Shippensburg University Athletics

2008-09 (as a senior): Redshirt season (injury); did not play.

2007-08 (as a junior): Made two starts while appearing in 14 games during the season after missing the first two months of the season with a foot injury…averaged 4.4 points per game for the season…scored a season-high 10 points against Cheyney on January 13…shot 37 percent from the field…converted five three pointers…totaled 61 points and 18 rebounds along 11 steals for the season.

2006-07 (as a sophomore): Appeared in all 28 games as a sophomore, earning four starts … posted 6.3 points per game and finished the year with 175 total points…was third on the team with 70 assists…finished second on the team with 26 steals…totaled 31 assists and 61 rebounds…tied for third on the team with 16 three-point field goals, averaged 20.9 minutes per game as an integral member of the team’s rotation.

2005-06 (as a freshman): Finished third on the team in scoring, averaging 10.7 points per game, the fifth-highest average by a freshman in school history…ranked 24th in the PSAC in scoring and fourth among all freshmen…was also second on the team in three-point field goals with 42, the seventh-highest total in the PSAC…ranked 10th in the conference in three-point field goal percentage at 34.4-percent…led the team in scoring three times and scored in double figures in 16 games…scored a career-high 19 points in her second collegiate game against Mercy on November 19…also added seven rebounds and made five three-pointers…matched her career-high with 19 points at home versus Clarion on February 6…totaled 11 points and a career-high nine rebounds at home against West Chester on December 3…had 14 points, seven rebounds, a career-high six steals and four assists versus Shepherd at home on November 22.

Before Shippensburg
Averaged over 18 points per game at Hempfield for head coach Lenny Groft…scored over 1,000 career points and led her team in points, assists and three-point field goals as a senior…holds the school records for career points and three-pointers…led her team to the district playoffs four-straight seasons and a state appearance her senior year…was voted a Section 1 All-Star twice and was named All-League and District 3 All-Star as a senior…graduated with a 3.1 grade point average and was on the honor roll all four years.

Personal
Full name is Phylicia Ranae Bessick…born on Feb. 18, 1987 in Lancaster…is the daughter of Terry and Robin Bessick…is a non-degree player…Terry is a 1979 graduate of Shippensburg.