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CAREER HONORS
- Preseason Coaches Second-Team All-SEC -- 2012-13
- Full Court First-Team Freshman All-American -- 2012
- SEC All-Freshman Team -- 2012
- SEC Freshman of the Week -- 2011-12 (Dec. 5, Jan. 16)
2012-13 AT TENNESSEE
- Went 6-6 from the free throw line, tallying 10 points and three rebounds in UT's victory over Florida in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals.
- Earned her first career double-double with 10 points and a season-high 10 assists against Auburn.
- Notched 14 points and three rebounds, while dishing out five assists in UT's win against Vanderbilt for her 14th game this season handing out five or more assists.
- Handed out eight helpers against Ole Miss.
- Recorded her first block of the season and first in her SEC career against LSU.
- Dished out a season-best nine assists against Notre Dame.
- Went a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line in UT's 83-75 win at Vanderbilt.
- Tallied eight points and grabbed two boards, while dishing out a team-best six assists against Alabama.
- Went 2-2 from the 3-point FG range, finishing with 11 points in UT's 75-66 win at Auburn.
- Recorded her sixth game this season, and 16th of her career, scoring in double figures as she tallied 12 points at Florida.
- Notched her seventh game this year of dishing out five or more assists as as she handed out five assists against the Tigers.
- Dished out a team-best six assists against Rutgers.
- Grabbed a career-best six rebounds in 33 minutes of action at Baylor.
- Named the AutoZone Player of the Game after scoring 15 points and dishing out a team-best seven assists in UT's 94-75 win over Texas.
- Scored a season-best 15 points while dishing out a team-best four assists against Middle Tennessee.
- Set a career-high in free throws as she went a perfect 10-10 from the line at Miami, totaling 14 points and snagged four rebounds.
- Went 2-2 from the field, scoring four points and dishing out three assists against Rice.
- Recorded nine points and three rebounds while going 5-6 from the line in UT's 71-54 victory over Georgia Tech.
- Tallied seven points while grabbing three boards in 29 minutes of play against Chattanooga.
2011-12 AT TENNESSEE
- Appeared in 33 games, getting 24 starts and scoring in double figures on 10 occasions.
- Named to Full Court Freshman All-America First Team and SEC All-Freshman Team.
- Started in opener vs. Pepperdine (11/13), becoming only the 14th freshman to start her first game as a Lady Vol after being anointed UT's point guard in March by Pat Summitt while she was still in high school.
- Recorded 162 assists as a rookie, the most-ever by a UT freshman and the eighth-best total in school history.
- Ranked second in the SEC with that total, as well, with an average of 4.9 per game.
- Led the league in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.1.
- Fourth best free throw shooter in the league at .776 (66-85).
- Named SEC Freshman of the Week on Jan. 16 after dishing out a Lady Vol rookie-record 12 assists in a home win over Vanderbilt (Jan. 15).
- Also named SEC Freshman of the Week on Dec. 5 after scoring 14 vs. Middle Tennessee and 10 vs. Texas and dishing out five assists in each game.
- Also hit double figures in assists against Alabama, posting 11 against the Tide (1/26).
- Shot a perfect 6-6 from the floor (4-4 from three) to collect a career-high 19 points against Chattanooga (1/3).
- Came up one assist shy of a double-double against Georgia (1/5), hitting for 19 points for the second straight game and adding nine assists.
- Got on a scoring run midway through the conference slate, scoring a career-high 16, 12 and 14 points, respectively, against Georgia (1/29), South Carolina (2/2) and Auburn (2/5).
- Played all 40 minutes in that game vs. South Carolina (2/2), adding three assists and rebounds.
- Hit six of nine shots against MTSU (11/29), contributing 14 points in the win.
- Contributed 12 points, five assists, three boards, two steals in the NCAA Regional semifinal victory over Kansas (3/24).
- Against #7 Miami (11/15), she fell one assist shy of a double-double, putting up 11 points and nine assists against the Hurricanes.
- Returned to her hometown during the NCAA Tournament, seeing considerable time as a reserve as UT picked up wins in the first and second rounds in Chicago vs. UT Martin (3/17) and DePaul (3/19).
- Helped UT to SEC Tourney championship game win, sinking nine of 10 free throws vs. LSU (3/4).
- Rode 3-3 shooting from behind the arc to an 11-point performance against ODU (12/28), dishing out five assists and coming up with four steals.
USA/AAU BASKETBALL
- In the summer of 2011, won a gold medal at the 2011 USA Basketball U19 World Championships (7.2 ppg./4.3 apg./4.3 rpg.) in Puerto Montt, Chile, playing alongside UT teammate Cierra Burdick.
- Broke a USA U19 record with 39 assists for the tournament and was fourth among all players at the World Championships.
- Also won gold medals at both the 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship (10.1 ppg./5.4 apg.) and 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship (12.0 ppg./4.8 apg./3.4 rpg.).
- On the AAU circuit, she played for Tennessee Flight Silver in 2010; played for Illinois Dream Team from 2007-2009.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Averaged 16.0 ppg., 7.0 apg. and 4.0 spg. as a senior (2010-11).
- Helped BHS capture back-to-back-to-back state titles (2009, 2010, 2011).
- Put up 13.5 ppg., 5.5 apg., 4.2 rpg. and 4.0 spg. as a junior (2009-10).
- Numbers as a sophomore (2008-09) included 13.6 ppg., 5.0 apg., 4.0 rpg. and 2.6 spg.
- Averaged 15.0 ppg., 5.0 rpg., 4.5 apg. and 3.2 spg. as a freshman (2007-08).
- McDonald's High School All-American and WBCA High School All-American (2011).
- USA Today All-USA First Team (2011) and Second Team (2009, 2010).
- Parade Magazine All-American (2011) and Parade Second Team (2010), ESPN Rise All-America First Team (2010 and 2011).
- Gatorade Illinois Girls Basketball Player of the Year (2011).
- Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA), Associated Press and Champaign News Gazette3A/4A All-State First Team (2010, 2011).
- Chicago Tribune All-State (2010) and All-Area (2009).
- Herald News Co-Player of the Year (2010) and All-Area (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011).
- Illinois Class 3A/4A All-State Second Team by the IBCA, Associated Press and Champaign News Gazette (2009), and IBCA All-State Third Team (2008).
- All-Southwest Suburban Blue Conference first team (2008, 2009).
PERSONAL
- Full name is Ariel Chanel Massengale.
- Born on June 10, 1993, in Downers Grove, Ill.
- Parents are Carvel and Anita Massengale.
- Older brother, Avery, is 28.
- Both sets of Ariel's grandparents live in Middle Tennessee
- Ariel is considering recreation and sport management as a major.
- Her brother Avery played college football, as did her dad.
- Other relatives with collegiate careers include Wayne Buckingham (basketball), Barry Stewart (basketball) and Lendel Massengale (football).
