2002-03 Basketball - W Roster
Roster
Carolyn Ganes
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Aden Bowman
- Hometown:
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
QUICK QUACK
One of the best pure shooters for an Oregon post player in recent memory ... can drain it from anywhere on the floor, including three-point range ... became a regular contributor for the Canadian Senior Women’s National team in the summer of 2005 ... one of three Canadians on the roster, the others being Kaela Chapdelaine and Tamika Nurse.
JUNIOR ? 2005-06
Honorable mention Academic All-Pac-10 ... selected as the Ducks’ only Pac-10 Player of the Week (12/18) of the season after averaging 20.5 points and 7.5 rebounds over a pair of road wins at St. Mary’s and Idaho State ... appeared in all but one game, starting two ... ranked fifth on the team with 6.8 points per game ... shot .900 (36-of-40) from the charity stripe, third best on the squad ... was fourth in field goal percentage at .440 ... 14 points - all in second half - 5-of-8 FG in loss vs. UCLA (2/25) ... team-highs of 11 points, four rebounds and two blocks in loss at Washington State (2/18) ... 10 points, four rebounds in loss vs. No. 16 Arizona State (2/12) ... eight points, four rebounds in win vs. Washington (1/21) ... team-high (tie) 10 points in win vs. Washington State (1/19) ... team-high (tie) 15 points, seven rebounds, 2-of-3 three-point FG in loss vs. No. 16 Stanford (1/7) ... team-high 15 points, 7-of-10 FG, six rebounds in loss at UCLA (12/20) ... career-highs of 26 points, four assists and two blocks to go with eight rebounds in win at Idaho State (12/15) ... 15 points, seven rebounds, game-winning three-pointer in win at Saint Mary’s (CA) (12/12) ... 10 points, 6-of-7 FT, season-high six rebounds in win vs. Prairie View A&M (12/10) ... three rebounds in win vs. Drake (11/28) ... block, 3-of-4 FT in win vs. Nevada (11/20) ... 7-of-8 FG, 15 points off the bench in win vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/11).
JUNIOR (REDSHIRT) ? 2004-05
Spent her redshirt year improving in the areas of fitness, quickness and strength ... her improvement and development led to a starting spot on the Canadian National Team.
SOPHOMORE ? 2003-04
Played in 28 games, making one start ... battled through severe ankle sprains and back problems, but still averaged 5.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game ... shot 41 percent from the floor, 84 percent from the foul line and 28 percent from three-point range (5-of-18) ... scored a season-high 16 points and made 8-of-8 from the free-throw line against Colorado State (12/6) at the annual Pap? Jam in Portland ... scored 13 points and tied for the team-lead with a season-best seven rebounds to go with one block and a steal at George Washington (12/18) ... had 10 points and two assists in a win at Santa Clara (12/16) ... converted 5-of-6 from the floor en route to 15 points in just 13 minutes of action in a road win over Gonzaga (11/25) ... scored nine points and pulled down four rebounds against NCAA-bound UCLA (1/4) ... made 8-of-8 from the foul line and passed out two assists in a road loss to Arizona (1/22) ... had six points and six rebounds in Oregon’s season-opening win over Valparaiso (11/15) in the Women’s Sports Foundation Classic ... had four double-digit scoring efforts, but none in conference play ... made 16-of-17 (97 percent) free throws in Pac-10 action ... an honorable mention All-Academic selection in the Pac-10.
FRESHMAN ? 2002-03
Team’s co-scoring leader with a 10.9 average (305 points), which ranked 17th in the Pac-10 ... had the highest scoring average by an Oregon freshman since Brianne Meharry averaged 13.1 points in 1997-98 ... first freshman to lead the team in scoring since Shaquala Williams did it in 1998-99 and only the third overall in school history (Debbie Sporcich in 1990-91) ... ranked third on the team with 4.0 rebounds per game ... chosen an honorable mention All-American Freshman by womenscollegehoops.com, one of 27 players on the team ... after leading the conference in free throw percentage for much of the season, finished eighth in the Pac-10 with a 79 percent mark, hitting just 3-of-8 in the final two games ... voted team’s Most Valuable Newcomer at its postseason banquet ... made 15 straight foul shots beginning the Pac-10 season vs. UCLA (12/27) through the Arizona State (1/4) game ... enjoyed her breakout game vs. nationally-ranked BYU (12/7) in the Pap? Jam, scoring a season-high 25 points on 10-of-18 shooting in a reserve role to help lead the Ducks to victory ... voted co-MVP of Pap? Jam along with teammate Cathrine Kraayeveld ... made her first start at Montana (12/19) and went on to start 14 of the next 15 games ... had a superb conference season, scoring in double-figures in nine straight games and in 12 of 13 (from 12/27 through 2/8) ... recorded only double-double of the season at Washington State (1/25) with 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting and 10 rebounds ... scored 24 points on 8-of-17 shooting at Washington (1/23), making 2-of-3 from three-point range ... notched three 20-point games on the year, her other in the Pac-10 opener vs. UCLA (12/27) as she had 20 points, making 6-of-13 from the field and 7-of-7 from the foul line ... also connected on her first career three-pointer in that game on two attempts ... dropped in 17 points along with eight rebounds in a road win at California (2/8) ... had 14 double-figure scoring games ... selected as one of the nation’s 21 “Freshmen of Impact” in June by womenscollegehoops.com ... played in the Pan American Games, one of 12 women representing Canada, in August in the Dominican Republic ... first Duck to compete in the Pan Am Games since Alison Lang and Bev Smith in 1979.
BEFORE OREGON
Four-year letterwinner averaged 25 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots per game for Aden Bowman ... led team to 30-0 record her senior year and the Saskatchewan Class 4A provincial championship ... youngest member of Canadian national team in summer 2001 ... also competed for Canadian junior national team in the two previous summers under former Oregon assistant coach Allison McNeill ... selected the Kinsmen Athlete of the Year, awarded to the best athlete - professional or amateur - in Saskatoon ... also lettered in track and field and volleyball.
PERSONAL
Born Carolyn Joyce Ganes on April 10, 1984, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ... parents are Roger and Cindy Ganes ... has one brother, Mark, and one sister, Heather ... graduated from Aden Bowman Secondary in 2002 ... high school coach was Wendy Benson ... major is Human Physiology.
