2012-13 Women's Basketball
Roster
Maria Napolitano
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- First Year
- Hometown:
- Cincinnati, OH
- High School:
- Saint Ursula Academy
- Position:
- Guard
- 2015-16 All-MAAC Second Team
- 2016 MAAC All-Tournament Team
- College Sports Madness MAAC Player of the Week (2/29/16)
- MAAC Player of the Week (2/29/16)
- 2014-15 MAAC Sixth Player of the Year
- Three-Time MAAC All-Academic (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16)
AS A SENIOR IN 2015-16:
- 2015-16 All-MAAC Second Team
- 2016 MAAC All-Tournament Team
- 2015-16 MAAC All-Academic Team
- College Sports Madness MAAC Player of the Week (Feb. 29, 2016)
- MAAC Player of the Week (Feb. 29, 2016)
- Appeared in 29 games (26 starts) for the Bobcats
- Missed the final three games of the season due to an ACL injury
- Averaged a team-leading 10.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.5 steals in 24.4 minutes per game
- Shot 34.4 percent (100-291 FG) from the floor while draining 33.3 percent (53-159 3FG) of her three-point attempts and 78.9 percent (56-71 FT) from the free throw line
- Led the Bobcats in scoring (309) and three-point makes (53) on the season while she also finished with the best free throw percentage on the team
- Earned her first career All-Conference honor with a Second Team selection
- Diversified her game with a career-low 53 percent of her made buckets coming from the three-point line in 2015-16
- Her shooting ability was no more lethal than in the last six games of the regular season where she put up 15 PPG while shooting 46 percent overall and 51.4 percent from distance on her way to a career-long six straight double digit scoring games
- Napolitano’s shutdown defensive identity led the Bobcats to a MAAC-leading and Top 40 ranking in the nation in points allowed per possession (0.81)
- Her defensive ability also helped lift the Bobcats to rank 22nd in the nation in turnovers forced per game (19.71) as well as 19th in turnover margin (+4.79)
- Led the team with 16 points and two steals in 26 minutes against Georgetown in the TD Bank Classic (Nov. 27)
- Scored 20 points (6-13 FG, 7-8 FT) with three assists and two blocks in 23 minutes to lift the Bobcats to a road win at Vermont in the TD Bank Classic (Nov. 28)
- Was great all-around with seven points, four rebounds, three assists and five steals against Manhattan (Dec. 6)
- Played well with 19 points (5-8 FG, 3-4 3FG, 6-8 FT) and eight rebounds in just 22 minutes in a road win over Northeastern (Dec. 9)
- Splashed in 17 points with five rebounds and two assists on the road against Drexel (Dec. 21)
- Put together a career high 23-point night (9-13 FG, 4-6 3FG) with seven rebounds, two assists and three steals in 32 minutes at Monmouth (Jan. 2)
- Dished out a career high five assists to go along with eight points and five rebounds in 30 minutes in a home win over Rider (Jan. 6)
- Chipped in 14 points with four rebounds and two assists in 29 minutes in a road win at Niagara (Jan. 15)
- Went for 14 points with two steals in a road win over instate foe Fairfield (Jan. 22)
- Was solid all-around with nine points, three rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks in just 21 minutes in a home win over Siena (Jan. 24)
- Netted 10 points with four rebounds and three assists in just 24 minutes in a win over Monmouth (Jan. 28)
- Began the best six-game stretch of her career with 14 points (5-12 FG, 4-8 3FG) and four rebounds in a win over St. Peter’s (Feb. 14)
- Helped defeat Marist (Feb. 18) at home with a steady 14 points (5-11 FG, 3-6 3FG), five rebounds and season high five steals in 32 minutes
- Went for 12 points (7-7 FT) and five rebounds in a road win at Rider (Feb. 21)
- Pumped in 14 points (6-9 FG, 2-4 3FG) with three steals in 20 minutes in a road victory at Manhattan (Feb. 23)
- Shot the lights out from distance on her way to 20 points (5-12 FG, 5-7 3FG, 5-6 FT) in a home win over Fairfield (Feb. 26)
- Was stellar on the road at Iona (Feb. 28) to help clinch the MAAC Regular Season title, finishing with 16 points (6-10 FG, 3-5 3FG), three rebounds and two steals in 29 minutes
- Scored four points with five rebounds and three steals in 27 minutes in the MAAC Quarterfinal win over Niagara (March 4)
- Netted six points in 11 minutes in the MAAC Semifinals against Monmouth (March 6) before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the second quarter
AS A JUNIOR IN 2014-15:
- 2014-15 MAAC Sixth Player of the Year
- Quinnipiac's 2015 Edwin L. Steck Award honoree, presented each year to the student-athlete who demonstrates outstanding athletic abilities with a sense of leadership and sportsmanship
- 2014-15 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Appeared in all 35 games off the bench for the Bobcats
- Averaged 6.9 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.7 steals in 16.3 minutes per game
- Shot 35 percent (83-237 FG) from the floor, 31.6 percent (50-158) from three and 65.9 percent (27-41 FT) at the free throw line in 2014-15
- Scored 7.8 points per game in 15.8 minutes throughout the Bobcats' 20-game MAAC slate while shooting 38.6 percent from the floor and 36.4 percent from behind the arc
- Enters her senior season ranked 7th all-time at Quinnipiac in career made three-pointers (112)
- Led the Bobcats' "Gold Rush" unit off the bench, leading a Quinnipiac team in bench scoring that led the MAAC in total bench points (906) as well as bench points per game (25.9 PPG) throughout 2014-15
- Scored at least one point in 31-of-35 games while she played at least 10 minutes off the bench in 33-of-35 games
- Finished third on the team in made three-pointers per game (1.4) while she was fifth on QU in scoring (6.9) including first among the Bobcats' bench scorers and second among the QU guards
- Notched seperate seven-game and eight-game streaks throughout 2014-15 wherein she hit at least one three-pointer
- Drained her first buckets of the season, going 3-for-7 from the floor and 2-for-6 from deep, on her way to eight points in 15 minutes against Harvard (Nov. 23)
- Registered a career-high five steals to go along with seven points, two rebounds and one block in 16 minutes against Holy Cross (Nov. 24)
- Went 2-for-5 from three-point land to notch six points in 18 minutes at No. 1 ranked Notre Dame (Nov. 25)
- Started to catch fire with a seven-game streak with at least one three-point make from Dec. 17 to Jan. 9 where she averaged 9.0 points in 18.7 minutes per game
- Started the hot stretch with 11 points (4-10 FG, 3-6 3FG), two assists and two steals in 16 minutes against Drexel (Dec. 17)
- Notched 13 points (4-9 FG, 2-5 3FG, 3-4 FT) with three rebounds in 16 minutes at Hartford (Dec. 21)
- Posted back-to-back games with 10+ points as she scored 12 points with three steals, two rebounds and one block in 19 minutes against Monmouth (Jan. 4) and followed that up with 10 points and two rebounds at Canisius (Jan. 9)
- Caught fire again as she made at least one three-pointer in eight straight games, averaging 9.4 points while shooting an impressive 47.4 percent (18-38 3FG) from behind the three-point line from Jan. 15 to Feb. 12
- Played her best game of the season, going 5-for-11 from behind the arc and 4-for-4 at the free throw line, as she finished with a season-high 19 points in 18 minutes to go along with two rebounds and two assists
- Posted nine points in back-to-back games starting with Marist (Jan. 22) and following that up with a game at Siena (Jan. 30)
- Went 2-for-5 from downtown in three straight games beginning with Saint Peter's (Feb. 1), Rider (Feb. 7) and Iona (Feb. 9)
- Grabbed a career-high six rebounds to go along with seven points in 16 minutes at Marist (Feb. 12)
- Scored six points with rebounds, two assists and one steal in 15 minutes against Saint Peter's (Feb. 19)
- Was the leading scorer with 17 points (5-11 FG, 4-9 3FG) in 18 minutes the Bobcats' regular season finale at Monmouth (March 1)
- Started the MAAC Tournament with 12 points, two rebounds and one block in 16 minutes in the Quarterfinals against Monmouth (March 6)
- Tied her season-high with 23 minutes, six points, two rebounds, two assists and one steal in the MAAC Championship victory over Marist (March 9)
- Picked up 10 points (3-8 FG, 2-5 3FG, 2-2 FT) in 21 minutes in the NCAA Tournament against Oklahoma (March 21)
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2013-14:
- 2013-14 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Appeared in 33 games for the Bobcats with 23 starts
- Averaged 4.6 points, 1.5 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.7 steals per game
- Stepped into a starting role towards the halfway point in the season and was a key contributor to the Bobcats’ 16-7 overall record in the 23 games in which she started at the shooting guard position
- Made and attempted the third-most three pointers on the team as she finished the season with a 29.9 shooting percentage (43-149) from beyond the arc
- Shot the lights out over a four-game span in the early stages of the season as she averaged 9.8 points on 14-of-23 shooting (60.9 percent) from the floor and 10-of-19 (52.6 percent) from three point range
- Her hot streak started with eight points and two made three pointers against American (Nov. 23)
- Banged in three three pointers in a road win over Missouri State (Nov. 26)
- Had one of her best shooting games of the season with a 5-of-6 performance (4-5 3FG) with 14 points in 13 minutes
- Tallied eight points, two rebounds and two steals in a home win over Hartford (Dec. 4)
- Also ran a streak of 11 straight games with at least one made three point field goal from Nov. 23 through Jan. 5
- Picked up 12 points with four made three pointers at Holy Cross (Dec. 18)
- Picked up six points in her first career start at Canisius (Dec. 21)
- Lit it up on Dec. 29 with a career-high 20 points on 8-of-19 shooting (4-12 3FG) to go along with four rebounds, three assists and two steals against Niagara
- Tallied a season-high three steals to go along with two rebounds and two points at Rider (Jan. 21)
- Picked up two three pointers in three out of four games between Feb. 1 through Feb. 14
- Knocked in nine points on three made three pointers in 22 minutes at Siena (Feb. 20)
- Registered six points (2-5 3FG), with two assists, two steals, career-high two blocks and one rebound against Iona (Feb. 27)
- Netted one three point field goal in the WNIT at Villanova (March 19)
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2012-13:
- Appeared in 24 games for the Bobcats
- Played 199 minutes, totaled 86 points and averaged 3.6 points per game
- Finished with nine steals and two blocks
- Totaled seven assists and 27 rebounds
- Had five points including a three-pointer against Georgia Tech on Dec. 29
- Scored nine points on three three-pointers on Dec. 30 against Northeastern
- Had a season-high three steals on Jan. 7 against St. Francis (N.Y.)
- Tallied nine points at Bryant on Jan. 14
- Pulled down four rebounds and scored six points on Feb. 2 at Wagner
- Finished with a season-high 14 points on 4-for-5 shooting from three-point range against Monmouth on Feb. 20
BEFORE QUINNIPIAC:
- Attended Saint Ursula Academy where she lettered in soccer and basketball
- Was named in 2012 to the GGCL (Girls Greater Cincinnati League) First Team
- Received Honorable Mention All-State for the 2011-12 season
- Was named to the GGCL Second team for 2009-2010 and 2010-2011
- Member of Cincinnati Angels
PERSONAL:
- A native of Cincinnati, Ohio
- Daughter of Glen and Kris Napolitano
- Has two older sisters, Angela and Laura
- Angela played soccer at University of Florida
- Laura played field hockey at Ohio State University
- Majoring in History with a focus in Education
