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2012-13 Women's Basketball Roster

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Bradley Widding
Bradley Widding
Bradley Widding

11 Megan Herbert

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rogers, Ark.
  • Prev School Shiloh Christian

Biography

TWO-TIME SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR (2010-11, 2011-12)
2011-12 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2009-10 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
THREE-TIME ALL-SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
DIVISION I ACTIVE CAREER LEADER, SOUTHLAND & UCA RECORD HOLDER IN DOUBLE-DOUBLES (66)
13-TIME SOUTHLAND PLAYER OF THE WEEK


YR GP GS MPG FGM-FGA FG% 3PTM-3PTA 3PT% FTM-FTA FT%
OREB DREB TOT RPG AST TO BLK STL PTS PPG
11-12 31 31 32.1 180-349 .516 26-58 .448 148-179 .827 158 192 350 11.3 24 56 21 32 534 17.2
10-11 33 33 32.0 198-349 .567 12-58 .207 161-205 .785 150 205 351 10.6 43 75 14 34 569 17.2
 09-10 29 29 35.3 210-379  .554 23-64  .359  190-226  .841  172  227  399  13.8 22 81  9  26  633 21.8
 Total  93 93 33.1
588-1077 .546
61-180 .339
499-610 .818
480 620 1100 11.8 89 212 44 92 1736 18.7

2011-12:
– Named Southland Conference Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and 1st Team All-Conference
– 1st Southland player to earn consecutive Player of the Year awards since 1998
– 2nd Southland player ever to win both Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season
– Became 6th player in Southland history to be named 1st team All-Conference three times
– Was named Southland Player of the Week six times, including three straight weeks in Jan.-Feb.
– Moved into tie for 13th in Division I history with 66 career double-doubles
– Games Played/Started: 31/31
– Averaged 17.2 points, 11.2 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 1.0 steals
– Shot 51.6 percent from the field, 44.8 percent from 3-point line and 82.7 percent from the free throw line
– Led team in scoring 14 times, rebounds 19 times, steals five times, and blocks seven times
– Scored in double figures in 27 games, with season-high 32 against McNeese State (1/21/12)
– Recorded 21 double-digit rebound games, with season-high 19 against Nicholls State (3/6/12)
– Had season-highs of two assists (three times) and three steals (three times).
– Had career-high four blocks against Tennessee-Martin (12/10/11)

National Stat Ranks:
5th - Double-Doubles (17)
8th - Rebounding (11.3 per game)
9th - Rebounds (350)

Southland Conference Ranks:
1st - Double-Doubles (17)
1st - Offensive Rebounds (5.1 per game)
2nd - Rebounding (11.3 per game)
3rd - Scoring (17.2 points per game)
3rd - Field Goal Percentage (51.6%)
3rd - Defensive Rebounds (6.2 per game)
4th - Free Throw Percentage (82.7%)
12th - Blocked Shots (0.7 per game)


Central Arkansas Career Stat Ranks
1st – Rebounds Per Game (11.8)
1st – Offensive Rebounds Per Game (5.2)
2nd – Free Throw Percentage (.818)
2nd – Offensive Rebounds (480)
2nd – Minutes Per Game (33.1)
3rd – Free Throw Percentage (81.4)
4th – Scoring (18.7)
4th – Free Throws Made (499)
5th – Field Goal Percentage (54.6)
5th – Rebounds (1,100)
5th – Defensive Rebounds Per Game (6.7)
6th – Points (1,736)
6th – Minutes (3,075)
8th – Defensive Rebounds (620)
10th – Field Goals Made (588)


2010-11:
– Named Southland Conference Player of the Year & 1st Team All-Conference
– First player in Southland history to lead league in both scoring and rebounding twice
– Has led Southland in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage last two seasons
– Broke Southland Conference record for career double-doubles with 47 (old record was 29)
– Finished regular season as one of only five players in nation averaging at least 18 points and 11 rebounds per game
– Was named Southland Conference Player of the Week three times (11/15/10, 1/17/11, 3/6/11); has been SLC POW seven times in career
– Became fastest player to 1,000 career points in Central Arkansas history (51 games)
– Was only player in Southland Conference with 20-rebound game in 2010-11 season; tied career high with 20 rebounds at Nicholls (2/23/11)
– Games Played/Started: 33/33
– Averaged 17.2 points, 10.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.0 steals
– Shot 56.7 percent from field, 20.7 from 3-point line and 78.5 from free throw line
– Led team in scoring 21 times, rebounds 23 times, assists four times, steals six times and blocks five times
– Scored in double figures in 30 games, with season-high 28 twice (at Texas State 2/9/11; UTSA 3/2/11)
– Led Southland and was tied for fourth in nation with 20 double-doubles
– Had 20 double-digit rebound games
– Had Southland’s only 20/20 game with 25 points and 20 rebounds at Nicholls (2/23/11)
– Had season-high four assists twice, both against Southeastern Louisiana (1/26 & 2/26/11)
– Had career highs with four steals at Sam Houston State (2/19/11) and three blocks against Lipscomb (11/29/10)

National Stat Ranks
4th – Double-Doubles (20)
11th – Field Goal Percentage (56.7)
19th – Rebounds Per Game (10.6)

Southland Stat Ranks
Overall
1st – Scoring (17.2)
1st – Rebounding (10.6)
1st – Field Goal Percentage (56.7)
10th – Free Throw Percentage (78.5)
Conference-Only
1st – Scoring (20.3)
1st – Rebounding (11.6)
1st – Field Goal Percentage (63.2)
9th – Free Throw Percentage (81.5)

2009-10:
Games played/started – 29/29 … Turned in one of the all-time great seasons in Southland Conference history and most dominant freshman seasons ever in Division I play … All-American nominee, was named Southland Conference Freshman of the Year and first-team All-Conference … had a string of 23 consecutive double-doubles, the second longest streak ever by a Division I player, recording 27 double-doubles in all … averaged 21.8 points and 13.8 rebounds, leading the Southland in both categories and one of only four players in the nation to average 20 and 10 … led the nation in total rebounds and offensive rebounds and was second in the nation in rebounding average … was 9th in nation in scoring and 17th in field goal percentage (55.4 pct.) … had sixth-highest rebound total in Southland history with 399 and third-highest average … set Southland record for free throws made in a game with 18 against Southeast Missouri, and had second-highest season total free throws made at 190 … became first player to lead Southland in both scoring and rebounding since 1999 … led Southland with four Player of the Week awards … led Southland in 30-point games (8) – including tying teammate Westin Taylor for highest single-game effort with 38, and the two next highest with 36 and 37 … led Southland with 17 20-point games and 28 10-rebound games, including one of only three 20-rebound games in the league … broke school record for free throws made in a game without a miss, going 16-for-16 against Tulsa in a 36-point, 18-rebound effort … scored in double figures in 28 of 29 games, had 11 games of at least 15 rebounds and four games of 30 points/15 rebounds … had one 20-point/20-rebound game in which she outscored the opposing team 17-14 in the second half and had 16 rebounds to their 19 … broke school records for total rebounds and rebounding average in a season … had highs of 38 points vs. Wiley, 20 rebounds vs. Northwestern State, five assists vs. Ecclesia, 3 steals at Belmont and two blocks against both Stephen F. Austin and Southeastern Louisiana … led team in scoring 21 times, in rebounding 28 times, assists twice, steals five times and blocked shots in four games … shot 55.4 percent from the field, a team-high 35.9 percent from 3-point range and team-high 84.1 percent from free throw line.

High School: Named Miss Basketball in Arkansas in 2009 after leading Shiloh Christian to 34-1 record and Class 4A state championship ... averaged 25.5 points and 10.9 rebounds during senior season ... was named 4A state tournament MVP after registering 26 points and 11 rebounds in state title game and 39 and 21 in the semifinal ... earned MVP honors in Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star game, scoring game-high 15 points and leading team to 80-65 win ... had more than 2,800 points and 1,300 rebounds in career ... was a four-time all-state, all-region and all-district selection ... was named All-Arkansas 2nd team as a junior after averaging 21.2 points, 10.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game ... was National Christian School Athletic Association 1st Team All-American, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Sophomore of the Year and Morning News Player of the Year in 2007 ... was All-State Tournament team on 3A state runners-up and had 33 points and 19 rebounds in title game ... averaged 22.5 points 15 rebounds and 2 steals per game ... named Morning News Newcomer of the Year as a freshman in 2006 after averaging 19 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2 steals per game and led team to District and Regional championships

Personal: daughter of Lisa and Michael Wakefield; has one sister – Taylor Herbert, and one brother – Chase Wakefield...major: Undergraduate Studies

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2010-11Sophomore

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    2011-12Junior

    F
    5'11"
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  • 11

    2012-13Senior

    Forward
    5'11"
    11

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