Aleesha Powell

Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Philadelphia, Pa.
Prev School:
Iona College

2015-16: Started all 32 contests…All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention…second on the Pirates and top-10 in the BIG EAST with 14.2 points per game…finished second in the conference and set the Seton Hall single-season program record with a 43.2 percent mark from 3-point range…among the BIG EAST leaders with a 46.7 field goal percentage…added 3.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game…went 7-for-8 from the line and scored 17 points, including 15 in the second half, in a win over Rutgers (Nov. 16)…notched a season-high seven steals at UT-Arlington (Nov. 24)…averaged 17.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in wins over NC State (Nov. 26) and Northern Iowa (Nov. 27) at the 2015 Cancun Challenge…led all scorers with 26 points and shot 9-of-14 from the floor against Fordham (Dec. 9)…scored 14 points and tied a season-high with five assists at Creighton (Dec. 31)…dropped 23 points against No. 24 DePaul (Jan. 5)…knocked down six 3-pointers and finished with 23 points vs. Butler (Jan. 24)…followed with a 9-for-10 performance from the floor and a perfect 5-for-5 showing from 3-point range to finish with 24 points and key a victory at No. 24 DePaul (Jan. 29)…knocked down 13 straight 3-pointers over a three-game stretch from Jan. 24-31…set a career-high with 28 points and drilled six trifectas vs. Georgetown (Feb. 12)…scored 16 points and grabbed a career-high eight rebounds in a win over Villanova (Feb. 14)…hit four 3-pointers and poured in 21 points in a win at Xavier (Feb. 21)…went for 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting in a BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinal victory over Marquette (March 6)…finished her career with 13 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals in the NCAA Tournament First Round against Duquesne (March 19).

2014-15: Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules.

2011- 14 at Iona College: Appeared in 94 games over three seasons, making 65 starts, while averaging 10.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists during her career... As a junior started in 29 games played and ranked third on the team in scoring with 11.7 ppg leading to Second-Team All-MAAC honors... Also averaged 3.8 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 30.4 minutes per contest during her junior campaign... Hit 42.4 percent of her long-range shots to rank fifth in the MAAC and shot 86.0 percent from the free-throw line, the second-most efficient clip in the league... Hit the game winner in a 60-59 win over Monmouth (1/24/14)... Had 16 double-digit scoring efforts, including four 20-point games... Named to MAAC All-Academic team... Scored 21 points in WNIT game against Harvard (3/20/14)... Averaged 9.8 points per game during her sophomore season when she made 23 starts in 33 appearances... Scored 10 points along with six assists and five rebounds at Drexel in the WNIT (3/21/13)... Named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team after averaging 8.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game in 29 appearances with 13 starts in 2011-12... Led the Gaels with 47 steals, 1.6 per game, to go along with 1.9 assists per game during her freshman season. High School:Averaged 14 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals per game during her career at William Penn Charter School... Named team MVP during each of her four seasons and concluded her prep career with 1,510 points... Ranked in the Top 100 for point guards in the Class of 2011 by ESPN HoopGurlz and was a McDonalds All-American nominee... Starting point guard for the nationally ranked AAU Philadelphia Belles Nike Elite Team.