5 • Mikaelar Whippy

Sophomore• 5-8 • Guard
Suva, Fiji •
Church College of New Zealand

2005-06: Appeared in all 29 games, making four starts… averaged 6.5 points and 3.0 rebounds…scored a career-high 22 points against Sacred Heart…tied a career-high with eight rebounds against Cal Poly, adding 11 points…scored in double figures eight times…scored 15 points and dished out 5 assists at Monmouth…swiped 28 steals on the season…tallied 14 points and five rebounds against Loyola… swatted a pair of shots against Mount St. Mary’s…shot 48 percent from the floor and 77 percent from the free-throw line.

2004-05: Saw action in 26 games, making 11 starts…averaged 4.8 points and 2.6 rebounds…scored a season-high 14 points, adding five rebounds and three assists against Quinnipiac… tallied nine points, two rebounds and an assist against St. Francis (N.Y.)…scored eight points on 3-for-4 shooting, adding four rebounds, two steals, a three-pointer and an assist against Quinnipiac…netted eight points on 4-for-6 shooting with a season-high eight rebounds against Mount St. Mary’s…converted 34 percent of her field goals and 74 percent of her free throws.

Background: Made her presence felt at the Oceania Youth Tournament, averaging 27.6 points over six contests for Fiji…scored 40 points against the Solomon Islands on 18-for-27 shooting, adding 11 steals….poured in 37 points against Papua New Guinea…scored 24 points against Tahiti, helping lift Fiji to the bronze medal in a 111-61 rout.

Personal: Daughter of Michael and Caroline Whippy…born on March 31, 1986… majoring in economics.