The only senior on Nebraska's 1980-81 squad, Carla Saveri provided leadership to the Huskers in her second season in Lincoln after transferring from Immaculata College in Pennsylvania.
In her final season at Nebraska, the 5-5 point guard played in 28 games and averaged 3.4 points and 1.3 rebounds per contest. She also dished out 62 assists and snagged 30 steals. As a junior, Saveri appeared in 37 contests and averaged 2.4 points and 1.6 rebounds per game while distributing 99 assists.
A high school All-American at Nazareth Area Senior High in Pennsylvania, Saveri was also a first-team all-conference player in basketball and softball as a prepster. Carla is the daughter of David and Mary Saveri. She majored in social work at Nebraska.
Saveri's Career Statistics
Year
G-GS
FG-FGA
Pct.
3P-3PA
Pct.
FT-FTA
Pct.
TRB-Avg.
PF-D
A
TO
Blk
ST
Pts-Avg.
1979-80 37-0 31-87 .356 NA NA 28-43 .651 58-1.6 67 99 100 NA NA 90-2.41980-81 28-0 37-108 .343 NA NA 18-29 .621 37-1.3 66 62 77 0 30 96-3.4Career
65-0
68-195
.349
NA
NA
40-72
.556
95-1.5
133
161
177
0
30
186-2.9