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Kristine Knowlton

Knowlton As a freshman (2001-02): One of three players to appear in all 27 games, including 21 starts...averaged 3.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and a Big Sky Conference-leading 2.1 blocks per game...the blocked shot average also tied her for 25th in the nation...averaged 2.7 blocked shots per game against Big Sky competition, easily the best mark in the conference...her 57 blocked shots ranks as the third-best mark in Sacramento State Div. I single-season history, and tied her for the 12th-best mark in Big Sky history...averaged 25.4 minutes per game and converted on 68.3 percent (28-41) of her free throws...recorded double figures in rebounds in four of the team�s final nine games, including a career-high 14 rebounds against Portland State...started the final 15 games of the season and averaged 4.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.6 blocked shots per game over that span...averaged 7.9 rebounds against conference competition...blocked a career-high six shots against Portland State, which was the team season high and tied her for the best Big Sky single-game mark last season...notched at least three blocked shots in a game 10 times...posted a career-high 10 points (4-of-7 shooting) at Idaho State...tallied at least eight rebounds in eight of her final 14 games after not doing so during the first 13 games of the season...named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic squad.

High School: A 2001 graduate of Forest Grove High School in Oregon...competed four years in both basketball and track, three years of soccer and one season of volleyball...in basketball, she was a first team all-Pac 9 Confer-ence selection each of her final two seasons while guiding the Vikings to back-to-back conference championships (2000 and 2001)...also an honorable mention all-conference selection as a freshman...averaged 9.8 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.8 blocked shots as a senior...this came one season after she averaged 8.3 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.9 blocked shot per game as a junior...in track, she was a first team all-league selection and the Pac 9 high jump champion with a mark of 5�5�...also finished fifth in the state in the high jump...in her only year of volleyball at Forest Grove, she was the starting middle blocker while leading the team to a 15-1 record and a league championship...was a midfielder all three years for the soccer team...received numerous school honors in 2001 including class valedictorian, Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year and Four Sport Athlete Award.

Personal: Born Feb. 12, 1983...parents are Jane and Ron Knowlton...currently has a 3.1 grade point average...majoring in chemistry...would like to become a bio-chemistry engineer in the future.

Needs 10 blocked shots to rank second on Sacramento State�s all-time career list.

Knowlton�s Single-Game Career Highs
Points ... 10 at Idaho State (2-9-02)
Field Goals Made ... 4, Three Times
Field Goals Attempted .. 10, Two Times
Three-Pointers ... None
Three-Pointers Attempted ... 1 at Colorado State (11-16-01)
Free Throws Made ... 5 vs. Seton Hall (11-25-01)
Free Throws Attempted ... 6 vs. Seton Hall (11-25-01)
Rebounds ... 14 vs. Portland State (2-1-02)
Assists ... 2, Five Times
Blocked Shots ... 6 vs. Portland State (2-1-02)
Steals ... 3 vs. Idaho State (1-11-02)

**Information from the Sacramento State Media Guide.

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