Biography
One of the BIG EAST’s rising stars … multi-talented player who is aggressive on both ends of the court ... excellent student of the game ... can play the two-guard and small forward positions in the Mike Carey system ... excellent defender … plays with heart and hustle …
At West Virginia (2008-09): All-BIG EAST second team performer … named BIG EAST’s Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence for women’s basketball … ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II first team … WVU team leader in points, points per game, rebounds, rebounds per game blocks and minutes played … one of just four BIG EAST players to be in top 10 in scoring in rebounding … ninth in BIG EAST points per game … seventh in league rebounding per game … eighth in league steals per game … ninth in 3-point field goals made per game … 14th in offensive rebounds per game … 7th in defensive rebounds per contest … third in league minutes per game played … three-time BIG EAST weekly honor roll honoree … 30 double-figure scoring efforts … 12 double-doubles … nine 20-point contests … 16-game double-figure scoring streak from Nov. 16 to Jan. 17 … 21 35-minute plus contests … career-best 34 points on 10-17 shooting with five 3-pointers and 9-10 shooting from the free throw in regular season home victory over eventual WNIT champion USF … 27 points on 10-23 shooting with career-best six 3-pointers in WNIT first round victory over Coppin State … 23 points on 8-14 shooting with four 3-pointers in win at Santa Clara … 23 points and career-best 14 rebounds in win over Northeastern … 15 points and 14 rebounds in 39 minutes of action in win at No. 5 and national runner-up Louisville … 21 points and nine rebounds in narrow loss to DePaul in BIG EAST Tournament second round game … 21 points, with five 3-pointers and 10 caroms in Florida International home win … 21 points and 12 rebounds in home win over Duquesne … 20 points at Marquette … 20 points in home loss versus Indiana … 10 points and 11 rebounds in New Jersey Tech victory … 11 points and 13 rebounds in win at Fresno State … 19 points and 13 rebounds against Cincinnati … 13 points and 12 rebounds against St. John’s … 15 points and 14 rebounds in win at national runner-up and No. 5 Louisville … 13 points and 12 rebounds in Providence win … 15 points and 10 rebounds in win against Friars in BIG EAST Tournament first round … averaged 17 points, 11 rebounds and four steals in the Bajan Friendship Tour of Barbados in summer of 2008 … team went 4-1.
At West Virginia (2007-08): Appeared in 32 of WVU’s 33 games as a freshman, fourth-most by a newcomer in school history … cracked a senior-laden lineup in rookie season … averaged 10.8 minutes per game … career-best 13 points in home wins over Villanova and Presbyterian … was 5-7 from the field with five rebounds and two blocks against the Wildcats … was 4-10 with five rebounds and two steals against the Blue Hose … 11 points on 4-5 shooting in win at Cincinnati … eight critical points off the bench in home win over No. 4 Rutgers … helped fill the void left from injured Meg Bulger in Scarlet Knights victory … nine points in home wins over Georgetown and Canisius … six rebounds against the Golden Griffins.
In High School: First-team all-Ohio as a senior at Steubenville High ... scored 2,065 career points during prep career, the most of any girl or boy in Steubenville Big Red history … 2007 Eastern District co-Player of the Year ... captained all-OVAC team ... 2006 Division II co-Player of the Year ... three-time all-Eastern District ... all-Ohio Second Team a sophomore ... all-Ohio Third Team as a freshman ... scored more than 1,800 career points ... ranked 63rd-best player nationally by Hoop Girls and 101st by All-Star Girl’s Report.
Personal: Daughter of Gary and Maddelena Repella ... father played collegiately at Ohio State … birthday is Aug. 6 ... has one brother and one sister ... majoring in exercise physiology ... nickname is “Rep” … BIG EAST Academic All Star … Athletic Director’s Academic Honor
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