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2006-07
Continued to be one of the Lady Lions' go-to players during her junior season as she finished third on the team in scoring at a 12.8 per game clip...Garnered All-Big Ten Honorable Mention accolades for the second-straight season from both the coaches and the media...Came on strong during conference play averaging 15.2 points per game, which was second on the team and tied for fifth in the Big Ten...Was fourth in the Big Ten and 41st nationally in free throw percentage (.840)...Reached double figures in 21 games, including five performances with 20 or more points...Reached the 800-point mark for her career against Ohio State (2/22)...Made 27-straight free throws from Dec. 3 - Jan. 7...Connected on 12 three-pointers with a 70.6% mark from beyond the arc in the final six games of the year...Had a season-high 23 points to go along with a career-best nine rebounds against Michigan (1/7)...Recorded 23 points and seven rebounds in a heartbreaking loss to Ohio State (1/11)...Accounted for 21 points, three rebounds and a steal in the Big Ten Tournament loss to Ohio State (3/4)...Had one of her most complete games in the upset win over nationally-ranked Michigan State (1/25) with 16 points, six rebounds and five assists...Started the season with 15 points and four assists in the win over Drexel (11/10)...Surpassed the 700-point plateau against Michigan State (1/25), just six games after tallying her 600th career point against Northwestern (1/4)...Reached the 100-assist mark for her career at Minnesota (1/21)...Tied her career high with three steals against Xavier (12/7).
2005-06
Shook off two years of rust to become Penn State's premier scoring threat from the outside...Had a streak of 20 straight double-digit scoring games, beginning with Duquesne (11/22) and ending at Purdue (2/5)...Started every game for the Lady Lions in 2005-06...Began the season on fire scoring 19 points vs. top-ranked Duke (11/22)...Scored a career-high 34 points vs. Texas Tech (12/4) and was named Big Ten co-Player of the Week for leading Penn State to a double-overtime victory against the Lady Raiders...The 34 points was the second-highest point total by a Big Ten player on the year...Averaged 14.8 points per game which ranked ninth in the Big Ten...Was one of two Lady Lions (Amanda Brown) to rank in the Big Ten top 10 in scoring; only one other team (Iowa) had two players in the top 10...One of three Lady Lions to average double figures...Led Penn State in scoring in 12 games on the year...shot .859 from the free throw line, which ranked fourth in the Big Ten and 28th in the country...Combined with Squire to make up two of the top five Big Ten free throw shooters...Averaged 32.8 minutes per game, second on the team behind Brianne O'Rourke.
SUMMER 2005
Played on the Big Ten Foreign Tour team that traveled to Belgium and Holland.
2004-05
A transfer from North Carolina State, she redshirted during the 2004-05 season.
2003-04 (at N.C. State)
Saw action in 12 games as a freshman for the Wolfpack...scored two points and grabbed two rebounds vs. Loyola Marymount (11/21)...Totaled two points, two rebounds and two assists against Sacramento State (11/28)...Had two rebounds and an assist against East Carolina (12/3)...Grabbed one rebound against Florida A&M (12/17)...Recorded four points at Eastern Michigan (12/20)...Totaled a season-high 10 points against Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (12/21)...Scored two points against UConn (12/29)...Grabbed two rebounds in six minutes vs. Virginia (1/15)...Had one rebound against Clemson (2/12)...Tallied two points vs. Auburn (3/21).
HIGH SCHOOL
Holds Clairton HS scoring record at 2,703 points...Ranked 10th nationally as a wing by the All Star Girls Report...Led the Bears to back-to-back WPIAL Class A titles (2001 & 2002)...Associated Press small school player of the year (2003)...Three-time first team All State (2001-2003)...Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Player of the Year (2003)...Named to McKeesport Daily News all-city team... Played for junior USA national team (2002)...USA Today junior All-America (2002)...adidas top 10 camp underclass all-star (2001)...Street & Smith All-America honorable mention (2000-2002)...USA youth development festival East team.
PERSONAL
Full name Kamela Teresa Gissendanner...Born July 27, 1985...parents are Kamela Towns and Ed Rideout...Has one brother Kane (15) and two sisters Kameron (16) and Kamara (11)...Rehabilitation services major.
