Sarah Clapper Class: Sophomore Hometown: Newark, Ohio High School: Newark Catholic Position: Forward Birthdate: 03/21/1988 Experience: 1L

Clapper finished the 2007-08 season with six assists. (Photo by BGSU Photo Services)

2007-08 // Clapper's Final 2007-08 Stats in PDF Format
Played in 21 games before sitting out the month of March ... averaged 1.3 ppg and 0.9 rpg ... versus Florida Gulf Coast (Nov. 30), made three of four attempts from the floor scoring 8 points as the sophomore class connected on 74-percent of their shots in the win at the Cornell Classic (Nov. 30-Dec.1)... was 2-of-2 from behind the arc in that game ... also recorded a defensive rebound that game ... against Notre Dame (Dec. 5) hit a trey and a field goal for five points while grabbing two defensive boards ... followed that performance with another two defensive boards at Indiana (Dec. 16) ... also grabbed a rebound at Delaware (Dec. 21) and versus UT-Martin (Dec. 30) at the Iowa State Cyclone Shootout (Dec.28-30) ... had a strong 13 minutes versus Chicago State (Jan. 5) to close the non-conference season with three rebounds, an assist and a perfect 1-of-1 shooting day ... made a three-point field goal and snatched a career-high five rebounds at Kent State (Jan. 16) ... also blocked one shot that night and had an assist ... later recorded two defensive rebounds at Buffalo (Jan. 19).

Sarah Clapper (photo by Brad Phalin)

2006-07
Played in 13 of the Falcons' first 18 games off the bench, before suffering a season-ending injury in practice on Jan. 22 ... averaged 2.2 points and 1.2 rebounds, shooting 41.4% from the field ... BG was a perfect 13-0 in games in which she saw action ... played nine minutes in her collegiate debut, scoring two points and grabbing two rebounds at Detroit ... had five points vs. Albany, draining her first collegiate three-pointer ... was 2-for-3 from the floor in that game ... scored six points in the Robert Morris game on New Year's Eve, going 2-for-3 from three-point land ... had six points in both the RMU game and the Central Michigan contest ... was 3-for-6 and pulled down a season-high four rebounds vs. the Chippewas ... CMU game was her last contest before suffering the injury ... had a season-high three assists in home win over Buffalo ... played double-digit minutes in four of her last five games, including 12 minutes against both Robert Morris and UB ... averaged 2.0 points and 1.5 rebounds per game in the four MAC contests in which she saw action.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters for coach Matt Schmelzer at Newark Catholic High School ... an All-Ohio First-Team pick as both a sophomore and a senior, and earned special mention in her junior year ... finished her career as the school's second-leading scorer with 1,640 points and all-time leading rebounder with 794 ... helped the Green Wave to three consecutive Mid-State League titles, with a perfect 14-0 league record each year ... team competed as an independent her freshman year, and posted a four-year record of 85-14 ... three-time MSL Player of the Year ... played in the Ohio North-South All-Star game ... ranked the 11th-best player in the state as a senior by the Ohio Girls Basketball Report, which called her "the best pure shooter in this class" ... also earned four volleyball letters, helping that team to the 2004 state championship and a state runner-up finish the next year ... earned First-Team All-MSL honors in that sport in all three seasons the team was in the league ... National Honor Society ... 2005-06 homecoming queen.

PERSONAL
Sarah Elizabeth Clapper was born March 21, 1988, in Newark, Ohio ... sport management major with a 3.81 cumulative GPA through her first year at BGSU ... daughter of Chris and Cheryl Clapper ... has two younger sisters ... father played football at Otterbein College ... has played AAU ball for the Queen City Jaguars and the Ohio Slam.