AT FIRST GLANCE
A player who leads by example both on the court and in the classroom….a CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District I choice as a junior and one of the most accomplished 3-point shooters in UConn history…has a nose for the ball on defense and is not shy about hitting the floor for a loose ball…enters senior season ranked sixth among UConn’s career 3-point field goal leaders at 189… finished junior season with 87 3-point field goals, which ranks as the third-highest single-season total in UConn annals...spent the summer playing for the USA Pan American Games Team, which became the first U.S. squad to capture the gold medal at the Pan American Games since 1987…is poised to eclipse the 1,000-point barrier as she enters her senior season with 932 career points…is also three steals shy of 100 entering final collegiate season…has appeared in 100 games, while making 75 starts entering senior season…has posted double-figure points 40 times in her career…has registered nine 20-plus point scoring efforts…enters the season as a co-captain for the second straight year.

2006-07 SEASON
Appeared and started in all 36 games as the Huskies’ shooting guard…tallied double-figure points in 16 games, including three 20-plus scoring efforts…made at least one 3-pointer in 35 of 36 games…finished the season with 87 3-point field goals, which ranks as the third-highest single-season total in UConn annals….ranked fifth on the squad with a 10.5 ppg average…shot .424 for the season from 3-point range, which ranked best among BIG EAST Conference leaders…her average of 2.42 3-point field goals per contest ranked second among the conference’s leaders…shot a team-best .911 from the free throw line (51-of-56)…was a second team CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District I selection… spent the summer prior to the start of the season playing for the USA Pan American Games Team, which became the first U.S. squad to capture the gold medal at the Pan American Games since 1987…ranked second on the squad by taking nine charges in 2006-07…registered 13 points in 32 minutes during NCAA Regional Final vs. LSU (3/26)…recorded 21 points including five treys in the second round of the NCAA Tournament vs. UW-Green Bay (3/20)...averaged 27.0 minutes per game with 5.3 ppg in the BIG EAST Tournament...dropped 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting at Rutgers (2/26)...scored 16 points going 3-for-4 from beyond the arc vs. Villanova (2/24)...posted 19 points and tied a career-best with five 3-pointers vs. Louisville (2/13)...scored 14 points, including a perfect 5-of-5 from the charity stripe in 38 minutes at Cincinnati (1/30)...dropped in five treys and finished with 19 points at St. John’s (1/21)...scored 17 points shooting 5-of-9 from three-point range at Providence (1/17)...matched a season-high with 23 points, including four treys vs. Seton Hall (1/9)...dropped 19 points and tied career bests with five 3-pointers and seven rebounds against Colorado State (12/21)...tied her career-high in minutes with 40 in the win over Purdue (11/30) while tallying three steals and eight points...had 14 points and shot a perfect 4-4 from beyond the arc against Boston University (11/28)...tallied 23 points and matched career-high with five 3-pointers in season-opening win over Richmond (11/13)…named BIG EAST Academic All-Star for third consecutive season.

2005-06 SEASON
Named the BIG EAST’s Most Improved Player for the 2005-06 season...member of the 2005-06 BIG EAST Honorable Mention Team...returned to the starting lineup for the Huskies in all seven postseason games after suffering an ankle injury at Syracuse (2/22)...started all of the Huskies’ first 28 contests before sitting out the final two games of the regular season with a sprained right ankle...led the BIG EAST and ranked 16th nationally with a .429 percentage from beyond-the-arc...ranked second on the team with 76 3-point field goals....started in all 35 games in which she saw action...posted double-figure points 18 times this season...named BIG EAST Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 20...scored double-figure points in each of UConn’s opeing round NCAA Tournament wins with 10 vs. Coppin State (3/19) and 13 vs. Virginia Tech (3/21)...made career-best five treys and finished with 21 points in win at Pittsburgh (1/21)...scored 21 points in win over Cincinnati (1/12)...scored a career-high 25 points in win over Hofstra (12/22)...scored 23 points and drilled five 3-pointers in win over Holy Cross (12/19)...made a career-high five three-point field goals in win over Cleveland State (11/27)...registered ninth career double-digit scoring effort against Oklahoma in WNIT Championship (11/20)...named WNIT Most Valuable Player and All-Tournament team member (11/20)...her eight field goals in the WNIT championship marked a new career high (11/20)...totaled 12 points and six assists in win WNIT quarterfinal win over Indiana State, (11/14)...scored career-high 23 points, while shooting 4-of-7 from 3-point range in season-opener vs. Marist (11/12)...was also a perfect 5-of-5 from the charity stripe in first round Preseason WNIT win over Marist (11/12).

2004-05 SEASON
Saw time at both guard positions during freshman season...appeared in 29 games this season while making four starts...ranked second on the squad with 26 3-point field goals...tied for team-high with 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting in 15 minutes vs. Dartmouth in NCAA First Round (3/20)...tallied a career-high 14 points, hitting four 3-pointers, in 19 minutes vs. Syracuse in the BIG EAST Quarterfinal game (3/6)...scored seven points while adding three rebounds, two assists and two steals over a season-high 34 minutes at West Virginia (3/1)...scored nine points vs. Syracuse (2/19)...had 11 points, shooting 4-of-6, in 11 minutes vs. Pittsburgh (2/22)... notched nine points, with a 6-for-6 performance from the line, vs. Providence (2/5)...dished out five assists and scored four points vs. Villanova (1/15)...notched 10 points with three rebounds and two steals in 31 minutes vs. Notre Dame (1/12)...started third game of the season vs. St. John’s (1/2)...led the team against the Red Storm with 12 points while collecting six rebounds in 31 minutes...made first career start vs. George Mason (12/27)...posted a season-high eight assists while adding seven points and four rebounds vs. George Mason (12/27)...had three steals while adding seven points and three rebounds at Colorado State (12/23)....tallied six points, two rebounds a block and a steal at Arizona State (12/21)...dished out seven assists in win over Hartford (12/7)...scored seven points and dished out two assists in 18 minutes vs. Holy Cross (12/5)...tallied three points and three rebounds vs. South Florida (12/1)...scored seven points and registered two steals vs. Buffalo (11/19).

HIGH SCHOOL
Guided Cincinnati’s Mount Notre Dame High School to a perfect 28-0 record during senior season and a Division I Ohio State Championship...Mount Notre Dame H.S. finished ranked No. 2 nationally in USA Today’s Super 25 Girl’s Basketball Rankings...averaged 20.4 points as a senior...2004 McDonald’s All-America Team...2004 WBCA All-America Team...2004 Associated Press Ohio Co-Player of the Year...2004 Cincinnati Metro Player of the Year...averaged 20.4 points, 5.4 assists and 4.0 rebounds during senior prep campaign...was named to the USA Today 2004 All-USA High School Girls Basketball Third Team...was a three-time All-Ohio selection...selected to the 2004 Parade Magazine All-America Second Team...also a three-time All-City choice...ranked as the No. 21 high school senior by Blue Star and the No. 22 prep senior by All-Star Girls Report...averaged 18.3 points, 5.2 assists and 3.7 rebounds as a junior while leading Mount Notre Dame H.S. to a 23-3 mark and a regional finals appearance...2003 USA Today Super 25 choice...2003 Nike All-American...two-time Ohio Girls Basketball Magazine Dream Team selection...2002 Adidas Top Ten Camp Underclass All-Star...2002 & 2003 Street & Smith All-America Honorable Mention.

PERSONAL
Full name is Melanie Eileen Thomas...parents are Jeff & Mary Thomas...born August 26, 1985...majoring in business.