Nov. 13, 2002

WACO, Texas - Baylor Lady Bear basketball head coach Kim Mulkey-Robertson announced Wednesday the signing of Emily Niemann to a National Letter of Intent for the 2003-04 season.

"Three things best describe Emily Niemann. She is a winner; she has great range on her shot, especially for a post player; and she is a workaholic," Mulkey-Robertson said. "Her ability to shoot the '3' and face the basket is an asset to her and to our program. We are excited to have her become a Lady Bear."

Niemann, a 6-1 forward from Houston's Westbury Christian, averaged 25 points and 12 rebounds last year as a junior and led Westbury Christian to its third straight TAPPS Class 3A state championship. Niemann was named a Street & Smith honorable mention all-American in 2001 and 2002 and earned TAPPS 3A All-State first team honors in 2001 and 2002 and also received all-District and all-Metro honors as well. In 2001 she attended adidas' Top10 Camp and made the underclass all-star team there.

This past summer Niemann attended the Nike All-American camp in Indianapolis and was one of 48 players invited to the Inaugural USA Youth Development Festival. The Youth Development Festival was held at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Niemann was a member of the South Team that earned the Festival's silver medal. Throughout the five games of the highly competitive Festival, Niemann averaged 7.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 17.2 minutes a game. She was 6-of-11 (.545) from 3-point range, 13-of-23 (.565) from the floor and 6-for-7 (.857) from the charity stripe.