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Anastasia Hayes Texas A&M-Commerce 12-11-22

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STARKVILLE, MS - October 07, 2022 - Mississippi State Guard Anastasia Hayes (#0) during Madness at McCarthy at McCarthy Gymnasium in Starkville, MS. Photo By Will Porada

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Anastasia Hayes vs Kentucky, 2022 SEC Tournament

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STARKVILLE, MS - 2022.02.13 - Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State

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STARKVILLE, MS - 2022.02.27 - Arkansas vs. Mississippi State

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STARKVILLE, MS - 2022.02.17 - LSU vs. Mississippi State

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STARKVILLE, MS - 2021.11.14 - Alcorn State vs. Mississippi State

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Anastasia Hayes

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School/Previous School:
Riverdale High School / Middle Tennessee
Hometown:
Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Career Honors
2022 WBCA All-America Honorable Mention
2022 Second Team All-SEC
2022 Gillom Trophy Finalist
2021 C-USA Player of the Year
2021 All-C-USA First Team
2021 C-USA Tournament MVP
2020 C-USA Newcomer of the Year
2020 All-C-USA First Team
SEC Freshman of the Week (2/6/18)
2018 SEC Sixth Woman of the Year

Career Highlights
• Scored her 1,000th career point on Dec. 4, 2019 vs Lipscomb
• Scored her 1,500th career point on March 2021 vs Tennessee
• Scored her 2,000th career point on Nov. 14, 2022 at South Dakota State
• 43 games with at least 20-points
• Second leading scoring in the NCAA for the 2020-21 season (26.5 ppg)
• Advanced to the Second Round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament after defeating Illinois in the First Four and Creighton in the First Round
• Helped MSU become the first women's team to play in a First Four game and advance to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. Defeated Illinois 70-56 on March 15, 2023, in the First Four.

Career Stats
• Played five seasons that spanned 144 career games with 111 starts, including the final 111 games of her career.
• Played at Tennessee, Middle Tennessee and Mississippi State
• Scored 2,237 career points (15.5 ppg), grabbed 611 rebounds (4.2 rpg), dished out 592 assists (4.1 apg), had 77 steals (0.5 spg)
• Shot 44% from the floor and 68% from the free throw line.
• Had four seasons with 100+ assists and three season scoring at least 400+ points

NCAA Tournament Stats
• 3 NCAA Tournament games at Mississippi State, all during the 2022-23 season
• Scored 29 points (9.7 ppg), grabbed 15 rebounds (5.0 rpg) dished out 14 assists (6.5 apg), with two steals (0.7 spg).
• Shot 38% from the floor (8-for-21), 25% from three (1-for-4) and 71% from the free throw line (12-for-17)
• Tournament Highs: Points: 12 vs Creighton (3/17/23), Rebounds: 7 vs Illinois (3/15/23), Assists: 7 vs Creighton, Steals: 1, twice vs Creighton and Notre Dame.

2022-23 (Graduate Student)
Played and started in 32 of the team's 33 games in 2022-23 … Concluded her collegiate career in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament … Asked by first year head coach Sam Purcell to play a new role in her final season, point guard, Hayes had a career year with 146 assists (18 more than her previous high set during the 2020-21 season) … She ended the 2022-23 season with 261 points (8.2 ppg), 146 assists (4.6 apg), 105 rebounds (3.3 rpg) and 42 steals (1.3 spg) while shooting 39% from the floor, 21% from three and 74% from the free throw line … She tied a career-high with 11 assists at Tennessee on Jan. 5, 2023 … On the year, she recorded two double-digit assist games and 10 games with at least six assists … Annie recorded two double-doubles on the year, the first vs Colorado State (18 points and 10 rebounds) and the second vs Texas A&M Commerce (10 points and 10 assists) … Reached double-digit points in 10 games with a season-high 18 vs Colorado State (11/20/22) … In three NCAA Tournament games, Hayes averaged 9.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 0.6 steals … She was a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line in State's First Round game vs Creighton while also dishing out 7 assists, the most she had in a game since Jan. 5 … Ranked 50th nationally (2nd in the SEC) in total assists with 146, 55th nationally (2nd in the SEC) in assists per game at 4.6 per contest and ranked 9th in the SEC in assists to turnover ratio (1.55) … As of the end of the 2022-23 season, her 4.6 assists per game is tied for 10th on the all-time single-season list with Morgan William from the 2016-17 season … Her 11 assists vs Tennessee are tied for 9th in a single-game in program history.

2021-22 (Senior)
Named to the All-SEC Second Team … Earned her first career SEC Player of the Week honor on Feb. 1, 2022 after averaging 23.0 points and six assists per game in wins over Missouri and Texas A&M … Scored at least 20 points in 13 games including 10 in SEC play … Had a string of six straight 20+ point games from Jan. 27 to Feb. 15 … She scored in double-digits in 24 of 25 games and the final 19 games of the season … Scored 31 points against Vanderbilt (Jan. 9) which was the fifth most points scored in an SEC game … Concluded the season with 1,976 career points, 506 career rebounds and 446 career assists … she scored her 1,900th career point against LSU (Feb. 17) and earned her 500^th career rebound against Arkansas (Feb. 27) … Started in all 25 games that she played averaging 18.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game … Finished third in the SEC in scoring (18.6 ppg), just two points shy of the conference leader … Her 18.6 ppg ranked 45^th nationally … In SEC games only she averaged 20.6 ppg which ranked second in the conference … Shot 47% from the field on the year (8^th best in the SEC) … Shot 76% from the free throw line on the year but shot 84% in SEC games (4^th best mark in the SEC) … Played the full 40 minutes in five games, and played at least 35 minutes in 19 … Had a season-high seven in assists twice (vs McNeese on 12/1 and vs Texas A&M on 1/30) … Had at least 4 assists in nine different games … Earned a season-high nine rebounds on the road at Auburn (Feb. 3) … Ranked 40^th in the NCAA in minutes played per game, averaging 36.2 minutes per contest

MIDDLE TENNESSEE
2020-21 (Junior)
Named the 2021 C-USA Player of the Year after averaging 26.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 2.8 steals per game … Ranked second nationally in scoring (26.5 ppg) and finished 13th in steals (69) and 19th in assists (128) en route to earning All-C-USA First Team honors … Led Division I in free throw attempts this year with 265 and ranked fourth in free throws made with 169 … Eclipsed the 30-point margin six times, including a career-best 42 points against UAB (1/30/21) … Notched a pair of double-doubles and finished with two performances with at least 30 points, five rebounds and five assists.

2019-20 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Tabbed the 2020 C-USA Newcomer of the Year and earned First Team All C-USA recognition after averaging 18.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.9 steals per game … Her 18.7 points per game ranked 34th nationally, and she ranked fifth in Division I in free throw attempts (221) and 28th in free throws made (138) … Notched 10 performances of 20-plus points, including a pair of 30-point efforts, during the campaign … Posted three double-doubles and recorded a triple-double against Marshall (1/9/20), finishing with 17 points, 11 boards and 10 assists.

2018-19 (Sophomore)
Sat out the year due to NCAA Transfer rules and redshirted.

TENNESSEE
2017-18 (Freshman)
Honored as the 2018 SEC Sixth Women of the Year after averaging 9.3 points and 3.5 assists per game … Ranked second on the squad in assists (114) and steals (44) during the campaign … Scored in double figures 18 times … Recorded five or more assists in six games … Posted multiple steals in 11 contests.

High School
2017 McDonald’s All-American selection was tabbed the No. 7 overall recruit and the No. 3 point guard in the country by espnW … Played in the 2017 Jordan Brand Classic … Named a high school All-American by the WBCA, Naismith and MaxPreps … Named the 2017 Gatorade Tennessee Player of the Year … Led Riverdale High School to two straight state championships (2016, 2017) … Her 2016-17 squad was named the MaxPreps National Champions after a posting a perfect 34-0 record … Averaged 22.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 3.1 steals per game as a senior.

Personal
Born on April 21, 1998 ... Her full name is Anastasia Faith Hayes ... Her fathers name is Arnett and her mother's name is Sherry ... She has three sisters, two of which are on the team Aislynn and Alasia, and Acacia, and one brother, Arnett Jr. ... She also played softball and rank track while in high school, making it to State three times in track ... Majoring in Human Development and Family Science.

Career Highs
Points: 42, at UAB (1/28/21) *
Rebounds: 14, at TCU (12/13/20) *
Field Goals Made: 14, 2x last vs Fla. Atlantic (1/1/21) *
Field Goals Attempted: 27, 2x last at Charlotte (2/6/21) *
3-Point Field Goals Made: 6, at UAB (1/28/21) *
3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 9, vs Troy (12/17/20) *
Free Throws Made: 15, vs Western Kentucky (2/29/20) *
Free Throws Attempted: 19, vs Western Kentucky (2/29/20) *
Assists: 11, 2x last, at Tennessee (1/5/23)
Steals: 6, 3x last at Charlotte (2/6/21) *
Blocks: 2, 2x last vs Florida (2/10/22)
Minutes: 48, vs Western Kentucky (2/29/20) *

* Denotes career-high set at Middle Tennessee

*Anastasia Hayes used her additional Covid year during the 2022-23 season that was granted to student-athletes who competed during the 2020-21 season