Chico State Athletics

Appeared in five games for the Wildcats in 2019–20…Played in 16 games as a true freshmen in 2018–19…Scored career-high seven points February 16, 2019 vs. Cal Poly Pomona…Two-time CCAA All-Academic Award winner…Received 2019–20 Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award...Pre-Chico Days: A 2018 graduate of California High School in San Ramon…Captained the Grizzlies during her junior and senior years…Second Team All-East Bay Athletic League selection in 2016–17…All-EBAL Honorable Mention as a sophomore…Also lettered in track…Personal: Born January 5, 2000, in Walnut Creek…Daughter of Chiam and Jenita…Has two older brothers, Chris and Malik…The person she most admires in the sports world is Derrick Rose (“He has endured a lot of injuries since getting to the NBA, but still continues to fight and play. I relate to that because I’ve had really bad injuries while playing sports and have thought multiple times about quitting to keep my body healthy, but I kept going and now play college basketball”)…Favorite course at Chico State is Introduction to Religion, and her favorite instructor is JaNae McLaughlin…Chose to attend Chico State “because it feels like home. The team made me feel welcome before they even knew who I was. I also really like the school itself and the kinesiology program”…Her greatest sports moment was “beating Castro Valley in the finals of the West Coast Jamboree and winning our bracket during my junior year of high school. I also won MVP for our tournament bracket”…The most interesting thing she’s ever done is snorkeling at Catalina Island…The most impressive thing she’s ever accomplished is “learning how to do my hair and learning to love it”…Has learned by playing basketball to “never give up even if it seems like you’ve lost. The outcome isn’t decided until the end”…Enjoys painting, drawing, longboarding, eating, listening to music, and spending time with friends and family…Her biggest talent is baking…Can play the flute…Claims to know all the words to “Bohemian Rhapsody”…At the top of her bucket list: “Go to Greece”…Best advice ever received came from her mom: “Be yourself, everyone else is already taken”…Majoring in exercise physiology…Plans to attend graduate school and pursue a career as a physical therapist.