Courtney Ward Class: Junior Hometown: Montgomery, Ala. High School: Jefferson Davis Height: 5-7 Position: Guard

2008-09 season: Played in all 34 games with 27 starts, including 20-straigt to finish her sophomore season... scored a combined 17 points in the NCAA Tournament and grabbed a career-high eight rebounds in the loss to Arizona State... had 10 points and six assists in the ACC Tournament win against Boston College... scored only five points, but dished out eight assists and grabbed six rebounds in the ACC Tournament loss to Duke... tied her career high with 18 points in the loss to Virginia... scored five points and had four assists against Miami at home... led the ACC in assists with 164 and finished second all-time in FSU history for assists in a season... handed out eight assists in the win at Clemson... had four points and gave out a team-high eight assists while battling foul trouble in the win against No. 8 UNC... scored 11 points and handed out five assists in the win at Miami... scored 11 points and was 3-for-3 from behind the arc in the loss to No. 8 Maryland... shot a school-record 50 percent from the 3-point line on the season (37-74)... dished out a career-high 10 assists to go along with 11 points in the win against No. 3 Duke, marking the first double-double of her career... also played a career-high 42 minutes in the Duke win... scored a career-high 18 points, including 4-for-5 from three-point range in the win at No. 14 UVA... scored in 31 games, including 13 in double figures and 18 with seven or more points... in 35 minutes of play against Georgia Tech, posted a then-career high in assists with nine to go along with 12 points, four rebounds and tied her career-best with four steals... had 12 points and five boards against NC State... had a 12-point, seven-assist performance in the Virginia Tech game... recorded 14 points and led the team with six assists vs. UConn.

2007-08 season: Scored an FSU-best 15 points in the win over Hofstra (12/30)... twice grabbed six rebounds: No. 7 Georgia (12/29) & Wake Forest (1/17)... notched 14 points on five field goals against Alabama State (12/16)... dished out a career-high eight assists at Oakland (12/2)... tied FSU-best assist (8) and steal (4) marks, to go along with nine points and four rebounds, at Miami (1/24)... gave out six assists at No. 4 Maryland (2/24)... handed out seven assists against Clemson (3/1/)... scored eight points in her ACC debut against Virginia Tech (1/6)... handed out four or more assists nine times... had a steal in 22 games and two or more steals in 11 contests.

High School:Three-year All-State selection, including a pair of First Team awards her last two seasons... rated 57th overall on the Hoop-Gurlz.com Hot 100... Scout.com listed her as the No. 32 guard in the country... selected to 2006 6A all-state tournament after leading Jefferson Davis to the state title... also named regional MVP... nominated for the state's Miss Basketball award... named MVP of the Alabama squad at the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game after scoring 21 points, pulling down seven rebounds and adding five assists and three steals... also played for the South squad in the Alabama North-South All-Star game... led the state in assists her senior year... averaged 15.0 points, 5.3 assists and 3.3 steals per game as a junior... played for the Alabama Roadrunners traveling team under the direction of Greg Williams.

Personal: Born August 22, 1989 ... Majoring in undergraduate studies.