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2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 1
Lena Niang
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Dakar, Senegal
- High School:
- Riverdale Baptist (Md.)
- Prev School:
- NC State
Bio
2019-20: Played in all 31 games, drawing 23 starts... Registered eight points and five rebounds against Duquesne... Poured in 17 points at Bucknell, knocking down four three-pointers... Pulled down nine boards against North Carolina... Recorded her first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds against No. 6 South Carolina... Added 14 points against Villanova... Netted 14 points and pulled down six rebounds against FGCU... Added seven points and nine rebounds at La Salle... Registered her second career double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds at Tulsa... Tallied five points and eight rebounds at Houston... Collected 11 points and a season-high two steals against SMU... Played 39 minutes as she added nine points against USF... Added seven points and seven rebounds against Penn... Played a career-high 40 minutes as she registered her third double-double at Cincinnati with 11 points and 10 rebounds... Recorded 12 points and nine rebounds against UCF... Collected 11 points and five rebounds against Houston... Added 14 points and a career-high four assists against Memphis.
2018-19: Played in 25 games drawing four starts... Averaged 5.0 points per game for the Owls... Pulled down a career-best eight rebounds at Memphis... Had nine points and five rebounds against Wichita State... Scored nine points, connecting on three form long range at SMU... Tallied eight points against Cincinnati... Notched six points with a pair of assists against Houston... Had 13 points and five rebounds with a career best three blocks against ECU... Scored a season-best 15 points on 5-of-8 from three point range at Cincinnati... Racked up 12 points of 4-of-7 from the field at #16/14 DePaul... Had six points at #24/22 Miami... Pulled down five
rebounds at Marist, tying a career high.
2017-18: Played in 24 games for the Owls, averaging 3.6 points and 2.0 rebounds per outing... Tallied a career-best 18 points against Marist, going 6-of-8 from beyond-the-arc... Hit career highs of five rebounds twice during the season, in games against Delaware State and Penn... Had six points on a pair of threes in Temple's upset win over Wichita State in the American Tournament... Recorded six games with multiple makes from three.
2016-17: Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules.
2015-16: (At NC State) Played in eight games, averaging 1.9 points, 1.0 rebounds, and 4.8 minutes per game … Shot 6-11 (.545) from the field … Made her career debut in the November 15 win over High Point … Scored a season-high six points at No. 3 Notre Dame on February 4 … Played a season-high 12 minutes during wins over High Point and Western Carolina (December 16) … Pulled down a season-high three rebounds during the win over Western Carolina and during the game at No. 3 Notre Dame … Recorded a season-high two assists in the High Point game.
High School: Named Preseason All-Met, a McDonald’s High School All-American nominee, and to the Title IX All-Tournament Team as her senior squad went 24-12 in 2015 ... Won a national title with her team in 2014 while averaging 14 points and 11 rebounds per game ... Rated by ESPNW as a three-star recruit with a score of 90 ... Ranked the #19 forward in the class of 2015 and #92 overall by Blue Star Report.
Personal: Born in Dakar, Senegal... moved to the United States in 2012 ... High School Head Coach, Sam Caldwell, is her legal guardian.
2018-19: Played in 25 games drawing four starts... Averaged 5.0 points per game for the Owls... Pulled down a career-best eight rebounds at Memphis... Had nine points and five rebounds against Wichita State... Scored nine points, connecting on three form long range at SMU... Tallied eight points against Cincinnati... Notched six points with a pair of assists against Houston... Had 13 points and five rebounds with a career best three blocks against ECU... Scored a season-best 15 points on 5-of-8 from three point range at Cincinnati... Racked up 12 points of 4-of-7 from the field at #16/14 DePaul... Had six points at #24/22 Miami... Pulled down five
rebounds at Marist, tying a career high.
2017-18: Played in 24 games for the Owls, averaging 3.6 points and 2.0 rebounds per outing... Tallied a career-best 18 points against Marist, going 6-of-8 from beyond-the-arc... Hit career highs of five rebounds twice during the season, in games against Delaware State and Penn... Had six points on a pair of threes in Temple's upset win over Wichita State in the American Tournament... Recorded six games with multiple makes from three.
2016-17: Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules.
2015-16: (At NC State) Played in eight games, averaging 1.9 points, 1.0 rebounds, and 4.8 minutes per game … Shot 6-11 (.545) from the field … Made her career debut in the November 15 win over High Point … Scored a season-high six points at No. 3 Notre Dame on February 4 … Played a season-high 12 minutes during wins over High Point and Western Carolina (December 16) … Pulled down a season-high three rebounds during the win over Western Carolina and during the game at No. 3 Notre Dame … Recorded a season-high two assists in the High Point game.
High School: Named Preseason All-Met, a McDonald’s High School All-American nominee, and to the Title IX All-Tournament Team as her senior squad went 24-12 in 2015 ... Won a national title with her team in 2014 while averaging 14 points and 11 rebounds per game ... Rated by ESPNW as a three-star recruit with a score of 90 ... Ranked the #19 forward in the class of 2015 and #92 overall by Blue Star Report.
Personal: Born in Dakar, Senegal... moved to the United States in 2012 ... High School Head Coach, Sam Caldwell, is her legal guardian.
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