Idaho State Numerical Women s Basketball Roster

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1 i d a h o s t a t e u n i v e r s i t y Idaho State Numerical Women s Basketball Roster No. Name Ht. Pos. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (HS or Previous School) 3 Jenna Brown 5-11 G Fr.-HS West Linn, OR (Lake Oswego HS) 5 Jeni Boesel 5-9 G Jr.-TR Brewster, WA (Brewster HS/North Idaho) 10 Joanna Hixon 5-11 F Jr.-TR Reno, NV (Galena HS/Montana State/Southern Idaho) 14 Ali Gorny 6-1 C/F Sr.-HS Sun Village, CA (Littlerock HS) 20 Emily Zygmontowicz 5-8 G Fr.-HS Bremerton, WA (Central Kitsap HS) 23 Andrea Lightfoot# 5-8 G So.-RS Omaha, NE (Omaha Marian HS/University of Nebraska) 24 Michelle Grohs 6-1 G/F Fr.-HS Salmon, ID (Salmon HS) 30 Chelsey Chambers 6-0 C/F Sr.-1VL Lawrenceville, GA (South Gwinnett HS/Salt Lake CC) 32 Danica Boyce# 6-0 C/F Fr.-HS Langley, B.C. (Brookswood Secondary) 33 Sandra Dziurdzia 5-11 G Fr.-HS Saarlouis, Germany (Regionalliga) 35 Natalie Doma 6-3 C/F So.-1VL Victoria, Canada (Mount Douglas HS) #Sat out season as a redshirt Pronunciation Guide Jenna Brown (Oregon) Emily Zygmontowicz (Washington) Jeni Boesel (Washington) Michelle Grohs (Idaho) Newlee......New-Lee Boesel......Bo-Zell Doma...Doe-Ma Dziurdzia...Georgia Grohs...Groes Hixon...Hick-son Zygmontowicz......Zig-Min-toe-which Andrea Lightfoot (Nebraska) Joanna Hixon (Nevada) Ali Gorny (California) Chelsey Chambers (Georgia) Natalie Doma (BC, Canada) Sandra Dziurdzia (Saarlouis, Germany) Danica Boyce (BC, Canada) 16 BENGAL HOOPS

2 b e n g a l b a s k e t b a l l Chelsey Chambers Senior, 6-0, Forward Lawrenceville, Georgia (South Gwinnett HS/Salt Lake Community College) Chambers was impressive in her first season with the Bengals, averaging 5.3 points a game. The 6-0 forward will be ISU s lone senior on the roster this year, and is expected to make significant contributions as a starter. Chamber s Career Highs Points (two times, last 3/5/05 vs. Montana State) FG Made... 7 ( vs. Eastern Washington) FG Attempted ( at Eastern Washington) FT Made... 6 ( at Montana State) FT Attempted... 8 ( at Montana State) Rebounds... 7 ( at Utah State) Assists... 5 ( vs. Utah Valley State) Steals... 3 ( at Montana State) Blocks... 2 (two times, last vs. Montana State) 3PT Made... 2 (three times, last at Montana State) 3PT Attempted... 5 ( at Eastern Washington) Turnovers. 2 (nine times, last vs. Eastern Washington) : Played in all 29 games during the season while making 14 starts... Shot a.424 clip from the field and shot.367 from beyond the arc... Reached double-digit point performances in five games during the season, including a career-high 16 points twice... Tallied 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field and a perfect 2-of-2 from three-point land against Eastern Washington (2/19)... Also scored 16 points at Montana State (3/5) with five rebounds to help ISU to the Big Sky road win... Recorded five or more rebounds in six games... Also had a 14 point performance against Weber State, where she again went a perfect 2-of-2 from beyond the arc... Salt Lake Community College: Played in 33 games with 18 starts during the season at SLCC... Led the Bruins in rebounding in , averaging 6.5 boards a game... Also averaged 8.7 points a contest, while shooting 49.5 percent from the field. Was named to the Scenic West Athletic Conference All-Tournament team after leading the Bruins to a second place finish at the conference tournament... Her efforts throughout the season earned her SWAC second team All-Conference honors.. High School: Received numerous honors at South Gwinnett High School in Lawrenceville, Georgia... Lettered in basketball, cross country, and track... Received First Team All-State honors in basketball... Was also named to the All- Region honors... Named best offensive team player as a senior and best defensive player as a sophomore and junior... Took numerous top-three finishes in cross country meets... Personal: Parents are Randy and Julie Chambers... Has three brothers, Tyson, Travis, and Tanner... Majoring in physical education with a minor in coaching. Chamber s ISU Career Statistics Year G-GS Min- Avg FG- FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot- Avg PF-FO Ast. TO BK ST Pts- Avg Totals BENGAL HOOPS

3 i d a h o s t a t e u n i v e r s i t y Natalie Doma 6-3, Sophomore, Center Victoria, BC, Canada (Mount Douglas Secondary) Doma heads into her second season with the Bengals after completing one of the most successful freshman campaigns in Idaho State history. Last season s Big Sky Freshman of the Year now looks to carry over last year s success into her sophomore campaign. Doma s Career Highs Points ( vs. Eastern Washington) FG Made ( vs. Eastern Washington) FG Attempted ( vs. Eastern Washington) FT Made... 6 (two times, last vs. Portland State) FT Attempted... 8 ( vs. Portland State) Rebounds ( vs. Eastern Washington) Assists... 2 (four times, last vs. Eastern Washington) Steals... 2 (eight times, last at Montana State) Blocks... 4 ( at Utah State) 3PT Made... 1 (four times, last at Northern Arizona) 3PT Attempted... 2 (two times, last vs. Montana State) Turnovers... 5 ( vs. St. Martin s) : Had what is likely to be the best freshman campaign in Idaho State school history... Was second on the team in scoring at 11.4 points per game... Also ranked second on the team in rebounds at 5.8 a contest... In her first collegiate game, notched 10 points with eight rebounds against Pac-10 foe Oregon State (11/19)... Would then go on to post 16 double-digit games throughout the season... Had her first 20-plus point performance against Utah Valley State (1/4) when she recorded 23 points on 9-of-13 shots from the field... Recorded her first double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds at Oregon (12/9)... Had a 21-point performance against Montana State (2/3) on 9-of-18 shooting... Had one of the best Big Sky Conference Tournament performances of all-time in the quarterfinals against Eastern Washington (3/10) with a career-high 31 points and 16 rebounds... The 31 point performance marks the sixth-highest single game point performance in Big Sky Tournament history, and the most ever by a freshman... The 16 rebounds ranks fourth all-time in tournament history, while the 26 field goal attempts ties her for the most all time in a tournament game. High School: Lettered in basketball, volleyball, and softball at Mount Douglas Secondary... Was a two-time Islands All- State, and was named MVP of the Victoria Police Tournament... The only junior named First Team All-Islands in Was named the MVP of Provincials in Also named MVP of Islands in A member of the Canadian Junior National Team... Received top overall athlete at Mount Douglas in Posted 46 points in a single game as a junior... Averaged 19 points and 11 rebounds during senior season... Named top overall athlete in British Columbia in Personal: Parents are Elizabeth and Larry Doma... Has a sister, Samantha... Majoring in health education with a minor in criminal justice. Doma s ISU Career Statistics Year G-GS Min- Avg FG- FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot- Avg PF-FO Ast. TO BK ST Pts- Avg Totals BENGAL HOOPS

4 b e n g a l b a s k e t b a l l Danica Boyce Freshman, 6-1, Center/Forward Langley BC, Canada (Brookswood Secondary) Boyce looks to have a successful first season with the Bengals after sitting out last year with an injury. The 6-1 freshman is expected to make large contributions to the team : Redshirted High School: Lettered in basketball and volleyball at Brookswood Secondary... Named First Team All-Star for Fraser Valley after averaging 19 points and eight rebounds a game last season... Earned a spot on the under- 17 Provincial team... Helped the U-17 team to a second and third place finish over the last two years at Canadian Nationals... Also selected to attend the Candadian Nike Camp.. Was the only player from British Columbia to attend Canadaian Junior national Training Camp... Averaged 22 points during the 2004 season... Had a game-high 48 points in a single game during the 2004 season... Team won the Fraser Valley Championship Was an academic Honor Roll member from Personal: Mother is Rhona Boyce... Has two brothers, Ryan and Tyler... Both brothers play basketball at Douglas College... Andrea Lightfoot Sophomore, 5-8, Guard Omaha, Nebraska (Omaha Marian HS/University of Nebraska) Lightfoot comes to Idaho State from the University of Nebraska where she spent one season with the Huskers. The 5-8 guard played in 28 games for Nebraska during the season. Sat out last season due to NCAA transfer rules : Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules. Nebraska: Played in 28 games as a true freshman during the campaign for Nebraska... Decided to transfer to Idaho State after being heavily recruited by Creighton, Kansas State, Hawai i, and Seton Hall... Earned a letter with Nebraska. High School: Received numerous accolades during her four-year career at Omaha Marian High School... Was the leading scorer in Class A during both her junior and senior seasons... Earned First Team Class A All-State honors in both 2002 and 2003 from the Lincoln Journal Star... Was also a Second Team Super State selection by the Journal Star in The two-time All-State guard averaged 20.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game as a senior... Her 19.3 points a game average as a junior was the best in Class A... Her play during her junior season earned her third-team All-Nebraska honors from the Omaha World-Herald... Was also a member of the Nebraska/Iowa Elite team and was the second-leading scorer at the Miss Basketball Dakota Showcase in the summer of Personal: Parents are Denise and Perry Lightfoot... Has one brother, Anthony... Plans to major in pre-pharmacy at Idaho State. BENGAL HOOPS

5 i d a h o s t a t e u n i v e r s i t y Jenna Brown Freshman, 5-3, Guard West Linn, Oregon (Lake Oswego HS) Jeni Boesel Junior, 5-9, Guard Brewster, Washington (Brewster HS/No. Idaho) High School: Was a First Team All-League performer at Lake Oswego High School... Averaged 12.6 points and 5.5 assists, while recording a 39.2 percent clip from beyond the arc during her senior season at LOHS, helping her team to two-straight state tournament appearances... Was named to the First Team All- Rivers League... Also received All-Tournament Team honors at the Nike Cup in Chicago and a First-Team pick at the End of Trail High School Tournament... Received LOHS Most Valuable Player honors... Was a team captain... Led team to a fourth place finish at the Oregon State Championships her junior year. Personal: Parents are Julie and Wayne Brown... Major is undecided. North Idaho College: Helped NIC to a record last season... Led the Scenic West Conference in scoring at 16.7 points a game... Also ranked first in the league with 72 three-point field goals made... Last season s success at North Idaho placed her on the All-Region team. High School: Had an impressive career at Brewster High School in Washington... Led the team to three straight championships and scored a career 2,727 points, including a 29.0 points per game average her senior season... Also lettered in volleyball, track, tennis, soccer, and golf at BHS... Received First Team All-League honors all four years... Received First Team All-State honors for all four seasons, and was named BHS team MVP all four seasons... Was also a member of the honor society. Personal: Parents are Roger and Peggy Boesel... Plans to major in business management. Sandra Dziurdzia Freshman, 5-11, Guard Saarlouis, Germany (Robert Schuman HS) High School: Averaged 21.1 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists last season for German club team Regionalliga... Was also a member of the under-16 German national team in 2000 and She has competed for the German club team Bundesliga for the past three years, where she led the team to three consecutive winning seasons Personal: Parents are Marius and Beata Dziurdzia... Majoring in business... Ali Gorny Senior, 6-1, Center Sun Village, California (Littlerock HS) After a four-year career with the Idaho State women s volleyball team, Ali Gorny has decided to give basketball a try. The 6-1 center is atop numerous ISU alltime career volleyball records. High School: Played her freshman and sophomore seasons on the women s basketball team at Littlerock High School in California... Was also a three-year letterwinner in volleyball and softball at Littlerock... Was voted First-Team All- Conference for volleyball in 1999 and helped her team to the 2000 CIF Southern section playoffs... Also competed in the Big League World Series Finals in softball. Personal: Parents are Valerie and Andrew Gorny... Has a brother, Chris, who played on BYU s 2000 NCAA Volleyball Champion squad... Graduated from Idaho State with a bachelor s degree in physical education... Is currently working on a masters degree in athletic administration at ISU. 20 BENGAL HOOPS

6 b e n g a l Michelle Grohs Freshman, 6-1, G/F Salmon, Idaho (Salmon HS) b a s k e t b a l l Joanna Hixon Junior, 5-11, Forward Reno, Nevada (Galena HS) High School: Lettered in basketball, volleyball, and track at Salmon High School... Was named the Post Register Athlete of the Year in Also received 3A State Player of the Year honors and was named to the First Team All-Area squad... Helped Salmon High to a first-ever district championship in Placed second at the 3A Idaho State Tournament her senior season... Was Salmon High s class valedictorian and received the Baush and Lomb honorary science award Personal: Parents are Ron and Pat Grohs... Plans to study pre-pharmacy at ISU. College of Southern Idaho ( ): Helped team to the NJCAA national championship game and a region 18 title... Averaged 8.5 points and 4.9 rebounds for the Eagles last season, including a 50.4 clip from the field... Received All-Region Second Team honors... Montana State ( ): Averaged 4.9 points and 3.5 rebounds in 29 games for the Bobcats... Shot a team-high 46.6 percent from the field, putting in 55-of- 118 shots... Helped team to the Big Sky Tournament semifinals, where the team fell to Idaho State. High School: Prepped at Galena High School in Reno, Nevada, where she lettered in basketball, volleyball, and track... Received First-Team All-State honors with the Grizzlies... Averaged 16 points, eight rebounds, six assists, and six steals per game during her senior campaign... As a sophomore, she helped GHS to the Nevada state title... Broke state record for career kills in volleyball. Personal: Parents are Steve and Jean Hixon... Plans to study mass communications, advertising, and marketing... Hixon comes from athletic background as her father played football at Nevada under Hall of Fame coach Chris Ault. Emily Zygmontowicz Freshman, 5-8, Guard Bremerton, Washington (Central Kitsap HS) High School: Prepped at Central Kitsap High School in Washington... Led the team to a state championship as a sophomore... Helped her team to a 17-8 record as a junior, while averaging 13 points and 2.8 assists a game... Received First Team All-League and team MVP honors... Also played soccer at CKHS... Personal: Parents are Debra and Mark Zygmontowicz... Major at ISU is undecided... Has two sisters, Rachel and Nicole... Her sister, Nicole, played college soccer at Houston. BENGAL HOOPS

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