WBB2K22: UCF Preview

Women's college basketball is coming soon. Here at Winners Only, we will be dropping some previews of our favorite teams to watch for the 2k22 season. Our theme for women's sports in 2022 is "Rise of the Woman."

Central Florida Roster

Number, Name, Position, Height, Class, Hometown, High School/Previous College or University

0 Laila Jewett, Guard, 5-10, Freshman, Woodbridge, Virginia, Bishop Ireton High School

1 Tay Sanders, Guard, 6-1, Senior, Bartow, Florida, Chipola College

3 Diamond Battles, Guard, 5-8, Senior, Winter Haven, Florida, Winter Haven High School

4 Kiera Brown, Guard, 5-9, Redshirt Sophomore, Riviera Beach, Florida, Palm Beach Gardens High School

5 Masseny Kaba, Forward, 6-3, Senior, Dorchester, Mass., Cathedral High School

11 Becca Ripley, Guard, 6-0, Redshirt Senior, Stratham, New Hampshire, University of Miami

14 Asia Todd, Guard, 5-9, Junior, Clayton, North Carolina, Liberty

23 Alisha Lewis, Guard, 5-7, Junior, Wallingford, Pennsylvania, Syracuse

24 Jnaya Walker, Forward, 6-1, Senior, Bolingbrook, Illinois, Trinity Valley Community College

24 Ahna Burney, Guard, 5-8, Junior, Vancouver, Washington, DME Sports Academy

30 Neila Luma, Forward, 6-0, Redshirt Senior, Macungie, Pennsylvania, George Washington

31 Shania Meertens, Guard, 5-8, Redshirt Senior, Winter Springs, Florida, Clemson

32 Brittney Smith, Forward, 6-3, Senior, Orlando, Florida, Boone High School

33 Destiny Thomas, Forward, 6-2, Junior, Atlanta, Georgia, Forest Park High School

42 Ashton Verhulst. Forward, 6-2, Sophomore, DeSoto, Kansas, Bishop Miege High School

44 Raychael Harjo, Forward, 6-2, Freshman, Moore Oklahoma, Moore High School

55 Breyanna Frazier, Guard, 5-8, Redshirt Sophomore, Jersey City, New Jersey, Marist High School

Head Coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson

Last Season's Record: 16-5

Opening Game: Nov. 25, vs. USC (Cancun Challenge)

Players to Watch

Brittney Smith

After two very solid and consistent seasons, this is the year where Brittney Smith is expected to breakout as a college basketball star. She shot a career best .529 from the field last season while averaging 9.2 points per game. Her greatest night came against Cincinnati on 25 points while shooting 10-13. She also had 12 rebounds that night. Smith hit at least 50 percent of her shots in 14 of the 21 games she played last season. In seven of those contests she made 60 percent of her shots or more. In 2019-20 she had two games with at least 20 points as well. Smith was named to the American Athletic Conference Third Team for the second straight season in 2020-21.

Alisha Lewis

After transferring from Syracuse, Alisha Lewis shined for UCF being named Newcomer of the Year and Sixth Player of the Year for the American Athletic Conference. She scored over 20 points twice last season, draining a season best six three-pointers in both games. The guard made at least two threes in 10 games last season. She did the same on the defensive side collecting two or more steals 10 times as well. In a blowout 24-point home win over Temple, Lewis dished out a season best eight assists. She averaged 9.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and shot .449 from three. Lewis also shot an impressive .846 from the charity stripe.

Diamond Battles

A fiery competitor, Diamond Battles saved her best basketball for the end of the season. The sparky guard made 50 percent of her shots over the last five games of the season and averaged 12.4 points over that stretch. For the whole season she averaged 10 points on just .363 shooting, but Battles showed that during the post season tournaments that she can kick her offense to a higher gear. Along with scoring Battles had a 10-rebound effort in a road win against LSU. She also dished out seven assists twice and collected five steals on four occasions.

Masseny Kaba

Like Battles, Masseny Kaba turned it up for UCF during the post season tournaments. She averaged 14.3 points the final three games of the year. Kaba tallied two double-doubles, grabbing a season best 13 rebounds in both contests. She averaged nine points and 6.3 rebounds per game for the year.

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