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m e e t t h e b o i l e r m a k e r s The 2013-14 Boilermakers 1 4 Ashley Morrissette Torrie Thornton Freshman Guard • 5-9 Twinsburg, Ohio (Twinsburg) High School: Averaged 19 points, six assists, five rebounds and five steals per game as a senior ... Named Ohio's Ms. Basketball and Ohio D1 player of the year in 2013 ... Helped lead her team to two state championships (2011 and 2012) and runner-up finish in her senior season ... Ranked No. 23 at her position by ESPN.com and ranked No. 39 in her class by Blue Star ... 2012 Ohio State Championship MVP … As a junior, scored 36 points against Detroit Country Day... Had four or more assists in 16 games as a junior... Four-year letter award winner... Coached by Julie Solis. Personal: Full name is Ashley Nicole Morrissette ... Born April 17, 1995 ... Parents are Christopher and Gianna Morrissette ... Has two younger brothers, Christopher and Nathan and an older sister, Jenna ... Plans to major in psychology ... Wants to be a sports psychologist. 84 Dierdre Thornton ... Has a brother, Brian, who played basketball at Xavier and a sister, Melanie, who played at Butler ... Plans to major in professional health services. RS Sophomore Guard • 6-0 Carmel, Ind. (Carmel) As a Sophomore (201213): Did not play due to injury. As a Freshman (201112): Played in 18 games and averaged 4.7 minutes per game ... Averaged 0.2 points and 0.7 rebounds per game. High School: Ranked No. 33 at small forward by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report, No. 62 overall by AllStar Girls Report and No. 60 at her position by HoopGurlz. ... Averaged 15.1 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 3.6 blocks and 2.8 steals per game as a senior ... Member of the 2011 Indiana All-Star Team ... Named first team IBCA All-State as a senior ... Junior season averaged 13.7 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.1 steals, 2.9 assists and 2.1 blocked shots … Helped lead Carmel to a 4A state championship as a freshman, contributing 7.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.5 steals ... Won county, sectional and regional titles in track as a sophomore, including member of first place 1600-meter relay team. Personal: Full name is Torrie Nicole Thornton ... Born Nov. 11, 1992. ... Parents are Donald Thornton, Jr. and f IllustrateD volume 24, issue 2 10 ... Averaged 32.9 points, 12.3 rebounds, and 4.4 steals as a junior. Personal: Full name is Hayden SuzAnn Hamby ... Born Feb. 22, 1994 ... Parents are Steve and Shannon Hamby ... Has an older brother, Marcus ... Plans to major in dietetics/nutrition, fitness and health ... Wants to be a college basketball coach. Hayden Hamby Sophomore Guard • 5-7 Trinity, Ala. (West Morgan) As a Freshman (201213): Averaged 1.2 points and 1.0 rebounds in 22 games, playing 6.6 minutes per contest ... played a career-most 14 minutes in the season-opener against USC Upstate, scoring a season-high six points on a pair of threes ... converted nine-of-10 free throw attempts on the season. High School: Averaged 34.4 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.1 steals, and 1.7 assists as a senior ... Scored 1,170 points her senior year, the second-most in a single season in Alabama history ... Also finished with the second-most career points in state history with 4,485 ... Scored 50 points or more five times during her senior year ... Made 81 three-pointers her senior year while shooting 56.6 percent from beyond the arc ... Awarded the Alabama Sports Writers Association's 3A Player-of-the-Year three times ... Named Alabama's Miss Basketball as a junior 13 Bridget Perry Freshman Guard • 6-2 Mooresville, Ind. (Roncalli) High School: Averaged at least 13 points per game all four years of high school ... As a senior averaged 15.7 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game ... Junior year averaged 19.8 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game ... Led team to two regional championships (2011, 2013) ... Named to the 2013 Indiana All-Star team after being a member of the junior all-star core team in 2012 ... First team IBCA All-State in both junior and senior year ... Hoosier Basketball Magazine named her a top-100 player twice, her junior and senior seasons ... Named Marion County's Athlete-of-the-Year … Coached by April Schilling. Personal: Full name is IllustrateD volume 24, issue 2 f 84