University of Texas Arlington Athletics

2001-02 [Sophomore]: Key reserve coming off the Lady Maverick bench . . . Played in 23 games during the season . . . Averaged 0.6 points and 1.3 rebounds a contest . . . Played a season high 14 minutes in games against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Texas-San Antonio . . . Pulled down a season high four rebounds in the game against UTSA . . . Grabbed a season best two offensive rebounds in a victory over Southwest Texas . . . Scored two points against Bethune-Cookman, Baylor, North Texas, Southwest Texas and Sam Houston State . . . Used primarily as a defender when they needed a big stop . . . Maverick Scholar Athlete .

2000-01 [Freshman]: Played in all 27 games as a freshman, starting six . . . Averaged 2.2 points and 4.2 rebounds a contest . . . Scored a career-high 11 points and pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds in a game against Nicholls State on 2/1 . . . Recorded one double-double on the season . . . Recorded a career-high two assists on five different occasions . . . Made her first career three-pointer in her only attempt in a nine-point effort against Lamar . . . Made her only three-pointer on the season in an eight point effort against Southwest Texas four games later . . . Played a career high 39 minutes in a game against Southeastern Louisiana.

Mary Carroll HS: An honorable mention all-state selection as a senior . . . Named to the all-district squad as a sophomore, junior and senior . . . Named 'Tiger of the Year' in 2000 . . . Awarded Best Defensive Player award for her team in 1997 . . . Helped her team become first team in Corpus Christi to go to state three years in a row . . . Also a member of the volleyball, track and cross country teams . . . A member of the permanent honor roll in 2000 . . . Graduated in the top 20% of her class . . . Received first place in Spanish competition.

Personal: Full name is Andrea T[apos]shaye Yoakum . . . Born December 8, 1981, in Corpus Christi . . . Daughter of Charlotte and Willie Yoakum . . . A communications broadcast major at UTA . . . Chose UTA over Texas A&M-Kingsville . . . Her uncle, David Jackson, played collegiate basketball at Prairie View A&M . . . Enjoys writing poetry, reading and shopping . . . Would like to move to Dallas or Atlanta and become a television host after finishing her degree . . . Would like to get a job at a television broadcast company, and host her own specialty show or become a photo journalist . . . Nicknames include Tay Tay and Yoakum.