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2016-17 Women's Basketball

32 Denise Rizzo

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Holy Angels
  • Hometown Paramus, N.J.

Biography

  • Three-year letter-winner who has played in 64 games off the bench.
  • Averages 2.2 points and 1.8 rebounds in 7.7 minutes per game.

Junior Year (2015-16)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Played in all 31 games on the year for the Lady Royals, averaging 10.8 minutes per game.
  • Averaged 3.3 points per game, along with 2.3 rebounds per contest.
  • Scored in 25 of the games she played in, including a new career-high of nine points at Drew on Jan. 27.
  • Had one of her best games of the season in the Landmark Conference Championship against Catholic, scoring seven points and pulling down four rebounds in Scranton's 78-57 win.
  • Snatched a career-high six rebounds on two seperate occasions - first against Drew on Jan. 5, then at Goucher on Jan. 9.

Sophomore Year (2014-15)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Played in 16 games off the bench, averaging 0.7 points and 0.9 rebounds.
  • Had two points and a block in a 77-51 win at Misericordia on Nov. 15, 2014.
  • Had two points and a steal in an 82-43 win over Juniata on Dec. 6, 2014, in the Long Center.
  • Had two points and two rebounds in a 79-56 win at Drew on Jan. 6, 2015, and again two days later in a 77-38 win over Susquehanna in the Long Center.

Freshman Year (2013-14)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Played in 17 games off the bench, averaging 1.6 points and 1.6 rebounds in 5.4 minutes per game.
  • Had five points, four rebounds and two blocks in a 77-44 win over Merchant Marine Academy on Dec. 14, 2013, in the Long Center.
  • Scored four points, pulled down two rebounds and made a steal in an 81-60 victory over William Paterson on Jan. 4, 2014, in the Hat City Classic at Western Connecticut State.
  • Scored a career-high six points and had three rebounds and an assist in a 77-47 win at Drew on Feb. 12, 2014.
  • Matched her career-high with six points to go along with three rebounds and an assist in a 92-48 win over Goucher on Feb. 22, 2014.

Career Highs

  • Points: 9, at Drew, Jan. 27, 2016
  • Rebounds, 6, vs. DREW, Jan. 5, 2016
  • Assists, 2 on two occasions
  • Blocks: 2, vs. MERCHANT MARINE, DEC. 14, 2013
  • Steals: 2, on two occasions

Awards & Honors

  • Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2014-15, 2015-16)

High school

  • Earned three varsity letters in basketball.
  • Helped Holy Angels win 65 games over her three seasons -- 22-7 in 2012-13, 16-13 in 2011-12 and 22-7 in 2010-11.
  • Averaged 9.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks during her career.
  • Earned all-Big North second-team honors in her junior and senior seasons.
  • Helped Holy Angels reach the Parochial North A Sectional Final in her senior and sophomore seasons.
  • Was a member of the National Honor Society, Italian Honor Society and History Honor Society, as well as earning Principal's list throughout her eight semesters in high school.

Personal

  • Parents: Francis and Margaret Rizzo
  • Siblings: Frank (25), Gerard (24), Mary (21), Joseph (20) and a twin sister Catherine (18)
  • Notable: Her brother, Joseph, is currently a junior at The University of Scranton. ... Her brothers, Frank and Gerard, played football at Fordham, and her sister, Catherine, is on the crew team at Fordham.

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2013-14Freshman

    F
    5'10"
    32
  • 32

    2014-15Sophomore

    F
    5'10"
    32
  • 32

    2015-16Junior

    F
    5'10"
    32
  • 32

    2016-17Senior

    F
    5'10"
    32
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