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UCLA - Coming off her best season … She has improved her perimeter shooting each year, and it really paid off last season … Also became a plus on the defensive end of the court with 60 steals … Can be a streak scorer who can spark a team over the short run … Physical player who likes to mix it up.
1999 - Starter in 50 of the last 51 games … Set or tied her career high in points in four games last season, including a best of 24 points, along with a career-high five steals, vs. Washington (1/28) on 10-13 fg shooting … Hit 10-11 fg for 21 points vs. Washington State that same weekend to earn Pac-10 Player of the Week honors … Had 21 double figure scoring games … Had the first double-double of her career vs. Kentucky (16 points/10 rebounds) in NCAA tournament play … Hit the first three-point shots of her career and finished second on the team (18 made 3-point fg) … Ranked 10th in the Pac-10 in field goal percentage shooting (48.4%, 150-310).
1998 - Finished the year by scoring in double figures in five of the last seven games and in a total of 15 for the season …Had 16 points in the NCAA tournament game vs. Alabama … Led the Bruins with 14 at Arizona State … Matched her then-career-high with 17 at USC and added 15 more in the return date in Pauley to go along with five assists and four steals … Had a career-best day vs. Oregon State with 13 rebounds and eight assists … Scored 12 of her 14 points during a furious second-half rally at Washington State from a 19-point deficit … Set her career-high with 17 points vs. Notre Dame … Also competed on the UCLA track and field team, throwing the javelin.
1997 - Made a successful transition from an inside player in the prep ranks to a perimeter role for the Bruins … Poured in a then career-high 14 points in a loss at Oregon (3/1) … Had 12-point games vs. Baylor and ASU (2/16) … Credited with a then career-best six rebounds vs. Arizona (2/14) and Cal (2/6).
HIGH SCHOOL - Totaled 2,186 points and 1,154 rebounds for her career to establish school records in both categories … Finished third in Orange County in scoring as a senior … Chosen All-State by Cal-Hi Sports … Orange County Register Player of the Year and overall Athlete of the Year … CIF Division I first-team and All-CIF Southern Section selection … Named Sunset League Most Valuable Player the last three seasons … Also three-time All-CIF and All-Sunset League selection … Two-time All-State pick … Led the Chargers to a share of the league title in 1996 … Team advanced to the Southern Section Division I semifinals before losing to Mater Dei … Holds seven school records … Posted career marks of 84% from the free throw line, 55% from the field and 24.6 point scoring average … Also a two-time CIF Division I champion in the discus and reached the state meet in the shot put.
PERSONAL - Full Name: Marie Anita Philman … Born: June 16, 1978 in Twenty-nine Palms, CA … Parents: Glenn and Toalea Philman … Has two brothers (Clyatt, whom she names as the athlete she admires most, and Peter) and one sister (Alyssa) … Lists rollerblading and listening to music as hobbies … Named going to nationals with her club team and advancing to the finals as her biggest thrill in sports to date … Sociology major.
Career Statistics
Year G-Gs Min/Avg Fg-Fga Pct. Ft-A Pct. Reb./Avg. A B St TP Avg
'98-99 34-33 866/25.5 150-310 .484 59-88 .670 171/5.0 57 8 60 377 11.1
'97-98 28-25 620/22.1 110-237 .464 62-92 .674 106/3.8 53 3 34 282 10.1
'96-97 27-0 418/15.5 57-140 .407 27-43 .628 69/2.6 21 2 24 141 5.2
Totals 89-58 1904/21.4 317-687 .461 148-223 .664 346/3.9 131 13 118 800 9.0
Pac-10 54-35 1074/19.9 189-393 .481 94-140 .671 196/3.6 77 5 68 484 8.9
3-Point Shooting: 1999 - 18-53 (.340); 1998 - 0-12 (.000); 1997 - 0-10 (.000); Totals 18-75 (.240)
Career Highs
Points:
24 vs. Washington (1/28/99)
Rebounds:
13 vs. Oregon State (2/8/98)
Assists:
8 vs. Oregon State (2/8/98)
Steals:
5 vs. Washington (1/28/99)
Blocks:
2 vs. Kentucky (11/29/98)
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10, last vs. WSU (1/30/99)
3-pt FGs made:
2, last vs. WSU (2/25/99)
FT Made:
9 vs. USC (1/23/98)
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37 vs. Notre Dame (11/30/97)
Turnovers:
7 vs. Arizona (1/2/99)
