#10 Leah Phillips Guard • So. • 5-7 Newburgh, Ind./Castle

2005-06: Scored a career-best 17 points in an 81-65 MVC Tournament Semifinal victory over Evansville … Launched eight attempts from long range and tied her career-best with three assists as part of a victory over Eastern Michigan in the WNIT … Hit a career-high four 3-pointers as she posted 14 points in a 92-76 victory over Illinois State … Converted on 6-of-9 foul shots to score nine points in a 93-80 victory at Loyola (Ill.) … Posted 15 points, by hitting four 3-pointers in a road victory over Southern Illinois that captured the regular season title in the MVC … Knocked down a trio of 3-pointers to score 11 points in a 91-73 victory at Pepperdine … Recorded a career-hightwo steals in the victory over Butler in the State Farm Hoosier Classic.

Prep Career: Four-time letterwinner at Castle High School under head coach Wayne Allen … First Team All-State from Hoosier Basketball magazine after leading the squad to a 23-4 record during the 2004-05 campaign … Set the all-time school scoring record for boy’s and girl’s at 1,380 points and posted the top career three-point field goal percentage at 40% … Averaged 16.1 points, 4.1 assists and 2.5 steals per game during her career … 2005 McDonald’s All-American nominee … Four-time first-team all-metro and first-team all-conference selection … Named to the Indiana District 2 all-star team … Three-time Street and Smith All- American Honorable Mention pick … Picked as a member of the North- South All-Star Classic … Also played softball for two years.

Personal: Born Leah Rochelle Phillips on July 11, 1986 to Gary and Kim Phillips in Newburgh, Ind. … Enjoys watching sports, shopping and laughing … Majoring in communications.