Yaya Lops

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-3
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Stamford, Conn.
High School:
Trinity Catholic
Prev School:
St. Bonaventure University

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2024-25: Started all 33 games... Averaged 8.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 27.3 minutes per game... Reached double-figures in scoring 11 times... Led the team in scoring five times... Led the team in rebounds eight times... Finished third in the BIG EAST with 1.44 blocks per game in conference play... Had 13 points and five rebounds in the WBIT second round against Portland on March 23... Tallied 12 points, eight rebounds and three steals vs. Xavier in the BIG EAST Tournament on March 8... Tallied 16 points, three rebounds and four blocks at St. John's n Feb. 23... Notched 15 points vs. Connecticut on Feb. 19... Had 10 points, six rebounds and two blocks vs. Creighton on Jan. 11... Collected 17 points, three rebounds, three steals and four blocks vs. Georgetown on Jan. 4... Had 12 points and six rebounds vs. Le Moyne on Dec. 14... Tallied 12 points, five rebounds and two blocks vs. Howard on Dec. 6... Erupted for 20 points on 7-for-11 shoot5ing with six rebounds vs. Princeton on Nov. 21... Had 10 points, seven rebounds, five steals and three blocks vs. Bryant on Nov. 16... Notched 17 points and four rebounds vs. Fordham on Nov. 12... Opened the season with 15 points and six rebounds vs. Wagner on Nov. 7.

2023-24: Only player on the team to see action in all 32 games, making seven starts... Averaged 3.6 points and 2.8 rebounds in 14.0 minutes per game... Had a .410 field goal percentage... Ranked 13th in the BIG EAST with 0.8 blocks per game... Led the team in rebounding five times... Had eight points and three rebounds vs. Creighton on March 3... Tallied nine points at Connecticut on Feb. 7... Had eight points, four rebounds and four blocks vs. Georgetown on Jan. 31... Tallied six points, two blocks and a season-high 10 rebounds at Creighton on Jan. 28... Pulled down seven rebounds vs. St. John's on Jan. 22... Had seven points vs. Connecticut on Jan. 17... Notched eight points, five rebounds and two blocks at Xavier on Jan. 13... Erupted for a season-high 14 points to go with six rebounds and five blocks vs. FDU on Dec. 11... Had five points and six rebounds in the season-opener vs. Iona on Nov. 7.

2022-23 (SBU): Played in 31 games, making 30 starts... Averaged a team-best 11.2 points and 5.8 rebounds in 34.4 minutes per game... Broke St. Bonaventure's single-season record with 63 blocks, which ranked second-most in the Atlantic 10... Scored in double-figures 19 times, including four 20-point performances... Had four double-doubles... Collected a double-double with 16 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks at Richmond on Feb. 25... Had 10 points and nine rebounds vs. Saint Louis on Feb. 5... Tallied a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. Fordham on Feb. 1... Erupted for 21 points and five rebounds at Saint Joseph's on Jan. 25... Tallied 20 points, four rebounds and three blocks vs. Rhode Island on Jan. 22... Collected 15 points, seven rebounds and five blocks vs. Buffalo on Dec. 29... Had 13 points and eight rebounds at Marshall on Dec. 18... Tallied 22 points and four rebounds vs. Binghamton on Dec. 9... Had a double-double with 19 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks vs. Niagara on Dec. 2... Had eight points and a program-record seven blocks at Bucknell on Nov. 30... Tallied 22 points vs. Bellarmine on Nov. 23... Opened the season with 14 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks vs. Bowling Green on Nov. 7.

2021-22 (SBU): Started all 28 games... Averaged 8.2 points and a team-best 6.0 rebounds in 33.6 minutes per game... Had five points, six rebounds and six blocks vs. George Washington on March 2... Tallied 12 points at Rhode Island on Feb. 23... Tallied 10 points and seven rebounds vs. Duquesne on Feb. 20... Pulled down 10 rebounds at George Washington on Feb. 12... Notched 13 points and eight rebounds at Fordham on Jan. 29... Had a double-double with 17 points, 10 rebounds, two blocks and two steals at George Mason on Jan. 23... Had 18 points vs. Saint Joseph's on Jan. 21... Tallied 10 points, eight rebounds and four blocks at Duquesne on Jan. 8... Had 10 points, eight rebounds and three blocks at Colgate on Dec. 9... Tallied a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. Clarion on Nov. 28... Had 12 points and nine rebounds at Binghamton on Nov. 20... Tallied 12 points, eight rebounds and three blocks vs. Canisius on Nov. 17.

2020-21 (SBU): Transferred to Saint Bonaventure University... Played in all 21 games, making 14 starts... Averaged 7.2 points and 4.4 rebounds in 21.6 minutes per game... Had 10 points and four rebounds at Saint Joseph's on Feb. 26... Tallied 10 points vs. Rhode Island on Feb. 20... Had 12 points and four rebounds at George Washington on Feb. 14... Collected 13 points and seven rebounds vs. Davidson on Feb. 8... Tallied 14 points, five rebounds and two blocks at Rhode Island on Jan. 23... Pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds with seven points and three steals vs. VCU on Jan. 10... Had 11 points and four rebounds vs. Richmond on Jan. 8... Tallied 11 points and four rebounds at Buffalo on Dec. 19.

2019-20 (CSB): Opened her career at Cal State Bakersfield... Played in six games... Averaged 2.8 points and 1.7 rebounds in 8.7 minutes per game... Had a .286 field goal percentage... Scored 17 points total with 10 rebounds, one assist, four steals and three blocks.

High School / Personal: Helped Trinity Catholic to the 2018-19 Connecticut State Championship... Scored over 1,000 career points, averaging 19 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks as a senior... Named First Team All-State and was a three-time All-League selection... Tabbed league's Defensive Player of the Year... Daughter of Philomena Bienaime... Has three siblings: Ethan, Kayden and Isaiah.