2023-24 (R-Senior): CSC Academic All-District Team… Started in all 28 games she appeared in, averaging 6.3 points and 3.0 rebounds while leading the team with 73 assists (4th in MEAC) and 36 steals and two blocks in 29.2 minutes per game (10th in MEAC)… Hit 26.2% from the field, 20-of-98 (20.4%) from deep and 47-of-67 (70.1%) from the line… Scored in double figures five times… Had at least five rebounds in six games… Dished out 4+ assists in eight games and had multiple steals in nine games… Scored a season-high 16 points at Delaware State to go with six rebounds, three assists and three steals while going over the 1,000-point mark in her career… Tallied 14 points at Howard, 12 points at Maryland Eastern Shore, 11 at George Washington and 10 vs. La Salle to go with six steals… Had eight points and seven assists in games against Howard and at South Carolina State… Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in MEAC Semifinals against Norfolk State.
2022-23 (R-Junior): Second Team All-MEAC… 2x MEAC Player of the Week… Started in all 30 games where she averaged 13.3 points and 4.0 rebounds while leading the Eagles with 79 assists and 50 steals… Ranked fifth in the MEAC in scoring, assists and steals while ranking second with 34.8 minutes per game… Placed second in the league in free throws made (107) and fourth in free throw attempts (140), sitting fourth with a 76.4 free throw percentage… Scored in double figures in 22 games with six contests of at least 20 points… Tallied a career-high 27 points at Kent State where she matched a season-high with four 3-pointers… Had two games with 26 points, hitting another four triples and a season-high 10-of-14 free throws to go with four rebounds and three steals at St. Francis-Pa (12/11)… Also went for 26 points in win over NC Central, going 9-of-12 from the line and added six rebounds, five assists and a season-high four steals (1/9)… Scored 21 points at Syracuse (12/8) and vs. Saint Peter’s (11/20)… Dished out season-high eight assists along with 18 points, five rebounds and three steals at Winthrop (11/13)… Pulled down eight rebounds and scored 16 points at NC Central (2/13)… Closed the season with 20 points and six rebounds with four 3-pointers in MEAC Tournament against NC Central (3/9)… Hit at least three 3-pointers in ten games, burying four triples in five contests… Thirteen games with five or more rebounds… Nine games with at least four assists… Recorded multiple steals in 16 games.
2021-22 (R-Sophomore): Third Team All-MEAC… 2x MEAC Player of the Week… 1x MEAC Defensive Player of the Week… Started in 23 of the 28 games she played…Ranked second in the MEAC and 28th in the nation in steals per game averaging 2.6, for a total of 79 for the season…Led the team with three assists a game, totaling 83 (fourth in the MEAC)... Top five in the MEAC in assists to turnover ratio of 1.0…Third leading scorer on the team with 10.6 points per game (ninth in the MEAC)...Scored 20+ points in four games where she was the team’s leading scorer…Had a career high 24 points, seven rebounds, three assists and five steals in a victory against South Carolina State (2/05)...Scored 23 points, two steals and shot 10 of 11 from the stripe in a win versus N.C. Central (2/14)…Led the team with 21 points, five assists and four steals with a game winning steal and lay-up against Morgan State (1/15)...Dropped 20 points, matched a season high seven assists and snatched a season high six steals against Delaware State (2/28)...Ranked third in the MEAC in free-throw percentage shooting 79 percent…Led the team in free-throws made and free-throw attempts where she shot 98 for 124 from the stripe… Shot 100 percent from the line in five games…Hit ten free throws in to tally 16 points against Maryland (12/21)...Second on the team in threes made as she hit 31 threes for the season…Made multiple threes in ten games with a high of three threes against East Carolina (11/23) and N.C. Central (2/14)...Had 13 points, seven assists, and five steals against St. Peters (12/11)...Scored 14 points, grabbed six boards, with five assists in a win against Marshall (12/04)...In the MEAC tournament, she finished with eight points and matched her season high of seven rebounds while going five of six from the stripe against University of Maryland Eastern Shore (3/10).
2020-21 at Northeastern
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CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2020).
• Sported the second highest free throw percentage (81.8) among qualifying CAA players.
• Scored in double figures for the fifth time (13 points), shooting 8-for-8 at the foul line during Northeastern's 63-52 win at UNCW (Feb. 20).
• Shot 2-for-2 behind the arc en route to 10 points, two assists and two steals at Delaware (Feb. 6).
• Notched 12 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal from the starting lineup during the Huskies' 77-69 victory at mid-major No. 10 James Madison (Jan. 26).
• Elevated her career scoring high to 14 points (6-for-9 shooting) and recorded four steals at James Madison (Jan. 25).
• Provided 13 points, two 3-pointers, two assists, a block and a steal during Northeastern's 54-53 win at Hofstra (Jan. 9).
• Opened the season with six points, five rebounds and three steals at UMass Lowell (Dec. 16).
2019-20 at Northeastern
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CAA Rookie of the Week (Dec. 16).
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CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2020).
• Led Northeastern in scoring with a season high, 12 points, shooting five-for-nine from the field and recording three steals at UNCW (Feb. 28).
• Tallied six points, three assists and played a season high, 28 minutes, during her first collegiate start against James Madison (Feb. 21).
• Notched her first career double-digit scoring game with her 10-point, four-rebound, three-assist and two-steal performance against Delaware (Feb. 7).
• Paired seven points with two rebounds, two assists and a steal during her first career CAA regular season game – Northeastern’s 74-51 win against Hofstra (Jan. 5).
• Registered five points, four rebounds and two steals during the Huskies’ 60-47 win against Hartford (Dec. 14) … Named the CAA Rookie of the Week (Dec. 16).
• Made her collegiate debut, scored her first career field goal and recorded two assists and two steals against South Dakota (Nov. 5).
Profile
• Daughter of Walter and Aisha Staples … Has an older brother: Walter … Father, Walter, played basketball and baseball at Liberty … Brother, Walter, played basketball at Virginia Union and East Mennonite.
• Interested in studying behavioral neuroscience at Northeastern with aspirations of becoming a neurosurgeon.
• Hobbies include shopping, working out and eating.
• Class of 2023.
High School Accolades
• Varsity guard and small forward at Oxon Hill High School (Oxon Hill, Maryland) under coaches Devone Williams, Walter Staples, Rashida Joiner and Cabria Johnson … Captained the Clippers during her junior and senior seasons.
• Member of Oxon Hill’s 1,000-point club … Achieved a single-game scoring high of 32 points.
• Named the No. 1 defender in Maryland during her junior season and was a two-time team Most Valuable Player selection.
• Co-led Oxon Hill to a 22-1 record, two regional championship appearances and two sectional titles.
AAU Accolades
• Played one season and won a tournament championship with New World Elite (Prince George's County, Maryland).
