Outlook: An excellent defender, who is expected to bolster the Tigers' prowess at both ends of the court ... no-fear attitude can often provide sparkplug for team ... has improved in several areas in the off-season.
Perkins Highlights
Honorable Mention All-Region XIV at Trinity Valley CC
Junior Season (2002-03): Averaged 4.4 points and 1.4 rebounds per game in her first season with the Tigers ... provided quality minutes in the backcourt coming off the bench ... her explosiveness and scoring ability were utilized on several occassions ... averaged 5.0 points and 2.3 rebounds per game in the 2003 WNIT ... breakout game came at Iowa (12/29), scoring 16 points on 6-of-14 shooting - including 3-of-5 from 3-point range - in just 18 minutes ... added 13 points - also in 18 minutes - on 5-of-9 shooting in Columbia against Kansas (3/1) ... nabbed a season-high seven rebounds vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (11/30) ... made nine of her last 10 free throws of the season after starting the year just 10-of-17 (58.8 percent) from the line.
Sophomore and Freshman Seasons (2000-01 and 2001-02 at Trinity Valley [Texas] Community College): Earned honorable mention All-Region XIV plaudits under head coach Michael Landers ... averaged 11.7 points per game but stepped up play during national tournament by averaging 21.2 points per game.
High School: Averaged 18 points and 10 rebounds per game at Oak Park HS.
Personal: Majoring in general agriculture ... born Sept. 13, 1982, in Oberlin, Ohio ... daughter of Terri Mitchell and Henry Perkins ... has two older siblings, Latoya (25) and Shiro (24), and a younger sister, Britney (9).
