As a sophomore (2002-03): A towering defensive presence in the middle, Knowlton has established herself as one of the top shot blockers in Hornet and Big Sky Conference history...currently ranks 14th in the Big Sky with 108 career blocks...that mark also places her second in Sacramento State history, 151 behind the program record set by Heidi Carroll (1982-86)...her team-high 51 blocks placed her 18th in the conference and sixth in the program single-season record book...earned the top spot in the Hornet single-game record book with a career-high eight blocks against Montana State...averaged 4.0 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.9 blocks per game...started 16-of-27 contests...one of only two players (Diane Peterson) to appear in all 27 games...notched a career-best 12 points at Portland State...also added a personal-best 8-for-12 from the free-throw line in the contest...tied her career high in consecutive games with 14 rebounds against Montana State and Montana...led the squad with five double-digit rebound games...shot 67.2 percent (45-67) from the charity stripe...dished out a personal-best six assists against Northern Arizona...led the team in rebounding on eight occassion...tallied at least one block in seven-consecutive games...led the squad with 92 rebounds and 31 blocks during Big Sky play...named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team for the second-consecutive season.
As a freshman (2001-02): One of three players to appear in all 27 games, including 21 starts...averaged 3.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and a Big Sky Conference-leading 2.1 blocks per game...the blocked shot average also tied her for 25th in the
nation...averaged 2.7 blocked shots per game against Big Sky competition, easily
the best mark in the conference...her 57 blocked shots ranks as the third-best mark
in Sacramento State Div. I single-season history, and tied her for the 12th-best mark in Big Sky history...averaged 25.4 minutes per game and converted on 68.3 percent (28-41) of her free throws...recorded double figures in rebounds in four of the team�s final nine games, including a career-high 14 rebounds against Portland
State...started the final 15 games of the season and averaged 4.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.6 blocked shots per game over that span...averaged 7.9 rebounds
against conference competition...blocked a career-high six shots against Portland State, which was the team season high and tied her for the best Big Sky single-game
mark last season...notched at least three blocked shots in a game 10 times...posted
a career-high 10 points (4-of-7 shooting) at Idaho State...tallied at least eight rebounds in eight of her final 14 games after not doing so during the first 13 games of the season...named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic squad.
High School: A 2001 graduate of Forest Grove High School in Oregon...competed
four years in both basketball and track, three years of soccer and one season of
volleyball...in basketball, she was a first team all-Pac 9 Conference selection each of her final two seasons while guiding the Vikings to back-to-back conference championships (2000 and 2001)...also an honorable mention all-conference selection as a freshman...averaged 9.8 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.8 blocked shots as a senior...this came one season after she averaged 8.3 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.9 blocked shot per game as a junior...in track, she was a first team all-league selection and the Pac 9 high jump champion with a mark of 5�5�...also finished fifth in the state in the high jump...in her only year of volleyball at Forest Grove, she was the starting middle blocker while leading the team to a 15-1 record and a league
championship...was a midfielder all three years for the soccer team...received numerous school honors in 2001 including class valedictorian, Outstanding Female
Athlete of the Year and Four Sport Athlete Award.
Personal: Born Feb. 12, 1983...parents are Jane and Ron Knowlton...major is business with a 3.39 gpa...would like to become a corporate lawyer in the future.
Knowton's Single-Game Career Highs
Points .................................... 12 at Portland State 15-03)
Field Goals Made ........................... 5 vs. Nevada (12-8-02)
Field Goals Attempted .................................... 10, Two Times
Three-Pointers ............................................................ None
Three-Pointers Attempted ...... 1 at Colorado State (11-16-01)
Free Throws Made ................... 8 at Portland State (2-15-03)
Free Throws Attempted ........... 12 at Portland State (2-15-03)
Rebounds ................................................... 14, Three Times
Assists ................................ 6 vs. Northern Arizona (3-8-03)
Blocked Shots ........................ 8 vs. Montana State (1-30-03)
Steals .............................................................. 3, Two Times
**Information from the Sacramento State Media Guide.