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2014-15 Women's Basketball

11 Lia DiSciascio

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Cardinal O'Hara
  • Hometown Broomall, Pa.

Biography

  • Four-year letter-winner who played in 105 games, including 32 starts.
  • Averaged 6.0 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.
  • Had a career 3-point percentage of .361 (150-for-415), third-best in program history.
  • Her 150 made 3-pointers are fifth-most in school history.

Senior Year (2014-15)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Started all 28 games, averaging 7.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 steals in 23.6 minutes per game.
  • Shot 43.5 percent (57-for-131) from 3-point range, the eighth-best percentage in NCAA Division III and the fifth-best in school history.
  • Her 57 made 3-pointers are the second-most in a single season in Lady Royals history.
  • Made a 3-pointer in 23 games, including 11 games with three or more.
  • Made four 3-pointers for 12 points and added nine rebounds and five steals in a 60-43 win over Wilkes on Nov. 21, 2014, in Allentown, Pa.
  • Made five 3-pointers for 15 points and pulled down nine rebounds in a 74-52 win over King's on Nov. 25, 2014, in the Long Center.
  • Finished with 12 points on four 3-pointers to go along with seven rebounds and three steals in a 58-46 win at Elizabethtown on Jan. 3, 2015.
  • Had 14 points, including three 3-pointers, and seven rebounds in a 74-47 win at Goucher on Feb. 14, 2015.
  • Had a season-high 16 points in a 76-49 win over Catholic on Feb. 28, 2015, in the Long Center.
  • Matched her season-high with 16 points in a 92-49 win over Susquehanna in a Landmark Conference semifinal on Feb. 25, 2015, in the Long Center.

Junior Year (2013-14)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Played in 29 games off the bench, averaging 7.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.3 assists in 20.6 minutes per game.
  • Shot .395 (47-for-119) from 3-point range, the eighth-best single-season mark in school history. Her 47 made 3-pointers are tied for 12th-most in a single season.
  • Made at least one 3-pointer in 22 games, including a stretch of 11 straight games at one point.
  • Scored a career-high 18 points while pulling down eight rebounds, making four steals and handing out three assists in an 82-74 win at Kean on Dec. 15, 2013.
  • Had 10 points, five rebounds, three steals and two blocks in a 67-61 overtime victory over Guilford on Dec. 20, 2013, in Daytona Beach, Fla.
  • scored 13 points in a 74-57 victory over Gettysburg on Dec. 21, 2013, in Daytona Beach, Fla.
  • Had 11 points, four rebounds and two steals in an 81-60 victory over William Paterson in the opening round of the Hat City Classic at Western Connecticut State on Jan. 4, 2014.
  • Finished with eight points, five assists, five steals and four rebounds in 23 minutes in a 65-47 win at Goucher on Jan. 18, 2014.
  • Had 17 points while making four of seven 3-point attempts in an 83-73 victory over Catholic on Jan. 25, 2014, in the Long Center.
  • Finished with 10 points and five rebounds in a 66-65 loss to Moravian on Jan. 29, 2014, in the Long Center.
  • Had 12 points, five rebounds and two steals in a 77-66 victory at Catholic on Feb. 15, 2014.
  • Finished with 12 points and eight rebounds in 21 minutes in a 74-61 victory over Moravian in the Landmark Conference championship on March 1, 2014, in the Long Center.
  • Had nine points, seven rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block in 29 minutes in a 72-71 victory over Vassar in an NCAA Tournament second-round game on March 8, 2014, in the Long Center.

Sophomore Year (2012-13)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Played in all 28 games off the bench, averaging 14.0 minutes per game.
  • Finished fifth on the team in scoring at 4.3 points per game and third in 3-pointers made with 30.
  • Also averaged 2.0 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.6 steals per game.
  • Had seven points, three assists, two rebounds and a steal in a season-opening 65-58 win over St. John Fisher on Nov. 16 in Rochester, N.Y.
  • Scored nine points on 3-for-5 from 3-point range in a 73-60 win at Marywood on Nov. 26.
  • Made four of eight 3-point attempts as part of a 14-point, four rebound, two-steal effort in a 60-49 win over Kean on Dec. 15 in the Long Center.
  • Had eight points, three rebounds and two steals in a 66-50 loss at nationally ranked Catholic on Jan. 19.
  • Scored eight points in a 65-58 win over Juniata on Jan. 26 in the Long Center.
  • Scored a career-high 16 points to go along with five rebounds in a 64-57 victory over Moravian on Feb. 13 in the Long Center.
  • Scored 15 points on 5-for-8 from beyond the arc in a 72-52 loss at Catholic in the Landmark Conference championship on Feb. 23.
  • Had four points and four rebounds in a 79-59 loss against No. 15 Williams College in an NCAA Tournament first-round game on March 1.

Freshman Year (2011-12)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Appeared in 20 games, including four starts.
  • Averaged 3.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists.
  • Made 16 3-pointers, including five games with at least two.
  • Had seven points, two steals, two assists and a rebound in a 62-56 victory over Neumann on Jan. 3 in Puerto Rico.
  • Had eight points, three rebounds, an assist and a steal in a 79-36 win over Goucher on Jan. 6 in the Long Center.
  • Had seven points, five rebounds and an assist in a 61-44 victory over Drew on Jan. 13 in the Long Center.
  • Scored in double figures for the first time with 11 points to go along with three assists in a 91-57 win at Susquehanna on Jan. 20.
  • Scored 12 points on 4-for-9 shooting from 3-point range while dishing out five assists against Susquehanna in a 73-50 win on Feb. 4 in the Long Center.

Awards & Honors

  • Landmark Conference Player of the Week (Dec. 16, 2013)
  • Scotty Wood All-Tournament Team (Nov. 21-22, 2014)
  • Hat City Classic All-Tournament Team (Jan. 4-5, 2014)
  • University of Scranton Athlete of the Week (Dec. 1, 2014)
  • Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2013, 2014, 2015)

Career Highs

  • Points: 18, at Kean, Dec. 15, 2013
  • Rebounds: 9, on three occasions
  • Assists: 5, on two occasions
  • Blocks: 2, on five occasions
  • Steals: 5, on two occasions

High school

  • Earned six varsity letters in basketball and softball.
  • Was named second-team all-Catholic League as a senior.
  • Also earned team MVP honors as a senior.
  • Was a member of the National Honor Society.
  • Her mother, Denise, is a graduate of Villanova University.

Personal

  • Full name: Lia A. DiSciascio
  • Parents: Rocco and Denise DiSciascio
  • Siblings: a sister, Alissa, who attends The University of Delaware

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2011-12Freshman

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  • 11

    2012-13Sophomore

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  • 11

    2013-14Junior

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    5'8"
    11
  • 11

    2014-15Senior

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    5'8"
    11
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