Year 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 CAREER
GP-GS MIN 33-0 373 29-9 698 32-6 666 94-15 1737
EDWARDS’ CAREER STATS
FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FT-A PCT REB AVG PF-O A TO B S 29-85 .341 9-22 .409 30-35 .857 27-35-62 1.9 22-0 13 26 4 9 75-175 .429 8-27 .296 44-62 .710 43-82-125 4.3 59-1 32 46 5 22 96-207 .464 13-26 .500 47-63 .746 25-77-102 3.2 71-2 23 48 10 10 200-467 .428 30-75 .400 121-160 .756 95-194-289 3.1 152-3 68 120 19 41
rebounds at Illinois (1/19) ... Accounted for nine points, five rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes of action against Michigan (1/12) ... Tallied 11 points via a 5-for-5 free throw shooting effort, six rebounds and three steals in the win over Wagner (12/18) ... Hauled in nine rebounds to go along with seven points and three assists in the win over UMES (12/11) ... Registered three points to go along with five rebounds, two assists and three steals at #19/25 Texas Tech (12/3) ... Had two points, four rebounds and a pair of steals in the Nugget Classic Championship game win over Nevada (11/26) ... Was 5-for-7 from the field en route to 10 points, seven rebounds and an assist at South Carolina (11/20) ... In her first collegiate start, tallied eight points and equalled her career high with eight rebounds at Delaware (11/17) ... Scored five of her 10 points in a key Lady Lion run that gave Penn State its first lead of the game against Middle Tennessee (11/13).
PTS AVG 97 2.9 202 7.0 252 7.9 551 5.9
Five things about ARI
w I watch old episodes of Def Poetry Jam on YouTube. w My high school teammates were Illinois’ Nia Oden and Louisville’s Bria Smith. w When I eat, I don’t like my food to touch. w I refuse to eat two different colored Skittles at the same time. w My family listens to Spanish music for all occasions, even on Christmas.
2010-11
Fourth on Penn State’s freshman season free throw percentage list (.857) ... Fourth on the Lady Lions’ freshman season three-point field goal percentage chart (.409) ... Earned the team’s Academic Achievement Award ... Notched two points, three rebounds, two assists and a block in the NCAA Tournament win over Dayton (3/19) ... Recorded two points, two rebounds and a steal at Michigan (2/3) ... Pulled in three rebounds to go along with two steals and an assist in the win over Indiana (1/23) ... Was 2-for-3 from the field en route to four points in seven minutes against Illinois (1/16) ... Chipped in 13 points, three rebounds and two assists in the win over Bucknell (12/28) ... Accounted for five points, two rebounds and a steal against Delaware (12/19) ... Nailed a pair of three-pointers to finish with six points in the victory over Army (12/8) ... Connected on a pair of three-pointers on the way to 13 points and eight rebounds versus Hartford (11/27) ... Pulled in six rebounds to go along with two points in the win over Utah (11/25) ... Accounted for six points and five rebounds in the win over South Carolina (11/21) ... Had a breakout game with 16 points to go along with three rebounds and two blocked shots in the OT win at Oakland (11/18).
HIGH SCHOOL
Accounted for 17.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game as she led Christ the King to a 26-5 record and a New York State Federation Class AA title ... The Royals finished 12th in the final USA Today Girls’ Super 25 poll and 17th in the ESPN Rise High School Poll ... Had 23 points in the State Federation Championship game to lead the Royals ... Selected to the WBCA High School All-America team ... Earned first team All-State accolades as a senior ... Chosen as the New York Post All-Queens Girls Basketball Player of the Year ... Was 19th-ranked power forward and 66th-ranked player overall by ESPN/HoopGurlz ... Two-time New York Daily News first team All-Queens selection ... Earned first team All-Queens honors two consecutive seasons ... Member of the New York City Girl’s All-Star Team in 2008-09 ... Scored two points and had two rebounds in the WBCA High School All-America Game ... McDonald’s All-American nominee ... Played AAU with Maggie Lucas on the Philly Belles, which was ranked third in the country ... The Belles finished second in the 2009 U.S. Junior Nationals in Washington D.C. and second in the 2009 Boo ARIEL’s BUCKET LIST Williams Tournament. w Take a trip to Brazil. w Meet the President of the United States. w Win a gold medal. w See the Great Wall of China in person. w Learn to speak Spanish fluently. w Learn to play the piano. w Read the Bible, cover-to-cover. w Be an actress in a movie. w Own a beach house. w Do everything on my bucket list. :)
PERSONAL
Full name is Ariel Joy Edwards ... Born May 19, 1992 in Syosset, New York ... Parents are Everton and Tulia Edwards ... Has one brother, Johnathan (24), and one sister, Christie (16) ... Brother, Johnathan, played basketball at Radford University ... Cousin, Winston Blake Jr., was a 1,000-point scorer at Northwestern ... Majoring in health policy and administration.
2013-14 Penn State Lady Lion Yearbook
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