2003-2004 Honors Candidate
Leading Returning West Coast Conference Scorer
2003 Verizon/CoSIDA District VIII Academic Team
2002 & 2003 West Coast Conference First Team
1999-2000 West Coast Conference Honorable Mention
2002 & 2003 West Coast Conference All-Academic
GENERAL CAPSULE:Â Will be the go-to player for the Dons this season... proven scorer combines outstanding range with tremendous accuracy... improved defender and excellent rebounder... extremely intelligent and mature player... incredible work ethic and desire to win... team leader in all facets of the game.
MISCELLANEOUS:Â Ranked fifth among NCAA DivisionI leaders in free throw percentage (.911) a year after ranking third (.918), connecting on 112 of 123 attempts... enters the season as USF's career leader (men's and women's) in free throw percentage (.891) and 3-point field goal percentage (.447)... first player in program history to post two seasons shooting .9000 or better from the charity stripe... ranks 13th in career scoring with1,106 points, needing 291 to crack the top-five... completed undergraduate work in May of 2003 with a 3.8 GPA in Mathematics.
2002-2003 SEASON (15.8 PPG, 5.5 RPG, .911 FT%, .4403PT%):Â Emerged as one of the most dependable scorers in the West Coast Conference last season, earning First Team All-League honors for the second consecutive season... WCC's top returning scorer this season... established season bests in scoring(15.8) and rebounding (5.5)... poured in a career-high 32 points at Portland (1/18/03), the most scored by a Don since 1996...went .545 from the field (12-22) against the Pilots... dropped 27points including the game-winner in an impressive road victory at Santa Clara (2/20/03)... shot a season-high .636 (7-11) from the floor against Southern Miss (12/16/02)... scored in double-figures in 27 of USF's 29 games last year, including 18 consecutive...turned in pair of double-doubles (points/rebounds) with 10 points,11 rebounds against Santa Clara (1/25/03) and 16 point, 12 rebound effort against Saint Mary's (2/8/03)... eclipsed 1,000 career points with a 13-point night against Portland (2/14/03)... went12-for-12 at the free throw line against Seton Hall (11/29/02),10-for-10 against San Diego (3/7/03)... outstanding from beyond the arc, converted on four threes in overtime win at Wisconsin(12/30/02) and against San Diego (1/24/03)... team-leader in virtually every offensive category... led or shared the team lead in scoring in 16 games.
2001-2002 SEASON (11.3 PPG, 4.3 RPG, .918 FT%, .5003PT%):Â Returned to have an outstanding year after suffering a torn ACL in 2000... earned All-West Coast Conference First Team honors after averaging a team-best 13.9 points per game and 4.9 rebounds per game during league play... tied a career-high with a 28-point performance in an overtime victory at Cal Poly(12/19/01)... also pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds against the Mustangs for first of two double-doubles on the season...scored 18 points and added 12 rebounds in a loss against Pepperdine(2/8/02)... tied a USF and WCC record, going 12-for-12 at the free throw line against the Waves... led USF in scoring (11.3), field goal (.454), 3-point field goal (.500) and free throw (.918)percentage... converted on a remarkable 49 consecutive free throws after making the second shot of the bonus in the second half against Long Beach State (12/21/01) and did not miss until missing both ends of a two-shot bonus against Loyola Marymount (2/9/02) ...turned in 16 double-digit scoring efforts including nine consecutive WCC games from 1/25 - 2/21/02... led the Dons ins coring nine times and paced USF in rebounding five times... one of just three players to see action in all 30 contests last season.
2000-2001 SEASON:Â Missed the entire 2000-2001 season with a torn ACL in her right knee suffered in the pre-season.
1999-2000 SEASON (11.0 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 0.9 APG, .840 FT%,.408 3PT%):Â Turned in an outstanding freshman campaign on the Hilltop in 1999-2000... led the Dons in scoring and ranked12th in the West Coast Conference in both overall scoring (11.0) and conference only (13.2)... exploded for a career-high 28 points in USF's first victory against Portland (2/24/00) in the Rose City since 1991... scored 25 points on 7-10 shooting - 3-5 from 3-point distance... converted on 12-12 free throws against the Pilots in the Chiles Center... for her efforts in USF's first road sweep of Portland and Gonzaga in program history, was named WCC Player of the Week... ranked second in the WCC in free throw percentage (.840)... scored 15 points in her first career game against perennial national power Stanford (11/19/99)... recorded first career double-double in a 16 point, 11 rebound victory at Northern Illinois (11/26/99) ... recorded another double-double with 13 point, 14 rebound performance against Portland (1/15/00)... scored 19 points on three occasions - vs. Pepperdine (1/28/00), at Saint Mary's (2/3/00) and vs. Santa Clara (2/19/00).
PREP CAREER:Â An outstanding high school player at Newport High School... broke the school's All-Time scoring record with an incredible 2,100 career points (21.4 ppg)... also averaged 11.5 rebounds, as well as 5.0 assists and 5.0 steals per contest for her career... scored at a clip of 25.9 ppg as a senior... led her team to the state 2-A title as a senior, earning MVP honors for the State Tournament and Player of the Year honors in the regular season... named to Washington's All-State Team for all classifications as a senior... a four-time All-Conference player.
PERSONAL:Â Carey Anne Sauer... goal for the season is to cut down a net in March... sister Rose, plays basketball at Portland... if she could be anyone for a day she would be her sister, so she would know what goes on in her head...enjoys biking, canoeing and traveling... likes the music of Tom Petty... favorite movie is Old School... favorite line from a movie is from A League of Their Own "Are you crying? There's no crying in baseball!"... parents are Larry and Nancy Sauer... born March 1,1981 in Spokane, WA.
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