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Monmouth University Athletics

2001-02 Women's Basketball Roster

35 Michelle Cappadona

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Red Bank Catholic
  • Hometown Atlantic Highlands, NJ

Biography

QUICKLY: One of the league's most outstanding players... First-team All-NEC performer... Two-time NEC Defensive Player of the Year... First-team All-Met performer... Versatile player with driving ability and an outside shooting touch.

2000-2001 (Junior): Named NEC Defensive Player of the Year for second consecutive year... First-team All-NEC selection... Named to first-team All-Metropolitan Division I... Recorded first triple-double in MU history with 19 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists vs. FDU (1/25)... Led team with seven double-doubles... Scored a career-high 29 points in home win vs. Hofstra (11/21)... Led Hawks in scoring in eight games and in rebounding 13 times... Led the NEC in steals (3.22 spg), which also ranked her 20th in the NCAA... Tied an NEC single-game record when she recorded 10 steals vs. FDU (1/31)... Ranked in the league's top-15 in seven categories, including points (16.3 ppg), rebounds (7.2 rpg) and assists (4.22 apg)... Started 22 of the Hawks' 27 games.

1999-2000 (Sophomore): Earned Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors... Also garnered second-team All-NEC recognition... Ranked in the top 15 in nine of the 12 categories in which the NEC keeps individual statistics... Led the NEC in steals (2.89 spg)... Ranked in the top 10 in scoring (14.9 ppg - 9th), field goal percentage (.466 - 8th) and free throw percentage (.784 - 5th)... Ranked 13th in defensive rebounds (4.82 per game), 14th in assist/turnover ratio (0.95/1) and 15th in blocked shots (0.50 bpg), rebounding (7.2 rpg) and assists (3.14 apg)... Ranked second on team in scoring, rebounding and assists... Led the team with 81 steals... Led team in scoring in nine games and rebounding in five contests... Just missed triple-double with 13 points, nine rebounds and eight assists vs. Stony Brook (12/14)... Tallied first career double-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in win over UMBC (1/6)... Led Hawks with 20 points and nine assists in home loss to Mt. St. Mary's (1/8)... Scored game-high 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds in loss at Sacred Heart (1/13)... Credited with double-double with 20 points and 12 boards in win over Robert Morris (2/5)... Tallied career-high 25 points and grabbed eight boards in overtime win over St. Francis [Pa.] (2/7)... Notched 17 points in win at CCSU (2/14)... Booked 21 points and nine boards in home loss to LIU (2/21)... Recorded double-double with 13 points and 10 caroms vs. Mt. St. Mary's (2/24)... Registered fourth double-double of the season with 20 points and 10 rebounds in season finale vs. Long Island (3/3).

1998-1999 (Freshman): Played in 28 of MU's 29 games... Top player off the bench for the Hawks... Averaged 6.9 points and 4.7 rebounds per game... Came on late in the season, averaging 13.3 points and 8.5 rebounds in the last four games... Scored career-high 27 points in NEC Championship game vs. St. Francis (Pa.)... Collected 15 rebounds in NEC Semifinal win over Mt. St. Mary's... Sparked Hawks to a comeback victory over FDU (2/17) with eight second half points.

HIGH SCHOOL: Led Red Bank Catholic to a New Jersey Tournament of Champions title as a senior... Averaged 13.9 points and 7.8 rebounds per game for the Caseys in her senior season... Made 48 percent of her field goal attempts and 72 percent of her shots from the free throw line in her final year... Named Monmouth County Player of the Year by the Newark Star-Ledger... Also named second-team All-New Jersey and first-team all-parochial by the Star-Ledger... Honored as first-team All-Shore by the Asbury Park Press... Earned the Kerwin Award, recognizing the Shore Conference Player of the Year.

PERSONAL: Born: January 22, 1980... Major: Communications... Daughter of Joseph and Nancy Cappadona.

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    1998-99Freshman

    F
    5'11"
    35
  • 35

    1999-00Sophomore

    F
    5'11"
    35
  • 35

    2000-01Junior

    F
    5'11"
    35
  • 35

    2001-02Senior

    Forward
    5'11"
    35