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2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster

Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU
Scott Walstrom, NIU

4 Courtney Woods

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Position G/F
  • Hometown Brisbane, Australia
  • High School St. Margaret's Anglican School

Biography

• NIU All-Time Leader In Three-Pointers Made (323) And Games Played (130)
• Second all-time at NIU in scoring with 2,216 points
NIU season record holder for three-pointers made (105); only sixth player in MAC history to reach the century mark
Joined classmate Mikayla Voigt in 2016-17 as the first freshmen duo to score at least 300 points since Lisa Foss and Tammy Hinchee in 1986-87

2019-20:
• All-MAC First Team
Academic All-MAC
• MAC West Player of the Week (1/21/20, 2/11/20)

• MAC Female Scholar Athlete of the Week (1/22/20, 2/12/20)
• Led NIU with 18.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game
• Scored in double figures in 24 of 30 games
• Led all scorers with 22 points in season opener against Harvard (11/5/19)
• Was 11-for-12 from the foul line in scoring 20 points in OT win at NDSU (11/10/19)
• Led NIU with 23 points (4-6 3pt) in win over Tennessee Tech (11/29/19); added six rebounds and four assists
• Became NIU’s all-time leader in three-pointers with five against Eastern Illinois (12/19/19); scored 20 of her 25 points in the second half to lead a comeback win
• Had 25 points, going 4-for-7 from the three-point arc and 5-for-5 at the foul line, against Kent State (1/15/20)
• Passed Tammy Hinchee for third all-time on the NIU scoring chart with a game-high 20 points in the win at Akron (1/18/20)
• Had 27 points and nine rebounds at Eastern Michigan (1/25/20)
• Reached 2,000 career points at Central Michigan (2/5/20); Led NIU with 18 points and 10 rebounds
• Scored 23 of her game-high 32 points in the second half and overtime of NIU’s win at Bowling Green (2/8/20)
• Made the game-winning basket in overtime of NIU’s 86-84 win over Miami (2/12/20); Led NIU with 20 points and 10 rebounds
• Moved into second on the NIU career scoring list with 18 points at Ball State (2/19/20)
• Led NIU with 21 points and 12 rebounds against Central Michigan (2/22/20); Scored 17 points in the fourth quarter
• Had her fourth double-double of the year (20 points, 11 rebounds) in win over Ball State (3/4/20)
• Scored a season-high 36 points in NIU’s win at Toledo (3/7/20) with 23 in the second half
• Had 18 points and seven rebounds at Eastern Michigan in the first round of the MAC Tournament (3/9/20)

2018-19:
• MAC West Player of the Week (Nov. 12, Dec. 4)
• Lady Griz Classic All-Tournament Team

• Played in first seven games before injury ended her season
• Led NIU with 38 points, going 14-for-14 at the foul line, and 12 rebounds in season-opening win over Yale on Nov. 8
• Scored 25 points with six rebounds and four assists in win over North Dakota State on Nov. 28
• Had 28 points in 98-69 win over Nevada on Dec. 2

2017-18:
• First-team All-MAC honoree
• Garnered Academic All-MAC accolades
• Earned MAC West Player of the Week four times (Nov. 21, Jan. 10, Jan. 30 and Feb. 13)
• Started all 30 games for the Huskies
• Averaged a league-leading 22.1 points a game, which ranks third in NIU history
• Ranked in the top-30 in the NCAA in six categories including field goal attempts (507; 27th), field goals made (230; 24th), points (664; 13th); points per game (22.1; 10) and three-point field goals made per game (2.97; 27th)
• Scored a single-season high 664 points, the most by a Huskie junior in school history
• Reached the 1,000th-point plateau Dec. 6, 2017 against Loyola
• Led the team in scoring 18 times
• Recorded six 30-point games, including a career-high 39 points twice; vs. Western Illinois (Nov. 18) vs. Kent State (Jan. 3)
• Amassed a team-best nine double-doubles on the season
• Hauled in a career-best 239 rebounds and averaged eight boards a game, also a career-high
• Grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds at Ball State (Jan. 27)

2016-17:
• Named to the MAC’s All-Tournament Team, scoring 19 points in the semifinal round versus Western Michigan (March 10)
• Collected Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete honors
• Played and started in all 33 games for the Huskies
• Shot .411 from the field in 448 attempts and .395 behind the three-point line in 266 shots, finishing amongst the top-50 in the country (44th)
• Seventh in the Mid-American Conference in scoring (16.6) and leader in three-pointers made (105); shattered NIU’s single season record behind the arc and was just the fifth player in MAC history to eclipse the century mark
• Finished 11th in the NCAA in makes behind the arc (105) and ninth in makes per game (3.18)
• Just the third underclassman in program history to score 500 points in a season, finishing with 547; one point shy of tying the record set by Lisa Foss in 1987-88
• Became the seventh player in conference history with 100 three-point field goals with her make against Toledo in the MAC Championship game (March 11)
• Scored in double-figures 30 times alongside Ally Lehman, becoming the first tandem at NIU since 1989-90 to accomplish the feat 
• Registered nine 20-point games, scoring a career-high 24 points versus Chicago State (Nov. 22)
• Made five-or-more treys eight times; sank six versus the Cougars (Nov. 22) and at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 25)
• Was the Huskies leading distributor at Kent State, recording eight assists in NIU’s 12-point comeback versus the Golden Flashes (Jan. 11)

2015-16:
• Played in all 30 games, starting the last 11 games of the season
• Averaged 10.3 points per game during the season and was team’s second-leading scorer in conference play with 11.6 points per game
• Finished the season with a .391 field goal percentage and 60 assists (2.0/G)
• Team-leader in three-point field goals (50) and percentage (.342), finishing in the top-15 in the MAC in both categories
• Scored in double-figures 17 times - including 10 times in her last 12 appearances - with three 20-point games
• Blocked three-or-more shots in a game twice, stopping three versus Kansas (Nov. 27) and a season-high four versus Central Michigan (Feb. 13)
• Matched her season-high in scoring three times, first doing so at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 20); followed up at Western Michigan (Feb. 24) and at Ball State (March 2)
• Posted first collegiate double-double at Western Michigan (Feb. 24), scoring 24 points with 10 rebounds in NIU’s 80-70 victory
• Made first career start for the Huskies versus Buffalo, scoring 14.0 points (Jan. 30)
• Joined classmate Mikayla Voigt in 2016-17 as the first freshmen duo to score at least 300 points in first season since Lisa Foss and Tammy Hinchee in 1986-87

PRIOR TO NIU
• Named a top-20 basketball prospect by Australian National Media
• Played badminton, basketball and field hockey at St. Margaret's Anglican School
• Won three basketball state championships in three seasons, helping lead the team to a 70-4 record
• Led the team on scoring as a senior and as a sophomore, averaging 25.0 points and 19.7 points, respectively
• Averaged 22.5 points per game as a junior, shooting .440 from the field and .850 from the free throw line
• Dished 3.1 assists per game as a junior as well
• Played for Queensland’s State U20 basketball team
• A member of the debate team
• Mother, Dana, played basketball at the University of Idaho (1980-84); career top-10 in points, rebounds, field goals made, blocked shots and games played

WOODS' CAREER HIGHS:
Points: 39, twice (last vs. Kent State, 1/3/18)
Field Goals Made: 14 at Ball State (1/27/18)
Field Goal Attempts: 24, twice (last vs. Yale, 11/8/18)
Three-Point Field Goals Made: 7, twice (last at Ball State, 1/27/18)
Three-Point Field Goal Attempts: 15, twice (last vs. Yale, 11/8/18)
Free Throws Made: 14 vs. Yale (11/8/18)
Free Throw Attempts: 14, 3 times (last vs. Yale, 11/8/18)
Rebounds: 15 at Ball State (1/27/18)
Assists: 9 at Eastern Michigan (2/24/18)
Blocks: 4 vs. Central Michigan (2/13/16)
Steals: 4, 8 times (last vs. Ball State, 3/4/20)
Minutes: 42, twice (last vs. Milwaukee, 11/16/16)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2015-16Freshman

    G/F
    6'0"
    4
  • 4

    2016-17Sophomore

    G/F
    6'0"
    4
  • 4

    2017-18Junior

    G/F
    6'0"
    4
  • 4

    2018-19Senior

    G/F
    6'0"
    4
  • 4

    2019-20Redshirt Senior

    G/F
    6'0"
    4