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A two-time team MVP and four-year starter, Palmisano completed her Cal career with 1,610 points, which ranked fourth in school history at the time … she paced the Bears in scoring twice and in rebounding three times … overall, she grabbed 874 boards in four years – a total that was No. 2 on the school charts when she graduated … during the 1989-90 campaign, Palmisano led the Bears to their first-ever NCAA Tournament, and she had 13 points, 10 rebounds and five assists at Long Beach State in the historic contest … a member of the 1989 Pac-10 All-Star team, Palmisano was voted a third-team All-American by the AWSF in 1991, when she led the Pac-10 with 10.1 rebounds per game, and an AWSF Freshman All-American in 1988 … set the Cal record for best free throw performance in a game, going 14-for-14 vs. Saint Mary’s in 1990, and she set school marks for both free throws made and attempted during her career.