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2010-11 Women's Basketball Roster
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Connelly, Joelle
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Jersey Number 14
Joelle Connelly
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Arcade, N.Y.
Bio
2011-12: Averaged 3.7 points per game and 3.7 rebounds per game as a senior...Started in 24 of 27 games played for the Owls...Tied second-best scoring output of the season with eight points in a win at La Salle (2/25) on 3-of-5 shooting...Also pulled down five boards in that contest...Scored her Temple career-high with 16 points in a win vs. Penn (1/21) including 8-of-8 at the free throw line...Played a career-high 38 minutes at #24/25 Ohio State (11/18), scoring eight points and leading the team with eight rebounds and three steals...Got first career start (at Temple) in the Owls’ season-opening win vs. Miami (OH), scoring four points and grabbing five rebounds.
2010-11: Played first game in an Owl uniform on Dec. 30 at #3 Duke...Saw action in 19 other games after that...Blocked a season-high five shots in a win vs. Dayton (2/19), which also ranks as the Liacouras Center record for a single game...Scored 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting in a win at UMass (1/26); also led the team with a game-high three blocks...Hit the first three-pointer of her career in the UMass win...Grabbed six boards, blocked three shots and went 1-of-2 from the field in just 14 minutes of action in a win vs. Rhode Island (1/12).
2009-10 (at Hofstra): Played in nine games, starting in seven, before transferring to Temple...Averaged 3.2 ppg and 3.7 rpg...Scored a season-high 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting vs. Clemson, also recording four assists, two blocks and two steals.
2008-09 (at Hofstra): Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year...Named to All-CAA Rookie Team...Played in 29 games, starting in 25...Averaged 9.1 ppg, 6.2 rpg and 2.0 blocks per game...Ranked third on the team in scoring and second in rebounds and blocks...Shot 51 percent from the field...Ranked 38th in the nation in blocked shots...Was 15th in the CAA in rebounding and third in field goal percentage and blocks...Scored in double figures in 14 games...Had four double-doubles...Scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in collegiate debut at Iona...Scored a season-high 19 points at George Mason...Scored 11 points and had a season-best 13 rebounds at Buffalo...Three-time CAA Rookie of the Week.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played five years of basketball and volleyball at Pioneer High School in Yorkshire, N.Y...Helped lead Pioneer to a 23-2 record as a senior and the New York State Section VI Class A and Class AA championship...Team was also the top-ranked team in Class A for most of the 2008 season...Team was Class AA champions in 2007...McDonald’s All-America nominee...Named to all-state first team as a senior...Two-time Western New York Player of the Year selection by the Buffalo News...Two-time ECIC Player of the Year...Big 30 Player of the Year as a senior...Graduated as the all-time leading scorer (2,300) and rebounder (1,555) in Western New York...Holds school scoring record for either male or female...Five-time All-ECIC selection...Named to all-state fourth team as a sophomore and third team as a junior... Averaged 24.6 points, 14 rebounds and 5.5 blocks per game as a senior...Also holds school records for career assists (338), rebounds in a season (360), blocks in a season (130), blocks in a game (16) and steals in a game (12).
PERSONAL: Majoring in communications...Mother, Deborah, played basketball at St. Bonaventure in the late 1980’s.
CAREER STATS (2008-09 and 2009-10 at Hofstra):
GETTING TO KNOW JOELLE CONNELLY...
Your friends call you: Jo or Jo Jo
What makes you laugh? My teammates.
Favorite college class? My criminal justice classes.
Advice you’d give a young athlete? Work hard on and off the court in everything that you do.
In your free time you: Sleep and hang out with my friends.
What is your dream job? To one day play professional basketball in the states or overseas.
Do you have any pre-game rituals or superstitions? I like to take a nap, listen to music and shower right before a game.
Your secret addiction is: Sweets
Who is your role model? My mother.
TV shows you can’t miss: Grey’s Anatomy, Modern Family and Jersey Shore but anything I do miss I always watch online.
Why did you decide to come to Temple? I transferred to Temple because of the coaching staff and teammates.
Favorite food? Seafood
Do you come from an athletic family? Yes, I come from a very athletic family. My Mom and aunts played college ball and my cousins who are in college play ball too.
What’s something most people don’t know about you? I get scared really easy.
2010-11: Played first game in an Owl uniform on Dec. 30 at #3 Duke...Saw action in 19 other games after that...Blocked a season-high five shots in a win vs. Dayton (2/19), which also ranks as the Liacouras Center record for a single game...Scored 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting in a win at UMass (1/26); also led the team with a game-high three blocks...Hit the first three-pointer of her career in the UMass win...Grabbed six boards, blocked three shots and went 1-of-2 from the field in just 14 minutes of action in a win vs. Rhode Island (1/12).
2009-10 (at Hofstra): Played in nine games, starting in seven, before transferring to Temple...Averaged 3.2 ppg and 3.7 rpg...Scored a season-high 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting vs. Clemson, also recording four assists, two blocks and two steals.
2008-09 (at Hofstra): Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year...Named to All-CAA Rookie Team...Played in 29 games, starting in 25...Averaged 9.1 ppg, 6.2 rpg and 2.0 blocks per game...Ranked third on the team in scoring and second in rebounds and blocks...Shot 51 percent from the field...Ranked 38th in the nation in blocked shots...Was 15th in the CAA in rebounding and third in field goal percentage and blocks...Scored in double figures in 14 games...Had four double-doubles...Scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in collegiate debut at Iona...Scored a season-high 19 points at George Mason...Scored 11 points and had a season-best 13 rebounds at Buffalo...Three-time CAA Rookie of the Week.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played five years of basketball and volleyball at Pioneer High School in Yorkshire, N.Y...Helped lead Pioneer to a 23-2 record as a senior and the New York State Section VI Class A and Class AA championship...Team was also the top-ranked team in Class A for most of the 2008 season...Team was Class AA champions in 2007...McDonald’s All-America nominee...Named to all-state first team as a senior...Two-time Western New York Player of the Year selection by the Buffalo News...Two-time ECIC Player of the Year...Big 30 Player of the Year as a senior...Graduated as the all-time leading scorer (2,300) and rebounder (1,555) in Western New York...Holds school scoring record for either male or female...Five-time All-ECIC selection...Named to all-state fourth team as a sophomore and third team as a junior... Averaged 24.6 points, 14 rebounds and 5.5 blocks per game as a senior...Also holds school records for career assists (338), rebounds in a season (360), blocks in a season (130), blocks in a game (16) and steals in a game (12).
PERSONAL: Majoring in communications...Mother, Deborah, played basketball at St. Bonaventure in the late 1980’s.
CAREER STATS (2008-09 and 2009-10 at Hofstra):
| YEAR | GP-GS | MIN/AVG | FG-FGA | FG% | 3PT-ATT | 3PT% | FT-FTA | FT% | O. REB | D. REB | REB. | AVG. | PF/FO | AST | TO | BLK | STL | PTS. | PTS. AVG. |
| 2008-09 | 29-25 | 765/26.4 | 101-197 | .513 | 0-1 | .000 | 63-113 | .558 | 67 | 114 | 181 | 6.2 | 84/2 | 31 | 47 | 59 | 25 | 265 | 9.1 |
| 2009-10 | 9-7 | 158/17.6 | 12-28 | .429 | 0-0 | .000 | 5-18 | .278 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 3.7 | 24/0 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 3.2 |
| 2010-11 | 20-0 | 216/10.8 | 14-47 | .298 | 1-4 | .250 | 8-13 | .615 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 2.5 | 26/0 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 37 | 1.9 |
| 2011-12 | 27-24 | 506/18.7 | 38-106 | .358 | 0-1 | .000 | 25-37 | .676 | 45 | 55 | 100 | 3.7 | 54/1 | 26 | 30 | 23 | 16 | 101 | 3.7 |
| TOTAL (TU) | 47-24 | 722/15.4 | 52-153 | .340 | 1-5 | .200 | 33-50 | .660 | 60 | 89 | 149 | 3.2 | 80/1 | 34 | 45 | 44 | 20 | 138 | 2.9 |
| TOTAL (ALL) | 85-56 | 1645/19.4 | 165-378 | .437 | 1-6 | .167 | 101-181 | .558 | 137 | 226 | 363 | 4.3 | 188/3 | 76 | 110 | 107 | 53 | 432 | 5.1 |
GETTING TO KNOW JOELLE CONNELLY...
Your friends call you: Jo or Jo Jo
What makes you laugh? My teammates.
Favorite college class? My criminal justice classes.
Advice you’d give a young athlete? Work hard on and off the court in everything that you do.
In your free time you: Sleep and hang out with my friends.
What is your dream job? To one day play professional basketball in the states or overseas.
Do you have any pre-game rituals or superstitions? I like to take a nap, listen to music and shower right before a game.
Your secret addiction is: Sweets
Who is your role model? My mother.
TV shows you can’t miss: Grey’s Anatomy, Modern Family and Jersey Shore but anything I do miss I always watch online.
Why did you decide to come to Temple? I transferred to Temple because of the coaching staff and teammates.
Favorite food? Seafood
Do you come from an athletic family? Yes, I come from a very athletic family. My Mom and aunts played college ball and my cousins who are in college play ball too.
What’s something most people don’t know about you? I get scared really easy.
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