20 Emma Santoro
20 - Emma Santoro
Height: 6-0
Year: Sr.
Hometown: King, N.C.
High School: West Stokes HS
Position: F
gp 30
pts/g 10.7
fg % 43.7
3pt % 15.8
ft % 71.4
reb/g 6.5
a/g 3.0

2024-25 SAC Player to Watch

2023-24 SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll
2022-23 SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll

2023-24: Started all 28 games her junior year ... Finished second on the team in scoring at 14.3 points per game and led the squad in rebounding with 7.0 rebounds per contest ... Also tallied 2.9 assists and 2.0 steals per outing and had 19 blocks on the year ... Shot 45.5 percent from the field and 73.6 percent at the free throw line ... Scored in double figures 19 times with a career-high 25 points coming at Lincoln Memorial (Feb. 7) ... Had four double-doubles on the season with a season-high 13 rebounds at Anderson (Jan. 20) ... Pulled down five or more rebounds 22 times over the year ... Had 15 games with three or more assists and a career-high seven helpers against Tusculum (Jan. 3) and at UVA Wise (Jan. 31) ... Had three or more steals 12 times, with four swipes in four games ... Posted three blocks at Lenoir-Rhyne (Dec. 9).

2022-23: Started all 25 games in which she played her sophomore season ... Averaged 11.0 points and a team-leading 6.8 rebounds per game ... Also notched 43 assists, 32 steals and 28 blocks over the course of the year ... Shot 44.9 percent from the field and 73.1 percent from the stripe ... Reached double figures in scoring on 13 different occasions with a career-high 24 points at Coker (Jan. 28) ... Had five double-digit rebounding games and three double-doubles ... Posted 20 games with five or more rebounds ... Had four assists against No. 21 Catawba (Feb. 18), four steals against Limestone (Dec. 3) and four blocks at UVA Wise (Jan. 18).

2021-22: Started 17 of the 20 games in which she played as a freshman ... Averaged a team-leading 10.4 points and 6.5 rebounds per game ... Notched 28 assists, 18 steals and 11 blocks on the year ... Scored in double figures 12 times on the year including a season-best 23 points against Queens (N.C.) (Nov. 14) ... Grabbed 12 rebounds at Mary Baldwin (Dec. 13) ... Had three steals, two assists and two blocks against Salem (N.C.) (Nov. 17).

Recent Games
Feb 8 at No. 12 Coker L, 88-59
Feb 12 Lincoln Memorial W, 63-62
Feb 15 Catawba L, 84-70
Feb 19 at Carson-Newman L, 84-68
Feb 22 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 76-58
Feb 27 Limestone L, 74-63
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 30 24
Games started 30 24
Minutes 901 734
Minutes per game 30.0 30.6
FG 129-295 85-226
FG Pct 43.7 37.6
3PT 9-57 6-48
3PT Pct 15.8 12.5
FT 55-77 47-63
FT Pct 71.4 74.6
Off rebounds 37 30
Def rebounds 158 111
Total rebounds 195 141
Rebounds per game 6.5 5.9
Personal fouls 67 56
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 89 74
Turnovers 76 61
Assist to turnover ratio 1.2 1.2
Steals 62 43
Blocks 25 23
Points 322 223
Points per game 10.7 9.3
Points per 40 min 14.3 12.2
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 4 at Tennessee Tech L, 82-54 1 29 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Nov 8 vs. Southern Wesleyan W, 79-65 1 31 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Nov 9 at Belmont Abbey L, 60-49 1 21 5-11 45.5 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 12
Nov 13 King (Tenn.) W, 76-52 1 32 12-16 75.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 25
Nov 16 Virginia Union W, 74-65 1 36 9-13 69.2 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 18
Nov 20 UVA Wise L, 80-66 1 26 1-6 16.7 0-1 0.0 2-7 28.6 4
Nov 23 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 76-59 1 37 6-15 40.0 0-0 - 4-5 80.0 16
Nov 26 No. 5 Carson-Newman L, 76-57 1 38 6-12 50.0 0-2 0.0 5-5 100.0 17
Nov 30 at Newberry L, 60-53 1 34 5-8 62.5 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 10
Dec 4 Coker L, 77-60 1 29 6-9 66.7 0-2 0.0 1-1 100.0 13
Dec 7 at Catawba L, 79-67 1 38 6-14 42.9 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 12
Dec 9 vs. Puerto Rico-Bayamon W, 80-70 1 20 6-11 54.5 1-4 25.0 5-7 71.4 18
Dec 10 vs. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras W, 65-46 1 27 11-14 78.6 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 23
Dec 14 at Mars Hill L, 108-59 1 25 6-12 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 12
Dec 17 Lynchburg W, 74-52 1 34 6-13 46.2 1-3 33.3 5-8 62.5 18
Dec 18 at Wingate L, 69-42 1 36 1-9 11.1 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Jan 4 Anderson (S.C.) L, 82-73 1 26 7-14 50.0 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 15
Jan 8 Tusculum L, 94-81 1 32 3-11 27.3 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 8
Jan 12 at Limestone L, 81-66 1 30 3-9 33.3 0-3 0.0 2-5 40.0 8
Jan 15 Mars Hill L, 75-70 1 34 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 5-7 71.4 13
Jan 18 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 87-68 1 20 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 1-1 100.0 3
Jan 22 at Lincoln Memorial L, 79-77 1 40 4-10 40.0 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 10
Jan 25 Newberry W, 86-46 1 24 4-8 50.0 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 11
Jan 29 at UVA Wise L, 82-80 1 27 0-9 0.0 0-3 0.0 4-4 100.0 4
Feb 1 Wingate L, 74-72 1 33 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Feb 5 at Tusculum L, 82-68 1 26 1-10 10.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 5
Feb 8 at No. 12 Coker L, 88-59 1 22 1-4 25.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 5
Feb 12 Lincoln Memorial W, 63-62 1 41 5-12 41.7 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 12
Feb 15 Catawba L, 84-70 1 38 3-11 27.3 2-7 28.6 2-2 100.0 10
Feb 19 at Carson-Newman L, 84-68 1 35 4-13 30.8 0-6 0.0 3-3 100.0 11
Feb 22 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 76-58 1 15 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 27 Limestone L, 74-63 1 28 4-11 36.4 0-1 0.0 2-3 66.7 10
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 4 at Tennessee Tech L, 82-54 1 29 0 3 3 0 4 0.0 0 2 3 0
Nov 8 vs. Southern Wesleyan W, 79-65 1 31 0 13 13 3 6 0.5 5 0 2 0
Nov 9 at Belmont Abbey L, 60-49 1 21 2 1 3 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 0
Nov 13 King (Tenn.) W, 76-52 1 32 1 11 12 4 0 - 6 1 1 0
Nov 16 Virginia Union W, 74-65 1 36 2 10 12 1 2 0.5 3 1 2 0
Nov 20 UVA Wise L, 80-66 1 26 0 2 2 2 2 1.0 1 1 3 0
Nov 23 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 76-59 1 37 0 8 8 6 3 2.0 2 0 1 0
Nov 26 No. 5 Carson-Newman L, 76-57 1 38 5 8 13 3 4 0.8 1 2 1 -
Nov 30 at Newberry L, 60-53 1 34 1 4 5 4 5 0.8 3 4 1 0
Dec 4 Coker L, 77-60 1 29 1 3 4 3 4 0.8 3 0 3 0
Dec 7 at Catawba L, 79-67 1 38 1 13 14 0 5 0.0 1 0 2 0
Dec 9 vs. Puerto Rico-Bayamon W, 80-70 1 20 1 2 3 3 1 3.0 1 0 2 0
Dec 10 vs. Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras W, 65-46 1 27 1 10 11 3 5 0.6 4 0 2 0
Dec 14 at Mars Hill L, 108-59 1 25 4 6 10 0 5 0.0 2 1 4 -
Dec 17 Lynchburg W, 74-52 1 34 0 10 10 3 2 1.5 10 1 2 0
Dec 18 at Wingate L, 69-42 1 36 2 8 10 5 2 2.5 1 1 1 0
Jan 4 Anderson (S.C.) L, 82-73 1 26 1 3 4 2 2 1.0 3 0 3 0
Jan 8 Tusculum L, 94-81 1 32 2 3 5 5 3 1.7 4 2 2 0
Jan 12 at Limestone L, 81-66 1 30 0 6 6 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 0
Jan 15 Mars Hill L, 75-70 1 34 1 2 3 4 2 2.0 3 0 4 -
Jan 18 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 87-68 1 20 1 5 6 1 0 - 0 2 4 0
Jan 22 at Lincoln Memorial L, 79-77 1 40 1 2 3 2 3 0.7 3 1 4 0
Jan 25 Newberry W, 86-46 1 24 0 6 6 4 0 - 2 2 3 0
Jan 29 at UVA Wise L, 82-80 1 27 4 2 6 4 2 2.0 0 2 2 -
Feb 1 Wingate L, 74-72 1 33 1 4 5 6 1 6.0 1 1 2 0
Feb 5 at Tusculum L, 82-68 1 26 2 3 5 1 3 0.3 0 0 1 -
Feb 8 at No. 12 Coker L, 88-59 1 22 0 1 1 4 1 4.0 1 1 2 0
Feb 12 Lincoln Memorial W, 63-62 1 41 2 5 7 4 2 2.0 2 0 3 0
Feb 15 Catawba L, 84-70 1 38 1 6 7 7 4 1.8 4 1 3 0
Feb 19 at Carson-Newman L, 84-68 1 35 0 4 4 4 3 1.3 2 1 1 -
Feb 22 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 76-58 1 15 0 1 1 1 3 0.3 0 0 3 0
Feb 27 Limestone L, 74-63 1 28 0 6 6 2 1 2.0 4 1 1 0
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2021-22 20 17 25.1 4.5-9.8 45.2 0.5-1.9 24.3 1.1-1.8 62.9 10.4
2022-23 25 25 28.0 4.4-9.9 44.9 0.6-2.1 26.4 1.5-2.1 73.1 11.0
2023-24 28 28 31.6 5.8-12.6 45.5 0.5-2.5 18.6 2.3-3.1 73.6 14.3
2024-25 30 30 30.0 4.3-9.8 43.7 0.3-1.9 15.8 1.8-2.6 71.4 10.7
Total 103 100 29.0 4.8-10.6 44.8 0.4-2.1 20.7 1.7-2.4 71.3 11.7
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2021-22 20 17 503 89-197 45.2 9-37 24.3 22-35 62.9 209
2022-23 25 25 700 111-247 44.9 14-53 26.4 38-52 73.1 274
2023-24 28 28 884 161-354 45.5 13-70 18.6 64-87 73.6 399
2024-25 30 30 901 129-295 43.7 9-57 15.8 55-77 71.4 322
Total 103 100 2988 490-1093 44.8 45-217 20.7 179-251 71.3 1204
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2021-22 20 17 25.1 7.1-15.7 45.2 0.7-2.9 24.3 1.7-2.8 62.9 16.6
2022-23 25 25 28.0 6.3-14.1 44.9 0.8-3.0 26.4 2.2-3.0 73.1 15.7
2023-24 28 28 31.6 7.3-16.0 45.5 0.6-3.2 18.6 2.9-3.9 73.6 18.1
2024-25 30 30 30.0 5.7-13.1 43.7 0.4-2.5 15.8 2.4-3.4 71.4 14.3
Total 103 100 29.0 6.6-14.6 44.8 0.6-2.9 20.7 2.4-3.4 71.3 16.1
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2021-22 20 17 25.1 1.3 5.2 6.5 2.1 0.1 1.4 2.3 0.6 0.9 0.6
2022-23 25 25 28.0 0.8 6.0 6.8 2.8 0.0 1.7 2.9 0.6 1.3 1.1
2023-24 28 28 31.6 1.3 5.7 7.0 2.1 0.0 2.9 3.9 0.7 2.0 0.7
2024-25 30 30 30.0 1.2 5.3 6.5 2.2 0.0 3.0 2.5 1.2 2.1 0.8
Total 103 100 29.0 1.1 5.6 6.7 2.3 0.0 2.3 3.0 0.8 1.6 0.8
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2021-22 20 17 503 26 104 130 43 1 28 45 0.6 18 11
2022-23 25 25 700 19 151 170 71 0 43 73 0.6 32 28
2023-24 28 28 884 36 159 195 60 0 80 110 0.7 56 19
2024-25 30 30 901 37 158 195 67 0 89 76 1.2 62 25
Total 103 100 2988 118 572 690 241 1 240 304 0.8 168 83
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2021-22 20 17 25.1 2.1 8.3 10.3 3.4 0.1 2.2 3.6 0.6 1.4 0.9
2022-23 25 25 28.0 1.1 8.6 9.7 4.1 0.0 2.5 4.2 0.6 1.8 1.6
2023-24 28 28 31.6 1.6 7.2 8.8 2.7 0.0 3.6 5.0 0.7 2.5 0.9
2024-25 30 30 30.0 1.6 7.0 8.7 3.0 0.0 4.0 3.4 1.2 2.8 1.1
Total 103 100 29.0 1.6 7.7 9.2 3.2 0.0 3.2 4.1 0.8 2.2 1.1
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 30 30 30.0 4.3-9.8 43.7 0.3-1.9 15.8 1.8-2.6 71.4 10.7
Conference 24 24 30.6 3.5-9.4 37.6 0.2-2.0 12.5 2.0-2.6 74.6 9.3
Exhibition 2 2 31.5 3.0-8.0 37.5 0.5-2.0 25.0 3.0-5.0 60.0 9.5
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Home 14 14 32.4 5.1-10.5 49.0 0.3-1.6 17.4 2.1-3.0 71.4 12.7
Away 13 13 28.4 3.0-9.2 32.8 0.2-2.2 10.7 1.5-1.9 76.0 7.7
Neutral 3 3 26.0 6.0-9.7 62.1 0.7-2.0 33.3 2.0-3.3 60.0 14.7
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Wins 7 7 30.1 6.9-11.1 61.5 0.6-1.9 30.8 1.4-2.3 62.5 15.7
Losses 23 23 30.0 3.5-9.4 37.3 0.2-1.9 11.4 2.0-2.7 73.8 9.2
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November 8 8 31.9 5.6-10.6 52.9 0.1-0.8 16.7 1.8-3.1 56.0 13.1
December 6 6 29.2 6.0-11.5 52.2 0.3-2.3 14.3 1.3-1.8 72.7 13.7
January 8 8 29.1 3.2-9.0 36.1 0.4-2.2 16.7 2.1-2.9 73.9 9.0
February 8 8 29.8 2.8-8.6 31.9 0.4-2.4 15.8 2.0-2.2 88.9 7.9
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 30 30 901 129-295 43.7 9-57 15.8 55-77 71.4 322
Conference 24 24 734 85-226 37.6 6-48 12.5 47-63 74.6 223
Exhibition 2 2 63 6-16 37.5 1-4 25.0 6-10 60.0 19
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Home 14 14 454 72-147 49.0 4-23 17.4 30-42 71.4 178
Away 13 13 369 39-119 32.8 3-28 10.7 19-25 76.0 100
Neutral 3 3 78 18-29 62.1 2-6 33.3 6-10 60.0 44
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Wins 7 7 211 48-78 61.5 4-13 30.8 10-16 62.5 110
Losses 23 23 690 81-217 37.3 5-44 11.4 45-61 73.8 212
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November 8 8 255 45-85 52.9 1-6 16.7 14-25 56.0 105
December 6 6 175 36-69 52.2 2-14 14.3 8-11 72.7 82
January 8 8 233 26-72 36.1 3-18 16.7 17-23 73.9 72
February 8 8 238 22-69 31.9 3-19 15.8 16-18 88.9 63
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 30 30 30.0 5.7-13.1 43.7 0.4-2.5 15.8 2.4-3.4 71.4 14.3
Conference 24 24 30.6 4.6-12.3 37.6 0.3-2.6 12.5 2.6-3.4 74.6 12.2
Exhibition 2 2 31.5 3.8-10.2 37.5 0.6-2.5 25.0 3.8-6.3 60.0 12.1
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Home 14 14 32.4 6.3-13.0 49.0 0.4-2.0 17.4 2.6-3.7 71.4 15.7
Away 13 13 28.4 4.2-12.9 32.8 0.3-3.0 10.7 2.1-2.7 76.0 10.8
Neutral 3 3 26.0 9.2-14.9 62.1 1.0-3.1 33.3 3.1-5.1 60.0 22.6
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Wins 7 7 30.1 9.1-14.8 61.5 0.8-2.5 30.8 1.9-3.0 62.5 20.9
Losses 23 23 30.0 4.7-12.6 37.3 0.3-2.6 11.4 2.6-3.5 73.8 12.3
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November 8 8 31.9 7.1-13.3 52.9 0.2-0.9 16.7 2.2-3.9 56.0 16.5
December 6 6 29.2 8.2-15.8 52.2 0.5-3.2 14.3 1.8-2.5 72.7 18.7
January 8 8 29.1 4.5-12.4 36.1 0.5-3.1 16.7 2.9-3.9 73.9 12.4
February 8 8 29.8 3.7-11.6 31.9 0.5-3.2 15.8 2.7-3.0 88.9 10.6
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 30 30 30.0 1.2 5.3 6.5 2.2 0.0 3.0 2.5 1.2 2.1 0.8
Conference 24 24 30.6 1.3 4.6 5.9 2.3 0.0 3.1 2.5 1.2 1.8 1.0
Exhibition 2 2 31.5 0.0 6.5 6.5 2.5 0.0 1.5 3.0 0.5 5.0 1.5
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Home 14 14 32.4 1.2 5.5 6.7 2.3 0.0 3.8 2.1 1.8 2.8 0.9
Away 13 13 28.4 1.4 4.3 5.7 2.2 0.0 2.1 2.6 0.8 1.0 1.0
Neutral 3 3 26.0 0.7 8.3 9.0 2.0 0.0 3.0 4.0 0.8 3.3 0.0
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Wins 7 7 30.1 1.0 8.1 9.1 2.1 0.0 3.1 2.3 1.4 3.3 0.6
Losses 23 23 30.0 1.3 4.4 5.7 2.3 0.0 2.9 2.6 1.1 1.7 0.9
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November 8 8 31.9 1.4 7.1 8.5 1.6 0.0 3.0 2.9 1.0 2.6 1.1
December 6 6 29.2 1.7 7.0 8.7 2.3 0.0 2.3 3.7 0.6 2.0 0.3
January 8 8 29.1 1.3 3.6 4.9 3.0 0.0 2.8 1.6 1.7 1.9 1.1
February 8 8 29.8 0.8 3.8 4.5 2.0 0.0 3.6 2.3 1.6 1.8 0.6
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 30 30 901 37 158 195 67 0 89 76 1.2 62 25
Conference 24 24 734 30 111 141 56 0 74 61 1.2 43 23
Exhibition 2 2 63 0 13 13 5 0 3 6 0.5 10 3
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Home 14 14 454 17 77 94 32 0 53 30 1.8 39 12
Away 13 13 369 18 56 74 29 0 27 34 0.8 13 13
Neutral 3 3 78 2 25 27 6 0 9 12 0.8 10 0
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Wins 7 7 211 7 57 64 15 0 22 16 1.4 23 4
Losses 23 23 690 30 101 131 52 0 67 60 1.1 39 21
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November 8 8 255 11 57 68 13 0 24 23 1.0 21 9
December 6 6 175 10 42 52 14 0 14 22 0.6 12 2
January 8 8 233 10 29 39 24 0 22 13 1.7 15 9
February 8 8 238 6 30 36 16 0 29 18 1.6 14 5
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 30 30 30.0 1.6 7.0 8.7 3.0 0.0 4.0 3.4 1.2 2.8 1.1
Conference 24 24 30.6 1.6 6.0 7.7 3.1 0.0 4.0 3.3 1.2 2.3 1.3
Exhibition 2 2 31.5 0.0 8.3 8.3 3.2 0.0 1.9 3.8 0.5 6.3 1.9
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Home 14 14 32.4 1.5 6.8 8.3 2.8 0.0 4.7 2.6 1.8 3.4 1.1
Away 13 13 28.4 2.0 6.1 8.0 3.1 0.0 2.9 3.7 0.8 1.4 1.4
Neutral 3 3 26.0 1.0 12.8 13.8 3.1 0.0 4.6 6.2 0.8 5.1 0.0
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Wins 7 7 30.1 1.3 10.8 12.1 2.8 0.0 4.2 3.0 1.4 4.4 0.8
Losses 23 23 30.0 1.7 5.9 7.6 3.0 0.0 3.9 3.5 1.1 2.3 1.2
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November 8 8 31.9 1.7 8.9 10.7 2.0 0.0 3.8 3.6 1.0 3.3 1.4
December 6 6 29.2 2.3 9.6 11.9 3.2 0.0 3.2 5.0 0.6 2.7 0.5
January 8 8 29.1 1.7 5.0 6.7 4.1 0.0 3.8 2.2 1.7 2.6 1.5
February 8 8 29.8 1.0 5.0 6.1 2.7 0.0 4.9 3.0 1.6 2.4 0.8