Player Profiles



Liz                                Repella
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Liz
Repella
Class: Sr.
Hometown: Steubenville, Ohio
Height: 5-11
Weight:
Sport: Women's Basketball
Position: G

Biography

One of the BIG EAST’s premier players … multi-talented player who is aggressive on both ends of the court ... a true team leader … excellent student of the game ... can play the two-guard and small forward positions in the Mike Carey system ... excellent defender … plays with heart and hustle … will share co-captaincy duties this season with Madina Ali.

At West Virginia (2010-11): Earned all-BIG EAST first team honors for the second consecutive season ... named to the Capital One Academic All-America first team in back-to-back seasons … named to the 2010-11 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award All-America Second Team … was also a finalist for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award … earned WBCA/State Farm Coaches’ All-America Team honorable mention honors ... was on the WBCA State Farm Wade Trophy watch list ... earned BIG EAST Preseason honors ... named the Paradise Jam Island Division MVP and named to the all-star team ... named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll for the week of 11/29/10 … led WVU in 12 statistical categories including games played (34), game starts (34), minutes played (1173), min. per game (34.5), field goals made (169), field goal attempts (425), 3-point field goals made (68), 3-point field goal attempts (191), free throw percentage with a min. 20 attempts (.770), steals (68), points (500) and scoring average (14.7) … led WVU’s scoring efforts in 16 games with 28 double-figure scoring games, eight 20-point games and two double-doubles in 34 starts … recorded a season-high 29 points on 9-of-14 shooting in her final game as a Mountaineer in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Baylor ... finished the season on a six-game streak of recording double-figure points … recorded a career-high five blocks against Cincinnati ... averaged 14.9 points per game in BIG EAST only games, tying for the seventh-highest scoring average in the league … shot 80 percent in league games, the sixth-highest percentage in the BIG EAST … averaged 2.2 3-pointers a game in conference play, the sixth-highest average in league play … averaged 1.4 blocked shots per conference game, which ranked in the league’s top 10 … was a part of 96 victories as a Mountaineer and only 38 losses, amassing the most victories in a four-year career in program history … has played in the most games of any Mountaineer in program history with 134 games played, recording 3,917 minutes played, the fourth-most in program history … finished her career with the seventh-most points scored in program history, recording 1,641 … her 215 3-point field goals made ranks as the fifth-most in program history and her 24 20-point games ties for the seventh-most in school history … has led WVU in scoring 44 times in her career, led in rebounding 34 times and recorded 18 double-doubles with 87 double-figure scoring games.

At West Virginia (2009-10): ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA first team Academic All-American … all-BIG EAST first team performer (third Mountaineer in school history) … all-BIG EAST and Preseason WNIT all-tournament teams … 2010 co-captain … 11th in BIG EAST scoring (13.9) … eighth in BIG EAST 3-pointers made (2.0) … seventh in BIG EAST minutes per game (35.0) … team leader in scoring (487), minutes (1,226), field goals made (178), field goals attempted (455), 3-pointers made (70) and 3-pointers attempted (209) … third on team in rebounding (205/5.9), steals (49) and assists (40) … team leading seven 20-point games … four double-doubles … 29 double-figure scoring games … started every game of the season … BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 8) … season-high 25 points, including 4-of-4 from 3-point range, with 10 rebounds in win at Providence … scored her 1,000th career point in the win over the Friars, the 27th Mountaineer to reach that plateau … 24 points, including 5-of-7, from 3-point range in all 40 minutes of action at Notre Dame … 23 points, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range, with four assists and three rebounds in 38 minutes of action at Ohio State … 21 points, with five 3-pointers, and seven rebounds in win against Santa Clara … 21 points, and 5-of-6 from free throw line, in Fresno State win … 20 points, four 3-pointers, eight rebounds and five steals in Longwood victory … 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting with three 3-pointers and six rebounds in win at Cincinnati … 17 points and 12 rebounds in NCAA Second Round game against San Diego State … 15 points and 11 rebounds in NCAA First Round victory against Lamar … 13 points and 11 rebounds in Preseason WNIT quarterfinal victory against Marist … 17 points with seven rebounds in season opener against Towson in opening round action of Preseason WNIT … 16 points, with four 3-pointers, in BIG EAST quarterfinal victory over DePaul … 15 points and four rebounds in Louisville victory … 13 points and three 3-pointers at Connecticut … 16 points and five rebounds in home victory over No. 23 Pitt … 11 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals in win over No. 14 Georgetown.

At West Virginia (2008-09): All-BIG EAST second team performer … named BIG EAST’s Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence for women’s basketball … ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II first team … WVU team leader in points, points per game, rebounds, rebounds per game blocks and minutes played … one of just four BIG EAST players to be in top 10 in scoring in rebounding … ninth in BIG EAST points per game … seventh in league rebounding per game … eighth in league steals per game … ninth in 3-point field goals made per game … 14th in offensive rebounds per game … 7th in defensive rebounds per contest … third in league minutes per game played … three-time BIG EAST weekly honor roll honoree … 30 double-figure scoring efforts … 12 double-doubles … nine 20-point contests … 16-game double-figure scoring streak from Nov. 16 to Jan. 17 … 21 35-minute plus contests … career-best 34 points on 10-17 shooting with five 3-pointers and 9-10 shooting from the free throw in regular season home victory over eventual WNIT champion USF … 27 points on 10-23 shooting with career-best six 3-pointers in WNIT first round victory over Coppin State … 23 points on 8-14 shooting with four 3-pointers in win at Santa Clara … 23 points and career-best 14 rebounds in win over Northeastern … 15 points and 14 rebounds in 39 minutes of action in win at No. 5 and national runner-up Louisville … 21 points and nine rebounds in narrow loss to DePaul in BIG EAST Tournament second round game … 21 points, with five 3-pointers and 10 caroms in Florida International home win … 21 points and 12 rebounds in home win over Duquesne … 20 points at Marquette … 20 points in home loss versus Indiana … 10 points and 11 rebounds in New Jersey Tech victory … 11 points and 13 rebounds in win at Fresno State … 19 points and 13 rebounds against Cincinnati … 13 points and 12 rebounds against St. John’s … 15 points and 14 rebounds in win at national runner-up and No. 5 Louisville … 13 points and 12 rebounds in Providence win … 15 points and 10 rebounds in win against Friars in BIG EAST Tournament first round … averaged 17 points, 11 rebounds and four steals in the Bajan Friendship Tour of Barbados in summer of 2008 … team went 4-1.

At West Virginia (2007-08): Appeared in 32 of WVU’s 33 games as a freshman, fourth-most by a newcomer in school history … cracked a senior-laden lineup in rookie season … averaged 10.8 minutes per game … career-best 13 points in home wins over Villanova and Presbyterian … was 5-7 from the field with five rebounds and two blocks against the Wildcats … was 4-10 with five rebounds and two steals against the Blue Hose … 11 points on 4-5 shooting in win at Cincinnati … eight critical points off the bench in home win over No. 4 Rutgers … helped fill the void left from injured Meg Bulger in Scarlet Knights victory … nine points in home wins over Georgetown and Canisius … six rebounds against the Golden Griffins.

In High School: First-team all-Ohio as a senior at Steubenville High ... scored 2,065 career points during prep career, the most of any girl or boy in Steubenville Big Red history … 2007 Eastern District co-Player of the Year ... captained all-OVAC team ... 2006 Division II co-Player of the Year ... three-time all-Eastern District ... all-Ohio Second Team a sophomore ... all-Ohio Third Team as a freshman ... scored more than 1,800 career points ... ranked 63rd-best player nationally by Hoop Girls and 101st by All-Star Girl’s Report.

Personal: Daughter of Gary and Maddelena Repella ... father played collegiately at Ohio State … birthday is Aug. 6 ... has one brother and one sister ... majoring in exercise physiology ... nickname is “Rep” … BIG EAST Academic All Star … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor.

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