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  Maria Ben Erlingsdottir

Maria Ben Erlingsdottir

Player Profile

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Keflavik, Iceland

High School:
Sudurnes Comprehensive College

Height:
6-2

Position:
Center

High School
Erlingsdottir averaged 14.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game during the 2005 FIBA Under-18 European Championships and averaged 18.5 points and 7.1 rebounds for the Icelandic National Team in the 2004 FIBA Under-16 European Championships... was a member of the Icelandic National Team in the Under-16 European Promotion Cup for Cadettes... was a three-year member of the Icelandic National Team where she competed in the FIBA Under-18 European Championships in 2004 through 2006... was one of the Icelandic National Team's top players during the 2006 championships as she averaged 14.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game... saw action in 64 career games with the Icelandic National Team where she concluded her career averaging 11.0 points per game as a member of the Senior Team, Under-18 Team and Under-16 Team... competed with Keflavik - her hometown - where she helped the squad capture Icelandic Senior Championships during the 2004-05 campaigns and guided the team to the Icelandic Cup Championship in the 2004 season... led Keflavik to a pair of Icelandic Company Cup Championships during the 2003 and 2004 seasons... was a first team All-Icelandic League selection during the 2006 season... averaged 17.2 points and 6.0 rebounds per game while connecting on 57.4 percent of her attempts from the field and 82.4 percent of her shots from the free throw line... was a five-year member of the Youth Team for Keflavik where she led the squad to Icelandic Championships on four occasions 2000, 2002-04 and three Icelandic Cup Championships 2002-04... was selected as the Best Young Player in Iceland during the 2004 and 2006 seasons.

Off the Hardwood
Erlingsdottir is the daughter of Erlingur Bjarnason and Asta Ben Sigurdardottir.



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