University of South Alabama Athletics

AT SOUTH ALABAMA
REDSHIRT-SOPHOMORE SEASON (2016-17)    
Played in 29 games and started 12 of them … Ranked second on the team in three-point field goals made (20) and three-point field goal percentage (29.0%) and fourth in rebounds (3.4 rebounds per game) … Made 82.6% (19-23) of her free throw attempts … Averaged 4.7 points per game and also had 12 steals and 10 blocks … Scored nine points at UCF(11/13) and had a team-high seven boards, including three offensive … Grabbed a game-high eight boards and scored eight points in her first career starts vs. Spring Hill (11/17) … Scored eight-straight points in the first quarter in the win at New Orleans (11/19) … Tied for a team-high seven rebounds and made four of six field goal attempts for nine points in the win against North Florida (11/25) … Led the team with 12 points and had a game-high three blocks at Jacksonville (11/26) … Pulled down five rebounds and had two blocks and five points in the win against William Carey (12/15) … Snagged down a game-high nine rebounds, including six on the defensive glass, against NC State (12/19) … Tied a career-high with four made three-pointers for 13 points at UAB (12/21) … Was just one rebound short of a double-double (11 points, nine boards) in the win at Georgia Southern (1/5) … Made all four free throw attempts, grabbed five rebounds and had a block in a win at Georgia State (1/7) … Went a perfect 3-3 from the field, all three-pointers, made both attempts at the charity line in just seven minutes against #2 Texas-Arlington (3/9).

REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN SEASON (2015-16)    
Walked on to the South Alabama basketball team during the fall semester (2015) … Played in 28 of the Jaguars’ 30 games, missing two due injury … Averaged 6.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game off the bench in 14.5 minutes per outing … Shot 43 percent from the field, connecting on 61 of her 142 shot attempts … Ranked second on the club from behind the three-point line with 30 treys and a 37.0 three-point field goal percentage … Her 30 made three-pointers are fifth-most by a freshman in Jaguar history, while her .370 field-goal percentage from outside the arc was second-highest for a freshman at USA … Autio ranked sixth in the Sun Belt from outside the arc …  Came off the bench to record a then career high in (12) and a career best in rebounds (9) vs. Central Florida (11/24) … Missed the game at Alabama State (12/3) with an injury, but returned to action at Southern Mississippi (12/6) … Had another solid outing off the bench for the Jaguars against UAB (12/13) where she posted 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting, including 4-of-8 from the three-point line … Scored 10 of her 16 points against the Blazers in the fourth quarter … Recorded her third double figure scoring outing with 13 points off the bench at Georgia Southern (1/7) … Had 12 points with three three-pointers and three free throws at Texas State (3/5) … Scored 13 points at Louisiana-Lafayette (1/23) … Recorded a career-high 19 points – 14 in the second quarter – on 8-of-11 shooting vs. Troy (2/16) … Had seven double-figure outings and led the Jags offensively on four occasions … Also led the club in blocks and rebounding twice each.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2014-15)
Was not a member of the South Alabama basketball team … Was a member of the track and field team at South Alabama as a jumper and multi-event athlete … Competed at two meets –  Samford Stand Alone Multi (1/21) and BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker (12/5) – during the indoor season, but redshirted during the outdoor season … Finished eighth in the pentathlon at the Samford meet.

AT ST. MICHAEL – ALBERVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered two seasons at St. Michael - Albertville High School in St. Michael, Minn., for head coach Kent Hamre … Helped guide the Knights to a pair of 20-win seasons and two Section 8 Class AAAA titles … Averaged 12.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game as a senior … Also averaged 1.9 steals and 1.1 blocks per outing that same season … Earned Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association Class AAAA honorable mention all-state honors as a senior … Helped SMAHS to the Minnesota Class AAAA state tournament that same season and a No. 7 ranking in the final MBN Poll … Averaged 10 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, while helping St. Michael advance to the quarterfinal round of the state tournament during her junior season … Prep highlight came during her junior year when she pulled down 17 rebounds in a game … Also lettered six seasons in track and field and three seasons in cross country for the Knights … Ended her high school career as the program’s school-record holder in the triple jump (37’8”), long jump (17’2.5”) and 300-meter hurdles (46.22) … Finished second in the triple jump at the Minnesota A and AA state tournament in 2014 … Won outdoor triple jump champion at the ‘13 and ‘14 Section 5AA finals … Played AAU ball for one season for the Minnesota Stars based in Inver Grove Heights, Minn. … Was recruited in basketball out of high school by North Dakota State and Denver.

PERSONAL
Erin Mae Autio … Born in Edina, Minn. … Daughter of Chuck and Lori Autio … One of two children in her family … Has an older brother Jake … Brother was a four-year member of the cross country/track & field team at Loyola University of Chicago … Favorite movie is “Love and Basketball” … Favorite books are the Harry Potter series … Favorite professional sports teams are the Minnesota Lynx and the Minnesota Twins … Favorite athlete is Seimone Augustus … Lists favorite musical artists as Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan … Favorite food is steak … Played football on a boys team during her fifth and sixth grade years … Majoring in social work with a minor in gerontology.