Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

AS A JUNIOR IN 2014-15
Finished fifth on the team in scoring (5.2 points-per-game) and rebounding (3.8 rebounds-per-game) … missed the season opener at West Virginia due to an injury and did not regain her starting role until midway through the season … started 10 of EKU’s final 11 games of the year … displayed her noted versatility by leading the team in blocks (14) and three-point shooting percentage (38.6, 22-of-57) … also led the team in free throw percentage (93.5, 29-of-31), missing only two foul shots all season … had a career night in EKU’s thrilling 97-93 double-overtime win at Tennessee Tech on Jan. 24, scoring 21 points and grabbing nine rebounds in 38 minutes of play … hit 4-of-5 from beyond the arc in the win … she knocked down two big free throws with just over a minute to play in the first overtime over that game and buried a three-pointer with the Colonels down one, 92-91, and less than a minute to play in the second overtime … led EKU with 12 points in a win over Marshall on Dec. 6.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2013-14
Appeared in all 30 games on the year, starting 29 of them … averaged 7.3 points-per-game … ranked second on the team in rebounding (5.9 rebounds-per-game) and led the team in blocks (22) … tied for the team lead in field goal percentage (47.2) and was second on the team in three-point field goal percentage (34.1) … scored 12 points in consecutive games against Alabama A&M and UNC Asheville in November, but did not score in double figures again until late January … pulled down a career-best 13 rebounds versus Ohio on Nov. 23 … found her scoring groove in time for conference play as she recorded her first-career double-double with a 20-point, 10-rebound performance in a win over Southeast Missouri on Feb. 1 … also began to stretch defenses, as she went 3-of-4 from behind the arc in the win over SEMO … knocked down three more three-pointers in a 19-point, six-rebound performance versus Tennessee Tech on Feb. 27 … nearly recorded another double-double in the quarterfinals of the OVC Tournament as she scored nine points and grabbed nine rebounds in a win over Tennessee State that sent the Lady Colonels to the OVC semifinals for the first time since 2005.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2012-13
Was one of only five Lady Colonels to play in all 30 games on the season … averaged 2.7 points-per-game and 2.6 rebounds-per-game … finished third on the team with 32 offensive rebounds … scored four points, grabbed a season-high eight rebounds and notched three steals in a win over Presbyterian College on Nov. 30 … scored a season-high eight points twice during the season, both times on the road and against conference foes … her first eight-point game came at Belmont on Jan. 21, her second at Tennessee Tech on Feb. 28 … scored six points, grabbed two boards and recorded a team season-best five steals in win over Jacksonville State on Feb. 16 … displayed her versatility by knocking down three three-pointers on the year, one to give EKU the lead with just over three minutes to play in a win at Southeast Missouri on Feb. 2 … recorded four points and five rebounds in EKU’s win over Murray State in the first round of the OVC Tournament in Nashville on March 6 … played 14 minutes and grabbed two boards in the Lady Colonels’ first national tournament appearance since 2005 versus Elon on March 20. 

HIGH SCHOOL
Poured in 16 points per game, grabbed nine rebounds per game and shot 51 percent from the field as a senior while leading Maryville High School to a 20-12 record, the school’s first-ever region 2-AAA title and a state sectional championship game … was named all-region, first team All-Blount County, first team PrepXtra by the Knoxville News-Sentinel and was selected to play in the Tennessee East/West All-Star Game following her senior campaign … also won the Blounty County three-point contest as a senior … rated by the Carolina Scouting Report as the 70th best player in the nation after she averaged 14 points and seven rebounds per game and earned region 2-AAA honors as a junior. 

PERSONAL
Full name is Miranda Jade Maples … born November 25, 1993 … daughter of Kendra Maples … has one sister – Rylee Jo … majoring in sports management with a minor in coaching.