Notable Recruits

Guard Ashley Dickey while at CCBC in Maryland, contributed to her team's third consecutive Region 20 Junior College D2 championship, averaging 15 PPG and 4.7 REB, and earning Junior College All-American honors. Appeared in 31 contests including 21 starts for the Knights. She averaged 15 points and 24.9 minutes per game. At University of Tennessee Southern, was named the SSAC's Offensive and Defensive Player of the week, her fourth and fifth-career weekly honors to date. She was named the NAIA Women’s Basketball Defensive Player of the Week after delivering a dominant, disruptive performance that powered the Firehawks to a 2-0 week. In that 2-0 conference week, Dickey averaged 19 points, 11.5 rebounds, 7.0 steals, 3.5 assists and 1.0 blocks per contest. The week was highlighted by a triple-double against ABAC with 14 points, 10 steals and 10 rebounds. She added a double-double of 24 points and 13 boards v. Thomas.

Mary Baldwin freshman standout Leah Calhoun became the first Fighting Squirrel to earn an individual year-end USA South women’s basketball award when she was named Rookie of the Year after leading all conference rookies with 16.7 points, 6.1 defensive rebounds, and 2.3 steals per game. Calhoun also finished third in defensive rebounding, third in scoring, fourth in steals, and tenth in total rebounding. In addition to her award, Calhoun was also named to the First Team East Division, becoming just the fifth Mary Baldwin women’s basketball student-athlete to collect the honor. During the course of the season, she was also named USA South Player of the Week once and USA South Rookie of the Week twice.

With the 35th pick in the 2021 Women's National Basketball Association draft, the Seattle Storm selected Lafayette College's women's basketball senior power forward Natalie Kucowski on Thursday night. Kucowski becomes the first Leopard in program history to be drafted into the WNBA. The 2020-21 Patriot League Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and All-Patriot League First Team selection leaves Lafayette after a dominant four years for the Maroon and White, finishing her career with 1,415 career points, 1,197 career rebounds. She leaves the Maroon and White as the program's all-time leading rebounder and the first to record over 1,000 points and rebounds. The Philadelphia, Pa., native totaled 263 career assists, 233 career blocks and 148 steals, adding to her already impressive career totals. In her final year at Lafayette, she averaged 17.8 points per game and 13.3 rebounds per game.

Two-Time NEC Player of the Year (2023, 2024), NEC Defensive Player of the Year (2023) and MAAC Defensive Player of the Year (2025). Led SHU to two NCAA Tournaments (2023, 2024), going 1-2 in those tournaments and averaging 11.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 3.0 steals in the Big Dance. Led the nation during the 2024-25 campaign in steals per game (4.1) and was fourth in the country in total steals (120) and averaged 19.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists. Was tabbed as the NEC Player of the Week 12 times and MAAC Player of the Week twice. Earned 2024 CSC Academic All-District accolades. Was named to the 2025 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Watch List.

Guard Silki Vazquez played for Puerto Rico's National Team and while at Chattanooga State, led her team to the NJCAA Women's Division I National Tournament while averaging 12.8 PPG and 7.8 assists who also earned Junior College All-American honors. While at UT Southern, she has been awarded the SSAC's Defensive Player of the week three times and earned the league's Offensive Player of the Week. Her ability to disrupt passing lanes, protect the rim, and initiate offense played a key role in UT Southern extending its winning streak and securing a Senior Day victory. The recognition continues a standout season for Vazquez, who has been a central force in UT Southern's defensive identity and sustained late-season surge in conference play.