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Rutgers University
Number: 15
Class: Junior
Hometown: Bronx, NY
High School: St. Michael's Academy
Height: 6'-4"
Position: Center
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As a sophomore (2006-07):
Only player to see action and start all 36 games
Led team in
two categories, points (12.8) and rebounds (9.3) per game
Also
paced squad and BIG EAST in blocked shots with 2.6 per contest
Was
tied for 17th in final NCAA statistics in blocked shots per game
Ranked 22nd in final national statistics and third in the BIG EAST
in field goal percentage (.557)
Named to Final Four All-Tournament
Team and the Greensboro Regional All-Tournament squad
Named to the
All-BIG EAST First Team and the All-Tournament squad
All-Met
Division I Women's College Basketball Player of the Year
. Kodak/WBCA
Region I All-American
Recorded 25 double-figure scoring games
Scored 21 or more points in three games and 15 or more in 15 games
Reached double-digit rebounding totals in 18 games
Had eight or
more rebounds in a single game in 27 contests
The 9.3 rebounds
were the most for an RU player when Janell Williams averaged 10.4
boards in 1993-94
The last player to lead RU in both scoring and
rebounding in the same season was Shawnetta Stewart in the 1999-00
campaign
Was ranked third among BIG EAST leaders in rebounding
Swatted two or more shots in 23 games and three or more in 14
contests, blocking at least one attempt in all but four contests
Finished first on the team in field goal percentage (.557), ranking
her 22nd nationally
Had 12 double-doubles on the season, notching
two in NCAA Tournament play
Raised career double-double total to
15
Paced the team in the rebounding category in 27 games and
scoring in nine
Led in both categories in five games, including
against Marquette in the BIG?EAST?semifinals and the national title
game against Tennessee
Just missed a triple-double against Ole
Miss on Dec. 12, scoring 11 points, pulling down 13 rebounds and
blocking nine shots
Nine blocks were tied for tenth best single
game effort in the NCAA last season
Began season by scoring 16
points and registering 10 rebounds in the State Farm Tip-Off Classic
versus Georgia on Nov. 12
Had 14 points on a 7-of-10 shooting
effort at Pepperdine on Nov. 17
Had second double-double of the
year in third game of season with 17 points and 10 boards versus
Florida in Timeout for HIV/AIDS Classic in Malibu
Had five blocks
each versus Georgia and Florida
Versus Penn State on Nov. 24, had
11 rebounds
Pulled down career-best 18 rebounds, 11 on defensive
end, versus Duke on Dec. 4
Posted third double-double of year with
14 points and 15 rebounds at DePaul on Dec. 7
Scored a career-high
27 points against Princeton on Dec. 9, shooting 12-of-16 from the
floor
Had a career-best three steals versus the Tigers and added a
pair of blocks
Continued solid play versus Ole Miss with 11
points, 13 rebounds and nine blocks
Scored 16 points versus
Pittsburgh on Jan. 6
Recorded sixth double-double with 18 points
and 10 rebounds
Just missed a double-double versus Georgetown with
16 points and nine boards
Had seven blocks versus the Hoyas in 30
minutes of action
Corralled 14 rebounds each at Louisville on Jan.
21 and versus Michigan State on Jan. 28
Again, just missed a
double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds versus Marquette on
Jan. 30
Notched 16 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks versus
Cincinnati on Feb. 3
Collected 16 points in first season meeting
at Connecticut and followed that performance with 10 points versus
West Virginia on Feb. 11
Reached the 20-point plateau with 21
points scored at Syracuse on Feb. 14
Added 13 rebounds, four
blocks and two steals to the line score
Had ninth double-double of
the year, 13 points and 10 rebounds, at Notre Dame on Feb. 24
Had
10 boards versus Connecticut in BIG EAST regular season closer
Erupted for 22 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks in BIG EAST
Tournament semifinal win over Marquette on March 5
Went 7-of-10
from the field and 8-for-9 from the free throw line in the win over
the Golden Eagles
Had 10 points and eight rebounds in the BIG EAST
Championship win over UConn
Went 5-of-8 from the floor and 4-for-4
from the charity stripe en route to 16 points to go along with seven
boards in NCAA first round win over East Carolina on March 18
Had
16 points and six blocks two nights later versus Michigan State
Had 11th double-double of season versus third-ranked Arizona State
in the Greensboro Regional Final, scoring 17 points and corralling
10 rebounds
Had eight points on a 3-of-5 showing versus LSU in the
national semifinals in Cleveland on April 1
Versus Tennessee in
national championship game on April 3, recorded 20 points, 10 boards
and three steals
Grabbed sole possession of second place on the
RU?single-season chart with 92 blocked shots, just five from the top
mark
Moved into fourth place on the RU blocked shot career list
(160)
Also ranked in career field goal percentage, fifth-best mark
in RU history
Spent summer vacation helping to lead the United
States to the gold medal at the FIBA U21 World Championship in
Moscow
Averaged 4.1 points and 3.9 rebounds in 13.8 minutes of
action for Team USA
Second straight summer Vaughn played
internationally
Named to preseason Wade Watch list.
As a freshman (2005-2006):
Played in all 32 games for the Scarlet Knights, starting 13 times
... Averaged 6.3 points and team bests of 7.0 rebounds and 2.1
blocked shots per game ... Had six double-digit scoring games, six
double-digit rebounding games and three double-doubles ... Was tied
for 27th nationally in blocked shots ... In the BIG EAST statistics,
was second in blocked shots (2.13 bpg), 11th in defensive rebounds
(4.84 rpg) and tied for 14th in overall rebounding ... In the
conference-only stats, she was first in blocked shots (2.06 bpg),
15th in defensive rebounds (4.31 rpg) and 18th in overall rebounding
(6.3 rpg) ... Ranks fifth in single-season blocked shots (68) at
Rutgers ... Collected four points, two blocked shots and a team-high
eight rebounds in her collegiate debut Nov. 25 against North Florida
at the Junkanoo Jam ... Had five points against N.C. State Nov. 26
at the Junkanoo Jam ... Led RU with six rebounds, adding six points,
against Bethune-Cookman Nov. 29 ... Contributed six points and a
team-high seven rebounds against San Jose State Dec. 3 at the
KCRG-TV9 Hawkeye Challenge ... Had six points, six rebounds and four
blocked shots against Iowa in the Hawkeye Challenge title game Dec.
4 ... Posted her first career double-double with 17 points and 12
rebounds in 24 minutes against Old Dominion Dec. 9 ... Made her
first career start at Princeton Dec. 11, contributing six points and
five rebounds ... Had team highs of seven rebounds and three blocked
shots at Ole Miss Dec. 14 ... Nearly had a double-double with nine
points and nine rebounds against No. 19/23 Texas Dec. 30 ... Blocked
four shots at No. 11/13 Michigan State Jan. 7 ... Posted 13 points,
15 rebounds and four blocked shots against Louisville Jan. 21 ...
Collected eight points and five blocked shots at Georgetown Jan. 28
... Made seven of nine (.778) field goals for 15 points and blocked
four shots against No. 25/25 St. Johns Feb. 1 ... Nearly had a
double-double with nine rebounds and seven blocked shots against No.
13/11 DePaul Feb. 4 ... Was named to the PrestoSports/Metropolitan
Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) Honor Roll Feb. 6 ... Tied for
the team high in rebounds (seven), adding seven points at No. 4/3
Connecticut Feb. 7 ... Posted eight points and seven rebounds in 15
second-half minutes against Villanova Feb. 14 ... Nearly had a
double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds against Syracuse Feb.
19 ... Had nine points and a game-best seven rebounds at Marquette
Feb. 22 ... Collected seven rebounds and four blocked shots against
No. 7/6 Connecticut Feb. 27 ... Nearly had a double-double with
eight points and a game-high 14 rebounds against Villanova in the
BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinals March 5 ... Grabbed 12 rebounds
and tied the tourney record with seven blocked shots against West
Virginia in the BIG EAST Tournament semifinals March 6 ...
Contributed 11 rebounds against Dartmouth March 19 in the NCAA
Tournament first round ... Tallied 10 points and a game-best 11
rebounds for her third double-double March 21 against TCU in the
NCAA Tournament second round ... Had 10 points and eight rebounds
against No. 6/6 Tennessee in the NCAA Tournament regional semifinals
March 26 ... Was named the BIG EAST Preseason Freshman of the Year
... Earned a spot on the ESPN.com Preseason Freshman All-America
Team.
In international competition:
Was a member of the 2006 USA FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship
Team that won the gold medal in Mexico City ... After missing the
first game due to injury, she played in the final four contests,
averaging 11.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocked shots in 16.5
minutes per game ... Ranked first in the tournament field in blocked
shots, seventh in scoring, ninth in field-goal percentage (.576) and
15th in rebounding ... Her four blocked shots against the Bahamas
Aug. 11 set a new tournament record.
Prior to Rutgers:
Played in the 2005 McDonalds and Womens Basketball Coaches
Association (WBCA) All-America Games ... Rated the second-best post
and sixth-best player overall by the All Star Girls Report and the
No. 4 prospect by the Blue Star ... Invited to the 2005 USA
Basketball Junior National Team Trials ... Named a third-team
All-American by Parade following her senior season at Saint
Michaels Academy, averaging 26 points, 20 rebounds and seven
blocked shots per game ... Named the 2005 New York State Gatorade
Player of the Year and was picked as a Student Sports All-American
... Was invited to the USA Basketball Junior National Team Trials
during the summer of 2004, where she participated with current
Scarlet Knights Matee Ajavon and Essence Carson ... Averaged 17
points, 20 rebounds and 4.5 blocked shots per game as a junior ...
Named to the Street & Smith's All-America First (2004) and Fifth
(2003) Teams, she also was a Parade All-American (fourth team,
2004), Student Sports Junior All-American and a member of the 2003
USA Today Super 25, Sophomore and Junior All-America Teams ... Was a
member of the Daily News 2003 All-Borough Team, and a selection to
Newsday's 2004 All-Manhattan First Team (2004) and All-City Second
Team ... Attended the Nike All-America Camp and was named an
all-star at the All Game Sports All-America Camp ... Named to the
Clyde Frazier Jr. (Slam Jam) All-Tournament Team ... Played for
coach Apache Paschell as a member of Saint Michael's, a top-10 team
nationally according to Street & Smith's, and as a member of the AAU
team New York Exodus ... Is enrolled at Rutgers College. ... Mother
is Aja Ellington ... Has seven younger brothers.
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