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2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster

12 Harper Birdsong

  • Position G
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Suffolk, Va.
  • High School Nansemond-Suffolk

Biography

2019-20/REDSHIRT JUNIOR 

Saw action in 14 games with one start during her redshirt junior season … Finished the season with 37 points (2.6 ppg.), 11 rebounds (0.8), five assists, one block four steals … Made her season debut playing five minutes at Army West Point (11/9) … Scored a season-high seven points and grabbed five rebounds, and had two assists versus Maryland Eastern Shore (11/9) … Hit a 3-pointer at Richmond (11/20) … Scored five points, grabbed a rebound and had an assist in the win versus UMBC (11/23) .. Hit a pair of 3-pointers and finished with six points against Old Dominion … Had three points and grabbed two boards in the win over Norfolk State (12/20) … Canned a triple, grabbed a rebound, and had a steal in the comeback win over George Washington (12/29) … Scored four points and grabbed a rebound at James Madison (1/3) … Made her lone start of the season playing 13 minutes with two assists, a rebound, and two steals at Towson (1/5) … Scored six points and played seven minutes against Charleston (1/12).


2018-19/REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
Tied for fifth in single-season school history as she appeared in all 31 games in her first season with the Tribe, earning four starts … Finished her first season with the Green and Gold scoring 271 points (8.7 ppg.), 54 rebounds (1.7 rpg.), while adding 30 assists, seven blocks, and 18 steals … Had 16 double-digit performances … Started the first four games of the season, including her Tribe debut against VCU (11/6) … Scored 12 points and had two rebounds during the win against Howard (11/12) … Posted back-to-back 10 point games at Davidson (11/24) and East Carolina (11/27) … Was in double-figures in five straight games from 12/2-12/29 … Had 11 points in 25 minutes in the win at Fairfield (12/2) … Scored 13 points with two assists in the win against Richmond (12/5) … Poured in a career-high 18 points and four assists at Old Dominion (12/8) … Chipped 14 points with five rebounds in the win at Norfolk State (12/21) … Scored 16 points and had three steals against her former team George Washington (12/29) … Posted 16 points and five rebounds at Northeastern (1/6) … Scored 13 points and three rebounds in the win against Elon … Had 12 points against Delaware … Chipped in 15 points and three rebounds against Drexel … Scored 13 points in the win at Elon (1/20) … Recorded 12 points at James Madison (1/25) … Hit three 3-pointers and finished with 13 points and two assists in the win at Elon (2/17) … Had 11 points and two rebounds against James Madison (2/24) … Scored 11 points against Northeastern (3/7).

2017-18/SOPHOMORE
Sat out the 2017-18 season due to NCAA Transfer Rules.

PRIOR TO WILLIAM & MARY
2016-17/FRESHMAN (GEORGE WASHINGTON)

Played one season at George Washington where she appeared in nine games ... Averaged 1.2 points, 0.2 rebounds in 4.6 minutes per game ...  Shot 30.8-percent (4-of-13) and 25-percent (2-of-8) from 3-point range. Enjoyed her best game of the season in an Atlantic 10 win at Rhode Island scoring  a career-high nine points in six minutes, shooting 3-of-6 from the floor, 2-of-3 from behind the arc, and knocked down her only free throw.

HIGH SCHOOL
Standout for Nansemond Suffolk Academy in the Hampton Roads area ... Finished her career with 2,051 points, grabbed 773 rebounds, and dished out 579 assists ... Shot  45.2-percent from the floor for her career ... Scored 577 points, grabbed 278 rebounds, 112 assists, and shot 50-percent from the floor, and 80-percent from the stripe during her senior season ...  Three-time Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) State Player of the Year and First-Team VISAA All-State selection ... Garnered a pair of Tidewater Conference Independent Schools (TCIS) Player of the Year Awards ... Four-time First-Team TCIS honors ...  Named to the USA Today All-USA Virginia Girls Basketball Second Team and to the Virginian Pilot All-Tidewater First-Team in 2015-16 ... Earned her high school's  MVP award three straight seasons ... Played her AAU basketball for Boo Williams during the summer's of 2014 and 2015. Attended John Lucas' 40/40 camp ... Featured on ESPNW in an article in 2015 (read here) ... In the classroom she was dean's list honoree throughout high school.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Mac and Amy Birdsong ... Grandmother, Sandra, received her master's degree from W&M ... Ejoys cooking, reading, and watching movies in her spare time.
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2017-18Sophomore

    Guard
    5'10"
    31
  • 12

    2018-19Redshirt Sophomore

    Guard
    5'10"
    12
  • 12

    2019-20Redshirt Junior

    Guard
    5'10"
    12