FEATURE STORY (Dec. 14, 2010):
Transfers Samms And VanBrocklin Making Huge Impacts For Vikings
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2010-11 Big Sky Conference Top Newcomer
• 2010-11 All-Big Sky Conference second team
• One-time Big Sky Conference Player of the Week
• Fourth-Fastest to 500-points in Portland State History (37 games)
2011-12 (AS A JUNIOR)
Courtney playing in all 29 games for the Vikings, making 28 starts … averaged 31.7 minutes, 13.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game … her 13.2 points per game was third best on the team and 11th best in the conference … her 2.6 assists per game was 12th best in the conference … she led the conference in free throw percentage (.901) and was fifth in the nation … recorded one double-double on the season … scored in double-figures a team-high 25 times … scored 20-plus twice … led the Vikings in steals a team-high 11 times … fourth-fastest player in PSU history to reach 500 career points, doing so in 37 games ... made all 10 of her free throws vs. UC Davis (12/19), becoming the 10th player in PSU history to be perfect at the line with a minimum of 10 attempts ... made 23 straight FTs at one point before missing against MSU ... posted seven straight double-digit scoring performances to start the season … started the season with a career-high 26 points (9-13 FG, 1-1 3-pts, 7-7 FT) tying her career best in FG makes with nine against UC Irvine (11/11) … recorded 16 points (3-11 FG, 1-3 3-pt, 9-12 FT) at Oregon (11/20) … tied her career high in three-pointer makes with three and attempts with five while posting 14 points (5-14 FG, 3-5 3-pts, 1-1 FT) while adding four assists at Portland (11/25) … tallied 16 points (6-13 FG, 4-4 FT) at Gonzaga (11/27) … posted a season best four steals against Nevada (12/3) while adding 14 points and going a perfect 4-4 from the line … recorded first double-double of the year and third of her career with 13 points and 10 rebounds at Loyola Marymount (12/10) … was a perfect 6-for-6 from the line while adding eight rebounds, four steals, and 15 points at Hawaii (12/18) … recorded 25 points (7-15 FG, 1-1 3-pts, 10-10 FT) after going 10-for-10 from the line against UC Davis (12/19) … recorded 11 points in the Big Sky opener against Montana State (12/31) … added 16 points at Northern Arizona (1/5) … added 10 points and tied her season best with four steals at Weber State (1/7) … scored 15 points against Northern Colorado (1/12) … scored 17 points at Montana State (1/26) … tallied 19 points against Seattle (2/9) … posted double-digit points seven of the last nine games of the season. … was perfect from the line 14 times with a minimum of two makes.
2010-11 (AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
Named the Big Sky’s Top Newcomer and earned second team all-conference honors ... earned Big Sky Conference co-Player of the Week honors on Feb. 7 ... played in 31 of 32 games, making 29 starts ... started 26 straight games at one point ... second on the team in scoring (13.4 ppg) and rebounding (5.9 rpg), and first in steals (1.7 spg) ... led the team in rebounding until the final two weeks of the season ... ranked fourth in the Big Sky in free-throw percentage (82.1%), eighth in scoring, ninth in defensive rebounding (4.2 drpg), 11th in rebounding and steals, and 15th in field goal percentage (40.7%) ... in conference only games, ranked ninth in scoring (13.9 ppg), tied for ninth in free-throw percentage (80.0), 10th in field goal percentage (42.9%), tied for 10th in offensive rebounding (2.0 orpg), and 11th in rebounding (6.2 rpg) and defensive rebounding (4.2 drpg) ... had 23 double-digit scoring performances, including four 20-point games ... tallied three double-digit rebounding games and two double-doubles ... led the team in scoring nine times, in rebounding eight times, in steals 15 times, in assists five times and in blocked shots three times ... came off the bench in the season opener at Washington on Nov. 14 to score the Vikings’ first nine points ... finished the game with 11 points, five rebounds, one block and one steal ... had 13 points and a season-high five steals at UC Santa Barbara (11/18) ... registered her first double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds vs. Tulane (11/27) ... recorded her second double-double with 16 points and 10 boards vs. Hawai`i (12/2) ... shot 6 of 11 in the game and also had three steals ... dished out a season-best six assists at UC Irvine (12/4) ... poured in 20 points on 8 of 11 shooting, while knocking down all three of her 3-point attempts, in leading PSU past Loyola Marymount on Dec. 11 ... matched her season high with five steals at Nevada (12/16) ... scored 22 points and pulled down eight boards at BYU (12/18) ... scored 19 points vs. Corban (1/3) ... tallied 13 points and nine rebounds at Northern Colorado (1/13) ... had 20 points, eight rebounds and four steals vs. Idaho State (1/17) ... tallied 19 points and four steals in the next game at Weber State (1/20) ... scored 21 points vs. Eastern Washington (1/27) ... had 17 points, seven rebounds and three steals at Sac State (1/29) ... named Big Sky co-Player of the Week on Feb. 7 after averaging 17.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks in games against Sac State (2/3) and Northern Colorado (2/5) ... shot 60 percent (12 of 20) from the field and went 8 of 10 at the line over the two games ... recorded 18 points and four steals vs. Northern Arizona (2/19) ... just missed a double-double with 13 points and nine boards at Montana (2/24) ... scored 16 points at Montana State two nights later ... pulled down 10 rebounds in the 65-63 win over Montana State on March 5 that clinched the Big Sky regular season title ... scored 17 points and had nine rebounds against Eastern Washington in the semis of the Big Sky tourney on March 11 ... led the Vikings with 11 points, three assists and three steals vs. Wyoming in the WNIT on March 16.
2009-10 (AS A SOPHOMORE)
Redshirted the 2009-10 season after transferring from Boise State .
2008-09 (AS A FRESHMAN AT BOISE STATE)
Named to the WAC All-Freshman team ... fourth on the squad in scoring (7.4 ppg) and rebounding (4.0 rpg) ... led the Broncos in three-point shooting at 31.3 percent and in free-throw shooting at 82.6 percent ... finished second on the team in shooting (42.2 percent) and assists (2.0 apg) ... led Boise State in scoring in four games, including pouring in 19 points against Utah Valley on Nov. 29 ... played in all 30 games and averaged 23.6 minutes ... made seven starts.
AT MOUNT BAKER HIGH SCHOOL
As a senior, was the top scorer at the class 2A level in Washington, averaging 23.2 ppg ... also averaged 5.3 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 1.0 assists per game on her way to being named the Northwest Conference Player of the Year and second team all-state ... finished second at Mount Baker in career scoring (1,005 points) behind former McDonald’s All-American and national high school player of the year Susan Anderson (1986) ... also left with the school record in steals (308), finished third in rebounding (719) and fifth in assists (179) ... named the Bellingham Herald’s All-Whatcom County Girls Basketball Player of the Year and Athlete of the Year for all sports as a senior ... earned first team all-conference honors three times ... earned four letters in basketball and volleyball ... also lettered once in softball and once in track and field ... scored 30-plus points five times and 20-plus 16 times during her senior year ... averaged 18.6 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 3.8 spg and 2.2 apg as a junior ... as a sophomore, averaged 13.6 ppg, 7.4 rpg and 2.4 spg ... as a freshman, averaged 8.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg and 2.6 spg ... a three-time all-state and all-conference setter on the MBHS volleyball team ... named the Whatcom County League MVP in volleyball in 2007.
PERSONAL
Born March 23, 1990 ... daughter of Gary and Kirsten VanBrocklin ... has two sisters, Taylor (11) and Sydney (3) ... majoring in Social Science.
