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2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

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20 Rachael Niles

20 Rachael Niles

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    J. Addison School
  • Hometown:
    Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Summary

Biography

2020-21: Opted out due to COVID concerns.

2019-20: Named NEC Most Improved Player Award after averaging 8.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game in her sophomore campaign ... Niles appeared in all 30 of the Knights games and earned 29 starts ... Averaged 33.9 minutes per night and a total of 1,017 minutes on the season ... Played 40 minutes or more nine times during the season ... Scored in double-figures 14 times this season, with eight coming in NEC action ... Netted a career-high 16 points on 6-12 shooting against Sacred Heart (1/13) ... Recorded her first career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 13 rebounds in a victory against Saint Francis U (1/8) ... Dished out a career high nine assists and scored nine points against LIU (1/11) ... Led the team in free throws attempted with 67 and made free throws with 54, which was good for 80.6% ... Ranked second on the team with 45 made three-pointers ... Recorded a team-leading 30 steals and recorded a career-high four swipes against Robert Morris (2/15).

2018-19: Made the Northeast Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll (min. 3.20 GPA) ... Started 13 of 26 games played at point guard in her freshman season with the Knights ... Finished fourth on the team in assists with 32 and three-point field goal shooting (.333) ... Totaled season-high 14 points while making 4-of-5 three-pointers to go with three rebounds, three assists and two steals in a win over Central Connecticut State (3/4) ... Also made four three-pointers to finish with 12 points along with three assists against Saint Francis U (1/5) ... Dished out three assists as well against Howard (11/25), Robert Morris (2/2) and Mount St. Mary's (3/2) ... Grabbed four steals in nine minutes off the bench vs. Mount St. Mary's (1/21) ... Pulled down season-high six rebounds against Robert Morris (3/11) in the NEC Quarterfinal ... Started each of her first three collegiate games at point guard. 

Prior to Fairleigh Dickinson: Played for J. Addison School and was named team MVP as a freshman and sophomore ... Led J. Addison to regionals as a freshman and helped the team finish third in the province as a senior ... Competed for ‘A’ Game on the AAU circuit, where she won multiple MVP honors in local and national tournaments ... An honor roll student all four years of high school.  

Niles' Fairleigh Dickinson Career Highs
Points: 16, vs. Sacred Heart (1/13/20)
Rebounds: 13, vs. Saint Francis U (1/8/20) 
Assists: 9, at LIU (1/11/20)
Steals: 4, vs. Robert Morris (2/23/20)
Blocks: 1 (2x), Last Saint Francis U (1/8/20)
FGM: 6, vs. Sacred Heart (1/13/20)
FGA: 17, vs. Army West Point (11/30/19)
3-pt FGM: 4 (3x), Last vs. Mount St. Mary's (2/1/20)
3-pt FGA: 10, at Pittsburgh (11/19/19)
FTM: 8 (2x), Last at Mount St. Mary's (3/5/20)
FTA: 8 (2x), Last at Mount St. Mary's (3/5/20)
Minutes: 49, vs. Army West Point (11/30/19)

Personal
Daughter of Brad and Sheila Niles.... Interest outside of sports is reading and writing....Favorite sports memory was beating Mount St Mary’s to clinch the 3rd seed....Favorite movie is Inception
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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2018-19Freshman

    Guard
    5'3"
    20
  • 20

    2019-20Sophomore

    Guard
    5'3"
    20
  • 20

    2020-21Junior

    Guard
    5'3"
    20
  • 20

    2021-22Senior

    Guard
    5'3"
    20
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