2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
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Matharu, Aliyah
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Jersey Number 3
Aliyah Matharu
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School/Previous School:
- Bishop McNamara HS
- Hometown:
- Washington, D.C.
Bio
CAREER HONORS
2x SEC Freshman of the Week (1/28/20, 3/2/20)
2020-21 - SOPHOMORE: Averaged 10.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game … Started six contests … Ranked third on the team in scoring and was second in 3-pointers (26) … Led the team in free throw percentage (.763) … Recorded three or more 3-pointers in six games this year … Challenged to become a more efficient/controlled shooter this year; Shot 50 percent or better in eight games … Led the team in steals six times … Matched her season high in points with 19 at LSU (2/25/21), all of which came in the second half; Added three boards and three steals … Recorded 15 points, six rebounds and three assists in win vs. Auburn (2/23/21) … Earned her second start of the season at #18 Arkansas (2/11/21), finishing with 17 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals … Posted a season-high 19 points behind three 3-pointers and a career-high four assists against #13 Kentucky (1/3/21) … Tallied 16 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals in win over Troy (12/14/20) … Dropped 17 points behind 8-of-9 shooting from the charity stripe at South Florida (12/5/20); also recorded six boards and two steals.
2019-20 - FRESHMAN: 2x SEC Freshman of the Week selection ... Ranked second on the team in threes made with 33 ... Posted 11 double-digit scoring efforts on the season, including six games with 15 or more points ... Named SEC Freshman of the Week after posting back-to-back career games against Arkansas and Ole Miss, averaging 21.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game ... At Ole Miss (3/1), she recorded a career-high 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting and knocked down a career-best five 3-pointers to go along with four rebounds, two steals and an assist ... Earned her first career start against Arkansas (2/27), finishing with 18 points behind four 3-pointers to go along with career highs in rebounds (7) and assists (4) ... Named SEC Freshman of the Week after performances at Vanderbilt and South Carolina ... Recorded 11 of State’s 22 points in the fourth quarter at Vanderbilt (1/23); finished with 14 points, four steals and four rebounds ... Scored all 10 of her points at No. 1 South Carolina (1/20) during a 2:05 stretch in the third quarter to spark the offense; also added two steals in the game ... Went off in the fourth quarter against Little Rock (12/29), tallying 18 points, five rebounds, two steals and an assist during the period.
SUMMER 2019: Helped USA Team win the silver medal at the World University Games … Finished with 12 points and three rebounds in win over China (7/7/19) during the quarterfinals.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named the 2019 espnW HoopGurlz Stock-Riser of the Year after averaging 17.7 points and 3.5 steals per game as a senior … Rated as a five-star recruit by espnW HoopGurlz and was ranked No. 28 overall and seventh at the point guard position for the class of 2019 … Tabbed to the 2019 MaxPreps All-America fifth team … Received All-MET first team honors as a senior in 2019 and fourth team recognition as a junior in 2018 … Named All-WCAC first team in 2018 and 2019 … Helped Bishop McNamara climb to the top spot of the espnW 25 Power Rankings for five weeks during her senior season; finished ranked inside the top 10 … Earned First Team Washington Catholic Athletic Conference All-League honors following a standout 2017-18 season that saw her help the Mustangs to a 21-7 record … As a junior in 2017-18, averaged 18.3 ppg and made 46 3-pointers … Exploded onto the scene as a freshman, taking Forestville High School to the Maryland 1A state championship and averaging 13.9 ppg, 2.7 apg and 2.1 spg … Averaged 26.1 points and 7.5 rebounds for her AAU team, New World Basketball Academy, in 2018.
PERSONAL: Full name is Aliyah Matharu … Born July 16, 2001, in Washington, D.C. … Daughter of Brenda Matharu … Majoring in Biomedical Engineering.
2x SEC Freshman of the Week (1/28/20, 3/2/20)
2020-21 - SOPHOMORE: Averaged 10.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game … Started six contests … Ranked third on the team in scoring and was second in 3-pointers (26) … Led the team in free throw percentage (.763) … Recorded three or more 3-pointers in six games this year … Challenged to become a more efficient/controlled shooter this year; Shot 50 percent or better in eight games … Led the team in steals six times … Matched her season high in points with 19 at LSU (2/25/21), all of which came in the second half; Added three boards and three steals … Recorded 15 points, six rebounds and three assists in win vs. Auburn (2/23/21) … Earned her second start of the season at #18 Arkansas (2/11/21), finishing with 17 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals … Posted a season-high 19 points behind three 3-pointers and a career-high four assists against #13 Kentucky (1/3/21) … Tallied 16 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals in win over Troy (12/14/20) … Dropped 17 points behind 8-of-9 shooting from the charity stripe at South Florida (12/5/20); also recorded six boards and two steals.
2019-20 - FRESHMAN: 2x SEC Freshman of the Week selection ... Ranked second on the team in threes made with 33 ... Posted 11 double-digit scoring efforts on the season, including six games with 15 or more points ... Named SEC Freshman of the Week after posting back-to-back career games against Arkansas and Ole Miss, averaging 21.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.0 steal per game ... At Ole Miss (3/1), she recorded a career-high 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting and knocked down a career-best five 3-pointers to go along with four rebounds, two steals and an assist ... Earned her first career start against Arkansas (2/27), finishing with 18 points behind four 3-pointers to go along with career highs in rebounds (7) and assists (4) ... Named SEC Freshman of the Week after performances at Vanderbilt and South Carolina ... Recorded 11 of State’s 22 points in the fourth quarter at Vanderbilt (1/23); finished with 14 points, four steals and four rebounds ... Scored all 10 of her points at No. 1 South Carolina (1/20) during a 2:05 stretch in the third quarter to spark the offense; also added two steals in the game ... Went off in the fourth quarter against Little Rock (12/29), tallying 18 points, five rebounds, two steals and an assist during the period.
SUMMER 2019: Helped USA Team win the silver medal at the World University Games … Finished with 12 points and three rebounds in win over China (7/7/19) during the quarterfinals.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named the 2019 espnW HoopGurlz Stock-Riser of the Year after averaging 17.7 points and 3.5 steals per game as a senior … Rated as a five-star recruit by espnW HoopGurlz and was ranked No. 28 overall and seventh at the point guard position for the class of 2019 … Tabbed to the 2019 MaxPreps All-America fifth team … Received All-MET first team honors as a senior in 2019 and fourth team recognition as a junior in 2018 … Named All-WCAC first team in 2018 and 2019 … Helped Bishop McNamara climb to the top spot of the espnW 25 Power Rankings for five weeks during her senior season; finished ranked inside the top 10 … Earned First Team Washington Catholic Athletic Conference All-League honors following a standout 2017-18 season that saw her help the Mustangs to a 21-7 record … As a junior in 2017-18, averaged 18.3 ppg and made 46 3-pointers … Exploded onto the scene as a freshman, taking Forestville High School to the Maryland 1A state championship and averaging 13.9 ppg, 2.7 apg and 2.1 spg … Averaged 26.1 points and 7.5 rebounds for her AAU team, New World Basketball Academy, in 2018.
PERSONAL: Full name is Aliyah Matharu … Born July 16, 2001, in Washington, D.C. … Daughter of Brenda Matharu … Majoring in Biomedical Engineering.
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