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  Tanja Licina

Tanja Licina

Player Profile

Class:
Graduated

Hometown:
Belgrade, Serbia

High School:
St. Michael Academy

Height:
6-1

Position:
F/C

Birthdate:
10/31/1985

Major:
Landscape Architecture

2007-08:
Appeared in each of the team's 31 games, making 25 starts... Finished second on the squad with in rebounds per game (4.1) and blocks (13)... Led the team in blocks eight times and rebounding seven times... Averaged 5.3 points per game... Scored 12 points at Boston University... Registered a season-high 14 points with three assists and a block against Siena... Wend 2-for-3 from three point territory, totaling 12 points and 4 steals at Lehigh... Pulled down a season-high 11 boards against No. 13/13 George Washington... Scored 12 points with three rebounds and two assists against La Salle... Registered 12 points and four rebounds against La Salle... Scored 11 points with two assists and a steal against Duquesne.

2006-07:
Appeared in all 29 games for the Rams and made 25 starts... Led the team with a .490 field goal percentage, sinking 73-of-149 attempts... Scored 10 points and grabbed 10 boards for her second-career double-double in the season-opener vs. Virginia... Tied a school record after registering a flawless 9-for-9 night shooting for 19 points at Tulane... Scored a career-high 26 points on 10-of-13 shooting to go along with seven rebounds vs. Central Connecticut... Garnered URI Invitational All-Tournament Team honors along with A-10 Honor Roll recognition for her performance during the week of Nov. 21-27... Had seven points and five rebounds at Illinois... Dished out a career-best four assists vs. Holy Cross... Scored eight points at Providence and against Massachusetts... Was credited with eight points and seven rebounds at La Salle... Recorded 12 points and six rebounds against Fordham... Had six points and two steals against Dayton... Registered eight points, seven boards and three assists against Richmond.

2005-06:
Saw action in all 28 games, starting 18 for the Rams... Averaged 4.0 points and 4.1 rebounds in 22.2 minutes per game... Tallied six points, five rebounds and three assists in her first career start at Maine... Grabbed nine rebounds to go along with four points and three assists against Illinois... Had seven points and eight boards against Duquesne... Tallied her first-career double-double with then career-highs of 13 points and 14 rebounds in 36 minutes of action at Fordham... Had nine rebounds while tallying six points, three steals and two assists in 36 minutes at Saint Louis... Grabbed seven rebounds against Fordham... Had 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting and four rebounds at Charlotte.

High School:
Averaged 17 points per game as a senior for coach Apache Paschal at St. Michael Academy... Was a two-year starter at forward for the Eagles... Averaged 23 points per game for coach Zoran Tir in Yugoslavia... Team earned two gold, three silver and two bronze medals in the Serbia and Montenegro National Championships... Was named MVP of the National Championship... Also played for the Pioneer and Kadet national teams... Was a member of the National Honor Society at St. Michael Academy.

Personal:
Born October 31, 1985 in Gospic, Croatia... Daughter of Vegna and Mirko Licina of Belgrade, Serbia... Majoring in Landscape Architecture.