USD Women's Basketball 1999-2000

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#20 S tMie E!R9' [,£9) J Af(}, 5-9 Senior Guard 3V

1998-99 Division :I GTE/CoS:IDA First Team All-Academic America

1998-99 West Coast Conference First Team 1998-99: Enj oyed another outstanding season offensive ly and defensively fo r the Toreros... Averaged a team-best 14.0 points per game and ranked third among West Coast Conference scoring leaders... Scored game-winner at the buzzer against Saint Mary ' s ( 1- 13-99) in USD's 55-54 vi ctory... Led USD in sco ring on 13 occasions and was the rebounding leader three times... Matched a career-hi gh after scoring 26 points against Fresno State ( 11-17-98).. . Paced the Toreros at the charity stripe and ranked second in the West Coast Conference in free throw percentage (.860)... Converted on a schoo l record 12-12 free throw attempts in the Torero's home victory against league-leading Pepperdine ( 1-30-99), fi ni shing with 20 points and fiv e ass ists.. . Ranked third on the team in assists (2.3 ), fi fth in rebounds (3 .4) and steals ( 1.0)... Earned All-WCC First Team honors for second consecuti ve season... Surpa·ssed 20 point pl ateau fi ve times last season... Scored 17 points against Portland in the 1999 WCC Tournament at Santa Clara ' s Toso Pav ilion to give her exactl y 1,000 career points - the fifth Torero to reach the grand mil e– stone... Ti ed a career-hi gh with six ass ist outing again st Yal e in USD 's 67-50 victory again st the Bulldogs in the Masry and Vititoe Cl assic... Ranks in the career top.-ten in scoring, assists and steal s. 1997-98: Unanimous All-West Coast Conference First Team selection, av- eraging 12.4 ppg, 3.7 rebounds per WCC contests... Scored career-hi gh 26 points again st Lehi gh Dec. 3 1.. . Named team MVP... One of two Toreros to start every game, and has started every game in her USD career. .. Led team in points (343 - 12.7 ppg) and minutes (893). 1996-97: Led all West Coast Conference freshman in scoring (I 0.3 ppg)... Started in all 27 games and ranked second on the team in scoring (10.3), 13th overall in the WCC. .. Scored 21 points versus UCLA ( 11-23-96) in first coll eg iate game. 1995-96: Sat out season due to torn ACL injury suffered during semifi– nals of CIF pl ayoffs in seni or year of hi gh school. High School: Number has been retired at Our Lady of Peace... Named Cali fo rni a Scholar Athl ete of the Year in '95... First Team All -CIF se lection junior and senior seasons.. . CIF Di vision III Player of the Year in senior season, (22 ppg)... Selected to Div. III All-State team... All-Harbor Vi ew in vo ll eyball. Personal: Graduated Magna Cum Laude - Spring of 1998 in Soc iology... Currentl y pur- suing Master's in Counse ling Psychology.. . Has nine brothers and sisters... Brother Joey ran track at San Diego State and sister Heidi played voll eyball at Willi am & Mary... Chose USD because of great team atmosphere and size of school. .. Al so recruited by Pac ifi c... Parents are Tom and Gerda Erpelding... Born June I, 1977 in San Diego, CA. Marpe on Susie Erpelding: I think it will be hard for her to top last year 's perfo rmance. I think the added depth and ex perience will ease some of the work load. She should have an eas ier time offensive ly becau se we have more options and defenses can no longer key on her. Susie Erpelding's Career Stats Total 3PT Year Gp/Gs Min Fg-Fqa Pct ~ 98-99 27-27 873 129-31 6 4 08 28-82 97-98 27-27 893 125-311 4 02 38-103 96-97 27-27 875 102-294 .347 25-82 Totals 81-81 2641 356-921 .387 91-267 Favorite TV Show: Cheers Favorite Movie: Pretty Woman, Notting Hil l Favorite Actor/Actress: Juli a Roberts Favorite Musical Group/Performer: Tracy Chapman Favorite Class at USD: Sociology of Sport Favorite Athlete: Michael Jordan Pct Ft-Fta Pct A fill Blk Pts fil'9 Reb fil'9 .342 92-107 .860 63 28 1 378 14.0 93 34 .369 55-74 .743 73 25 5 343 12.7 106 3.9 .305 50-65 769 60 43 4 279 10.3 92 34 .341 197-246 .801 196 96 10 1000 12.3 291 3.6 Favorite Sports Team: San Diego Chargers Best Moment in Sports: Hitting game-winning shot against Sai nt Mary's last year I'd like to switch places for a day with: Oprah Winfrey Biggest Role Model/Influence: Sister, Heid i No one knows that I... Have nine brothers and sisters Favorite Coach Marpe Quote: "No banana cuts'" "S-P-R-1-N-TI"

SAN DIEGO , CA OUR LADY OF PEACE HS

Erpelding's Bests Points 1998-99 26 - @Fresno State ( 11 - 17-98) Career 26- @Fresno State (ll -1 7-98) Field Goals 1998-99 IO- vs. Boston College ( 12- 19-98) Career IO- vs. Boston College ( 12- 19-98) 3-Point Field Goals 1998-99 5 - vs. Boston College (12-1 9-98) Career 5 - vs. Boston College ( 12- 19-98) Rebounds 1998-99 8 - last vs. Long Beach St. (12- 12-98)

lO- UC Irvine (l l-23-97)

Career Assists

1998-99 6 - vs. Yale (11 -27-98) Career 6- vs. Yale (11-27-98) Steals 1998-99 2 - last vs. Portland (2- 11 -99)

5 - UCLA (12-5-97)

Career Blocks 1998-99 Career

I - @Portland (2-5-99) 1- !0 times

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