University of Southern Indiana Athletics

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from tradition-rich Marian Catholic High School (Chicago Heights, Illinois), where she helped lead the Spartans to a 28-3 record in 2004-05 and the East Suburban Catholic Conference title...MCHS also won the Bloom Regional championship and advanced to the finals of the Andrew Sectional Tournament...earned first-team All-Area honors and was named the Player of the Year by the Illinois Times...earned honorable mention IBCA All-State honors as a senior and was named the Christmas Tournament MVP...averaged 11.0 points, 3.6 assists, and 2.0 steals per game as a senior...helped the MCHS Spartans to a 27-8 record, a fourth-place finish in the Class AA state tournament, their third consecutive Elite Eight appearance, and their third straight Hillcrest Holiday Classic title as a junior in 2003-04...MCHS was the 2002 IHSA Class AA state runner-up...helped MCHS to an 87-14 record in her first three seasons at MCHS...averaged 8.0 points, 2.4 assists, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game during her junior season in 2003-04...also connected on on 37 three-pointers and shot 35 percent from the arc.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Kevin and Verdina Collins...brother, Kevin Jr., plays baseball at Alabama A&M.