At Utah Valley...
JUNIOR (2015-16): Rhaiah Spooner-Knight played in 12 games and made 166 points before leaving the Wolverines mid-season.. the junior shot 45.5 percent from the field and had a 4.7 rebounding average through her 12-game stint.
SOPHOMORE (2014-15): Appeared in all 30 games in her second season at UVU and started 19 of the first 21 games of the 2014-2015 season...led the team in scoring with a 13.4 points per game average was second on the team in rebounds with 5.3 per game, steals with 35, and third in blocked shots with 10...also averaged 1.8 assists per game...was named All-WAC Second Team after averaging 12.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, and having 26 assists, 11 steals, and six blocks in conference play...scored in double figures in 26 of the 30 games played...had a season-high 21 points to go along with five rebounds at Utah State on November 20...recorded a double-double against Seattle with 10 rebounds and 18 points on February 7...picked up her second double-double of the season with 11 rebounds and 17 points at Bakersfield on March 7 in the regular season finale...scored 15 or more points 12 times...named WAC women's basketball Player of the Week for the second time in her career on February 9 following an 18-point, seven rebound and four assist game against Bakersfield and the 18-point, 10 rebound double-double against Seattle..scored 13 points and six rebounds to help UVU erase a 16-point deficit in a 61-51 win over UMKC on February 26...awarded the Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year award for women's basketball at the Wolverine Club Athletics Award Banquet...finished the year shooting 49.2 percent (164-333) from the field and 74.5 percent (70-94) from the free throw line.
FRESHMAN (2013-14): Appeared in all 30 games during her true freshman campaign, getting 23 starts along the way ... started the final 21 games of the 2013-14 season ... was second on the team in scoring with an 11.4 points per game average and also led the Wolverines on the glass with 6.2 rebounds per outing ... also averaged 1.1 assists and 0.8 steals in 28.1 minutes per game ... selected to the WAC All-Newcomer team at season[apos]s end after averaging a team-high 13.2 ppg and 6.6 rpg in conference-only action ... pieced together a run of 13 consecutive games in double figure scoring from Dec. 20 to Feb. 15 ... during the streak, she averaged 15.0 ppg, compared to just 7.2 ppg before the streak began ... became UVU's first-ever WAC women's basketball Player of the Week on Dec. 30 when she was tabbed for the award following a 20 point, nine rebound performance against New Orleans ... was the only Wolverine to win a Player of the Week award in 2013-14 ... scored a season-high 23 points against Sacramento State, also pulling in nine rebounds ... recorded a team-high three double-doubles on the season, the first of which came in a 14 point, 11 rebound performance vs. Bakersfield ... scored the game-winning field goal with 30 seconds left against Kansas City to finish with 16 points and 10 rebounds in a 49-43 win ... finished the year shooting 47.1 percent (131-278) from the field and 69.9 percent (79-113) from the free throw line.
Before Utah Valley ...
Attended Sacred Heart Girls College in her hometown of Hamilton, New Zealand ... was a captain for the New Zealand U-19 national team ... played for the Waikato U-19 team that won the New Zealand U-19 national championship in both 2011 and 2012.
Personal ...
Born Dec. 1, 1994 in Raglan, New Zealand ... daughter to Megan Spooner and Lance Knight ... graduated from Sacred Heart in 2012 with a 4.0 GPA ... plans to major in communications at UVU ... was also recruited by BYU.
