University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Grace Boffeli
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- North Scott HS
- Hometown:
- Eldridge, Iowa
SENIOR (2024-25): Preseason All-MVC First Team .. MVC Board of Directors and Commissioners' Academic Excellence Awards and MVC Honor Roll ... Played and started in three games until she was sidelined due to a season-ending injury … Recorded 26 points 23 rebounds, and three assists prior to her injury … Had a 10-point, 11 rebound double-double against UW-La Crosse (Nov. 5).
JUNIOR (2023-24): College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... MVC Board of Directors, MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll ... Named MVC Player of the Week (Nov. 20 and Feb. 13) ... MVC Preseason Player of the Year ... First Team Preseason All-MVC ... Named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team ... All-MVC First Team … Appeared and started in 26 games averaging 25.4 minutes per game … Averaged 14.8 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game … Recorded 12 double-doubles, the fourth-highest single-season mark in UNI history … Tied a career-high 11 field goals at Bradley (1/27/24) … Finished her junior season no. 7 on UNI’s single-season rebounding average list (9.0) and no. 5 on the single-season defensive rebound average list (6.5) … Was second in the conference with 12 double-doubles and 9.0 rebounds per game … Recorded double figures in every conference matchup of the season.
SOPHOMORE (2022-23): MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and Honor Roll ... Appeared and started in 33 games... MVC All-Conference First Team... MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team... MVC All-Tournament Team... MVC Player of the Week (1/2/23)... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team... Led the Panthers in scoring (531), rebounds (303), and field goal percentage (55.3%)... Averaged 27.6 minutes, 16.1 points, and 9.2 rebounds a game... Shot 55.3% from the field (189-342), 40.5% from three-point range (15-37) and 64.5% from the free throw line (64.5%)... Set career highs in points (26), field goals made (10), three-pointers made (2), free throws made (10), blocks (3), and minutes (39).
FRESHMAN (2021-22): Played in all 34 games and started in 26 contests … Averaged 21.3 minutes per game … MVC All-Conference Honorable Mentions … MVC All-Tournament Team … MVC Player of the Week (2/7) … Scored 291 points, third most on the UNI roster… Ranked second on the roster with 342 total rebounds, second most in the MVC … Totaled 38 assists, 28 steals and 15 blocks … Shot 52.2% from the field (126-241), fifth best percentage in the MVC … Shot 73.2% from the free throw line (74-101) … Notched career-highs in scoring (17 points), made free throws (7) and steals (3) vs. Illinois State (2/27) …Tied career-best with 2 blocked shots vs. Evansville (2/8) … Pulled down 19 rebounds against Idaho (12/18) … Played a career-high 34 minutes at Valparaiso (1/7)... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award recipient.
FRESHMAN (2020-21): Appeared in 19 games including a career-high 11 minutes played against Dayton (3/19) in the opening round of the WNIT…Ended the season with 37 points, 41 rebounds, and three assists…Shot 62.5% (15-of-24) from the field and a perfect 100.0% (7-of-7) at the charity stripe…Recorded several career highs at #25 South Dakota State (12/23) including eight points, five rebounds, and 4-of-4 shooting from the free throw line…Led the team in field goal percentage for the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Boffeli is the two-time reigning Mississippi Athletic Conference Player of the Year and a three-year First Team All-State honoree...Finished second in Mississippi Athletic Conference history with 1,632 points and 975 rebounds...Three-year starter...She helped lead North Scott to state championships in 2017 (with current Panther Karli Rucker), 2019, and 2020...Two-time All-Tournament Team captain...Second in the state and led Class 4A with 743 total points, averaging 28.9 points per game...She tied for the top spot in the state with 320 total rebounds...All-MAC First Team, Quad-City Times All-Metro Girls Basketball Player of the Year, and All-Metro Team Captain recognition...Averaged 70.4% from the field and 77.2% from the line...Also tallied 28 assists, 41 steals, and 27 blocks...Scored 46.0% of her team’s total points on the season...Led the Lancers in scoring for all three state tournament games including 21 points to go along with 17 rebounds in the state championship game...She was third in Class 4A for scoring and rebounding in her junior year with 449 total points (10.0 PPG) and 273 rebounds (10.9 RPG)...She was even more dominant during the 2019 state tournament where she led the Lancers with 20.3 points and 9.3 rebounds per game...She owns school records for field goals in a season and field goal percentage.
PERSONAL: She was a four-year honor roll student with a 3.8 GPA...Graduated Summa Cum Laude...Daughter of Paul and Kathy Boffeli...Her father played baseball at UNI from 1984-88... Majoring in elementary education... Volunteered with her team and helped feed the hungry and homeless in her community.
