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"The offensive ability is there, now Katrina needs to take this opportunity to show her skills; consistently in practice and in the game." - Texas A&M Head Coach Gary Blair
HONORS AND AWARDS
• Two-Time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2008 and 2009)
JUNIOR (2008-09)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection...Played in 17 contests of the season averaging 0.6 points and 0.7 rebounds per game off the bench...Tied a season-best with four points versus No. 25 New Mexico and in nine minutes of play at Stephen F. Austin...Brought down a season-high four rebounds and had one blocked shot against Texas State.
SOPHOMORE (2007-08)
Played in 23 games of the season with one start averaging 5.2 minutes per game...Swatted a career-high tying three blocked shots versus Wichita State at the 2007 Paradise Jam...Followed up with a breakout game against Indiana in tournament play...Saw 12 minutes of action versus the Hoosiers and went 3-of-4 from the floor for a season-high seven points...Also brought down three rebounds and made a career-high tying two steals...Made her fifth career start against Stephen F. Austin...Played 12 minutes with three rebounds and two blocks versus UTSA in the NCAA First Round...Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
FRESHMAN (2006-07)
Played in 22 games of the season with four starts...Averaged 7.1 minutes per game...Made her collegiate debut versus Pepperdine...Played 11 minutes and recorded her first career points (4) against Mercer...Also had two blocked shots versus the Bears...Made her first collegiate start against North Texas and logged in 20 minutes of play on the court...Started against Delaware State and turned in a career-high 12 points on 66.7 percent shooting from the floor (6-9)...Played a career-high 23 minutes versus the Hornets...Had a career-best two steals versus Sam Houston State...Blocked a career-best three shots against Western Illinois...Made her Big 12 Conference debut at Texas Tech.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Ranked No. 9 in the state by the Texas Girls Basketball Report at Lake Country Christian High School in Fort Worth, Texas...With only a year and half of basketball under her belt, led Lake Country Christian to a state championship title with a 28-10 record and was named Class 3A Newcomer of the Year as a junior...Averaged nearly a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds...First team all-state and first team all-district selection...Also earned TAPPS division all-tournament honors...Selected to the TABC all-state team...Named a National Christian School Athletic Association Second Team All-American...Averaged 14.4 points per game as a senior...Led team to a Class 3A runner-up finish...Also lettered in cross country...Selected as an all-state cross country runner...Was an A&M Elite Camp All-Star in the summer of 2005...Honor Roll student.
PERSONAL
Katrina Limbaha...Born January 19, 1987 in Liepaja, Latvia...Daughter of Kristine Limbaha...Has one younger brother, Krisjanis Kamradzis (14)...Her father and maternal grandmother played basketball professionally and were members of Latvia's junior national team...Her host family, John and Michal Dedwyler, are both A&M graduates...International business major at Texas A&M...Began playing basketball in the third grade...Chose A&M over Miami, USC, Oklahoma and Baylor.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 12 vs. Delaware State (12/20/06)
Field Goals Made: 6 vs. Delaware State (12/20/06)
Field Goals Attempted: 9 vs. Delaware State (12/20/06)
3-Point Field Goals Made: None
3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 1 vs. Indiana (11/24/07)
Free Throws Made: 3 vs. Sam Houston State (12/29/06)
Free Throws Attempted: 8 vs. Sam Houston State (12/29/06)
Rebounds: 5 vs. Sam Houston State (12/29/06), vs. Delaware State (12/20/06)
Assists: 2 vs. Delaware State (12/20/06)
Blocks: 3 vs. Wichita State (11/22/07), vs. Western Illinois (1/2/07)
Steals: 2 vs. Indiana (11/24/07), vs. Sam Houston State (12/29/06)
Minutes: 23 vs. Delaware State (12/20/06)
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