Roli-Ann Nikagbatse

Class:
Junior
Position:
G/F
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Berlin, Germany
Prev School:
Patterson HS

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Flames Feature: For The Love of the Game

2005-06 (So.): Appeared in 30 contests, making 20 starts … played 22.5 minutes per game, posting 5.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per contest … led Lady Flames with 44 steals and ranked 14^th in the Big South with 1.5 steals per game … her 52 assists were the second-best total on the team … recognized as the first-ever Big South Defensive Player of the Year … accumulated three steals versus Southern Miss (12/3) … shared team lead with eight points at Florida (12/29), sinking all three of her field goal attempts … totaled 10 points, four assists against Loyola (Md.) (1/10) … played a season-high 36 minutes, tallying 10 points and four assists versus Winthrop (1/21) … posted 10 points and five rebounds at Birmingham-Southern (1/28) … career-high six assists to go along with nine points and three steals at Longwood (2/1) … notched eight points and eight boards at Coastal Carolina (2/11) … tallied eight points and seven caroms at Winthrop (2/22) … made all four of her free throws in that contest, starting a streak of 15-of-16 from the charity stripe that lasted the remainder of the year … recorded her career highs in points (13) and steals (5) along with a season-high nine rebounds against UNC Asheville (2/25) … had 10 markers, five rebounds and four assists in regular-season finale against Radford (3/4) … led Lady Flames with 11 points, while grabbing eight rebounds in championship game of Big South Championship versus High Point (3/11).
2004-05 (Fr.): Saw action in all 33 games … started five games … averaged 3.4 points and 3.0 rebounds per game … averaged 13.1 minutes per game … in her first collegiate game scored five points, while collecting four rebounds and three assists against Virginia Union (11/19) … in her first start, dished out three assists at Virginia (11/30) … grabbed four rebounds and went four-for-four from the free throw line against Tennessee State (12/3) … collected a game-high 13 rebounds, while scoring eight points and dishing out three assists in Liberty's upset of No. 17 Kansas State (12/4) … against Virginia Tech (12/7), tallied six rebounds and four assists … scored nine points and grabbed four rebounds against Norfolk State (12/18) … five points at William and Mary (12/28) … collected five rebounds and handed out four assists against Charleston Southern (1/17) … scored five points in nine minutes against Radford (1/29) … at High Point (2/5), scored six points … recorded six points on 3-of-3 shooting from the field in seven minutes at Winthrop (2/9) … recorded eight points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field against UNC Asheville (2/12) … grabbed six rebounds at Charleston Southern (2/19) … collected eight rebounds against Winthrop (2/28) … tallied five rebounds and handed out three assists against UNC Asheville (3/12) in the final of the Big South Championship … scored two points and grabbed a rebound in Liberty's Sweet 16 match-up against LSU (3/26) … named to the Dean's List … included on the Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
Prep: Averaged 13.0 points and 5.0 rebounds a game for one of the top prep schools in the nation, Patterson High School ... team went 32-1 last season with 11 Division I signees … youngest player to ever play for the German National team.
Personal: Daughter of Edward and Ann-Kristin Nikagbatse … birthday is on September 15 … majoring in elementary education … would like to pursue a career as an elementary teacher after graduation.