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PROFESSIONAL
<ul>
<li>Has appeared in 105 ca­reer games (90 starts) in four seasons with Washington</li>
<li>Has averaged 10.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1.0 blocks in 22.2 minutes per game</li>
<li>On Sept. 4, 2025, she became just the fifth player in Mystics history to record 40 blocks in a single season</li>
<li>Was named to the 2022 WNBA All- Rookie Team</li>
<li>Sixth player in franchise history to make an All-Rookie team as a Mystic</li>
<li>Was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from June 16-22, the first time she has earned this honor in her career</li>
<li>Was named the 2025 Associated Press Comeback Player of the Year.</li>
</ul>
2025
<ul>
<li>Averaged 12.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, and a career-best 1.8 assists in 38 games played</li>
<li>Averaged a career-best 1.1 blocks per game</li>
<li>Her 38 games played marked a career-best</li>
<li>Made her season debut on 5/18 at CON</li>
<li>Recorded a season-high 11 rebounds off the bench on 6/5 vs. NYL and added a career-high four assists</li>
<li>Totaled 15 career performance with 10+ rebounds</li>
<li>Totaled 5+ points, 5+ rebounds in 30 games</li>
<li>Posted 21 games with 10+ points and five or more rebounds</li>
<li>On 6/20 at ATL, recorded a career-high 28 points and added 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season</li>
<li>Became the youngest player in WNBA history (24 y, 330d) to record at least 28 points, 10 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 blocks while shooting 75.0% or better in a game</li>
<li>Scored 20+ points in consecutive games for the first time in her career (6/20-6/22)</li>
<li>Was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from June 16-22, the first time she has earned this honor in her career</li>
<li>Totaled four double-doubles on the season</li>
<li>Scored in double figures in eight consecutive games (6/22-7/10)</li>
<li>Posted 15+ points and 5+ rebounds in nine games (last: 9/4 vs. PHX)</li>
<li>Totaled four 20+ games</li>
<li>Recorded multiple blocks in 12 games (most in a single season in her career)</li>
<li>Totaled 10 multi-steal game this season</li>
<li>Recorded her 1000 career point on Aug. 19</li>
<li>On  Aug. 23, moved into 15th place on the Mystics all-time rebounding list</li>
<li>Became the first player in Mystics history to record 30+ points and 4+ blocks in a single game</li>
<li>On Sept. 4, she became just the fifth player in Mystics history to record 40 blocks in a season, joining: Elena Delle Donne (40, 2018; 40 2019), Emma Meesseman (46; 2015), LaToya Sanders (47, 2019; 48, 2015) and Vicky Bullett (47, 2000; 58, 2001)</li>
<li>Recorded her 100th career block on 9/7 &#8211; becoming one of 10 players in franchise history to peak the 100 career-mark</li>
</ul>
2024
<ul>
<li>Appeared in 12 games (11 starts) for Washington</li>
<li>Averaged career bests in points (11.8), rebounds (6.8), steals (1.3), free-throw makes (3.0), and free-throw attempts (4.5)</li>
<li>Scored in double-figures in nine of her 12 appearances and scored a season-best 24 points on Aug. 20 vs. Seattle</li>
<li>Totaled seven or more rebounds in six games</li>
<li>Grabbed 10+ rebounds on two occasions</li>
<li>Attempted a career-best 15 free-throw attempts on Aug. 20</li>
<li>Totaled one double-double on the season</li>
<li>Had a career-high five blocks on 5/14 vs. NYL</li>
<li>Missed 28 games due to injury</li>
</ul>
2023
<ul>
<li>Appeared in 19 games (17 starts) during her sophomore season</li>
<li>Recorded averages of 10.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 0.9 blocks, and 0.8 steals</li>
<li>Shot the ball at a .500 clip from the field, the second-highest mark on the team</li>
<li>Posted a career-best five double-doubles to lead the team</li>
<li>Improved her points (8.7-&gt;10.0), rebounds (6.5-&gt;7.0), blocks (0.8-&gt;0.9), and steals averages (0.7-&gt;0.8) from her rookie season to her second season</li>
<li>Scored in double-digits in ten games</li>
<li>Recorded a career-high 21 points on 5/21 at Connecticut</li>
<li>Her 0.9 blocks per game ranked first among sophomore players and was tied for most on the team</li>
<li>Posted at least one block in all but four games played this year</li>
<li>Became the sixth-fastest Mystic to 500 points among players who have started their career with the team (55 games)</li>
<li>Missed 16 games (6/28- 8/11) due to a left hip strain</li>
<li>Missed four games (9/3-9/10) with a left hip injury</li>
<li>Missed one game (8/20) for return to play maintenance</li>
</ul>
2022
<ul>
<li>Appeared in all 36 games (32 starts) dur­ing her rookie season</li>
<li>Registered averages of 8.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, 0.9 assists, and 0.8 blocks in 21.6 minutes per game</li>
<li>Shot the ball at a .547 clip from the field which ranked second among rookies and sixth in the league</li>
<li>Ranked third among rookies in points (8.7) and second in rebounds (6.4) per game</li>
<li>Led the team in rebounds on 19 occasions</li>
<li>Recorded five-plus rebounds in 28 games, the most amongst rookies and tied for the most such games by a rookie in franchise history</li>
<li>Led the team with six double-figure rebound games, the most by a Mystics rookie in franchise history</li>
<li>Her 12 10+ point and five-plus rebound games marked the most such games by a Mystics rookie since 1999 [Chamique Holdsclaw; 25]</li>
<li>Her four double-doubles tied Alessandra Santos de Oliveira (1998) for the second-most by a Mystics rookie in franchise his­tory</li>
<li>Recorded first career double-double on 5/8 at MIN, joining former Mystics center Alessan­dra Santos de Oliveira as just the second rookie in franchise history to record a double-double through two career games played</li>
</ul>
PLAYOFFS
Totaled two career playoff games (all starts)
<ul>
<li>2023: Missed the 2023 WNBA playoffs with a hip strain</li>
<li>2022: Averaged 7.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 1.0 assists in two games played in first round loss to Seattle</li>
</ul>
OVERSEAS/OFF-SEASON
<ul>
<li>Played for the Elitzur Landco Ramla (Israel) during the 2022-23 offseason</li>
<li>Recorded averages of 20.2 points, 12.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game</li>
<li>Ranked third in the league with her 20.2 points per game</li>
<li>Helped lead her team to the quarterfi­nals in the EuroCup Women playoffs</li>
<li>Played for Shanxi Flame (China) during the 2025-26 offseason</li>
</ul>
UNRIVALED
<ul>
<li>Played for the Lunar Owls in the inaugural season </li>
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<li>In 14 games, averaged  8.4 points and 4.1 rebounds in 9.2 minutes of action</li>
<li>Scored a season-high 17 points on Mar. 7 vs. Rose and totaled 10+ points in four games</li>
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</li>
<li>Played for Rose BC in 2026
<ul>
<li>In 15 games (nine starts), averaged 15.0 points on 54.6% shooting and 8.6 rebounds</li>
<li>On 2/7 vs. Vinyl, grabbed 18 rebounds, tied for Unrivaled’s highest mark of the season, and had five blocks, tied for the second-most in league history</li>
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</li>
</ul>
INTERNATIONAL
<ul>
<li>Participant at the 2024 USA 3&#215;3 Women&#8217;s National Team Development camp Nov. 8-10 in Phoenix</li>
<li>Was named to the 2024 USA Women’s National Team April training camp roster in Cleveland</li>
<li>Selected for 2026 USA 3×3 Women’s Champions Cup team
<ul>
<li>Totaled 25 points and 27 rebounds en route to a 4-1 record and a bronze medal in Bangkok</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
TRANSACTIONS
<ul>
<li>Was selected with the third overall pick by the Mystics in the 2022 WNBA Draft</li>
<li>Re-signed with Washington on April 13, 2026.</li>
</ul>
COLLEGE
2021-22
<ul>
<li>AP Honorable Mention All-America</li>
<li>USBC Honorable Mention All- America</li>
<li>WCBA Honorable Mention All-America</li>
<li>First-Team All SEC</li>
<li>Eighth Rebel to earn consecutive First-Team All-SEC honors</li>
<li>Gil­lom Trophy Award Winner</li>
<li>SEC All-Tournament Team</li>
<li>Lisa Leslie Award Top-10 Watchlist</li>
<li>Naismith Award Midseason Team</li>
<li>Preseason All-SEC First Team – Coaches</li>
<li>Preseason All- SEC First Team – Media</li>
<li>Wade Award Watch List</li>
<li>Wooden Award Preseason Top-50 Watch List</li>
<li>Naismith Award Watch List</li>
<li>Lisa Les­lie Award Preseason Watch List</li>
<li>Raising the B.A.R. Invitational Tournament Most Valuable Player</li>
<li>Started in all 32 games</li>
<li>Finished the season averaging 15.2 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.1 blocks, 1.2 steals per game while shooting at a .463 clip from the field</li>
<li>10 double-doubles, her second consecutive season with 10 plus</li>
<li>13 games with 10 or more rebounds</li>
<li>Third in the SEC in rebounds per game</li>
<li>Led the Rebels in points in 16 games, and rebounds in 22</li>
<li>10 20-point outings</li>
<li>18 multi-block games</li>
<li>66 blocks on the year to rank third most by a Rebel in a single-season</li>
<li>Set an Ole Miss SEC Tour­nament record with six rejections in the Quarter­finals against Florida</li>
<li>Only Rebel in the last seven seasons to notch 20 or more points and 15 rebounds in a single game</li>
<li>Eclipsed the 1,000-career rebound mark against Texas A&amp;M</li>
</ul>

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