2007-08 Highlights: (11/18 at Stevens Tip-Off Tournament vs. St. Lawrence University): Former All-State product out of Marist, had 22 points, six rebounds and four assists in 37 minutes in her debut, shooting 7-of-11 from the field and 7-of-9 from the line... (11/18 vs. North Carolina Wesleyan College): Had 16 points (4-14 FG) and finished with 38 points in two tournament games to earn All-Tournament Team honors. She added 14 rebounds (nine defensive) and three assists... (11/20): Named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week, for week one of the 2007-08 season. led the Gothic Knights to a 1-1 week in the Stevens Institute of Technology Tournament and was selected to the All-Tournament Team. She also added 3.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game for NJCU. She shot 11-of-25 from the field (.440) and .682 from the line (15-22). As of November 19, Fitzgerald is the No. 2 scorer in the NJAC and leads the conference in minutes per game (35.00). She also ranks second in defensive rebounding (7.00), sixth in rebounding, tied for seventh in assists, 12th in assist/turnover ratio (0.54), and tied for 12th in offensive rebounding (3.00)... (11/20): Has been named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week. The award is for week two of the 2007-08 season... (11/24 vs. Denison College at Jim Meagle Turkey Shoot Tournament; Marietta College): Matched a game-high with 19 points (8-22 FG), and she added 11 rebounds (eight defensive), five assists and four blocks while playing all 40 minutes. It was her second straight game with a double-double and she is now averaging 19.0 points and 10.3 rebounds per contest... (11/25 vs. Marietta College): Contributed nine points, six rebounds and three steals in 27 minutes, shooting 3-of-7... (11/28 vs. SUNY-Farmingdale): Posted career highs of 28 points and 18 rebounds. On 9-of-21 shooting (2-6 3FG), with 18 rebounds (14 defensive) and three assists in 48 minutes before fouling out in the second overtime. She did not score in either overtime period on two shots. Her final points came with 6:13 left in the second half...(11/26): NJCU Female Athlete of the Week... (12/01 vs. Rowan University): Had a game-high 24 points—her third 20-point outburst in six games to open her career. She added eight rebounds (seven defensive) and six assists in 39 minutes, shooting 11-of-16 from the line and 6-of-18 from the field...(12/03 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham): Missed her first seven shots, but contributed to NJCU’s late comeback bid with 12 points (2-12 FG, 8-12 FT), seven rebounds (six defensive), five assists and two steals in 38 minutes...(12/03): Named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week. She earned the award for week three of the 2007-08 season after averaging 26.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game. Currently leads the conference in scoring by nearly two points per game, with 118 points and 19.7 per game. She is also first in minutes (37.33, 224), second in defensive rebounding (7.67, 46), fourth in rebounding (10.5, 63), seventh in blocks (0.83, 5), eighth in assists (3.67, 22), 11th in assist/turnover ratio (0.71), 13th in offensive rebounding (2.83, 17), and 14th in free throw percentage (.722, 39-54)... (12/05 vs. St. Joseph's College-Brooklyn): Grabbed 10 rebounds, and added six points (2-5 FG) and four assists...(12/10): NJCU Female Athlete of the Week... (12/12 vs. John Jay College): Registered a double-double, scoring a team-high 12 points (2-6 FG) and was 8-for-8 from the free throw line, to go along with 11 rebounds, five assists, and three blocks... (12/20): Tied for 59th in the country in rebounding at 10.1 per game, including a high of 18 against Farmingdale State College on November 28. Fitzgerald is 101st nationally in scoring at 16.4 per game... (01/07 at #4 New York University): Registered nine points and seven rebounds in 38 minutes... (01/07): NJCU Women's Athlete of the Week for the fourth time this season and the 12 time in his career...(01/09): Tied for 56th in the country in rebounding at 10.1 per game, including a high of 18 against Farmingdale State College on November 28. She has 98 rebounds (30 offensive, 68 defensive) in 10 games. She is also 95th nationally in scoring at 16.4 per game... (01/09 at Ramapo College): Led NJCU in scoring for the eighth time in 11 games to open her career, with 15 points on 7-of-15 shooting, and four steals in 19 minutes...(01/12 at Kean University): Notched her fifth double-double of the season and had 15 points for a second
straight game (7-18 FG), adding 12 rebounds in 39 minutes...(01/14 at Lehman College): Notched her sixth double-double of the season, scored exactly 15 points for the third game in a row (6-20 FG), added 10 rebounds (seven defensive) and had a career-high five steals in 38 minutes...(02/02 vs. The College of New Jersey): Return to the lineup after missing six games due to injury. She scored seven points in 26 minutes off the bench... (02/06 vs. Ramapo College): Contributed 13 points (6-14 FG), six rebounds, a game-high six steals and four assists... (02/09 at Rutgers University-Camden): Scored 10 of her 17 in the first half, shooting 7-of-15 and 2-of-4 from three-point range. She was one of three NJCU players with eight rebounds, adding four assists and three steals... (02/11): Named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this season after she averaged 15.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.5 steals and 4.0 assists per game, shooting 44.8 percent from the field (13-29), in a 2-0 week for the Gothic Knights (8-14). The honor is for week 13 of the 2007-08 season. NJCU has won four of its last five games...(2/14 at Rutgers-Newark): Grabbed 10 boards, six points and four assists as NJCU out-rebounded Newark, 42-27... (2/16 vs. William Paterson): Netted 15 points for the Knights (7-16 FG) and added seven rebounds and five assists in 37 minutes....(02/20 at Montclair State): Scored 12 points (5-11 FG) with eight rebounds and three assists... (02/26): Named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week for the fifth time this season, for week 15 of the 2007-08 season. a candidate for NJAC Rookie of the Year accolades, had a team-high 12 points, with eight rebounds, three assists and two steals in NJCU’s 61-49 loss to Montclair State University on February 20 in the Gothic Knights’ final game of the season. She shot 45.5 percent from the field (5-11) in 35 minutes. NJCU finished the year 8-17 overall and 3-10 in the NJAC North Division. She is nationally ranked, 127th in rebounds per game, 210th in points, 246th in field goal percentage, 255th in assists, 272nd in assists/turnover ratio, 288th in free throw percentage and 417th in steals....
