2003-2004 Honors Candidate
Leading Returning West Coast ConferenceScorer
2003 Verizon/CoSIDA District VIII AcademicTeam
2002 & 2003 West Coast Conference FirstTeam
1999-2000 West Coast Conference HonorableMention
2002 & 2003 West Coast ConferenceAll-Academic
GENERAL CAPSULE: Will be the go-to player forthe Lady Dons this season... proven scorer combines outstandingrange with tremendous accuracy... improved defender and excellentrebounder... extremely intelligent and mature player... incrediblework ethic and desire to win... team leader in all facets of thegame.
MISCELLANEOUS: Ranked fifth among NCAA DivisionI leaders in free throw percentage (.911) a year after rankingthird (.918), connecting on 112 of 123 attempts... enters theseason as USF's career leader (men's and women's) in free throwpercentage (.891) and 3-point field goal percentage (.447)... firstplayer in program history to post two seasons shooting .9000 orbetter from the charity stripe... ranks 13th in career scoring with1,106 points, needing 291 to crack the top-five... completedundergraduate work in May of 2003 with a 3.8 GPA inMathematics.
2002-2003 SEASON (15.8 PPG, 5.5 RPG, .911 FT%, .4403PT%): Emerged as one of the most dependable scorers inthe West Coast Conference last season, earning first teamall-league honors for the second consecutive season... WCC's topreturning scorer this season... established season bests in scoring(15.8) and rebounding (5.5)... poured in a career-high 32 points atPortland (1/18/03), the most scored by a Lady Don since 1996...went .545 from the field (12-22) against the Pilots... dropped 27points including the game-winner in an impressive road victory atSanta Clara (2/20/03)... shot a season-high .636 (7-11) from thefloor against Southern Miss (12/16/02)... scored in double-figuresin 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 reboundeffort against Saint Mary's (2/8/03)... eclipsed 1,000 careerpoints 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 thearc, converted on four threes in overtime win at Wisconsin(12/30/02) and against San Diego (1/24/03)... team-leader invirtually every offensive category... led or shared the team leadin scoring in 16 games.
2001-2002 SEASON (11.3 PPG, 4.3 RPG, .918 FT%, .5003PT%): Returned to have an outstanding year aftersuffering a torn ACL in 2000... earned All-West Coast ConferenceFirst Team honors after averaging a team-best 13.9 points per gameand 4.9 rebounds per game during league play... tied a career-highwith a 28-point performance in an overtime victory at Cal Poly(12/19/01)... also pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds againstthe 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 freethrow line against the Waves... led USF in scoring (11.3), fieldgoal (.454), 3-point field goal (.500) and free throw (.918)percentage... converted on a remarkable 49 consecutive free throwsafter making the second shot of the bonus in the second halfagainst Long Beach State (12/21/01) and did not miss until missingboth ends of a two-shot bonus against Loyola Marymount (2/9/02)...turned in 16 double-digit scoring efforts including nineconsecutive WCC games from 1/25 - 2/21/02... led the Lady Dons inscoring nine times and paced USF in rebounding five times... one ofjust three players to see action in all 30 contests lastseason.
2000-2001 SEASON: Missed the entire 2000-2001season with a torn ACL in her right knee suffered in thepreseason.
1999-2000 SEASON (11.0 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 0.9 APG, .840 FT%,.408 3PT%): Turned in an outstanding freshman campaign onthe Hilltop in 1999-2000... led the Lady 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 pointsin USF's first victory against Portland (2/24/00) in the Rose Citysince 1991... scored 25 points on 7-10 shooting - 3-5 from 3-pointdistance... converted on 12-12 free throws against the Pilots inthe Chiles Center... for her efforts in USF's first road sweep ofPortland and Gonzaga in program history, was named WCC Player ofthe Week... ranked second in the WCC in free throw percentage(.840)... scored 15 points in her first career game againstperennial national power Stanford (11/19/99)... recorded firstcareer double-double in a 16 point, 11 rebound victory at NorthernIllinois (11/26/99)... recorded another double-double with 13point, 14 rebound performance against Portland (1/15/00)... scored19 points on three occasions - vs. Pepperdine (1/28/00), at SaintMary's (2/3/00) and vs. Santa Clara (2/19/00).
PREP CAREER: An outstanding high school playerat Newport High School... broke the school's all-time scoringrecord with an incredible 2,100 career points (21.4 ppg)... alsoaveraged 11.5 rebounds, as well as 5.0 assists and 5.0 steals percontest for her career... scored at a clip of 25.9 ppg as asenior... led her team to the state 2-A title as a senior, earningMVP honors for the state tournament and Player of the Year honorsin the regular season... named to Washington's all-state team forall classifications as a senior... a four-time all-conferenceplayer.
PERSONAL: Carey Anne Sauer... goal for theseason is to cut down a net in March... sister Rose, playsbasketball at Portland... if she could be anyone for a day shewould be her sister, so she would know what goes on in her head...enjoys biking, canoeing and traveling... likes the music of TomPetty... favorite movie is Old School... favorite line from a movieis from A League of Their Own "Are you crying? There's no crying inbaseball!"... parents are Larry and Nancy Sauer... born March 1,1981 in Spokane, WA.
USF CAREER HIGHS: POINTS: 32, at Portland (1/18/03)REBOUNDS: 14, vs. Portland (1/15/00)ASSISTS: 4, multiple last vs. Loyola Marymount (2/28/03)BLOCKS: 2, at Cal Poly (12/19/01)STEALS: 4, at Wisconsin (12/30/02)FG MADE: 12, at Portland (1/18/03)FG ATT: 22, at Portland (1/18/03)3FG MADE: 4, multiple, last at Santa Clara (2/20/03)3FG ATT: 8, at Wisconsin (12/30/02)FT MADE: 12, multiple last vs. Pepperdine (3/1/03)FT ATT: 13, vs. Pepperdine (3/1/03)MINUTES: 43 at Wisconsin (12/30/02)
