Here is a list of past Lady Cougars who have continued their playing careers at the collegiate level:
Updated 2/25/13
CLASS OF 2012
Megan Palmer
--currently a freshman at Rice University
Palmer Bio
Whitney Jefferson
--currently a freshman at McPherson College in Kansas
Jefferson Bio
CLASS OF 2011
Ashleigh Nwanguma
--currently a redshirt freshman at Houston Baptist University
--missed her freshman year with knee injury
Nwanguma Bio
CLASS OF 2010
Tara Cioccia
--played her freshman year at Odessa College
Demi Clinch
--played for two years at Texas State
--played in 30 games as a sophomore
--averaged 8.2 ppg as a sophomore
--shot 78% from the free throw line last year
--connected on 39 three-pointers
--started 11 games as a true freshman and averaged 5.0 ppg
DeDe Nwanguma
--currently a junior at UT-Arlington
--Finished first on the team in blocks, 13
--Had the most offensive rebounds, averaging 5.8 per game
--Played 28 games and started 16 games her sophomore season
--Shot 78.6 percent from the free-throw line
--Scored 157 points, averaging 5.6 per game
--saw action in 26 games as a true freshman and averaged 4.5 ppg
Nwanguma Bio
CLASS OF 2009
Brandy Dittert
--currently a senior at Mary-Hardin Baylor
--started 3 games as a junior and averaged 4.3 ppg and 3.0 rpg
--started 7 games as a sophomore and averaged 4.5 ppg
--saw action in 12 games as a freshman and averaged 2.2 ppg
Dittert Bio
CLASS OF 2008
Briana Gilbreath
--was drafted in the 3rd round of the WNBA draft by Indiana and then traded to Washington
--also played for Phoenix last year in the WNBA
--currently playing overseas in Poland
--graduated from Southern California
--earned AP All-America Honorable Mention honors as a junior
--1st Team All-PAC 10 and PAC-10 All Defensive Team as a junior
--2nd Team All-Academic Team for PAC-10
--PAC-10 Co-Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore for Southern Cal
--1st Team All-PAC 10 as a sophomore
--PAC 10 All Defensive Team as a sophomore
--PAC 10 Academic Honorable Mention as a sophomore
--finished her freshman season at Southern Cal as team's 2nd leading scorer and top rebounder
--was named All PAC-10 Third Team and named PAC-10 Freshmen of the Year
Shantel Nwanguma
--played two years at University of Texas at San Antonio
--was a reserve and helped guide team to the NCAA Tournament in '08-'09 (lost to Baylor in OT)
CLASS OF 2007
Stefanie Gilbreath
--currently using her medical redshirt at New Mexico State and working on her master's degree
--leading the Aggies in scoring (18.0 ppg); third in conference in scoring as of 1/31/13
--graduated from Southern California
--Gilbreath played in all 30 games for Southern Cal as a redshirt junior, starting 17 contests while averaging 16 minutes per game
--She averaged 3.9 points and 2.6 rebounds per game and led the team in free throw percentage at 83 percent (24-of-29)
--played in 13 games as a redshirt sophomore and averaged 3.9 ppg
Gilbreath Bio
Brittny Provost
--played her freshman year at St. Gregory's University
--saw action in 14 games, while shooting 50% from the field
CLASS OF 2005
Natasha Azizi
--played for Southwestern University from 2006-2009
--named Honorable Mention All SCAC as a sophomore
--named 3rd Team All SCAC as a junior
--named 2nd Team All SCAC as a senior
--finished career with 1,312 points
Stephanie Gurnell
--played for St. Mary's University from 2007-2009
--saw action in 24 games during her senior year
--team finished 24-6 during her senior year and advanced to the NCAA Divison 2 Tournament
--team finished 25-5 during her junior year
--as a junior helped St. Mary's earn the Highland Conference Championship and a NCAA Playoff berth
--played 2 years at McLennan Community College (2005-2006)
--helped the Highlassies to a conference championship in 2006 and earned Academic All-American honors
CLASS OF 2002
Ami Benya
--had a standout career at Nicholls State
--voted Colonels Freshman of the Year after '02-'03 season
Kia Jones
--continued her playing career at UT-Dallas