Name: Christina Batastini Ht. / Pos: 5-10/Guard Yr. / Major Junior/American Studies/Communication Hometown Providence, RI

At Stanford: Plays best at shooting guard, but can also play the point and the wing ... One of the quickest players on the team ... Runs the break well ... Christina is a very hard worker in excellent physical shape and she sets the tone for the team during drills, says VanDerveer. We are looking for Christina to make smart decisions on the court and continue to hit the open shots.

1997-98 Season: Recorded a season high 11 points at home against Arizona in 20 minutes played ... Went 2-3 from behind the arc and 5-6 from the line at home against the Wildcats ... Played in 26 of Stanfords 27 games ... Started at home against Colorado, scoring seven points in 16 minutes ... At Arizona, scored 10 points, going 3-3 from three-point land, in 12 minutes played ... Tied her career high with four rebounds against USF ... Shot .674 from the free throw line (31-46) and dished out 36 assists on the season.

1996-97 Season: Set a career high in points against Washington State with 13, shooting 100 percent in (4-4 FG, 1-1 3-Pt FG and 4-4 FT) ... Scored in double figures twice in 33 games played ... Earned one start, stepping in for an injured Jamila Wideman at USC ... Scored eight points, grabbed four rebounds and had four assists, while committing just one turnover at Colorado ... Had seven points and two assists in 10 minutes against Howard in the postseason ... Scored 100 points during the season, most among the freshmen ... Shot .791 from the line, fourth best on the team ... Competed in the long jump, high jump and triple jump for the Stanford track team in the spring.

In High School: Graduated from Classical High School in 1996 ... Averaged 32.8 points and 12.3 rebounds per game as a senior ... Had 15 consecutive games with 30 or more points per game ... Named to the Nike All-America Team in 1995-96 ... Fourth Team Parade Magazine All-America in 1995-96 ... 1995-96 Gatorade New England Player of the Year ... Two-time Rhode Island Gatorade Player of the Year (1994-95, 1995-96) ... Named Street & Smiths Honorable Mention All-America ... Ranked 31st overall and 8th among swing guards by Blue Star Index in 1995-96 ... Three-time All-State in basketball (1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96) ... Averaged 28 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists as a junior ... Only played half the season as a sophomore due to a torn ligament in her ankle ... Averaged 21 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as a sophomore ... Second Team All-Division as a freshman ... In 1992-93, averaged 16.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 8 assists ... Also ran cross country and track for Classical High School ... Holds state records for outdoor and indoor high jump and state meet record for indoor high jump ... State champion in the pentathlon (1995, 1996), long jump (1994, 1995, 1996), high jump (1995) and 300 meter hurdles (1996) ... Named All-State in cross country in 1994, 1995, and 1996 ... National Merit Scholar Honorable Mention ... Ranked 16th in her graduating class of 235.

Personal Information: Parents are Armando and Mary Batastini ... Brother, Armand, was an All-America boxer for the Naval Academy ... Born April 27, 1978 ... Enjoys photography.

Opponent             FG   3FG   FT  Reb.  A   B   S   TO  Pts.  MP/S
at Wisconsin (25)   0-3   0-1  2-2   0    1   2   0   1    2    10/N
at Purdue           1-5   0-3  0-0   3    1   1   0   0    2    13/N
USF                 4-6   0-0  0-0   4    2   1   0   0    8    21/N
TENNESSEE (1)       1-5   0-0  1-4   2    1   0   0   0    3    13/N
at Illinois (5)     0-1   0-0  0-0   1    0   2   0   0    0     8/N
Connecticut (3)     0-3   0-1  2-2   0    0   1   0   0    2    11/N
COLORADO (18)       2-3   0-1  3-4   0    2   5   0   1    7    16/Y
OREGON STATE        2-7   0-1  3-5   1    3   2   0   0    7    16/N
OREGON              1-2   0-0  1-1   1    1   0   0   0    3     3/N
at California       0-2   0-0  1-2   1    0   4   0   0    1    14/N
at Arizona (10)     3-3   3-3  1-3   3    1   1   0   0   10    12/N
at USC              0-2   0-1  0-0   0    0   3   0   0    0    14/N
at UCLA             0-0   0-0  0-0   0    0   0   0   0    0     1/N
WASHINGTON STATE    3-6   0-2  0-0   1    3   4   0   1    6    16/N
WASHINGTON (15)     0-0   0-0  2-2   0    0   2   0   0    2     6/N
at Arizona State    1-3   0-0  0-2   2    2   1   0   1    2     5/N
CALIFORNIA          1-7   0-3  0-0   1    0   1   0   0    2    13/N
UCLA                0-0   0-0  2-2   1    0   2   1   0    2     4/N
USC                 3-3   0-0  1-2   2    2   2   0   0    7    15/N
at Washington (21)  0-1   0-1  0-0   1    1   1   0   0    0     5/N
at Washington State 1-2   0-0  0-0   0    1   3   0   0    2     8/N
ARIZONA STATE       0-0   0-0  3-4   3    1   0   0   0    3    10/N
ARIZONA (7)         2-4   2-3  5-6   2    3   5   1   0   11    20/N
at Oregon           3-4   1-2  2-3   2    2   3   0   1    9    24/N
at Oregon State     1-4   1-4  0-0   2    7   4   0   1    3    23/N
HARVARD             0-4   0-2  2-2   2    2   3   0   1    2    22/N

Year      G-GS   FG-FGA   Pct   3P-3PA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct  Pts  Avg  Reb  Avg  PF-D  Ast  TO  Bk  Stl  Min
1996-97  33-1    30-72   .417    6-19   .316    34-43  .791  100  3.0   30  0.9  15-0   24  36   1    8  230
1997-98  26-1    29-80   .363    7-28   .250    31-46  .674   96  3.7   35  1.4  23-0   36  53   2    7  323
Totals   59-2    59-152  .388    13-47  .277    65-89  .730  196  3.3   65  1.1  38-0   60  89   3   15  553

Rebounds
4 vs. USF (11/26/97)
4 vs. Arizona St. (1/2/97)
4 vs. California (2/28/97)

Assists
7 at Oregon State (3/7/98)

Honors

1996     Nike All-America Team
1995-96  Fourth Team Parade Magazine All-America Team
1995-96  Gatorade New England Player of the Year
1995-96  Gatorade Rhode Island Player of the Year
1995-96  USA Today Player of the Year - Rhode Island
1995-96  Street & Smiths Honorable Mention All-America
1995-96  Ranked 8th among swing guards Blue Star Index
1994-95  Gatorade Rhode Island Player of the Year
1994-95  Street & Smiths Honorable Mention All-America
1994-95  USA Today Player of the Year - Rhode Island
1994-95  All-State Team
1993-94  Street & Smiths Honorable Mention All-America
1993-94  All-State Team

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