Kara Powell Class: Junior Hometown: Feeding Hill, Mass. High School: Agawam Height: 5-7 Position: Guard

AS A JUNIOR IN 2008-09
Sat out season due to knee injury.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2007-08
Earned starts in all 31 games...recorded a season-high 11 points at UNLV (11/23)...tallied a total of 27 steals and 76 rebounds...averaged 30 minutes per game...shot perfect from the free throw line on nine occasions...led the Spiders going 26 for 33 (.788) from the free throw line...recorded a career-high nine assists vs. Montana (11/24) and at Massachusetts (1/20)...recorded 22 three-point shots.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2006-07
Started all but one game, leading the team in assists in 15 games and on the scoreboard in five games ... led the team in assists (four) and steals (three) in first college game at Fairfield (11/11) ... put in first double-digit performance of collegiate career vs. William & Mary (11/16) with 11 points ... recorded 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, all then career-highs, at Wake Forest (12/30) ... hit a career-high four treys (4-6 effort) vs. Virginia ... recorded career-high 5 steals at No. 12 GW (1/9) ... hit 10-of-12 free throws, including six-straight in second overtime at Saint Joseph's (1/14) to secure the victory ... led team with career-high eight boards in win over Dayton (2/25) ... has hit a 3-pointer in all but six games, sinking multiple 3-pointers in nine games ... shot perfect from the free throw line in seven contests and from behind the arch in five contests ... dished out five-plus assists in six games ...11 double-figure games, including three of the final five ... ranks 3rd in the A-10 in 3-point field goal percentage (.416), 10th for assists (3.20 apg) and 5th for assist/turnover ratio (1.50).

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four varsity letters ... averaged 18.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg and 7.0 apg her senior year ... named Player of the Year by the Massachusetts Basketball Coaches Association ... two-time Street and Smith Pre-Season All-American ... three-time first team choice to The Republican's All Scholastic Team ... recipient of the Vi Goodnow Award ... rated Top 100 prospect nationally by Blue Star index ... rated the 54th best point guard prospect by the All Star Girls Report ... rated the 13th best point guard regionally in the East by the Roundball Journal ... also played two years of varsity soccer.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Jim and Barbara Powell ... has a sister, Lauren ... father played basketball at the University of South Carolina ... sister performed Gymnastics at Arizona State ... born September 24, 1987.