Outstanding shooter who has great range ... Right-handed backcourt player with natural basketball savvy ... Possesses great court vision ... Has tremendous ability to penetrate to the basket and either score or set up a teammate ... Comfortable shooting off the dribble or from a set position.as a junior (2000-01)
Started all 31 games this season ... Led team in minutes played (930), minutes played per game (30.0 mpg), three-point field goals made (47) and free throw percentage (.906) ... Second on the squad in scoring (11.9 ppg), field goals made (132) and third in assists (77) ... Scored in double figures 19 times ... Led the Rockets in scoring on eight occasions ... One of four players to start all 31 games (Carter, Davis and Herron) ... Named to the Duke Women's Basketball Classic all-tournament team after scoring a tournament-best 46 points in two games ... Tallied a career-high 36 points against Radford connecting on 14-of-19 field goal attempts, 4-of-8 from beyond the arc and made a perfect 4-of-4 free throws (the 36 points tied for the fourth-most scoring output and 14 field goals are the seventh-most in school history) ... Scored a team-high 17 points in 81-63 win against Bowling Green in the MAC Quarterfinals (Mar. 6) ... Contributed a game-high 23 points and three steal vs. Ohio (Jan. 10) ... Notched 21 points and dished out four assists in 88-67 win against Indiana State (Dec. 5) ... Notched 21 points and four assists against Indiana State (Dec. 5) ... Was one of two Toledo representatives on the inaugural Washington State Cougar Shootout All-Tournament Team ... Averaged 14.0 ppg in the two-game tournament ... Finished with 19 points and four steals against Northern Illinois (Jan. 16) ... Tallied 18 points, 3-of-5 from three-point land, in 35 minutes at Ball State (Jan. 31) ... Poured in 20 points, knocking down 4-of-6 trey at Northern Illinois (Feb. 14) ... Finished with 15 points, six caroms, four assists and four steals in Toledo's 70-59 win against Buffalo (Feb. 28) ... Hit the biggest trey of her collegiate career with 4:03 left in overtime in Toledo's thrilling 74-65 come-from-behind overtime win against Kent State in the MAC Tournament finals (Mar. 10).
as a sophomore (1999-2000)
Earned Rockets' Most Improved Player Award ... Team leader in three-point field goals (51) and three-point field-goal percentage (.370) ... Also paced team in MAC points per game with 11.1 ppg ... Ranked second on the team in overall points per game (10.1) ... Reached double-digit point totals on 15 occasions, including 17 in MAC Semifinal victory over Western Michigan (Mar. 3) ... Saw action in all 29 games ... Notched 20 points on pair of occasions -- at Northern Illinois (Feb. 2) and at Buffalo (Feb. 12) ... Hauled down career-high seven rebounds vs. Youngstown State (Dec. 28) ... Collected five assists twice -- at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 17) and vs. Western Michigan (Feb. 9).
as a freshman (1998-99)
Appeared in 20 games ... Scored a season-high 12 points against Marshall (Jan. 16) ... Grabbed season-high six rebounds vs. Brown (Jan. 3) ... Averaged 7.1 minutes per game.
high school
A 1998 graduate of Terre Haute South High School ... Averaged 18.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.8 steals as a senior ... Helped lead Terre Haute South to a 22-3 record and a sectional championship in 1998 ... Recipient of the 1998 McMillan Memorial Award given to the most outstanding female athlete in Vigo County, Indiana ... First-team all-conference, all-county and all-area as a senior ... Named Associated Press third-team all-state ... Hoosier Basketball all-state selection ... National Honor Society member.
personal
Born Courtney Ann Risinger on May 27, 1980 ... Parents are Richard and Jane Risinger ... Hobbies include running, sports and spending time with friends ... Enrolled in the College of Business Administration, majoring in marketing.
RISINGER'S CAREER HIGHSPOINTS: 36 vs. Radford, 11/25/00REBOUNDS: 7 vs. Youngstown State, 12/28/99ASSISTS: 5 four times, last vs. Western Michigan, 1/27/01FIELD GOALS MADE: 14 vs. Radford, 11/25/00FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 20 twice, last vs. Ohio, 1/10/013pt FIELD GOALS MADE: 6 vs. Youngstown State, 12/28/993pt FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: 12 at Ohio, 2/23/00FREE THROWS MADE: 8 at Washington State, 12/9/00FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: 8 at Washington State, 12/9/00BLOCKED SHOTS: 1 eight times, last at Youngstown State, 12/30/00STEALS: 5 vs. Radford, 11/25/00MINUTES PLAYED: 41 at Buffalo, 2/12/00
