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Bellarmine University Athletics

2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

John Sommers II
Brian Tirpak
Brian Tirpak
Brian Tirpak
John Sommers II
Brian Tirpak
Brian Tirpak
Brian Tirpak
John Sommers II
Brian Tirpak

15 Claire Knies

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Major Communication
  • High School Jasper
  • Hometown Jasper, IN
  • Parents Jennifer and Jay Knies

Biography

2023-24 – Senior
Acknowledged on College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District Team…ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Appeared in all 29 games with 23 starts and was fourth on team in minutes at 27.3 per game…Ranked third on team in 3-pointers made (25) while averaging 7.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists per outing…Shot 71.7 percent from the free-throw line…Scored in double figures in nine games…Sank two 3-pointers or more in six outings…Piled up a season-high 23 points behind a season-best six 3-pointers made against UCLA on Nov. 12…Recorded three rebounds or more in 12 games, matching a season high with seven against Detroit Mercy on Dec. 18 and Stetson on Feb. 3…Distributed a season-best five assists against Campbellsville-Harrodsburg on Dec. 14…Buried a trio of 3-pointers while scoring 15 points against Jacksonville on Jan. 27.

2022-23 – Junior
Named to College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District Team…ASUN Honor Roll recipient...ASUN Honors Graduate recipient...Ranked second on team in assists (1.8) and third in total steals (30) and 3-pointers made (15)…Appeared in all 31 games with 25 starts and was second on the team in minutes at 27.0 per game…Averaged 4.9 points and 2.2 rebounds while shooting 73.2 percent from the free-throw line…Scored in double figures in three games, including a season-high 16 points against Wofford on Dec. 17 in which she hit a pair of 3-pointers and went 6-for-6 from the charity stripe…Distributed four assists or more in eight contests, with a season-high five on three different occasions…Grabbed three rebounds or more in 12 games, including five with at least four boards…Tied a season high with five rebounds against Georgia State on Nov. 26 and North Alabama on Feb. 19, the latter in which she posted a season-best three steals…Recorded at least one steal in 22 games and had two or more thefts in seven outings…Delivered a 13-point game against Jacksonville on Jan. 2 and a 10-point outing against Jacksonville State on Feb. 9.

2021-22 – Sophomore
ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Appeared in all 28 games with 24 starts and logged 21.4 minutes per game…Averaged 5.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists while collecting 19 steals…Poured in season-high 21 points behind season-best five 3-pointers in season opener against Cincinnati (11/12)…Grabbed three or more rebounds in eight games, including a season-high nine at North Florida (2/9)…Distributed three or more assists in five games, tying a season high with four each against Morehead State (11/27) and Jacksonville (1/22)…Tallied season-high three steals Jan. 8 against Eastern Kentucky…Made 15-of-29 shots over her last four games and scored eight points or more in each outing.

2020-21 – Freshman
ASUN Honor Roll recipient...As a freshman, appeared in 21 games with two starts and logged 10.0 minutes per game…Averaged 2.4 points and 2.3 rebounds…Led or tied for team lead in rebounding on four occasions…Corralled at least three rebounds on nine occasions…Made collegiate debut in season opener Dec. 14 against Ball State and had six points and four rebounds…Posted season-high nine points behind two 3-pointers and registered team-high six rebounds against Liberty on Feb. 13…Tallied team-high six rebounds and matched season best with 22 minutes played against North Florida on March 6.

BEFORE BELLARMINE: Played high school basketball at Jasper in Indiana and was a four-year varsity starter and team captain as a junior and senior...Named All-Conference all four years and selected as team MVP freshman, junior and senior seasons...Played AAU basketball with Sky Digg Flight UAA...Member of National Honor Society and was Honor Roll recipient all four years.

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2020-21Freshman

    Guard
    5'10"
    15
  • 15

    2021-22Sophomore

    Guard
    5'10"
    15
  • 15

    2022-23Junior

    Guard
    5'10"
    15
  • 15

    2023-24Graduate Student

    Guard
    5'10"
    15