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University of Rhode Island

2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

Michaela Benford
Bella Kelley

3 Ayanna Franks

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Freshman
  • High School Windsor
  • Hometown Windsor, Conn.

Biography

2024-25
  • Led the Rams in steals in four games
  • Had two double-digit scoring efforts
  • Made her Rhody debut in the season-opening win over Stonehill, scoring three points and a team-high three steals
  • Scored five points and grabbed three rebounds off the bench in the game at UAlbany
  • Came off the bench and scored seven points while adding three rebounds and one block
  • Connected on her first career 3-pointer in the game against St. John’s 
  • Scored 13 points for a career high on 6-of-8 from the floor and added four rebounds, a block, and a steal in the win at UMass Lowell
  • Came off the bench and had a pair of steals and assists in the game against No. 22 Iowa
  • Scored six points and went perfect from the free throw line (4-of-4) in the game against Idaho State
  • Scored 11 points in the conference win over St. Bonaventure
  • Was a spark off the bench in Rhody’s win over Loyola Chicago, adding nine points
Before Rhode Island
  • Attended Windsor High School
  • Named the Connecticut state Gatorade Player of the Year in 2024
  • Averaged 26.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game at Windsor in 2022-23
  • Added 5.0 steals and 2.0 blocks per game
  • Collected over 1,200 career points during her time at Windsor
  • Named Windsor MVP in back-to-back seasons (2022 & 2023)
  • Three consecutive years on the All-Central Connecticut Conference Team (2021, 2022, and 2023)
  • Earned the Windsor Tomahawk Award in 2021
  • All-State First-Team New Haven Register in 2022 and again in 2023
  • Was named All-State Connecticut High School Coaches Association (2022, 2023)
  • Windsor Women's Basketball was Central Connecticut Conference Runner-Up in 2021
  • The team upset the No. 4 and No. 5 seed as the No. 12 seed last year
  • In the classroom, was a member of the Honor Roll and National Honor Society
  • Also a part of the Rho Kappa Social Studies National Honor Society

Statistics

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