University of Albany

2014-15:

• Earned America East All-Conference Third Team and All-Tournament Team
• Became UAlbany's all-time assists leader, finishing career with 462; became #1 with first assist to Zakiya Saunders @ UMass Lowell (1/11)
• Joined the 1,000 point club in AE Title Game victory over Hartford (3/13), ranking 11th in UAlbany history with 1,006 (5th in DI program history)
• America East rankings: 3rd in assist/turnover ratio (1.7), 4th in assists per game (4.5) and 25th in points per game (9.2)
• Team captain for second-straight year, playing in all 33 games with 28 starts
• Finished with 147 assists, second-highest single season in UAlbany history, adding 305 points, 51 steals and 82 rebounds
• 13 double-digit scoring games, earning an assist in all 33 contests
• Dished an assist in 98-consecutive games, scored in 76-consecutive games
• Hit game-winning free throw in Preseason WNIT victory at Penn State (11/16), the program's first victory over a Power Five opponent
• Three-straight double digit scoring with 6+ assists in games from Jan. 7-14, all victories: scoring 17 points with six assists vs. UNH (1/7), 16 points off 6-7 shooting, six assists and three steals at UMass Lowell (1/11) and 16 points with eight assists at Binghamton (1/14)
• Four-straight double digit scoring games from Jan. 29-Feb. 7, six in seven games through Feb. 22
• Shot 5-7 from the field for 15 points, five assists in AE semifinal victory over UMBC (3/8)
• Eight points and eight assists in AE title game win over Hartford (3/13)
• Scored six points with four assists in NCAA First Round game at Duke (3/20)

2013-14:

• Set new UAlbany single season assist record with 159, averaging an America East-best 4.8 per game
• Became the UAlbany Division I leader in assists, standing 6th overall in program history
• America East All-Academic Team with 3.54 GPA
• Served as a team captain, playing all 33 games with 19 starts
• Shot 42.7% from the field, scoring 11.7 points per game (12th in America East) and 1.6 steals per game (8th in America East)
• Third in the America East with a 1.6 assist/turnover ratio
• Totaled 387 points, 159 assists and 53 steals
• 23 double-digit scoring games, including three stretches of 5+ games in a row, and 10 games with at least seven assists
• Scored 21 points with six assists and four steals in season-opening win over Siena (11/8)
• Earned first double double with 13 points and 10 assists at NJIT (12/10)

2012-13: 

• Started in 30 of 31 games, serving as one the team's primary point guards
• Team best 115 assists this season, adding 143 points and 44 steals
• Third in the America East with 3.8 assists per game
• Has a career-high 16 points against Hartford (2/17)
• Scored at least once in the 29 out of 31 games 
• Total of 68 rebounds this season

2011-12: Played in all 33 games, starting three…  Averaged 5.2 points on the season with seven 3-point attempts made… Also recorded 37 steals and 50 rebounds… Scored double-digit points twice including a career-high 21 points in a conference win vs. Vermont (03.02.12), tied a career-high six rebounds against the Catamounts… Recorded 66 free throws over the season… Scored at least seven points for a stretch of six games down the stretch… Also recorded seven points against Texas A&M in the team’s first trip to the NCAA Tournament.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and senior captain at Torrington... Led the Red Raiders to the State Class L Semifinals for just the second time in school history... Two-time All-Naugatuck Valley and All-Suburban honoree after leading the Naugatuck Valley League in scoring as a sophomore and junior... Scored 1,606 career points, finishing career as the school’s all-time scoring leader... Also recorded 425 assists, 355 steals and 326 rebounds over four-year career... Was a Connecticut High School Coaches’ Association all-state selection as a junior and senior... MSG Varsity Top Ten Player in Connecticut... NVL’s Most Outstanding Female Athlete as a senior... One of ten players in the state of Connecticut to be nominated as a McDonald’s All-American... Wendy’s High School Heisman State Winner in 2010... Also a four-year soccer letterwinner for Torrington, earning all-league and all-state honors as a team captain...  Torrington’s record holder in the 800-meter run as a four-year letterwinner for the track and field team.... Member of the National Honor Society and the Varsity Club... Also a volunteer for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation... A youth basketball and soccer volunteer official.

Personal: Majoring in art and business with a concentration in marketing... Daughter of Raymond and Sharri Royals... Born April 14, 1993… Has two sisters, Jennifer and Michelle.

Career Highs:
Points: 23 (vs. Maine, Jan. 18, 2014) 
Field Goals: 8 (vs. Maine, Jan. 18, 2014)
Three-Point Field Goals: 4 (@ Hartford, Feb. 17, 2013)
Rebounds: 8 (vs. Marist, Nov. 14, 2013) 
Assists: 10 (2x, last: @ NJIT, Dec. 10, 2013)
Blocks: 1 (9x, last: at Hartford, Feb. 26, 2015)
Steals: 5 (@ Vermont, Jan. 9, 2014)

CAREER STATISTICS