University of South Alabama Athletics

AT SOUTH ALABAMA
REDSHIRT SEASON (2013-14): Transferred to South Alabama during the spring and sat out the 2013-14 season due to NCAA transfer rules…Was able to practice with the team during the season.

AT WEBER STATE
FRESHMAN SEASON (2012-13): Played in 26 games at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, averaging 16.9 minutes a game off the bench…Averaged 3.9 points and 2.2 rebounds per game for the Wildcats…Also added 21 steals, 18 assists and five blocks as a reserve…Scored a season-high eight points three times – vs. Utah (11/24), at Utah Valley State (12/4) and at Sacramento State (1/19)…Also pulled down five rebounds and dished out three assists versus the Utes…Had a season-best six rebounds against Eastern Washington on Dec. 20.

AT AMERICAN FORK (UTAH) HIGH SCHOOL AND MILTON (GA.) HIGH SCHOOL:  Lettered her senior season and half of her junior season for head coach Craig Bennett at Milton High School in Milton, Ga.,…Played her freshman and sophomore seasons and first half of her junior season under head coach Corey Clayton at American Fork (Utah) High School in American Fork, Utah…Earned all-region first-team honors and named to the Metro-Atlanta second team by the Atlanta Constitution Journal as a senior after averaging 14.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game at Milton…Was also a two-time all-state selection at American Fork, prior to moving with her family to Georgia…Helped guide American Fork a state championship during her freshman season…Also helped AFHS reach the Elite 8 as a sophomore and was part of Milton’s Elite 8 squad as a junior…Rated as a three-star recruit by ESPN HoopGurlz.com out of high school…Originally committed to Utah, but re-opened her recruitment after her family moved…Along with Utah, recruited by North Florida, Long Beach State, and East Carolina before signing with Weber State…Also played AAU ball with the Utah Elite, Utah Swoosh and the Georgia Pistols.

PERSONAL: Grace Emily Farnsworth…Born in Roswell, Ga…Daughter of Aime Farnsworth…Has a younger brother and two younger sisters…Uncle is Major League baseball player Kyle Farnsworth of the Tampa Bay Rays…Lists hobbies as reading and playing the ukulele…Favorite movie is “Alice in Wonderland”…Favorite books are “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini and “The Realm of Possibility” by David Levithan…Favorite professional teams are the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers…Favorite athletes are Kobe Bryant and Blake Griffin…Favorite musical artists are Jack Johnson, Sade, YG and Brian McKnight…Favorite foods are fried chicken and chicken and dumplings…Majoring in exercise science..