Player Bio: Sarah Dimson

At Stanford: Strong defensive player ... Swing player ... Tenacious rebounder ... Enters her senior impressive with a career field goal shooting percentage of 56.0 (158-of-282), and she owns two of the top 10 highest single season percentages in school history (57.4, 8th, 1998-99; 55.5, 10th, 1999-2000).1999-2000 Season: Played in all 30 games, including 18 starts at the small or power forward positions ... Started the first 11 games of the season, and five of the last seven ... Averaged 5.1 points and 4.5 rebounds in an average of 19.1 minutes per contest ... Shot a team-high 55.5 percent from the field (61-of-110), and was at an even more impressive 58.7 (37-of-63) percent clip in Pac-10 games ... Tied a career-high with 11 rebounds on Dec. 18 vs. Western Michigan, and matched that total just two nights later at Pacific ... Had 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting at Washington on Jan. 27 ... Had 10 points and eight rebounds, six offensive, at California on Feb. 18 ... Recorded 12 points and nine boards vs. Washington on Feb. 26 ... Scored 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting in regular season finale vs. Arizona State on Mar. 11 ... Had season-high 14 points in the Cardinal's NCAA First Round win over Michigan ... Entered the Michigan game shooting 47.1 percent from the free throw line, but made 6-of-7 in the final 20 minutes to help clinch the win.1998-99 Season: Played in 25 games, including 23 starts ... Missed four games (1/28-2/5 & 2/14) with a stress reaction in her right foot ... Finished the season second in the Pac-10 and led the team in field goal percentage at .574 (85-148) ... Top defender, recording five blocks and 20 steals on the year ... Had first career double-double of 22 points and 11 rebounds in 69-49 home win over USC on Jan. 14 ... Both totals were also career highs ... Scored in double figures on seven occasions ... Scored 19 points on 7-of-8 from the floor in 77-68 win at San Francisco on Dec. 13 ... Had 16 points and eight rebounds in 80-67 home win over California on Jan. 8 ... Had career high five assists in 80-72 loss to UCLA on Jan. 16 ... Averaged 8.0 points, good for fifth on the team ... Posted 4.4 rebounds per game.

1997-98 Season: Played in 22 of Stanford's 27 games, the most of the four freshmen ... Had a career high seven points at Washington State, going 3-3 from the field and 1-2 from the line ... Set a career high with five rebounds at Wisconsin ... Went 3-3 from the field at Washington State in just seven minutes played ... Primarily played at shooting guard ... Saw her first career start in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Harvard ... Shot .500 from the field (12-24) on the season and .588 from the free throw line (10-17).

In High School: Graduated from Norman High School in 1997 ... As a senior, led her high school team to the Oklahoma 6A State Championship with a 28-0 record ... High school team was ranked fourth in the nation by USA Today ... Averaged 21 points and 8.5 rebounds as a senior ... Named Nike/WBCA and Street & Smith's All-America Honorable Mention ... Earned Oklahoma State Tournament MVP in 1996 & 1997 ... 1997 USA Today Oklahoma Player of the Year ... Big All-City Player of the Year as a senior ... Big All-City First Team in 1996 & 1997 ... As a junior, named USA Today All-America Honorable Mention ... Norman High School team earned the state championship in 1996 with a 27-1 record ... Daily Oklahoman All-State team member in 1994 & 1995 ... As a junior, averaged 13 points and seven rebounds per game ... In 1995, as a sophomore, averaged 12.0 points and 6.6 rebounds, while team reached the state semifinals ... Named Newcomer of the Year in 1995 ... Big All-City Honorable Mention in 1995 ... Set Oklahoma records in career games started (83), best field goal percentage (.623), single season scoring (558 pts.) and a member of the 1,000 points club ... National Honor Society member ... Named to Who's Who Among American High School Students ... Member of the student congress at Norman HS.

Personal Information: When not playing basketball, Sarah enjoys attending fine art events, jazz music, dancing, and writing ... Plans on majoring in human biology and pursuing a career in medicine ... Brother, Bobby, currently plays basketball for USA Basketball in the European League on the Israel team.

Career Highs

Points
22 vs. USC (1/14/99)

Rebounds
11, 3x, last at Pacific (12/20/99)

Assists
5 vs. UCLA (1/16/99)

Honors

• 1997 USA Today Oklahoma
• Player of the Year
• 1997 Nike/WBCA All-America Honorable Mention
• 1997 Street & Smith's All-America Honorable Mention
• 1997 MVP Oklahoma State Tournament
• 1997 Oklahoma All-State Player
• 1997 Oklahoma Hall of Fame Player
• 1997 Big All-City Player of the Year
• 1996 USA Today All-America Honorable Mention
• 1996 MVP Oklahoma State Tournament
• 1996 Daily Oklahoman All-State Member
• 1996 Big All-City First Team Member
• 1995 Daily Oklahoman All-State Member