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Flynn Pyykkonen

Junior
Guard/Forward
5-11
Clarkston, MI
Birmingham Marian

31

Overview: One of the Bulls’ top three-point shooting threats...a very versatile player who can also play the low post...a very physical player...will look to rebound after an injury-plauged 2006-07 season.

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2006-07: Appeared in just seven games for the Bulls as she missed most of the season due to injury...had three points against Bucknell (12/29) and added two points against Miami (OH) (1/2) and Ohio (1/10)...also recorded three rebounds against the Bobcats.

2005-06: Appeared in all 28 games for the Bulls, including 10 starts...started the last seven games off the season due to injuries...finished off the year with three double-digits performances in her last five games...averaged 4.0 points and 3.3 rebounds per game...recorded her first double-double in the MAC Tournament game against Toledo (3/4), notching 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds, playing a season-high 36 minutes in the contest...had nine points and six rebounds in the conference opener at Miami (1/7), including a pivotal three-point play in the second half which helped the Bulls win...hit eight three-pointers on the year, including five for her last 11...went 25-for-31 from the charity stripe, including six games where she converted on all attempts...UB Scholar Athlete.

2004-05: Appeared in 23 games and started one...averaged 4.0 points and 2.7 rebounds per game...bumped those averages up to 4.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in MAC games only...had 10 three-pointers on the season...had a breakout game at Toledo (1/26), scoring 22 points on 9-for-13 shooting off the bench...followed that performance with 13 points, including three three-pointers, and seven rebounds at Ohio (1/29)...had eight points and three rebounds against Ball State (1/15)...had six points and seven rebounds in a win over Akron (2/1) in her lone start of the season...had six points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals at Canisius (12/18) and six points and three rebounds at Oakland (12/21)...had four points and four boards versus Marshall (1/22)...knocked down a three-pointer and grabbed two rebounds in her collegiate debut at No. 4 Connecticut (11/19)...UB Scholar Athlete.

High School: A four-year starter and two-year team captain at Birmingham Marian High School in Bloomfield Hills, MI...led her team to two Catholic League Championship titles and to the district finals and state championship once...team had a combined 36-8 record in her final two seasons...averaged 11 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists as a senior en route to being named to the All-Catholic League First Team for the second straight year...was ranked 41st in the state of Michigan by the Detroit Free Press and fifth in Oakland County by the Oakland Press as a senior...a two-time All-Area Second Team pick by the Observer Eccentric and a two-time All-Metro Honorable Mention selection by the Detroit Free Press...led her AAU team to a state championship title in 2000 and has competed at AAU Nationals on four occasions.

Personal: Born February 2, 1986...nickname is Red...daughter of Steve and Carol...has one brother (Devon)...chose UB over Ohio, San Diego State and Western Kentucky because of the people and the environment...her proudest accomplishment is receiving an athletic scholarship...admires her parents because they believe in her...considers her AAU coach, Willie Riley, to be her greatest athletic influence...says tying the Catholic League championship game with her free throw and then winning the game in overtime is her greatest athletic experience...favorite athlete and the most impressive person she has ever met is Richard Hamilton...majoring in communication.


CAREER HIGHS


CAREER STATISTICS
Year G-GS FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Reb Avg A TO Blk St Pts Avg
04-05 23-1 35-95 .368 10-35 .286 13-18 .722 63 2.7 12 30 3 9 93 4.0
05-06 28-10 40-119 .336 8-24 .333 25-31 .806 91 3.3 16 36 0 8 113 4.0
06-07 7-0 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 10 1.4 0 3 0 1 7 1.0
Totals 58-11 76-219 .347 18-59 .305 43-55 .782 164 2.8 28 69 3 18 213 3.7


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