Stephanie Sarosi
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| Player Number: | 44 |
| Height: | 6-5 |
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| Student Level: | SR |
| Hometown: | Mims, Fla. |
| Previous School: | University of South Florida/Astronaut HS |
AS A JUNIOR (2008-09)
Continued to have much success on the hardwood...Collected Daktronics Second-Team All-America and Division II Bulletin Third-Team All-America honors...Listed among 41 finalists for the 2009 State Farm Coaches' All-America Basketball Team as presented by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association...Named Daktronics First-Team All-South Region...Selected as the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year for the second-straight season...Was a three-time SSC Player of the Week selection...Named Division II Bulletin Player of the Month for January...Finished the season ranking nationally in the top-40 for blocks per game (third), points per game (12th), field goal percentage (36th) and rebounds per game (38th)...NSU's all-time leader in blocks (181)...Set single-season records for points (621), field goals made (262), field goals attempts (495) and field goal percentage (.570)...Became the first player in program history to record a triple-double with a season-high 32 points, 15 rebounds and a career-high 10 blocks at Florida Tech (1/21/09)...Became the third player in program history to reach the 1,000-point plateau, scoring 1,000th point at Barry (2/18/09)...Currently ranks second all-time among NSU's scoring leaders with 1,138 points...Notched 16 double-doubles, including one in each of the last five games of the season...Had a season-high 17 rebounds against then-No. 8 Rollins (1/17/09)...Shot .500 or better from the field in 18 games...Was 90.9 percent from the field versus Flagler (12/31/08), going 10-for-11...Reached double-figures in scoring in 28 of 29 games...Was a perfect 8-for-8 from the charity stripe against Saint Leo (2/21/09)...Named co-MVP of the NSU/Marriott Classic and the MVP of the Barry Holiday Classic...Selected to the SSC All-Tournament Team.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2007-08)
Enjoyed a stellar debut season for NSU after transferring from the University of South Florida...Became NSU's first-ever SSC Women's Basketball Player-of-the-Year and SSC Tournament Most Outstanding Player...Selected to the All-SSC and Daktronics, Inc. All-South Region First-Teams...Named to the DII Hoops Bulletin All-America Fourth-Team, becoming NSU's first womens basketball All-American...A four-time SSC Player-of-the-Week selection...Tallied 16 double-doubles...Averaged 19.1 points, 9.9 boards and 3.5 blocks per contest...Ranked second in Division II in blocked shots per game and 11th in field goal percentage...Set new NSU single-season marks for field goals made (220) and blocked shots (95)...Registered a .570 field goal percentage, tying Jessica Pate's single-season record...Appeared in 27 games and started 22 after missing the first four games to an injury...Scored 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting in 15 minutes of play in her NSU debut against Florida Southern (12/1/07)...Scored a career-high 29 points at Saint Leo (1/19/08)...Poured in 28 points in the Sharks' SSC Tournament title victory at Tampa (3/9/08)...Set an NSU single-game record with 21 rebounds against Shaw (12/29/07)...Torched Shaw for 26 points off the bench, keying a 19-point second half comeback (12/15/07).
CAREER
A Division I transfer from South Florida...Played in all 31 of the South Florida's games, starting in 10...Totaled 104 points and 129 rebounds...Second on the team with 34 blocks...A McDonald's High School All-America nominee with Astronaut High School...Named MVP following her junior and senior years...One of 20 high school seniors selected to play in the adidas All-American Game in 2006.
PERSONAL
Born in Titusville, Fla...Biology major...Aspires to become an optometrist...Hobbies include reading, hanging out with friends and going to the beach...Daughter or Wayne and Desiree Sarosi...Has one brother, Derrick, who played collegiate football at South Florida.
