- Jacqueline Batteast
Jacqueline Batteast (born
March 26 ,1983 ) is a professionalbasketball player fromSouth Bend ,Indiana , who last played in theWomen's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for theDetroit Shock .Batteast attended the
University of Notre Dame , where she became the school's 4th all time leading scorer with 1,874 career points. She started a school record 97 consecutive games prior to graduating in 2005.Following her collegiate career, she was selected 17th overall in the
2005 WNBA Draft by theMinnesota Lynx . OnApril 5 ,2006 , Batteast was dealt to Detroit forAmbrosia Anderson .Batteast played one season for Detroit, averaging 1.4 points and 1.0 rebounds in 26 games as Detroit won the 2006 WNBA championship. On
May 18 ,2007 , she was waived by Detroit.Vital statistics
*Position: Forward
*Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
*College:University of Notre Dame
*Team(s):Minnesota Lynx ,Detroit Shock Awards and Honors
*Fifth team All-American (2004)
*Honorable mention All-American (2004)
*Naismith Award finalist in 2004
*First team AllBig East in 2004
*Second team AllBig East in 2002, and 2003
*Big East Rookie of the Year in 2002External links
* [http://www.wnba.com/playerfile/jacqueline_batteast/index.html WNBA Player profile]
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