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	#3 - Chelsea Barker
	Class: SO Height/Weight: 5-8     Hometown: Waterville, Maine Position: G     High School: Messalonskee

AS A FRESHMAN (2007-08): Saw action in 25 games and averaged 6.2 minutes per outing… Made her collegiate debut in the season opener, playing one minute against George Washington (Nov. 9)… Picked up her first career rebound and steal in six minutes at Coppin State (Nov. 14)… Scored her first career points with a layup with 7:18 to play against James Madison (Nov. 16)… Added her first career 3-pointer two minutes later to finish with five points in four minutes… Played 23 minutes, including the entire second half, at Navy (Dec. 5) and grabbed a career-high six rebounds, including four on the offensive end of the floor… Tripled her previous career best with 15 points on a career-high seven field goals in 24 minutes to lead the Retrievers at Hartford (Feb. 5) and earn America East Player of the Game… Scored seven points and recorded two steals in just nine minutes at New Hampshire (Feb. 23)… Shot 42.9 percent (21-for-49) on the season, including 50 percent (13-for-26) in 12 America East games… Averaged 2.0 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game… Averaged 2.6 points and 0.5 rebounds in conference contests... Garnered recognition on the America East Commissioner's Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: A two-time Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Player of the Year (2006, 2007)… Also earned Player of the Year honors from the Morning Sentinel, as well as first-team All-State from the Bangor Daily News and Portland Press Herald as a senior… A finalist for Miss Maine Basketball 2007… Scored 1,398 points in her career, with 508 points scored during her senior season, when she averaged 24.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 2.0 assists per game… Led the Messalonskee Eagles to a 17-1 record and the 2007 Eastern Maine Class A finals, where she was held scoreless in the first half before exploding for 28 points in the second period, including the game-tying 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the game against eventual state champion Cony into overtime… Scored 20 points for the East team in the Maine McDonald’s Senior All-Star game… A third-team All-State selection by the Bangor Daily News as a junior… Earned first-team All-Conference as a sophomore… Selected to the All-Rookie team as a freshman… A four-year starter in high school and two-time Best Offensive Player (2004, 2005)… Also played softball for three years at Messalonskee and was the first baseman for the state championship team as a sophomore… An Honor Roll student who received the Ed Fabian Award for excellent academic achievement.

PERSONAL: One of three children to Pamela Barker and Linwood Barker… Mother played college basketball at Southern Maine… Has an older sister, Hillary, and a twin sister, Amanda, who plays softball at Maine Maritime Academy… Amanda was also a four-year basketball starter at Messalonskee High School who joined Chelsea in the 1,000-point club for her career… Chose UMBC over Maine Maritime Academy to fulfill her dream of playing Division I basketball… Born June 16, 1989… Major is undecided but would like to pursue a coaching career.