21 - Alyssa Whitney
Alyssa Whitney
Height: 5-8
Year: Sr
Hometown: Somerville, MA
High School: Arlington Catholic
Position: G

2008-09 GAME LOG
2007-08 GAME LOG
2006-07 GAME LOG
2005-06 GAME LOG

2008-09: Played in all 29 games and was in the starting lineup 28 times...team's fourth-leading scorer (9.0 ppg) while ranking second in assists with 77...also ranked fourth in steals with 26...scored in double figures 13 times...had 12 points in a season-opening win over Saint Thomas Aquinas (11/15)...went 3-4 behind the arc, 5-6 from the floor and finished with 15 points in a win at Mercy (12/13)...registered season-high 16 points and dished out seven assists in a home victory over Saint Anselm (1/6)...scored 14 points and handed out four assists in a road triumph over UMass Lowell (1/31)...handed out season-high eight assists and scored five points in a win over Merrimack (2/4)...totaled 10 points and six assists in a win at nationally-ranked Stonehill (2/7)...totaled nine points and converted a three-point play with 9.7 seconds remaining in a 67-66 win at New Haven (2/18)...scored 14 points in SNHU's NE-10 Tournament victory over Le Moyne (3/1).

AS A JUNIOR: Played in all 28 games with 26 starts...averaged 6.0 ppg, good for fourth on the squad...went 6-10 from the floor and totaled 14 points and four assists in the opener at UMass Lowell (11/15)...finished 5-7 from the field and totaled 12 points in a win at Saint Anselm (12/4)...scored season-high 15 points in a win over Slippery Rock at the San Diego Surf N Slam (12/28)...was 5-6 from the floor and totaled 14 points in a win at defending national champion Southern Connecticut (1/26).

AS A SOPHOMORE: Appeared in 24 games with 21 starts and was the team's leading scorer (10.0 ppg)...also ranked third in assists with 56 and shot 78.1% from the free throw line...totaled 13 points in a win over Saint Anselm (12/5)...went 5-6 from the floor and scored 10 points against Assumption (12/16)...finished with 18 points, five assists and five rebounds against New Haven (12/22)...notched 15 points against St. Thomas Aquinas (12/29)...tallied 13 points at home against Bryant (1/17)...recorded 13 points and eight rebounds against Assumption (2/3)...was 11-15 from the floor and poured in a career-high 26 points in 28 minutes off the bench against Saint Rose (2/7)...was 6-6 at the charity stripe and finished with 13 points against Pace (2/10)...averaged 14.5 points per game over the final six contests. shooting 51.9% from the floor in that span...reached double figures in scoring 12 times and was the team's leading scorer seven times.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in all 28 games and started the final 15 games...led all first-year players and ranked second on the team overall in minutes played...ranked fifth on the team in scoring, fourth in rebounding and second in assists...also tied for second on the team in steals (26)...made 5-of-7 shots and totaled 12 points and 7 rebounds in an early-season 69-57 loss to Pace...totaled 13 points (6-10 FGs) and a season-high 9 rebounds in a 68-67 loss to New Haven...made 8-of-11 shots and scored a season-high 19 points in a 68-66 win over cross-town rival Saint Anselm College...played 35 minutes and totaled 18 points (5-7 FGs) and 5 rebounds in a 78-70 win over Bryant...earned NE-10 Freshman of the Week honors after leading SNHU to late-season wins over nationally-ranked Stonehill (11 pts, 6 rebs, 5 asts) and regionally-ranked Franklin Pierce (15 pts, 6 rebs, 4 asts)...played 44 of a possible 50 minutes in the double OT win over Franklin Pierce.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Arlington Catholic where she was a four year member of both the basketball and volleyball teams...played basketball for coaches Dave Brady and Bob McCormack...averaged 21 points and five rebounds as a senior...served as captain for both basketball and volleyball...led both teams to three undefeated seasons and three conference championships...scored 1,000 career points...earned all-star honors three times in both sports.

PERSONAL: Born Alyssa Denise Whitney on March 4, 1987...daughter of Frank Whitney...sister Jessica played basketball for Framingham State...brother Frank played football at Saint Anselm College...undecided on a major.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAREER STATISTICS

 

  Minutes  Total  3-Point  F-Throws  Rebounds   
Year  gp-gs  min  avg  fg  fga  pct  fg  fga  pct  ft  fta  pct  off  def  tot  avg  pf  fo  ast  t/o  blk  stl  pts  avg 
2005-06   28-15  768  27.4  67  163  .411  15  .267  28  49  .571  33  71  104  3.7  45  64  66  26  166  5.9 
2006-07   24-21  674  28.1  80  182  .440  25  .240  75  96  .781  12  38  50  2.1  48  56  81  24  241  10.0 
2007-08   28-26  748  26.7  67  162  .414  20  .150  32  54  .593  20  26  46  1.6  72  70  98  40  169  6.0 
2008-09   29-28  855  29.5  91  213  .427  20  52  .385  58  80  .725  22  35  57  2.0  75  77  76  26  260  9.0 
TOTAL  109-90  3045  27.9  305  720  .424  33  112  .295  193  279  .692  87  170  257  2.4  240  267  321  15  116  836  7.7