Senior season (2008-09)
Saw action in all 31 games, starting 30 ... led the Spartans in both scoring (10.8 points per game) and rebounding (6.1 rebounds per gmae) with career highs in both categories ... scored in double digits 20 times on the year ... scored a career-high 24 points against College of Charleston on Dec. 6, going 10-for-13 from the floor and 4-for-4 from 3-point range ... was named the SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week after that performance ... scored 19 points against Davidson on Feb. 9 and against Appalachian State on Feb. 23 ... dropped in 18 points in a first-round win over Wofford at the Southern Conference tournament on March 5 ... followed that up with 11 points and seven boards against No. 2 seed Samford in the quarterfinals ... had 17 at Chattanooga on Dec. 31 ... pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds at Elon on Dec. 2 ... matched that feat against Samford on Feb. 2 ... had her first career double-double at Elon on Dec. 2, scoring 10 points to go with her 10 boards ... posted career highs in single-game points, rebounds, field goals made and steals on the season and matched career bests in single-game blocked shots and assists ... took home the team's Spartan Award ... earned a spot on the Academic All-Southern Conference Team ... finished her career fifth on UNCG's career 3-pointers list with 115 and third in career blocked shots with 81, becoming the only player in school history to appear in even the top 10 in both lists ... wrapped up the season with 30 blocked shots, good for a tie for fifth in school history for a single season ... finished her UNCG career with 120 games played, the second-most in school history.
Junior season (2007-08)
One of several offensive options for UNCG ... saw action in 31 games, starting nine ... on three occasions led UNCG off the bench ... tallied 14 points in a come-from-behind win vs. Furman (1/2) and had a season-high 21 points against Appalachian State (2/19) ... tallied nine points and was 4-of-4 from the free throw line in UNCG’s 62-44 win over Appalachian State in the Southern Conference tournament first round ... also recorded nine points in UNCG’s loss to top-seeded Chattanooga in the quarterfinals ... averaged 8.1 points per game and 3.4 rebounds per game in 20.3 minutes of action ... recorded 10 games in double figures during the season, including three games of 15 or more points ... her 8.1 points per game was second best on the team this season ... posted the highest single-game field goal percentage of the season against Davidson by going 5-of-6 from the floor (.833) ... led the team with 24 blocks on the season ... also led the team in 3-point field goals made (46) and attempts (134) ... her 46 3s were the seventh-most in a single season in school history.
Sophomore season (2006-07)
Saw action in 29 games ... averaged 3.2 points and 1.7 rebounds in 12.7 minutes ... had a season-high 13 points against Longwood during the UNCG Thanksgiving Tournament ... grabbed a season-high five rebounds twice against Wofford (1/22/07) and Georgia Southern (1/8/07) ... posted a career-high four steals against Providence (11/25/06) ... recorded a career-high 20 minutes in UNCG’s 103-48 loss to North Carolina ... second on the team in blocks with 19 ... tallied 12 steals on the year ... fourth on the team in 3-pointers made (14) and fifth in 3-point field goal percentage (29.2) ... had two nine point games against Georgia Southern on (1/8/07) and again against the Eagles in the SoCon quarterfinals (3/1/07) ... shot 75 percent (6-of-8) from the foul line.
Freshman season (2005-06)
Made first career start at Coastal Carolina, scoring seven points ... saw action in 29 games ... averaged 4.1 points and 1.2 rebounds in 8.3 minutes per game ... scored 15 points in second collegiate game in a 69-66 loss to Longwood (11/25) ... had a break-out game against Wofford with 22 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the field, including 4-of-5 from beyond the arc ... it was the most points scored by a Spartan freshman since Melinda Goodson had 28 points twice during the 1996-97 season ... also had 10 points in an 82-75 loss to Chattanooga (1/2) ... scored four points in five minutes of game action in the 69-58 win over Davidson in the Southern Conference semifinals victory over the Wildcats (3/4/06) ... shot 83.3 (10-of-12) percent from the foul line ... had nine steals and eight blocks.
High school
Four year letterwinner for coach Travis Kemp at Fairmont High School in Fairmont, NC ... graduated as Fairmont’s all-time leading scorer with over 1,600 career points ... averaged 19 points and 10 rebounds per game as a senior and led the Lady Golden Tornadoes to the second round of the state Class 2A playoffs ... team won two Tri-Six Conference Tournament Championships ... played in the East-West All-Star Game at the Greensboro Coliseum ... four-time All-Tri-Six Conference and All-Robeson County honoree ... named to the Robeson County Christmas Classic All-Tournament team four times... honorable mention all-state during junior year after averaging 15 points and 11 rebounds per game ... posted 19 points and 11 rebounds per outing as a sophomore...also lettered four years in volleyball and three years in track ... Fairmont’s all-time leader in kills... three-time all-conference honoree and two-time conference MVP in volleyball ... named all-conference in high jump, shot put and 800m event ... Fairmont’s valedictorian as a senior with the top GPA among 139 graduating seniors ... member of the Beta Club ... was honored as a freshman student of excellence ... NCAA East-West Academic All-Star ... also competed for the Fayetteville Phantoms AAU team for seven years and for the Carolina Force for two years ... the Force finished 15th at the AAU Jr. Olympics in 2004.
Personal
Virginia Caroline Grimsley ... prefers Gini ... born Nov. 28, 1986 in Ft. Ord, CA ... daughter of Andy and Antonette Grimsley... exercise and sports science major ... uncle Mike Baker played basketball at Roanoke College.
