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2008-09 Women's Basketball Roster

22 Gretchen Polinski

22 Gretchen Polinski

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Previous Team:
    Mansfield St. Peter's
  • Hometown:
    Mansfield, Ohio

Summary

Biography

Senior Year (2008-09): Played in 27 games and started in 18…Third on the team in rebounding with averaging 4.2 boards per game and led the team in rebounding during conference play with 5.8 per contest…Registered a season-high 10 points against Presbyterian on Nov. 24…Collected a season-high 10 rebounds against Lafayette on Feb. 11…Led the team in rebounding six times…Finished third on the team in three-point field goals made with 22 placing her fourth on the Colgate all-time three-point field goals list…Made a season-high three three-pointers against Lafayette on Feb. 11…Played a season-high 38 points against Holy Cross on Feb. 25

Junior Year (2007-08): Missed the first half of the season … Played in 10 games and started six … Averaged 3.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per game … Led the team in rebounding in three games … Pulled down 10 rebounds versus Navy on Feb. 2 and again against Lafayette on Feb. 13 … Scored a season-high nine points at American on Feb. 16 … Registered nine rebounds and seven points at Navy on March 1 … Played in 70 games and is averaging 8.3 points and 6.6 rebounds per game for her career.

Sophomore Year (2006-07): Started all 31 games at guard … Averaged 7.7 points and 6.5 rebounds per game … Led the team in rebounding and in three-point field goals made … Her 44 trifectas on the season rank eighth all-time at Colgate … Has 89 career three-pointers to her resume for fifth on the career list … Scored a season-high 21 points against American on Feb. 10 … Hit a career-high six three-pointers against the Eagles … Registered a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds in win over Canisius … Handed out a career-high four assists three times … Recorded double-digit scoring performances in 11 games … Led the team in rebounding in 17 contests and in scoring four times … Tied for the team lead in steals … Played a career-high 37 minutes against Army on Jan. 6.

Freshman Year (2005-06): Played in and started all 29 games … Voted to the Patriot League all-Rookie Team … Was selected as the Patriot League Rookie of the Week four times … Led the team in rebounding with 7.3 boards per game and was third in scoring with 10.4 points per game … Scored a career-high 23 points in victory at American on Feb. 12 … Knocked down a career-high five threes against the Eagles … Corralled a season-high 13 rebounds in upset win over Holy Cross on Feb. 21 … Recorded five double-doubles … Posted her first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds against Dartmouth on Jan. 17 … Scored in double-figures in 14 games … Made a career-high six steals in win over McNeese State on Nov. 25.

High School: A four-year letterwinner for coach Bill Tomsich … Team captain her sophomore, junior, and senior years … Voted the team MVP three times … Graduated as school's all-time leading scorer with 1,651 points … Selected as 2004 Division IV Player of the Year … Led the Spartans to the 2004 state championship game …Guided St. Peter's to four straight state tournament appearances … A three-time all-Ohio selection ... Earned all-Ohio first-team honors in 2005 … A two-time all-Northwest District first-team honoree … Earned Northwest District Player of the Year recognition twice … Named to the all-district first-team all four years … A two-time all-area player of the year … Led the team in scoring and rebounding in 2005 … Selected as the 2005 Mansfield News Journal Scholar Athlete of the Year … Participated in the Ohio North/South All-Star game … Averaged 18.5 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 2.2 steals as a senior … Helped the Spartans compile a 93-12 record during her four seasons … Also was a member of the cross country, track, and volleyball teams ... A member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Gretchen Leigh Polinski was born on Jan. 27, 1987 in Cleveland, Ohio … Has a brother and a sister … Major is pre-medicine.

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2005-06First Year

    Guard
    6'1"
    11
  • 22

    2006-07Sophomore

    Guard
    6'1"
    22
  • 22

    2007-08Junior

    Guard
    6'1"
    22
  • 22

    2008-09Senior

    Guard
    6'1"
    22