2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
Biography
2020 All C-USA Second Team
2020 C-USA Women's Basketball All-Academic Team
C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medalist (2017, 2018 and 2019)
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2017, 2018 and 2019)
2019-20 (SENIOR): Named to All C-USA second team after stellar senior season … was also voted to the C-USA Women’s Basketball All-Academic team … started all 30 games on the year, pacing the team in scoring (12.9 ppg), minutes played (31.8 mpg), 3-pointers made (44) and attempted (123) and field-goals made (148) and attempted (326) … was also second on the squad in rebounding (5.1 rpg), third in total steals (36) and fourth in total assists (49) … reached double figures in scoring in squad-best 22 contests, including a pair of 20+ point efforts … effort allowed her to finish career with surpassing double digits in scoring in 35 of her final 42 outings … matched her career high in scoring by tallying 22 points against ODU (2/8) … scored the second-most points (16) in a frame on 6-7 shooting (3-3 triples) in the first quarter against ODU … went off for 21 points while adding a career-best four steals in the win at Southern Miss (1/9) … flirted with a double-double by scoring 11 points to go along with a career-high tying nine rebounds at Rice (3/5) … posted 13 points to surpass 1,000 career points in the OT triumph against Charlotte (2/6) … had eight points and a career-high tying nine rebounds at Middle Tennessee (1/30) … came alive for 18 second-half points to help UTEP rally past North Texas (1/25) … nailed at least three triples in six different contests, including a 4-4 effort from downtown in the season-opening victory against UCR (11/9) … shot better than 50.0 percent from the floor in 13 different games, including twice making 80 percent of her shots … logged at least 40 minutes in five separate contests.
2018-19 (JUNIOR): Started 30 OF 31 games, ranking second on the squad in scoring (10.1 ppg), minutes per game (30.0), field goals made (108) and attempted (252) and 3-pointers made (34) and attempted (95) ... paced the team in 3-point percentage (35.8, 10th C-USA) and free-throw percentage (81.8, sixth C-USA) ... connected on 63-77 at the charity stripe ... also pulled down 4.4 rebounds per game to tie for fourth on the team ... reached double figures in scoring in 17 contests, including the final 12 games on the year ... her prior long double-digit point streak was three games, twice in 2017-18 ... accounted for 14.5 ppg on 48.4 percent (61-125) shooting during the hot streak ... also contributed 5.0 rpg and a team-high tying 2.6 apg in a squad-most 38.7 mpg in the stretch ... scored a season-high 20 points in the "Senior Night" win against North Texas (3/7/19) ... connected on a career-best nine field goals (on 13 attempts) in the game ... put up 19 points against both WKU (2/2/19) and LA Tech (2/14/19) ... scored 12 points and had seven rebounds while playing 49 of 50 possible minutes in the double-overtime win against Marshall (3/13/19) in the first round of the C-USA Tournament ... the 49 minutes established a career high and also set a UTEP league tournament record ... scored 10 of her 16 points in the second half to help the Miners prevail, 60-55, at FIU (2/9/19) ... had nine points and a career-high tying nine rebounds at ODU (1/24/19) ... flirted double-double with 11 points and a career-best nine boards in the win against Alcorn State (11/10/18) ... had nine points and eight boards in the victory against CSU Bakersfield (11/14/18) ... posted a season-high five assists in match-ups at New Mexico (12/5/18), at FIU (2/9/19) and against North Texas (3/7/19) ... logged at least 35 minutes in 13 different contests on the year.
2017-18 (SOPHOMORE): Started all 31 contests and was one of four Miners to secure at least 30.0 minutes per game (31.2 mpg) … paced the squad in 3-pointers made (39) and 3-pointers attempted (110) while rating second in 3-point percentage (35.5) and third in assists per game (2.2 apg) and scoring (9.2 ppg) … also grabbed 3.8 rebounds per contest to check in fifth … reached double figures in scoring in 13 games to more than double her total (six) of such contests from her freshman season … produced a trio of 20+ point efforts (career-high 22-at NM State-12/10/17, 21-at Cal State Fullerton-12/29/17 and 20-at Marshall-2/15/18), each of which came on the road … nailed a school-record tying seven triples out of 10 attempts at NM State … came alive with 13 points in the second quarter of the game at CSU Fullerton, which tied as the fifth-most points in a frame by a Miner … also set then career bests for field goals made (eight) and attempted (13) against CSUF … paced or shared the team lead for assists in nine separate contests … twice strung together three consecutive contests with a double-digit scoring effort … tallied 20 points to go along with a career-high nine rebounds at Marshall … also flirted with a double-double when she had nine points and a personal-best seven assists in the “Senior Day” win vs. WKU (3/3/18) … matched her career best in steals (two) in five different tilts … was a perfect 6-6 (both career highs) from the charity stripe vs. East Carolina (12/17/17) … nailed multiple 3-point shots in nine different games, including a three-contest stretch where she was a combined 9-17 from beyond-the-arc … played all 45 minutes of action to set a then career high in the overtime tilt at Old Dominion (2/17/18).
2016-17 (FRESHMAN): Missed part of the season due to injury, but was productive in 25 appearances (19 starts) with 5.7 ppg, 1.3 apg and 20.8 mpg ... shot 41.4 percent from the field and 77.8 percent from the line ... suffered a dislocated kneecap at practice in early December, sidelining her for six contests ... prior to getting hurt, started five of the first seven contests and scored 11 points (5-for-6 FGs) versus Western New Mexico and 10 points versus Houston Baptist ... returned to the lineup in the Miners' second C-USA game versus LA Tech ... started the final 13 games of the season ... picked up her first double-figure scoring game post-injury at FIU with 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting ... was on the floor for 32 minutes against Marshall and scored 11 points with five assists and no turnovers ... also had error-free nights at LA Tech (six assists, 32 minutes) and versus Rice (three assists, 32 minutes) ... scored 10 points against Florida Atlantic, connecting on 3-of-5 shots, 2-of-4 three pointers and 2-of-2 free throws ... added 13 points (three three-pointers) versus FIU.
PRIOR TO UTEP: Extensive playing experience at international tournaments with Serbia ... helped the U20 Serbian National Team take fourth place (Division A) at the 2016 European Championships ... averaged 6.7 points and 3.6 rebounds in the event ... nailed 41.9 percent (18-43) of her shots from the floor while going 9-9 (100.0 percent) at the charity stripe ... had 12 offensive boards and 13 defensive ... secured a bronze medal at the 2015 ISF World Championship ... in that tournament Zec had 5.3 points/game and 3.0 rebounds/game ... put up 10.2 points/game, 6.0 rebounds/game and 2.0 assists/game to lead Serbia to the title at the 2013 U16 European Championships (Division B) ... drained 50.8 percent (30-59) from the field and 69.6 percent (16-23) at the free-throw line.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Natasa and Radovan Zec ... highest basketball ambition is to one day play for the Serbian National Team and compete in the Euroleague ... biggest basketball thrill was making three free throws to force OT in a contest ... enjoys doing make-up and traveling in her free time ... chose UTEP for the chance to receive a quality education while also playing basketball ... has one sister ... picked UTEP over Wyoming ... biochemistry major.
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Historical Player Information
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2016-17Freshman
Guard
5'10"
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2017-18Sophomore
Guard
5'11"
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2018-19Junior
Guard/Forward
5'11"
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2019-20Senior
Guard/Forward
5'11"
