NDSU

The 2006-07 Season: Brenda started in all 25 games last season ... Averaged 12.2 points and 4.4 rebounds per game ... Connected on 42.8% from the field and 83.6% from the field ... Added 36 assists, 25 steals and five blocked shots ... Named to the All-Division I Independent second team ... Led the Division I Independents in free throw shooting, and was also No. 8 in field goal shooting and No. 10 in scoring ... Had a streak of 27 straight free throws made last season, just one short of tying the school record ... Landed a spot on the Montana State Thanksgiving Classic all-tourney team ... Netted a career-high 23 points against Texas-Pan American (1-25-07) one of 19 games in double-figures scoring ... Topped the Bison in scoring in 19 games.

The 2005-06 Season: Brenda played in all 26 games including one starting assignment ... Averaged 4.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game ... Added 12 assists, nine steals and four blocked shots ... Connected on 30.2% from the field including 18% from the 3-point line and 80.6% from the free throw line ... Poured in a career-high 17 points against nationally-ranked Minnesota (1-26-06), hitting 6-of-7 from the foul line ... One of three games in double-figure scoring ... Pulled down a career best eight rebounds against IPFW (2-26-06) and UW-Green Bay (2-7-06) ... Recorded two blocked shots against Utah Valley State (2-24-06).

The 2004-05 Season: Tagged with the nickname "Buzz Lightyear" with a shooting range from infinity and beyond ... Played in all 27 games in 2004-05 ... Averaged 4.4 points and 1.7 rebounds in 10.4 minutes per game ... Connected on 36.4% from the field including 27.3% from the 3-point stripe and 77.3% from the foul line ... Added 15 steals, 14 assists and five blocked shots ... Reached double-figures in scoring in three games including the last two with a career-high 13 vs. South Dakota State (2-26-05) and 12 vs. Grand Canyon (3-6-05) ... Hit 5-of-8 field goal attempts against SDSU including a pair of 3-pointers in a season-high 24 minutes ... Tallied 10 points against Presentation College (12-10-04), hitting all six free throw attempts ... Pulled down a season-high five rebounds vs. Bentley College (1-2-05) and vs. Presentation ... Also handed out a career best four assists against Bentley ... Came up with a season-high two steals against Wingate, N.C. (12-4-04) and Bemidji State (11-20-04).

High School Days: A 2004 graduate of Climax-Fisher High School ... Two-time Class 1A coaches association all-state selection ... Averaged 19 points and 9.6 rebounds in her career for totals of 2,358 points and 1,188 rebounds ... Five-time all-Northern Galaxy Conference and all-Expo selection ... Named all-area four times, while making a pair of appearances on the all-(Fargo) Forum team ... Averaged 20.1 points and 6.6 rebounds per game during her senior year ... Connected on 59% from the field and 66% from the foul line ... Added 70 steals and 50 assists ... Set school records with 42 points and nine 3-pointers in a game ... Had games of 23 and 20-points in the Minnesota girls’ basketball all-star series ... Standout volleyball player for the Knights ... Reached 1,000 kills in her career ... Class A all-state performer as a senior ... Member of Climax-Fisher’s state runnerup volleyball team ... Four-time all-conference pick ... Three-time all-Expo selection ... Named to the 2003 All-Fargo (N.D.) Forum team ... Served one term as the Student Council president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Regular on the honor roll ... Member of the Future Farmers of America ... Two-year participant in the Knowledge Bowl ... Member of the choir.

Personal File: Daughter of Ron and Jannae Kowalczik, and Harold Slyt ... Strangest nickname was "Birthday Cake" ... Has two brothers, Kevin and Jeremiah Slyt, and one sister, Stacy Evitts ... Majoring in elementary education ... Favorite hobby is hanging out with family and friends ... High school basketball coaches were Jason Reierson and Cheryl Warner.