Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

AS A JUNIOR IN 2012-13
Led the team in scoring at 14.1 points-per-game … played in only 19 games due to an injury … exploded out of the gate, scoring 27 points on 11-of-23 shooting from the field in a season-opening overtime win versus Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 9 … missed the next 10 games due to a broken hand … regained her starting spot in a win over Jacksonville State on Jan. 20 and scored in double-figures in the final 11 games of the season … poured in 23 points in a win at home over Jacksonville State on Feb. 16 … caught fire from beyond the arc near the end of the season, scoring 26 points on 6-of-8 shooting from deep in EKU’s final regular season game at Tennessee State on March 2 … knocked down four three-pointers in a 22-point performance versus eventual conference champion UT Martin in the quarterfinals of the OVC Tournament in Nashville on March 7 … shot a team-best 39.6 percent (44-of-111) from three-point range on the season … reached No. 8 on EKU’s all-time three-pointers made list (125) … also led the team in free-throw percentage (90.0 percent / 54-of-60) and made 29 of her final 31 free throw attempts down the stretch … finished the season nine points shy of becoming the 22nd member of EKU’s prestigious 1000-points club. 

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2011-12
Played in 28 games … started 25 times … averaged 13.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.8 steals per game … shot 38 percent from the field, 41.8 percent from three-point range and 81.9 percent from the free throw line … her three-point shooting percentage was the second best by a sophomore in EKU history … led the team in scoring and three-point field goal percentage … second best three-point field goal percentage and sixth best free throw percentage in the Ohio Valley Conference … ranked 11th in the OVC in scoring … free throw percentage was the 69th best in the country … scored in double figures a team-high 20 times … scored a season-high 22 points on three occasions – against Campbell (Nov. 26), at Evansville (Dec. 2) and at Austin Peay (Jan. 16) … scored her 500th career point against Tennessee State (Dec. 31) … dished out a career-best four assists against Kentucky Christian (Nov. 29) … tied her career-high with four steals against Belmont (Dec. 6) … was chosen to the Starwood Hotels of Atlanta Thanksgiving Classic All-Classic Team after averaging 19.5 points and 1.5 steals in two games … 2011-12 Colonel Scholar.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010-11
Selected to the Ohio Valley Conference All-Newcomer team … played in all 27 of the team’s games and started 18 times in her first collegiate season … finished third on the team and 13th in the OVC with an average of 12.9 points per game … shot 36.2 percent from the field … posted the fourth best free throw percentage (82.9 percent) in the conference … had the ninth best three-point shooting percentage (33.1 percent) in the OVC … averaged 1.6 made three-pointers per game which ranked eighth in the league … named OVC Freshman of the Week on Nov. 29 after averaging 18 points and seven rebounds in games against Florida Atlantic and Brewton-Parker … scored in double figures in five of her first six collegiate games … scored in double figures 19 times in 27 games and had 20-plus points on four occasions … scored a season-high 29 points against Southeast Missouri (Feb. 10) while hitting 9-of-17 shots from the field, 4-for-7 from three-point range and 7-of-8 from the free throw line … had a season-best nine rebounds against Brewton-Parker (Nov. 27) … posted a season-high of four steals against Tennessee State (Jan. 29) and three assists against West Virginia State (Dec. 7) … scored 25 points in a double overtime victory against Tennessee State (Jan. 29), including the first five points of a 10-0 EKU run to start the second overtime … had 23 points at Morehead State (Jan. 22) … against OVC teams only, Carpenter led the team with an average of 13.9 points per game.

HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time finalist for Division II-AA Miss Basketball in Tennessee … three-time all-state honoree … led Ensworth School to a second Tennessee Division II-AA state championship while averaging 17.3 points her senior season … Nashville City Paper Player of the Year and region MVP as a senior … led Ensworth to the state championship game as a junior in 2009 … averaged 18.2 points per game on her way to earning first team all-state honors from the Tennessee Sports Writer’s Association (TSWA) her junior season … was also selected third team All-Midstate by the Tennessean … in addition to shooting 47 percent from the field, Carpenter also averaged 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game as a junior … averaged 8.2 points while helping Ensworth capture the TSSAA DII-AA state championship as a sophomore … was chosen to the Middle-East All-Region team three times and is a two-time all-state tournament team selection.

PERSONAL
Full name is Marie Lynette Carpenter … born May 22, 1992 … daughter of LaShanta Carpenter … received scholarship offers from Arkansas-Little Rock, James Madison, Kennesaw State, Southern Mississippi, Tennessee State, Tennessee-Chattanooga and Tennessee-Martin … majoring in sports management.