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2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster

JC Ridley

35 Maria Bardeeva

  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Moscow, Russia
  • High School Northwood Temple Academy

Biography

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 21, vs. Embry-Riddle (1/26/19)
Rebounds: 10, vs. Saint Leo (1/13/18)
Assists: 4, vs. Shaw (12/19/17)
Blocks: 3, vs. Tampa (1/25/17); vs. Daemen (11/29/19)
Steals: 3, vs. Tampa (1/25/20)
FG Made: 9, at Embry-Riddle (2/29/20)
FT Made: 7, vs. Embry-Riddle (1/26/19)

AS A SENIOR (2019-20)
Started 11 of 19 games during her senior season, averaging 20.7 minutes… averaged 9.8 points per game after shooting 54.7 percent from the field (81-of-148) and 60.0 percent from the line (21-of-35)… collected a total of 60 rebounds including 32 on defense and 28 on offense… tallied 15 assists and 14 blocks, while making eight steals… posted a season-high 20 points at Saint Leo (Mar. 3) and a season-high seven rebounds at Embry-Riddle on Feb. 29… was named to the 2020 SSC Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

AS A JUNIOR (2018-19)
Saw action in all 33 games while making eight starts, averaging 16.3 minutes per game… averaged 7.7 points per game while shooting 49.5 percent (99-of-200) from the field and 76.1 percent from the line (54-of-71)… pulled down 108 rebounds in total including 50 offensive, the second-highest on the team… made 18 blocks to go along with 18 steals… tallied 13 assists… recorded a career-high 21 points against Embry-Riddle on Jan. 26 including a career-high seven free throws made… connected on a career-high eight field goals against Palm Beach Atlantic on Jan. 23… brought down a season-high nine rebounds on Mar. 16 against West Florida… was named to the 2019 SSC Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017-18)
Made nine starts in 23 games played in 2017-18… averaged 6.3 points per game on 42.0 percent shooting (58-of-138) and 60.4 percent from the line (29-of-48)… pulled down 73 total rebounds, averaging 3.2 a game… made a team-high 10 blocks… tallied 16 assists and 12 steals… collected a career-high 10 rebounds against Saint Leo on 1/13/18 while also tallying a season-high 17 points on career-high 7-of-11 shooting.

AS A FRESHMAN (2016-17)
Named 2016-17 SSC Freshman of the Year… played in 28 games, starting seven, while logging 409 minutes averaging 14.6 per game… tallied a season-high 30 minutes against Barry (11/30/16)… averaged 7.8 points per game while shooting .489 from the field with a .710 free-throw percentage… posted a career-high 18 points with eight free throws and three assists against Saint Leo (2/18/17)… scored double-digit figures against Palm Beach Atlantic (11/16/16), Armstrong State (12/26/16), Barry (11/30/16 and 1/21/17), Lynn (12/10/16), Florida Southern (1/7/17), Eckerd (1/18/17 and 2/11/17), Embry-Riddle (2/15/17), Saint Leo (2/18/17) and Tampa (3/1/17).

HIGH SCHOOL
Her senior season ended with a championship, at Northwood Temple Academy in Fayetteville, North Carolina...Helped lead the Eagles to the NCISAA Class 1A state title, scoring 17 points and adding four rebounds and two blocked shots in the final game...The 23-2 squad won their three tournament games by an average of 22 points...For the season, she averaged 13.2 points, 9.9 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.7 blocks per game...That rebounding average led the team, and she was second in both field goal percentage (43.9) and blocks...In 16 of her 17 games played, Bardeeva scored in double digits, and eight times, she notched a double-double...Had season highs of 20 points and 15 rebounds against Caldwell Academy, and posted a stat line of 14 points, 10 rebounds, six steals and four assists against North Raleigh Christian Academy...Prior to coming to the U.S., the native of Elektrostal, Russia was twice part of a junior national champion team in her home country (in 2012-13 and 2013-14)...She took part in the U16 European Championship in 2013, appearing in seven games, averaging 3.7 points in 11.9 minutes per contest...That included a six-point, nine-rebound effort against France in the fifth-place game.

PERSONAL
Is undecided in major...Most memorable athletic achievement was her team earning second place in the international tournament "Children of Asia"...Daughter of Aleksandr and Julia...Top professional athlete is Rafael Nadal, and top historical person is Mikhail Kutuzov...The Canarian Islands is her favorite vacation spot.

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2016-17Freshman

    F
    6'2"
    35
  • 35

    2017-18Sophomore

    F
    6'2"
    35
  • 35

    2018-19Junior

    F
    6'2"
    35
  • 35

    2019-20Senior

    F
    6'2"
    35