Career At Oklahoma
A returning letterwinner and starter for the Sooners ... size and depth at the post position an essential ... uses her body extremely well around the basket ... a relentless rebounder ... brings great work ethic to the team.

As A Junior — 2000-01
Averaged 7.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game ... played in 33 games and started 14 ... took over the starting center position after teammate Jen Cunningham suffered a season-ending knee injury against Texas Tech on Jan. 28 ... numbers increased to 11.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game after becoming a starter ... scored in double figures nine times, including five of the last nine games ... was the team’s third-best rebounder and finished the season ranked fifth on the team in scoring ... had a career night against Baylor (Feb. 21), scoring 21 points on 9-of-10 shooting from the field to tie a team-best field goal percentage of 90 percent ... scored eight points, grabbed six rebounds and shot 80 percent from the field (4-of-5) at Texas Tech (Feb. 17) while only playing 22 minutes ... ripped down a career-high 11 rebounds (4 offensive, 7 defensive) in 37 minutes of action at Nebraska (Feb. 7) ... perfect 4-of-4 from the field in OU’s win over Stanford (Dec. 27).

At Seward County Junior College — 1999, 2000
Averaged 23.7 points and 10.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore ... team produced an overall record of 33-1 and won the Jayhawk West Conference Championship in 2000 ... earned National Junior College Athletic Association All-America first team accolades after being selected to the NJCAA Preseason All-America team in 2000 ... voted to the Region VI and Jayhawk West Conference first teams that same season ... also was named the Most Valuable Player of the conference and region as a sophomore ... selected to the 1999 and 2000 Region VI All-Tournament teams ... became Seward County Junior College all-time scorer (1,274) and rebounder (620) ... also set single season records in points (805) and rebounds (339) plus most points scored in a single game with 39 ... earned all-conference and all-region second team honors after a 34-4 team performance as a freshman ... was a member of the NJCAA National Select team that toured Hungary during the summer of 1999 ... was named a NJCAA National Academic champion as a rookie.

High School
Averaged 24.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals and shot 65 percent from the field ... is Elkhart’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder ... also holds the school record for most points and rebounds in a single game ... was a four-time all-league and all-area selection and a three-time All-State honoree (1996-1998) ... named freshman of the year in 1995 ... was a four-year letterwinner in basketball and volleyball ... also lettered three years in track and once in softball.

Personal
Microbiology major ... born in Elkhart, Kan., on March 3, 1980 ... daughter of Ramona and Robert Johnson and Richard Talbert ... has a younger sister, Kelli, who plays volleyball at Hutchinson Community College.

Talbert's Career Highs