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21  Rosie Tarnowski Class: Senior Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa. High School: Archbishop Wood HS Height: 6-1 Position: Guard/Forward Experience: 3V

WSU CAREER
JUNIOR (2010-11): Appeared in 29 games...averaged 1.3 ppg, 1.1 rpg and 8.3 mpg...scored five points in season-opener at Saint Mary's (11/12/10)...played a season-high 18 minutes at UC Davis (11/14/10)...had five points against Nebraska...scored a season-high seven points in the win over Long Beach State at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Rainbow Wahine Showdown in Honolulu (11/27/10)...scored four points against USC (12/31/10)...named to Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic second team.

SOPHOMORE (2009-10): One of seven Cougars to appear in each of the team's 30 2009-10 games...made 26 starts...scored a season-high 10 points against Nevada (12/22/09)...was WSU's third-leading rebounder, averaging 4.6 boards per game...tied for the team high with three-double digit rebounding efforts, including a career-high 13 against Montana State (12/11/09)...led or tied for the team high in rebounding three times...went a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line against Portland (12/13/09)...led or tied for the team high in both assists and steals twice...recorded a block in 10 games...averaged 4.0 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 0.7 steals in 25.6 minutes per game.

FRESHMAN (2008-09): Appeared in 26 games during her debut season, making 20 starts...started each of her first 18 games...missed four games with a virus, and returned to the line-up against Washington (3/6/09)...scored in double figures nine times, including each of her first three career games...scored a career-high 16 points in her debut, WSU's season-opener at Texas Tech (11/17/08)...led the Cougars in rebounding five times...led the Cougars in assists eight times...led WSU in steals three times...recorded a career-high five assists against Milwaukee (12/7/08)...registered a career-high five steals against Hawaii (12/22/08)...pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds against Hawaii (12/19/08)...recorded multiple-block games against both Hawaii (12/22/08) and Arizona (1/31/09)...went a perfect 4-of-4 from the 3-point line against Arizona (1/31/09) en route to 12 points...rebounding average of 5.3 ranked second on the team in 2008-09, sixth on WSU's freshman NCAA list and 17th in the Pac-10...139 rebounds on the season are the eighth-most by a Cougar freshman in NCAA history...2.2 offensive rebounds per game ranked 15th in the Pac-10...free throw percentage (.677) ranks sixth amongst WSU freshman in NCAA history, while her 42 free throws made rank 10th...ranked third on the team in assists (49)...averaged 7.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.9 steals in 25.3 minutes per game...named co-recipient of both the Most Inspirational and Coaches' Awards at WSU's season-ending banquet.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner for head coach Jim Ricci...team captain as a junior and senior...named All-Catholic League as a FRESHMAN...named to the Archbishop Wood Christmas All-Tournament Team...named first-team All-Catholic League as a SOPHOMORE...named to the End of the Trail and Bishop Walsh All-Tournament Teams...team most valuable player...MVP of the Scholastic Play by Play Game...tore her ACL as a JUNIOR...earned the Northwest Girls' Inter-county Basketball League Award...recognized as the top senior girls' basketball player in Philadelphia by the William Markward Memorial Basketball Club as a SENIOR...first female to be honored in the 62-year history of the club...led squad to a 23-3 record and the Catholic League semifinals...team was ranked as one of the top 20 teams nationally by a number of publications...named first-team All-Catholic League and Associated Press third-team All-State...McDonald's All-America nominee...played AAU basketball with FENCOR, which won three national championships (2002, 2004 and 2005) and finished as a national semifinalist twice (2003 and 2006).

PERSONAL
Rosemarie Tarnowski...born in Philadelphia...parents Ray and Lori...brothers Ray and Anthony...father Ray played basketball for Philadelphia University and played professionally overseas...4.0 grade-point average in high school...Kiwanis Student of the Month...member of student council, serving as an executive board member for two years and as vice president as a senior...participated in the peer leadership program for three years...high school's intramurals coordinator...plans to major in communication.

CAREER HIGHS (Through 2010-11)
MIN: 35, UCLA (1/21/10)
FGM: 6, at Texas Tech (11/16/08)
FGA: 11 (3 times), Saint Mary's (12/3/09)*
3FGM: 4, Arizona (1/31/09)
3FGA: 6 (twice), USC (1/23/10)*
FTM: 6, Portland (12/13/09)
FTA: 7, at Washington (1/3/080
REB: 13, at Montana State (12/11/09)
ASST: 5, Milwaukee (12/07/08)
BLKS: 2 (twice), Arizona (1/31/09)*
STLS: 5, at Hawaii (12/22/08)
PTS: 16, at Texas Tech (11/16/08)

* denotes most recent occurrence