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The 2022 SHU Women's Basketball team photographed at the William H. Pitt Center and at the Pioneer Village Quad, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT. Wednesday, September 28, 2022. Photo by: Mark F. Conrad

Ny'Ceara Pryor

  • Award
    NEC Rookie of the Week
  • Week Of
    3/3/2023
  • Sport
    Women's Basketball
  • School
    Sacred Heart
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
    Guard
  • Hometown
    Baltimore, MD
  • High School
    Western
Pryor got it done in nearly every facet of the game on Thursday to lead Sacred Heart to a 66-58 win over Wagner. The first-year guard put an exclamation point on what has been one of the most decorated regular seasons by an NEC rookie — or player — in recent history after delivering 17 points, eight rebounds, six assists and four steals. Using her tenacity on defense to produce highlight-reel worthy buckets, Pryor, who continues to lead the nation in steals, has also displayed a knack for finding the open player, as her six-assist outing marked the 10th time this season she delivered five or more dimes in a game. The Baltimore native closed out her debut season averaging 17.9 ppg, which leads the circuit and is good for second among NCAA Division I rookies. In addition, her scoring clip is the best by an NEC freshman since Jessica Kovatch averaged 20.9 ppg as a frosh for Saint Francis U in 2015-16. Claiming her 13th NEC Rookie of the Week award of the season, Pryor tied Kovatch for the conference record. She has hauled in a total of 15 weekly awards from the conference, also earning a pair of NEC Player of the Week accolades on Dec. 12 and Jan. 18.