Melynda Gant Class: Senior Hometown: Herndon, Va. High School: Oakton Height: 5-10 Position: G Experience: 3L

2004-05: Played in 25 games with one start... Scored a career-high 12 points versus Western Carolina on Dec. 11... Tied a career-high with five rebounds versus Chattanooga on Jan. 22... Ranked third on the Furman team with 15 three pointers, and was fourth with a .313 shooting percentage... Also made 20 two point field goals and totaled 102 points on the season... Averaged 4.1 points and 1.8 rebounds per game... Went 18-for-22 (.818) from the free throw line... Named to the Southern Conference academic honor roll.

2003-04: Played in 11 games, averaging 1.6 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 5.3 minutes per game... Tied career-high of seven points in Jan. 17 game versus College of Charleston... Also tied rebound mark of five in C of C game... Claimed two steals and season's only block in Jan. 31 game versus UNC Greensboro... Made three treys on the season for a 37.5% mark from three-point range... Also connected on 38.9% of field goals.

2002-03: Played in 23 games as a true freshman and averaged 1.6 points and 1.8 rebounds in 5.3 minutes per game... Scored a career-best seven points versus Oglethorpe and grabbed five rebounds at East Tennessee State and Virginia... Claimed two steals on two occasions and recorded her only block in the Feb. 24 game versus East Tennessee State... Connected on 37.2% of her field goals on the year and made two-of-three free throws.

High School: Played for coach Fred Preister at Oakton High School... Made it to the state finals as a junior... Named second team all-district as a junior and to the all-region tournament team... Named team Most Valuable Player as a senior and was a first-team all-district and all-region choice... Also named honorable mention all-state... Member of college partnership as a freshman and sophomore.

Personal: Melynda Renee Gant was born December 18, 1984, in Fairfax, Virginia... Daughter of Thomas and Sheila Gant... Majoring in elementary education.