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In 2008-09
• Played in 30 of 31 games (missing one due to illness) and started 27 as the team's most reliable post player
• Demonstrated ability to consistently knock down the 15-foot jumper
• Her 27 starts were the second-most on a team that used 15 different line-ups during the season; just two other players had more than 17
• Ranked third on the team in rebounding (3.9 pg) and fourth in scoring (5.8 pg)
• One of the most accurate shooters on the team with a .435 field goal percentage
• Was also 20-of-27 from the free throw line for 74.1-percent
• Had 20 blocks for the year to rank second on the team
• Let team in scoring in win over Winthrop on Nov. 15 with 14 points
• Was the team's leading rebounder with a career-high 10 boards against Maryland on Jan. 15
• Started the first five games of the season
• Although she was 0-for-3 from the field against Presbyterian on Nov. 16, made all six of her free throw attempts
• Then had 10 points with four rebounds in Clemson's win over South Carolina on Nov. 19
• After a six-point performance versus Georgia State, posted her season high with 14 points against Winthrop; made seven field goals that night
• Played just nine minutes in the Husky Classic over the Thanksgiving weekend because of an illness
• Regained her health and starting position for the Lady Tigers' overtime victory over Northwestern in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge; played 30 minutes and totaled nine points and seven rebounds
• Averaged just 2.0 points and 3.0 rebounds over the next three games
• Had one of her best games of the season against Kennesaw State on Dec. 29; was a perfect 6-of-6 from the field for 12 points and added eight rebounds and three blocked shots in 33 minutes of play
• Followed with five points and three rebounds in the loss to Charlotte on Jan. 2
• Played just eight minutes in the conference opener at Miami; then contributed four points and five rebounds against then-ranked #2 North Carolina on Jan. 5
• Scored 10 points and had five rebounds in just 17 minutes of action at Florida State on Jan. 11
• Earned back her starting position after two games coming off the bench for the Maryland game when she had 10 rebounds; kept it the rest of the season
• Had a solid performance at Wake Forest on Jan. 18 with 12 points and six rebounds
• Averaged 4.4 points and 2.8 rebounds over a five-game stretch from Jan. 20 - Feb. 1; rebounded with 13 points against her former team
• Had six points and five rebounds against Wake Forest on Feb. 8
• After playing just 16 minutes against #4 Duke on Feb. 13, scored eight points and tallied a personal-best four steals against the Seminoles on Feb. 19
• Played just five minutes in the last home game of the season due to foul trouble
• Scored six points and had five rebounds and two steals at NC State in the regular season finale
• Helped the Lady Tigers post an historic victory in the first round of the ACC Tournament against Georgia Tech; was one of five players in double figures with 10 points while collecting seven rebounds in 27 minutes of play
• Again faced foul trouble in the quarterfinal match-up with North Carolina; made just one field goal and had two rebounds while playing only 20 minutes
• Received the Gene Beard Hustle Award at the team's post-season banquet.
In 2007-08
• Played in 28 games with 13 starts in the 2008-09 season
• Saw her first action after a year on the bench due to transfer rules
• Averaged 4.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game in her red-shirt sophomore campaign
• Led the team in free throw shooting with an 82.1 percentage, though she had just 28 attempts
• Also had a team-best 19 blocked shots on the year, while tallying 12 steals and nine assists
• Was named the MVP of the Coors Classic after totaling 31 points and 11 rebounds in the two-day event
• Was 13-for-18 from the field and 5-for-8 from the free throw line in the two games; hit a pair of free throws with 3.4 seconds remaining against Rice on Nov. 23 to secure the Clemson victory
• Scored six points and had two rebounds in her Clemson debut
• Earned her first starting assignment in Nov. 11 game against Western Carolina, her former team. Collected five rebounds in 16 minutes of play.
• Scored in double figures in seven games in 2008-09
• The first was against Duquesne on Nov. 14.
• Had three straight games in which she hit double digits - Rice on Nov. 23, Siena on Nov. 24 and Michigan State on Nov. 29
• The 16 points and nine rebounds against Rice in the Coors Classic were a season-high
• Posted 10 points in Clemson's win over James Madison on Dec. 7 on 5-for-7 shooting
• Scored 13 points with six rebounds against Miami on Jan. 10.
• Hit four free throws with under a minute remaining to secure a Clemson victory over Wake Forest on Jan. 14; finished with 12 points and six rebounds.
• Suffered a shoulder injury at the end of the season and did not play against NC State or Florida State
• Also sat out the opening-round of the ACC Tournament
• Played just eight minutes in the final game of the season against North Carolina in the conference tournament and had one rebound.
In 2006-07
• Red-shirted due to transfer rules
• Received the team's Most Improved Award at the post-season banquet.
Before Clemson
• Transfer from Western Carolina who sat out the 2006-07 season
• Averaged 5.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per game as a freshman at Western Carolina
• Attended Shiloh High School in Shellville, GA where she was a four-year basketball letterwinner
• Averaged 14.5 points and 12.5 rebounds per game as a senior
• Is the first female from Shiloh to sign a NCAA Divison I-A scholarship in school history
• In her final prep year, was tabbed second team All-state and earned Player of the Week honors versus the eventual state champion
• As a junior, averaged 12.5 points a game to lead the team and pulled down an average of 12.8 rebounds per game to rank as the second leading rebounder in the county, helping her team tally a 25-6 record, the most wins in school history
• Was named to the 5-A All-County team as she led the 5-A Region 8 in rebounding, helping head coach Dale Grant make the Sweet 16 of the state tournament
• As a sophomore, Parker averaged eight points and seven and half rebounds per contest, garnering team Most Improved accolades as she improved upon her six points, five and a half rebounds per game performance during her first season.
Personal
• One of eight players on the 2008-09 Clemson roster from the state of Georgia
• Born August 12, 1987
• Majoring in management.
