Chico State Athletics

Fourth year in the Wildcats’ program…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…Named team Defensive Player of the Year three straight seasons…Also lettered in track…Personal: Born January 5, 2000, in Walnut Creek…Daughter of Chiam and Jenita…Has two older brothers, Chris and Malik…Her mom is her hero (“She is the strongest women I know and she is beyond selfless”)…The person she most admires in the sports world is professional tennis player Naomi Osaka (“She prioritizes herself over her career. She put her mental health first which is something that a lot of athletes struggle with”)…Favorite course at Chico State is Seminar in Sports Medicine, and her favorite instructor is Scott Barker…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. The community is also very welcoming”…Her greatest sports moment was the first time the Wildcats beat Humboldt State during her freshman year (“It was the first game that I experienced just how thrilling and stressful close games are in college”)…The most interesting thing she’s ever done is drive an ATV in Hawaii…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 drawing, sleeping, longboarding, trying new foods and new recipes, and spending time with family and friends…Learned to never take anything for granted (“because it could be gone just like that”) during her pandemic-caused time away from the court…Her biggest non-basketball talent is baking…Can play the flute…Claims to know all the words to “Bohemian Rhapsody”…At the top of her bucket list: “Skydiving”…Best advice ever received came from her mom: “Be yourself, everyone else is already taken”…Majoring in exercise physiology…Plans to attend graduate school for physical therapy.