2016-17 Season-Highs
Games Played/Started: 26/25
Minutes: 42 at Keene State Coll. 12/10/16 (33.1 mpg)
Points: 15 vs. Keene State Coll. 1/28/17 (7.2 ppg)
Rebounds: 9 vs. Plymouth State U. 2/11/17 (3.2 rbg)
Assists: 10 at UMass Dartmouth 2/21/17 (4.3 apg)
Steals: 6 at Rhode Island Coll. 2/4/17 (2.1 spg)
NOTABLES
- Posted new career-high averages in minutes, points, rebounds, assists and steals per game as a senior
- Closed out her career having played in 82 games as a Beacon, including 75 starts. She played in 106 total collegiate games, after starting her career at Goucher College.
- Ended her career fourth in school history in career assists (268) and tied for seventh in assists per game (3.3).
- Led the Little East Conference in assists per game (4.3) and ranked tied for first in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7-1.0)
- Posted double-digit points seven times
- Recorded a career-high 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting in a 66-55 loss to Keene State on January 28
- Ended her career by tying her career-high with 10 assists in the Little East Conference Quarterfinals
2015-16 Played a key role as one of the Beacons’ top ball handlers in her second season in Boston … Named to the Pepsi Mariner Classic All-Tournament Team … Played in all 28 games for a second-consecutive season … Started 22 contests … Averaged 28.5 minutes of playing time … Finished the season with 4.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and .7 steals per game … Ended the year second on the team with 3.1 assists per game and 88 total assists … Totaled 64 rebounds, 20 steals and two blocked shots … Shot 27.1 percent from the field, 24.1 percent from behind the arc and 62.2 percent from the charity stripe … Knocked down 19 three-pointers … Registered double-figure points in five contests … Averaged 11.5 points, four assists and two rebounds in two games to help UMass Boston win the Pepsi Mariner Classic … Posted a career-high 10 assists in 40 minutes on November 21 in a win over Framingham State … Recorded 11 points on 4-of-10 shooting and added five rebounds and three assists in an overtime win over Bridgewater State on December 3 … Started all three Little East Conference Playoff games and finished with seven points and two assists in the LEC Championship Game against Eastern Connecticut State University.
2014-15 Made an immediate impact as the Beacons’ starting point guard and most reliable crunch time shooter … Started in all 28 contests … Paced the Beacons with her 31.5 minutes per game … Averaged 5.6 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game … Ranked second on the team with her 2.5 assists per game and 69 total assists … Totaled 48 rebounds and 44 steals … Shot 33.3 percent from the field, 30.8 percent from distance and 68.1 percent from the free throw line … Finished third on the team with her 28 made 3-pointers … Recorded double-digit points in five contests … Finished with at least five assists on four occasions … Played at least 40 minutes in six different games … Reached double-digits points for the first time on December 6 with 11 points, two rebounds and one assist at Keene State … Finished with a season-high 13 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 40 seconds to play in a 69-65 win over Brandeis on January 6 … Led the Beacons to an upset win over UMass Dartmouth with the game-winning 3-pointer with 10 seconds to go in a 63-61 win on February 11 … Hit 3-of-4 free throws and grabbed a steal in the final minute to help UMass Boston earn their first-ever win over Southern Maine on February 17 … Finished with eight points in 43 minutes on March 1 in the Little East Conference Championship Game against Eastern Connecticut State … Played 122 of a possible 125 minutes in the Beacons’ three Little East Conference Tournament games.
PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL: Transfer from Goucher College in Towson, Maryland ... Appeared in all 24 games as a freshman at Goucher and started 19 contests ... Averaged 5.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and a team-high 3.0 assists per game ... Graduated from Springfield Central High School in 2013 ... Daughter of Lizzie Figueroa ... Has one brother, Isaiah Jones ... Currently majoring in Biology.
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Taje Burston with CSM Assistant Professor of Biology
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