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12 Rachel Ciminillo
Rachel Ciminillo
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Lima, Ohio
  • High School:
    Shawnee
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Physical Education & Health
  • gp
    26
  • pts/g
    4.3
  • fg %
    29.1
  • 3pt %
    30.9
  • ft %
    52.0
  • reb/g
    4.0
  • a/g
    2.6

Bio

Junior (2011-2012): Started 21 of the 23 games appeared in at the point guard spot for the Jackets … Averaged 3.9 points and 3.7 rebounds per game … Recorded second most steals for DC with 30 on the season … Dished out 43 assists, the third-highest total of any Yellow Jacket for the season … Grabbed the third most defensive and total rebounds on the team with 70 and 86 respectively … Led the Purple and Gold in rebounding on three occasions … Pulled down a career-high 10 boards in a 70-65 win over Kalamazoo on December 14 … Scored a career-high 10 points and grabbed five rebounds in a 77-68 home victory over Bluffton on February 15 … Awarded Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Academic honors...

Sophomore (2010-2011): Came off the bench to play in all 26 contests at the guard position ... Shot .380 from the floor, and improved behind the arc with a .385 shooting percentage ... Averaged 9.6 minutes, 2.1 points and 1.5 rebounds per contest...

Freshman (2009-2010): Stepped in as the Lady Jackets’ point guard off the bench in her first season at Defiance … Earned a reputation as a tenacious perimeter defender …Posted a career-high three steals in DC’s HCAC Tournament Quarterfinals victory over Manchester on February 25 ... Recorded 15 assists, 25 rebounds and 15 steals, playing eight minutes per contest...

Prep: Two-year letterwinner at Lima Shawnee High under head coach Jeff Heistan ... Received Honorable Mention recognition in the Western Buckeye League ... Selected to the District Eight All-Star Basketball Team … Also an all-league performer for the LSH volleyball team … Member of the Presidential Achievement Society...

Personal: Daughter of Ted and Heather Ciminillo ... Majoring in physical education and health...

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 2 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 74-72
Feb 6 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 58-47
Feb 9 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 57-50
Feb 13 at Bluffton L, 62-47
Feb 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-56
Feb 22 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 48-32
  Total Conference
Games 26 18
Games started 26 18
Minutes 834 588
Minutes per game 32.1 32.7
FG 41-141 30-100
FG Pct 29.1 30.0
3PT 17-55 14-38
3PT Pct 30.9 36.8
FT 13-25 12-21
FT Pct 52.0 57.1
Off rebounds 25 22
Def rebounds 78 53
Total rebounds 103 75
Rebounds per game 4.0 4.2
Personal fouls 52 35
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 68 42
Turnovers 60 41
Assist to turnover ratio 1.1 1.0
Steals 44 30
Blocks 0 0
Points 112 86
Points per game 4.3 4.8
Points per 40 min 5.4 5.9

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 16 vs. Thomas More L, 55-51 1 33 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Nov 17 at Centre (Ky.) L, 78-42 1 26 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Nov 20 Hope L, 52-46 1 30 2-7 28.6 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 5
Nov 28 Alma (Mich.) W, 80-69 1 34 3-7 42.9 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 7
Dec 1 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 56-50 1 28 1-5 20.0 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 4
Dec 5 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-42 1 39 0-6 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 8 Hanover (Ind.) W, 85-80 1 43 3-8 37.5 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 9
Dec 15 Franklin (Ind.) W, 59-51 1 35 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Dec 18 at Kalamazoo W, 62-40 1 27 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Dec 28 at Wittenberg L, 62-44 1 29 2-7 28.6 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 5
Dec 29 vs. Albion (Mich.) W, 45-42 1 31 0-5 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0
Jan 2 Bluffton W, 54-32 1 30 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 5 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 65-53 1 28 3-7 42.9 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 8
Jan 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 64-62 1 37 3-6 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 12 Mt. St. Joseph W, 70-55 1 37 3-8 37.5 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 7
Jan 16 Earlham (Ind.) W, 66-57 1 32 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 3-4 75.0 6
Jan 19 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 88-76 1 31 1-5 20.0 1-3 33.3 2-3 66.7 5
Jan 23 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 46-44 1 28 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 26 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 84-81 1 44 4-10 40.0 2-5 40.0 2-2 100.0 12
Jan 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 61-48 1 34 0-4 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Feb 2 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 74-72 1 15 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 6 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 58-47 1 33 1-5 20.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 9 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 57-50 1 34 2-6 33.3 0-2 0.0 0-4 0.0 4
Feb 13 at Bluffton L, 62-47 1 36 3-8 37.5 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 9
Feb 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-56 1 24 1-4 25.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 22 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 48-32 1 36 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 16 vs. Thomas More L, 55-51 1 33 1 2 3 5 5 2 0
Nov 17 at Centre (Ky.) L, 78-42 1 26 0 3 3 3 3 3 0
Nov 20 Hope L, 52-46 1 30 0 3 3 6 3 1 0
Nov 28 Alma (Mich.) W, 80-69 1 34 0 2 2 6 3 3 0
Dec 1 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 56-50 1 28 1 4 5 0 3 3 0
Dec 5 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-42 1 39 1 3 4 4 0 2 0
Dec 8 Hanover (Ind.) W, 85-80 1 43 4 7 11 4 7 4 0
Dec 15 Franklin (Ind.) W, 59-51 1 35 0 2 2 1 3 3 0
Dec 18 at Kalamazoo W, 62-40 1 27 2 7 9 2 1 3 0
Dec 28 at Wittenberg L, 62-44 1 29 0 1 1 1 2 2 0
Dec 29 vs. Albion (Mich.) W, 45-42 1 31 0 5 5 2 2 0 0
Jan 2 Bluffton W, 54-32 1 30 0 4 4 2 2 0 0
Jan 5 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 65-53 1 28 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
Jan 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 64-62 1 37 1 2 3 3 1 0 0
Jan 12 Mt. St. Joseph W, 70-55 1 37 0 3 3 3 2 3 0
Jan 16 Earlham (Ind.) W, 66-57 1 32 2 5 7 5 1 0 0
Jan 19 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 88-76 1 31 0 1 1 4 1 2 0
Jan 23 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 46-44 1 28 1 2 3 2 3 2 0
Jan 26 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 84-81 1 44 3 4 7 3 0 0 0
Jan 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 61-48 1 34 2 4 6 1 1 0 0
Feb 2 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 74-72 1 15 1 1 2 1 1 1 0
Feb 6 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 58-47 1 33 1 3 4 4 5 1 0
Feb 9 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 57-50 1 34 3 5 8 3 2 6 0
Feb 13 at Bluffton L, 62-47 1 36 2 2 4 1 2 2 0
Feb 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-56 1 24 0 1 1 1 2 0 0
Feb 22 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 48-32 1 36 0 2 2 1 0 0 0

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 16 vs. Thomas More L, 55-51 1 1 0 1.0
Nov 17 at Centre (Ky.) L, 78-42 1 1 0 1.0
Nov 20 Hope L, 52-46 1 4 0 2.0
Nov 28 Alma (Mich.) W, 80-69 1 2 0 2.0
Dec 1 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 56-50 1 2 - 0.0
Dec 5 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-42 1 2 0 -
Dec 8 Hanover (Ind.) W, 85-80 1 2 0 0.6
Dec 15 Franklin (Ind.) W, 59-51 1 2 0 0.3
Dec 18 at Kalamazoo W, 62-40 1 2 0 2.0
Dec 28 at Wittenberg L, 62-44 1 2 0 0.5
Dec 29 vs. Albion (Mich.) W, 45-42 1 3 0 1.0
Jan 2 Bluffton W, 54-32 1 1 0 1.0
Jan 5 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 65-53 1 3 0 0.0
Jan 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 64-62 1 3 0 3.0
Jan 12 Mt. St. Joseph W, 70-55 1 2 0 1.5
Jan 16 Earlham (Ind.) W, 66-57 1 3 0 5.0
Jan 19 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 88-76 1 3 0 4.0
Jan 23 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 46-44 1 3 0 0.7
Jan 26 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 84-81 1 1 0 -
Jan 30 Manchester (Ind.) L, 61-48 1 2 0 1.0
Feb 2 at Mt. St. Joseph W, 74-72 1 0 0 1.0
Feb 6 at Earlham (Ind.) W, 58-47 1 3 0 0.8
Feb 9 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 57-50 1 1 - 1.5
Feb 13 at Bluffton L, 62-47 1 2 0 0.5
Feb 16 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 61-56 1 0 0 0.5
Feb 22 vs. Manchester (Ind.) L, 48-32 1 2 0 -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2009-10 27 8.0 0.5-1.8 0.1-0.5 0.3-0.6 1.5
2010-11 25 9.3 0.7-1.9 0.4-1.0 0.2-0.3 2.0
2011-12 23 27.0 1.3-4.8 0.6-2.5 0.7-1.1 3.9
2012-13 26 32.1 1.6-5.4 0.7-2.1 0.5-1.0 4.3
Total 101 18.9 1.0-3.4 0.4-1.5 0.4-0.7 2.9

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2009-10 27 - 217 14-48 29.2 4-14 28.6 8-15 53.3 40
2010-11 25 - 232 18-47 38.3 9-24 37.5 5-8 62.5 50
2011-12 23 21 622 30-110 27.3 13-58 22.4 16-25 64.0 89
2012-13 26 26 834 41-141 29.1 17-55 30.9 13-25 52.0 112
Total 101 47 1905 103-346 29.8 43-151 28.5 42-73 57.5 291

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2009-10 27 217 8.0 2.6-8.8 0.7-2.6 28.6 1.5-2.8 7.4
2010-11 25 232 9.3 3.1-8.1 1.6-4.1 37.5 0.9-1.4 8.6
2011-12 23 622 27.0 1.9-7.1 0.8-3.7 22.4 1.0-1.6 5.7
2012-13 26 834 32.1 2.0-6.8 0.8-2.6 30.9 0.6-1.2 5.4
Total 101 1905 18.9 2.2-7.3 0.9-3.2 28.5 0.9-1.5 6.1

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2009-10 27 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.0
2010-11 25 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.8 1.0 0.6 0.0
2011-12 23 0.7 3.0 3.7 1.9 2.4 1.3 0.0
2012-13 26 1.0 3.0 4.0 2.6 2.3 1.7 0.0
Total 101 0.6 1.9 2.5 1.5 1.6 1.0 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2009-10 27 - 4 21 25 15 25 15 1
2010-11 25 - 12 25 37 21 25 16 1
2011-12 23 21 16 70 86 43 56 30 0
2012-13 26 26 25 78 103 68 60 44 0
Total 101 47 57 194 251 147 166 105 2

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2009-10 27 0.7 3.9 4.6 2.8 4.6 2.8 0.2
2010-11 25 2.1 4.3 6.4 3.6 4.3 2.8 0.2
2011-12 23 1.0 4.5 5.5 2.8 3.6 1.9 0.0
2012-13 26 1.2 3.7 4.9 3.3 2.9 2.1 0.0
Total 101 1.2 4.1 5.3 3.1 3.5 2.2 0.0

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 26 32.1 1.6-5.4 0.7-2.1 0.5-1.0 4.3
Conference 18 32.7 1.7-5.6 0.8-2.1 0.7-1.2 4.8
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 11 35.6 1.9-6.3 0.7-2.2 0.6-1.3 5.2
Away 12 28.5 1.5-5.0 0.8-2.1 0.4-0.6 4.2
Neutral 3 33.3 0.7-4.0 0.0-2.0 0.3-1.3 1.7
Result            
Wins 14 31.9 1.4-5.2 0.6-1.9 0.4-1.0 3.6
Losses 12 32.3 1.8-5.7 0.8-2.4 0.7-0.9 5.1
Month            
November 4 30.8 1.5-5.0 0.5-2.0 0.2-0.5 3.8
December 7 33.1 1.4-6.1 0.6-2.0 0.3-0.9 3.7
January 9 33.4 1.8-5.3 0.9-2.4 0.9-1.2 5.3
February 6 29.7 1.5-5.0 0.5-1.8 0.3-1.0 3.8

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 26 26 834 41-141 29.1 17-55 30.9 13-25 52.0 112
Conference 18 18 588 30-100 30.0 14-38 36.8 12-21 57.1 86
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 11 11 392 21-69 30.4 8-24 33.3 7-14 50.0 57
Away 12 12 342 18-60 30.0 9-25 36.0 5-7 71.4 50
Neutral 3 3 100 2-12 16.7 0-6 0.0 1-4 25.0 5
Result                    
Wins 14 14 446 19-73 26.0 8-26 30.8 5-14 35.7 51
Losses 12 12 388 22-68 32.4 9-29 31.0 8-11 72.7 61
Month                    
November 4 4 123 6-20 30.0 2-8 25.0 1-2 50.0 15
December 7 7 232 10-43 23.3 4-14 28.6 2-6 33.3 26
January 9 9 301 16-48 33.3 8-22 36.4 8-11 72.7 48
February 6 6 178 9-30 30.0 3-11 27.3 2-6 33.3 23

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 26 834 32.1 2.0-6.8 0.8-2.6 30.9 0.6-1.2 5.4
Conference 18 588 32.7 2.0-6.8 1.0-2.6 36.8 0.8-1.4 5.9
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 11 392 35.6 2.1-7.0 0.8-2.4 33.3 0.7-1.4 5.8
Away 12 342 28.5 2.1-7.0 1.1-2.9 36.0 0.6-0.8 5.8
Neutral 3 100 33.3 0.8-4.8 0.0-2.4 0.0 0.4-1.6 2.0
Result                
Wins 14 446 31.9 1.7-6.5 0.7-2.3 30.8 0.4-1.3 4.6
Losses 12 388 32.3 2.3-7.0 0.9-3.0 31.0 0.8-1.1 6.3
Month                
November 4 123 30.8 2.0-6.5 0.7-2.6 25.0 0.3-0.7 4.9
December 7 232 33.1 1.7-7.4 0.7-2.4 28.6 0.3-1.0 4.5
January 9 301 33.4 2.1-6.4 1.1-2.9 36.4 1.1-1.5 6.4
February 6 178 29.7 2.0-6.7 0.7-2.5 27.3 0.4-1.3 5.2

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 26 1.0 3.0 4.0 2.6 2.3 1.7 0.0
Conference 18 1.2 2.9 4.2 2.3 2.3 1.7 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 1.4 3.8 5.2 3.5 2.2 2.0 0.0
Away 12 0.8 2.3 3.0 1.8 2.4 1.7 0.0
Neutral 3 0.3 3.0 3.3 2.7 2.3 0.7 0.0
Result                
Wins 14 1.1 3.8 4.9 2.8 2.5 2.2 0.0
Losses 12 0.8 2.1 2.8 2.4 2.1 1.1 0.0
Month                
November 4 0.3 2.5 2.8 5.0 3.5 2.3 0.0
December 7 1.1 4.1 5.3 2.0 2.6 2.4 0.0
January 9 1.0 2.8 3.8 2.6 1.8 0.9 0.0
February 6 1.2 2.3 3.5 1.8 2.0 1.7 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 26 26 25 78 103 68 60 44 0
Conference 18 18 22 53 75 42 41 30 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 11 11 15 42 57 38 24 22 0
Away 12 12 9 27 36 22 29 20 0
Neutral 3 3 1 9 10 8 7 2 0
Result                  
Wins 14 14 16 53 69 39 35 31 0
Losses 12 12 9 25 34 29 25 13 0
Month                  
November 4 4 1 10 11 20 14 9 0
December 7 7 8 29 37 14 18 17 0
January 9 9 9 25 34 23 16 8 0
February 6 6 7 14 21 11 12 10 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 26 1.2 3.7 4.9 3.3 2.9 2.1 0.0
Conference 18 1.5 3.6 5.1 2.9 2.8 2.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 11 1.5 4.3 5.8 3.9 2.4 2.2 0.0
Away 12 1.1 3.2 4.2 2.6 3.4 2.3 0.0
Neutral 3 0.4 3.6 4.0 3.2 2.8 0.8 0.0
Result                
Wins 14 1.4 4.8 6.2 3.5 3.1 2.8 0.0
Losses 12 0.9 2.6 3.5 3.0 2.6 1.3 0.0
Month                
November 4 0.3 3.3 3.6 6.5 4.6 2.9 0.0
December 7 1.4 5.0 6.4 2.4 3.1 2.9 0.0
January 9 1.2 3.3 4.5 3.1 2.1 1.1 0.0
February 6 1.6 3.1 4.7 2.5 2.7 2.2 0.0

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