▁School ▁in ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge , ▁Louisiana , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁W BC A ▁All - American . ▁She ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁W BC A ▁High ▁School ▁All - America ▁Game ▁where ▁she ▁scored ▁four teen ▁points , ▁and ▁earned ▁M VP ▁hon ors . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁ ▁During ▁her ▁colleg iate ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁L SU ▁Lady ▁Tig ers , ▁the ▁two - time ▁All - American ▁won ▁the ▁Na ism ith ▁College ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁Wood en ▁Award ▁and ▁W ade ▁Tro phy ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁while ▁leading ▁the ▁L SU ▁to ▁three ▁straight ▁Final ▁Four ▁appearances . ▁The ▁Lady ▁Tig ers ▁however , ▁never ▁advanced ▁beyond ▁the ▁semi - final ▁round . ▁ ▁She ▁aver aged ▁ 1 9 . 3 ▁points , ▁ 5 . 2 ▁reb ounds ▁and ▁ 2 ▁ass ists ▁per ▁game ▁in ▁her ▁colleg iate ▁career . ▁During ▁her ▁final ▁year , ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁L owe ' s ▁Senior ▁C LA SS ▁Award , ▁recogn izing ▁her ▁as ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁top ▁senior ▁women ' s ▁basketball ▁player . ▁August us ▁graduated ▁from ▁Louisiana ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Her ▁uniform ▁number ▁( 3 3 ) ▁was ▁retired ▁by ▁L SU ▁on ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁making ▁her ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁ath lete ▁in ▁school ▁history ▁to ▁receive ▁that ▁honor . ▁August us