Melissa Downey Class: Senior Hometown: Havertown, Pa. High School: Cardinal O'Hara Height: 5-8 Position: Guard Major: Chemistry

2011-12 Captain
2009-10 Captain

2010-11: Appeared in 27 games, including 19 starts, averaging 24.3 minutes per game...Led the team with 2.3 assists per game...Averaged 2.7 points and 2.1 rebounds per contest...Also contributed 16 steals and five blocked shots...Shot 23.0 percent from the field, 16.2 percent from three-point range and 67.7 percent from the free throw line...Ranked 10th in the Patriot League in assists...Averaged 2.3 points and 1.6 assists per game in Patriot League play...Scored five points and matched her career best with eight assists in the overtime win against Bryant on Nov. 14...Scored the game-tying basket with five seconds left in regulation...Tallied two points and five assists at Long Island on Nov. 17...Racked up five assists and five rebounds in the win over St. Francis (N.Y.) on Nov. 23...Scored a season-best 11 points to go along with six rebounds in the win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Dec. 4...Notched six points and four rebounds in the win over Quinnipiac on Dec. 28...Scored five points and dished out five assists in the victory at Columbia on Jan. 5...Scored five points in a span of 17 seconds as Lafayette rallied late against Bucknell on Jan. 19...Scored four points at American on Feb. 26.

2009-10: Team captain...Only Leopard to start all 29 games, averaging 30.9 minutes per contest...Averaged 4.2 points per game...Led the team with a .304 three-point field goal percentage and 84 assists...Scored in double figures in three games...Dished out five or more assists on six occasions...Had seven points and five assists on Nov. 21 at Bryant...Dished out seven assists on Nov. 30 against Mount St. Mary's...Neared a double-double with 10 points and a season-best eight assists on Dec. 29 at nationally-ranked No. 25/25 James Madison...Distributed five assists the next day against UNC Asheville...Had five assists and a season-high seven rebounds on Jan. 13 against Colgate...Scored a season-best 12 points in 37 minutes of action against Lehigh on Feb. 20...Handed out seven assists in the Feb. 24 overtime win over Army...Netted 10 points in the regular-season finale against American on Feb. 26.

2008-09: Appeared in 31 games, averaging 7.7 minutes per contest...Scored the first point of her collegiate career on Nov. 21 at Western Carolina...Notched her first career field goal at Mount St. Mary's on Nov. 25...Scored four points in 17 minutes of action on Dec. 30 against North Carolina A&T...Scored a season-high seven points in the Jan. 21 home win over Bucknell...Played a season-best 19 minutes and scored two points on Feb. 14 against Navy...Knocked down a three-pointer in the March 7 upset of second-seeded American in the Patriot League Tournament Quarterfinals...Dished out three assists in the semifinal victory over Navy.

At Cardinal O'Hara: Four-year letterwinner and starter...An All-Delware County Second Team honoree...Team won two Philadelphia Catholic League titles in her tenure...A four-time All-Catholic League selection as a soccer player...Earned academic honors during every quarter of her career.

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