2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 25
Sara McCullough
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- High School:
- Ankeny HS
- Hometown:
- Ankeny, Iowa
Bio
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2021-22)
Played in all 34 games and averaged 8.5 minutes per game … Recorded 50 points, 38 rebounds, 11 assists, 8 steals and 4 blocks … Shot 28.3% from the floor (15-53), 24.3% from three-point range (9-37) and 73.3% from the charity stripe (11-15) … Notched a career-high 8 points against Missouri State (1/13) … Grabbed a career-high 6 rebounds at Evansville (3/5) … Recorded a career-high 2 steals at Southern Illinois (3/6), while tying her career-high with a pair of blocks against Graceland (12/6) … Played a career-high 20 minutes at Iowa State (12/12)... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award recipient.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2020-21)
Appeared in 29 games this season and averaged 9.4 minutes per game...Ended the season with 42 points, 50 rebounds, and 12 assists...Shot 25.0% (15-of-60) from the field, 16.1% (5-of-31) from the three-point line, and 58.3% (7-of-12) from the charity stripe...Registered a career-high seven points against Loyola (2/19)...Hauled in a career-high five rebounds against Illinois State (1/2) and #25 Missouri State (1/15)...Ranked fourth on the team with nine blocked shots.
FRESHMAN (2019-20)
Redshirted...Saw action in two games during her first season...Finished with five points (2.5 PPG) and one assist (0.5 APG)...Shot 50.0% (2-of-4) from the field and 50.0% (1-of-2) from the three-point line...Notched a season-high three points against North Dakota State (11/6) in her collegiate debut...Season cut short due to COVID-19.
HIGH SCHOOL
McCullough recorded 1,000 points and grabbed 539 rebounds during her prep career…Led Ankeny with 15.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game within her senior season…Shot 94-of-214 (43.9%) from the field and 81-of-94 (86.2%) from the free throw line…Scored 301 total points as a senior en route to Third Team All-State honors from the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association…McDonald’s All-America nominee...Tallied a season-high 24 points against Valley High School…Averaged 16.2 points per game in her junior year and earned Iowa Basketball Coaches Association All-Region Team honors...She was also a member of the National Honor Society, a member of the Central Iowa Metro League All-Academic Team, and she received her team’s Academic Excellence Award.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Brea and the late Matt McCullough...Has two younger brothers named Brady and Troy... Majoring in health sciences with an emphasis in nursing... Earned the Silver Cord Award...Notched over 120 hours of community service with the Sunnyview Care Center, Christian Life Center Nursery, Cops Against Cancer, and her church soccer team...Chose UNI because of the atmosphere, players, and coaches.
CAREER HIGHS THROUGH 2020-21
Points: 7 vs. Loyola (2/19/21)
Rebounds: 5 [2x], last vs. Missouri State (1/15/21)
Assists: 3 vs. Loyola (2/19/21)
Steals: 2 at Southern Illinois (3/06/21)
Blocks: 2 [2x], last vs. Missouri State (1/15/21)
FG Made: 2 [5x], last vs. Evansville (2/27/21)
FG Attempts: 6 vs. Creighton (11/28/20)
3FG Made: 1 [6x], last vs. Evansville (2/27/21)
3FG Attempts: 4 [2x], last vs. Loyola (2/19/21)
FT Made: 2 [2x], last vs. Loyola (2/19/21)
FT Attempts: 2 [6x], last vs. Loyola (2/20/21)
Minutes: 15 [2x], last vs. Loyola (2/19/21)
Played in all 34 games and averaged 8.5 minutes per game … Recorded 50 points, 38 rebounds, 11 assists, 8 steals and 4 blocks … Shot 28.3% from the floor (15-53), 24.3% from three-point range (9-37) and 73.3% from the charity stripe (11-15) … Notched a career-high 8 points against Missouri State (1/13) … Grabbed a career-high 6 rebounds at Evansville (3/5) … Recorded a career-high 2 steals at Southern Illinois (3/6), while tying her career-high with a pair of blocks against Graceland (12/6) … Played a career-high 20 minutes at Iowa State (12/12)... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award recipient.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2020-21)
Appeared in 29 games this season and averaged 9.4 minutes per game...Ended the season with 42 points, 50 rebounds, and 12 assists...Shot 25.0% (15-of-60) from the field, 16.1% (5-of-31) from the three-point line, and 58.3% (7-of-12) from the charity stripe...Registered a career-high seven points against Loyola (2/19)...Hauled in a career-high five rebounds against Illinois State (1/2) and #25 Missouri State (1/15)...Ranked fourth on the team with nine blocked shots.
FRESHMAN (2019-20)
Redshirted...Saw action in two games during her first season...Finished with five points (2.5 PPG) and one assist (0.5 APG)...Shot 50.0% (2-of-4) from the field and 50.0% (1-of-2) from the three-point line...Notched a season-high three points against North Dakota State (11/6) in her collegiate debut...Season cut short due to COVID-19.
HIGH SCHOOL
McCullough recorded 1,000 points and grabbed 539 rebounds during her prep career…Led Ankeny with 15.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game within her senior season…Shot 94-of-214 (43.9%) from the field and 81-of-94 (86.2%) from the free throw line…Scored 301 total points as a senior en route to Third Team All-State honors from the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association…McDonald’s All-America nominee...Tallied a season-high 24 points against Valley High School…Averaged 16.2 points per game in her junior year and earned Iowa Basketball Coaches Association All-Region Team honors...She was also a member of the National Honor Society, a member of the Central Iowa Metro League All-Academic Team, and she received her team’s Academic Excellence Award.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Brea and the late Matt McCullough...Has two younger brothers named Brady and Troy... Majoring in health sciences with an emphasis in nursing... Earned the Silver Cord Award...Notched over 120 hours of community service with the Sunnyview Care Center, Christian Life Center Nursery, Cops Against Cancer, and her church soccer team...Chose UNI because of the atmosphere, players, and coaches.
CAREER HIGHS THROUGH 2020-21
Points: 7 vs. Loyola (2/19/21)
Rebounds: 5 [2x], last vs. Missouri State (1/15/21)
Assists: 3 vs. Loyola (2/19/21)
Steals: 2 at Southern Illinois (3/06/21)
Blocks: 2 [2x], last vs. Missouri State (1/15/21)
FG Made: 2 [5x], last vs. Evansville (2/27/21)
FG Attempts: 6 vs. Creighton (11/28/20)
3FG Made: 1 [6x], last vs. Evansville (2/27/21)
3FG Attempts: 4 [2x], last vs. Loyola (2/19/21)
FT Made: 2 [2x], last vs. Loyola (2/19/21)
FT Attempts: 2 [6x], last vs. Loyola (2/20/21)
Minutes: 15 [2x], last vs. Loyola (2/19/21)
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