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Monmouth University Athletics

2003-04 Women's Basketball Roster

23 Liz Whalen

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool East Brunswick
  • Hometown East Brunswick, N.J.

Biography

QUICKLY: Coming off an injury riddled season as a sophomore, but well ahead of team expectations... Possesses tremendous outside shooting ability... True three-point threat that stretches the defense... Ranks fourth on MU's career 3-point field goal chart with 63.

2003-2004 (Sophomore): Played in 21 games for the Hawks, making eight starts... Missed time due to compartment syndrome and a broken nose... Averaged 4.2 points and 2.3 rebounds per outing... Dished out 43 assists and collected 17 steals... Connected on 20-of-67 (29.9%) three point attempts on the season... Stood in to take seven charges... Led the squad in assists in six contests... Missed all but three minutes of action in the first eight games due to injury... Made first appearance versus UMKC (11/29) at the Best Western Roundball Classic... Tallied three points and two rebounds in road loss at No. 21-ranked Auburn (1/4)... Posted six points on 2-of-4 shooting from the field in the Hawks' road defeat at Sacred Heart (1/8)... Carded three points, with four assists, three rebounds and three steals in a Monmouth win at Wagner (1/10)... Connected for three points in a win over Robert Morris (1/15)... Posted five points, three assists and two rebounds in a home loss to St. Francis [Pa.] (1/17)... Registered six points behind two three-pointers, while dishing out four assists, in Monmouth's triple overtime victory at Mount St. Mary's (1/31)... Drained lone trifecta attempt, and hit game-tying free throw to send the contest into overtime, in a Hawks' victory at Robert Morris (2/2), while also corralling three boards... Led team with four assists in a home win over Quinnipiac (2/7)... Carded seven points, two assists and two rebounds at Central Connecticut State (2/9)... Posted seven points on 3-of-6 shooting from the floor, while handing out four assists and grabbing three rebounds in a road win at St. Francis [N.Y.] (2/11)... Hit for five points, with two steals and boards versus Long Island (2/19)... Dished out four assists, while grabbing a season-high five boards in a win over St. Francis [N.Y.] (2/21)... Connected on two trifectas for six points, while tying her season-best with five caroms in MU's double overtime loss to Sacred Heart (2/26)... Scored a season-high eight points, including two treys in a loss at Long Island (2/28).... Registered seven points, with three rebounds in regular season finale loss at Fairleigh Dickinson (3/1)... Scored seven points, while grabbing four boards and three steals in an NEC quarterfinal win over Wagner (3/5)... Handed out a team-high four assists in an NEC semifinal victory over Sacred Heart (3/7)... Posted five points and four rebounds in NEC championship game setback at St. Francis [Pa.] (3/13).

2002-2003 (Freshman): Selected to the Northeast Conference All-Rookie Team... Played in 28 games for the Hawks, making 21 starts... Earned first collegiate start vs. Columbia (1/3)... Ranked sixth on the team with 6.5 points per game average, which was first amongst all MU freshmen... Averaged 2.9 rebounds per outing... Set Northeast Conference single-season record for three-point field goal percentage, connecting on 42.6% (43-101) of her trifecta attempts... Shot 39.9% (63-158) from the field... Added 40 assists and 21 steals on the season... Hit at least two three-pointers in 10 games... Connected on 3-of-4 three-pointers at Iona (12/2)... Scored nine points and grabbed four rebounds at Long Island (1/9), hitting on 3-of-7 treys... Registered seven points, six rebounds and four assists, while hitting the game-winning jump shot as time expired at UMBC (1/30)... Set career-high with 24 points at Mount St. Mary's (2/1), as she went 8-for-12 from the field, including 7-of-9 from beyond the arc, which was an MU single-game record... Hit 4-of-5 three-pointers in games vs. Long Island (2/14), Robert Morris (2/22) and St. Francis [Pa.] (2/27)... Posted 17 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals vs. Robert Morris (3/1)... Carded seven points and five boards in NEC semifinal vs. UMBC (3/9)... Led the team with 20 charges taken on the season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner at East Brunswick H.S., playing for Coach Reggie Carney... Led Bears to the Greater Middlesex Championship and Red Division title... Guided squad to a state title... Named all-defensive team, all-conference and all-division... Holds school record for best shooting percentage and charges taken.

PERSONAL: Born: May 9, 1984 in East Brunswick, New Jersey... Social Work major... Daughter of Richard and Eileen Whalen.


WHALEN'S CAREER HIGHS: Points - 24 at Mount St. Mary's (02/01/03); Rebounds - 6 vs. Central Connecticut St. (01/23/03), 6 at UMBC (01/30/03), 6 at Fairleigh Dickinson (02/05/03); Assists - 5 vs. Wagner (01/18/03); Steals - 3 vs. Robert Morris (03/01/03), 3 at Wagner (01/10/04), 3 vs. St. Francis [N.Y.] (02/21/04), 3 vs. Wagner (03/0504); Blocks - 1 vs. Robert Morris (01/15/04), 1 vs. St. Francis [N.Y.] (02/21/04); Minutes - 40 at Fairleigh Dickinson (02/05/03), 40 vs. Sacred Heart (02/26/04); Field Goals Made - 8 at Mount St. Mary's (02/01/03); Field Goals Attempted - 13 vs. Central Conn. St. (01/23/03), 13 vs. Robert Morris (03/01/03); 3-point FG Made - 7 at Mount St. Mary's (02/01/03); 3-point FG Attempted - 9 vs. Central Conn. St. (01/23/03), 9 at Mount St. Mary's (02/01/03); Free Throws Made - 4 vs. Wagner (03/05/04); Free Throws Attempted - 7 at St. Francis [N.Y.] (02/18/03); Offensive Rebounds - 4 vs. Sacred Heart (02/10/03); Defensive Rebounds - 4 on nine occasions, first at Long Island (01/09/03), last at St. Francis [Pa.] (03/13/04).

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