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Sara Scalia

Year:
Senior +
Hometown:
Stillwater, Minn.
Position:
Guard
Height:
5-10

HONORS
All-Big Ten First Team (coaches and media) (2023-24)
Big Ten Player of the Week (11/20/23- 11/27/23)
Ann Meyers Drysdale Award Top 10 (2024)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023-24)
Academic All-Big Ten (2023-24)
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (media) (2022-23)
Ann Meyers Drysdale Award preseason watch list (2023)
All-Big Ten Second Team (coaches and media) (2021-22)
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (coaches and media) (2020-21)
Academic All-Big Ten (2021)
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (media) (2020)
Big Ten All-Freshman Team (media) (2020)
Big Ten Freshman of the Week (12/2/19 1/2/20)

CAREER
Scored 1,981 career points and made 370 career 3-pointers in five seasons (three at Minnesota, two at Indiana) … holds a career average of 89.5 percent at the free throw line in her collegiate career … combined to shoot 39.1 percent from the floor and 38.7 percent from the 3-point line in 144 collegiate games played … finished her IU career as the program’s leader in 3-point percentage (39.5) and free throw percentage (90.5).

FIFTH YEAR (2023-24)
Started and played in all 32 games … averaged 16.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists per game … scored in double figures in 30 games … recorded 103 triples setting a new single-season school record … she connected on multiple threes in 26 games this season … team-high free throw shooter with a 89.7 percentage going 87-97 in total… shot 42.7 percent from behind the 3-point line, ranking second in the Big Ten ranked fourth in NCAA for made 3-pointers and in threes per game … in the season-opener against Eastern Illinois she shot 3-for-5 for 3-pointers for 13 total points … made the team-high for 15 points at Stanford … followed by leading the team in points for 22 against Murray St., shooting 8-for-8 from behind the free-throw line … she tied her then career-high of 24 points against Lipscomb, and shot 3-for-3 free-throws to push her consecutive made FTs to 32 … in her sixth double-figure game she put up 28 points against Princeton shooting 10-for-17 from the floor along with team-high five assists … set a season-high three steals tallying 10 points in win against Stetson … added 12 points and four assist in home win against Evansville … set an IU career-high of 32 points connecting on eight 3-pointers meeting a program record in non-conference finale against Bowling Green, which marked the sixth 30 plus point game of her career … she set a then season-high six assists in win against Michigan and added 16 points to the board … followed by setting a new season assist record with seven on the road against Nebraska, she shot 50 percent from the 3-point line for 19 total points … added 11 points in win against Penn State … pulled down a season-high nine boards at Iowa … she recorded 22 points in home win against Minnesota … shot 6-for-9 on 3-pointers for 20 total points, along with four rebounds to bring home win at Purdue … one of six players with double-figure points (11) against Northwestern going 3-for-9 from behind the arc … recorded four 3-pointers for 22 total points and five rebounds on road at Maryland … put up 25 points for a team-high at Ohio State … she connected on five 3-pointers for 21 points along with two assists and two rebounds in dynamic win Michigan State … put up four 3-pointers for 19 points and four assists in dominate 30 point home win against Purdue … knocked down four more 3-pointers in win at Wisconsin to take over the program’s single season record for 3-pointers made tallying up 79 over 24 games … she had 10 points and three rebounds at Illinois … shot 7-for-14 from the field and went 8-for-8 from the free-throw line for 25 points along with four rebounds in home win against Iowa … recorded three assists and went 3-for-7 from the arc in win at Northwestern … in the regular season finale against Maryland she pulled down eight rebounds and shot 50 percent from the 3-point line for a team-high 19 total points, completing a perfect season at home … contributed 14 points in the Big Ten Tournament game against Michigan … for the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Fairfield she recorded 27 points, two assists and four rebounds and shot a perfect 4-4 from behind the free throw line, and 50 percent at the 3-point line … added 12 points and three rebounds in win against Oklahoma … for the Sweet 16 game against top-seed South Carolina she added 12 points, five rebounds and shot 5-for-12 from the field.

SENIOR YEAR (2022-23)
Played in all 32 games and made 14 starts … averaged 9.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game … scored in double figures 14 times … recorded 53 triples, third-most on the team and had multiple 3-pointers 15 times … shot 34.4 percent from the 3-point line this season … IU’s best free throw shooter with a 91.2 percent clip at the line where she went 52-for-57 … averaged 26.8 minutes per outing … had double figures in her first four appearances in Cream and Crimson including 16 points and four rebounds at No. 11/4 Tennessee … posted 17 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals in a win over Bowling Green … posted 12 points against Auburn and 16 points with four 3-pointers and six rebounds against Memphis in the Las Vegas Invitational … helped IU beat No. 6 UNC with 12 points on four 3-pointers and five boards … had six points, a season-high six rebounds and six assists in the Big Ten opener against Illinois … went 5-for-8 from the floor against Morehead State with 13 points … in a road win at No. 13/14 Michigan, went 7-for-10 from the field and 3-for-5 from distance for 19 points … recorded 10 points, four rebounds and two assists in her return game at Minnesota … connected on three 3-pointers and had 14 points in a win at Purdue … scored a season-high 24 points at No. 13/12 Ohio State where she went 9-for-12 from the field and a season-high 6-for-8 from 3-point range … at the Big Ten Tournament in Minneapolis, had 20 points and five rebounds in a win over Michigan State in the quarterfinal and 16 points and five rebounds against Ohio State in the semifinal … made her first NCAA Tournament appearances with six points and four rebounds against Tennessee Tech and four points against Miami (FL).

CAREER AT MINNESOTA
Ended the 2021-22 season ranked first in career free throw percentage (88.8), fifth in career minutes per game (33.8), seventh in career 3-point percentage (.381; min. 200 attempts), seventh in career threes made at Minnesota (214), seventh in threes attempted (561), ninth in career scoring average (14.5), 19th in program history in total points (1,158).

JUNIOR YEAR (2021-22)
Led the team in scoring with a career-high 17.9 points per game while shooting a career-high 41.3 percent from three and 39.6 percent from the floor while starting all 33 games... Led the team in field goal attempts (513), field goals made (203), threes attempted (269), threes made (111), free throw percentage (91.5), defensive rebounds (119) and minutes (1160, 35.1 per game)... Posted the best single-season free throw percentage (91.5) in program history... Hade one of the best offensive seasons in program history, hitting the second most threes in a single season with 111, just eight behind Rachel Banham (2015-16), hit 64 threes during Big Ten play, the second most in a single season in school history just 11 behind Banham (2015-16)... Became the 28th Gopher to reach 1,000 career points while playing at Minnesota and finished the season with 1,166 career points, the 19th most points in school history... Led the team with 26 double-figures scoring performances during the season and scored over 30 points four times (which is tied for the seventh-most 30-point performances in a single season at Minnesota)... Scored over 20 points nine times during the season and led the team in scoring 15 times during the season... Scored in double figures in 22 straight games before that streak was snapped in the final game of the season against South Dakota State (3/20)... Opened the season with a 25-point performance against Jacksonville (11/9)... Scored a career high 37 points against Ohio (12/15), hitting the most threes by any Gopher at Williams Arena with nine and earned a Big Ten Player of the Week honor after the performance... Her 37 points against Ohio is the most points a Gopher has scored in a game without a made free throw... Dropped her second 30-point performance in a loss at Michigan State (1/23), hitting seven threes... Scored 32 points in the regular season finale at Penn State (2/27), playing all 40 minutes and hitting eight threes and grabbing eight rebounds... Scored the most points in a postseason debut in program history with 33 against Green Bay (3/17) in the opening round of the WNIT, hitting 11 field goals and grabbing seven rebounds and dishing out a five assists and scoring 17 points in the fourth quarter... Moved to point guard halfway through the season and finished with a career high 64 assists, highlighted by her season high (6) against South Dakota St. in the WNIT... Was named to the Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll after her 17 points and 32 points against Illinois (2/24) and Penn State (2/27).

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2020-21)
Played in 16 game with 15 starts ... averaged 14.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game; shot .905 on free throws (38-42) ... finished third in the Big Ten in 3-pointers made per game (2.75), fifth in 3's attempted (132), sixth in 3-point percentage (.333), 13th in minutes played per game (33.90) and 20th in scoring ... in league games only, ranked third in the league in 3-pointers made per game (2.75) and fourth in 3-point percentage (.333) ... led the team in 3-pointers made (44) and attempted, and minutes per game (33:54); tied for the team lead in scoring average ... her 3-point attempt total ranked fourth in program history for a Big Ten season ... reached double figures in each of her final 13 games, including three games with 20 or more points ... posted a line of 11 points, a career-high eight assists, seven rebounds, three steals and zero turnovers vs. Nebraska (2/24); the first Gopher to have 8+ assists with 0 turnovers since Dec. of 2017 ... all 20 of her points against Illinois came in the second half (2/10) ... .scored a career-high 30 points and set or tied career highs in field goals made and attempted (10-17), 3's made (6) and free throws made (4) vs. Purdue (1/28); it was the first 30-point game for Minnesota since Dec. of 2018

FRESHMAN YEAR (2019-20)
played in all 31 games with 30 starts and averaged 10.8 points and 32.2 minutes per game ... ranked fourth all-time among Minnesota freshmen in 3-pointers made (59) and minutes per game (32.3), and fifth in 3-pointers attempted (160), 3-point percentage (.369; min. 40 attempts), free throw percentage (.822; min. 40 attempts) and starts (30) ... led all Big Ten freshmen in 3-pointers made per game (1.9); also led all B1G freshmen in conference games only in 3-point percentage (.367), 3’s made per game (2.2) and minutes played per game (34.4) ... notched first career double-double with 18 points and career-high 10 rebounds against Iowa (1/16) ... in B1G debut, scored 22 points with career-best 5 3’s and tied career high in assists (4) at Penn State (12/28) ... set or tied season highs in several stats at George Washington (12/10), including points (23), field goals made (9), blocks (2) and steals (4) ... scored 20 points, including 4 3-pointers, and had seven rebounds vs. Bryant (11/26) ... made first career start and tallied nine points and seven rebounds against Vermont (11/10).

PREP
A three-star recruit and the No. 56 guard in the country according to ESPN ... St. Paul Area Athena Award winner ... two-time all-state selection and four-time all-conference honoree ... named the Pioneer Press East Metro Girls Basketball Player of the Year as a senior after recording 22.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.6 steals per contest while shooting 45.5 percent from the field, 41.5 percent from 3-point range and 86.8 percent on free throws ... led her team back to state tournament for first time in 31 years as a senior ... averaged 26.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 3.1 assists per game as a junior ... began her career as an eighth-grader, putting up 9.4 points per game ... scoring average jumped to 16.3 as a freshman and 17.4 as a sophomore.

PERSONAL
Birth date is May 22 … daughter of Peter and Sheri Scalia ... dad, Peter, played basketball at Centenary ... mom, Sheri, played volleyball and softball at Minnesota-Duluth ... sister, Taylor, plays volleyball at UW-Eau Claire … major is sport marketing & management.

Career Highs (through 2022-23)

Points	37, vs Ohio (12/15/21)
Rebounds	10, vs Iowa (1/16/20)
Assists	8, vs Nebraska (2/24/21)
Steals	4, 4 times
Blocks	2, at George Washington (12/10/19)
FG Made	14, vs Ohio (12/15/21)
FG Attempts	26, at Green Bay (3/17/22)
3FG Made	9, vs Ohio (12/15/21)
3FG Attempts	16, at Green Bay (3/17/22)
FT Made	9, vs Rutgers (2/17/22)
FT Attempts	10, vs Michigan St. (2/26/22), vs Rutgers (2/17/22)