Ashley Deary drew yet another foul and stepped to the charity stripe just before halftime on Sunday afternoon at Welsh-Ryan Arena. She coolly stepped up to the free throw line, and drained a pair of shots for her eighth and ninth points of the game.
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The first make against Oral Roberts was Deary's 1,000th career point. She became just the third active Wildcat to accomplish the feat, joining fellow co-captains Nia Coffey and Christen Inman.
"I am so thankful for the support from my teammates and coaches for helping me reach this milestone," Deary said.
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Deary did not even acknowledge her milestone in-game and instead went right back to work. The senior captain finished the game with 11 points and a team-best five assists and four steals.Â
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"I want to congratulate Ashley on scoring her 1,000th point," said head coach Joe McKeown. "She is just an outstanding young lady and represents our program in a first-class manner. We are really proud of her. She fought through and made some things happen for us when we needed her to."
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Last year, Deary led the country in steals (4.34 spg) and broke Northwestern's all-time career steals record with 363 total steals just midway through her junior year. After accumulating 125 steals through 29 games last season, Deary shattered the Big Ten's single-season record – a league mark that stood for 20 years. She recorded 20 double-digit scoring games during her junior campaign and tallied five double-doubles. She is now just 56 steals away from breaking the Big Ten career record of 372.
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The first make against Oral Roberts was Deary's 1,000th career point. She became just the third active Wildcat to accomplish the feat, joining fellow co-captains Nia Coffey and Christen Inman.
ÂAshley Deary joins Nia Coffey and Christen Inman in the 1,000-point club!! #B1GCats pic.twitter.com/gU7Mv1kDyJ
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"I am so thankful for the support from my teammates and coaches for helping me reach this milestone," Deary said.
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Deary did not even acknowledge her milestone in-game and instead went right back to work. The senior captain finished the game with 11 points and a team-best five assists and four steals.Â
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"I want to congratulate Ashley on scoring her 1,000th point," said head coach Joe McKeown. "She is just an outstanding young lady and represents our program in a first-class manner. We are really proud of her. She fought through and made some things happen for us when we needed her to."
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Last year, Deary led the country in steals (4.34 spg) and broke Northwestern's all-time career steals record with 363 total steals just midway through her junior year. After accumulating 125 steals through 29 games last season, Deary shattered the Big Ten's single-season record – a league mark that stood for 20 years. She recorded 20 double-digit scoring games during her junior campaign and tallied five double-doubles. She is now just 56 steals away from breaking the Big Ten career record of 372.
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