Hall of Fame
Her prowess on the basketball court earned her a reputation as a scoring machine in the Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the early-1990’s. Her 2,170 career points ranks at the top of the U of O’s women’s scoring list. Her 47-point outburst against the University of Central Arkansas remains a school single-game record, as does her 19 field goals. Additionally, she holds single-season school records for most points (696) and field goals (276). She ranks third in career rebounding with 785. After earning National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) All-America status her sophomore season, Peppas-Burns received the honor again her junior and senior seasons. In 1992, she averaged a career high 24 points per game, also a school record, and was named to the prestigious Kodak All-American team. At Ozarks, Peppas-Burns took the Lady Eagles’ program to new heights. She was a three-time All-AIC player and was twice named All-NAIA District 17. Her senior season, she led the Lady Eagles to a school-best 25-6 record and to the semi-finals of the AIC tournament. Peppas-Burns went on to play professionally in Iceland where she was named Most Valuable Player each of her four seasons there. As the league’s leading scorer, she led her team to three Icelandic National Championships and lost only nine games in four seasons.
