#32 - Cindy McCarroll
Position: F
Year: Senior
Hometown: LaJara, Colo.
High School: Centauri H.S.
Height: 5-10


Will go down as one of the hardest-working players in Northern Colorado history ... known for going out and getting tough points and rebounds ... will be forever remembered for bank shot 3-pointer that helped the Bears to an upset over Illinois. 2005-06: Played in all 28 games as the Bears' sixth player ... earned the start in final home game of career ... averaged 19.2 minutes/game ... was tied for second in rebounds with 113 ... was fourth in steals with 31 ... came through when the team needed her the most, draining two straight 3-pointers to seal Northern Colorado's biggest win in school history with a 65-55 decision over Illinois (11/23) ... tied career-high in points with 14 against the Illini on 5-of-7 from the field and a career-high 4-of-4 from 3-point land ... also pulled down four rebounds against Illinois ... tied career-high in points with 14 against Lamar (1/22) ... had 13 points against UTEP (12/13) ... scored 13 points against Mesa State (1/2) ... also dished out four assists and snagged five steals against the Mavericks ... played in career-high 33 minutes against Lamar ... had three steals against in-state rival Colorado State (12/18) ... pulled down season-high 10 rebounds against UC-Colorado Springs (1/28) ... had at least one rebound in every game. 2004-05: Saw action in all 28 games ... drew 14 starting assignments, including the final six games of the season ... tied for the team lead in steals (31) ... ranked second on the team in total rebounds (103) ... grabbed two more rebounds in 27 of the 28 games ... ranked fifth on the team in total points scored (138) ... was a perfect 3-of-3 from three-point land against Colorado State on Jan. 2 ... drained 13 consecutive free throws as she made 6-of-6 against UNLV on Jan. 13 and then went 7-of-7 against Utah Valley State on Jan. 29 ... set her career-high in scoring on two occasions ... netted 14 points in a 75-57 win over Utah Valley State on Jan. 29 ... also scored 14 points in the Bears' 87-79 loss to nationally-ranked Maryland on Feb. 28, which included a trio of three-pointers.

2003-04: Played in all 27 games, starting eight, including final three of the season ... developed all-around game, finishing sixth on the team in scoring (5.4/game), grabbing the second most rebounds on the team (128 - 4.7/game) and recording 49 steals which was tops on the team ... four times recorded five steals in a game ... scored career-high 12 points on 5-6 shooting, grabbed 10 rebounds and had two assists in victory over Texas-Pan American (Feb. 3) ... had best all-around game versus CU-Colorado Springs (Jan. 6) when she grabbed a career-high 13 boards while scoring eight points, dishing out six assists and recording five steals in 56-43 UNC victory ... grabbed 11 rebounds, six of which were offensive, while scoring seven points in only 14 minutes of action against Johnson & Wales (Feb. 19) ... played in two games against her older sister Holly of Adams State; she was outscored by her sister in each contest by her team won both contests ... led team in rebounding six times.

2002-03: Played in 19 games as a redshirt freshman ... scored a season-high five points on 1-1 field goals 3-3 from the free-throw line against CU-Colorado Springs (Nov. 26) ... also scored four points in victory over Regis (Dec. 19) ... was a perfect 5-5 at the free-throw line on the season ... grabbed a season-high two rebounds on two occasions.

2001-02: Redshirt.

High School: Senior co-captain of both volleyball and basketball squads at Centrauri High School ... team placed third in the state during senior year in class 3A under head coach Dave Forester ... 2001 conference Player of the Year ... two-time first-team all-league pick ... second-team all-league selection as a sophomore ... honorable mention All-State as junior and senior ... also a standout volleyball and track performer ... placed third in the state in the high jump as a sophomore and junior ... her squad advanced to the volleyball state playoffs in 1999.

Personal: Born Aug. 16, 1982 in Alamosa, Colo. ... daughter of Dave and Darlene McCarroll ... major is business management ... also competed on the UNC track and field squad as a heptathlete.

McCarroll's Career Highs

Points:        14, four times, last vs. Lamar (Jan. 22, 2006)
Rebounds:      13, vs. UC-Colorado Springs (Jan. 6, 2004)
Assists:       6, vs. UC-Colorado Springs (Jan. 6, 2004)
Field Goals:   6, twice, last vs. Mesa State (Jan. 2, 2006)
FG Attempts:   10, twice, last vs. Denver (Jan. 2, 2006)
3-Pointers:    4, vs. Illinois (Nov. 23, 2005)
3-Pt. Att.:    4, four times, last vs. Illinois (Nov. 23, 2005)
Free Throws:   7, vs. Utah Valley State (Jan. 29, 2005)
FT Attempts:   8, twice, last vs. UMKC (Jan. 20, 2006)
Steals:        5, five times, last vs. Mesa State (Jan. 2, 2006)
Minutes:       33, vs. Lamar (Jan. 22, 2006)

McCarroll's Career Statistics

                                 Total         3-Point                    Rebounds
Year      GP-GS   Min/Avg    FG-FGA   Pct   FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct Off-Def  Tot  Avg  PF-FO Ast  TO Blk Stl  Pts/Avg
2002-03   19-0     59/3.1     5-19   .263    0-2    .000    5-5   1.000   3-5      8  0.4  13-0    1  10   1   1   15/0.8
2003-04   27-8    476/17.6   59-131  .450    9-28   .321   19-34   .559  49-79   128  4.7  60-1   35  60   7  49  146/5.4
2004-05   28-14   460/16.4   47-117  .402   13-39   .333   31-44   .705  30-73   103  3.7  58-0   36  44   6  31  138/4.9
2005-06   28-1    537/19.2   47-111  .423   10-37   .270   31-46   .674  33-80   113  4.0  68-1   31  56   4  31  135/4.8
TOTAL    102-23  1532/15.0  158-378  .418   32-106  .302   86-129  .667 115-237  352  3.5 199-2  103 170  18 112  434/4.3

McCarroll's Game-by-Game Statistics

  • 2002-03 Season
  • 2003-04 Season
  • 2004-05 Season
  • 2005-06 Season