2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Essence Brown
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Galax
- Hometown:
- Galax, VA
- Major:
- Psychological & Brain Sciences
2023-24: Appeared in 24 games, making 19 starts as a graduate student... Recorded 9.5 ppg on 44.1% shooting from the floor... Played 27.4 mpg including a season-high 37 against Saint Louis (1/20/24)... Put up a career-high 25 points against Stonehill (12/21/23)... Finished with double figures in scoring in 12 contests... Pulled down 120 rebounds, averaging 5.0 rpg... Pulled down season-high nine boards at St. Bonaventure (1/14/24)... Swiped 24 steals and knocked down 15 3-pointers.
2022-23: Played in 25 games, making 23 starts as a senior in 2022-23 … shot .401 from the field, averaging 6.1 ppg … pulled down 67 rebounds, averaging 2.7 rpg … totaled 38 assists, six blocks and 18 steals throughout the season … scored a career-high 18 points vs. ETSU (11/25/22), going 5-for-5 from the free throw line and pulling down eight rebounds for a season-high.
2021-22: Appeared in 30 games, starting 30…averaged a career-high 30.8 mpg, the most on the team…averaged 4.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg and 0.6 apg…scored a then-career-high 11 points on 5-9 shooting against Quinnipiac (Nov. 22)...shot 39.7% from the field, and was a team leading 80.0% shooter from the free-throw line…posted an all-around effort against Richmond (Jan. 5), tallying 10 points, four rebounds, two assists, and one steal.
2019-20: Appeared in 26 games, starting the final six ... Averaged 1.0 ppg and 1.9 rpg in 13.6 mpg ... Shot 16.3% from the floor ... Made her career debut in the season opener at Villanova (Nov. 6), playing four minutes ... Scored her first career points (1-3 FG) at #9/10 Maryland (Nov. 20) ... Tallied a season-best five points in 12 minutes vs. Minnesota (Dec. 10) ... Played 22 minutes, contributing four points, two rebounds and two assists at American (Dec. 22) ... Grabbed a then season-high three boards against William & Mary (Dec. 29) ... Pulled down four rebounds and hit a pair of free throws in first career A-10 game at George Mason (Jan. 4) ... Ripped down a career-best eight rebounds and recorded two steals in the win over Duquesne (Jan. 8) ... Made first career start against George Mason (Feb. 15).
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Galax High School ... First women's basketball player in school history to sign with a Division I program ... Two-time First Team All-State as a junior and senior ... Two-time District and Region Player of the Year ... Also earned four First Team All-Conference honors and was named First Team All-Timesland by the Roanoke Times as a senior ... Averaged 17.9 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 3.0 apg and 3.6 spg as a senior for the Maroon Tide, leading the team to a 22-6 mark ... Scored over 1,000 points in her high school career.
