Norfolk State University Athletics

2012-13 (Junior Year)
Competed in 26 and started in 23 games on the season … Led the team in scoring, averaging 10.6 points per game in 33.2 minutes of action… Also led the team in rebounds, averaging 9.7 per game … Ranked third in the MEAC and 54th in the nation in rebounding… Also ranked 10th in total rebounds in NSU overall history… Named MEAC Defensive Player of the Week on Jan. 21 and Feb. 18… Tallied 21 assists, 12 blocks and 26 steals on the season… Had 14 games with double digit points and 13 with double digit rebounds… Posted six double-doubles on the year… Scored a career-high 25 points on 9-of-15 shooting with 12 boards and two assists against Morgan State on Jan. 21… Contributed her first double-double of the season with 16 points and 18 rebounds at South Carolina State on Dec. 3… Named to the MEAC all-conference second team… Also had double-doubles at UNCG Dec. 15 (15 points, 16 rebounds), against Delaware State Feb. 9 (17 points, 13 rebounds), against Maryland Eastern Shore on Feb. 11 (19 points, 12 rebounds) and at Delaware State Feb. 23 (11 points, 11 rebounds).

2011-12 (Sophomore Year)
Competed in and started all 29 games on the season … Led the team and finished with an NSU Division I record 303 rebounds, averaging 10.4 per game … Ranked first in the MEAC and 16th in the nation in rebounding … Also ranked 10th in total rebounds and 11th in rebounding average in NSU single-season records … Named MEAC Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 6 … Finished third on the team with 8.3 points per game in 30.4 minutes of action … Tallied 32 assists, 27 blocks and 26 steals … Led the team in blocks for the second straight year and ranked fifth in the league … Shot 94-of-234 (40.2 percent) from the floor and 54-of-89 (60.7 percent) from the free throw line … Had eight games with double digit points and 18 with double digit rebounds … Posted seven double-doubles on the year … Scored a career-high 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting with 12 boards and two assists at USC Upstate Nov. 21 … Had double-digit rebounds in six of the first seven games of the season … Grabbed a new career-high of 21 rebounds with 10 points against Coppin State Jan. 30, tying the NSU D-I record for rebounds in a game, to earn MEAC Defensive PoW accolades … Had 19 rebounds and 16 points the game before against Morgan State on Jan. 28 … Marked the first time an NSU player had 40 or more rebounds over a two-game stretch since Dec. 1989 … Tallied 16 rebounds in back-to-back games at North Carolina A&T March 1 and against Bethune-Cookman in the MEAC tournament March 5 … Contributed her first double-double of the season with 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting with 10 rebounds at Texas Southern to start the season Nov. 11 … Added 12 points, 13 rebounds and set a career high with four assists against William & Mary Nov. 28 … Posted a career-high four blocks with 10 rebounds, nine points, three assists and two steals in the next game against Savannah State Dec. 3 … Also had double-doubles against George Mason Jan. 2 (14 points, 11 rebounds) and at Florida A&M Feb. 27 (11 points, 10 rebounds).

2010-11 (Freshman Year)
Competed in 25 games, starting 17 … Missed all three games at the Comfort Inn & Suites Classic in Morehead, Ky., due to a back injury … Named the MEAC Defensive Player of the Week on Feb. 28 … Averaged 5.8 points and led the team with 6.6 rebounds per game in 23.3 minutes of action … Finished 10th in the MEAC in rebounding … Also led the team in blocks with 18 and added 22 steals and 12 assists … Started 16 of the last 17 games of the year … Shot 60-of-130 (46.2 percent) from the floor and 25-of-55 (45.5 percent) from the free throw line … Finished third on the team in shooting percentage … Kicked off her collegiate career with a bang, tallying a season-high 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting with 11 rebounds and three steals at St. Paul’s Nov. 13 in her first start … Converted a layup at 9:13 of the first half for her first collegiate points … Scored in double figures on three other occasions and grabbed double-digit rebounds five times throughout the year … Averaged 10.0 rebounds per game during a five-game stretch from Feb. 14-Feb. 28, including three straight games with 12, 13 and 11 boards … Had her second double-double of the year with 10 points and 12 boards in addition to a season-high three assists at South Carolina State Feb. 21 … Added nine points, a season-high 13 rebounds, two assists and two steals in a home win over Morgan State on Feb. 26 on the way to the defensive player of the week honors … Grabbed 11 boards the next game against Coppin State on Feb. 28 … Also posted 11 rebound against Savannah State Jan. 2 with a season-high three steals … Added a season-high three blocks two games later against Florida A&M on Jan. 10 to go along with six points and six rebounds … Scored 10 points with eight boards in a losing effort at Hampton Jan. 15 … Ended the year with 12 points and five rebounds against Howard in the MEAC tournament March 8.

High School
Played four years of varsity basketball at Osbourn Park High School for Coach Gorham … Earned a spot on the All-State Second Team as a senior … Tabbed to the All-Area Team, the AAA Northwestern Region Team and the Cardinal District Team senior year … Earned team’s MVP award … Averaged 13.4 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks senior season … Helped Osbourn Park High capture the Cardinal District and Northwest Regional Championship titles senior season … Named to the All-District Team and to the All-Region Second Team as a junior … Posted 12.4 points and 10 rebounds a game that year … Earned team’s Most Improved Player award sophomore season.

Personal
Full name is Cherise Rachel Gordon … Prefers to be called Rachel … Born on Nov. 18, 1991 … Daughter of Cherise and Jeff Gordon … Has one younger brother, Jeffery … Both parents are NSU alumni … Mother was also a cheerleader at NSU … Majoring in psychology.

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