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2021-22 All-ACC Women’s Basketball Academic Team
2021-22 (Sophomore): Named to the 2021-22 All-ACC Academic Team…Earned a starting role in 31 games and appeared in all 32…Finished third on the team in scoring, averaging 10.5 points per game…Averaged 30.0 minutes per game…Shot 41.7 percent (129-309) from the field and 40.4 percent (23-57) from three-point range…Led Jackets in scoring eight times and rebounding twice…Owned 16 games with double-figure scoring numbers, including seven with 15-plus points…Scored 15 points in season-opener at Central Michigan (11/9), going 5-for-12 from the field and 5-for-6 from the charity stripe…Recorded second-straight game in double-figures with 11 points against Kennesaw State (11/11) and finished with five rebounds…Contributed eight points and five rebounds in win against Belmont (11/14)…Finished with nine points and was perfect 4-for-4 at the charity stripe at ETSU (11/18)…Added seven points and five rebounds against Auburn (11/21)…Played 33 minutes in win against Hofstra (11/24) and posted eight points, six rebounds, two assists and a steal…Finished with 12 points, two assists and a block at Purdue (12/1) in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge…Finished with game-high 14 points in win at Georgia (12/5), shooting 6-for-14 from the field and seven rebounds…Contributed 10 points in win against No. 3/2 UConn (12/9) and recorded two blocks…Recorded 16 points in win over Wake Forest (12/19) shooting 50.0 percent from the field and hitting two three-pointers…Scored career-high 19 points against Boston University (12/21), hitting a personal-best seven field goals…Matched her career-high in rebounding with nine and set personal-best with five assists in win against Virginia (1/9)… Added 10 points in win against Florida State (1/13) and had two blocks and a steal…Contributed seven points and seven rebounds at Miami (1/16)…Recorded first career double-double with 10 points and career-high 13 rebounds at Syracuse (1/20)… Scored career-high 20 points to lead Tech past Boston College (1/27), shooting 9-for-14 from the field…Finished with 14 points in win at Duke (2/1) after scoring 12 in the first half…Also pulled down eight rebounds against the Blue Devils…Scored game-high 16 points at NC State (2/7), shooting 7-for-14 from the field…Finished with five rebounds, four steals, an assist and a block…Led Jackets with a career-high 26 points in overtime win against Clemson (2/13), making career-high 10 field goals…Led Tech with 12 points against Miami (2/20) and finished with five rebounds… Dished out five assists to match career-high at Florida State (2/24), while posting eight points…Led Tech with 16 points against Wake Forest (3/3) in ACC Tournament second round action…Hit seven field goals and two free throws against the Demon Deacons, while securing four rebounds and an assist…Added 11 points in the quarterfinal round against Notre Dame (3/4), while finishing with six rebounds, five assists and a block…Added seven points, three rebounds and an assist against Kansas (3/18) in NCAA Tournament first round action.
2020-21 (Freshman): Earned a pair of starts in her freshman campaign and appeared in all 26 games for Georgia Tech…Recorded five games with double-figure scoring numbers…Pulled down eight rebounds, while finishing with four points and a block in first collegiate game against Georgia State (11/25)…Contributed seven points and four rebounds against Georgia (11/29)…Posted first double-figure scoring performance against Tulane (12/3) with 10 points, going 2-for-2 from three-point range for her first three-pointers of the season…Added 10 points in win over Boston College (12/9), going a perfect 3-for-3 from the field and finishing 4-of-6 at the charity stripe…Contributed 11 points at Notre Dame (12/13) and recorded personal-best three steals in win…Earned first collegiate start against No. 3 NC State (12/31) and played 27 minutes…Earned second start at Notre Dame (1/3) and hit a field goal…Contributed 12 points at Clemson (1/7), hitting personal-best five field goals, while owning three rebounds in the win…Added eight points in Tech’s win at Miami (1/28), shooting 4-for-5 from the field…Scored season-high 14 points in Tech’s win against Syracuse (2/2), while going 6-for-7 from the free throw line…Contributed six points and a career-high nine rebounds in win over Miami (2/16) and added two steals and an assist…Matched personal-best, swiping three steals at North Carolina (2/25)… Played 21 minutes against NC State (3/6) in ACC Tournament semifinals, finishing with five points…Saw action in all three NCAA Tournament games, helping the Jackets reach the Sweet 16…Pulled down four rebounds against Stephen F. Austin (3/21) in the opening round…Contributed six points, going 3-for-5 from the field, against West Virginia (3/23)…Took the floor for five minutes against top-seeded South Carolina (3/28) in the Sweet 16.
PREP: Served as team captain senior year at Olathe North High School…Tabbed Class 6A first team all-State in 2020…McDonald’s All-American nominee…Gatorade Player of the Year nominee…2020 DiRenna Award finalist…Kansas 6A Player of the Year finalist…2020 Sunflower League Player of the Year…2020 All-Sunflower League first team…2020 Class 6A second team…Earned Class 6A third team all-State and second team all-conference in 2019…Four star prospect…Ranked No. 64 overall and No. 12 in position by Collegiate Girls Basketball Report…Scored 1,000th career point at Olathe North on March 2, 2019.
PERSONAL: Member of National Honor Society in high school…Lists most memorable non-athletic accomplishment as maintaining a 4.0 GPA throughout high school…Chose Georgia Tech because of the family atmosphere, elite education and location…Started playing basketball around six years old with her dad in the driveway…Intends to major in psychology.
MAJOR: Psychology
