Northwestern State University of Louisana

Junior (2003-04): Evolved as one of the best defenders against the shot in the SLC ... ranked 6th in the nation in blocked shots with 3.6 per game ... became NSU's single-season blocked shots record holder with 110 ... set a school single-game and a Southland Conference Tournament record with nine blocked shots in a first round win over Sam Houston State on Mar. 9 ... Dominated the defensive glass late in the season, averaging 10 rebounds and six blocks in the last four games and a 8.2 rebounds and 5.3 blocks over her last nine contests ... she pulled down 17 boards in that same Sam Houston State game as she flirted with a triple-doubles with nine blocks and nine points, all three career-high numbers ... pulled double-digits in rebounds in four games.

Sophomore (2002-03): Played in 20 games averaging 2.0 points and 2.4 rebounds per game ... tied for second on the team with 25 blocked shots ... made 17 of 27 of shot from the field for a team-high .630 percentage ... scored a career high nine points on four of five shooting against Arkansas (12/6) ... had three games where she blocked four shots and two games with three blocked shots ... averaged 1.3 blocks per game ... grabbed a season-high six rebounds against Nicholls State (1/18)

Freshman (2001-02): In limited action, averaged 0.7 points and 1.6 rebounds per game ... saw action in 15 games as a freshman ... also averaged 0.7 blocks per game ... scored a season-high six points and career-high eight rebounds in a win over McNeese ... recorded a team and career-high six blocks against Centenary on Feb. 13.

High School: Lettered three years in basketball at Longview High School ... All-East Texas Defensive MVP junior and senior year ... Defensive MVP in district her junior year ... first team all-district her senior year ... third team all-state as a senior ... set Texas state record for blocked shots in a game, season and career.

Personal: Parents are Robert and Jayne Sparkman ... has one brother Seth... majoring in Health & Exercise Science .. has already been accepted to Physical Therapy School at TWU in Dallas.