COLLEGE CAREER: All-America Candidate…Also a candidate for Nancy Lieberman-Cline Point Guard of the Year and Frances Pomeroy Naismith awards…Selected for the prestigious USA Basketball R. William Jones Cup Team…Named Honorable Mention All-American by Associated Press…Second nationally in assists (7.77)…SJU’s career free throw percentage leader (.834)…Also among SJU career leaders in points, assists and three-point field goals made and attempted…Fifth-year senior missed 1996-97 season due to NCAA’s non-qualifier rules.
1999-00: Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press…Second in the nation in assists (7.77)…A finalist for the Nancy Lieberman-Cline Award…Named to A-10 All-Championship Team…A Second Team all-Atlantic 10 choice…A-10 Player of the Week (1/16)…All-Big Five First Team…Big Five Player of the Week (1/11, 2/1)…Started all 31 games… Set SJU single season assist record with 241…Recorded five double-doubles…Tallied season-high 25 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds in A-10 semifinal versus Xavier…Had 12 points and dished 12 assists vs. St. Bonaventure (2/27)…Scored 10 points, handed out 7 assists, 8 rebounds versus George Washington…Netted 1000th career point in win at Rhode Island…Named MVP at First Union Hawk Classic…Broke own SJU record with 16 assists vs. Air Force…Fastest player in SJU history to reach 500 assists (84 games)…Scored all 19 of her points in the second half and added 12 assists and 6 steals as SJU overcame a 15-point halftime deficit at Xavier on ESPN2…Hit game-winning shot with 1.3 seconds left at Dayton…Scored 15 pts & dished 10 assists vs. Drexel…Had 13 assists with 11 points against Penn…Scored 17 points at Virginia…Preseason second team all-A-10.
1998-99: A Third team A-10 All-Conference member... All-Big Five First Team…Tied a then school record for most assists in a game with 14 against George Washington (1/2/99)…Led the team in steals with 47...Ranked third on the team and was one of only four Hawks to average double figures in scoring with 11.3 ppg...Ranked third on the team in rebounds averaging 4.1 rpg...Earned All-Tournament Honors at First Union Hawk Classic and ASU Wells Fargo Classic...Finished the season ranked 18th in the Nation with 6.2 assists per game...Pre-season A-10 All-Conference Selection.
1997-98: Second-team all-A-10 and all-Rookie team as well as second-team all-Big 5…Led team in scoring with 464 points (15.0 ppg), becoming the first first-year player to lead the team in scoring since Dale Hodges did in 1987-88 season...Scored 18 points in first half of W.N.I.T. game versus Penn State... Had a streak of 18-straight free throws at the end of the season...Led all scorers with 27 points in A-10 quarterfinal game against Virginia Tech (2/26)...Against UMass (1/11) scored team’s final 22 points, including the game-winning jumper with :08 remaining in overtime...Ranked 18th in the nation in FT% shooting 86.3%...Named MVP of CoreStates Hawk Classic after scoring 45 points and shooting 13-32 from the field and 14-16 from the line in two games...Career high 28 points in win over Alabama (12/29)... Netted 18 pts in 2nd half in win over Rutgers (12/21)...Moved into the starting lineup against N.C. State (12/6) and responded with 20 points on 6-12 shooting...Two time A-10 Rookie of the Week...In her collegiate debut versus George Mason (11/14), tallied 14 pts, 4 rebs, and 4 assists in 23 minutes.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from St. Dominic’s in June, 1996...Selected first-team all-State both her junior and senior years...Named to the FAA “Dream Team” all four years, and Player of the Year her last three years...Averaged 19.3 ppg., 8.6 rpg., and 8.2 apg. her senior year at St. Dominic’s.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Fran Zampella...Born on February 14, 1978...Has declared Marketing as her major field of study...While in high school was named the Garden State Governor’s Cup Award Winner for basketball.