Ava Interrante

#3 Ava Interrante

Pos. G
Ht. 5-9
Yr. Fr.
Hometown McHenry, Ill.
High School (Prev. School) McHenry

2022-23: Appeared in all 30 games, making 13 starts ... played 16.9 minutes/game ... averaged 4.1 points and 2.0 rebounds per game ... ranked second on the team with 29 steals ... scored in double figures three times ... led team in steals on six occasions ... played 15 minutes in season-opening win Nov. 7 at Central Michigan, scoring two points and grabbing three rebounds ... scored five points and registered three steals Nov. 21 against UAB ... smashed her previous career best in the scoring column with a 15-point effort at Western Illinois Dec. 9, all of which came in the second half ... went 5-of-8 from the floor, including 3-of-5 from 3-point range, against the Leathernecks ... earned first career start Dec. 30 at Belmont and took full advantage, setting a career high with four 3-pointers (4-6) en route to 14 points and three rebounds ... hit pair of 3-pointers and pulled down career-best five rebounds Jan. 1 at Murray State ... scored 12 points, grabbed four rebounds and tallied career-best three assists Jan. 7 versus Indiana State ... scored eight points (3-4 FG; 2-2 3PT) and tied career best with five rebounds Jan. 11 at UIC ... tallied nine points and matched her career high with five rebounds in Jan. 14 win over Missouri State ... came up with a career-best four steals Jan. 21 at Drake ... led Valpo with three steals while also contributing eight points and four rebounds against Illinois State Jan. 27 ... tallied nine points, three rebounds and two steals in Jan. 29 win over Bradley ... hit pair of 3-pointers en route to eight points in win at Bradley Feb. 23.

2021-22: Saw action in eight games, playing 18 minutes ... made season debut Nov. 21 at Xavier, connecting on her lone field goal attempt ... grabbed an offensive rebound in win over Bradley Feb. 10 ... came up with a steal in win against Southern Illinois March 5 ... played a season-high nine minutes in MVC Tournament quarterfinal versus UNI, scoring four points (1-1 FG; 2-2 FT) ... matched career highs with two rebounds and two assists and tallied a steal as well against the Panthers.

2020-21: Made 10 appearances in her first season in the Brown and Gold, averaging 5.1 minutes/game ... debuted with three minutes of action in Nov. 29 season opener at Bowling Green ... went 3-of-4 from the foul line for first career points Dec. 8 at Miami (Ohio) ... made first career field goal and grabbed a pair of rebounds in Dec. 12 win over Western Michigan ... connected on only field goal attempt and grabbed two boards Feb. 5 versus Bradley ... scored season-high four points and dished out two assists in 15 minutes of action Feb. 19 against Evansville.

Prep: A four-year letterwinner and two-year team captain for the Warriors ... earned Honorable Mention All-State and All-Area honors as a junior ... two-time All-Conference honoree ... helped McHenry to a pair of regional championships and two conference titles in her time as a Warrior ... played AAU basketball for Illinois Elite.

Personal: Daughter of Christine Interrante ... major is psychology.