2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Thompson, Sierra
Jersey Number 42
Sierra Thompson
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Mattoon
- Hometown:
- Mattoon, Ill.
Bio
2018-19
played in five games off the bench, averaging 2.0 points and 2.6 rebounds ... had three rebounds, an assist and two steals, tying for the team lead in the latter category, in the season opener at Michigan State ... had a rebound vs. Marshall in the home opener ... played a key role in BG's win over Robert Morris ... saw 12 minutes of action, including all 10 minutes of the fourth quarter ... had four points, four rebounds and a steal, all in that final period, as the Falcons posted a 61-60, come-from-behind win over the Colonials ... had six points and four rebounds in the victory over Loyola Chicago ... went a perfect 4-for-4 from the free-throw line against the Ramblers ... missed the Coastal Carolina game due to illness, but returned to play seven minutes against Mercer two days later ... had a rebound vs. the Bears ... did not see game action after that Mercer contest in late November, and was medically disqualified.
2017-18
Played in all 30 games off the bench ... averaged 11.0 minutes, 2.4 points and 2.6 rebounds per game ... made her collegiate debut in the season opener, a win over Eastern Kentucky ... that debut was a stellar one, as she scored eight points and pulled down eight rebounds in 27 minutes of work in the Falcons' win over the Colonels ... followed that up with six points, four rebounds and a pair of assists in 18 minutes at Detroit ... had four points and three boards in BG's victory at Robert Morris ... went 2-for-3 from the field in 14 minutes of action ... had eight points and six rebounds in 18 minutes vs. Canisius ... scored three points and had two steals in BG's victory vs. Norfolk State ... the next afternoon, had a stellar game off the bench as the Falcons topped FAU to win the FAU Thanksgiving Tournament ... scored 11 points for her first collegiate double-figure game, and had seven rebounds and a blocked shot ... was a perfect 5-for-5 from the field against the Owls ... pulled down a defensive rebound on three consecutive FAU possessions in the fourth quarter ... had eight points, three boards and three assists in 16 minutes in BG's win over Valparaiso ... had six points and two rebounds in just five minutes of third-quarter action, going 2-for-3 from the field and 2-of-2 from the line in that time ... had four points, three rebounds and an assist at Central Michigan ... had five rebounds in just nine minutes at Ball State ... also had two points, an assist and a blocked shot vs. the Cardinals ... gave BG a spark off the bench against Western Michigan at the Stroh, with six points, a team-high six rebounds, an assist, a steal and two blocked shots ... had three offensive boards in that game, playing 17 minutes vs. the Broncos ... in her first collegiate game in her home state, had two points and three offensive rebounds in just five minutes at Northern Illinois ... two points, a rebound and an assist in six minutes at Ohio ... pulled down three rebounds in three minutes at Miami.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Mattoon H.S. ... finished her career by helping her school to one of the finest seasons in program history ... averaged 16.1 points and 10.9 rebounds per game in 2016-17, adding 1.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.9 blocked shots per outing ... shot 50.9 percent from the field and 75.3% from the free-throw line as a senior ... was an All-State Honorable-Mention selection, and was named to WCIA-TV 3 Player of the Year ... scored in double digits in 28 of MHS's 32 games in that senior campaign, including seven games of 20 points or more ... had at least seven rebounds in every game, with 20 double-figure rebounding games and 19 double-doubles in her senior season ... those double-doubles included nine in the season's first 11 games ... in the process, helped the Green Wave finish 30-2, setting a new school record for wins ... Mattoon won a regional title for the first time since 2004, advancing to the sectional final ... an all-conference first-team selection in each of her last three seasons, she earned IBCA All-State Special Mention as a junior ... averaged a double-double for the Green Wave in each of her final three seasons, and finished her career with 1,374 points and 1,268 rebounds ... is the school's all-time rebounding leader.
PERSONAL
A health science major at BGSU.
THOMPSON - CAREER STATS
played in five games off the bench, averaging 2.0 points and 2.6 rebounds ... had three rebounds, an assist and two steals, tying for the team lead in the latter category, in the season opener at Michigan State ... had a rebound vs. Marshall in the home opener ... played a key role in BG's win over Robert Morris ... saw 12 minutes of action, including all 10 minutes of the fourth quarter ... had four points, four rebounds and a steal, all in that final period, as the Falcons posted a 61-60, come-from-behind win over the Colonials ... had six points and four rebounds in the victory over Loyola Chicago ... went a perfect 4-for-4 from the free-throw line against the Ramblers ... missed the Coastal Carolina game due to illness, but returned to play seven minutes against Mercer two days later ... had a rebound vs. the Bears ... did not see game action after that Mercer contest in late November, and was medically disqualified.
2017-18
Played in all 30 games off the bench ... averaged 11.0 minutes, 2.4 points and 2.6 rebounds per game ... made her collegiate debut in the season opener, a win over Eastern Kentucky ... that debut was a stellar one, as she scored eight points and pulled down eight rebounds in 27 minutes of work in the Falcons' win over the Colonels ... followed that up with six points, four rebounds and a pair of assists in 18 minutes at Detroit ... had four points and three boards in BG's victory at Robert Morris ... went 2-for-3 from the field in 14 minutes of action ... had eight points and six rebounds in 18 minutes vs. Canisius ... scored three points and had two steals in BG's victory vs. Norfolk State ... the next afternoon, had a stellar game off the bench as the Falcons topped FAU to win the FAU Thanksgiving Tournament ... scored 11 points for her first collegiate double-figure game, and had seven rebounds and a blocked shot ... was a perfect 5-for-5 from the field against the Owls ... pulled down a defensive rebound on three consecutive FAU possessions in the fourth quarter ... had eight points, three boards and three assists in 16 minutes in BG's win over Valparaiso ... had six points and two rebounds in just five minutes of third-quarter action, going 2-for-3 from the field and 2-of-2 from the line in that time ... had four points, three rebounds and an assist at Central Michigan ... had five rebounds in just nine minutes at Ball State ... also had two points, an assist and a blocked shot vs. the Cardinals ... gave BG a spark off the bench against Western Michigan at the Stroh, with six points, a team-high six rebounds, an assist, a steal and two blocked shots ... had three offensive boards in that game, playing 17 minutes vs. the Broncos ... in her first collegiate game in her home state, had two points and three offensive rebounds in just five minutes at Northern Illinois ... two points, a rebound and an assist in six minutes at Ohio ... pulled down three rebounds in three minutes at Miami.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Mattoon H.S. ... finished her career by helping her school to one of the finest seasons in program history ... averaged 16.1 points and 10.9 rebounds per game in 2016-17, adding 1.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.9 blocked shots per outing ... shot 50.9 percent from the field and 75.3% from the free-throw line as a senior ... was an All-State Honorable-Mention selection, and was named to WCIA-TV 3 Player of the Year ... scored in double digits in 28 of MHS's 32 games in that senior campaign, including seven games of 20 points or more ... had at least seven rebounds in every game, with 20 double-figure rebounding games and 19 double-doubles in her senior season ... those double-doubles included nine in the season's first 11 games ... in the process, helped the Green Wave finish 30-2, setting a new school record for wins ... Mattoon won a regional title for the first time since 2004, advancing to the sectional final ... an all-conference first-team selection in each of her last three seasons, she earned IBCA All-State Special Mention as a junior ... averaged a double-double for the Green Wave in each of her final three seasons, and finished her career with 1,374 points and 1,268 rebounds ... is the school's all-time rebounding leader.
PERSONAL
A health science major at BGSU.
THOMPSON - CAREER STATS
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
2017-18 30-0 330/11.0 23-63 .365 0-8 .000 25-33 .758 25-52 77 2.6 46-1 10 24 5 5 71/2.4
2018-19 5-0 45/9.0 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 3-10 13 2.6 13-0 1 7 0 3 10/2.0
TOTAL 35-0 375/10.7 26-71 .366 0-8 .000 29-37 .784 28-62 90 2.6 59-1 11 31 5 8 81/2.3
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 11, at FAU -- 11/25/17
Rebounds: 8, Eastern Kentucky -- 11/10/17
Assists: 3, Valparaiso -- 11/28/17
Steals: 2, at Michigan St. -- 11/06/18 ; vs Norfolk State -- 11/24/17
Blocks: 2, Western Michigan -- 02/07/18
FG made: 5, at FAU -- 11/25/17
FG attempts: 6, at Detroit Mercy -- 11/13/17 ; at South Dakota State -- 12/09/17
3FG attempts: 1, 8 times
FT made: 6, Eastern Kentucky -- 11/10/17 ; Canisius -- 11/19/17
FT attempts: 10, Eastern Kentucky -- 11/10/17
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