The Players Krista FOSTER
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The Players Krista FOSTER 6-0 • Forward • Senior/3V Fair Oaks, California#15 • Del Campo HS Major: Legal Studies the first round of NCAAs vs. Notre Dame where she notched eight points, Bears’ bench…played in all 30 games and made eight starts…averaged oster is the only senior on this year team…tri-captain with Ashley six boards, one assist and one block…third on the team in field goal 4.0 points and 2.7 rebounds in 17.6 minutes per game…logged at least 20 FWalker and Lauren Greif…will challenge for playing time at both percentage (career-best 52.4%) among players in the regular rotation… minutes in 13 outings, including a career-high 38 minutes vs. St. John’s forward spots and always shows a willingness to do whatever her shot a career-best 73.3 percent from the foul line…scored in double figures as a starter in the NCAA first-round game…registered six points and six team needs…known as one of the team’s best talkers on the court… in three games…recorded a career-high 15 points and was 7-of-8 from the rebounds vs. the Red Storm…in a win at Arizona, matched her career verbally committed to Cal early in the process, indicating her field in Cal’s 96-54 win over Harvard in the first round of the Contra Costa highs of 13 points (tied for team-high honors in that game) and seven confidence in the direction of Cal basketball…one of the hardest Times Classic…added 11 points and four rebounds vs. Saint Mary’s and rebounds…recorded four double-digit scoring games…experienced her workers the program has ever had…her competitiveness and drive 10 points and a season-high five boards in the Bears’ 72-45 dismantling of best weekend of the season at the Contra Costa Times Classic, tallying 10 separate her from other players…excellent scorer and tenacious Washington State in Berkeley…sparked the Bears with nine points in wins points and four rebounds in a win over Columbia and 12 points and seven rebounder…capable of guarding perimeter or post players…excels over Belmont and at Washington…added eight points and two rebounds boards in the championship victory vs. UNLV…notched 10 points and at taking charges. off the bench against No. 2-seeded Arizona State in the semifinals of the four rebounds in the season opener vs. Eastern Washington…posted six Pac-10 Tournament…contributed four points and four rebounds in Cal’s points, two rebounds and a steal to help Cal secure a 72-67 win over No. AS A JUNIOR IN 2006-07: 72-57 triumph at No. 8 Stanford…averaged 8.0 ppg through the first six 23 USC Jan. 27…in the road win over the Women of Troy, Foster played Played in all 32 games and started the first two games of the season games of the season. the final 5:05 of the game after starting center Devanei Hampton fouled against Saint Mary’s and Florida…co-recipient of the Alisa Lewis Heart out, and Foster sank two free throws with four seconds to play to solidify and Hustle Award…averaged 3.6 ppg and 1.8 rpg in 12.8 mpg…played AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2005-06: the win…dished off a career-high five assists vs. South Carolina State… at least 17 minutes in 13 contests, including a season-high 31 minutes in Tri-captain with Reneé Wright and Sarah Pool…the first post off the hauled in seven boards vs. UC Davis. 22 CAL BASKETBALL 07-08 MEDIA GUIDE ’ CalSpace Krista s Superpower I would want…I would fly so that I could visit my man in Ohio. Coach I would trade places with…Coach Charmin because she is always uplifting and happy TV show I want to be on…“America’s Next Top Model” Item that best describes me…my journal because it talks about all of the ups and downs in my life Favorite movie from this past year…Music and Lyrics Teammate who would most likely make me laugh until I cry…Mooch because of the way she tells stories, her voice impressions and her facial expressions Where I see myself in 10 years…married with three AS A FRESHMAN IN 2004-05: second-team all-state, league MVP, all-city and team MVP…her senior kids and working at a university with Athletes in Action Saw action in 28 games, earning starts against Hampton and at year squad posted a 22-8 record…as a junior, averaged 23 points, 15 Place I want to travel…Jerusalem Oregon Dec. 27…selected the team’s Best Defensive Player…one of Cal’s rebounds, five blocks, three steals and two assists per game during her Pet peeves…dirty dishes and when people touch my top reserves…tallied 4.5 points and 1.9 rebounds per game…solid free team’s 19-11 season…recorded 24 double-doubles and career highs of face throw shooter (70.5 percent)…broke her nose during the Pac-10 opening 40 points and 24 rebounds as a junior…her junior year accolades included My life’s theme song…“Bless the Broken Road” by weekend at Oregon…recorded a then-career-high 13 points at USC Feb. league MVP, first-team all-city by the Sacramento Bee, second-team all- Rascal Flatts 20 to lead Cal…posted nine points vs. Idaho, Hampton and Oregon Feb. state by Cal-Hi Sports and team MVP…earned honorable mention All- What I would do with one day left to live...go 26…corralled a career-high six rebounds in the Bears’ win over Cal State America and first-team all-league and all-city honors in water polo. to the ocean with my family and Ben and play in the waves Northridge…set several current and former career highs in Cal’s win PERSONAL: Favorite Coach Boyle saying…”It’s not rocket over Long Beach State – assists (3), steals (2) and minutes played (28)… science.” received the Saul Becker Coaches Award. Krista Summer Foster was born Nov. 28, 1985, in Sacramento, Calif.… parents are Kip and Joyce Foster…has an older brother, Josh…hobbies What I would do first if I was President…provide include movies and collecting butterflies…legal studies major. free medical benefits HIGH SCHOOL: Favorite sport other than basketball…water polo Poured in 21.3 points per game in the 2004 San Francisco Pro Am My dream car…blue Tahoe League…averaged 25 points, 16 rebounds, five blocks, three steals and Favorite TV show…“Grey’s Anatomy” three assists per game as a senior at Del Campo High School…earned Can of soup I would be…chicken noodle because it an assortment of honors as a senior – honorable mention All-America, always feels good in the belly Dangerous thing I would do if there were no risks…swim with sharks and play with lions My ideal day…sleep in until 10 a.m., go to the beach, FOSTER’S CAREER HIGHS read, take a nap, hang out with friends, watch the sun set and go to bed Points 15 vs. Harvard 12/2/06 Rebounds 7 3 times, last at Arizona 2/16/06 Place in the world I would help…Ghana Assists 5 vs. South Carolina State 12/10/05 Blocks 1 7 times, last vs. Notre Dame 3/18/07 Top five most played songs on my iPod…“Praise You in this Storm” – Casting Crowns, “Who is Like Steals 2 vs. Long Beach State 12/12/04 Minutes 38 vs. St. John’s 3/19/06 the Lord” – Arize Live, “My Heaven” – Trace Adkins, “Where You Are” – Rascal Flatts, “Love Song” – Third FOSTER’S CAREER STATISTICS Day Favorite pair of shoes…my rainbow sandals that Year G-Gs Min Fg-a Pct 3p-a Pct Ft-a Pct Reb Avg Pf-D Ast To Blk St Tp Avg were given to me by a special friend 04-05 28-2 434-15.5 47-117 .402 0-1 .000 31-44 .705 54 1.9 34-0 16 48 1 8 125 4.5 Song that best describes my personality…“No Reins” – Rascal Flatts 05-06 30-8 529-17.6 44-100 .440 0-2 .000 31-48 .646 82 2.7 45-0 19 34 5 8 119 4.0 My “Top 5”…mom, dad, brother, Ben and Erika 06-07 32-2 411-12.8 43-82 .524 7-19 .368 22-30 .733 57 1.8 30-0 11 27 1 2 115 3.6 Most embarrassing Cal moment…getting the ball thrown off my butt on an inbounds play Totals 90-12 1374-15.3 134-299 .448 7-22 .318 84-122 .689 193 2.1 109-0 46 109 7 18 359 4.0 CAL BASKETBALL 07-08 MEDIA GUIDE 23 Alexis GRAY-LAWSON 5-8 • Guard • Junior/2V Oakland, California#21 • Oakland Tech HS Major: Social Welfare AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2006-07: a season high of three at No. 14 Vanderbilt and vs. Arkansas State and Fresno State…averaged 35.3 mpg and played every minute against ray-Lawson, the 2005-06 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, enters The 2005-06 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and honorable mention Saint Mary’s and at Vanderbilt. Gher third season at Cal…enthusiastically rehabbed her season- All-Pac-10 selection started the first nine games of the season…suffered ending ACL injury suffered nine games into her sophomore a season-ending ACL injury to her right knee after making a layup in the season…had an outstanding rookie year…finalist for a spot on second half of the Kansas road game Dec.