2008 Spring Assumption College Student-Athlete Honor Roll

PERSONAL: Kayla Elizabeth Parker, the daughter of Steve and Charleen Parker, was born in Sanford, ME... father is retired from the Kittery, ME Police Department and was graduated from Southern Maine Community College... mother is a hygienest and a Westbrook College graduate... has brother Kory... proposed history/elementary education major with a teaching career in the offing...

HIGH SCHOOL: played for Coach Kristy Parent at Sanford, ME High School... as senior averaged 16.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks as team finished 21-1 as Western Maine state champion (named MVP of tournament)... named Miss Maine Basketball... won Lisa Blais Manning Award (outstanding player in Southern Maine Activities Association)... named to the all-state teams of the Portland Press-Herald (MVP), Bangor Daily News, Kennebec Journal-Tribune (MVP)... named to Maine McDonald's all-star team... nominated for McDonald's all-America... all-SMAA first-team in 2005 and 2006 (honorable mention in 2004)... top games were 28 points against Cheverus Academy and 23 points (and game-winning basket) against Catherine McAulay... as junior, team finished 15-5 advancing to the Western Maine final... averaged 15.0 points, 8.0 rebounds... Portland Press-Herald and Bangor Daily News all-scholastic... as sophomore team finished 14-6... averaged 11.0 points, 8.0 rebounds... was reserve forward as a freshman... captain as both junior and senior... also ran cross country (team won Maine state title in 2005) and played tennis...

2006-07: averaged 10.5 points and 4.1 rebounds in 28 games with 17 starts (including last 14 games)... shot 107-for-207 field goals (.517)... Northeast-10 Conference all-freshman team... top games included: 22 points (8-for-15 field goals) and 13 rebounds at Merrimack (2/15/07), both season-highs; 20 points (8-for-15 field goals) and 7 rebounds at Franklin Pierce... 15 double-figure scoring games, including 11 of her final 12... two 20-point games... one double-double at Merrimack, 2/25/07... top game for blocked shots was 3 at Stonehill (2/17/07)... Northeast-10 Conference Freshman-of-the-Week once, weekly honor roll three times, Worcester Area College Basketball Association Rookie-of-the-Week three times, honor roll three times, Shippensburg PA all-tournament team... in 650 minutes, 107-for-207 field goals (.517), 1-for-4 three-pointers (.250), 78-for-127 free throws (.614), 116 rebounds, 19 assists, 24 blocks (led team), 17 steals, 293 points...

2007-08: averaged 10.4 points and 5.0 rebounds in 30 games with 27 starts... shot 110-for-240 field goals (.458)... top games included: a career-high 27 points (10-for-17 field goals) versus Saint Anselm (11/25/07); 23 points (7-for-12 field goals) versus Molloy, NY (11/16/07); 22 points (8-for-15 field goals, 3-for-3 three-pointers) versus Bentley (12/1/07)... 19 double-figure scoring games (34 career)... three 20-point games (5 career)... one double-double (2 career) at Saint Anselm (1/26/08)... top rebound game was a career-high 15 at Saint Anselm (1/26/08)... top block game was 6 at Saint Anselm (1/26/08)... Northeast-10 Conference weekly honor roll four times, Courtyard by Marriott Classic all-tournament team... in 716 minutes, 110-for-240 field goals (.458), 7-for-13 three-pointers (.538), 84-for-137 free throws (.613), 150 rebounds, 30 assists, 34 blocks (led team), 19 steals, 311 points... career statistics through two seasons: 58 games (44 starts), 217-for-447 field goals (.485), 8-for-17 three-pointers (.471), 162-for-264 free throws (.614), 266 rebounds, 49 assists, 58 blocks, 36 steals, 604 points...

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