Danielle Carruthers

42 Danielle Carruthers
Danielle Carruthers
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Hometown:
    New London, Ohio
  • Position:
    F/C
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    New London
  • Major:
    Social Work
  • gp
    19
  • pts/g
    3.5
  • fg %
    37.7
  • 3pt %
    0.0
  • ft %
    87.0
  • reb/g
    3.8
  • a/g
    0.4
Bio

Junior (2018-19): Played in all 27 games while recording 12 starts ... Scored 115 points in her 432 minutes of action, averaging 4.3 per game ... Shot 45-of-116 (38.8%) from the field ... Knocked down 24-of-39 free throws for a 61.5 percent rate ... Reeled in 97 rebounds, averaging 3.6 per game ... Dished out seven assists and grabbed five steals. 

Sophomore (2017-18): Played in 18 games and made one start ... Scored 71 points, averaging 3.9 per game ... Shot 53.5 percent (23-of-43) from the floor and 62.5 percent (25-of-40) from the free-throw line ... Grabbed 41 rebounds and added six asssists, four blocks, and two steals ... Scored a career-high 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting with a career-high six rebounds in the Jan. 10 matchup at Bluffton.

Freshman (2016-17): Played in six games ... Scored five points on the season ... Was 1-of-6 from the field (.167 percentage) ... Was 50.0 percent from the free-throw-line making 3-of-6 ... Recorded six rebounds (two offensive and four defensive) ... Earned two steals. 

Prep: Two-year letterman in basketball and volleyball at New London High School ... Helped her team to become back-to-back Ohio Sectional Champions in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons ... Was a member of the 2015-16 District Champions team. 

Personal: Daughter of Marc and Brenda Carruthers ... Majoring in social work.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 19 12
Games started 9 3
Minutes 250 149
Minutes per game 13.2 12.4
FG 23-61 10-28
FG Pct 37.7 35.7
3PT 0-3 0-0
3PT Pct 0.0 -
FT 20-23 15-17
FT Pct 87.0 88.2
Off rebounds 24 11
Def rebounds 49 27
Total rebounds 73 38
Rebounds per game 3.8 3.2
Personal fouls 20 11
Disqualifications - -
Assists 7 3
Turnovers 27 14
Assist to turnover ratio 0.3 0.2
Steals 1 1
Blocks 10 6
Points 66 35
Points per game 3.5 2.9
Points per 40 min 10.6 9.4
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 64-51
Feb 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-60
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 64-58
Feb 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 46-40
Feb 19 at Bluffton L, 75-67
Feb 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 84-50
Game Log - Shooting
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 13 at Olivet (Mich.) L, 64-50 1 20 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Nov 16 at Findlay L, 87-40 1 13 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 23 at St. Mary's (Ind.) L, 56-53 1 17 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Nov 26 Ohio Northern L, 68-59 1 18 4-12 33.3 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 10
Dec 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-54 1 22 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 7-8 87.5 7
Dec 4 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 69-56 1 18 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Dec 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 53-43 1 26 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 14 Hanover (Ind.) L, 75-45 1 19 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Dec 16 at Hiram L, 77-62 1 15 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Dec 18 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 61-40 1 9 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Dec 21 Kalamazoo W, 66-60 - 4 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 4 Franklin (Ind.) L, 77-64 - 12 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 6
Jan 8 Bluffton W, 55-50 - 21 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 9
Jan 11 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 75-46 - 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 54-40 - 10 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 18 Mt. St. Joseph W, 84-82 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 22 Earlham (Ind.) W, 69-63 - 13 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 3
Jan 25 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-49 - 12 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 29 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 55-41 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 79-50 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 64-51 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-60 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 64-58 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 46-40 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 19 at Bluffton L, 75-67 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 84-50 - 3 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Game Log - Ball control
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 13 at Olivet (Mich.) L, 64-50 1 20 3 7 10 0 1 0 1
Nov 16 at Findlay L, 87-40 1 13 0 4 4 1 1 0 0
Nov 23 at St. Mary's (Ind.) L, 56-53 1 17 2 3 5 0 5 0 1
Nov 26 Ohio Northern L, 68-59 1 18 4 4 8 0 3 0 1
Dec 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-54 1 22 4 7 11 1 3 0 0
Dec 4 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 69-56 1 18 2 3 5 1 0 0 1
Dec 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 53-43 1 26 0 5 5 0 1 0 0
Dec 14 Hanover (Ind.) L, 75-45 1 19 1 2 3 0 2 0 2
Dec 16 at Hiram L, 77-62 1 15 1 2 3 2 3 0 0
Dec 18 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 61-40 1 9 1 3 4 0 1 0 0
Dec 21 Kalamazoo W, 66-60 - 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jan 4 Franklin (Ind.) L, 77-64 - 12 1 2 3 0 1 1 1
Jan 8 Bluffton W, 55-50 - 21 0 6 6 1 0 0 3
Jan 11 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 75-46 - 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Jan 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 54-40 - 10 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
Jan 18 Mt. St. Joseph W, 84-82 - 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jan 22 Earlham (Ind.) W, 69-63 - 13 2 2 4 0 1 0 0
Jan 25 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-49 - 12 1 2 3 0 2 0 0
Jan 29 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 55-41 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 79-50 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 64-51 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-60 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 64-58 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 46-40 - 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 19 at Bluffton L, 75-67 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 84-50 - 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 13 at Olivet (Mich.) L, 64-50 1 2 - 0.0
Nov 16 at Findlay L, 87-40 1 3 - 1.0
Nov 23 at St. Mary's (Ind.) L, 56-53 1 2 - 0.0
Nov 26 Ohio Northern L, 68-59 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 56-54 1 1 - 0.3
Dec 4 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 69-56 1 1 - -
Dec 7 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) W, 53-43 1 2 - 0.0
Dec 14 Hanover (Ind.) L, 75-45 1 2 - 0.0
Dec 16 at Hiram L, 77-62 1 1 - 0.7
Dec 18 at Adrian (Mich.) L, 61-40 1 0 - 0.0
Dec 21 Kalamazoo W, 66-60 - 0 - -
Jan 4 Franklin (Ind.) L, 77-64 - 0 - 0.0
Jan 8 Bluffton W, 55-50 - 4 - -
Jan 11 at Transylvania (Ky.) L, 75-46 - 0 - 0.0
Jan 15 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 54-40 - 1 - 1.0
Jan 18 Mt. St. Joseph W, 84-82 - 0 - -
Jan 22 Earlham (Ind.) W, 69-63 - 0 - 0.0
Jan 25 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 86-49 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 29 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 55-41 - - - -
Feb 1 Transylvania (Ky.) L, 79-50 - - - -
Feb 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 64-51 - - - -
Feb 8 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-60 - - - -
Feb 12 at Earlham (Ind.) L, 64-58 - - - -
Feb 15 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 46-40 - 0 - -
Feb 19 at Bluffton L, 75-67 - - - -
Feb 22 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 84-50 - 0 - 0.0
Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2016-17 6 2.8 0.2-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.5-1.0 0.8
2017-18 18 7.9 1.3-2.4 0.0-0.0 1.4-2.2 3.9
2018-19 27 15.9 1.7-4.3 0.0-0.3 0.9-1.4 4.3
2019-20 19 13.2 1.2-3.2 0.0-0.2 1.1-1.2 3.5
Total 70 12.0 1.3-3.2 0.0-0.1 1.0-1.5 3.7
Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2016-17 6 - 17 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 3-6 50.0 5
2017-18 18 1 143 23-43 53.5 0-0 - 25-40 62.5 71
2018-19 27 12 430 45-116 38.8 1-7 14.3 24-39 61.5 115
2019-20 19 9 250 23-61 37.7 0-3 0.0 20-23 87.0 66
Total 70 22 840 92-226 40.7 1-10 10.0 72-108 66.7 257
Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2016-17 6 17 2.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
2017-18 18 143 7.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
2018-19 27 430 15.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 14.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
2019-20 19 250 13.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 70 840 12.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 10.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2016-17 6 0.3 0.7 1.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.0
2017-18 18 0.8 1.4 2.3 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.2
2018-19 27 1.3 2.3 3.6 0.3 1.5 0.2 0.8
2019-20 19 1.3 2.6 3.8 0.4 1.4 0.1 0.5
Total 70 1.1 2.0 3.1 0.3 1.1 0.1 0.5
Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2016-17 6 - 2 4 6 0 1 2 0
2017-18 18 1 15 26 41 6 11 2 4
2018-19 27 12 36 61 97 7 41 5 21
2019-20 19 9 24 49 73 7 27 1 10
Total 70 22 77 140 217 20 80 10 35
Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2016-17 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2017-18 18 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2018-19 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2019-20 19 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 70 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 19 13.2 1.2-3.2 0.0-0.2 1.1-1.2 3.5
Conference 12 12.4 0.8-2.3 0.0-0.0 1.2-1.4 2.9
Exhibition 1 13.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location
Home 9 12.7 1.3-3.4 0.0-0.1 1.9-2.1 4.6
Away 10 13.6 1.1-3.0 0.0-0.2 0.3-0.4 2.5
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 6 14.8 0.8-2.8 0.0-0.0 1.8-2.2 3.5
Losses 13 12.4 1.4-3.4 0.0-0.2 0.7-0.8 3.5
Month
November 3 18.3 2.7-7.3 0.0-0.3 0.7-0.7 6.0
December 7 16.1 1.0-3.1 0.0-0.3 1.4-1.7 3.4
January 7 11.0 1.0-2.3 0.0-0.0 1.1-1.3 3.1
February 2 2.5 0.5-0.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 1.0
Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 19 9 250 23-61 37.7 0-3 0.0 20-23 87.0 66
Conference 12 3 149 10-28 35.7 0-0 - 15-17 88.2 35
Exhibition 1 1 13 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 9 3 114 12-31 38.7 0-1 0.0 17-19 89.5 41
Away 10 6 136 11-30 36.7 0-2 0.0 3-4 75.0 25
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result
Wins 6 2 89 5-17 29.4 0-0 - 11-13 84.6 21
Losses 13 7 161 18-44 40.9 0-3 0.0 9-10 90.0 45
Month
November 3 3 55 8-22 36.4 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 18
December 7 6 113 7-22 31.8 0-2 0.0 10-12 83.3 24
January 7 - 77 7-16 43.8 0-0 - 8-9 88.9 22
February 2 - 5 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 19 250 13.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 12 149 12.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition 1 13 13.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location
Home 9 114 12.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 10 136 13.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 6 89 14.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 13 161 12.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 3 55 18.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 7 113 16.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 7 77 11.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 2 5 2.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 19 1.3 2.6 3.8 0.4 1.4 0.1 0.5
Conference 12 0.9 2.3 3.2 0.3 1.2 0.1 0.5
Exhibition 1 0.0 4.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 9 1.4 2.6 4.0 0.3 1.1 0.1 0.8
Away 10 1.1 2.6 3.7 0.4 1.7 0.0 0.3
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 1.2 3.3 4.5 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.5
Losses 13 1.3 2.2 3.5 0.3 1.7 0.1 0.5
Month
November 3 3.0 4.7 7.7 0.0 3.0 0.0 1.0
December 7 1.3 3.1 4.4 0.7 1.4 0.0 0.4
January 7 0.9 1.9 2.7 0.3 1.0 0.1 0.6
February 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 19 9 24 49 73 7 27 1 10
Conference 12 3 11 27 38 3 14 1 6
Exhibition 1 1 0 4 4 1 1 0 0
Location
Home 9 3 13 23 36 3 10 1 7
Away 10 6 11 26 37 4 17 0 3
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 2 7 20 27 3 5 0 3
Losses 13 7 17 29 46 4 22 1 7
Month
November 3 3 9 14 23 0 9 0 3
December 7 6 9 22 31 5 10 0 3
January 7 - 6 13 19 2 7 1 4
February 2 - 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 19 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 12 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 13 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
Women’s basketball season ends with conference loss at Franklin
Women’s basketball season ends with conference loss at Franklin

FRANKLIN, Ind. – On the road in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game on Saturday afternoon, the Defiance College women’s basketball squad had its 2019-20 season come to an end with an 84-50 loss to the Franklin College Grizzlies at the Spurlock Center.

Women's basketball splits season series with Earlham after road defeat
Women's basketball splits season series with Earlham after road defeat

RICHMOND, Ind. – The Defiance College women’s basketball team made the southern trip to Earlham College on Wednesday afternoon for a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference matchup. An ever-changing battle of momentum saw DC fall to the Quakers 64-58.

Yellow Jackets come up victorious against the Beavers
Yellow Jackets come up victorious against the Beavers

DEFIANCE, Ohio- Yellow Jacket fans saw an exciting 55-50 victory from the Defiance College women's basketball team over HCAC rival Bluffton University in the Karl H. Weaner Center on Wednesday night. 

Yellow Jackets stifled in non-conference contest at Adrian
Yellow Jackets stifled in non-conference contest at Adrian

ADRIAN, Mich.- The Defiance College women’s basketball team traveled to Adrian to take on the Bulldogs in a non-conference game on Wednesday evening. The mid-week matchup saw a strong Adrian side top the Purple and Gold 61-40.

Women's Basketball topped by Terriers
Women's Basketball topped by Terriers

HIRAM, Ohio – The Defiance College women’s basketball team tipped off a busy week of nonconference action on Monday night. The Yellow Jackets traveled to Hiram College, where the Terriers prevailed 77-62

Women's Basketball's conference win streak stymied by Panthers
Women's Basketball's conference win streak stymied by Panthers

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College women’s basketball team returned to Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference action Saturday afternoon as they hosted the Hanover Panthers. The visitors proved strong all-around as the Yellow Jackets fell 75-45.

Women’s basketball begins HCAC play with last-second victory
Women’s basketball begins HCAC play with last-second victory

DEFIANCE, Ohio – On Tuesday night in the first Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game of the 2019-20 season for both teams, the Defiance College women’s basketball squad got a game-winning shot from Taylor Day (West Mansfield, Ohio/North Union) with less than a second left to defeat the Anderson University (Ind.) Ravens, 56-54, inside the Karl H. Weaner Community Center.

Women’s basketball comes up short in 2019-20 home opener
Women’s basketball comes up short in 2019-20 home opener

DEFIANCE, Ohio – In its 2019-20 home opener on Tuesday, the Defiance College women’s basketball team battled and led for much of the game before suffering a 68-59 loss to the Ohio Northern University Polar Bears in a non-conference matchup at the Karl H. Weaner Community Center.

Women's Basketball drops close affair at Saint Mary's
Women's Basketball drops close affair at Saint Mary's

NOTRE DAME, Ind. - With a week since last taking the court for competitve action, the Defiance College women's basketball team made the trip to Saint Mary's College on Saturday afternoon. After a close battle for much of the afternoon, a high-scoring fourth quarter saw the Belles pull away for a 56-53 victory. 

Women's Basketball falls at Findlay in exhibition action
Women's Basketball falls at Findlay in exhibition action

FINDLAY, Ohio – The Defiance College women’s basketball team took a break from regular season play as they headed to the University of Findlay for exhibition action with the Oilers on Saturday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets fell to the NCAA Division II foe 87-40.

Defiance College 2019-20 Women’s Basketball Preview
Defiance College 2019-20 Women’s Basketball Preview

DEFIANCE, Ohio - The Defiance College women’s basketball team heads into the upcoming 2019-20 season with nine returning letterwinners from last year who are joined by 11 freshmen. Entering his second campaign as head coach at Defiance, Allan King Jr. is looking for his Yellow Jackets to improve on their records from last season, which were 10-17 overall and 8-10 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play.

Yellow Jackets open 2019-20 season at Olivet
Yellow Jackets open 2019-20 season at Olivet

OLIVET, Mich. - The Defiance College women's basketball team tipped-off the 2019-20 season on road Wednesday evening. The Yellow Jackets under the direction of second-year Head Coach Allan King, Jr. traveled to take on the Olivet College Comets and fell by a final score of 64-50. 

HCAC Announces Women's Basketball Preseason Poll
HCAC Announces Women's Basketball Preseason Poll

DEFIANCE, Ohio - The 2019-20 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference preseason coaches' poll, released Thursday morning, saw the Defiance College Yellow Jackets picked for a seventh place finish.