Bowling Green State University Athletics
2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Porter, Erika
Jersey Number 32
Erika Porter
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- High School:
- Notre Dame
- Hometown:
- West Windsor, N.J.
Bio
NCAA GAME-BY-GAME & CAREER STATISTICS
PORTER AND THE FALCONS
2024-25 | Fifth Year
2023-24 | Senior
2022-23 | Junior
2021-22 | Sophomore
2020-21 | Freshman
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Bowling Green |
- Shattered the BGSU single-season and career records for field-goal percentage
- In her BGSU career, shot 61.8% from the field, obliterating the old record of 57.0%
- Made 295 of her 477 career field-goal attempts at BGSU
- In 2023-24, made 66.3% of her shots from the field, going 159-for-240 and breaking both the BGSU and the Mid-American Conference records in that category
- Finished second in the entire nation in field-goal pct. that season
- Shot 68.2% in MAC games in '23-24, breaking the school record and posting the second-best rate in MAC history
- Finished her BGSU career ranked 17th in school history in points per game (11.69 ppg, 725 points in 62 games)
2024-25 | Fifth Year
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Started all 31 games on the season
- Averaged 10.8 points and a team-leading 5.6 rebounds per game
- Shot a team-best 57.4% from the field, going 136-of-237
- Also averaged nearly an assist per game from her post position
- Led the MAC in field-goal pct. for the second time in as many years as a Falcon
- Also finished among the MAC leaders in rebounds (11th), blocked shots (16th) and free-throw pct. (24th)
- In MAC games only, was first in the conference in field-goal pct. as well (60.7%)
- Also was listed among the league leaders in rebounds (14th, 5.4), blocks (17th, 0.5) and free-throw pct. (23rd, 67.7%) in MAC games only
- Had a game-high 25 points in under 17 minutes of the exhibition vs. Wittenberg, going a perfect 9-for-9 from the free-throw line
- Had 14 points and five rebounds at Detroit Mercy, adding an assist, two steals and a block
- Six points, four rebounds and two blocked shots at Cleveland State
- Scored nine points in under 14 minutes vs. St. Bonaventure, going 3-of-4 from the field and 3-for-3 from the stripe
- Had six points, six rebounds and a steal at #13/12 West Virginia
- Eight points and six boards at #12/11 Ohio State
- Had 20 points, eight rebounds (including seven offensive boards) and an assist in the win over Stetson
- Scored 18 points and added nine boards the next day, as BGSU beat Arkansas
- Made what proved to be the winning layup with eight seconds left in that 79-78 victory
- Went 7-of-10 from the floor vs. Xavier, with 17 points, seven rebounds, two assists and a steal
- Had four points and five rebounds in the win over Marquette, adding an assist and a block
- Led the Falcons with 19 points at Duquesne, adding five rebounds and a steal
- Was 9-of-11 from the field en route to 22 points in 25 minutes vs. Eastern Michigan
- Had a career-high three steals vs. the Eagles as well
- Seven points and a game-high 11 rebounds, including seven offensive boards, vs. Buffalo
- Seven points and seven rebounds at Miami
- Had seven points, three boards and two blocks in the win at Ohio
- Seven points, five rebounds, two assists and two more blocks in the home victory over Northern Illinois
- Led the Falcons with 17 points against Western Michigan, going 8-of-10 from the field
- Had 10 points, three boards, three assists, two steals and a block at Toledo
- Nine points, four boards and an assist against Akron
- Had 16 points, including 14 in the second half, in BGSU's comeback win at Central Michigan
- Also had five rebounds and led all players with a +20 plus/minus rating
- Had an assist on arguably the biggest field goal of the game, as she drew multiple defenders to her before kicking the ball out to Paige Kohler for a three-pointer that gave the Falcons a two-possession lead (71-67) with 42.0 seconds to go
- Two points, six boards and an assist at Ball State
- Had seven points and a game-high 11 rebounds in the win at Arkansas State
- Four points, seven rebounds and two assists in the home win over CMU
- Led all players with a +15 plus/minus rating in the win at WMU, and also had six points, five rebounds, two assists and a steal
- Went 7-for-9 from the field en route to 16 points in the win over Toledo at the Stroh Center
- On Senior Night, had 12 points, four rebounds and an assist in BG's home win over Ohio
- Had 12 points, a game-high nine rebounds, four assists and three steals at Northern Illinois
- Scored 13 points and added seven rebounds, leading all players with a +25 plus/minus rating, in the win over Kent State
- Was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field en route to 15 points at Eastern Michigan
- That made her 11 of her last 11 to close the MAC schedule, as she had gone 5-for-5 vs. KSU
- Had 19 points, six rebounds, an assist and a blocked shot vs. Buffalo in the MAC Tournament
- Named to the Preseason All-MAC Second Team
2023-24 | Senior
- Shattered the BGSU single-season records for field-goal percentage, both overall and in MAC games
- In her first year with the Falcons, recorded three of the top-nine single-game FG% performances in school history
- Named to the All-MAC Third Team
- Also named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Team
- Played in all 31 games, making 24 starts
- Averaged 12.6 points per game and lead the team in both rebounding (6.6 rpg) and blocked shots (23, 0.74 bpg)
- Made 66.3% of her shots from the field, going 159-for-240 and breaking both the BGSU and the Mid-American Conference records in that category
- Finished second in the entire nation in field-goal pct., trailing only Oregon State's Raegan Beers (66.4%)
- Led the MAC, obviously, in field-goal pct., and ranked ninth in the league in both rebounding and blocked shots, 11th in scoring and 18th in free-throw pct.
- Shot 68.2% in MAC games, breaking the school record and posting the second-best rate in MAC history
- Also averaged 14.7 points, 8.7 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game in MAC play, leading the Falcons in both rebounds and blocks
- In league games only, led the MAC in field-goal accuracy, and was fifth in rebounding, seventh in blocks, ninth in scoring and 19th in free-throw pct.
- Was one of just two players in the league to be ranked in the top 10 in both scoring and rebounding in MAC games
- Made her BGSU debut in the win over Cleveland State, scoring 20 points to tie for team honors
- Had 16 of those points in the second half alone, and added seven rebounds in the win
- Scored eight points in the win over Mercer, blocking two shots as well
- Had 20 points and six rebounds in the win over Lehigh
- Made her first eight shot attempts in that game, before finishing 10-for-13
- Had two points, a rebound and a block at #4 Iowa
- Went 2-for-2 from the floor at Wright State, and had five points and three rebounds
- Had eight points and tied for team honors with seven rebounds against #1 South Carolina
- Also had a plus/minus rating of +1 vs. the Gamecocks
- Had six points, four rebounds and a blocked shot at #16/15 Indiana
- All four rebounds came at the offensive end of the court
- Scored eight points in 12 minutes in the Falcons' victory at Central Michigan
- Led all players with a plus/minus rating of +12 in that one-point win
- Had 18 points against Western Michigan, adding three rebounds, a steal and two blocks
- Scored 12 points in the third quarter alone vs. the Broncos, going 6-for-7 from the floor in that period
- Had nine points, 10 rebounds, two steals and a block against Eastern Michigan
- Had eight points, four rebounds and two blocks at Ball State, leading the Falcons with a +16 plus/minus rating
- Was 10-of-11 from the field en route to a career-high 24 points in the win over Akron at the Stroh
- Also had six rebounds and a blocked shot vs. the Zips
- Her FG pct. (.909) against Akron tied her for fifth in school history
- Cracked the BGSU record book for the second-straight game with another eye-popping performance at Miami
- Had game-high totals of 16 points, 19 rebounds and three blocked shots against the RedHawks
- Her rebound total tied for the eighth highest in BGSU history, and was the most rebounds in a game by a Falcon in 28 years (since January of 1996)
- Had her second-straight double-double, with 14 points and a game-high 13 rebounds at Buffalo
- Eight points, five rebounds, an assist and a block vs. Kent State
- Had 14 points, five boards and a pair of steals against Northern Illinois
- Scored 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting at Toledo
- Added five rebounds, including four offensive boards, and a career-high five assists vs. the Rockets
- Had a double-double vs. Ohio, with a team-leading 19 points and a game-high 13 rebounds
- Went 6-for-8 from the field and 7-of-8 from the line against the Bobcats
- Scored 20 points vs. Troy, going 8-of-9 from the field and adding two assists and a steal
- Had a huge game in the win at Akron, with 22 points and 16 rebounds
- Went 9-of-13 from the field and had eight offensive boards vs. the Zips
- Scored 11 points and added six rebounds, an assist and two steals at NIU
- Nearly matched a school record in the home game vs. Buffalo
- Had game-high totals of 22 points and 13 rebounds vs. the Bulls, and was a perfect 10-for-10 from the field
- That fell just shy of the school single-game FG pct. record, which is 11-for-11
- Had yet another double-double, with 15 points and a game-high 15 boards in a win over Miami
- Had 14 points, six boards, an assist and two steals in the win at Western Michigan
- Went 6-of-7 from the field against the Broncos
- Had her third double-double in four games with 21 points and 11 boards at Eastern Michigan
- Went off for a career-high 32 points in the WNIT game at Butler
- Scored more than half of BGSU's points in that game, going 12-of-19 from the field and adding a game-high nine rebounds and two blocked shots
- Was 8-of-11 from the free-throw line vs. the Bulldogs
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Baylor |
Waco, Texas |
- Played in 15 games for the Bears
- Logged a season-high 18 minutes and grabbed five rebounds in a win over HCU (Dec. 4)
- Scored a season-high six points against Oklahoma
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Illinois |
Champaign, Ill. |
- Played in 23 games with 12 starts
- Averaged 4.2 points and 2.3 boards in 13.0 minutes per game
2020-21 | Freshman
- Played in 17 of final 19 games, including two starts
- Averaged 2.1 points and 1.1 rebounds per game
- Ranked second on the team with nine blocks
- Led the team with a 52.4 field goal percentage
Notre Dame High School |
Lawrence Township, N.J. |
- Led Notre Dame (N.J.) H.S. to four-straight Colonial Valley Conference titles and a 76-30 record
- CVC first-team all-conference and won back-to-back CVC Player of the Year honors
- Two-time Trentonian All-Area First Team
- Closed her high school career with 1,405 points and 792 rebounds
Personal |
- Daughter of Joseph C. Porter III and Janice L. Porter
- Has an older sister
Amy Velasco, Lexi Fleming, & Coach Chmiel Postgame Interview (Mar. 5, 2025)
Thursday, March 06
Paige Kohler, Coach Chmiel, & Amy Velasco Postgame Interview (Feb. 26, 2025)
Thursday, February 27
In the Paint: Lexxus Graham-Blincoe
Wednesday, February 26
Erika Porter, Amy Velasco, & Coach Chmiel Postgame Interview (Feb. 22, 2025)
Sunday, February 23
