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| No. |
#23 |
| Name |
Hana Peljto |
| Year |
Sophomore |
| Position |
Forward |
| Height |
6-2 |
| Hometown |
Brooklyn Park, MN |
| High School |
Osseo |
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Versatile and aggressive player
... Dominated the League as a freshman ... Consistent shooter ...
Continued to improve as the season went on.
AT HARVARD
2001-02: Unanimously voted Ivy league Player of the Year, while also
earning First-Team All Ivy honors ... One of five players chosen to
the Verizon Academic All-District team ... Led the team in scoring
(20.1 ppg) and rebounding (9.5 rpg) ... Scoring average is third-highest
in school history, behind only Allison Feaster (28.5 ppg in 1997-98,
21.6ppg in 1996-97) ... Started 25 of 26 games ... Tallied 13 points
and snagged seven rebounds in the NCAA Tournament game versus North
Carolina ... Scored a career-high 36 points against Dartmouth on January
5, and then recorded a career-best 21 rebounds against the Big Green
in the final League contest ... Scored in double figures in all but
one contest ... Her 36 points against Dartmouth tied for season-best
single-game effort in school history, behind Allison Feaster's 39
vs. Loyola on December 7, 1997 ... Tallied 28 points in Harvard's
86-82 win over Rhode Island ... Led the Crimson scoring in 19 of 27
games ... Finished second in the Ivy League in scoring, averaging
20.1 points per game ... Three-time Ivy League Player of the Week
... Recorded 10 double-doubles, including back-to-back games against
Boston University and Fairfield ... Second on the team in steals with
40 ... Owns the team's second-highest free throw percentage (.840)
... 2000-01: Started 14 of the team's 27 contests ... Named 2000-01
Ivy League Rookie of the Year ... Earned First-Team All Ivy and All
Rookie Team honors ... Named Ivy League Rookie of the Week seven times
during the season ... Posted a double-double in first collegiate contest,
with 21 points and 10 rebounds against St. Peter's ... Recorded four
double-doubles ... Led the team in scoring, averaging 16.1 points
per game, and rebounding, with 8.1 boards ... Tallied a career-high
27 points against Yale, and a career-best 15 rebounds against New
Hampshire ... Led the Crimson in both scoring and rebounding in 17
games ... Scored 26 of Harvard's 66 points against Arkansas-Little
Rock and 18 of the team's 48 points the next night against Arkansas
... Was second in the League in scoring and third in rebounding ...
Went 156-of-314 to top the Ivy League with a .497 field goal percentage
... Also led the League with a .483 (28-of-58) three-point shooting
percentage ... Scored in double digits in all but four games ... Grabbed
a career-high four steals at Columbia.
BACKGROUND
Two-year captain and four-year member of the basketball squad who
also participated in volleyball and track & field ... All-Conference,
First Team All-Metro, All-Region, and First Team All-State selection
... USA Today Honorable Mention pick for the state of Minnesota ...
Associated Press, Gatorade, Varsity Online, and Minnesota Basketball
News Player of the Year as a senior ... Second Team All-America kudos
as well ... Helped Osseo to a 24-3 record, Class 4A State Championship,
and Region 5AAAA Twin Cities Suburban East Championships her final
season ... Holds almost every scoring and rebounding record at Osseo,
including single game scoring (45 pts.), season scoring (702 pts.)
and scoring and rebounding averages for a single season (27.2 ppg,
12.9 rpg) ... Osseo holds the state record for home court winning
streak, active at 55 games through her senior season ... Vice President
of the Student Senate ... Senior Outreach and Respect Retreat volunteer
... Photo editor of her high school yearbook ... Hobbies include water
sports, piano and music ... Brother, Mirza, is a senior basketball
player at St. Olaf College in Minnesota ... Born 2/6/82 ... Daughter
of Emina and Haso Peljto ... Concentration: Psychology
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