Bowling Green State University Athletics
Eight Falcons Named to Academic All-MAC Team
March 30, 2016 | Women's Basketball
Baer, Justinger, Kirkpatrick, Konieczki, Myers, Puk, Siefker & Tibbs all earn the league honor
A total of eight Bowling Green State University women's basketball student-athletes have been named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team. Seniors Miriam Justinger and Lauren Tibbs, juniors Rachel Konieczki and Abby Siefker, redshirt sophomore Kennedy Kirkpatrick and true sophs Sarah Baer, Rachel Myers and Haley Puk all made the team, which was announced Wednesday (March 30) by the conference office.
BGSU's eight selections were the most of any MAC institution -- no other school had more than five players selected. In addition, BGSU had two of the five total student-athletes -- Myers and Siefker -- with a 4.000 cumulative grade-point average. A total of 44 student-athletes were chosen to the team.
Every student-athlete on the BGSU roster eligible for Academic All-MAC Team consideration was chosen to the team.
Justinger was named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the third consecutive season, while Kirkpatrick and Konieczki were chosen to the team for the second-straight year. Baer, Myers, Puk and Tibbs all earn the honor in their first year of eligibility, as does Siefker, who -- due to injury -- did not play in enough games to qualify for consideration last season.
Baer, a native of Perrysburg, Ohio, played in 16 of BGSU's 28 games off the bench, averaging 1.2 points and 1.1 rebounds in 4.5 minutes per game. She scored two points on nine separate occasions, and shot 63.6% from the field on the season, making 7-of-11 field-goal attempts. Baer had three rebounds in a pair of 2015-16 games. In the classroom, she has a cumulative GPA of 3.288 as a sport management major.
Justinger, who hails from Sylvania, Ohio, started all 28 games, finishing third on the team in scoring and second in rebounding. She averaged 8.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. She led the Brown and Orange in assists (2.4 per game), and finished 13th in the MAC in free-throw percentage (77.0%), and 10th in the conference in three-point field-goal accuracy (35.9%). Justinger scored in double figures 12 times, including in seven of the last 11 games of the season. She has a cumulative GPA of 3.537 as an exercise science/pre-occupational therapy major at BGSU.
Kirkpatrick, a native of Lawrence, Kansas, played in all 28 games, averaging 14.9 minutes per game off the bench. She also averaged 4.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest. Kirkpatrick was third on the team in assists and fifth in total minutes played. She scored in double figures four times, including a season-high 19-point effort in a win over Jacksonville. Kirkpatrick, like Justinger, was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society, in February. She also was inducted into the Mortar Board Honor Society. Kirkpatrick, a biology pre-medicine major, has a 3.674 cumulative GPA.
Konieczki, who came to BGSU from Rockford, Ill., came off the bench to play in 26 of the Falcons' 28 games. She averaged 8.5 minutes, 1.5 points and 1.0 rebounds per contest. Konieczki had six points against Cleveland State in December, and she scored four points on three occasions this season. She was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma in February. Konieczki has a 3.544 cumulative GPA as a sport management major.
Myers, from Findlay, Ohio, started all 28 games and finished fourth on the team in scoring, with 7.6 points per game. She was second on the Falcons with 51 three-point field goals made, and shot 36.4% from long distance. Myers was ninth in the MAC in three-point FG pct., and finished 13th in the league in three-pointers made per game. In MAC games only, she finished sixth in the league in three-point accuracy (37.9%). Myers scored in double digits nine times on the season, including a career-high 24 points at Central Michigan. In that game, she made seven three-pointers, falling just one shy of the school record. Myers was inducted into both Chi Alpha Sigma and the Mortar Board Honor Society. She has a perfect 4.000 cumulative GPA in dietetics
Puk, from Waterloo, Iowa, played in 26 games, starting the last seven of the season. She averaged 15.8 minutes, 3.8 points and 1.7 rebounds per contest. Puk made 16 three-point field goals to rank fifth on the team, and she was fourth on the Falcons in steals and fifth in assists. She scored in double figures three times, including a season-high 13 points at Central Michigan. Puk also had back-to-back double-digit games, with 11 points in a win over Miami, and 12 points and seven rebounds at Ohio. She has a cumulative GPA of 3.531 as an exercise science major.
Siefker, a native of Ottoville, Ohio, played in all 28 games off the bench in 2015-16, averaging 13.8 minutes, 1.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. She finished fourth on the Falcons in rebounding and second in blocked shots (0.4 per game). Siefker had seven points and six rebounds in a road win over Northern Illinois. She was inducted into the Mortar Board Honor Society. Siefker has a perfect 4.000 cumulative GPA as a biology pre-dentistry major at BGSU, with minors in chemistry, general sciences and entrepreneurship.
Tibbs, from Taylor Mill, Ky., was named to the All-MAC Third Team in her lone playing season with the Falcons. She started all 28 games and led the team in scoring and rebounding, with 12.5 points and 7.0 boards per game. Tibbs also paced BGSU in field-goal percentage (55.4%, ranking her third in the entire league) and blocked shots. The center shot over 40% from three-point range, making 17-of-42 long-range shots (40.5%). She finished 18th in the MAC in scoring and 10th in the league in rebounding, and was eighth among MAC players in blocks per game. Tibbs was named MAC Player of the Week on Feb. 22, after averaging 23.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks and shooting 66.7% (20-for-30) from the field and a perfect 100% (5-for-5) from three-point range the previous week. She scored in double digits a team-leading 20 times on the season, including back-to-back games of 20 points or more. Tibbs, who earned her undergraduate degree at Marquette University, is pursuing a Master of Arts degree in media & communication at BGSU, and currently has a 3.600 GPA.
The Academic All-MAC Team honor is bestowed upon a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport.
Bowling Green, as mentioned, had eight student-athletes chosen to the Academic All-MAC Team, far and away the highest total of any conference institution. Miami, Northern Illinois and Toledo each had five student-athletes named to the team, while Akron, Kent State and Western Michigan had four apiece, Buffalo three, Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan two each and Ball State and Ohio one apiece.
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BGSU's eight selections were the most of any MAC institution -- no other school had more than five players selected. In addition, BGSU had two of the five total student-athletes -- Myers and Siefker -- with a 4.000 cumulative grade-point average. A total of 44 student-athletes were chosen to the team.
Every student-athlete on the BGSU roster eligible for Academic All-MAC Team consideration was chosen to the team.
Justinger was named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the third consecutive season, while Kirkpatrick and Konieczki were chosen to the team for the second-straight year. Baer, Myers, Puk and Tibbs all earn the honor in their first year of eligibility, as does Siefker, who -- due to injury -- did not play in enough games to qualify for consideration last season.
Baer, a native of Perrysburg, Ohio, played in 16 of BGSU's 28 games off the bench, averaging 1.2 points and 1.1 rebounds in 4.5 minutes per game. She scored two points on nine separate occasions, and shot 63.6% from the field on the season, making 7-of-11 field-goal attempts. Baer had three rebounds in a pair of 2015-16 games. In the classroom, she has a cumulative GPA of 3.288 as a sport management major.
Justinger, who hails from Sylvania, Ohio, started all 28 games, finishing third on the team in scoring and second in rebounding. She averaged 8.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. She led the Brown and Orange in assists (2.4 per game), and finished 13th in the MAC in free-throw percentage (77.0%), and 10th in the conference in three-point field-goal accuracy (35.9%). Justinger scored in double figures 12 times, including in seven of the last 11 games of the season. She has a cumulative GPA of 3.537 as an exercise science/pre-occupational therapy major at BGSU.
Kirkpatrick, a native of Lawrence, Kansas, played in all 28 games, averaging 14.9 minutes per game off the bench. She also averaged 4.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest. Kirkpatrick was third on the team in assists and fifth in total minutes played. She scored in double figures four times, including a season-high 19-point effort in a win over Jacksonville. Kirkpatrick, like Justinger, was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society, in February. She also was inducted into the Mortar Board Honor Society. Kirkpatrick, a biology pre-medicine major, has a 3.674 cumulative GPA.
Konieczki, who came to BGSU from Rockford, Ill., came off the bench to play in 26 of the Falcons' 28 games. She averaged 8.5 minutes, 1.5 points and 1.0 rebounds per contest. Konieczki had six points against Cleveland State in December, and she scored four points on three occasions this season. She was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma in February. Konieczki has a 3.544 cumulative GPA as a sport management major.
Myers, from Findlay, Ohio, started all 28 games and finished fourth on the team in scoring, with 7.6 points per game. She was second on the Falcons with 51 three-point field goals made, and shot 36.4% from long distance. Myers was ninth in the MAC in three-point FG pct., and finished 13th in the league in three-pointers made per game. In MAC games only, she finished sixth in the league in three-point accuracy (37.9%). Myers scored in double digits nine times on the season, including a career-high 24 points at Central Michigan. In that game, she made seven three-pointers, falling just one shy of the school record. Myers was inducted into both Chi Alpha Sigma and the Mortar Board Honor Society. She has a perfect 4.000 cumulative GPA in dietetics
Puk, from Waterloo, Iowa, played in 26 games, starting the last seven of the season. She averaged 15.8 minutes, 3.8 points and 1.7 rebounds per contest. Puk made 16 three-point field goals to rank fifth on the team, and she was fourth on the Falcons in steals and fifth in assists. She scored in double figures three times, including a season-high 13 points at Central Michigan. Puk also had back-to-back double-digit games, with 11 points in a win over Miami, and 12 points and seven rebounds at Ohio. She has a cumulative GPA of 3.531 as an exercise science major.
Siefker, a native of Ottoville, Ohio, played in all 28 games off the bench in 2015-16, averaging 13.8 minutes, 1.8 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. She finished fourth on the Falcons in rebounding and second in blocked shots (0.4 per game). Siefker had seven points and six rebounds in a road win over Northern Illinois. She was inducted into the Mortar Board Honor Society. Siefker has a perfect 4.000 cumulative GPA as a biology pre-dentistry major at BGSU, with minors in chemistry, general sciences and entrepreneurship.
Tibbs, from Taylor Mill, Ky., was named to the All-MAC Third Team in her lone playing season with the Falcons. She started all 28 games and led the team in scoring and rebounding, with 12.5 points and 7.0 boards per game. Tibbs also paced BGSU in field-goal percentage (55.4%, ranking her third in the entire league) and blocked shots. The center shot over 40% from three-point range, making 17-of-42 long-range shots (40.5%). She finished 18th in the MAC in scoring and 10th in the league in rebounding, and was eighth among MAC players in blocks per game. Tibbs was named MAC Player of the Week on Feb. 22, after averaging 23.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks and shooting 66.7% (20-for-30) from the field and a perfect 100% (5-for-5) from three-point range the previous week. She scored in double digits a team-leading 20 times on the season, including back-to-back games of 20 points or more. Tibbs, who earned her undergraduate degree at Marquette University, is pursuing a Master of Arts degree in media & communication at BGSU, and currently has a 3.600 GPA.
The Academic All-MAC Team honor is bestowed upon a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport.
Bowling Green, as mentioned, had eight student-athletes chosen to the Academic All-MAC Team, far and away the highest total of any conference institution. Miami, Northern Illinois and Toledo each had five student-athletes named to the team, while Akron, Kent State and Western Michigan had four apiece, Buffalo three, Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan two each and Ball State and Ohio one apiece.
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