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2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster

8 Paloma Garcia Rosado

  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Corozal, Puerto Rico
  • Major:
    Community Health
  • High School:
    Proctor Academy
  • Prev School:
    Merrimack

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Biography

2025-26 (at Merrimack): MAAC Defensive Player of the Year…All-MAAC Defensive Team…Played in 31 games and made 28 starts…Averaged 8.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 2.8 steals in 26.8 minutes per game…Shot 35.0% from the floor (96-274)…Set the single-season MAAC record with 86 steals…Broke the program record for steals in a Division I game with nine against Canisius (Feb. 26)…Scored a career-high 21 points against Rider (Jan. 1)…Finished in double figures in 15 games…Finished third in the conference with 112 assists and 3.6 assists per game…Recorded a career-high nine assists against Marist (Feb. 12)…Achieved her first double-double with 17 points and a career-high 11 rebounds against Iona (Jan. 29).

2024-25 (at Merrimack): Played and started all 31 games…Averaged 9.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.8 steals in 26.7 minutes per game…Shot 46.6% from the floor (109-234) and 38.8% from three-point range (26-67)…Led the team with 56 steals…Finished in double figures in 15 games…Scored a season-high 19 points against Bucknell (Nov. 16) and NJIT (Nov. 23)…Dished out a season-high five assists against Niagara (Feb. 6) and Quinnipiac (Jan. 16 and Mar. 14)…Pulled down nine rebounds against Niagara (Feb. 6)…Recorded seven steals versus Canisius (Feb. 8).

2023-24 (at Merrimack): Played in 30 games and made 13 starts…Averaged 6.3 points. 4.2 rebounds, 1.8 steals, and 1.3 assists in 21.7 minutes per game…Finished in double figures in eight games, including a season-high 19 points against Bucknell (Dec. 17)…Pulled down a season-high nine rebounds four times…Recorded a season-high five assists against Stonehill (Feb. 15).

High School: Graduated from Proctor Academy in Andover, New Hampshire…Averaged 15.0 points per game in her junior and senior years…All-NEPSAC as a junior.

Personal: Daughter of Awilda Rosado and Jose Garcia…Brother, Arnaldo, plays semi-professional basketball in Puerto Rico…Cousin plays professional basketball in Puerto Rico…Has represented Puerto Rico at the U16 level.
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