Providence College Athletics
2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Sophia Widmeyer
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Marianapolis Preparatory School
- Hometown:
- Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Appeared in all 21 games for the Friars.
• Averaged 1.7 points and 1.3 rebounds per game.
• Stepped up big for the Friars in victory over Creighton (Feb. 10), when the Friars traveled just seven players due to COVID-related issues within the program.
• She played a season-high 32 minutes against the Bluejays, grabbed a career-high nine rebounds and two steals, and hit the most critical shot of the game [a three from the left wing] with 4:00 minutes left in regulation to halt a four-minute Providence scoring drought and give her team a 54-44 lead.
• Her shot sparked a 7-0 run and put the game away.
• Notched nine points in the BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinal against Marquette (Mar. 6), on 3-6 shooting from the field, including a 2-4 performance from beyond the arc.
• Her nine points was one shy of her career high, which she set during the 2019-20 campaign.
2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Played 23 games and appeared in the starting line-up seven times.
• Averaged 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per game.
• Made her first career appearance in the starting line-up against Marquette (Jan. 31), and all seven of her starts were against BIG EAST opponents.
• Scored a career-high 10 points and matched her career high in rebounding (four) against No. 11/12 DePaul (Feb. 2).
• Hauled in a career-high four rebounds in two other games vs. Creighton (Jan. 11) and Xavier (Jan. 26).
• Dished a career-high five assists in career-best 33 minutes of action against Creighton (Feb. 8).
• Recorded the first blocked shots of her career against Hartford (two) on Nov. 13, marking her only blocked shots of the season.
2018-19 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:
• Appeared in 13 games for the Friars as a rookie.
• Made her collegiate debut against Yale (Nov. 29) and hit a pair of free throws during a critical run that allowed the Friars to gain the lead, marking the first points of her career.
• Played a season-high eight minutes against UMass Lowell (Dec. 8), and tallied two points, two rebounds and one assist.
• Scored a season-best three points against No. 19/20 DePaul (Dec. 31).
BEFORE PROVIDENCE:
• Attended Marianapolis Preparatory School from 2015-18.
• Two-time NEPSAC Basketball Class ‘A’ All-Star during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons.
• Named All-CT Second Team.
• Helped her team capture the 2016-17 NEPSAC Championship and finished runner-up in 2017-18.
• Averaged 15.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game.
• Played for New England Crusaders EYBL.
HONORS / AWARDS
• BIG EAST All-Academic Team • 2019, 2020
PERSONAL
• Daughter of Steve Widmeyer and Jodie Thornton
• Has one sister, Eva
• Has one brother, Noah
• Planned major of study is undecided
