| Maribeth Giese |
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2008-09 (as of Dec. 5, 2008)
Has played in six games off the bench ... averaging 3.0 points per game ... is 3-for-8 from three-point land this year to date ... scored five points in six minutes vs. Winston-Salem State ... had a point and a rebound in four minutes at Saint Francis ... scored two points in the win over Lipscomb ... had three points at Valparaiso, connecting on her only shot attempt ... came off the bench to score seven points in 14 minutes at Temple ... the effort was made all the more impressive given that she missed both exhibition games due to injury, and had been practicing with the team for only a week ... also had two rebounds, a block and a steal vs. the Owls.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner for coach Mary Jo Huismann at Mother of Mercy High School ... re-wrote high school record for career points while becoming the first player to break the 1,000 point barrier ... scored a total of 1,075 in her four seasons ... also holds the school's career record in FG Pct., and ranks second in FT Pct. ... as a sophomore, sank 17-of-18 free throw attempts (.944) for the best single game percentage in Mother of Mercy history ... the following year, tied the program record for points in a game, with 32 ... as a senior, led the Bobcats to a runner-up finish in the Girls Greater Cincinnati League (GGCL) while helping the team to a 17-5 record ... after earning GGCL second team honors as a rookie, would be a constant on the GGCL ballot for the next three seasons while being named the league's Player of the Year as a junior ... a two-time SW All-District and Cincinnati Enquirer honorable mention selection, who would earn first team placement as a junior and a senior ... a two-time Coaches Association All-Star who would go on to earn a silver and gold certificate from the Ohio Basketball Coaches Association ... in final two seasons with the Bobcats would earn All-Ohio Special Mention honors ... ended career with nominations as a McDonald's All-American, Wendy's High School Heisman and Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award candidate ... a three year member of the National Honor Society earned first honors every quarter of her high school career maintaining a 93% average or better ... acquired the President's Awards, Mercy's GGCL Scholar-Athlete award as well as the Most Outstanding Student in AP US Government ... additionally, was a four year Girls Athletic Association Homeroom representative as well as a career Mercy Ambassador ... also participated in the Student Council, Peer-to-Peer Big Sister's program and the Mercy Markers organization.
PERSONAL
Maribeth Elyse Giese was born November 2, 1989, in Cincinnati, Ohio... a secondary education / integrated social studies major at BGSU... daughter of Ed and Carol Giese... has two sisters and one brother.
