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Gained her fourth year of eligibility following graduation this past summer with a degree in Information Systems…will be enrolled in graduate classes toward her M.B.A… 2000-2001: Named the 2000-2001 CAA Player of the Year…an All-CAA Team member…also named to the conference's All-Defensive Team…named the All-Academic squad…ranked in five different CAA categories…stands in 17th place in career scoring with 1,086 points…second leading scorer averaging 13.7 points per game…ranked sixth in the conference in scoring…notched double figure scoring all but five of the 30 Lady Monarch contests…netted 20 points or more four times including a career-high 27 against VCU (2-28-01)…leading Lady Monarch scorer in 10 games…accurate shooter connecting on 57.3 percent (168-of-293) of her field goal attempts…topped CAA stats and ranked 17th in the country in field goal percentage…led the Lady Monarchs and fourth in the league in rebounding with 7.4 boards per outing…leading board collector in 12 match-ups…posted six double-doubles…fourth among teammates in assists (82) and third in steals (49)…finished in fifth place among players in the conference in steals…tied for second among teammates in blocks with 25…logged new-career high swatting away four shots against ECU (2-4-01)…eighth in the CAA in blocked shots… 1999-2000: One of the most improved players over the course of the year...Doubled her scoring and rebounding averages with 14.0 points and 7.5 boards per game...Was one of just two players to start all 34 games for the Lady Monarchs...Scored in the double figures 28 times and performed the double double seven times...Was second on team in scoring and rebounding...Finished in the top ten of four different offensive categories in the CAA...Was ninth in CAA in scoring, third in rebounding, second in field goal percentage (59.8%), and fourth in steals (2.53)...Finished seventh in the nation in field goal percentage...All-CAA...CAA All-Defensive...CAA All-Tournament...VaSID All-Virginia...Richmond Times Dispatch All-Virginia...Bested her career high with 25 points against Richmond (1-14-00)...Joined the elite Lady Monarch 20-rebound club with 20 against Southern Methodist (3-20-00) in the NCAA tournament...1998-99: In her first year, Maiga became an immediate impact player...A defensive stopper with crowd-pleasing appeal...Played in all 32 games last year, starting 18...Averaged 6.2 points and 4.1 rebounds per game...Named to the CAA All-Tournament team...Finished 13th in the CAA in steals (1.7)...Scored double figure points in eight games...Netted a career high 16 points against American (1-12-99) and pulled down 11 rebounds against East Carolina in the CAA championship game... National and Club Team: Member of Mali national team since 1994...In 1997-98, played on Senegalese champion Dakar Club...Averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists, and three steals per contest...Named MVP of club play in Northwestern Africa...Named MVP of club league in Senegal...Named "Queen of Basketball" in both Mali and Senegal... Personal: Born Hamchetou Maiga on April 25, 1978...Daughter of Aminata Fofana and Boubacar Sekou Maiga...Has 15 brothers and sisters...Mother and aunt played on the national team of Mali for many years during their playing days.."Tanty" translates into aunt...A Dean's List student...A CAA Scholar-Athlete...Received her bachelors degree in information systems in the summer of 2001...2001 John and Mary Alice Peterson Scholarship recipient...Working towards her masters degree in business administration.
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