The Player
Talented five-foot-eleven low-post player who has been hampered by injuries throughout her career ... injuries restricted her minutes last season, but when she was on the floor, was a game-changer with her tremendous athleticism ... gives Bentley a shot-blocking presence ... tenacious rebounder ... good finisher around the basket ... plays bigger than her size ... coaches are looking for her to make greater contributions this winter and provide needed scoring and rebounding from the post position.
2009-10 Season
Averaged 9.6 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks while playing 22.9 minutes a game ... second-team All-Northeast-10 ... was second in the NE-10 in rebounds, and third in field goal percentage (.527) and blocks (1.6) ... had a conference-high 12 double-doubles (Saint Anselm, UMass-Lowell, Stonehill, St. Michael’s, New Haven, Southern Connecticut, Assumption, Le Moyne, Saint Rose, Pace, Southern New Hampshire, Merrimack) ... Falcons were 11-1 when she posted a double-double ... also topped the NE-10 in offensive rebounds, collecting 3.0 a game ... averaged 10.5 points and 9.4 rebounds with a .590 field goal percentage in the team’s wins ... in the losses, her shooting accuracy has tailed off to 42.5 percent ... 17 points, 11 rebounds in NE-10 quarters against Merrimack Mar. 2, with all but three rebounds coming in the second half ... had 14 rebounds at Franklin Pierce in the NE-10 semis Mar. 5 ... 21 points at UMass-Lowell Feb. 17 was a season-best ... best rebounding game was 15 Jan. 9 vs. Southern Connecticut ... made 31 of last 39 FT (.795) after starting season 19 of 33 (.576) ... finished career with 155 career blocks, third most in school history ... two appearances on the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 14, Jan. 25).
2008-09 Season
Averaged 7.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.2 blocks while playing 17.8 minutes a game ... missed the season’s first seven games while recuperating from knee surgery and sat out two others as well ... over a five-game stretch from Feb. 21-Mar. 8, averaged 15.6 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.2 blocks with a .617 FG percentage ... that included a career-best 25 points and 11 rebounds Feb. 24 vs. Assumption ... in that game, set a school record for single game free throw accuracy, making 13 of 13 ... despite her limited playing time, her 52 blocks was the fourth highest total in the conference and the seventh most all-time by a Bentley player ... in fact, only two players in school history have had more in a season ... two double-doubles ... made 47 of her last 51 FT ... had nine rebounds and three blocks against Franklin Pierce Nov. 25 in her first game in nearly a year ... had 11 games with at least three blocked shots ... in regular season conference play, ranked third in the NE-10 in blocks (2.1 average), ninth in free throw shooting (.849) and 18th in rebounds (6.6) ... made her 100th career block Mar. 3 vs. New Haven, becoming the eighth Falcon to achieve that milestone ... named to the NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll Mar. 2.
2007-08 Season
Was off to a solid start until a Dec. 11 knee injury put a halt to her sophomore campaign ... in nine games, averaged 9.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks ... had a .544 field goal percentage ... made a total of five starts ... posted two double-doubles, the first against Southern Connecticut Nov. 20 and then 11 days later against Assumption Dec. 1 ... against Southern, came off the bench to score a season-best 20 points, on 10-of-12 shooting, in 23 minutes ... had 15 points and a career-high 17 rebounds, including eight offensive, in the Assumption game ... was named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll Dec. 10.
2006-07 Season
Was named to the Northeast-10 All-Freshman team after averaging 6.9 points and a team-best 6.6 rebounds ... saw action in 29 games, with two starts ... shot 52 percent from the floor and nearly 70 percent from the line ... led team in offensive rebounds (58), defensive boards (133) and blocks (41) despite playing only 17 minutes a game ... had three double-doubles with a career-high 18 points and 13 rebounds at Stonehill Dec. 9, 14 points and 14 rebounds against Franklin Pierce Jan. 9 and 16 points and 15 rebounds against Stonehill in the NCAA tournament Mar. 9 ... in the first Stonehill game, made 8 of 11 shots and had a career-best five rejections ... had a total of seven double-figure scoring games ... was fourth in the NE-10 in blocks, 12th in rebounds and 14th in defensive rebounds ... was named the NE-10 Freshman of the Week Mar. 13, following the NCAA Regional, and was chosen for the NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll three times.
Before Bentley
2006 graduate of Framingham High School where she lettered in five sports (soccer, volleyball, track and lacrosse, as well as basketball) ... was named to the Boston Globe Super Team and the Boston Herald Dream Team as a senior ... Bay State Conference Player of the Year ... three-time MVP in basketball ... averaged nearly 20 points and 15 rebounds ... career totals included over 1,500 points, 1,200 rebounds and 300 blocked shots ... helped Framingham reach the Division I South Sectional finals in 2006 ... was also a Boston Herald All-Scholastic as a junior ... two-time MetroWest Daily News All-Star ... helped 2006 lacrosse team to state championship ... volleyball team MVP.
Personal
Is majoring in sociology with a minor in marketing ... age as of Nov. 15: 22 ... has two siblings, Paulette Parham and Rashid Parham ... has been involved with Make-A-Wish, Junior Falcon Day, the Autism Walk and as an Open House Ambassador.
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