Gina Guevara Class: Sophomore Hometown: Weston, Fla. High School: St. Thomas Aquinas Height: 5-3 Position: Utility

GENERAL: Feisty and strong player...Has a great love for the game...Matches up well with some of the best players in the conference...Energetic and experienced...Great at inspiring teammates to play their best.

2007: Started all 26 games during her rookie campaign...Led the Saints with 50 assists...Her 67 points ranked third on the team...Finished second in steals (45) and third in ejections drawn (34)...Twice named MAAC Rookie of the Week (March 13 & 27).

BEFORE SIENA: Attended St. Thomas Aquinas where she played water polo for Gary Besbris...Named 1st Team All-Broward County as a sophomore, junior and senior...Earned Most Valuable Player as a sophomore...Named team captain as a sophomore and senior...Received the High Point Award at the 2005 Miami Holiday Camp as the best overall female player...Member of the Florida Coast Water Polo Club coached by Alex Bennett.

PERSONAL: Born March 27, 1988 in Atlanta...The daughter of Ramon and Ligia Guevara...Has a sister Andrea who swam at Florida Atlantic University...Majoring in Bio-Chemistry...Chose Siena because of the excellent School of Science and for the opportunity to play water polo at a smaller school...Also recruited to play water polo by Michigan, Villanova, Iona and Pacific.

HOWE ON GUEVARA: "Gina has always been the go-to player for our team when it comes to defending a tough competitor. She will not back down to the competition."

CAREER HIGHS:

GOALS: 3 vs. Utica (3/18/07)

ASSISTS: 5 (twice)

STEALS: 5 vs. Saint Francis (N.Y.) (4/1/07)

EJECTIONS DRAWN: 4 (three times)

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