| Mandy Mennella |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Hoffman Estates, Ill.
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 | High School: Hoffman Estates
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 | Height: 5-7
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 | Position: G
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Junior Year (2004-05)
Played in Loyola's first 17 games, starting 16, before injuring knee at Wright State and missing the last 11 games ... Led team with 87 assists (4.8 apg) despite the limited action ... Reached double figures in seven games with Loyola going 4-3 in those contests ... Drained at least three trifectas in six games ... Had a pair of double figure assist games, the first by a Loyola player since Tracy Hoffmann in 1999 ... Finished with 18 points, including five three-pointers, five rebounds and five assists in road win at Toledo ... Followed that up with 26-point, six-rebound, five-assist performance in win over Northern Illinois ... Drained 10-of-15 field goals, including 4-of-5 three-pointers, against the Huskies ... Dished out career-best 14 assists in win at Illinois-Chicago and 11 more at Bradley ... Totaled 15 points and nine assists in win over Cleveland State.
Sophomore Year (2003-04)
Played in Loyola's first 20 games, starting 14, before injuring knee at Illinois-Chicago and missing the final eight games ... Tied for second on the team with 27 three-pointers ... Finished with best assist-to-turnover ratio (1.18) on the team ... Scored in double figures in seven games ... Was fourth on the team with 33 steals ... Had at least one theft in 16 of her 20 appearances ... Hit five three-pointers en route to a team-high 17 points at Valparaiso ... Added four assists, three rebounds and three steals in that game ... Finished with 16 points, four rebounds and four assists in road win at Eastern Illinois ... Posted 10 points (4-4 FG's, 2-2 3FG's), four boards and season-high five assists in win over Bradley ... Had 13 points against UW-Green Bay.
Freshman Year (2002-03)
Named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer Team ... Played in 28 games, starting six ... Finished third on the team with 66 assists ... Led team with 39 steals, the third-highest total for a freshman in school history ...Led team in scoring four times in a five-game span in December ... Also led team in assists eight times ... Averaged 10.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg and 3.0 apg in her six starts ... Shot .453 (29-of-64) from three-point range for the season, including hitting 14-of-22 (.636) over her last seven games ... Finished with 17 points, five rebounds and seven assists at San Jose State ... Also poured in 17 points (6-8 FGs, 5-6 3FGs) in win over Cleveland State ... Contributed 15 points, seven boards and five assists against DePaul ... Had 10 points, five assists and three steals in Horizon League quarterfinal win over Wright State.
High School
Named to the all-area team by the Daily Herald and the Chicago Sun-Times ... School's all-time leading scorer with 1,485 career points ... Three-time all-area selection ...Earned honorable metion all-state accolades her senior season ... McDonald's All-American nominee ... Averaged 21 ppg, 5 rpg, 5 apg and 5 steals per game in high school ... Played AAU ball for the Illinois Pacesetters ... Member of the National Honor Society.