2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
Galernik, Byrdy
Jersey Number 22
Byrdy Galernik
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Toledo Central Catholic
- Hometown:
- Toledo, Ohio
Bio
2019-20: Logged five minutes in a win over Loyola Maryland (11/10) … Scored two points in nine minutes in an overtime victory over Marquette (11/14) ... Contributed ten points in victory over Valparaiso (11/21) ... Recorded season-high 16 points against DePaul (12/1) ... Posted 13 points in victory over Boston College (12/4) ... Contributed four points, two steals and an assist in victory over Dartmouth (12/7) ... Posted three points and rebounds in victory over East Carolina (12/20) ... Recorded four points and an assist in victory over Illinois (12/28) ... Tallied two points in win over Purdue (1/12) … Recorded a field goal and an assist in the victory against Michigan (1/30) … Recorded one board and three assists in win over Michigan St. (2/10) ... Added a three-pointer and two assists in victory over Rutgers (2/19) ... Tossed two assists in Senior Day victory over Illinois (2/29).
2018-19: Played in 31 games and made seven starts while earning Academic All-Big Ten honors … Led the team with a .923 free throw percentage (23-for-25) … Made her first start of season against UIC, dishing out a career-high nine assists along with scoring eight points (11/5) ... Scored 10 points and made seven assists against UT-Martin, while going a perfect 8-8 from the FT line (11/25) ... Added four points and one steal in 25 minutes of play at Iowa (3/3).
2017-2018: Posted two then-career highs in the season opener at Chicago State (11/10): Field Goals Made (4), Field Goal Attempts (6), along with beating her previous career records of minutes played and points scored ... Completed her first three-point field goal of the season against Chattanooga (11/24) ... Dished out a career high eight assists at No. 25 Syracuse (11/30) ... Grabbed a career high five rebounds in a 32-point win over Stony Brook (12/10) ... Made her first career start at Missouri State on 12/16, tallying a then-career high nine points, three free throws made, and two steals ... Scored a career-high 13 points, her first double digit game, against No. 21 Green Bay ... Played a career high 39 minutes in game versus Green Bay (12/19) ... Tallied 11 points and six assists in 37 minutes of play in the overtime thriller against Indiana on Feb. 4 ... Finished the season with 72 assists, the third most on the team, averaging 2.3 per game.
2016-2017: Played in 27 games during her freshman season ... Averaged more than an assist per game (1.1) ... Had four rebounds and four assists in her collegiate debut against Hampton (11/11)...scored her first collegiate points against Evansville (11/27)...recorded a career-high in points (6) and assists (7) against Chicago State (12/4).
High School/AAU: Also played soccer and ran track … 2015 TRAC Player of the Year … 2015 District Player of the Year … Averaged 18.1 points, 6.3 assists, 3.4 steals and 5.2 rebounds per game … Named to All-Track and All-District 7 First Team … All-State Second Team member junior year … Led high school to TRAC Championship and District Finals … Played for Toledo Elite AAU Team.
Personal: Born Alyssa Rae Galernik … Parents are Jerry and Melissa Galernik …Three year member of National Honor Society … Presidential Ambassador at CCHS … Earned All-Conference and All-District academic honors … Major is Learning and Organizational Change.
2018-19: Played in 31 games and made seven starts while earning Academic All-Big Ten honors … Led the team with a .923 free throw percentage (23-for-25) … Made her first start of season against UIC, dishing out a career-high nine assists along with scoring eight points (11/5) ... Scored 10 points and made seven assists against UT-Martin, while going a perfect 8-8 from the FT line (11/25) ... Added four points and one steal in 25 minutes of play at Iowa (3/3).
2017-2018: Posted two then-career highs in the season opener at Chicago State (11/10): Field Goals Made (4), Field Goal Attempts (6), along with beating her previous career records of minutes played and points scored ... Completed her first three-point field goal of the season against Chattanooga (11/24) ... Dished out a career high eight assists at No. 25 Syracuse (11/30) ... Grabbed a career high five rebounds in a 32-point win over Stony Brook (12/10) ... Made her first career start at Missouri State on 12/16, tallying a then-career high nine points, three free throws made, and two steals ... Scored a career-high 13 points, her first double digit game, against No. 21 Green Bay ... Played a career high 39 minutes in game versus Green Bay (12/19) ... Tallied 11 points and six assists in 37 minutes of play in the overtime thriller against Indiana on Feb. 4 ... Finished the season with 72 assists, the third most on the team, averaging 2.3 per game.
2016-2017: Played in 27 games during her freshman season ... Averaged more than an assist per game (1.1) ... Had four rebounds and four assists in her collegiate debut against Hampton (11/11)...scored her first collegiate points against Evansville (11/27)...recorded a career-high in points (6) and assists (7) against Chicago State (12/4).
High School/AAU: Also played soccer and ran track … 2015 TRAC Player of the Year … 2015 District Player of the Year … Averaged 18.1 points, 6.3 assists, 3.4 steals and 5.2 rebounds per game … Named to All-Track and All-District 7 First Team … All-State Second Team member junior year … Led high school to TRAC Championship and District Finals … Played for Toledo Elite AAU Team.
Personal: Born Alyssa Rae Galernik … Parents are Jerry and Melissa Galernik …Three year member of National Honor Society … Presidential Ambassador at CCHS … Earned All-Conference and All-District academic honors … Major is Learning and Organizational Change.
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