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2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
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Opichka, Sammy
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Jersey Number 20
Sammy Opichka
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Notre Dame Academy
- Hometown:
- Green Bay, Wis.
Bio
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2021-22 Summit League Academic Honor Roll recipient
2024-25
Played and started in 28 games... averaged 9.7 points and 5.5... also had 57 assists, 32 blocks, and 28 steals... tallied 741 minutes played and averaged 26.4 minutes per game... had a season high 23 points at Kansas City (Feb. 20) and a season high 13 rebounds versus Milwaukee (Nov. 4)... had a double double versus Milwaukee (Nov. 4) with 12 points and 13 rebounds and another one versus North Dakota (Mar. 7) with 11 points and 10 rebounds...finsished 4th on the team in points per game, 1st in rebounds per game (5.5), and 1st in blocks per game (1.1)... ranked 16th in the Summit League in rebounds per game (5.5) and 2nd in blocks per game.
2023-24
Appeared in 23 games with five starts in 2023-24... scored 162 points, including a season-high 24 against Denver on March 2, 2024... added 80 rebounds, 23 assists, 17 steals and 13 blocks... shot .455 from the floor, converting 60-132 shots, including a .321 clip from three-point range... made 10 field goals against Denver on March 2, 2024... pulled in season-high nine rebounds twice...
2022-2023
Played in 20 games…averaged 8.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game…dished out 30 total assists and totaled 19 steals…blocked 10 shots… shot 64.5% from the free throw line (20-31)…scored a career high 25 points and another career high 12 rebounds against Purdue Fort Wayne (Dec. 8)…went 6-6 from the free throw line at Illinois St. (Nov. 15)…had a career high three steals at Purdue Fort Wayne (Dec. 8) and at North Dakota (Dec. 19)…blocked two shots against Omaha (Feb. 2)…ranks third on the team for most blocked shots with 10 total…ranks fourth on the team for most steals with 19…ranks fifth on the team for most points with 169 total…ranks fifth on the team for most field goals with 66 made…ranks fifth on the team for most three pointers with 17 made.
2021-22
Played in 16 games while making one start...averaged 2.8 points and 1.9 rebounds per game...dished out 12 assists... totaled six blocks and six steals...shot 42.2 percent from the field...set a season high in scoring with nine points against North Dakota (Jan. 15) while also finishing with a personal-best six rebounds against the Fighting Hawks...had three games with three assists, at South Dakota State (Jan. 20), at South Dakota (Jan. 22), and against South Dakota State (Feb. 19)...her two steals at Oral Roberts (Jan. 17) were a season high...also blocked two shots against North Dakota and at South Dakota State...had seven points to go along with a rebound and steal against Northland (Dec. 15) in her collegiate debut.
High School
State Champion her senior year…1,000-point scorer…named first-team All-State her junior and senior year…McDonald’s All-American nominee…named conference Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year…three-time All-Conference…named Wisconsin Senior Defensive Player of the Year…participated in volleyball.
Personal
Daughter of Peter and Heather…has one sibling (Lizzie)…majoring in business marketing.
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