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2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster

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11 Candice Wright

  • Position F
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Jacob Hespeler
  • Hometown Cambridge, Ontario

Biography

WRIGHT IN THE RECORD BOOK
Category Rank Value Season(s)
Most Blocks (Career) 1st 192 2015-p
Most Blocks (Season) 1st 51 2018-19

CAREER HONORS
• America East Commissioner's Honor Roll (2016)

JUNIOR SEASON (2017-18): Played in all 30 games, making one start ... Became UVM's all-time leading shot blocker with five rejections at Rider on Dec. 1 ... Finished the season with three five-block games and recorded a career-high with six blocks against Norwich (Nov. 15) ... Recorded 48 blocks on the season, the second-most ever by a Catamount in a season (behind the 50 blocks she recorded during her freshman year) ... Finished second in the America East in blocked shots ... Averaged 3.8 points per game, 3.7 rebounds per game and 1.6 blocks per game ... Scored a season-high 11 points at Dartmouth (Nov. 10) ... Pulled down a season-high 10 rebounds vs. Norwich (Nov. 15)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2016-17): Played in 27 games on the year, making 24 starts ... Finished the season with 93 career blocks through 55 games, making her the fastest Catamount in program history to reach that mark ... Was second in America East in total swats (43) and led the team in the category ... Contributed 1.6 blocks per game and 7.6 points per game in shooting 46 percent from the field ... Also averaged 5.3 rebounds nightly ... Went 9-of-13 from the field against Central Connecticut (Nov. 18) to end the night with 19 points ... Logged four blocks against Holy Cross (Nov. 30) to go with a double-double (10 pts, 11 reb) ... Her 11 rebounds in the Holy Cross game were a career-high ... Shot 5-of-10 for 11 points to help UVM open the conference slate with a victory over Maine (Jan. 4) ... Drained 15 points and had a trio of blocks against Stony Brook (Jan. 28) ... Turned in a career-high 23 points in the regular season finale at Stony Brook (Feb. 26), helped by an 8-of-11 day from the field ... Also registered four blocks in that Stony Brook game

FRESHMAN SEASON (2015-16): Played in 27 games including 16 starts ... Averaged 6.3 points and 4.0 rebounds per game ... Lead the team with a school record of 48 blocks on the season ... Scored 14 points, had seven rebounds and three blocks in her first collegiate game versus Central Connecticut (Nov. 13) ... Scored 17 points against Brown (Nov. 23) ... Scored seven points and had a season-high five blocks against St. Francis Brooklyn (Nov. 27) in the first game of the TD Bank Classic ... Matched her season-high with five blocks against Albany (Jan. 9) ... Registered six points and tied her season-high of five blocks at Hartford (Feb. 14) ... Posted a season-high 21 points in the victory against New Hampshire (Feb. 25)

BEFORE VERMONT: Wright is a 6-3 forward and played at Jacob Hespeler Secondary School ... She also played their club basketball for the Tri-County Thunder, formerlly known as the K-W Lightning ...The Thunder won the Ontario Basketball Association Gold Medal in 2013 ... Three-time MVP in 2012, 2014 and 2015 ... Two-year captain during junior and senior campaigns

PERSONAL: Has a twin sister, Courtney, that plays basketball at UVM ... Daughter of Bancroft and Tricia Wright ... Has an older sister, Brooklyn, who plays basketball at Memorial University ... Is studying physical education

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2015-16First Year

    F
    6'3"
    11
  • 11

    2016-17Sophomore

    F
    6'3"
    11
  • 11

    2017-18Junior

    F
    6'3"
    11
  • 11

    2018-19Senior

    F
    6'3"
    11