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Jersey Number 3
LaTorria Matthews
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tallahassee, Fla.
- High School:
- Godby
- Major:
- Elementary Education
- Birthday:
- 11/12
Bio
About Matthews: Returns for her senior season and as one of the TAAC's leading outside threats ... she entered last season as FAU's all-time leading 3-point shooter ... her team-leading 48 treys in 1999-2000 increased her record total to 159 ... went to same high school as teammate Kristy Halvorsen
Junior (1999-00): Played in 29 games, starting 11 ... led FAU with 48 three-pointers ... started both TAAC Tournament games, scoring 18 against Mercer in the quarterfinals and 15 against Georgia State in the semifinals ... scored in double figures 15 times, including seven of her last eight games ... averaged 19 points per game in her final four games including a career-high 26 points in an 89-88 victory at Troy State on February 26 ... connected 13 times beyond the arc in that final four-game stretch ... tied a career-best with five threes against Troy State on January 6 ... made 44 of her threes in her final 20 games ... made at least two threes in 14 games ... led the team with an .820 free-throw percentage (50-for-61).
Sophomore (1998-99): Played in 23 games, starting 12...made 45 three-pointers...scored in double-figures nine times, including a season-high 20 points at Jacksonville State...made a season-high five three-pointers against Wisconsin-Milwaukee and connected at least four times on four different occasions...ended the season as FAU's all-time leader in treys (111).
Freshman (1997-98): Played in all 27 games, starting 21 ... made a team-record 66 three-pointers while finishing third in scoring (10.7 PPG) ... scored in double-figures in her first eight collegiate games, 15 in all ... made a career-high five 3-pointers on three separate occasions (at USF, against Mercer and against Samford) ... scored a career-high 23 points against Mercer ... made at least three 3-pointers in 12 games ... nationally-ranked in 3-pointers/game with 2.4 ... shot the same from the field (.405) as she did from beyond the arc (.405) ... received Coach's Award.
High School: Attended Godby High School in Tallahassee, Fla. ... played for coach Reginald Davis ... averaged 20 points and five rebounds as a senior, while shooting 75-percent from the free-throw line and averaging five assists per game ... honored as a first team All-State member ... Florida High School All-Star and was the North Team All-Star Team MVP.
Personal: Elementary Education major ... daughter of Diana and James Smith ... born on November 12, 1979 in Tallahassee, Fla.
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