21 Ayahna Cornish |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
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 | High School: Cardinal Dougherty
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 | Height: 5-9
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 | Position: Guard
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 | Birthdate: 02/02/1985
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 | Experience: 3L
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03/04/2007
Hawks Upset 8th-Ranked GW, 57-55, to Advance to A-10 Title Game
02/23/2007
Hawks hit the road to take on one of the nation's elite teams.
COLLEGE CAREER: An explosive slasher and scorer...Can score off the dribble...Also a ball-hawking defender...Will serve as team-co-captain.
2005-06: Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team selection...Named to the All-Big 5 Second Team...Earned Wildcat Classic MVP after leading Hawks to tournament title, averaging 17 points per game...Named team's Best Offensive Player for second straight season...Team's returning leader in scoring (12.1 ppg) and steals (1.5 spg)...Led the Hawks in scoring nine times, including a season-high 22 points at St. Bonaventure (1/6)...Recorded second career double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds vs. George Washington (1/8)...Led the Hawks with 18 points, including a buzzer-beater to force overtime vs. Fordham (2/2)...Scored 12 points in 38 minutes in win over #17/19 Temple (1/27)...Scored 20 points in win over Kansas State (12/3)...Team co-captain missed final nine games of the season with a torn ACL.
2004-05: Received team's Best Offensive Player Award...Team's leading scorer at 12.5 points per game, she led the Hawks in scoring eight times...Team leader in steals, averaging 1.45 per game...Started final 20 games...Posted first career double-double, 19 points and 11 rebounds, vs. Temple (3/5)..Set career-highs in scoring (27 points), rebounds (eight) and free throws (10) at Duquesne (1/3)...Scored 18 points in win over La Salle (3/4) in opening round of Atlantic 10 Tournament...Dished out a career-best five assists and added 10 points at Fordham (2/13)...Tied career-high with four steals and added 12 points vs. Fordham (2/4)...Poured in 22 points vs. St. Bonaventure (1/7)...Scored 10 points in her season-debut at Boston College (12/22)...Missed opening 10 games with broken bone in her right foot.
2003-04: Flashed glimpses of enormous potential during rookie campaign...Appeared in 33 games, starting 15...Third on team in steals with 46...Averaged 5.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game...Set a career-high with 17 points at Lehigh (12/6)...Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (12/21) after scoring 17 points versus Virginia...Scored 11 points and grabbed five boards in upset win at George Washington on national television (1/10)...Set career high with eight rebounds vs. La Salle (1/23)...Scored 12 points in A-10 Quarterfinal win over Duquesne (3/6).
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-time All-City selection and two-time Philadelphia Catholic League Northern Division MVP at Cardinal Dougherty...Averaged 18.7 points, 9.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists as a prep senior...Also tabbed preseason honorable mention All-American by Street and Smith's and area Player of the Year by both the Catholic Standard and Times and Northeast News Gleaner during senior season...Tallied a school record 1,782 points during her career...High school coach Mary McDonald played at SJU in the late 1970s.
PERSONAL: Born on February 2, 1985...Daughter of Cherise Cornish and Ramone Moore...Majoring in criminal justice.
Career Statistics
Year | GP-GS | Min/Avg | FG-FGA | Pct | 3FG-FGA | Pct | FT-FTA | Pct | OR-DR | Reb/Avg | PF-D | Ast | TO | Blk | Stl | Pts/Avg |
2003-04 | 33-15 | 600/18.2 | 64-174 | .310 | 4-16 | .250 | 40-68 | .588 | 36-49 | 85/2.6 | 47-1 | 31 | 71 | 3 | 46 | 172/5.2 |
2004-05 | 20-20 | 657-32.8 | 76-245 | .310 | 9-50 | .180 | 89-118 | .754 | 39-49 | 88/4.4 | 38-0 | 42 | 63 | 5 | 29 | 250/12.5 |
2005-06 | 22-21 | 642-29.2 | 97-231 | .420 | 12-34 | .353 | 61-83 | .735 | 38-61 | 99/4.5 | 28-0 | 52 | 55 | 4 | 34 | 267/12.1 |
TOTALS | 75-56 | 1,899/25.3 | 237-650 | .365 | 25-100 | .250 | 190-269 | .706 | 113-159 | 272/3.6 | 113-1 | 125 | 189 | 12 | 109 | 689/9.2 |