Rachal Hamilton

Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
High School:
Margaretta
Hometown:
Castalia, Ohio

2001-02: Played in 12 games off the bench, and averaged 0.9 points and 0.6 rebounds ... saw brief action vs. EMU ... played a career-high nine minutes at Ohio (regular-season meeting), with two points and an assist ... played the final 1:20 of that game ... played five minutes at Marshall ... made a steal and sank an acrobatic layup, while being fouled, in that game ... saw her first MAC action of the season, and had a rebound in five minutes at Miami ... suited up for the first OU game, and was in uniform for the first time since Jan. 5 ... was sidelined with a recurrence of her plantar fascia injury ... the injury, suffered in the summer, forced her to miss the first game of the season ... had two points and a rebound vs. Wright State, making her only shot ... played three minutes vs. UWM, recording an assist and a steal ... recorded assists in back-to-back games (UWM and Butler) after entering the season with a career total of one ... had a rebound, an assist and a career-high two steals in seven minutes at Butler ... tied her career high with four points vs. EKU ... saw her first action of the year vs. Colorado.

2000-01: Played in eight games off the bench ... had two points in the late going at EMU ... had two points, on a pair of free throws, and one rebound, in one minute of action at Miami ... made her only shot attempt and added a rebound and a steal at Kent State ... grabbed an offensive rebound vs. Akron ... played one minute vs. OSU ... saw two minutes of action at Arizona, grabbing a rebound ... played three minutes against Auburn ... made her only shot, a three-pointer, in that game ... saw her first action of the year at EKU, playing two minutes ... had a rebound and a steal.

1999-2000: Saw action in 11 games off the bench ... scored three points, hitting her only shot attempt, in the MAC Tournament quarterfinal game vs. Western Michigan ... the shot was a three-pointer, the first of her career ... made three of her six shots from the field on the season, and went 5-of-6 from the line on the year ... had a career-best three rebounds in four minutes vs. NIU ... played four minutes against Akron ... made her only shot from the field and added a steal in three minutes at Miami ... had a steal in the first Kent meeting ... had possibly her best game of the season at Ohio State ... in a season-high eight minutes, had four points, a rebound and a blocked shot ... went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line vs. the Buckeyes ... scored her first collegiate basket vs. Morehead State ... also had a rebound and a steal in five minutes ... had an assist vs. Ole Miss ... saw two minutes of action at YSU ... scored one point, splitting a pair of free throws, and added a rebound ... earned a scholarship after originally joining the Falcon program as an invited walk-on.

1998-99: Attended BGSU, but did not play basketball.

High School: A four-year letterwinner for coach Tim Tucker at Margaretta High School ... earned All-Sandusky Bay Conference First-Team honors as a senior in 1997-98 ... averaged 14.1 points and seven rebounds that year, as the Polar Bears won sectional, district and regional titles and advanced to the state [quote]Final Four[quote] ... that team posted a 21-5 record ... also was an all-district honoree as a senior ... MHS won the sectional and district crowns in all four of her seasons ... earned four letters in both volleyball and track ... three-time all-league selection in volleyball ... earned Second-Team All-Ohio recognition in that sport her senior year ... in track and field, holds the school[apos]s discus record ... a two-year captain in both basketball and volleyball ... National Honor Society member ... President of Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD).

Personal: Rachal Susan Hamilton was born Oct. 9, 1979, in Sandusky, Ohio ... daughter of Christine and the late Jeff Hamilton ... a family and consumer science education major with a 3.26 cumulative GPA at BGSU ... has an older sister, Sarah ... a fan of Styx and Bob Seger.

RACHAL HAMILTON - YEAR-BY-YEAR STATISTICS

Year       Min.  G-GS     FG-A  Pct.  3FG-A   Pct.    FT-A   Pct.  Reb.-Avg  Ast. TO  Bl. Stl.  Pts-Avg.
2001-02     55  12-0      4-12  .333   0-0    ÐÐÐ     3- 6   .500     7-0.6    3   5   0    4    11-0.9
2000-01     15   8-0      3- 6  .500   1-3   .333     2- 2  1.000     5-0.6    0   0   0    2     9-1.1
1999-2000   36  11-0      3- 6  .500   1-4   .250     5- 6   .833     6-0.5    1   2   1    3    12-1.1
Career     106  31-0     10-24  .417   2-7   .286    10-14   .714    18-0.6    4   7   1    9    32-1.0