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The one thing you might not know about Penn State's Andrea Garner?

THE GARNER FILE
Andrea Garner
Andrea Garner helped Penn State reach its first Final Four.


Name: Andrea Garner
School: Penn State
Year: Senior
Position: Center
Season stats: 14.6 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 47.9 percent FG, 2.3 bpg, 1.8 apg.
Honors: Division I District 6 Kodak All-America pick; two-time first-team all-Big Ten honoree; GTE District Academic All-American; three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree; Dean's List selection; three-time Big Ten Player of the Week honoree in 2000.

Well, other than her desire to take Sheryl Swoopes on in a game of one-on-one or that her favorite food is baked chicken, the senior guard says she's also a rapper.

Garner shared her zest for rapping while completing a survey for ESPN.com. More than 20 players were asked to participate, and the Tournament Dish will continue to roll out the Bio Rhythms -- a fun and humorous look at the athlete by the athlete -- throughout the women's NCAA Tournament.

For more on Garner, check our her responses below:

Favorite food: Baked chicken.

Favorite TV show: Martin.

Favorite movie: Boomerang.

Favorite book: "Friends and Lovers" by Erik Jerome Dickie.

How did you get started playing basketball? I was in the sixth grade and 10 or 11 years old. I played because my friends played.

Do you have any pregame rituals? I like to take a nap or listen to music.

Who is the best player you've ever faced? Stephanie McCarty, Purdue (1999).

Which player -- man or woman -- would you most like to take one-on-one? Sheryl Swoopes.

Person you'd most like to meet? Jesus.

Tell us something we don't know about you: I'm a rapper.

Finish the following three sentences:
ESPN stands for: Every Sports Possible Network.
Other than the Final Four, when I think of Philadelphia, I think of: Home!
If I wasn't a basketball player, I'd be: An actress.

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