Purdue Highlights 2011-12 - Freshman
Played in 18 games and averaged 4.7 minutes per game ... Played season-high 13 minutes vs. IPFW, recorded one point, two rebounds, an assist and a steal ... Scored her first collegiate points vs. Chicago State, finishing with season highs of two points and four rebounds ... Averaged 0.2 points and 0.7 rebounds per game.
Carmel High School Highlights
Averaged 15.1 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 3.6 blocks and 2.8 steals per game as a senior ... Member of the 2011 Indiana All-Star Team ... Named first team IBCA All-State as a senior ... Junior season averaged 13.7 points, 8.8 rebounds, 3.1 steals, 2.9 assists and 2.1 blocked shots ... member of the junior All-Star core team ... Helped lead Carmel to a 4A state championship as a freshman, contributing 7.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.5 steals ... averaged 14.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.1 steals sophomore year en route to a second-consecutive sectional title ... won county, sectional and regional titles in track as a sophomore, including member of first place 1600-meter relay team.
Personal
Full name is Torrie Nicole Thornton ... Born Nov. 11, 1992, in Louisville, Ky. ... Parents are Donald Thornton, Jr. and Dierdre Thornton ... Has a brother, Brian, and a sister, Melanie ... Plans to major in general health sciences.
Notables
Ranked No. 33 at small forward by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report, No. 62 overall by All-Star Girls Report and No. 60 at her position by HoopGurlz ... named AAU national All-American in 2009 ... Led two AAU teams to top 10 finishes at AAU nationals, ninth in 2008 and eighth in 2010 ... Brother, Brian, played basketball at Xavier ... Sister, Melanie, played basketball at Butler ... father competed in track and field at Eastern New Mexico and mother, the former Dierdre Stunson, played basketball at Louisville.
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