Professional Basketball
Summerton is a professional basketball player. She has played in Australia's WNBL, Europe, and the WNBA.
Summerton had a scholarship with and played for the Australian Institute of Sport in 2000 and 2001. At the end of the season 2000/2001 season, she was voted the NBL Rookie of the Year. She played 44 games for the Australian Institute of Sport team. She played in the WNBL in the 2002/2003 season for the Adelaide Lightning and was with the team up to the 2005/2006 season. Between 2001/2002 and 2005/2006, she had 85 caps with the team. From her start with AIS until the end of 2005/2006 WNBL season, she averaged 14.8 points a game, 6.5 rebounds a game and 1.9 assists a game. The Adelaide Lightning tried to sign her for the 2012/2013 season.
Summerton has played for the Italian side Basket Parma. She played for Bracco Geas in Italy from 2010 to 2012, where she wore jersey number 11. In the 2011/2012 season, she played 24 games, averaging 28.7 minutes a game, 9.4 points a game, shot 67.4% from the free throw line, 49.7% from the 2 point field goal range and 35.1% from the three point field goal range.
Summerton played for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA and was with the team during the 2006 season.
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