2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster
Miriam Justinger
- Position:
- Guard/Forward
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Northview
- Hometown:
- Sylvania, Ohio
2015-16
Was named the team's Impact Player of the Year ... also was a co-recipient of the Fran & Marty Voll Senior Achievement Award ... was one of a league-high eight BGSU student-athletes named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... and, was one of four Falcons -- also a MAC best -- named MAC Distinguished Scholar Athletes ... the latter award is given to the 'best of the best' as selected by the league's Faculty Athletics Representatives ... and, was one of three female finalists for BGSU's Medal of Honor award at The Ziggys, BGSU's Athletics Honors Night ... the award is given to one male and one female student-athlete who embody the essence of the qualities BGSU Athletics hold important for all student-athletes ... started all 28 games, averaging 29.0 minutes per contest ... was third on the team in scoring, with 8.8 points per game ... averaged 4.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per outing ... was third on the team in scoring and second in rebounding ... made 33 three-point field goals to rank third on the Falcons in that category ... finished third on the team in three-point field goals attempted and made, and led the Falcons in assists and free throws made and attempted ... was second on the Falcons in steals ... finished 12th in the league in free-throw percentage (77.0%), and was 10th in the MAC in three-point field-goal accuracy (35.9%) ... in MAC games only, averaged 8.8 ppg and 4.0 rpg ... scored in double figures 12 times, including in seven of the last 11 games of the season ... led BG in assists 12 times on the year, including 10 times against MAC foes ... had a season-high 20 points against Akron, and had a 19-point, seven-rebound game in a win over Illinois State ... keyed a big second-quarter run in the ISU game, singlehandedly outscoring the Redbirds, 12-7, in that period ... had her own personal 10-point run as the Falcons scored 21-straight points in that quarter ... scored 10 points vs. Davidson ... had 14 points and went 4-for-5 from three-point range in a win over Jacksonville ... scored 11 points and hit both of her long-distance shot attempts vs. South Dakota State ... had nine points, five rebounds and four assists against Ohio ... scored a team-high 20 points vs. Akron ... tied her career high with five assists vs. Ball State ... had 10 points at Toledo ... scored 13 points at Central Michigan, adding four rebounds, two assists and three steals ... was a perfect 4-for-4 from three-point range vs. the Chippewas, as the Falcons shot the lights out from beyond the arc ... had 12 points and was 8-of-10 from the free-throw line in the second Western Michigan game ... scored 12 points in BG's win at Kent State, adding six rebounds and three assists ... was a perfect 3-for-3 from three-point range ... had 10 points, five boards and a team-leading five assists in the regular-season meeting at Buffalo ... was one of five players in double figures with 12 points, adding four rebounds, four assists and two steals in a 20-point win over Miami ... reached the 1,000-point mark for her career in dramatic fashion in that win ... hit a three-point try from the top of the arc with 1:24 to go in what would prove to be the final home game of her career, reaching the milestone and sending the Stroh Center crowd into a frenzy ... had eight points and four rebounds at Ohio ... 10 points, six rebounds and five assists at UA, in the final regular-season game ... was 2-of-3 from three-point land vs. the Zips ... in MAC games only, was 12th in the league in free-throw pct., and tied for 15th in three-point accuracy ... had nine points, three boards and a team-high four assists in her final collegiate game, the MAC Tournament first-round contest at UB ... was selected to be a part of the WBCA’s ‘So You Want to be a Coach’ program ... finished her career with 1,027 points at BGSU, tying her for 25th on the school’s career scoring list ... also posted career totals of 460 rebounds, 267 assists, 130 steals and 114 three-pointers made.
2014-15
Was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society, in March of 2015 ... named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... also was named BGSU's Playmaker of the Year ... one of just two players to start all 30 games ... was second on the team in both scoring and rebounding, with 10.3 points and 5.3 boards per contest ... averaged a team-high 2.1 assists per outing, and also paced the Brown and Orange in minutes played, with 32.5 per game, and steals ... finished 21st in the MAC in scoring ... in MAC games only, ranked among the league leaders in scoring (11.5 ppg, 21st), three-point field-goal percentage (35.9%, 11th), defensive rebounds (4.6, 12th) and minutes played (33.9 mpg, ninth) ... had 12 points against both Bucknell (Nov. 14) and Milwaukee (Nov. 22), and scored 10 points against Iona (Nov. 18) ... added eight rebounds in the UWM game, and had BG-best totals of and three assists and four steals ... for her efforts in the Iona and UWM games, was named MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week ... had nine points and six boards vs. UC Irvine (Nov. 28) ... scored a season-high 14 points vs. Cincinnati (Dec. 7) ... nine points and seven rebounds against Saint Francis (Dec. 13), adding three assists for the second consecutive game ... had eight points, eight rebounds and a BG season-high total of five assists in the win at Bradley (Dec. 21) ... exploded for 16 points and 10 rebounds in the MAC opener vs. Ball State (Jan. 3) ... just missed a double-double at Kent State (Jan. 10), with 10 points and nine boards in 40 minutes of action ... had 13 points vs. Northern Illinois (Jan. 14) and 12 more at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 17), pulling down six rebounds in both games ... played all 40 minutes vs. the Eagles ... had three-straight games of double-digit scoring, beginning with 13 points in the return match with NIU (Jan. 28) ... then, had 14 points vs. both Toledo (Jan. 31) and Central Michigan (Feb. 4) at the Stroh, adding seven rebounds vs. the Rockets ... had a season-high 19 points vs. KSU (Feb. 21), going 6-of-10 from the floor and 5-for-6 from the free-throw line ... had eight points and 10 rebounds, tying her season high in the latter category, at Miami (Feb. 25) ... scored 13 points vs. Buffalo (March 4), and had 18 points against Akron (March 7).
2013-14
Earned Academic All-MAC Team honorable mention ... played in 33 games, making 27 starts ... averaged 8.4 points per game to rank fourth on the team ... also had 3.1 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, ranking second on the Falcons in the latter category ... shot 33.3% from three-point range, making 28 shots from beyond the arc ... made almost 78% of her free-throw tries on the year, going 74-of-95 from the stripe ... was ninth in the MAC in free-throw pct. ... in MAC games only, averaged 7.6 points and 2.4 assists per game, ranking second on the team in the latter category ... led the entire conference in FT pct. in MAC games, shooting 95% (38-of-40) from the line ... shot 36.1% from three-point land in league contests ... scored in double digits 13 times on the season, including one game of more than 20 points ... that game, a career-high 22-point effort, came in BG's win over High Point in the first round of the WNIT (March 20) ... also had four assists and four steals, tying her career standard in the latter category, in that win ... hit double figures in scoring four times in a five-game span, beginning with a 13-point, six-rebound effort in a narrow road win over Butler (Nov. 18) ... had 10 points against Old Dominion (Nov. 23), before going 4-of-6 from three-point range at Ohio State the following day ... had 14 points vs. the Buckeyes, setting career bests in both scoring and three-pointers made in that game ... then, had a then career-best 16 points vs. Monmouth (Dec. 1), adding five boards and four assists ... narrowly missed a double-double vs. Saint Francis (Dec. 29), with 12 points and a career-high nine rebounds ... had 18 points, a career-high at the time, in just 23 minutes in BG's road win over Ball State (Jan. 15) ... attempted just four shots from the field, making three, but was 11-for-12 from the free-throw line vs. the Cardinals ... scored all 11 of her points in the game's final six minutes as the Falcons clinched the MAC title with a 77-76 win at Akron on the final day of the regular season (March 8) ... had 17 points and nine rebounds vs. St. Bonaventure in the WNIT's second round (March 24), going 7-of-9 from the field ... dished out a career-best five assists on three occasions, vs. Iona (Nov. 9), Toledo (Feb. 2) and Western Michigan (Feb. 5).
2012-13
Played in all 35 games, starting each of the final 22 games of the year ... earned the team's Most Improved Player award ... tied for fifth on the team in scoring, with 5.6 points per game ... also had 2.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 0.9 steals per game ... was third on the team in assists and fifth in steals ... made 23 three-point field goals to tie for fourth on the Falcons in that category ... shot 81.0% from the free-throw line, making 47 of her 58 attempts ... started all 16 MAC games and tied for fourth on the team in scoring, with 6.3 ppg ... in all games, ranked second on the Falcons in assists per 40 minutes (3.3) ... averaged 8.3 points in the Falcons' three WNIT games ... her four double-digit scoring games included a season-high 13 points in a road win against Ohio (Jan. 20) ... scored eight-straight points vs. the Bobcats, part of an early 10-0 run that gave the Falcons the lead for good ... had 12 points in back-to-back games, against Colorado State (Dec. 1) and Butler (Dec. 5) ... scored 10 points and pulled down a career-high six rebounds in the Falcons' WNIT first-round win over SMU ... scored nine points in four games, and had seven or eight points in a total of eight other games ... had seven points and a season-high four assists in BGSU's win over Central Michigan (Feb. 3) ... played a season-high 33 minutes against Toledo (Jan. 13), and also played at least 30 minutes in the Falcons' last two games of the year, the WNIT contests vs. Duquesne (30 minutes; March 23) and Drexel (32 minutes; March 28) ... had three steals on three occasions.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned three letters at Sylvania Northview High School ('12) for coach Jerry Sigler ... was a First-Team All-Ohio selection as a senior, averaging 19.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists as the LadyKats went 21-2 and posted a district runner-up finish ... led the Northern Lakes League in scoring in that senior campaign ... also was the District I Player of the Year in 2011-12 ... helped Northview to NLL championships in each of her last three years ... a third-team all-state selection in her junior season ... a three-time All-NLL First-Team choice ... averaged 16.5 ppg as a junior and 11.9 ppg as a sophomore, as the team earned sectional titles in both years ... also had 4.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game as a junior ... LadyKats went 57-8 in her final three years at the school ... two-time team MVP ... the District 7 Player of the Year as a senior ... finished her high-school career with 1,109 points ... a three-time selection to the All-(Toledo) Blade Team.
PERSONAL
Miriam Kathleen Justinger was born on May 20, 1994, in Carlisle, Pa. ... exercise science/pre-occupational therapy major at BGSU ... graduated with a cumulative GPA of 3.537 ... daughter of Steve and Kim Justinger ... the youngest of two children ... has a brother ... has played AAU ball for Toledo Elite.
JUSTINGER, Miriam
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2012-13 35-22 697/19.9 63-185 .341 23-79 .291 47-58 .810 24-60 84 2.4 32-0 58 53 1 31 196/5.6
2013-14 33-27 897/27.2 87-200 .435 28-84 .333 74-95 .779 30-73 103 3.1 56-1 80 54 4 35 276/8.4
2014-15 30-30 976/32.5 111-290 .383 30-96 .313 57-81 .704 34-125 159 5.3 75-1 63 66 4 35 309/10.3
2015-16 28-28 812/29.0 73-207 .353 33-92 .359 67-87 .770 15-99 114 4.1 48-1 66 63 4 29 246/8.8
TOTAL 126-107 3382/26.8 334-882 .379 114-351 .325 245-321 .763 103-357 460 3.7 211-3 267 236 13 130 1027/8.2
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 22, High Point -- 03/20/14
Rebounds: 10, Ball State -- 01/03/15 ; at Miami -- 02/25/15
Assists: 5, 7 times
Steals: 4, Miami -- 02/09/14 ; High Point -- 03/20/14 ; at Milwaukee -- 11/22/14
Blocks: 2, at Western Michigan -- 01/06/16 ; vs Hampton -- 12/29/14
FG made: 7, High Point -- 03/20/14 ; St. Bonaventure -- 03/24/14 ; Illinois State -- 11/13/15
FG attempts: 16, High Point -- 03/20/14
3FG made: 4, 4 times
3FG attempts: 9, Akron -- 01/13/16
FT made: 11 [t-8th], at Ball State -- 01/15/14
FT attempts: 13 [t-8th], Colorado State -- 12/01/12
