USD Women's Basketball 1997-1998

Returning Player Biographies

7

Justine

Career Highs: Points - 12 vs. UC Santa Barbara, Dec. 13, 1996; Reh.- 8 vs. Portland, Feb. 13, 1997; Blk.- 4 vs. Portland, Feb. 13, 1997; Ast. - 3 at Cal State Fullerton, Jan. 3, 1997. Junior: Played in 23 games with two starts... First start of career came Jan. 9 vs. Pepperdine... Scored a career high 12 points vs. UC Santa Barbara ( 12-13-96)... Scored in double digits three con– secutive games (UCSB to Arizona)... Had great defensive game against Port– land (2-13-97) with 8 rebounds, 4 blocks and 3 steals all career highs... Aver– aged 3.0 points and 3.0 rebounds. Sophomore: Appeared in 11 games.. . Scored career high six points versus St. Mary's (2- I0-96) which was final game she played in... Injured back and sat out last six games of the season. Freshman: Suffered stress fracture in her left foot during preseason camp.. . Made collegiate debut against Stanford, playing seven minutes. High School: Spent senior season at Ramona High... Named to All-CIF-San Diego Section Division III First Team... Recognized as a First Team All-Avocado League selection.. . Averaged 16 points for the Bulldogs... Honored as Ramona's Fe– male Scholar-Athlete. New Zealand: Played three seasons for Sacred Heart Girls College, a prep school in her native homeland... Her team finished third nationally during junior and sophomore seasons... Was named to regional and national tournament teams... Also participated in volleyball, swimming and track... Made school's Honor Roll. Personal: Came to the United States as a foreign exchange student... Chose USD for its size and student-to-teacher ratio.. . Majoring in Business Administration... Parents are Doreen and Henry Tuhakaraina... Born Nov. 25, 1975 in Hamilton, New Zealand. Career Highs: Points - 18 at Pepperdine, Jan. 12, 1996; Reh. - 8 at Santa Clara, Feb. 3, 1996; Ast. - 8 vs. Pepperdine, Feb. 24, 1996. Junior: Only played five games due to stress fractures in both legs... Scored eight points and dished out five assists against Western Illinois at Louisiana Tech Classic ( 12-7-96). Sophomore: Appeared in all 28 games and started in 27 ... Ranked 21st in WCC in scoring and third on the team with a 9.3 average... Ranked fourth in the league and first on the team in free throw percentage (82.3%)... Led team with 89 assists... Scored in double figures in 14 games... Career high 18 points versus Pepperdine ( 1-12-96)... WCC Scholar Athlete... USO Hustle Award winner. Freshman: Finished second on the team in field goal percentage (51 .3).. . Led USD freshman in minutes played.. . Appeared in all 26 games... Scored season high nine points versus Southwest Texas State. High School: Averaged 12 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3.1 steals a game to pace Sehome to a 4th-place finis h in the Class AA state tournament .. . Established a state tournament record with 22 assists in four games... All– Northwest League First Team member... Named as a Whatom Scholar by the Bellingham Hearld, an honor given to the county's top 20 graduating seniors who thrive in academic achievement, academics, community involvement and overall leadership... Ranked as one of top freshmen in state after receiv– ing second team all-state consideration. Personal: Majoring in Business... Turned down academic and athletic scholarships froin Northern Arizona, Gonzaga, Idaho, Idaho State and Nevada... Daughter of Pat and Pete Ambrose... Father played football at Dartmouth... Born Jan. 22, 1976 in Bellingham, WA. Yru ~ '96-97 '95-96 '94-'95 Totals 11-0 6-0

6-2 Senior Center Tauranga, New Zealand Ramona HS (CA)

JPT Pct E9.:m

Total E9.:m 29-57 9-15 2-5 40-77

m!!ll m 3.0 1.7 12 2.4 69 3.0 15 1.4 9 15 93 2.3

A 9 1 3

!'.£1 .500 .333 .600 .500

fill 12

Blk lli 15 69 6 19 0 7 21 95

!'.£1

Ft-Fla

Min

23-2 384

11-22

.509 .600 .400

0-1

.000 .000 .000 .000

0-0 0-0

1-3 3-5

79 27

2 2 16

40-2 490

15-30

13

.519

Kari AMBROSE

5-6 Junior Guard

Bellingham, WA Sehome HS

Total E9.:m 9-25 90-226 39-76 138-327

3PT !'.£1 E9.:m

Pis m Reb m

Min 140 875

!'.£1 .556 .303 .423 .343

Year

!'.£1 .625 .823 .500 .744

A

Ft-Fla

fill 10 '51 20 87

Blk

~

'96-97 '95-96 '94-'95 Totals

5-4

.360 .398

5-9

5-8

16 89 31 136

2.6 3.3

0

28

5.6 9.3 3.7

13

28-27

30-99

51-62

0 261

92 42

26-0 360 59-31 1375

.513

11-26

8-16

1.6

0

97

46-134

.422

64-86

2.5

0 386

6.5

147

1997-98 University of San Diego Toreros Women's Basketball Media Guide