Career Statistics
Career
Games/Starts: 100/93
Colgate Debut: Nov. 11, 2016, at Providence
First Career Start: Nov. 11, 2016, at Providence
Stats: 777 points (11.1 pg), 437 rebounds (6.2 pg), 19-of-55 from 3-point distance, 196 assists, 137 steals, 13 blocked shots, 48.4 FG%, 34.5 3FG%, 72.0 FT%.
Colgate Rankings at Graduation: (Career) 6th in points (1,282), 6th in scoring average (12.8), 3rd in rebounds (673), 4th in rebounding average (6.7), 3rd in field goal percentage (49.3), 6th in free throw percentage (74.9), 4th in assists (340), 2nd in assist average (3.4), 6th in steals with 211; (Season) 6th in points (505), 6th in scoring average (16.8), T-7th in rebounds (236), T-10th in rebounding average (7.9), 8th in field goal percentage (50.7), 7th in free throw percentage (80.8), 1st in assists (144), 1st in assist average (4.8), 7th and 8th in steals (74 and 73)..
Awards
2019-20 All-Patriot League First Team
2019-20 Patriot League All-Defensive Team
2019-20 Patriot League Player of the Week (Nov. 18, Jan. 13, Jan. 20, Feb. 24)
2019-20 Her Hoop Stats Mid-Major Player of the Year National Watch List (One of 15)
2019-20 Colgate Team MVP
2019-20 Colgate Team Attitude Club
2019-20 Team Captain
2018-19 All-Patriot League Second Team
2018-19 Patriot League All-Defensive Team
2018-19 Patriot League Player of the Week (Jan. 28)
2018-19 Colgate Team MVP
2018-19 Colgate Team Attitude Club Award
2016-17 Patriot League All-Rookie Team
2016-17 Patriot League Rookie of the Week (Nov. 14, Nov. 28 & March 2)
2016-17 Colgate Team Coaches Award
Three-Time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
Two-Time Colgate Raider Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 30/29
Stats: Team leader with 16.8 points and 7.9 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.5 steals ... Second year in row leading those four categories ... Eight double-doubles and first triple-double in program history ... Finished with 17 career double-doubles ... Led Raiders in scoring 20 times, rebounding 19 times and assists 20 times ... Eight games with 20 or more points and eight games with 10 or more rebounds ... Program records with 144 assists and 4.8 assist average ... Tied for Patriot League lead in assists and assist average ... Second in conference in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.0 ... Graduates among Colgate all-time top 10 in nine career and 10 season categories ... Finished among Patriot League top-10 in seven statistical categories for second straight year ... Second in scoring and fifth in rebounding ... Second in free throw percentage at 80.8, and third in field goal percentage at 50.7 ... Second in steals for second straight year ... Three blocked shots.
Best Games: Helped Raiders finish 19-11 for second-most wins in program history ... Just second winning season in program annals covering 33 seasons of Division I play ... Colgate fashioned 6½-game improvement over previous season's 12-17 record and finished above .500 in Patriot League for just third time at 11-7 ... Joined with teammate Abby Schubiger to give Raiders two selections on All-Patriot League team for first time since 2004 ... Colgate's first All-League First Team honoree since Megan Ballard in 2006 ... Four times named Patriot League Player of the Week ... Colgate went 2-0 in league play three times, and Thompson was Player of the Week on each occasion ... Earned back-to-back Player of the Week honors after leading Raiders to combined 4-0 record over that fortnight ... In Week 1, eclipsed career 1,000-point barrier and then posted first triple-double in program history ... In Week 2, averaged 23 points and 9½ rebounds while shooting nearly 68 percent from field ... 15th Colgate player to top 1,000 career points ... Posted first triple-double in Colgate history with 20 points, 10 rebounds and career-high 10 assists in 80-55 home win over Navy ... That was third-largest winning margin in Colgate’s 30 years of Patriot League play, and biggest conference home triumph in 29 years ... In Colgate’s 82-73 road victory over Lehigh, led way with career-high 33 points on 16-of-24 shooting ... Most points by Colgate Raider since Emily Braseth scored 35 at Lafayette back on Jan. 23, 2005 ... And her 16 field goals made set Colgate game record ... In very next contest, scored 18 points to go with seven assists in 80-69 road triumph over Holy Cross to complete two-game road sweep over preseason No. 1 and 2 teams ... Broke program’s Division I record of 131 assists that day, set by Lauryn Kobiela in 2013-14 ... For her efforts, named Patriot League Player of the Week for fourth time after averaging 25.5 points, 10 rebounds and 6½ assists in those two road wins ... Scored 15 points in final collegiate game to become first Colgate Raider to top 500 points (505) in one season since Braseth back in 2003-04 ... Final game played was 100th of her career ... Named to inaugural Her Hoop Stats Mid-Major Player of the Year Watch List ... One of 15 players selected from mid-major institutions, recognizing for first time nation’s best mid-major player in women’s college basketball .
2018-19 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 29/29
Stats: Team leader with both 12.9 points and 7.2 rebounds ... Finished among Patriot League top-10 in seven statistical categories ... Eighth in both scoring and rebounding ... Fourth in field goal percentage at 49.7 ... Seventh in assists at 3.2 (94) ... 10th in free throw percentage at 71.4 ... Second in steals at 2.5 ... The 73 steals 10th-best in Colgate season history ... 10th in assist-to-turnover ratio at +1.1 ... Eight blocked shots.
Best Games: Career-high 30 points sparked overtime win over Loyola ... First Raider 30-point game since 2005 ... Added 15 rebounds, six assists and four steals ... Led to Patriot League Player of the Week honors .. First Colgate honoree since 2015 ... Posted Patriot League’s top two shooting games with 8-of-9 vs. Columbia and 9-of-11 vs. American ... Back-to-back 20-point games for first time in career, scoring 20 vs. Holy Cross and 22 at Lafayette ... Stretch of five straight games scoring in double figures matched career best streak ... Tops on team with 21 games scoring in double-figures, 14 games led in scoring, 14 games led in rebounding and 13 games led in assists ... Averaged double-double during three-game week vs. Niagara, Holy Cross and American, scoring 45 points with 30 rebounds ... Another career game Nov. 25 vs. Columbia, when she missed triple-double by one assist ... Collegiate highs that afternoon in rebounds with 19 and assists with nine ... Assist total tied for season best in Patriot League ... Rebounding total best by Colgate Raider since 2004 ... Topped career 500-point mark during road win over UMass Lowell ... Played in 50th career game Dec. 14 vs. NJIT.
2017-18 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 12/10
Stats: Averaged 8.9 points and 5.3 rebounds, ranking second on team in both categories ... Suffered season-ending injury Dec. 29 against Holy Cross ... Team leader at time of injury with 18 steals ... No other Raider had more than nine ... At time of injury, among Patriot leaders in scoring (22nd), rebounding (16th), field goal percentage (11th) and steals (8th) ... 15 assists and two blocked shots ... Shot 47.1 percent from field and 66.7 percent from line ... 3-of-12 from 3-point distance.
Best Games: Season-high 10 rebounds at Syracuse; just missed double-double with eight points ... Season-high 17 points at Fairleigh Dickinson ... Four games out of 12 as scoring leader ... Twice led in rebounding and three times in assists ... By season's end, still tied for second on team with six games scoring in double figures.
2016-17 (First Year)
Games/Starts: 29/25
Stats: Third on team and 19th among Patriot League scoring leaders at 10.2 ... Paced team and among Patriot League leaders in field goal percentage (47.4), assists (87) and steals (46) ... Also ranked among conference leaders in rebounding (5.7) and assist-to-turnover ratio (+1.0) ... 45.5 3FG%, 5-of-11 from 3-point distance ... One free throw shy of qualifying for Patriot League top 10 in free throw percentage at 75.0 (57-of-76).
Best Games: Team leader with three double-doubles ... Second in games with 10 or more rebounds (5), games led in rebounding (8) and games led in assists (12) ... Third on team with 15 games scoring in double figures and three 20-point games ... Three-time Patriot League Rookie of Week, including final week of season after season-high 25 point game at Lehigh ... Finished season with consecutive double-doubles at Lehigh and Army ... Career-high 16 rebounds Senior Day vs. Loyola; most by Raider since Josie Stockill had 16 on 2016 Senior Day vs. Lafayette ... Season-high eight assists against zero turnovers vs. Bucknell ... Suffered nose fracture Dec. 30 vs. Lafayette and limited to season-low 12 min ... Missed Army game Jan. 11 after undergoing surgery to repair fractured nose ... Second on team with 25 starts ... First collegiate double-double in double-OT win over Boston U., posting 21 points, 11 rebounds and six steals in 45 minutes.
Before Colgate
Attended Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School, where she served as captain of squad during senior season.
Stats: Averaged 15.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 3.1 steals per game during senior campaign … Career average of 11 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals at MICDS.
Honors: Earned 2014-15 All-State First Team honors … Took home All-State Second Team accolades in 2013-14 … Three-time All-Tournament First Team selection.
Get to Know: Member of Investment Group, Healing Hearts, and Win With Wellness.
Personal
Born: Rachel Marie Thompson in St. Louis.
Family: Parents are Victor and Nancy Thompson … Has one brother and one sister.
