SENIOR (2008-09): First Team All-OVC…
WBCA Region 4 All-American Finalist…
Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Finalist…
Daily Eastern News Female Athlete of the Year...
OVC All-Tournament Team…
OVC Player of the Week (March 2)… Galligan started all 33 games, one of two Panthers to do so… broke the EIU all-time scoring record in the Feb. 28 regular-season finale… broke the EIU single-season scoring record in the OVC Tournament championship game… scored over the top of a triple team on EIU’s final possession of regulation to send the tourney title game to overtime… led the OVC in field goal percentage… posted four double-doubles, the most impressive a 28-point, 13-rebound showing on Valentine’s Day at Eastern Kentucky… ended the season on a scoring tear, averaging 23.5 points per game on 69 percent shooting over the final eight games… scored 20-plus in each of the final six games of the season… connected on 28-of-39 field goals in the three OVC Tournament games… scored in double-figures in 31 of the 33 games… scored 20-plus 13 times… tied the EIU single-game free throw percentage record with a 10-of-10 showing in the regular-season home victory against Tennessee Tech… made a season-high 11 free throws vs. Tech in the opening round of the OVC Tournament… connected on 10-plus field goals six times… scored a season-high 28 points twice: at Bradley and at Eastern Kentucky… made a career-high 13 field goals in the road win at Tennessee State… was EIU’s lone double-figure scorer in the Jan. 5 win at Tennessee Tech, the program’s first victory in such a scenario since Dec. 2004…
OVC Rankings: first in field goal percentage, third in blocked shots, third in scoring, eighth in free throw percentage and 12th in rebounding…
Top 50 National Rankings: 13th in field goal percentage and 43rd in scoring…
EIU Single-Season Rankings: first in points, third in field goals made and free throws attempted, and fourth in free throws made…
EIU All-Time Rankings: first in points, free throws made, free throws attempted and blocks; third in field goals made; fourth in rebounds and field goals attempted.
JUNIOR (2007-08): First Team All-OVC… OVC All-Tournament Team… Daily Eastern News Female Athlete of the Year... OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll... three-time OVC Player of the Week (Jan. 14, Jan. 21 and Feb. 4)… Galligan played in 27 games and started 21 times, including the final 16 contests of the season… earned First Team All-OVC honors for the second year in a row, becoming the first Panther to garner consecutive First Team All-Conference kudos since Toni Collins in 1983 and ’84… first-ever Panther to receive OVC All-Tournament Team honors… named OVC Player of the Week three times in a four-week span, becoming the first Panther in the OVC era to win the award three times in the same season… broke EIU all-time records for free throws made and blocked shots… went 28-of-31 at the free throw line in the OVC Tournament, establishing a new league record for makes and attempts… her 15-of-16 showing in the OVC Tourney championship game was also a single-game league record… made 15 free throws in a game twice, tying the EIU single-game record… also tied the EIU single-game mark for free throw attempts with 18 in the home win against Eastern Kentucky… broke the EIU single-season record for free throws made for the second year in a row while shooting a career-high 86 percent at the stripe… after posting the first 500-point season by a Panther since 2002, will enter her senior season 498 points shy of the EIU all-time scoring record… became the 19th member of EIU’s 1,000-point club, but just the sixth player to accomplish the feat as a junior… led the league in scoring in all games and conference play… ranked in the Top 30 nationally in scoring, field goal and free throw percentage… missed five games in November and December with a broken toe… returned to the lineup for the Dec. 19 win at Morehead State… she scored eight points in 17 minutes that night, marking the only time all season she failed to reach double-figures against an OVC opponent… returned to the starting lineup in time for the home win against EKU and scored a career-high 31 points, recording her 1,000th career point that night… posted back-to-back double-doubles in the consecutive double overtime games on the Alabama road trip… in the trip opening win at Jax State, delivered a victory-clinching blocked shot at the end of the second overtime… also had an impressive 25-point, 11-rebound double-double against Tennessee State in the quarterfinals of the OVC Tournament… earlier in the season she burned TSU with a 30-point, 5-block, 5-steal performance in Nashville… connected on a career-high 12 field goals and scored 27 points in just 25 minutes in the regular-season win against Murray State… shot 10-of-14 from the field and 6-of-6 at the charity stripe in the blowout win at Austin Peay… shot 60 percent from the field in conference play… actually shot free throws more efficiently on the road (80-of-89, 90 percent) than at home (59-of-75, 79 percent)… averaged 23 points per game in January, leading EIU to a 7-2 record… averaged 22 points and eight rebounds per game in the OVC Tournament… National Rankings: 20th in free throw percentage, 27th in field goal percentage and 29th in scoring… Top 10 OVC Rankings: first in scoring and field goal percentage, fifth in free throw percentage and blocked shot, and ninth in rebounding… EIU Single-Season Rankings: first in free throws made, second in free throws attempted, sixth in blocked shots, and seventh in points… EIU All-Time Rankings: first in blocked shots and free throws made, second in free throws attempted, and 11th in points.
SOPHOMORE (2006-07): First Team All-OVC… OVC Player of the Week (Dec. 4)… State Farm Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team… Galligan started all 29 games, the only Panther to do so… led the team in scoring and rebounding while also ranking among the OVC Top Five in both… became the first EIU player since 1982 to post Top 10 single-season point and rebound totals in the same year (and the first to crack the rebounding Top 10 since 1993)… first Panther to earn First Team All-OVC honors since 1999… broke EIU single-season records for free throws made and attempted while leading the OVC in both categories… led the conference in blocked shots for the second year in a row… scored in double-figures in all but one game… led the team with eight double-doubles, seven of which came in conference play… averaged a double-double (17 and 10) in the month of February… scored a career-high 30 points thanks to a personal-best 10 field goals in the loss at Murray State… outscored the Conference Player of the Year, Murray State’s Joi Scott, in both of their head-to-head meetings… pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds on two occasions… fouled out of just one game despite being EIU’s top post player on both ends of the floor… two most impressive double-doubles: 23 and 16 (in 32 minutes) at Eastern Kentucky; 23 and 11 (in 22 minutes) in the win at Austin Peay… registered 28 points and 17 rebounds while playing a career-high 43 minutes in the double overtime loss to Jacksonville State… blocked at least one shot in 26 of the 29 games… posted three consecutive 20-point efforts the week of Nov. 29-Dec. 3 to earn her first career OVC player of the Week nod… represented EIU on the State Farm Tiger Classic All-Tournament Team after shooting 63 percent from the field and 17-of-18 at the free throw line in the two games... Top 10 OVC Rankings: first in blocked shots, second in scoring and fourth in rebounding… National Rankings: 58th in scoring, 75th in blocked shots and 91st in rebounding… EIU Single-Season Rankings: first in free throws made and attempted, third in blocked shots, fifth in rebounds and seventh in points… EIU TRACK HONORS: Helped lead EIU to the OVC Outdoor Championship crown by winning the javelin and finishing sixth in the shot put.
FRESHMAN (2005-06): OVC Freshman of the Year… OVC All-Newcomer Team… Two-Time OVC Freshman of the Week (Feb. 6 and Dec. 19)… Galligan played in every game and started the final 26 contests of the year… broke the EIU single-season blocked shots record and led the OVC, the first Panther to do so… also became the first Panther to win an individual post-season award in the OVC era (1997-present) while becoming the first EIU player to win league top newcomer/freshman since 1995… tied the EIU single-game records for blocked shots (6 vs. Butler) and field goal percentage (6-of-6, 1.000 vs. Tennessee State)… among freshmen nationally, turned the ball over the fewest times per 40 minutes (1.83)… posted three double-doubles – including an 11-point, 10-rebound effort in her first career start… scored in double-figures 20 times, including a team-high streak of eight straight games… pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds and scored 13 points in the win over Southeast Missouri… scored a season-high 18 points in the win over Eastern Kentucky… blocked a shot in 19 straight games… blocked multiple shots in 10 straight games, recording 33 rejections during that stretch… in the win at third-place Samford, scored 16 points and helped hold the Bulldogs’ top player, Alex Munday, to just five points on 1-of-11 shooting… shot 50 percent or better from the field 18 times… Top 10 OVC Rankings: first in blocks, fifth in field goal percentage, ninth in free throw percentage and 12th in rebounding.
HIGH SCHOOL: Galligan was a four-year letter-winner for coach Debbie Coffman… also a four-year letter-winner in track and field, participating in the shot put and discus… Associated Press and IBCA Second Team All-State… three-time all-conference and two-time all-area… established new high school season and career blocked shots records… also holds the rebounding single-season record… surpassed the 1,000 career points plateau… team captain... CCHS was a three-time regional champ and also won sectionals her sophomore and senior years… Innercity champs as a senior after winning the State Farm Holiday Classic her junior year… honor roll student.
PERSONAL: No. 1 sports highlight was winning the regional championship her sophomore year, defeating the rival high school, and winning the Holiday Classic… her father has been a major influence on her sports career because “he was willing to do anything for me to help me improve my game”… most admires EIU assistant coach Quacy Timmons because “of her playing experience in the WNBA and for teaching me so much and inspiring me to be my best”… also credits her stepmom Natalie Galligan for her support... enjoys shopping, boating, roller coasters and video games… daughter of Michael and Elizabeth Galligan… Major: Communication Studies (Public Relations).
