 She participated in the inaugural WBCA High School All-America Game in 1992, scoring ten points.She began her collegiate career at Kilgore College, where she captured National Junior College Player of the Year honors in 1994.She later transferred to the University of Georgia, where she was named an All-American and the Naismith College Player of the Year, USBWA Women's National Player of the Year, and WBCA Player of the Year in 1996.