Karona Roach

Karona Roach

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Bear, Del.

High School:
Caravel Academy

Height:
5-8

Position:
G/F

2010-11: Played off the bench in 21 games ... averaged 1.3 points and 1.2 rebounds per contest ... grabbed five rebounds and scored two points at Mt. St. Mary's (11/20) ... scored five points at Syracuse (12/1) ... season high six points off 3-5 shooting against Morgan State (1/24).

2009-10: Appeared in 22 games, starting one ... Averaged 1.6 points and 1.5 rebounds per game ... Made 9-of-11 free throws to lead the team in free-throw percentage at .818 ... Started only game against Mississippi Valley State in the Georgia State on Dec. 29 ...Tallied one steal in three consecutive games from Dec. 5 against Delaware to Dec. 29 versus Mississippi Valley State ... Scored in 11-of-22 games played ... Recorded her only block of the season in the season opener at UMBC on Nov. 15.

High School: Earned three letters in basketball at Caravel Academy ... Was on the Honor Roll for four years ... Captained the team as a senior ... Team was top-four in the state ... Averaged a double-double as a junior and senior ... Was the team leader in rebounding ... Had career highs of 22 points and 20 rebounds ... Played for the Delaware Lady Sharpshooters AAU team in Wilmington, Del. ... Captained team and was MVP (2004-07) ... Qualified for "Sweet Sixteen" at national tournament in 2005 ... Tallied career highs of 29 points and 11 assists with the Sharpshooters.

Personal: Jan. 14, 1991 in Virginia Beach, Va. ... Daughter of Ronnett and Kirk Roach ... Has one sister Kayla ... Major is Pharmacy ... Is involved with "Step Up" organization on campus ... Pregame routine is to listen to music ... Personal best athletic achievement was when her team played Ursuline Academy at Delaware's Bob Carpenter Center ... Most influential person is her mom because she has always been there ... Personal best non-athletic achievement is being on the Honor Roll for four years of high school ... Upon graduation, she plans to become a pharmacist ... Favorite saying is "Sacrifice is doing something you have never done to get something you've never had" ... Hobbies include shopping and texting ... Favorite books are the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling ... Favorite movie is "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" ... Personal goal for the season is to have a high assist-to-turnover ratio ... Personal athletic goal before graduation is to score 1,000 points.

ROACH'S CAREER STATISTICS

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring
Season GP-GS Min/Avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg
2009-10 22-1 197/9.0 13-38 .342 0-3 .000 9-11 .818 12 22 34 1.5 28 0 10 22 1 4 35 1.6
2010-11 21-0 163/7.8 12-46 .261 0-5 .000 3-5 .600 6 20 26 1.2 18 0 4 17 0 3 27 1.3


TOTAL 43-1 360/8.4 25-84 .298 0-8 .000 12-16 .750 18 42 60 1.4 46 0 14 39 1 7 62 1.4

Career Highs
Points: 8 (vs. Iona, Dec. 7, 2009)
Rebounds: 5 (twice, last: @ Mt. St. Mary's, Nov. 20, 2010)
Steals: 1 (four times, last: vs. Howard, Feb. 26, 2011)
Assists: 2 (vs. Bethune-Cookman, Feb. 15, 2010)
Blocks: 1 (@ UMBC, Nov. 15, 2009)
Minutes: 19 (vs. Iona, Dec. 7, 2009)

Maryland Eastern Shore Women's Basketball
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