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Senior
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| Hometown:
Lithonia, Ga.
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| High School:
George Walton Academy
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| Height:
5-6
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| Position:
OF
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| B/T:
L/L
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AT ILLINOIS
2009 - Junior
Second team All-Big Ten for the third consecutive year ... Was third on the team with a .324 batting average, hitting .354 in Big Ten play ... Also had a slugging percentage of .504 ... Had 45 hits, scored 33 runs and drove in 31 RBIs ... Played in 43 games, starting 42 in right field ... Had five multi-hit games in Big Ten play, including batting 4-for-7 in the sweep over Indiana on April 15 ... Had a nine-game hitting streak from Feb. 13-22 and a seven-game hitting streak from March 6-24 ... Hit a three-run walk-off homer against Loyola-Chicago on March 24 ... Was 3-for-4 with three RBIs, two runs and a home run against Illinois State on March 17 ... Had two hits, two RBIs and two runs against No. 18 Houston on Feb. 20 ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Second team Academic All-District by ESPN the Magazine ... Earned team Spirit Award.
2008 - Sophomore
Second team All-Big Ten for the second straight year, batting .313 with 55 hits, 22 RBIs and 11 doubles ... Started all 62 games in the outfield ... All three home runs of season came in Big Ten play ... Finished the season with 10 multi-hit games ... Recorded a career-high four hits against Indiana on April 26, driving in three runs and scoring three runs ... Also was 4-for 4 with three RBIs against BYU on March 8 ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2007 - Freshman
Named second team All-Big Ten after batting .421 in conference play ... For the season, batted .308 with an on-base percentage of .429 ... Started all 55 games, 50 in right field and five in center ... Had nine multi-hit games on the season ... Had three hits against Penn State (April 22) and Michigan (April 15) ... Had a career-high four RBIs against Pittsburgh on March 17 ... Hit first career homer against Georgia Southern on March 16 ... Went 5-for-5 with three runs and a triple in the games against Syracuse and Texas A&M on March 3.
HIGH SCHOOL
Garnered all-state, all-region and all-county accolades for four years, playing for head coach Marlene Snow ... As a senior, batted .525 with a .635 on-base percentage ... Maintained a batting average of .500 or higher each season and was named Best Offensive Player each year ... Named Most Valuable Player in her junior year and was named Gatorade Player of the Year ... Member of the Beta Club and National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Born Sept. 28, 1987 ... Daughter of Jim and Gwen Howell ... Has one sister, Heather, and two brothers, Timothy and Joe ... Majoring in journalism with a Spanish minor.
GETTING TO KNOW HOPE
Favorite athlete: Derek Jeter ... Favorite pro sports team: Atlanta Braves ... Favorite restaurant on campus: Coldstone ... Favorite musical artist: Gavin DeGraw ... Dream job: DJ for a huge station ... How I started playing softball: "My brother signed up for tee-ball, so automatically I had to do it, too. Turned out, I was good." ... What I've learned from Coach Sullivan: "God never performs his greatest feats in our yesterdays," "To have perfect faith in our skills and instincts," and "The infinite possibilities from BELIEF."
