University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2008-09 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Lindsey Thompson
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Copper Hill, Va.
Overview: Only senior on this year's club...excellent three-point shooter who was ranked nationally in scoring and free throw shooting for part of last season...excellent student who will be a key player for the Bulldogs this season both on and off the court.
2010-2011: Fourth leading scorer with a 10.8 scoring average...led team in three-pointers made with 62...top free throw shooter on squad at 84.2 percent (48-of-57)...tied for third in assists with 49...scored in double figures 15 times with five games scoring more than 20 points...was ranked nationally in free throw percentage for part of the season...scored a career-best 29 points in loss at Southern Conference champion Appalachian State (12-2) as she went 10-of-19 from the field...pumped in 26 points in home victory over USC Upstate (11-23) with seven rebounds....enjoyed her first double-double in road win at N.C. Central (12-29) with 21 points and 10 rebounds....scored 24 points in dramatic road victory at Campbell (11-20) and went 10-for-10 from the free throw line...opened the season with 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting from field vs. Montreat (11-12)...was third in the Big South in three-pointers made (2.1) and eighth in three-point percentage (30.4%)...tallied 17 points and went 5-of-7 from long distance at home vs. Charleston Southern (2-19)...came close to double-double vs. Brevard (11-29) with 13 points and nine rebounds...scored 11 points with five rebounds in upset win at Gardner-Webb (1-29).
2009-2010: Finished the season as the Bulldogs' second-leading scorer with an 8.2 average...led the squad in three-pointers made with 53...ranked fourth in the Big South Conference in three-pointers made per game at 1.77...also topped the club in free throw percentage at 82.1 percent (46-of-56)...second in assists with 49...scored in double figures 12 times...tied a career-high in points with 18 in close loss at Charleston Southern (2-6)...pumped in 15 points and knocked down game-tying three-pointer vs. Radford (3-1)...registered 14 points vs. Campbell (11-24)...scored 12 points vs. Gardner-Webb in Big South Tourney (3-12)...tallied 13 points and dished out a career-best six assists in home victory vs. Southern Wesleyan (12-11)...scored 10 points and pulled down eight rebounds at Western Carolina (12-2)...had five steals in victory over Lafayette (12-30)...poured in 10 points at home vs. High Point (2-20)...knocked down 16 straight free throws midway through the Big South Conference season...helped lead Asheville to win on road at South Carolina State with 12 points and went 6-of-8 from free throw line...scored 12 points and registered four assists vs. Lees-McRae
2008-2009: Played in 29 games and averaged 7.4 points per game...led team in three-pointers made with 44...topped the team in free throw shooting at 81.8 percent (27-of-33)...got red-hot from the three-point line midway through the season and scored in double figures in five straight contests...was named Big South Freshman of the Week on Jan. 10 after scoring career-high 18 points at Charleston Southern (1-5) and 16 points at Coastal Carolina (1-3)...went 9-of-17 from beyond the arc in those two games...pumped in 15 points in home loss to Coastal Carolina (2-9) as she went 5-of-10 from three-point line...grabbed four rebounds in five different games...had season-high three assists against Coastal Carolina (2-9)...pumped in 10 points in home victory vs. Gardner-Webb (1-10).
Before UNC Asheville: Averaged 14 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals at Floyd County HS in Floyd, Va....named Three Rivers District Player of the Year as a senior...earned first team all-district honors as a senior and made second team all-region and second team all-state...helped lead Floyd to state championship as a senior and runner-up as a junior...Floyd was 89-6 during her career as a player...lettered in volleyball and track and field at Floyd...played for Roanoke Stars AAU program.
