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Jersey Number 50
Melinda Myers
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Gilbert, Ariz.
- High School:
- Highland
- Major:
- Engineering
Bio
Senior (2017-18)
- Ends her career with 546 career points and 575 career rebounds which ranks as the fourth most all-time at FAU
- Recorded her first career double-double against North Florida with 12 points and 11 rebounds
- Pulled down 10 boards against UMKC and WKU
- Tied her career high with 15 points against Middle Tennessee
- Scored 14 points at Charlotte in the final regular season game
- Had nine points, eight rebounds and five assists against UTSA in the Conference USA Championship
Junior (2016-17)
- Made 19 starts in 29 appearances and averaged 21.6 minutes per game
- Was pivotal on defense as the team's leading rebounder against conference opponents (5.0) and second overall for the season (4.8)
- Captured a career-best 11 rebounds against Charlotte and was the Owls' leading scorer in the win over Jackson State with 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting
- Shot .409 from the field
- Now ranks 10th in program history in career rebounds with 429
Sophomore (2015-16)
- Played in all 30 games with two starts
- Scored 4.4 points per game
- Ranked second on the team with a 5.3 rebounding average totaling 159 rebounds on the season
- Second on the team with 17 blocks
- Scored a career-high 15 points against Middle Tennessee on Feb. 4
- Grabbed a personal best 11 rebounds against FGCU on Nov. 17
Freshman (2014-15)
- Led FAU with 14 blocks on the season and averaged 4.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game
- Played in 29 games and made her first career start on Dec. 6 against Webber International
- Shot a team-best 55 percent from the field
- Tallied career-high 11 rebounds at Colorado State on Nov. 21 with three blocks and scored career-high 12 points at FIU on Jan. 4
High School
- Scored more than 800 points in her two varsity years and shot an impressive 66 percent or better from the field in each of her last two seasons
- She was named first team All-District, first team All-Sectional and second team All-State, leading Highland to a 22-9 record as a senior
- Myers averaged a double-double on the year with 17.2 points and 10.7 rebounds per game under coach Miner Webster
Personal
- The daughter of David and Cindy Myers
- Major is Pre-Engineering
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