Coach Bento-Jackson on Cronk: "Chandice is oneof the premier shooters in women's college basketball. From thetime she stepped on campus here at Santa Clara, she has shown thatshe is willing and capable of taking and making big shots. Chandiceis the kind of player that defenses have to account for at alltimes. With her ability to stretch the defense, we hope this willcreate scoring opportunities for others around her."
AS A SENIOR IN 2007-08: Received All-West CoastConference team honors ... named WCC Player of the Week (1/28/08)... became the 17th Bronco to reach 1,000 career points on Nov. 13against Washington State ... received 2007 Carrs/Safeway GreatAlaska Shootout All-Tournament Team honors (Nov. 20-21) ... went5-for-11 from the field and tallied two steals against Nevada (Nov.9) ... was 3-for-4 from the charity stripe and registered fourrebounds against Washington State (Nov. 13) ... tied the game-highthree assists and posted four rebounds against Boise State (Nov.17) ... went 6-for-10 from the field including a 4-for-6 run beyondthe arc against Bradley (Nov. 20) ... posted a team-best 20 points,going 8-for-12 from the field (4-8 3FG), and five rebounds againstAlaska Anchorage (Nov. 21) ... posted a career-high 17 field goalattempts against UCSB (Nov. 29) ... set career highs in points(33), field goals (10), field goal attempts (24) and tied personalbests in three-point field goals, three-point field goal attemptsand free throw attempts against Sacramento State (Dec. 1) ...tallied three steals and went 4-for-6 from the free throw lineagainst Pacific (Dec. 8) ... tallied 18 points against Cal Poly(Dec. 12) ... dished out a career-high six assists and tallied agame-high 21 points against San Jose State (Dec. 21) ... posted 17points and three steals against Nothern Arizona (Dec. 29) ... tiedthe game-high 19 points and was 6-for-9 from the fi eld againstFullerton (Dec. 31) ... registered a game-high 28 points againstBakersfi eld (Jan. 4) while going 5-for-9 from beyond the arce and5-for-5 from the charity stripe ... was 5-for-6 from the charitystripe and posted 10 points against Saint Mary's (Jan. 12) ...tallied a game-high 19 points against LMU (Jan. 17) .. .registered12 points and was 4-for-4 from the free throw line againstPepperdine (Jan. 19)...led all players with 26 points against SanDiego (Jan. 24) ... posted her third straight perfect performancefrom the charity stripe and tallied 15 points against USF (Jan. 26)... led all players with 25 points and dished out four assists andthree steals against Portland (Jan. 30) ... posted her fifthstraight game with a perfect field goal percentage (6-for-6)against Gonzaga (Feb. 2).
AS A JUNIOR IN 2006-07: Named to All-WCC FirstTeam ... appeared in all 30 regular season games, starting 29...led the WCC with 16.0 points per game and 94 three-pointers ... her94 threes were fifth-most in the nation and set new WCC and SantaClara single-season records ... shot 42.7% from behind the arc,second in the WCC ... scored in double figures in 24 games, and had10 20-point performances ... opened the season with three 20-pointefforts, with 24 at Long Beach State on Nov. 12, 25 against Miami(FL) on Nov. 15, and 21 against Cal Poly on Nov. 17 ... hit 6-of-10on three-point attempts against Miami ... scored 25 points andgrabbed eight rebounds in win over Fresno State on Dec. 9 ... hitseven three-pointers and scored 24 points in win over Pacific onDec. 12 ... shot career-best 8-of-12 from behind the arc and scored26 points in a victory at Saint Mary's on Jan. 7 ... scored acareer-high 30 points behind 8-of-17 shooting from the floor and a9-for-10 performance from the line against San Francisco on Jan. 20... followed that with 26 points on 8-for-12 shooting from thefloor at Pepperdine on Jan. 25 ... scored 21 points againstGonzaga.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2005-06: Team tri-captain ...named to WCC All-Tournament team after averaging 13.3 points andshooting 61.5% (8-for-13) from behind the arc over three tournamentgames ... averaged 10.0 points and shot 45.1% (60-for-133) fromthree-point land on the season ... led WCC in three-point shootingpercentage, was third in threes made and fifth in threes-per-game(1.94) ... appeared in all 31 games, starting 15 ... scored indouble-figures 13 times during the season ... notched 10 points andfive rebounds against No. 8 Georgia on Nov. 18 ... scored 16 pointsand tied a career-high with six steals in victory over UC Irvine onDec. 4 ... averaged 14.8 points over four-game winning streak fromDec. 15-31 ... went perfect 10-of-10 from free-throw line Dec. 17against San Jose State, scoring 16 in the game ... scored 19 pointsand drained four threes against Pepperdine and grabbed season-higheight rebounds two days later versus Loyola Marymount in homeweekend sweep from Jan. 19-21 ... shot 8-of-11 from the floor,including 5-for-6 from behind the arc and scored 21 points inopening-round WCC Tournament win over Portland ... scored 15 pointsand hit game-tying three-pointer with 3.1 seconds left inregulation to send semifinal game vs. San Francisco into overtime... Broncos won that game in extra session.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2004-05: Named to the WestCoast Conference All-Freshmen team... received the Coaches Award,as voted by her teammates... ranked sixth in the league inthree-point field goal percentage (.340)... started on 27 occasionsand saw action in all 31 contests... scored in double figures onseven occasions... made collegiate debut against Fresno State andposted eight points... added seven points and four rebounds atHawaii... earned first start at San Jose State... netted ninepoints and seven rebounds against UC Davis... recorded acareer-high 11 points at Wisconsin... matched 11-point effortagainst Portland State, on 4-6 shooting, including 3-3 fromthree-point range... improved career-high to 16 points againstEastern Washington... scored 13 in first half, with four threes...added five rebounds against the Eagles... hit four threes andfinished with 14 points at San Diego... just missed a double-doublevs. Portland, with 16 points and nine rebounds... led team with 15points at Saint Mary's... scored the first eight points of the gameand made three key three-pointers... netted a game-high 22 pointsin WCC opening round against San Francisco... tied the record forhighest field goal percentage (87.5%, 7-8), highest three-pointfield goal percentage (100%, 4-4) and highest free throw percentage(100%, 4-4) in a single game... scored 15 points in the first half,going 5-5 from the field.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played shooting guard for headcoach Jeannie Hebert-Truax at Wasilla (Alaska) High School...Gatorade 2004 State Player of the Year... a three-time All-Statehonoree... earned Region MVP honors as a freshman and a junior...twice named to the All-Tournament team at the End of the OregonTrail... also named MVP of two tournaments... averaged 18.1 points,4 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals, while averaging 45 percentfrom the field, 38 percent from the three-point line and 90 percentfrom the charity stripe... led the Warriors to the Class 4AChampionship game the last two seasons... team are three-timeregional champions... attended Northway High School as a freshman,and poured in 50 points in only fourth varsity game... averaged28.6 points, 9.9 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 3.3 steals... playedclub with the AAU Alaska Blue Angels.... also competed on the trackteam and placed 10th in state in the long jump... a member of theHonor Society and the Wasilla Athletes for Positive Changegroup.
PERSONAL: Full name is Chandice Renae Cronk...born in Fairbanks, Alaska.. parents are Matt and Diane Cronk...uncle Mike Cronk played basketball at the University of Alaska...has a younger sister, Ashlee... major is undeclared... was avolunteer assistant coach for a girls' youth team... also refereedjunior high and high school "C" team games.
Cronk's Career Statistics
| | Minutes | Total | 3-Point | F-Throws | Rebounds | |
| Year | gp-gs | min | avg | fg | fga | pct | fg | fga | pct | ft | fta | pct | off | def | tot | avg | pf | fo | ast | t/o | blk | stl | pts | avg |
| 2004-05 | 31-27 | 650 | 21.0 | 72 | 181 | .398 | 34 | 100 | .340 | 18 | 26 | .692 | 33 | 44 | 77 | 2.5 | 44 | 0 | 26 | 44 | 6 | 19 | 196 | 6.3 |
| 2005-06 | 31-15 | 777 | 25.1 | 103 | 237 | .435 | 60 | 133 | .451 | 44 | 50 | .880 | 32 | 45 | 77 | 2.5 | 58 | 2 | 46 | 52 | 2 | 29 | 310 | 10.0 |
| 2006-07 | 30-29 | 1001 | 33.4 | 155 | 347 | .447 | 94 | 220 | .427 | 76 | 96 | .792 | 27 | 56 | 83 | 2.8 | 76 | 0 | 33 | 64 | 4 | 27 | 480 | 16.0 |
| 2007-08 | 21-21 | 769 | 36.6 | 122 | 275 | .444 | 56 | 138 | .406 | 60 | 72 | .833 | 4 | 41 | 45 | 2.1 | 57 | 1 | 43 | 51 | 4 | 28 | 360 | 17.1 |
| TOTAL | 113-92 | 3197 | 28.3 | 452 | 1040 | .435 | 244 | 591 | .413 | 198 | 244 | .811 | 96 | 186 | 282 | 2.5 | 235 | 3 | 148 | 211 | 16 | 103 | 1346 | 11.9 |
CAREER HIGHS
| Points | 33 | at Sacramento State, Dec. 1,2007 |
| Field Goals | 10 | twice, last at Portland, Jan.30, 2008 |
| FG Attempts | 24 | at Sacramento State, Dec. 1,2007 |
| 3-Pt Field Goals | 8 | at Saint Mary's, Jan. 7,2007 |
| 3-Pt FG Attempts | 15 | vs. Montana, Dec. 20,2006 |
| Free Throws | 10 | vs. San Jose State, Dec. 17,2005 |
| FT Attempts | 11 | vs. Fresno State, Dec. 9,2006 |
| Rebounds | 9 | vs. Portland, Feb. 3,2005 |
| Assists | 6 | twice, last vs. San JoseState, Dec. 21 2007 |
| Blocked Shots | 1 | 10 times, last vs. NorthernArizona, Dec. 29, 2007 |
| Steals | 6 | vs. UC Irvine, Dec. 4,2005 |
| Minutes | 45 | at Gonzaga, Jan. 11,2007 |