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• LISA BYARD
Senior • Forward • 6-0
Morton, Ill.
• Morton H.S.
Junior (2010-11): One of two Red Devils to start all 24 games ... Averaged 7.1 points and 6.8 points rebounds per game ... Also compiled 29 assists, 17 steals and 14 blocked shots ... Scored in double-figures seven times, including four of the last five games of the season ... Recorded three double-doubles ... Collected a season-high 13 rebounds in a home win over Concordia (Ill.) on Nov. 23 ... Her three blocked shots at Webster on Dec. 4 were a career-high ... Poured in a season-best 17 points and went 5-for-5 from the free throw line against Westminster on Jan. 8.
Sophomore (2009-10): The only Eureka player to start all 25 games ... Led the Red Devils with 118 field goals made and 362 points ... Led the SLIAC with 126 free throws made, the third-highest total in a single season in school history ... Ranked second among SLIAC players in scoring (14.5) and fourth in rebounding (8.4) ... Tied a school record with 16 free throws made at MSOE on Nov. 21 ... Recorded nine double-doubles ... Matched a career-high with 33 points and grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds in a season-opening win at Mount Mary on Nov. 20 ... Played the full 40 minutes and tied her season-best with 14 boards at Fontbonne on Jan. 2 ... Set a new career-best with four steals in a win at Lincoln Christian on Jan. 13.
Freshman (2008-09): Started all 25 games for the Red Devils ... Averaged 13.0 points per game to rank eighth in the SLIAC ... Led the team and finished fifth in the league with 7.7 rebounds per game ... Recorded seven double-doubles ... Scored a career-high 33 points against Concordia (Ill.) on Nov. 26, just her second collegiate game ... Became the third player in program history to record 20 rebounds in a game and set a freshman record when she pulled down 20 boards against Blackburn on Feb. 11.
Morton High School: Helped the Potters to 32 wins and a fourth-place finish in Class AA as a junior in 2006-07 ... Served as team captain during her senior season in 2007-08, leading Morton to a regional title ... Also played softball.
Personal: The daughter of Kim & Rita Byard, Lisa was born Oct. 20, 1989 in Morton, Ill. ... Majoring in biology. |