2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster

Paul H. McCarthy
Paul H. McCarthy

Sanni Salonen #21 F

  • Position:
    Forward
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Littoinen, Finland

Summary

Biography

#NookNotes:
- GNAC All-Academic Team (2017-18)
 
Season Personal-Bests: 
Games: 25 (2017-18)
Points: 96 (2017-18)
Rebounds: 91 (2017-18)
Assists: 9 (2016-17)
Steals: 15 ( 2017-18)
Blocks: 5 (2017-18)

Single Game Personal-Bests:
Points: 10 (2x, Most Recent: Jan. 25, 2018 vs. Simon Fraser)
Rebounds: 9 (2x, Most Recent: Feb. 24, 2018 @ Northwest Nazarene)
Assists: 5 (Jan. 30, 2018 @ Alaska Anchorage)
Steals: 3 (Feb. 15, 2018 vs. Saint Martin’s)
Blocks: 2 (Feb. 24, 2018 @ Northwest Nazarene)

2017-18 | Junior
Appeared in 25 games with one start as a Nanook … Placed second on the team in rebounds recording a personal-best 91, averaged 3.6 a game … Grabbed a game-best nine rebounds on Nov. 11 against Hawaii Hilo and again on Feb. 24 at Northwest Nazarene … Finished third on the team in free throw percentage with .833 percent … Scored a career-best 96 points, averaged 3.8 points a game … Tied a game-best 10 points on Jan 25 vs. Simon Fraser … Collected a personal-best 15 steals on the season … Tallied a game-best three steals versus Saint Martin’s on Feb. 15 ... Had six assists for the season … Had five assists on Jan. 30 at Alaska Anchorage … Blocked a career-best five shots throughout the season … Had two blocks on Feb. 24 at Northwest Nazarene … Selected to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference all-academic team.

2016-17 | Sophomore
Appeared in 18 as a Nanook, which included five starts ... Averaged 9.9 minutes per game, 2.3 points per game and 1.8 rebounds per game ... Totaled 41 points on the season ... Posted a career- and season-high 10 points on Nov. 11 against the Academy of Art ... Pulled down 10 offensive and 22 defensive rebounds for 32 total ... Posted a career- and season-high eight rebounds on Nov. 18 vs. CSU-Pueblo ... Played a career-high 26 minutes on Nov. 11 vs. Academy of Art ... Tallied nine assists and three steals.  

Prior to Alaska

2015-16 | Carl Albert State College
Helped the Lady Vikings place first in the NJCAA Region II Conference Standings (7-11) ... Started in 26 games as a freshman, appearing in 29 games overall ... Led the Vikings in six different shooting and call control categories, including field goal per game percentage (51.6) ... Collected 331 points ... Averaged 11.4 points per game ... Led the team in total rebounds with 235 and also led the NJCAA Region II with 78 offensive rebounds (conference play only) ... Ranked first on her team in games played (29), games started (26), FG/G percentage (51.6), P/G (11.4), offensive rebounds per game (4.0), defensive rebounds per game (4.1) and rebounds per game (8.1).

2012-15 | Turun Rieto
Played for Turun Rieto in the U-19 Finnish National League ... Led the team in points and rebounds per game for three seasons straight ... Set the U-19 Finnish National League record in total points (943) and total rebounds (600). 

Personal
Daughter of Anneli Perala and Tommi Salonen ... Two siblings: Aino and Venla Salonen ... Majoring in Anthropology. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2016-17Sophomore

    Forward
    6'1"
    21
  • 21

    2017-18Junior

    Forward
    6'1"
    21