Kelly Zuercher Class: Freshman Hometown: Orrville, Ohio High School: Apple Creek Waynedale Height: 6-1 Position: Center Birthdate: 06/02/1988 Experience: HS

Zuercher picked-up 15 rebounds and 13 points as a freshman with the Falcons. (Photo by Larry Clapper)

2007-08 // Zuercher's Final 2007-08 Stats in PDF Format
Played in 16 games as a forward reserve ... shot a 77.8 free throw percentage while averaging 0.8 ppg and 0.9 rpg ... after seeing playing time in four game, Zuercher recorded her first collegiate points versus UT-Martin (Dec. 30) at the Iowa State Cyclone Shootout (Dec. 28-30) ... helped the Falcons in that win with a defensive rebound and a block ... scored another pair of points, this time from the free throw line, at home in Anderson Arena versus Chicago State (Jan. 5) in the final non-conference game of the season ... was once again 1-of-1 from the field with a rebound in a Jan. 9 win over Akron ... had a then career high two rebounds and another block at Kent State (Jan. 16) ... grabbed two rebounds at Ball State (Jan. 26), Toledo (Feb. 2), and versus Northern Illinois (Feb. 9) ... scored a career high four points at rival UT in Savage Hall ... in the final home game of the season, ripped down a career high four boards while going 1-of-3 from the field versus Buffalo (Mar. 1) ... recorded first career steal in final game of the regular season at Akron (Mar. 5) ... grabbed a rebound and a steal in four minutes played in the MAC Tournament quarterfinal contest versus Kent State.

HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner for coach Don McConnell at Waynedale High School ... averaged nearly a double-double with 21.7 points as well as 9.8 rebounds per game in 2006 ... a four-time (2003-2006) first-team All-Wayne County Athletic League and OHSB Coaches Association District Four all-star as well as team MVP ... a three-time (2004-2006) Associated Press Northeast Inland All-District (third team - 2003 and 2005, second team - 2004 and first-team - 2006) and an all-state selection (honorable mention - 2004, third-team - 2005 and second-team - 2006) ... Daily Record and Associated Press Northeast Inland Player of the Year in 2006 ... led Waynedale High School to Wayne County Athletic League championships on three consecutive occasions from 2004-2006 and to a Regional semi-final in 2006 ... set records for the Golden Bears in career scoring (1515) and rebounds (900), single season scoring (496), game high scoring (41), free throws in a game (14 - twice) and consecutive free throws (22 in 2003) ... also earned three letters in volleyball ... a four-time (2003-2006) scholar-athlete award winner ... a two-year member of the National Honors Society (2005-2006) ... named a Park Mazda Athlete of the Week ... earned the Akron Beacon Journal's Scholar Athlete award in 2006 ... was a Top 10 scholar in graduating class.

PERSONAL
Kelly Marie Zuercher was born June 2, 1988, in Massilon, Ohio ... an apparel merchandising and production development major at BGSU ... daughter of Darrel and Mary Lou Zuercher ... oldest female in a family of five children ... has three older brothers and a younger sister ... brother, Matt, played football at Akron ... spent five years with the Mideast Ohio Express AAU squad.