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Shippensburg University Athletics

2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster

Bill Smith, Shippensburg University

20 Victoria Blackburn

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hummelstown, Pa.
  • Highschool Hershey (Sacred Heart)

Biography

2016-17 (Junior): Served as a team captain, handling the role of a valuable reserve guard for the Raiders in her third season…appeared in 29 games…averaged 3.5 points per game and 13.2 minutes per contest…finished with 31 assists and 19 steals on the year…knocked down 13 three-pointers and finished with a 31.7 three-point shooting percentage…scored in double figures three times, including her season high of 14 points in a road win at Bloomsburg…totaled three steals in non-conference matchup against UVA-Wise…finished 4-of-5 from the field in an 11-point effort against Slippery Rock, including 3-of-4 from three point range…contributed double-digit assists in eight games and five or more points in 10 games.
 
2015-16 (R-Sophomore): Maintained her role as a valuable reserve guard for the Raiders, appearing in all 28 games and making her first career start against Shepherd…averaged 3.0 points per game and 11 minutes per contest…made the most of her start, scoring a season-high 12 points and leading the team with six assists…recorded a huge career high of five blocks at East Stroudsburg…scored at least one point in 21-of-28 games…totaled 28 assists on the year, including team game highs of four at Mansfield and four versus Bloomsburg…contributed at least one assist in 18 games…recorded 17 steals, including multiple steals in four games…grabbed 34 rebounds (11 offensive) on the year, including a season-high four versus Mansfield…logged a season-high 22 minutes at East Stroudsburg with 10 points.
 
2014-15 (R-Freshman): Was the only reserve to appear in all 30 games for the Raiders in her debut collegiate season…worked as a guard off the bench…averaged 3.5 points and 13 minutes per game…totaled 35 assists and 16 steals…made 11 three-pointers…shot 71 percent from the free-throw line and 37 percent from the field…posted double figures in four games, including a career-high 13 points at Bowie State…totaled 11 points in a PSAC crossover with playoff team Edinboro…notched a season-high six assists at Clarion…posted three steals in two games…contributed at least one assist in 18 games.
 
2013-14 (Freshman): Medical-redshirt season at Sacred Heart…appeared in six games before injury ended her season…totaled 12 points, five rebounds and four assists.
 
Hershey High School: Was a four-year letter winner in basketball at three different schools, finishing with the Trojans and head coach Randy Gambelunghe...named to the 2013 Pennsylvania All-State AAAA Second Team as a senior…earned Mid-Penn Keystone Division All-Conference First Team and Harrisburg Patriot News Big 15 First Team honors as a senior and was named the Hershey Holiday Classic MVP...led the Trojans to the AAAA District and State Tournament...played at Trinity as a sophomore and junior, a team that won the Mid-Penn Commonwealth Tournament Championship as a sophomore and was the runner-up as a junior and qualified for the state playoffs both years…served as a team captain as a junior in a season that netted Mid-Penn Commonwealth All-Conference Second Team and Patriot News Big 15 Second Team honors and All-Carlisle Sentinel honorable mention…played club ball under the direction of Duan Lee for Mid Penn Motion Advanced Hoops.
 
About Blackburn: Full name is Victoria Ann Blackburn…is the daughter of Paul and Tara Blackburn…double-majoring in marketing and supply chain management…has a brother, Luke, and a sister, Gabriela, who is also on the SU women’s team…mother, Tara, is a member of the basketball hall of fame at both Towson University and Tamaqua High School.

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