Jr G-F 5-10 Wakefield, Mass.
The Player
A five-foot-ten junior who is chomping at the bit to return to full-time action ... sophomore season was curtailed after three games by an ACL tear ... aggressive at both ends of the court ... strong, focused and tough ... is a slasher who can get to the rim, rebound and finish in traffic ... good pull-up jumper ... can play either on the perimeter or inside ... was highly recruited out of Arlington Catholic High School.
2009-10 Season
Averaged 11.0 points and 7.5 rebounds in 20 games ... started all three games in the postseason, her first starts since Dec. 18 ... missed nine games from Dec. 28-Jan. 23 and the Feb. 3 game with a leg injury ... after her return on Jan. 26, averaged 7.5 points and 5.9 rebounds while playing 19.4 minutes a game ... finished second on team in rebounds, defensive rebounds and offensive rebounds despite being sixth in minutes ... at the time she was sidelined in late December, was number two in the Northeast-10 in rebounds (9.4 per game) and fifth in the conference in scoring (15.3) ... five double-doubles, including a 21-point, 10-rebound effort in the season-opener against Holy Family Nov. 15, her first game in about 54 weeks ... season-best 13 rebounds, along with 16 points, Nov. 29 against Southern New Hampshire ... went to the line at least four times in 14 of 20 games ... ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District 1 third team (college division) ... two appearances on the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll during the month of November.
2008-09 Season
Averaged 9.7 points and 10 rebounds during the Disney Tournament before suffering a season-ending knee injury ... started all three games at Disney ... opened season with 15 points and 12 rebounds vs. Lake Superior State Oct. 31, the first double-double of her career ... grabbed 10 rebounds vs. Columbus State Nov. 2 ... received team’s Scholar-Athlete Award.
2007-08 Season
Was selected as Bentley’s Most Improved Player following a season that saw her appear in 20 games and miss ten games midseason due to injury ... averaged 13.7 minutes, 3.4 points and 2.4 rebounds overall ... made one steal every 13.7 minutes she was on the court ... averaged 1.7 points and 1.7 rebounds in first ten games, and 5.1 points and 3.1 boards after returning from injury ... shot 32 percent before the injury and 48 percent after, when she was playing more in the frontcourt ... had 12 points against Southern Connecticut Feb. 26 in the regular season finale and 11 against Assumption in the NCAA Regional ... the latter performance earned her a spot on the NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll.
Before Bentley
A 2006 graduate of Arlington Catholic High School where she finished as the Cougars’ all-time leading scorer with 1,560 points ... as a senior, was named to the Boston Globe Super Team after averaging close to 25 ppg and leading AC to its third straight Catholic Central League championship ... two-time team captain in basketball and also the volleyball captain as a senior ... helped Cougars win league championship every season of her high school career ... two-time CCL MVP in both sports ... was also named to the 2006 and 2007 Boston Herald All-Scholastic basketball teams ... 2006 Boston Globe All-Scholastic ... McDonald’s All-America nominee ... member of 2006 Boston Herald All-Scholastic volleyball team.
Personal
Corporate finance and accounting major who received the team’s Scholar-Athlete Award following last season ... outstanding student who made the 2007-08 Northeast-10 Commisioner’s Honor Roll ... age as of Nov. 15: 20 ... daughter of Brian and Susan Caira ... has an older brother, Robert (27) ... participated in Make-A-Wish, Autism Walk and Junior Falcon Day ... also an Open House Ambassador.
