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Melissa Burtscher

10 Melissa Burtscher

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Aurora, Colo.
  • High School:
    Vista Peak Preparatory
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Psychology
gp 24
pts/g 2.3
fg % 17.1
3pt % 12.5
ft % 72.2
reb/g 2.3
a/g 1.4

2023-24 Basketball: CSC Academic All-District selection … Made most of return to the court, appearing in 24 games and making five starts … Averaged identical marks of 2.3 points and 2.3 rebounds per game … Tied for second on the squad with 1.4 assists per contest and added 14 steals … Earned first start of the season in win over Kenyon (Feb. 3) and delivered eight points … Had first collegiate double-digit effort, scoring 10 points in the victory over Waynesburg (Jan. 22) … Snagged a season-best six boards in back-to-back games at Wittenberg (Feb. 10) and against Ohio Wesleyan (Feb. 14) … Member of the AD Honor Roll for the fall 2023 semester. 

2022-23 Golf: Logged a career year, which culminated with first-team All-NCAC honors after carding the fifth-place score of 241 at the NCAC Championships (April 28-30) … Logged the second-highest individual finish in program history at the conference championships and became the second Scot in program history to earn first-team All-NCAC honors … Now one of six multi-time all-conference performers in program history and one of two to have two second-team or higher All-NCAC laurels … Broke the program’s single-season scoring record with an 81.2 average over 19 rounds and heads into senior year .002 strokes behind the program’s career average record … Broke the program’s individual round record with a 72 during the last round of the Transylvania Fall Invitational (Sept. 16-17) … Helped the team shatter its low-round record by 11 strokes at the Transylvania Fall Invitational, with the Scots firing a closing-round 307 … One of a record-matching three Scots to earn all-conference honors and helped the team to a school-record 335.5 scoring average … Became the program’s all-time leader in career top-five (9) and top-10 finishes (16) after breaking the single-season top-10 record of eight and finishing just she of the single-team top-five record with four … CSC Academic All-District® honoree … Finished in the top-10 in the final eight tournaments of the year and only had one showing outside of the top-five during the spring slate … Logged five rounds in the 70s on the year, including in the final round of the NCAC Championships … Opened year with a 78 at the Lynn Schweizer Invitational (Sept. 3-4) … Followed up 72 at Transylvania with a 77 in opening round of Heidelberg Fall Invitational (Sept. 16-17) … Tied for third at the Mount Union Spring Invitational (March 26) and the Wooster Spring Invitational (April 2) and was a fifth-place finisher at the John Carroll Spring Invitational (April 15-16) after a two-day 165 … Spring low of 77 came in final round of Franklin Lady Grizzly Spring Invitational (April 22-23) … Logged the second eagle in program history with that coming on the par-4, 334-yard first hole at Kentucky’s Big Blue Course during the Transylvania Fall Invitational … WGCA All-America Scholar Team and member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll.   

2022-23 Basketball: Spent the year as a student assistant. 

2021-22 Golf: Wooster's No. 1, evidenced by second-team All-NCAC honors after seventh-place score of 265 at NCAC Championships (April 29-May 1)?… Logged the second-highest conference finish in program history?… Averaged a team-leading 83.2 strokes per round?… Captured medalist honors with a co-collegiate-best 76 at the John Carroll Spring Shootout (April 10)?… Score of 82 garnered medalist honors at Grove City Fall Invitational (Sept. 11)?… Capped Heidelberg Fall Invitational (Sept. 17-18) with a 76, with that score tied for the second-lowest round in program history?… Runner-up at the Eva Shorb Weiskopf Invitational (April 2-3) after going 85-82-167 and earned NCAC Athlete of the Week honors on April 4?… Tied for third-place at NCAC Preview (April 23-24) with a 36-hole score of 164 and tied for fourth-place at Wooster Fall Invitational (Oct. 2-3) at 168?… Helped team to tournament titles at Grove City, Eva Shorb Weiskopf, and John Carroll events?… Leader of Wooster's third-place NCAC finish, with that matching program's highest-ever?… WGCA All-America Scholar Team qualifier and member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll. 

2021-22 Basketball: One of the team's top reserve guards, entering 20 games with three starts … Averaged 2.8 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game … Scored a career-high eight points versus Denison (Feb. 2) and matched that in home finale against Ohio Wesleyan (Feb. 16)?… Logged a trio of games with four rebounds and passed out a season-high three assists in three-point win over Kenyon (Jan. 26)?… Member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll. 

2020-21 Golf: Third on the team with a 92.3 average … Competed in all 12 rounds … Carded a season-best 82 in the opening round of a 36-hole dual against Allegheny (April 10-11) … Fired an 85 at the Wooster Spring Invitational (April 3) and placed third … Logged four rounds in the 80s … WGCA All-America Scholar. 

2020-21 Basketball: Spent the year in a developmental role … Entered two games … Made collegiate debut against Denison (Feb. 19). 

Prior to Wooster: Helped Vista PEAK Preparatory to a regional runner-up golf finish in 2019 … Part of three conference championship teams in basketball and golf ... Four-year letterwinner in basketball and three-year letterwinner in golf … Prepped for Howard Payne and Amy Severin. 

Personal: Born April 21, 2003 … Parents are Penn Schlitt and Missy Cooke … Psychology major and education and physical education minor … Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representative … Member of the campus chapter of Psi Chi psychology honor society.

Recent Games
Feb 3 Kenyon W, 55-49
Feb 7 Oberlin L, 51-41
Feb 10 at Wittenberg L, 74-38
Feb 14 Ohio Wesleyan L, 82-37
Feb 17 at DePauw L, 83-41
Feb 20 at DePauw L, 82-47
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 24 14
Games started 5 4
Minutes 441 322
Minutes per game 18.4 23.0
FG 18-105 12-69
FG Pct 17.1 17.4
3PT 7-56 4-40
3PT Pct 12.5 10.0
FT 13-18 9-12
FT Pct 72.2 75.0
Off rebounds 21 15
Def rebounds 35 27
Total rebounds 56 42
Rebounds per game 2.3 3.0
Personal fouls 13 9
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 33 24
Turnovers 45 36
Assist to turnover ratio 0.7 0.7
Steals 14 10
Blocks 0 0
Points 56 37
Points per game 2.3 2.6
Points per 40 min 5.1 4.6
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 10 Houghton L, 46-42 - 2 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 11 Franciscan L, 64-61 0 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 15 Heidelberg L, 94-66 - 10 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Nov 18 Defiance W, 74-60 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 21 at Capital L, 78-53 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 1 Miami-Hamilton W, 111-100 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 9 at Carnegie Mellon L, 81-31 - 12 0-4 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 13 Olivet W, 81-58 0 19 1-8 12.5 0-4 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Dec 16 Pitt.-Greensburg W, 80-69 - 12 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 19 at FDU-Florham L, 77-63 - 6 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 3 at Kenyon L, 63-44 - 17 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 2-4 50.0 2
Jan 6 at Denison L, 81-39 - 23 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Jan 10 Hiram L, 87-78 - 11 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 13 Wittenberg L, 90-32 - 22 2-6 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Jan 17 at Oberlin L, 61-50 - 7 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Jan 20 DePauw L, 68-43 - 14 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Jan 22 Waynesburg W, 68-55 - 22 3-8 37.5 2-4 50.0 2-2 100.0 10
Jan 24 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 81-43 - 23 1-5 20.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 27 Denison L, 75-42 - 26 1-8 12.5 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 31 at Hiram L, 63-47 - 32 0-6 0.0 0-4 0.0 4-4 100.0 4
Feb 3 Kenyon W, 55-49 1 28 3-5 60.0 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 8
Feb 7 Oberlin L, 51-41 - 26 1-6 16.7 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 10 at Wittenberg L, 74-38 1 26 0-4 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 14 Ohio Wesleyan L, 82-37 1 32 2-10 20.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 4
Feb 17 at DePauw L, 83-41 1 35 0-6 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 20 at DePauw L, 82-47 1 28 0-6 0.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 10 Houghton L, 46-42 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Nov 11 Franciscan L, 64-61 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 1 0
Nov 15 Heidelberg L, 94-66 - 10 1 1 2 1 3 0.3 0 0 1 -
Nov 18 Defiance W, 74-60 - 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0
Nov 21 at Capital L, 78-53 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 1 Miami-Hamilton W, 111-100 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 9 at Carnegie Mellon L, 81-31 - 12 0 1 1 1 0 - 0 0 0 0
Dec 13 Olivet W, 81-58 0 19 2 1 3 2 2 1.0 1 0 0 0
Dec 16 Pitt.-Greensburg W, 80-69 - 12 1 1 2 2 0 - 0 0 0 -
Dec 19 at FDU-Florham L, 77-63 - 6 0 1 1 0 0 - 1 0 0 -
Jan 3 at Kenyon L, 63-44 - 17 0 2 2 2 0 - 0 0 1 -
Jan 6 at Denison L, 81-39 - 23 2 2 4 2 2 1.0 1 0 1 -
Jan 10 Hiram L, 87-78 - 11 0 2 2 2 3 0.7 1 0 0 -
Jan 13 Wittenberg L, 90-32 - 22 1 3 4 0 2 0.0 1 0 0 -
Jan 17 at Oberlin L, 61-50 - 7 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 -
Jan 20 DePauw L, 68-43 - 14 0 1 1 1 1 1.0 1 0 1 -
Jan 22 Waynesburg W, 68-55 - 22 2 2 4 1 0 - 0 0 0 -
Jan 24 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 81-43 - 23 2 2 4 2 3 0.7 0 0 1 -
Jan 27 Denison L, 75-42 - 26 0 2 2 1 5 0.2 1 0 0 -
Jan 31 at Hiram L, 63-47 - 32 0 2 2 2 2 1.0 1 0 1 -
Feb 3 Kenyon W, 55-49 1 28 2 2 4 2 1 2.0 1 0 3 -
Feb 7 Oberlin L, 51-41 - 26 2 2 4 4 2 2.0 1 0 1 -
Feb 10 at Wittenberg L, 74-38 1 26 3 3 6 1 6 0.2 0 0 0 0
Feb 14 Ohio Wesleyan L, 82-37 1 32 2 4 6 2 4 0.5 2 0 0 -
Feb 17 at DePauw L, 83-41 1 35 1 0 1 2 4 0.5 0 0 0 -
Feb 20 at DePauw L, 82-47 1 28 0 1 1 2 2 1.0 2 0 2 -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2020-21 2 0 2.0 0.0-0.5 0.0 0.0-0.5 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
2021-22 20 3 16.1 0.9-4.0 23.5 0.6-2.5 22.4 0.3-0.6 58.3 2.8
2023-24 24 5 18.4 0.8-4.4 17.1 0.3-2.3 12.5 0.5-0.8 72.2 2.3
Total 46 8 16.7 0.8-4.1 19.8 0.4-2.3 17.0 0.4-0.7 66.7 2.4
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2020-21 2 0 4 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
2021-22 20 3 323 19-81 23.5 11-49 22.4 7-12 58.3 56
2023-24 24 5 441 18-105 17.1 7-56 12.5 13-18 72.2 56
Total 46 8 768 37-187 19.8 18-106 17.0 20-30 66.7 112
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2020-21 2 0 2.0 0.0-10.0 0.0 0.0-10.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
2021-22 20 3 16.1 2.4-10.0 23.5 1.4-6.1 22.4 0.9-1.5 58.3 6.9
2023-24 24 5 18.4 1.6-9.5 17.1 0.6-5.1 12.5 1.2-1.6 72.2 5.1
Total 46 8 16.7 1.9-9.7 19.8 0.9-5.5 17.0 1.0-1.6 66.7 5.8
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2020-21 2 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021-22 20 3 16.1 0.6 1.6 2.1 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.3 0.7 0.5 0.1
2023-24 24 5 18.4 0.9 1.5 2.3 0.5 0.0 1.4 1.9 0.7 0.6 0.0
Total 46 8 16.7 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.4 0.0 1.1 1.5 0.7 0.5 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2020-21 2 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 0 0
2021-22 20 3 323 11 31 42 6 0 18 25 0.7 9 1
2023-24 24 5 441 21 35 56 13 0 33 45 0.7 14 0
Total 46 8 768 32 66 98 20 0 51 71 0.7 23 1
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2020-21 2 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021-22 20 3 16.1 1.4 3.8 5.2 0.7 0.0 2.2 3.1 0.7 1.1 0.1
2023-24 24 5 18.4 1.9 3.2 5.1 1.2 0.0 3.0 4.1 0.7 1.3 0.0
Total 46 8 16.7 1.7 3.4 5.1 1.0 0.0 2.7 3.7 0.7 1.2 0.1
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 24 5 18.4 0.8-4.4 17.1 0.3-2.3 12.5 0.5-0.8 72.2 2.3
Conference 14 4 23.0 0.9-4.9 17.4 0.3-2.9 10.0 0.6-0.9 75.0 2.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 14 2 16.6 1.1-4.6 23.4 0.4-2.4 18.2 0.3-0.4 66.7 2.9
Away 10 3 20.9 0.3-4.1 7.3 0.1-2.3 4.3 0.9-1.2 75.0 1.6
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Wins 5 1 16.8 1.4-4.8 29.2 0.6-2.6 23.1 0.8-1.2 66.7 4.2
Losses 19 4 18.8 0.6-4.3 13.6 0.2-2.3 9.3 0.5-0.6 75.0 1.8
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November 4 0 5.0 0.2-1.5 16.7 0.2-0.5 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.8
December 4 0 12.3 0.5-4.0 12.5 0.0-2.0 0.0 0.2-0.5 50.0 1.3
January 10 - 19.7 0.9-4.6 19.6 0.4-2.9 13.8 1.0-1.2 83.3 3.2
February 6 5 29.2 1.0-6.2 16.2 0.3-2.8 11.8 0.3-0.7 50.0 2.7
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 24 5 441 18-105 17.1 7-56 12.5 13-18 72.2 56
Conference 14 4 322 12-69 17.4 4-40 10.0 9-12 75.0 37
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 14 2 232 15-64 23.4 6-33 18.2 4-6 66.7 40
Away 10 3 209 3-41 7.3 1-23 4.3 9-12 75.0 16
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Wins 5 1 84 7-24 29.2 3-13 23.1 4-6 66.7 21
Losses 19 4 357 11-81 13.6 4-43 9.3 9-12 75.0 35
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November 4 0 20 1-6 16.7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
December 4 0 49 2-16 12.5 0-8 0.0 1-2 50.0 5
January 10 - 197 9-46 19.6 4-29 13.8 10-12 83.3 32
February 6 5 175 6-37 16.2 2-17 11.8 2-4 50.0 16
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 24 5 18.4 1.6-9.5 17.1 0.6-5.1 12.5 1.2-1.6 72.2 5.1
Conference 14 4 23.0 1.5-8.6 17.4 0.5-5.0 10.0 1.1-1.5 75.0 4.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 14 2 16.6 2.6-11.0 23.4 1.0-5.7 18.2 0.7-1.0 66.7 6.9
Away 10 3 20.9 0.6-7.8 7.3 0.2-4.4 4.3 1.7-2.3 75.0 3.1
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Wins 5 1 16.8 3.3-11.4 29.2 1.4-6.2 23.1 1.9-2.9 66.7 10.0
Losses 19 4 18.8 1.2-9.1 13.6 0.4-4.8 9.3 1.0-1.3 75.0 3.9
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November 4 0 5.0 2.0-12.0 16.7 2.0-4.0 50.0 0.0-0.0 - 6.0
December 4 0 12.3 1.6-13.1 12.5 0.0-6.5 0.0 0.8-1.6 50.0 4.1
January 10 - 19.7 1.8-9.3 19.6 0.8-5.9 13.8 2.0-2.4 83.3 6.5
February 6 5 29.2 1.4-8.5 16.2 0.5-3.9 11.8 0.5-0.9 50.0 3.7
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 24 5 18.4 0.9 1.5 2.3 0.5 0.0 1.4 1.9 0.7 0.6 0.0
Conference 14 4 23.0 1.1 1.9 3.0 0.6 0.0 1.7 2.6 0.7 0.7 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 14 2 16.6 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.5 0.0 1.3 1.8 0.7 0.6 0.0
Away 10 3 20.9 0.8 1.4 2.2 0.6 0.0 1.5 2.0 0.8 0.5 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 5 1 16.8 1.4 1.2 2.6 0.6 0.0 1.4 0.6 2.3 0.4 0.0
Losses 19 4 18.8 0.7 1.5 2.3 0.5 0.0 1.4 2.2 0.6 0.6 0.0
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November 4 0 5.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.0
December 4 0 12.3 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.5 2.5 0.5 0.0
January 10 - 19.7 0.7 1.8 2.5 0.5 - 1.4 1.9 0.7 0.6 0.0
February 6 5 29.2 1.7 2.0 3.7 1.0 0.0 2.2 3.2 0.7 1.0 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 24 5 441 21 35 56 13 0 33 45 0.7 14 0
Conference 14 4 322 15 27 42 9 0 24 36 0.7 10 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 14 2 232 13 21 34 7 0 18 25 0.7 9 0
Away 10 3 209 8 14 22 6 0 15 20 0.8 5 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 5 1 84 7 6 13 3 0 7 3 2.3 2 0
Losses 19 4 357 14 29 43 10 0 26 42 0.6 12 0
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November 4 0 20 1 1 2 2 0 1 5 0.2 0 0
December 4 0 49 3 4 7 0 0 5 2 2.5 2 0
January 10 - 197 7 18 25 5 - 14 19 0.7 6 0
February 6 5 175 10 12 22 6 0 13 19 0.7 6 0
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 24 5 18.4 1.9 3.2 5.1 1.2 0.0 3.0 4.1 0.7 1.3 0.0
Conference 14 4 23.0 1.9 3.4 5.2 1.1 0.0 3.0 4.5 0.7 1.2 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 14 2 16.6 2.2 3.6 5.9 1.2 0.0 3.1 4.3 0.7 1.6 0.0
Away 10 3 20.9 1.5 2.7 4.2 1.1 0.0 2.9 3.8 0.8 1.0 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 5 1 16.8 3.3 2.9 6.2 1.4 0.0 3.3 1.4 2.3 1.0 0.0
Losses 19 4 18.8 1.6 3.2 4.8 1.1 0.0 2.9 4.7 0.6 1.3 0.0
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November 4 0 5.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 10.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
December 4 0 12.3 2.4 3.3 5.7 0.0 0.0 4.1 1.6 2.5 1.6 0.0
January 10 - 19.7 1.4 3.7 5.1 1.0 0.0 2.8 3.9 0.7 1.2 0.0
February 6 5 29.2 2.3 2.7 5.0 1.4 0.0 3.0 4.3 0.7 1.4 0.0