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2012-13 Women's Basketball Roster

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44 Samantha Blazetic

  • Position Forward/Center
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Eastlake North
  • Hometown Eastlake, OH

Biography

2012-13
Honorable mention Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Division II All-America Team for the second straight year capped a list of post-season awards following senior season … also an honorable mention Women’s Division II Bulletin All-American … earned PSAC West Defensive Player of the Year honors after finishing season with 64 blocks and 41 steals … named to the Daktronics All-Atlantic Region second team … one of only six players in school history to score 1,300 points and record 700 rebounds … her 784 career rebounds stand fourth in Edinboro history and she also ranks fifth in field goal percentage (.507), sixth in field goals made (594) and 10th in points scored (1,372) … averaged 14.8 points and 7.7 rebounds during senior season while starting 27 games and appearing in 28 contests, missing one to injury … finishes career as school’s all-time blocks leader with 285, a figure that ranks third all-time in PSAC history … led team in scoring 10 times and in rebounding 14 occasions … scored in double figures in 22 games … tallied 10 double-doubles … was third in PSAC scoring and eighth in rebounds … also ranked second in the conference in blocked shots with 2.3 per game, also standing 16th in NCAA Division II in swats per contest … recorded second-best field goal percentage in the PSAC at 49.0 percent (177-for-361) … scored 20 or more points in three straight contests with 21 points at Glenville State and vs. Wayne State before pouring in career-high 27 points at Mansfield … reached 1,000 career points in win vs. Wayne State … led Edinboro to win at California (Pa.) with 21 points and 13 rebounds … tied her own school record for single game blocks with eight – reaching the total twice, both against Indiana (Pa.), first at home on Jan. 23 and again at IUP on Feb. 20 … had 22 points at nationally-ranked Gannon … scored 20 points with 14 rebounds while playing all 40 minutes against West Chester … fought through a knee injury to score 11 points and haul in seven rebounds in NCAA Tournament game vs. California (Pa.). 

2011-12
Named an Honorable Mention All-America by both the WBCA and Division II Bulletin after leading Edinboro in scoring (14.6 ppg.) and rebounding (7.1 rpg.) as well as blocks (81) and minutes per game (28.5) ... named first team All-PSAC West ... also landed on the Daktronics All-Atlantic Region second team ... only Fighting Scot to start all 32 games ... her 81 blocks tied the program single season record  as she broke the school record for career swats with 221 … was second in the PSAC in blocks, fourth in scoring and 11th in conference rebounds … stands sixth all-time in PSAC blocks history … had five double-doubles …led team in scoring nine times and rebounding 13 times …scored in double figures 24 times during season …  poured in a then-career-high 24 points as well as a career-best four steals in victory at Cheyney on Dec. 4, 2011 ... was selected as PSAC West Athlete of the Week on Dec. 13 after helping team to three victories in four days, including back-to-back conference wins over West Chester and Millersville ... broke the school record for career blocks with three blocks against Ohio Dominican on Dec. 30 to surpass the previous record of 159 ... registered a new career-high of 25 points along with five blocks and seven rebounds against Lock Haven ... led Edinboro with 18 points against Mercyhurst ... notched a team-high 23 points along with eight rebounds at California in season-high 39 minutes ... scored 23 points with six blocks on 11 of 13 shooting from the field against No. 18 Gannon on Feb. 8 ... recorded double-double (19 pts, 14 rebounds) vs. Slippery Rock ... finished with a double-double (14 pts, 11 rebounds) in PSAC semifinal vs. West Chester ... had 16 points and 12 boards in NCAA Atlantic Regional semifinal win over Indiana (Pa.) to help send Boro to Sweet 16 … has 958 points and 568 career rebounds entering senior season.

NCAA.com: Stronger Than Ever
Edinboro Dominates All-PSAC Women's Honors

2010-11
Earned second team All-PSAC West accolades after averaging 9.2 ppg., fifth on the team, and 5.9 rpg., which ranked third … played in 29 games, with four starts … ranked third in the PSAC and 21st in Division II in blocked shots with 71, the third-highest season total … shot 52.3 percent from the floor (113 of 216), also third in the PSAC and tenth-best in a season at Edinboro, while making 40 of 56 free throws (71.4 pct.) … was team’s leading scorer on four occasions and was the top rebounder ten times … came on strong after a slow start to score in double figures in 12 of the final 16 games, and was in double digits in 16 games overall … had double-figure rebounds four times … finished with three double-doubles, including season-high 16 points and 10 rebounds in win at Gannon, making 7 of 10 field goals … also scored 16 points at West Chester and at Lock Haven … had season-high 13 rebounds to go with 11 points in season-opening win at Ferris State … had 10 points and 11 boards at Indiana (Pa.) … blocked season-high 6 shots in back-to-back games against Slippery Rock and Mercyhurst.
 
2009-10
One of the top freshman in the PSAC, starting 18 games as a freshman while appearing in all 28 games … was named the PSAC West Freshman of the Week three times … averaged 8.0 ppg., fourth on the team, and was third in rebounding with 6.0 rpg. despite playing just over 22 minutes per game … shot 43.0 percent from the floor (102 of 237) and was 20 of 31 from the line (64.5 pct.) … led the team with 69 blocked shots, leading the PSAC and ranking 11th in Division II … led team in scoring once and was the top rebounder four times … had two double-doubles, falling just shy of a triple double with a career-high 20 points along with 10 rebounds and 8 blocked shots against Clarion … made 10 of 13 field goals against the Golden Eagles … had 14 points and a career-high 14 rebounds vs. Washington Adventist … added 17 points and 8 rebounds vs. Mansfield … scored in double figures in ten games in all … blocked at least one shot in 24 of 28 games.
 
High School
A four-year starter for head coach Paul Force at Eastlake North High School who finished with 1,168 career points and 685 rebounds ... as a senior averaged 18.0 ppg. and 9.5 rpg. with 117 blocks, helping the Rangers to a 15-6 finish and earning all-conference honors ... scored in double figures in 21 of 22 games as a senior, and had 11 double-doubles ... as a junior, averaged 15.2 ppg. and 9.6 rpg, with 81 blocks, and came in at 15.2 ppg. and 8.0 rpg. as a sophomore, with 41 blocks.
 
Personal
Born December 7, 1990 … full name is Samantha Madeline Blazetic … Sports Administration major … daughter of Linda and Tom Blazetic ... nickname is Blaze … has four sisters and two brothers ... sister Amanda played basketball at Notre Dame (OH) College.

Season GP-GS Min.-Avg. FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-3FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Reb.-Avg. Ast. Blk. Stl. Points PPG
2009-10 28-18 634-22.6 102-237 .430 1-1 1.000 20-31 .645 168-6.0 15 69 15 225 8.0
2010-11 29-4 628-21.7 113-216 .523 0-1 .000 40-56 .714 172-5.9 17 71 26 266 9.2
2011-12 32-32 911-28.5 201-356 .565 0-2 .000 65-87 .747 228-7.1 43 81 39 467 14.6
2012-13 28-27 820-29.3 177-361 .490 5-7 .714 55-77 .714 216-7.7 33 64 41 414 14.8
Career 117-81 2993-25.6 593-1170 .507 6-10 .600 180-251 .717 784-6.7 108 285 121 1372 11.7

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Historical Player Information

  • 44

    2011-12Junior

    F/C
    6'3"
    44
  • 44

    2012-13Senior

    Forward/Center
    6'3"
    44