Academic Notes: Iscontemplating a major in communications or criminal justice ...Two-time Big Sky All-Academic honoree and two-time NAU Golden EagleScholar Athlete Award recipient.

2008-09 (Sophomore): Played in 23 games ...Scored a career-high seven points on 3-of-4 shooting from the fieldat South Florida on Dec. 20 ... Went 2-of-3 from the field andgrabbed a career-high five rebounds in a win vs. Eastern Washingtonon Feb. 7 ... Big Sky All-Academic honoree and NAU Golden EagleScholar Athlete Award recipient.

2007-08 (Freshman): Saw action in 21 games ...Big Sky All-Academic honoree and NAU Golden Eagle Scholar AthleteAward recipient.

At Mesquite High School: Two-year starter atMesquite High School for coach Candice Gonzales … Teamcaptain as a senior and Team MVP as both a junior and senior… Top rebounder all four years of her basketball career… Averaged 17 points per game and 11 rebounds per game in2006-07 … Also played volleyball for one year … Clubteam Arizona Sting was AAU state champs in 2005.

Personal Info: Melissa Lynn Spaich was born Aug.30, 1989 in Phoenix … Daughter of Lisa Spaich and JohnStender … Has one brother, Nicholas (24) who is an activemember of the Navy … Enjoys watching movies, reading andhanging out with friends … Lists the most memorable momentin her athletic career as signing scholarship papers with NAU… Grandmother Jean Spaich attended NAU … Alsoconsidered Northern Colorado, Long Beach State and Boise State.