Rhodes College Athletics

Quite simply, one of the greatest defensive women's basketball players in school history, Rosemary Schapira, formerly Rosemary Boner, is listed throughout the record book for the many accomplishments she earned throughout her playing career.

The winner of 2002-03 Rebecca Rish Award for top female athlete at Rhodes College, Schapira was a two-time SCAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2001-02 and 2002-03. In 02-03, Schapira was outstanding, leading the Lynx in four different categories; assists, steals, rebounds, and field goal percentage, as she was a first team All-SCAC selection.

When it was all said and done, Schapira rewrote both the Rhodes and SCAC record book on the defensive side of the ball, leading in career steals with 390 from 1999-03. Schapira is also the all-time Lynx leader in single season steals with 121 and is the SCAC leader in steals/game for a season at 5.04. She finished 5th in the nation that season.

In Rhodes history, Schapira holds the single season game record for steals in a game with 10 (2/9/03 vs. Rose-Hulman), is third all-time in assists (385), and finished in the top 10 in rebounds with 516, the most ever by a point guard.

In a conference that produced two national champions including the 2002-03 National Champs, Rhodes finished third in the conference behind the excellent and historic play of Schapira.