Dani Ripkey

Guard
Freshman
5-9, Deerfield, Ill.

2009:  Played in all 27 games and made one start…averaged 16.9 minutes, 5.3 points and 1.9 rebounds with a .397 three-point field-goal percentage…scored a season-high 12 points on four-of-five three-pointers against Wheaton (Ill.) in the semifinals of the CCIW Women’s Basketball Tournament.

High School:  Named Illinois Basketball Coaches Association honorable mention all-state with a 15.5 scoring average, a .545 field-goal percentage, a .583 three-point field-goal percentage and an .859 free-throw percentage…A three-time All-Central Suburban League honoree and Deerfield Review all-area both her junior and senior years…set a Deerfield High School career scoring record with 1,078 points and a finalist at the Illinois High School Association three-point contest…her junior-year team won a regional championship…coached by Mike Muldrow…Central Suburban League all-academic and honor student.

Personal:  Undecided on major…named to the fall 2008 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born March 9, 1990.