Francesca Bellatin 22 Class: Junior Hometown: Lima, Peru High School: Colegio Villa Maria Height: 5-11½ Position: Guard Birthdate: 07/22/1992 Experience: 2L

2011-12: Appeared in 12 games, making one start ... Had season-best four points in win over Houston Baptist on Dec. 20, a game that also saw her collect a career-best two steals ... Grabbed a career-high five rebounds in season-opening win over Our Lady of the Lake on Nov. 11.

2010-11: Appeared in 19 games as a freshman, averaging 2.0 points and 0.9 rebounds per game ... Poured in a career-high 10 points against LSU-Shreveport on Nov. 23 ... Played a career-high 20 minutes against LSU Shreveport ... Top assist effort came against Portland, as she handed out three helpers.

PRIOR TO LAMAR: Averaged 37 points, nine rebounds and four assists at Colegio Villa Maria ... Played for Peruvian under-19 national team, averaging 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists per game.

PERSONAL: Born July 22, 1992, in Lima, Peru ... Daughter of Pedro Bellatin and Maria Sol Olite ... Majoring in human resource management ... Enjoys all sports.

CAREER HIGHS

POINTS: 10 LSU Shreveport (Nov. 23, 2010)

REBOUNDS: 5 Our Lady of the Lake (Nov. 11, 2011)

ASSISTS: 3 vs. Portland (Nov. 26, 2010)

BLOCKS: 1 at Northwestern State (Feb. 8, 2012); vs. Cal Poly (Dec. 4, 2010)

STEALS: 2 at Houston Baptist (Dec. 20, 2011)

MINUTES: 20 LSU-Shreveport (Nov. 23, 2010)

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