Pepperdine University Athletics

HONORS AND AWARDS (Minnesota):
Academic All-Big 12 — 2023

HONORS AND AWARDS (Nebraska):
Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar (First Team) — 2022
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar — 2022
Academic All-Big Ten — 2022
Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll — F20, S21, F21, S22
Tom Osborne Citizenship Team — 2021, 2022

HONORS AND AWARDS (California):
Honorable Mention All-Pac 12 Freshman Team — 2017

PEPPERDINE (2023-24): Averaged 4.7 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game in an unprecedented eighth season of women's college basketball ... Appeared in 12 games and made two starts while averaging 14.8 minutes per game ... Scored nine points on 3-for-6 shooting off the bench at San Francisco (1/11) ... Finished in double-figures for the first time in the season with a 10 point outing against Pacific (2/22) ... Started on Senior Day against Saint Mary's (3/2) and finished with nine points, five rebounds and three assists ... Scored 11 points, dished out a season-high five assists and added three steals in her final collegiate game against San Diego in the WCC Tournament (3/7).

MINNESOTA: Appeared in 28 games and made two starts for the Golden Gophers in 2022-23 ... Averaged 2.4 points, 1.5 assists and 1.4 rebounds per game ... Set her single-game career-high with five steals against Ohio State (1/5) ... Scored a season-high nine points on Senior Day against Purdue (2/26) ... Earned her master's degree in educational policy administration in 2023.

NEBRASKA: Spent two seasons as a graduate transfer at Nebraska ... Played in 41 games and made one start ... Averaged 2.5 points and 1.0 rebounds in 10.3 minutes per game ... Helped the Cornhuskers earn an 8-seed in the NCAA Tournament in 2021-22 ... Scored three points in 15 minutes in Nebraska's first-round loss to Gonzaga ... Was also part of a Nebraska team that made the WNIT in 2020-21 ... Scored 10 points in Nebraska's first-round WNIT win over UT-Martin ... Logged six points, two rebounds and two assists in Nebraska's second-round WNIT loss to Colorado ... Earned her master's degree in applied science in 2022.

CALIFORNIA: Began her college career at California, where she spent four seasons ... Was an honorable mention Pac-12 All-Freshman Team selection after averaging 5.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.0 steals per game ...  Helped the Golden Bears make the NCAA Tournament as a 9-seed as a freshman ... As a sophomore, she scored 13 points in the season-opener against Saint Mary's ... Was part of a squad that made the NCAA Tournament as a 7-seed as a sophomore ... Limited to playing just three games from 2017-20 due to injuries ... Single-game highs include 18 points (vs. UCLA, 2/3/17), six rebounds (vs. Lehigh, 12/11/16), nine assists (vs. Lehigh, 12/11/16) ... Earned her bachelor's degree in legal studies in 2020.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from St. Mary's High School, located in Stockton, Calif., in 2016 ... Was a Cal-Hi Sports State Player of the Year finalist, a Cal-Hi Sports Elite All-State and an All-State Division I selection, and the Northern California preps Player of the Year ... Ranked as high as the #78 player in the nation and the No. 17 guard in ESPN's top-100 rankings ... Earned WBCA High School All-American honors ... Averaged 12.0 points and 2.0 steals per game while leading St. Mary's to a 28-1 record and a No. 2 national ranking in the final espnW power rankings as a senior ... Also lettered in cross country and track.

CLUB: Played for California Storm.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Karen and Michael Cayton ... Has one sister, Anissia ... Earning her master's degree in K-12 education ... Career goal is to become a superintendent ... Chose Pepperdine because of "the coaches, environment and the team. I want to be able to change this culture and put Pepperdine on the map for future generations."

FAVORITES: Enjoys shopping in her spare time ... Favorites include Kevin Garnett (basketball player), Usain Bolt (pro athlete), Boston Celtics (pro basketball team), the USA Track and Field team (pro sports team) ... KG A-Z (book) ... Love & Basketball (movie) ... Everybody Hates Chris (TV show) ... 7even Daze (musical artist) ... track and field, softball and tennis (sports outside basketball).