SIUE

Blade is No. 12 on the all-time scoring list for SIUE women's basketball with 1,144 points. She was the third player in school history to pass the 1,000-point plateau. A two-sport athlete, Blade also was a standout in softball having twice led the team in hits and runs batted in. After her playing days, she served as an assistant coach for the SIUE women's basketball team and then moved on to a highly-successful career as a high school coach. She led Carrollton High School to back-to-back state championships in basketball before continuing her career at Edwardsville High School, where her teams have multiple appearances in the state basketball and softball championships. Blade graduated in 1988 with a bachelor's degree in physical education and in 1994 with a master's degree in physical education

Career Statistics

                                             3-Point                     Rebounds

  Year      GP-GS   Min/Avg    FG-FGA   Pct   FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct Off-Def  Tot  Avg  PF-FO Ast  TO Blk Stl  Pts/Avg

  1983-84   25-0      0/0.0    97-254  .382    0-0    .000   47-62   .758   0-52    52  2.1  55-0   40  82   0  30  241/9.6

  1984-85   22-0    563/25.6   88-204  .431    0-0    .000   26-39   .667   0-53    53  2.4  56-2   40  68   0  31  202/9.2

  1985-86   26-0    738/28.4  136-274  .496    0-0    .000   51-64   .797   0-64    64  2.5  84-5   77  77   0  34  323/12.4

  1986-87    2-0     74/37.0   13-29   .448    0-0    .000    5-7    .714   0-4      4  2.0   7-0    8  10   1   5   31/15.5

  1987-88   28-0    753/26.9  135-269  .502   40-91   .440   37-48   .771   0-67    67  2.4  51-1   93  79   6  62  347/12.4

  TOTAL    103-0   2128/20.7  469-1030 .455   40-91   .440  166-220  .755   0-240  240  2.3 253-8  258 316   7 162 1144/11.1