| Kaitlin McInerney |
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2006-07: Started 28 games and saw action in all 30 as a freshman ... Led the team in field goal percentage, converting nearly 50 percent of her attempts (49.4 precent) ... Fourth on team in scoring with 7.3 ppg ... Scored career-high16 points against Miami (Ohio) on 11/17/06 and scored in double-digits in 11 of 30 games ... Led the team with 165 rebounds and 5.5 rpg ... Grabbed least five rebounds in 19 of 30 games... Pulled down career-high 12 rebounds against Nebraska on 12/16/07, posting first career double-double with 10 points ... Led team in blocks with 34, including a career-high four rejections against Wisconsin on 12/28/06 and Michigan on 2/18/07 ... Tied for second on team in steals with 43 ... Recorded a career-high four takeaways against Northern Illinois on 12/02/06 ... Fourth on team in assists with 69, including a career-high seven dishes against Iowa on 1/07/07.
High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Benet Academy ... Street & Smith's High School All-America Team ... Team captain ... ESCAA All-Conference Team (2004-05) ... Daily Herald All-Area team ... Naperville Sun Player of the Year (2005) ... Naperville North Benet Tourney MVP ... Averaging 16 ppg, 9 rpg and recorded 76 blocks last season ... Ranked No. 144 by All- Star Girls Report ... Has led the Redwings to back-to-back sectional championships (2003, 2004) and a regional championship (2005) ... Also lettered in golf and played volleyball and soccer at Benet ... Plays AAU basketball for the Chicago Hoops Express, the same team as fellow signee Lakhiyia Hicks.
Personal: Born Kaitlin Lea McInerney on 11/18/87 in Chicago, Ill. ... Parents are Mike and Judy McInerney ... National Honor Society ... Honor Roll ... Chose Northwestern over Miami University, Arizona State, Wisconsin and Minnesota ... Interested in studying communications.
