Central Washington University Athletics

CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: Russell has played in 78 career games as a Wildcat with 55 starts… As a sophomore she averaged 13.9 points per contest and shot 41.6 percent from the field… Comes into the 2011-12 season with a career scoring average of 9.6 points per game, and is sixth on the all-time list with 107 three pointers made in her career.

RIVER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from River Ridge in Olympia. WA, in 2008 … Sophie was a first-team all-league selection for the Hawks her sophomore, junior and senior years… She also earned first-team all-state honors and  2A State MVP honors as a senior …She is the all-time leading scorer at River Ridge and also holds the single- game scoring record at 34 points.

PERSONAL:  Age 22 throughout the 2011-2012 season … Born in Federal Way, Wash. … Public Health and Pre-Nursing major… Parents are Brett and Staci Russell of Olympia, Wash… Has an older brother, Justin (age 25), and a younger sister, Kelsey (18).