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General Possesses 3-point range as well as an exciting array of moves to get to the basket ... also an aggressive defender with quick hands ... Miami's active career scoring leader, averaging 14.2 ppg for her career ... her career 1,267 points ranks eighth all-time at Miami ... has surpassed current Miami head coach Maria Fantanarosa and assistant coach Lisa Hayden on the program's all-time scoring list ... is three points away from overtaking current assistant Colleen Day for seventh on the all-time scoring list ... her 225 career steals rank fifth all-time at Miami.
2006-07 All-MAC First Team ... Four-Time MAC East Player of the Week ... rebounded from a knee injury that sidelined her for all but 10 minutes of the 2005-06 season to lead the team in scoring (17.2 points per game) ... became the 17th player in program history to score 1,000 points against Akron (Jan. 10) and was the third-fastest player to reach the milestone ... first Miamian named to the all-MAC first team since Colleen Day in 2004 ... finished the season with 515 points, which is the third-best single-season total in program history ... ranked third in the MAC in scoring (17.2 ppg) and second in MAC-only games (20.0 ppg) ... scored in double figures in 15 of Miami's 16 MAC games, with her lowest conference scoring game a nine-point effort at Northern Illinois (Feb. 3) ... notched 12 20-point games, which tied a school single-season record and had a pair of 31-point games against Central Michigan (Jan. 27) and Cleveland State (Nov. 10) ... posted two double-doubles--both coming in MAC play--against Buffalo on Jan. 3 (21 points, 10 rebounds) and Central Michigan on Jan. 27 (31 points, 11 rebounds).
2005-06 Exciting player who suffered a season-ending knee injury in the 2005-06 season opener at Michigan and earned a medical redshirt ... underwent surgery last January and has undergone extensive rehabilitation over the past seven months ... is expected to be at full-go by the start of practice this fall ... scored eight points in 10 minutes of action at Michigan (Nov. 20) before suffering a serious knee injury that ended her season ... remained very active with the team throughout the season and was an inspirational leader with her positive attitude.
2004-05 Ranked second on the team and 14th in the MAC, averaging 13.1 points per game ... led the team and ranked sixth in the MAC at 2.22 steals per game ... started all 27 games in which she played, while missing two games due to injury ... owned Miami's two highest-scoring performances of the season, pouring in 27 points each versus Appalachian State (Nov. 26) and Manhattan (Dec. 20) ... connected on 13-of-16 free throws in defeat of Appalachian State ... connected on a career-best 10 field goals in loss at Manhattan ... notched her first career double-double at Bowling Green (Jan. 19), contributing 14 points and 10 rebounds ... hit her stride down the stretch, tallying at least 15 points in her last six games ... totaled 15 points and seven assists in Feb. 19 road win at Western Michigan ... contributed 22 points and a game-tying layup with 17 seconds remaining at Ohio on March 1 ... followed with a double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds in first-round MAC Tournament defeat of Western Michgian (March 5) ... finished season with 16 points, seven rebounds and four steals in MAC Quarterfinal loss to Bowling Green ... averaged 18.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.7 steals over her final six games of the season.
2003-04 Started the last 23 games of her freshman campaign and averaged 12.6 ppg on her way to MAC all-freshman plaudits ... ranked among the MAC's Top 10 in scoring (8th/14.2), steals (3rd/3.1) and free throw percentage (2nd/.853) in MAC-only play ... tied Miami record with 16 points versus Michigan in her collegiate debut ... tied another Miami record by tallying in double digits in each of her first three collegiate appearances ... broke into starting lineup on Dec. 28 versus Portland, contributing 11 points, seven rebounds and five steals ... scored in double digits in 12-of-16 MAC regular-season games ... broke out at one of the MAC's toughest venues, torching Kent State for 25 points, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals ... knocked down 6-of-9 field goals and 8-of-8 free throws on the way to 22 points versus Bowling Green (Feb. 3) ... totaled 13 steals in a two-game stretch versus Ball State (Feb. 25) and Buffalo (Feb. 28) ... tallied 21 points off 8-of-12 shooting versus Ball State in first MAC Tournament action (March 10) ... 391 points on the year were the second highest total ever recorded by a Miami freshman ... 84 steals on the year were the most by a freshman since Mary Ann Myers in 1978.
High School Coached by LeeAnn Ballard of Springfield South High School ... averaged 22.2 points, 4.2 assists, 5.2 steals and 6.2 rebounds per game during senior season ... led the Wildcats to a 15-7 mark as a senior ... named Clark County's Miss Basketball after her senior season ... named District 9 Player of the Year ... first-team all-county, all-area and all-conference selection ... second-team all-Ohio selection ... member of the Ohio Girls Basketball Dream Team ... played in the District 9 All-Star game (Piqua, Ohio) and the North-South All-Star game (Bexley, Ohio) ... was a three-time team captain ... also lettered three years in track and one in cross country ... won four-straight AAU National Championships with the Dayton Lady Hoopstars from 2000-03 ... member of the National Honor Society and Who's Who Among American High School Students.
Personal Named Amanda Michelle Jackson ... 22 years old ... daughter of Cindy and Joe Jackson ... majoring in sport studies.
