| Liz Sahin |
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2001-02
Shared team's Most Improved Player honor with Lynette O'Reggio...played in 26 games with one start as a first-year player...tallied nine points and three rebounds in ACC semifinal against No. 1 seed Duke...scored a career-high 10 points in ACC quarterfinal win over Georgia Tech...also had four boards, three assists, and three steals against the Yellow Jackets...grabbed a career-best seven rebounds in win at Florida State...dished out a career-best four assists in win over Georgia Tech...played a career-high 25 minutes against the Yellow Jackets...first career start came at No. 6 Duke...came off the bench for a career-high 10 points against No. 9/10 Duke...sat out the Cavaliers? first four games, as per the NCAA, for participation with the Fenerbache Sports Club of Turkey...first action came against Howard on Nov. 26, where she recorded a block.
Junior College
Attended Palm Beach Community College in Florida before transferring to Virginia...averaged 15 points, eight assists, and five steals per game...shot 46 percent from the field and was third in the state in free throw percentage, connecting on 80 percent of her attempts from the line...led the state of Florida in assists...named to the All-State team following the 2000-01 season...selected as the Southern Conference Player of the Year in 1999-2000...she helped lead Palm Beach to a 12-0 league record her first year on the team...named to the All-Academic Team twice...prior to moving to Florida in 1998, she was a member of Turkey?s National Basketball Team.
Personal
Yeliz "Liz" Sahin...born April 15, 1977 in Samandag, Hatay...has six siblings: Feyruz (37), Ferit (33), Sahin (31), Malik (29), Ibrahim (27), and Gokhan (22)...economics major.
Sahin by the Numbers
| Year |
GP-GS |
FGM-A |
Pct. |
3FGM-A |
Pct. |
FTM-A |
Pct. |
Or-Dr-TR |
Avg. |
A |
TO |
Blk |
Stl |
Pf-D |
M-Avg |
Pts.-Avg. |
2001-02 |
26-1 |
29-91 |
.319 |
6-29 |
.207 |
13-19 |
.684 |
14-29-43 |
1.7 |
31 |
39 |
1 |
20 |
43-1 |
319-12.3 |
77-3.0 |
ACC |
16-1 |
16-51 |
.314 |
5-20 |
.250 |
10-13 |
.769 |
7-19-26 |
1.6 |
19 |
23 |
0 |
11 |
25-1 |
197-12.3 |
47-2.9 |
Career Highs
Points: 10 vs. Georgia Tech, 3-2-02
10 vs. #9/11 Duke, 12-6-01
3-pointers: 1 (6X), last vs. N. Carolina, 2-21-02
3-pt. FGA: 4 at #6 Duke, 1-20-02
Rebounds: 7 at Florida State, 2-24-02
Assists: 4 vs. Georgia Tech, 2-11-02
Steals: 3 vs. Georgia Tech, 3-2-02
Blocks: 1 vs. Howard, 11-26-01
Minutes: 25 vs. Georgia Tech, 2-11-02
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