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Courtney Fritz Season 2005-06

#4
PositionG
Height5-8
YearSophomore
HometownNewberg, Ore.

Played the first four games of 2004-05, before having season-ending surgery (Dec. 2004) to repair a torn ACL in her right knee .... utilized her redshirt year ... the team[apos]s starting point guard as a freshman, who was slated to see significant playing time at both the point and shooting guard positions ... a good shooter and ball handler ... a threat from beyond the arc, who already ranks fifth in career three pointers made with 69.

In 2004-05: Started the first four games, before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the final minutes at Nevada in early December ... averaged nine points per game and shot 43 percent (6-for-14) from beyond the arc ... made 10 of her 11 free-throw opportunities ... tied a team game-high with 11 points in the opener at USD ... scored 11 and had three, three-pointers in the win over Northern Colorado ... finished with eight points, two assists and a 5-for-5 performance from the line before leaving the game due to injury at Nevada.

As A Freshman (2003-04): Only Aztec to play and start in all 28 games ... one of three players to average in double-figure scoring with 10.0 ppg. ... MWC honorable mention pick, who ranks fourth in Aztec single-season history in three-point field goals (63), fourth in three-point attempts (170) and ninth in three-point percentage (.371) ... led the team in scoring all 11 times she reached double-figures in points ... second in the MWC in three-pointers made (2.25/g) and fifth in three-point field-goal percentage (.371) ... her 31 three-pointers in conference games was second most in the MWC ... Aztecs[apos] third-leading scorer and second in conference contests (9.3) ... team high in points in 11 games, the best on the squad ... team game high in assists six times ... season best 21 points on 6-of-8 shooting at Cal State Fullerton ... a perfect 5-for-5 from the three-point line in just 29 minutes against the Titans ... scored 21 points for the second time in four outings, including 16 in the first half, in the team[apos]s loss to USD ... was 4-for-8 from the three-point line against the Toreros ... led the Aztecs in scoring with 17 points, including four three-pointers, in the loss to SMU ... came through in the clutch versus Colorado State, hitting the game-winning three-pointer and securing the victory with a steal ... scored 15 points, including 12 in the second half, all on three[apos]s (5-6) vs. CSU ... career high eight boards at Air Force ... 4-for-7 from three-point land at CSU, scoring a team-high 18 points and adding five rebounds ... team best 15 points, including 13 in the first half, in win over Air Force ... led team in scoring for second straight outing, finishing with 14 against New Mexico ... team best 16 points with four three-pointers in the regular season finale at Utah ... reached double-figures in scoring in five of the final seven contests, making 17 three[apos]s during that span ... led the team in scoring at the MWC tournament, finishing with 17 points and a 4-for-10 effort beyond the arc.

High School: Four-time letterwinner in basketball at Jesuit High School in Portland, Ore. ... three top-five finishes at the Oregon state tournament ... runner-up her senior season, finishing with a 24-4 record ... first team all-state tournament as a junior and senior ... three-time all-state and all-league selection ... McDonald[apos]s All-America nominee ... played travel basketball with the Portland Elite Basketball Organization Lady Legends ... adidas All-American in 2002 ... starter on two AAU state championship teams in 1999 and 2000 ... two-time regional individual skill champion at the Nike/Lady Footlocker '3 For All' competition in 1998 and 1999 ... also lettered in track and field ... member of her school[apos]s honor roll.

Personal: Courtney Rae Fritz was born in St. Cloud, Minn. ... is a math major.

Career Highs

Points: 21, two times
Rebounds: 8 at Air Force (1-31-04)
Assists: 4, vs. Wyoming (1-22-04)
Steals: 3, two times
Blocks: 1, three times
Field Goals: 7, at Colo. State (2-19-04)
Field Goal Att.: 16, vs. ORU (12-20-03)
3-Point Field Goals: 5, two times
3-Point Field Goal Att.: 12, vs. N.M. (2-28-04)
Free Throws: 5, at CS Northridge (12-6-03)
Free Throw Att.: 8, vs. USD (12-10-03)

Misc. Stats

Double-Figure Scoring Games: 13

Honors & Awards

All-Mountain West Conference: 2003-04 (Honorable Mention)

Fritz[apos]s Career Aztec Statistics (* = utilized redshirt year)

YearGP-GSFG-FGAPct.3FG-FGAPct.FTM-FTAPct.TRAvg.ATOBLKSPF-FOMin-Avg.PtsAvg.
2003-0428-2889-262.34063-170.37140-57.702652.3406321863-2956-34.121810.0

2004-05*4-410-31.3236-14.42910-11.90930.8361410-0106-26.5369.0TOTAL32-3299-293.33869-184.37550-68.735682.1436932273-21062-33.23179.9