2008-09 (SOPHOMORE): Closed the season on a high note with all-tournament team status at the 2009 Patriot League Tournament ... accounted for 45 of Army's 96 total points scored during the tournament, hosted by Lehigh ... she started with a career-high 24 points to lead the Black Knights in a 54-47 quarterfinal win to eliminate Holy Cross (March 7) ... buried a career-high five three-pointers against the Crusaders ... also led Army with four steals and four assists in that game ... did not slow down the following day against top-seeded Lehigh (March 8), pouring in 21 points in the Black Knights' season-ending loss ... started all but one game at point guard ... only non-start came on Senior Day ... Army's third-leading scorer on the year (8.5 ppg), while landing second in assists (71) ... handed out  at least four assists nine times, including a season-high seven helpers in the Black Knights' win over service-academy rival Air Force (Nov. 29) in Colorado Springs ... scored in double figures 11 times, including four of the last five games of the season ... averaged 3.4 rebounds per game despite being the shortest player on the roster ... managed a career-high nine caroms against Navy (Jan. 24) at home ... notched at least six rebounds five times last year ... primary ball handler who committed one turnover or less in 11 games.

2007-08 (FRESHMAN): Two-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week ... inserted into the starting lineup four games into the season and remained the team's starting point guard until the last three games of the year ... third on the team with a 7.1 points-per-game average ... led the team with 84 assists (2.8 per game) ... that number tied for eighth among the Patriot League leaders ... scored in double-digits in six of her first eight games with the Black Knights ... that included a stretch of six-straight contests from No. 20 - Dec. 4 ... netted a season-high 17 points twice (Air Force, Maryland-Eastern Shore) ... scored in double-figures 10 times ... led Army in scoring five times ... her career-high nine assists (twice) marked most by an Army player since Christina Canelli registered 10 against Navy on Feb. 23, 2001 ... one of five players to see time in all 30 games ... started 23 of those contests.

BACKGROUND: Fiesty, 5-3 playmaker at Bethesda-Chevy Chase located in the Washington, D.C., area ... sharpshooter who has the opportunity to rack up major minutes ... athletic point guard who can score at will and has a knack for finding open teammates ... McDonald's All-American nominee ... Washington Post All-Met and All-Montgomery County Gazette honors all four years ... named to the first team in 2006 and 2007 ... averaged 21.2 points a game to lead all Montgomery Country girls ... joined Bethesda-Chevy Chase's 1,000-point club in 2007 ... stands as B-CC's all-time scoring leader with 1,424 points ... three-time team Most Valuable Player ... was a driving force in the Baron's first 3A/2A/1A Division title in nearly three decades in 2007 ... shot a brilliant 13-of-13 from the field against JFK High School as a senior, marking the best individual shooting performance in B-CC history ... averaged 5.0 assists and 3.5 steals a game ... played on the Montgomery County All-Star Team ... lettered all four years ... served as the team captain for three seasons.

PERSONAL: Given name is Nalini Yvette Hawkins ... born April 6, 1989 in Silver Spring, Md. ... parents' names are Reynold and Yvette ... company F-4 ... major is Management.