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2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

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  • G
    Position
  • Redshirt Sophomore
    Class
  • Doylestown, Pa.
    Hometown
  • 5'10
    Height
  • Germantown Academy
    High School
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Balzer
#24
Rachel Balzer
G
Position
Redshirt Sophomore
Class
Doylestown, Pa.
Hometown

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Biography

2021-22: Appeared in 5 games as a redshirt sophomore.

2020-21: Led the team in three-point field goals made with 35… Made first career three-pointer, first points of career, vs. Longwood (Dec. 1)… Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for games played Dec. 21-27 after scoring 16 points vs. Delaware State (5-7 FG, 4-6 3FG)… Went 3-for-7 from behind-the-arc at VCU on Jan. 13 for nine points… Three straight games with three-or-more three-pointers: La Salle (Jan. 24), Richmond (Jan. 26) and VCU (Jan. 29)… Career-high 17 points vs. VCU on Jan. 29, finishing with career highs in FG made (6) and 3FG (5)… Scored 15 points on 4-of-6 shooting from behind-the-arc vs. St. Bonaventure (Feb. 12)… Added 14 points on 4-of-12 shooting from three-point range against Duquesne (Feb. 14)… Registered 3-or-more three-pointers on seven occasions in Atlantic 10 play.

2019-20: Redshirt her freshman season.

Prep: Four-year letterwinner in basketball...First Team All Inter-Ac (2016-17, 2018-19), Second Team All Inter-Ac (2017-18) and Sugar Bowl All-Tournament Team (2018-19)...Named Offensive Player of the Year in 2017-18...Tallied 1,092 career points...Averaged 11 points and three assists...Captain her senior season...Alexa Gallagher Award recipient in 2018-19...Earned the Sugar Bowl Community Service Award in 2018-19...Played AAU basketball for the Philadelphia Belles...Named to the Dean's List five times.

Personal: Born June 28, 2001...Daughter of Leslie and Richard Balzer...Has one sister, Carly...Majoring in Kinesiology...Enjoys hanging out with friends and family and training younger kids.

Career Highs
Points: 17, vs. VCU (1/29/21)
Rebounds: 3, four times (last vs. SBU, 2/12/21)
Assists: 3, vs. GW (1/17/21)
Steals: 2, twice (vs. Duquesne, 2/14/21)
Blocks: 1, vs. Delaware St. (12/21/20)
FG Made: 6, vs. VCU (1/29/21)
FG Attempts: 16, vs. VCU (1/29/21)
3FG Made: 5, vs. VCU (1/29/21)
3FG Attempts: 14, vs. VCU (1/29/21)
FT Made: 3, vs. SBU (2/12/21)
FT Attempts: 3, vs. SBU (2/12/21)
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