University of Evansville Athletics

2009-10:  An honorable mention all-MVC and MVC Scholar-Athlete team selection as a senior...Played and started in 27 of UE’s 30 games, while leading the team in scoring (10.3 ppg), assists (75), and steals (43)...Missed three of UE’s final four games with a hip injury...Ranked 19th in the Valley in scoring at 10.3 ppg...Also ranked 12th in the league in assists (2.8 apg) and 13th in steals (1.6 spg)...Swiped 30 of her 43 steals in conference play to rank ninth in the league in steals in MVC play at 1.9 spg...Scored in double-figures a team-best 15 times, including scoring in double-digits at least once against every MVC school...Named the State Farm MVC Player of the Week on December 30 after scoring a career-high 29 points in UE’s 73-67 victory over Ball State (12/22)...Also had 20 points and dished out five assists against Indiana State (2/20) in the 2010 UE Hoops For The Cure game benefitting breast cancer research...That outing was made more special considering the fact that her mother, Karen, has battled breast cancer...Had 10 of her team-high 15 points in the second half at Creighton in UE’s near upset of the second-seeded Bluejays (42-41 loss on 2/13)...Had 18 points, six rebounds, and six assists in UE’s 83-78 victory over Wichita State (1/28)...Led UE in scoring 12 different times on the season, including in each of UE’s four victories on the year.

2008-09:  Played in 32 of UE’s 34 games as a junior, starting all 32 games in which she played...One of four double-figure scorers with an average of 10.2 points per game...Reached double-digits 18 times...Ranked second on the team in both assists (85) and steals (48), while posting the best assist-to-turnover ratio (1.3)...Sent UE to the NCAA Tournament with a game-winning jumper with 0.3 seconds left vs. Creighton in UE’s 47-45 victory in the State Farm MVC Tournament title game...Also had nine of her 11 points, all seven rebounds, all six assists, and three of her four steals in the second half of UE’s MVC Tournament semifinal victory over Bradley in which UE rallied from a 20-point first-half deficit...Had a season-high 19 points vs. Tennessee Tech (12/18) and Southern Illinois (1/2)...Posted her first double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds at Samford (11/29)...Swiped a career-best four steals three times.

2007-08:  A mainstay in the UE lineup, averaging 18.5 minutes per game as a reserve guard in all 33 UE contests...UE’s top scoring option off of the bench at 5.2 points per game...Ranked sixth on the team in both assists (29) and steals (26)...Third among UE’s regulars in field goal percentage at 45.2 percent (70-for-155)...Raised her shooting accuracy to 48.4 percent in MVC play (44-for-91)...Posted four double-figure scoring games...Had a season-high 13 points at both NCAA Tournament participant Western Kentucky (11/16) and Southern Illinois (2/22)...Shot 50.0 percent or above from the floor in 16 of UE’s 33 games.

2006-07:  Earned UE’s “Most Improved Player” award...Scored 42 of her 59 points in the season’s final 13 games...Also stepped up to shoot 44.2 percent from the floor in MVC play, including going 3-for-6 from three-point range...Averaged 2.0 points and 1.4 rebounds per game overall in 30 games as a reserve guard...Ranked third on the team in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.1)...Had a season-high five points four different times...UE was 10-5 in games which Gallagher played 12 minutes or more on the season.

At Neligh-Oakdale:  MVP of the Northeast Nebraska All-Star game...A three-time first-team all-state selection by the Lincoln Journal Star...A consensus first-team all-state pick as a senior...Captain of the Norfolk Daily News Elite Eight...Averaged 15 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.3 steals, and 4.6 assists per game...Helped the Warriors to the 2006 District Championship...Earned all-star status at the 2005 Blue Chip All-Star Camp...Became Neligh-Oakdale’s all-time leading scorer as a junior...Named the KEXL Star Athlete of the Year as a junior after excelling in basketball, volleyball, and track...Lettered four years each in all three sports...Helped the NOHS volleyball team to a pair of state tournament appearances as an all-conference selection...In track, finished in the state’s top three in the long jump three times...Also qualified for state in the 100- and 200-meter dash...The first Neligh-Oakdale athlete to sign with a Division I school...A finalist for Nebraska’s Wendy’s High School Heisman Award.

Major:  Exercise Science

Born:  February 12, 1988

Parents:  Dick & Karen Gallagher

Siblings:  Has four older brothers, Sean, Lars, Ryan, and Martin

Why UE?:  I felt welcome and comfortable with the team and I liked the small size of the UE campus.

Career Highs (as of end of 2009-10 season):

Points:  29 vs. Ball State (12/22/09)
FGs:  10 vs. Ball State (12/22/09)
3-FGs:  2 vs. Milwaukee (11/13/09)
FTs:  10 vs. Wichita State (1/28/10)
Rebounds: 11 at Samford (11/29/08)
Assists:  7 vs Murray State (12/14/08)
Steals:  4 vs. Missouri State (1/30/10)
Blocks: 2 vs. Missouri State (1/30/10)

Career Double-Figure Games:  37
Career Double-Doubles:  1
Last Double-Double: 10 pts, 11 rebs at Samford--11/29/08