Samm Nester-Gordon is one of the most decorated players in Mountain Lions women's basketball history. In addition to being named to the WVIAC Freshman of the Year in 2004-05, Nester-Gordon was a three-time all-conference choice, a WVIAC All-Tournament selection in 2007-08 as well as the 2007-08 Neal Baisi award recipient, which recognized the top athlete from West Virginia at a WVIAC school. For her career, Nester-Gordon scored 1,655 points (14.5 ppg), shot 46.0 percent from the field and averaged 6.1 rebounds per game while leading CU to a 70-45 record.