Karina Figueroa

Karina Figueroa

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Corona, Calif.

High School:
Rosary

Height:
5-8

Position:
G

Long Beach State (2007-08): Earned All-Big West honors for the third straight year despite missing over a quarter of the season due to injury... in the LBSU Career Top 10 for 3-pointers taken, made, and free throw percentage ... initially thought to be out for the year after seven games, returned after an eight-game absence to lead the 49ers in scoring for the second straight year ... finished the season just 16 points away from being Long Beach State's 21st 1,000 point scorer ... started all 21 games she played, averaging 12.7 points ... also second on the team in assists with 68 and second in steals with 32 ... averaged 3.0 rebounds per game ... led team in scoring a team-high 11 times, finishing in double-digits in 17 of her 21 games ... led team in rebounds three times, and in assists eight times ... scored 14 points with five assists in the team's opener against UNLV ... scored in double-figures in both games in the Oregon road trip, including 20 points against Portland State ... scored 11 points against Cal State Northridge, the first of six straight double-digit games after returning to the team ... had 22 points and six assists in a win vs. Pacific ... scored a season-high 24 points for a road win against Cal State Northridge ... scored 15 points in each of the team's games on the final road trip, against Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara.

(2006-07): Named Second-Team All-Big West after leading the team with 16.4 points per game ... the only 49er to earn postseason Big-West honors ... started all 32 games for the 49ers, the only player to play and start in each game ... led the team in shots, three-pointers and free throws made and taken on the year ... her 526 points was the fourth-most for a sophomore in program history ... scored in double-figures in 27 of the team's 32 contests, including the last 22 in a row ... tied for the team lead in steals with 51, and finished the year with 121 rebounds, third on the team ... scored 16 points against UNLV at home to lead the team ... finished with 21 points against Arizona, the first of 10 20+ point games for Figueroa on the year ... scored a career-high 29 points against Cal State Fullerton on Jan. 18 ... would match that total on two other occasions later on the year in wins over Cal State Fullerton and UC Irvine ... had the first double-double of her career against UC Irvine at the Pyramid with 10 rebounds to go with 28 points ... added another with a career-high 12 boards and 21 points against UCSB ... has a good chance to become the 20th player in Long Beach State history to score 1,000 points, with 717 coming into the year.

(2005-06): Big West Honorable Mention... Big West All-Freshman Team... was sidelined with a foot injury suffered Feb. 2 at UC Riverside... averaged 11.8 points per game in conference play and scored in double figures in seven straight games (Jan. 7-Jan. 28)... she started and played in 20 games last season... made her 49er debut with 23 points and 10 assists (1 turnover) at TCU on Nov. 18... scored 20 points, including a running jumper in the paint with four seconds left to force a second overtime, and a layup with five seconds left in regulation to force overtime, in the double-overtime win over Pepperdine on Dec. 21... had 18 points, two rebounds, and two assists vs. Cal Poly on Jan. 9... scored 13 points on two different occasions (at CSUN, Jan. 15 and vs. UCSB on Jan. 7)... dished out seven assists at CS Northridge on Jan. 15... had three steals vs. No. 21-ranked USC on Nov. 23.

Summer 2006: Played and started on the Peruvian National Team this summer (July 9-Aug. 11)... Figueroa averaged 9.0 points per game.

Rosary High School: Figueroa led all of Orange County with 8.1 assists per game last season to earn first team All-County honors her senior season... she averaged 12.3 points, 5.3 steals, and 4.5 rebounds per game her final year for Rosary HS... named 04-05 CIF 3A Player of the Year... two-time MVP of the Serra League... first team All-Orange County (03-04)... Figueroa also earned second team All-County accolades and was named second team All-CIF in 2001-02... she broke school records for assists and steals... Rosary was ranked No. 1 in Orange County for two years, and reached the CIF semi-finals three years that Figueroa played.

Personal: Born Dec. 18, 1986 in Lima, Peru... daughter of Moises and Fabiola Figueroa... father played four years of collegiate soccer at University of Lima and one year of professional soccer... a communications major.

2007-08 Season Highs
Points: 24, at CS Northridge, 2/23/08
FG Made: 9, at CS Northridge, 2/23/08
FG Att: 18, at CS Northridge, 2/23/08
3-pt. FG Made: 5, at CS Northridge, 2/23/08
3-pt. FG Att.: 9, 2x, last at CS Northridge, 2/23/08
FT Made: 5, 2x, last at UC Irvine, 2/28/08
FT Att: 7, vs. UC Riverside, 1/19/08
Rebs: 6, vs. Pacific, 2/9/08
Asts: 7, vs. LMU, 11/15/07
Blks: 2, at Santa Clara, 11/25/07
Stls: 4, 2x, last at Cal Poly, 3/6/08
Mnts: 39, 2x, last at UC Irvine, 2/28/08

Career Highs
Points: 29, 3x, last at UC Irvine, 3/3/07
FG Made: 12, at UC Irvine, 3/3/07
FG Att: 28, vs. UC Irvine, 1/27/07
3-pt. FG Made: 5, at CS Northridge, 2/23/08
3-pt. FG Att.: 9, last at CS Northridge, 2/23/08
FT Made: 12, at CS Northridge, 1/13/07
FT Att: 13, at CS Northridge, 1/13/07
Rebs: 12, vs. UC Riverside, 2/16/07
Asts: 10, at TCU, 11/18/05
Blks: 2, at Santa Clara, 11/25/07
Stls: 4, many times
Mnts: 45, at TCU, 11/18/05

Career Statistics
Year GP-GS Min.(AVG) FG-A PCT 3FG-A PCT FR-A PCT REB AVG PF-FO A TO BLK STL TP AVG
2005-06 20-20 30.9 69-179 .408 8-29 .276 45-62 .726 55 2.8 33-1 67 37 2 26 191 9.6
2006-07 32-32 34.2 187-534 .350 35-115 .304 117-144 .813 121 3.8 56-3 95 108 2 51 526 16.4
2007-08 21-21 33.3 93-254 .366 29-79 .367 52-66 .788 62 3.0 31-0 68 56 2 32 267 12.7
Totals 73-73 33.0 349-958 .364 72-223 .323 214-272 .787 238 3.3 120-4 230 201 6 109 984 13.5