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Kaitlyn Saunders

Kaitlyn D. Saunders

  • Class
    2005
  • Induction
    2012
  • Sport(s)
    Basketball
Forward * Windsor, Conn./Northwest Catholic High School * B.S. Environmental Engineering

BASKETBALL - 2001-02: Played 24 games, including three starts…Averaged 9.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in 21.5 minutes…Led the team in field goal percentage, making 82 of 169 for 48.5% and in steals with 52…Made 52 of 86 (60.5%) from the line…Had 15 assists…UCAA Rookie of the Week twice… 2002-03: Played 22 games, 19 as a starter… Averaged 16.0 points and a team-best 5.6 rebounds in 28.4 minutes… Connected on 120 of 241(49.8%) shots, including 3 of 17 (17.6%) from three-point range… Made 79.1% (110 for 139) of free throw attempts… Registered 26 assists, two blocked shots and s school-record 86 steals… WPI Tournament Most Valuable Players… UCAA Guard of the Week four times… ECAC Weekly Honor Roll three times…ECAC Upstate New York Player of the Week once… All-UCAA Second Team… 2003-04: Played in all 29 games, 26 as a starter… Averaged team-best 16.2 points per game… Shot 162 for 316 (51.3%) from the floor, including 8 of 42 (19%) from three-point range while connecting on 129 of 184 (75.5%) free throws… Totaled 164 rebounds, 61 assists, 2 blocked shots and team-best 112 steals… Scored 1000th career point… NYU All-Tournament Team… UCAA Forward of the Week four times… ECAC Upstate Honor Roll twice… UCAA Co-Player of the Year… All-UCAA First Team… D3Hoops.com All-East Region First Team.  All-ECAC First-Team… Kodak/WBCA All-American Honorable Mention… 2004-05: Captain… Played in 24 games, including 23 as a starter… Averaged team-best 19.2 points in 35.8 minutes per game… Led team in field goal percentage (46.9%) while making 153 of 326 shots from the floor… Made a school single-season record 145 free throws, while attempting 205 and shooting 70.7%... Went 14 for 46 (30.4%) from beyond the arc… Had 112 rebounds, 55 assists, 4 blocks and team-high 106 steals on the year… Stevens Tech. All-Tournament Team… ECAC Player of the Week two times… Liberty League Forward of the Week nine times… All-Liberty League First-Team…Ranked fourteenth in the nation in points per game and fifth in steals per game… ECAC Upstate First-team… NYSWAA All-State First-team… D3Hoops.com All-East Region First-team… Liberty League Player of the Year… Kodak/WBCA All-American Honorable Mention…  OTHER:Two-time All-American Honorable Mention…Graduated as school point, steal and free throws made all-time leader, still leading the latter two categories…Holds school single season records in steals and free throws made.

Year GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA     Pct 3FG-3FGA  Pct FT-FTA      Pct Reb- -Avg Off-Def A Stl Blk Pts--Avg
2001-02 24-3 517--21.5  82-169    .485 1-8             .125   52- 86    .605   97--4.0 37-60 15 52 4 217--9.0
2002-03 22-19 624—28.4 120-241   .498 3-17           .176 110-139  .791 123--5.6 61-62 26 86 2 353--16.0
2003-04 29-26 870—30.0 162-316   .513 8-42           .190 139-184  .755 164--5.7 66-98 61 112 2 471--16.2
2004-05 24-23 858--35.8 153-326   .469 14-46         .304 145-205  .707 112--4.7 21-71 55 106 4 465--19.4
Career Totals 99-71 2869--29.0 517-1052 .491 26-113      .230 446-614  .726 496--5.0 185-291 157 356 12 1506--15.2

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