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2023-24
Mid-American Conference Player of the Year… First Team All-MAC… Named to Women’s College All-Star Game Watch List… CSC Academic All-District… Academic All-MAC… 2x MAC Female Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Dec. 13, Jan. 3)… Team Captain… Started all 34 games… Led the team in minutes (1,246) and became Toledo’s all-time record-holder in games played (157) and minutes (4,957)… Averaged 14.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game… Tied for sixth in the league with 51 steals… Eighth in the MAC in points per game and fourth in the league in assists per game… First in the MAC in assist/turnover ratio (2.3)… Totaled 24 double-figure games… Seven games of 20-or-more points… Had 21 points, four rebounds and three assists at Duke (Dec. 20)… Season-high five steals against Hillsdale (Dec. 30)… Put up 26 points on 9-of-15 from the field; added eight assists and six rebounds in conference opener at Miami (Jan. 3)… Scored a career-high 40 points on 12-of-17 shooting, made 13-of-14 free throws at Kent State (Jan. 17)… Amassed 25 points with six rebounds and five assists against Kent State (March 9)… Grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds against Ball State (Feb. 24)… Played a career-high 45 minutes against Buffalo in the MAC Tournament (March 15)… Scored 20 points in WBIT first round against Cleveland State (March 21)… Pulled down six rebounds or more in 10 games… Six or more assists in 11 games… Multi-steal efforts in 17 games.
2022-23
Third-Team All-MAC…CSC Academic All-District…Academic All-MAC…Team Captain…Started all 34 games, averaging 10.0 PPG, 4.0 APG, 5.1 RPG…Ranked seventh in the nation in assist/turnover ratio (2.72)…Second in the MAC in assists per game, third in free throw percentage (83.1%)…17 double-digit scoring efforts, two double-digit rebound games…Became 32
nd member of 1,000 point club on Jan. 11 vs. Ball State…Also crested 400 career assists, becoming 10
th player in school history to do so…Season-high 20 points on 6-of-8 shooting, 4-of-4 from three-point range, vs. Canisius (Nov. 11)…15 points and eight rebounds vs. Penn State (Nov. 25)…Scored 15 points, went 3-of-4 from three-point range in victory at No. 14 Michigan (Dec. 8)…Collected season-high 11 rebounds in back-to-back games vs. Dayton (Dec. 11) and Oakland (Dec. 21)…19 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists in MAC opener vs. Western Michigan (Jan. 4)…12 points, season-best eight assists vs. Ball State (Jan. 11)…5 points and six rebounds in overtime win at Eastern Michigan (Jan. 28)…19 points, seven assists, shot 6-of-8 from the floor vs. Buffalo (Feb. 8)…Tied season-high with 20 points, made 7-of-9 shots at Akron (Feb. 22)…Scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds at Ball State (Feb. 25)…Scored 16 points, knocked down 7-of-8 free throws vs. Kent State in MAC Tournament semifinals (March 10)…Scored 15 points in NCAA Tournament win vs. Iowa State (March 20).
2021-22
Second-Team All-MAC…MAC All-Tournament Team…Academic All-MAC…MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (Feb. 9)…Set school record for minutes played in a season with 1,213…Led the MAC in assist/turnover ratio for the second straight season (2.49) and ranked 16
th in the country…Also ranked second in the MAC in assists (4.76) and third in free throw percentage (84.5%)…Started 34 of 35 games…Averaged 12.6 PPG and 5.6 RPG…Shot 46.8% from the field (148-for-316)…24 games scoring in double figures, including five games with at least 20 points…One assist shy of a triple-double against Ohio in the MAC Tournament (March 9); scored 19 points and tallied 10 rebounds with nine assists…First double-double of the season came against St. Francis on Dec. 8, scored 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds…20 points on 61.5% shooting (8-for-13) and eight rebounds at SIU Edwardsville (Dec. 19)…23 points, seven rebounds, and six assists at Western Michigan (Jan. 8)…10 straight games with double-digit points from Jan. 22-Feb. 23…Scored 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting at Bowling Green (Jan. 29)…Second double-double came at Akron (Feb. 5); scored 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, shot 11-for-14 from the free throw line…Season-high 26 points at Ohio (Feb. 16)…Scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds against Ball State in the MAC Tournament (March 11)…20 points, seven rebounds, and six assists in WNIT win at Marquette (March 24).
2020-21
Academic All-MAC…Started all 24 games…Averaged 13.7 points (second on the team), 5.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists (first on the team), and 1.8 steals (second on the team) per game…Led the MAC in assist/turnover ratio (1.9)…Tied school record with 42 points at Northern Illinois (Dec. 10), shooting 16-for-25 from the field and 7-for-10 from beyond the arc…Scored in double-digits in 17 games and had two games with double-digit rebounds…15 points and 10 rebounds in the season-opener against Oakland (Nov. 29); Was a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line…23 points, seven rebounds, and six assists at Ball State (Jan. 6)…22 points, nine rebounds, four assists, and four steals at Kent State (Feb. 8)…16 points and 11 rebounds at Eastern Michigan (Feb. 21).
2019-20
Appeared in all 31 games off bench ... Averaged 3.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 0.3 steals in 15.0 minutes per game ... In MAC contests, tallied 4.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.2 apg and 0.3 spg in 17.1 mpg ... Led team in free throw percentage (.855, 47-of-55), as well as finishing third in assists (60), fourth in free throws made (47) and fifth in overall field-goal percentage (.400, 32-of-80) and defensive boards (59) ... Paced squad in assists on three occasions and rebounding, steals and blocked shots twice ... Posted season-best 12 points and four caroms at Western Michigan in league opener (Jan. 4) ... Shot perfect 8-of-8 from charity stripe and finished with 10 points in 15 minutes vs. Akron (Jan. 15) ... Tallied eight points, season-tying best seven caroms and five assists with no turnovers in 26 minutes at Buffalo (Feb. 8) ... Registered six points, five rebounds, two dimes and one blocked shot vs. Central Michigan in quarterfinals of MAC Tournament (March 11) ... Had six points, four boards, four helpers and one theft in season-tying high 30 minutes vs. arch-rival Bowling Green (Jan. 18) ... Posted seven points, season-best seven rebounds, four dimes and one steal in season-high 30 minutes vs. Buffalo in MAC home opener (Jan. 8) ... Contributed seven points (all in third quarter), two assists and squad-tying best two thefts in 15 minutes vs. Pacific at South Point Holiday Hoops Classic (Dec. 20) ... Registered seven points, four helpers and one theft in 18 minutes vs. Memphis (Nov. 24) ... Finished with seven points, two rebounds and squad-tying best five helpers in 23 minutes at Kent St. (Feb. 15) ... Knocked down 60-plus foot shot to beat third-quarter buzzer vs. Tigers to register first-collegiate three-point field goal in Las Vegas (Dec. 20) ... Tallied five points, two caroms, five assists and one steal in 13 minutes vs. Canisius in non-conference finale (Dec. 29) ... Had two points, two rebounds and season-high six dimes in 26 minutes at Miami (Feb. 5) ... Had four points, four boards, one assist and one rejection in 21 minutes at Notre Dame (Nov. 20).
High School (Oakridge)
As a Senior — Averaged 25.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 3.8 steals per game ... Shot 55 percent from floor, including 43 percent from three-point land, and 78 percent from free throw line ...
Associated Press Division 2 first-team all-state as selected by panel of 11 Michigan sportswriters ... First-team all-conference ... Ranked No. 29 player in preseason state poll according to Mick McCabe ... Also tabbed No. 24 player in state by State Champs! Network ... Helped team to 21-4 overall mark, including 16-1 conference mark ... Team captain ... MLive Muskegon Chronicle “Dream Teamer” ... Named to MLive “Miss Basketball” Watch List ... Muskegon Area Sports Hall of Fame Female Athlete of the Year ...
As a Junior — Averaged 23.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 4.2 steals per game ... Associated Press Class B first-team all-state ... Muskegon Chronicle Player of the Year ... Paced squad in scoring, rebounding, steals and assists ... Led team to first regional title since 1991 ...
Career — Starred for head coaches Terry DeJonge and Brad Tate at Oakridge High School ... School’s all-time leader in career points (1,889) and assists (450) ... Played large role in team’s 82-game conference winning streak in basketball and 59-game league unbeaten stretch in softball ... Four-year MLive Muskegon Chronicle “Dream Teamer” ... Four-year all-conference performer ... Academic all-state for basketball ... Four-year letterwinner in softball ... All-state selection in softball as junior and senior ... Runner-up for “Miss Softball” as senior ... First-team all-league, all-district and all-region in softball all four seasons ... Guided softball team to conference, county and district titles each year ... Two-time recipient of Henry Warren Award, which is highest honor for Oakridge High School student-athletes … Top 10 in senior class ... Graduated with 4.06 GPA ... Named to Oakridge High School Hall of Fame in spring.
Personal
Full name is Sophia Ann Wiard ... Parents are Joel and Renee Wiard ... Has a sister, Keyara ... Sister played basketball at NCAA Division II member Grand Valley St. University (2013-17) ... Majoring in finance.
