The 2006-07 Emory women's basketball team was a young and enthusiastic squad that bonded down the stretch to finish on a positive note and laying the groundwork for optimism heading into the 2007-08 campaign.

For the record, the Eagles finished with an overall record of 10-15 including a 4-10 effort in University Athletic Association play.  While Emory finished under the .500 mark, it went 3-3 over its last six games including an impressive road win at No. 16-ranked Chicago while taking part in a pair of hotly-contested home games against No. 16-ranked Brandeis and No. 4-ranked NYU. 

The Eagles had just one senior in the starting lineup, guard Beth Bergmann, and relied heavily on several talented young players who showed steady improvement throughout the season. Emory faced a formidable schedule, playing seven teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament, four of which hailed from the UAA.  In addition, the Eagles played in 10 games that featured opponents in the nation's Top 20. 

The three-point shot was a staple in the Eagles' offensive arsenal throughout the year and converted a school seasonal record of 119 from beyond the arc.  The Eagles were effective from the foul line as well, knocking down 70.6 percent of their attempts, good for third place among UAA squads and fourth on Emory's seasonal ladder.

Sophomore Lora Turner followed up a fine rookie season with a solid effort in 2006-07.  The 5-foot-11 frontliner garnered Second Team All-UAA honors and concluded the year leading the team in both scoring (13.1 ppg) and rebounding (6.5 rpg).  Turner ranked prominently among UAA cagers in those categories, holding down the No. 4 position in scoring while tying for ninth in rebounding.   The owner of 20 double-figure scoring contests, Turner paced the squad with a 47.8 field goal percentage mark, good for fifth in the UAA.  The team's top point producer in 10 games, Lora cracked the 20-point plateau on three occasions including a career-high 23 points against Carnegie Mellon on Feb. 4.  Turner was just as effective on the boards, either leading or sharing for the team high in rebounding in 14 contests.  She posted three outings of 10 or more caroms including a career-best 15 against Oglethorpe (Nov. 29).  

When classmate Katie Anding was forced out of action following an early-season knee injury, senior Beth Bergmann shouldered much of the leadership and scoring responsibilities in the backcourt.  Bergmann ranked No. 2 on the club and 10th in the UAA in scoring (11.7 ppg) while logging a team-high 29 minutes per contest. An honorable-mention pick to the All-UAA Team, the 5-foot-6 Bergmann registered 15 contests of double-figure scoring including a season-best 25 points in the win at No. 16 Chicago.  Bergmann continued her reputation as a premier foul shooter and knocked down an Emory seasonal record 92.0 percent (69-of-75) from the charity stripe.  Career-wise, Beth wound up as the school's No. 5 all-time leading scorer with 1,117 points while claiming the No. 1 position in free throws (299) and free throw percentage (87.7%, 299-of-341).  Her 88 career starts were fourth most at Emory and her 175 steals placed third on the Eagles' all-time list.

Sophomore Erica Kaplan blossomed as a "go-to" player and used a strong second half of the season to help in earning honorable mention All-UAA acclaim.  Kaplan, 5-foot-7, tossed in 11.0 points per outing, good for the No. 3 spot on the team and 13th among UAA players, and stood first on the squad with a 37.2 percent effort from three-point range (35-of-94), placing her fourth in the league.  Erica notched double digits in the point column in 14 games including eight of the final 10 contests of the year.  She came up with the top scoring performance by an Emory player during the '06-07 season, a career-high 27 points against Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 4), and her six three-pointers in that affair represented the single-game high by any UAA player during the year.  The team's top scorer in five games, Kaplan converted a keen 85.3 percent (64-of-75) from the foul line, fourth in the UAA and good for the fifth-place tie on the school's seasonal ladder.  In addition, she finished No. 2 on the team in rebounding with a 4.5 per-game average and ranked as the Eagles' top board person in eight games.

While the trio of Turner, Bergmann and Kaplan distinguished themselves, a host of other players, both vets and newcomers, made significant contributions and in the process gained much-needed experience and confidence for the future.   Freshman Whitney Martin emerged as both a consistent inside scorer and effective rebounder.  A starter in five of 21 games, the 6-foot Martin averaged 4.0 points and 4.3 caroms per outing with her rebound average ranking third on the team.  Martin scored in 16 and grabbed rebounds in 20 contests while averaging 18.0 minutes per stint.  Martin scored in double figures on two occasions, including a season-high 14 points vs. Tennessee Temple, and registered a pair of nine-rebound contests performances. 

Sophomore Kerry Madison started 20 of 23 games and averaged 4.2 points and 3.7 rebounds (fourth on the team) per outing.  At 5-foot-11, Madison's length helped her record 17 blocked shots, good for third place on the squad.  In addition, she displayed the ability to hit the occasional three-point shot, knocking down 17 from distance.

After seeing action in just one game as a freshman in 2005-06, forward Jenny Kraus played a more prominent role, hitting the court in all 25 contests, three in a starting capacity.  She got out of the blocks quickly, scoring in double figures in four of the first seven games, averaging 9.4 points and shooting 72.4 percent (21-of-29) from the foul line in that stretch.  She ended the season ranked fourth on the team with a 6.3 points per game average and she found her way into the scoring and rebounding columns in 23 games.

The backcourt quartet of junior Katie Rizzo, sophomores Lauren Bugg and Kendall Boyd and freshman Mary Smith all competed for time and brought different strengths to the lineup. Rizzo drew the starting nod in six of 23 contests and averaged 2.9 points and 1.0 steals per game. Her most productive effort came when she contributed a season-high 13 points off the bench in just 16 minutes at Brandeis.   Boyd averaged the most playing time of the four, 15.8 minutes per game, and averaged 2.8 points and just under one assist per outing.  Smith made a splash in her first performance as an Eagle, scoring a team-high 20 points in a 72-62 season-opening win against Southwestern University.  Though that was the only time she would score in double figures, Smith did wind up seeing time in all 25 games, 10 as starter, and finishing with a 3.2 points per game average.   Bugg, a starter in four of 23 games, was among the starting five in the team's first three encounters of the season.  She doled out nine assists in the season opener which would stand all year as the high-water mark for an Emory as well as UAA player in that category.  Though she averaged the least amount of playing time among the group, she averaged 1.4 assists per outing.

Anding, whose season and career came to a premature end following a knee injury in a home game against the University of the South, played in a total of 77 games as an Eagle, 33 as a starter, and finished 12th on the school's all-time list in steals with 101.