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Abby Bunstine

Abby Bunstine     # 3
Guard * 5’4” * Redshirt Sophomore
Chillicothe, Ohio * Chillicothe High School
 
    
 
Bunstine returns to the court after sitting out the entire 2006-07 season with an injury. The redshirt sophomore wowed fans with her ball-handling skills and quickness during 20 starts as a true freshman in 2005-06. She will battle Tiffany Crocker, last year’s starting point guard, for the top spot this season. Bunstine brings great passion and desire to the point guard position.

2006-07 Season: Redshirted.

Freshman Season: Saw action in 26 games as a true freshman, starting 20 ... scored her first career points during the season-opener against Slippery Rock, ending the game with seven points and four assists in 27 minutes ... ranked 13th among GLIAC players in assists per game (3.27) ... named Avalon Classic MVP after scoring 36 points in two tournament games ... added six rebounds, four assists, and three steals during the classic ... shot 61 percent (11-18) from the field and 70 percent (7-10) from three-point range during the Avalon Classic ... reached double digits in scoring 10 times, including four of the last six games ... scored 16 points off the bench during an 84-78 GLIAC quarterfinal victory at Hillsdale ... shot 50 percent or better from the field 11 times, including seven of the last eight contests ... scored a season-high 21 points in back-to-back victories against West Virginia Wesleyan and NYIT ... averaged 11.5 points in 14 home games.

High School: Played for Jeff Lisath and Napoleon Cross at Chillicothe High School ... averaged 24.8 points, eight assists, six steals, and seven rebounds as a senior ... scored over 1,100 career points ... set the school’s single-game scoring record with 40 points against Marietta ... was a two-time All-Ohio Division I selection, landing a spot on the third team as a junior and second team as a senior ... earned All-Ohio Division I honorable-mention accolades as a sophomore ... named to the All-District Division I and all-conference first teams in each of her last three seasons ... earned Southeastern Ohio, District 14, and Chillicothe Gazette Player of the Year accolades ... was a three-sport athlete, also participating in tennis and cross country ... named to the all-conference team in both and the all-district team in cross country ... was a member of the National Honor Society ... attended Ohio University during her last two years in the Advanced Academic Placement program.

Personal: Pre-med major ... has one brother and one sister ... is the daughter of Lynn and Edward Bunstine.


CAREER HIGHS
Points: 21 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan, 12/10/05 vs. NYIT, 12/19/05
Rebounds: 6 vs. Hillsdale, 12/3/05
FG Made: 6 vs. NYIT, 12/19/05; vs. Northern Michigan, 2/4/06
FG Att.: 11, three times, last vs. Northwood, 1/14/06
3FG Made: 4 vs. NYIT, 12/19/05
3FG Att.: 7 vs. NYIT, 12/19/05
FT Made: 12 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan, 12/10/05
FT Att.: 17 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan, 12/10/05
Assists: 8 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan, 12/10/05
Steals: 4 vs. California (Pa.), 11/25/05

 
Year
G-GS
FG-FGA
Pct.
3G-3GA
Pct.
FT-FTA
Pct.
Reb.
Avg.
Ast.
Blocks
Steals
Pts.
Avg.
'05-06
26-20
64-161
.398
25-79
.316
77-100
.770
70
2.7
85
0
29
230
8.8

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