Saunders is expected to compete for playing time at center in 2016-17.
2015-16: Played in 27 games … averaged 5.7 points and five rebounds during the final three games that included two postseason contests … shot 63.6 percent (7-11) during that three-game stretch … scored a season-high seven points and grabbed four rebounds during the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Quarterfinals at Indiana (Pa.) … recorded four points and a season-high six rebounds during a 64-58 victory against Seton Hill in the PSAC Tournament First Round … ended the regular season with six points and five rebounds against Mercyhurst … scored four points or more in a game seven times … grabbed multiple rebounds in a game 12 times … played a season-high 21 points during the second game of the campaign, resulting in a 74-62 win against Lincoln (Pa.) at the Carol Eckman Memorial Tournament … reached double digits in minutes played seven times … produced five points, four rebounds and a season-high two blocks during an 81-66 win against IUP.
2014-15: Saw action in 26 games … scored a season-high 10 points during a 94-77 victory against Glenville State in the season opener, hitting 5-of-7 shot attempts … added five rebounds and two blocks against the Pioneers … matched her season-high with 10 points and four rebounds during a 79-44 win at Clarion, converting 4-of-5 shots … scored at least four points in a game 12 times … grabbed a season-best eight rebounds and scored five points in 10 minutes at Indiana (Pa.) … posted a perfect 4-of-4 shot chart en route to eight points during a 74-71 victory against Le Moyne … hauled down at least three rebounds in a game 10 times.
2013-14: Played in 22 games as a redshirt freshman … recorded three points, one rebound and one block during her first collegiate appearance in an 80-66 victory at Seton Hill … went 3-for-4 from the free throw line against the Griffins … named PSAC Western Division Freshman of the Week on December 2 for the performance during her first three collegiate games … scored nine points on 4-of-6 shooting during an 88-55 win against Chaminade at the Oahu Classic in Honolulu, Hawaii … produced a season-best 10 points during a 71-50 victory at Pitt-Johnstown, finishing 5-of-7 from the field … hit all three field goal attempts and 3-of-5 free throws en route to a nine-point effort during a 95-64 win against Lock Haven … posted eight points and five rebounds during an 86-47 win against Pitt-Johnstown … hauled down a season-high eight rebounds to go along with five points during a 73-33 victory against Clarion … had at least four rebounds in a game seven times … scored at least four points in a game nine times … reached double digits in minutes played six times … logged a season-high 15 minutes during a 91-65 win against Mansfield, scoring four points and grabbing seven rebounds.
2012-13: Redshirted.
High School: Played for head coach Dave Walchesky at Taylor Allderdice (Pa.) High School … was a four-year starter … earned all-city first-team honors three times … received the 2011 sportsmanship award ... captured the “Best Shot Blocker” award … received the “Guardian Girls Going Places” award ... helped Allderdice post back-to-back 26-0 records, winning the city championship both years … was a three-sport standout ... earned medals in both the long jump and shot put in track and field ... helped the Taylor Allderdice volleyball team finish second in the conference twice ... was a member of the National Honor Society ... named a Pittsburgh Public Schools Scholar-Athlete ... was a member of the emerging scholars program.
Personal: Electrical Engineering major … has four sisters and four brothers … is the daughter of Angel and David.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 10, three times, last at Clarion, 2/11/15
Rebounds: 8 at Indiana (Pa.), 12/6/14; vs. Clarion, 2/19/14
FG Made: 5 vs. Glenville State, 11/15/14; at Pitt-Johnstown, 2/22/14
FG Attempts: 10 vs. Pitt-Johnstown, 2/14/15
FT Made: 3 vs. Lock Haven, 12/18/13; at Seton Hill, 11/23/13
FT Attempts: 5 vs. Lock Haven, 12/18/13
Assists: 1, seven times, at Bloomsburg, 12/5/15
Blocks: 2, three times, last vs. Indiana (Pa.), 12/1/15
Steals: 2 vs. Clarion, 2/19/14
