| Kirsten Tilleman |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Bozeman, Mont.
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| High School:
Bozeman
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| Height:
6-1
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| Position:
Forward
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| Experience:
1L
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Everyday Champion, Dec. 3, 2009-- Kirsten Tilleman
2009-10 Outlook: Showed a great ability to rebound as a freshman and will be expected to repeat that aspect as a sophomore ... Played well in both a starting role and off the bench last season ... Smart player who makes good basketball decisions ... Great free-throw shooter ... Runs the floor well and is learning to become more aggressive on defense ... Expected to produce more offensively this season ... Spent time in the offseason working to be more of an offensive threat. 2008-09: Played in all 32 games, starting 18 ... Averaged 3.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game ... In Pac-10 play, started 14 times and averaged 3.5 points and 3.9 rebounds ... Opened her collegiate career with four points and two rebounds against Sacramento State (11/16) ... Tied for the team lead with a career-best seven rebounds to go along with five points against Arkansas (11/28) ... Grabbed six points to go along with two rebounds against North Carolina (11/29) ... Set a career-high with a team-leading nine rebounds against San Francisco (12/3) ... Led OSU with six rebounds to go along with six points against UC Irvine (12/18) ... Finished with a season-high 12 points to go along with three rebounds in the win over Western Oregon (12/28) ... Grabbed five rebounds to go along with six points against Arizona (1/10) ... Started her first career game and finished with six points and three rebounds against Washington State (1/15) ... Started and posted seven points and three rebounds in 26 minutes against California (1/22) ... Finished with six rebounds, including three offensively, against Arizona (2/5) ... Posted seven points and three rebounds in 34 minutes against Arizona State (2/7) ... Led Oregon State with 10 rebounds against Washington (2/12), her first career game in double-figures on the boards ... Led Oregon State with nine rebounds to go along with six points against Oregon (2/28) ... Posted six points and four rebounds against USC (3/5) ... Led Oregon State with five assists against UCLA (3/7). Bozeman: Lettered four years in basketball for head coach Brooke Svendsen ... earned All-State honors her junior and senior seasons and was named the Bozeman High Athlete and Scholar-Athlete of the Year her senior year ... named the 2006-07 Montana Gatorade Player of the Year in basketball ... earned Most Valuable Player honors for the state of Montana basketball playoffs in 2007 ... as a junior, averaged 14.4 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.8 steals, 2.9 assists and 2.8 blocks per game ... helped guide Bozeman to back-to-back state titles ... a multi-sport star, she also lettered four years in soccer as center defense and four years in track and field, competing in multiple events (long jump, triple jump, discus, shot put, 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles and 4x400m relay) ... named 2006 Montana Gatorade Player of the Year in soccer ... named to All-State team in soccer both junior and senior years ... earned All-State honors in track all four years ... won two state individual titles in the triple jump and one in the 1,600 relay ... named Academic All-State 12 times. Personal: Born in Billings, Mont., but considers Bozeman her hometown ... daughter of Miriam and Jim Tilleman ... has two brothers: Colin, 22, and Kyle, 17 ... major is natural resources ... graduated from high school with a 4.0 GPA and was one of the school's valedictorians ... also in the National Honor Society, was Academic All-State and on the Honor Roll ... member of the Oregon State Honor Society and carries a 4.0 GPA into her sophomore year ... enjoys doing "outdoorsy" things like hiking, camping, climbing and exploring and enjoys music and art ... enjoyed visiting Seattle and would like to see Trachimbrod in the Ukraine ... would want to go back in time and see Shakespeare because of his original productions ... best word to describe her: miscellaneous ... in 10 years, hopes to be still learning, loving and being happy ... chose Oregon State because of her teammates and the great Oregon outdoors.
