Melissa Washington

Height:
6-5
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Largo HS
Hometown:
Upper Marlboro, Md.

2005-06 (Sophomore)
Appeared in all 28 games with one start ... Averaged 9.8 minutes per game ... Led the team with 16 blocks ... Averaged 3.3 points per game and 2.5 rebounds per game ... Scored in double figures once ... Mercer (11/18) - Played six minutes in the season opener, scoring four points and pulling down two offensive rebounds ... at Davidson (11/26) - Played a career-high 31 minutes and had her best statistical game of the season ... Scored a career-high 12 points on perfect 4-of-4 shooting from the floor ... Tied career-bests with three blocks and two steals ... Also pulled down seven rebounds and went 4-of-7 from the free throw line ... at Towson (11/29) - Earned her only start of the season and seventh of her career ... Played 19 minutes, finishing with four points and six rebounds ... St. John[apos]s (12/2) - Played 14 minutes off the bench and scored four points ... Coppin State (12/17) - Recorded two blocks and four rebounds in seven minutes of action ... at Richmond (12/28) - Pulled down a season-best nine rebounds in 16 minutes of action ... Tied her career-high with three blocks ... NC State (1/7) - Played 14 minutes and scored six points ... North Carolina (1/27) - Scored six points and had one steal in 10 minutes of action ... Miami (2/5) - Went 4-for-6 from the free throw line, finishing with six points in the game ... at NC State (2/9) - Played 14 minutes and tied her season-high with seven shots ... Scored eight points to go along with three rebounds ... Savannah State (2/21) - Scored five points and had five rebounds ... Virginia Tech (ACC Tournament, 3/2) - Played 10 minutes and scored six points ... Also had a pair of blocks in the final game of the season. 2004-05 (Redshirt)
Sat out the season with a medical redshirt due to ACL surgery. 2003-04 (Freshman)
Appeared in 26 games with six starts ... Averaged 11.5 minutes per game ... Led the team with 13 blocks ... Also pulled down 4.4 rebounds per game and scored 2.7 points per game ... at Loyola (11/21) - Made her collegiate debut and tallied a career-high three blocks in five minutes of action ... Nicholls State (11/28) - Scored six points, going a perfect 3-for-3 from the field ... Also had three rebounds and a block ... at Marshall (12/2) - Pulled down five rebounds and had one block ... Duke (12/5) - Played 13 minutes and had three points and a steal ... Florida A&M (12/15) - Recorded a career-high two steals in 13 minutes of action ... Also scored six points and had two offensive boards ... at Princeton (12/19) - Dished out her first career assist ... at Clemson (1/21) - Played 12 minutes and scored four points ... at Georgia Tech (1/29) - Saw 18 minutes of action, registering 5 rebounds total ... NC State (2/5) - Pulled down six boards, including two on the offensive side ... at Maryland (2/9) - Played 21 minutes and had a career-best four offensive rebounds ... Also scored three points and had a steal ... at Duke (2/12) - Made her first career start, beginning a steak of six consecutive games that she cracked the starting lineup ... Played 18 minutes and had five rebounds ... at Florida State (2/16) - Saw 20 minutes of action, finishing with five points and six rebounds ... Clemson (2/22) - Played a season-high 26 minutes and had her best statistical game of the season ... Pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds, including a personal-best eight defensive ... Scored eight points on 4-for-6 shooting from the floor ... Also recorded a block and a steal ... at Virginia (2/26) - Had six rebounds and four points ... Georgia Tech (2/29) - Tied her career-high with four offensive rebounds ... Georgia Tech (ACC Tournament, 3/5) - Played 20 minutes and went 4-for-7 from the free throw line ... Scored eight points and had four rebounds ... Duke (ACC Tournament, 3/6) - Came off the bench to see 17 minutes of action ... Pulled down six boards in the Demon Deacons[apos] season finale. Prior to Wake Forest
Ranked as the No. 71 recruit by the All-Star Girls Report ... Earned three varsity letters at Largo High School in Upper Marlboro, Md. ... Helped Largo to a 17-3 record and a top 20 ranking by the Washington Post ... Named all-county and all-conference ... Street & Smith honorable mention All-American ... Also earned two varsity letters in softball ... Played three years of AAU ball with Team Unique out of Washington, D.C. ... Attended and made the all-star team at the Adidas Top 10 All-American Camp. Personal
Majoring in communication ... Born Oct. 10, 1985 in Nante, France ... Full name is Melissa Norma Washington ... Daughter of Nicole and Donald Washington ... Has a younger brother, Norman ... Involved with Athletes in Action and CHAMPS on campus.