Utah Valley University Athletics

At Utah Valley...
Senior (2019-20): Averaged 7.6 points and 4.0 rebounds per game while appearing in 27 of 28 games ... was 41-for-49 (.837) from the free-throw line, second on the team ... scored season-high 17 points, on 7-for-11 from the field, in a win at UT Rio Grande Valley ... had five steals in win over Chicago State on Jan. 2 ... second on the team with 17 blocks. 

Junior (2018-19): Started 26 games while appearing in all 30 and averaged 27.7 minutes per game ... was third on team with 10.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per game ... second on team with 22 blocks ... hit 80 percent (40-50) from the free-throw line ... established new career high with 22 points on 9-for-11 shooting in WAC quarterfinal loss to UMKC ... had 19 points on 8-for-12 shooting in win over Ottawa (Ariz.) to earn the WAC Player of the Week honor on Nov. 19 ... averaged 13.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.0 steals while hitting 10-for-13 from the field to help UVU open WAC play with two straight wins and earned WAC POW for second time on Jan. 7 ... hit game-winning jumper with 24.7 seconds left to help defeat UC Riverside on Dec. 22 ... had a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds in win over CSU Bakersfield on Jan. 5 including 4-for-5 from three ... led team with 38 made 3-pointers.

Sophomore (2017-18): Appeared in 18 games after becoming eligible following mid-year transfer from East Carolina ... averaged 5.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 17.4 minutes per game ... hit 40.2 percent from the 3-point line ... reached double figures five times and set a season high with 16 points at UMKC on Jan. 11 ... season high in rebounds came at Chicago State on Jan. 13. 

Before Utah Valley...
Freshman (2016): Appeared in three games at East Carolina before transferring to UVU … led the Pirates’ bench with 11 points in debut against Greensboro College … finished with a .500-percent shooting clip (4-of-8) versus Greensboro, including a 3-of-6 mark from three-point range … also grabbed five rebounds in season opener.

High School: Lettered four years at Tucson High School under head coach Annette Gutierrez…Won back-to-back section championships and was chosen as the section player-of-the-year twice…Named the team’s MVP all four years…Rated three stars and earned a scouts grade of 90 in the class of 2016 by ESPN.com…Closed prep career with 2,479 points which ranks fifth among the state’s all-time scoring leaders…Concluded career as the top leading scorer for boys and girls basketball in her high school’s history…Named  Arizona Daily Star 2015-16 Player-of-the-Year… Averaged 26.4 points per game on 45 percent shooting to lead Tucson to the Division II Section IV Championship and the No. 4 overall seed in the state tournament...Surpassed 40 points four times and scored at least 30 in seven other contests…Scored a personal-best 45 points in the first game of her senior campaign…Named  2014-15 MaxPreps Player-of-the-Year in the state of Arizona…Four-time all-conference and all-region first team pick… Earned Division II All-State honorable mention recognition as a sophomore in 2014…Posted career averages of 25 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals during her career.

Personal...
Daughter of Juanita Cortez ... has three older sisters (Audrey, Mercedes and Alyssa) ... majoring in communications/public relations.