22   Chelsi Welch Class: Senior Hometown: Plainview, Texas High School: Plainview Height: 5-9 Position: G Experience: 2003-07

2006-07 - Senior
Finished career No. 18 on the OU career scoring list with a total of 1,146 points ... also ranks as the best free throw shooter in OU history with a career percentage of 85.5 ... also appears in record book for career 3-pointers (4th with 144), career 3-point attempts (4th with 414), career 3-point percentage (10th with .348)... averaged 9.1 points and 2.9 rebounds during final collegiate season ... honorable mention All-Big 12 ... led the Big 12 in 3-point percentage at 45.2 (42-93), which is the third best single season mark in OU history ... tallied eight or more points in 21 games and reached double-figures on 14 occasions ... set a career-high with 24 points against Baylor in her final game at the Lloyd Noble Center (F28) ... moved past No. 20 Janet Freeman-Southard and No. 19 LaNae Jones on the OU career scoring list with seven points against Texas (J31) ... scored 15 in double overtime win over Texas Tech (J22) ... netted 13 points, eight in the second half, at No. 9 Baylor (J10) ... contributed 14 points on 5-9 shooting against No. 8 Ohio State (D20) ... poured in 12 against Tulsa (D2) ... poured in 10 first half points and 13 in the game at No. 21 UCLA (N21) ... posted 14 points, all in the first half, in the Marriott Beach Waikiki Classic Championship Game against Hawaii (N18) ... tied a career high with 23 points in season opener against No. 20/19 DePaul (N12) ... Academic All-Big 12 first team with 4.0 GPA ... Member of Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll during fall semester.

2005-05 - Junior
Averaged 9.1 points and 3.4 rebounds while starting 27 games and playing in every contest ... earned All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honors ... the second best free throw shooter in the NCAA after making 92-of-99 for a 92.9 percentage ... also owns the top OU career free throw percentage at .861 (217-252) ... posted streaks of 28 and 23 consecutive made free throws during the season ... enters 2006-07 with a steak of 21 consecutive makes dating back to the Kansas game on Feb. 8, 2006 ... Third in points (37), third in steals (37), fourth in assists (64) and rebounds (123) on the OU team ... scoring average jumped to 11.4 points during Big 12 play ... ranked second in conference only stats for 3-point field goal percentage (.447) and 11th in field goal percentage (.469) ... scored in double figures 16 times ... contributed 14 points and a season high seven rebounds in win at Kansas State ... scored 17 points, including 3 three-pointers at Missouri ... OU's second leading scorer with 16 points at Texas A&M ... tied career highs with 23 points and four 3's in victory at Iowa State ... collected first career double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds in victory over No. 16 New Mexico ... scored 11 points, all at the free throw line, against Oral Roberts in the Bertha Teague Classic ... scored a season-high 11 points in opener against UW Milwaukee ... a member the Academic All-District VI, Academic All-Big 12 First Team and Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2004-05 - Sophomore
Academic All-Big 12 first teamer ... averaged 5.9 points and 2.2 rebounds per game for the year while shooting 86.8 percent from the free thow line (33-for-38) and 31.8 percent from behind the arc (27-for-85) ... started 15 of the first 18 games and played in all but one game ... scored in double digits in eight contests ... opened the season hitting 23 straight free throws, six short of the school record ... had four games hitting at least three 3s ... was a perfect 3-for-3 from the arc and 5-for-7 from the field against Kansas State (F13), after going 1-for-12 the previous three games ... scored 14 points in 17 minutes against K-State in OU's 77-61 upset victory ... nailed 4-of-6 threes and 5-of-10 shots against SMS (D11) for 16 points ... following SMS, hit 3-of-5 treys against La Tech (D18) for 13 points.

2003-04
Redshirted a true sophomore after tearing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during preseason (Nov. 14, 2003).

2003 - Summer
Played in all seven World University Games as a member of the 2003 Big 12 All-Stars team ... averaged 4.4 points, 1.0 rebound, shot 36.8 percent from the three-point line and was flawless from the stripe, hitting all six attempted foul shots ... played an average of 10 minutes per game.

2002-03 Freshman
Was named the Big 12 Conference Co-Freshman of the Year, along with Texas Tech's Erin Grant ... also earned All-Big 12 second team honors ... received Freshman All-America honorable mention accolades by womencollegehoops.com website ... named to the Bertha Teague Classic All-Tournament team after averaging 10.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per game ... scored 12.1 points and shot 80.0 percent from the charity stripe along with pulling down 3.7 rebounds and shooting 35.3 percent from the field for the season ... averaged a team best of 14.2 points and 87.1 percent from the free thow line (54-of-62) against Big 12 opponents ... ranked among Big 12 freshmen best in eight categories, including second in scoring ... scored in double figures in 14 conference and 20 overall games ... led the team in scoring eight times ... was one of four players who averaged 10-plus points in OU's two Big 12 Tournament games (11.5 ppg) ... scored 16 points with the assistance of a career-high tying four three-pointers (two coming in the final five minutes of play) in the Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals against Colorado (M12) ... scored 13 of her 18 points in the second half against Colorado (F16) ... nailed two of three 3-pointers in the final 33 seconds in regular season play ... hit a career-high- tying four three-pointers against Baylor (F12) for 18 points ... scored OU's last eight points in the final 1:32 of action against Texas (J29), including two treys within 10 seconds of each other to cut the lead to 57-54 with 28 seconds to play ... scored a then career-best 20 points and hit 3-of-6 three-pointers against UT (M5).

High School
Voted Women's Basketball Coaches Association All-American and Texas Athletic Basketball Coaches 4A Player of the Year as a senior ... was named co-Texas Player of the Year by the Lubbock Avalanche Journal ... was an Amarillo Globe News Super Team pick ... named to the All-State and All-District IV-4A first team twice (2001 and 2002) ... was a first team all-region selection who averaged 19.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.1 steals per game as a senior ... was invited to play in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association, Texas-Oklahoma and Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All-Star Games ... had outstanding performances in all three outings ... produced 14 points in the WBCA contest, earning her MVP honors, and scored 24 points in the TABC event ... scored 18 points, had five rebounds and four assists in the Oklahoma-Texas shootout for MVP honors ... served as team captain as a senior ... named TSWA 4A Player of the Year after being voted the district, region and state MVP as a junior ... voted all-district second team and earned All-South Plains honorable mention award as a sophomore ... helped Plainview High to a two-year record of 71-2 as a junior and senior ... also helped produce back-to-back state championships those same seasons ... was a four-year letterwinner in basketball and lettered once in softball ... high school coach was Danny Wrenn ... member of the West Texas Stars Hawks AAU team for four years ... was a two-time AAU and BCI All-American ... helped the Hawks to the 2001 16-and-under AAU National Championship where she was voted the MVP ... also placed second at the 2002 17-and-under BCI Tournament ... AAU coach was Betsy Baughman.

Personal
Full name is Chelsi Brooke Welch ... was born on May 5, 1984, in Plainview, Texas ... daughter of Jackie Welch and Cindy Jackson ... has a younger brother, Trey (18) ... majoring in sports psychology ... chose Oklahoma over Texas Tech, Colorado and Texas.