Krista Tate Bio
9/8/2008 4:09:00 AM | General
SOPHOMORE (2009-10): Earned starting role in 26 games, making 30 appearances...Contributed 25.6 minutes per contest...Scored 5.2 points on average and secured 4.0 rebounds per game...Hit 39 percent of field goals attempted and was a 68 percent free throw shooter...Averaged 6.3 points per game against conference opponents...Played in 19 conference games, averaging 27.4 minutes of play...Was a 73 percent free throw shooter against conference foes...Averaged 6.3 points per contest and 3.9 rebounds in league games...Nailed two three-pointers, one at Auburn (11/24) and the second against Appalachian State (2/27)...Scored in double figures on four occasions...Drained career-high 15 points at Elon (1/23)...Took 12 trips to the charity stripe against the Phoenix, connecting on nine - also a career-high...Just shy of a double-double against UNC Greensboro (12/29), pulling down 11 boards and scoring nine points...Connected on a season-best five field goals at Western Carolina (1/30)...Pulled down 10 rebounds at UNC Greensboro (1/25)...Tied career-high with four assists at Furman (2/15).
FRESHMAN (2008-09): Played in all 30 games her inaugural season as an Eagle...Tallied 3.1 points per game in 18.3 minutes of play...Opened her collegiate season with a double-digit showing, posting 10 rebounds against Brewton-Parker (11/15)...Had an excellent game at Elon (12/5) going 5-of-7 from the floor (71 percent) for 10 points, while pulling down six boards in 22 minutes of play...Against UNC Greensboro (1/24), nailed six free throws in eight attempts...Scored eight points versus Western Carolina (2/2) off 4-of-4 shooting from the foul line and two field goals...Shot 61 percent from the free throw line for the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Stephanie Dunn at St. Pius X Catholic High School...Earned four varsity letters...Team captain 2007-08...Honor Roll member...Elected Student Government President...Named a Student Ambassador...She was named to the All-Region and Atlanta Tip-Off Club State team her freshman year...Team was regional champs and made it to the Elite Eight...Named to the Atlanta Tip-Off Club State team her sophomore season...Helped lead her team to the state championship and a 31-2 record...Won the Naismith Award and was named to the Atlanta Tip-Off Club State team in her junior season...Team finished 30-3 and repeated as state champions.
PERSONAL: Born on April 30, 1990 in Olney, Md.... Krista Alyse Tate is the daughter of Reginald and Deborah Tate...Sister, Keiko, played basketball for the University of Kentucky...Father, Reginald, played basketball at Norfolk State University.
MAJOR: Writing and Linguistics with a concentration in Creative Writing and a minor in Marketing.
