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  Sigita Maleraite
Sigita Maleraite
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Kaunas, Lithuania

High School:
Lynchburg Christian (Va,) Acad.

Last College:
Roane State (Tenn.) C.C.

Height:
6-0

Position:
F

2003-04: Had one of her better games in Western's opening-round win over Wofford in the 2004 Southern Conference Championship ... Played 26 minutes with six points, three rebounds, one assist, one blocked shot and two steals ... Added nine points versus Chattanooga in the SoCon Championship game, going 2-of-3 from 3-point range ... For the season, ranked third on the team with 24 3-pointers made ... Poured in a season-high 15 points versus East Tennessee State (Feb. 9) on 5-of-11 shooting from the floor, adding three free throws ... The 6-0 forward was sent to the line a season-high six times in the game and she also recorded a block ... Added four boards and a steal in 24 minutes of play ... Sank three field goals versus Wofford (Feb. 23), all from long range for a season-high ... Also hit 4-of-6 free throws in the game to tally 13 points, adding a season-best five assists ... Recorded double figures in scoring six times and averaged 5.3 ppg and 3.0 rpg with three starts on the year ... Added 41 assists, 27 steals and seven blocks for the year.

Prior to WCU: Led Roane State in scoring with 14 points per game, as well as in rebounding, averaging eight boards per contest... Will be the first foreign player on WCU's women's basketball team... Basketball runs in her family with her father having played professionally in Europe.

Personal: Full name is Sigita Maleraite... Born September 22, 1982... Daughter of Vytautas and Jolanta Malerai... Majoring in Business Administration and Law.