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Marian University Ind.

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2021-22 Women's Basketball

3 Abby Downard

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Position PG
  • Hometown Avon, Ind.
  • Prev School Cardinal Ritter HS

Biography

Career Achievements: NAIA All-American Second Team (2019-20) ... All-Crossroads League First Team (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22) ... NAIA Daktronics Scholar Athlete (2019-20, 2020-21) ... Crossroads League Player of the Week (twice) ... Crossroads League All-Defensive Team (2020-21) ... 1000 Point Club (2021) ... Career Steals Leader.

2021-22: Coming off the birth of her first child, one of the all-time greats continued her storied career returning to Marian for a fifth season ... Ended her career as a top-5 scorer and the all-time leader in steals, earning All-Crossroads League First Team as a 5th year ... Played and started in 34 games in year five, averaging 33.6 minutes per game ... Scored 12.8 points per game and led the team in assists, averaging 5.1 per game ... Shot .542 from the field and .271 from three ... Made 63 of 70 free throws and shot .900 on the year at the stripe ... Averaged 3.6 rebounds per game and 2.5 steals per game ... Led the team in steals with 86 on the year and ranked No. 44 in steals per game in the NAIA ... Scored in double figures in 24 games and had one double-double ... Scored 20 points or more in six games ... After a slow start, exploded at the Northwestern Classic averaging 18 points on the weekend, playing a full 40 minutes in both games ... Scored in double figures in four of five games in December and was an assist short of two double-doubles ... In the first game of the second semester scored a season-high 22 points against Goshen ... Dropped 17 points and grabbed a eight rebounds against Mount Vernon on Jan. 19 ... Recorded a season-high nine rebounds and scored 12 points on Jan. 29 against Taylor ... Dropped 21 points and had nine assists on Feb. 1 against Bethel ... Stuffed the stat sheet against Mount Vernon on Feb. 16, recording a quadruple nickel with 12 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, and 9 steals ... On senior day scored 18 points and had six steals to go with nine rebounds, becoming the career record holder for steals on Feb. 19 against Spring Arbor ... Recorded a double-double with 12 points and 11 assists against Bethel on Feb. 22 ... Scored 12 or more points in every game of the postseason ... Began the NAIA Opening Round with a 21 point game against Olivet Nazarene ... Dropped 20 points and had eight assists against Rio Grande to punch a ticket to Sioux City ... Averaged 16 points in Sioux City at the NAIA Tournament and scored 19 points to go with seven assists in the NAIA Quarterfinals ... Ended her career ranked fourth all-time in program history in scoring with 1456 career points ... Owns the third-best free throw percentage in program history ... Ended her career ranked second all-time in assists ... Ranks first all-time in steals with 291 thefts, breaking the program mark by 25 ... Played the most games in program history.

2020-21: Continued storied career by climbing the Marian records book in steals, assists, and points scored ... Appeared and started in 32 games while averaging 29.5 minutes per games ... Controlled game pace and flow throughout the season from the point guard position ... Averaged 9.3 points per game, 4.8 assists per game, and 2.4 steals per game while shooting .463 from the floor and .386 from 3-point land ... Finished third in the NAIA in total assists (152) and ninth in the nation in total steals (77) ...  Kicked off the season with an 11-point, three steal performance at IU-Kokomo ... Scored season-high 28 points at IU East (11/17) while also making a season-high six steals ... Pulled down a season-high 10 rebounds vs. Cardinal Stritch (11/6) ... Logged a double-double against Bryan (12/10) scoring 16 points and dishing out 11 assists while adding six rebounds to the totals ... Dropped 14 points and dished out six assists while making three steals in NAIA National Tournament Opening Round over Grand View (3/13) ... Shot a stellar 36-41 (.878) from the free-throw line during the season ... Notched a steal in 31 games and made at least three steals on 13 separate occassions ... Reached 1000 career points during nine-point performance against Indiana Wesleyan (2/10) ... Climbed into the top three all-time Marian lists for assists and steals ... Led the Crossroads League in assists (150), assists per game (4.69), steals (77, 2.41 per game), and top game assist total (11, vs. Bryan) ... Named to the All-Crossroads League First Team for the second season in a row.

2019-20: Thrived as a junior and played her first fully healthy season earning All-American and All-Crossroads League honors ... Appeared in 34 games and made 25 starts, including the final 25 games of the season ... Shot .527 from the field, .443 from three-point land, and .872 from the foul line ... Finished third on the team in scoring averaging 11.9 points per game in 29.8 minutes per game ... Averaged 5.4 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game, leading the team in assists ... Forced 70 steals and averaged 2.1 per game, leading the team ... Scored in double-figures 21 times, including three games with 20 or more points ... Scored a season-high 23 Feb. 5 at Mt. Vernon Nazarene ... Recorded two double-doubles ... Had a season-high 11 assists against Bethel on Jan. 15 ... Grabbed a season-best eight rebounds on Nov. 2 against St. Ambrose ... Made five steals in two games, including the Crossroads League Championship game against Taylor on March 2 ... Finished three rebounds shy of a triple-double on Jan. 15 against Bethel ... Earned Crossroads League Player of the Week honors for her performance in the CL Title game, where she scored 16 points, had nine assists, and made five steals ... Earned All-Crossroads League First Team honors ... Named to the NAIA Second Team All-American list for the first time ... Finished the season with a 17 point, six assist effort against Voorhees in the NAIA Tournament ... Ranked No. 6 in the NAIA in total assists with 182 ... Ranked No. 9 in the NAIA with 5.35 assists per game ... Ranked No. 25 in the NAIA in assist-to-turnover ratio with a margin of 1.95 ... Ranked No. 41 in the NAIA in steals with 70 ... Named Daktronics Scholar Athlete.

2018-19: Appeared in 27 games and started 23 during her sophomore season ... Battled through injuries but managed to lead the team in assists and was fifth in scoring ... Averaged 7.0 points per game, 3.8 assists per game, and 1.1 steals per game ... Scored in double figures seven times and had a season high 14 points twice against Taylor (11/28) and Spring Arbor (12/05) ... Had a season high eight assists in four games and recorded a season high six rebounds against Cumberland (12/14) ... Shot 41.1 percent from the floor and 30.2 percent form deep, making 82.1 percent of her foul shots ... Ended the season ranked ninth all time in Marian women's basketball career assists per game with 3.4 per game. 

2017-18: Appeared in 17 games during her freshman season before suffering a season ending knee injury ... Played in 358 minutes during the season, averaging 21.1 per game ... Shot 38 percent from the field, 33 percent from downtown, and 79 percent from the foul line ... Scored a season high 21 points twice vs. Cardinal Stritch (11/10) and Spring Arbor (12/02) ... Scored in double figures in five games ... Totaled 132 points, 48 assists, 42 rebounds, and 29 steals. 

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