2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Biography
Career at Fairmont State
- Kotchman ended her career as first all-time in scoring history with 2,556 points
- Became the all-time school leader in career 3-point point field goals during her junior season (261)
- Currently is the leader in career scoring average in FSU women’s basketball history at 19.2 points per game (Ashley Reed, 18.9)
- Her 882 total field goals rank 1st in school history
- Kotchman’s 38.8 three-point field goal percentage ranks sixth in school history
- Her .879 career free-throw percentage currently tops the previous school record of .812 (Ashley Vavrek, 2006-10)
As A Redshirt Senior (2021-22)
- Named to CoSIDA Academic All-America Division First Team in 2022
- Named to D2CCA All-Atlantic Region Second Team
- Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District for Fourth Consecutive Season
- Appeared and started in all 28 games
- Averaged 18.7 points and 3.6 rebounds
- Played 34.8 minutes per outing
- Shot 42.8% from the field
- Made 101 three-pointers, team-best, and three-point field goal percentage of 41.2%
As A Senior (2020-21)
- On Feb 27, 2021 vs Frostburg State, Kotchman became the Mountain East Conference All-Time Career Scoring Leader by surpassing former Shepherd University standout Morgan Arden (1995 points). Kotchman also became the first player in MEC history to score 2,000 career points.
- Named to COSIDA All-Academic All America First Team
- Named MEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2021
- Graduated in the Spring of 2021 with a degree in Business Administration
- Named All-MEC First Team for third-consecutive season
- Holds MEC record for career three-point field goals made (318)
- Appeared and started in all 17 games
- Averaged team-high 23.5 points per game and brought in 3.8 rebounds per game
- Played 35.5 minutes per outing
- Shot 48.8 percent from the field and passed out 35 assists on the year
- Also totaled 24 steals on the year
As A Junior (2019-20)
- Named first team All-MEC for the second-consecutive season
- Earned third team Academic All-America honors from CoSIDA – had a 3.96 GPA after five semesters as a Business Administration major at FSU
- Also earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors for the second-consecutive season
- Earned MEC Player of the Week honors (Dec. 23, 2019)
- Played in 29 games and made 29 starts
- Ranked first on the team in scoring (19.8), field goals (201), 3-point field goals (100) and assists (94)
- Kotchman’s 19.8 points per game ranked 23rd in the country and fifth in the MEC
- Her 100 made 3-point field goals ranked sixth in NCAA Division II and fourth in the MEC
- Her 3.45 three-point field goals per game ranked seventh in NCAA Division II
- Also ranks second on the team in rebounding (4.6) and steals (37)
- Shot 39.1 percent from the field, 37.6 percent from three and 85.5 percent from the free throw line
- Her 37.6 percent three-point field goal percentage was the fifth best in the MEC
- The junior led the team in scoring 17 times during the season
- Finished the year with 14 20-point scoring performances and two 30-point scoring performances
- Reached double-figures in all but two games
- Opened the 2019-20 season by setting a new career-high with 37 points to go with eight rebounds against Lock Haven (11/8/19)
- Also surpassed the 30-point scoring mark with 32 points against Wayne State (12/18/19)
- Also scored 29 points in a trio of games; vs. WV State (1/29/20), vs. West Liberty (2/23/20), vs. Frostburg State (2/29/20)
- Tied a career-high with eight 3-point field goals against the Yellow Jackets (1/29/20)
- Had 5+ three-point field goals in seven games as a junior
- Had eight rebounds in four games during the season – vs. Lock Haven (11/8/19), vs. Seton Hill (11/9/19), vs. Notre Dame (2/12/20), at Urbana (2/15/12)
- Had 5+ assists in eight games during the season
- Averaged 37.6 minutes per game, which ranked 10th in the country and first in the conference
As A Sophomore (2018-19)
- Named first team All-MEC as a sophomore
- Earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors – has a 3.93 GPA as a business administration major at Fairmont State
- Became the first player in program history to surpass 1,000 career points as a sophomore (reached 1,000 points in just 56 total games)
- She is the 31st player in program history to score 1,000 points
- Surpassed the 1,000-point mark in a win over WV State (2/24/19)
- Scored 504 points as a sophomore (17.4 points per game)
- Also averaged 3.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.0 steal per game
- Shot 40.6 percent from the field (171-421) and 38.4 percent from three
- Made a team-high 83 three-pointers on the season
- Was also an 87.8 percent free throw shooter (79-90)
- Reached double-figures in all but three games
- Had 10 20-point scoring performances and scored a season-high 30 at Urbana (2/7/19)
- Made a season-high 11 field goals against the Blue Knights
- Dropped in seven 3-pointers vs. Notre Dame (1/19/19)
- Passed out a season-high six assists vs. Glenville State (1/23/19)
As a Freshman (2017-18)
- MEC Freshman of the Year
- Named to the D2 Bulletin All-Freshman Team
- Second Team All-MEC
- Led the Falcons in scoring as a freshman with 556 points (18.5 ppg)
- Set a new Fairmont State and Mountain East Conference record for points by a freshman (556)
- Ranked fourth in the league among all players in scoring average (18.5)
- Ranked third in NCAA Division II in scoring among freshman
- Reached double-figures in 27 of 30 games, including 16 performances of 20-points or more
- Had two 30-point scoring performances on the season, including a season-best 32 points at West Liberty (12/9/17)
- Also scored 30 points in Fairmont State’s home victory over Concord (1/6/18)
- Shot 40.7 percent from the field, including 37.9 percent from behind the arc (78-of-206)
- Ranked 27th in NCAA Division II in made 3-pointers with 78 as a freshman
- Shot 91.5 percent from the free throw line (108-of-118)
- Also chipped in 2.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game
- Made a season-high eight 3-pointers in a win over Salem (12/13/17)
- Went 13-of-13 from the free throw line at Urbana (1/11/18)
- Nearly recorded her first career double-double with 20 points and nine rebounds in the quarterfinal round of the MEC Tournament against West Liberty (3/1/18)
- Named to the MEC All-Tournament Team
- Averaged 36.3 minutes per game
Before Fairmont State
- Earned PIAA AAAAA State Player of the Year honors and was named to the Post Gazette's Fabulous Five following her senior season
- Averaged 19 points per game as a senior and led Trinity to first-ever state championship game appearance
- Scored 30 points in Trinity’s state semifinal victory over South Fayette
- Averaged double-figure scoring in each of her four seasons
- Was a two-time All-State selection, earning third team honors as a junior and first team honors as a senior
- Went over 1,000 career points in just three seasons
- Also was a four-time All-District and All-Section selection
Personal
- Sierra Lynne Kotchman
- Daughter of Tracy and Jacqueline Kotchman – has two older siblings
- Her mother, Jackie Bonus-Kotchman, was the first female in Ohio University history to score over 1,000 career points
- Grandmother, Jean, played netball in England
- Member of National Honors Society at Trinity
- Plans to major in Business Administration
Statistics
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2021-22Redshirt Senior
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