Bard College Athletics

Bard College Athletic Award (Women’s Basketball) 
Charles & June Patrick Scholar Award
2-Time Liberty League All-Academic
CSC Academic All-America
CSC Academic All-District
2022-23 Bard Athletic Newcomer of the Year 

2024-25: Started all 25 games…averaged 30.7 minutes per game, sixth in the Liberty League…scored 145 points (5.8 per game) with a field goal percentage of 25.6%...made 55-of-215 shots and 19-of-95 three-point attempts (20%)...shot 16-of-20 from the free throw line (80%)...grabbed 124 rebounds (5.0 per game), including 29 offensive boards…dished out 2.1 assists per game, ranking 17th in the conference…recorded a team-high 34 steals (1.4 per game) and blocked six shots…had a steal in 17 of 25 games, reaching three steals five times…had a 20-point, 12-rebound double-double against Russell Sage…scored in double figures six times…named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team…named to the CSC Academic All-District Team…received the Charles & June Patrick Scholar Award at Bard’s annual athletics banquet.

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 letters 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.