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2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 34
Bronaza Fitzgerald
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Danville, VA
Bio
2017-18 (Senior): Signed professional contract on May 3 to play for TV Saarlouis Royals in Germany ... Named to Big South Conference All-Tournament Team on March 11 ... Tabbed Big South Conference Co-Player of the Week on March 3 ... Finished career with 19 double-doubles, including 15 during her senior campaign ... Broke UNC Asheville Division I single-season rebound record with 319 rebounds ... Ranked sixth in program history for career rebounds with 753 ... Fifth in all-time program history in career rebounds ... 18th Bulldog to eclipse 500 career rebounds and ninth Bulldog to pass 700 career rebounds ... Eighth in UNC Asheville Division I history for points scored in a single season (446) ... Broke school and matched Big South record for field goal accuracy, as she went a perfect 10-for-10 at High Point Feb. 11 ... Broke UNC Asheville Division I record for career field goal accuracy, as she posted a 57.4 percent mark ... On the year, averaged a double-double with a team-leading 13.9 points and 10.0 rebounds per game ... Corralled 319 rebounds, including a Big South-leading 133 offensive rebounds ... Led the team with 32 blocks, which was an average of one per contest ... Shot 58.4 percent from the field ... Led the team in made field goals with 173 ... Played in 32 games, including 31 starts ... Totaled 844 minutes of play (26.4 minutes per game) ... Netted 446 points ... Earned 22 total steals ... Grabbed double-digits in rebounds in 17 games ... Posted double-digit scoring in 25 games, including seven 20-plus point games ... Netted a career-high 24 points at Presbyterian on Feb. 27 ... Made 10 field goals in three games ... Made career-high 11 free throws versus MTSU on Nov. 26 ... Grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds at Winthrop on Jan. 20 ... Had 10 multi-block performances ... Played a season-high 34 minutes versus Furman on March 15 and versus Campbell on March 9.
2016-17 (Junior): Helped guide the Bulldogs to their second straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament and the second consecutive Big South Conference Championships crown, the first time any Bulldog women’s basketball team has repeated as Big South champs … In back-to-back games, hit crucial free throws to lift the Bulldogs to victory in both the semifinal and championship rounds … In the semifinal round against Presbyterian (3/11), Fitzgerald converted a three-point play with a layup with one second remaining that saw her get fouled and convert the ensuing free throw … The very next day, hit two free throws with five seconds left to lift UNC Asheville to a 49-48 victory over Radford (3/12) to claim the Big South Conference Championships crown … On the year, averaged 6.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 17.6 minutes per game while shooting 53.2 percent (83-156) from the field in 32 games, including 17 Big South Conference games … Led the Bulldogs in scoring at Appalachian State (12/21) with 12 points … Led the team in rebounding in 10 games, including a season-high 13 in the Bulldogs’ semifinal-round win over Presbyterian … Had two other games with double-digit rebounds, including 11 at Winthrop (1/10) and 10 at High Point (2/4) …Finished the year fifth in the Big South Conference with 2.7 offensive rebounds per game (87 total) … Ended the campaign 10th in the conference for rebounding with 6.2 per contest … Was eighth in the league in blocked shots with 0.7 per game and was seventh in total blocked shots with 23 … In the Bulldogs’ win at Winthrop, recorded her first double-double of the year as she netted 13 points to go along with her 11 boards … Converted a season-high five field goals four times on the year, capped by her 14-point performance over the Blue Hose in the semifinal round of the tournament.
2015-16 (Sophomore): Averaged 5.8 points on 61.2 percent from the field, to go along with 4.5 rebounds per game … Made 12 starts and averaged 12 minutes per contest in 27 games played … Led the team in offensive rebounds, averaging 2.3 per outing … Ended the year second on the team in blocked shots, total rebounds and rebounding average … Scored the game-winning jump shot in the double overtime victory over Liberty in the Big South Conference Championship game.
2014-15 (Freshman): Appeared in 22 games, including making nine starts ... Led team in field goal percentage (.593) ... Averaged 5.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game ... Led the team in rebounding in five games ... Led the team with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field against Wofford (12/6) ... Tallied seven points and a team-high seven rebounds in a win at Longwood (12/14) ... Recorded her first career double-double against Western Carolina (12/17), leading the team in both scoring (16) and rebounding (10) ... Tallied 11 points and six boards at Presbyterian (1/3) ... Finished with nine points and six rebounds at Liberty (1/27).
Before UNC Asheville: Two-time team MVP for George Washington … Averaged 17 points and 13 rebounds per game as a senior and junior … First team All-District performer along with being an All-Metro selection junior and senior seasons … Earned Rebound Award as a junior and senior.
2016-17 (Junior): Helped guide the Bulldogs to their second straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament and the second consecutive Big South Conference Championships crown, the first time any Bulldog women’s basketball team has repeated as Big South champs … In back-to-back games, hit crucial free throws to lift the Bulldogs to victory in both the semifinal and championship rounds … In the semifinal round against Presbyterian (3/11), Fitzgerald converted a three-point play with a layup with one second remaining that saw her get fouled and convert the ensuing free throw … The very next day, hit two free throws with five seconds left to lift UNC Asheville to a 49-48 victory over Radford (3/12) to claim the Big South Conference Championships crown … On the year, averaged 6.8 points, 6.2 rebounds and 17.6 minutes per game while shooting 53.2 percent (83-156) from the field in 32 games, including 17 Big South Conference games … Led the Bulldogs in scoring at Appalachian State (12/21) with 12 points … Led the team in rebounding in 10 games, including a season-high 13 in the Bulldogs’ semifinal-round win over Presbyterian … Had two other games with double-digit rebounds, including 11 at Winthrop (1/10) and 10 at High Point (2/4) …Finished the year fifth in the Big South Conference with 2.7 offensive rebounds per game (87 total) … Ended the campaign 10th in the conference for rebounding with 6.2 per contest … Was eighth in the league in blocked shots with 0.7 per game and was seventh in total blocked shots with 23 … In the Bulldogs’ win at Winthrop, recorded her first double-double of the year as she netted 13 points to go along with her 11 boards … Converted a season-high five field goals four times on the year, capped by her 14-point performance over the Blue Hose in the semifinal round of the tournament.
2015-16 (Sophomore): Averaged 5.8 points on 61.2 percent from the field, to go along with 4.5 rebounds per game … Made 12 starts and averaged 12 minutes per contest in 27 games played … Led the team in offensive rebounds, averaging 2.3 per outing … Ended the year second on the team in blocked shots, total rebounds and rebounding average … Scored the game-winning jump shot in the double overtime victory over Liberty in the Big South Conference Championship game.
2014-15 (Freshman): Appeared in 22 games, including making nine starts ... Led team in field goal percentage (.593) ... Averaged 5.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game ... Led the team in rebounding in five games ... Led the team with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field against Wofford (12/6) ... Tallied seven points and a team-high seven rebounds in a win at Longwood (12/14) ... Recorded her first career double-double against Western Carolina (12/17), leading the team in both scoring (16) and rebounding (10) ... Tallied 11 points and six boards at Presbyterian (1/3) ... Finished with nine points and six rebounds at Liberty (1/27).
Before UNC Asheville: Two-time team MVP for George Washington … Averaged 17 points and 13 rebounds per game as a senior and junior … First team All-District performer along with being an All-Metro selection junior and senior seasons … Earned Rebound Award as a junior and senior.
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Thursday, March 14
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