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2004-05
Three-point feel goal percentage of 35.2% ranked fourth in the Big West, while 1.43 "treys" per game were seventh-most...Nailed 18 of her final 35 shots (51.4%) from beyond the arc...Three highest scoring totals of her career came within the season's last nine games, highlighted by a personal best 18 points in home finale vs. Long Beach State...Buried six trifectas vs. the 49ers, tying for second-most in a single contest by a Big West player that season...Also enjoyed 15-point performances in conference wins over Cal Poly and UC Riverside...All of those points at UCR came in the first half, as she suffered a neck injury late in the period and missed the ensuing contest...Also sat out Feb. 17 home game vs. Pacific with similar neck stinger... First of her five double-digit scoring efforts was 14 points in semi-homecoming at Arizona...Earned lone start at Cal State Northridge in place of injured Mia Fisher and dished off a personal best six assists...Nearly tripled her point total from 2003-04...Team-leading 81.0% free-throw mark...Buried last nine attempts of the year from the charity stripe...For the second consecutive season, UCSB's final points came courtesy of an Erin O'Bryan three-pointer in the waning seconds of an NCAA Tournament game.
2003-04
Averaged 11.5 minutes per game of the bench in her first season at the collegiate level...Starter for three January league games in place of injured April McDivitt...Season highs in points, rebounds and assists all came during that span...In first career start at Utah State, made just one-of-seven shots but amassed five assists and three steals...Poured in personal-best 10 points - including two-of-three from three-point range - during narrow loss at Idaho...Seven-point effort in victory at Cal State Fullerton, as well as home win over UC Irvine...Dished off four assists in collegiate debut vs. San Diego...Gaucho team leader in free-throw percentage by burying 12-of-15 attempts (80%), but well-shy of minimum 2.0 made per game to qualify as a Big West leader in that category...Banked in a three-pointer at the final buzzer of UCSB's 63-55 loss to Connecticut in the Sweet 16.
High School
Capped outstanding four-year varsity career at Highland High School by earning Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year honors in 2002-03...Also named Arizona Republic 5A Player of the Year as a senior, leading the Hawks to a state championship...Considers that her most memorable sports achievement...Highland posted a perfect 35-0 mark and finished the year ranked 12th nationally by USA Today under head coach Miner Webster...O'Bryan's senior season averages were 17.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 4.1 steals...A three-time all-state honoree, also garnering first team acclaim in 2001-02 and an honorable mention nod the previous season...Never missed a game in four years as Highland posted a 125-13 cumulative record...School record holder in career points (1,891), assists (739) steals (422) and three-pointers made (222)...Scored a career-high 32 points on two occasions...Also played softball and tennis as a prepster...Gained club basketball experience with the perennially powerful Arizona Elite program.
Personal
Erin Elysabeth O'Bryan was born on June 11, 1985 in Bedford, Texas... The daughter of Nancy and Rusty O'Bryan, she is an only child...A sociology major at UCSB who would like to enter the coaching profession...Roots for the Dallas Cowboys and their former star Emmitt Smith, as well as Michael Vick and Allen Iverson...Favorite movies are "Hoosiers" and "Love and Basketball", and considers "Catcher in the Rye" her favorite novel...Enjoys shopping, sleeping eating and running while off the court...Chose the Gauchos over Vanderbilt, Old Dominion, Boston College and Arizona, among other schools.
