Andrea Verdegan

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Glen Flora, Wis.

Andrea returns for her third season in the starting lineup … named to Division I Independent All-Academic Team each of the last two seasons ... enters senior season ranked 12th on SDSU career list for three-pointers (109).

2006-07

Led team in both assists (105) and steals (50) while starting all 30 games in which she played ... ranked second on squad with 41 three-pointers and third in both scoring (8.4 points per game) and free throw percentage (.808) ... sank all five three-point attempts en route to season-high 15 points at Minnesota, a game in which she also delivered the game-winning assist on basket at the buzzer (1/14) ... matched season high with 15 points in victories at Kansas (12/6) and Alabama (12/28) ... tallied double figures 12 times ... scored all 11 points from the free throw line (11-of-13) and grabbed season-best seven rebounds in season-opening win at Middle Tennessee State (11/13) ... scored seven points and matched career high with eight assists in home win over IPFW?(2/10) ... scored 10 points against Illinois State and added 12 points versus Indiana in WNIT?action ... put together string of 24 consecutive made free throws during season ... missed game at North Dakota State (2/3) due to injury.

2005-06

Started all 28 games, finishing second on team with 83 assists and third in scoring at 8.4 points per game …. also ranked third on team with 35 three-pointers made … reached double figures for scoring nine times, including scoring matching career high with 19 points at Wisconsin to make a successful return to her home state (12/8) … made 5-of-9 three-point attempts and added four steals in win over the Badgers … tallied 18 points, blocked two shots and grabbed career-best nine rebounds in win over Kennesaw State (Ga.) (1/10) … notched 16 points in home victory against Texas State (12/16) … dished out six assists in victories over UC Irvine (11/27) and North Dakota State (2/4) … scored 14 points, going 4-of-8 from three-point range, en route to home win against Alabama (12/18) ... sank three three-pointers in back-to-back games at Brown (R.I.) (1/22) and versus Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (1/26) ... recorded at least one assist in 27 of 28 games ... equaled career high with five steals at Marquette (Wis.) (12/21).

2004-05

Solidified the Jackrabbit backcourt, appearing in all 28 games ... led all Division I independent players in three-point percentage, shooting at a 44 percent clip from long range for the season ... scored in 27 of 28 games ... reached double figures for scoring five times, including three of final four games of the season ... top scorer off the bench for the Jackrabbits with average of 6.6 points per game ... ranked third on the team with 57 assists and was second on squad in assist-turnover ratio (1.5:1) ... also was third on team with 33 three-pointers ... tallied season-highs of 19 points and eight rebounds in home win over Doane (Neb.), making 5-of-7 three-point attempts (2/16) ... reached double figures for first time in collegiate career with 14-point outing at Northern Illinois, a game in which she was 5-of-5 from the field, including 3-for-3 on three-point tries ... made first career start in home game against Ferris State (Mich.) and collected five points, six rebounds and five assists (12/21) ... was credited with a season-high eight assists in win over Sioux Falls (2/12) ... was 7-of-8 at the free throw line en route to 10 points in season finale against Grand Canyon (Ariz.) (3/5).

High School

Arrived at SDSU after earning all-state honors at Flambeau High School in Tony, Wis. ... averaged 17.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 5.2 steals per game her senior season under coach Ted Alberson ... team made one state tournament appearance ... three-time all-conference selection in basketball ... earned all-Northwest honors in basketball as a junior ... played basketball at AAU level for Wisconsin Velocity Red squad which won state championship and qualified for national tournament ... made four state track and field appearances in the 4x100-meter relay and hurdle events, earning two third-place finishes and three other placings ... three-time all-conference pick in volleyball ... class valedictorian and member of the National Honor Society ... academic all-conference selection and Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete nominee ... recipient of the Women’s Sports Advocates of Wisconsin Award of Excellence.