CAREER: Had one of the greatest four-year careers in Pepperdine women’s basketball history … Played in 116 games, starting 93 … Averaged 15.3 points per game, good for fourth on the all-time list … Scored 1,772 total points, good for fourth all-time … Averaged 6.8 rebounds per game for a total of 792 (good for 8th all-time) … Shot .454 from the field and .736 from the free throw line … Her 32 double-doubles ranks third all-time in Pepperdine history … Total of 653 field goals made is fourth all time at Pepperdine.
PEPPERDINE 2018-19: In her final season, had one of the best individual seasons in Pepperdine women's basketball history … Named the WCC Player of the Year, the first Wave to win the award since 2003 and the third ever Wave to win … Named to All-WCC first team for the third consecutive year … Named to the WCC All-Tournament Team … Led the WCC in scoring, averaging 20.9 points per game … She was also fifth in the conference in rebounding, averaging 7.8 boards per game … Scored a Pepperdine record 47 points against Sacramento State on 11/23 … Ended the year 17th in the country for scoring … Scored at least 10 points in every game on the season, and scored at least 20 in 16 games … Scored 712 points in 2018-19, the second best mark in school history, just a single point behind the all-time mark … Named WCC Player of the Week twice, on 11/26 and 2/25.
PEPPERDINE 2017-18: Selected to the All-WCC first team for the second straight year ... Finished third in the WCC in scoring at 18.0 points per game, which ranks eighth in Pepperdine single-season history ... Her total of 539 points also ranks eighth ... Also in the WCC lists, finished eighth in rebounding (7.5), ninth in field goal percentage (46.0%) and ninth in free throw percentage (76.1%) ... Made 137 free throws, third-most in program single-season history ... Scored 30+ points three times, 20+ points 10 times and was in double-figures 27 times in 30 games (including the final 15 games of the season) ... Started 29 of 30 games ... Had season highs of 34 points and 16 rebounds vs. Idaho State (11/21) ... Scored 31 points in back-to-back games vs. Portland (2/1) and at Pacific (2/3) ... Had a 28-point, 14-rebound game vs. USF (1/20) ... In the first round of the WCC Tournament, had 23 points and 10 rebounds vs. Santa Clara (3/1) ... Totaled nine double-doubles ... Earned two WCC Player of the Week awards (11/20 and 2/5) ... Became the program's 23rd player to score 1,000 career points vs. Saint Mary's (2/22) ... Other season highs were three assists (twice), three blocks and 46 minutes vs. USF (1/20), three steals (several times), three three-pointers vs. Gonzaga (3/2) and 11 free throws vs. Portland (2/1).
PEPPERDINE 2016-2017: Earned All-WCC first team honors as a sophomore ... Led the team with 14.8 points per game, which was also good for fifth in the WCC ... Led the team with 8.7 rebounds a game, good for third in the WCC ... Played in 28 games, starting all of them ... Her 140 rebounds in conference play were the second most by a Wave in a WCC season ... Her 11 double-doubles led the team and was the sixth-best single-season total in program history ... Was second on the team with 29 steals ... Had a season-high 29 points against San Francisco (2/25) ... Had a season-high 16 rebounds against Pacific (2/4).
PEPPERDINE 2015-16: Appeared in 24 games, drawing two starting assignments as a true freshman ... Averaged 4.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in 11.6 minutes per game ... Also had 12 steals, 11 assists and three blocks ... Shot 47.4% from the field, 44.4% from three and 73.5% from the foul line ... Scored a season-high 18 points twice, once against LMU (2/27) and once in the Waves' opening-round WCC Tournament win over Pacific (3/3) ... Came on strong near the end of the season, scoring in double digits in four of the Waves' last nine games ... Other season highs included eight rebounds (vs. Pacific, 2/13), three steals (vs. Pacific, 3/3) and two assists (vs. BYU, 3/4).
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Hillside (N.J.) High School ... Played four varsity seasons ... Averaged 18.5 points, 8.2 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game for her career ... Was the third player in school history to score more than 1,000 points, finishing with 1,774 ... Named the best player in Union County as a senior and was selected to the North/South All-Star game ... Earned All-County honors as a sophomore, junior and senior and was named All-Division all four years ... Team won a Valley Division Championship in 2012, 2013 and 2015 ... Averaged double-digit scoring totals all four years, including a career-best 24.5 points per game as a junior ... Averaged a career-high 12 rebounds per game as a senior to go along with 22.8 ppg ... Posted two 10-block games, two 17-rebound games and had a career-high 38-point game ... Was named to the National Junior Honor Society and graduated in the top 15% of her class.
CLUB: Played her club ball for the NJ Sparks, competing in the 15-U Adidas Circuit and the 16-U Nike Circuit ... Team finished 10th at the 2014 EYBL Nike National Tournament ... Also played in the 2011 U.S. National Youth Games in Cocoa Beach, Fla., earning a silver medal.
PERSONAL: Born in New Brunswick, N.J. ... Parents are Vernetha Hope Robinson-Powell and James R. Bacote ... Has three younger siblings: Mason, Austin and Zoe ... Her father, James, played college basketball at Barber-Scotia College ... Majoring in liberal arts ... Chose Pepperdine because of its "great coaching staff and learning environment, and because it's a prestigious institution."
FAVORITES: Favorites include Quinn Cook (pro athlete), Chicago Bulls (pro team), Make Me Wanna Holler (book), 17 Again (movie), Pretty Little Liars (TV show), Justin Bieber (musical artist), tacos (food) and football (sport besides basketball).
