USD Women's Basketball 2000-2001

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2000-200'1 Torero Basketball

#3 Kerri

5-6/Sophomore/Guard/lV Sanjose, CA Archbishop Mitty HS

NAKAMOTO 1999-00: Earned USD ' s Coaches Award for her fresh– man performance... San Diego 's third best scorer (8.6 points per game) while starting in all 30 games as a freshman. Shot a remarkable .363 from beyond the

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Coach Marpe Quote: "Kare bear, go in the game" Memory in Sports: Winning 2000 WCC Toum. Advice Received: "Bring your A game," Lakeysha Wright Food: Pickles No one knows that I.... am a Tony Hawk Pro Skater Doubles Champ with Jen Wedo Season Goal: Win conference & win in NCAA Tournament

TV Show: Strangers with Candy Movie: Low Down Dirty Shame Actress: Jada Pinkett-Smith Music Group: Da Brat

arc... Netting 49 three-pointers, the second most by a Torero last season. Scored a career-high 2 1 points at UC Irvine ( 1-2-00)... Also played well versus CS Northridge ( 12- 11 -99), recording 14 points, 9 a;m-sts and 5 steals. Prep: Led Archbi shop Mitty to a 3 1-0 record and a state title as a senior while averaging 16 points per game... Earned First Team All-CCS, and third consecuti ve First Team All– Blossom League honors as a sen ior. .. Mitty won three consecutive league and secti on cham– pi onships... Was named team Co-MVP as a senior after earning Best Offensive award fo llow ing sophomore and junior season... Mon archs compiled a 83-8 mark in her three

Class at USD: Anthropology Athlete:

Marion Jones Role Model: Mom Sports Team: USO Women 's 8-ball

seasons as a starter. .. High school teammate of Torero point guard Meli ssa Glazebrook .. . Team won NorCal championship as a freshman ... Played c lub ball for the San Jose Jammers and team compiled a 22-2 record. Personal: Sociology major. .. Chose USO for the qual– ity of the basketball team , beautiful locati on and the weather. .. Dad, Brian, played baseball at San Jose State... Parents are Brian and Christine Nakamoto... Born Au– gust 22, 1981 in San Jose, CA. Marpe on Kerri Nakamoto: She is a steady pl ayer and a dangerous three-point shooter. She has expanded her

Career-Highs: Points: 21 - @ UC Irvine ( 1-2-00) Field Goals: 5 - last vs. Santa Clara (2-3-00) 3-Point FG: 4 - last vs. Santa Clara (2-3-00) Rebounds: 5 - @ Santa Clara (3-4-00) Assists: 9 - vs. CSUN ( 12-11-99) Steals: 5 - vs. CSUN ( 12- 11-99)

scoring skill s with a jump shot to go with her dri ving ability and three point shot. Ken-i is a coach on the n oor and is a charismatic person that all the players are drawn to. Kerri Nakamoto's Career Stats Total Year Gp/Gs Min Fg•Fga Pct 99-00 30-30 997 77-206 .374 Totals 30-30 997 77-206 .374 3PT E9:lli Pct Ft-Fta Pct 49-135 .363 54-68 .794 49-135 .363 54-68 .794 #21 I', fill Blk Pts fil9 Reb fil9 72 40 0 257 8.6 54 1.8 72 40 0 257 8.6 54 1.8 Marie PLOCHER

5-9/Sophomore/ Guard/lV Galt, CA Galt HS

1999-00: Appeared in 20 games for the Toreros. Con– tributed valuable minutes in a 48-44 victory over San Francisco (2-5-00)... Scored 4 points and grabbed 2 re-

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Hobby:

TV Show:

Work on my car

Strangers with Candy

bound s while shooti ng 2-for-3 from the noor.

Coach Marpe Quote:

Prep: Prolific scorer in high school , averag ing 20 points Movie: and 8 rebounds as a senior at Galt Hi gh School. .. Leading

"SPRINT!"

Fa 5t Times at Ridgemont

Memory in Sports: Beating Pepperdine in 2000 wee Tournament

scorer in the Sien-a Vall ey Conference in her seni or campaign. Scored 16 points per game HAcigtloir·. and six boards as a junior; 12 points and five rebounds per outing as a sophomore... Named team MVP all four years and led Galt HS to a conference championship (20-2 record) in I997. Music Group: Also competed in soccer and volleyball. .. Won two All -Sierra Valley Conference honors in Guster Dave Shappel Personal: Undec lared major. .. Chose USO fo r the location, weather, beach and diversity... Al so recruited by the United States Military Academy at West Point, San Jose State, UC Riverside and San Diego State... Loves to draw and play the piano.. . Mom is Kathy Ritchie... Mike Turpin Role Model: soccer and was team MVP... Played club ball for the Sacramento Capitals. Athlete: Phil Ricci

Class at USD: World Civ. JI

Food:

My salad

No one knows that I....

Love to draw Season Goal:

Sports Team: Galt Warriors

Born September 23, 1980 in Sacramento, CA. Win 20 games & wee Coach Marpe on Marie Plocher: Marie is an ex plosive athlete. Her aggressive style of play ---::================~ creates opportunities fo r us on the offensive and defe nsive end of the fl oor. r Career-Highs: "'I

Points: 4 - vs. San Francisco (2-5-00) Field Goals: 2 - vs. San Francisco (2-5-00) 3-Point FG : I - @ Saint Mary's (1-26-00) Rebounds: 2 - last vs. San Francisco (2-5-00) Assists: l - last @ Loyola Ma1y rnount (2-25-00) "- Steals: I - last @ San Francisco (2-11-00) ~

Marie Plocher's Career Stats Total

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15 15

6-11 6-11

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2 2

.545 .545

3 3

1-2 1-2

.500 .500

.211 .211

4-19 4-19

20-0 20-0

96 96