Jekabsone-Zogota, a well-rounded guard with excellent skills, is a tremendous three-point shooter who can also drive to the basket. The outstanding passer who excels at finding teammates in transition and is a solid rebounder. During the 2009 WNBA season, the Sun rookie missed the first seven games of the season while competing for Latvia in the European Women Basketball Tournament Championship. After arriving in Connecticut, Jekabsone-Zogota struggled early, then emerged as a consistent scoring threat. She averaged 11.8 points over the last 19 games of the season and reached double figures 11 times in that span. The guard made a career-high six threes against New York (9/4) and scored more than 20 points three times in four games (8/29-9/4), averaging 18.5 points per game in that span. Jekabsone-Zogota led the Sun in three-point shooting percentage (.394) and also led the team in scoring four times, assists three times and rebounding once

• published: 06 Jan 2010
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