2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster
Myers, Rachel
Jersey Number 11
Rachel Myers
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Liberty-Benton
- Hometown:
- Findlay, Ohio
Bio
MYERS AND THE FALCONS
Scored 631 career points in 108 games, an average of 5.8 points per contest ... finished her career ranked 15th in school history in career three-point field goals made, with 118.
2017-18
A 2017-18 team captain ... named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... also was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete for the third consecutive year ... the latter award is given to the 'best of the best' from the Academic All-MAC Team, as selected by the league's Faculty Athletics Representatives ... ... was named the team's Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... also picked up the Fran and Marty Voll Senior Achievement Award ... played in 19 games off the bench ... averaged 2.1 points and 0.6 rebounds per game ... shot 40% from three-point range, going 6-for-15, and was 12-of-13 (92.3%) at the free-throw line ... averaged 3.3 ppg in MAC games ... had an assist in the Falcons' season opener, a win over Eastern Kentucky ... had six points in eight minutes vs. Canisius, going a perfect 2-for-2 from three-point range ... her first triple of the day beat the first-half buzzer, giving the Falcons a four-point lead after 20 minutes ... had two points and a rebound in nine minutes of action at South Dakota State ... played 15 minutes at Central Michigan, with three points on an and-one driving layup ... saw 19 minutes of action at Ball State, and had five points, along with a rebound, an assists and a steal ... had two points and a rebound in four minutes vs. Toledo ... had two points, hitting her only shot attempt, and an assist vs. Buffalo ... on Senior Night, had a season-high 13 points and tied her career best with five rebounds in a win over Akron ... also had an assist, coming on a three-pointer by classmate Haley Puk ... went 2-for-4 from three-point range, with Puk assisting on both successful triples ... played 17 minutes of the win over the Zips ... saw 19 minutes of action at Buffalo, tying her season high ... had three points and a rebound vs. the Bulls ... scored two points in her final game as a Falcon, the MAC Tournament matchup at Western Michigan ... was fouled on a baseline drive and knocked down both resulting free-throw attempts with 25.1 seconds to go.
2016-17
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... also was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete for the second consecutive year ... played in all 31 games, making seven starts on the season ... averaged 4.0 points per game ... shot a team-best 82.5% at the free-throw line going 33-for-40 ... scored eight points in the Falcons' home opener vs. Cincinnati ... had nine points on the road against nationally-ranked Louisville ... had eight points against Virginia, going a perfect 2-for-2 from three-point range ... also scored eight points and added a pair of assists in the win over Ohio Valley ... had nine points vs. Cleveland State ... scored nine more points and added four rebounds and a pair of steals vs. Malone ... had six points in the Falcons' win at Akron, and scored eight points at Western Michigan ... also had eight points, going 2-of-3 from three-point range, in BGSU's blowout win over Akron at the Stroh Center ... made a pair of long-range shots for the second-straight game, going 2-of-4 from the arc at Ball State ... scored six points in the Falcons' win at Miami.
2015-16
Was named the team's Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... also 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 ... started all 28 games, averaging 25.7 minutes per contest ... was fourth on the team in scoring, with 7.6 points per game, and also averaged 2.4 rebounds ... finished second on the Falcons with 51 three-point field goals made, and shot 36.4% from long distance ... was eighth in the MAC in three-point FG pct., and was 13th in the league in three-pointers made per game ... in MAC games only, finished sixth in the league in three-point accuracy (37.9%) and ninth in three-pointers per contest, going 36-of-95 from beyond the arc ... scored in double digits nine times on the season, including a career-high 24 points at Central Michigan ... in that game, made seven three-pointers, falling just one shy of the school record ... scored 14 points in a win over Evansville, going 4-for-8 from long distance ... tied for game honors with 16 points in a win at Miami in the MAC opener ... was 6-of-9 from the field, including 4-for-6 from three-point range, in that win ... 11 of her points came in the second half as BG rallied from a double-digit deficit ... had 10 points vs. Ohio ... had 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the Falcons' first win over Kent State ... displayed deadeye shooting from the arc, going 5-for-6 from three-point land vs. the Golden Flashes ... in BG's next game, led all scorers with 18 points as the Falcons downed preseason MAC West Division favorite Eastern Michigan ... hit four more three-pointers vs. the Eagles, and also had five rebounds and a pair of assists ... had her aforementioned career-high scoring output at CMU, and added four rebounds, two assists and three steals ... was 7-of-11 from three-point range as the Falcons shot the lights out from beyond the arc in that game ... missed her first two three-point attempts, then made seven-straight triples against the Chippewas ... was 3-for-3 from downtown in both the second and third quarters of that game ... scored nine points in the road win at Kent State, hitting a big three-pointer with under two minutes to go, after KSU had cut BG's lead to three points ... scored 11 points, going 3-for-3 from long distance, in the Falcons' regular-season game at Buffalo ... scored eight points at Ohio ... made at least one three-pointer in 22 of BGSU's 28 games, and hit two or more triples 13 times ... was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society, in February of 2016 ... also was inducted into the Mortar Board Honor Society.
2014-15
Was one of the top freshmen in the MAC ... was named BGSU's Impact Player of the Year ... played in all 30 games, making 18 starts ... averaged 8.4 points per game, good for third on the team, along with 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per contest ... was second on the team with 45 three-point field goals made, and shot 35.2 percent from long range ... was 53-of-60 (88.3%) from the free-throw line ... was 13th in the MAC in both three-point field goals made (1.5 per game) and three-point FG percentage (35.2%) ... averaged 10.1 ppg in MAC games only ... in conference contests, ranked 26th in the league in scoring, and was the third-highest scoring freshman in the MAC ... led the entire MAC in free-throw percentage in league games (92.7%, 38-of-41) ... was 10th in the MAC in three-point accuracy in conference games only (36.7%, second among freshmen) ... shot 88.3% from the stripe overall, but did not have enough free-throw attempts to qualify for the MAC rankings ... her first collegiate points came on a layup in the season opener against Bucknell (Nov. 14), at the 13:19 mark of the first half ... had 10 points and season-high totals of five rebounds and two assists vs. Iona (Nov. 18) ... also scored 10 points vs. UC Irvine (Nov. 28), and had eight points the following day against Loyola Marymount (Nov. 29) ... for her efforts in those two games, was named to the all-tournament team at the DoubleTree LA Westside Thanksgiving Classic ... had 10 points and was a perfect 2-for-2 from three-point range against Hampton (Dec. 29) ... had nine points in back-to-back games, vs. FIU (Dec. 30) and Ball State (Jan. 3) ... made her first collegiate start at Akron (Jan. 7), and exploded for 17 points in 35 minutes, setting career highs in both categories (since broken) ... was 4-for-6 from long range vs. the Zips, and added four rebounds ... scored in double digits in five consecutive games beginning with the Northern Illinois contest on Jan. 14 ... had 10 points and three assists in that BGSU win at the Stroh Center ... scored 10 points at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 17), then went off for a then career-high 21 points at Western Michigan (Jan. 21) ... was 8-of-11 from the field, including 4-for-5 on three-point tries, vs. the Broncos ... had 10 points against both Miami (Jan. 24) and NIU (Jan. 28) ... scored 12 points at Buffalo (Feb. 7), adding a pair of steals ... had 13 points vs. Ohio (Feb. 11) and 11 at Ball State (Feb. 14), with five rebounds vs. the Cardinals ... scored 13 points at Miami, going 5-for-8 from the floor ... had three assists vs. the RedHawks ... had eight points and four boards vs. Buffalo (March 4), with all four rebounds coming at the offensive end ... 10 points and three assists against Akron (March 7).
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters at Liberty-Benton High School ('14) for coach Nate Irwin ... was named the Division III Player of the Year by the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association as a senior ... also named the Blanchard Valley Conference Player of the Year, and earned District P-O-Y honors after averaging 23.8 points per game for the Eagles ... led the conference in scoring, three-point field-goal percentage and free-throw pct., shooting a school-record 46.7% from behind the arc and 86.2% from the stripe ... also had 2.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3.2 steals per game in her final season ... finished her career ranked fifth in school history in scoring, with 1,643 points ... set the school record for career three-pointers made, with 216 ... LBHS went 22-3 overall and a perfect 9-0 in the BVC in 2013-14 ... helped the Eagles to sectional championships in all four of her seasons, and district titles in the last three ... earned all-state second-team honors as a junior, averaging 15.7 ppg ... team advanced to the state semifinals in her sophomore year, when she had 13.8 ppg ... averaged 12.8 points per contest as a freshman ... Eagles went 84-15 overall and 32-4 in the league during her four years ... played in the Ohio North-South All-Star game in April of 2014 ... also played volleyball for the Eagles, and earned all-league, all-district and All-Ohio honors in that sport as well in her senior campaign ... captained the basketball team as a senior and the volleyball team as both a junior and senior ... also lettered in track ... class valedictorian.
PERSONAL
Rachel Nicole Myers was born on Oct. 18, 1995, in Findlay, Ohio ... a dietetics major at BGSU, who finished with a perfect 4.000 cumulative GPA ... daughter of Steve and Kim Myers ... has a younger brother, Jacob ... has played AAU ball for Dayton Lady Hoopstars.
Scored 631 career points in 108 games, an average of 5.8 points per contest ... finished her career ranked 15th in school history in career three-point field goals made, with 118.
2017-18
A 2017-18 team captain ... named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... also was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete for the third consecutive year ... the latter award is given to the 'best of the best' from the Academic All-MAC Team, as selected by the league's Faculty Athletics Representatives ... ... was named the team's Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... also picked up the Fran and Marty Voll Senior Achievement Award ... played in 19 games off the bench ... averaged 2.1 points and 0.6 rebounds per game ... shot 40% from three-point range, going 6-for-15, and was 12-of-13 (92.3%) at the free-throw line ... averaged 3.3 ppg in MAC games ... had an assist in the Falcons' season opener, a win over Eastern Kentucky ... had six points in eight minutes vs. Canisius, going a perfect 2-for-2 from three-point range ... her first triple of the day beat the first-half buzzer, giving the Falcons a four-point lead after 20 minutes ... had two points and a rebound in nine minutes of action at South Dakota State ... played 15 minutes at Central Michigan, with three points on an and-one driving layup ... saw 19 minutes of action at Ball State, and had five points, along with a rebound, an assists and a steal ... had two points and a rebound in four minutes vs. Toledo ... had two points, hitting her only shot attempt, and an assist vs. Buffalo ... on Senior Night, had a season-high 13 points and tied her career best with five rebounds in a win over Akron ... also had an assist, coming on a three-pointer by classmate Haley Puk ... went 2-for-4 from three-point range, with Puk assisting on both successful triples ... played 17 minutes of the win over the Zips ... saw 19 minutes of action at Buffalo, tying her season high ... had three points and a rebound vs. the Bulls ... scored two points in her final game as a Falcon, the MAC Tournament matchup at Western Michigan ... was fouled on a baseline drive and knocked down both resulting free-throw attempts with 25.1 seconds to go.
2016-17
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... also was named a MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete for the second consecutive year ... played in all 31 games, making seven starts on the season ... averaged 4.0 points per game ... shot a team-best 82.5% at the free-throw line going 33-for-40 ... scored eight points in the Falcons' home opener vs. Cincinnati ... had nine points on the road against nationally-ranked Louisville ... had eight points against Virginia, going a perfect 2-for-2 from three-point range ... also scored eight points and added a pair of assists in the win over Ohio Valley ... had nine points vs. Cleveland State ... scored nine more points and added four rebounds and a pair of steals vs. Malone ... had six points in the Falcons' win at Akron, and scored eight points at Western Michigan ... also had eight points, going 2-of-3 from three-point range, in BGSU's blowout win over Akron at the Stroh Center ... made a pair of long-range shots for the second-straight game, going 2-of-4 from the arc at Ball State ... scored six points in the Falcons' win at Miami.
2015-16
Was named the team's Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... also 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 ... started all 28 games, averaging 25.7 minutes per contest ... was fourth on the team in scoring, with 7.6 points per game, and also averaged 2.4 rebounds ... finished second on the Falcons with 51 three-point field goals made, and shot 36.4% from long distance ... was eighth in the MAC in three-point FG pct., and was 13th in the league in three-pointers made per game ... in MAC games only, finished sixth in the league in three-point accuracy (37.9%) and ninth in three-pointers per contest, going 36-of-95 from beyond the arc ... scored in double digits nine times on the season, including a career-high 24 points at Central Michigan ... in that game, made seven three-pointers, falling just one shy of the school record ... scored 14 points in a win over Evansville, going 4-for-8 from long distance ... tied for game honors with 16 points in a win at Miami in the MAC opener ... was 6-of-9 from the field, including 4-for-6 from three-point range, in that win ... 11 of her points came in the second half as BG rallied from a double-digit deficit ... had 10 points vs. Ohio ... had 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the Falcons' first win over Kent State ... displayed deadeye shooting from the arc, going 5-for-6 from three-point land vs. the Golden Flashes ... in BG's next game, led all scorers with 18 points as the Falcons downed preseason MAC West Division favorite Eastern Michigan ... hit four more three-pointers vs. the Eagles, and also had five rebounds and a pair of assists ... had her aforementioned career-high scoring output at CMU, and added four rebounds, two assists and three steals ... was 7-of-11 from three-point range as the Falcons shot the lights out from beyond the arc in that game ... missed her first two three-point attempts, then made seven-straight triples against the Chippewas ... was 3-for-3 from downtown in both the second and third quarters of that game ... scored nine points in the road win at Kent State, hitting a big three-pointer with under two minutes to go, after KSU had cut BG's lead to three points ... scored 11 points, going 3-for-3 from long distance, in the Falcons' regular-season game at Buffalo ... scored eight points at Ohio ... made at least one three-pointer in 22 of BGSU's 28 games, and hit two or more triples 13 times ... was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society, in February of 2016 ... also was inducted into the Mortar Board Honor Society.
2014-15
Was one of the top freshmen in the MAC ... was named BGSU's Impact Player of the Year ... played in all 30 games, making 18 starts ... averaged 8.4 points per game, good for third on the team, along with 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per contest ... was second on the team with 45 three-point field goals made, and shot 35.2 percent from long range ... was 53-of-60 (88.3%) from the free-throw line ... was 13th in the MAC in both three-point field goals made (1.5 per game) and three-point FG percentage (35.2%) ... averaged 10.1 ppg in MAC games only ... in conference contests, ranked 26th in the league in scoring, and was the third-highest scoring freshman in the MAC ... led the entire MAC in free-throw percentage in league games (92.7%, 38-of-41) ... was 10th in the MAC in three-point accuracy in conference games only (36.7%, second among freshmen) ... shot 88.3% from the stripe overall, but did not have enough free-throw attempts to qualify for the MAC rankings ... her first collegiate points came on a layup in the season opener against Bucknell (Nov. 14), at the 13:19 mark of the first half ... had 10 points and season-high totals of five rebounds and two assists vs. Iona (Nov. 18) ... also scored 10 points vs. UC Irvine (Nov. 28), and had eight points the following day against Loyola Marymount (Nov. 29) ... for her efforts in those two games, was named to the all-tournament team at the DoubleTree LA Westside Thanksgiving Classic ... had 10 points and was a perfect 2-for-2 from three-point range against Hampton (Dec. 29) ... had nine points in back-to-back games, vs. FIU (Dec. 30) and Ball State (Jan. 3) ... made her first collegiate start at Akron (Jan. 7), and exploded for 17 points in 35 minutes, setting career highs in both categories (since broken) ... was 4-for-6 from long range vs. the Zips, and added four rebounds ... scored in double digits in five consecutive games beginning with the Northern Illinois contest on Jan. 14 ... had 10 points and three assists in that BGSU win at the Stroh Center ... scored 10 points at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 17), then went off for a then career-high 21 points at Western Michigan (Jan. 21) ... was 8-of-11 from the field, including 4-for-5 on three-point tries, vs. the Broncos ... had 10 points against both Miami (Jan. 24) and NIU (Jan. 28) ... scored 12 points at Buffalo (Feb. 7), adding a pair of steals ... had 13 points vs. Ohio (Feb. 11) and 11 at Ball State (Feb. 14), with five rebounds vs. the Cardinals ... scored 13 points at Miami, going 5-for-8 from the floor ... had three assists vs. the RedHawks ... had eight points and four boards vs. Buffalo (March 4), with all four rebounds coming at the offensive end ... 10 points and three assists against Akron (March 7).
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters at Liberty-Benton High School ('14) for coach Nate Irwin ... was named the Division III Player of the Year by the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association as a senior ... also named the Blanchard Valley Conference Player of the Year, and earned District P-O-Y honors after averaging 23.8 points per game for the Eagles ... led the conference in scoring, three-point field-goal percentage and free-throw pct., shooting a school-record 46.7% from behind the arc and 86.2% from the stripe ... also had 2.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3.2 steals per game in her final season ... finished her career ranked fifth in school history in scoring, with 1,643 points ... set the school record for career three-pointers made, with 216 ... LBHS went 22-3 overall and a perfect 9-0 in the BVC in 2013-14 ... helped the Eagles to sectional championships in all four of her seasons, and district titles in the last three ... earned all-state second-team honors as a junior, averaging 15.7 ppg ... team advanced to the state semifinals in her sophomore year, when she had 13.8 ppg ... averaged 12.8 points per contest as a freshman ... Eagles went 84-15 overall and 32-4 in the league during her four years ... played in the Ohio North-South All-Star game in April of 2014 ... also played volleyball for the Eagles, and earned all-league, all-district and All-Ohio honors in that sport as well in her senior campaign ... captained the basketball team as a senior and the volleyball team as both a junior and senior ... also lettered in track ... class valedictorian.
PERSONAL
Rachel Nicole Myers was born on Oct. 18, 1995, in Findlay, Ohio ... a dietetics major at BGSU, who finished with a perfect 4.000 cumulative GPA ... daughter of Steve and Kim Myers ... has a younger brother, Jacob ... has played AAU ball for Dayton Lady Hoopstars.
MYERS, Rachel
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
2014-15 30-18 847/28.2 77-217 .355 45-128 .352 53-60 .883 21-46 67 2.2 33-0 33 46 1 10 252/8.4
2015-16 28-28 719/25.7 71-213 .333 51-140 .364 21-28 .750 14-52 66 2.4 23-0 22 30 0 13 214/7.6
2016-17 31-7 472/15.2 38-142 .268 16-73 .219 33-40 .825 12-31 43 1.4 22-0 16 21 1 15 125/4.0
2017-18 19-0 127/6.7 11-28 .393 6-15 .400 12-13 .923 1-10 11 0.6 5-0 4 10 0 1 40/2.1
TOTAL 108-53 2165/20.0 197-600 .328 118-356 .331 119-141 .844 48-139 187 1.7 83-0 75 107 2 39 631/5.8
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:
Points: 24, at Central Michigan -- 02/06/16
Rebounds: 5, 5 times
Assists: 4, Central Michigan -- 02/04/15
Steals: 3, at Central Michigan -- 02/06/16
Blocks: 1, Iona -- 11/18/14 ; at #25 Virginia Tech -- 12/11/16
FG made: 8, at Western Michigan -- 01/21/15 ; at Central Michigan -- 02/06/16
FG attempts: 15, at Central Michigan -- 02/06/16
3FG made: 7 [t-2nd], at Central Michigan -- 02/06/16
3FG attempts: 11 [t-3rd], at Central Michigan -- 02/06/16
FT made: 4, 7 times
FT attempts: 4, 15 times
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