... poured in 795 points while leading Irvin to the area round playoffs as a junior ... was considered the best player ever to compete at Irvin ... was a standout in track & field, and claimed the district title in the 100-meter hurdles, long jump and triple jump while securing second place in the 100-meter dash. PERSONAL: Daughter of Lewis and Merteen Thornton ... has two brothers ... pursuing a degree in criminal justice ... enjoys studying and being in the gym playing basketball in her spare time ... pre-game ritual includes praying ... lists Candace Parker as her favorite basketball player ... born 10/20/92 (Germany), due to her parents serving overseas in the military.  
 
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