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Tia Presley

Class: Sophomore Hometown: Spokane, Wash. High School: Gonzaga Prep

Height: 5-9 Position: Guard Experience: 1V

WSU CAREER
SOPHOMORE (2012-13): Started in all 18 games appeared in...named All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention...second on team in scoring at 13.3 ppg...third on team in rebounding at 4.3 rpg...second on team with 41 steals and tied for second with 52 assists...third on team with 15 three-pointers...led team with .452 (89-197) shooting percentage...scored in double figures 11 times including four 20+ games...averaged 15.7 ppg in seven conference games...had seven points, five assists and four steals in season-opener at Minnesota...had 13 points, eight rebounds and five assists against South Dakota State...scored 21 points after hitting three 3-pointers in win over Monmouth...had 12 points and made a career-high seven assists in win over BYU...recorded first career double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds at UC Riverside...notched eight points, seven rebounds, seven assists and three steals in win over No. 20 Ohio State...scored 14 points at Syracuse...had 15 points and four steals in win at Gonzaga...scored career-high 27 points in win over Arizona State...had 16 points at No. 14 UCLA...scored 25 points and made three steals at USC...scored 15 points, grabbed five rebounds and made four steals against Washington...had 16 points and six rebounds before suffering season-ending knee injury against Oregon...voted by the team as WSU's Defensive Player of the Year...selected by the coaches as the Top Coug with Lia Galdeira.

FRESHMAN (2011-12): Appeared in 21 games and made 15 starts before suffering left foot injury prior to the road trip to Los Angeles...averaged 5.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg and 1.9 apg in 20.0 mpg...dished out 39 assist and 22 steals...scored in double figures five times...made collegiate debut, recorded first career basket and dished out four assists at No. 12/14 Penn State (Nov. 11) at the Lady Lion Classic...scored seven points in win over UNC-Wilmington (Nov. 13) at Lady Lion Classic...scored 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting in win at Wisconsin (Nov. 18)...had 11 points and four assists at South Dakota State (Nov. 20)...scored eight points against Michigan (Nov. 25) and 15 points against Prairie View A&M at the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands...scored a season-high 16 points after hitting a pair of three's against No. 24 Gonzaga (Nov. 30)...recorded 10 points and three assists at No. 11/13 Ohio State (Dec. 22)...scored nine points in the double-overtime win at Oregon State (Dec. 31)...grabbed five rebounds in the win over Utah (Jan. 5)...had six points and four rebounds at No. 4/4 Stanford (Jan. 19)...grabbed a season-high seven boards at California (Jan. 22)...dished out four assists in the win over Arizona (Jan. 28)...injured left foot prior to the road trip to Los Angeles the first weekend of February and missed remainder of season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Gonzaga Prep in Spokane, Wash...four-year letterwinner for coach Mike Arte...named all-state as a senior...four-time All-Greater Spokane League selection...finished her high school career as Gonzaga Prep's and the Greater Spokane League's all-time leading scorer with 1,469 points...named all-league all four years, three times to the first team...named to all-state first team as a senior...McDonald's All-American nominee as a senior...led Bullpups to GSL title as a senior...scored 52 points in one game as a junior...led the GSL in scoring her final three seasons...named one of ten finalists for the Inland Northwest Washington Female Junior Award.

PERSONAL
Born in Spokane, Wash...parents Bruce Presley and Amanda Aronson...brother, Kieran and sister, Jayde...dad, Bruce, played football at Rutgers.