2 Kristen McWhirter
2 - Kristen McWhirter
Height: 5-10
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Melvin Village, N.H.
High School: New Hampton Prep
Position: G
Major: Communications

2008-09:
Started all 31 games . Averaged 11.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.3 steals in 31.6 minutes per game. Shot 83.7 percent from the free throw line, good for seventh-best in the Northeast-10. Made 36.9 percent from three-point land, ninth-best in the Northeast-10. Named Most Valuable Player of the season-opening Skyhawk Classic. Scored 19 points, grabbed eight rebounds and handed out six assists in a win over Shepherd (11/15). Ended with 13 points and three rebounds in a win over Bloomfield (11/16). Recorded 17 points and four rebounds in a loss to UMass-Lowell (11/25). Had 12 points, a career-high eight assists, seven rebounds and three steals in a win over Merrimack (12/3). Tallied 17 points five rebounds and five assists in a win at Adelphi (12/22). Registered 19 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals in a win over Dominican (12/31). Collected 14 points and three steals in a come-from-behind win at Bentley (1/3). Recorded her first career double-double with 16 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in a win over Molloy (1/5). Finished with 17 points, nine rebounds and three steals in a loss at Saint Rose (1/17). Scored a career-high 21 points and grabbed five rebounds in a loss at Franklin Pierce (2/4). Had 10 points, four rebounds and five assists in a win at Southern Connecticut (2/14). Registered 17 points and five rebounds in a home loss to Pace (2/18). Scored six points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the NCAA East Region Quarterfinal win over Saint Rose (3/14).

2007-08:
Appeared in all 32 games off the bench. Averaged 6.7 points and 2.6 rebounds. Named to the Northeast-10 All-Rookie team. Named Northeast-10 Rookie of the Week (2/24). Second on the team with 37 three-pointers. Scored 16 points and grabbed a career-high eight rebounds in her first collegiate contest. Had 10 points, three rebounds and two assists in a win over Molloy (11/17). Scored 15 points in a win at Southern New Hampshire (11/20). Recorded 14 points and six rebounds in a win over Southern Connecticut (1/22). Scored 11 points in a come-from-behind win at Le Moyne (2/2). Notched a career-best 17 points, including four three-pointers in a win over Bryant (2/19). Posted 10 points in a win over Merrimack (2/23).

High School:
2007 high honor graduate of New Hampton High School. Team captain of both basketball and volleyball teams. Two time all-star in basketball. Member of three NEPSAC Championship teams. Volunteered for PASE and at Belknap County Nursing Home.

Personal:
Born on February 16, 1989 in Nashua, N.H. Daughter of Bob and Darlene McWhirter of Melvin Village, N.H. Has an older brother, Jason (21). She is a Communications major with an Education minor.