Army Stands Alone In Second Place After Win Over Leopards and American's Loss to Lehigh
2012-13 (FRESHMAN): Unanimous Patriot League All-Rookie Team selection ... three-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week ... 81 rejections rank sixth on Army's career blocks list ... led Army in rebounding 11 times ... team's second-leading rebounding (6.8 rpg) ... broke onto the scene with game highs of 18 points, 12 rebounds, four blocks in first collegiate contest at Wagner (11/9) ... first of five consecutive double-digit rebounding games ... three consecutive double-doubles against FDU (11/15), Penn (11/18) and Weber State (11/21) ... led Army with six on the season ... career-high six blocks at Weber State to go along with 14 points, 11 rebounds ... second straight 14-point game at Air Force (11/23) in Silver Star win ... struggled offensively the next four games, failing to hit a field goal (0-15) ... broke out of the slump with 13 points, 11 rebounds against Loyola (12/10) ... matched career-high six blocks in non-league finale at Morgan State (1/6) .. added 10 points, nine rebounds against the Bears ... played a season-low 15 minutes against Bucknell (1/12) after picking up third foul early in the second half ... rebounded with 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting at Lafayette (1/16) ... only Patriot League double-double came against Colgate (1/23) ... tallied 15 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks against the Raiders ... shot 50 percent or better 10 times, including a 6-for-11 clip against Colgate ... 10 points, six rebounds at Lehigh (2/2) ... five blocks, 12 rebounds at Bucknell (2/9) ... lone game all season without a stuff came against American (2/23) ... added seven points, three steals and four rebounds against the Eagles ... came off the bench on Senior Day against Lehigh (3/2) ... five points, six rebounds against the Mountain hawks.
BACKGROUND: Two-time all-state selection out of Northern Lehigh High School ... earned third-team accolades in 2011 before making the second team in 2012 ... coached by David Oertner, her father ... averaged 18.5 points, 14.8 rebounds, 10 blocks and four assists per game as a senior ... established a bevy of Northern Lehigh career records including points (1,700), blocks (607), defensive rebounds (838), free-throw attempts (653) and free-throws made (448) ... single-game standards for blocked shots (18), rebounds (27) and defensive rebounds (22) ... led the nation in blocks during her senior season ... U.S. Marines Distinguished Athlete Award ... Colonial League MVP (2011-12) ... U.S. Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete Award ... also owns the Northern Lehigh record in the shot put.
PERSONAL: Aimee Nicole Oertner ... born June 3, 1994, in Allentown, Pa. ... daughter of David and Beatrice Oertner ... sister, Lauren ... brother, Andrew ... first member of her family to embark on a career in the military ... aspirations of owning her own bakery one day ... high school homecoming and prom queen ... likes to run, paint, bake, listen to music and play piano in her free time ... considers herself very superstitious ... undeclared major.
