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DeSales University Athletics

2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster

Stephanie Graffin - DSU Student Assistant
Stephanie Graffin - DSU Student Assistant
Stephanie Graffin - DSU Student Assistant
Taylor Rezac - DSU Student Assistant
Pat Jacoby - DeSales
Pat Jacoby - DeSales

23 Maria Newsome

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool North Hunterdon
  • Hometown Hampton, NJ
  • Major Nursing

Biography

As a Junior (2021-22)
·       Started and played in all 26 games averaging 29.9 minutes per game.
·       Averaged 4.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game.
·       Led team with 96 assists on the season.
·       Scored a season-high 10 points in win at King’s College.
·       Handed out a season-high eight assists at Moravian University.
·       Averaged 7.0 points in the two NCAA Tournament games.
 
As a Sophomore (2020-21)
·       Appeared in all nine games, making seven starts in the COVID shortened nine-game season.
·       Averaged 3.4 points and 2.4 assists per game.
·       Scored a season-high nine points vs. Wilkes University.
·       Handed out a season-high five assists on the road at FDU-Florham.
·       Dished out 22 assists and committed just eight turnovers on the season.
 
As a Freshman (2019-20)
·       One of just two players to start and play in all 28 games.
·       Named to MAC Winter Academic Honor Roll.
·       Averaged 7.6 points, 3.1 assists, and 1.8 steals per game.
·       Recorded double digits in a game 10 times including a season-high 15 points vs. Misericordia University.
·       Had 14 points in the win over King’s College in the MAC Freedom title game.
·       Handed out a season-high eight assists in the home win over Delaware Valley University.
·       Shot 82.8 percent from the free throw line and converted 31.5 percent from outside the arc.
 
Personal/High School
·       Daughter of Richelle and Bob Newsome.
·       Participated in basketball, softball, and soccer in high school.
·       Named HS Most Outstanding Athlete as a senior.
·       Named First-Team All-Conference and All-County as both a junior and senior.
·       2x team MVP.
·       Named Second-Team All-Area in softball.
·       Named Defensive Player of the Year 3x in softball.
·       Team captain of both basketball and softball as a senior.
·       Nursing major.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2019-20First-Year

    Guard
    5'5"
    23
  • 23

    2020-21Sophomore

    Guard
    5'5"
    23
  • 23

    2021-22Junior

    Guard
    5'5"
    23
  • 23

    2022-23Senior

    Guard
    5'5"
    23