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5 Marju Sober Class: RS Senior Hometown: Estonia (Lexington, Ky.) High School: Paul Dunbar Last College: Miami (Ohio) Height: 5-10 Position: Guard Birthdate: 11/11/1978

Junior Year (2000-01)
Saw action in all 29 games, starting in 26...Led the team in scoring, averaging 14.2 points per game...Averaged 16.5 points in conference play, ranking her sixth...Scored a career-high 32 points against DePaul...Tied a school record, connecting on eight three-pointers against DePaul...Named second team All-Conference USA...Earned all-tournament honors at the Nebraska Time Warner Classic...Pulled down a career-high nine rebounds against Southern Miss...Registered a career-high six assists against Marquette...Named Conference USA Player of the Week three times...Recorded 18 games with double-digit scoring...Played basketball in Estonia for her father Andres.

Sophomore Year (1999-00)
Saw action in 20 games...Strained her MCL in the latter part of the season, missing three weeks...Scored a career-high seven points against Bellarmine ...Averaged 1.8 points and 1.0 rebounds in 6.7 minutes per contest...Connected on 50 percent from the three-point line against Kansas and Memphis...Played for the Estonia Junior National team over the summer and was coached by her father, Andres.

High School
She played two seasons at Lexington Dunbar for Coach Jud Brown, had to sit our her sophomore year because of transfer rule...She also ran track and field...She helped lead Dunbar to the Sweet Sixteen semi-finals and was named to the all-tournament team... She was the Region Player of the Year...Earned second team all-state honors her senior season...In her native Finland, her team won the National Championship.

Personal
Birthdate is November 11, 1978...Parents are Andres and Helle Sober and guardians are Kevin and Ann Henry...Major is communications ...Father Andres played professional basketball in Finland.

Clapp on Sober
"Marju really stepped up her play last season and helped carry us to another Conference USA title. She has continued to work on her weaknesses and will be asked again this year to carry a large scoring load for the team. Look for Marju to finish what she started last season."