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Joyce Elizabeth Novacek ... possesses a fantastic work ethic ... impresses coaches in weight room ... knows how to win having helped Bison to a Patriot League Tournament Championship and having played on two state championship teams in high school ... runs floor well ... has great hands ... can block shots and defend ... intense competitor ... is a very aggressive rebounder ... part of Bucknell's 2007-08 recruiting class that was ranked 41st in the nation by Blue Star Basketball ... one of three players on the team with a twin sibling. 2008-09: Played in all 28 games, starting 27 ... second on the team in rebounding (6.3 rpg) and blocked shots (1.2 bpg) ... third on the team in scoring with 9.2 ppg ... ranked 15th in scoring in Patriot League games with a 9.5 average ... also ranked fourth in field goal percentage (.475), fifth in total rebounds (6.8), second in offensive rebounds (3.0) and 10th in defensive rebounds (3.8) ... tied for 10th at Bucknell on the single-season blocks list with 33 ... finished season two career blocked shots shy of tying for 10th all-time ... had a career day at Howard, registering personal bests in points (19), rebounds (14) and assists (5) ... also posted a career-high five blocks against Saint Francis (Pa.) ... blocked four shots at Holy Cross for second-best total of her career ... recorded first double-double of the season at Loyola (Md.) with 14 points and 11 rebounds ... performance at Howard marked second double-double of the year ... finished the season with 12 double-figure scoring games tying with Cosima Higham for the most of any returning player ... also earned four double-figure rebounding games ... shot 7-for-7 from the field and 3-for-3 from the free throw line for 17 points vs. Towson ... led the team in scoring on three occasions (vs. Drexel, at Loyola, at Howard) ... grabbed a season-high eight offensive rebounds at Loyola and at Lehigh ... voted an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District II First Team selection. 2007-08: Ranked 15th in the Patriot League in blocked shots (0.52 bpg) and 24th in rebounding (4.3 rpg) ... two career double-doubles ... led the Bison in scoring in one game and in rebounds in seven games ... came off the bench the first 19 games before getting her first collegiate start at Army ... started all but one of the final 12 games of the season ... led all Bison freshmen in total rebounds (132) ... was second among freshmen in scoring average (4.5 ppg) behind teammate Taylor Phillips ... tied for second on the team in rebounding average (.403) behind Hope Foster ... recorded a .504 field goal percentage on 60-for-119 shooting ... her 16 blocked shots ranked second on the team behind Bucknell all-time blocks leader Hope Foster ... totaled 13 assists and 11 steals for the season ... scored a season-best and team-leading 18 points on 8-for-12 shooting in the Patriot League Tournament Semifinal game versus American ... also pulled down a season-best 13 rebounds ... recorded 13 rebounds on two other occasions (Army and American) ... also had 12 rebounds against Navy ... named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. High School/Personal: Three-sport athlete at Hopewell High School ... earned four letters in basketball, three in track and field and one in volleyball ... led basketball squad to back-to-back AAA state titles ... two-time first-team all-state selection ... Western Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Athletic League Player of the Year ... team captain as a senior ... helped lead team to a four-year record of 98-18, including 61-5 over final two seasons ... team improved in wins each year, going from 17 to 20 to 30 to 31 ... majoring in management ... daughter of Julie and Jim Novacek ... twin sister Becky was a member of the back-to-back state championship teams and now plays volleyball at Dayton ... has two other sisters, Grace and Janice ... father played football and track and field at Rose-Hulman Technical Institute where he was an All-American pole vaulter ... uncle, Jay Novacek, was a member of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys for 11 seasons ... born Oct. 24, 1988 in Omaha, Neb. |
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