Biography
Honors: Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team (2024-25)...Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025)...MVC Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2023)
Career Summary: Played in 144 career games with 86 starts…Ended her career ranked third in program history in both career wins (107) and games played…Also finished her career ranked 15th in 3FG, 14th in assist-to-turnover ratio, 29th in 3FG%, 33rd in assists, 38th in steals and 41st in points…Totaled 865 points, 320 rebounds, 205 assists, 126 three-point field goals and 107 steals across her entire career…Owned a career .342 field goal percentage, .317 three-point field goal percentage and .743 free throw percentage.
2024-25: Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team selection…Started all 35 games in her fifth and final season at Missouri State…Averaged 7.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per game…Also recorded 71 assists, 33 steals and knocked down 44 three-point field goals…Posted the second-highest three-point field goal percentage on the team (.393)…Recorded 13 double-figure scoring performances…Led the team in scoring four times and in assists six times…Went 10-for-11 from the free throw line in a 15-point performance to open the season against Tulsa (Nov. 10)…Was named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team after averaging 12.7 points and 4.0 rebounds per game while going 10-for-16 from behind the arc in games against Gonzaga, Florida State and Texas Tech (Nov 28-30)…Drained the game-tying three-pointer with 0.9 seconds remaining in regulation against Drake to send the game to overtime and help lead the Lady Bears to victory (Jan. 24)…Tied her career high with 21 points at home against Indiana State (Feb. 7)…Dished out six assists, matching her career best, against Valparaiso (Feb. 16)…Hit a three-pointer in overtime at Drake that served as the game-winner (Feb. 22)…Poured in 19 points and connected on a career-best five three-point field goals in the Lady Bears’ WBIT first round victory against Oral Roberts (March 20)…Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025.
2023-24: Started all but one game for the Lady Bears…Averaged a career-best 7.7 points per game, in addition to 2.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game…Was second on the team in three-point field goals (30), assists (55) and minutes per game (28.3)…Owned eight double-figure point games on the season and led MSU in scoring four times…Tallied a career-high 21 points (7-15 FG, 3-5 3FG, 4-4 FT) and five steals at Saint Louis (Nov. 15)…Led the Lady Bears with 13 points and three assists at in-state rival Missouri (Dec. 6)…Poured in 15 points on a perfect 6-for-6 from the field (1-1 3FG, 2-2 FT) versus Southern Illinois (Feb. 25)… Dished out a season-high four assists against Bradley (Feb. 29)…Scored five points and tied a season-high with five rebounds in Missouri State’s MVC Tournament semifinal victory against Belmont (March 16)…Contributed eight points and three rebounds in MSU’s postseason WBIT game at Illinois (March 21)…Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024.
2022-23: Played in all but two games for the Lady Bears, drawing 18 starts in her junior campaign…Averaged a career best 7.0 points and 3.2 rebounds per game…Collected 26 steals, dished out the third-most assists on the team with 57, blocked eight shots and was fourth on the team with 26 three-point field goals…Averaged the third-most minutes on the team at 31.8 minutes per game…Dished a career-high six assists versus Bradley (Jan. 7)…Logged 13 points on 5-for-9 shooting from the field (3-for-5 3FG) as she also tallied four rebounds, four assists and two steals at Murray State (Jan. 22)…Recorded seven points, seven rebounds and four assists in 39 minutes on the floor in a narrow two-point victory at Southern Illinois (Feb. 1)…Scored 15 or more points in three consecutive games (Feb. 17-Feb. 23)… Scored 15 points, had four rebounds and five assists in a career-high 47 minutes in a double overtime victory against Murray State (Feb. 17)… Set a career high with 17 points on 6-for-18 shooting against Belmont (Feb. 19) in addition to securing four rebounds, two assists and a steal…Shot 5-for-7 from the field and 5-for-6 from the charity stripe in a 15-point outing at home versus Evansville, while also gathering two rebounds, three assists and a steal (Feb. 23)…Pulled down a career-high eight rebounds in Missouri State’s first round WNIT game at Nebraska in which she also scored eight points and had three assists (March 15)…Led MSU in scoring three times and in assists four times, while owning six double-figure scoring games…Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023.
2021-22: Played in all 33 games, drawing one start…Averaged 3.5 points and 1.2 rebounds per game…Made the third-most three-point baskets on the team with 19 on the year…Set her career high in scoring four times during the season, dropping her career and season high 14 points on 6-for-8 shooting, while collecting a career-high four steals at Evansville (Jan. 27)…Earned her first career start against Valparaiso (Jan. 2), scoring 11 points and grabbing three rebounds…Played a career high 30 minutes at Drake (Jan. 15) as she led the team with 13 points, while knocking down three triples, grabbing four rebounds and collecting two steals… Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2021.
2020-21: Played in 14 games as a true freshman, scoring 21 points with 14 rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block in 84 minutes...All of her points came from beyond the arc, where she shot 7-for-23...Scored first career points with a trey against Lincoln (Dec. 7), adding a season-high four rebounds against the Blue Tigers...Went 3-for-6 from deep at Evansville (March 6), one day after hitting 2-of-5 from downtown against the Purple Aces...Saw time in MSU’s first two NCAA Tournament games.
Background: Proven winner who helped the Iowa City Little Hawks to four Mississippi Valley Conference titles and a combined 91-8 record during her career...Earned second-team all-conference honors each of her final three seasons...Buried 59 3-pointers at 45.2 percent accuracy her senior year with averages of 13 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game on the way to a state semifinal appearance...Shot 37 percent from beyond the arc as a sophomore for a team that finished 25-1, suffering its first loss in the Class 5A title game...Advanced to the state quarterfinals her junior and freshman seasons, and connected on 91 percent of her free throws as a junior.
Personal: Paige Rocca is the daughter of Phil and Paula Rocca...Born April 13, 2002, in Iowa City Iowa....Has two brothers, Philip and Peter...Mother played softball at Drake....Pursuing a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA).
