Providence College Athletics
2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Sarah Bandoma
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Johnston, R.I.
- High School:
- Johnston Senior High School
- Prev School:
- St. Francis College Brooklyn
2024-25 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Played in 31 games for the Friars.
• Averaged 2.5 points and 1.4 rebounds per game. Finished second on the team in blocked shots (16).
• Matched her season high in scoring with seven points at Georgetown (March 1) and added four rebounds and one block.
• Dished a season-high two assists against Marquette (Jan. 22) and added four rebounds and one blocked shot.
• Recorded six points, two boards, one steal and one block against Georgetown (Jan. 18).
• Scored a season-best seven points against Creighton (Jan. 4) and added four rebounds.
• Tallied six points and six rebounds in a win over St. John’s (Jan. 1).
• Recorded six points and added three rebounds and two blocked shots vs. Mercy (Nov. 4).
2023-24 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Played 33 games with three appearances in the starting line-up.
• Averaged 2.6 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.
• Thirty-six (36) of her 73 total rebounds on the season came off the offensive glass.
• Shot 45-percent from the field (40-89).
• Made her debut as a Friar on Nov. 7 vs. Hampton and recorded two points, two rebounds and one steal.
• Scored eight points against Rhode Island (Dec. 6), including six points during a pivotal third quarter stretch.
• Scored a season-high 13 points and added five rebounds against Kennesaw State (Dec. 21).
• Recorded a season-high six rebounds in two games vs. Boston College (Nov. 19) and No. 10/10 UConn (March 2).
BEFORE PROVIDENCE:
• Played two seasons of NCAA Division I basketball at St. Francis College Brooklyn (2021-23).
• Appeared in 49 games and was a member of the starting line-up 29 times.
• During the 2022-23 season, she led the Terriers in rebounding (7.0 rpg), offensive rebounding (3.3 orpg), blocked shots (44), field-goal percentage (.491, 81-165) and added 6.1 points per game.
• Netted a career-high 15 points against top-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson in the Northeast Conference Semifinal (March 9, 2023).
• Was one of five players named to the NEC All-Tournament Team (2023).
• Attended nearby Johnston Senior High School and became the second player in school history to jump directly to an NCAA Division I basketball program, following former Friar great Chelsea Marandola (2005-10).
• Second-Team All-State and Second-Team All-Division I North honoree.
HONORS / AWARD
• BIG EAST All-Academic Team • 2023-24, 2024-25
• NEC All-Tournament Team (2023)
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Roger and Prudence Bandoma
• Has two siblings, Popaul and Gabriel
• Global studies major
