Virginia Commonwealth University

THE BASICS

• Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN HoopGurlz

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  Top 5 Favorite Movies?

  The Equalizer, Love and Basketball, Akila and the Bee, The Butler, Coach Carter

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  Brad Pitt

  Best Place You've Traveled To?

  Nigeria

  Favorite Food?

  Tacos, Mashed Potatoes, Bacon

  Favorite TV Show You Watch Every Week?

  How To Get Away With Murder

• All-time leading scorer at Roland Park High School in Baltimore, Md. (1,457 points)
• Possesses superior athleticism on the wing
• Has great size and length at the guard position
• Able to create her own shot
• Has developed her outside game
• During her freshman season, averaged 4.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal per game.
• Also considered UAB, James Madison, Memphis, Saint Joseph’s and Towson

2015-16 Highlights (Senior Season) 

• All-Atlantic 10 Third Team 
• Registered career-high 23 points to go alongside five assists and four rebounds in VCU's 84-76 overtime victory against La Salle (2/7) 
• Led the team in minutes played (958) and points-per-game (11.3)  
• Tallied 22 points and eight rebounds in a 58-45 winning effort against UNC Wilmington (12/2) 
• Scored in double figures in 20 contests 
• Finished VCU career with 1026 points and 2800 minutes

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS (JUNIOR SEASON)

• All-Atlantic 10 Third Team
• Celebrated a breakout season for the Black & Gold
• Registered a career-best 14 rebounds against Rhode Island (one of five players to have 10+ rebounds in a game during the 2014-15 season)
• Scored a season-best 17 points three times (against UNCG, Davidson and at George Mason)
• Made her first start of the season vs. UNCG and has gone on to start 20 straight games
• Scored in double figures in 20 games, including eight of the last ten games of the season
• Went a perfect 8-for-8 from the charity stripe at Richmond

2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS (SOPHOMORE SEASON)

• Saw time in every game for the Rams, averaging 16.6 minutes per game
• Earned one start at UT-Arlington
• Finished the season 28-of-49 from the charity stripe
• Scored 21 points against Massachusetts, a career-best, where she went a perfect 8-for-8 from FG range
• Registered a season-best four steals against Massachusetts
• Played a season-best 32 minutes at Richmond, with seven points and 10 rebounds

2012-13 HIGHLIGHTS (FRESHMAN SEASON)

• Only player to start all 14 A-10 games (all career firsts)... Averaged 6.8 ppg and 2.8 rpg after Dec. 27
• Scored in double figures in three of her last 10 games
• Scored a career-high 14 points against No. 17/15 Dayton... Also added career-best five steals to go along with five boards and three assists
• Had a career day at Temple posting a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds (both career-highs) in a career-best 28 minutes... Also dished out three assists, made two steals and went a perfect 2-of-2 from the FT line
• Collected 11 points on 4-of-9 FG and 3 ast vs. SJU
• Added 11 points on 4-of-7 FG as well as four rebounds, two assists and three steals vs. La Salle
• Finished with eight points and seven boards at UR
• Chipped in seven points, two rebounds and three assists against George Washington
• Set then career-highs with eight points, two rebounds, two assists and a block in 15 minutes off the bench at Old Dominion
• Scored a career-high tying eight points to go along with two rebounds, two assists and a career-best three blocks against Youngstown State
• Added seven points, two rebounds and a block in 14 minutes off the bench at No. 24 Ohio State
• Contributed four points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal vs. East Carolina in a career-best 17 minutes off the bench
• Collected two rebounds, a career-high two blocks and an assist at Florida A&M
• Chipped in two points, a career-high three rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block against Maine on New Year’s Day

PRIOR TO VCU

• Four-time first team Baltimore Sun All-Metro selection and four-time Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference All-Star at Roland Park Country School in Baltimore
• Finished high school career with a school record 1,457 points
• Averaged 18.7 points, seven rebounds, three steals and two blocks as a senior
• Contributed 15.0 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.8 steals per game during her junior campaign
• Considered the 85th-ranked guard in the country by ESPN Hoopgurlz and the 62nd-ranked small forward by Dan Olsen Collegiate Girls Basketball Report