AS A JUNIOR (2006-07):
Second Team All-MAAC selection... Started 29 of 30 contests... Second leading scorer and rebounder with 10.1 points and 6.2 rebounds per game... Recorded a double-double with 16 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, and three steals at St. John's on 11/9... Scored 19 points and grabbed four boards at New Hampshire on 11/26... Had 16 points, eight rebounds, a steal and a block against Stony Brook on 11/28... Put up ten points, four rebounds, and three assists at St. Francis (NY) on 11/30... Notched 16 points, five boards, three assists, one block, and a pair of steals at Canisius on 12/8... Posted ten points, six rebounds, four assists, and a block in a career-high 44 minutes against Siena on 1/8... Put up 13 points and four boards against Saint Peter's on 1/11... Logged ten points, five rebounds, an assist, and two steals against Manhattan on 1/14... Recorded 19 points while sinking 9-of-10 free throws in addition to grabbing seven rebounds at Siena on 2/9... Dropped 17 points with five rebounds, two assists, and a steal against Niagara on 2/11... Tossed in two 13-point efforts at Fairfield (2/17) and against Loyola (2/19)... Registered ten points, seven rebounds, two assists, and a steal against Marist on 2/23... Recorded ten points, five boards, a pair of assists, one steal, and one block at Rider on 2/25... Averaged nine points, and 7.7 rebounds over three contests at the MAAC tournament, including a team-high 15 points against Marist in the championship final.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2005-06):
Started 28 of 29 contests...Second Team All-MAAC choice...Iona's second leading scorer and rebounder...Averaged 13.1 points and 5.6 rebounds...Team's leading three-point shooter at 40.3%...Second on the team with 36 steals...Scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds against Wichita State on 11/26...Posted her first career double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds against Loyola on 12/9...Registered 11 points, three rebounds, and four assists at Wagner on 12/20...Had ten points and six rebounds at Saint Joseph's on 12/28...Tallied 14 points, three rebounds, and three steals at Army on 1/3...Dropped 16 points at Saint Peter's on 1/7...Lit up Rider for 18 points, three assists, and four steals on 1/15...Had 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting at Niagara on 1/20...Tossed in 22 points on 1/22 at Canisius on 8-of-13 shooting...Was 7-of-9 from the field and 5-of-5 from the line for 21 points against Manhattan on 1/27...Had 20 points and eight rebounds at Loyola on 1/29...Put up 23 points and six rebounds against Fairfield on 2/3...Notched 17 points and three rebounds against Saint Peter's on 2/5...Named MAAC Player of the Week on 2/6...Exploded for a career-high 24 points at Siena on 2/10...Posted her second career double-double on 2/13 against Niagara with 16 points and ten rebounds...Scored 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting against Marist on 2/17...Registered 14 points and seven rebounds against Siena on 2/19...Had 16 points and nine rebounds at Rider on 2/23...Recorded a double-double with 11 points and ten rebounds against Marist in the MAAC Championship Semifinals on 3/4.
AS A FRESHMAN (2004-05):
Appeared in all but one contest this season and made five starts... One of the top sixth players in the MAAC finished fourth on the team in scoring (7.8/g) and second in rebounding (4.3/g)... Iona's top rookie, recorded 11 double-digit point scoring efforts... In four games as a starter she averaged 11.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and one steal... Had her first collegiate double-digit scoring effort vs. Army at the Iona Tipoff Tournament (11/21)... Scored a season-high 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds while shooting a perfect 4-for-4 from behind the arc in a win at Siena (12/5)... Had 11 points and five rebounds vs. nationally ranked Georgia (12/19)... Scored 10 points and dished out a season-high four assists at Niagara (1/16)... Netted 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds at Rider (1/29)... Had three straight 10+ point efforts in homestand vs. Manhattan (2/6), Niagara (2/11), and Canisius (2/13)... Tallied 13 points while matching season-high with nine rebounds vs. Canisius... Scored six points, grabbed eight rebounds and matched her season-high with three steals at Loyola (2/20)... Had nine points and matched her career-best with four assists in win over Fairfield (2/23)... Finished up strong with 10 points on 5-of-9 shooting at Saint Peter's (2/27).
HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-year varsity basketball player for Chapel Hill High School in North Carolina...As a senior was named a finalist for the Miss NCHSAA Basketball award at the 4A level...Also named to the 4A Girls All-State squad...She averaged 17.7 points per game in 2003-04 and scored 10 or more points in 24 of 25 games...Tallied more than 1,300 points during her high school career...Chapel Hill's all-time leading scorer and rebounder...Also a standout on the 4A Varsity Volleyball Squad at CHHS
AT A GLANCE:
Parents: Delores Headen
Siblings: Darrick Long, 32
Birthday: September 30, 1986
Birthplace: Chapel Hill, NC
High School: Chapel Hill
Major: Biology
CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 24, at Siena (2/10/06)
Field Goals: 8, five times, MR- at Siena (2/10/06)
Field Goal Attempts: 21, at Siena (2/10/06)
3-PT Field Goals: 4, at Siena (11/5/04)
3-PT Field Goal Attempts: 6, vs. Wichita State (11/26/05)
Free Throws: 6, at Siena (2/10/06)
Free Throw Attempts: 8, at Rider (2/23/06)
Rebounds: 12, vs. Loyola (12/09/05)
Blocks: 3, twice, MR- vs. Niagara (3/3/06)
Assists: 5, vs. Marist (3/4/06)
Steals: 4, three times, MR - at Loyola (1/29/06)
Minutes: 39, twice, MR- at Army (1/3/06)