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
12/4/2017 Nia Irving Women's Basketball
11/27/2017 Victoria Bach Women's Ice Hockey
11/20/2017 Katie Nelson Women's Basketball
11/13/2017 Max Prawdzik Men's Ice Hockey
11/6/2017 Kiley Gallagher Field Hockey
10/30/2017 Paul Luevano Men's Cross Country
10/23/2017 Bobo Carpenter Men's Ice Hockey
10/16/2017 Anna Heilferty Women's Soccer
10/10/2017 Matt McDonnell Men's Soccer
10/2/2017 Patrick Harper Men's Ice Hockey
9/25/2017 Alivya Wimmer Women's Soccer
9/18/2017 Adam Sheikali Men's Soccer
9/11/2017 Paul Luevano Men's Cross Country
9/5/2017 Hannah Ciolek Women's Soccer
8/28/2017 Ailsa Connolly Field Hockey
5/15/2017 Varsity-Eight Boat Women's Rowing
5/8/2017 Toria Levy Women's Track & Field
5/1/2017 Barbara Rodriguez Women's Tennis
4/25/2017 Adela Cejnarova Women's Golf
4/18/2017 Mario Sandoval Men's Tennis
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