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  Tish Pilkerton

Tish Pilkerton

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Nashville, Tenn.

High School:
Father Ryan HS

Height:
5-9

Position:
Guard

Birthdate:
07/26/1985

Has a great understanding of the game . . . is a very aggressive player . . . has the ability to score in many different ways.

Junior (2005-06): Saw action in all 29 games so far this season, starting 28 contests . . . scored 11 points and pulled down five rebounds at Eastern Illinois . . . had eight points and seven rebounds at Murray State . . . scored 10 points at Morehead State . . . scored seven points at Jacksonville State . . . had nine points and eight rebounds against Murray State . . . scored 10 points against Jacksonville State . . . scored 14 points against Florida Atlantic, and 13 against Georgia State, both in the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel Thanksgiving Classic . . . had seven points at Birmingham-Southern . . . scored six points in the season-opener at Miami.

Sophomore (2004-05): Started all 28 games, averaging 6.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game . . . scored 11 points and grabbed six rebounds against Jacksonville State . . . scored nine points and grabbed six rebounds at Austin Peay . . . had 11 points, eight rebounds and three assists against Morehead State . . . had 11 points and eight rebounds against Austin Peay . . . scored eight points against Tennessee Tech . . . scored a career-high 17 points, pulled down nine rebounds and dished out a career-high four assists at Eastern Illinois . . . scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds at Morehead State . . . scored 11 points against Tennessee-Martin . . . recorded her first double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing 11 rebounds against Murray State . . . had eight points at Texas-San Antonio . . . scored nine points in win at Troy . . . scored 11 points and grabbed a career-high seven rebounds against Wofford in the Sheraton Roundball Classic.

Freshman (2003-04): Played in 19 games, starting one contest . . . averaged 2.2 points per game . . . started her first collegiate game against Alcorn State . . . scored eight points against Princeton . . . pulled down six rebounds at Eastern Kentucky . . . scored a career-high 15 points at Morehead State.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Father Ryan High School . . . led her team to four regional championships and to one state Final Four . . . has the second-most points in school history, with more than 1,400 points in her career . . . named to the All-State Tournament team as a senior . . . also played volleyball.

Personal: Born July 26, 1985 . . . daughter of Jimmy and Karen Pilkerton . . . majoring in elementary education.

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 17, at Eastern Illinois, Jan. 27, 2005
Rebounds: 10, vs. Murray State, Jan. 13, 2005
Assists: 4, last at Eastern Illinois, Jan. 27, 2005