2000 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team ... 2000 Third-Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference ... Named player of the week twice, once as player of the week and once as rookie of the week ... Adds speed and quickness to the Tech lineup ... Athletic player who brings a knack for scoring to the Tech lineup ... Can play multiple positions ... Scores off the dribble well ... Poses an offensive threat from the perimeter as well as the low block ... A great ball-handler.
Chrystal's Bests Points 24 vs. Hampton, 12/29/99 FG Attempted 20 vs. Dayton, 1/28/00 FG Made 9 vs. Hampton, 12/29/99 and at La Salle, 1/16/00 3PT FG Attempted 3 vs. Dayton, 1/28/00 3PT FG Made 3 vs. Xavier, 1/30/00 FT Attempted 8 vs. Duquesne, 2/20/00 FT Made 8 vs. Duquesne, 2/20/00 Rebounds 8 (four times) Assists 6 vs. Rhode Island , 1/6/00 Blocks 3 vs. La Salle, 2/24/00 Steals 4 vs. Dayton, 1/28/00
1999-00: Played in all 31 games and started 23 ... Moved into starting lineup in the Virginia game due to an injury and has been a starter ever since ... Second-leading scorer on the team, averaging 11.1 points ... pulled down 3.8 rebounds a game, dished out 2.5 assists and 1.4 steals per contest ... Double figures in scoring 18 times ... Led the team in scoring six times, rebounding four times, assists seven times, steals 10 times and blocked shots four times ... 15th in the Atlantic 10 Conference in scoring in all games ... Ninth in scoring and 11th in steals in conference games only ... 20 or more points twice ... Nine points, four rebounds, five assists and a steal against Maryland in the second round of the WNIT (3/18) ... 10 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the floor, pulled down two rebounds, dished out a game-high six assists and finished with two steals against Georgia State in the first round of the WNIT (3/16) ... 10 points, four rebounds and four assists against UMass in the quarterfinals of the Bell Atlantic Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament (3/4) ... Four points, seven rebounds and one assist against Rhode Island in the first round (3/3) ... Career-high 24 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field, 1-of-1 from three-point range, pulled down eight rebounds, two assists, one blocked shot and one steal against Hampton (12/29) ... 20 points, two rebounds, three blocked shots and four steals against Dayton (1/\28) ... 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field, 2-of-2 from the free throw line, pulled down five rebounds, two assists and a steal against Southern Utah (11/26) ... 19 points, pulled four rebounds, four assists, one blocked shot and two steals at La Salle (1/16) ... 16 points against George Washington (1/9) and at Temple (1/21) ... 14 points and three rebounds at Xavier (2/10) ... 14 points, two assists and two steals against Duquesne (12/5) ... 14 points, eight rebounds, one assist and two steals at Duquesne (2/20).
1998-99: Practiced with the team but was not eligible to play.
High School: Averaged 24 points and 12 rebounds for Coach Wiletta Spease at Nottingham High School ... Was named Central New York Player of the Year after her senior season ... Also shared Onondaga League Co-Player of the Year honors with Camille Murphy, who is now at Georgia ... She was the first player in Onondaga League history to reach 2,000 points ... Her 2,052 career points broke the Central New York scoring record set by former UVa and current Utah Starzz standout Tami Reiss ... Was named the most valuable player of the Central New York All-Star Classic after leading all-scorers with 38 points ... She also amassed over 250 career assists ... Helped lead Nottingham to the 1996 Section Three Class B title.
Odds and Ends: Chrystal Louise Starling ... Born 7/23/80 in Syracuse, N.Y. ... Righthanded ... Daughter of David Starling and Gwen Starling ... Stepdaughter of Pelma Starling... Enrolled in English ... Favorite poet is Tech professor Nikki Giovanni.
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2000 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team ... 2000 Third-Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference ... Named player of the week twice, once as player of the week and once as rookie of the week ... Adds speed and quickness to the Tech lineup ... Athletic player who brings a knack for scoring to the Tech lineup ... Can play multiple positions ... Scores off the dribble well ... Poses an offensive threat from the perimeter as well as the low block ... A great ball-handler.
