2012-13 (Senior): Appeared in 20 games for the Bulls despite battling an ankle injury through the first half of the season ... scored 42 points and contributed 25 assists ... shot .372 from the floor and was a perfect 3-3 from three-point range ... finished the season with 16 rebounds and nine steals.
2011-12 (Junior): Scored and grabbed a rebound in all but three games during the season ... Had a point and an assist in every game that she played over 10 minutes ... Led the team with 2.6 assists per game (Miss Dish Award) ... Scored in double figures 15 times on the year ... USF was 10-5 on the when Saunders scored 10+ points ... Third on the team in scoring with 9.0 points per game ... Played in all 35 games, starting 17, including all three WNIT games ... Averaged 21.8 minutes, 9 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists (team high), and 1.1 steals per game ... Led the team with 91 assists ... Season high 39 minutes, 23 points, 10-10 from the line, and 5 rebounds against Central Michigan (11/23/11) … Season high 6 assists against Stetson (11/28/11) and Seton Hall (1/25/12).
2010-11 (Sophomore): Finished fourth on the team in scoring and led the Bulls in assists per game despite missing 10 games with a severely pulled groin … Averaged 7.3 points and 3.8 assists per game in 21 outings, while getting the starting nod 14 times … Also averaged 2.1 rebounds and 1.1 steals per outing … Scored in double figures in six games including a season high 18 points 9in the season opener vs. Jacksonville (11/12/10) on 7-11 shooting (63.6 percent) from the field … Would also dish out seven assists against the Dolphins … Was 6-13 (46.2 percent) and 5-7 (71.4 percent) from the free throw line on her way to a 17 point effort against Pittsburgh (3/4/11) in USF’s BIG EAST Tournament first round game … Handed out a career-high nine assists vs. Florida Atlantic (11/30/10), and seven assists twice against Auburn (11/22/10) in addition to Jacksonville.
2009-10 (Freshman): Was thrusted into the starting line-up with the loss of Jasmine Wynne and ended up having a solid freshman campaign ... Was named to the BIG EAST All-Freshmen Team after averaging 9.6 points per game and 3.4 assists per outing, good enough for fourth and first on the team, respectively ... Poured in 20 or more points on three occasions, including a career-high 23 points against Providence (2/23/10) ... Also had 21 points against Montana (11/27/09) in the Courtyard by Marriott L.A. Thanksgiving Classic at Loyola Marymount, and 20 points in her second collegiate game against Saint Peter's (11/16/09) ... Dished out a career-high seven assists three times against UC Irvine (11/30/09), Seton Hall (2/13/10) and Louisville (2/27/10).
High School: Helped Atlantic High School to its first regional championship and appearance in the state semifinals ... Was tabbed the Florida 6A Player of the Year and the Palm Beach County Player of the Year by the Palm Beach Post following her senior year ... Was third in the Florida Miss Basketball voting as a senior ... Was also recently listed as one of the top 100 high school seniors in the country by Slam Magazine ... Was tabbed a Florida 6A All-State honorable mention as a junior ... Was also a four-time All-County selection ... Averaged 23.5 points per game as a senior along with 6.0 rebounds, 5.0 steals and 5.0 assists per outing ... Shot 64 percent from the field, 58 percent from three-point range and 81 percent from the free throw line ... Also surpassed the 2,000 career-point plateau during her senior campaign.
Personal: Full name is KaNeisha L. Saunders ... Goes by the nickname of Kay ... Born on Dec. 6, 1990 in Boca Raton, Fla. ... Daughter of Donna Brown ... Is majoring in education at USF ... Has two brothers, Jason (31) and Jawand (17) ... Enjoys eating, shopping and watching TV in her spare time.
