2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster
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Gony, Nyayongah
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Jersey Number 1
Nyayongah Gony
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Lincoln, Neb.
- High School:
- Lincoln HS
- Previous School:
- Miami (Fla.)
- Pronunciation:
- Nye-Yun-Gah Go-Knee
Bio
2023-24 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR
Played in 19 games and made two starts … Her two starts against her former team Miami (Fla.) and Chattanooga were the first two of her career … Averaged 1.8 points and 1.5 rebounds on 39.4 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from the floor in 10.6 minutes per game … Set career-highs in rebounds, blocks and minutes in her first career start against Miami (Fla.) with seven points, 10 rebounds, three blocks in 39 minutes (Nov. 29) … She played 39 minutes against Miami (Fla.) compared to 35 minutes all of the 2022-23 season … Head coach Sam Purcell’s named her the "Dawg" of the offseason due to her work ethic on the court and in the weight room … Returned at Florida (Jan. 22) after she missed 10 games with injuries … Led the team in blocks in three games, rebounds in one, steals in two and minutes in one.
2022-23 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
Played in eight contests … Made her Mississippi State debut against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 9) … Played valuable minutes with a season-high three assists, three rebounds and a blocked shot against Louisana Monroe (Nov. 29).
PRIOR TO MISSISSIPPI STATE • MIAMI (FLA.) 2020-21
2021-22 • SOPHOMORE
Sat out the 2021-22 season after deciding to redshirt.
2020-21 • FRESHMAN
Appeared in all 22 games … Averaged 3.5 points and 1.3 rebounds in 10.2 minutes per game … Scored in 15 games including an eight-game scoring streak from Nov. 28 to Jan. 7 … Paced all Hurricanes players (min. 50 attempts) in three-point field goal percentage, knocking down 17-52 from behind the arc for 32.7 percent … Knocked down a three in 11 games … Scored a career-high 13 points, her first double-digit scoring effort of her career, at Syracuse (Jan. 27) … Made her collegiate debut against Jacksonville (Nov. 25) … Gony was the only true freshman to see playing time for Miami (Fla.) throughout the season.
HIGH SCHOOL/PREP
Prepped at Lincoln High School in Lincoln, Neb. … Rated a four-star prospect according to both espnW HoopGurlz and ProspectsNation.com … Ranked the No. 56 overall recruit by espnW, No. 13 forward and top player in Nebraska by espnW HoopGurlz … Named a 2020 Nebraska Class A All-State Honorable Mention and First Team Class A All-State selection in 2019 … Gony and her sister, Nyagoa, helped lead Lincoln to the 2018 NSAA state tournament for the first time since 2004.
PERSONAL
Daughter of John Wigual Ruach and Elizabeth Riek … Her sister, Nyagoa, played basketball at UC Irvine and Purdue … First started playing basketball in the sixth grade.
Played in 19 games and made two starts … Her two starts against her former team Miami (Fla.) and Chattanooga were the first two of her career … Averaged 1.8 points and 1.5 rebounds on 39.4 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from the floor in 10.6 minutes per game … Set career-highs in rebounds, blocks and minutes in her first career start against Miami (Fla.) with seven points, 10 rebounds, three blocks in 39 minutes (Nov. 29) … She played 39 minutes against Miami (Fla.) compared to 35 minutes all of the 2022-23 season … Head coach Sam Purcell’s named her the "Dawg" of the offseason due to her work ethic on the court and in the weight room … Returned at Florida (Jan. 22) after she missed 10 games with injuries … Led the team in blocks in three games, rebounds in one, steals in two and minutes in one.
2022-23 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE
Played in eight contests … Made her Mississippi State debut against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 9) … Played valuable minutes with a season-high three assists, three rebounds and a blocked shot against Louisana Monroe (Nov. 29).
PRIOR TO MISSISSIPPI STATE • MIAMI (FLA.) 2020-21
2021-22 • SOPHOMORE
Sat out the 2021-22 season after deciding to redshirt.
2020-21 • FRESHMAN
Appeared in all 22 games … Averaged 3.5 points and 1.3 rebounds in 10.2 minutes per game … Scored in 15 games including an eight-game scoring streak from Nov. 28 to Jan. 7 … Paced all Hurricanes players (min. 50 attempts) in three-point field goal percentage, knocking down 17-52 from behind the arc for 32.7 percent … Knocked down a three in 11 games … Scored a career-high 13 points, her first double-digit scoring effort of her career, at Syracuse (Jan. 27) … Made her collegiate debut against Jacksonville (Nov. 25) … Gony was the only true freshman to see playing time for Miami (Fla.) throughout the season.
HIGH SCHOOL/PREP
Prepped at Lincoln High School in Lincoln, Neb. … Rated a four-star prospect according to both espnW HoopGurlz and ProspectsNation.com … Ranked the No. 56 overall recruit by espnW, No. 13 forward and top player in Nebraska by espnW HoopGurlz … Named a 2020 Nebraska Class A All-State Honorable Mention and First Team Class A All-State selection in 2019 … Gony and her sister, Nyagoa, helped lead Lincoln to the 2018 NSAA state tournament for the first time since 2004.
PERSONAL
Daughter of John Wigual Ruach and Elizabeth Riek … Her sister, Nyagoa, played basketball at UC Irvine and Purdue … First started playing basketball in the sixth grade.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | Sam Purcell Media Session - 6/17/25
Tuesday, June 17
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | NCAA TOURNAMENT | Second Round Post Game Press Conference vs. USC 03/24/25
Tuesday, March 25
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | NCAA TOURNAMENT | Second Round Preview Press Conference vs. USC 03/23/25
Sunday, March 23
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | NCAA TOURNAMENT | First Round Post Game Press Conference vs. California 3/22/25
Saturday, March 22
