2021-22 Women's Basketball Media Guide

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PLAYERS

IRINA PARAU #21 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE • FORWARD • 6-1 Cluj-Napoca, Romania • Nicolae Balcescu As a Sophomore (2020-21): Appeared in 26 games, starting four...Opened the season with six points, four rebounds, two steals and one assist in 24 minutes in the win over Nicholls State (Nov. 25)...Finished with two points, two rebounds, two steals and one assist in the win at South Alabama (Dec. 1)...Logged two points, three rebounds and one assist at Georgia Tech (Dec. 3)...Scored a season-high 11 points on 4-5 shooting from the floor and 3-3 from three, while adding five rebounds and one block in the win at Middle Tennessee State (Dec. 9)...Grabbed a season-high six rebounds in the win over Southeastern (Dec. 19)...Logged two points and four rebounds at East Carolina (Dec. 22)...Recorded four points and one rebound in the win at Tulsa (Jan. 16)...Registered tow points, five rebounds and one assist in the first win over Temple (Jan. 30)...Logged three points, two rebounds and one block in the win over Wichita State (Feb. 13)...Snagged four rebounds, dished out two assists and grabbed one block and one steal against UCF (Feb. 17)...Registered four points, three rebounds, one assist and one block in the win over Temple in the American Athletic Conference Championship quarterfinals (March 9)...Logged three points, four rebounds and one block in the first round of the WNIT against Illinois State (March 19). As a Freshman (2019-20): Appeared in all 31 games and made eight starts in her first season... Averaged 4.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 17.5 minutes per game... Shot a team-best 75.0 percent from the free throw line (15-20)... Scored a season-high 13 points on a season-best five made field goals against Texas Southern (December 20)... Snagged a season-high eight rebounds and added 12 points at Washington (November 10)... Logged 12 points in a season-high 35 minutes against Colorado (December 21)... Collected seven games with five or more rebounds. Before Tulane: At age 18, was the youngest member of the Romanian National Team...Also played on Romania’s Under-18 and Under-20 national teams in 2018... Averaged a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds on the U18 squad...Scored 10 points and added eight rebounds per game with the U20 team...Has been a part of the Romanian Under-22 3-on-3 team, competing in China at a tournament with that group...Played basketball for Cluj Napoca...Averaged 12.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game for Cluj Napoca. CAREER HIGHS POINTS............................................................................................. 13 VS. TEXAS SOUTHERN (12/20/19) FG MADE............................................................................................. 5 VS. TEXAS SOUTHERN (12/20/19) THREES......................................................................................................3, 2X, LAST AT MTSU (12/9/21) REBOUNDS.................................................................................................8 AT WASHINGTON (11/10/19) ASSISTS.............................................................................................. 4 VS. TEXAS SOUTHERN (12/20/19) FTS.............................................................................................3, 3X, LAST VS. ILLINOIS STATE (3/19/21) STEALS...................................................................................2, 2X, LAST AT SOUTH ALABAMA (12/1/20) BLOCKS............................................................................................... 2 VS. TEXAS SOUTHERN (12/20/19) MINUTES..................................................................................................... 35 VS. COLORADO (12/21/19)

YEAR 2019-20 2020-21 TOTAL

G-GS 31-8 26-4 57-12

MIN-AVG. 543-17.5 299-11.5 841-14.8

FG-A PCT. 47-129 .364 17-61 .279 64-190 .337

3FG-A PCT. 17-62 .274 4-19 .211 21-81 .259

FT-A 17-23 9-16 26-39

PCT. .739 .563 .667

OFF-DEF-REB 23-61-84 26-38-64 49-99-148

AVG. 2.7 2.5 2.6

PF-D 58-1 22-0 80-1

AST 27 10 37

TO 38 12 50

BLK 8 6 14

STL 6 6 12

TP 128 47 175

AVG. 4.1 1.8 3.1

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