USD Women's Basketball 1998-1999

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1998-1999 Torero Basketball

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Torero Senior

Kari Ambrose

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5-6 Guard Senior

1997-98: W est Coas t Co nference Ho nora b le M en ti o n se lec tio n.. . Star ted in the To rero backcourt in all 27 games fo r head coac h Kat hy M arpe.. Expl oded fo r ca ree r- hi gh 2 1 po ints aga in st Sac ramento State (1-4-98 )... Pos ted f ir st do ubl e- do ubl e of her ca ree r at UCLA (12-5-97) w ith 12 po int 11 rebo und performance ... Seco nd lead in g sco rer fo r USD w ith 7.6 ave rage; third o n tea m w ith 4 .5 boa rds per game. 1996-97: O nl y p layed fi ve games d ue to stress frac tures in bo th legs .. . Sco red eight po ints and d ished o ut fi ve ass ists aga in st W es tern Illin o is (12-7-96 ). 1995-96: A pp ea red in all 28 games and started in 27 .. . Ra nked 2 1st in W CC in sco rin g and third o n the tea m w ith a 9 .3 average .. . Ranked fo urth in the leag ue and fi rst o n th e tea m in free throw perce ntage (82 .3%) ... Led team wi th 89 ass ists... Scored in do ub le f ig u res in 14 ga mes .. Seaso n hi g h 18 po ints ve rsu s Pepp erdin e (1- 12 - 96).. . W CC Scho lar A thl ete... USD Hu stle Award w inner. 1994-95 Fini shed seco nd o n th e tea m in fi e ld go al pe rce ntage (5 1 .3 )... Led U SD fres hm an in m i nu tes pl ayed .. . App ea red in all 26 ga mes ... Sco red seaso n- hi gh nin e po ints versus So uth wes t Texas State. Hi gh School: Ave rage d 12 po ints, 5 rebo und s, 5 ass i sts and 3 .1 stea ls a game to pace Sehome to a 4th pl ace finish in th e W as hin gton C lass AA state to urn ament. .. Establi shed a state to urn ament reco rd w ith 22 assists in four games.. . A l l-No rth wes t League First Tea m member... Named as a Wh atom Sc ho lar by th e Be lling ham He rald, an ho no r g ive n to th e co unty's top 20 gradu ati ng se ni o rs demo nstratin g o utstandin g aca demi c ac h ievement, community in vo lvement and ove ral l lea dership . Personal : G radu ated Sprin g o f 1998 w ith a bu si ness deg ree ... Currentl y pursu i ng her MBA at USD ... Named to Wh o's Wh o Amo ng Co ll ege Gradu ates in 1998 .. . Two -time member of th e W CC A l l-Aca demi c tea m and USD Dea n's List ... Chose US D for th e locat io n, academi c reputati o n and th e op po rtunity to pl ay w ith her sister Heid i... Al so rec ruited by No rthern A rizona, Go nzaga, Idaho, Id aho State and Nevada ... Daughter of Pat and Pete Amb rose ... Fath er pl ayed foo tb all at Dartmou th ... Bo rn Jan. 22, 1976 i n Bellingham, W A. Ambrose's Total 3PT Year ~ Min E9:Egg Pct Fq-Fqa Pct '97-98 27-27 814 63-211 .299 26-97 .268 '96-97 5-4 140 9-25 .360 5-9 .556 '95-96 28-27 875 90-226 .398 30-99 .303 '94-'95 26-0 360 39-76 .513 11-26 .423 Totals 86-58 2189 201-538 .374 72-231 .312 USD Stats Ft-Fla Pct A fill Blk Pts 55-74 .743 88 47 0 204 5-8 .625 16 10 0 28 51 -62 .823 89 57 0 261 8-16 .500 31 20 0 97 119-160 .744 224 134 0 590 Ayg Reb Ayg 7.6 122 4.5 5.6 13 2.6 9.3 92 3.3 3.7 42 1.6 6.9 269

Bellingham, WA Sehome HS

Up Close With Kari Ambrose Favorite Quote: It 's not the size of the dog in the fi ght, but the size of the fi ght in the dog. Advice for Young Players: Keep working hard both academicall y and in basketball because in order to succeed, you need to be equally talented in both areas. Greatest Accomplishment: Getting into graduate school (at USO) and getti ng a basketball scholarship. Favorite Food: Bagels and Pepsi.

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Ambrose's Career Highs Points: 21 - vs. Sacramento State, 1-4-98 Rebounds: 11 - vs. Fairfield, 11-28-97 Assists: 8- last vs. San Jose State 12-7-97 Steals: 5 - last vs. Gonzaga, 1-1 5-98 3pt Made: 4 - vs. Sacramento State, 1-4-98