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Sari Noga

Class:
Sophomore
Height:
5-10
High School:
Parkers Prairie HS
Hometown:
Parkers Prairie, Minn.

Career Honors and Awards
2013
? Academic All-Big Ten
? Minnesota Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year

2012
? Academic All-Big Ten
? Subway Classic All-Tournament Team

2012-13 ? Junior Season: Played in and started all 32 games for the Gophers ? named Academic All-Big Ten ? averaged 7.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game ? ranked second on the team with 54 three-point field goals and boasted a .383 three-point field goal percentage ? scored in double figures 7 times and pulled down double-figure rebounds 1 time ? led the team in steals 7 times, blocks 4 times, rebounding 3 times and steals 3 times ? made a career-high 6 three-pointers and scored a career-best 19 points vs. Penn State (2/28) ? scored her 300th career point vs. Ohio State (1/10) ? posted her 200th career rebound at #8/8 Penn State (1/24) ? dished out a career-high 5 assists vs. Robert Morris (12/9) ? tallied career-highs in assists (4) and steals (3) vs. Ohio (11/17) ? posted a career-high 10 rebounds vs. Villanova (11/11) ? recorded her 100th career rebound vs. Washington State (11/10) ? recorded her 200th career point vs. Ohio (11/17).

2011-12 ? Sophomore Season: Saw action in 30 games for the Golden Gophers with nine starts ? earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten Team ? named to the Subway Classic All-Tournament Team ? finished her sophomore campaign ranked second on the team in three-point field goal attempts (81), third in three point field goals (21), fifth in free throw percentage (.767) and ninth in points (118) and points per game (3.9) ? led the team in steals five times this season, in scoring once and in rebounds once ? posted 12 points, two rebounds and two assists vs. Northern Iowa in the WBI Championship (3/25) ? tallied three points vs. Manhattan in the WBI semifinals (3/23) ? posted a team-best seven rebounds to go along with six points vs. Charleston Southern in the WBI (3/16) ? totaled five points and four rebounds vs. Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament (3/1) ? had five points and two rebounds at No. 11/15 Penn State (2/26) ? matched her career-high with two three-pointers at Iowa (2/9) ? had nine points, two assists and two steals in the win vs. No. 9/9 Ohio State (1/29) ? connected on two three-pointers and grabbed three rebounds vs. Wisconsin ? posted three rebounds and two assists vs. NJIT (12/23) ? missed two games due to injury (12/30-1/5) ? tallied two rebounds and two assists vs. Alcorn State (12/11) ? had four points and two rebounds vs. Harvard (12/10) ? scored seven points and added two assists and two rebounds vs. Air Force (12/7) ? posted six points and a steal at Wake Forest ? grabbed a career-high nine rebounds and added six points vs. Quinnipiac (11/25) ? had 11 points and four rebounds vs. North Dakota State (11/20) ? scored a career-best and team-high 16 points and tallied six rebounds in the contest vs. Binghamton (11/19) ? against No. 14 Florida State, had six points, three rebounds and a steal (11/12) ? posted two points and two rebounds in her first-career start vs. Arkansas in the season-opener (11/11)

2010-11 ? Freshman Season: Played in 21 games for the Gophers ? averaged 3.0 points and 1.6 rebounds per game ? one-third of her rebounds came at the offensive end of the court ? made 11-of-14 (.786) free throws ? was 5-of-6 at the free throw line and finished with nine points versus Wisconsin (1/20) ? made two three-pointers for the second-straight game, while tying her career-best with three steals at Penn State (1/13) ? scored eight points and pulled down four rebounds at Wisconsin (1/9) ? contributed three points, three rebounds, and tied her career-high with a pair of assists in the overtime loss versus Indiana (1/2) ? had seven points, a career-high four rebounds, and two assists versus Cal Poly (12/12) ? pulled down three rebounds and recorded her first career blocked shot at #2/3 Baylor (12/5) ? scored a career-high 10 points and had three steals against Dayton (11/21) ? had career-best eight points, two rebounds, and two assists in the win against Milwaukee at the Subway Classic (11/20) ? scored five points in her first collegiate game against Northern Illinois (11/13).

High School: A 2010 graduate of Parkers Prairie High School ? played varsity for six years ? 2010 McDonald's All-America nominee ? selected as Minnesota's Associated Press Player of the Year in 2010 ? named 2010 Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year ? Minnesota Miss Basketball finalist ? five-time All-State honoree ? three-time Little Eight Conference MVP ? six-time All-Conference honoree ? finished her career as Minnesota's top rebounder with 1,701 rebounds ? finished third all-time in scoring with 3,507 career points ? averaged 24.5 points and 12.2 rebounds per game as a senior ? added 118 assists and 115 steals her senior year ? scored 53 points, including a state-record 13 three-pointers, in a game against Rothsay her sophomore year ? led the Panthers to a third-place finish in the 2010 Minnesota High School State Tournament ? made the 2010 Class 1A State All-Tournament team ? also earned All-State honors in volleyball and softball ? played AAU ball for Minnesota North Tartan coached by Gerard Coury.

Personal: Born May 6, 1992 ? majoring in mortuary science ? daughter of John and Nancy Noga ? her dad was her high school coach ? has an older brother, Kellen, and a younger sister, Micaela ? enjoys traveling, watching Glee, and shopping.