2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Biography
AS A SENIOR IN 2018-19
Played in 18 games and started 14 times … missed 11 games due to injury … led the team in scoring (13.2 ppg) … tied her career-high of 24 points against Morehead State (March 2) … tallied a career-high five steals against George Mason (Nov. 9) … tied career-high for rebounds (11) at Ohio (Nov. 18) … recorded double-doubles against Ohio (Nov. 18) and Brescia (Dec. 18) … scored double figures 11 times in 18 games.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2017-18
Appeared in 26 of the team’s 27 games and made 24 starts … second on the team in scoring (13.9 ppg) and rebounding (5.8 rpg) … led the team in free throw shooting (76.8 percent) … tied for the team lead with 43 three-pointers … finished 11th in the Ohio Valley Conference in scoring, 17th in rebounding, 10th in three-pointers made (1.7/g), 10th in offensive rebounds (2.3/g), 11th in three-point shooting percentage (36.4 percent), 13th in free throw shooting and 17th in minutes played (32.3/g) … was chosen to the 2018 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District® Women’s Basketball Team for district two … scored a career-best 24 points on 8-of-19 shooting, including five 3-pointers, against Tennessee-Martin (Feb. 8) … had a career-best 11 rebounds in a game at Tennessee-Martin (Jan. 11) … scored in double figures 20 times in 26 games … scored 20 or more five times.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2016-17
Continued to be an effective contributor off the bench … saw action in 28 games while getting a start in nine … averaged 20.4 minutes per game … fifth on the team in scoring at 6.3 points per game … played a season-high 33 minutes in a win at Southern Illinois Edwardsville, scoring 16 points and pulling down seven rebounds (four offensive) … played 31 minutes against Jacksonville State, scoring eight points, grabbing six rebounds, and blocking one shot … set a new career-high in blocks with four in the semi-finals of the OVC Tournament against SIU Edwardsville (March 3) … recorded at least one rebound in every game she played in ... earned a spot on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2015-16
Established herself as a key contributor in her first season … played in 29 contests with six starts and averaged 15.9 minutes per game … her 19 points in a home win over Cincinnati Christian (Dec. 3) set a career-high … netted 4-for-6 from deep, logging 12 points in win at Tennessee State (Feb. 3) … also connected on four long balls in loss to Atlantic Coast Conference opponent North Carolina State in Gainesville (Dec.20) … made her first eight collegiate free throw attempts including a 4-for-4 effort against Conference USA’s Western Kentucky (Dec. 16) … finished the season fifth on the team in scoring.
HIGH SCHOOL
Named all-state by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association as a senior at Oakland High ... led Oakland to the Class AAA title game in 2014-15 ... played at Lancaster Christian Academy in Smyrna, Tennessee as a junior ... scored over 1,000 points her junior season and helped lead the Knights to a National Association of Christian Athletes (NACA) National Championship in 2013-14 ... played her first two seasons of high school at Lebanon High in Lebanon, Tennessee ... was the team's top scorer and rebounder as a sophomore.
PERSONAL
Full name is Abigail Lee Wright ... daughter of Kristin and Keenan Dixon and Mark Wright ... has two sisters - Shawna and Landry - and two brothers - Drew and Austin ... major is homeland security.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2015-16Freshman
Forward
5'11"
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2016-17Sophomore
Forward
5'11"
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2017-18Junior
Forward
5'11"
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2018-19Senior
Forward
5'11"