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2021-22 (Redshirt-Senior): Played in 31 games, earning the start in eight…Averaged 23.2 minutes per game…Contributed 5.6 points per game to finish sixth on the team in scoring…Led team in three-pointers made with 52 on the season…Shot 31.9 percent (52-163) from three-point range…Shot 32.6 percent (58-178) overall from the field…Posted five games scoring in double-figures…Hit season-best five three-pointers three times…Hit multiple three-pointers in a game 13 times…Hit two three-pointers in home-opener against Kennesaw State (11/11) and finished with eight points…Earned first start of the season at ETSU (11/17) and added six points on two made three-pointers…Added six points, two assists and a steal in the win over Hofstra (11/24)…Played the full 40 minutes at Purdue (12/1) in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge…Hit two clutch free throws at Georgia (12/5), the second returning the final lead to Georgia Tech…Drained two three-pointers late in the second quarter to erase a small deficit against No. 3/2 UConn (12/9)…Posted first double-figure scoring outing against Furman (12/12), hitting four three-pointers in the process to finish with 12 points…Hit a three-pointer against Wake Forest (12/19) to open ACC play…Returned to the floor against Virginia (1/9) after an injury sidelined her and hit a three-pointer in the win…Hit a three-pointer at the 6:43 mark of the third quarter to bring the Jackets back within one point against Florida State (1/13)…Hit three field goals, including a three-pointer, against North Carolina (1/23) to finish with seven points in the win…Scored 16 points to lead Tech at Clemson (1/30), hitting five three-pointers…Added six points in Tech’s first win at Duke (2/1) since 2016, hitting two three-pointers…Recorded season-best at Virginia Tech (Feb. 10), tying her season-high with five three-pointers, and adding two rebounds, an assist and a steal…Matched her season-high of 17 points against Clemson (2/13), connecting on five three-pointers for the third time this season…Finished with five rebounds and two assists in the overtime win against the Tigers…Hit four three-pointers against Notre Dame (2/17) to finish with 12 points…Added nine points in Tech’s ACC Tournament quarterfinal game against Notre Dame (3/4), connecting on a trio of three-pointers…Posted six points in NCAA Tournament first round game against Kansas (3/18), hitting a pair of three-pointers.
2020-21 (Redshirt-Junior): Took the floor in 11 games, earning the start in each before being sidelined remainder of the season due to injury…Contributed double-figure scoring in two outings, with season-high 12 points against Georgia State and Notre Dame…In Tech’s season-opener against Georgia State (11/25), posted 12 points, hitting four three-pointers…Hit two three-pointers and pulled down six rebounds against Georgia (11/29)…Contributed nine points and five rebounds in Tech’s ACC-opening win over Boston College (12/9)…Dished out four assists at Notre Dame (12/13) and posted 12 points to match her season-high…Finished with nine points, two assists, a steal and a block in Tech’s win at Clemson (1/7)…Hit a pair of three-pointers against Virginia Tech (1/10) to help lift the Jackets over the Hokies…Hit two three-pointers in Tech’s win at Wake Forest (1/21).
2019-20 (Redshirt-Sophomore): Took the floor in 17 contests in her first season as a Yellow Jacket…Made debut as a Yellow Jacket in the season-opener against Houston (11/5)…Knocked down first three-pointer at Tech against Grambling State (11/10)…Took the floor for two minutes at Georgia (11/17) in Tech’s first-ever win over the Lady Bulldogs in Athens…Added six points, hitting a season-high two three-pointers, in Tech’s win over ETSU (12/15) in a season-high 18 minutes…Took the floor for two minutes off the bench in Tech’s win at No. 11/11 Florida State (1/9)…Played three minutes against Notre Dame (2/2) and secured a rebound…Completed an old-fashioned three-point play at Pitt (2/6) playing six minutes…Took the floor for five minutes against Florida State (2/23) and dished out an assist.
AT KANSAS STATE (2018-19): Redshirted 2018-19 due to NCAA transfer rules.
AT UC SANTA BARBARA (2017-18): Earned 25 starts in 29 games played…Played 841 minutes (29.0 mpg) and finished freshman season with 317 points (10.0 ppg)…Ranked 14th in the Big West Conference in scoring…Led the team and ranked fourth in the Big West in 3-point field goals made…Tied for 21st in nation for 3-point field goals made by freshmen only…Hit 41.2 percent from beyond the arc (61-of-148)…Her 41.2 percent efficiency ranked second on the team, fifth in the conference and 113th in the nation…Was 100-of-235 (.426) from the field and 56-of-79 (.709) from the free throw line…Finished with 82 assists, 17 steals, and 69 rebounds…Ranked 13th in Big West scoring in league games only, recording 210 points (13.1 ppg)…Registered 16 double figure scoring games, including four games with 20 or more points… Made two or more 3-point field goals in 15 games, including four games with four or more connections… Handed out five or more assists in five games… Opened her collegiate career with a career-high 25 points on 5-of-13 shooting from the field and a career-high 12-of-16 effort from the free throw line with five rebounds and five assists at Northern Arizona (11/10)… Notched 11 points on 4-of-10 shooting including 3-of-6 from beyond the arc against Seattle (11/17)… Tallied 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting against Fresno State (11/30)… Recorded 15 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals against San Diego State (12/22)… Posted 17 points on 5-of-6 shooting and 5-of-7 from the foul line with four rebounds and two assists against Cal Poly (1/6)… Registered 23 points on 6-of-11 shooting including a 5-of-7 effort from 3-point range and 6-of-6 from the charity stripe with five rebounds and five assists at Cal State Northridge (1/11)… Added 14 points, three rebounds and two assists against UC Davis (1/18)… Poured in 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting including a 6-of-9 effort from 3-point range and four assists at Long Beach State (1/20)… Tied her career-high with 25 points on 9-of-17 shooting including a career-high 7-of-12 effort from 3-point range at UC Davis (1/27)… Chipped in with 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting including a 3-of-6 effort from 3-point range at Cal Poly (2/21).
PREP: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Clovis West High School in Fresno, Calif. under coach Craig Campbell… Four-time All-TRAC honors… Three-time All-CIF selection… Earned All-State honors as a senior… Led the Golden Eagles to a 34-2 record and the CIF Open Division State Championship as a senior… Scored 11 straight points in the fourth quarter to lead Clovis West to a 44-40 victory over Archbishop Mitty in the title game… Ranks third all-time in scoring and fourth all-time in assists in school history… In her junior season, averaged 12.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.4 steals per game… Averaged 11.2 points per game as a sophomore… Also competed in cross country and track… Earned Scholar Athlete honors.
PERSONAL: Chose Georgia Tech because of the coaching staff, the academics and the team…Started playing basketball at age five in a local boys and girls league…Lists her most memorable athletic accomplishment as winning state championship as a senior.
