University of Portland Athletics

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2012-13: Started 16 games and made 25 appearances after overcoming an early-season hamstring injury … averaged 6.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.1 steals per game … ranked sixth in the WCC in steals and ninth in assists … scored in double figures six times, including a season-high 13 at Cal State Northridge (Nov. 9) and at Pepperdine (Feb. 9) … corralled a career-best 10 rebounds vs. San Francisco (Feb. 14) … eight steals at Saint Mary’s (Feb. 7) were a career-high and missed tying a program single-game record by one … career-high two blocks against LMU (Feb. 2) … handed out a career-best six assists twice, vs. LMU (Feb. 2) and at Pepperdine (Feb. 9).
 
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2011-12: Started all 32 games … averaged 7.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.1 steals per game … scored in double figures 10 times and reached 20 points twice … led team scoring once and assists seven times … set a Chiles Center record by going a perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line against Portland State on Nov. 25; also scored 21 points during that win over the Vikings … scored a career-high 22 points on 7-for-10 shooting against Santa Clara (Feb. 18) … matched a career high with six assists against both UC Irvine and Santa Clara … had five steals against Louisville (Dec. 17).
 
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND 2010-11: Landed on the WCC All-Freshman Team … made four starts and appeared in 30 games … averaged 5.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game … during WCC contests, she upped her per game averages to 8.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists … scored in double figures five times, including 19 points at Saint Mary’s (Jan. 29); hit two three’s against the Gaels, shot six-for-11 overall and went five-for-six at the line … career highs of six assists at LMU (Jan. 13), seven rebounds at San Francisco (Feb. 17) and five steals against Idaho (Dec. 30).
 
CENTENNIAL HS: Four-year letterwinner for coach Karen Weitz … named the 2010 Nevada Girls Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year after leading the state in scoring with a 25.8 points per game mark during her senior year … was also named to the Nevada All-State First Team after garnering second-team all-state honors as a junior … named the 2010 Centennial HS and Las Vegas Athletic Club Athlete of the Year … helped lead the Bulldogs to the 2009 Nevada 4A State Championship; during the title game, she hit the winning free throws with 0.5 of a second remaining … Bulldogs went 20-4 during her senior campaign and won the division championship … was named first-team all-division as a sophomore and was named the MVP at the Las Vegas Holiday Classic … named the Las Vegas Review Journal’s Athlete of the Month in December of 2008 … once scored 50 points during a Las Vegas Hoops All-City Fall League game … also lettered in track & field.
 
PERSONAL: Born on June 6, 1992 in Minneapolis, Minn. … parents are Christy and Bruce Byrd … major is social work.