11 Cristina Battistini
11 - Cristina Battistini
Height: 5-7
Year: So.
Hometown: Cesena, Italy
High School: Winston-Salem Christian Academy
Position: G/F
gp 23
pts/g 2.9
fg % 28.1
3pt % 23.1
ft % 77.5
reb/g 2.9
a/g 0.9

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
-2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (Basketball)

SOPHOMORE (2023-24 / Basketball ): A solid contributor to both the offense, finishing with 66 points, and defensive units, closing with 68 rebounds (42 defensive) for the Spirits … tallied four points off the bench, while adding seven rebounds and five boards against both Warren Wilson (Nov. 14) and Agnes Scott (Nov. 18), respectively … capped off her first start of the slate with nine points, four rebounds and two assists at Meredith (Nov. 21) … responsible for four points and two rebounds at N.C. Wesleyan (Jan. 3) … knocked down five free throws in a seven-point, four-rebound performance versus at William Peace (Jan. 10) … climbed the glass for five rebounds at Pfeiffer (Jan. 20) … enjoyed her best offensive game of the season, closing with 10 points, by hitting 5-of-6 at the charity stripe at Greensboro (Jan. 27) … twice scored three points in the final five games of the season at Methodist (Jan. 30) and Mary Baldwin (Feb. 3).

FIRST YEAR (2022-23 / Basketball): Closed out a solid first season on the hardwoods with 61 rebounds and 54 points for the Spirits … her 61 rebounds were the fifth-most on the team … climbed the offensive glass for 25 boards … hit 19 field goals, including six 3-pointers, along with 10 free throws for Salem … also dished out 19 assists and forced 18 steals … made her collegiate debut against Warren Wilson (Nov. 8), closing with six points in 26 minutes, making her first start … finished with five points against Southern Virginia (Jan. 10) … emerged with seven points in 38 minutes of action at Methodist (Jan. 13) … responsible for two points against Pfeiffer (Jan. 21) and four points versus Mary Baldwin (Jan. 25) … emerged with seven points, hitting two field goals in 27 minutes, in a clash at Pfeiffer (Feb. 3) … closed out six-point performance against Meredith (Feb. 11) by finishing 2-for-4 from the floor … contributed two points in a series of games with Brevard (Feb. 18) and Greensboro (Feb. 21).

FIRST YEAR (2022 / Soccer): Appeared in 17 matches over the course of her first-year at Salem, making 10 starts along the way … one of seven players with multiple goals, netting two on the season … closed out her first season with 10 shots and six shots on goal, amassing four points … played a key role in helping the Salem defense to limit opponents to 33 goals, 22 assists (88 points) as well as a .108 shot percentage along with 150 shots on goal (.490 shots on goal percentage) … began her collegiate career with a goal on one shot in an 8-0 victory at Regent (Sept. 3) … emerged with two shots, both on goal, against Sweet Briar (Sept. 6) … notched the first goal, a game-winning shot, of a 3-0 victory against Johnson & Wales (Sept. 10) … made two shots in Salem’s 4-1 victory against Agnes Scott (Sept. 18) … capped off a clash against Pfeiffer (Oct. 22) with a single-match season-high four shots.

PREP: A native of Italy … graduated from Winston-Salem Christian School in 2022 … a two-sport athlete who also plays basketball … competed seven years of Club Basketball for Nvova Virtus Lesena under the direction of head coach Fabio Usoni.

PERSONAL: Cristina Battistini … daughter of Roberta Buratti and Carlo Battistini … born on May 21, 2002.

Recent Games
Feb 2 Pfeiffer L, 65-56
Feb 3 Mary Baldwin W, 70-62
Feb 6 at Southern Virginia L, 94-37
Feb 10 William Peace L, 87-84
Feb 14 at Mary Baldwin L, 60-55
Feb 17 at Brevard L, 93-59
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 23 16
Games started 12 11
Minutes 380 264
Minutes per game 16.5 16.5
FG 16-57 12-39
FG Pct 28.1 30.8
3PT 3-13 3-10
3PT Pct 23.1 30.0
FT 31-40 25-32
FT Pct 77.5 78.1
Off rebounds 26 11
Def rebounds 41 31
Total rebounds 67 42
Rebounds per game 2.9 2.6
Personal fouls 41 29
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 20 11
Turnovers 37 28
Assist to turnover ratio 0.5 0.4
Steals 16 12
Blocks 5 2
Points 66 52
Points per game 2.9 3.3
Points per 40 min 6.9 7.9
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 14 at Warren Wilson W, 75-69 - 25 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 4
Nov 17 vs. Trinity (D.C.) W, 69-62 - 16 0-4 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Nov 18 vs. Agnes Scott W, 72-54 - 20 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Nov 21 at Meredith W, 65-53 1 25 4-4 100.0 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 9
Nov 28 Bob Jones W, 74-72 - 15 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 2 Brevard L, 66-46 - 6 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 5 at Johnson & Wales (NC) L, 69-59 - 14 0-0 - 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Dec 15 at Ferrum L, 84-70 1 21 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 2
Dec 30 at Montreat L, 89-41 - 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 3 at N.C. Wesleyan L, 107-67 1 17 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Jan 6 Greensboro W, 88-64 1 18 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Jan 10 at William Peace W, 95-83 1 18 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 7
Jan 13 N.C. Wesleyan L, 89-37 1 13 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 14 Methodist L, 70-50 1 14 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 4
Jan 17 Southern Virginia L, 97-52 1 23 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 1
Jan 20 at Pfeiffer L, 65-58 1 25 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Jan 23 Meredith L, 67-60 - 18 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 27 at Greensboro L, 62-56 - 23 2-7 28.6 1-2 50.0 5-6 83.3 10
Jan 30 at Methodist L, 67-46 1 20 1-2 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 2 Pfeiffer L, 65-56 1 10 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 2
Feb 3 Mary Baldwin W, 70-62 - 14 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Feb 6 at Southern Virginia L, 94-37 - 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 10 William Peace L, 87-84 1 12 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 14 at Mary Baldwin L, 60-55 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Brevard L, 93-59 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 14 at Warren Wilson W, 75-69 - 25 5 2 7 1 2 0.5 1 1 4 0
Nov 17 vs. Trinity (D.C.) W, 69-62 - 16 2 3 5 1 0 - 0 1 2 0
Nov 18 vs. Agnes Scott W, 72-54 - 20 2 3 5 3 3 1.0 1 1 2 0
Nov 21 at Meredith W, 65-53 1 25 1 3 4 2 3 0.7 0 0 3 0
Nov 28 Bob Jones W, 74-72 - 15 1 1 2 2 0 - 1 0 0 -
Dec 2 Brevard L, 66-46 - 6 1 2 3 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 0
Dec 5 at Johnson & Wales (NC) L, 69-59 - 14 3 1 4 2 1 2.0 1 0 3 -
Dec 15 at Ferrum L, 84-70 1 21 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 1 0
Dec 30 at Montreat L, 89-41 - 5 2 0 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 -
Jan 3 at N.C. Wesleyan L, 107-67 1 17 0 2 2 3 4 0.8 1 0 1 0
Jan 6 Greensboro W, 88-64 1 18 0 2 2 1 3 0.3 0 0 2 0
Jan 10 at William Peace W, 95-83 1 18 1 3 4 0 0 - 0 0 3 0
Jan 13 N.C. Wesleyan L, 89-37 1 13 0 1 1 1 0 - 1 0 3 0
Jan 14 Methodist L, 70-50 1 14 1 0 1 0 3 0.0 2 0 0 0
Jan 17 Southern Virginia L, 97-52 1 23 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 1 2 0
Jan 20 at Pfeiffer L, 65-58 1 25 2 3 5 1 2 0.5 0 0 2 0
Jan 23 Meredith L, 67-60 - 18 1 3 4 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 0
Jan 27 at Greensboro L, 62-56 - 23 0 3 3 0 2 0.0 2 1 4 0
Jan 30 at Methodist L, 67-46 1 20 1 5 6 1 3 0.3 4 0 1 -
Feb 2 Pfeiffer L, 65-56 1 10 0 1 1 0 3 0.0 0 0 2 0
Feb 3 Mary Baldwin W, 70-62 - 14 1 0 1 0 0 - 1 0 1 0
Feb 6 at Southern Virginia L, 94-37 - 8 1 0 1 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 0
Feb 10 William Peace L, 87-84 1 12 1 3 4 0 2 0.0 0 0 1 0
Feb 14 at Mary Baldwin L, 60-55 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Brevard L, 93-59 - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2022-23 23 14 20.0 0.8-3.6 23.2 0.3-1.5 17.1 0.4-1.0 45.5 2.3
2023-24 23 12 16.5 0.7-2.5 28.1 0.1-0.6 23.1 1.3-1.7 77.5 2.9
Total 46 26 18.3 0.8-3.0 25.2 0.2-1.0 18.8 0.9-1.3 66.1 2.6
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 23 14 461 19-82 23.2 6-35 17.1 10-22 45.5 54
2023-24 23 12 380 16-57 28.1 3-13 23.1 31-40 77.5 66
Total 46 26 841 35-139 25.2 9-48 18.8 41-62 66.1 120
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2022-23 23 14 20.0 1.6-7.1 23.2 0.5-3.0 17.1 0.9-1.9 45.5 4.7
2023-24 23 12 16.5 1.7-6.0 28.1 0.3-1.4 23.1 3.3-4.2 77.5 6.9
Total 46 26 18.3 1.7-6.6 25.2 0.4-2.3 18.8 2.0-2.9 66.1 5.7
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2022-23 23 14 20.0 1.1 1.6 2.7 1.8 0.0 0.8 2.0 0.4 0.8 0.0
2023-24 23 12 16.5 1.1 1.8 2.9 1.8 0.0 0.9 1.6 0.5 0.7 0.2
Total 46 26 18.3 1.1 1.7 2.8 1.8 0.0 0.8 1.8 0.5 0.7 0.1
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2022-23 23 14 461 25 36 61 41 1 19 47 0.4 18 1
2023-24 23 12 380 26 41 67 41 0 20 37 0.5 16 5
Total 46 26 841 51 77 128 82 1 39 84 0.5 34 6
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 23 14 20.0 2.2 3.1 5.3 3.6 0.1 1.6 4.1 0.4 1.6 0.1
2023-24 23 12 16.5 2.7 4.3 7.1 4.3 0.0 2.1 3.9 0.5 1.7 0.5
Total 46 26 18.3 2.4 3.7 6.1 3.9 0.0 1.9 4.0 0.5 1.6 0.3
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 23 12 16.5 0.7-2.5 28.1 0.1-0.6 23.1 1.3-1.7 77.5 2.9
Conference 16 11 16.5 0.8-2.4 30.8 0.2-0.6 30.0 1.6-2.0 78.1 3.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 10 6 14.3 0.3-2.0 15.0 0.1-0.6 16.7 1.0-1.3 76.9 1.7
Away 11 6 18.3 1.0-2.5 39.3 0.2-0.5 40.0 1.7-2.3 76.0 3.9
Neutral 2 - 18.0 1.0-4.5 22.2 0.0-1.0 0.0 1.0-1.0 100.0 3.0
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Wins 8 3 18.9 1.2-3.2 38.5 0.0-0.5 0.0 1.4-2.1 64.7 3.9
Losses 15 9 15.3 0.4-2.1 19.4 0.2-0.6 33.3 1.3-1.5 87.0 2.3
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November 5 1 20.2 1.6-4.0 40.0 0.0-0.6 0.0 0.6-1.4 42.9 3.8
December 4 1 11.5 0.0-0.8 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.0-1.0 100.0 1.0
January 10 8 18.9 0.6-2.7 22.2 0.3-0.9 33.3 2.1-2.3 91.3 3.6
February 4 2 11.0 0.5-1.8 28.6 0.0-0.2 0.0 0.8-1.5 50.0 1.8
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 23 12 380 16-57 28.1 3-13 23.1 31-40 77.5 66
Conference 16 11 264 12-39 30.8 3-10 30.0 25-32 78.1 52
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 10 6 143 3-20 15.0 1-6 16.7 10-13 76.9 17
Away 11 6 201 11-28 39.3 2-5 40.0 19-25 76.0 43
Neutral 2 - 36 2-9 22.2 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
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Wins 8 3 151 10-26 38.5 0-4 0.0 11-17 64.7 31
Losses 15 9 229 6-31 19.4 3-9 33.3 20-23 87.0 35
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November 5 1 101 8-20 40.0 0-3 0.0 3-7 42.9 19
December 4 1 46 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 4
January 10 8 189 6-27 22.2 3-9 33.3 21-23 91.3 36
February 4 2 44 2-7 28.6 0-1 0.0 3-6 50.0 7
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 23 12 16.5 1.7-6.0 28.1 0.3-1.4 23.1 3.3-4.2 77.5 6.9
Conference 16 11 16.5 1.8-5.9 30.8 0.5-1.5 30.0 3.8-4.8 78.1 7.9
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 10 6 14.3 0.8-5.6 15.0 0.3-1.7 16.7 2.8-3.6 76.9 4.8
Away 11 6 18.3 2.2-5.6 39.3 0.4-1.0 40.0 3.8-5.0 76.0 8.6
Neutral 2 - 18.0 2.2-10.0 22.2 0.0-2.2 0.0 2.2-2.2 100.0 6.7
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Wins 8 3 18.9 2.6-6.9 38.5 0.0-1.1 0.0 2.9-4.5 64.7 8.2
Losses 15 9 15.3 1.0-5.4 19.4 0.5-1.6 33.3 3.5-4.0 87.0 6.1
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November 5 1 20.2 3.2-7.9 40.0 0.0-1.2 0.0 1.2-2.8 42.9 7.5
December 4 1 11.5 0.0-2.6 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 3.5-3.5 100.0 3.5
January 10 8 18.9 1.3-5.7 22.2 0.6-1.9 33.3 4.4-4.9 91.3 7.6
February 4 2 11.0 1.8-6.4 28.6 0.0-0.9 0.0 2.7-5.5 50.0 6.4
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 23 12 16.5 1.1 1.8 2.9 1.8 0.0 0.9 1.6 0.5 0.7 0.2
Conference 16 11 16.5 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.8 0.0 0.7 1.8 0.4 0.8 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 10 6 14.3 0.6 1.3 1.9 1.4 0.0 0.5 1.3 0.4 0.6 0.1
Away 11 6 18.3 1.5 2.0 3.5 2.1 0.0 1.0 1.9 0.5 0.8 0.2
Neutral 2 - 18.0 2.0 3.0 5.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 1.5 1.3 0.5 1.0
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Wins 8 3 18.9 1.6 2.1 3.8 2.1 0.0 1.3 1.4 0.9 0.5 0.4
Losses 15 9 15.3 0.9 1.6 2.5 1.6 0.0 0.7 1.7 0.4 0.8 0.1
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November 5 1 20.2 2.2 2.4 4.6 2.2 0.0 1.8 1.6 1.1 0.6 0.6
December 4 1 11.5 1.5 0.8 2.3 1.3 0.0 0.5 1.3 0.4 0.3 0.0
January 10 8 18.9 0.6 2.2 2.8 2.0 0.0 0.8 1.8 0.4 1.1 0.2
February 4 2 11.0 0.8 1.0 1.8 1.3 0.0 0.3 1.5 0.2 0.3 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 23 12 380 26 41 67 41 0 20 37 0.5 16 5
Conference 16 11 264 11 31 42 29 0 11 28 0.4 12 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 10 6 143 6 13 19 14 0 5 13 0.4 6 1
Away 11 6 201 16 22 38 23 0 11 21 0.5 9 2
Neutral 2 - 36 4 6 10 4 0 4 3 1.3 1 2
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Wins 8 3 151 13 17 30 17 0 10 11 0.9 4 3
Losses 15 9 229 13 24 37 24 0 10 26 0.4 12 2
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November 5 1 101 11 12 23 11 0 9 8 1.1 3 3
December 4 1 46 6 3 9 5 0 2 5 0.4 1 0
January 10 8 189 6 22 28 20 0 8 18 0.4 11 2
February 4 2 44 3 4 7 5 0 1 6 0.2 1 0
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 23 12 16.5 2.7 4.3 7.1 4.3 0.0 2.1 3.9 0.5 1.7 0.5
Conference 16 11 16.5 1.7 4.7 6.4 4.4 0.0 1.7 4.2 0.4 1.8 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 10 6 14.3 1.7 3.6 5.3 3.9 0.0 1.4 3.6 0.4 1.7 0.3
Away 11 6 18.3 3.2 4.4 7.6 4.6 0.0 2.2 4.2 0.5 1.8 0.4
Neutral 2 - 18.0 4.4 6.7 11.1 4.4 0.0 4.4 3.3 1.3 1.1 2.2
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Wins 8 3 18.9 3.4 4.5 7.9 4.5 0.0 2.6 2.9 0.9 1.1 0.8
Losses 15 9 15.3 2.3 4.2 6.5 4.2 0.0 1.7 4.5 0.4 2.1 0.3
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November 5 1 20.2 4.4 4.8 9.1 4.4 0.0 3.6 3.2 1.1 1.2 1.2
December 4 1 11.5 5.2 2.6 7.8 4.3 0.0 1.7 4.3 0.4 0.9 0.0
January 10 8 18.9 1.3 4.7 5.9 4.2 0.0 1.7 3.8 0.4 2.3 0.4
February 4 2 11.0 2.7 3.6 6.4 4.5 0.0 0.9 5.5 0.2 0.9 0.0