2005-06: Named the 2005-06 MEAC Defensive Player of the Year and to the 2005-06 All-MEAC Second Team...One of three players to play in all 29 games...Averaged 11.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game...Led the MEAC in blocks per game and field-goal percentage (51%), also team highs...Also led the squad in total rebounds (194)...Knocked down 10-of-22 shots from 3-pt range (46%)...Scored a career-high 27 points against Bucknell on Dec. 17...Pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds on two occasions (12/29 vs. Furman, 2/25 vs. Morgan St.)...Blocked seven shots vs. Florida A&M on Feb. 18, which tied a career-high.

2004-2005: Named to the 2004-05 MEAC All-Rookie Team...Started 20 of 26 games...Ranked second on the team in three categories (points per game, rebounds per game, and minutes per game)...Averaged 8.5 ppg (9.5 ppg in conference), 4.3 rpg, and 26.1 mpg...Finished first on team in blocked shots (2.5 per game)...Also finished second in the conference with 70 blocked shots.

High School: Averaged 22.6 points per game, 9.8 rebounds, seven blocks, 2.5 assists, and three steals per game with the Hudsonville, Michigan Home-school basketball team...Named team MVP as well as National MVP during her sophomore season...Guided her team to a 28-0 record in 2003...Team won the National Home-School Tournament Championship and State Championship that same year...Named team MVP and won the State Championship during her senior season...Named to the Michigan Dream Team, one of the top six players in the state, by the Detroit News.

Personal: Born July 3, 1985 in Grand Rapids, Michigan...Has three brothers, Matt, Scott, and Steve, and two sisters, twins Melissa and Robyn...Daughter of Marv and Ruth Veltkamp...Major is Dietetics...Actively involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)...Future plans include becoming a registered dietitian.

Career Highs
Points: 27 (vs. Bucknell, Dec. 21, 2005)
Rebounds: 13 (Twice, most recent vs. Morgan St., Feb. 25, 2006)
Blocks: 7 (twice, most recent vs. Florida A&M, Feb. 18, 2006)
Assists: 4 (at Morgan St., Jan. 28, 2006)
Steals: 3 (vs. Morgan St., Jan. 24, 2005)
Minutes: 39 (vs. Bucknell, Dec. 21, 2005)