Eliz Gomes

2003-2004: Tabbed as the preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year by both the league's coaches and the media ... was the only player on the squad to start each of the Cowgirls' 28 games ... scored in double figures nine times during the season, including a season-best 21 points against Missouri in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament ... finished 9-of-12 from the floor against the Tigers ... first double-figure contest wa a 14-point outing against Yale ... made six of her seven field goals against Texas Tech ... made all six of her free-throw attempts and dished out a career high five assists against Santa Clara ... grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds at Colorado ... recorded 32 blocks on the season, placing her in a tie for 16th on the school's all-time list and a tie for seventh on the single-season chart ... had a career-best four rejections at Wichita State ... had a career-best four steals at Arkansas.

Junior College: Led Eastern Oklahoma College to a 22-8 record as a sophomore ... led the Lady Mountaineers to the conference championship on her way to first team all-league honors ... averaged 18.7 points and 7.8 rebounds per contest ... was also tabbed as the Region 2 MVP and as a second-team All-American ... was rated as the No. 8 junior college center prospect in the country by the All-Star Girls Report.

High School: Attended EPSG Befco.

Personal: Born July 16, 1979 in Brazil ... daughter of Jose Edmilson Gomes de Souza and Maria do Rosario Sicsu Silva ... has three siblings: Edneia Gomes de Souza, Eliane Gomes de Souza and Jose Edmilson Gomes de Souza Junior ... pursuing a degree in economics ... hobbies include reading, watching movies, spending time with friends and playing tennis ... also recruited by Colorado, Southwest Missouri State, North Carolina State and Fresno State

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