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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. John’s 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 McDonald’s and Women’s 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 Michael’s 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. |
