University of South Carolina Upstate

2013-14:  Made an appeared in 31 contests while finishing tied for 3^rd on the team in starts with 22…Scored 6.2 points per game while ranking 3^rd on the team in rebounding with 5.0 per contest…Averaged 25.6 minutes of playing time per game to rank 2^nd on the team in that category…Led the team with 26 blocks (0.8 per game)…Shot 40.8% (75-of-184) from the field…Was 8^th in the A-Sun in blocked shots, and was tied for 10^th in blocked shots during conference games with 0.7…Scored the game-winning basket with less than one second left in a 58-57 victory at home over South Carolina State on Nov. 19…Had double-digit scoring games six times highlighted by a career-high 16 points in the regular season finale at Lipscomb on Mar. 8…Grabbed a career-best 12 rebounds twice versus Converse (Nov. 10) and Lipscomb (Jan. 4)…Added an 11-rebound performance on Jan. 11 at Florida Gulf Coast…Was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field en route to a 15-point performance at Kennesaw State on Feb. 22…Connected on eight consecutive free-throw spanning the course of four games from Feb. 15-27…Had three blocks against Jacksonville on Mar. 1 and three steals at High Point on Nov. 13…Had three assists in a game four times.

2012-13:  Appeared in 27 games with 20 starts…Averaged 24.6 minutes of playing time per game…Finished second on the team in rebounding with 4.6 per game and third in scoring at 6.5 per contest…Scored in double figures six times, including a season-high 12 points twice against East Tennessee State and Florida Gulf Coast…Recorded a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds in non-conference game against UNC Asheville…Currently ranks in the top all-time in the Division I era in scoring, field goals made, field goal percentage, field goals made, field goals attempted, rebounds, offensive rebounds, blocked shots, steals, games played and minutes…Is third all-time for the Division I era for best field goal percentage in a single season.

2011-12:  Played in 27 games with 13 starts as a freshman…Averaged 5.3 points per game and 3.6 rebounds a contest…Recorded a double-double against ETSU Jan. 28 with a career-high 10 rebounds and 13 points…Posted a career-best 14 points against Jacksonville Feb. 11, leading the squad in scoring…Turned in eight double-digit scoring performances…Registered a free throw percentage of 82.9, going 34-for-41 at the line…Led the team in rebounding three times.

High School:  Lettered in volleyball and basketball at South Greene High in Greenville, Tenn…A McDonald’s All-American Nominee…Selected as her basketball team’s top rebounder and best team player…Named to the A/B Honor Roll.

Personal:  Born Jan. 16, 1993…Parents are Wayne and Penny Hicks…Has an older brother named Mathew (25)…Is majoring in exercise science with a minor in sociology…Enjoys fishing…Likes Mexican food…Lists “Love and Basketball” as her favorite movie, and “Scandal” her favorite TV show…Names Paul Walker and Sandra Bullock as her favorite actors…Her favorite season is winter…Enjoys reading Training Camp by Jon Gordon…Names LeBron James as her favorite sports figure…Favorite quote is, “In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities”…Her dream job is to become a professional basketball player.