#51 Christina Biedny

6-5, Junior

Center

East Amherst, New York

High School: Clarence

High School Coach: Mark Layer

AT HOFSTRA

2006-07: Named to Colonial Athletic Association All-Academic Team...Received CAA Commissioner's Academic Award...Played in 17 games...Averaged 0.8 points and 0.5 rebounds per game...Scored a season-best six points at North Florida...Had two rebounds at Stony Brook and North Florida...Blocked two shots versus Rider...Averaged 3.2 minutes per game.

2005-06: Played in 19 games...Averaged 1.2 points and 0.8 rebounds per game...Shot .526 (10-19) from the field...Scored a season-high four points in games against Fordham, Sacred Heart, Central Connecticut State and Stony Brook...Had a season-best six rebounds at Central Connecticut...Grabbed three rebounds versus Georgia State...Recorded two steals on the season...Averaged four minutes per game...Received CAA Commissioner's Academic Award.

HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL

Played basketball and volleyball at Clarence High School in Clarence, New York...Team went 21-3 in her senior season and was the ECIC Division I and Section VI champions...Averaged 16 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks per game as a senior...Had totals of 961 points, 650 rebounds and 313 blocks in her scholastic career...Named All-Western New York as a senior and also named to All-Western New York Academic All-Star team...Averaged 17 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks per game as a junior and 10 points, eight rebounds and two blocks per game as a sophomore...Tied school record with 115 blocks as a junior...Has one brother and one sister...Nicknamed "Bied" and "Shorty"...Began playing basketball at the age of 12...Political science major.

Getting to know Christina

Favorites

            Book: "Pride and Prejudice" and the Harry Potter series 

            Actor/Actress: Robin Williams/Sandra Oh

            Musicians: Rascall Flatts and the Goo Goo Dolls

            Sport other than basketball: volleyball

            Broadway show: "Beauty and the Beast"

Most embarrassing basketball memory: My first year of organized ball, I grabbed a defensive rebound and made the lay-up in the other team's basket.

Teammate most likely to win "So You Think You Can Dance": Natty Fripp

Teammate most likely to win "American Idol": myself

What is something that very few people know about you? I have played the violin for 12 years.

What is your best memory with the Hofstra Basketball team? Beating Michigan State last season will stick in my mind for a long time.

Career Highs:

PTS: 6 at North Florida, 12-29-06

REBS: 6 at Central Connecticut State, 12-4-05

ASTS: 1 at Georgia State, 1-22-06

FGM: 3 at North Florida, 12-29-06

FGA: 4 vs. Rider, 11-26-06

3FGM: None

3FGA: None

FTM: 2 vs. Sacred Heart, 11-22-05

FTA: 2 vs. Sacred Heart, 11-22-05

OR: 2 vs. Fordham, 11-18-05

DR: 6 at Central Connecticut State, 12-4-05

TO: 2 at Massachusetts, 12-1-05

BS: 2 vs. Rider, 11-26-06

ST: 1, three times, most recently vs. Rider, 11-26-06

MIN: 10, twice, most recently at Central Connecticut State, 12-4-05