Byrd's career stats
2018-19: Horizon League Preseason All-League Second Team selection … Ended the season fourth in the Horizon League in scoring (13.7 ppg), third in minutes (34.6 per game) sixth in steals (1.6 pg), 14th in rebounding (5.9 pg), and 12th in both free throw percent (.670) and three-point makes (1.5 pg) … Led the Flames in several offensive categories including points, scoring average, attempts, rebounds and makes … Was the only player to start all 29 games … Opened up the season against Valparaiso (11/7) with 28 points and matching her personal best six three-pointers. Also led the team with nine rebounds ... Put up 11 points and three rebounds at Northwestern (11/15) ... Led the squad with 19 points against Loyola (11/17) ... Recorded her first double-double of the season against Miami (12/1) with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while also tallying season-highs in assists (3) and steals (3) ... Led all scorers with 23 points at Evansville (12/5), while going 7-of-10 from the free-throw line and adding nine rebounds ... Paced the Flames with 17 points and five rebounds, while also stealing a season-high four at Indiana State (12/8) ... Led all scorers with 21 points against UCLA (12/19), while also rebounding seven ... Recorded 16 points, three rebounds and two assists against Fairfield (12/21) ... Tallied her second double-double of the season against Jackson State (12/22) with 19 points and 11 rebounds, both of which were team highs ... Also had a career-high 9-of-12 showing from the free-throw line against the Tigers ... Hauled in 14 points against Northern Kentucky (12/28) ... Recorded her third double-double of the year against the Raiders (12/30) with a game-high 29 points and 10 rebounds ... Reached 1,000 career points from the free-throw line in the final seconds of regulation vs. Oakland (1/11), ending the night with 16 points and nine rebounds ... Poured in 22 points and five rebounds at Milwaukee (1/26) ... Contributed 15 points, five rebounds, three steals and handed out three assists vs. Youngstown State (2/10) ... Led the team with 19 points and nine rebounds, while tying her season high with four steals at Oakland (2/16) ... Netted 19 points off 8-of-10 shooting, while also rebounding six and handing out a season-high four assists vs. IUPUI (2/23) ... Finished out the season with her fourth double-double of the year, recording a team-high 14 points and 10 rebounds against Green Bay (3/2).
2018-19 Game-by-Game Stats
2017-18: Ended the season leading the team in scoring average, three-point shooting percentage, three-point field goals attempted and three-point field goals made, led the Horizon League throughout the season in minutes, averaging 35.7 minutes per game… Closed out the year with 15 double-digit performances, five of which were 20 or more… Appeared in 23 games making 22 starts… Led the Flames with 20 points against Jackson State (Nov. 16)... Added seven rebounds, with five coming on the offensive glass... Set a then career high with 21 points against Fort Wayne (Nov. 21)... Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds against the Mastodons... Shared team-high honors with eight points against Santa Clara (Nov. 25)... Led everyone with 17 points against Indiana State (Nov. 30), all coming in the second half... Was 3-4 on three pointers against the Sycamores ... Paced the Flames with eight rebounds at Bradley (Dec. 2)... Had a team high 18 points against Indiana Northwest (Dec. 6)... Played every minute and finished with 17 points and five rebounds against Eastern Michigan (Dec. 8) with three 3-pointers... Surpassed her then career high with 29 points on 10-of-13 shooting against Evansville (Dec. 16)... Her total included a career-best 6-for-8 showing from three-point distance... Led UIC with 24 points, marking her second straight 20-point performance, against North Texas (Dec. 18)... Handed out a career-high five assists, and made four free throws in the final 23 seconds of UIC’s three-point win... Recorded a career-best 31 points while also registering a career-high in field goals made (13) at Cleveland State (Jan. 6)... Matched her season-best eight rebounds while also putting in 16 points at Wright State (Jan. 19)… Led the squad with 19 points at Northern Kentucky (Jan. 21)… Recorded a team-high 13 points against Oakland in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament (March 2).
2017-18 Game-by-Game Stats
2016-17: Appeared in 23 games, making 13 starts...led the team with 12.9 points and 6.0 rebounds per game...scored in double figures 16 times, including a career high 20 points 2/25...had double digit rebounds in back-to-back games 1/14 and 1/17...had a double-double in both of those games, and came one rebound shy of three straight (18 points, 9 rebounds 1/20)...her 11 rebounds 1/14 were a career high...was the team's high scorer in 14 of her 23 games...made 7 of 10 shots for a season high .700 field goal percentage in the Horizon League Tournament 3/3...made 4 of 6 3-pointers 1/5 and shot at least 45% from behind the arc five times...finished 13th in the Horizon League in scoring, 12th in rebounding, 9th in steals, 10th in offensive rebounds, and 14th in 3-pointers made.
2016-17 Game by Game Stats
2015-16: Made three starts as a freshman, appearing in 28 games … set career highs in points (17) and minutes played (32) on 3/10 vs. Wright State in first round of conference tournament … averaged 12 ppg in last four games, scoring in double-digits three times ... was 13-19 (.684) from the free throw line … poured in 13 points and match career-high with five rebounds on 3/5 vs. Valparaiso ... went 4-6 from three point range on 2/4 vs. Northern Kentucky (15 pts) ... dished out career high four assists in first career start on 1/9 vs. Detroit ... had career high three steals on 12/30 at Wright State ... recorded first career blocked shot at Illinois State on 11/23 ... made collegiate debut on 11/13 vs. Howard.
PREP/PERSONAL: Led Bogan to fourth place finish in the IHSA State Finals her senior season ... was school's first ever berth in state tournament ... averaged 26.5 points and 9.5 rebounds in the tourney ... captured the Red Central Conference championship in four straight seasons ... earned All-State, All-City and All-Conference honors in 2014-15 ... named to the 2013-14 All-Public League Team ... averaged 18.7 points and 3.9 rebounds per game ... participated in the 2014 Chicago Public League All-Star Game at Whitney Young High School ... intends to major in Accounting.
CAREER HIGHS
Points - 31 at Cleveland State (1/6/18)
Rebounds - 11, twice, last vs. Jackson State (12/22/19)
Assists - 5 vs. North Texas (12/18/17)
Steals - 5, three times, last vs. Northern Kentucky (3/3/17)
Blocks - 1, 11 times, last vs. Milwaukee (2/28/19)
FGs Made - 13 at Cleveland State (1/6/18)
FGs Attempted - 23 twice, last vs. Oakland (1/11/19)
3PT FGs Made - 6, twice last vs. Valparaiso (11/7/18)
3PT FGs Attempted - 11, three times, last vs. North Texas (12/18/17)
FTs Made - 9 vs. Jackson State (12/22/18)
FTs Attempted - 12 vs. Jackson State (12/22/18)
Minutes Played - 45, twice, last vs. Oakland (1/11/19)
