Courtney Newton Class: Sophomore Hometown: Flowery Branch, Ga. High School: Flowery Branch Height: 5-10 Position: Guard Experience: 1VL

Redshirt Year (2007-08)
Suffered a knee injury against Illinois (Nov. 23) and underwent season-ending surgery on Jan. 11 ... had started four of five games prior to her injury ... led the team with a season-high 17 points, on 6-of-11 shooting, including three 3-pointers, and handed out four assists against Buffalo ... dished out four assists against Virginia ... opened her college career with six assists against just one turnover and scored three points against Saint Francis (Pa.).

High School
Played four years for coach Angela Middleton ...earned a spot on the Georgia All-Star team her senior year after averaging 24.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 3.2 steals and 1.0 blocks per game ... was a Street & Smith's honorable mention All-America selection ... was named first-team all-area her freshman, sophomore and senior years ... earned honorable mention all-state status as a sophomore ... averaged 15 points per game as a freshman, 19.5 points per game as a sophomore and 24 points per game as a junior before sustaining a season-ending knee injury ... scored more than 1,000 points through her first three years at the high school level ... played her AAU ball with the Georgia Metros, who were ranked as the No. 1 team in the country and won both the 2006 USA Junior Nationals in Washington, D.C., and the Nike Nationals in Augusta, Ga. ... helped her high school team to the Elite Eight at the state tournament her freshman year ... recognized as a scholar-athlete (3.5 grade point average or higher) every year of high school.