Providence College Athletics
2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Alyssa Geary
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Nazareth Academy
- Hometown:
- Elmhurst, Ill.
2021-22 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Only player on the roster to start all 30 games during the 2021-22 season.
• Averaged 9.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.1 blocked shots per game.
• Finished second among her teammates in scoring and third in assists and blocked shots.
• Reached double-figures in the scoring column 16 times, including a career-best streak of 10-straight games.
• Eight of her 16 double-digit scoring games came during BIG EAST regular-season play.
• Scored a career-high 24 points against UMass (Nov. 23).
• Tallied a double-double against Villanova on Dec. 3 with 18 points and a career-high 13 rebounds.
• Dished 5+ assists in three games vs. Yale (5) on Nov. 9 and Monmouth (5) on Nov. 28 and DePaul (5) on Jan. 7.
• Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Dec. 6.
• Completed her four-year career at Providence with 854 points, 462 rebounds and 128 blocked shots.
2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Started all 21 games for the Friars.
• Ranked second among her teammates in scoring (11.4 ppg) and blocked shots (1.3 bpg) and third in rebounding (4.8 rpg) and assists (2.4 apg).
• Recorded a team-best 15 double-digit scoring games, including six-straight to finish the season.
• Recorded 10 double-digit scoring games during BIG EAST regular-season play and was the only Friar to reach double figures in the scoring column during both BIG EAST Tournament games.
• Notched a career-high 22 points against Villanova (Feb. 3) on 7-16 shooting from the field and a 7-8 performance from the foul line.
• Grabbed a season-high nine boards in two games vs. Bryant (Nov. 29) and Seton Hall (Feb. 20).
• Dished a career-high six assists against Butler (Dec. 5).
• Led the Friars in scoring (14.5 ppg), rebounding (6.5 rpg) and blocked shots (2.0 bpg) during the BIG EAST Tournament, including 19 points and nine rebounds in the Friars’ First Round victory over Butler (Mar. 3).
2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• One of four Friars to play all 32 games and appeared in the starting line-up 15 times.
• Averaged 7.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.5 blocked shots per game.
• Led the team in rebounding during seven games and paced the Friars in scoring in two games.
• Her 49 blocked shots marked the fifth-highest total for a single season in program history, including the third-most all-time by a sophomore.
• Finished the season ranked fourth in the BIG EAST Conference in blocked shots (49) and blocked shots per game (1.53). Also ranked 14th in defensive rebounding (4.3 drpg).
• Scored in double figures 10 times, including a career-best 15 points against Hartford (Nov. 13) and Georgetown in the BIG EAST Tournament First Round (Mar. 6).
• Seven of her 10 double-digit scoring games came against BIG EAST opponents.
• Notched her first career double-double against Butler on Jan. 24 with 11 points and a career-best 10 rebounds.
• Dished a career-best four assists in four games vs. DePaul (Jan. 3 and Feb. 2), Marquette (Jan. 5) and Georgetown (Feb. 28).
• Played arguably her best game as a Friar in the First Round of the BIG EAST Tournament against Georgetown (Mar. 6), recording 15 points on 6-11 shooting from the field, including a 3-5 performance from three-point territory. Also contributed six rebounds, six blocked shots, two assists and one steal.
• Set a Providence College record for blocked shots in a BIG EAST Tournament game (six) in the First Round against Georgetown on Mar. 6. Monika Roberts ‘set the previous record (four) in 2001 vs. Seton Hall.
2018-19 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Played in all 35 games as a rookie.
• Made her collegiate debut at Penn State (Nov. 8) and scored seven points on 3-3 shooting from the field, including a 1-1 effort from three-point territory.
• Scored a season-best 13 points at Boston College (Nov. 27) on 4-7 shooting from the field, including 4-5 performance from beyond the arc.
• Recorded nine points, four rebounds and one assist in her first career BIG EAST game on Dec. 29, 2018 against then-No. 22/19 Marquette.
• Recorded 5+ rebounds in seven games, including a season-best seven rebounds in three games vs. Quinnipiac (Nov. 15), DePaul (Dec. 31) and Seton Hall (Jan. 13).
• Led the Friars in rebounding twice during the 2018-19 season.
• Finished second among her teammates in blocked shots (19).
BEFORE PROVIDENCE:
• Attended Trinity High School before completing high school at Nazareth Academy (2016-18).
• Played 34 games as a senior and averaged 14.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 6.2 block shots and 5.0 assists per game.
• In the 2018 IHSA 3A Championship Game, she recorded 18 points, eight rebounds and set an IHSA State Record with 12 blocked shots. The previous record was held by WNBA All-Star former Tennessee stand-out Candace Parker (2004).
• Recorded her first triple-double against Morgan Park with 28 points, 13 rebounds and 10 blocked shots.
• Named First-Team All-Area by the Chicago Tribune, Pioneer Press, The Doings, RBLandmark and Suburban Life.
• First-Team All-Conference selection in the East Suburban Catholic League.
HONORS / AWARDS
• 2-Time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (2/17/20, 12/6/21)
• BIG EAST All-Academic Team • 2020
PERSONAL
• Daughter of James and Julie Geary
• Has a twin sister, Ally
• Marketing major with a minor in women's and gender studies
