Loyola Marymount University Athletics

Rosa Bernasconi
Guard ? Junior ? 5-6

2000-01 Season Notes
Played in only 12 games due to injuries...sat out first five games with a broken hand...came back against Fresno State (12/5/00) and nearly put up a double-double scoring 14 points and dishing out 7 assists...scored a season-best 18 points against Long Beach State (1/5/01)...had a double-double against Pittsburgh (12/30/00) with 10 points and 10 rebounds...almost picked up her first career triple-double as she also had 7 assists in that game as well...hit a season-best three 3-pointers against Long Beach State and Santa Clara (1/13/01)...picked up her season-high of five steals against Baylor (12/18/00) and Pittsburgh...suffered a season ending ACL injury against Pepperdine (1/20/01).

1999-00 Season Notes
Started in all 28 games...led the Lions with 39 three-pointers for a season percentage of .307...that total ranks her second on the single-season three-pointers chart...put up a season-high .600 field goal percentage (6-10) vs. Kansas (12/3/99)...recorded a single-game career-high five three-pointers against Gonzaga (2/5/00)...that mark ties her for second in the single-game record books...on the same night vs. Gonzaga, set a new LMU record for points in a single game putting up 39 on the night...her next meeting with Gonzaga (2/10/00) resulted in another night of career-bests dishing out 10 assists...led the team and the conference with 89 steals...ranks second on the single-season list and eighth on the career charts in that category...grabbed a career-best eight steals against BYU (12/4/99)...finished second among Lions with 179 rebounds...averaged 15.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.2 steals and 3.6 assists per game...recorded double-doubles against Baylor (12/21/99) 10 points and 13 boards, Denver (12/29/99) 21 points and 10 boards and Gonzaga (2/10/00) 10 assists and 11 boards...collected 423 points, finishing second on the team and fifth among conference leaders...hit the century mark with 100 assists, sixth in the LMU single-season record book...blocked a personal-best four shots vs. Portland (2/4/00), while tallying a total of 12 on the season.

1998-99 Season Notes
Thrust into a starting role three games into the season, she accepted the challenge and turned out to be one of the most solid performers on the squad...finished the season rated second on the team in scoring averaging 9.8 points per game (265)...played in all 27 games, making 25 starts...shot 37.5 percent from the floor (84-224), and a team-leading 81.9 percent from the free-throw line (68-83)...led the squad with 29 three pointers (29-87) for a season percentage of .333...dished out 64 assists, just three shy of the team lead...snagged a team-leading 54 steals...blocked an amazing eight shots during the campaign, a mark that rated second only to 6-foot-6 senior Julie Jarosz...sunk a career-high 20 points at home vs. San Francisco (2/13/99)...grabbed a career-high eight rebounds three different times during the season...dished a career-high six assists at home vs. Austin Peay (11/28/98)...had five steals in a single game twice during the campaign.

Personal
Rosamaria Hernandez Bernasconi was born on April 16, 1980 to Santino and Socorro Bernasconi in Phoenix, AZ...has five brothers and one sister...also recruited by the University of Nevada-Reno...lists Hawai'i as her favorite vacation spot...a Chicano studies major.

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