Athlete Awards

Student-Athlete of the Week

Naiyaj Thompson

Naiyah Thompson

  • Award
    Student-Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    1/7/2019
  • Sport
    Women's Basketball
  • Bio
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After leading BU to a 2-0 start in Patriot League play, senior forward Naiyah Thompson has been named the GoTerriers.com Student-Athlete of the Week.

Thompson posted her second career double-double against Army West Point on Wednesday, fueling BU to a 63-51 victory. The senior grabbed a career-best 13 rebounds and added 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting. She scored six of the Terriers’ last 11 points as BU moved to 5-0 at home this year.

She was also a force on the glass at Bucknell, bringing down 12 rebounds in a 70-62 victory. Adding in three assists and two blocks, Thompson was a critical force in leading BU its first win against Bucknell since 2014.



Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
6/3/2019 Lightweight Double Women's Lightweight Rowing
5/20/2019 Ali DuBois Softball
5/13/2019 Varsity Eight Boat Women's Lightweight Rowing
5/6/2019 Leah Fowlkes Women's Track & Field
4/29/2019 Varsity Eight Boat Men's Rowing
4/22/2019 Hanako Kawasaki Women's Golf
4/16/2019 James Burr Men's Lacrosse
4/8/2019 Varsity Eight Boat Women's Rowing
4/1/2019 Alex Heinen Softball
3/26/2019 Brendan Homire Men's Lacrosse
3/18/2019 Emily Vervlied Women's Lacrosse
3/11/2019 Ali DuBois Softball
3/4/2019 Jake Oettinger Men's Ice Hockey
2/25/2019 Erin Nabney Women's Swimming & Diving
2/20/2019 Lovie Burleson Women's Track & Field
2/11/2019 Sammy Davis Women's Ice Hockey
2/6/2019 Sabrina Faybyshev Women's Tennis
1/28/2019 Tommy Hagerty Men's Swimming & Diving
1/22/2019 Julimar Avila Women's Swimming & Diving
1/14/2019 Joel Farabee Men's Ice Hockey
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