| Sonja Mallory |
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6-4 Center Bronx, N.Y. (Brooklyn Tech) |
2003-2004: Joined DKSK of Hungary in Fall 2003....moved on to play for Telekomas (Lithuanian Women's Basketball League) in Jan. 2004....waived by Phoenix Mercury May 5, 2004.
2002-2003: First-team All-ACC selection and member of ACC All-Defensive team....matched career-high with 33 points against Miami (Ohio) 11/30....named Division I women's Player of the Year in Georgia by Atlanta Tip-off Club....selected by New York Liberty in second round of WNBA Draft....waived by New York 5/21, but eventually signed by Phoenix Mercury 7/2 seeing action in six regular season games.
2001-2002: Second-team All-ACC selection while starting all 29 games....led team in scoring, rebounding, and blocked shots....named to All-Tournament team for Atlanta Marriott Northwest Classic after notching a combined 35 points, 19 rebounds, three blocked shots, and four steals in victories over UNC-Asheville and Eastern Washington....named ACC Player of the Week Jan. 21 after averaging 16.7 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots in victories over Maryland, North Carolina and Florida State....established new career-high with 33 points vs. Morris Brown 2/23.
2000-2001: Atlantic Coast Conference leader in blocked shots averaging 1.58 per game....made season-debut with career-best 15 points at Mississippi State 12/3....went for 18 points 12/17 vs. Dartmouth....notched back-to-back career-highs with 21 points vs. St. Francis (Pa.) and 25 points vs. Fresno State in Georgia Tech/Marriott Northwest Holiday Invitational 12/29-30 in earning tournament MVP honors....collected 21 points and 15 rebounds 1/30 vs. Charleston Southern....scored 15 points and added 13 rebounds in Tech's first-ever victory at Virginia 2/8....contributed 18 points and 10 rebounds 2/15 vs. N.C. State.
1999-2000: Played in 28 of 31 games during freshman campaign....led team with 17 blocked shots....collected nine points and five rebounds in 14 minutes during collegiate debut 11/23 at Georgia State....posted season-high 13 points and three steals along with eight rebounds and 5-for-5 free throw shooting in season-high 22 minutes 11/26 vs. Elon College....grabbed 12 rebounds (eight offensive) 12/7 vs. Charleston Southern....had best ACC scoring effort with seven points 2/11 at Duke....scored 10 points vs. Melbourne Tigers 5/13 and added 13 points vs. Cairns Dolphins 5/16 during Australian tour.
High School: Signed with Tech 11/11/98....averaged 12 points and 12 rebounds per game as a junior for Brooklyn Technical High School....had 19 points, 15 rebounds and four blocked shots to pace Brooklyn Tech to a 66-41 victory over M.L. King in the PSAL Girls A Playoffs 2/10/99.
"Sonya is a great catch. I think she is a steal and one of the best kept secrets in New York. She is a brilliant student and is very athletic. She has a great basketball body and runs the floor well. Sonya can come in, and with some learning, be a great collegiate player." - Agnus Berenato, 1998
| Season | GP-GS | MIN | FG-FGA | PCT. | 3PG-3PA | PCT. | FT-FTA | PCT. | PTS | AVG. | OFF-TOT | AVG. | AST. | TO | BLK | STL | PF-D |
| 1999-2000 | 28-0 | 228 | 32-80 | .400 | 0-0 | --- | 20-45 | .444 | 84 | 3.0 | 38-67 | 2.4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 39-0 |
| 2000-2001 | 26-23 | 584 | 105-204 | .515 | 0-0 | --- | 47-94 | .500 | 257 | 9.9 | 70-172 | 6.6 | 10 | 32 | 41 | 19 | 88-6 |
| 2001-2002 | 29-29 | 853 | 166-345 | .481 | 0-0 | --- | 78-148 | .527 | 410 | 14.1 | 84-233 | 8.0 | 15 | 86 | 58 | 21 | 87-5 |
| 2002-2003 | 31-31 | 984 | 193-427 | .452 | 0-0 | --- | 117-196 | .597 | 503 | 16.2 | 115-278 | 9.0 | 20 | 81 | 57 | 35 | 94-4 |
