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2015-16 Women's Basketball

20 Sophie Weckström

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Brändö Gymnasium/Torpan Pojat
  • Hometown Espoo, Finland

Biography

AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

  • Career-high 21 points at Hartford (1/10/15)
  • America East Honor Roll (2015)

JUNIOR (2014-15): Saw action in 31 games with 29 starts ... averaged 7.5 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists ... ranked 14th in the league from 3-point range (31.4%) and seventh in 3-pointers made per game (1.5) ... scored in double-figures on nine occasions ... Hit a trio of 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 13 points in America East semifinal against Hartford (3/8) ... Career-high four steals vs. UMBC (2/26) ... Scored a game-high 17 points, hitting five 3-pointers, against Hartford (2/8) ... Dropped 12 points against New Hampshire (1/29) ... Recorded her 400th career point with eight points at UMBC (1/25) ... Tallied a trio of 3-pointers for nine points against Vermont (1/22) ... Hit three 3-pointers for nine points against Binghamton (1/19) ... Poured in a career-high 21 points, hitting a trio of 3-pointers and going 8-for-13 from the floor, at Hartford (1/10) ... Netted 11 points and three rebounds at Yale (1/7) ... Notched 14 points against Northeastern in a career-high 40 minutes of action (12/13) ... Tallied nine points with three steals against Dartmouth (12/10) ... Hit a career-high five 3-pointers in the second half to tally 15 points at Cent. Conn. St. (12/3) ... Tallied 13 points, going 6-for-6 from the free throw line, against LIU-Brooklyn (11/16) ... America East Honor Roll.

SOPHOMORE (2013-14): Saw action in all 32 games with 15 starts ... averaged 5.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists ... shot 37.5 percent from the floor, 33.3 percent from 3-point range and 56.3 percent from the free throw line ... Went 3-for-4 from 3-point range for nine points in WBI opener against Bucknell (3/19) ... Matched a career-high with four 3-pointers for 12 points at Stony Brook (2/22) ... Recorded 10 points, three assists and a pair of steals at Hartford (2/12) ... Poured in a career-high 16 points while going 6-for-8 from the field, 4-for-6 from beyond the arc, vs. Binghamton (2/9) ... His a trio of 3-point field goals for nine points at UMBC (2/1) ... Poured in 13 points on a 5-for-8 shooting night against UNH (1/29) ... Hit a trio of 3-pointers for nine points vs. Stony Brook (1/26) ... Tallied eight points vs. Yale (1/5) ... Went 4-for-7 from three point range, a new career-high, for 12 points at Northeastern (12/15) ... Tallied 11 points, going 3-for-4 from three-point range, against UMass (11/29) ... Recorded 14 points, hitting a trio of three-pointers, vs. Bryant (11/16).

FRESHMAN (2012-13): Appeared in 25 games with seven starts ... Averaged 3.4 points and 1.5 rebounds to go along with 1.9 assists ... Shot 25.8% from three-point range and 60% from the free-throw line ... Tallied a career-high 11 points with a career-high three steals at Binghamton (2/16) ... Dished out a career-high six assists to go along with seven points and a career-high seven rebounds vs Binghamton (1/20) ... Scored eight points at Towson. Also tied career-highs with rebounds (4) and three-pointers (2) (12/30) ... Recorded four assists at JMU (12/28) ... Netted eight points while going 2-for-2 from beyond the arc against Minnesota (11/18) ... Had four assists against UNLV (11/17) ... Scored her first career points on Nov. 13 against Syracuse ... Made her college debut on Nov. 9 against Auburn ... Had three assists in 11 minutes in her first contest.

PREP: Joins the Black Bears after playing most recently as a member of the Finland Women's National League squad ... Averaged 24:32 minutes with the team and racked up 7.1 points per game to go along with 2.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 25 games ... Prior to 2011-12, was also a member of the Women's U-18, U-16 and U-15 squads ... Helped lead the National League U-18 squad to two Finnish National League Championships and a second place in the Nordic Championships ... While with the U-16 team, led her team to a pair of third place Finnish National League showings while also assisting the squad to a second place Nordic Championship finish and a runner-up finish at the FIBA Europe games ... Was honored as the 2012 Women's National League Rookie of the Year.

PERSONAL: Born August 9, 1993 ... Daughter of Kathleen and Johan Weckström ... Has one younger brother, Mathias.

MAJOR: Kinesiology & Physical Education, teaching and coaching

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2012-13Freshman

    Guard
    5'8"
    20
  • 20

    2013-14Sophomore

    Guard
    5'8"
    20
  • 20

    2014-15Junior

    Guard
    5'8"
    20
  • 20

    2015-16Senior

    Guard
    5'8"
    20
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