Chelsea Sanders

Chelsea Sanders

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Rochester, N.Y.

High School:
Edison Tech H.S.

Height:
6-1

Position:
G/F

2010-11: Started 23 contests for the Lady Hawks, appearing in 25 total ... averaged 9.5 points per game, including 11.6 in conference play ... had 13 double-digit point games ... team's top free throw shooter at 74.3% ... began season with nine points and five boards against UMBC (11/14) ... scored 13 points and grabbed five rebounds vs. Long Island (12/8) ... earned season high 19 points, including 8-8 free throw shooting, at Canisius (12/28) ... had two double digit scoring games with 15 and 11 against Florida A&M (1/15) and Bethune-Cookman (1/17) respectively ... grabbed season high eight boards with as many points vs. Coppin State (1/22) ... had eight straight double digit games in contests which she appeared from Feb. 5 to Mar. 8, including 15 on the road at Florida A&M (2/12) and 17 points against Morgan State (2/21) ... scored 10 points and took six rebounds in MEAC Tournament win over Delaware State (3/8).

2009-10: Appeared in 17 games, starting 16 ... Averaged 11.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists ... Second on the team in points per game ... Fifth on the team in rebounds per game ... Fifth on the team in assists per game ...Fifth on the team in steals per game (1.2) ... Collected a double-double (16 points, 10 rebounds) at Morgan State on Jan. 25 ... Scored a career-high 22 points at Manhattan on Nov. 22 ... Pulled down a career-best 10 rebounds at Morgan State ... Tallied four assists at Long Island on Nov. 24 and at North Carolina Central on Jan. 7 ... Scored in double digits in nine games ... Led team in scoring in five game ... Led team in rebounding twice.

2008-09: Sat out season.

High School: Earned letters in basketball and volleyball at Edison Tech High School ... Honor roll student four years and Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... Won gold medal in Empire State Games in 2007 ... Was two-time All-Greater Rochester Team member ... Earned 10 Player-of-the-Week nods ... Was MVP of the Ronald McDonald game ... Helped team to top spot in conference ... Tallied 1,000 career points ... Had career highs of 38 points and 15 rebounds ... Played AAU in Rochester, N.Y. for the Empire Dragons ... Team won the Penn State Tournament in 2007.

Personal: Born April 2, 1990 in Rochester, N.Y. ... Daughter of Barbara and Willie Sanders ... Has one brother, Willie and one sister, Kendall ... Major is Criminal Justice ... Pregame routine includes sleeping and listening to music ... Best sports moment is winning a gold medal in the Empire State Games in 2007 in New York, N.Y. ... Most influential people are her parent, whenever she needs them despite any differences they have ... Upon graduation, she plans to become successful and continue graduate school in North Carolina ... Favorite saying is "Stop treating the right people wrong and the wrong people right" ... Hobbies include shopping, listening to music and hanging out with friends ... Favorite movie is "Love and Basketball" ... Personal goal for the season is to grow as an athlete ... Personal athletic goal before graduation is to win a championship and make first team All-MEAC ... Anything else you would like known about you: "I could not have chosen a better team to be a part of. The bond and the chemistry that this team shares is unbreakable. I am proud to be a Lady Hawk."

SANDERS'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 17-16 486/28.6 60-182 .330 18-75 .240 50-77 .649 30 60 90 5.3 39 1 27 49 0 21 188 11.1
2010-11 25-23 684/27.4 74-219 .338 11-48 .229 78-105 .743 27 70 97 3.9 46 0 27 71 8 19 237 9.5


TOTAL 42-39 1170/27.9 134-401 .334 29-123 .236 128-182 .703 57 130 187 4.5 85 1 54 120 8 40 425 10.1

Career Highs
Points: 22 (@ Manhattan, Nov. 22, 2010)
Rebounds: 10 (@ Morgan State, Jan. 25, 2010)
Steals: 4 (@ Bethune-Cookman, Jan. 18, 2010)
Assists: 4 (four times, last: vs. Delaware State in MEAC Tournament, Mar. 8, 2011)
Blocks: 1 (eight times, last: vs. Delaware State in MEAC Tournament, Mar. 8, 2011)
Minutes: 37 (twice, last: vs. Delaware State, Mar. 3, 2011)

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