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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

Philip Hinds
Philip Hinds
Tim Cowie/CAA
Tim Cowie/CAA
Philip Hinds
Philip Hinds
Vinny Dusovic/Fordham Athletics
Philip Hinds
Philip Hinds

2 JaKayla Brown

2 JaKayla Brown

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    LaPlata, Md.
  • Major:
    Political Science
  • High School:
    St. Mary's Ryken

Summary

Biography

Pi Sigma Alpha (National Political Science Honor Society) inductee...A member of the Coloniel E. David Woycik, Jr. (Ret) Esq. Pride Leadership Academy...Member of SAAC in 2020-21. 

2021-22:
Started and appeared in eight games before missing the remainder of the season due to injury…Played 31.0 minutes per contest…Averaged 13.0 points per game on 35 made field goals and 25 free throws…Knocked down nine three-pointers…Pulled down an average of 3.8 rebounds per game…Also dished out 16 assists…Recorded eight steals and one block…Led Hofstra in scoring four times…Recorded six 10+=point games and one 20+-point game…Scored a season-high 20 points in Hofstra’s win over Loyola Maryland on 11/20 when she sunk a career-high four three-pointers…Recorded a double-double with 14 points and a career-high 12 rebounds (6 offensive, 6 defensive) at Howard on 12/4…Dished out a career-high five assists in a win over Molloy on 11/17…Shot an efficient 4-of-9 for 15 points in a win at Kennesaw State on 11/26…Had two steals against UAlbany (11/10) and Molloy (11/17).

2020-21:
CoSIDA Academic All-District...All-CAA Second Team
...Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association Second Team...Started and appeared in all 20 games...Had a breakout season for the Pride and led the team with 16.1 points per game which tied for fourth in the conference...Poured in 17.3 points per game during conference action alone...Shot 36-percent from the field (113-of-314)...Also made 16 three-pointers which was second on the team...Made a team-high 83 free throws (83-of-115) and shot 72-percent from the free throw line which finished ninth in the conference...Also hauled down 3.4 rebounds per game...Dished out 25 assists which finished third on the team...Also recorded 17 steals and three blocks...Finished in double figures in 17-of-20 games and recorded at least 20 points on five occasions...Led the team in scoring in 13 games including both contests during the CAA Tournament...Posted a career-high 28 points (10-of-25 FG) in the CAA Quarterfinals vs. Towson on March 11, leading Hofstra to its second semifinal appearance in the last three years...Her 28 points that game were the most of any Pride player during the season...Knocked down at least 10 field goals on two other occasions when she tallied a then career-high 26 points (10-of-18 FG) vs. Delaware on Jan. 17 and 22 points (10-of-20 FG) on Jan. 31 vs. UNCW...Knocked down a career-high three pointers (3-for-6 3FG) vs. Delaware on Jan. 17...Came close to her first career double-double vs. Stony Brook on Dec. 14 when she recorded 10 points and a career-high eight rebounds...Recorded a season-high three steals in two of her first three appearances (vs. Army West Point in the season opener on Nov. 24 and vs. Fairfield on Dec. 6)...Made a season-high 12 free throws (12-of-14) vs. Northeastern on Jan. 7.

2019-20:
Appeared in 24 games while making 12 starts…Tallied 6.0 points per game…Pulled down 2.7 rebounds per game…Handed out 24 assists…Also added 17 steals and two blocks…Recorded a season-high 13 points against Northeastern (3/7)…Pulled down a career-high eight rebounds at UNCW (3/1)…Handed out a career-high four assists in a win against Campbell (12/21)…Tallied three steals against Cleveland State (11/18)...Led or tied for the team lead in scoring twice (Hartford with 12 points and LIU with 10 points)...Earned Dean's List, Hofstra Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll, and CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll following the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 semester. 

2018-19:
Appeared in 27 games for the Pride while making nine starts…Averaged 16.3 minutes per game…Scored 3.7 points per contest while adding 1.6 rebounds per game…Also tallied 17 assists on the year with three blocks and nine steals…Recorded a .383 field goal percentage (36-of-94) while also shooting 33 percent from beyond the arc…Reached double figures in scoring in her collegiate debut against Iona when she shot a perfect 5-of-5 from the field with one three-pointer for 11 points…Played a season-high 37 minutes against James Madison (1/11) when she scored seven points with one rebound and one assist…Tallied a game and career-high 17 points on 58 percent shooting (7-of-12 FG) while also grabbing a season-high six rebounds, including four offensive boards, to help Hofstra knock off top-seeded James Madison in the CAA quarterfinals.....Named to the CAA Spring Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll and spring Hofstra Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll.

High School/Personal:
Played four years of varsity basketball at St. Mary’s Ryken…Named a McDonald’s All-American nominee as a senior…Was a three-time All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference selection, including first-team honors her junior and senior seasons…Selected to the All-St. Mary’s County first team as a junior and senior…Was the second leading scorer in WCAC and ranked in the top 10 for scoring in the Washington All-Met area as a junior…Registered her 1,000th career point as a junior…Averaged double-digit points per game in each of her last three seasons…Finished her career with 1,485 points…Has an older sister and younger brother…Majoring in political science.
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