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Point Guard

#5 Metra Walthour

Metra Walthour - Women's Basketball - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Height 5-6
Birthdate 01/26/1990
Hometown Hinesville, Ga.
Last School Liberty County
Year Senior
Metra Walthour - Women's Basketball - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

General: A true point guard that looks to pass first… Has 31 career games with at least four assists… Has 28 career games with at least three steals… Has 14 career double digit scoring games and one with at least 20 points… One of the smallest players on the roster but very athletic… Nickname is [quote]Me-Me[quote].

2010-11: Team Co-Captain… Started all 35 games at point guard… Averaged 8.9 ppg and team-best 3.8 apg… Finished season eighth in ACC with 3.8 assists per game… Finished sixth in ACC in steals with 2.3 steals per game… Dished out at least four assists in 18 games and grabbed at least three steals in 16 games… Had outstanding ACC Tournament… Tied career high with four three pointers against Maryland, then set new career bests with five threes and 20 points against Duke… Was 4-of-4 from the free throw line at UNC with all four coming in the final minute to help ice the game for Tech… Set a career-high with nine assists in win over Virginia… Scored 12 points, to go with game-highs of five assists and four steals against North Carolina… Hit game-winning three with 23.6 seconds left to beat #8 Tar Heels after air-balling her last three about two minutes earlier… Tied a career-high with eight assists at Portland State… Tossed in 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting against Georgia… Added five assists and four steals without committing a turnover in Tech[apos]s largest win over Lady Bulldogs… Had a career night in win over Missouri… Scored a then-career-high 19 points with a career-high four three pointers on four attempts… Hit 6-of-7 free throws in final two minutes to beat Tigers.

2009-10: Saw action in all 33 games and started 20 … Recorded 3.9 points and 1.3 rebounds in 28.7 minutes a game … Her 91 assists as a sophomore rank fifth all-time for a player in their second season in a Yellow Jacket uniform … Had an assist/turnover ratio of 1.3 … Helped team in win over North Carolina with six points and five assists in 37 minutes off the bench (2/26) … Scored three points and had seven steals in win at Clemson (2/8) … Led team to first win at Maryland since 2001 with seven points and eight assists (2/5) … Played 39 minutes and finished with five points, four steals and four rebounds in win over Wake Forest (1/14) … Scored eight points and had four assists in 39 minutes at North Carolina (1/6) … Sparked team[apos]s win at Georgia State with 10 points and five assists (12/22) … Recorded nine points and four assists in 39 minutes against Oregon (12/16) … Played all 40 minutes in win at Penn State (12/2) … Tallied eight points and six assists in neutral court win over Seton Hall (11/27).

2008-09: Played in 25 games and started seven during her freshman season … Recorded 27 assists and averaged 27.6 minutes in her seven starts this season … Played 24 minutes off the bench against Oklahoma without turning the ball over (3/24) … Dished out six assists in 27 minutes in big win at Clemson (2/22) … Scored seven points in 22 minutes against Maryland (2/19) … Played a season-high 38 minutes and scored two points, while dishing out three assists at North Carolina (2/15) … Finished with seven points and eight assists against only one turnover in front of hometown fans at Savannah State (2/11) … Made first career start against NC State, playing 34 minutes and recorded one point and four assists (2/8) … Played 16 minutes and scored seven points, registered three steals and finished with two assists in win over Mississippi Valley State (11/22) … Averaged 1.6 points and 0.5 rebounds a game.

Prep: Four-year letterwinner and two-year captain at Liberty County High School under head coach Carolyn Kelly … Played with Nisha Adams in high school … Named all-district all four seasons … 2007 WTOC Player of the Year … 2007 All-State Honorable Mention … Ranked as the nation[apos]s #71 high school senior overall by All-Star Girls Report … Team MVP … Scored a school record 37 points in a game … National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Metra Denise Walthour on January 26, 1990 in Hinesville, Ga. … Daughter of Earnest Walthour Sr. and Theresa Lingard … Has an older brother, Earnest … Intends to major in Sociology … Works as a day camp counselor at St. James Sports Center … Was named Miss Liberty County High and Homecoming Queen.

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