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  Rachel Messer
Rachel Messer

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Castle Rock, Colo.

High School:
Thunder Ridge HS

Height:
5-9

Position:
G

Experience:
2VL

Levrets on Messer: "Mess is one of our most unselfish and versatile players. She will play one through three this year and will be counted on to make open three's while playing all over the floor."

Fast Breaks
Solid three-point shooter who was a starter as a freshman and the first player off the bench as a sophomore ... has good ball skills.

2010-11 (Sophomore)
Played in 35 games with eight starts ... 4.6 points per game ... second on the team with a .310 three-point shooting percentage ... 35 three pointers second on the team ... 77.1 percent free-throw percentage ... 12 steals ... 1.8 rebounds per game ... 33.6 field-goal percentage ... eight points at Weber State (11/16) ... career-high 12 points on three three-pointers vs. Penn State (11/25) ... seven points against Green Bay (11/26) ... career-high six assists to go with seven points against Washington (12/1) ... eight points on 3-of-5 shooting (2-of-4 from three) and four rebounds against Arkansas (12/4) ... 10 points against Westminster (12/6) ... nine points vs. Southern Oregon (12/20) ... career-high five rebounds against New Mexico State and made several key free throws down the stretch (12/22) ... four points on 4-for-4 free-throw shooting, with four rebounds and five assists against Utah State (1/1) ... seven points and three steals against Air Force (1/5) ... 11 points with three three-pointers (including a key three with 1:30 remaining), and four assists against New Mexico (1/19) ... eight points and four rebounds vs. Colorado State (1/29) ...five rebounds against Air Force (2/5) ... four assists against UNLV (3/5) ... seven points and three rebounds vs. Air Force in MWC Tournament (3/9) ... three points with an assist vs. Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament (3/19) ... academic all-MWC ... MWC Scholar-Athlete.

2009-10 (Freshman)
Played in all 35 games, starting 27 after working her way into the starting lineup in December ... second on the team with 31 three-pointers ... shot .360 from three-point range ... averaged 3.5 points per game ... 43 assists ... 1.3 rebounds per game ... hit a pair of three's vs. Minnesota for six points in 16 minutes (11/17) ... 2-for-2 from three-point range for six points against UCLA (11/21) ... four rebounds against Weber State (12/1) ... eight points and two assists vs. Idaho State (12/2) ... made first career start against Westminster (12/12) ... seven points with a pair of assists vs. SMU (1/2) ... four rebounds vs. TCU (1/9) ... 10 points with two assists and a block against New Mexico (1/12) ... scored 11 points with three assists in front of a hometown crowd at Air Force (1/23) ... four assists with five points and three rebounds in four-overtime game against TCU (2/10) ... nine points with two rebounds vs. San Diego State (2/21) ... three points and two rebounds with a block against Air Force in the MWC Tournament (3/9) ... three assists against New Mexico in MWC Tournament (3/10) ... made her only field goal attempt, a 3-pointer, and handed out two assists in the MWC Tournament vs. TCU (3/12) ... four points (4-for-4 from free-throw line) against Saint Mary's in the WNIT (3/21).

High School
Ranked 51st among guards by Scouts, Inc. ... second-team all-state by the Denver Post in 2008, honorable mention in 2009 ... led Thunder Ridge to the state semifinals in 2008 and the quarterfinals in 2009 and 2007 ... played in `The Show' Colorado prep all-star game in 2009 ... 2008 first-team all-Continental League ... named one of ESPN's `Top Gunners' (best shooters and scorers) during summer 2008 ... participated in the 2008 Rocky Mountain Basketball Showcase ... played AAU ball for the Mile High Magic with teammate Diana Rolniak.

Personal
Daughter of Shane and Dianna Messer ... born on Nov. 10, 1990 ... majoring in management.

Career Highs
Points	   12 vs. Penn State (11/25/10)
Rebounds   5, twice (last vs. Air Force, 2/5/11)
FGM	   4, twice (last vs. Westminster, 12/6/10)
FGA	   11 vs. Penn State (11/25/10)
3 FGM	   3, four times (last vs. New Mexico, 1/19/11)
3 FGA 	   8 vs. Air Force (1/23/10)
FTM	   5 vs. New Mexico State (12/22/10)
FTA	   6 vs. New Mexico State (12/22/10)
Assists	   6 vs. Washington (12/1/10)
Steals	   3 vs. Air Force (1/5/11)
Blocks	   2 vs.TCU (2/22/11)
Minutes	   41 vs. TCU (2/10)

MESSER, Rachel

Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2009-10 35-27 689/19.7 37-102 .363 31-86 .360 18-23 .783 4-43 47 1.3 49-0 43 24 5 5 123/3.5 2010-11 35-8 886/25.3 49-146 .336 35-113 .310 27-35 .771 2-61 63 1.8 55-1 69 48 4 12 160/4.6 2011-12 32-31 1060/33.1 45-124 .363 35-98 .357 39-47 .830 5-76 81 2.5 59-1 47 41 7 12 164/5.1 TOTAL 102-66 2635/25.8 131-372 .352 101-297 .340 84-105 .800 11-180 191 1.9 163-2 159 113 16 29 447/4.4


2011-12

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOUTHERN UTAH 11/13/11 * 34 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 3-4 .750 0 2 2 2.0 2 0 2 3 1 1 10 10.0 at Michigan 11/17/11 33 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.0 at ARKANSAS 11-20-11 * 34 2-5 .400 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000 0 2 2 1.7 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 5.7 vs Detroit 11/25/11 * 35 3-9 .333 2-7 .286 3-4 .750 0 3 3 2.0 1 0 1 2 0 0 11 7.0 vs South Alabama 11/26/11 * 36 1-4 .250 1-3 .333 3-3 1.000 0 2 2 2.0 1 0 2 3 0 0 6 6.8 WEBER STATE 12/01/11 * 28 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.7 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 5.7 IDAHO STATE 12/06/11 * 29 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 1.7 3 0 0 3 0 1 7 5.9 at Brigham Young 12/10/11 * 29 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 1 3 4 2.0 1 0 3 1 0 0 6 5.9 TEXAS SOUTHERN 12/17/11 * 23 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1.9 3 0 6 2 1 2 2 5.4 NEW MEXICO STATE 12/21/11 * 28 3-5 .600 2-3 .667 3-3 1.000 0 2 2 1.9 4 0 1 3 0 0 11 6.0 UTAH VALLEY 12/28/11 * 24 3-5 .600 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.8 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 6.3 COLORADO 12/31/11 * 37 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.8 at Washington State 1/5/12 * 33 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.8 2 0 1 3 1 1 3 5.5 at Washington 01/07/12 * 36 2-4 .500 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0 4 4 2.0 3 0 1 2 0 0 6 5.6 STANFORD 01/12/12 * 26 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.4 CALIFORNIA 01/15/12 * 16 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1.9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.1 at Arizona 1/19/12 * 37 2-3 .667 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.8 3 0 2 1 0 2 6 5.1 at Arizona State 01-21-12 * 35 1-8 .125 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.8 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 5.0 UCLA 01/26/12 * 28 4-6 .667 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.8 1 0 2 0 0 1 13 5.4 USC 01/28/12 * 29 0-4 .000 0-4 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.8 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 5.3 at Oregon 02/02/12 * 36 4-8 .500 4-8 .500 0-0 .000 0 3 3 1.8 3 0 1 1 1 0 12 5.6 at Oregon State 02/04/12 * 32 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 1.9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.3 ARIZONA STATE 02/09/12 * 36 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 5-5 1.000 0 0 0 1.8 1 0 1 3 0 1 11 5.6 ARIZONA 02/11/12 * 38 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 9-10 .900 0 4 4 1.9 3 0 1 1 1 0 9 5.7 at Colorado 2/18/12 * 42 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.9 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5.5 at California 02/23/12 * 29 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 3 3 2.0 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 5.3 at Stanford 02/25/12 * 40 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 6 6 2.1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 5.1 OREGON STATE 03/01/12 * 44 3-4 .750 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 0 3 3 2.1 0 0 5 2 0 0 9 5.2 OREGON 03/03/12 * 39 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 1-4 .250 0 5 5 2.2 2 0 3 1 0 0 4 5.2 vs Colorado 03/07/12 * 38 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0 4 4 2.3 4 0 0 3 0 0 3 5.1 UTAH STATE 03/15/12 * 38 3-5 .600 2-3 .667 3-4 .750 0 7 7 2.5 2 0 3 1 0 0 11 5.3 at Washington 03/18/12 * 38 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 4 5 2.5 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 5.1

Totals......................... 31 1060 45-124 .363 35-98 .357 39-47 .830 5 76 81 2.5 59 1 47 41 7 12 164 5.1


2010-11   

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ at SMU 11/12/10 24 1-5 .200 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 3.0 at Weber State 11/16/10 22 3-6 .500 2-2 1.000 0-1 .000 0 1 1 1.5 3 0 0 2 0 1 8 5.5 STANFORD 11/19/10 28 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.7 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 4.7 vs Penn State 11/25/10 * 38 4-11 .364 3-7 .429 1-2 .500 0 2 2 1.8 3 0 3 1 0 0 12 6.5 vs Hartford 11/26/10 * 37 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 4-5 .800 0 2 2 1.8 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 6.0 vs #23 UW-Green Bay 11/27/10 * 36 2-3 .667 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000 1 2 3 2.0 1 0 1 4 0 0 7 6.2 WASHINGTON 12/01/10 32 3-4 .750 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.9 1 0 6 2 0 0 7 6.3 ARKANSAS 12/04/10 * 38 3-5 .600 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0 4 4 2.1 3 0 3 3 0 0 8 6.5 WESTMINSTER 12/06/10 * 25 4-10 .400 2-7 .286 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.0 0 0 5 1 0 1 10 6.9 IDAHO STATE 12/08/10 * 39 1-6 .167 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.8 3 0 4 0 0 0 3 6.5 at Mississippi State 12/11/10 * 30 2-5 .400 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.7 1 0 1 1 0 0 6 6.5 SOUTHERN OREGON 12/20/10 25 3-6 .500 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.8 1 0 5 2 0 1 9 6.7 at New Mexico State 12/22/10 29 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 5-6 .833 0 5 5 2.0 2 0 3 2 0 1 8 6.8 UTAH STATE 01/01/11 29 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000 0 4 4 2.1 2 0 5 4 0 0 4 6.6 AIR FORCE 01/05/11 21 2-5 .400 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 2.1 1 0 1 1 0 3 7 6.6 at San Diego State 1/8/11 28 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.1 2 0 2 1 0 0 3 6.4 at Brigham Young 1/12/11 27 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 6.1 WYOMING 01/15/11 19 1-6 .167 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 5.9 at New Mexico 1/19/11 25 3-7 .429 3-6 .500 2-5 .400 1 0 1 1.9 2 0 4 0 0 0 11 6.2 TCU 01/22/11 13 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5.9 at Colorado State 1/29/11 29 3-7 .429 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 0 4 4 2.0 0 0 1 2 1 1 8 6.0 UNLV 02/01/11 * 23 1-5 .200 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 3 0 3 2 0 0 2 5.8 at Air Force 2/5/11 20 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 0 5 5 2.2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 5.7 SAN DIEGO STATE 02/09/11 17 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 5.4 BRIGHAM YOUNG 02/12/11 10 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3-3 1.000 0 1 1 2.0 2 0 0 5 0 0 3 5.3 at WYOMING 2/16/11 27 2-5 .400 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.0 2 0 2 1 1 0 5 5.3 NEW MEXICO 02/19/11 32 1-4 .250 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 5.2 at TCU 02/22/11 25 1-5 .200 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 3 0 1 3 2 1 3 5.1 COLORADO STATE 03/02/11 25 1-5 .200 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 3 0 3 2 0 0 3 5.1 at UNLV 03/05/11 27 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 4.9 at UNLV 03/08/11 12 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.7 vs Air Force 03/09/11 14 2-4 .500 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 0 3 3 1.9 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 4.8 vs Brigham Young 03/11/11 24 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.9 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 4.8 vs TCU 03/12/11 15 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.6 NOTRE DAME 03/19/11 21 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.8 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 4.6

Totals......................... 8 886 49-146 .336 35-113 .310 27-35 .771 2 61 63 1.8 55 1 69 48 4 12 160 4.6


2009-10

|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----| Opponent Date GS Min FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ at Utah State 11/13/09 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 MINNESOTA 11/17/09 16 2-4 .500 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 3.0 vs UCLA 11-21-09 28 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 4.0 at STANFORD 11/27/09 21 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 0.8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 at Santa Clara 11/29/09 14 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.4 WEBER STATE 12/01/09 13 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 4 4 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 IDAHO STATE 12/02/09 21 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000 2-4 .500 0 3 3 1.6 1 0 2 0 0 0 8 2.9 at LOUISVILLE 12/6/09 9 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 2.5 WESTMINSTER 12/12/09 * 28 1-6 .167 1-6 .167 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.4 3 0 3 0 0 0 3 2.6 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 12/19/09 * 23 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.4 2 0 1 1 0 0 5 2.8 OREGON 12/22/09 * 12 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2.5 SMU 01/02/10 * 19 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 1.3 0 0 2 1 0 0 7 2.9 UTAH VALLEY 01/06/10 * 13 2-5 .400 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.2 0 0 1 1 0 1 6 3.2 at TCU 01/09/10 * 16 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 4 4 1.4 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2.9 NEW MEXICO 01/12/10 * 26 3-5 .600 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 1.5 3 0 2 0 1 0 10 3.4 UNLV 01/16/10 * 26 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.5 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 3.4 at San Diego State 1-20-10 * 14 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.2 at Air Force 01/23/10 * 34 3-9 .333 3-8 .375 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 1.4 0 0 3 1 0 0 11 3.6 WYOMING 01/27/10 * 21 0-4 .000 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.5 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 3.4 BRIGHAM YOUNG 01/30/10 * 19 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3.4 at Colorado State 02/03/10 * 12 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.2 TCU 02/10/10 * 41 2-6 .333 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 1 2 3 1.4 3 0 4 1 1 1 5 3.3 at New Mexico 2/13/10 * 34 3-4 .750 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0 3 3 1.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.5 at UNLV 02/17/10 * 26 1-5 .200 1-5 .200 1-2 .500 1 2 3 1.5 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 3.5 SAN DIEGO STATE 02/21/10 * 20 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000 3-4 .750 1 1 2 1.6 0 0 1 1 1 0 9 3.8 AIR FORCE 02/24/10 * 16 0-3 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.5 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 3.6 at Wyoming 2/28/10 * 21 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.5 1 0 2 1 0 0 5 3.7 at Brigham Young 3/3/2010 * 13 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1.5 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 3.6 COLORADO STATE 03/06/10 * 18 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 1.4 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 3.7 vs Air Force 03/09/10 * 14 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.5 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 3.7 vs New Mexico 03/10/10 * 25 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 3 0 3 1 0 0 3 3.6 vs TCU 03/12/10 * 22 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-1 .000 0 0 0 1.4 3 0 2 0 0 0 3 3.6 vs San Diego State 03/13/10 * 22 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.3 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 3.6 at Saint Mary's (CA) 3/21/10 * 20 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000 0 1 1 1.3 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 3.6 at California 03/23/10 * 10 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.5

Totals......................... 27 689 37-102 .363 31-86 .360 18-23 .783 4 43 47 1.3 49 0 43 24 5 5 123 3.5

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