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2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster

25 Melanie Ackerman

  • Class Junior
  • Position Guard
  • Highschool Walter Johnson
  • Hometown Rockville, Md.

Biography

2015-16: 
Appeared and started in 8 games as a sophomore... averaged 8.4 points, 2 rebounds, and 1.1 assists... Tallied 19 three-pointers in in 8 games... Scored a career high 22 points in Victory over Franklin & Marshall (12/8)... Dished a personal high 3 assists againt Neuman (11/21) and again versus Wesleyan (11/22). 

2014-15:
Appeared in all 25 games and made five starts as a freshman … Averaged 6.5 points and also contributed 43 rebounds, 18 assists, 11 steals and three blocks … Ranked third on the team in scoring and led the program with 49 3-point field goals … Scored 12 points by draining four shots from downtown in collegiate debut against Johnson & Wales (11/15) … Set a career high with 17 points by canning five 3-pointers and shooting 2-for-2 from the line versus Muhlenberg (11/19) … Added 12 points by making four shots from beyond the arc in a 65-57 win over Franklin & Marshall (1/7) … Matched a career high with 17 points and hit the eventual game-winning shot at the line in a 69-66 victory against Gettysburg (1/17) … Scored 12 points in an 89-26 rout of Bryn Mawr (2/11) and set a career mark with five boards in a 63-52 upset victory over Haverford (2/21) to finish the season.

High School:
Four year letterwinner as a forward at Walter Johnson … Scored 587 career points and made 141 3-point shots, which included canning as many as seven from long range in a single game against a division rival … Led team in scoring and was ranked in the top five for 3-point shots in the Washington, DC Metro Area as a senior … Team was division co-champions during sophomore season … Received the 4.0 Scholar Athlete Award sophomore year … Honor roll member all four years … Member of the National Honor Society … Yearbook editor and APEX scholar.
 
Why Did You Choose Swarthmore?
“I was captivated by the learning environment Swarthmore creates in which a small cohort of highly motivated, intelligent students learn not only class material taught by exceptionally accomplished professors, but also about each other and what makes each one unique. I realized Swarthmore is the kind of place where everyone is special, where everyone has something worth sharing about themselves, and where everyone is accepted.”

Career Highs:
Points: 22, vs. Franklin & Marshall (12/8/15)
Rebounds: 5, vs. Haverford (2/21/15)
Assists: 3, Twice
Steals: 2, Twice
Blocks: 1, Three Times

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2014-15Freshman

    Guard
    5'8"
    25
  • 25

    2015-16Sophomore

    Guard
    5'7"
    25
  • 25

    2016-17Junior

    Guard
    5'7"
    25