Career Notes: Scored in double figures in 26 of 31 games played ... ranks ninth in all-time scoring average (15.5), 12th in blocked shots average (0.6), 14th in rebounding average (6.9), 17th in minutes average (29.0), 18th in assists average (2.5), 23rd in field goal percentage (.441 - min. 80 made), 25th in steals average (1.7), tied-for-33rd in blocked shots (19), 39th in free throw percentage (.679 - min. 50 made), 44th in free throws made (110), and tied-for-53rd in assists (79) ... finished 59th in both career points (481) and field goals made (183) despite playing just one season for the Green and Gold.
2012-13: Voted to Daktronics All-Midwest Region Second Team ... earned a spot on the NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament team ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... selected to the All-GLIAC First Team and the GLIAC All-Defensive Team ... shared the squad's Most Valuable Player Award with Juanita Cochran ... named to the BCAM Academic-Athletic Honors Team ... appeared in all 31 games, making 29 starts ... tallied four assists in WSU debut vs. Lewis (11/17) ... posted eight points at Edinboro in first Warrior start (11/24) ... notched 21 points, 11 rebounds and four steals in 35 minutes at Tiffin (11/29) ... had seven points and nine rebounds at Ohio Dominican (12/1) ... recorded 13 points vs. Ashland (12/5) ... tallied team-high 19 points, sinking 11-14 free throws vs. Lake Erie (12/9), while also pulling down eight boards ... had 18 points and seven boards at Malone (12/19) ... scored team-high 16 points off the bench vs. Missouri-St. Louis (12/28) ... recorded 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists vs. Urbana (12/29) ... named WSU Holiday Classic Tournament MVP ... garnered second double-double of season with 15 points and 10 rebounds vs. Hillsdale (1/3) ... tallied 25 points, grabbed seven boards and dished out four assists in a season-best 38 minutes vs. Findlay (1/5) ... named GLIAC North Player of the Week (1/7), following a week in which she averaged 20.0 points and 8.5 rebounds in two games ... posted 20 points, seven rebounds, four steals, and two blocks vs. Northwood (1/10) ... had 15 points vs. Saginaw Valley (1/12) ... tallied 12 points, three steals and three assists at Michigan Tech (1/17) ... notched 12 points and three steals at Northern Michigan (1/19) ... recorded a career-high 31 points (and WSU season best) on 14-of-21 shooting and pulled down eight rebounds at Ferris State (1/24) ... notched 14 points vs. Grand Valley (1/26) ... selected GLIAC North Player of the Week (1/29) ... scored a game-high 22 points vs. Lake Superior (2/2) ... totaled 10 points and 11 rebounds at NU (2/7) ... collected 11 rebounds and a career-high five steals to go along with 16 points at SVSU (2/9) ... garnered eight points vs. MTU (2/14) ... had 16 points and seven rebounds vs. NMU (2/16) ... pulled down eight rebounds vs. FSU (2/21) ... tallied a double-double with 13 points and 15 rebounds at GVSU (2/23) ... posted game-highs of 22 points, 15 rebounds and six assists at Walsh (2/27) ... had a team-high 21 points at LSSU (3/2) ... named GLIAC North Player of the Week (3/4) ... scored a game-high 21 points, making 10-of-15 shots, in GLIAC Tournament Quarterfinal vs. FSU (3/6) ... scored 13 points and equaled a career-high with six assists in GLIAC Tournament Semifinal vs. UF (3/9) ... totaled 12 points and four assists in NCAA tournament win over UF (3/15) ... notched 19 points, four assists and three steals in NCAA regional semifinal win over Wisconsin-Parkside (3/16) ... scored 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds in NCAA Regional Championship at Ashland (3/18) ... scored in double figures in 25 of the final 27 games ... had at least four rebounds in 27 games ... attempted at least four free throws in 21 contests ... 481 points is the ninth-most in school history ... 183 field goals made is 12th-best all-time ... 110 made free throws is tied-for-fifth highest ... 215 rebounds is tied-for-24th ... 19 blocked shots is tied-for-18th in a single-season ... 900 minutes played is 17th-most at WSU ... led the squad in points, steals and assists ...
GLIAC League Rankings: second in offensive rebounds (77), fourth in points (355), fifth in points per game (16.1), seventh in points per 40 minutes (21.1), eighth in total rebounds (170), and 11th in steals (41) ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
Season-Highs
Pts. – 31 at Ferris State, 1/24 (CAREER HIGH)
FGM – 14 at Ferris State, 1/24 (CAREER HIGH)
FTM – 11 vs. Lake Erie, 12/9 (CAREER HIGH)
Reb. – 15 (2x) Most Recently at Walsh, 2/27 (TIED CAREER-HIGH)
Ast. – 6 (3x) Most Recently vs. Findlay, 3/9 (TIED CAREER-HIGH)
Blk - 4 at Ashland, 3/18 (CAREER HIGH)
Stl. – 5 at Saginaw Valley, 2/9 (CAREER HIGH)
Min. – 40 at Grand Valley, 2/23 (CAREER HIGH)
Double Figures – 26 times; 20+ points - 8 times; 30+ points - once
Double-Doubles -- 6
2011-12: Played in nine games for Stony Brook during the fall semester before transferring to Wayne State in January 2012 ... scored a season-high five points at Ohio State (11/25) ... also recorded season-highs in the Buckeye contest in rebounds (4), steals (2) and minutes played (11) ... equalled a season-best with three made free throws against Morgan State (12/21).
Season-Highs
Pts. – 5 at Ohio State, 11/25
FGM – 1 (3x) MR vs. Long Island, 12/8
FTM – 3 (2x) MR vs. Morgan State, 12/21
Reb. – 4 at Ohio State, 11/25
Ast. – NA
Blk - 1 at Rider, 12/6
Stl. – 2 at Ohio State, 11/25
Min. – 11 (2x) MR at Sacred Heart, 11/30
Double Figures – NA
2010-11: Appeared in 23 games for Stony Brook, making nine starts ... averaged 3.4 points and 2.5 rebounds in 12 minutes per game ... scored seven points in 11 minutes against Troy (11/12) in season-opener ... had eight points and four rebounds against Fordham (11/13) ... scored season-high nine points to go along with five rebounds against Fairleigh Dickinson (12/2) ... had eight points and season-high six rebounds at Long Island (12/19) ... tied season-highs with nine points and six rebounds in career-best 30 minutes at St. Francis (N.Y.) on Dec. 31 ... dished out a season-high three assists in playoff win over Maine (3/3).
Season-Highs
Pts. – 9 (2x) MR at St. Francis (NY), 12/31
FGM – 4 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, 12/2
FTM – 5 at St. Francis (NY), 12/31
Reb. – 6 (3x) MR at St. Francis (NY), 12/31
Ast. – 3 vs. Maine, 3/3
Blk - 1 (2x) MR at Binghamton, 1/6
Stl. – 1 (8x) MR vs. Maine, 3/3
Min. – 30 at St. Francis (NY), 12/31
Double Figures – NA
2009-10: Played in 28 of 32 games for the University of New Orleans ... started four games for the Privateers (Nov. 27 vs. Harvard, Nov. 28 vs. Georgia Southern, Feb. 24 at Arkansas State and Feb. 27 at Arkansas-Little Rock) ... led the team in field goal percentage (48.7) on 56-of-115 ... scored a season-high 19 off the bench vs. Nicholls (11/18).
Season-Highs
Pts. – 19 vs. Nicholls, 11/18
FGM – 8 vs. Nicholls, 11/18
FTM – 6 at Arkansas State, 2/24
Reb. – 8 vs. South Alabama, 2/3
Ast. – 3 vs. South Alabama, 2/3
Blk - 2-2x MR vs. Harvard, 11/27
Stl. – 2-5x MR vs. South Alabama, 2/3
Min. – 29 at Arkansas State, 2/24
Double Figures – Six times
High School: A 2009 graduate of Loy Norrix High School ... was a four-year letterwinner for coach Damien Smith ... named
Kalamazoo Gazette's 2008-09 Class A-B Player of the Year after averaging 19.6 points and 9.1 rebounds over 22 games (17-5), while leading her team to a share of the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference Central Division title ... also averaged 3.8 steals, 2.5 assists and two blocks per game in 2009 ... scored in double figures 18 times with a season-best 35 points on Jan. 17 vs. Kalamazoo Central ... also had 15 contests with at least 10 rebounds ... the Knights either won or shared the division title all four seasons ... was a 2009 Class A All-State fourth team selection ... averaged 12 points per game as a junior ... also earned four varsity letters in volleyball, twice earning all-conference honors ... totaled 12 letters in high school, earning four letters in softball ... named to the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) Academic All-State squad ... also selected to the 2008 BCAM Class A Special Mention All-State squad ... served as a team captain in both basketball and volleyball.
Personal: Full name--Talisha L. Bridges ... born July 8, 1991, in Kalamazoo ... daughter of James Jackson and Lee Bridges .. is a sociology major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2012 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2012.
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Talisha Bridges' Career Statistics |
|
Year |
GP/GS |
Min./Avg. |
FG-FGA |
Pct. |
3FG-3FGA |
Pct. |
FT-FTA |
Pct. |
Reb/Avg |
Ast-TO |
Blk-Stl |
Pts/PPG |
|
2009-10* |
28/4 |
351/12.5 |
56-115 |
.487 |
0-1 |
.000 |
33-58 |
.569 |
32-56-88/3.1 |
15-54 |
10-16 |
145/5.2 |
|
2010-11# |
23/9 |
276/12.0 |
29-92 |
.315 |
0-5 |
.000 |
20-34 |
.588 |
29-29-58/2.5 |
11-31 |
2-8 |
78/3.4 |
|
2011-12# |
9/0 |
41/4.6 |
3-17 |
.176 |
0-6 |
.000 |
6-8 |
.750 |
6-3-9/1.0 |
0-6 |
1-4 |
12/1.3 |
|
2012-13 |
31/29 |
900/29.0 |
183-415 |
.441 |
5-22 |
.227 |
110-162 |
.679 |
91-124-215/6.9 |
79-105 |
19-54 |
481/15.5 |
|
Career Totals |
91/42 |
1568/17.2 |
271-639 |
.424 |
5-34 |
.147 |
169-262 |
.645 |
158-212-370/4.1 |
105-196 |
32-79 |
716/7.9 |
*-University of New Orleans.
#-Stony Brook University.
