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Amanda Nechuta |
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Years:
2001-2005 |
Hometown:
Mosinee, WI |
Position:
Forward |
College:
Finished College Career as the State Farm/NCAA Division III Player of
the Year...D-News National Player of the Year...D3Hoops.com
All-American-First Team...UW-Stevens Point's all-time leading scorer, finishing her career with
1,801 points...Finished career as the third all-time leading scorer in
WIAC history...First player ever voted WIAC Player of the Year in two
consecutive seasons...Named finalist for the Josten's Player of the Year
Award...Voted First Team All-Region by
D3Hoops.com...Led the WIAC in scoring for the third consecutive season,
averaging 16.8 points per game...Voted First Team All-WIAC for the third
straight season...Named to WIAC All-Defensive team for
third year in a row... Played in a school and conference record 120
career games... Named WIAC Player of the Week five times in her
career...Broke UWSP's career scoring record on January, 25, 2005 against
UW-Platteville... Owns the school record for most career field goals
with 681...Voted UWSP Women's Basketball MVP and Offensive Player of the
Year. 2003-04:
Named First Team All-American by Kodak/WBCA and Women's DIII
News...Named to the All-Tournament team at the NCAA
Championships...Second Pointer ever to be voted WIAC Player of the
Year...Voted First Team All-Region and Second Team All-American by
D3Hoops.com...Led the WIAC in scoring for the second consecutive season,
averaging 18.7 points per game...Named to WIAC All-Defensive team for
second year in a row...Named UWSP's Outstanding Female Athlete in a Team
Sport...Scored 32 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in WIAC Tournament
championship game, setting a new single-game tournament record for
rebounds...Averaged 26.3 points and 13 rebounds in three WIAC Tournament
games...Established new career-high with 36 points in victory at
UW-Oshkosh...Set school record with 617 points in a single
season...Recorded seven double-doubles...Scored in double figures in 31
of 33 games played...Voted UWSP's Offensive Player of the Year by her
teammates...Named Most Valuable Player of the Pointer Tipoff
Classic for second straight year...Named to All-Tournament team at the
Surf n' Slam Classic in San Diego...Scored 1,000th point on January
13th, 2004...Finished season ranked fourth all-time in scoring in school
history. 2002-03:
Named fourth-team All-American and first-team All-Central Region by
D3Hoops.com�Voted First Team All-WIAC and WIAC All-Defensive Team�Led
WIAC in scoring with 16.3 points per game� Ranked sixth in WIAC in
rebounding and second in steals...Voted team�s Offensive Player
of the Year�Had at least nine points in every game and scored in double figures 25
times�Scored
career-high 34 points against UW-Whitewater and also had 19 points and
13 rebounds against UW-La Crosse to earn WIAC Player of the Week
award...Had 13 points against Lawrence and 18 against Heidelberg to earn
MVP award at Pointer Tipoff Classic...Made a layup with 0.9 seconds left
to beat UW-Platteville 70-69...Had 19 points, 13 rebounds and seven
steals against Carroll...Posted six double-doubles...Had 25 points at
UW-Stout and 23 points at Chicago. 2001-02:
Scored in double figures 12 times in 2001-02, including a career-high 22
points at UW-Stout on 1/19/02...Ranked fifth in WIAC with 2.12 steals
per game...Scored points in 32 of team's 33 games... Had 15 points in
win at UW-Eau Claire and in home victory over Wisconsin
Lutheran...Notched 13 points in national semifinal triumph over
Marymount.
Also:
Member of Pointer track and
field team, qualifying for national in both indoor and outdoor seasons
the past two years...Placed third in outdoor shot put and sixth in
indoor shot put to earn All-American in both seasons...WIAC outdoor shot
put champion the past two years... Top eight finisher in four events at
WIAC outdoor meet in 2003...Was All-American in two outdoor events in
2002, placing fifth in shot put and eighth in discus. Placed 3rd
in Shot Put during 2005 WIAC Indoor Track and Field Championships, and
8th at NCAA Indoor Nationals.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Three-time All-Cloverbelt
Conference first team selection...Member of 1998 WIAA Division 2 State
Runner-Up and 2000 WIAA Division 2 State Championship teams...Named to
AP All-State Second Team as a senior...Indians were four time Cloverbelt
Conference champions...WIAA Scholar Athlete...National Honor Society
member.
PERSONAL:
Born October 1,
1982...Parents are John and Bonnie Nechuta... High School Coach was Rory
McKellips...Last name pronounced na-HOO-ta...Major is Health
Promotion/Wellness with a Minor in Coaching. |
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