Bard College Athletics

Bard College Athletic Award (Women’s Basketball) 
Liberty League All-Academic
CSC Academic All-America
2022-23 Bard Athletic Newcomer of the Year 

2023-24: Appeared in 23 games, starting 20…averaged 30.1 minutes per game, eighth in the Liberty League…scored 207 points (9.0 per game) with a field goal percentage of .325…made 79 of 243 shots and 37 of 112 three-point attempts (.330)...made 1.6 threes per game, ranking second in the Liberty League…shot .800 from the free-throw line (12 of 15)…grabbed 78 rebounds (3.4 per game), including 30 offensive boards…dished out 2.5 assists per game, ranking fifth in the conference…recorded 34 steals, and blocked 4 shots…had a steal in 19 of 23 games, reaching three steals five times…had nine assists against Bryn Mawr…named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team…named to the CSC Academic All-America Team…received the Bard College Athletic Award for women’s basketball.

2022-23: Made an immediate impact in her debut season, appearing and starting in 21 games…ranked second in the team and 13th in the league in scoring with 214 points and averaged 9.3 points per game…led the team and was 6th in the league in three-point shooting, averaging 28.8 percent…led the team and 12th in the league in assists with 53 assists, averaging 2.3 per game…named Rookie of the Week twice by the Liberty League (Feb. 13 and Nov. 21)...scored a career-high 25 points against William Smith…dished a career-high 13 assists against Pratt…grabbed eight rebounds against RPI…Newcomer of the Year during Bard’s Athletic Award.  

Brooklyn Tech: Earned two varsity letter for coach David Weiss…played in the club level for New York Grit under coach Alan Fleisher…averaged 7.33 points per game, 7.17 rebounds per game, and 3.00 assists per game during her sophomore year…averaged 9..57 points per game, 4.33 rebounds per game, and 1.67 assists per game during her first-year…named AP Scholar with Distinction Award. 

About Dong: Full name is Shirley Dong…is majoring in biology.