2006-07 Preseason First Team All-SLC
2005-06 [Junior]:
Was the first Maverick to be named Southland Conference Player of the Year in 2006 after leading the conference in scoring (19.1 ppg) and assists (5.0 apg) while playing in all 29 games... becomes the first women[apos]s basketball player to lead the league in both scoring and assists in the same season... led team in scoring 20 times as a junior... first Mav to score more than 30 points in a game since 2004 with 31 points versus Troy Dec. 16, 2005, 32 versus McNeese State March 6, 2006 and a career-high 34 at Texas-San Antonio Feb. 16, 2006... averaged 18.3 points per game in conference games... had rare triple-double of 12 points, 10 assists and 10 turnovers at Florida Dec. 19, 2005... played school-record 55 minutes in triple-overtime loss to Texas-San Antonio in the SLC Tournament semifinals... led team in scoring (19.1), assists (5.0), steals (2.2), 3-point field goals made (65), 3-point field goals attempted (178), free-throws made (136) and free-throws attempted (175).
2005-06 Preseason First Team All-SLC
2005 SLC Tournament MVP
2004-05 Second Team All-SLC
2004-05 [Sophomore]: Appeared in all 31 games during the season with 27 coming in the starting role . . . averaged 13.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per contest . . . ranked second on the team in scoring and assists . . . second on the team with 18 blocks . . . scored in double figures in 26 contests . . . poured in 22 points and dished out a career-best eight assists against Florida State . . . had a then-career-high 23 points in a victory over Southeastern Louisiana . . . twiced named SLC Player of the Week . . . ripped off four steals against New Mexico State, Texas, Sam Houston State and Texas State.
SLC Tournament: Tournament MVP . . . Started all three postseason contests . . . averaged 17.7 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.0 blocks per game . . . poured in a career-high 27 points in the semifinal victory . . . set career-high with five three-pointers in that contest . . . had 14 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, two blocks and one steal in the championship game victory . . . went 9-for-13 from behind the arc in the three contests.
NCAA Tournament: Started and played all 40 minutes . . . scored 11 points and grabbed three rebounds . . . connected on a three-pointer in her 29th game on the season . . . recorded one block and one steal.
2003-04 [Freshman]: Appeared in all 31 games, cracking the starting lineup once . . . Averaged 7.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game . . . Had four points, five rebounds, four assists, two blocks and three steals while playing all 40 minutes in her only start of the season against Louisiana-Monroe . . . Ranks fourth on the team in scoring, second in assists and third in blocks . . . Poured in a career-best 21 points on 7-of-13 shooting in a victory over Nicholls State . . . Scored 11 points in each of her first three collegiate games . . . Scored in double figures in nine games, including each of the last three regular season contests . . . Dished out a UTA best five assists in each of the final three regular-season contests . . . Had nine points, seven rebounds and four assists in a victory over Lafayette . . . Blocked two shots against Texas-San Antonio, Louisiana-Monroe and Sam Houston State . . . Connected on seven of her first 10 collegiate three-point attempts . . . Knocked down at least three three-pointers in five contests on the season . . . Had a stretch of knocking down 10 straight free throws and 14-of-15 during the season . . .
SLC Tournament: Appeared in all three contests off the bench . . . Averaged 8.7 points and 3.0 rebounds per contest . . . Added 13 points and five rebounds to go along with a career-best six steals in the opening round victory over Stephen F. Austin . . . Went 8-for-10 from the free-throw line in that contest . . . Was 2-for-4 from behind the arc in the postseason.
Austin Leander High School: Averaged 26 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals per game, while shooting .430 from behind the arc, as a senior at LHS . . . Was named the LHS Most Valuable Player her senior year after earning co-honors her sophomore campaign after helping lead her team to the district championship . . . Earned Newcomer of the Year laurels as a sophomore . . . Named to Plainview Classic and Del-Valle all-tournament teams as a senior . . . Named the Seguin Tournament Most Valuable Player . . . Recipient of the Cardinal Classic Basketball award as a sophomore.
Personal: Full name is Terra L. Wallace . . . Born Sept. 2, 1985, in Austin . . . Daughter of Karen and Nate Gillespie . . . Major is education . . . Father, Nate, played basketball at Langston . . . Hobbies include playing basketball, watching TV and hanging out with friends . . . Future plans are to become a college coach or an elementary teacher . . . Nickname is Squeaky.
