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2000-01 Women's Basketball Roster
Gingrich, Krista
Jersey Number 21
Krista Gingrich
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lewistown, Pa.
Bio
As a Senior (2001-02)…
Co-Captain … named to the 2002 ACC All-Tournament second team … saw action in all 34 contests with three starts, averaging 17.3 minutes per game … started the fourth, fifth and sixth games of the season against Davidson, South Carolina and Charlotte … averaged 5.8 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game … notched six double-figure scoring games … came off the bench to score a season-high 17 points at Virginia while making a season-high 5-of-7 field goals and 4-of-5 three pointers … collected a 88.5 free throw percentage.
As a Junior (2000-01)…
Suffered through leg injuries as a junior while appearing in 19 games … scored a season-high eight points at Clemson in only 13 minutes of action … hit three of 17 three-pointers on the season … scored two or more points in seven of 19 games … notched three points and one steal in 11 minutes against Maryland … pulled down a season-high three rebounds in six minutes of action in the first round of NCAA action against UW-Milwaukee.
As a Sophomore (1999-2000)…
Saw action in 33 games, emerged as a starter in the mid-season for 23 games, while averaging 24.1 minutes per game … played 13 minutes in the season opener against UNC Greensboro, scoring nine points, including two three-pointers … set a career high with four steals against Florida A&M; also scored nine points, including two treys, against the Rattlerettes … had five points and two steals in 13 minutes against Penn State before exiting the game with a twisted ankle … returned to action against Virginia, played 21 minutes off the bench with seven points and four assists … matched her season high with nine points against Virginia Tech … hit a key three-pointer with less than four minutes remaining to put the Blue Devils up by four and help seal the victory at Blacksburg … scored 10 points against Seton Hall; also had three steals … earned the first start of her collegiate career against Cal-State Sacramento in the SunSplash Shootout; scored 14 points, including 5-of-7 from the line and dished four assists … also started versus Liberty in the SunSplash Championship, scoring eight points, dishing three assists and two steals … earned a start versus George Mason, scoring six points, a season-high five assists and three steals … dished out five assists versus Georgetown; also pulled down four rebounds and scored four points … had an excellent showing at Maryland, scoring a season-high 15 points and notching a career-high three point shooting percentage, hitting 3-of-4 from beyond the arc (.750) … dished out a season-high seven assists at Georgia Tech; also had six points and three steals … did not start versus Wake Forest due to being ill earlier in the week, but saw 15 minutes of action and dished four assists and scored eight points, including 2-of-3 from three-point range … played 22 minutes off the bench versus Clemson, scoring seven points, including a key three-pointer just before halftime to regain the lead for the Blue Devils, 26-25 … earned a start and played 34 minutes at N.C. State; hit one bucket and dished three assists … scored seven points in a starting role at FSU; also had three assists and three steals … scored six points and two assists and a steal versus UNC … struggled from the field at Virginia, shooting 2-of-8 and committing six turnovers; also fouled out for the first time in her career … had five points and five assists in 20 minutes of action versus Maryland … set or tied several season and career-highs versus Georgia Tech shooting 6-of-16 (5-of-11 for three) for 21 points; also had five rebounds and three assists … scored five points but dished six assists at Wake Forest; also pulled down three rebounds … scored a game-high 19 points versus N.C. State; hit three treys and was a perfect 6-of-6 from the line; also tied her career high with four steals … hit her 60th career three-pointer versus Florida State, played just 10 minutes with a sore ankle … led all scorers with a career-high 23 points at North Carolina; hit 6-of-17 field goals, including 4-of-8 three pointers and 7-of-9 free throws; also dished a game-high six assists … scored just four points, but had four assists and three steals versus FSU in the opening round of the ACC Tournament … scored 11 points on 4-of-12 shooting, including two three-pointers, against UNC in the ACC Finals; also dished four assists … had eight points and dished five assists with two steals against Campbell in the NCAA opening round … scored 11 points on 3-of-4 field goal shooting; also hit 5-of-7 from the line, against Western Kentucky in the second round.
As a Freshman (1998-99)…
Played in 34 of 36 contests, averaging 15.0 minutes a game … finished the year second on the squad in three-point goal percentage, connecting on 29-of-72 (.403) from beyond the arc; 29 three-pointers also ranked fourth on the team … was eighth on the team in defensive rebounds, pulling down 59 during the season … scored double-figures in nine games – 14 vs. UConn, 10 at Notre Dame, 22 vs. FSU, 14 vs. UNC Asheville, 13 vs. Maryland, 12 vs. Georgia Tech, 12 vs. N.C. State, 10 vs. Wake Forest and 12 vs. FSU … was a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line and hit two three-pointers against UConn in her collegiate debut and matched that mark against FSU in the ACC Tournament … scored at least one trey in 16 of 32 games during the season, and had multiple three-pointers in 10 of those games … shot 5-of-7 from three point range in the ACC opener against FSU in the ACC Tournament … scored at least one trey in 16 of 32 games during the season, and had multiple three-pointers in 10 of those games … shot 5-of-7 from three-point range in the ACC opener against FSU as part of a game-high 22-point effort … dished out 10 assists against Temple, the third best mark in school history … had a team-high five assists at North Carolina … pulled down five rebounds, including a team-high four defensive boards, against Maryland … shot 4-of-7 from the floor, including two threes, for a 10 point performance against Wake Forest … grabbed three rebounds and dished three assists versus N.C. State … team’s second-leading scorer against FSU in the ACC Tournament with 12 points, hitting three field goals and tying a career high with 6-of-6 from the free throw line; also dished five assists while tying a career-high 26 minutes of action … scored six points, dished three assists and grabbed two steals against Holy Cross in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … was 1-of-1 from the floor and grabbed a defensive rebound in four minutes against Old Dominion in East Regional semifinal … took five shots and recorded one assist in five minutes of action in national title game.
Prior to Duke…
One of the nation’s most sought-after recruits out of Lewistown High School … a second-team Parade All-American … also earned All-America honors from Sports Illustrated, USA Today and Street & Smith’s … named the Western Pennsylvania Player of the Year … a two time first team All-State selection … also named the PIAA AAA Player of the Year and District VI Player of the Year twice … led her Lewistown team to the PIAA state titles in 1997 and 1998 … team went 32-0 when Krista was a junior and 31-1 her senior year under coach Kevin Kodish … served as team captain as a junior and senior … holds the Lewistown scoring record … named co-MVP of the Pennsylvania East-West game … played on the European select team twice, earning MVP honors … valedictorian of senior class … member of National Honor Society … featured in Sports Illustrated during the fall of her senior year in a story about recruiting in women’s college basketball.
Personal…
Full name is Krista Jo Gingrich … born February 2, 1980 in Lewistown, PA … daughter of Richard and Joanne Gingrich … father played safety on the football team at Penn State … has one older brother, Aaron, who played basketball at Dickinson College … majored in cultural anthropology while also studying a pre-med curriculum and obtaining a minor in sociology.
Co-Captain … named to the 2002 ACC All-Tournament second team … saw action in all 34 contests with three starts, averaging 17.3 minutes per game … started the fourth, fifth and sixth games of the season against Davidson, South Carolina and Charlotte … averaged 5.8 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game … notched six double-figure scoring games … came off the bench to score a season-high 17 points at Virginia while making a season-high 5-of-7 field goals and 4-of-5 three pointers … collected a 88.5 free throw percentage.
As a Junior (2000-01)…
Suffered through leg injuries as a junior while appearing in 19 games … scored a season-high eight points at Clemson in only 13 minutes of action … hit three of 17 three-pointers on the season … scored two or more points in seven of 19 games … notched three points and one steal in 11 minutes against Maryland … pulled down a season-high three rebounds in six minutes of action in the first round of NCAA action against UW-Milwaukee.
As a Sophomore (1999-2000)…
Saw action in 33 games, emerged as a starter in the mid-season for 23 games, while averaging 24.1 minutes per game … played 13 minutes in the season opener against UNC Greensboro, scoring nine points, including two three-pointers … set a career high with four steals against Florida A&M; also scored nine points, including two treys, against the Rattlerettes … had five points and two steals in 13 minutes against Penn State before exiting the game with a twisted ankle … returned to action against Virginia, played 21 minutes off the bench with seven points and four assists … matched her season high with nine points against Virginia Tech … hit a key three-pointer with less than four minutes remaining to put the Blue Devils up by four and help seal the victory at Blacksburg … scored 10 points against Seton Hall; also had three steals … earned the first start of her collegiate career against Cal-State Sacramento in the SunSplash Shootout; scored 14 points, including 5-of-7 from the line and dished four assists … also started versus Liberty in the SunSplash Championship, scoring eight points, dishing three assists and two steals … earned a start versus George Mason, scoring six points, a season-high five assists and three steals … dished out five assists versus Georgetown; also pulled down four rebounds and scored four points … had an excellent showing at Maryland, scoring a season-high 15 points and notching a career-high three point shooting percentage, hitting 3-of-4 from beyond the arc (.750) … dished out a season-high seven assists at Georgia Tech; also had six points and three steals … did not start versus Wake Forest due to being ill earlier in the week, but saw 15 minutes of action and dished four assists and scored eight points, including 2-of-3 from three-point range … played 22 minutes off the bench versus Clemson, scoring seven points, including a key three-pointer just before halftime to regain the lead for the Blue Devils, 26-25 … earned a start and played 34 minutes at N.C. State; hit one bucket and dished three assists … scored seven points in a starting role at FSU; also had three assists and three steals … scored six points and two assists and a steal versus UNC … struggled from the field at Virginia, shooting 2-of-8 and committing six turnovers; also fouled out for the first time in her career … had five points and five assists in 20 minutes of action versus Maryland … set or tied several season and career-highs versus Georgia Tech shooting 6-of-16 (5-of-11 for three) for 21 points; also had five rebounds and three assists … scored five points but dished six assists at Wake Forest; also pulled down three rebounds … scored a game-high 19 points versus N.C. State; hit three treys and was a perfect 6-of-6 from the line; also tied her career high with four steals … hit her 60th career three-pointer versus Florida State, played just 10 minutes with a sore ankle … led all scorers with a career-high 23 points at North Carolina; hit 6-of-17 field goals, including 4-of-8 three pointers and 7-of-9 free throws; also dished a game-high six assists … scored just four points, but had four assists and three steals versus FSU in the opening round of the ACC Tournament … scored 11 points on 4-of-12 shooting, including two three-pointers, against UNC in the ACC Finals; also dished four assists … had eight points and dished five assists with two steals against Campbell in the NCAA opening round … scored 11 points on 3-of-4 field goal shooting; also hit 5-of-7 from the line, against Western Kentucky in the second round.
As a Freshman (1998-99)…
Played in 34 of 36 contests, averaging 15.0 minutes a game … finished the year second on the squad in three-point goal percentage, connecting on 29-of-72 (.403) from beyond the arc; 29 three-pointers also ranked fourth on the team … was eighth on the team in defensive rebounds, pulling down 59 during the season … scored double-figures in nine games – 14 vs. UConn, 10 at Notre Dame, 22 vs. FSU, 14 vs. UNC Asheville, 13 vs. Maryland, 12 vs. Georgia Tech, 12 vs. N.C. State, 10 vs. Wake Forest and 12 vs. FSU … was a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line and hit two three-pointers against UConn in her collegiate debut and matched that mark against FSU in the ACC Tournament … scored at least one trey in 16 of 32 games during the season, and had multiple three-pointers in 10 of those games … shot 5-of-7 from three point range in the ACC opener against FSU in the ACC Tournament … scored at least one trey in 16 of 32 games during the season, and had multiple three-pointers in 10 of those games … shot 5-of-7 from three-point range in the ACC opener against FSU as part of a game-high 22-point effort … dished out 10 assists against Temple, the third best mark in school history … had a team-high five assists at North Carolina … pulled down five rebounds, including a team-high four defensive boards, against Maryland … shot 4-of-7 from the floor, including two threes, for a 10 point performance against Wake Forest … grabbed three rebounds and dished three assists versus N.C. State … team’s second-leading scorer against FSU in the ACC Tournament with 12 points, hitting three field goals and tying a career high with 6-of-6 from the free throw line; also dished five assists while tying a career-high 26 minutes of action … scored six points, dished three assists and grabbed two steals against Holy Cross in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … was 1-of-1 from the floor and grabbed a defensive rebound in four minutes against Old Dominion in East Regional semifinal … took five shots and recorded one assist in five minutes of action in national title game.
Prior to Duke…
One of the nation’s most sought-after recruits out of Lewistown High School … a second-team Parade All-American … also earned All-America honors from Sports Illustrated, USA Today and Street & Smith’s … named the Western Pennsylvania Player of the Year … a two time first team All-State selection … also named the PIAA AAA Player of the Year and District VI Player of the Year twice … led her Lewistown team to the PIAA state titles in 1997 and 1998 … team went 32-0 when Krista was a junior and 31-1 her senior year under coach Kevin Kodish … served as team captain as a junior and senior … holds the Lewistown scoring record … named co-MVP of the Pennsylvania East-West game … played on the European select team twice, earning MVP honors … valedictorian of senior class … member of National Honor Society … featured in Sports Illustrated during the fall of her senior year in a story about recruiting in women’s college basketball.
Personal…
Full name is Krista Jo Gingrich … born February 2, 1980 in Lewistown, PA … daughter of Richard and Joanne Gingrich … father played safety on the football team at Penn State … has one older brother, Aaron, who played basketball at Dickinson College … majored in cultural anthropology while also studying a pre-med curriculum and obtaining a minor in sociology.
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