2008-09 - JUNIOR
Voted the 2009 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, becoming just the second player in conference history to be named defensive player of the year in consecutive seasons ... Big Ten All-Defensive Team selection for the second year in a row ... was third in the Big Ten with 2.82 steals per game ... often forced opposing teams to have its 2 or 3-guards bring the ball up the floor to avoid Little ... recorded eight points, six rebounds, five steals and three assists at Minnesota Feb. 19 ... had 16 games with three or more steals ... started 25 of 34 games played ... averaged 2.9 points, 2.5 steals and 1.4 assists in an average of 17.2 minutes per game ... had four points, four steals and four assists in the win over Northwestern Feb. 15 in only 16 minutes of action ... recorded a late steal at Michigan Jan. 29 that led to a game-clinching 3-pointer by Brittany Johnson ... had four steals in the win at Purdue Jan. 25, helping the Buckeyes jump out to a 35-16 halftime lead ... scored a season-high 10 points and had a season-best six steals in the road win at Northwestern ... defensive play helped spark a come-from-behind win over Dayton in the championship game of the Buckeye Classic vs. Dayton Nov. 30 ... had six points, five steals, six rebounds and two assists in 21 minutes ... played 22 minutes off the bench in the win over Hartford, recording four steals ... had five steals and six rebounds in the win over Army in 16 minutes ... had three steals in the season-opener against Butler.
2007-08 - SOPHOMORE
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year ... Big Ten All-Defensive Team as voted on by the league head coaches ... won the starting point guard job in preseason camp and started all but one game she played in (28-of-29) ... bothered off and on by a knee injury ... still was arguably the best on-the-ball defender in the Big Ten ... ranked first in the conference with 2.7 steals and averaged 2.8 assists per game (averages were skewed by limited minutes due to injury towards the end of the season) ... had 12 games with four or more steals ... averaged 4.7 points per game ... tied a career high with 11 points and had four steals against Purdue Feb. 21 ... hit two FT’s in the final seconds to help Ohio State hold off Wisconsin on the road, 80-77, Feb. 10 ... had a seven-point, seven-steal, seven-rebound and four-assist performance at Purdue Feb. 7 ... had 18 games with two or fewer turnovers in her first season running the point .. had a total of only five turnovers in her first five starts ... had three-straight games with zero turnovers (Boston, Southern and Colgate) ... scored a career-high 11 points to go along with three assists and three steals in the win over Wisconsin Jan. 20 ... scored 10 points to complement six steals and six assists in the win at Iowa Jan. 6 ... recorded six steals each in wins over Michigan and Iowa ... forced Michigan State’s starting point guard into 11 turnovers ... recorded a career-high with seven assists in the win over Colgate ... posted six steals, five assists and six points in the win over Youngstown State ... 2007-08 “Buckeye Power Club” recipient from the strength and conditioning staff, an award given to one athlete from each team who exemplified certain qualities in the weight room such as leadership, work ethic and winning attitude.
2006-07 - FRESHMAN
Played in 29 of 33 games in first season, averaging 10.0 minutes a contest ... ranked second on team with 41 steals ... set career highs in both Big Ten semis and final with 21 minutes vs. Penn State March 4 and 24 vs. Purdue March 5 ... contributed four steals and three assists vs. Penn State March 4 ... set career highs with six rebounds and four assists vs. Purdue in Big Ten final March 5 ... two points, three assists, two rebounds and a steal in Ohio State debut at Army Nov. 12 ... tied season-best with six points in win at No. 3/3 Oklahoma Dec. 20 ... had four points, two rebounds in season-high 20 minutes at Iowa Dec. 31 ... swiped three steals in eight minutes vs. Penn State Feb. 22 ... had two steals in eight big minutes at No. 10 Purdue Jan. 29 ... tied then career-high with three assists at Northwestern Feb. 1 ... then season-best six points and seven steals vs. Howard Dec. 17 and three assists and was 3-3 FG ... had five steals vs. Alabama A&M
HURON
Tabbed "top defensive player in the state" by Detroit Free Press in 2005... averaged 6.9 steals per game as a senior ... offensive numbers included 22.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists a contest ... rated one of 10 finalists for the Michigan Miss Basketball award, honoring the top player in the state, by Detroit Free Press ... named Huron's 2006 MVP after leading team to Michigan state district finals ... ranks eighth all-time in Michigan high school history in career steals ... was an Ann Arbor News first-team selection as a junior for the second year in a row ... in junior season, posted 15.8 points, 4.4 assists and 5.6 steals per outing ... Associated Press Class A honorable mention recipient ... collected All-Michigan honorable mention from the Free Press following freshman season ... scored 16.1 points, grabbed 5.7 boards and swiped 6.1 steals a game in freshman year and was voted team's most-improved player ... team won district titles in 2002 and '03 ... career numbers include more than 1,300 points, nearly 500 rebounds and more than 400 steals ... member of Detroit News All-Metro West team ... 2005 All-State (Michigan) Camp First-Team selection ... pocketed the top defensive player award at the camp ... carried a 3.2 scholastic grade-point average ... also was a member of Huron's track and field team.
PERSONAL
Born April 16, 1988 ... daughter of Karen and Otis Little ... siblings include Mario (26), Michael (24), Quanita (22) and Otis (20) ... aspires to attend graduate school and pursue a career as an attorney ... enjoys riding bikes ... cousin, Kevin Harrison, was a defensive back with the NFL's Denver Broncos.
