2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 1
Aspen Thornton
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Lake Hamilton HS
- Hometown:
- Hot Springs, Ark.
- Previous School:
- Ouachita Baptist
Honors
2021-22 - Ouachita Baptist
• Led all of NCAA Division II in scoring with 23.4 points per game
• Set the single-game scoring record for the Tigers with 43 points against Arkansas Tech on Dec. 2
• Scored 608 points as a freshman last season
• Named the Great American Conference Freshman of the Year and First Team All-GAC
• Named All-Region Second Team
High School
• Graduated in 2021 with high honors from Lake Hamilton HS
• Named Class 5A All-State three times, named 5A South All-Conference three times
• Was twice named the 5A South Conference Player of the Year
• Named Sentinel Record Garland County Player of the Year
• Named Sentinel Record All-Garland County three times
• Was a three-time conference champion and qualified for three state tournaments
Personal
• Given name is Aspen Dayne Thornton
• Born April 29, 2003
• Daughter of Jim and Penny Thornton
• Majoring in kinesiology
- 2022-23 ALL-WAC Newcomer Team
- 2021-22 ALL-GAC First Team
- 2021-22 D2CCA ALL-REGION Second Team
- Points: 43 (at Arkansas Tech - 12/2/21)
- Minutes: 41 (at Oklahoma Baptist - 1/27/22)
- Field Goals Made: 14 (at Arkansas Tech - 12/2/21)
- Field Goal Attempts: 27 (2x: at Oklahoma Baptist - 1/27/22, at Harding - 2/5/22)
- 3-Point Field Goals Made: 6 (at Southwestern Oklahoma - 1/6/22)
- 3-Point Field Goal Attempts: 13 (at Southwestern Oklahoma - 1/6/22)
- Free Throws Made: 16 (at Oklahoma Baptist - 1/27/22)
- Free Throw Attempts: 21 (at Oklahoma Baptist - 1/27/22)
- Rebounds: 8 (vs. Texas A&M-Commerce - 11/19/21)
- Assists: 7 (vs. Southern Utah 02/23/23)
- Steals: 7 (vs Arkansas-Monticello 12/18/21)
- Appeared in 29 games, making 25 starts
- Averaged 28.3 minutes per game in her first season as a Wildcats
- Averaged 12.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game
- Shot 43% from the field (123-286), 34.6% from the three-point line (44-127) and 75.6% from the foul line (62-82)
- Tallied 352 points, 74 rebounds, 79 assists, and 49 steals
- Scored in double figures 19 times, and scored double digits in six straight games at two different times in one season
- Earned a All-Wac Newcomer Team mention at the end of the season
2021-22 - Ouachita Baptist
• Led all of NCAA Division II in scoring with 23.4 points per game
• Set the single-game scoring record for the Tigers with 43 points against Arkansas Tech on Dec. 2
• Scored 608 points as a freshman last season
• Named the Great American Conference Freshman of the Year and First Team All-GAC
• Named All-Region Second Team
High School
• Graduated in 2021 with high honors from Lake Hamilton HS
• Named Class 5A All-State three times, named 5A South All-Conference three times
• Was twice named the 5A South Conference Player of the Year
• Named Sentinel Record Garland County Player of the Year
• Named Sentinel Record All-Garland County three times
• Was a three-time conference champion and qualified for three state tournaments
Personal
• Given name is Aspen Dayne Thornton
• Born April 29, 2003
• Daughter of Jim and Penny Thornton
• Majoring in kinesiology
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