23 Christiana Bakolas
Christiana Bakolas
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Manchester, N.H.
  • High School:
    Manchester Central
  • Position:
    G

Bio

Career Highlights

Sophomore point guard who helped fill the void created by the graduation of four-year starter Kim Brennan … spent the offseason between her freshman and sophomore years rehabbing from knee surgery … career averages of 15 minutes, 3.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 60 games.

2011-12 Season

In 30 games, averaged 2.9 points, 2.9 assists, 2.4 rebounds and 1.4 steals while playing 17.3 minutes a game … made her season debut Nov. 30 vs. St. Michael’s after missing first five games while rehabbing from knee surgery and moved into the starting five Dec. 29 … in 25 starts, produced 3.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game … averaged 5.7 assists and 4.7 points in NE-10 tourney … seven assists, six rebounds and steals in NCAA first round vs. District of Columbia … had best statistical game of season Feb. 18 with 10 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals against Stonehill … eight points, four assists and no turns Jan. 3 vs. Assumption … six points, five assists Jan. 21 at New Haven … seven points at Le Moyne Jan. 25 … seven rebounds and four steals vs. Merrimack Jan. 31, both new career-bests … career-high eight assists Feb. 26 vs. AIC … led NE-10 in assist-turnover ratio at 1.9.

2010-11 Season

Was averaging 12.7 minutes, 3.2 points and 2.5 assists before suffering a season-ending knee injury Mar. 13 in NCAA Regional semis against Assumption … spent most of season spelling Kim Brennan at the point … appeared in 30 of 31 games before the injury … had a career-best 11 points (4-7 fg, 3-3 ft) against defending conference champion Franklin Pierce Dec. 4 … 10 points against C.W. Post in NCAA Regional quarters Mar. 11 … four or more assists nine times, with a high of six Mar. 1 against Southern New Hampshire in NE-10 quarters.

Before Bentley

2010 graduate of Manchester Central High School where she lettered in basketball and spring track … helped Central to state semifinals three times and the state finals in 2008 … finished career with 1,234 points … two-time first-team Class L All-State honoree by the New Hampshire Basketball Coaches Association and the Manchester Union Leader … two-time MVP of the Queen City Invitational Basketball Tournament, which Central won four straight years … received her introduction to Bentley by attending Coach Stevens’ summer camp … played with the New England Crusaders AAU team … helped Central HS to Class L spring track championship in 2009 and 2010.

Personal

Has not decided on her major … age as of Nov. 15, 2011: 19 … daughter of Arthur and Stavroula Bakolas … has one brother, Demetri (21), who attends Northeastern … uncle is Stan Spirou, longtime men’s head coach at Southern New Hampshire … made the honor roll every semester in high school … was student council president as a senior … received the Little Green Award as the outstanding student at Central that same year.

2011-12 Statistics                      2010-11 Statistics                     

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