# 5 India Wood

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Athens, Ala.

Previous School:
Eastern Kentucky

Letters Earned:
2-L

Height:
5''7"

Position:
Guard

Birthdate:
4/23/86

In 2007-08: Dished out a team-best 106 assists and finished third on the team in scoring with 10.9 ppg … turned into a top long-distance threat for the Lions, leading the squad in three-point percentage at 37.6 percent (41-of-109) … led the Lions with 24 points in 90-71 win over then No. 16-ranked Emporia State (1/23/08) and also scored a team-high 22 in the Lions’ first MIAA win of the season at Central Missouri (1/12/08)… also came through in the clutch by hitting the go-ahead trey with 2:10 left in overtime of a 77-71 Southern win over Truman (2/2/08).

In 2006-07: A versatile player that gave the Lions depth at guard after joining the team in December from Eastern Kentucky … reached double-figure scoring at Central Missouri (2-14-07) with 10 points on 3-of-6 shooting from the field and 4-of-6 from the foul line … dished out a season-best six assists at Washburn (1-24-07) and at Emporia State (1-17-07) … also recorded three steals at ESU.

At  Eastern Kentucky: Played one year at EKU and finished third on the team with 39 assists as a freshman in 2005-06 ... also made 11 three-point attempts, good for fourth on the team ... averaged 2.4 points and 1.0 rebounds ... missed the 2004-05 season due to injury and received a medical redshirt.

In High School: Scored 16.0 ppg her senior season ... finished her career ranked second all-time with 105 made three-point attempts ... helped her squad to back-to-back state championships in 2002 and 2003 ... was an All-State honorable mention pick in 2004.

Personal: Major is kinesiology ... born Apr. 23, 1986, in Decatur, Ala. ... daughter of Calvin Howell and Algia Wood.