Ann Strother
Junior
6-3 Guard
Castle Rock, CO/Highlands Ranch HS

At Connecticut
Enters junior season as one of the top preseason candidates for the Wooden Award and the Wade Trophy - each honors the nation’s national player of the year...expected to be a major factor on both the offensive and defensive ends in the Huskies’ pursuit of a fourth-straight national title...selected as a third-team All-BIG EAST choice as a sophomore...enters 2004-05 just 232 points shy of 1,000 for her career...has tallied double-figure points 43 times in her career... has three career double-doubles.

2003-04 Season
Third Team All-BIG EAST choice...tallied double figure points 21 times...ranked third on the squad at 11.0 points per game...ranked second on the squad with 61 three-point field goals...pulled down 4.3 rebounds per contest, third-best on the squad...scored 14 points while shooting 5-of-8 overall in national championship win over Tennessee (4/6)...recorded nine points and four rebounds in national semifinal win over Minnesota (4/4)...posted 16 points, while shooting 6-of-10 overall in NCAA second round win over Auburn (3/23)...registered 10 points, six rebounds and two assists in NCAA first round win over Pennsylvania (3/21)...tallied eight points, four rebounds and three assists vs. Virginia Tech in BIG EAST quarterfinals (3/7)...registered seven points and two rebounds vs. Boston College (3/8) in BIG EAST semifinals (3/8)...tallied 15 points while shooting 5-of-9 overall vs. West Virginia (3/2)...scored 15 points on 6-for-11 shooting including 3-of-6 from three-point range, and added five rebounds at Rutgers (2/14)...notched 17 points and seven rebounds, while adding a block and a steal in win at No. 1/1 Tennessee (2/5)...posted 10 points, two rebounds and two assists at Syracuse (2/11)...scored a career-high 27 points while shooting 7-of-13 from beyond the arc in win over St. John’s (1/31)...seven 3-pointers vs. St. John’s (1/31) tied for the second-highest single-game total in UConn history...notched first double-double of the season and the third of her career with 27 points and 10 rebounds vs. St. John’s (1/31)...scored 10 points while pulling down five rebounds in win at Seton Hall (1/24)...enjoyed a well-rounded effort with eight points, nine rebounds, eight assists and three blocks vs. Georgetown (1/10)...eight assists vs. Georgetown (1/10) were the most of her career...scored 20 points in 24 minutes of action against N.C. State, including five 3-pointers...logged a career-best five steals vs. Holy Cross (11/30)...tallied 13 points and six rebounds over 20 minutes of action in exhibition opener vs. Team Concept (11/8).

2002-03 Season
Named to 2003 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team, 2002-03 All-BIG EAST Third Team and 2002-03 BIG EAST All-Rookie Team...played more minutes than any other Husky and one of only two to have started in all 38 games...third on the team in scoring with 10.1 points per game and grabbed 4.6 rebounds per game...scored one point shy of her career-high with 17 points versus Tennessee in the national championship game...played a collegiate high 40 minutes versus Tennessee (1/4/03) and has scored a career-high 18 points twice at Holy Cross (12/5/02) and at Florida State (12/30/02)...has two collegiate double-doubles with a career-high 11 rebounds versus Wright State (11/22/02) and then-No. 1 Duke (2/1/03) to go along with 11 and 17 points, respectively...played best all-around game on national television versus then-No. 1 Duke University when she scored 17 points, with 11 rebounds and three assists...averaged 3.2 assists per game...led the team in scoring four times and rebounding five times...named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week for the week of Feb. 3.

High School
2002 Naismith, USA TODAY, WBCA, Parade Magazine and Gatorade National High School Player of the Year... Two-time High School All-American and 2002 Consensus First Team All-American... Twice named USA Today and Gatorade Colorado Player of the Year and State 5A Ms. Colorado Basketball... Helped Highlands Ranch High School to back-to-back state titles under head coach Caryn Jarocki and was named the 2002 Colorado 5A Tournament MVP... Sat out 1999-2000 season with a torn ACL... Named Co-MVP of first inaugural McDonald’s High School All-American game... Named to the 2001 USA Junior World Qualifying Team... Averaged 20.0 points.