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Women's Hoops Wins Inaugural Battle with the Buffs; Wins Third Straight
OREGON STATE 2011-12 (Junior): Thais Pinto played in all 33 games, averaging 14.2 minutes ... Named the netscoutsbasketball.com Pac-12 International Player of the Year ... Shot .800 (4-5) in her debut with three rebounds and two steals against Western Oregon (11/11) ... Blocked a pair of shots against Montana State (11/13), scoring four points with a pair of rebounds ... Pulled down a game-high tying nine rebounds (4-5) against Cal State Northridge (11/17) with five points (2-5) and a career-best tying two blocks ... Scored 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting against Southern Utah (11/20), shooting 3-for-6 from the line ... Shot 5-of-6 for a best 13 points at Eastern Washington (11/22) on a high 21 minutes played ... Scored a career-high 16 points on 8-of-11 shooting with eight rebounds (4-4) and a career-high tying two blocks at CSU Bakersfield (12/13) ... Nearly tallied a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds against Corban (12/16), adding a pair of steals ... Scored seven points and pulled down seven rebounds with a pair of blocked shots against Colorado (02/02) ... Played a career-high tying 21 minutes with a game-high 12 points at Washington State (02/09), adding seven rebounds and a blocked shot ... Contributed nine points off the bench against No. 3 Stanford (02/16), including two three-point play opportunities ... Shot a perfect 3-for-3 against California (02/18) with seven points ... Scored seven points in eight minutes played with six rebounds at Oregon (02/25) ... Played a career-high 23 minutes in WNIT Second Round victory over Saint Mary's (03/17) with six points, seven rebounds and an assist and steal ... Finished the season averaging 5.7 points per game, 188 total, with a team-high 64.1 shooting percentage, adding 4.3 rebounds per game and 21 blocked shots.
WESTERN NEBRASKA COMMUNITY COLLEGE Led the country in field goal percentage, converting 68 percent of her attempts (100-148) ... Averaged 11.0 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocked shots per game.
COLÉGIO MAGNUM AGOSTINIANO Played basketball at center for head coach Vinicius Campos ... Member of the Brazilian National Team in 2006, leading her team to a South American championship.
PERSONAL Born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil ... Daughter of Carlos and Wilma Pinto ... Has one sibling, Diógenes ... Majoring in business ... Chose Oregon State because "I feel very comfortable with the school's environment, and I felt very welcomed when I visited."
