Vitalija Vasciunaite
30  Vitalija Vasciunaite
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Vilnius, Lithuania

High School:
Miller School (Va.)

Height:
5-8

Position:
Guard

Major:
Business

2007-08 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 15 games on the season... Averaged 2.0 points and 0.3 rebounds per game... Made first collegiate free-throws at Wisconsin-Milwaukee (11/28)... Recorded career-highs in points (12) and made three-pointers (4) versus Fordham (11/23)... Scored first collegiate points versus Michigan (11/19)... Recorded a block in season opener versus Florida Atlantic (11/9).

PRIOR TO MIAMI
As a senior, averaged 21.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game for the Miller School in Charlottesville, Va., leading the Red Devils to a 22-2 record and the team's first berth in the Virginia Independent Schools Girls' Basketball Association (VISGBA) Division III State Championships... Scored a team-high 19 points in the finals en route to all-tournament team, first team all-state and Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) Division III Player of the Year honors... The McDonald's All-America nominee also earned First Team All-Central Virginia and First Team All-Blue Ridge Conference accolades... As a junior in 2005-06, was named Blue Ridge Conference Player of the Year and first team all-conference and All-Central Virginia... As a sophomore in 2005-06, picked up first team all-state and All-Central Virginia honors for the first time... Also plays for the Lithuanian National Team, and competed with the fifth-placing Under-18 team at the 2006 European Championships in Tenerife, Spain, averaging 7.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists over eight games--including highs of 16 points and six rebounds versus France... Also played volleyball and ran cross country at the Miller School.

PERSONAL
A business major who would like to play professional basketball... Has a younger brother... Also recruited by schools such as Penn State, Seton Hall and Wake Forest.

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