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	#21 - Kristin Coles
	Class: Jr. Height/Weight: 5-9     Hometown: Charles Town, W.Va. Position: G     High School: Notre Dame Academy/American

NOTES: Ranked second in the America East in 2011-12 in field goal percentage (.467), seventh in rebounding (7.6 per game) and ninth in steals (1.8 per game)… Averaged a career-best 9.3 points per game in her junior campaign and nearly doubled her rebounding average, 7.6 from 3.9… Recorded six career double-doubles and seven double-figure rebounding games… Scored in double-digits 14 times in her career, with one 20-point performance coming against New Hampshire… Played freshman season at American and sat out the 2009-10 season due to NCAA transfer rules after coming to UMBC.

AS A JUNIOR (2011-12): Finished the year ranked seventh in the conference in rebounding, averaging 7.6 per game, and second in field goal percentage, shooting at a .467 clip… Led the team with 1.8 steals per game, good for ninth in the league… Appeared in 26 games, missing five games due to a sprained ankle… Increased scoring production from redshirt sophomore season (5.3) to 9.3 points per game in 2011-12… Nearly doubled rebounding average from 3.9 in 2010-11 to 7.6 as a junior, leading the team in rebounding a team-high 13 times… Led the team with six double-doubles on the year… Finished the year with double-digit points in five straight games, including all three of the America East Tournament games… Averaged double-digit points in America East contests with 10.3 points per game… Recorded back-to-back double-doubles to finish out the regular season (13 points, 10 rebounds against Boston U. (Feb. 22) and 19 points, 14 rebounds against Vermont on Feb. 25)… Notched her first 20-point performance against New Hampshire (Jan. 2) scoring 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the floor… Grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds on Jan. 28 against New Hampshire, to go along with 11 points for her third double-double of the year… Registered first career double-double against Stony Brook on Jan. 12 (11 points, 12 rebounds) and followed with her second versus Hartford on Jan. 16 (10 points, 11 rebounds)… Pulled down double-digit rebounds for the first time in her UMBC career against Loyola (Nov. 22)… Recognized on the America East Honor Roll.

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Started the first four games of the season, but came off the bench in the last 27 in which she played… Ranked 15th in the America East with 1.4 steals per game… Led the Retrievers with a .421 field goal percentage and ranked third on the team with 44 steals… Provided a spark off the bench at Virginia, scoring 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting and adding a career-best seven rebounds and three steals in 24 minutes (Dec. 18)… Followed that up with a perfect 6-for-6 night and a career-high 13 points with six boards in 25 minutes at Navy (Dec. 21)… Grabbed a huge offensive rebound off her own missed free throw with 2:21 remaining, which set up the game-winning basket… Posted her third straight double-digit performance with 10 points and six rebounds in a career-high 30 minutes against Loyola (Dec. 29)… Sparked UMBC’s comeback at Albany with an offensive rebound and a steal on the Great Danes’ next possession (Jan. 26)… Averaged 5.3 ppg and 3.9 rpg on the season… Recognized on the America East Honor Roll.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-10): Sat out the entire season due to NCAA transfer rules… Recognized on the America East Honor Roll.

AT AMERICAN (2008-09): Played in 23 games as a freshman for an Eagle team that earned a berth in the WNIT… Averaged 2.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per contest… Shot a team-best 60 percent from the floor (27-for-45)… Scored nine points on 4-of-5 shooting against Howard (Nov. 19)… Made all four field goal attempts for eight points and added three steals at VCU (Dec. 30)… Grabbed six rebounds in nine minutes against Brown (Jan. 6)… Scored six points and added six rebounds and two assists at Holy Cross (Feb. 21).

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 McDonald’s High School All-America nominee… Averaged 10 points, six rebounds and two steals during her career at Notre Dame Academy in Middleburg, Va.… The Dragons were named the preseason No. 1 team in the nation by Full Court Press and ESPN in 2007-08 and finished the year ranked No. 1 in the Washington Metro area and No. 3 in the country… Led her team to the 2006 Virginia state title… The Dragons posted a combined 57-3 record in her final two seasons at Notre Dame… Served as team captain as a senior… Recipient of the Coaches’ Award as a junior… Tallied 19 points, 10 rebounds and three steals in the 2007 Nike Tournament of Champions national championship game against a team led by current Connecticut All-American Maya Moore… Selected to the 2008 Bishop Walsh All-Tournament Team… Four of her Notre Dame teammates also went on to play Division I basketball… A four-year honor roll student and a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL:  Daughter of Chris Coles and Lisa Bellamy… Father played basketball at Shenandoah University… Has seven younger siblings – Kayla, Christian, Kendall, Taylor, Kamran, Zoi and Loren… Chose UMBC over La Salle, Loyola, Bethune-Cookman and Colgate… Enjoys writing poetry and short stories… Born Jan. 27, 1990… A health administration and policy major who hopes to become a pediatrician.