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Aja Boyd

  • Award
    NEC Rookie of the Week
  • Week Of
    1/25/2017
  • Sport
    Women's Basketball
  • School
    LIU
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
    Center
  • Hometown
    Petersburg, VA
  • High School
    Appomattox Regional Governor's School for the Arts and Technology
WEEK 11 STATS: 2 games, 17.5 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 2.0 spg, .536 FG pct.
Boyd delivered her best two-game stretch yet, shooting well over 50 percent from the floor while nearly averaging a double-double during the Blackbirds’ 1-1 week. Leading LIU Brooklyn in both scoring and rebounding, the freshman forward averaged 17.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per contest against a pair of local rivals. Making more than half her attempts in each of the two games, she accounted for a team-high .536 field goal percentage. Boyd matched her season-high scoring total to help the Blackbirds slam the brakes on a six-game slide. The rookie post player netted 18 points and secured eight caroms in Monday’s 69-64 victory over Wagner. Boyd provided all of the scoring during an 8-0 run that turned a one-point deficit into a 59-52 advantage with 1:08 left in the fourth quarter. Two days earlier, Boyd accounted for a game-high 17 points and 11 rebounds at Fairleigh Dickinson. It was her second career double-double. The native Virginian ranks second on the team in scoring (10.5 ppg) and first in rebounding (6.4 rpg) this season. She has scored in double figures during seven of her last eight outings.