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  Rikki Padia

Rikki Padia

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Kingwood, Texas

High School:
Kingwood HS

Height:
5-6

Position:
F

Birthdate:
07/30/1987

Experience:
2L

2006 -- Ranked fifth in the Southland Conference with six assists and seventh in assists per game with a 0.27 average...appeared in all 22 games for Texas State, earning starts against: North Texas, Centenary College, Western Carolin, UTEP and Long Beach State...scored one goal in sophomore outing against Stephen F. Austin on Oct. 28...tallied two of her six assists in the 6-1 win over Nicholls State on Oct. 15...posted 27 shots on the year, with nine of them being on frame for a .333 shot-on-goal percentage...ended the season with eight points, averaged 1.23 shots per game and .36 points per game.

2005 -- Played in 18 of 19 games on the year ... Bobcats went 4-1 in her five starts ... tied for seventh on the team in total points with 10 ... led the team with eight assists on the season ... also led the Southland Conference with a 0.44 assists/game average ... lone goal of the year was off a penalty kick in a 2-0 Bobcat win over Louisiana Tech ... contributed a season-high two assists in a 2-1 win over ULM ... shot on goal percentage was .619 (13-of-21) ... averaged 1.17 shots/game ... averaged 0.56 points/game ... played a total of 783 minutes on the season ... played 50 plus minutes nine different times ... played a season-high 74 minutes against ULM ... Texas State held a 6-2 record when she contributed a point.

High School -- Played forward at Kingwood High School for two seasons under Dean Herbst ... led team in goals with 23 ... 2004 Region III Champions ... State Semi-Finalist in 2005 ... first-team all-district ... first-team all-region ... district offensive MVP ... Texas Wave club team captain.

Personal -- Born in El Paso, Texas ... has two siblings, Alexa (18) and Taylor (17) ... daughter of Rick and Carol Padia ... considered Texas-El Paso, Stephen F. Austin and Georgia Southern, before signing with Texas State ... major is undeclared.

More About Padia -- Favorite foods are pizza, chocolate, Mexican, Italian and Asian ... favorite color is blue ... favorite dessert is anything chocolate ... most prized possession is her piñata ... two words to describe her on the field, lazy and ADD ... two words to describe her off the field, lazy and hungry ... phrase overused the most, "lets be serious" ... favorite cartoon character is Peter Pan ... looking forward to the Titans vs Texans in 2006 ... biggest pet peeve is people touching her ... motto is "don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out of it alive."