Mariah Byard Class: Sophomore Hometown: Mannington, W.Va. High School: North Marion HS Height: 5-10 Position: G

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2011-12: A sharpshooter from distance in her freshman season, Byard played in all 32 games and started five ... Scored 214 points to average 6.7 per contest ... Collected 73 rebounds on the season, averaging 2.3 per game ... Made a team-high 53 three-point field goals on 33.1 percent shooting from beyond the arc ... Tied for first on the team in free-throw shooting percentage, going 31-for-38 (81.6 percent) ... Scored a career-high 21 points against Buffalo on Jan. 4, hitting a career-high five three-pointers ... Scored in double figures on ten occasions ... Made at least two three-pointers on 15 occasions ... Accounted for 36.5 percent of Ohio's made three-pointers ... Earned the first start of her career on Jan. 7 at Kent State ... Only committed 25 personal fouls throughout the entire season.

High School: Was the only incoming Mid-American Conference freshman named to the 2011 Parade Magazine All-America Team ... As a senior, Byard led her North Marion squad to an undefeated season, capped with a three-peat of the Class AAA West Virginia State Championship ... Earned multiple all-star honors ... Named captain of the AAA All-Star Team during her senior season ... Named AP Player of the Year during her senior season ... Won the West Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year award during her junior and senior seasons ... Led her high school to a 72-3 record through four seasons ... Earned a 4.0 GPA ... Was President of her school's National Honor Society ... Was the Vice President of her senior class.

Personal: From Mannington, W.Va. ... Pre-Nursing Major.