Angela Puleo Class: Senior Hometown: Maryville, Tenn. High School: William Blount Last College: Georgia Height: 5-9 Position: G

2010-11 (Junior): Opted to forego fifth year of eligibility ... Averaged 5.0 points and 1.6 rebounds in 19.9 minutes per game ... Led team with 38.5% three-point field-goal percentage ... Started 11 of last 12 games ... Scored 11 points in SEC Tournament opener ... Made career-high six three-pointers on nine attempts to finish with season-high 20 points in season-high 36 minutes against Ole Miss on Jan. 30 ... Six threes tied for sixth most in school history ... Made 4-of-5 three-pointers in second half to finish with 12 points at Kentucky ... Played season-high 33 minutes against Auburn ... Collected career high eight rebounds against Mississippi State ... Scored season high 15 points by making all five of her three-point attempts against Delaware on Dec. 29 ... Five three-pointers were a career high ... Tied career high with four free throw attempts and makes against Southern Illinois ... Scored nine points against the Salukis ... Scored nine points on 3-of-4 shooting from long range against Quinnipiac ... Made first start for Vanderbilt against Samford ... Scored 11 points in first career game as a Commodore against Howard.

2009-10 (Transfer Season): Sat out during the 2009-10 season due to NCAA transfer rules following her transfer from Georgia.

2007-09 (Georgia): Played two seasons for Coach Andy Landers at the University of Georgia before transfering to Vanderbilt in the summer of 2009... Scored 7.4 points per game as a sophomore, starting 28 of 31 contests she played in... A 36 percent three-point shooter, she led the team from the charity stripe (.788)... Second on the squad in minutes played... An SEC All-Freshman selection in 2008 after averaged 8.2 points per game and starting 32 of 33 contests... Scored 501 points in two seasons with the Lady Bulldogs.

HIGH SCHOOL (William Blount): Coached by Matt Fowler at William Blount... Listed as the No. 29 recruit in the country after averaging 26.1 points per game as a senior... Broke WBHS career record with 2,650 points... Four-time All-District selection and a three-time All-Region pick... Maryville Daily Times' Girls Basketball Player of the Year as both a junior and a senior... All-State for Class AAA by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) as both a junior and a senior... Knoxville News-Sentinel Player of the Year as a junior.

ACADEMICS: Working toward a degree in communication studies from the college of arts and sciences.

PERSONAL: Angela M. Puleo... Daughter of Micki and Charlie Puleo... Father was a Major League pitcher with stints with the New York Mets (1981-82), Cincinnati Reds (1983-84) and Atlanta Braves (1986-89).

Career Highs:
Points: 22, vs. Oakland (11/20/08)
FG Made: 8, vs. Oakland (11/20/08)
FG Atts: 14, vs. Oakland (11/20/08)
3FG Made: 6, Ole Miss (1/30/11)
3FG Atts: 9 (2x), Ole Miss (1/30/11)
FT Made: 5, vs. Delaware (12/29/10)
FT Atts: 6, Howard (11/14/10)
Rebounds: 8, Mississippi State (1/6/11)
Assists: 9, vs. Mercer (12/17/07)
Blocks: 1 (6x), last at Mississippi State (2/17/11)
Steals: 4 (2x), last vs. Kentucky (3/5/09)
Minutes: 45, at Florida (2/6/11)

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