University of Rhode Island

2015-16 (Redshirt Junior)

• Started all 29 games she appeared in
• Averaged 4.0 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.
• Scored nine points against VCU (2/17)
• Scored nine points and had two rebounds at Massachusetts (1/27)
• Scored nine points and had two assists at La Salle (1/16)
• Scored seven points and had three rebounds at Richmond (1/9)
• Had a season-high 10 points with three rebounds at George Washington (1/6)
• Had eight points, two points and two assists at Dartmouth (12/4)
• Scored nine points, grabbed three rebounds and had two assists at Brown (12/1)
• Had five assists and two steals against UMass Lowell (11/28)

2014-15 (Redshirt Sophomore)

• Appeared in three games off the bench.
• Missed most of the season while recovering from injuries

2013-14 (Redshirt Freshman)

• Started 20 of the 28 games she played
• Averaged 5.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 23.5 minutes per game
• Scored in double figures six times, including a career-high 19 points against UMass (2/5/14)
• Earned the start in her collegiate debut, recording five points and two rebounds in 27 minutes against Delaware (11/8/13)
• Recorded a career-high eight assists vs. Dayton (2/12/14)

2012-13 (Freshman)

• Missed the season with an injury/Redshirted

Before URI

• Was an honor roll student and captain of the basketball and volleyball teams at Grand Island
• Earned the school's Athlete of the Year award in each of her four years there
• Finished her basketball career as GI's all-time leading scorer - male or female - with 1,700 career points
• Also is GI's all-time leader is assists (700)
• Helped lead her teams to four consecutive Section VI Class A-1 titles as well as three straight overall Class A championships
• With a 23-1 record in 2011, her team also won the Niagara Frontier League and the Far West Regional before advancing to the state semifinals and finishing as the top team in Western New York (third overall in the state)
• Hit the game-winning buzzer beater to cap off a perfect 18-0 league record and give her team the 2011 NFL title
• Is a four-time All-WNY, three-time All-League and three-time All-State selection
• Received four consecutive Niagara Gazette Player of the Year awards as well as Buffalo News and NFL Player of the Year accolades as a junior and senior
• Also was MVP of the Al Pastor Tournament, Niagara PAL Athlete of the Year, a Business First All-Star and a BCANY Top-50 selection her senior year
• Earned All-League honors in volleyball as both a junior and senior
• Was a member of the National Honor Society, Student Advisory Council and Technology Crew while serving as Sports Editor for the Grand Island Year Book

Personal

• Born November 18, 1993
• Daughter of Jenepher and Brett Banker
• Has an older brother, Kolby
• Comes from a very athletic family as her mother played basketball at Springfield College, her father played baseball at Roger Williams and her brother is currently a member of the men's soccer team at St. Bonaventure
• Also has two uncles - Kurt Crawford (Western Kentucky) and Blair Banker (St. Lawrence) - who played collegiate football
• Enjoys the guitar, movies and music
• Favorite team is the Boston Celtics
• Favorite athlete is Steve Nash
• Majoring in Animal Veterinary Science