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AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2011-12:
Became the 38th player in Texas history to reach the 1,000 career-points mark against Missouri on Feb. 28 ... All-Big 12 First Team selection ... first UT player to earn a spot on First Team since Tiffany Jackson in 2007 ... named to 2012 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team ... tied for second nationally in free-throw percentage (.905, 86-of-95) ... third-leading scorer in the Big 12 Conference this season with 17.1 ppg ... was the Longhorns' leader in points (520, 16.3 per game), 3-point percentage (.378), free throw percentage (.905) and minutes (1,080, 33.8 per game) ... recorded 30-plus points twice as a sophomore, topped the 20-point mark 12 times and reached double-figure scoring in 26 of Texas' 32 games ... sank her final 24 free throw attempts of the season (Feb. 8 thru Feb. 28) ... led the Longhorns in scoring in 17 of 32 games this season ... scored eight points (3-of-14 FG, 2-of-5 3FG) in the Longhorns' NCAA First Round matchup against West Virginia (March 17) ... recorded 19 points (7-of-15 FG, 5-of-7 3FG) to help Texas complete season sweep of No. 17 Texas A&M (March 4) ... posted 16 points (6-of-11 FG, 2-of-4 3FG, 2-of-2 FT) and five rebounds at Missouri (Feb. 28) ... tallied her second 30-point game of the season (10-of-22 FG, 3-of-6 3FG, 7-of-7 FT) and added seven rebounds and four assists against Oklahoma (Feb. 25) ... posted her first points-rebounds double-double of the season with 13 points (5-of-21 FG, 3-of-10 3FG) and a career-high 13 boards against No. 1 Baylor (Feb. 21) ... scored 20 points (6-of-16 FG, 3-of-5 3FG, 5-of-5 FT) in a career-high 40 minutes against Texas Tech (Feb. 15) for the third-straight game to go along with five rebounds ... recorded 20 points (7-of-14 FG, 4-of-9 3FG, 2-of-2 FT) with six rebounds against Oklahoma State (Feb. 11) ... tallied 22 points (6-of-16 FG, 2-of-3 3FG) including going a perfect 8-of-8 from the free-throw line against Kansas (Feb. 8) ... sank 23 points, including a career-high five 3-pointers, and grabbed five rebounds against Kansas State (Feb. 1) ... led Texas in points (19; 7-of-15 FG, 3-of-9 3FG, 2-of-4 FT) and steals (three) against No. 21 Texas Tech (Jan. 28) ... posted 22 points (8-of-12 FG, 2-of-3 3FG, 4-of-4 FT) and six rebounds against Missouri (Jan. 25), marking the fourth time in five games she eclipsed the 20-point mark ... led the Longhorns in both rebounds (seven) and points (20; 6-of-11 FG, 4-of-6 3FG, 4-of-4 FT) against Iowa State (Jan. 18) for the first time in 2011-12 ... scored 20 points (7-of-19 FG, 2-of-6 3FG, 4-of-4 FT), her second of three-straight 20-plus point performances, and added five rebounds against No. 1 Baylor (Jan. 15) ... led the Longhorns in scoring with 22 points (9-of-19 FG, 3-of-7 3FG, 1-of-2 FT) in Texas' win at No. 12 Texas A&M (Jan. 11) ... led Texas in rebounding (nine) and steals (three) in the Big 12 conference opener against Kansas (Jan. 4) ... scored 19 points (8-of-12 FG, 3-of-7 3FG) and dished out a season-high six assists against Grambling State (Dec. 20) ... led Texas to a come-from-behind victory against North Texas (Dec. 17) with second-straight 20-plus point performance (20; 7-of-12 FG, 2-of-4 3FG, 4-of-5 FT) ... recorded 22 points (8-of-12 FG, 3-of-7 3FG, 3-of-4 FT) and a season-high five steals, both team highs, against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Dec. 14) ... tallied second-straight 15-point game (5-of-12 FG, 1-of-5 3FG, 4-of-4 FT) with a team-high four assists against Hawai'i in the final game of the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort Showdown (Nov. 27) ... dropped 15 points against Cal (7-of-14 FG, 1-of-3 3FG) with three assists (Nov. 26) ... recorded a career-high 30 points (9-of-16 FG, 4-of-9 3FG, 8-of-10 FT), her first of two in 2011-12, against No. 22 Virginia (Nov. 25) ... grabbed six rebounds to go along with 14 points (7-of-10 FG) against Alcorn State (Nov. 20) ... led the Longhorns in scoring with 17 points (5-of-14 FG, 1-of-5 3FG, 6-of-6 FT) and grabbed two steals in Texas' season opener against Stanford (Nov. 11).
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010-11:
All-Big 12 Second Team selection ... named to the All-Big 12 freshman team ... became the first freshman since Tiffany Jackson in 2003-04 to finish the season as the team's leading scorer after ending with 16.2 ppg ... in the UT freshman record books, ranked fourth in points (517) ... recorded 11 points in Texas' NCAA First Round game vs. Marquette (March 19) .... posted a game-high 23 points (7-of-15 FG, 4-of-6 3FG, 5-of-6 FT) against Texas Tech (March 2) ... co-led the Longhorns in scoring with 17 points (4-of-12 FG, 1-of-6 3FG, 8-of-8 FT) at No. 14/15 Oklahoma (Feb. 19) ... also pulled down four rebounds and was perfect from the free throw line (8-of-8) ... co-led the Longhorns in scoring with 17 points (5-of-12 FG, 2-of-6 3FG, 5-of-6 FT) against Nebraska (Feb. 15) ... also recorded career-high six steals ... tallied 11 points (4-of-17 FG, 2-of-6 3FG, 1-of-2 FT) at No. 1/1 Baylor (Feb. 12) ... led the Longhorns with a game-high 19 points (5-of-10 FG, 4-of-7 3FG, 5-of-7 FT) at Kansas State (Feb. 9) ... recorded her fourth-straight 20+ scoring effort with 21 points (8-of-13 FG, 3-of-4 3FG, 2-of-2 FT) against Colorado (Jan. 30) ... first Longhorn to post four-straight games with 20 or more points since Tiffany Jackson did six-straight games in 2006-07 ... extended her 20+scoring streak to three games with 22 points (6-of-13 FG, 4-of-4 3FG, 6-of-6 FT) at Texas Tech (Jan. 26) ... was perfect from the 3-point line for the first time of her career and extended her streak of consecutive free throws made to 17 ... her 10 20+ scoring efforts as a freshman are the second best by a newcomer in Texas history ... scored a career-high 26 points (9-of-24 FG, 4-of-10 3FG, 4-of-4 FT) against No. 5/6 Texas A&M (Jan. 19) ... also tied career-high in minutes played (38) and 3FG made (4) ... tallied 13 points (5-of-15 FG, 0-4 3FG, 3-of-4 FT) against No. 15/14 Oklahoma (Jan. 16) .. registred 25 points (7-of-18 FG, 2-of-8 3FG, 9-of-10 FT) against No. 1/1 Baylor (Jan. 12) ... was second-straight 20+ scoring effort of the year ... recorded 22 points (9-of-18 FG, 4-of-8 3FG) at Missouri (Jan. 8) ... tied career-high with four made from 3-point range ... tallied 17 points (7-of-16 FG, 3-of-7 3FG) against USD (Dec. 20) to pick up MVP honors at the Maggie Dixon Surf `n Slam Classic ... recorded team-high 20 points (8-of-16 FG, 4-of-8 3FG) against Cincinnati (Dec. 28) for her fifth 20+ scoring effort of the season ... second 20+ scoring output in the last three games ... posted 10 points (3-fo-7 FG, 1-of-2 3FG, 3-of-4 FT) in BTI Classic Championship against USF (Dec. 20) ... put up 21 points (9-of-19 FG, 1-of-3 3FG, 2-of-2 FT) against UNLV (Dec. 19) ... recorded 14 points (4-of-9 FG, 2-of-5 3FG, 4-of-4 FT) against SMU (Dec. 18) while posting eight rebounds and six career-high six assists ... tallied 18 points (5-of-15 FG, 1-of-8 3FG, 7-of-8 FT) against No. 8/7 Tennessee (Dec. 12) ... also recorded six rebounds and three steals ... extended her streak of double-digit scoring efforts to five games after posting a team-leading 17 points (5-of-12 FG, 2-of-5 3FG, 5-of-6 FT) at No. 3/2 Stanford (Nov. 28) ... became the first true freshman in Texas history since Cinietra Henderson in 1989 to open their UT career with five-straight double digit scoring efforts ... tallied her third-straight 20+ scoring effort with 20 points (7-of-16 FG, 1-of-7 3FG, 5-of-5 FT) against Idaho State (Nov. 24) ... became the first true freshman since Heither Schreiber in 2001 to record double-digit scoring efforts in first four games of her Longhorn career ... earned Big 12 Freshman of the Week honors after posting back-to-back 20+ scoring efforts during the week of Nov. 15-21 ... posted third-straight double-digit scoring effort in as many games with 20 points (6-of-11 FG, 1-of-3 3FG, 7-of-10 FT) against Boston University (Nov. 21) ... also pulled down eight rebounds and registered four steals ... recorded first 20+ scoring effort of her career with 21 points (7-of-10 FG, 2-of-4 3FG, 5-of-9 FT) against Northwestern State (Nov. 16) ... also totaled seven rebounds ... started in her first game as a Longhorn and posted 12 points (3-of-10 FG, 2-of-4 3FG) ... also pulled down nine rebounds, and dished out five assists ... first true freshman to start in a season-opener for UT since 2006 and posted the most points by a true freshman in the opener since Erika Arriaran (17 points) on Nov. 15, 2005.
PRIOR TO TEXAS
Honored as the 2010 Tennessee Class AA Miss Basketball and was a finalist for the award in 2009 ... named the 2009 District 13AA Player of the Year ... two-time District 13AA Most Valuable Player (2009, 2010) ... three-time Tennessee Sports Writers All-State Team (2008, 2009, 2010) ... named Most Valuable Player after leading her club team Memphis Elite to the 2009 AAU 16U Championship.
PERSONAL
Full name is Chassidy Paige Fussell ... daughter of Mike Fussell and Denise Doughty, stepdaughter of Tracy Fussell and Jim Doughty ... has one older sister, Amberly (22), and three step-siblings (Meaghan Tucker, Alanda Ursery, Dakota Doughty) ... born May 8, 1992 in Union City, Tenn. ... majoring in Health Promotions ... four-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll honoree (Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012).
