As a senior: One of just three Bulldogs toappear in and start all 32 games in 2013-14 … Finishedthe year averaging 12.8 points, 10.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.0steals and 32.3 minutes per contest … Her 10.4 rpg ranked3rd in the NEC and 30th in the country … Put up 15double-doubles on the year, tied for 31st in the country …Became the 21st Bryant women’s basketball player to score1,000 career points on Dec. 30 at Columbia and just the third tograb 1,000 career rebounds on Feb. 3 vs. Saint Francis U., makingher the third to accomplish both feats and the first to do so allat the Division I level … Posted four 20+ scoring games andtied her program record 22 rebounds on March 3 at CentralConnecticut … Closes her career ranked 10th in programhistory in scoring (1282) and seven in Northeast Conference historyin rebounding (1137) … Tabbed as Second Team All-NEC for thesecond-straight season … Named the Division I Rhode IslandWomen’s Basketball Player of the Year.
As a junior: Started in all 30 games in2012-13, the only Bulldog to start in every game this season… Set career-highs in points (12.9), rebounds (13.0) andminutes played (35.6) … Recorded 18 double-doubles,including seven-straight … Ranked 11th in the NEC in scoringand second in rebounding (fifth in the country) … Posted 25points and 22 rebounds on Jan. 5 at Saint Francis U., setting theBryant women’s basketball program record for rebounds in asingle game … Recorded a career-high 27 points vs. Mount St.Mary’s on Jan. 19 … Hit a season-high 10 field goalsthree times (Jan. 5 at SFU, Jan. 16 vs. Yale, Jan. 19 vs. Mount St.Mary’s) … Scored in double-figures in 25 games, whilerecording four 20-point outings … Posted two 20/20 games(Jan. 5 at SFU, Jan. 19 vs. MSM) … Named NEC Player of theWeek on Dec. 17 … Earned All-NEC Second Team honors.
As a sophomore: Appeared in 29 games during abreakout sophomore campaign and earned 28 starts in that span ...Finished the season as the team's leading scorer, recording 359total points while averaging 12.4 ppg ... Produced three 20-pointoutings ... Led the team in field goal shooting (.432) andrebounding (9.6 rpg), as well ... Totaled 11 blocks and 57 stealson the year ... Finished sophomore campaign with team-high ninedouble-doubles ... Dropped 20 points in a victory at Maine on Nov.19 ... Missed double-double by one rebound in back-to-back gamesfrom Nov. 22 to Nov. 27 ... Finished with double-figures in scoringin 19 games and hauled in double-digit rebounds on 12 occasions ...Recorded 44 rebounds in a three-game span from Dec. 3-11 ...Totaled 86 points in a five-game span (17.2 ppg) from Dec. 30 -Jan. 14 ... Led team with 21 points in upset with over RobertMorris on Jan. 9 ... Set career highs with 23 points and 18 boardsand 11 made field goals against Sacred Heart on Feb. 15 ...Finished the season by registering double-digit scoring games infinal six contests.
As a freshman: Appeared in 24 games,including three starts in her rookie campaign ... Averaged 5.3points per game and 5.7 boards per contest ... Second on the teamwith 14 blocks ... Recorded 12 points and 10 rebounds for adouble-double against Wagner on Jan. 31, 2011 ... Career-high 15points in two contests ... Career-high 11 rebounds vs. Quinnipiacon Jan. 21. 2011 ... 550 minutes played.
Before Bryant: A four-year starter for thePanthers basketball team ... Accumulated a career record of 92-11... Captain of her team in 2006, 07 and 09 ... Named athleteof the week twice ... Played in All-Canada Classic in 2008 and 2009... Started every game for the Panthers ... Also a four-yearletterwinner in track, soccer and volleyball ... Earned highestmark in a subject ... Recipient of the Principals Award ... Memberof drama and leadership clubs.
Personal: The daughter of Nana-Yaw andComfort Ankoma-Mensa, Naana Adowa Ankoma-Mensa was born Oct. 19,1992 ... Has one brother, Kofi, and one sister, Mame-Yaa, who playsbasketball at Medaille College in Buffalo, N.Y.
CareerHighs
Points: 27 vs. Mount St. Mary's (Jan. 19, 2013)
Field Goals Made: 11 vs. Sacred Heart (Feb. 15,2012)
Field Goals Attempted: 21 vs. Yale(1/16/13)
3-Point FG Made: --
3-Point FG Attempted: 1 vs. Holy Cross(12/21/12)
Free Throws Made: 7, 2x rec. at Canisius(Dec. 7, 2013)
Free Throws Attempted: 14 vs. Mount St.Mary’s (Dec. 17, 2014)
Rebounds: 22, 2x rec. at CCSU (March 3,2014)
Assists: 4, 4x rec. at FDU (Feb. 15,2014)
Steals: 6, 6x rec. at Mount St. Mary's (Feb. 17,2014)
Blocks: 3, twice, rec. vs. Mount St.Mary’s (1/19/13)
Minutes: 45 vs. Robert Morris (3/4/13)
