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2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster

Rodney Pierce
Carroll Smith
Mark Coleman
Lawrence Johnson
Carroll Smith

20 Jayla Myles

  • Position Forward/Center
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Height 6-2
  • Hometown Rochester, N.Y.
  • Prev School Our Lady of Mercy HS
  • Highschool Our Lady of Mercy

Biography

2019-20: Won Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 12) ... competed in 24 contests (10 starts) after missing her junior year with a season-ending injury ... nationally, she ranked top 75 in blocks per game (1.8), which was No. 1 in the league ... saw 29 minutes in her first game back against LaSalle (Nov. 5), producing five boards, four points and three blocks in the home win ... notched a double-double (11 boards and 10 points), along with five blocks, in the road victory at UMBC (Nov. 9) ... grabbed seven rebounds in the home victory over South Carolina State (Jan. 13).

2018-19: Did not play due to injury ... redshirted.

2017-18: Won Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Defensive Player of the Week twice (Jan. 2 & Jan. 23) ... played 29 contests with 24 starts … among the conference leaders in blocks (3rd) and field goal percentage (10th) … ranked top 35 in blocks per game (2.1) … recorded six double-doubles, including three straight (Jan. 20-Jan. 27) … registered a double-double, 14 boards and 11 points, along with three blocks, at North Carolina Central (Jan. 20) … produced a double-double with 11 rebounds and 10 points, along with a season-best seven blocks, against North Carolina A&T State (Jan. 22) … notched a double-double, 15 points (season-high) and 10 boards, at North Carolina Central (Feb. 19).

2016-17: Named to the 2016-17 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) All-Rookie Team ... competed in 23 games (17 starts) … recorded her first collegiate double-double, 15 rebounds (season-high) and 13 points (season-high) at Cornell (Nov. 22) … tallied 11 points and six boards at Bethune-Cookman (Feb. 6) … grabbed 13 rebounds against North Carolina Central (Feb. 20).
 
Personal: Major is Sports Medicine … first person in her family to attend Howard University … decided to attend Howard University because of the coaching staff and culture … her goal is becoming a nurse … hobbies include writing … admires her mother and grandmother because of they are her heart … favorite food is Fish Tacos … if she could invite three people to dinner, they would be: Derrick Rose; Drake and Serena Williams … favorite professional sports team is the Chicago Bulls … if she could be on a show, it would be “Bad Girls Club” … favorite musical artists are Drake and Lil Baby.

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2016-17Freshman

    Center
    6'2"
    20
  • 20

    2017-18Junior

    Forward/Center
    6'2"
    20
  • 20

    2018-19Junior

    Forward/Center
    6'2"
    20
  • 20

    2019-20Redshirt Junior

    Forward/Center
    6'2"
    20