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A strong and intense presence under the basket ... will lead the Red & Blue's post play ... one of the University's top rebounders ... a starter each season ... has 32 career double-doubles ... has rewrote the Duquesne rebounding records since her arrival ... has led the Atlantic 10 in rebounding two of her three seasons ... expected to become the first women's basketball player to record both 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds ... All-America and All-Conference candidate ... listed among the top 25 rebounders in the country.
AS A JUNIOR (2001-02:
First team All-Atlantic 10 ... a starter in each contest ... averaged 13.5 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game ...finished the season tied at 33rd in the nation in rebounds per game ... ranked second in the Atlantic 10 in rebounds and field goal percentage ... team captain ... tallied 12 double-double scoring and rebounding games ... recorded her 800th rebound vs. La Salle Feb. 10 ... netted her 1,000th point vs. St. Bonaventure March 1 ... blocked her 100th shot at Dayton ... posted her first double-double of the season and 20th on her career with a personal-best 24 points while grabbing 15 rebounds vs. West Virginia ... 15 points and 11 rebounds vs. Illinois ... recorded three blocks vs. the Illini ... season-best four blocks vs. Towson ... had 10 points and eight rebounds at #16 Florida ... notched 22 points and 11 rebounds vs. Xavier ... matched her career-high with 20 rebounds and 20 points vs. Richmond ... game-best 21 points and 16 rebounds at Dayton ... led the Dukes shooting .542 (163-301) from the field ... first with 37 blocks ... 2002 Verizon District II Second Team Academic All-America pick ... 2002 Atlantic 10 Academic All-Coonference.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2000-01):
Named a second team All-Conference pick ... team-best 10.3 rebounds per game ... averaged a double-double adding 11.9 points per game ... only A-10 player to average a double-double last year and the first A-10 player since 1994 to do so ... starter in each game ... top returning shot blocker ... had her 19th career double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds vs. George Washington at the 2001 A-10 tournament ... posted 12 on the season ... recorded her 500th point and 500th rebound vs. Fordham Feb. 4, 2001 (48 games) ... netted her 600th career point at La Salle in the regular season finale ... career-high 21 points at Robert Morris ... season-best 15 rebounds vs. Kent State ... tied her career-best with five rejections vs. Pitt ... second with 48 steals ... shot .504 (135-268) from the field ... concluded the season ranked 17th in the country in rebounds ... became the Duquesne top sophomore rebounder with 11 at La Salle and bettered her own single-season mark with 298 ... 2001 Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference.
AS A FRESHMAN (1999-2000):
2000 A-10 All-Rookie Team selection ... starting forward in each contest ...four-time A-10 Rookie of the Week ... led DU, the A-10 and reigned as the top freshman rebounder in the country with 10.6 rpg - 16th overall ... Duquesne high rebounds in 21 outings ... set new Duquesne single-season rebounding record ... career-best 20 rebounds at Pitt ... only the sixth Duke to record 20+ boards in a contest ... personal-best five steals at Temple ... grabbed her 100th rebound at Pitt and netted her 100th point vs. Texas-Pan Am ... got her 200th rebound vs. Dayton and her 200th point at La Salle ... netted double figures in 15 games ... had seven double-doubles ... hauled down 17 caroms vs. Robert Morris and at Dayton ... had 19 at Temple ... recorded a game-high five blocks at Marshall ... personal-best eight made free throws vs. UMass ... second on the team with 34 blocks ... had 11 perfect games from the free throw line.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Averaged 21.7 points, 16.9 rebounds and 7.8 blocks per game as a senior ... 1999 USA Today PA All-USA honorable mention ... named the 1999 Pittsburgh Post Gazette Female Athlete of the Year ... other local notable winners include Seton-LaSalle and Penn State graduate Suzie McConnell-Serio (retired member of the WNBA's Cleveland Rockers) and Connecticut's Swin Cash, who was a stand-out player for McKeesport High School ...led Upper St. Clair to a 30-2 record and the school's first PIAA state title in 1999 ... totaled 1,367 points and 1,040 rebounds on her career ... an AP first team all-state selection ... three-time all-section honoree ...member of the 1998 Junior National Team ... led Upper St. Clair to the WPIAL championships each year ... a Pittsburgh Post Gazette South Fab 5 selection and a three-year letterman in soccer as the Panthers' starting goalie ... all-state and All-WPIAL goalie ... led her squad to the 1997 and 1998 WPIAL AAA soccer championship ... two-time All-WPIAL goalkeeper ... all-state selection in 1998 ... posted 17 shutouts in 26 games in goal ... competed on the Lonestar AAU basketball team and for Beadling Soccer Club.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Bethany Lynn Friday ... majoring in business ... Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society ... Golden Key ... Omicron Delta Kappa ... ... Dean's List ... Director of Athletics' and A-10 Commissioner's Honor Rolls ... youth basketball camp counselor ... born August 7, 1981.
FRIDAY'S TOP PERFORMANCES
FRIDAY'S TOP PERFORMANCES Pts: 24 vs West Virginia 11/20/01 FGM: 11 (last) vs Xavier 1/4/01 3ptFGM: 0 FTM: 10 vs UMass 2/18/01 Reb: 20 (last) vs Richmond 2/14/02 Asts: 3 (last) vs St. Bonaventure 3/1/02 Blks: 5 (last) vs Pitt 11/29/00 Stls: 5 at Temple 1/23/00 Min.: 42 vs West Virginia 11/20/01
Friday's Career Statistics
3-Point YEAR GP/GS FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT REB AST BLK ST MIN PTS AVG 2000 28/28 97 196 .495 0 0 .000 80 108 .741 297 26 34 23 868 274 9.8 2001 29/29 135 268 .504 0 0 .000 75 122 .615 298 23 31 48 904 345 11.9 2002 29/29 163 301 .542 0 0 .000 65 104 .625 271 37 37 38 855 391 13.5 Total 83/83 395 765 .516 0 0 .000 220 334 .659 866 86 102 109 2627 1010 12.2
