Payer Profiles

00 jayla Hemingway

Senior • Guard • 5-11 Collierville, Tenn. Houston HS • Mississippi State

2021-22 (JR.)

• academic all-Big 12 first Team • Played in and started all 30 games, while averaging 24�4 minutes per game • also averaged 5�2 points, 2�7 rebounds and 1�3 assists per game • Tallied one double-figure scoring performance, with a career-best 16 points at oklahoma (2/5) • Hauled in five or more rebounds in seven contests • Scored in eight straight games to begin the season, including six times when she tallied six or more points • Posted nine points in WVU’s doubleovertime win at James Madison (12/12) and went 4-of-4 from the field • Netted nine points on 4-of-7 (57�1%) shooting against Michigan State in the

West Palm Beach Invitational (12/21) • Showed nine points once again in the first round of the Big 12 Championship vs� TCU (3/10)

2020-21 (SO.)

• Played in 23 games during her first season with the Mountaineers, including eight starts • Started the last eight games of the season for West Virginia • Earned the first start of her career at Kansas • Tallied her first double-figure scoring performance at Iowa State (feb� 24) • finished with 12 points, two rebounds, two steals and a block against the Cyclones, while shooting 42�9% from 3-point range • Made her Mountaineer debut in the season opener against fresno State, scoring eight points and hauling in six rebounds • Shot 50% or better from the floor in seven games, including 100% in three games • also shot 75% or better from the free-throw line in six games • Hauled in multiple rebounds in 15 games this season • Missed six games due to injury in the middle of the season; returned to the court vs� TCU on feb� 20

2019-20 (FR. – AT MISSISSIPPI STATE)

• Played in 24 games as a freshman, averaging 7�1 minutes per game • While in limited action, she finished the season with a 5�7 assist/turnover ratio • Posted five games with multiple assists • Recorded five points, two steals and an assist at ole Miss (3/1) to cap the regular season • Saw significant action during State’s win over #16 Texas a&M (2/9), playing the majority of the fourth quarter as MSU outscored the aggies 26-8 and overcame an 11-point halftime deficit • Recorded season highs in points (7), assists (4) and steals (3) in State’s win against Murray State (11/15)

PREP

• Named the 2019 Gatorade

Tennessee Player of the year • Named District Player of the year and

Region Most Valuable Player as a senior after averaging 22�7 points, 7�5 rebounds, 3�2 steals and 1�9 assists per game • earned a spot on the TWSa all-State girls’ basketball team during all four years (2016-19) • all-time leading scorer at Houston High

School in Tennessee with 2,599 points • In 2018-19, she helped Houston go 31-3 for the season and finish as state title runner-ups • as a junior in 2017-18, she averaged 21�7 points, 7�2 rebounds, 2�5 steals and 1�9 assists per game while leading Houston to a runnerup finish in the Class AAA state tournament • Rated as a four-star recruit by espnW HoopGurlz and was ranked No� 89 overall and the No� 24 guard in the country for the class of 2019 • Helped USa Team win the silver medal at the World University Games • averaged 6�4 points and 3�0 rebounds per game during the event and was one of two newcomers to average more than 20 minutes per game • Dropped 10 points in the Red, White and Blue’s victory over China (7/7/19) during the quarterfinals of the games • Posted 13 points and four rebounds in win against Japan (7/8/19) in the semifinals

PERSONAL

• Daughter of Jeff and Nicole Hemingway • Birthday is November 8 • Majoring in business • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

2

Wynter Rogers

Redshirt Freshman • Guard • 5-11 Little Rock, Ark. Little Rock Christian Academy

2021-22 (FR.)

• Did not compete • Redshirted

PREP

• Played for her father, coach Ronald

Rogers, for little Rock Christian academy and the arkansas Mavericks • also played for the Tennessee flight under coach Christian Simmons • Rated as a four-star prospect by Prospects Nation • also held a national rank of No� 106 by

Collegiate Girls Basketball Report and

No� 128 by all-Star Girls Report • Ranked as the No� 14 wing in the class of 2021 by eSPN Hoopgurlz • averaged 19 points, 10�5 rebounds, 4�0 assists and 2�0 steals per game during her three-year career at little Rock Christian academy • led the Warriors to an arkansas 5a State

Championship and was named the MVP of the title game as a sophomore • also was named the State Player of the year by the arkansas Basketball Coaches association • Three-time member of the USa

Today arkansas all-State Team • Garnered all-state and all-conference accolades every year of high school

PERSONAL

• Daughter of Ronald and angela Rogers • Has three sisters • Birthday is october 15 • Majoring in health and well-being • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll • Dean’s list

3

Sarah Bates

Fifth Year • Guard • 5-8 Fresno, Calif. Clovis West HS • Georgia Tech

2021-22 (R-SR. – AT GEORGIA TECH)

• Played in 31 games, earning the start in eight, while averaging 23�2 minutes per game • Contributed 5�6 points per game to finish sixth on the team in scoring • led team in 3-pointers made with 52 on the season and shot 31�9 percent (52-of-163) from 3-point range • Shot 32�6 percent (58-of-178) overall from the field and posted five games scoring in double figures • Hit a season-best five 3-pointers three times and sank multiple triples in a game 13 times • Hit two 3-pointers in the home opener against Kennesaw State (11/11) and finished with eight points • Earned her first start of the season at eTSU (11/17) and added six points on two makes from 3-point range • Posted her first double-figure scoring outing against furman (12/12), hitting four 3-pointers in the process to finish with 12 points • Returned to the floor against Virginia (1/9) after an injury sidelined her and hit a 3-pointer in the win • Scored 16 points to lead Tech at

Clemson (1/30), hitting five triples • Recorded a season-best 17 points at Virginia

Tech (feb� 10), tying her season-high with 3’s, and added two rebounds, an assist and a steal • Matched her season-high of 17 points against Clemson (2/13), connecting on five 3-pointers for the third time • Hit four 3-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 3-pointers • Posted six points in NCaa Tournament first round game against Kansas (3/18), hitting a pair of triples

2020-21 (R-JR. – AT GEORGIA TECH)

• 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 a 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 3-pointers • Hit a pair of triples 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 3-pointers against Virginia Tech (1/10) to help lift the Jackets over the Hokies • also sank two 3-pointers in Tech’s win at Wake forest (1/21)

2019-20 (R-SO. – AT GEORGIA TECH)

• Took the floor in 17 contests in her first season as a Yellow Jacket • Made her Georgia Tech debut in the season opener against Houston (11/5) • Knocked down her first 3-pointer at Tech against Grambling State (11/10) • Tallied six points, hitting a season-high two 3-pointers, in Tech’s win over eTSU (12/15) in a season-high 18 minutes

2018-19 (SO. – AT KANSAS STATE)

• Did not compete • Redshirted in 2018-19 due to

NCaa transfer rules • 2017-18 (fr� – at UC Santa Barbara) • Earned 25 starts in 29 games played; finished her freshman campaign with 841 minutes (29�0 mpg) and 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 among freshmen • Hit 41�2 percent from beyond the arc (61-of-148), good for second on the team and fifth in the conference • 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),

and registered 16 double-figure scoring games, including four games with 20 or more points • Made multiple 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 careerhigh 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-of17 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, under coach Craig Campbell • four-time all-TRaC honoree and a three-time all-CIf selection • earned all-State honors as a senior, when she led the Golden eagles to a 34-2 record and the CIf open Division State Championship • 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, she averaged 12�9 points, 3�3 rebounds, 2�6 assists and 2�4 steals per game • also averaged 11�2 points per game as a sophomore • Competed in cross country and track and earned Scholar athlete honors

PERSONAL

• Daughter of al and Jodi Bates • Birthday is october 1 • Majoring in digital and social media

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Danni Nichols

Fifth Year • Guard • 5-10 Columbia, Mo. David H. Hickman HS (Western Illinois)

2021-22 (R-SR. – AT WESTERN ILLINOIS)

• all-Summit league Second Team • Made 29 starts and averaged a teamhigh 15�8 points per game, which ranked fourth in the Summit league • Started every game for the leathernecks for the third consecutive season • also averaged 4�6 rebounds, 2�2 assists and 1�6 steals per game • finished the season with seven games of 20 or more points • Scored a career-high 27 points twice, leading

Western Illinois in victories against Southern

Illinois (12/4) and omaha (12/22) • Tied her career-best mark for rebounds in a 19-point, 10-rebound performance in a victory against Denver (12/20) • finished the season second on the team in minutes played (943) and field-goal percentage (52.8%)

2020-21 (R-JR. – AT WESTERN ILLINOIS)

• Started every game (24) for the second consecutive season • Tied for team lead in minutes played (727) and minutes per game (30�3) • Also finished second in points (273), points per game (11�4), free throws made (67) and rebounds (112) • Was third in field-goal percentage (45.4) • averaged 11�4 points, 4�7 rebounds, 1�6 assists and 1�1 steals on the year • Netted 10 or more points in 15 of 22 games, including in 10 of 14 Summit league games • Posted six-straight, double-figure scoring performances in Summit play vs� North

Dakota State (1/2-3), at South Dakota State (1/8-9) and against UMKC (1/15-16) • Scored a season-high 24 points at North

Dakota (1/30) and against Denver (2/13) • Tallied 11 points and hauled in seven rebounds in the Summit league Championship

Quarterfinals vs. UMKC (3/7)

2019-20 (R-SO. – AT WESTERN ILLINOIS)

• Started all 30 games • averaged 12�0 points, 4�5 rebounds, 1�9 assists 1�3 steals per game • Third on the team and 11th in the

Summit league in points per game • also averaged 29�0 minutes per game, the third-best mark on the team • Recorded her first career double-double at omaha (1/24), with 10 rebounds and 24 points • followed up her double-double with another 20-point performance, with 26 at North Dakota (1/26) • Posted four consecutive games of double figures on two separate occasions • Shot 50% (128-of-256) from the field on the season • Second on the team in free throws made (78) and assists (57) • Third on the team in rebounding, with 93 boards

2018-19 (R-FR. – AT WESTERN ILLINOIS)

• Summit league freshman of the year • Summit league all-Newcomer Team • Played in all 30 games, while averaging 20�7 minutes per contest • averaged 8�4 points, 3�3 rebounds and 1�4 steals per game • Tallied 11 double-figure scoring games, including a trio of 20-point contests • Made her collegiate debut against

Missouri (11/6), finishing the game with four points and a pair of rebounds • Posted her first double-digit outing against MacMurray (11/12), with 11 points to go along with eight boards • Eclipsed 20 points for the first time in college against eastern Illinois (12/7), and went 7-of-11 (63.6%) from the field • Netted 17 points at North Dakota (1/13) • Strung together six consecutive doubledigit games, beginning with a 21-point outing against Purdue fort Wayne (1/19) • Capped her double-figure scoring streak with a season-best, 22-point outing at omaha (2/9) • Tallied 15 points to go along with eight rebounds, three assists and three steals against oral Roberts (2/23)

2017-18 (FR. – AT WESTERN ILLINOIS)

• Redshirted • Did not compete

PREP

• averaged 16�2 points, 4�2 rebounds, 2�4 assists and 2�4 steals per game at David H� Hickman High • Scored over 1,000 career points

during her high school career • Member of the Hickman athletic Hall of fame and graduated with highest honors • also was a member of the National Honor Society • Was named all-District in Class 5 and

Missouri Class 5 all-State in 2017 • Also lettered in golf and track & field during her high school career • Was a sectional qualifier from 201416 and all-District in 2016 • also earned all-State honors during her freshman year in track, competing in the 4x400-meter relay and was a state qualifier in the 300-meter hurdles in 2016 • Missouri Class 5 all-State in track in 2017 • Also was a state qualifier and placed fifth in the 300-meter hurdles in 2017

PERSONAL

• Daughter of Barry and Karen Nichols • Birthday is November 14 • earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from Western Illinois in May 2021 • Currently is pursuing a master’s degree in sport coaching

5 Imarianah Russell

Freshman • Guard • 5-10 Columbus, Ohio Reynoldsburg HS

PREP

• Played for Reynoldsburg High School and her travel team, Sports City U • Rated as a four-star prospect and checked in as the No� 83 player in the class of 2022 by eSPN Hoopgurlz • Selected as an all-state player in each of her four seasons during high school, including back-to-back appearances on the ohio Division

I first Team in 2020-21 and 2021-22 • also was named to the all-ohio Cardinal

Conference (OCC) first team and the all-

district team while at Reynoldsburg, including two appearances on the first team • from 2020-21, she was a member of the

Super 12 Ohio All-Star first team and captained the squad as a junior in 2020-21 • as a 2,000-point scorer and team captain for

RHS, she was named the team defensive MVP and freshman of the year in 2018-19, the team offensive MVP and her district’s top scorer in 2019-20 and the team MVP in 2020-21 • as a senior in 2021-22, she led Reynoldsburg to a 27-2 record, including an 11-0 mark in the oCC’s Buckeye division, and the school’s first appearance in the Ohio

Division I State Championship Game • In the championship game, she scored 28 points, eclipsing 2,000 career points in the process, to lead the Raiders to their first-ever state title • Was nominated for the 2021-22 McDonald’s all-america Game and the ohio-

Kentucky all-Star Game as a senior • also was named the ohio Division I Player of the Year and was named a finalist for

Ohio’s Ms. Basketball Award and finished as the runner-up for the honor in 2021-22

PERSONAL

• Daughter of Hammond III and Natasha Russell • Birthday is october 20 • Brother, Hammond IV, currently plays on the WVU football team • Undecided on a major

11 Ja’Naiya “JJ” Quinerly

Freshman • Guard • 5-8 Norfolk, Va. Lake Taylor HS

2021-22 (FR.)

• Big 12 all-freshman Team (Unanimous) • Big 12 freshman of the Week (feb� 14) • Played in all 30 games and started the last 12 games of the season • averaged 8�8 points, 2�5 rebounds, 2�7 assists and 2�3 steals per game • after joining the starting lineup at TCU on feb� 2, she averaged 12�6 points per game • Finished in double figures 11 times, including one 20-point outing, and tallied multiple steals in 21 contests • Her 68 steals were the best mark on the team and the most by a freshman in a season since Maria Tchobanova had 74 during the 1995-96 season • Made her collegiate debut against Saint francis (Pa.) on Nov. 16, and tallied 10 points, five rebounds and four steals against the Red flash • Netted a team-high 19 points on 8-of-16 (50%) from the field at Texas (1/15) • Tallied 16 points in her first career start at TCU (2/2) to go along with six rebounds and five steals • Scored a career-best 22 points while showing five rebounds and two steals against Kansas (2/9) to secure Big 12 freshman of the Week honors • also tallied 16 points at KU on feb� 15; averaged 19 points per game against the Jayhawks for the year • Posted back-to-back games of 15 or more points to end the season at the Big 12 Championship • also ended the season on a eight-game streak of multiple steals – five of which she tallied four or more steals in game

PREP

• Played for coach Saundra Sawyer at lake Taylor High and coach Boo

Williams for Boo Williams eyBl • Held a national rank of No� 42 by all-Star Girls Report and No� 54 by

Collegiate Girls Basketball Report • averaged 17�4 points, 6�7 rebounds, 9�0 assists and 5�0 steals per game during her career at lTHS • During her sophomore year, she averaged a double-double for the Titans, with 20�3 points and 10�0 assists per game • Was named the VHSCa 4a Player of the year in 2019, while also being named to the

USa Today Virginia all-State second team • led lake Taylor to a VHSl 4a State

Championship during the 2018-29 season

PERSONAL

• Daughter of John and Nikosha Quinerly • Real name is Ja’Naiya • Has one brother • Birthday is october 24 • Majoring in criminology

13

Messiah Hunter

Redshirt Freshman • Forward • 6-2 Hopewell, Va. TPLS Christian Academy

2021-22 (FR.)

• Did not compete • Redshirted

PREP

• Played for coach Michael Davis at TPlS

Christian academy and coach Boo

Williams for Boo Williams eyBl • Rated as a four-star prospect by Prospects Nation • Held a national ranking of No� 58 by Collegiate

Girls Basketball Report, No� 78 by all-Star

Girls Report and No� 81 by eSPN Hoopgurlz • also was tabbed the No� 33-ranked guard in the class of 2021 by eSPN Hoopgurlz • Spent her first two season of high school at Hopewell High, where she averaged 13 points per game • led Hopewell to a pair of Virginia 3A State runner-up finishes • Was named to the VHSCa 3a all-

State first team as a sophomore • During her one season at TPlS Christian academy, she averaged 17�7 points, 4�2 assists, 8�4 rebounds, 2�6 steals and 2�4 blocks per game • Earned NACA first-team honors as a senior in 2020 • Was named the MVP of the Rose Classic and the Insider exposure National Tournament

PERSONAL

• Daughter of Tyrease and ahnjayla Hunter • Has one brother and three sisters • Birthday is March 25 • Majoring in exercise physiology • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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Kylee Blacksten

Junior • Forward • 6-3 Colorado Springs, Colo. Air Academy HS • Colorado

2021-22 (SO. – AT COLORADO)

• Played in 24 games for CU and helped the team to a 22-9 record and a berth in the NCaa Tournament • Shot 30% from 3-point range during the 2021-22 campaign, which ranked No� 10 among Pac-12 post players with at least 20 attempts from deep • Scored a career-high 10 points in 15 minutes against Samford (11/22) • Hauled in three or more rebounds in three games

2020-21 (FR. – AT COLORADO)

• appeared in 20 games • Earned her first career start at Denver (12/8) • Recorded a season-high five points in three games, including CU’s upset over No� 1 Stanford (1/17) • Had a career-high six rebounds at California (2/7) • Played a season-high 20 minutes at Cal

PREP

• Was an all-Conference selection in each of her four years as a Kadet • earned honorable mention status as a freshman, working her way up to second- and first-team selections • as a junior, Blacksten led air academy to a 26-1 record, with the team’s only loss coming in the state championship game • averaged 14�6 points, 7�2 rebounds and 1�8 blocks as a junior • Played in 23 games in her senior season, averaging 16�0 points, 5�3 rebounds and 2�0 assists per game • Blacksten also earned two letters playing soccer at air academy High

PERSONAL

• Daughter of Rick and PJ Hemingway • Birthday is april 28 • Majoring in environmental geoscience

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Tavy Diggs

Senior • Forward • 6-1 Plano, Texas Plano East HS • TCU

2021-22 (JR. – AT TCU)

• academic all-Big 12 first Team • Played in 26 games, with four starts, for TCU • averaged 6�0 points, 3�2 rebounds and 1�2 assists per game • also shot 44�4% (64-of-144) from the floor, with a pair of 3-pointers • Finished in double figures seven times, including a season-best, 20-point game against oklahoma State (1/12) • also posted a pair of double-doubles during her junior campaign

2020-21 (SO. – AT TCU)

• academic all-Big 12 first Team • Started 12 games, while appearing in all 25 contests for the Horned frogs • Showed a 9�6 points per game scoring average, which ranked second-most on the team and was 8�7 points better than

her freshman season average (0�9) • averaged 3�6 rebounds per game, with 41 assists, 17 steals and six blocked shots • Shot 50% (106-of-212) from the field, 25% (5-of-20) from 3-point range and 66�7% (22-of-33) from the free-throw line • Netted 10 or more points in seven of her last eight games, which included 20-point efforts in both Big 12 Championship games • Notched a then new career high in scoring, with 20 points against Kansas (3/11), but then set a new career-high with 22 points against Baylor (3/12) • Set new a career high in rebounding, with eight boards against Incarnate Word (11/25) • Totaled a single-game best four assists in four different contests • 2019-20 (fr� – at TCU) • Saw action in 12 games during her freshman season • averaged 0�9 points and 1�2 rebounds in 3�4 minutes played per game • Made her collegiate debut against

Nicholls State (11/14), scoring five points and pulling down three rebounds • Scored a season-high six points against Texas State (12/22) • also reeled in a season-high four rebounds against the Bobcats • Went 5-of-11 (45.5%) from the field overall on the season and totaled 14 rebounds, one steal and one blocked shot

PREP

• Rated as a four-star recruit out of Plano east High School by Prospects Nation • eSPN Hoopgurlz listed her as the 18thbest wing in the Class of 2019 • Was a three-time first Team all-District honoree during her prep career • as a junior, she averaged 14�6 points and 9�2 rebounds en route to being named the 2017 District 6-6a Most Valuable Player • also was tabbed an honorable mention on the 2018 Dallas Morning News all-area Team • as a senior, she was the District 9-6a offensive Player of the year, averaging 14�8 points and 7�9 rebounds and was named a

McDonald’s all-american Game nominee

PERSONAL

• Daughter of Ivan and Cathy Diggs • Birthday is May 10 • Majoring in integrated studies

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Isis Beh

Redshirt Sophomore • Forward • 6-3 Murray, Utah Murray HS • Salt Lake City CC

2021-22 (R-SO.)

• Did not compete • Redshirted

2020-21 (SO. – AT SALT LAKE CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

• Did not compete; the National Junior

College association of america (NJCaa) and SlCC delayed the start for all varsity sports until January 2021 • Was granted an additional year of eligibility due to the CoVID-19 pandemic

2020-21 (FR. – AT UNLV)

• 2020 Mountain West Conference all-freshman Team • averaged 3�6 points, 4�0 rebound, 0�9 assists, 0�3 blocks and 0�6 steals per game as a freshman • also shot 52�9% (46-87) from the field and averaged 20.8 minutes in 30 games played, including one start • In her lone start against Nevada on Jan� 22, 2020, she logged eight points, six rebounds and one steal, while shooting 3-of-5 (60%) from the field • also played 29 minutes against the Wolfpack • logged 25 or more minutes in eight games with the Rebels, including 30 or more minutes in two games • also scored four points or more 13 times during 2019-20, including 10 points at USC on Dec� 14, 2019, and a career-high 11 points at New Mexico on Jan� 18, 2020 • Shot 50% or better from the floor in 19

games and 70% or better in 10 games • Hauled in five or more rebounds 10 times for UNlV, including a career-best eight boards twice (at Southern Utah, Nov� 19, 2019; at Pepperdine, Dec� 8, 2019)�

PREP

• Was a four-year player at Murray High School • averaged 15�6 points, 10 rebounds, 2�6 assists, 2�2 blocks and 1�5 steals per game her senior season • led the Spartans to the 5a, Region Six State-Semi

Finals and a second-place finish for the region • Three-time first-team all-region selection, honorable mention all-state and a firstteam all-state selection her senior season • also a member of the volleyball team as a middle blocker • Played for Salt lake Metro aaU

PERSONAL

• Daughter of Issachar Beh and

Champayne Toombs • Has four sisters and four brothers • Birthday is May 21 • Majoring in integrated studies

24 Savannah Samuel

Junior • Guard • 6-1 Woodstock, Ga. St. Francis HS • Oregon State

2021-22 (SO.)

• Played in all 30 games during her first season with the Mountaineers • Made her WVU debut in the season opener against Saint francis (Pa�) on Nov� 16; finished with five points and three steals • averaged 4�2 points, 1�5 rebounds and 1�0 assist per game in 17�9 minutes per game • Tallied nine points with a pair of 3-pointers against Radford (11/21) • also netted nine points against Baylor on

Jan� 29, to go along with two steals • finished with nine tallies, four rebounds, two assists and two steals at Kansas (2/15) • Posted 10 or more points in two of the last three game of the season, both against

Iowa State at home on March 5, and at the Big 12 Championship on March 11

2020-21 (FR. – AT OREGON STATE)

• Played in 19 games during her first season at Oregon State • averaged 11�5 minutes per game • Also averaged 3.4 points per game and finished with 10 or more points in two contests • Shot 50% or better from the field in seven games in 2020-21 and made a trio of 3-pointers • Tallied multiple rebounds in five games • Scored 10 points and blocked three shots against oregon (12/13) • Tallied 11 points at arizona (1/17) • Put up seven points vs� Stanford (2/13) • In the 2021 NCaa Tournament, she played in both games for oSU and averaged 3�0 points per game while shooting 4-of-6 (66.7%) from the field

PREP

• Helped lead fBC United to a Prime event 17U National Championship and a Girls

Under armour 17U National title • as a senior, she led St� francis High to the state championship game and was named the 1a Georgia Private Schools Player of the year, after averaging 22 points per game • also was a nominee for the McDonald’s all-america Games in 2020� • Named the Georgia 6a Regional Player of the year her sophomore year of high school • Member of the atlanta Tip-off Club’s first Team during her junior season • Led St. Francis High to final four appearances in the state tournament during her freshman and junior seasons • averaged 20�1 points and 5�4 rebounds per game in her sophomore campaign

PERSONAL

• Daughter of Patrick and Holly Samuel • Has three brothers and one sister • Birthday is June 21 • Majoring in integrated studies

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Madisen Smith

Fifth Year • Guard • 5-5 Greenville, S.C. Greenville Senior HS

2021-22 (SR.)

• all-Big 12 Honorable Mention • academic all-Big 12 first Team • Played in and started all 30 games, while averaging a team-best 35�3 minutes per game • only player on the team to average 35 or minutes played on the year and played at least 40 minutes in six games • Tied the single-game program record for minutes played twice this season, with 50 at oklahoma (2/5) and at Kansas State (3/2) • after recording 50 minutes played at KSU, she became the first player in program history to tally at least 50 minutes played in a game twice • averaged 9�1 points, 2�4 rebounds, 4�3 assists and 1�1 steals per game • finished with 10 or more points in 14 games, including two 20-point performances • Netted her first double-figure scoring performance against Charlotte on Dec� 7, with 11 points • Scored 15 points in the first game of the West

Palm Beach Invitational vs� South florida (12/20) • Went of 11-of-12 (91�7%) from the free-throw line and finished with 15 points against Texas Tech on Jan� 12 • Tallied a career-best nine assists to go along with nine points against Baylor (1/29) • followed that performance up with back-to-back 18-point games at TCU (2/2) and oklahoma (2/5) • also scored 18 points to go along with eight assists at Baylor on feb� 12 • Netted her first 20-point outing of the season when she tallied 21 points at Texas Tech (2/23) • also hauled in three rebounds and dished out three assists at the lady Raiders • Posted 22 points in WVU’s double overtime victory at Kansas State on March 2 • Showed 19 points on 7-of-14 (50%) shooting, including 4-of-7 (57�1%) from deep, in the Big 12 Championship against TCU

2020-21 (JR.)

• academic all-Big 12 first Team • Played in 21 games, including 20 starts • averaged 8�2 points, 4�0 assists and 1�1 steals per game • Third on the team in assists in 2020-21, with 83 • Posted her first double-figure scoring performance of the season against fresno State on Nov� 27 • Scored 16 points and dished out six assists in WVU’s overtime win vs� Tennessee • Tallied 10 or more points in three consecutive games from Dec� 13-21, averaging 11�0 points per game during that stretch • Netted 17 points and hot 6-of-9 (66�7%) from the floor in West Virginia’s 34-point upset of No� 17 Texas on Jan� 9 • finished with 14 points and seven assists against oklahoma State on Jan� 16 • Played 40 minutes in three consecutive games from Jan� 16-27 • Recorded 15 points while shooting 5-of-6 (83�3%) from the free-throw line vs� Iowa State on feb� 3 • Hauled in a career-best seven rebounds against Kansas on feb� 10 • Sustained a leg injury against TCU on feb� 20, that caused her to miss WVU’s next eight games • Returned to the court against Georgia Tech on March 23, in the NCaa Tournament

2019-20 (SO.)

• academic all-Big 12 Second Team • Played in and started 28 games • averaged 7�0 points and 3�0 assists per game • Posted her first double-figure scoring performance against Radford, shooting 57.1 percent from the field • Also tallied five assists vs. RU • finished with 10 points on 66�7 percent shooting against Syracuse • Recorded a 15-point performance in the Big 12 opener at Kansas State • Scored nine points and tied her career high in rebounds, with six, at Kansas • Posted four steals and seven points against oklahoma • Tallied 12 points and three assists at Baylor • Totaled 13 points and four assists vs� Texas Tech • Went 5-of-6 from the free-throw line and recorded 12 points against Kansas • Scored a season-high 17 points to go along with five assists at Iowa State

2018-19 (FR.)

• 2019 Big 12 all-freshman Team • 2019 Big 12 academic all-Rookie Team • Three-time Big 12 freshman of the

Week (Nov� 26, feb� 11, feb� 19) • USBWa National freshman of the Week (feb� 19) • among freshman leaders, she ranks seventh in 3-pointers made (33), ninth in 3-pointers attempted (101), eighth in 3-point field goal percentage (�327), third in assists (134), third in assists per game (4�1), tied for 10th in steals (48), fourth in minutes played (1,030) and seventh in minutes per game (31�2) • Played in all 33 games, making 29 starts with six 40-minute contests • Ranked third on the team with an average of 31�2 minutes per game • led the team with 134 assists for 4�1 per game, ranking seventh in the Big 12 • Ranked 13th in the league with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1�4 • Earning her first start against Coppin State (Nov. 6), she became the first true freshman to start her

WVU debut since Katrina Pardee did so in 2015 • Had five points and a steal against Coppin State • Dished out six assists against both NJIT (Nov� 11) and Bryant (Nov� 15), adding five steals against the Bulldogs • Posted back-to-back games in double figure scoring with 13 points against No. 12 Iowa (Nov� 23) and 11 against eastern

Kentucky (Nov� 24) at Junkanoo Jam • Had eight points and a season-best six rebounds in a win over Niagara (Dec� 29) • Scored 11 points with six five assists at No� 2 Baylor • Put up a career-high 24 points at No� 22 Iowa State (feb� 9), becoming the first Mountaineer freshman to score 20 since Tynice Martin did so in 2016 • Drained five 3-pointers against the Cyclones, tying for fourth-most in a single game by a WVU freshman and hit a career-high nine field goals • led the team with 20 points in a win at Texas

Tech (Feb. 13), become the first Mountaineer freshman with back-to-back 20-point games since Kate Bulger (Nov� 2000) • Also had a career-high five steals against the lady Raiders • Had 17 points and 8 assists in a triumph of TCU (feb� 16) • Hauled down a career-high six rebounds against Kansas State in the Big 12

Championship Quarterfinals (March 9)

PREP

• No� 28 point guard in the 2018 class per HoopGurlz Recruiting Ranking • a two-time Class aaaa all-State honoree • finished her career at Greenville Senior with over 2,000 career points • 2018 Greenville News Upstate Player of the year • Three-time Region 1-aaaa Player of the year • Posted an average of 21 points and 4�1 assists per game as a senior • averaged 17�0 points and 6�4 assists per game as a junior in 2017

• Named to the South Carolina team for the Carolinas all-Star Classic in 2018 • Helped the Red Raiders to the

Region 1-aaaa title in 2017 • Named to the Greenville News All-

Upstate first Team on three occasions • four-time all-region honoree • four-time all-Greenville County honoree • also plays for the Ga Metros

PERSONAL

• Daughter of Marsha Bailey and Chris Smith • Birthday is July 30 • Graduated with her bachelor’s degree in sport management in December 2021 • Currently is pursuing a master’s in sport coaching • Garrett ford academic Honor Roll • Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

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Kyah Watson

Redshirt Sophomore • Guard • 5-10 Rapid City, S.D. Rapid City Stevens HS • South Dakota

2021-22 (R-FR. – AT SOUTH DAKOTA)

• Helped the Coyotes reach the NCaa

Tournament’s Sweet 16 • also assisted USD to the Summit league regular-season and tournament titles • Played in 34 of South Dakota’s 35 games during the season, earning the start in 33 contests • averaged 5�7 points, 4�2 rebounds, 1�9 assists and 1.2 steals per game and finished second on the team in rebounding (144) • Tallied five double-figure scoring games during the season and also added a pair of double-digit rebounding performances • Scored a career-high 18 points against oral Roberts (2/26), while shooting 7-of-11 (63.6%) from the floor • Pulled down 10 rebounds in the regular-season finale at Western Illinois (2/28), when the Coyotes clinched the Summit league regular-season title • Played a key role defensively, holding 2021

Summit league Player of the year Myah

Selland to 0-of-10 from the field to help the Coyotes defeat South Dakota State in the Summit league Championship • Scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds against South Dakota State in the regular season (1/8) • Reeled in a career-high 11 rebounds against Valparaiso (12/10) • Tallied 13 points and eight rebounds in a win at North Dakota (1/29) • Scored eight points in the Coyotes’ win over No� 7/5 Baylor to reach the

NCaa Tournament’s Sweet 16

2020-21 (FR. – AT SOUTH DAKOTA)

• Redshirted • Was limited to nine games due a midseason injury, while posting five starts • Helped the Coyotes win the Summit league Tournament title and advance to the NCaa Tournament • finished her freshman campaign with 38 points, 29 rebounds and 13 assists • also shot 36�7% (11-of-30) from the floor for the season • Recorded one double-digit scoring game

with 11 points, four rebounds and two assists against Midland (12/30) • also added one double-digit rebounding game, with 10 boards against lipscomb (12/6), while also recording nine points, four assists and two blocks • Tallied five points and a season-high three steals at Wichita State (12/10)

PREP

• a three-sport standout at Rapid City Stevens High • earned all-state honors on the basketball court for three consecutive seasons • averaged 14 points, eight rebounds and two assists per game during her senior season • Broke the RCSHS career assists record with 240, previously held by WNBa legend and current las Vegas aces head coach Becky Hammon • Totaled 956 career points, 456 career rebounds and 174 career steals • Made the South Dakota Class aa all-tournament team in 2019, while her senior championship was canceled due to the CoVID-19 pandemic • Helped the Raiders win the South Dakota state volleyball championship in 2019 • also anchored the Raiders’ state championship 4x100-meter relay in 2017, running a then-state record of 48�38 seconds • Received the argus leader

Courage award in 2018

PERSONAL

• Daughter of Kevin Watson • Birthday is December 5 • Majoring in integrated studies