Maria Boever

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-1
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Worthington, Minn.

Maria made an immediate impact with the Jackrabbits at the forward position during her freshman season and is expected to play an expanded role during the 2007-08 campaign.

2006-07

Played off the bench and scored in all 31 games while being named to United Basketball League All-Newcomer Team ... tied for third on team with 37 steals, ranked fourth in rebounding (4.2 rpg) and fifth in scoring (7.2 ppg) ... recorded double figures for points seven times ... cracked double digits for first time with 10-point, nine rebound outing against Long Beach State (Calif.) (12/3) ... scored seven points and dished out three assists in home victory over Southern California (11/17) ... sparked comeback at UC?Davis with 15 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field and making 7-of-9 attempts from the line ... made game-winning shot as time expired at Minnesota, ending the game with seven points (1/14) ... began string of five straight games reaching double figures with 13-point night at North Dakota State (2/3) ... named Division I Independent Newcomer of the Week after averaging 16.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in home wins over NJIT and IPFW ... made 10-of-11 shots from the floor en route to career-high 21 points versus IPFW (2/10) ... nailed two three-pointers while tallying 12 points against NJIT?(2/8) ... closed out regular season with 13 points at NJIT (3/3) ... opened WNIT action with eight points and seven rebounds against Illinois State (3/17) ... grabbed career-high 10 rebounds and scored five points in win over Indiana (3/22).

High School

Compiled big numbers in helping lead Worthington High Shool team to 87-15 record, four section finals, three conference championships and two state tournaments during her prep career … named to state tourney all-tournament team in 2004 … four-time all-state selection by The Associated Press … two-time all-state selection by both the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association and Minnesota Basketball News … named the Class 3A Player of the Year by the Minnesota Basketball News in 2005 … also earned all-conference and all-area honors four times … averaged 18.4 points per game for her career, while shooting 53 percent from the field … career totals included 1,941 points, 887 rebounds and 420 steals … posted a triple-double in one game with 40 points, 16 rebounds and 11 steals … 40 points and 11 steals were single-game school records … Miss Basketball and McDonald’s All-American nominee … selected to play in the Minnesota Senior All-Star Series … one of 11 children.