Ashley Palmer
Senior Forward (2011-12)
Long Island University / D1
Oxford, PA / Oxford High School

For the third straight year, LIU Brooklyn senior forward Ashley Palmer has been named to the All-Northeast Conference First Team.

Senior Ashley Palmer scored a team-high 18 points and grabbed six rebounds in her final game in an LIU uniform, and became just the second player in NEC Conference history to score 2,000 points and grab 1,000 rebounds in a career with her third board of the contest. The Oxford, Pa. native finishes her stellar four-year stint in Downtown Brooklyn with a school-record 2,044 points and 1,003 rebounds.

Brooklyn, N.Y. - LIU Brooklyn women's basketball standout Ashley Palmer has been invited to participate in the 2012 ProHoops Free Agent Camp. Palmer was invited to showcase her talents against some of the top players in country in front of scouts, coaches and general managers from the WNBA.

2008-09: Named Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year... Earned a spot on the All-NEC Second Team... Garnered NEC Rookie of the Week award on seven occasions... Named to all-tournament teams at the Tyler Ugolyn Columbia Classic, the Courtyard LaGuardia Turkey Classic, the Brown Bear Basketball Classic and the Maggie Dixon Surf 'N Slam Classic... Started all 29 games... Averaged 17.1 points per game to place fourth in the NEC and 51st in the nation... Snared 9.3 rebounds per contest to rank second in the conference and 42nd in the country... Was the nation's highest-scoring freshman and placed second among first-year players in rebounding... Scored 497 points, the sixth-highest single-season mark in school history... Hit 208 field goals to place second on single-season list... Attempted 457 field goals, ranking seventh in school history... Shot 46 percent from the field to place eighth in the NEC... Was second in the league in both offensive rebounding (3.2 per game) and defensive rebounding (6.0 per game)... Tallied season highs of 30 points and 16 rebounds in her collegiate debut at La Salle... Matched her rebounding high with 16 against Mount St. Mary's... Registered 13 double-doubles, including five in a row from Nov. 21 to Dec. 5... Netted 29 points at Sacred Heart... Poured in 24 points at St. Francis (N.Y.)... Eclipsed the 20-point mark on 10 occasions... Scored in double figures 26 times... Recorded 14 double-digit rebound performances... Totaled 45 assists, 42 steals and seven blocks... Handed out a season-high five assists against Quinnipiac... Had five steals against Texas State and New Hampshire... Shot 27 percent from beyond the arc and 59 percent at the foul line.

Background: A four-year letter winner at Oxford Area High School... Set school scoring record with 2,033 career points, eclipsing the previous mark by over 500 points... Averaged 19.3 points and 8.0 rebounds per game as a senior... Scored over 30 points in a game four times in her last two seasons, all in the playoffs... Averaged 24 points per game in the playoffs... Named Second Team All-State twice... Earned All-Southeastern Pennsylvania honors.

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