2008-09 Women's Basketball
Biography
2008-09: Team Captain ... Academic All-Big 5 ... Earned the team's Best Defense Award ... Started 61 consecutive games at one point during her career ... This season, started 15 games and played in all 28 for the Quakers ... Had 10 games with two or more assists ... Fourth on the team with 34 assists and fifth with 15 steals ... Started Senior Day win over Columbia (3/7) and led team in steals ... Season-high 11 points in win at Cornell (2/7) where she went 4-for-4 from the floor and 3-for-3 from the free throw line—all in the second half ... Her four made field goals against Cornell were a season best as well as the three made ... Her four assists in a season-high 36 minutes at Rider (1/13) was her best output of the year ... Led team in rebounding with season-best five vs. Dartmouth (1/31) ... Matched that total with five rebounds at Princeton (1/10) and vs. Villanova (11/19).
2007-08: Only player to start all 29 games ... Team’s third-leading rebounder ... Co-led team in scoring at Harvard (Feb. 1) with a career-high 13 points ... Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds at Villanova (Dec. 1) and at Brown (Feb. 15) ... Led the team in rebounding in four games ... Had six assists and four steals at Columbia (March 8) ... Registered first collegiate block against Saint Peter’s (Dec. 29).
2006-07: Started all 27 games ... Was a perfect 4-for-4 from the field at Brown (March 3) ... Registered a season-high five boards in three games—at Lehigh (Nov. 16), at Saint Joseph's (Jan. 24) and at Dartmouth (Feb. 9) ... Scored a season-high 11 points vs. Cornell (Jan. 12) ... Co-led the Quakers in rebounds at Dartmouth (5 on Feb. 9) ... Had a season-high five assists vs. Columbia (Jan. 13) ... Dished a team game-high four assists at Yale (March 2) ... Snatched season-high three steals against Princeton (Jan. 6) ... Co-led the team in steals in three games ... Earned the team's "Hustle Award" for the student-athlete who consistently outworks her teammates in practice and competition.
2005-06: Appeared in 21 games and started two ... Had career-high five points in win over Columbia (Feb. 17) ... Scored four points vs. Harvard (Feb. 11) ... Had four assists and two points in second start against Lafayette (Jan. 19) ... Had an assist and a rebound in first career start at Columbia (Jan. 14) ... Scored two points at Villanova (Dec. 4) ... Had one point, rebound, assist and steal at Delaware (Nov. 30) ... Played eight minutes against Rice (Nov. 26) and San Diego (Nov. 27) ... Was solid in first collegiate appearance vs. Temple (Nov. 22) with a three-pointer, one rebound and one steal in four minutes of play.
High School: Junior and senior teams ranked No. 1 in West Virginia with records of 27-5 and 26-5, respectively ... Earned Sportsmanship Award in basketball during senior season ... Earned Most Outstanding Sprinter Award in track and field as a junior ... Participated in 2005 National Energy Laboratory Regional Science Bowl ... Earned Jewett medal for academic excellence in history ... Earned Habroza medal for academic excellence in mathematics.
Personal: Born Jan. 24, 1986 ... Daughter of Doina Monica and Marcel Florin Popovici ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences as an economics major.
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