Women's basketball hosts Massachusetts for senior night. Members of the team tells us how the seniors have meant to them and the seniors talk about their final game.
Xavier pulled off the upset 76-60 victory on Wednesday night over visiting Richmond. It was a Pink Out for the Musketeers who were led by Tyeasha Moss' game-high 26 points.
The Xavier women's basketball team will host its annual Play4Kay Pink Out night on Wednesday against Richmond. The game will help raise awareness for breast cancer research. It's also Amy Waugh bobblehead night.
As a r-Junior (2011-12): Opened the season with 10 points against Eastern Kentucky to go along with eight rebounds ... Chipped in eight points to go with a career-high 13 boards at Louisville on Nov. 20 ... Tallied 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting to go with four assists against Morehead State ... Scored 12 points and dished out a career-high five assists against Middle Tennessee ... Grabbed eight rebounds, dished out three assists and swatted away two blocks versus Syracuse ... Scored six points, grabbed six rebounds and tallied a career-high two steals in only 14 minutes of action at UNCW ... Scored a team-high 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting against Eastern Illinois ... Came off the bench to score 14 points against Saint Joseph's ... Grabbed a team-high five rebounds to go with four points, three assists, a block and a steal at Rhode Island ... Narrowly missed the double-double with nine points and a game-high nine rebounds against Saint Louis ... Tallied a career-high 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting and went 5-of-6 from the line at Fordham.
As a r-Sophomore (2010-11): Eligible to play immediately for the Musketeers after receiving a waiver from the NCAA ... Played in her first career game as a Musketeer at South Carolina on Nov. 12 ... Scored a Xavier career-high 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting in XU's 85-40 rout of visiting Mississippi Valley State on Nov. 30 ... Grabbed two rebounds in three minutes of action at Saint Joseph's, her first career Atlantic 10 game ... Corralled a career-high six boards at Massachusetts on Jan. 16 ... Was 7-of-8 from the line, scoring nine points to go with five rebounds and two assists over a career-high 18 minutes on Feb. 1 against La Salle ... Tied her career high with six boards at Saint Louis on Feb. 16... 8.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.
As a Sophomore (2009-10): Sat out the 2009-10 season at Tennessee as a redshirt.
As a Freshman (2008-09 at Tennessee): Averaged 2.1 ppg and 1.7 rpg in SEC games ... Scored two points and grabbed two rebounds against Auburn ... Scored three points in 11 minutes, to go with three boards and two blocks against Alabama ... Scored two points on a pair of free throws at LSU and grabbed four rebounds ... Played eight minutes against Mississippi State, going 2-of-2 from the field. Finished with four points and four rebounds ... Against Alabama she grabbed three boards, scored two points and dished an assist ... Played 13 minutes at Auburn, converted her only field goal attempt to finish with two points and grabbed one rebound ... Made her only basket of the Arkansas game on an acrobatic toss-up at the 9:40 mark of the first half, a play on which she was fouled. She converted the free throw to give UT a six point lead ... Came off the bench for five minutes against South Carolina and was 2-of-2 from the floor to finish with four points. She also grabbed two rebounds -- one on each end ... In six minutes at Vanderbilt, scored four points on 1-of-3 shooting from the field and 2-of-2 from the free throw line. Also grabbed one offensive rebound ... In only four minutes at Gonzaga, scored two points, grabbed two rebounds and dished an assist ... Was 3-of-3 from the field against Middle Tennessee for eight points in only eight minutes of action. Added two rebounds and a steal ... Played six minutes at George Washington. Finished with one rebound and one assist ... Played 10 minutes against DePaul, scoring four points, grabbing three boards and added an assist ... Scored three points against Western Carolina, to go with two steals, a rebound, an assist and a block in 18 minutes ... Finished tied for the team-high with 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds in 20 minutes against Louisiana Tech ... Played 13 minutes at Chattanooga, finishing with seven points, all of which came in the first half ... Played only three minutes against Virginia, but went 1-of-2 from field and finished with three points, one rebound and one block ... Played 10 minutes against San Francisco in season-opener. She finished with five points and four boards in only 10 minutes.
Before College: Earned four varsity letters in basketball and spent three years as captain of her squad at Lakota West High School ... Totaled 1,931 points, 925 rebounds, 230 assists, 197 steals and 130 blocked shots in her high school career ... Named to the 2008 USA Today All-USA Third Team ... 2008 McDonald's All-American ... 2008 Parade Magazine All-American ... Celebrated victory with the Red Team in the 2008 Women's Basketball Coaches Association High School All-America Game ... Member of the 2008 EA Sports All-America First Team ... 2008 Slam Magazine All-America Third Team selection ... All-Southwest Ohio Player of the Year in both 2007 and 2008 ... A first-team all-state selection in 2007, Gray led her squad to a 23-3 record and the league and district championships during her junior campaign ... Cincinnati Enquirer Player of the Year both 2006 and 2007 ... Member of the All-City First Team in 2005, 2006, and 2007 ... Named First Team All-League and league Player of the Year five years in a row in the Greater Miami Conference ... Also enjoys volleyball, a sport in which she lettered three times (2005, 2006, and 2007) ... Helped claim the league and district titles in volleyball in 2005 with a 20-6 overall record ... The 6-1 multi-sport athlete garnered First-Team All-League and Honorable Mention All-State volleyball honors in 2006.
National/International: Participated in the 2008 USA Women's U18 National Team Trials ... Played for the 5-0 USA White Team and earned a gold medal at the 2007 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival ... Selected to play in the 2007 Olympic Festival ... Played with the AAU squad Cincinnati's Finest, which won the U15 National Championship.
Personal: Full name is Amberly Tierra Gray ... Parents Tonya Carter and Carlton Gray, siblings Sierra, Skyler, Alanna and Chance ... Father Carlton was an All-American football player at UCLA and played professionally 1993-2001 in the NFL ... Shoots right-handed ... Majoring in education with a communications minor ... Born March 2, 1990, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
XAVIER CAREER HIGHS
Points
17
at Fordham (February 11, 2012)
Field Goals Made
6
Three Times, last at Fordham (February 11, 2012)
Field Goals Attempted
12
vs. Charlotte (January 7, 2012)
3-Pt Field Goals Made
1
Four Times, last at St. Bonaventure (February 18, 2012)
3-Pt Field Goals Attempted
3
vs. Middle Tennessee (December 9, 2011)
Free Throws Made
7
vs. La Salle (February 1, 2011)
Free Throws Attempted
10
at Louisville (November 11, 2011)
Rebounds
13
Twice, last at Saint Louis (February 16, 2011)
Assists
5
vs. Middle Tennessee (December 9, 2011)
Blocks
2
Twice, last vs. Syracuse (December 18, 2011)
Steals
2
Three Times, last vs. Richmond (February 15, 2012)
