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ILLUSTRATED VOLUME 25, ISSUE 2 89 f 1 Ashley Morrissette Sophomore • Guard • 5-9 Twinsburg, Ohio (Twinsburg) As A Freshman (2013-14): Played in 26 games, averaging 5.9 minutes and 2.2 points per game ... Hit her first career field goal attempt, burying a three in three minutes vs. Ball State (Nov. 10) ... Scored a sea- son-high 12 points on five-of-seven shooting, including a pair of threes, in just 13 minutes vs. Belmont (Nov. 22) ... Scored five points in five min- utes vs. Stanford (Nov. 26) ... Played a season-high 23 minutes vs. TCU, scoring 11 points and grabbing a sea- son-high four rebounds ... Appeared in 13 conference games ... Scored a conference-best four points in three minutes vs. Northwestern (Jan. 23) ... Hit a crucial three-pointer in a 14-point comeback victory at Mich- igan (Feb. 9). 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 champi- onships (2011 and 2012) and run- ner-up finish in her senior season ... 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 ... Coach was Julie Solis. Ranked No. 23 at her position by ESPN.com and ranked No. 39 in her class by Blue Star ... 2012 Ohio State Champion- ship MVP ... Played AAU basketball with Sports City U. 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. 4 Torrie Thornton Junior • Guard • 6-0 Carmel, Ind. (Carmel) As a Sophomore (2013-14): Averaged 8.2 minutes per game in 30 appearances ... Shot 41.3 percent from the floor en route to 1.8 points and 2.1 rebounds per game ... Grabbed a ca- reer-high nine rebounds in just 16 min- utes vs. Belmont (Nov. 22) ... Scored a career-high eight points and grabbed three rebounds in a career-high 23 min- utes vs. Stanford (Nov. 26) ... Scored five points in just four minutes in the NCAA Second Round against Oklahoma State (March 24) ... Finished fourth on the team with 11 blocks. As a Sophomore (2012-13): Did not play due to injury and redshirted. As a Freshman (2011-12): Played in 18 games and averaged 4.7 minutes per game ... Logged sea- son-high 13 minutes vs. IPFW, recorded one point, two rebounds, an assist and a steal ... Averaged 0.2 points and 0.7 re- bounds per game. High School: 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 and sophomore averaging 14.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.1 steals as sophomore ... Ranked No. 33 at small forward by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report, No. 62 overall by All-Star Girls Report and No. 60 at her position by HoopGurlz. Personal: Full name is Torrie Ni- cole Thornton ... Born Nov. 11, 1992, in Louisville, Ky ... Majoring in public health promotion ... Brother, Brian, played basketball at Xavier ... Sister, Melanie, played basketball at Butler ... Father Donald competed in track and field at Eastern New Mexico and moth- er, the former Dierdre Stunson, played basketball at Louisville. 5 Justine Hall Freshman • Guard • 5-10 Denver (Regis Jesuit) High School: Four-year varsity letter-winner who led team to the No. 8 final ranking in the final 2014 ES- PNW 25 Power Rankings ... One of six seniors on her team to sign a NCAA The 2014-15 Boilermakers M E E T T H E B O I L E R M A K E R S ILLUSTRATED VOLUME 25, ISSUE 2 89 f