2005-06: Played in 12 games ... played season-high 11 minutes against Marquette (11/25) ... had an assist against the Golden Eagles ... scored only points of the season on two free throws against Colorado (2/13) ... pulled down two rebounds against Colorado Christian (1/10) and UC-Colorado Springs (1/28). 2004-05: Played in 25 of 28 games ... started six games, including the final five games of the season ... caught fire in the second half of the season and sparked the Bears to their strong 9-3 finish ... had scored 21 points through the first 13 games she saw action ... over the final 12 games of the season, Ford averaged 8.4 points per game ... scored a career-high 19 points and grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds against Adams State on Jan. 24 ... recorded her second double-double of the season in a 73-54 win over CU-Colorado Springs on Feb. 14, when she tallied 11 points and 10 rebounds ... came out firing against Utah Valley State on Feb. 26 and she nailed her first four three-pointers of the game on her way to a 19-point 9-rebound contest against the Wolverines ... scored 12 points including a clutch turnaround jumper with just over a minute to play to lead the Bears to a 58-55 win over IPFW at the NCAA Division I Independent Championships on March 3 ... her 85 rebounds ranked her fifth on the squad.

2003-04: Played in all 27 games, starting seven during her redshirt freshman season ... proved to be defensive presence in the middle for the Bears, blocking a team-high 27 shots (1.0/game) including blocked at least one shot in her last 11 games of the season ... blocked career-high five shots while scoring six points in only 13 minutes of action at Adams State (Feb. 21) ... scored season-high 12 points by hitting on 4-6 shots and 4-4 free throws while also pulling down career-high 13 rebounds and blocking three shots in 76-63 victory over Fort Hays State (Jan. 24) ... scored three consecutive baskets on way to 10 points in overtime to help lead Bears to 57-56 victory over Texas-Pan American ... was a perfect 5-5 from the field on way to 10 points versus Colorado Christian (Nov. 29).

2002-03: Redshirted.

High School: 2002 graduate of Lincoln High ... earned four letters for Coach Shawn Bergan ... team-captain and team MVP ... led team in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots as a senior ... all-city and all-conference as a senior ... set school record for blocks in a career (75) and ranks second for blocks in a season (44) ... ranks second all-time in school history in rebounds in a season and field goal percentage for a career (57%) ... team won regional championship during her senior season ... also participated in track and field and was a manager for the boys basketball team ... National Honor Society member ... named all-state academic as a senior.

Personal: Born May 27, 1984 in Dickenson, N.D. ... daughter of Perry and Kathy Ford ... majoring in journalism at UNC ... father Perry is the former men's basketball coach at Augustana College ... UNC Scholar Athlete.

Ford's Career Highs

Points:19, twice, last vs. Utah Valley State (Feb. 26, 2005)
Rebounds:13, vs. Fort Hays State (Jan. 24, 2004)
Assists:3, vs. Western State (Feb. 19, 2005)
FG:8, vs. Adams State (Jan. 24, 2005)
FGA:12, vs. Utah Valley State (Feb. 26, 2005)
3-FG:4, vs. Utah Valley State (Feb. 26, 2005)
3-FGA:7, vs. Utah Valley State (Feb. 26, 2005)
FT:4, three times, last vs. IPFW (March 3, 2005)
FTA:8, vs. IPFW (Feb. 6, 2005)
Steals:3, vs. Colorado College (Feb. 9, 2005)
Minutes:  29, vs. Fort Hays State (Jan. 24, 2004)

Ford's Career Statistics

                                 Total         3-Point                    Rebounds
Year      GP-GS   Min/Avg    FG-FGA   Pct   FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct Off-Def  Tot  Avg  PF-FO Ast  TO Blk Stl  Pts/Avg
2003-04   27-7    283/10.5   35-55   .636    0-6    .000    8-12   .667  22-45    67  2.5  33-0    7  22  27   9   78/2.9
2004-05   25-6    305/12.2   47-87   .540    6-21   .286   26-34   .765  31-54    85  3.4  33-0   11  29  19  11  126/5.0
2005-06   12-0     40/3.3     0-3    .000    0-0    .000    2-2   1.000   2-5      7  0.6  12-0    1   6   2   1    2/0.2
TOTAL     64-13   628/9.8    82-145  .566    6-27   .222   36-48   .750  55-104  159  2.5  78-0   19  57  48  21  206/3.2

Ford's Game-by-Game Statistics

2003-04 Season

2004-05 Season

2005-06 Season