Personal
Born in Vineyard, Utah...attended Mountain View High School...parents are Jeff and Laura Gillespie...has four brothers and one sister ... married to Greg Carling.
Before BYU
All-Region four years 2001-2004...named All-Region MVP in 2003...named Team Co-MVP in 2004, named Offensive Player of the Year in 2003...Deseret News Ms. Basketball in 2004...received four All-State honors...team was state champions all four years 2001-2004...holds the state's 3-point per game record with 10 in 2002...named Utah Gatorade Player of the Year in 2004...was four-year letterwinner in softball and two year lettewinner in track...named All-Region 2001-2004 and All-State 2001-2004 in softball... team won state championship in softball in 2002...two-time All-State in track in 2001 and 2004... team won two state championships in track in 2001 and 2004...named to the high school Honor Roll and High Honor Roll.
Stats
Yr G/GS FG-FGA % FT-FTA % 3-pts % Pts. Reb. A. St. To. 05 30/13 80-204.392 20-26.769 49-134.366 229 87 44 27 46 06 32/32 117-289.405 36-49.735 58-160.363 328 121 96 44 69 07 33/33 144-383.376 76-88.864 75-214.350 439 119 92 34 73 08 29/29 139-375.371 51-61.836 67-199.337 396 102 79 39 97 TLS124/107480-1,251.384 183-224.817 249-707.352 1,402 429 311 144 285
- Played in all games and started in a total of 13
- Led the team in three-point field goals made and attempted, shooting 49 out of 134 attempts, shot .366 from behind the arc, third best on the team
- scored 229 points, fifth best on the team while also finishing fifth on the team in total rebounds and defensive rebounds and was fourth on the team in offensive rebounds
- Ranked fifth on the team with 44 assists and fourth on team with 27 steals... led the team in steals in eight games
- Had the most blocked shots in four games
- Finished fifth in the MWC for three-point field goals made, connecting on 1.67 per game
- Scored in double figures in eight games
- Named Cougar Club Scholar Athlete
- Ranked third on the team in scoring with a 10.3 average while starting in all games
- Scored in double figures in 14 games
- Also ranked third in 3-point field goal percentage with .363 (58-160), in field goals made with 117 and in free throws made with 36
- Finished the year with 96 assists and 44 steals which placed her second on the team
- Recorded the winning basket in the 61-60 win over Utah on 01/07/06, (the basket made that night's ESPN Sports Center list of the 10 best plays of the night and it also took the No. 7 spot on Chris Birman's Plays of the Week on Sunday, Jan. 8)
- Shot .405 (117-289) percent from the field, .363 (58-160) from 3-point range and .735 (36-49) percent from the free-throw- line
- Concluded her sophomore season with a total of 328 points and 121 rebounds
- Started in all games
- Named to the 2007 MWC Championships All-Tournament Team
- Honored with Second Team All-MWC honors
- Ranked first on the team in scoring with a 13.6 points average, and in total points with 449
- Was third in assists with 93 and tied for third in steals with 35
- Finished with the best free throw percentage on the team (.859) while also having the top percentage in three-point field goal made and attempted with 76 made for a 2.3 average and attempts with 222 for a 6.7 average
- In all MWC games, ranked eighth in scoring, fourth in free throw percentage, 10th in assists, third in three-point field goals made
- Named MWC Player of the Week 02/19/07, her third POW award this season and career
- Garnered first-ever MWC Player of the Week honor on 12/18/06 for her stellar performance vs. Weber State which included a total of 30 points, half of those were from three-point range
- Scored in double figures in 23 of the 33 games played
- Team co-captain
- Named to the 2007-08 Preseason All-Conference Team
- Named All-WCC Second Team
- Scored in double figures in 20 games including six with 20+points
- Started all games while averaging 13.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2. 7 assists per contest while playing 35 minutes a game
- Shot .371 (139-375) percent from the field, .337 (67-199) percent from behind the arc and .836 (51-61) percent from the charity stripe
- Tallied a total of 396 points, 102 rebounds, 79 assists, 10 blocks and 39 steals