Redshirt-Junior (2006-07): Played in 25 games, making one start... Averaged 2.9 points and 1.6 boards while playing 14.1 minutes per game... Scored a season-high eight points against North Florida (11/24), and played a season-high 31 minutes at UALR (2/1/07)... Made her lone start of the season at Western Kentucky (2/24), playing 11 minutes... Shot 41.8 percent from the field (28-for-67) and 38.5 percent from three-point land (5-for-13) for the season... Tied for a team-high two steals in back-to-back games against Tulane (11/25) and South Florida (11/30).
Junior (2005-06): Played in six games, starting the first two, before sitting out the rest of the year due to injury.
Sophomore (2004-05): Played in all 29 games, starting 28... Averaged 3.0 rebounds and 2.9 points per game... Scored a career-high nine points three times ? versus Northwestern (12/16), at UCF (12/19) and versus Arkansas State (1/8)... Grabbed a career-best nine boards at Western Kentucky (2/28) in the regular-season finale and had four-or-more rebounds 12 times, including in the last three straight... Recorded her first collegiate three-pointer at UCF (12/19) and poured in another at Arkansas-Little Rock (2/14)... Saw a career-high 36 minutes of action versus New Mexico State (3/4) in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
Freshman (2003-04): Saw action in 21 games, averaging 1.2 points and 0.9 rebounds an outing... Scored a season-high six points twice, versus Radford (1/2) and Dartmouth (12/18)... Had her best game of the season versus Radford, adding season-best performances in field goals (2), steals (1), blocks (1) and minutes (20)... Scored all six points versus Dartmouth from the line, hitting 6-of-8 attempts... Grabbed a season-high three rebounds versus Arkansas-Little Rock (1/31).
Prep Career: A tri-sport athlete at Pine Ridge, playing basketball for four years, volleyball for three and track & field for two... Averaged 16.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game... As a senior was named the Volusia County Athlete of the Year and earned first-team all-county and all-tournament team honors... Two-time team MVP... Team finished runner-up at the 5A Championships... Also played AAU basketball.
Personal: Born October 27, 1984... Parents are Marcus Neal and Janice Teague... Full name is Asha Tiakendra Neal... Nickname is Ace... Cousin, Najeh Davenport, plays professional football for the Green Bay Packers... Also recruited by schools such as Florida State, UCF and Miami... Off the court, enjoys spending time with friends and reading... In high school, was a member of the National Honor Society and HOSA ? Health Occupations Students of America... An exercise physiology major.
Career Highs
Points: 9, three times, last vs. Arkansas State (1/8/05)
Field Goals: 4, twice, last vs. Arkansas State (1/8/05)
Field-Goal Attempts: 9, twice, last at Alabama (1/3/05)
Three-Point Goals: 2, vs. North Florida (11/24/06)
Three-Point Attempts: 2, three times, last at Louisiana-Lafayette (1/6/07)
Rebounds: 9 at Western Kentucky (2/28/05)
Assists: 4 at UCF (12/19/04)
Steals: 3 vs. Northwestern (12/16/04)
Blocks: 1, six times, last at Longwood (11/19/05)
Minutes: 36 vs. New Mexico State (3/4/05)
Golden Panther Bites
Nickname: A, Ace
My favorite book: The Coldest Winter Ever
My favorite movie: Love and Basketball, Glory Road
My favorite class at FIU: kinesiology
My dream job would be: pediatrician
I’d like to switch places for a day with: Oprah
If I could compete against any FIU student-athlete (non-basketball), it would be: Deomni Murray
The best thing about being a student-athlete: travel
Hardest working teammate: Jasmine Jenkins
If I had a superpower, it’d be: healing
Career Statistics
YEAR G-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT 3P-3PA PCT TOT AVG AST AVG BLK STL PTS AVG
03-04 21-0 144 5-24 .208 15-20 .750 0-0 .000 18 0.9 1 0 1 4 25 1.2
04-05 29-28 676 36-122 .295 10-23 .435 2-5 .400 88 3.0 12 0.4 4 11 84 2.9
05-06 6-2 49 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3 0.5 1 0.2 1 1 0 0.0
06-07 25-1 353 28-67 .418 11-15 .733 5-13 .385 39 1.6 9 0.4 1 5 72 2.9
TOTALS 81-31 1222 69-217 .318 36-58 .621 7-18 .389 148 1.8 23 0.3 7 21 181 2.2