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2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster

11 Kathleen Rafanelli

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Exeter West Greenwich
  • Hometown Exeter, R.I.

Biography

Career-Highs
Points:
8 (11/13/15 at St. Joseph)
Rebounds: 6 (1/27/16 vs. Gordon)
Assists: 2 (Multiple Times)

19223 2015-16 (Junior Year): Set a career-high with eight points and matched career-best marks with five rebounds and two assists in the season opener at St. Joseph (11/13)...had five points and four rebounds in a 79-51 win at Nichols (1/7)...established a new career-high with six boards in a 69-24 win over Gordon (1/27).

2014-15 (Sophomore Year): Appeared in 14 games, recording 17 points, 17 rebounds, six assists and two blocks in 70 minutes...totaled five points, five rebounds and two assists against Lasell (11/25)...followed that up with a career-high six points to go with three rebounds at Curry (12/3).

 

2013-14 (Freshman Year): Made an appearance in a total of five games in which she made two out of three field goal attempts and sank all four free throws...her first career basket came on Dec. 7 against the University of New England.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in both basketball and soccer at Exeter West Greenwich Regional...two-year basketball and soccer captain as a junior and senior...received second-team all-state basketball honors in her senior year...played club basketball for the Rhode Island Lady Cyclones...helped soccer team to four state championships held at Rhode Island College...also played in four state basketball tournaments hosted in Providence, R.I....played in an all-star basketball game at Ponaganset High School as a senior...graduated in 2013.

Personal: Born Kathleen Elizabeth Rafanelli on Jan. 31, 1995, to parents Mark and Cynthia Rafanelli has two siblings, Jen and Joe (who played on the Arcadia University baseball team from 2006-10) Favorites: movie - Step Brothers; TV show - Family Feud; actor - Jake Gyllenhaal; pro team - MLB's Boston Red Sox; athlete - Xander Bogaerts; food - Nutella; musician - Luke Bryan, Rhianna; cities - Philadelphia volunteers for an animal shelter in her hometown...majoring in health science.


What I Like Best About WNE: "The close community and supportive atmosphere."

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Historical Player Information

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    2013-14Redshirt

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    5'7"
    11
  • 11

    2014-15Sophomore

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    5'7"
    11
  • 11

    2015-16Junior

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    5'7"
    11