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Women's Basketball Opens WNIT Play against UC Davis on Thursday
OREGON STATE 2011-12 (Freshman): Ali Gibson started all 33 games at guard, averaging a team-high 33.1 minutes per game ... Earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention, as voted on by the Pac-12 coaches, adding All-Freshman Team honors from the conference coaches and media ... Started her first career collegiate game against Western Oregon (11/11), scoring 12 points on 55.6 percent shooting with five rebounds, three assists and a team-high four steals ... Scored 21 points against Montana State (11/13) on a best 7-of-11 shooting, 5-of-8 from three-point range, tying her best three assists and four steals ... Recorded her third straight double-figures game with 12 points against Cal State Northridge (11/17), with another four steal game and a career-high five assists ... Stole a best six balls against Southern Utah (11/20) with nine points and three assists ... Reset nearly every offensive career-high at Eastern Washington (11/22), tying her career-high 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting and collecting a best six rebounds on 34 minutes played ... Played 34 minutes again against North Texas (12/02), pulling down a best nine rebounds (4-5) ... Scored the final four points of the game in the win at Rice (12/03) all off of free throws for 14 points in the game ... Led all Beaver scorers in her Pac-12 debut against Washington (12/29) with 14 points (6-11) ... Scored a team-high 16 points at No. 4 Stanford (01/07) with two assists, two steals and six rebounds ... Tallied 16 points with four steals at UCLA (01/19) ... Counted four of her 14 points in the overtime victory at USC (01/21), including the go-ahead basket, with two assists and a team-high seven rebounds ... Scored a career-high 23 points (8-15), including the go-ahead three-pointer against Oregon (01/28), her fifth of the game ... Tallied 12 points, including a 6-for-6 performance from the free throw line with three steals against Colorado (02/02) ... Scored 13 points with a pair of big three pointers down the stretch against California (02/18), adding seven rebounds and a pair of assists ... Led the team with 13 points at Colorado (03/01), moving into ninth all-time for most three-pointers in a single season, earning her 50th ... Led all scorers with 19 points in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament against Washington State (03/07), counting both of the team's three-pointers ... Blocked a career-high three shots in the second round of the WNIT against Saint Mary's (03/17), scoring five points, adding four rebounds, two assists and two steals ... Finished as the team's second-leading scorer, averaging 11.7 points per game, shooting 41.6 percent from the field and 34.8 percent from three-point range ... Averaged 3.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game.
ST. MARY'S HIGH SCHOOL Lettered four years at guard, starting three, under head coach Tom Gonsalves ... As a senior, named a McDonald's All-America nominee and ESPN Miss Basketball California nominee ... Tabbed Tri-City League MVP and All-Section ... Led the Rams to three straight California state titles, adding a USA Today National Title in 2010 ... As a junior, earned ESPN All-State ... Three-time All-Defensive Team honoree, Four-time All-League selection ... Also earned four letters in track and field and water polo ... Qualified for the state meet in the 4x400 relay ... Goalie of the Year in water polo and All-League ... California Scholarship Federation honors, student council officer for three years, campus ministry, honor roll and principal's list.
PERSONAL Born in Stockton, Calif. ... Daughter of Bruce and Janet Gibson ... Has one older brother, Ben ... Father, Bruce, played football at University of the Pacific and four years of professional football ... Mother, Janet, played basketball at University of the Pacific ... Majoring in accounting ... Cousins William and Charlie Holm both graduated from Oregon State ... Former prep teammates currently playing for Division I schools include Cortney French (UC Davis), Chelsea Grey (Duke), Afure Jemerigbe (Cal), Alle Moreno (Sacramento State), Kendall Kenyon (University of the Pacific) ... Chose Oregon State because "I fell in love with the school when I came on my visit. I really felt welcomed and liked all the coaches and players."