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Helen Matthews

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Helen Matthews

Height
5'10"
Age
23
Current Team
Helen Matthews, Wofford Terriers
Competitions
NCAA Division 1
Nationality
nzl New Zealand
Position
Guard

2021-22: Played in 28 games with two starts… Scored 157 points (5.6 ppg) alongside 92 rebounds (3.3 rpg), 48 assists and 21 steals… Third on team in blocks and assists… Led the team in scoring twice, assists seven times and rebounding twice… Opened the season with seven points against College of Charleston (11/9) … Made her two starts in the Preseason WNIT against NC State (11/12) and Towson (11/14) … Recorded 11 points against High Point (11/30) … Posted 14 points and eight boards with three steals and four assists against Brevard (12/8) … Secured eight rebounds and five assists against Erskine (1/1) … Scored 16 points at Samford (1/20) … Finished just shy of a double-double at UNCG (2/3) with 10 points and eight boards… Scored a career-high 23 points at Western Carolina (2/5) … Returned to play at Chattanooga (2/26) after missing three games due to injury, recording a career-high two blocks with four points and six rebounds.

2020-21:Played in 23 games with six starts … Scored 141 points (6.1 ppg) along with 73 rebounds (3.2 rpg), 49 assists and 14 steals … Started the season opener against Winthrop (11/25) and scored nine points with six rebounds … At the College of Charleston (11/29) scored 11 points … Added eight points at High Point (12/2) … At Kentucky (12/19) had six points and five rebounds … At Western Carolina had six rebounds in the first game (1/21) and six points in the second game (1/23) … At UNC Greensboro (1/30) scored nine points with four rebounds … Scored nine points against Chattanooga (2/6) with four rebounds … At Mercer (2/21) scored ten points and had six rebounds … At Furman (2/25) scored 11 points … In the Southern Conference Tournament, had 16 points in the opening game against UNC Greensboro (3/4) and added five points in the semifinals against ETSU (3/5) … Against Mercer (3/6) in the championship game had nine points and four rebounds … Earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played all four years on her varsity team … Represented the U17 New Zealand team in 2017 and 2018, the U18 New Zealand team in 2019 … Played for the Canterbury representative team at the U15, U17, and U19 levels, and has been a part of the Mainland Eagles Academy since 2015 … During her junior season she was named to Canterbury High School’s All-Star team … As a senior she scored over 20 points per game and was once again named to the All-Star team.

PERSONAL:  Born on November 15, 2001 in Christchurch, New Zealand … Daughter of Greg Matthews and Maureen Currie … Majoring in international affairs.

HONORS & AWARDS:
– 2020-21 Southern Conference All-Tournament First Team
– 2020-21 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
– 2021-22 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
– 2021-22 Southern Conference All-Academic Team