Bowling Green State University Athletics
Six Falcons Named to Academic All-MAC Team
March 30, 2017 | Women's Basketball
Cole, Konieczki, Myers, Puk, Santoro & Siefker all earn the league honor
A total of six Bowling Green State University women's basketball student-athletes have been named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team, the league office announced Thursday afternoon (March 30). Seniors Rachel Konieczki and Abby Siefker, juniors Rachel Myers and Haley Puk and sophomores Maddie Cole and Carly Santoro all made the team.
BGSU's six selections tied for the highest total of any MAC institution. And, BGSU had two of the six total student-athletes -- Myers and Siefker -- with a 4.000 cumulative grade-point average. A total of 53 student-athletes were chosen to the team.
Konieczki was named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the third consecutive season, while Myers, Puk and Siefker were chosen to the team for the second-straight year. Due to injury, Siefker did not play in enough games to be eligible for consideration in her sophomore season. Cole and Santoro each earn the honor in their first year of eligibility.
Cole, a native of Sylvania, Ohio, played in 30 of BGSU's 31 games off the bench, averaging 2.2 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. She shot 78.6% from the free-throw line, going 33-of-42. Cole was tied for fourth on the team in free throws made, and ranked second on the team in FT pct. She led the Falcons in free throws per 40 minutes, and was fourth on the Falcons in offensive rebounds, with 24. In the classroom, Cole is an international business major with a 3.543 cumulative grade-point average entering the Spring 2017 semester
Konieczki, who came to BGSU from Rockford, Ill., played in all 31 games off the bench in her senior season. She averaged 2.5 points per game, and went 32-for-43 from the free-throw line, for a 74.4% success rate. Konieczki was second on the team in free throws made per 40 minutes in her senior season. She played 121 career games at BGSU, making 30 starts. Konieczki majored in sport management with a minor in marketing during her undergraduate career at BGSU, and graduated in December of 2016 with a 3.530 cumulative GPA. She is in her first semester of graduate school in the Spring of 2017, pursuing an MBA.
Myers, from Findlay, Ohio, played in all 31 games, making seven starts on the year. She averaged 4.0 points per game and shot a team-best 82.5% at the charity stripe, going 33-for-40. Through the 2016-17 season, Myers is ranked 16th in school history in career three-point field goals made. She has played in 89 career games, starting 53, and has 591 career points. Myers, as mentioned, has a perfect 4.000 cumulative GPA as a dietetics major.
Puk, from Waterloo, Iowa, played in 30 games, starting each of the final 24. She averaged 6.1 points and 2.1 rebounds per game and was third on the team in three-point field goals made, with 33. Puk averaged 6.9 ppg in MAC play, and hit at least one three-pointer in 10 consecutive games to end the regular season. She ranked second on the club in steals, and scored in double digits six times on the season. In the classroom, she maintains a 3.666 cumulative GPA as an exercise science major.
Santoro, who hails from Bellevue, Ohio, started all 31 games, leading the team in scoring and ranking second in rebounding. She averaged 12.0 points and 7.4 boards per game, and was second on the Falcons in minutes per game (29.7) and three-point field goals made (44). Santoro led the team in free throws made and attempted, and had 59 offensive rebounds and a BG-best 169 defensive boards. In MAC games, she had team-best averages of 12.3 ppg and 7.4 rpg. Santoro scored in double digits 19 times, the highest total on the team, and paced the club with four games of 20 points or more. Those games included a 32-point contest at Kent State, the highest point total by a Falcon in nearly six years. She led the team with five double-doubles on the season, and made at least one three-pointer in 26 of the team's 31 games, including each of the first 11 contests of the season. Santoro, majoring in communication disorders, has a cumulative GPA of 3.823.
Siefker, a native of Ottoville, Ohio, started all 31 games, ranking fourth on the team in scoring and leading the Falcons in rebounding. She had 7.1 points and 7.5 rebounds on the year, and also paced BGSU in blocked shots, with 24 (0.8 per game). Additionally, the center was second on the team in assists, with 1.9 per game. She scored in double digits eight times on the year, led the Falcons with eight double-figure rebounding games and was second on the team with four double-doubles on the year. Siefker had a total of 101 offensive rebounds, making her the first Falcon with over 100 offensive boards in a season in three years. She was named the MAC's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Dec. 7. A biology pre-dentistry major at BGSU, she has three minors -- chemistry, general sciences and entrepreneurship -- and a perfect 4.000 cumulative GPA. She has been accepted into the Ohio State University College of Dentistry upon graduation from BGSU.
The Academic All-MAC Team honor is bestowed upon a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport.
Bowling Green, as mentioned, tied for the highest total among conference institutions with six student-athletes chosen to the Academic All-MAC Team. Central Michigan, Miami, Northern Illinois and Toledo each had six student-athletes named to the team as well, while Kent State had five, Buffalo and Ohio four apiece, Akron and Western Michigan three each and Ball State and Eastern Michigan two.
The Falcons had a league-high eight honorees a year ago. BG's total of 14 Academic All-MAC Team members over the last two seasons is three higher than any other conference school.
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BGSU's six selections tied for the highest total of any MAC institution. And, BGSU had two of the six total student-athletes -- Myers and Siefker -- with a 4.000 cumulative grade-point average. A total of 53 student-athletes were chosen to the team.
Konieczki was named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the third consecutive season, while Myers, Puk and Siefker were chosen to the team for the second-straight year. Due to injury, Siefker did not play in enough games to be eligible for consideration in her sophomore season. Cole and Santoro each earn the honor in their first year of eligibility.
Cole, a native of Sylvania, Ohio, played in 30 of BGSU's 31 games off the bench, averaging 2.2 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. She shot 78.6% from the free-throw line, going 33-of-42. Cole was tied for fourth on the team in free throws made, and ranked second on the team in FT pct. She led the Falcons in free throws per 40 minutes, and was fourth on the Falcons in offensive rebounds, with 24. In the classroom, Cole is an international business major with a 3.543 cumulative grade-point average entering the Spring 2017 semester
Konieczki, who came to BGSU from Rockford, Ill., played in all 31 games off the bench in her senior season. She averaged 2.5 points per game, and went 32-for-43 from the free-throw line, for a 74.4% success rate. Konieczki was second on the team in free throws made per 40 minutes in her senior season. She played 121 career games at BGSU, making 30 starts. Konieczki majored in sport management with a minor in marketing during her undergraduate career at BGSU, and graduated in December of 2016 with a 3.530 cumulative GPA. She is in her first semester of graduate school in the Spring of 2017, pursuing an MBA.
Myers, from Findlay, Ohio, played in all 31 games, making seven starts on the year. She averaged 4.0 points per game and shot a team-best 82.5% at the charity stripe, going 33-for-40. Through the 2016-17 season, Myers is ranked 16th in school history in career three-point field goals made. She has played in 89 career games, starting 53, and has 591 career points. Myers, as mentioned, has a perfect 4.000 cumulative GPA as a dietetics major.
Puk, from Waterloo, Iowa, played in 30 games, starting each of the final 24. She averaged 6.1 points and 2.1 rebounds per game and was third on the team in three-point field goals made, with 33. Puk averaged 6.9 ppg in MAC play, and hit at least one three-pointer in 10 consecutive games to end the regular season. She ranked second on the club in steals, and scored in double digits six times on the season. In the classroom, she maintains a 3.666 cumulative GPA as an exercise science major.
Santoro, who hails from Bellevue, Ohio, started all 31 games, leading the team in scoring and ranking second in rebounding. She averaged 12.0 points and 7.4 boards per game, and was second on the Falcons in minutes per game (29.7) and three-point field goals made (44). Santoro led the team in free throws made and attempted, and had 59 offensive rebounds and a BG-best 169 defensive boards. In MAC games, she had team-best averages of 12.3 ppg and 7.4 rpg. Santoro scored in double digits 19 times, the highest total on the team, and paced the club with four games of 20 points or more. Those games included a 32-point contest at Kent State, the highest point total by a Falcon in nearly six years. She led the team with five double-doubles on the season, and made at least one three-pointer in 26 of the team's 31 games, including each of the first 11 contests of the season. Santoro, majoring in communication disorders, has a cumulative GPA of 3.823.
Siefker, a native of Ottoville, Ohio, started all 31 games, ranking fourth on the team in scoring and leading the Falcons in rebounding. She had 7.1 points and 7.5 rebounds on the year, and also paced BGSU in blocked shots, with 24 (0.8 per game). Additionally, the center was second on the team in assists, with 1.9 per game. She scored in double digits eight times on the year, led the Falcons with eight double-figure rebounding games and was second on the team with four double-doubles on the year. Siefker had a total of 101 offensive rebounds, making her the first Falcon with over 100 offensive boards in a season in three years. She was named the MAC's Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Dec. 7. A biology pre-dentistry major at BGSU, she has three minors -- chemistry, general sciences and entrepreneurship -- and a perfect 4.000 cumulative GPA. She has been accepted into the Ohio State University College of Dentistry upon graduation from BGSU.
The Academic All-MAC Team honor is bestowed upon a student-athlete who has excelled in athletics and academics. To qualify, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and have participated in at least 50 percent of the contests for that particular sport.
Bowling Green, as mentioned, tied for the highest total among conference institutions with six student-athletes chosen to the Academic All-MAC Team. Central Michigan, Miami, Northern Illinois and Toledo each had six student-athletes named to the team as well, while Kent State had five, Buffalo and Ohio four apiece, Akron and Western Michigan three each and Ball State and Eastern Michigan two.
The Falcons had a league-high eight honorees a year ago. BG's total of 14 Academic All-MAC Team members over the last two seasons is three higher than any other conference school.
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