PLAYER PROFILES

 

 

14 • Sara Oblak

Junior • 6-2 • Center/Forward
Skofja Loka, Slovenia •
University of Ljubljana

2005-06: Saw action in 27 games, making 12 starts…averaged 7.6 points and 3.1 rebounds per game…ranked fifth in the Northeast Conference with a .486 field goal percentage…scored in double figures 11 times, including a career-high 25 points at Navy…
swatted three shots against Saint Francis (Pa.)…pulled down a season-high nine rebounds against Stanford…scored 12 points and snared eight boards against Dayton…shot 11-for-14 from the floor for 22 points in the Blackbirds’ win over St. Francis (N.Y.)…shot 49 percent from the field and 61 percent from the charity stripe.

2004-05: Named to the Northeast Conference All-Rookie Team…started all 27 games…ranked fourth in the league, shooting 49 percent from the floor… finished 17th in the conference with 10.7 points… recorded her first double-double with 13 points and a season-high 11 rebounds against St. Francis (N.Y)…poured in 16 points on 8-for-12 shooting with eight rebounds to spark a shorthanded LIU squad against Quinnipiac…shot 4-for-4 from the line over the final 12 seconds en route to 12 points and five rebounds against Mount St. Mary’s…netted 16 points against Robert Morris…named NEC Rookie of the Week on Dec. 12 and again on Dec. 20…netted a season-high 20 points against Fresno State…grabbed at least seven rebounds eight times.

Background: Competed on four different levels for the Slovenian national team since 1998, serving as captain at the European Championships…was the youngest member of the senior national team at age 16 during the 2000-01 campaign…was a six-time all-tournament player (1998-2003) in national tournaments…played one season for Ljubjana and was a teammate of former LIU player Polona Oberc.

Personal: Daughter of Peter and Vlasta Oblak…born on June 21, 1984…majoring in journalism/public relations.