Rachel Vigers

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Class: Senior Hometown: Baton Rouge, La. High School: North Iberville HS

Last College: Copiah-Lincoln CC Height: 5-9 Position: F Experience: 1L

Turned in an excellent junior campaign ... Provided an immediate impact on the team ... Adds depth and experience ... Very skilled ... Versatile athlete ... Leading candidate for the small forward position ... Good rebounding skills ... Junior (2010-11): Returned for the Conference USA Tournament after missing nine regular season games with a broken hand ... Averaged 16.4 points and 6.5 rebounds and led the team in field goal percent and free throw percentage ... Scored 19 points in her Southern Miss debut and grabbed seven rebounds ... Tacked on two assists and two steals ... Earned her first start against South Alabama (11/16) ... Tallied eight points and seven rebounds ... Exploded for 29 points against UNO (11/21) ... Scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds against La.-Lafayette (11/26) ... Pumped in 21 points against Kentucky on 8-of-11 shooting ... Named to the Lady Eagle Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament Team ... Tallied eight points and grabbed six rebounds against Georgia (12/1) ... Tossed in 14 points against UALR (12/4) ... Tossed in 19 points and grabbed four rebounds against Tennessee State (12/10) ... Recorded her first double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds against St. John's (12/18) while playing an entire 40 minutes ... Scored 18 points against Fresno State (12/19) to go with nine rebounds ... Poured in 21 points against Alabama (12/28) ... Was perfect from the line with 11-for-11 ... Scored 15 points, all in the second half, against Louisiana Tech (1/2) ... Tossed in a team-high 16 points against UAB (1/6) ... Had three steals ... Put up eight points and three rebounds against UCF (1/9) ... Scored a team-high 24 points to go with seven rebounds and three steals against Houston (1/13) ... Tallied 16 points and eight rebounds against Tulsa (1/16) ... Also had two steals ... Scored 22 points, including 20 in the final 25 minutes against Tulane (1/20) ... Had nine rebounds, just missing a double-double ... Pumped in 23 points and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds against East Carolina (1/23) ... Was perfect from the line on 7-of-7 shooting and played the entire 45 minutes ... Tossed in 17 points against SMU (1/27) ... Was perfect from the line 11-of-11 ... Returned to the lineup in the C-USA Tournament and scored seven points and grabbed four rebounds ... Community College: Averaged 15.4 points and 6.2 rebounds per game at Copiah-Lincoln Community College for Coach Glynn Young ... A first team All-American ... Helped her team finish with a 31-2 record and a seventh-place in the national tournament ... Earned first team All-Region and All-State honors ... Named to the Mississippi Junior College All-Star Team ... Prep: A four-year letterwinner in basketball .... Played three seasons at Redempotorist High School for Coach Stacey Miller ... Finished her prep career at North Iberville High School where she averaged 25.0 points and 15.0 rebounds per game as a senior for Coach Patricia Day ... An all-state selection ... Earned all-district honors ... High School All-American ... Personal: Daughter of Trena Vigers ... An interdisciplinary Studies major.