During her junior season (1996–97), she nead the nation in three point shooting, winning both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's Edward S. Steitz Award and the AT&T Long Distance Award.
Her shoes, jersey and practice gear were enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts.
She was named an OVC First Team All-Conference member in both seasons and, in the 1997–98 season, was named OVC Player of the Year and was an Honorable Mention selection on the Kodak All-American Team.
In 2002, Roberts began a six-year stint as an assistant for the East Carolina Pirates.
On June 3, 2008, Roberts was named as the eighth coach in the history of Eastern Kentucky women's basketball program and returned to her alma mater.