| As A Blue Hen:
Sat out last season after transferring to Delaware from the University of Maryland • has two seasons of eligibility remaining • expected to start in the Blue Hen frontcourt.
At University of Maryland:
2003-04 Season:
Appeared in all 31 games and made 23 starts for the Terrapins • averaged 7.9 points and 5.3 rebounds per game • led the team with 116 defensive rebounds and tied for the team lead with 38 three-pointers made • named Terrapin Classic MVP • helped lead Maryland to an 86-85 win over No. 5 seed Miami (FL) in the NCAA Tournament First Round, the program’s first NCAA win in 12 years.
2002-03 Season:
ACC All-Freshman Team selection • averaged 8.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game • led the league by hitting 41.3 percent of her three-point attempts in conference games • led the team with a .382 (42-110) three-point percentage • ranked sixth on the UM single-season lists for three-pointers made and three-point field goal percentage, and eighth for three-pointers attempted • posted 10 double-figure scoring games, including nine in the final 11 contests of the season • earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors after scoring 20 points on 6-of-7 shooting from behind the arc against nationally-ranked North Carolina • grabbed 10 rebounds against Rider and Wake Forest.
High School:
Named Gannett Press New Jersey Player of the Year • scored 1.775 points for Rumson-Fair Haven while leading team to a 94-19 mark in her four years • averaged 4.5 assists and 3.1 steals per game, and grabbed 1,265 career rebounds • finished career as the second leading scorer and the all-time rebounding leader • led team to three state sectional championships • received 2002 MSG Player of the Year award in tri-state area (New Jersey, New York, Connecticut), the Kerwin Award for the Most Outstanding Girls Basketball Player in the Jersey Shore area, and the Jersey Sports News Award • named First Team All-Shore her last three years and was a three-time all-state selection.
Personal:
Christine B. Fisher • daughter of Joseph and Edythe Russo • born November 16, 1983 • hobbies include shopping, concerts, movies, and hanging out with friends and family • business major at Delaware. |