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
5/7/2018 Justin Flynn Men's Track & Field
4/30/2018 Chris Gray Men's Lacrosse
4/23/2018 Christine Laible Women's Lacrosse
4/17/2018 David Oluwadara Men's Track & Field
4/2/2018 Ali DuBois Softball
3/26/2018 Owen Lu Men's Tennis
3/19/2018 Drew Melanson Men's Ice Hockey
3/12/2018 Jordan Greenway Men's Ice Hockey
3/5/2018 Joe McSorley Men's Lacrosse
2/26/2018 Javante McCoy Men's Basketball
2/20/2018 Grace Anderson Women's Swimming & Diving
2/12/2018 Ali DuBois Softball
2/5/2018 Iryna Kostirko Women's Tennis
1/29/2018 Garrett Chin Men's Swimming & Diving
1/22/2018 Grace Anderson Women's Swimming & Diving
1/16/2018 Max Mahoney Men's Basketball
1/8/2018 Tyler Scanlon Men's Basketball
1/2/2018 Payton Hauck Women's Basketball
12/18/2017 Cedric Hankerson Men's Basketball
12/11/2017 Jason Biesma Men's Track & Field
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