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21 Grace Gilmore

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Arrowhead H.S.
  • Hometown Hartland, Wis.

Biography

SENIOR (2020-21): Second Team All-Summit, Summit League Offensive Co-Player of the Week… started every game for third straight season… tied Summit League and set program single-game scoring record with 46 points at Omaha (Feb. 6)... third most by a NCAA women’s basketball player that season… scored double-digits in 17 games, ended season with seven consecutive… set program record with 21 free throws attempted vs. Kansas City (Jan. 16)... team-leader in points (330), points per game (13.8), assists (88), assists per game (3.7) and free throws (118)...had thirteen games of four plus assists… finished ninth in scoring in the Summit… ends career with 107 games played, 864 points, 357 rebounds, 270 free throws made, 202 assists and 117 steals.

JUNIOR (2019-20): Started all 30 games in back-to-back seasons… averaged 27.5 minutes per game and 7.9 points per game… second on the team in steals with 43… scored a career-high 19 points at Chicago State (Dec. 7) while 4-4 from the free-throw line… had 11 games with two or more steals… had a season-high five at North Dakota (Jan. 26)... notched 10 outings with double-digits.


SOPHOMORE (2018-19): Played in all 30 games averaging 25.9 minutes per game… Averaged 7.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists per game… 

FRESHMAN (2017-18): Appeared in 22 contests for the Leathernecks as a freshman… averaged 7.7 minutes per contest along with 3.5 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists… totaled a career-high 16 points Nov. 12, 2017 against Illinois College…  also, set career highs in field goals made (five), free throws made (four) three-pointers made (two) and steals (four) in the same game… tallied a career-high six rebounds in The Summit League Semifinal game versus South Dakota State (March 5, 2018) … ha a career-high three assists Feb. 12, 2018 against Eureka.

HIGH SCHOOL: The second leading scorer on her team, averaging 8.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game at Arrowhead High School… starting point guard from 2014-2017… led her team to the state semi-final game as a senior… averaged 10.0 points per game and helped lead her team to the sectional final, despite sitting out the first third of the season due to an injury as a junior… also earned another Second Team All-Conference honor her junior season… awards include First Team All-Conference (2016), Second Team All-Conference (2014-16), Two-Time Conference Champion (2015, 2017), Second Team Freeman All-Area, Lake Country All-Area Honorable Mention (2017), All-State Honorable Mention (2017), WBCA All-Star Team Member (2017), Regional and Sectional Champion (2016), State Semi-Finalist (2015), Fourth Team Freeman All-Area (2015), First Team Lake Country All-Area (2015)… also competed in track where she was the team Most Valuable Player and a two-time conference champion in the 4x100 (2014) and the 4x200 meter relay (2016)… also a three-time state qualifier (2015-17) in the 4x100 and 4x200 and a two-time state runner-up in the 4x400 meter relay (2016-17)... also the team captain.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Brian and Stephanie Gilmore… mother and father both played basketball at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville from 1988-1992… lists her favorite sports moment as winning the Sectional Final Championship and going to state her sophomore year… hobbies include watching Disney, knitting and eating… majoring in Physical Therapy.

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Historical Player Information

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    2017-18Freshman

    Guard
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    21
  • 21

    2018-19Sophomore

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    5'10"
    21
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    2019-20Junior

    Guard
    5'10"
    21
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    2020-21Senior

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    5'10"
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