Elecia Kruise Class: Senior Hometown: Coalport, Pa. High School: Glendale Height: 5-8 Position: Guard Major: Psychology and American Studies

Will serve as tri-captain for 2003-04.

Coach Smith on Kruise:
"Elicia handles the ball well, has good court sense and sees the floor well. She has a nice outside shot and the ability to penetrate and find the open player."

2002-03:Competed in 17 games for the Leopards...scored six points and pulled down three rebounds against Lehigh (1/24).

2001-02:
Started five of the 21 games played...averaged 1.6 ppg, 1.0 rpg...logged a season high 27 minutes versus Darmouth (12/28), scoring five points...tallied 17 assists over the season.

2000-01:
Played in 19 games as a freshman...scored 13 points on the season while grabbing nine rebounds and eight assists in limited playing time...shot 3-5 from the free throw line against Air Force (12/10) to finish the game with a season-high five points.

High School:
Four-year letterwinner ... captain of her team in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... second-highest scorer in Glendale history ... scored over 1,000 career points ... averaged 22 points and 5.9 boards her senior season ... Progressland All-Star (?97-?00) ... Altoona Mirror All-Star (?98-?00) ... first-team Juniata Valley (?97-?00) and MoValley All-Star (?98-?00) ... third-team All-State ... also a three-year letterwinner in softball.

General
Daughter of Joe and Patty Kruise...born January 7, 1982.