USD Women's Basketball 2004-2005

HIGH SCHOOL: Starred at local Mission Bay High School with current USD teammate Amanda Rego... Completed an outstanding prep career in the spring of 2004 by averaging 20 points per game and leading the Buccaneers to a Division III CIF Championship ... Honored as the CIF Division III Athlete of the Year as a senior... Three-time All-CIF First Team selection .. Helped Mission Bay compile a 53-9 overall record

during her final two prep seasons... Was twice named an All– America Ho norable Men ti o n b y Street & Smith ... Nike All-

Favorite vacation spot: San Diego Favorite Amusement Park Ride: Top Gun My Hero growing up is: My mom Favorite Non-basketball Professional Athlete: Marion Jones My favorite thing about USD basketball is: The players and the coaches My ultimate goal at USD is: win the WCC and go to the "Big Dance" Best advice I've ever received is: "Go over, under, around, or through, but never give up" A place I've always wanted to visit, but never had a chance is: Fiji If I could be on a cover of any magazine, it would be: Sports Illustrated One thing I always pack for road trips is: My CD player One thing I would like to do before I leave my time at USD is: Be the all time leading scorer, and average a double-double If I were President of the United States, the first thing I'd do would be: Stop the war My motto is: Live each day like it's your last Nobody knows how much I: Talk

America selection as a junior in 2003... Invited to compete at the USA Youth Development Festival.. Earned four All-Western League First Team honors... Excellent student at Mission Bay; named to the San Diego Union Tribune All-Academic Team. OFF THE COURT: Born on October 10, 1986 in Hershey, Pennsylvania... Daughter of John and Catherine Sprague of San Diego... Was heavily recruited out of high school by Penn State, Kansas State, Vanderbilt, Oregon State and Arizona State, among others... Chose to attend USD to play college basketball in front of her family and friends, while also being an impact player for a team on the rise.

HIGH SCHOOL: Enjoyed an outstanding prep career at Bishop Blanchet High School in the Seattle area... Was a McDonald's All-America Nominee and named one of the top-10 prep players in the state of Washington... Served as the Braves' team captain as both a junior and senior... Honored as a First Team All-Metro League selection twice... Averaged 18 points per game as a senior, leading Bishop Blanchet to a fifth-place finish at the 2004 Washington State Championship Tournament... Named a Second Team All-State performer in 2004... As a junior she scored 16 points per contest helping the Braves place

second in the Metro League... Garnered nume ro u s acco–

Favorite vacation spot: Lake Chelan with my family Favorite Amusement Park Ride: I hate roller coasters

lades as an underclassman .. Was named a 2004 Seattle Times Scholar Athlete... Was an honor roll student all four years in high school... Also played for the Yakima Elite club program, scoring 15 points per game on a team which produced a number of Division I scholarship players... Coached by Terry Wilkinson at Bishop Blanchet. OFF THE COURT: Born on May 30, 1986 in Seattle as Michelle Lynn Augustavo... Daughter of John and Lynn Augustavo... Was heavily recruited out of high school, by among others, Cal, Santa Clara, Washington State, Wash– ington, Louisville, Colorado State and Michigan State... Chose to attend USD because of the coaches, campus and the location... Modeled and was an actress from ages 3-8... Comes from a very athletic family... Father, John, played basketball at Seattle U.

My Heros growing up are: Sue Bird, Lisa Sacco, my sister Mandy Favorite Non-basketball Professional Athlete: Andy Roddick My favorite thing about USO basketball is: my teammates and coaches My ultimate goal at USO is: to win more than one WCC Championship and go to the NCAA Tournament Best advice I've ever received is: "The harder I work, the luckier I'll get" My motto is: "Attitude is everything, keep on smiling" Nobody knows how much I: love to go fishing A place I've always wanted to visit, but never had a chance is: the Caribbean/Bahamas If I could be on a cover of any magazine, it would be: People One thing I always pack for road trips is: Junk food and granola bars One thing I would like to do before I leave my time at USO is: to learn how to surf If I were President of the United States, the first thing I'd do would be: Give USO an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament every year