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Jersey Number 4
Sara Bejedi
- Position:
- Guard
- Year:
- Fifth Year
- Height:
- 5-7
- Hometown:
- Helsinki, Finland
- Other College:
- Arizona State
Bio
Redshirt Senior Season at Florida State (2023-24)
- Big game at Miami with 19 points.
- Recorded 17 points at Wake Forest; 1,000th collegiate point.
- Had 16 points vs. No. 12 Notre Dame.
- Reached her 100th career 3-point field goal vs. Miami.
- Career-high 31 points with eight rebounds vs. No. 11 Virginia Tech.
- Fifth career 20-point game, scoring 23 points vs. No. 20 North Carolina.
- Made a career-best five 3-point field goals at Clemson.
- Had 15 points along with six rebounds vs. Alabama State.
- Recorded 11 points with three assists vs. Drexel.
- Had 19 points (7-of-12) and went 3-of-4 from downtown vs. No. 2 UCLA.
- Totaled 15 points and went 6-of-6 from the line vs. Jacksonville.
- Recorded 14 points with five rebounds against Kent State.
- Had 13 points and six rebounds vs. Stanford.
- Delivered 17 points, four rebounds and four assists vs. Northwestern.
- Had 10 points with two assists vs. South Alabama.
- Totaled 10 points, three assists and three steals at Florida.
- Had 10 points in her season debut vs. Charleston Southern.
Senior Season at Florida State (2022-23)
- Enjoyed a career season in 2022-23, averaging 10.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists.
- Emerged as an ACC Defensive Player of the Year candidate, handling the challenge of guarding the opponent’s best scorer.
- Made 107 free throws, the 21st most in a season at FSU.
- Dropped three 20-point games, all in ACC play.
- Finished 11th in ACC play among all players shooting 76.4 percent from the line.
- Raised her scoring average to 12.3 points per game in ACC, 19th-most in the conference.
- Emerged as one of three double-figure scorers for the Seminoles.
- One of four FSU players who played in all 33 games.
- Averaged 27.5 minutes per game.
- Totaled 12 points and five rebounds at Clemson.
- Had 14 points (5-of-10) with four rebounds vs. Georgia Tech.
- Had 10 points and five rebounds at No. 11 Virginia Tech.
- Recorded 13 points and six rebounds at Miami.
- Had 11 points and drew eight fouls vs. No. 16 Duke.
- Co-led FSU in scoring with 19 points, 5 assists and 4 boards vs. Pitt.
- Clutch at Virginia with 12 of her 15 points in the fourth quarter.
- Third straight 20-point game, having 25 points and drawing nine fouls vs. Louisville.
- Tallied 21 points with four rebounds and two assists vs. No. 11 NC State.
- Career-high 26 points at Boston College.
- Had 15 points and five assists in win over Miami.
- Led FSU with five assists and had 10 points vs. Presbyterian.
- Added 12 points vs. Stetson.
- Scored 13 points along with four assists vs. Harvard.
- Added 13 points along with three assists in 33 minutes played vs. Oklahoma State.
- Sparked FSU with 16 points at Houston.
- Recorded 12 points and key late-game free throws at Kent State.
- Had 14 points, six assists and went 8-of-8 from the line vs. Bethune-Cookman.
Junior Season at Florida State (2021-22):
- Played in all 31 games during the 2021-22 season, averaging a career-high 16.9 minutes per game.
- Averaged 6.4 points, 2.1 assists and 1.7 rebounds per game.
- Had seven games with four or more assists, including a pair of 5-assist performances vs. Milwaukee and Purdue.
- Recorded six games with multiple 3-point field goals made, going 3-of-3 in FSU’s first-ever win vs. Notre Dame.
- Excelled as a more aggressive point guard, showing off her ability to draw contact and create foul trouble for the opposition.
- Finished with four double-digit scoring games with a career-high 21 point game against top-seeded NC State in the ACC Tournament.
- Had five points and two rebounds in 12:35 vs. UNF.
- Dealt five assists in 12:15 along with six points vs. Milwaukee.
- Recorded seven points, drew six fouls and had three assists vs. Jacksonville.
- Made her first career start at FSU vs. Grambling State, finishing with eight points, four boards and three assists in 20:45.
- Recorded 11 points against Purdue.
- Add eight points and drew five fouls against Florida.
- Totaled nine points, including one 3-point field goal, as well as four assists vs. Wake Forest at home.
- Had seven points with two assists at Clemson.
- Totaled eight points and two steals vs. Miami at home.
- Dished out four assists vs. Virginia.
- Big game vs. No. 20 Notre Dame: 12 points (3-of-3) from three.
- Had nine points and two assists at Syracuse.
- Added 10 points and three assists vs. No. 22 Georgia Tech.
- Delivered eight points and drew eight fouls vs. BC in ACC Second Round.
- Career-best 21 points (8-of-11) vs. NC State in ACC Quarterfinals.
Sophomore Season at Florida State (2020-21):
- Averaged 5.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists in four games played in 2020-21.
- Saw first action as a Seminole vs. Virginia with three points, two rebounds, and two assists in 8 minutes.
- Chipped in with seven points vs. Pitt.
- Added eight points and three assists at Virginia Tech.
Freshman Season at Arizona State (2019-20):
- Played in 31 games alongside several experienced guards at Arizona State.
- Finished fourth on the team with 17 3-point field goals.
- Averaged 10.8 minutes per game
- Scored a season-high 16 points vs. New Mexico.
- Debuted with 12 points vs. Air Force on Nov. 5, 2019.
Before Arizona State:
- Has played two years on the Finnish Senior National Team.
- In U18 play, she averaged 18.5 points and 5.0 assists to help her national squad win a Nordic championship.
- Averaged 17.0 points in an eight-game tournament where she earned EuroBasket.com All-European Championship second-team honors in the U18 division.
- Played for the Helsinki Basketball Academy since 2016, averaging 21.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists in the 2018-19 season.
- Dropped 38 points and 34 points in the 2018-19 year.
All About Me:
- Born: June 18, 2000.
- Parents: Justin and Mounia Bejedi.
- Major: Criminology.
- How would you describe your fashion style?: Classy and boujee with a switch up.
- What is your favorite pair of sneakers you own?: All of them.
- What is your pre-game hype song?: Over by Drake.
- Who is your role model? Why?: My parents, they love me unconditionally and set an example.
- Who is your favorite super-hero?: Hulk.
- If your TikTok went viral, what would the video be?: A basketball video with Kourtney.
- Favorite place to visit in Tallahassee: Cascades Park.
- Why did you choose your jersey number?: I started basketball after watching Skylar Diggins-Smith play at Notre Dame, and she played with No. 4.
- Who is a professional athlete that inspires you?: Derrick Rose.
- My go-to breakfast: Waffles, eggs, and turkey bacon.
- My dream job: To play in the WNBA, be a lawyer, and an artist all at the same time.
- If you started your own podcast, what type of conversations would you spend time on?: Struggles with being a D1 athlete and what it takes to get to the top.
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