2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster
Biography
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2016, 2017 and 2018)
2016 C-USA Academic Medalist
2017-18 (JUNIOR): Started all 31 games and displayed an all-around ability to make an impact on the game … led the Miners in playing time (32.3 mpg) and 3-point percentage (35.9) … ranked second on the team in scoring (11.9 ppg), rebounding (6.3 rpg), free throws made (103), free throws attempted (125), free-throw percentage (82.4), 3-pointers made (37) and 3-pointers attempted (103) and 3-point percentage (35.9) … also rated third on the squad in assists (2.0 apg) … reached double figures in scoring in 21 contests, including four 20-point efforts (career-high 23-at UTSA-2/4/18, 23-at UCR-12/30/17, 22-Florida Atlantic-1/18/18 and 21-at FIU-1/5/18) … tied for the second-most points in a quarter by a Miner by erupting for 14 points in the final frame in the win at UTSA … also had 13-point efforts at the first quarter at UCR and in the fourth quarter vs. HBU (12/2/17), which tied for fifth at UTEP … pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds while also scoring 11 points vs. FIU (3/1/18) … also notched double-doubles vs. Texas Southern (16 pts/10 rbs-11/25/17), vs. East Carolina (15 pts/11 rbs-12/17/17), against Florida Atlantic (22 pts/11 rbs-1/18/18) and at UTSA (23 pts/13 rbs-2/4/18) … paced the team or shared the top spot for points in 10 different contests while doing so six times in rebounding … tallied 19 points while dishing out a personal-high seven assists vs. Texas A&M Corpus-Christi (11/18/17) … came alive from beyond-the-arc at UCR by nailing a career-best five triples … was a perfect 10-10 at the charity stripe, both career highs, vs. ECU … logged at least 40 minutes in five games, including three straight late in the season.
2016-17 (SOPHOMORE): UTEP's third-leading scorer, tallying 7.9 points per outing ... started five times while playing in all 31 games ... shot 40.1 percent from the field (85-212), 35.2 percent from beyond the arc (19-54) and 72.4 percent from the charity stripe (55-76) ... also averaged 3.5 rpg, 1.2 apg and 0.8 spg ... scored in double figures 13 times, including a seven-game streak at midseason and in four of the last five tilts ... capped the campaign with a 17-point (6-for-10 FGs, 4-for-5 FTs) effort against Old Dominion in the C-USA Tournament (3/8/17) ... dished out three assists with no turnovers in 35 minutes versus ODU ... season-high 20 points came in the league opener versus UTSA (1/1/17), where she played 39 minutes ... was on the floor for 44 minutes in a three-overtime game at FIU (1/12/17), where she supplied 19 points ... picked up her first career double-double against Western New Mexico (11/17/16) with 10 points and 12 rebounds ... had 15 points and seven boards versus CSU Bakersfield (12/28/16) ... perfect 6-for-6 from the line against LA Tech, part of a 14-point night ... dished out six assists in back-to-back games versus LA Tech and Southern Miss ... connected on 5-of-6 shots in scoring 15 points at UTSA ... put together a 13-point, eight-rebound afternoon against FIU ... went 8-for-8 at the line in non-conference action versus Houston Baptist.
2015-16 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 24 games as a reserve guard, averaging 7.5 minutes/contest ... recorded at least three rebounds in eight games while pitching in five points or more three times ... showed good shooting touch at the line, nailing 76.9 percent (10-13) of her free-throw attempts ... scored five points while grabbing a season-high five boards in a season-best 19 minutes in UTEP's win vs. UNLV ... season-high six points to go along with four rebounds in her collegiate debut vs. Houston Baptist ... hit her only three pointer of the year during a 7-0 first quarter run in an eventual victory vs. Abilene Christian in the WNIT.
PRIOR TO UTEP: Named the MVP at the Texas Girls Coaches' Association All-Star game in the summer of 2015 ... posted a double-double (26 points, 10 rebounds) while adding five steals and four assists to secure the honor at the prestigious event ... two-time (2014 and 2015) First-Team All-State honoree by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches ... also voted twice to the Class5A All-Region I girls basketball team and the 7-5 A All-District first team ... three-year varsity letter winner, including starting as a junior and senior ... served as captain her final two years ... averaged 18.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 1.1 assists in 2014-15 ... contributed 17 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 1.5 assists per game during her junior year ... rated as a four-star recruit by Prospect Nation ... considered to be a standout performer at the Check Me Out SoCal showcase in March 2014.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Kim and Greg Howell ... has two siblings ... started playing basketball in kindergarten ... played at the same high school (DeSoto) as former Miner great Kelli Willingham ... first name is pronounced "Nah-Juh-Luh."
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2015-16Freshman
Guard/Forward
5'10"
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2016-17Sophomore
Guard/Forward
5'10"
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2017-18Junior
Guard/Forward
5'10"
