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Career Statistics and Single-Game Highs

As a Freshman (2014-15) | Game-by-Game Stats

  • Played 28 minutes in 12 games, averaging 0.8 points and 0.6 rebounds
  • Scored her first points and grabbed her first rebounds in conference in a win over Washington State (1/31)
  • Tallied the first assist of her career in a win over Arizona (1/16)
  • Averaged 0.8 points and 0.5 rebounds in six non-conference appearances
  • Snagged two rebounds for the first time in her career against UCSB (12/28)
  • Converted the first 3-point bucket of her career against Prairie View A&M (11/30)
  • Made her collegiate debut in the season opener against Boston College (11/14), scoring two points

Prior to Stanford

  • Played at Gill St. Bernard’s School in Gladstone, N.J.
  • 2014 Parade All-American
  • Two-time New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year (2013 and 2014)
  • Two-time first team all-state (2013 and 2014)
  • Rated a five-star recruit by ESPN HoopGurlz, was the No. 18 player overall in the class of 2014 and the sixth-ranked wing
  • Averaged 23.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.8 steals and 1.9 blocks per game as a senior
  • Led Gill St. Bernard’s School to a 26-4 record and a trip to the New Jersey Non-Public B title game in her final prep season
  • Honorable mention WBCA All-American in 2013-14
  • Averaged 27.4 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game as a junior, leading Gill St. Bernard’s School to a 23-5 record and a Somerset County title.
  • 2012-13 Newark Star-Ledger State Player of the Year
  • Maintained a 4.2 GPA
  • Volunteered on behalf of local food banks and Melinda's White Light, a foundation that supports childhood cancer research

Personal

  • Born in Princeton, N.J.
  • Daughter of Talayia and George Rooks
  • Siblings are Morgan, George and Bryce
  • Father played football at Syracuse and in the NFL for the New York Giants and Miami Dolphins
  • Grandfather, George Rooks, played football at Morgan State and for the Green Bay Packers
  • Grandfather, Ammon Barksdale, competed in track and field, football and basketball at Morgan State and went on to become a professional high jumper
  • Uncle, Ammon Barksdale, played football at Franklin and Marshall College
  • Plans on pursuing coursework in management science and engineering