Lindsay Austin

Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Sycamore
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio

2003-04 HONORS

MAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-MAC

ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT THIRD TEAM

MAC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

MAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Feb. 9)

MAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (Feb. 11 & March 16)

2003-04: A team co-captain ... named the MAC's Defensive Player of the Year by the league coaches ... also named to the MAC's All-Tournament Team after a stellar week in Cleveland ... made buzzer-beating, game-winning

Senior co-captains Stefanie Wenzel (10) and Lindsay Austin (12) celebrate after Austin[apos]s buzzer-beating shot lifted the Falcons over Western Michigan in the quarterfinals of the 2004 Kraft MAC Tournament. Austin also hit the winning shot at the buzzer two days later, as the Falcons downed top-seeded Miami in the semifinals

shots to knock both Western Michigan (quarterfinals) and top-seeded Miami (semifinals) out of the league tournament ... the school's career steals leader, with 244 ... finished her career with exactly 1,000 points, becoming just the 18th player in school history to reach that plateau ... is the only player in BGSU history, and one of only seven in MAC history, to score at least 1,000 points and dish out at least 500 assists ... finished her career with 508 assists, the fourth-highest total in BG history ... picked up a pair of awards at the team banquet ... was named the Falcons[apos] Player of the Year, and also earned the team[apos]s Playmaker-of-the-Year award for the third-straight season ... started all 31 games on the year, tying a school record ... averaged 10.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.5 assists ... led the team in both assists and steals (2.8 spg) ... had an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.04 ... named to the Academic All-District Third Team ... scored in double digits 17 times, including in all four MAC Tournament games ... had five double-doubles on the year to rank second on the team ... is second at BGSU in career games started, with 110 ... had 11 points, eight rebounds and nine assists in the Falcons' tourney win over WMU, and beat the Broncos at the buzzer for the second time this season ... scored 12 points, including another buzzer-beating shot, and added seven boards and five assists vs. Miami in the semis ... in the championship game, had 10 points and seven boards vs. Eastern Michigan ... had 11 points, five assists and four steals in 39 minutes ... nine points, four assists and four steals vs. Toledo ... had a spectacular game before a TV audience vs. Ball State ... tied her career high with 11 rebounds, and flirted with a quadruple-double, with nine points, nine assists and nine steals ... had seven of her nine points in the OT session in the Falcons' win ... played all 40 minutes at Marshall, totalling 10 points, seven assists, six rebounds and a blocked shot ... had seven points and seven boards in 42 minutes vs. NIU ... scored a game-high 17 points at Central Michigan ... also had game-best totals of four assists and three steals vs. CMU, and fueled a 7-0 run to start the second half ... scored five points and assisted on the other hoop during that run, which put the Falcons ahead by 13 ... hit the game-winning shot at the buzzer in regular-season meeting vs. Western Michigan ... had seven points and six assists in that game ... had 13 points and a school-record 10 steals, including SR-tying nine in the first half, at Miami ... also had seven rebounds and six assists (without a turnover) vs. the RedHawks ... 14 points, including a 2-for-3 effort from three-point land, at Eastern Michigan ... seven points in the win at Toledo ... scored 14 points and added five assists (no turnovers) in win over CMU ... seven points and a game-high eight assists vs. Akron ... scored 12 points and added six rebounds and a then career-high six steals in win at NIU ... nine points, eight assists and six rebounds vs. Ball State ... scored 14 points and added 12 assists (with just one TO) vs. Cleveland State ... went 5-of-9 from the field in that game ... had 10 points, 11 boards and seven assists at Eastern Kentucky ... scored 15 points and added eight rebounds (seven offensive) at IUPUI ... had career-high totals of 21 points and 15 assists (with only one TO) at Bucknell ... had matched her previous career best with 10 assists by halftime ... had 10 points, 10 rebounds and six assists vs. Detroit ... 11 points, six boards and seven assists at Youngstown State ... had a 14-point, five-assist performance vs. Oakland ... finished the 2003-04 season as the MAC's active career assist leader.

2002-03: Played in 26 games, starting the final 24 ... named BGSU's Playmaker of the Year for the second consecutive season ... averaged 9.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and a team-high 4.00 assists per game ... finished fourth on the Falcons in scoring and third in rebounding ... her assist/TO ratio of 1.73 ranked her fourth in the MAC ... led the team in steals (2.23 spg) ... hit double digits in scoring in 10 games ... averaged 4.9 rebounds over the last nine games ... had seven points, five boards, three assists and four steals in 33 minutes at EMU ... in just 15 minutes in regular-season meeting with EMU, had seven points and two assists ... seven points and seven rebounds vs. Marshall ... four points, seven assists and eight rebounds, tying her career best in the latter, at Akron ... six of those boards came at the offensive end ... had 13 points and six assists vs. Ball State ... five points and four boards vs. Miami ... nine points and eight rebounds at Buffalo ... scored 10 points and added six rebounds and four assists in win over UT ... had eight points, seven assists and three steals vs. NIU ... scored a game-high 17 points vs. Central Michigan ... had her first collegiate double-double, with 17 points and a career-high 10 assists in the win over Ohio ... named to the all-tournament team at the Bearcat Invitational in her hometown ... had seven assists in only 14 minutes vs. Savannah State ... had a career-high 20 points at IPFW ... the MAC Player of the Week on Dec. 16 ... suffered a sprained ankle the day before the season opener, and missed the first two games ... named to the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars list, presented by Black Issues in Higher Education magazine, for the second consecutive year ... the award is given to students of color who exemplify those standards of academic excellence and community activism in addition to athletic ability ... earned second-team honors on that list.

2001-02: Played in all 28 games, starting 27 ... averaged 9.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.1 steals ... led the team in assists, steals and minutes (33.9 mpg), and was third in scoring and second in rebounding ... ranked fourth in the MAC in assists ... led the Falcons in rebounding seven times on the season ... BGSU's Playmaker of the Year ... also named to the Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars list, earning second-team honors ... had 13 points, six assists and five rebounds in the MAC Tournament game at Ohio ... had eight points and four assists in the win over EMU ... had 14 points and seven rebounds at Ohio (regular-season meeting) to lead the team in both categories ... also had three steals, including one just before the final buzzer to seal the one-point win ... had 11 points and four steals at Marshall ... four points and three assists in just 13 minutes vs. WMU ... spent that entire game in foul trouble ... had 14 points, six rebounds and six assists at Miami ... 10 points, six boards and five assists in a career-high 44 minutes vs. Ohio ... scored eight points at UB, including two baskets in the final minutes ... led BG in scoring (13), rebounding (five) and assists (three) at Toledo ... had six points, a game-high seven assists and five rebounds vs. Marshall ... averaged 11.3 points, 7.7 assists and 5.3 rebounds in a three-game span (Buffalo, Akron and Ball State) ... had nine points, nine assists and seven rebounds at BSU, tying her career bests in each of the latter two categories ... had 10 points, seven assists and five steals (tying her career high) vs. UA ... against UB, had 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in 39 minutes ... tied her career bests in both boards and minutes ... eight points, six assists, four rebounds and four steals vs. NIU ... had back-to-back steals and layups in the last two minutes to cut the NIU lead from nine to five points ... scored 13 points and added four assists at CMU ... eight assists vs. Kent State ... six points, six boards and five assists in second Yale game ... had four points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals vs. Wright State ... came off the bench to play 37 minutes and score a career-high 17 points at Butler ... had 12 points (her third consecutive double-digit game), three boards and three steals vs. EKU ... named to the all-tournament team at the Coors Classic after averaging 15.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 4.0 steals in the two games ... at the tourney, she tied for the team lead in rebounding, and paced the Falcons in each of the other three categories ... had a then career-high 16 points at Colorado ... 14 points, seven boards and seven assists vs. Yale.

2000-01: Played in all 29 games, starting 28 at point guard ... averaged 6.8 points, fifth on the team ... led the Falcons with 3.6 assists, and had 1.4 steals per game ... had 10 points and added five assists at WMU ... double-digit scoring effort was her 10th of the year ... scored eight points at Buffalo ... led the team with 14 points at EMU ... made both of her three-point attempts in that game ... tied her season high with 15 points vs. Marshall ... went 4-of-4 from the field and 7-of-7 from the free-throw line ... also had three assists and six rebounds vs. the Herd ... scored 13 points at Akron ... narrowly missed a double-double at UA, with a season-high nine assists, and had six rebounds ... also had three steals in 35 minutes ... 15 points, four assists and a pair of steals vs. KSU ... seven points, five assists and two steals vs. Buffalo ... had four points and four assists in the win over Toledo ... tied her season high with 37 minutes played in that game ... tied her then-season best with seven assists vs. CMU ... also had three steals in 34 minutes ... had 10 points, six boards and three assists in 35 minutes at Ohio ... three points, four rebounds and seven assists vs. Akron ... seven points, six rebounds and four assists in 37 minutes at UWM ... had 11 points at Wright State, and led the team with a season-best seven rebounds in 36 minutes ... seven points, four assists and three rebounds against Ohio State ... had 14 points and four assists at St. Bonaventure, going 6-of-9 from the field in 35 minutes ... tied for team scoring honors with 13 points against Detroit, and had team highs of four assists and five steals ... had three points, four rebounds and a five assists at Auburn ... scored seven points at EKU ... had 15 points, four assists and three steals in 29 minutes in her collegiate debut, vs. YSU ... went 3-of-3 from the field and 9-of-11 from the free-throw line.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterwinner for coach Paula Hayden at Sycamore High School ... a First-Team All-Greater Miami Conference pick ... also earned academic all-league honors ... led the Aviators in both scoring and steals, with 12.1 points and 3.4 thefts, as a senior ... also averaged 3.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists as the team captured a sectional title ... named to the all-district second team ... shot 47.5 percent from the field and 38.5% from three-point land ... also earned four letters in softball, earning academic all-league honors in that sport as well.

PERSONAL: Lindsay Austin was born Aug. 7, 1982, in Detroit, Mich. ... daughter of James and Annette Austin ... a visual communication technology (VCT) major with a 3.62 cumulative GPA (entering the spring, 2004, semester) ... has an older sister, Stacey ... has served on BGSU's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... member of VCTO (visual comm. technology organization) ... played summer ball in the Cincinnati Recreation Commission Women's Collegiate League.