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Maine

2015-16 Women's Basketball

31 Liz Wood

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Liberty High School
  • Hometown Catlett, VA

Biography

AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

  • America East First Team (2014-15)
  • America East All-Defensive Team (2013-14; 2014-15)
  • America East Co-Defensive Player of the Year (2014-15)
  • America East Fans' Choice Pre & Post Season Player of the Year (2014-15)
  • America East Second Team (2013-14)
  • America East Co-Rookie of the Year (2012-13)
  • America East All-Rookie Team (2012-13)
  • Tallied a Triple-Double (11 pts/13 rebs/10 asts) vs. UMass Lowell (1/14/15)
  • 17 double-doubles
  • 4x America East Player of the Week
  • 6x America East Rookie of the Week
  • Scored her 1,000th point on Feb. 8, 2015 vs. Hartford
  • Career-high 30 points against Vermont (1/22/15)
  • 2x Black Bear Thanksgiving All-Tournament Team, All-Tournament MVP (2014)
  • Brown Tournament All-Tournament Team (2013)
  • America East Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2015)
  • 2x America East Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • 2x WBCA Good Works Team nominee
  • 2x America East All-Academic Team
  • 3x America East Commissioner's Honor Roll (2013, 2014, 2015)
  • Maine Scholar-Athlete Rising Star (2012-2013)
  • Maine Scholar-Athlete Bronze Medal (2013-2014)
  • Maine Scholar-Athlete Silver Medal (2014-2015)
  • UMaine Presidential Scholar (2013, '14, '15)
  • Maine Dean Smith Award winner (2015)
  • SAAC President
  • National SAAC Representative
  • Honors College Student Advisory Board 2013-2014
  • School of Biology, and Ecology Academic Award - Highest GPA in class within the school (2014 and 2015)
  • AE Helping Hands Team 2015
  • Deans List Every Semester (Fall 2012 - Spring 2015)

JUNIOR (2014-15): Named to America East First Team, All-Defensive Team, All-Academic team and was honored as the America East Co-Defensive Player of the Year ... Voted by the Fans as the America East Fans' Choice Player of the Year ... started all 32 games ... averaged 13.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.7 steals ... shot 48.7-percent from the floor ... ranked ninth in the league in scoring, third in rebounds, fifth in field goal percentage, eighth in assists, ninth in blocks and led the league in steals ... Recorded eight double-doubles and a triple-double ... scored in double-figures on 22 occasions ... Tallied a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds in America East quarterfinal at Binghamton (3/7) ... Posted a 19 point effort at UNH (3/1) ... Pulled down her 600th career rebound, notched her 16th career double-double (14 pts/10 rebs) vs. UMBC (2/26) ... Tallied her 15th career double-double with 17 pts/10 rebs at Binghamton (2/21) .. Notched a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds vs. Stony Brook (2/15) Had a 21 point effort at UMass Lowell, shooting 10-for-15 from the floor (2/11) ... Awarded the Dean Smith award, honored to the top male and female student-athletes annually at UMaine (2/9) ... Became the 18th Black Bear to record 1,000 points after tallying 11 points against Hartford (2/8) ... Poured in 24 points, going 9-for-10 from the floor, vs. UNH (1/29) ... Recorded a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds at UMBC (1/25) ... Poured in a career-high 30 points, going 11-for-20 from the field with five 3-pointers, against Vermont (1/22) ... Tallied her 12th career double-double with 16 pts and 11 rebs against Binghamton (1/19) ... Scored her 900th career point at Stony Brook with a 17 point, nine rebound performance (1/17) Recorded a triple-double with 11 points, 13 rebounds and a career-high 10 assists while adding six steals and two blocks vs. UMass Lowell (1/14) ... also notched her 500th career rebound against UMass Lowell (1/14) ... Netted 11 points with a team-high seven rebounds to go along with four assists and three steals, including her 150th steal of her career. at Yale (1/7) ... Tallied 14 points and nine rebounds at William and Mary (12/21) ... Pulled down 10 rebounds against #6 North Carolina (12/19) ... Tallied 10 points and 12 rebounds against Northeastern for her 10th career double-double (12/13) ... Awarded America East Player of the Week for the second-straight week (12/8) ... Tallied her 800th career point ... Posted 25 points to go along with nine rebounds and four steals against Harvard (12/7) ... Hit 10 field goals (10-for-15) en route to a 23 point night with eight rebounds, four assists, and three steals at Cent. Conn. St. (12/3) ... Named a WBCA Good Works team nominee (12/3) ... Earned America East Co-Player of the Week (12/1) after averaging 20.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists ... Named Black Bears Thanksgiving tournament MVP ... Tallied 16 points, nine rebounds and six assists against Boston College (11/30) ... Poured in a career-high 25 points, including matching a career high with five makes from 3-point range and nine from the floor, against Brown (11/29) ... Recorded 14 points and matched a career-high with six steals ... Tallied her 700th career point and 400th career rebound in a 11 point, six rebound night at Bryant (11/14) ... Maine Scholar-Athlete Silver Medalist ... America East Commissioner's Honor Roll.

SOPHOMORE (2013-14): Named to the America East Second Team and the America East All-Defensive team ... America East Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... honored to the America East All-Academic squad ... Black Bear Thanksgiving All-Tournament team and Brown Classic All-Tournament team selection ... Earned America East Player of the Week honor on March 3 ... Named College Sports Madness Player of the Week (2/10) ... Recorded her 600th career point ... Started all 32 games ... ranked second in scoring for the Black Bears (12.6) and led the team in rebounding (6.7), assists (2.8), steals (2.1) and was tied for the team-lead in blocks (0.4) ... shot 43.7 percent from the floor, 31.7 percent from beyond the arc and 74.3 percent from the free throw line ... ranked eighth in the league in scoring, seventh in rebounding, seventh in field goal percentage, fourth in steals, 10th in 3-point field goals made (1.4) and ninth in total minutes (31.5) ... tallied double-figure scoring efforts in 24 games with five 20+ scoring performances ... recorded four double-doubles ... Recorded 11 points and six rebounds in Maine's WBI matchup at Fairfield (3/23) ... Poured in 21 points, including a career-high five 3-pointers, in WBI opener against Bucknell (3/19) ... Tallied 11 points and eight rebounds in America East tournament first round vs. Hartford (3/7) ... Named to the America East second team and the All-Academic squad ... Named America East Player of the Week (3/3) ... Dropped 16 points, including the 650th of her career, with seven rebounds at New Hampshire (3/1) ... Recorded a double-double, narrowly missing a triple-double, with 20 points and career-highs in rebounding (15) and assists (8) against UMass Lowell (2/26) ... Pulled down 13 rebounds at Stony Brook (2/22) ... Tallied 10 points, six rebounds and five steals vs. Albany (2/16) ... Recorded her 600th point of her career on a 13 point night to go along with six rebounds ... Poured in 17 points with four rebounds, two blocks and a pair of steals at Vermont (2/5) ... Scored a team-high 15 points with a team-best eight rebounds with a season-high five steals at UMBC (2/1) ... Tallied a team-high 18 points with six rebounds, all offensive, against UNH (1/29) ... Recorded a game-high 15 points, including a 7-for-7 day at the free throw line, vs. Stony Brook (1/26) ... Had 22 points, including going a perfect 6-for-6 in the first half with 15 first half points, to go along with six rebounds and three steals vs. Vermont (1/14) ... Recorded her 500th career point in a 22 point night with six rebounds vs. Vermont (1/14) ... Tallied a game-high 17 points vs. UMBC (1/8) ... Poured in 23 points, going 4-for-5 from three-point range vs. Yale (1/5) ... Recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds to go along with five assists and five steals vs. Towson (12/21) ... Tallied team-high 13 points with nine rebounds, including a career-high seven offensive boards, at Northeastern (12/15) ... Recorded 12 points with nine rebounds and six assists vs. Hartford (12/11) ... Brown Classic All-Tournament team selection ... Recorded 12 points with nine rebounds vs. Fairfield (12/8) ... Tallied 11 points with seven rebounds at Brown (12/7) ... Named a nominee for the WBCA Good Works Team (12/3) ... Poured in a career-high 24 points vs. UMass (11/29) ... Tallied a double-double (18 pts, 10 rebs) vs. Green Bay (11/30) ... Dropped 10 points with a team-high six rebounds at Syracuse (11/24) ... Had eight points and eight rebounds at LIU-Brooklyn (11/22) ... Tallied six assists vs. Bryant (11/16) ... Recorded her sixth career double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds in the season opener against North Dakota St. (11/14) ... Second Year Academic Book Award in the school of biology and ecology ... a Maine Scholar-Athlete Bronze Medalist ... America East Commissioner's Honor Roll.

FRESHMAN (2012-13): Appeared in all 28 games with 28 starts ... Named America East Co-Rookie of the Year ... Honored as the College Sports Madness America East Freshman of the Year ... Six-time America East Rookie of the Week ... Led all America East freshmen in scoring (10.3 - 13th overall) and rebounding (6.6 - tied for sixth overall) ... Ranked sixth in the conference in defensive rebounds (4.6) and ninth in minutes played (32.4) ... Averaged 10.3 points per game while leading the team in rebounding (6.6) and steals (1.5) while matching the team lead for assists (2.4) ... Shot 35.5% from the floor and 64.4% from the free throw line ... Recorded 16 double-figure scoring performances, including three 20+ scoring games, and five double-doubles ... Recorded double-digits in scoring in 11 of her final 12 games ... Scored 13 points with five rebounds in the season finale against New Hampshire (3/2) ... Tallied 13 points with eight rebounds at Stony Brook (2/23) ... Notched 17 points with eight rebounds against Vermont (2/20) ... Named America East Rookie of the Week for the sixth time (2/19) ... Matched a career-high 22 points with a career-high 13 rebound for her fifth career double-double ... Netted 15 points at Hartford (2/13) ... Named America East Rookie of the Week for the fifth time and third-straight week (2/4) ... Notched 19 points and a career-high 11 rebounds vs UMBC (2/2) ... Scored in double-figures for the fifth straight game at UNH (1/29) with 12 points ... Named America East Rookie of the Week for the fourth, and second-straight, time (1/28) ... Recorded 12 points and nine rebounds with five assists, four steals and two blocks in Maine’s win over Stony Brook (1/26) ... Set a career-high with 22 points at Vermont (1/23) ... Tallied her first 20+ point performance with 20 points to go along with nine rebounds and six assists vs Binghamton (1/20) ... Recorded her third double-double on 14 points with 10 rebounds vs. Boston Univ. (1/16) ... Dished out a career-high seven assists at VCU (1/1) ... Named America East Rookie of the Week for the second time (12/31) ... Recorded her second career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds at Towson to go along with a career-high five assists (12/30) ... Tallied 12 points with six rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals at Siena (12/5) ... Named America East Rookie of the Week (12/3) ... Recorded her first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebouds at Florida Gulf Coast (12/1) ... Tallied 12 points while going 4-for-5 from beyond the arc against UNLV (11/17) ... Notched 11 points and seven rebounds against Wofford (11/10) ... Saw her first career action vs. Aubun (11/9) ... Logged a team-high 31 minutes with eight points and four rebounds ... Named to America East Commissioner's Honor Roll and a Maine Student-Athlete Rising Star.

PREP: In 2011-12, became the all-time leading scorer and rebounder in Liberty High School history ... Helped lead her squad to the Virginia AA State Championship, Evergreen District Championship and a Regional Championship ... Was named first team all-district, first team all-regional and was the MVP of the Tip-Off Classic Tournament ... A three year captain at Liberty, was named to the 2010 ESPN HoopGurlz National Top 100 Watch List ... Led her team to the 2009-10 District Regional Season Championship, District Tournament Championship, Region II Runners-Up and a Virginia State Qualification ... Played for one of the top AAU programs, Fairfax Stars, under coach Aggie McCormick-Dix.

PERSONAL: Born December 28, 1993 ... Daughter of Jane Fallgren-Wood and Larry Wood ... Has one sister, Abigail ... Enjoys hanging at the beach, hiking, hanging with friends, watching movies and shopping ... Was also All-District in volleyball for three seasons while being named the 2011 District Player of the Year ... A member of National Honor Society in high school.

MAJOR: Biology with pre medical studies minor in honors

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2012-13Freshman

    Forward
    5'10"
    31
  • 31

    2013-14Sophomore

    Forward
    5'10"
    31
  • 31

    2014-15Junior

    Forward
    5'10"
    31
  • 31

    2015-16Senior

    Forward
    5'10"
    31
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