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2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster

32 Somara Colon

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Mott Haven Village Prep
  • Hometown Bronx, N.Y.

Biography

2015-16
Appeared in 26 games, starting the last 17 of them to help the Wildcats get to a 9-17 record
Averaged 21.5 minutes, 7.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and shot a team and career best 46% from the field
Had 15 games with at least five rebounds, four of which were double-figure rebound outings
Shot 70% in a career high game in minutes (30) and a career high in steals (4) in a conference road win against Mercy on Feb. 13
Scored a career high 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the conference overtime road win at St. Thomas Aquinas on Feb. 11
Posted 13 points and 11 rebounds in the Wildcats’ last win of the season at home against LIU Post on Feb. 19
Grabbed a career best 16 rebounds off the bench in the home loss to Nyack on Nov. 14
Finished the season ranked among the ECC leaders in field goal percentage (5th), defensive rebounds (15th), and defensive rebounds per game (13th)

2014-15
• Appeared in all 29 coming games, coming off the bench in each one to help Daemen capture the USCAA Division I national championship, finishing the year with a 14-15 record
• Averaged 11.0 minutes per outing while producing 2.6 points and 3.3 rebounds per game
• Played double-figure minutes in 16 games, averaging 4.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in those outings
• Shot 77-percent from the field (10-for-13) over a three-game stretch from Jan. 3-9, averaging 7.7 points in those outings
• Logged a season-high 19 minutes, scoring five points and grabbing five rebounds in a conference road loss at District of Columbia on Jan. 3
• Hit 5-of-6 field goal attempts en route to a career-high 12 points while adding a career-high 12 rebounds for her first career double-double in a non-conference road win at Washington Adventist on Jan. 5
• Scored six points and added 11 boards in 18 minutes in the regular-season finale, a conference road loss at N.Y. Institute of Technology on Feb. 28
• Averaged 1.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in 7.7 minutes per game in Daemen's three victories at the USCAA Division I National Championships from Mar. 4-7


2013-14
• Appeared in 24 games, all in a reserve role
• Finished eighth on the team with 13.9 minutes per game
• Finished sixth on the team in scoring (4.0 points per game) and fifth in rebounding (3.5 rebounds per game)
• Also finished fifth on the team in field goal percentage (.350) after knocking down 36 of her 103 field goal attempts
• Finished third on the team with 11 blocked shots
• Established a new career-high with her first double-figure scoring game, an 11-point outing in Daemen's 83-64 road win at Dominican on Jan. 7


2012-13
• Made the team after a walk-on tryout and appeared in 11 games during Daemen's 26-7 season that culminated in the USCAA Division I National Championship
• Appeared in 12 games and averaged 5.3 minutes per game
• Made 10 of her 23 field goal attempts (.435) and averaged 2.8 points and 1.5 rebounds per game
• Scored a career-high seven points in back-to-back outings - at Maine-Fort Kent (Jan. 19) and at Fisher (Jan. 21)
• Added a career-best six rebounds in the win over Fisher


HIGH SCHOOL
• Lettered for the Mott Haven Village Prep Phoenix and coach William Mann in New York City's Public School Athletic League "A" Division
• Served as team captain and was named team MVP as a senior after averaging 15.9 points and 18.2 rebounds per game and also lettered in rugby and softball
• Helped the rugby team to a league championship in 2010 and was named the team's MVP and a member of the National Honor Society

PERSONAL INFORMATION
 Born Somara Colon on June 2, 1994 in Bronx, N.Y.
 Daughter of Flor Colon
 Siblings include Jose Colon (21) and Christopher Colon (18)
 Hobbies include watching movies, playing softball
 Chose to attend Daemen College because..."I loved the library!  Also, I loved how it was so small so I can have more one-on-one time with my professors."

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2012-13Freshman

    Forward
    5'11"
    32
  • 32

    2013-14Sophomore

    Forward
    6'0"
    32
  • 32

    2014-15Junior

    Forward
    6'0"
    32
  • 32

    2015-16Senior

    Forward
    6'0"
    32