Barnes Arico on Walker: "Tara had a good first year for us and is an important key to our team's success. She is probably our best rebounder and a physical player. She's a scorer with a scorer's mentality."
As A Junior (2004-05)
One of three players to play in all 31 games, starting 30 in her first season with the Red Storm ... averaged 9.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, both of which ranked her third on the team ... posted two double-doubles on the year, reached double digits in points 13 times and was named Most Valuable Player of the UNCW Hilton Riverside Classic ... made her St. John's debut against Canisius (Nov. 20), netting 17 points and grabbing five rebounds ... scored 15 points and pulled down eight rebounds on Nov. 26 at the UNC Wilmington Hilton Riverside Classic vs. Norfolk State ... followed up with 14 points and five rebounds the next day vs. UNC Wilmington (Nov. 27) en route to being named the MVP of the tournament ... made her debut at Carnesecca Arena with an 18-point, six-rebound performance in the home-opener vs. Hofstra (Dec. 1) ... 11 points and seven rebounds at Fordham (Dec. 4) ... played a career-high 40 minutes at Binghamton and scored 11 points ... also added seven rebounds, an assist, a block and three steals against the Bearcats ... netted 14 points at Fairleigh Dickinson (Dec. 11) ... notched 13 points and seven rebounds in Red Storm's Dec. 17 win over Georgia Tech ... scored the game-winning basket with 28 seconds remaining against the Yellow Jackets ... netted a career-high 22 points on 9-for-16 shooting and hauled down 10 rebounds for first double-double of the season ... had back-to-back double-digit scoring games against Seton Hall (Jan. 12) and at Georgetown (Jan. 16) ... had 13 points against the Pirates and 14 (including a perfect 8-8 mark from the charity stripe against the Hoyas ... notched second double-double in the nation's capital, adding 12 rebounds ... 16 points, six rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal against at Notre Dame (Jan. 26) ... drained a career-high four 3-pointers against Providence, scoring 14 points against the Friars ... dished out a career-high six assists at Boston College (Feb. 5) ... seven points and personal best three steals in the rematch against the Eagles at Carnesecca Arena (March 1) ... seven points against West Virginia (March 21) in the second round of the WNIT.
Before St. John's
Was a NJCAA Division II First Team All-American at Monroe Community College ... was the Region III Most Valuable Player, and was also named to the region's first team ... led the team and ranked 18th in the nation with 18.4 points per game, adding 5.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 2.6 steals per game ... helped the Lady Tribunes to the NJCAA Division II National Championship and was named to the all-tournament team.
Before College
Was a first team all-state selection at Marist High School in Bayonne, N.J. ... scored over 2,000 points in her high school career ... was chosen for and participated in the prestigious Nike Invitational Camp.
