Northwestern State University of Louisana

Smith about Hardy: "Miss worked hard over the summer and is stronger and more experienced after a year of college basketball .. she will see more playing time at point guard .. we need her to be able to give Shaw more rest this year."

1994-95:  Played in 15 games, starting one ... connected of five or 20 field goal attempts ... was eight of 15 from the free throw line ... recorded 25 assists, seven steals and 16 rebounds ... started first game as a Lady Demon vs. Prairie View A&M (2/2/95) ... had season highs of six points, six rebounds and five steals against PVAM ...recorded 16 assists in the game vs PVAM, which ranked among the NCAA's top five single game totals last season .. scored five points and handed out five assists in 110-63 win over Nicholls State (1/4/95) ... had four points, three rebounds and two assists vs. Texas-San Antonio (2/25/95)

High School: Four year letterman in basketball ... team was LISA and MPSA runner-up her freshman and senior years respectively ... team was LISA state champs her sophomore year and MPSA state champs her junior year ... first-team all-state and all-region her sophomore, junior and senior years ... set school record y averaging 22 points a game as a junior  ... as a senior averaged 14.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, and three assists per contest ... led Riverdale Academy to a 81-21 record in three years as a starter ... played two years of softball and ran track for three years ... participated in Girls State and was the recipient of the Honesty and Integrity Award

Personal: Physical Education major ... daughter of Jimmy and Melinda Hardy .. has two brothers Jay and Brent and twin sisters Patricial and  Patience ... wants to be a coach or athletic trainer when she graduates ... favorite sports hero is Troy Aikman .. says "The one thing I like about basketball is meeting the different people."  .. talks to friends with not playing basketball.