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2023-24
Academic All-Mac… Played in 23 games for 104 minutes on the season… Scored 10 points, grabbed nine rebounds and distributed six assists on the season… Season-high five points vs. Miami (Feb. 21)… Two rebounds at Gonzaga (Nov. 12) and vs. Kent State (March 9)… Also had two assists against the Golden Flashes… Totaled two steals on the season… Season-high 13 minutes vs. Miami.
2022-23
Academic All-MAC…Played in 22 games…Saw season-highs in minutes played (18:03) and points (seven) in season opener vs. Wright State (Nov. 7)…Scored two points, grabbed two rebounds vs. Missouri State (Dec. 4)…Pulled down season-high four rebounds vs. Miami (Jan. 25)…Two points, two rebounds vs. Buffalo (Feb. 8)…Three rebounds at Western Michigan (Feb. 15)…Saw time on the court in both NCAA Tournament games vs. Iowa State (March 18) and Tennessee (March 20).
2021-22
Team Captain...Academic All-MAC…Played in 29 games, starting one (Dec. 8 vs. St. Francis)…Averaged 1.1 PPG and 1.3 RPG…Played 15:17 against Idaho State in the Cancun Challenge (Nov. 25)…Season-high 19:57 minutes played and six points against St. Francis…Played 14:17 in MAC opener at Kent State (Dec. 29)…Scored three points and grabbed season-best five rebounds at Western Michigan (Jan. 8)…Grabbed four rebounds in win over Bowling Green (Feb. 12)…Scored four points against Northern Illinois (March 2).
2020-21
Academic All-MAC…Played in 20 games…Averaged 1.2 points and 1.1 rebounds per game…Season-high eight points at Kent State (Feb. 8)…Recorded 20:37 of playing time against the Golden Flashes, highest of the season…Scored in 10 of her 20 appearances…Season-high four rebounds on two occasions: Nov. 29 vs. Oakland and Feb. 10 vs. Buffalo.
2019-20
Sat out season as medical redshirt after tearing Achilles tendon in left leg during final high school game ... Earned team's "Academic" award.
High School (Francis Howell Central)
As a Senior — Averaged team-high 12.7 points, squad-best 6.2 rebounds and 2.3 thefts per game ... Shot 43.9 percent (136-of-310) from floor and 58.2 percent (71-of-122) from charity stripe ... Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Class 5 All-State ... Helped team to 22-5 overall ledger ... Scored in double figures on 20 occasions, including season-high 22 points vs. Troy Buchanan (Dec. 20) ... St. Louis American “Fab Five” All-Star Basketball Second Team ...
As a Junior — Averaged team-high 12.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 2.6 steals per game ... Shot 45.7 percent (147-of-322) from field and 53.8 percent (71-of-132) from free throw line ... Conference Player of the Year ... Class 5, District 8 Player of the Year ... Helped squad to 23-6 overall mark ... Academic All-League ...
Career — Starred for head coach Hayley Leake at Francis Howell Central High School ... Four-year starter in basketball ... Member of National Honor Society ... Member of National Spanish Honor Society.
Personal
Full name is Yaniah Cheri Curry ... Parents are Yolanda and Terryl Curry ... Has two brothers, Tre and Trennon ... Majoring in communication studies.
