30 - Sophie Pruden
Sophie Pruden
Height: 6-0
Year: So.
Hometown: Carrboro, N.C.
High School: Chapel Hill
Position: C
Major: Psychology

2010-11: Saw action in all 25 games with 15 starts ... averaged 20.3 minutes ... led the team in blocks with 28 ... second with a 4.9 rebounding average ... tied for fourth with 7.3 points per game ... shot a second-best .418 from the field ... two double-doubles on points and rebounds ... season-high 16 points twice ... season-best 11 rebounds three times ... 16 points and 11 boards vs. Virginia Wesleyan ... season-high three blocks twice. 

Chapel Hill HS: 2010 graduate ... played for Sherry Norris ... all-conference ... team MVP ... averaged a double-double with 14.4 points/game and 16.3 rebounds/game as a senior ... averaged 2.8 blocks, 1.9 steals and 1.5 assists as well ... scholar-athlete ... academic all-conference team ... member, National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society.

Personal: Sophie Rose Pruden ... minoring in education and sociology ... aspires to be an elementary school teacher ... SMCM 3.0 GPA Club ... born January 7, 1992 in Chapel Hill ... daughter of J. McMullan Pruden and Laura Gelblum ... has a pair of young sibling twins named Jack and Sam.

Why St. Mary's?: "The size was appealing, along with the academic rigor, and I would be able to play basketball."

Best SMCM Sports Moment: "When we were down by one against Salisbury and we needed to win to be in the top six in conference and we won with a last second shot."