Numerical Nonsense

By MIKE FREIBERG

52 – Career stolen bases by senior Sheena Hellon after Pitt’s victory over Providence last… 52 – Career stolen bases by senior Sheena Hellon after Pitt’s victory over Providence last weekend. She leads the team this season with 20 stolen bases and is on track to break Pitt’s single-season record.

15 – Years since a team repeated as champions in the NCAA Tournament. Duke was the last team to pull it off in 1992 when the Blue Devils defeated Michigan, 71-51.

86 – The Suns’ shooting percentage in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 126-104 victory over the Mavericks. The Suns have won the last two meetings between the Western Conference superpowers.

22 – The number of home runs Barry Bonds needs to break Hank Aaron’s record of 755. Major League Baseball kicked off Sunday night in St. Louis.

8 – Kobe Bryant’s old number and the amount of 50-point games he’s had this season, the most since Wilt “The Stilt” Chamberlain put up 50 or more 45 times in the 1961-1962 season.