UMass Lowell Athletics

The numbers explain the impact that Darlene Orlando-Ciarcia had on the women[apos]s basketball program: She is the all-time leading scorer with 2,116 career points, field goals made (874), field goal percentage (.521) and ranks second in rebounds (1,058) and blocks (299).

Orlando-Ciarcia also owns school marks for points (705) and rebounds (323) in a season, and vaunts three of the top four scoring games in school history, including a school-record 48-point outburst against New Haven on Feb. 7, 1994.

A two-time All-American, Orlando Ciarcia was also a four-time New England Collegiate Conference allstar, including the Player of the Year 1993 and Co-Player in 1994, and an Academic All-American in 1994.

She continued to gather honors after graduation, earning inclusion on the NECC 15th Anniversary Team as well as UMass Lowell[apos]s top 10 players in history during its celebration of women[apos]s athletics in 2001-02.