Bowling Green State University Athletics
2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Dziekan, Sophie
Jersey Number 3
Sophie Dziekan
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Brighton
- Hometown:
- Brighton, Mich.
Bio
NCAA GAME-BY-GAME & CAREER STATISTICS
PRONUNCIATION
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DZIEKAN AND THE FALCONS
2023-24
2022-23
2021-22
2020-21
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE BGSU?
“I chose BGSU because I believe in the people and the program here. I love the campus and the Stroh Center is gorgeous! Everyone is so nice and friendly as well. BG also has a lot of fans at the games which I love. It is a great atmosphere and I know that I will get pushed to be the best version of myself - on and off the court.”
LINKS
Nov. 15, 2019 - Fralick, Falcons Sign Six
PRONUNCIATION
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DZIEKAN AND THE FALCONS
- Through the end of the 2023-24 season, Sophie Dziekan was ranked on the following BGSU career lists...
- Blocked Shots: 43, T-25th
- Blocks Per Game: 0.43, 22nd
2023-24
- Named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Team for the second-straight season
- Also named to the Academic All-MAC Team, for the third year in a row
- Played in 29 of the Falcons' 31 games, making six starts
- Averaged 3.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game, and shot 56.9% from the field
- Finished third on the team in blocked shots (18) and blocks per game (0.62)
- Ranked 12th in the MAC in blocked shots
- In MAC play, saw action in 16 games, starting three, and averaged 2.3 points and 2.3 rebounds
- Finished 15th in the MAC in blocked shots in league games only
- Had four points, three rebounds and two assists in BG's season-opening win over Cleveland State
- Three points, three rebounds, a steal and a block at Texas State
- Played 22 minutes off the bench at Xavier, scoring four points on 2-for-2 shooting
- Also had three rebounds, two assists, a steal and a career-high three blocks vs. the Musketeers
- Led all players with a plus/minus rating of +13 in the XU game
- Four points, five boards and three assists vs. Mercer
- Had two points and a steal in the win over Lehigh
- Scored nine points and added three rebounds at #4 Iowa
- Went 4-for-6 from the field and scored three consecutive BG buckets in the third quarter
- Made her first collegiate start at Wright State, and recorded her first career double-double
- Had 12 points and a career-high 10 rebounds vs. the Raiders, playing nearly 28 minutes
- Was 5-of-6 from the floor and added three assists, two steals and a blocked shot, along with a +22 plus/minus rating
- Played 12 minutes against #1 South Carolina, with a point and three rebounds
- Five points, four rebounds and a steal at #16/15 Indiana
- Played 17 minutes at Central Michigan, and had three rebounds and a steal
- Had six points, four boards, two assists and a block in under eight minutes vs. Western Michigan
- Missed the Eastern Michigan game due to injury, and also sat out the game at Ball State
- Returned for the Akron game, and had two points, three boards and a blocked shot in just under 10 minutes of action
- Had seven points and a rebound in 15 minutes of work at Miami
- Scored two points, making her only shot attempt, and had three rebounds, an assist, a steal and two blocks at Buffalo
- Had a rebound, an assist, a steal and a block vs. Kent State
- Scored seven points on perfect 3-for-3 shooting vs. Northern Illinois, adding three boards and two assists
- Four points and five rebounds, including three offensive boards, at Toledo
- Had a rebound and an assist in the win over Ohio, and blocked a pair of shots in the Troy game
- Scored four points and had an offensive rebound in the win at Akron
- Had one point, three boards, two assists and a steal in a Senior-Day win over Miami
- Played nine minutes at Western Michigan, with an offensive rebound and a blocked shot in that win
- Four points, three rebounds and a block at Eastern Michigan
- Had six points, seven rebounds and two assists in a career-high 28:40 vs. Buffalo in the MAC Tournament
- Went 3-of-5 from the field, and five of her rebounds came at the offensive end of the floor
- Had five points, two rebounds and a blocked shot in the Falcons' WNIT First-Round game at Butler
2022-23
- Named to the 2022-23 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Team
- Also named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Played in all 38 games off the bench, averaging 4.6 ppg and 3.4 rpg
- Shot an impressive 56.2% from the field, going 77-for-137
- Ranked second on the team with 17 blocked shots
- Had two points and five rebounds in the win at St. Bonaventure in the season opener
- Had a career-high eight points, going 4-for-5 from the field, in the win over Wright State
- Also had four rebounds and an assist
- Again had eight points in the next game, this time at #9/12 Indiana
- Went 4-for-6 from the floor and added a rebound, an assist and a block vs. the Hoosiers
- Set a new career standard in the next game, with nine points in the win at Southern Indiana
- Was a perfect 3-for-3 from the field, adding five rebounds, two steals and two blocked shots
- Had four points vs. Northern Kentucky, going 2-for-2 from the floor and adding a rebound and a steal
- Four points and two assists against Detroit Mercy
- Had seven points and three rebounds at Valparaiso, going 2-for-2 from the field and 3-of-3 from the stripe
- Two points, four rebounds and a blocked shot in the win at ETSU
- Scored a career-high 12 points in just 13 minutes of action at IUPUI
- Also set career bests for field goals made and attempted, going 6-for-10, and added six rebounds, an assist and two steals
- Eight points, three rebounds and a blocked shot vs. Texas A&M-Commerce
- The next night, had nine points, three boards and a steal against UTRGV
- Scored eight points and added two rebounds, an assist and a steal vs. Findlay
- Hit her only shot attempt at Ball State, with two points, a rebound, an assist, a steal and an emphatic block
- Had two points and four rebounds, including three offensive boards, vs. Eastern Michigan
- Tied her career high with 12 points and pulled down a game-high seven rebounds vs. Central Michigan
- Went 6-for-9 from the field and added an assist and two blocked shots vs. the Chippewas
- Two points, five rebounds and a block as BGSU came back from 14 points down for a road win over MAC-leading Akron
- Had two points and a pair of boards in BG's win over Kent State at the Stroh
- Scored a career-high 14 points at Buffalo, going a perfect 7-for-7 from the field
- Also had six rebounds, an assist and a plus/minus rating of +10 vs. the Bulls
- After entering that UB game just over three minutes in, she scored on four of BGSU's next five possessions
- Had three points, five rebounds, an assist and a block in BG's win at NIU
- Scored four points and added three boards, two assists, two steals and a block vs. Western Michigan
- Had six points, five rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots in the win over Miami
- Four points, eight rebounds (tying her career high), three assists and two steals at Ohio
- Two points and two offensive rebounds in the win at KSU
- Had nine points on perfect 4-for-4 shooting vs. NIU at the Stroh, adding six boards, an assist and two steals
- Scored two points and added a rebound and a steal in the win at Western Michigan
- Had six points and a team-leading seven rebounds in under 12 minutes of action at Central Michigan
- Had three rebounds and blocked a pair of shots in BGSU's overtime win over Ball State
- Six points and three boards in the MAC Tournament win over Eastern Michigan
- Pulled down four rebounds in BG's league tourney semifinal-round win against Ball State
- Scored two points, hitting her only shot attempt, in the championship game vs. Toledo
- Again hit her only shot from the field in the WNIT win at Green Bay, and added four rebounds and a block
- Had four points, five rebounds and an assist as BG beat Memphis
- Four points, four rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block in the win over Florida in the Great 8
- Led all players with a plus/minus rating of +21 vs. the Gators
- Had six points on 3-for-4 shooting, with two rebounds and an assist vs. Columbia
2021-22
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Received the MAC's Commissioner's Award, and also was named to the MAC Honor Roll
- Saw action in 29 games off the bench, averaging 2.5 points and 1.7 rebounds per game
- Shot 47.8% from the field, going 33-for-69
- Was third on the team in blocked shots, with eight
- Led the team in plus/minus rating in MAC games, at +47
- Played 11 minutes of the season opener vs. ETSU, with four points, three rebounds, two blocked shots and a steal
- Went 2-for-3 from the field and had a plus/minus rating of +10 against the Bucs
- Saw four minutes of action against IUPUI, and had a rebound and an assist
- Set a career scoring high for the second time in three games, with six points at #21/25 Ohio State
- Went 3-for-5 from the floor and had a rebound, a steal and a block vs. the Buckeyes
- Saw action in both games at the Navy Classic, with an offensive rebound in the George Mason game
- Had six points on 3-of-4 shooting vs. Valparaiso, adding four rebounds in just under 12 minutes of action
- Four points, three offensive rebounds, an assist and a steal against Notre Dame College
- Again had four points vs. Oakland, going 2-for-3 from the field and adding a pair of assists
- Two points, a rebound and an assist vs. UT Martin
- Had a steal in the MAC-opening win over Ball State
- Scored four points and added an offensive rebound in just over five minutes vs. Buffalo, and had two points at Akron
- Three points, two rebounds and an assist vs. Central Michigan
- Had a pair of rebounds and an assist at Ohio
- Scored two points vs. Toledo, with a nifty shot off glass to beat the buzzer at the end of the first quarter
- Played six minutes of the home win over Northern Illinois, with a rebound and an assist
- Had two points, five rebounds, two assists and a block in nine minutes at Toledo
- Set a new career rebounding standard vs. the Rockets, and tied her career high in assists
- Tied her career standard with six points vs. Miami, and also had a rebound, an assist and a steal
- Played three minutes at Western Michigan, grabbing an offensive rebound and blocking a shot
- Had six points, a team-leading four rebounds and a blocked shot in the Falcons' win at Kent State
- Scored with 2:09 left to give the Falcons a seven-point lead, and blocked a KSU layup try with 51 seconds left and BG up by six
- Led all players with a plus/minus rating of +19 at KSU
- Had two points and four rebounds, including two offensive boards, vs. Akron at the Stroh
- Added a steal and a block in 9:30 of action vs. the Zips
- Had one of the top games of her young career, flirting with a double-double at Miami
- Scored seven points and added eight rebounds -- both career highs -- in just 10 minutes of action
- Went 1-of-2 from the field and 5-for-6 at the free-throw line vs. the RedHawks
- Played 10 minutes in the home win over KSU, with a pair of assists, a steal and a block
- BGSU outscored the Flashes, 20-6, when she was on the court
- Two points, two offensive rebounds and an assist at Buffalo
- Had two points, making her only shot from the field, and added an offensive board vs. Akron in the MAC Tournament
- Averaged 4.0 points in the WBI, going 4-for-5 from the floor
- Scored four points and added a rebound in the win over Furman
- Had four points on 2-for-2 shooting from the field against Saint Mary's (Calif.)
2020-21
- Saw action in five games off the bench, averaging 0.6 ppg and 0.4 rpg
- Was 1-for-1 both from the field and from the free-throw line
- Made her BGSU debut in the Falcons' win at Morehead State
- Also saw action in BG's victory vs. Ball State
- Had a pair of rebounds in the Falcons' next game, at Western Michigan
- Played just under four minutes at Miami and scored her first points as a Falcon
- Hit an 'and-one' layup vs. the RedHawks, and knocked down the ensuing free throw
- Played in the Falcons' home win over Toledo
HIGH SCHOOL
- A four-year letterwinner at Brighton H.S. (‘20) under coach Paul Ash
- An Associated Press All-State honorable-mention selection and finished among the top-eight players in the state in the balloting for Miss Basketball
- Helped the Bulldogs to an overall record of 69-20, including a 41-6 mark over her final two seasons
- Had career totals of 1,086 points and 739 rebounds
- Three-time all-conference (KLAA) selection
- Averaged 14.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.5 blocked shots per game as a senior, as the team went 20-3
- Had 13.5 ppg and 8.2 rpg as a junior, helping BHS to a 21-3 record
- The Bulldogs won back-to-back district titles after going a decade without winning one
- Named to BCAM’s Best All-State and Academic All-State teams, and was also named to that organization’s Best of the Best
- Detroit Free Press Sports Awards girls basketball player-of-the-year nominee
- Also named to the Free Press Top 100 players in the state, and to the Detroit News All-North First Team
- Named one of Livingston County’s top-five players on multiple occasions
- Team captain as a senior and a multi-time team MVP
- Named to the Honor Roll in all four years
PERSONAL
- Born in Ann Arbor, Mich.
- A biology major at BGSU
- Daughter of Gary and Jennifer Dziekan
- One of four daughters
- Has two older sisters, Kelly and Beth, and a younger sister, Jenna
- Father played collegiate basketball at Albion
- Has played for the Michigan Mystics
- Lists her family as her biggest influence
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE BGSU?
“I chose BGSU because I believe in the people and the program here. I love the campus and the Stroh Center is gorgeous! Everyone is so nice and friendly as well. BG also has a lot of fans at the games which I love. It is a great atmosphere and I know that I will get pushed to be the best version of myself - on and off the court.”
LINKS
Nov. 15, 2019 - Fralick, Falcons Sign Six
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
