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42   Takita Earl
Takita Earl

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Elkhart, Ind.

High School:
Elkhart Central

Last College:
Rend Lake

Height:
6-1

Position:
F

Birthdate:
10/20/1986


2007-08: One of two players to start all 29 games for Fordham... Averaged 3.7 points, while leading the team in rebounding (7.4 rpg), blocks (44), and field goal percentage (.380)... Scored eight points and five rebounds in the Rams' opener at Manhattan (11/11)... Played all 40 minutes against Marist, scoring four points and seven rebounds (11/14)... Had game-highs with 13 rebounds and four blocks against Lehigh (11/17)... Blocked three shots and hauled in five boards against #20 Florida St. (11/20)... Scored four points to go with five boards and three blocks at Miami (11/23)... Hauled in a game-high nine rebounds to go with three blocks versus Monmouth (11/24)... Posted seven points and six rebounds versus Providence (11/28)... Totaled 11 rebounds and three blocks versus Iona (12/1)... Tied a season-high with four blocks at American and added 12 rebounds (12/9)... Matched a season-high with eight points to go with seven rebounds at George Mason (12/22)... Reached double- figures in rebounds against Mt. St. Mary's (10 - 12/29) , Troy (11 - 12/30), and Longwood (12 - 1/5)... Hauled in 10 rebounds and blocked three shots versus Duquesne (1/27)... Recorded her eighth double-digit rebounding performance with 12 at Massachusetts to go with six points (1/30)... Notched five points, eight boards, and three blocks against Rhode Island (2/6)... Scored a season-high 10 points to go with eight rebounds at La Salle (2/16).

Before Fordham: Transfer from Rend Lake College in Ina, Illinois... Helped the Lady Warriors to a 24-8 record in 2006-07 and the finals of the Region 24 Championship, falling to the #1 team in the country, Southeastern Illinois, by three points... Two-time Dean's List student at Rend Lake... Named the Most Improved Player twice... Shot 50% from the floor as a sophomore, averaging over six points, six rebounds, and two blocks a game. High School: Two-sport varsity athlete in basketball and track at Elkhart Central High School... Two-year basketball captain, leading Elkhart in rebounding and blocks... Received Honorable Mention All-League honors twice and All-Star status once.

Personal: Majoring in Psychology... Away from athletics, Earl has been a student teacher at Co-Op Learning, while attending Rend Lake College.