2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster
Konieczki, Rachel
Jersey Number 12
Rachel Konieczki
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Rockford Lutheran
- Hometown:
- Rockford, Ill.
Bio
2016-17
Was the recipient of the Falcon Award, becoming just the second two-time winner of that award since it was instituted in 2001 ... the Falcon Award is given to the person who embodies qualities such as dedication, commitment, effort and being the ultimate team player ... named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the third consecutive season ... played in all 31 games off the bench ... averaged 2.5 points per game ... went 32-for-43 from the free-throw line, for a 74.4% success rate ... was second on the team in free throws made per 40 minutes ... scored eight points off the bench in the win over Lafayette ... was involved in the scoring of BG's final 10 points in that victory, scoring four points and assisting a pair of teammates on three-pointers ... had nine points in just 22 minutes against Davis & Elkins ... scored a game-high 13 points off the bench against Ohio Valley, adding five rebounds, two assists and three steals ... had eight points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal in 17 minutes of action vs. Malone ... six points, two boards, two assists and a steal in 20 minutes at Western Michigan ... scored five points in nine minutes in the home meeting with Ball State, adding a rebound, an assist and a steal ... played 17 minutes off the bench on Senior Day against Miami, with five points, two assists and two steals in her final game at the Stroh Center ... had two points at Buffalo, in her last game as a Falcon ... hit a long two-pointer in the final minutes of that game.
2015-16
Was the recipient of the Falcon Award at the team banquet in April ... also was one of a league-high eight BGSU student-athletes named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in 26 of the Falcons' 28 games off the bench, averaging 8.5 minutes per game ... also averaged 1.5 points and 1.0 rebounds per contest ... scored a season-high six points at Cleveland State, going a perfect 2-for-2 from three-point range ... had five rebounds and three assists, setting season bests in both, in the win over Evansville ... had four points three times, including in wins over Illinois State and Jacksonville ... dished out two assists in that Jacksonville game, and handed out three against UE ... also had two helpers in back-to-back wins at the Stroh, over Kent State and Eastern Michigan ... BGSU was a perfect 4-0 when she had two or more assists ... was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society, in February of 2016.Was the recipient of the Falcon Award, becoming just the second two-time winner of that award since it was instituted in 2001 ... the Falcon Award is given to the person who embodies qualities such as dedication, commitment, effort and being the ultimate team player ... named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the third consecutive season ... played in all 31 games off the bench ... averaged 2.5 points per game ... went 32-for-43 from the free-throw line, for a 74.4% success rate ... was second on the team in free throws made per 40 minutes ... scored eight points off the bench in the win over Lafayette ... was involved in the scoring of BG's final 10 points in that victory, scoring four points and assisting a pair of teammates on three-pointers ... had nine points in just 22 minutes against Davis & Elkins ... scored a game-high 13 points off the bench against Ohio Valley, adding five rebounds, two assists and three steals ... had eight points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal in 17 minutes of action vs. Malone ... six points, two boards, two assists and a steal in 20 minutes at Western Michigan ... scored five points in nine minutes in the home meeting with Ball State, adding a rebound, an assist and a steal ... played 17 minutes off the bench on Senior Day against Miami, with five points, two assists and two steals in her final game at the Stroh Center ... had two points at Buffalo, in her last game as a Falcon ... hit a long two-pointer in the final minutes of that game.
2015-16
2014-15
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... one of just two Falcons to start all 30 games ... averaged 5.6 points, good for fourth on the team, along with 1.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists ... finished second on the Falcons in steals ... had career standards in each of the first two games of the season ... had 11 points, tying her career best at the time, in the season opener vs. Bucknell (Nov. 14), and set a career standard with six rebounds in the Iona game (Nov. 18) ... scored a career-high 15 points, all in the second half, in the Falcons' comeback win at Milwaukee (Nov. 22) ... scored 10 points in the game's final 7:06, with the first eight coming in a span of less than three minutes ... the last of those eight points came on a three-pointer with 4:08 remaining that broke a 40-all tie and gave BG the lead for good ... went 3-of-4 from three-point land vs. UWM ... had eight points against Cincinnati (Dec. 7) and scored 10 points vs. Saint Francis (Dec. 13) ... averaged 10.5 points per game as the Falcons went 2-0 in a visit to her home state just before Christmas ... scored nine points in a win at Illinois State (Dec. 19), then had 12 points and four assists in a victory against Bradley (Dec. 21) ... scored eight points in back-to-back games vs. Kent State (Jan. 10) and Northern Illinois (Jan. 14) ... had 10 points in the Falcons' win over Miami (Jan. 24), going 7-of-8 from the free-throw line and adding four rebounds ... had seven points and three assists vs. Toledo (Jan. 31) ... ended the month of February by scoring eight points and hitting two three-pointers in each of three-straight games, vs, KSU (Feb. 21), MU (Feb. 25) and Ohio (Feb. 28).
2013-14
Played in 34 of BGSU's 35 games off the bench ... averaged 1.8 points and 0.9 rebounds per game, and went 8-of-24 from three-point land on the year ... had 11 points and three rebounds in her first-ever game at the Stroh Center, BG's win over Niagara (Nov. 15) ... went 2-of-4 from three-point range in that win, playing 16 minutes ... scored six points vs. Monmouth (Dec. 1), going a perfect 4-of-4 from the free-throw line ... had four points in wins over Massachusetts (Dec. 19) and Ball State (Jan. 15), adding a pair of steals in the latter game ... scored seven points in nine minutes, and was a perfect 3-for-3 from the floor at Central Michigan (Jan. 18) ... had six points, making 2-of-3 shots, and added three rebounds, vs. Miami (Feb. 9) ... had a seven-point outing in the return match vs. the RedHawks (March 5), adding a pair of steals ... scored four points in the Falcons' win over High Point in the first round of the WNIT (March 20) ... in the second round, pulled down a career-high four rebounds against St. Bonaventure (March 24) ... posted double-digit minutes-played totals 14 times, including a season-high 20 minutes vs. Saint Francis (Dec. 29).
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters at Rockford Lutheran High School ('13) for coaches Joni Carlson, Jermaine Robinson and Joe Lodico ... scored 1,628 career points as the Crusaders had a cumulative record of 100-21 during her tenure ... a four-time All-Big Northern Conference First-Team selection ... was named to the all-state second team in Class 3A by both the Associated Press and the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association as a senior ... averaged 17.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 3.7 steals that year, helping the Crusaders to a 22-7 record ... as a junior, earned all-state first-team honors in Class 2A after averaging 14.4 points, 5.7 assists and 3.2 steals per game ... helped the Crusaders to a 24-9 mark and a Big Northern West title that year ... Lutheran went 29-1 in her sophomore year, when she averaged 11.8 points, 5.7 assists and 4.2 steals ... played in the Rising Stars senior all-star game, scoring 17 points to help her team to an 82-80 victory ... also played in the All-Stars Classic and the IBCA All-Star Game ... also lettered in track.
PERSONAL
Rachel Michelle Konieczki was born on Nov. 11, 1994, in Rockford, Ill. ... majored in sport management with a minor in marketing during her undergraduate career at BGSU ... graduated in December of 2016 with a 3.530 cumulative GPA, and had a 3.000 GPA in her first semester of graduate school in the Spring of 2017, pursuing an MBA ... would like to work in collegiate athletics ... daughter of Jim and Trisha Simonovich ... has a brother, a stepbrother and a stepsister ... brother, Corey, played golf at Marquette Univ. ... has played AAU ball for the Mac Irvin Lady Fire.
KONIECZKI, 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
2013-14 34-0 292/8.6 17-60 .283 8-24 .333 18-33 .545 7-23 30 0.9 25-0 17 30 0 9 60/1.8
2014-15 30-30 822/27.4 50-172 .291 19-72 .264 50-72 .694 12-45 57 1.9 58-0 48 56 3 33 169/5.6
2015-16 26-0 222/8.5 13-52 .250 4-18 .222 8-12 .667 2-24 26 1.0 26-0 17 20 0 6 38/1.5
2016-17 31-0 319/10.3 21-75 .280 4-17 .235 32-43 .744 5-23 28 0.9 33-0 21 35 0 13 78/2.5
TOTAL 121-30 1655/13.7 101-359 .281 35-131 .267 108-160 .675 26-115 141 1.2 142-0 103 141 3 61 345/2.9
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: Points: 15, at Milwaukee -- 11/22/14 Rebounds: 6, Iona -- 11/18/14 Assists: 4, Buffalo -- 03/04/15 ; at Bradley -- 12/21/14 Steals: 4, at Buffalo -- 02/07/15 Blocks: 1, Ball State -- 01/03/15 ; at Akron -- 01/07/15 ; Central Michigan -- 02/04/15 FG made: 6, at Bradley -- 12/21/14 FG attempts: 12, at Bradley -- 12/21/14 3FG made: 3, at Milwaukee -- 11/22/14 3FG attempts: 5, 4 times FT made: 7, Miami -- 01/24/15 FT attempts: 8, Miami -- 01/24/15
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