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Tara Flaherty |
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Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Forward/Center
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Height:
6-1
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Hometown:
Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
High School:
Hastings
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Has played 422 minutes in 30 career games … Scored 104
points and recorded 114 rebounds as a rookie …
2006-07: Played in all 30 games, starting the
first 14 contests of the season … Averaged 14.1 minutes per
game … Her 3.5 points per game was 13th best among league
rookies … Ranked seventh among MAAC rookies with her 3.8
rebounds an outing … Dished out 14 assists and recorded 14
steals … Blocked 10 shots … Led the team shooting
50.6 percent, 43-85, from the field … Was good on 20-32 free
throw attempts … Was 2-2 from the line with an offensive
rebound against Siena in the MAAC Tournament … Was 1-1 in
the season finale at Marist ... Went 1-1 in the win over Siena at
home... Scored seven points, 2-2 from the field and 3-4 at the line
against Canisius ... Had five points and five boards, as well
as a career-high two assists in the win at Rider ... Equaled her
career-high with eight points, shooting 4-6, and recording eight
rebounds at Siena ... Was 4-4 at the line for all her points, and
had six boards in the win at Canisius ... Scored eight points,
shooting 4-4 from the field, and had six rebounds and two blocked
shots at Niagara ... Had a season-best three steals, with eight
boards and three points in the win over Harvard ... Pulled in a
career-high 12 rebounds at Brown ... Also had seven points ...
Started the year with three blocks, eight rebounds and two points
against Richmond ... High School: Earned four
varsity letters playing for the Hastings Yellow Jackets, the last
two seasons under Coach Brent Harrington ... Helped the squad to a
15-7 mark her senior year ... Named All-State as a junior and
senior, and earned Journal News First Team accolades as a ssenior
... Tallied 1,301 points during her career, all-time leader in
school history ... Averaged 24 points, 13 rebounds and eight
assists a game as a senior ... A two-time All-Section honoree and a
four-time All-League selection ... Earned Con-Ed Scholar-athlete
Award during her senior season ... Helped lead the basketball team
to a league title ... Served as team captain for her basketball,
swimming and softball teams ... A six-time All-League selection as
a swimmer ... A four-time All-League softball selection ...
Personal: Tara Elizabeth Flaherty ... Is the
daughter of Karen and Mike Flaherty ... Has two brothers and one
sister ... Her grandfather Peter Koblosh played professional
baseball in the 1950's ... New Media: Film/TV/Radio major.