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Currently ranks #3 in Clemson history in blocked shots
2019-20: Junior

  • Appeared in 30 games, 4 starts, averaging 12.8 minutes per game, 2.2 points per game, 2.6 rebounds per game

  • Turned in a season-high 10 points against Navy

  • Twice pulled down a season-high seven rebounds

  • Blocked a season-high four shots at Notre Dame


2018-19: Sophomore

  • Made her fourth-career start in the season opener against Wofford (11/8), tallying four points and four rebounds

  • Totaled a then-career-high 11 rebounds against Lipscomb (11/11), her first double-digit rebounding affair, while adding a career-best four assists and two steals

  • Recorded a new career-high with 15 points (7-of-13) at Alabama (11/19) for the first double-digit game of her career

  • Hauled in a career-high 17 rebounds to go along with 11 points against Illinois (11/28) for her first career double-double

  • First Tiger to post at least 15 boards since Aliyah Collier notched 17 against Wake Forest in 2016

  • Totaled 10 points and 12 rebounds against High Point (12/5), her third consecutive game with double-digit rebounds


2017-18: Freshman

  • Led all freshmen in points per game (2.3) and rebounds per game (2.9)

  • Saw action in 29 of 30 games for Clemson, including three starts

  • Earned her first collegiate start against Florida State (1/4)

  • Second on the team, first among freshmen, in blocks (42)

  • Paced the Tigers in field goal percentage (min. 50 attempts)

  • Averaged 14.5 minutes per game throughout the season

  • Tallied four rebounds and a career-high five blocks in her first collegiate game

  • Pulled in five or more rebounds on seven separate occasions

  • Set a new career-high in boards with nine at Georgia Tech (12/31)


High School:

  • Received a 90 scouts grade by ESPN

  • Member of “BCAM’s BEST” Class B Girls’ All-State Teams (Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan) for 2016-17

  • Named to MLive Detroit Dream Team Second Team in 2017

  • Detroit Free Press Class B All-State Girls Basketball Third Team selection in 2017

  • Earned Honorable Mention Class B All-State recognition in 2016

  • At Detroit Country Day, won the MHSAA State Championship twice (2015, 2017)

  • Averaged 8.6 points per game, 6.7 rebounds per game, 3.2 blocks per game and 0.96 steals per game as a senior in 2016-17

  • Her Detroit Country Day team was 26-1 in 2016-17 en route to the state championship title

  • In the state championship victory, scored 15 points and added six rebounds and five blocks, while shooting 7-for-8 from the floor

  • Played for 1Nation AAU team



*Courtesy Clemson Media Guide

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