Bowling Green State University Athletics
Lindsay Austin: BGSU Scholar-Athlete Of The Week
December 19, 2002 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 19, 2002
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Lindsay Austin is the Bowling Green State University Scholar-Athlete of the Week. Austin, a junior on the BGSU women's basketball team, averaged 16.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists as the Falcons went 2-0 on the road last week.
Austin, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio (Sycamore H.S.), was honored by the Mid-American Conference office earlier in the week, as she was named the MAC's Player of the Week for the first time in her Falcon career.
Austin had a career-high 20 points in last Wednesday's (Dec. 11) 76-58 win at IPFW, and also set a new career standard with nine field goals made. Three days later, she went 5-of-9 from the field in a 62-59 victory at CSU, adding a team-high four assists. Austin also had seven rebounds, including a game-high four at the offensive end, in the win over the Vikings.
Austin also made a pair of free throws in the final 21 seconds to help the Falcons close out the win at CSU.
On the week, she shot .640 from the field, making 14 of her 25 attempts. After missing the first two games of the year due to injury, Austin has returned to average 9.8 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.2 steals in five games.
Austin, a visual communication technology major, has a 3.58 cumulative grade point average.
The Falcons of head coach Curt Miller now head to Austin's hometown for this weekend's Bearcat Invitational. BGSU will face the host University of Cincinnati in Saturday (Dec. 21) action, beginning at 4:00 p.m. The Falcons will face either Louisiana-Lafayette or Savannah State in Sunday (Dec. 22) play. BGSU is 4-3 on the season, and the Falcons are 3-0 on the road after going 3-10 in road games last year.
Note: Due to the holidays and the lack of teams in action, there will be no Scholar-Athlete of the Week named next week.
