2019-20 SEASON HIGHS
Games Played/Games Started: 27/5
Minutes: 37 vs. Thomas College, November 9 (473 total/17.5 mpg)
Points: 16 vs. Thomas College, November 9 (114 total/4.2 ppg)
Rebounds: 6 two times (52 total/1.9 rpg)
Assists: 5 two times (45 total/1.7 apg)
Steals: 5 vs. Keene State College, January 25 (28 total/1.0 spg)
NOTABLES
- Made her season debut on November 9 vs. Thomas College playing in a season-high 37 minutes and scoring a career-high 16 points as a Beacon
- Played in every game during her senior season
- Scored her 1,000th career point on January 11 against Clark University
- Collected a career-high six rebounds on two occasions and also a career-best 5 assists on two occasions
- Her five steals vs. Keene State College was also a career-best as a Beacon
- Ranked second in assists per game (1.7), third for third in steals per game (1.0)
- Finished the season shooting 30.2% from the field, 31.3 form 3-point range and 65.7 from the free throw line
2018-19 SEASON HIGHS
Games Played/Games Started: 26/2
Minutes: 37 vs. Castleton University, December 5 (419 total/16.1 mpg)
Points: 12 vs. Johnson & Wales University, December 13 (98 total/3.8 ppg)
Rebounds: 3 four times (31 total/1.2 rpg)
Assists: 4 vs. Castleton University, December 5 (33 total)
Steals: 2 at Plymouth State University, February 6 (11 total)
NOTABLES
- Appeared in every game for the Beacons after transferring from Springfield Technical Community College
- Ranked second on the team in 3 point percentage shooting at 37.5%
- Recorded five points and four assists vs. Castleton University in 37 minutes, to help UMass Boston earn a key conference win
- Scored a season-high 12 points on 4-7 shooting against Johnson & Wales University and also added three assists
- Finished the season with a 33.3 field goal %, 37.5 three-point field-goal %, and 75 free throw %
2016-17 (at Springfield Technical Community College): Started and played in all 16 games for the Rams ... Led the team and finished third at the National Junior Collegiate Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III with 27.1 points per game ... Tacked on three assists, 1.8 rebounds and two steals per game ... Shot 45.3 percent from the field, 35.7 percent from distance and 79.5 percent from the free throw line ... Finished with 18 or more points in 15 of 16 starts and 30 or more points seven times ... Posted a season-high 47 points on 17-26 shooting in her season-finale against the University of Connecticut Avery Point .. Finished her career at Springfield Tech recording double-digit points in 36 of 38 games.
2015-16 (at Springfield Technical Community College): Started and played in all 22 games as a freshman ... Led the team with 19 points, 5.4 assists and 2.0 assists per game ... Shot 52.7 percent from the field, 35.7 percent from distance and 83 percent from the charity stripe ... Finished in double-figures in 21 of 22 games and posted at least 20 points on 10 occasions ... Recorded a season-high 36 points on 13-18 shooting in a 66-64 win over Gateway (Conn.).
PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Transferred to UMass Boston from Springfield Technical Community College after her sophomore season ... Named to the Regional 21 (NJCAA) First Team All-Region as a sophomore and Second Team as a freshman ... Graduated from Amherst Regional High School in 2016 ... Played basketball, soccer and baseball at Amherst Regional ... Named a First Team All-Western Mass honoree her final two years ... Selected to the All-Western Mass Second Team her first two seasons ... Recognized as the Hampshire County All-Star Game MVP ... Daughter of Tracy and James Staples ... Has six siblings, Melina, Kyra, Kieffer, Patrick, Stephanie and Jennifer ... Currently majoring in Biology.
