STAT LINE: 2 starts, 20.5 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 4.0 bpg, 3.5 apg, .577 FG pct.
Waithe turned in two 20-point performances when LIU Brooklyn needed them most. The senior forward powered the Blackbirds to a pair of home wins, which guaranteed the team a spot in the NEC Tournament following a one-year absence. The 6-foot Floridian averaged a double-double while shooting 57.7 percent from the field. Going up against Central Connecticut and Bryant, Waithe accounted for 20.5 points, 11.0 rebounds, 4.0 blocks and 3.5 assists per victory. Out-scoring all players in Bryant’s lineup, Waithe tallied 20 points, on 8-of-12 shooting, in Friday’s 69-61 triumph. She was a force from the start, recording four points and two blocks during LIU’s 12-2 game-opening spurt. Waithe went for 21 points and 16 boards in the regular season finale against CCSU. The Florida product treated the home crowd to her 11th double-double of the season on Senior Day in Downtown Brooklyn. She was clutch down the stretch of the 63-57 triumph. Waithe sank a pair of free throws to tie the game with 3:49 remaining in regulation. Her jumper with 1:57 left bumped the Blackbirds’ bulge to four points. She accounted for a 7-of-9 clip from the charity stripe in the win.