Professional:  Played on division 1 team in Luxembourg (Telstar Hespar).  Averaged 21.3 points, top ten in conference.  Season high of 35 points. 

 

Overview:  Manuel finished her career ranking among the all-time greats in nine career statistical categories at USCS… she is one of only nine players to reach 1,000 points in her career at USCS… she finished with 1,098 points, good for 9th all-time at USCS… her name also appears five times among the all-time single-season efforts in different statistical categories at USCS…

 

2003-04:  Played in 23 games after recovering from surgery to repair torn ligaments in her knee suffered late in the 2002-03 season… started 21 contests… finished third on the team with 9.1 points per game… ranked fourth on the team with 4.5 rebounds per outing… one of only three players to rally 100 or more rebounds on the year… ranked second on the team with 12 blocks… also tallied 24 assists and 20 steals… reached double figures nine times… her lone double-double helped lead the Lady Rifles to an 84-62 victory over Pfeiffer on Nov. 19… had 11 points and 13 rebounds in the contest… tallied 11 points and five rebounds in the 54-42 victory at Columbus State (Jan. 24) to help USCS snap a 10-game losing streak to the Lady Cougars… averaged 14.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in a three-game span against Peach Belt foes Georgia College & State University (Jan. 31), Augusta State (Feb. 4), and Clayton State (Feb. 7), scoring in double figures all three games… tallied 18 points and seven rebounds on Senior Day against UNC Pembroke (Feb. 28)… ended her collegiate career with 22 points, seven rebounds, and two assists in the first round of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament against Kennesaw State (Mar. 2)…

 

2002-03:  Played in 25 games before missing the remainder of the regular season and Peach Belt Tournament due to a torn ACL… still started 18 games… tied for the team lead with 11.4 points per game… pulled down 5.8 rebounds per outing… finished with 31 steals, ranking second on the squad… blocked 20 shots, also second on the Lady Rifles… reached double figures 15 times and recorded three double-doubles… tallied 13 points and six rebounds in the win at Concord (Nov. 22)… had 13 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Newberry (Dec. 2)… recorded 20 points and 12 rebounds in the win over Limestone (Jan. 4)… had 13 points, six rebounds, and two assists in the win over UNC Pembroke (Jan. 22)… tallied 18 points, eight rebounds, and four assists against Kennesaw State (Feb. 1)… finished with 23 points and seven rebounds in the very next game to defeat Georgia College & State University (Feb. 5)… had 15 points and six rebounds in the win over Lander (Feb. 10)… recorded 24 points and 11 boards in the win over Clayton State (Feb. 19)…

 

2001-02:  Played in 27 games, 20 as a starter… led the team with 12.7 points per outing… grabbed 5.0 rebounds per game… tallied a team-high 23 blocked shots… finished with 45 steals, second on the Lady Rifles… hit 72.5% of her free throw attempts… reached double figures 18 times… had two double-doubles… had 22 points and five rebounds against Limestone (Nov. 20)… had 28 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 assists against Mars Hill (Nov. 26)… tallied 14 points and 10 rebounds against Columbus State (Dec. 1) for back-to-back double-doubles… had 21 points and eight rebounds against Newberry (Dec. 4)… tallied 14 points and 5 boards in the win over Clayton State (Jan. 7)… tallied 13 points and nine rebounds in the win over Lander (Jan. 9)… had 19 points at UNC Pembroke (Jan. 16)… had 18 points and four rebounds in the win at Converse (Jan. 21)… finished with 12 points and seven rebounds in the win over Francis Marion (Feb. 6)… had 18 points and nine rebounds against USC Aiken (Feb. 16)… finished the season with 17 points, five rebounds, and two assists against Georgia College & State University in the first round of the Peach Belt Tournament (Feb. 26)…

 

2000-01:  Earned Freshman of the Year honors in the league… ranked second on the team with 10.8 points per game… ranked third on the team with 4.2 rebounds per outing… led the Lady Rifles with 20 blocks, 11 of which came in conference play… also led the squad with 62 steals… scored in double figures 14 times… topped the 15-point mark six times… had a career-high 24 points to go with six rebounds against Catawba (Nov. 28)… had 15 points in games against Lagrange (Dec. 13)… and Kennesaw State (Jan. 3)… recorded her lone double-double of the year with 20 points and a career-high 13 rebounds against Augusta State (Jan. 20)… tallied 22 points, five rebounds, and a career-high 10 steals versus Converse (Jan. 22)…

 

High School:  Played four seasons at Gar-Field High School… a teammate of Lady Rifle Sarah Jansen… averaged 17.6 ppg and 7.3 rpg… helped her team to a 4th place finish at the Optimist Charity Classic Christmas Tournament in Milwaukee, WI in 1997… led her team to Cardinal District Championships in 1997, 1998, and 1999… earned Gar-Field High School Most Improved Player Award in 1998… her team won the Virginia AAA State Championship in 1998… helped her team to Northwest Region Championships in 1998 and 2000… named to All-Area Cardinal District, Northwest Region and Washington Post First Teams in 1999 and 2000… earned area Most Valuable Player honors in 2000… named the Potomac News Player of the Year in 2000… chosen the Cardinal District Most Valuable Player in 2000… earned Northwest Region co-MVP honors in 2000… named Associated Press first team All-State in 2000 after leading Gar-Field to Virginia AAA State semi-finals… named USA Today Honorable Mention All-American in 2000… named to Washington Post All-Met third team in 2000.

 

Personal:  Born on Feb. 17, 1982… a Corporate Fitness/Business major… her parents are Phillip and Kathryn Manuel…


 

 

Manuel – Career Statistics

Year

GP/GS

FGM-FGA

PCT

3M-3A

PCT

FTM-FTA

PCT

REB

AVG

A

B

S

PTS

AVG

2000-01

24/15

100-234

.427

6-25

.240

53-75

.707

101

4.2

22

20

62

259

10.8

2001-02

27/20

116-275

.422

8-21

.381

103-142

.725

136

5.0

26

23

45

343

12.7

2002-03

25/18

96-222

.432

1-7

.143

93-139

.669

146

5.8

20

20

31

286

11.4

2003-04

23/21

74-178

.416

0-4

.000

62-88

.705

103

4.5

24

12

20

210

9.1

Totals

99/64

386-909

.425

15-57

.263

311-444

.707

486

4.9

92

75

158

1098

11.1