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2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

23 Mariah Perez

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Newark Tech
  • Hometown Newark, N.J.
  • Twitter mperez32_
  • Instagram riah2_3

Biography

2023-24 (Graduate)
• Finished her career tied for third all-time with 131 career games
• Played in all 31 games with 29 starts and 18.6 minutes per game
• Averaged 6.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game
• Shot 44.7 percent from the field
• Had career highs in assists
• Recorded 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting and was perfect from free throw line in win over St. Bonaventure in A-10 First Round (3/6/24)
Posted her third double-double of the year with 12 points and 10 rebounds against George Mason (2/11/24)
Had her second double-double of the season with a season-high 13 rebounds and 15 points along with three blocks in the win over GW (1/17/24)
Recorded 12 points and had a career-high four blocks against Wichita St. (11/25/23)
Posted first double-double of the year with season-highs of 17 points, 13 rebounds, and went 9-of-10 from the free throw line in the win over SIUE (11/20/23)
Scored 14 points and had eight rebounds against Detroit (11/18/23)
Had 14 points, two blocks, and three assists against Lindenwood (11/12/23)
Was just shy of a double-double with eight points and nine rebounds in season opener at No. 2 UConn (11/8/23)

2022-23 (Senior)
Earned Most Improved Award at team's end-of-season awards banquet
Appeared and started in 27 games
Second on the team in points per game with 11.9
Led the team with 9.4 rebounds per game
Made it 12 double-doubles with 11 points and 10 boards in A-10 First Round win over VCU (3/1/23)
Recorded 11th double-double on the season with 14 points and 12 rebounds against La Salle (2/22/23)
Made it 10 double-doubles on the year and fourth in a row with 16 points and 13 rebounds at VCU (2/15/23)
Recorded her ninth double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds against Saint Joseph’s (2/11/23)
Had another double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds against Saint Louis (2/8/23)
Posted her seventh double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds in the win at Loyola (2/1/23)
Got her sixth double-double of the year with 16 points and 15 boards against Duquesne (1/25/23)
Posted her fifth double-double of the season with game highs of 18 points and 12 boards against Davidson (1/11/23)
Recorded a new career-high for the second straight game and a fourth double-double on the year with 24 points and 10 boards against Fairfield (12/7/22)
Posted a career-high 22 points with 13 rebounds for her third double-double of the year against Florida (12/4/22)
Recorded her second double-double of the season and third overall with a career-high 16 points and 10 boards against Kentucky (11/23/22)

2021-22 (Junior)
Appeared in 29 games with one start
Averaged 2.4 points and 2.9 rebounds per game
Had a career-high 18 blocks to go with seven steals
Tied a season high with eight points in A-10 Quarterfinals win over Davidson (3/4/22)
Scored a season-high eight points on 4-of-5 shooting with six rebounds and two block at Davidson (1/30/22)
Had six points at Illinois St. (12/5/21)
Scored six points on 3-of-3 shooting and two blocks at Purdue (11/20/21)

2020-21 (Sophomore)
Played in 19 games, making 18 starts
Averaged 3.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game
Ranked second on team with 46.7 field goal percentage
Scored a career-high 11 points and was one rebound shy of a double-double in the win at Davidson (2/28/21)
Had her first double-double with career-highs of 10 points, 16 rebounds and four assists against Richmond (2/12/21)
Scored eight points against Akron (12/6/20)
Made her first career start in the season opener at Morehead St. (11/25/20)

2019-20 (Freshman)
Appeared in 25 games averaging 1.7 points and 1.9 rebounds per game
Played a season-high 20 minutes in the A-10 Championship title game vs VCU (3/8/20)
Tied a season-high and had a career-high three made field goals against St. Bonaventure (2/26/20)
Tied a season-high six points against East Carolina (12/21/19)
Recorded a career-high nine rebounds against No. 6 South Carolina (11/13/19)
Scored six points and grabbed three rebounds in the win over Lipscomb in her collegiate debut (11/5/19)

High School
Named First Team All-Conference as a sophomore and junior
Earned All-County First Team honors
Named team captain as a senior
Was First Team N.J. All-Zone in 2018-19
Set school record for career rebounds (1,128) in women's basketball history
Has school record for most double-doubles among all basketball players
Led team to conference championship once, Essex Country championship twice, and sectional championships twice
Graduated from Newark Tech High School in Newark, N.J.
Was a four-year letter-winner
Invited to USA U16 tryouts in 2015
Invited to Team Puerto Rico U17 and U18

Personal
Daughter of Nelly and Ismael Perez
Has five siblings, Mark, Ismael, Zaelyn, Zaedyn, and Amade
Majoring in educational leadership

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2019-20Freshman

    Forward
    6'3"
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    2020-21Sophomore

    Forward
    6'3"
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    2021-22Junior

    Forward
    6'3"
    23
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    2022-23Senior

    Forward
    6'3"
    23
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    2023-24Graduate Student

    Forward
    6'3"
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