UTEP forward Kayla Thornton talks about the upcoming 2011-12 season. A 6-1 sophomore out of El Paso’s Irvin HS, Thornton wound up starting as a true freshman late in the season to help her injury-ravaged team. She was fourth on the team scoring 7.0 ppg and averaged a team-high 5.8 rpg.

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