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 As a junior (2006-07): Started all 35 games she appeared in … Averaged 12.3 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.4 steals per contest, ranking second on the team in scoring and rebounds … Selected in a vote among league coaches as the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight year … All-BIG EAST First Team and BIG EAST All-Tournament team honoree … Named to Greensboro Regional All-Tournament Team … Kodak/WBCA Region I All-American ...A First Team Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association selection… Notched double-digit scoring in 25 games, including putting together a 10-game streak which ended against Connecticut on Feb. 6 … Collected four double-doubles on the season, raising career total to six … Played every minute in a game on 10 occasions, including five of the last seven contests … Led or co-led team in scoring and assists in 14 games and paced team in rebounding in nine games … Shot 86.6 percent (60-of-72) from free throw line in final 26 games … Hit multiple three-pointers in 10 of last 19 games … Grabbed five or more rebounds in 30 games and seven or more boards in 14 contests … Averaged 14.3 points and 7.0 rebounds in regular-season conference action … Achieved a career high in blocks versus South Florida on Jan. 9 and career-best in minutes in overtime game at Pepperdine on Nov. 17 … Began season with 16 point effort versus Georgia on Nov. 12 and followed it with an 18 point showing at Pepperdine … Had first double-double of the winter at home against Pittsburgh on Jan. 6 with 16 points and 10 rebounds … Another double-double came versus Georgetown, a team-best 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting with 10 boards … Also had career-best seven steals versus the Hoyas and added six assists … Scored 21 points versus Michigan State on Jan. 28 on 7-of-13 shooting which included three 3-pointers … Tallied 11 of first 19 points versus the Spartans …Followed Michigan St. showing with career night of 25 points versus Marquette on Jan. 30 … Went 9-of-14 with three three-pointers in the game, adding three blocks … Led team with 18 points and six assists against Cincinnati on Feb. 3 … Had 15 points and 11 rebounds versus West Virginia on Feb. 11 … Produced two season-best at Villanova on Feb. 17, rebounds (12) and assists (7) … Added 16 points versus 'Nova … Contributed 17 points in back-to-back games, at Notre Dame and versus Connecticut to conclude regular season … In BIG EAST Championship game versus Connecticut, tallied 15 points and eight rebounds … Notched an identical 15 points and eight rebounds versus Michigan St. in second round of NCAA Tournament …Had 11 points in Greensboro Regional final versus Arizona State and 15 points versus LSU in the Final Four … Needs just 73 points at the start of the season to join RU's 1000-point scoring club as the 26th member … Helped lead the United States to the gold medal at the FIBA U21 World Championship in Moscow this past summer … Averaged 5.9 points and 3.3 rebounds in 19.3 minutes of action … Fourth straight year, Carson competed with Team USA … Named to preseason Wade Watch list.
As a sophomore (2005-2006): Started all 32 games for the Scarlet Knights ... Averaged 8.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game ... Had 13 double-digit scoring games, one double-digit rebounding game and one double-double ... Picked as the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year and earned a spot on the All-BIG EAST Second Team and the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) All-Second Team ... In the BIG EAST statistics, was ninth in minutes played (35.16 pg) ... In the conference-only stats, she was ninth in minutes played (35.69 pg) ... Had four rebounds, three assists and three steals against North Florida Nov. 25 at the Junkanoo Jam ... Collected 14 points and a team-best six rebounds against N.C. State Nov. 26 at the Junkanoo Jam ... Was named to the Junkanoo Jam Freeport Division All-Tournament Team ... Contributed seven points and six assists against Bethune-Cookman Nov. 29 ... Collected 10 points and six rebounds against San Jose State Dec. 3 at the KCRG-TV9 Hawkeye Challenge ... Had 11 points, four assists and a game-high eight rebounds at Providence Dec. 6 ... Led Rutgers with seven rebounds and three assists, adding 14 points, at Princeton Dec. 11 ... Had a career-high 17 points, making eight of 13 (.615) field goals, and blocked two shots at No. 11/13 Michigan State Jan. 7 ... Contributed six points, seven rebounds and a career-best eight assists against Louisville Jan. 21 ... Posted 14 points and a career-high five steals at Georgetown Jan. 28 ... Tallied 16 points and three blocked shots against No. 13/11 DePaul Feb. 4 ... Dished out a game-high five assists at No. 4/3 Connecticut Feb. 7 ... Notched her first double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds at West Virginia Feb. 10 ... Scored 13 points against Villanova Feb. 14 ... Had 10 points and four assists against Syracuse Feb. 19 ... Contributed 12 points at Marquette Feb. 22 ... Tallied 10 points while serving as the primary point guard at Pittsburgh Feb. 25 ... Produced six points and a game-high five steals against No. 7/6 Connecticut Feb. 27 ... Had seven rebounds while holding Villanova leading scorer Liad Suez-Karni (15.3 ppg) to zero points on 0-for-9 shooting in the BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinals March 5 ... Collected 14 points against TCU March 21 in the NCAA Tournament second round ... Had a team-best five assists against No. 6/6 Tennessee March 26 in the NCAA Tournament regional semifinals.
As a freshman (2004-2005): Played in all 35 games for the Scarlet Knights, making 23 starts ... Averaged 6.6 points and 5.5 rebounds per game ... Ranked second in rebounding and blocked shots
(1.0 bpg) for the Scarlet Knights ... Had eight double-digit scoring games, three double-digit rebounding games and one double-double ... Was named to the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) All-Second Team ... Ranked tied for 14th in blocked shots (0.97 bpg) and 15th in steals (1.51 spg) in the BIG EAST overall statistics ... In the conference-only stats, she was tied for eighth in blocked shots (1.25 bpg) and tied for 11th in steals (1.69 spg) ... Collected 10 points and six rebounds in her collegiate debut Nov. 20 against Rider ... Shared team-high rebounding honors with six against South Dakota State Nov. 25 at the University of the Virgin Islands Paradise Jam ... Had six points against Kentucky Nov. 27 at the Paradise Jam ... Scored 10 points and added five rebounds at Old Dominion Dec. 5 ... Made her first career start Dec. 8 against Princeton ... Scored six points and tied for the team lead with seven rebounds against the Tigers ... Notched nine points and five rebounds at Temple Dec. 13 ... Had 14 points and a game-high 13 rebounds for her first career double-double Dec. 29 against No. 8/8 Tennessee ... Helped hold Texas All-American Tiffany Jackson scoreless in the second half in the upset victory at No. 4/3 Texas Jan. 2 ... Had four points against the Lady Longhorns, including the basket with 12.2 seconds left that made it a two-possession game (51-47) ... Pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds against No. 1/1 LSU Jan. 5 ... Collected a season-best 16 points, adding three steals, at St. John’s Jan. 8 ... Was named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week Jan. 10 ... Had 12 points, five rebounds, four assists, four steals and four blocked shots against Pittsburgh Jan. 11 ... Chipped in 10 points and three steals against Providence Jan. 20 ... Tied for the team high with six rebounds at No. 14/13 Boston College Jan. 26 ... Contributed 13 points and eight rebounds against West Virginia Jan. 30 ... Collected a team-best eight rebounds to go along with nine points against Syracuse Feb. 6 ... Had a team-high eight rebounds and four blocked shots against No. 10/10 Connecticut Feb. 13 ... Made four of five shots (.800) for nine points, adding six rebounds, against No. 24/23 Boston College Feb. 22 ... Led the team with 10 rebounds at Villanova March 1 ... Collected a team-best nine rebounds against St. John’s in the BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinals March 6 ... Had 12 points and a game-high eight rebounds against Villanova in the BIG EAST Tournament semifinals March 7 ... Collected a team-high nine rebounds against Hartford in the NCAA Tournament first round March 20 ... Was named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star.
In international competition: Was a member of the 2006 USA FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship Team ... Started three of the four games she played in, averaging 10.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per contest while helping to lead the Americans to the gold medal in Mexico City ... Ranked second in the tournament field in steals, eighth in field-goal percentage (.583) and ninth in scoring ... Competed at the 2005 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Tunis, Tunisia ... A starter in all eight games for the Americans, she averaged 5.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.4 steals per contest, shooting 51.3 (20-39) percent from the floor ... Team USA posted a perfect 8-0 record to win the gold medal ... Helped lead the 2004 U.S. Women’s Junior World Championship Qualifying Team to a gold medal in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, averaging 8.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.
Prior to Rutgers: Graduated from the Rosa Parks School for Fine and Performing Arts, but competed athletically at Paterson Eastside High School ... Played in the 2004 McDonald’s and Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America Games with fellow Rutgers recruit Matee Ajavon ... Named to the Parade All-America Second Team and the USA Today Super 25 All-America Team as a senior ... Named the 2004 New Jersey Nets/Wachovia Bank New Jersey Female Athlete of the Year and the Passaic County Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Led her team to the 2004 North 1, Group 4 state title and the final of the New Jersey Tournament of Champions ... Eastside won three consecutive Passaic County titles ... Carson’s Eastside team lost to Ajavon’s Shabazz team in the 2004 T of C championship game ... Was a three-time Associated Press all-state pick and the two-time Herald News Player of the Year... Named a fourth-team All-American by Street & Smith’s and Parade as a junior, averaging 19.8 points, 15.0 rebounds, 3.4 steals and 4.5 blocked shots per game ... Played on the 2003 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival East Team that won a gold medal ... Ranked as the 11th-best prospect nationally by the All Star Girls Report and 12th by Blue Star, she was a three-time all-state selection ... At the adidas Top Ten All-America Camp, she was named a 2002 Underclass All-Star and earned a spot on the Super Six of the 2003 Senior All-Star Game ... An honorable-mention Street & Smith’s All-American in 2002, she also was an all-region (2002-2004) and all-county (2001-2004) selection ... Played club ball with the New Jersey Pioneer Elite and the Jersey Pioneers, winning state titles in 2002 and 2003 ... An all-state volleyball player, she ran track for the first time in the spring of 2004, winning the state 400-meter title ... Is a gifted musician who plays the piano, bass guitar, drums and saxophone ... Is majoring in music at Rutgers College ... Parents are Stacey Robinson and the late Joseph Carson ... Is the second of three children. |
