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  Chelsea Marandola
Chelsea Marandola

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Johnston, R.I.

High School:
Johnston High School

Height:
5-8

Position:
Guard

2007-2008: Did not play during the 2007-08 campaign due to injury.

2006-2007: Named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team ...Played 28 of Providence's 29 games and appeared in the starting line-up each time... Led the team in scoring with 17.3 points per game, which marks the second-highest scoring average all-time for a PC sophomore... Finished first among her teammates in rebounding (7.1 rpg) and first in steals (1.7 spg)...Fourth among her teammates in assists (1.9 apg)... Posted a career-high 29 points against Rhode Island on December 22...Collected a career-high five steals in PC's victory over Brown on November 12... Reached double figures in 27 of the 28 games - including 20-straight games to start the year... Has 46 double-digit scoring games in her career (55 career games)... Recorded double-digit rebounds in eight games (nine times in her career)...Recorded a team-high eight double-doubles on the year... Owns nine double-doubles in her career...Scored 20-or-more points in a game 11 times this season and 12 times in her career...In 32 career games vs. BIG EAST Conference opponents, Marandola has scored double-figures 26 times... Was named to the BIG EAST Conference Weekly honor roll on November 20, 2006, November 27, 2006, December 27, 2006 and February 12...Named to the UNC Greensboro Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament Team on November 25... Eclisped the 500-point mark in her career against Seton Hall on December 5... Owns a total of 822 career points in 55 career games for a career scoring average of 14.9 points per game... Enters the 2007-08 season 178 points shy of reaching the 1,000-point career milestone... Scored 337 points as a freshman in 2005-06 in 27 games... Through 27 games in 2006-07, scored 485 points... Her 485 points is the third highest scoring total for a sophomore in Friar women's basketball history.

2005-2006: Started all 27 games...Averaged 12.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game...Led the Friars in assists (71), steals (52) and double-digit scoring games (19)...Reached double figures in scoring in 11 of 16 BIG EAST Conference games...Led the Friars to their first victory of the season over Yale (74-53) with her first collegiate double-double (19 points, 12 rebounds)...Netted a season-high 24 points vs. No. 8/6 Connecticut on February 15...Scored 19 points in four other games...Dished out a season-best seven assists vs. Rhode Island on December 10...Collected a season-high four steals vs. South Florida on January 21...Led the team in three-point field goal percentage (.388, 60-79)...Her 33 three-point field goals made ranked her in a tie for first on the team...Led Friars in field-goal percentage (100 shot attempts or more) at 46.2-percent (122-264)...Second on the team in free-throw percentage (.759, 60-79)...Named BIG EAST Conference Freshman of the Week on December 12 and December 27...Became the first Providence freshman to earn the honor since Jessica Simmonds during the 2001-02 season...Named to the BIG EAST Conference Weekly Honor Roll on January 9...In 16 BIG EAST games this season she has averaged 12.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.9 steals per game...Named to the BIG EAST Conference All-Freshmen Team at the league's annual championship banquet...Became first Friar to earn post-season league honors since Jessica Simmonds was named to the All-Freshmen Team during the 2001-02 season.

AT JOHNSTON: Played five different sports at Johnston High School...Four-year letterwinner in basketball...Earned three letters in soccer, two in track and one in softball and volleyball...Captained the basketball and track teams as a senior and was captain of the soccer team as a junior...Two-time Gatorade Player of the Year for the State of Rhode Island (2004, 2005)...Four-year First-Team All-State selection...Words Unlimited Co-Athlete of the Year in Rhode Island (2005)...Appeared in Sports Illustrated Faces In The Crowd (2005)...Scored a personal best of 51 points in a single game during the 2004-05 season vs. Tollgate...Led her team to the DII Rhode Island State Championship as a freshman...Made consecutive appearances in the State Semifinals (DI) as a sophomore and junior... Advanced to the State Quarterfinal round during her senior campaign...Finished her career at Johnston with 2,631 points...Is the all-time leading scorer in the State of Rhode Island.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Lois and Roger Marandola...Born October 16, 1987...English/Secondary education major.

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