2011-12 DU Season Highlights - University of Denver Athletics

NEWCOMER PROFILES
paige BRADLEY
Guard • Freshman • 5-9
The Woodlands, Texas
The Woodlands High School
Before Denver: Four-year member
of the girls’ basketball team at
The Woodlands High School •
played the point guard position 22
for her high school team where
she started every game • fi nished
her high school career with 1,000 points and 786
assists • led Houston area 5A in assists per game for three straight seasons •
voted to the Greater Houston Area Girls Basketball Association All-Star Game
as a senior • was also a McDonald’s All-American nominee and a McDonald’s
Texas Invitational High School Tournament All-Tournament Team • was named
First Team All-District, All-County, All-City and TABC All-Region her senior year •
named the DA Magazine Greater Houston top-12 High School player, the VYPE
Magazine Greater Houston top point guard and the VYPE Athlete of the Month
(February) • averaged 7.6 assists over 35 games her senior season, while serving
as the team captain and earning season MVP • ranked No. 7 in the nation by
MaxPreps in assist per game • named First Team All-District as a junior and
sophomore • named Team MVP as a junior and sophomore • earned All-County
honors as a junior and was a team co-captain.
Personal: Born February 15, 1994 in Wichita, Kan. • daughter of Mike and Karen
Bradley • has one brother, Tyler (19) • Undecided major • Chose DU because of
the people, location, coaching staff and team • also recruited by SMU, Texas
State and Davidson • career goals include playing overseas and winning a
conference championship while at DU • enjoys hanging out with friends, going
to concerts, running, working out and enjoying the outdoors • participates
in Bible study and is also involved in a group that specializes in helping and
entertaining the elderly, and also participated in the food drive at her church •
graduated Magna Cum Laude • was a UIL Scholar and a four-year High School
All-Academic • earned All-State Academic honors her senior year.
michaela NEUHAUS
Guard • Freshman • 5-7
Lone Tree, Colorado
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Before Denver: Was a twosport
athlete at Highlands
Ranch High School • played at
the guard position for four years 21
for the girls’ basketball team
• named the Gatorade Player of the Year her
senior year • named a Parade All-American, to the All-Colorado Team,
First Team All-State, Conference MVP and First Team All-Conference •
averaged 23.5 points per game, 3.5 assists per game and three steals
per game her senior seasons • named to the All-Tournament and All-
State teams her junior year • also earned All-League honors, while
being named to All-Tournament team three times and Tournament
MVP twice • played forward for her high school’s soccer team • earned
All-League honors her junior year.
Personal: Born June 2, 1994 in Denver, Colo. • daughter of Dan and
Tammy Neuhaus • has one brother, Kiel (19) • major is undecided
• chose DU because of the environment of the school, academics,
location and recent success of the team • also recruited by Sacred
Heart, South Dakota, Boise State and Davidson • enjoys snowboarding,
wakeboarding, arts and other recreational sports • volunteered for
the Out of the Darkness Suicide Awareness Walk and Water for Hope
Campaign • graduated with a 3.75 gpa • was a member of Fellowship
of Christian Athletes and Unifi ed Sports.
kailey EDWARDS
Guard • Freshman • 5-9
Broomfield, Colorado
Legacy High School
Before Denver: Played fouryears
at guard for Legacy High
School • helped her team to
the 5A State Championship 14
and was named the 5A State
Championship MVP • named
Miss Colorado Basketball • named First Team All-Colorado, First Team
All-Conference, Front Range Conference MVP, All-Region First Team,
All-Region Player of the Year and All-Conference Academic Team
• started every game on the varsity team all four years • averaged
18.9 points, 4.7 rebound and 4.4 assists per game • team captain her
junior year while also earning Second Team All-State honors and First
Team All-Conference honors • named All-State honorable mention
as a sophomore as well as First Team All-Conference • member of All-
Academic team all three years in high school.
Personal: Born September 13, 1993 in Abilene, Texas • daughter of
Corey and Tabitha Edwards • has two sisters, Kori (12) and Koco (6) •
intends to major in international studies • chose Denver because of
the academic reputation along with the basketball team and coaches
• also recruited by Gonzaga, San Francisco, San Diego, Rice, Colorado,
Princeton, Wyoming and Washington State • career goals include
attending Law School for contract law with the hopes of becoming
a sports agent • enjoys playing volleyball, tennis, snowboarding and
playing the guitar • participates in FCA, DECA, Invisible Children and
Yearbook
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