2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster

Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon
Paul Vernon

11 Claire Sterling

  • Class Senior
  • Position Guard-Post
  • Height' 5-8
  • Letters 3
  • Hometown West Jefferson, Ohio
  • Major(s) Early childhood education
  • High School West Jefferson

Biography

2019-20:  Won first-team All-North Coast Athletic Conference honors as guard-post.
  • Led NCAC in free throw percentage (.842)...also ranked fourth in scoring (18.0/game), second in 3-point field goal percentage (.364), fifth in steals (2.3/game), 11th in field goal percentage (.445), 13th in 3-point field goals (.1.3/game), 14th in rebounding (5.7/game), and 15th in assists (2.4/game).
  • Contributed 10 points vs. Mount Union Nov. 12.
  • Scored 5 points during 17-0 Bishop run that wiped out double-digit deficit vs. Albion Nov. 15...finished with 12 points and team bests of 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
  • Scored 15 points and led Bishops with 3 assists at Trine Nov. 16.
  • Led Bishops with 15 points at Marietta Nov. 23.
  • Led Bishops with 28 points and 13 rebounds at Allegheny Nov. 30.
  • Tallied 12 points and led Bishops with 5 assists vs. Defiance Dec. 4.
  • Contributed 11 points vs. Hiram Dec. 7.
  • Opened second half with pair of lay-ins and 3-pointer to extend Bishop lead into double figures vs. Wooster Dec. 14...went 4-for-4 from line during final 30 seconds to seal outcome...finished with team-high 27 points and career-high 9 assists.
  • Named NCAC Player of Week for her efforts against Wooster.
  • Scored 15 of her game-high 25 points during second half vs. Bluffton Dec. 17.
  • Had back-to-back buckets to kick off 10-0 run that put Bishops ahead to stay vs. Waynesburg Dec. 21...finished with team-high 17 points.
  • Tallied 13 points during first half as Bishops built 18-point halftime lead on way to win vs. Heidelberg in first round of Bishop Classic Dec. 29...finished with team-high 25 points.
  • Led Bishops with 13 points and 11 rebounds vs. Ohio Northern in championship game of Bishop Classic Dec. 30.
  • Named to all-tournament team at Bishop Classic/Hoops for Hope tournament for her efforts against Heidelberg and Ohio Northern.
  • Scored 17 points at Oberlin Jan. 8.
  • Led Bishops with 17 points and shared team lead with 3 assists vs. Denison Jan. 11.
  • Scored 5 points during 9-0 run that put Bishops ahead to stay at Kenyon Jan. 15...finished with 21 points, raising her career total to 1000 and making her the 16th Ohio Wesleyan women’s basketball player to reach that mark.
  • Put Bishops ahead to stay with lay-in in final minute of overtime vs. Wittenberg Jan. 22...led team with 27 points.
  • Led Bishops with 19 points vs. Allegheny Jan. 25.
  • Led team with 28 points and 7 boards at Hiram Feb. 1.
  • Scored team-high 18 points vs. Oberlin Feb. 5.
  • Finished with career-high 33 points and led Bishops with 8 boards at Wooster Feb. 8...was 11-for-11 from the line.
  • Led team with 20 points at third-ranked DePauw Feb. 15.
  • Scored team-high 23 points vs. Kenyon Feb. 19.
  • Contributed 14 points at Denison Feb. 22.
  • Had 4 points during 18-4 third-quarter run that helped Bishops to win in NCAC tournament quarterfinal vs. Allegheny Feb. 25...finished with 10 points and team-high 5 assists.
  • Led Bishops with 9 points in NCAC tournament semifinal at third-ranked DePauw Feb. 28.
2018-19:  Won second-team All-NCAC honors as guard-post player...started all 27 games on way to third letter.
  • Ranked 18th in NCAC in scoring (10.5/game)...also ranked fourth in rebounding (7.8/game) and steals (1.8/game), sixth in free throw percentage (.781), and 11th in field goal percentage (.420).
  • Converted 3-point play to push Bishop lead into double digits vs. Washington (Md.) Nov. 17.
  • Led Bishops with 8 rebounds and 4 assists at Alvernia Nov. 18.
  • Grabbed team-best 9 rebounds at Mount Union Nov. 20.
  • Posted double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds at Defiance Nov. 27.
  • Led Bishops with 7 rebounds vs. Allegheny Dec. 1.
  • Recorded team bests of 9 boards and 4 assists at Hiram Dec. 8.
  • Scored 5 points during game-ending 11-1 run that lifted Bishops past Wooster Dec. 15.
  • Tallied 14 points vs. Nazareth Dec. 20.
  • Led Bishops with 14 points and shared team lead with 6 boards vs. Kean Dec. 21.
  • Grabbed team-high 14 rebounds vs. Penn State-Altoona in first round of Bishop Classic/Hoops for Hope tournament Dec. 28.
  • Led Bishops with 8 points and 7 rebounds vs. fifth-ranked Hope in championship game of Bishop Classic/Hoops for Hope tournament Dec. 29.
  • Named to all-tournament team at Bishop Classic/Hoops for Hope tournament for her efforts against Penn State-Altoona and Hope.
  • Scored to help Bishops open up 7-point third-quarter lead vs. Oberlin Jan. 2...shared team lead with 7 rebounds and had team-best 3 assists.
  • Led Bishops with 14 points and 9 rebounds at Denison Jan. 5.
  • Tallied 15 points and grabbed team-high 8 rebounds vs. Kenyon Jan. 9.
  • Led Bishops with 18 points and 7 boards at 19th/20th-ranked DePauw Jan. 12.
  • Posted double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds at Allegheny Jan. 18.
  • Led Bishops with 21 points and career-high 16 rebounds vs. Hiram Jan. 26.
  • Named NCAC Player of the Week for her efforts against Hiram.
  • Recorded double-double with 10 points and team-high 10 boards at Oberlin Jan. 30...also led Bishops with 4 assists.
  • Sank pair of free throws to give Bishops late 3-point lead vs. Wooster Feb. 2...finished with 18 points and 14 rebounds for her fourth consecutive double-double.
  • Shared team lead with 5 rebounds vs. Wittenberg Feb. 6.
  • Led Bishops with 22 points and 9 rebounds at Kenyon Feb. 13.
  • Drove for a lay-in that brought Bishops within a single point vs. Denison Feb. 16...led team with 15 points and shared team lead with 5 boards.
  • Led Bishops with 12 rebounds and 3 assists in NCAC tournament quarterfinal win at Kenyon Feb. 19.
  • Grabbed team-high 5 rebounds in NCAC tournament semifinal vs. Denison Feb. 22.
2017-18:  Won honorable mention All-NCAC citation as guard-post player.
  • Ranked third in NCAC in rebounding (7.3/game), fourth in steals (1.7/game), sixth in scoring (11.8 points/game), seventh in free throw percentage (.711), and tied for 12th in blocked shots (0.6/game).
  • Led Bishops with 12 points at Manchester Nov. 17.
  • Scored 11 points and shared team lead with 7 rebounds vs. Otterbein Nov. 18.
  • Sank free throw to tie game at 58 vs. Defiance Nov. 28...finished with 10 points.
  • Shared team lead with 14 points at Kenyon Dec. 16.
  • Had 4 points during game-opening 11-0 run that started Bishops on way to win vs. Alverno Dec. 20...led Bishops with 22 points and added 11 rebounds, both career bests.
  • Shared team lead with season-high 28 points vs. Carnegie Mellon Dec. 30.
  • Named to Bishop Classic all-tournament team for her efforts in Muskingum and Carnegie Mellon games.
  • Led Bishops with 8 rebounds vs. 13th-ranked DePauw Jan. 2.
  • Tallied 4 points during late 9-1 Bishop run vs. Denison Jan. 3...finished with 10 points and career-high 14 rebounds.
  • Posted second consecutive double-double with team bests of 17 points and 11 boards vs. Wooster Jan. 6.
  • Connected on jumper to tie game at 64 with 1:01 remaining at Hiram Jan. 10...led Bishops with 20 points.
  • Scored bucket during 4-0 run that broke 48-48 tie and gave Bishops the lead at Allegheny Jan. 13...led Bishops with 14 points.
  • Led Bishops with 17 points and 8 rebounds vs. Wittenberg Jan. 17.
  • Recorded team bests of 10 points and 7 rebounds at ninth-ranked DePauw Jan. 20.
  • Dished out career-high 4 assists and led Bishops with 10 rebounds vs. Oberlin Jan. 27.
  • Scored 10 points vs. Kenyon Feb. 3.
  • Led Bishops with 20 points vs. Hiram Feb. 7.
  • Posted double-double at Wooster Feb. 10...finished with 13 points and 11 boards.
  • Scored 11 points at Wittenberg Feb. 14.
2016-17:  Lettered as guard/post player...saw action in 25 games, starting 21.
  • Led Bishops and ranked seventh in NCAC in rebounding (6.1/game)...also ranked 13th in NCAC in steals (1.4/game) and 15th in blocked shots (0.4/game).
  • Grabbed team-high 10 rebounds in collegiate debut at Notre Dame (Md.) Nov. 18.
  • Led Bishops with 6 boards at 20th-ranked Ohio Northern Nov. 30.
  • Corralled team-high 12 rebounds at Denison Dec. 14.
  • Shared team lead with 9 rebounds at Wooster Jan. 7.
  • Contributed 10 points vs. Allegheny Jan. 14.
  • Led Bishops with 8 rebounds vs. 15th-ranked DePauw Jan. 21.
  • Tallied season-high 15 points at Wooster Feb. 11.
  • Scored 13 points vs. Wittenberg Feb. 15.
  • Finished with 15 points and team-high 10 rebounds for first collegiate double-double at Allegheny Feb. 18.
High School:  Earned 4 letters in basketball, 4 in soccer, and 4 in track & field.
  • Named third-team all-district in basketball.
  • Won all-league honors in all 3 sports...was first-team pick in basketball and track and second-team choice in soccer.
  • Set school record in shuttle hurdles.

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Historical Player Information

  • 34

    2016-17Freshman

    Wing
    5'8"
    34
  • 11

    2017-18Sophomore

    Guard-Post
    5'8"
    11
  • 11

    2018-19Junior

    Guard-Post
    5'8"
    11
  • 11

    2019-20Senior

    Guard-Post
    5'8"
    11