2023-24: Started and played all 27 games in her final season on the hardwood … Led the team in scoring and rebounding with an average of 12.1 and 10.7, respectively … Only player in the Northeast-10 to wrap up the year averaging a double double … Led the NE10 in rebounds per game, was 12th in points per game and sixth in field goal percentage (49.7, 142-286) … Her 10.7 rpg was 12th highest in all of Division II, while she was fifth in the nation in offensive rebounds per game at 4.4 … Led all players in the NE10 with 13 doubles doubles which was also the 19th most in all of D2 … Finished 16 games with double figures in the scoring column, including wrapping up her career with double digits in the final six games of her career … Set a season-high with 19 points in a pair of games, the first against UDC (Dec. 3) and then two games later against American International (Jan. 6) … Finished 18 games with double figure rebounds, including a season-high of 18 twice, the first on the road at Pace (Jan. 24) and the second in her final collegiate game against Southern Connecticut State University in the opening round of the NE10 Tournament … Added to her scoring and rebounding with 31 assists, 20 steals and 10 blocks on the season … Set a career-high with five assists in a home conference game against Assumption (Jan. 30) … Earned Academic Distinction accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll following the Fall 2023 semester … Earned College Sports Communications Academic All-District distinction.
2022-23: Named to the Northeast-10 All-Conference Second Team … Served as co-captain … One of two players to start all 27 games on the season … Finished the year second on the team with a career-best 13.1 points per game average, while leading the team with 291 rebounds, averaging 10.8 per game … Her 291 total rebounds was 19th best in all of NCAA Division II, while she was eighth in the nation in rebounds per game which also led all NE10 players … Also led the conference and was sixth in the nation in field goal percentage with a 60.3 average, connecting on 158-of-262 … Also among the national leaders, 16th overall, with 14 total double doubles … Finished 20 games with double figures in the scoring column and 18 games with double digits in the rebounding column … Opened up the season with double figures in each of the first seven games of the year, including the first four which she completed a double double in each … Her best in that season-opening scoring streak was a 22-point outing, to go along with 13 boards, in a come-from-behind road win over Bridgeport (Dec. 7) … Set a season-high with 23 points, also a double double with 14 rebounds, at home against Saint Rose (Feb. 1), finishing the game 11-of-14 from the field for a 78.6 percent outing … Also dished out 27 assists, picked off 22 steals and was second on the team with 14 blocks … Closed out the season with back-t0-back doubles against Saint Anselm (Feb. 21) and Franklin Pierce (Feb. 24) in the opening round of the NE10 Championship … Earned Academic Distinction (Fall 2022) and Academic Honors (Spring 2023) accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean’s List following the fall semester.
2021-22: Played and started in all but one of the 26 games … Closed out the season averaging a double double with 12.4 points and 11.1 rebounds per game, finishing second on the team in scoring and leading the team in rebounds … Also led the team with 17 blocks while adding 24 assists and 17 steals to her tally … Led the team and the entire NE10 from the field, shooting 54.2 percent on 141-of-260, while her 277 total rebounds was the third most in the league … Closed out 16 games scoring in double figures, including the final eight games of the season, which also included a new career-high with 31 points, the most by any player this season, against Franklin Pierce (Feb. 21) … Finished that game shooting an impressive 72.2 percent from the field, connecting on 13-of-18 field goal attempts and adding 5-of-6 at the free throw line … Sandwiched her season with a pair of NE10 Player of the Week honors, earning the distinction following the opening weekend when she averaged 15.5 points, including 23 against Georgian Court (Nov. 14) and added her second Player of the Week honor following the career-high against Pierce … Racked up double figure rebounds in six games, closing out three of those with a double double, including in two of the final three games of the season … Added 20+ in the scoring column on one other occasion, against Assumption (Jan. 22) … Earned Academic Distinction accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean’s List following both the fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters.
2020-21: 2020-21 season canceled due to the CoVID-19 Pandemic ... Earned Academic Honors accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll following both the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters.
2019-20: Earned Academic Honors accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll following the fall semester … Northeast-10 Conference All-Rookie Team selection … Appeared in 26 games, making 23 starts … Finished second on the team in both scoring (11.4) and rebounding (7.4) … Led the Northeast-10 in field-goal percentage at .565 and was the only freshman in the conference to rank in the top 25 in scoring, top 15 in rebounding and top 15 in field goal percentage … Her field goal percentage was fourth-highest in single-season program history … Named the NE10 Rookie of the Week a conference-leading four times … Tallied three double-doubles … Scored in double figures on 17 occasions and recorded double-digit rebounds six times … She scored a season-high 20 points while hauling in six rebounds on 8-of-11 shooting in her collegiate debut against Staten Island (11/9), en route to winning NE10 Rookie of the Week … Had 10 points and 13 rebounds for her first career-double-double in a win over Southern Conn. State (Dec. 4) … Totaled 12 points and 10 rebounds at Saint Michael’s (Jan. 11) … She had 13 rebounds on two occasions and pulled down a season-high 14 against American Int'l on Feb. 15 … Totaled 14 points and eight rebounds in back-to-back games at Le Moyne (Feb. 8) and Saint Rose (Feb. 12) … Had 12 points and eight rebounds at Saint Anselm in the NE10 Quarterfinal (Mar. 1).
High School: 2019 Liberty Central Player of the Year and was a candidate for CNY Section 3 Big School Player of the Year … 2018 Third team all-state honoree … Three-time First Team All-CNY selection … Four-time First Team All-League selection … Helped lead her team to the Section 3 championship title in 2017 and 2018 … Scored over 1,000 points in her career and graduated as the third leading scorer in Bishop Ludden history … Named the Most Outstanding Player at the 2019 Zebra Classic and was selected to the Holiday Classic All-Tournament team all four years … Rose Classic Super Jam Sportsmanship Award recipient … Also a four-year member of the volleyball team at Bishop Ludden, where she was a four-time all-league selection, first team all-state selection as a junior and senior in 2016 and 2017, and helped lead her team to the Section 3 Championship title in 2016 while being named to the NYS All-Tournament Team … Only player in Bishop Ludden history to win two section titles (basketball and volleyball) in one academic year … Senior captain in basketball … Academically she was a member of the National Honor Society, High Honor Roll and the All-Ludden Team.
Personal: Daughter of Kirk Deshaies and Angela and Jeff Sanford … Has a brother, Santino and a sister, Serena … Earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology with a concentration in forensic psychology in May 2023 … Currently pursuing a Maser of Arts in clinical mental health counseling with a concentration in community development.
