As a senior: Appeared in 30 games, earning starts in each of them ... Averaged a team-high 15.7 points and 11 rebounds ... Shot 50.1 percent from the field and 84.4 percent from the line ... Led the Bulldogs in scoring in 15 contests, posting a season-high 26 points on two occasions, most recently against St. Francis Brooklyn on Feb. 15 ... Scored double-figures in 23 games, including nine 20+ point games ... Led Bryant in rebounding on 22 occasions, ripping down double-figure boards in 23 contests ... Grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds at Saint Francis U. on Feb. 15 ... Topped the NEC and ranked top 10 nationally with 20 double-doubles ... Earned NEC Player of the Week in week 10 and 12 of the 2015-16 season ... Named to the NEC First Team for the second-straight season.
As a junior: Put together one of the best seasons in Bryant women’s basketball history en route to earning Northeast Conference Player of the Year and All-NEC First Team honors … Appeared and started in all 31 games in 2014-15, leading the team with 16.3 points (fifth in NEC) and 11.3 rebounds (first in NEC) per game … Also averaged a career-high 1.3 assists, 1.4 steals, and 0.3 blocks in 35+ minutes per game while shooting .476 percent from the field … Registered a Division I program record 22 double-doubles … Named NEC Player of the Week two times during the season (Nov. 24, Jan. 13) and College Sports Madness NEC Player of the Week on Jan. 26 … Recorded 26 double-figure scoring games and 22 double-digit rebounding games, leading the Bulldogs in scoring on 11 occasions and in rebounding 23 times … Finished the season with a DI program record 504 total points and 177 field goals made … Grabbed 350 rebounds throughout the season ranking second in DI program history … Put up six 20+ point, 10+ rebound games during the year … Scored a career-high 28 points to go along with 16 boards vs. Saint Francis U. on Jan 12 … Grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds while scoring 24 points vs. LIU Brooklyn on Jan. 26.
As a sophomore: Appeared in 29 games, making starts in the final 27 games after missing the first three contests due to injury … Ranked fifth on the team in scoring with 10.2 ppg and second on the team in rebounding with 7.9 rpg … She recorded 15 double-figure scoring games, posting 10 double doubles in the process … Closed the season recording career highs in points (23) and 3-point FG made (3) vs. Fairfield on March 19 in the opening round of the WCBI … Posted 22 points and 11 rebounds vs. Saint Francis U. on Feb. 3.
As a freshman: Appeared in 28 games making 17 starts for the Black and Gold … Averaged team-highs among freshman with 4.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 0.9 apg, 0.6 spg, 19.6 mpg … Five rebounds per contest ranked second on the team … Recorded a career-high 13 points vs. Saint Francis U. on March 2 … Closed the season reaching double-figures in four of her last seven regular season games … Grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds twice (vs. CCSU on Feb. 23, vs. Robert Morris on March 4) … Named Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week twice (Dec. 17 and Feb. 19).
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Before Bryant: Three-year varsity letterwinner and two-year starting guard ... Spent two seasons at Mount Notre Dame before transferring to Princeton High School as a junior and senior, where she led the Vikings to a 27-1 league mark and 44-5 overall record in her two seasons ... Three-time league champ, one with Mount Notre Dame as a freshman where her team won the state championship, and two more league titles at Princeton High School ... Second team all-conference selection ... Archie Griffin Sportsmanship Award winner ... Honor roll student.
Personal: The daughter of Keith Rucker and Mary Galli, Breanna Marie Rucker was born Sept. 12, 1993 ... Father was a member of the football, basketball and track teams at Ohio Wesleyan and was drafted into the NFL by the Arizona Cardinals. He went on to play for the Cincinnati Bengals, the Washington Redskins and the Kansas City Chiefs throughout his NFL career.
Career Highs
Points: 28 vs. Saint Francis U. (1/12/15)
Field Goals Made: 11 vs. Mount St. Mary's (3/8/15)
Field Goals Attempted: 22 vs. Robert Morris (Feb. 22, 2014)
3-Point FG Made: 5 vs. Mount St. Mary's (Feb. 20, 2015)
3-Point FG Attempted: 8 vs. PC (11/30/14)
Free Throws Made: 12 vs. Saint Francis U. (1/12/15)
Free Throws Attempted: 14, 2x, rec. vs. Saint Francis U. (1/12/15)
Rebounds: 17, 2x, rec. at Saint Francis U. (Feb. 8, 2016)
Assists: 4, 4x, rec. vs. Saint Francis U. (Jan. 25, 2016)
Steals: 5 at FDU (2/16/15)
Blocks: 1, 12x, rec. vs. Mount St. Mary's (Feb. 20, 2015)
Minutes: 47 vs. Fairfield (3/19/14)
