Andra Espinoza-Hunter

Ariel Cummings

/ Women's Basketball

Photo by: Matt Kipp

Photo by: Mississippi State Athletics

Position:
Guard/Forward
Height:
5-11
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Ossining, N.Y.
High School:
Ossining
Prev School:
Mississippi State University

** 2021-22 ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM **
** 2021-22 ALL-MET SECOND TEAM **
** 2022 CHERYL MILLER AWARD WATCH LIST **
** 2021-22 PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST TEAM **
** 2020-21 ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM **
** 2020-21 ALL-MET FIRST TEAM **

2021-22: Named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team... Named to All-Met Second Team... Named to Cheryl Miller National Small Forward of the Year Award Watch List... Named a Senior CLASS Award Candidate (one of only 30 nationwide)... Two-time MBWA Player of the Week... Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll five times... Finishes Seton Hall career ranked third all-time with a 16.2 scoring average in 53 career games as a Pirate and seventh all-time with 130 career made three-pointers... Reached double-figures in scoring 31 times, including 11 games of 20+ points and one game of 30+ points... Had two double-doubles... Finished second in the nation (only to her teammate Lauren Park-Lane) in minutes played (1,352) and ninth in the nation in minutes played per game (37.6)... Started in 36 games... Averaged 15.0 points per game, which was seventh-most in the BIG EAST Conference... Averaged 5.4 rebounds per game, which ranked 18th in the BIG EAST... Averaged 1.8 steals per game, which ranked fourth-most in the BIG EAST... Her 2.2 made three-pointers per game ranked fifth-most in the BIG EAST and her .362 three-point shooting percentage was ranked ninth-best... Collected 13 points, six rebounds and three steals at Middle Tennessee in the WNIT National Semifinals on March 31... Had 16 points and five rebounds at Columbia in the WNIT National Quarterfinals on March 28... Talli3ed 12 points and eight rebounds vs. Drexel in the WNIT Third Round on March 24... Notched 13 points and eight rebounds vs. VCU in the WNIT Second Round on March 21... Collected 13 points and eight rebounds vs. Creighton in the BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals on March 5... Tallied 18 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals at Xavier on March 1... Totaled 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists at DePaul on Feb. 25... Erupted for a career-high 35 points on the strength of 6-for-8 shooting from three-point range to go with five rebounds against Creighton on Feb. 20... Scored 17 points to go with six rebounds, four assists and two steals vs. Providence on Feb. 18... Had 11 points and nine rebounds vs. Villanova on Feb. 13... Collected 13 points, four rebounds, five assists and three steals at Georgetown on Feb. 9... Tallied 21 points, on the strength of 5-for-9 three-point shooting, and seven rebounds at Butler on Feb. 6... Tallied 20 points and five assists vs. Xavier on Feb. 4... Erupted for 25 points on 7-for-9 shooting from three-point range vs. Georgetown on Feb. 2... Scored 25 points to go with six rebounds, four assists and three steals vs. St. John's on Jan. 19... Had 11 points, six rebounds and four assists at Providence on Jan. 16... Collected 20 points and six rebounds at Villanova on Dec. 31... Had a double-double with 20 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks vs. Wagner on Dec. 21... Tallied 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists vs. Marquette on Dec. 19... Totaled 15 points and four assists vs. UCF on Dec. 14... Had 21 points and four rebounds at Princeton on Dec. 11... Totaled 18 points, five rebounds and three assists vs. Toldeo on Nov. 26... Had 10 points and nine rebounds vs. USC on Nov. 25... Collected a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds vs. Lehigh on Nov. 16... Had 20 points, and seven rebounds vs. Fordham on Nov. 13... Opened the season with 21 points and four rebounds vs. Mount St. Mary's on Nov. 9... Named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team... BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

2020-21: All-BIG EAST First Team... All-Met First Team... Named College Sports Madness National Player of the Week on Jan. 25... Twice named BIG EAST Player of the Week... Twice named MBWA Women's Player of the Week... Played in 17 games, all starts... Led the Pirates with 18.6 points per game, which ranked fourth in the BIG EAST Conference... Averaged 6.1 rebounds per game, which ranked 13th in the BIG EAST... Led the BIG EAST with 2.9 three-pointers made per game... Ranked sixth in the BIG EAST with .391 three-point percentage... Ranked ninth in the BIG EAST with .789 free-throw percentage... Averaged 36.8 minutes per game, which ranked second in the BIG EAST... Reached 20 points in a single-game seven times... Reached double-figures in scoring in 16 of 17 contests... Led the team in scoring a team-best eight times... Recorded one double-double... Reached at least 10 rebounds in two games... Had 19 points and five rebounds vs. Creighton in the BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinals... Had 16 points and seven rebounds at Villanova on Feb. 27... Recorded 25 points on 9-for-13 shooting at Xavier on Feb. 24... Had 13 points and six rebounds vs. Providence on Feb. 20... Erupted for 26 points, including a game-tying three-pointer that forced overtime, five rebounds and three assists vs. Georgetown on Feb. 18... Recorded her first career double-double with 17 points, 15 rebounds and four assists at DePaul on Feb. 15... Pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds vs. Creighton on Feb. 13... Had 15 points at Connecticut on Feb. 10... Tallied 18 points and six rebounds at Georgetown on Feb. 8... Had a game-high 28 points against Xavier on Jan. 23... Erupted for a career-high 30 points to go with eight rebounds, three assists and three steals vs. St. John's on Jan. 20... Had 24 points on the strength of 6-for-7 shooting from three-point range, eight rebounds, four assists and two blocks vs. Butler on Jan. 17... Drained seven three-pointers in route to 25 points and five rebounds vs. Marquette on Jan. 15... Had 23 points on the strength of 7-for-11 shooting from three-point range at Butler on Jan. 11... Named to the All-Academic BIG EAST Team.

2019-20 (at Mississippi State): One of only three returning upperclassmen on the roster (Chloe Bibby and Jordan Danberry) ... Ranked third on the team in threes made with 22 ... Espinoza-Hunter and Chloe Bibby are nicknamed the “Splash Sisters” for their 3-point shooting. This year, the duo has combined for 46 percent (60 of 130) of State’s total threes ... Scored in double figures in nine games ... Matched her season high in scoring with 13 points in MSU’s win vs. Arkansas (2/27); Added three assists and two rebounds ... Had 12 points and four rebounds off the bench against Kentucky (2/16) ... Earned the start against LSU (1/16) and finished with 10 points in 37 minutes of action.

2018-19 (at Mississippi State): Had waiver for immediate eligibility accepted Nov. 7 … Made an SEC Tournament-record 8 three-pointers for 24 points in the SEC Championship game against Arkansas … Tallied a team-high 13 points in her MSU debut, a win at Virginia … Was 6-of-9 from the field, 4-of-6 from 3-point range, for 16 points vs. Coppin State … Scored 14 points in the Bulldogs’ win against Furman … Put in 13 points in 14 minutes against Jackson State … Went 3-of-5 from beyond the arc for 11 points at Washington … Made her first career start at Florida and scored 4 points … Scored 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting against Ole Miss … Sunk 4-of-7 three-pointers for a career-high-tying 16 points at LSU … Put in a dozen points while going 2-of-5 from behind the arc against Missouri … Led MSU with 24 points at Texas A&M on the back of 7 three-pointers, which was tied for the 2nd-most in MSU single-game history … 1 of 3 MSU players with 20+ points against Vanderbilt, marking first time since 1999 with 3 players scoring 20 … Averaged 14.8 ppg over the final five SEC contests while shooting 51.7% (15-of-29) from 3-point range.

2017-18 (at UConn): Played in 7 games as a freshman for UConn, averaging 7.0 mpg … Averaged 4.0 points and made 38.5 percent from the field (5-of-13) and 4-of-11 (36.4 percent) from 3-point range.

High School / Personal: 2017 New York Gatorade Player of the Year and finalist for Gatorade National Player of the Year … Scored over 2,000 points in her prep career, averaging 36.9 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 3.1 apg and 3.0 spg … Graduated as the 18th-ranked college prospect in the country... Led Ossining HS to the New York Class AA finals as a senior, tallying 995 points … Returned to Ossining following three years at Blair Academy in New Jersey … Helped Blair Academy to league and state prep championships each of her three seasons … Averaged 25.0 points and 8.0 rebounds as a junior and 19.1 ppg and 6.5 rpg as a sophomore at Blair Academy … Began her prep career as a seventh grader at Ossining HS, scoring 478 points and making 99 3-pointers in two seasons … Part of Ossining’s 2013 state championship team … Selected to the 2015 United States U16 National Team … Averaged 10.0 ppg and 3.8 rpg as Team USA went 4-1 and took bronze at the FIBA Americas Championship … Candidate for the USA U17 National Team in 2017... Helped USA Team win the silver medal at the World University Games in the summer of 2019 … Recorded 10 points, three assists and a steal against Slovakia (7/5/19) to help the U.S. win Pool C... Born October 1, 1999.