West Virginia University Athletics

Prep

• Played for Reynoldsburg High School and her travel team, Sports City U
• Rated as a four-star prospect and checked in as the No. 83 player in the class of 2022 by ESPN Hoopgurlz
• Selected as an all-state player in each of her four seasons during high school, including back-to-back appearances on the Ohio Division I First Team in 2020-21 and 2021-22
• Also was named to the All-Ohio Cardinal Conference (OCC) first team and the all-district team while at Reynoldsburg, including two appearances on the first team
• From 2020-21, she was a member of the Super 12 Ohio All-Star first team and captained the squad as a junior in 2020-21
• As a 2,000-point scorer and team captain for RHS, she was named the team defensive MVP and freshman of the year in 2018-19, the team offensive MVP and her district's top scorer in 2019-20 and the team MVP in 2020-21
• As a senior in 2021-22, she led Reynoldsburg to a 27-2 record, including an 11-0 mark in the OCC's Buckeye division, and the school's first appearance in the Ohio Division I State Championship Game
• In the championship game, she scored 28 points, eclipsing 2,000 career points in the process, to lead the Raiders to their first-ever state title
• Was nominated for the 2021-22 McDonald's All-America Game and the Ohio-Kentucky All-Star Game as a senior
• Also was named the Ohio Division I Player of the Year and was named a finalist for Ohio's Ms. Basketball Award and finished as the runner-up for the honor in 2021-22

Personal

• Daughter of Hammond III and Natasha Russell
• Birthday is October 20
• Brother, Hammond IV, currently plays on the WVU football team
• Undecided on a major