2006-07 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Mary Blessing
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Redshirt
- High School:
- Decatur
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, IN
2002-03: Started all 30 games ... Dished out 143 assists compared to just 56 turnovers, a 2.55 assist to turnover ratio, best in the MAC ... 143 assists ranked ninth best in school history ... First in the conference in assist to turnover ratio and sixth in assists (4.77 apg) ... Averaged 10.3 points per game over UT's last 12 contests ... Dished out at-least six assists on 13 occasions, including a career-tying best nine at Cincinnati (Jan. 4) ... Scored in double figures 10 times ... Led the Rockets in assists on 25 occasions, steals 12 times and scoring thrice ... Named MAC West Division Player of the Week on Feb. 17 after scoring a career-high 19 points in a 78-73 win at Ball State (Feb. 11) ... Then added 13 points in a win over Ohio (Feb. 16), including 5-for-5 at the free throw line and 4-of-4 in the last minute ... Tied career-high with 19 points and handed out five assists to lead top-seeded Toledo to an 80-66 victory over Marshall in the MAC Tournament Quarterfinals (Mar. 12) ... Converted 14-of-20 free throws and hit both field goal attempts against Thundering Herd ... Recorded a career-best six steals in UT's 70-54 win at Marshall (Jan. 29) ... Knocked down three triples and finished with 16 points at Northern Illinois (Mar. 1) ... Scored 18 points and registered four steals in Toledo's 65-55 win vs. Eastern Michigan (Feb. 22) ... Drained a three-pointer in 13 games.
2001-02: Played in all 28 contests, making nine starts ... Averaged 3.4 points and 2.3 assists per game ... Third on the team with 63 assists ... Led Rockets in assists seven times ... Tallied a season-high 12 points, knocking down a perfect 2-of-2 from beyond the arc at Ohio (Jan. 26) ... Dished out a season-best seven assists, while committing no turnovers against Howard in the opening round of the inaugural Provident Bank Xavier Invitational (Dec. 8) ... Drilled three treys in Toledo's 67-62 triumph at Kent State which snapped the Golden Flashes' 52-game conference home winning streak.
2000-01: Appeared in all 31 games, starting the last 17 ... Named to the MAC All-Freshman Team ... Inserted into the starting lineup against Northern Illinois (Jan. 16) and led UT to a school-record 16-game winning streak to finish the regular season and MAC Tournament ... Had 64 assists compared to just 23 turnovers in those 16 games, a 2.8-1 assist to turnover ratio ... Registered a 2.43-1 assist to turnover ratio in MAC games, tops in the league ... Compiled an almost 2-1 assist to turnover mark on the season with 79 assists compared to 39 turnovers ... Averaged 4.0 assists per game while in the starting lineup ... Finished 13th in the conference in league games with 3.50 assists per contest ... Poured in 14 points and dished out three assists in a team-high 28 minutes at Western Michigan (Feb. 10) ... Went a perfect 5-of-5 from the field against the Broncos, including 4-of-4 from beyond the arc ... Tallied 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field, to go along with four assists in 70-59 win against Buffalo (Feb. 28) ... Recorded a collegiate-best nine assists and chipped in with five points and two rebounds against East Division champion Kent State (Jan. 20).
High School: Starred for coach Jill Meerman at Decatur Central High School ... Averaged 12.3 points, 6.6 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 3.3 steals per game as a senior ... Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior while leading Decatur to an 18-5 win-loss record ... A four-time all-area and all-conference selection ... Two-time team captain and MVP ... Also was a two-time all-county 'Top-Five' selection as a junior and senior ... Named to the Indiana All-Star team by the Indianapolis Star-News ... First-team all-state selection by Hoosier Basketball Magazine as a senior and a honorable mention honoree as a sophomore ... Averaged 15.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 4.8 steals per game as a junior ... Also lettered four times in softball and on three occasions in volleyball ... Named ?Miss Softball? and was selected as a second-team High School All-American as a senior.
Personal: Born Mary Catherine Blessing on May 1, 1982 ... Parents are Wally and Cathy Blessing ... Hobbies include shopping and playing sports ... Enrolled in the College of Business, majoring in marketing.
SEASON GP-GS MIN (AVG) FG-FGA (%) 3P-3PA (%) FT-FTA (%) REB (AVG) PF-D AST TO BLK ST PTS (AVG)2000-01 31-17 693 (22.4) 49-104 (.471) 21-47 (.447) 24-42 (.571) 61 (2.0) 45-0 79 39 1 29 143 (4.6)2001-02 28-9 567 (20.2) 32-81 (.395) 14-39 (.359) 17-24 (.708) 37 (1.3) 41-0 63 46 2 19 95 (3.4)2002-03 30-30 971 (32.4) 75-179 (.419) 20-58 (.345) 79-101 (.782) 82 (2.7) 80-3 143 56 4 51 249 (8.3)TOTALS 89-56 2231 (25.1) 156-364 (.429) 55-144 (.382) 120-167 (.719) 180 (2.0) 166-3 285 141 7 99 487 (5.5)
BLESSING'S CAREER BESTSPoints: 19 twice, last vs. Marshall (3/12/03)Field Goals: 7 at Ball State (2/11/03)Field Goals Attempted: 13 at Northern Illinois (3/1/03)3-Point FGs: 4 at Western Michigan (2/10/01)3-Point FGs Attempted: 6 at Northern Illinois (3/1/03)Free Throws: 14 vs. Marshall (3/12/03)Free Throws Attempted: 20 vs. Marshall (3/12/03)Rebounds: 6 thrice, last vs. Marshall (3/12/03)Assists: 9 twice, last at Cincinnati (1/4/03)Blocks: 2 at Akron (1/9/03)Steals: 6 at Marshall (1/29/03)Minutes Played: 39 thrice, last at Eastern Michigan (1/11/03)
