2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 31
Mayowa Taiwo
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Rockbridge Academy
- Hometown:
- Hanover, MD
- Major:
- Civil Engineering
Bio
2023-24: Named to the Preseason Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team... Appeared and started in all 31 games for GW as a graduate student... Finishes her career with 135 games played, the most in program history... Pulled down 243 rebounds in 2023-24, giving her a career total of 1,037 which ranks third in program history... Recorded her 1,000th rebound against UMass (2/24/24) in a 20-rebound performance... Averaged 5.3 ppg, including a season-high 14 at George Mason (2/17/24)... Swiped 50 steals with eight coming against St. Bonaventure 2/7/24).
2022-23: Named to Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team … lone member of this year’s team to play and start in all 31 contests … averaged 7.9 ppg and 9.7 rpg … came up with 63 steals, finishing the season 7th in the A-10 … finished the year 4th in the A-10 with 301 total rebounds, adding to her career-total of 793 which is currently 9th in program history … her 301 rebounds in a single-season is good enough for 8th all-time … scored a season-high 14 points at St. Bonaventure (1/8/23) … tallied seven double-doubles … posted a career-high 19 rebounds in a 12 point double-double effort at Loyola Chicago (1/25/23).
2021-22: Appeared in 26 games, starting 22…led GW in points per game (8.9) and rebounds per game (8.7)...averaged 30.6 mpg, second most on the roster…shot 43.8% from the field…led the team with six double-doubles, including a monster 18 point, 17 rebound performance vs. George Mason (Feb. 16)... set and later tied her career-high in rebounding with 17 against George Mason (Jan. 29 - Feb. 16)...dished out a season-high five assists against Fordham (Jan. 19)...Swiped a career-high five steals vs. St. Bonaventure…Enters the 2022-23 season eight rebounds shy of 500 for her career.
2020-21 ... Appeared in 17 games, starting 10 ... Averaged 6.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.7 spg and 0.8 apg while playing 18.8 mpg ... Shot 43.7% from the field ... Made season debut against ODU (Nov. 28), scoring four points and snagging seven rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench ... Moved into the starting lineup at Virginia Tech (Dec. 1) and recorded eight points and four rebounds ... Notched a season-best eight rebounds and added seven rebounds at Davidson (Jan. 1) ... Returned to the lineup after missing five games, tying season highs in points (8) and rebounds (8) vs. Duquesne (Feb. 12) ... Swiped a career-high four steals to go along with seven points against Fordham (March 4) ... Registered her first double-digit game of the season in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Championship vs. Mason (March 10), scoring 17 points with nine rebounds ... Posted a monster double-double in the A-10 Second Round vs. Richmond (March 12) with a career-high 19 points and season-high 11 rebounds.
2019-20: Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team ... One of four Colonials to appear in all 30 games, starting 23 ... Averaged 6.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg and 1.4 apg in 25.2 mpg ... Led the team in rebounding and ranked second in steals and field goal percentage ... Was tied for sixth in the A-10 with 2.3 offensive rebounds per game ... Registered two of the team's three double-doubles, notched eight double-figure scoring games and three double-digit rebounding efforts ... Led the team in rebounding a team-best 14 times ... Topped the squad in scoring three times ... Made her career debut off the bench at Villanova (Nov. 6) with four points and five rebounds in 13 minutes off the bench ... Earned her first career start at Lehigh (Nov. 13), contributing two points and four boards ... Scored the game-winning layup at Memphis (Nov. 17), catching a lob in mid-air from Faith Blethen and laying it in with 0.9 seconds remaining. Totaled eight points and six rebounds ... Was all over the floor against Georgetown (Nov. 24), with then-season highs in points (9) and rebounds (8) ... Dominated on both ends of the floor in her second straight start en route to a double-double at Quinnipiac (Dec. 7) with 12 points, 11 rebounds, two assists and two steals ... Dished out six assists to go along with four points and four rebounds at American (Dec. 22) ... Had a career day against Duquesne with a career-high 18 points, six rebounds and three assists, leading the comeback in a five-point victory (Jan. 8) ... Played a career-high 34 minutes at Fordham, grabbing a team-best 14 rebounds (eight offensive) to go with seven points and three assists ... Led the team with 14 points and eight rebounds in a comeback win over UMass (Jan. 26) ... Corralled eight more boards in 29 minutes at Saint Joseph’s (Jan. 29) ... Was a perfect 4-of-4 from the floor while also pulling down five rebounds (four offensive) at VCU (Feb. 9) ... Recorded her second career double-double against La Salle (Feb. 12) with 10 points and 11 rebounds ... Finished a rebound shy of a second straight double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds in win over George Mason (Feb. 15) ... Dropped 16 points on 6-10 FG with six rebounds in win at Duquesne (Feb. 22).
2018-19: Redshirted following a preseason injury.
High School: Three-sport athlete that also competed scholastically in soccer and lacrosse at Rockbridge Academy ... averaged 16.0 points, 13.7 rebounds, 8.4 steals, 4.7 assists and 4.0 blocks per game as a senior ... named the 2018 Capital Gazette All-County Team ... named to 30th Annual Apple Valley Waste All-Star Classic ... averaged over 21.0 points for entire scholastic career and totaled over 1,500 career points ... four-time MIAC All-Conference selection and a three-time Most Valuable Player and was the MVP of the 2014 MCAL All-Star Game.
2022-23: Named to Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team … lone member of this year’s team to play and start in all 31 contests … averaged 7.9 ppg and 9.7 rpg … came up with 63 steals, finishing the season 7th in the A-10 … finished the year 4th in the A-10 with 301 total rebounds, adding to her career-total of 793 which is currently 9th in program history … her 301 rebounds in a single-season is good enough for 8th all-time … scored a season-high 14 points at St. Bonaventure (1/8/23) … tallied seven double-doubles … posted a career-high 19 rebounds in a 12 point double-double effort at Loyola Chicago (1/25/23).
2021-22: Appeared in 26 games, starting 22…led GW in points per game (8.9) and rebounds per game (8.7)...averaged 30.6 mpg, second most on the roster…shot 43.8% from the field…led the team with six double-doubles, including a monster 18 point, 17 rebound performance vs. George Mason (Feb. 16)... set and later tied her career-high in rebounding with 17 against George Mason (Jan. 29 - Feb. 16)...dished out a season-high five assists against Fordham (Jan. 19)...Swiped a career-high five steals vs. St. Bonaventure…Enters the 2022-23 season eight rebounds shy of 500 for her career.
2020-21 ... Appeared in 17 games, starting 10 ... Averaged 6.1 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.7 spg and 0.8 apg while playing 18.8 mpg ... Shot 43.7% from the field ... Made season debut against ODU (Nov. 28), scoring four points and snagging seven rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench ... Moved into the starting lineup at Virginia Tech (Dec. 1) and recorded eight points and four rebounds ... Notched a season-best eight rebounds and added seven rebounds at Davidson (Jan. 1) ... Returned to the lineup after missing five games, tying season highs in points (8) and rebounds (8) vs. Duquesne (Feb. 12) ... Swiped a career-high four steals to go along with seven points against Fordham (March 4) ... Registered her first double-digit game of the season in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Championship vs. Mason (March 10), scoring 17 points with nine rebounds ... Posted a monster double-double in the A-10 Second Round vs. Richmond (March 12) with a career-high 19 points and season-high 11 rebounds.
2019-20: Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team ... One of four Colonials to appear in all 30 games, starting 23 ... Averaged 6.8 ppg, 6.1 rpg and 1.4 apg in 25.2 mpg ... Led the team in rebounding and ranked second in steals and field goal percentage ... Was tied for sixth in the A-10 with 2.3 offensive rebounds per game ... Registered two of the team's three double-doubles, notched eight double-figure scoring games and three double-digit rebounding efforts ... Led the team in rebounding a team-best 14 times ... Topped the squad in scoring three times ... Made her career debut off the bench at Villanova (Nov. 6) with four points and five rebounds in 13 minutes off the bench ... Earned her first career start at Lehigh (Nov. 13), contributing two points and four boards ... Scored the game-winning layup at Memphis (Nov. 17), catching a lob in mid-air from Faith Blethen and laying it in with 0.9 seconds remaining. Totaled eight points and six rebounds ... Was all over the floor against Georgetown (Nov. 24), with then-season highs in points (9) and rebounds (8) ... Dominated on both ends of the floor in her second straight start en route to a double-double at Quinnipiac (Dec. 7) with 12 points, 11 rebounds, two assists and two steals ... Dished out six assists to go along with four points and four rebounds at American (Dec. 22) ... Had a career day against Duquesne with a career-high 18 points, six rebounds and three assists, leading the comeback in a five-point victory (Jan. 8) ... Played a career-high 34 minutes at Fordham, grabbing a team-best 14 rebounds (eight offensive) to go with seven points and three assists ... Led the team with 14 points and eight rebounds in a comeback win over UMass (Jan. 26) ... Corralled eight more boards in 29 minutes at Saint Joseph’s (Jan. 29) ... Was a perfect 4-of-4 from the floor while also pulling down five rebounds (four offensive) at VCU (Feb. 9) ... Recorded her second career double-double against La Salle (Feb. 12) with 10 points and 11 rebounds ... Finished a rebound shy of a second straight double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds in win over George Mason (Feb. 15) ... Dropped 16 points on 6-10 FG with six rebounds in win at Duquesne (Feb. 22).
2018-19: Redshirted following a preseason injury.
High School: Three-sport athlete that also competed scholastically in soccer and lacrosse at Rockbridge Academy ... averaged 16.0 points, 13.7 rebounds, 8.4 steals, 4.7 assists and 4.0 blocks per game as a senior ... named the 2018 Capital Gazette All-County Team ... named to 30th Annual Apple Valley Waste All-Star Classic ... averaged over 21.0 points for entire scholastic career and totaled over 1,500 career points ... four-time MIAC All-Conference selection and a three-time Most Valuable Player and was the MVP of the 2014 MCAL All-Star Game.
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