Sonja Mallory Class: Senior Hometown: Bronx, N.Y. High School: Brooklyn Technical Height: 6-5 Position: Center Birthdate: 09/02/1981 Experience: 2VL

General: Athletic post player • The most physical player on the team • Has excellent eye-hand coordination • Earned starting center job last season.

2002-03: Earned first-team All-ACC honors for the first time in her career in 2003, earning all-conference honors for the second time • Was selected to the ACC’s All-Defensive team for the first time • Earned honorable-mention All-America honors by being named to the WBCA All-District team • Emerged as Tech’s top scoring threat and ranks among the top post players in the ACC. Started 83-straight games for the Yellow Jackets • Led the team in scoring (16.2), rebounding (9.0) and blocked shots (1.84). Her scoring average is the third-best in the ACC, while her rebounding and block totals are both tops in the conference statistics • Reached the 1,000-point plateau for her career with 17 points in the Jackets’ loss at Maryland. Finished with 1,254 points in her career, ranking ninth on Tech’s all-time scoring list • Also surpassed the 700-rebound mark for her career with seven boards against Virginia, finished with 750 rebounds in her time at Tech, the eighth-most all-time at Tech • Netted a career-high-tying 33 points in Tech’s win over Miami to go along with 12 rebounds. That total is also the third-most by an ACC player this season • Scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds against Wake Forest to lead Tech to a win on “Senior Night.” Also matched her career high with five assists against the Deacons • Recorded a league- and team-high 11 double-doubles on the year, including a run of four in a row, which leads the ACC. Is also first on the conference’s active career list for double-doubles with 23 in her four years at Tech. 2001-02: Earned second-team All-ACC honors for the first time in her career in 2002 • Started all 28 games for the Yellow Jackets during the season • Leads the team in scoring (14.1) and rebounding (8.2) • Named ACC Player of the Week for Jan. 21, after leading Tech to three ACC wins over Maryland, North Carolina and Florida State • Leads the team with 23 double-digit scoring games in 2002 • Ranks second in the ACC and first on the team with eight double-doubles on the year • Recorded a career-high five blocks against Kansas State • Netted a career-best 33 points in Tech’s regular-season finale against Morris Brown, the second-most points scored by an ACC player this year • Her 55 blocks in 28 games are the fifth-most in a season in school history • In the ACC, is currently ranked ninth in scoring, second in rebounding, second in blocked shots (1.96) and third in field goal percentage (.482) • Is 34th in the nation in blocked shots per game • Named to both the Atlanta Marriott NW and U.S. Cellular Classic All-Tournament teams • Moved into third on Tech’s all-time blocked shot list with 113.

2000-01: Led Georgia Tech and the ACC with 1.58 blocked shots per game • Emerged as a solid center, starting the last 23 games for the Yellow Jackets after coming off the bench early in the season • Averaged 9.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per game • Ranked among ACC leaders in rebounding, blocked shots and offensive rebounds per game • Was third on the team and eighth in the conference in rebounding • Her 2.69 offensive rebounds per game ranked sixth in the ACC • Posted a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds in her first career start against Dartmouth on Dec. 17 • Also posted double-doubles against Charleston Southern (21 points, career-high 15 rebounds), Virginia (15 points, 13 rebounds) and NC State (18 points, 10 rebounds) • Scored a career-high 25 points against Fresno State on Dec. 30 • Was named Most Valuable Player of the Georgia Tech/Atlanta Marriott NW Holiday Invitational after averaging 23 points and 8.5 rebounds per game • Recorded double figures in scoring 11 times and rebounding five times • Blocked three or more shots in seven games, including a career-high four at Wake Forest on Jan. 25 • Blocked at least one shot in all but seven games.

1999-2000: Developing post player who saw action in 28 of 31 games • Scored nine points and had five rebounds in 14 minutes of action in her collegiate debut, a 71-51 Tech win at Georgia State on Nov. 23 • Scored a season-high 13 points and had eight boards in Tech’s 85-53 win against Elon in the first round of the Georgia Tech/Atlanta Marriott Northwest Basketball Classic on Nov. 26 • Had six points and eight rebounds in the championship game against Hofstra, helping Tech to the tournament title • Scored seven points and a season-high 12 rebounds against Charleston Southern on Dec. 7 • Had four points and four rebounds in the regular-season finale against Maryland.

Prep: Signed with Tech on Nov. 11, 1998 • Helped guide Brooklyn Technical to an 18-7 overall mark and a berth in the PSAL Girls’ A Playoffs • Led her team to the playoff quarterfinals • Had 19 points, 15 rebounds and four blocked shots to pace Brooklyn Tech to a 66-41 win over M.L. King in a first-round playoff win • Had nine points, eight boards and six blocks in a 52-47 second-round win over Francis Lewis.

Personal: Sonja Mallory was born Sept. 2, 1981 • Is the daughter of Eugene and Josephine Mallory • Majoring in chemical engineering • Received the Five Star Scholarship for 2001-02 • Her sister, Jeanette, graduated from Georgia Tech in the spring of 1998 and is currently attending Georgia Tech Lorraine in Metz, France.

MALLORY'S CAREER STATS

--FG  (Incl 3pt)--	-----3-PT FG-----	FREE   THROWS	
Year  	Gp-	Gs	Md-	Att	Pct	Md-	Att	Pct	Md-	Att	Pct	Reb-	Avg	A	To	Bl	St	Pf-	D	Min-	Avg	Pts-Avg

1999-2000	28-	0	32-	80	.400	0-	0	.000	20-	45	.444	67-	2.4	3	15	17	11	39-	0	228-	8.1	84-3.0
2000-01	26-	23	105-	204	.515	0-	0	.000	47-	94	.500	172-	6.6	10	32	41	19	88-	6	584-	22.5	257-9.9
2001-02	29-	29	166-	345	.481	0-	0	.000	78-	148	.527	233-	8.0	15	86	58	21	87-	 5	853-	29.4	410-14.1
2002-03	31-	31	193-	427	.457	0-	0	.000	117-	196	.597	278-	9.0	20	81	57	35	94-	4	984-	31.7	503-16.2
TOTALS	114-	83	496-	1056	.470	0-	0	.000	262-	483	.542	750-	6.6	48	214	173	86	308-	15	2649-	23.2	1254-11.0