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Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics

HAWAI'I HILO VULCANS ATHLETICS

2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

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Joe Poellot / Joe Poellot Photography

10 Sara Shimizu

  • Class Senior
  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-2
  • Hometown Sacramento, Calif. / CK McClatchy HS

Biography

2020-21
Played and started in all 12 of UH Hilo's 12 games during the pandemic season...Averaged 6.8 points a game and 4.3 rebounds...Hit 15 three-pointers, tops on the team...Shot 75 percent from the free throw liine...Had 23 assists, third on the Vulcans...Had a season-best 15 points against Chaminade...Had three games with double figure scoring...Season-high eight rebounds against CUH...Had seven assists in a game against HPU...Had 483 career points, tenth on UHH's all-time list...Also ranked on the Vulcan Top-10 lists in three-pointers made with 86 (5th), 169 assists (sixth) and 83 steals (sixth)...Named to D2ADA All-Academic Team with a 3.81 GPA in Communications...Selected to PacWest Scholar-Athlete Team.

2019-20
Played in 23 games, starting in 20 for the Vulcans as a junior...Averaged 26 minutes a game...Third on the team with 27 three-pointers made...Averaged five points and 2.9 rebounds a game...Third on the squad with 31 assists...Had 23 steals...Hit 7-of-8 free throw attempts (.875)...Had a season-high 15 points against Dominican...Had 14 points against Azusa Pacific at home...Hit 4-of-6 three-pointers against the Cougars...Twice nailed three treys in a game (Multnomah and ART)...Season-best seven rebounds against Fresno Pacific...Four steals against Chaminade...Named to the PacWest Scholar-Athlete team with a 3.76 GPA in Kinesiology.

2018-19
Only Vulcan to start and play in all 26 games...Averaged 5.3 points a game...Tied for second on the Vulcans with 54 assists...Third on the team with 25 three-pointers made...Shot 70 percent from the free throw line...Had 31 steals, second best for UHH...Had a season-high 17 points against Notre Dame de Namur...Connected on 5-of-10 three-pointers in that game...Six times was in double figures...Had three treys in a game three times...Had six rebounds against Dominican...Dished a career-high seven assists against the Penguins...Listed four steals versus St. Martin's...Named to the PacWest All-Academic Team and was also named the Scholar Athlete for the UHH Women's basketball program.

2017-18
Played in all 23 games, starting in 19 as a freshman...Led team in assists with 61...Third on the team in minutes played with 28 per game...19 three-pointers made...Averaged 6.5 points per game...Third on the team with 19 steals...Had her two best scoring games against Dominican with 16 and 15 points...Also put up 15 points versus Notre Dame de Namur...Hit a trio of three-pointers against NDNU...Also had a season-best seven rebounds in that game...Had six assists against Academy of Art and Fresno Pacific...Named to PacWest Scholar Athlete team.

BEFORE UHH
2017 graduate of CK McClatchy HS in Sacramento, Calif....Played four seasons for coach Jeff Ota...All-Metro League honorable mention selection...Won the Lions Award...Her team went 31-5 her senior year, winning the Northern California area title...McClatchy reached the CIF DI title game...Averaged eight points a game as a senior, three assists and three steals...Also played volleyball and soccer...Played club for Sacramento Barons Basketball.

PERSONAL
Born March 17, 1999 in Sacramento...Parents are Audrey and Neil Shimizu...Has a brother--Matthew and a sister--Alyssa ...Enjoys Twitter...Likes R&B, rap and pop music...Favorite foods: steak, pasta, Japanese and Korean...Favorite TV show is Criminal Minds...Likes Marvel movies, Napoleon Dynamite, The Lucky One and The Notebook...Considering a career in real estate, sports medicine or as a physician's assistant.

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2017-18Freshman

    Guard
    5'2"
    10
  • 10

    2018-19Sophomore

    Guard
    5'2"
    10
  • 10

    2019-20Junior

    Guard
    5'2"
    10
  • 10

    2020-21Senior

    Guard
    5'2"
    10
  • 10

    2021-22Senior

    Guard
    5'2"
    10