| Kysah Upchurch |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Stone Mountain, Ga.
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| High School:
Redan
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| Height:
5-10
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| Position:
Guard
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| Birthdate:
10/08/1982
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2003-04: Valuable reserve off the bench at guard...Saw action in 28 games...Scored a season-best five points with a season-high five assists in Charlotte's win over Chicago State, Nov. 28...Had five multi-assist games...Had four multi-steal games...Tallied two steals in Charlotte wins over Davidson, Chicago State and East Carolina...Played double-figure minutes in seven games, including a season-high 19 minutes against Chicago State.
2002-03: Came off the bench as a reserve guard...Made her way into 27 games as a sophomore...Made her only start of the season against James Madison...Scored a season-best six points in the team's win over Texas A&M...Posted a season-high two steals in three games...Had a pair of steals in wins over S.C. State, Texas A&M and the conference opener versus East Carolina, Jan. 10...Played a season-high 15 minutes against Southern Miss, Feb. 28, the team's first win ever over the Golden Eagles.
2001-02: Became one of the 49ers' first players off the bench as a freshman...Played in all 29 games and started twice...Scored a career-high 10 points in Charlotte's win over UAB Feb. 15...Went 5-of-6 from the field in that game...Led the team in steals three times...Had a career-high five steals versus UNC Asheville Jan. 8...Led Charlotte with four assists at No. 17 South Carolina Dec. 28...Earned a spot on the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll for having a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above.
Prep: Averaged 19.6 points and 6.3 rebounds as a senior at Redan High School...Also contributed three steals per game in 2001...Has the distinction of being Katie Meier's first signee as a head coach...Nominated for the Wendy's High School Heisman as a senior...Earned a spot on the Metro Atlanta Girls' Prep Team of the Month by the Atlanta Tipoff Club and Atlanta Journal Constitution...A three-time team MVP...Also received defensive MVP as a junior and senior...Led the Raiders in rebounding three times... Helped Redan to the second round of the Georgia 7-AAAA state playoffs for the second straight year as a senior, when the team went 18-7...Also ran track and played softball...Earned the Coca-Cola Award for her work in the classroom.
Personal: Is the daughter of Dawnn Inge and Charles Upchurch...Majoring in psychology...Born Oct. 8, 1982.
