Eastern Michigan Athletics
If You Build It, They Will Come: Sahar Nusseibeh Inks Two More for Upcoming 2024-25 Season
5/3/2024 2:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
All six transfers arrive to Ypsilanti after some time in the MAAC
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- First-year Eastern Michigan University women's basketball head coach Sahar Nusseibeh announced the addition of two more incoming transfers for the upcoming basketball season today, May 1. Arriving in Ypsilanti to join the Eagles are incoming junior Sisi Eleko (Montreal, Quebec/New Hope Academy/Canisius) and incoming senior Jada Williams (Williamstown, N.J./Gloucester Catholic/Temple/Saint Peter's).
"I am thrilled to welcome both Sisi Eleko and Jada Williams to our Eastern Women's Basketball family," said Nusseibeh. "It has been a privilege to coach a talent and person like Alphonsia these past two years and I am so excited she is committed to continuing our success together. Jada is someone who will bring everything she has to add value to our program on and off the court. Together, these two women will be a dominant force as Eagles," she finished.
Eleko and Williams will join incoming freshman Olivia DiFranco (Elyria, Ohio/Midview), incoming senior Mackenzie Amalia (Beaver Falls, Pa./Robert Morris/Canisius), junior Athina Lexa (Thessaloniki, Greece/Hellenic College/Canisius), and sophomores Brooklyn Thrash (Wayne, Ohio/Elmwood/Canisius) and Adrien LaMora (Philadelphia, N.Y./Indian River/Canisius) for the 2024-25 season.
Full biographies on all current incoming signees can be found below.
Jada Williams - F - 6-1 - Sr. - Williamstown, N.J./Gloucester Catholic/Temple/Saint Peter's
EMU: 2024-25: Will join the EMU basketball program as an incoming transfer...SAINT PETER'S: 2023-24: Transfer from Temple University…Named to the MAAC Academic All-Conference Team…Appeared and started in four games averaging 27.5 minutes per game with 7.8 points and 5.8 boards per contest…TEMPLE: 2022-23: Did not play…HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 13.3 points per game throughout her career at Gloucester Catholic... Helped her team to a 24-4 record her rookie year where she earned First Team All-Conference and a Freshman of the Year nomination... Earned Second Team All-Conference her sophomore year and collected the Al Carino Award…PERSONAL: Full Name: Jada Alexa Williams...Daughter of Tamika and Gregg Sr....Sister of Jamil, Janai, Gregg Jr., and Jalen...Criminal Justice major.
Sisi Eleko - F - 6-2 - Jr. - Montreal, Quebec/New Hope Academy/Canisius
EMU: 2024-25: Will join the EMU basketball program as an incoming transfer...CANISIUS: 2023-24: Played in all 31 games with 30 starts…Unanimous All-MAAC First Team selection…Preseason All-MAAC selection…All-MAAC Championship Team selection…Set the program record for rebounds by a sophomore with 328, breaking the previous record of 285 held by Shauna Geronzin during the 1999-2000 season…Ended season second all-time for rebounds in a season with 328…Only player in the conference to average a double-double with 15.9 points and 10.6 rebounds per game…Became the first member of the Griffs since Jénel Stevens in the 2002-03 season to average a double-double and lead the team in both categories…Named MAAC player of the Week on three occasions (Nov. 13, Dec. 26, Feb. 19)...Her 181 makes from the field rank second all-time for field goals by a sophomore…Ended the year with 18 double-doubles, which led the MAAC and ranked top-20 nationally…MAAC All-Academic Team selection…2022-23: Appeared in 29 games making 24 starts…MAAC All-Rookie Team Selection…Averaged a team-best 5.7 rebounds while chipping in 8.6 points which was good for third on the squad…Named MAAC Rookie of the Week on six occasions (Dec. 19, Dec. 26, Jan. 2, Feb. 20, Feb. 27, March 6), tying Amanda Cavo for the program record…Finished the year ranked 10th in the MAAC for field goal percentage (.442)...Notched a team-best three double-doubles (Jan. 14 at Mount St. Mary's, Feb. 25 at Iona and March 7 vs Mount St. Mary's)...HIGH SCHOOL: Played basketball at Saint-Laurent High School and New Hope Academy…Served as team captain and earned MVP of the 2021-22 NACA Championship…PERSONAL: Full Name: Sisi Eleko...Daughter of Bijou Eleko…Has one sister, Jael...Criminal Justice major.
Olivia DiFranco - G - 5-10 - Fr. - Elyria, Ohio/Midview High School
EMU: 2024-25: Will join the EMU basketball program as an incoming signee...HIGH SCHOOL: Attends Midview and plays under Head Coach Brittney McNamara as a Middie...Has earned three varsity letters, being team captain for two...Holds Midview school records for most points scored in a single season (531), most field goals in a game (15), most field goals in a season (191), most free-throws in a season (120), and most points in a career (1,127)…Was named to the 2022-23 All-SWC First Team, All-Lorain County First Team, All-District Second Team, All-Ohio Special Mention…Also named to the 2021-22 All-SWC First Team, All-Lorain County First Team, All-District First Team, All-Ohio Honorable Mention…Additionally, she was named to the 2020-21 All-SWC First Team, All-Lorain County First Team, All-District Second Team, All-Ohio Honorable Mention…Was a 2023 district and regional champion as well as participated in the high school final four…PERSONAL: Full Name: Olivia Kathryn DiFranco...Daughter of Chad and Tara DiFranco...Has two brothers, Anthony and Noah, and one sister, Mya...Psychology major.
Mackenzie Amalia - G - 5-5 - Sr. - Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk High School/Robert Morris/Canisius
EMU: 2024-25: Will join the EMU basketball program as an incoming transfer...CANISIUS: 2023-24: One of just two players to start and play in all 31 games...Led the team and ranked second in the MAAC for both total assists (133) and assists per game (4.3)...Finished season fourth all-time for minutes played in a season (1075) and ninth for games started in a season (31)...Ranked third on the Griffs in both total points (259) and points per game (8.4)...Tied for the team lead in steals with 39...One of three players to score 20-or-more points in a game, accomplishing the feat with a 20-point outing at Little Three rival St. Bonaventure, Nov. 30...Finished in double figures on 11 occasions...Made her Canisius debut against Big four rival Buffalo, Nov. 6, dropping 16 points and a career-high eight assists...RMU: 2022-23: One of just two players to start all 30 games for RMU...Averaged 6.1 points, 2.8 assists, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game...Knocked down 28.8 percent (62-for-215) of her shots from the field and 54.3 percent (25-of-46) from the charity stripe...Converted 25.0 percent (34-for-136) of her attempts from behind the arc...Led the Colonials in assists (87) and minutes played (32.1) while sitting tied for first in triples (34)...Scored in double-digits in seven games while recording four or more assists in nine contests...In the first round of the 2022 #HLWBB Tournament, led the team with 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting, five assists, four rebounds, and tallied two steals...Named to the 2022-23 CSC Academic All-District Team...2021-22: Appeared in 26 games for the Colonials, starting in one...Scored the most three pointers on the team (38) and was fourth on the team in scoring...Averaged 5.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 19.7 minutes per game...Scored in double digits on three separate occasions...2020-21: Appeared in 15 contests off the bench...Averaged 3.5 points and 1.7 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game...Finished fourth on the team in three-point percentage (.342) and three-pointers made (13)...Made her collegiate debut at Northern Kentucky (12/12), playing three minutes...HIGH SCHOOL: Named PIAA 4A All-State First Team as a junior and senior and All-State Second Team as a sophomore...Captured Beaver County Times Player of the Year in 2020 and was named to four BCT Top 20 lists...Earned Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fab 5 honors as a senior and three PPG 4A Top 5 nods...Bestowed with Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Top 10 accolades as a junior...Scored her 1,000th career point as a junior, leading the team in scoring (19.2), assists (6.7), steals (3.9), and three-pointers (85)...Paced Blackhawk with 16.3 points, 5.0 assists, and 3.0 steals per game, and 66 three-pointers as a sophomore... PERSONAL: Full Name: Mackenzie Amalia...Father, Robert Amalia played basketball at Penn State Beaver...Sister, Madison Amalia played basketball at Edinboro University and St. Thomas Aquinas College...Pursuing her masters in sports administration.
Athina Lexa - G - 5-9 - Jr. - Thessaloniki, Greece/Hellenic College/Canisius
EMU: 2024-25: Will join the EMU basketball program as an incoming transfer...CANISIUS: 2023-24: Named MAAC Sixth Player of the Year, becoming the second Golden Griffin to ever earn the honor...Played in all 31 games, making 11 starts...Ranked second in the team and 15th in the MAAC for points per game (11.7) and 12th in the conference for total points (362)...Led the Griffs in free-throw percentage at 80.8% (42-of-52)...One of three players to score 20-or-more points in a game, accomplishing the feat with a 21-point outing at Binghamton, Dec. 8...Dropped 15-or-more points nine times, highlighted by her performance versus the Bearcats, Dec. 8...Paced Canisius with a team-high 52 3-pointers...Tallied five 3-pointers at Binghamton, Dec. 8 and Siena, Dec. 16, Played a season and career-high 43 minutes at Colgate, Nov. 16...Ended the year scoring 10-or-more points in six of her final seven games, highlighted by 19-point outings against Rider, March 2 and No. 25 Fairfield, March 15 at the MAAC Championship...Averaged 15.5 points per game across Canisius' two postseason games against Manhattan, March 14 and No. 25 Fairfield, March 15...MAAC All-Academic Team selection...Appeared in 25 games, making 19 starts...2022-23: One of three players to start in both the first and last game of the season...Shot .331 (53-of-160) from the floor and .226 (12-of-53) from deep...Ranked fifth on the team for total minutes played with 603...MAAC All-Academic Team Selection...2021-22: One of two unanimous selections to the All-MAAC Rookie Team...Started in 14 of 29 games played...Averaged 8.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game...Tallied double-digits in the scoring column 13 times...Ranked fourth on the squad in minutes per game played (23.2)...HIGH SCHOOL: Played four seasons for Hellenic College of Thessaloniki prior to arriving at Canisius...Averaged 20 points per game in her prep career...Competed with the Greek Women's U16 and U18 National Teams at the FIBA European Championships...Participated in training camp with the Greek Women's National Team for the 2020 Summer Olympics. … PERSONAL: Full Name: Athina Lexa...Daughter of Kostas and Natasha Lexa...Has two brothers, Konstantinos and Filipp...Health and Wellness major.
Brooklyn Thrash - G/F - 6-0 - So. - Wayne, Ohio/Elmwood/Canisius
EMU: 2024-25: Will join the EMU basketball program as an incoming transfer...CANISIUS: 2023-24: Appeared in 29 games, making 28 starts...Led Canisius in 3-pointer percentage at .423 (22-of-52)...Notched her second career double-double at home against Manhattan, Feb. 22 with 12 points and a season-high 10 rebounds...Finished in double-figures for scoring on 10 occasions...Led the Blue and Gold in blocks (15)...Knocked down the game-winning free throws at Siena, Dec. 16 in the Griffs' 65-63 win...Dropped a season-high 14 points against Manhattan (March 14) in the quarterfinal round of the MAAC Championship...Amassed a season-high three blocks against Youngstown State, Dec. 21...Totaled a season-high three steals against Marist, Feb. 15...Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team...2022-23: Appeared in 28 games with 15 starts...Averaged 3.8 points and 2.0 rebounds per contest...Reached double figures in points in four contests...Led the team with 13 blocks...Concluded the season with a 3-point field goal percentage of .314, which was good for third on the squad...Made her first career start on against Binghamton and responded with a double-double, posting season highs of 16 points and 10 rebounds, Nov. 20...HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for Elmwood...Notched 2010 points, 673 rebounds, 283 assists, 448 steals and 97 blocks over four years...All-time leading scorer in her school's history...Tallied 550 points, 244 rebounds, 149 steals, 88 steals and 26 blocks during her senior campaign...Earned All-Ohio First Team, Northwest-Ohio First Team, all-district first team, and 2021-22 player of the year honors...Was also a four-year letterwinner in volleyball where she served as team captain and earned all-district first team and NBC honors...Also raced track for four years as a sprinter and was team captain… PERSONAL: Full Name: Brooklyn Thrash...Daughter of Lewis and Jodi Thrash...Has two brothers, Jordan and Tyrese...Health and Wellness major.
Adrien LaMora - F - 5-11 - So. - Philadelphia, N.Y./Indian River/Canisius
EMU: 2024-25: Will join the EMU basketball program as an incoming transfer...CANISIUS: 2023-24: Appeared in nine games before suffering a season-ending injury...Scored a season-high nine points at Illinois, Nov. 26...Collected six rebounds at Little Three rival St. Bonaventure, Nov. 30...MAAC All-Academic Team selection...2022-23: Appeared in 22 games...Averaged 2.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 10.4 minutes per game...Made her collegiate debut against UAlbany, Nov. 30...Tallied a season-high 11 points against Rider, Dec. 17...Recorded at least one block in four consecutive contests from Jan. 5 to Jan. 14...Collected a season-high seven rebounds against Manhattan, Jan. 21...HIGH SCHOOL: Five-year letterwinner for Indian River...Finished her high school career with 1362 points, 790 rebounds, 281 assists, 195 steals and 142 blocks...During her senior season, tallied 408 points, 178 rebounds, 77 assists, 53 steals and 33 blocks...Earned all-north and All-CNY honors while being a five-time all star and three-year captain...Was a four-year letterwinner in soccer and softball...Served as captain for both teams…PERSONAL: Full Name: Adrien LaMora...Daughter of Jesse and Jennifer LaMora ...Has two sisters, Allison and Autumn ...Biology major.
Fans are encouraged to keep their eyes on EMUEagles.com and the team's social media handles @EMUWBB for all the latest updates on the program, including future announcements about Nusseibeh's coaching staff, additions to the roster, and season ticket information.
"I am thrilled to welcome both Sisi Eleko and Jada Williams to our Eastern Women's Basketball family," said Nusseibeh. "It has been a privilege to coach a talent and person like Alphonsia these past two years and I am so excited she is committed to continuing our success together. Jada is someone who will bring everything she has to add value to our program on and off the court. Together, these two women will be a dominant force as Eagles," she finished.
Eleko and Williams will join incoming freshman Olivia DiFranco (Elyria, Ohio/Midview), incoming senior Mackenzie Amalia (Beaver Falls, Pa./Robert Morris/Canisius), junior Athina Lexa (Thessaloniki, Greece/Hellenic College/Canisius), and sophomores Brooklyn Thrash (Wayne, Ohio/Elmwood/Canisius) and Adrien LaMora (Philadelphia, N.Y./Indian River/Canisius) for the 2024-25 season.
Full biographies on all current incoming signees can be found below.
Jada Williams - F - 6-1 - Sr. - Williamstown, N.J./Gloucester Catholic/Temple/Saint Peter's
EMU: 2024-25: Will join the EMU basketball program as an incoming transfer...SAINT PETER'S: 2023-24: Transfer from Temple University…Named to the MAAC Academic All-Conference Team…Appeared and started in four games averaging 27.5 minutes per game with 7.8 points and 5.8 boards per contest…TEMPLE: 2022-23: Did not play…HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 13.3 points per game throughout her career at Gloucester Catholic... Helped her team to a 24-4 record her rookie year where she earned First Team All-Conference and a Freshman of the Year nomination... Earned Second Team All-Conference her sophomore year and collected the Al Carino Award…PERSONAL: Full Name: Jada Alexa Williams...Daughter of Tamika and Gregg Sr....Sister of Jamil, Janai, Gregg Jr., and Jalen...Criminal Justice major.
Sisi Eleko - F - 6-2 - Jr. - Montreal, Quebec/New Hope Academy/Canisius
EMU: 2024-25: Will join the EMU basketball program as an incoming transfer...CANISIUS: 2023-24: Played in all 31 games with 30 starts…Unanimous All-MAAC First Team selection…Preseason All-MAAC selection…All-MAAC Championship Team selection…Set the program record for rebounds by a sophomore with 328, breaking the previous record of 285 held by Shauna Geronzin during the 1999-2000 season…Ended season second all-time for rebounds in a season with 328…Only player in the conference to average a double-double with 15.9 points and 10.6 rebounds per game…Became the first member of the Griffs since Jénel Stevens in the 2002-03 season to average a double-double and lead the team in both categories…Named MAAC player of the Week on three occasions (Nov. 13, Dec. 26, Feb. 19)...Her 181 makes from the field rank second all-time for field goals by a sophomore…Ended the year with 18 double-doubles, which led the MAAC and ranked top-20 nationally…MAAC All-Academic Team selection…2022-23: Appeared in 29 games making 24 starts…MAAC All-Rookie Team Selection…Averaged a team-best 5.7 rebounds while chipping in 8.6 points which was good for third on the squad…Named MAAC Rookie of the Week on six occasions (Dec. 19, Dec. 26, Jan. 2, Feb. 20, Feb. 27, March 6), tying Amanda Cavo for the program record…Finished the year ranked 10th in the MAAC for field goal percentage (.442)...Notched a team-best three double-doubles (Jan. 14 at Mount St. Mary's, Feb. 25 at Iona and March 7 vs Mount St. Mary's)...HIGH SCHOOL: Played basketball at Saint-Laurent High School and New Hope Academy…Served as team captain and earned MVP of the 2021-22 NACA Championship…PERSONAL: Full Name: Sisi Eleko...Daughter of Bijou Eleko…Has one sister, Jael...Criminal Justice major.
Olivia DiFranco - G - 5-10 - Fr. - Elyria, Ohio/Midview High School
EMU: 2024-25: Will join the EMU basketball program as an incoming signee...HIGH SCHOOL: Attends Midview and plays under Head Coach Brittney McNamara as a Middie...Has earned three varsity letters, being team captain for two...Holds Midview school records for most points scored in a single season (531), most field goals in a game (15), most field goals in a season (191), most free-throws in a season (120), and most points in a career (1,127)…Was named to the 2022-23 All-SWC First Team, All-Lorain County First Team, All-District Second Team, All-Ohio Special Mention…Also named to the 2021-22 All-SWC First Team, All-Lorain County First Team, All-District First Team, All-Ohio Honorable Mention…Additionally, she was named to the 2020-21 All-SWC First Team, All-Lorain County First Team, All-District Second Team, All-Ohio Honorable Mention…Was a 2023 district and regional champion as well as participated in the high school final four…PERSONAL: Full Name: Olivia Kathryn DiFranco...Daughter of Chad and Tara DiFranco...Has two brothers, Anthony and Noah, and one sister, Mya...Psychology major.
Mackenzie Amalia - G - 5-5 - Sr. - Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk High School/Robert Morris/Canisius
EMU: 2024-25: Will join the EMU basketball program as an incoming transfer...CANISIUS: 2023-24: One of just two players to start and play in all 31 games...Led the team and ranked second in the MAAC for both total assists (133) and assists per game (4.3)...Finished season fourth all-time for minutes played in a season (1075) and ninth for games started in a season (31)...Ranked third on the Griffs in both total points (259) and points per game (8.4)...Tied for the team lead in steals with 39...One of three players to score 20-or-more points in a game, accomplishing the feat with a 20-point outing at Little Three rival St. Bonaventure, Nov. 30...Finished in double figures on 11 occasions...Made her Canisius debut against Big four rival Buffalo, Nov. 6, dropping 16 points and a career-high eight assists...RMU: 2022-23: One of just two players to start all 30 games for RMU...Averaged 6.1 points, 2.8 assists, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game...Knocked down 28.8 percent (62-for-215) of her shots from the field and 54.3 percent (25-of-46) from the charity stripe...Converted 25.0 percent (34-for-136) of her attempts from behind the arc...Led the Colonials in assists (87) and minutes played (32.1) while sitting tied for first in triples (34)...Scored in double-digits in seven games while recording four or more assists in nine contests...In the first round of the 2022 #HLWBB Tournament, led the team with 11 points on 5-of-10 shooting, five assists, four rebounds, and tallied two steals...Named to the 2022-23 CSC Academic All-District Team...2021-22: Appeared in 26 games for the Colonials, starting in one...Scored the most three pointers on the team (38) and was fourth on the team in scoring...Averaged 5.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 19.7 minutes per game...Scored in double digits on three separate occasions...2020-21: Appeared in 15 contests off the bench...Averaged 3.5 points and 1.7 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game...Finished fourth on the team in three-point percentage (.342) and three-pointers made (13)...Made her collegiate debut at Northern Kentucky (12/12), playing three minutes...HIGH SCHOOL: Named PIAA 4A All-State First Team as a junior and senior and All-State Second Team as a sophomore...Captured Beaver County Times Player of the Year in 2020 and was named to four BCT Top 20 lists...Earned Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fab 5 honors as a senior and three PPG 4A Top 5 nods...Bestowed with Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Top 10 accolades as a junior...Scored her 1,000th career point as a junior, leading the team in scoring (19.2), assists (6.7), steals (3.9), and three-pointers (85)...Paced Blackhawk with 16.3 points, 5.0 assists, and 3.0 steals per game, and 66 three-pointers as a sophomore... PERSONAL: Full Name: Mackenzie Amalia...Father, Robert Amalia played basketball at Penn State Beaver...Sister, Madison Amalia played basketball at Edinboro University and St. Thomas Aquinas College...Pursuing her masters in sports administration.
Athina Lexa - G - 5-9 - Jr. - Thessaloniki, Greece/Hellenic College/Canisius
EMU: 2024-25: Will join the EMU basketball program as an incoming transfer...CANISIUS: 2023-24: Named MAAC Sixth Player of the Year, becoming the second Golden Griffin to ever earn the honor...Played in all 31 games, making 11 starts...Ranked second in the team and 15th in the MAAC for points per game (11.7) and 12th in the conference for total points (362)...Led the Griffs in free-throw percentage at 80.8% (42-of-52)...One of three players to score 20-or-more points in a game, accomplishing the feat with a 21-point outing at Binghamton, Dec. 8...Dropped 15-or-more points nine times, highlighted by her performance versus the Bearcats, Dec. 8...Paced Canisius with a team-high 52 3-pointers...Tallied five 3-pointers at Binghamton, Dec. 8 and Siena, Dec. 16, Played a season and career-high 43 minutes at Colgate, Nov. 16...Ended the year scoring 10-or-more points in six of her final seven games, highlighted by 19-point outings against Rider, March 2 and No. 25 Fairfield, March 15 at the MAAC Championship...Averaged 15.5 points per game across Canisius' two postseason games against Manhattan, March 14 and No. 25 Fairfield, March 15...MAAC All-Academic Team selection...Appeared in 25 games, making 19 starts...2022-23: One of three players to start in both the first and last game of the season...Shot .331 (53-of-160) from the floor and .226 (12-of-53) from deep...Ranked fifth on the team for total minutes played with 603...MAAC All-Academic Team Selection...2021-22: One of two unanimous selections to the All-MAAC Rookie Team...Started in 14 of 29 games played...Averaged 8.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game...Tallied double-digits in the scoring column 13 times...Ranked fourth on the squad in minutes per game played (23.2)...HIGH SCHOOL: Played four seasons for Hellenic College of Thessaloniki prior to arriving at Canisius...Averaged 20 points per game in her prep career...Competed with the Greek Women's U16 and U18 National Teams at the FIBA European Championships...Participated in training camp with the Greek Women's National Team for the 2020 Summer Olympics. … PERSONAL: Full Name: Athina Lexa...Daughter of Kostas and Natasha Lexa...Has two brothers, Konstantinos and Filipp...Health and Wellness major.
Brooklyn Thrash - G/F - 6-0 - So. - Wayne, Ohio/Elmwood/Canisius
EMU: 2024-25: Will join the EMU basketball program as an incoming transfer...CANISIUS: 2023-24: Appeared in 29 games, making 28 starts...Led Canisius in 3-pointer percentage at .423 (22-of-52)...Notched her second career double-double at home against Manhattan, Feb. 22 with 12 points and a season-high 10 rebounds...Finished in double-figures for scoring on 10 occasions...Led the Blue and Gold in blocks (15)...Knocked down the game-winning free throws at Siena, Dec. 16 in the Griffs' 65-63 win...Dropped a season-high 14 points against Manhattan (March 14) in the quarterfinal round of the MAAC Championship...Amassed a season-high three blocks against Youngstown State, Dec. 21...Totaled a season-high three steals against Marist, Feb. 15...Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team...2022-23: Appeared in 28 games with 15 starts...Averaged 3.8 points and 2.0 rebounds per contest...Reached double figures in points in four contests...Led the team with 13 blocks...Concluded the season with a 3-point field goal percentage of .314, which was good for third on the squad...Made her first career start on against Binghamton and responded with a double-double, posting season highs of 16 points and 10 rebounds, Nov. 20...HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner for Elmwood...Notched 2010 points, 673 rebounds, 283 assists, 448 steals and 97 blocks over four years...All-time leading scorer in her school's history...Tallied 550 points, 244 rebounds, 149 steals, 88 steals and 26 blocks during her senior campaign...Earned All-Ohio First Team, Northwest-Ohio First Team, all-district first team, and 2021-22 player of the year honors...Was also a four-year letterwinner in volleyball where she served as team captain and earned all-district first team and NBC honors...Also raced track for four years as a sprinter and was team captain… PERSONAL: Full Name: Brooklyn Thrash...Daughter of Lewis and Jodi Thrash...Has two brothers, Jordan and Tyrese...Health and Wellness major.
Adrien LaMora - F - 5-11 - So. - Philadelphia, N.Y./Indian River/Canisius
EMU: 2024-25: Will join the EMU basketball program as an incoming transfer...CANISIUS: 2023-24: Appeared in nine games before suffering a season-ending injury...Scored a season-high nine points at Illinois, Nov. 26...Collected six rebounds at Little Three rival St. Bonaventure, Nov. 30...MAAC All-Academic Team selection...2022-23: Appeared in 22 games...Averaged 2.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 10.4 minutes per game...Made her collegiate debut against UAlbany, Nov. 30...Tallied a season-high 11 points against Rider, Dec. 17...Recorded at least one block in four consecutive contests from Jan. 5 to Jan. 14...Collected a season-high seven rebounds against Manhattan, Jan. 21...HIGH SCHOOL: Five-year letterwinner for Indian River...Finished her high school career with 1362 points, 790 rebounds, 281 assists, 195 steals and 142 blocks...During her senior season, tallied 408 points, 178 rebounds, 77 assists, 53 steals and 33 blocks...Earned all-north and All-CNY honors while being a five-time all star and three-year captain...Was a four-year letterwinner in soccer and softball...Served as captain for both teams…PERSONAL: Full Name: Adrien LaMora...Daughter of Jesse and Jennifer LaMora ...Has two sisters, Allison and Autumn ...Biology major.
Fans are encouraged to keep their eyes on EMUEagles.com and the team's social media handles @EMUWBB for all the latest updates on the program, including future announcements about Nusseibeh's coaching staff, additions to the roster, and season ticket information.
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