Women's Basketball Adds Two for 2022-23 Season
5/31/2022 12:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Buff & Blue welcome Jayla Thornton and Asjah Inniss to Foggy Bottom
WASHINGTON - GW women's basketball head coach Caroline McCombs announced the addition of two transfer student-athletes to the program on Tuesday. Jayla Thornton and Asjah Inniss will rep the Buff & Blue for the upcoming 2022-23 season.
"We are ecstatic to bring in these two latest additions to our GW family," Coach McCombs said. "Jayla is a proven scorer and 3-point shooter, with great length from the wing position, while Asjah is a combo guard that can play at a high level on both sides of the ball. Both players have been able to grow their skills prior to their time at GW, and they will both bring a lot of on-court experience to our team."
The two transfer students join an incoming class for next season that includes first-year players Nya Robertson and Caia Loving, and graduate transfer Mia Lakstigala.
Jayla Thornton
5'10" // Guard
Newark, NJ // Newark Tech // Howard // Syracuse
The 2020-21 MEAC Player of the Year returns to Washington, D.C. following a one season stint with Syracuse. Prior to her time with the Orange, Thornton played for four seasons with the Howard Bison. During Thornton's impressive 2020-21 campaign with Howard, she averaged more than 14 points a game, while finishing second in the MEAC in free throw percentage (.817), fourth in 3-pointers made (2.5 per game), and fifth in 3-point field goal percentage (.336). Throughout her career, Thornton has specialized in burying shots from downtown. The graduate student is the MEAC's all-time leader in 3-pointers made (275), and is a career 33 percent shooter from beyond the arc.
Asjah Inniss
5'9" // Guard
Duluth, Ga. // Collins Hill // North Carolina A&T // Northwest Florida State College
Inniss joins the Buff & Blue following a successful season with Northwest Florida State College where she helped the Raiders to a 27-3 record and an appearance in the NJCAA women's basketball tournament. Last year, Inniss saw action in 28 games and averaged 5.5 points per game, while also chipping in 1.2 assists per game and one steal per game.
Prior to NWF, Inniss spent one season at North Carolina A&T where she played in 13 games and averaged 3.0 points per game and 3.3 rebounds per game.
"We are ecstatic to bring in these two latest additions to our GW family," Coach McCombs said. "Jayla is a proven scorer and 3-point shooter, with great length from the wing position, while Asjah is a combo guard that can play at a high level on both sides of the ball. Both players have been able to grow their skills prior to their time at GW, and they will both bring a lot of on-court experience to our team."
The two transfer students join an incoming class for next season that includes first-year players Nya Robertson and Caia Loving, and graduate transfer Mia Lakstigala.
Jayla Thornton
5'10" // Guard
Newark, NJ // Newark Tech // Howard // Syracuse
The 2020-21 MEAC Player of the Year returns to Washington, D.C. following a one season stint with Syracuse. Prior to her time with the Orange, Thornton played for four seasons with the Howard Bison. During Thornton's impressive 2020-21 campaign with Howard, she averaged more than 14 points a game, while finishing second in the MEAC in free throw percentage (.817), fourth in 3-pointers made (2.5 per game), and fifth in 3-point field goal percentage (.336). Throughout her career, Thornton has specialized in burying shots from downtown. The graduate student is the MEAC's all-time leader in 3-pointers made (275), and is a career 33 percent shooter from beyond the arc.
Asjah Inniss
5'9" // Guard
Duluth, Ga. // Collins Hill // North Carolina A&T // Northwest Florida State College
Inniss joins the Buff & Blue following a successful season with Northwest Florida State College where she helped the Raiders to a 27-3 record and an appearance in the NJCAA women's basketball tournament. Last year, Inniss saw action in 28 games and averaged 5.5 points per game, while also chipping in 1.2 assists per game and one steal per game.
Prior to NWF, Inniss spent one season at North Carolina A&T where she played in 13 games and averaged 3.0 points per game and 3.3 rebounds per game.
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