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* Honorable Mention All-Big West (2004)
2004 SEASON (So.) - Named honorable mention all-Big West after finishing the year first on the team in both scoring (12.7 ppg) and rebounding (7.7)... Was the only player to start all 27 games for Utah State... Recorded a team-high seven double-doubles, including three-consecutive double-doubles twice... Her seven double-doubles were fourth-best in the conference... Closed the season by notching double figures in eight out of nine games for the Aggies, where she averaged 12.6 points and 8.4 rebounds... Tallied double figures a team best 22 times... Became USU's new single-season field-goal percentage leader with a 59.7 mark that also led the Big West Conference. USU's previous single-season field-goal percentage leader was Patty Montgomery who shot 58.5 percent from the field during the 1976-77 season... Also broke April Hatch's (1977, .857) single-game field-goal percentage record against Idaho on Jan. 3, as she went 7-for-8 from the field (.875)... Aird finished the season fourth in the Big West in rebounding (7.7 rpg) and 10th in scoring (12.7 ppg)... Equalled her career-high of 26 points against UC Riverside on Jan. 24. Aird previously scored 26 against Northern Colorado on Dec. 13... Scored 15 points and had a career-high five steals against Long Beach State on Feb. 26... Was named to the Fiesta Bowl Classic all-tournament team as she averaged 14 points and six rebounds in USU's two losses to UMass and American, Dec. 6-7. SLCC (2003) - Averaged 9.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game as a freshman, leading her team to a 24-8 record... Also led her team to the championship game of the Scenic West Athletic Conference Tournament where she averaged 16 points and four rebounds during the tournament... Was selected second-team all-conference. HIGH SCHOOL - A three-year letterwinner for coach Mike Hall at Bountiful High School... Was selected team captain and second-team all-state as a senior... Also played on the 4A-5A regional all-star team in 2002... Helped her team win the state championship as a junior... Lettered three years in volleyball where she was the captain as a senior. PERSONAL -A physical education/teaching major with a health minor... Enjoys playing the piano and singing... The daughter of Ken and Jane Aird of Bountiful, Utah... Born Aug. 12, 1984... Is the fifth of six children, and has three sisters and two brothers... Chose Utah State because of the great team, coaches, staff and it was close to home. |
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