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2016-17 Basketball (W) Roster

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  • Muscatine, Iowa
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    High School
William Connor
Missouri Valley Conference
Duane Zehr, Bradley University ITPS
Barathwaj Rudraboina
Barathwaj Rudraboina
Bob Hunt - Photographer
Bob Hunt - Photographer
Duane Zehr, Bradley University ITPS
Duane Zehr, Bradley University ITPS
Duane Zehr, Bradley University ITPS
Leti Lerma
#23
Leti Lerma
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Position
Senior
Class
Muscatine, Iowa
Hometown

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HONORS & AWARDS
First-Team All-MVC: (2016-17)
MVC All-Defensive Team: (2016-17)
MVC All-Freshman Team: (2013-14)
MVC Player of the Week: (01-30-17)
MVC Good Neighbor Award: (Winter 2017)
Bradley Country Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week (7): (03-08-17, 01-03-17, 12-28-16, 11-23-16, 03-16-15, 12-16-15 & 12-02-15)
MVC Honor Roll: 2016, 2017
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (7): Fall '13, Spring '14, Fall '14, Fall '15, Spring '16, Fall '16, Spring '17


2016-17 (SENIOR)
Bradley’s first First-Team All-MVC selection since 2008-09 and just the third player in program history to earn First-Team All-Valley honors in addition to earning a spot on the MVC All-Defensive Team in the same season ... Received the MVC Good Neighbor Award in March 2017 … Led the MVC in offensive rebounds per game (4.3) and averages a league-best 10.8 boards per game ... Became Bradley’s career rebounding leader with her 800th career board Feb. 26 at Southern Illinois ... Missed the Feb. 12 game at Drake with an injury, but returned to average 16.9 points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game over the final seven games ... Finished the year 12th in the nation in rebounding and 10th in offensive boards per game ... One of four players in the nation and first in the MVC since 2011-12 to collect 350 points, 320 rebounds, 65 assists, 15 blocks and 40 or more steals … Her school-record 324 rebounds ranks 11th among MVC season marks and she finished her career tied for 20th in Valley history with a Bradley career record 844 boards … Collected three consecutive double-doubles to finish out her career and was 34th nationally with 13 double-doubles … Had a streak of 10 or more boards in seven consecutive games for the longest such streak by a Bradley player since Carrie Coffman had nine (1994-95) ... Averaged 13.4 points and 11.6 rebounds per game while shooting 47 percent from the field in MVC play ... Averaged 12.6 rebounds at Renaissance Coliseum ... All-time leading scorer and rebounder in Renaissance Coliseum history ... Had 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting to go with 13 rebounds, six assists and four steals in final home game against Illinois State for first outing by a Brave with 20 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals since Tammy Van Oppen’s triple-double performance against SIU (12/31/96) ... After missing the game at Drake due to injury, returned to the lineup to tally 21 points, 17 rebounds and two assists in the home win against Missouri State ... Her 18 double-digit rebounding efforts tied for second among Bradley season marks and her 13 double-doubles rank second in school history ... Scored a career-high 24 points to go with 17 rebounds in the home win against Evansville ... Second on the team in assists (66) and second steals (41) ... Her 22 rebounds in the home opener against Detroit rank as most by a MVC player since Dec. 2010 and tied for second most in school history ... Matched the Bradley single-game record with 12 offensive boards against Detroit ... Had first 11-point, 22-rebound, seven-assist game in school history and first in the MVC since at least 1985-86 with 11 points, 22 boards and seven assists against Detroit.

2015-16 (JUNIOR)
Led the team in rebounding at 6.6 boards per game and was fourth in scoring at 8.0 points per game … First Bradley player with 240 points, 200 rebounds, 30 assists, 15 blocks and 45 steals since Dena Williams in 2004-05 and was one of two players in the MVC to reach those totals in 2015-16 … Had a team-best four double-doubles … Three-time Bradley COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week … Ranked 10th in the MVC in rebounding, ninth in steals and fifth in offensive rebounding … Scored in double figures in each of the last three games … Turned in double-doubles in both games of the MVC Tournament, tallying 10 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals in an opening round victory against Wichita State … Had 16 points, 13 boards, one assist and three steals in a one-point quarterfinal loss to Northern Iowa … Enters her senior season as Bradley’s active career leader in scoring (555 points) and rebounding (520 boards) … Averaged 9.5 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game over t he final 12 games of the year … Scored a game-high 15 points and also tallied seven boards and career-best four steals off the bench against Western Michigan ... Was the first Bradley reserve with 15 points, seven rebounds and four or more steals in a game since Genny Mueller at Drake on Jan. 4, 2003 ... Made her first start since Jan. 8 against Indiana State on Feb. 19, finishing with 16 points on 7-of-9 to go with seven boards and five steals ... Had season highs of 19 points, 13 rebounds, two assists and a career-best five steals in the home win against Eureka to become the first Brave with at least 19 points, 13 boards and five or more steals in a game since Nov. 25, 1991 (Eileen Yerkes) ... Matched her season-best with 19 points, seven rebounds and two assists vs. Kent State ... Turned in 12 points and 12 rebounds at Chicago State for first back-to-back doubles at Bradley since Catie O’Leary in January 2014 ... Came off the bench at Illinois State to collect eight points, 12 rebounds, three assists and four steals ... Had game highs of 16 points and seven rebounds in addition to two assists and two steals in the home win against Evansville ... Averaged 9.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game at home.

2014-15 (SOPHOMORE)
Started 17 games ... Averaged 6.2 rebounds per game ... Turned in her second career double-double with 18 points & 15 rebounds at Evansville (Jan. 13) ... Was the first Bradley player with 15 points & 15 rebounds while shooting over 50 percent from the field in a game since Monica Rogers against Drake on Feb. 21, 2009 ... Averaged 6.7 rebounds per game in her last 19 outings and 7.1 over her last 14 appearances ... Knocked down two three-pointers and tallied  15 points, four boards, two assists, one block and one steal at UNI ... Collected team highs of 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting and eight rebounds in the home game against SIU ... Had seven points & seven rebounds off the bench at Indiana State ... Came off the bench to make a career-best seven free throws (7-for-10) against Chicago State, finishing with 10 points ... Scored a career-best 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting in the home opener against Southeast Missouri State ... Had 17 of her 21 points against SEMO in the second half to help spark a Bradley rally attempt ... Grabbed 11 rebounds and had three steals at Columbia ... Made her first start of the season at Oklahoma, making 3-of-4 from the field and finishing with eight points ... Snagged 10 rebounds in 23 minutes of action at #18 DePaul. 

2013-14 (FRESHMAN)
Earned a spot on the MVC All-Freshman Team … Averaged 5.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game for the year, but upped those numbers to 6.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per outing in Missouri Valley Conference play … Was ninth in the Valley in rebounding in league play … Over the final seven games of the regular season, she averaged 9.3 points and 7.9 boards per contest … Pulled down a Renaissance Coliseum record 19 rebounds and also had 10 points to help highlight the home win against Loyola … At I-74 rival Illinois State, she had 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting and collected six boards, one assist, two blocks and came up with a steal with three seconds left to help Bradley to a 59-58 road win which snapped a 10-game losing streak in the series … Her 136 rebounds were the most by a Bradley freshman since 2007-08 … Started the final 11 regular-season games and appeared in the starting lineup 14 times.

HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time Mississippi Athletic Conference Player of the Year ... Three-time all-state selection and three-time all-conference pick ... Averaged 13 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 1.3 assists per game as a senior, helping the Muskies to a state tournament appearance ... Led Muscatine to a conference championship as a junior, averaging 15.3 points, 7.3 boards, 2.2 assists and 1.9 steals per outing ... Led Muskies to 19-4 record and regional final appearance as a junior ... Had her best scoring season as a sophomore, tossing in 16.2 points per contest to go with 6.6 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game ... Also lettered in softball, garnering third-team all-state honors both her junior and senior seasons ... Hit .441 as a junior and owned a .380 batting average as a senior.

PERSONAL
Parents: Oscar & Stephanie Lerma
Birthplace: Muscatine, Iowa
Siblings: Oscar, Alicia, Xavier, Ysabel & Alani
Major: Psychology