24· DeCole Shoemate Class: Sophomore Hometown: Beaufort, SC High School: Battery Creek Position: Guard Major: Mechanical Engineering

veraged almost four minutes in the 14 games she played in…scored in five out of the 14 games…brought down two rebounds in three contests…in her first career game against Florida Atlantic (11/18), scored two points, grabbed two rebounds and recorded one assist, blocked shot and steal…in the Sun Belt Conference tournament, against New Orleans (3/4), finished with career-highs in points (4) and field goals (2).

Prior to FIU: Averaged 17 ppg, eight rebounds and four assists her senior season…named one of the five best women basketball players in the state of South Carolina…named all-state three straight years…team won the state basketball championship in 1997-98…team MVP her senior year…part of the traveling South Carolina All-Star team…voted homecoming queen her senior year.

Personal: Born September 24, 1982…daughter of Deborah Marshall.

Year	G-GS	Min	FG-FGA/%	FT-FTA/%	3P-3PA/%	Reb/Avg	Ast	Blk	Stl	Pts/Avg
00-01	14-0	53	5-18/.278	2-3/.667	0-1/.000	11/0.8	2	1	1	12/0.9

Shoemate's Career Highs
Points: 4 vs. New Orleans, 3/4/01
Field Goals: 2 vs. New Orleans, 3/4/01
Field Goal Attempts: 6 vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/18/00
Three-Point Goals: None
Three-Point Attempts: 1, Miami, 12/9/00
Rebounds: 2, three times, last vs. New Mexico State, 2/8/01
Assists: 1, twice, last vs. Youngstown State, 11/25/00
Steals: 1 vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/18/00
Blocks: 1 vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/18/00
Minutes: 13 vs. Florida Atlantic, 11/18/00