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2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

5 Ornella Niankan

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Biography

2024-25 (Senior): Played in 31 games, making 28 starts...Finished in double figures twice and recorded five or more rebounds 13 times...Led the Shockers in assists three times and rebounding once...Finished in double figures with 11 points in the win over St. Thomas... Grabbed eight boards in the win over Western Kentucky...Had nine points, six rebounds and four assists in the win over LMU...Recorded eight points and five rebounds in the win at CSU Bakersfield...Had 12 points and five rebounds against Oral Roberts...Recorded nine points and five rebounds at Memphis...Had six points and six rebounds in the road win over UAB...Logged seven points and six rebounds against UTSA...Led the Shockers in rebounding against Tulsa with seven...Named to the Spring AD Honor Roll...Named Academic All-Conference.

2023-24 (Junior): Played in all 32 games, getting 14 starts and scoring in double figures four times...Finished with five or more rebounds eight times and led the team in rebounding three times...Scored a career-high 16 points with 5 rebounds and a career-high 5 assists against Omaha and shot 6-7 from the free-throw line...Led the team in rebounding against Southeastern Louisiana with seven...Recorded a career-high nine rebounds and scored 12 points against Saint Louis...Was 2-for-2 from three, hitting a game-tying three in the final 10 seconds of overtime against UAB...Finished in double figures at Temple with 11 points and recorded two steals...Scored nine points at Charlotte, leading the team with four rebounds...Put up 12 points and a game-high four blocks in the second round of the AAC Tournament against South Florida...Named to the Spring AD Honor Roll.

2022-23 (Sophomore): Stuffed the stat sheet vs. Temple in the AAC Championship with six points, three rebounds, four assists and two blocks... Grabbed seven rebounds, five on the offensive end,  in a loss at Temple (Feb. 1)... Tied a season high with eight rebounds vs. South Carolina State (Dec. 27) to go with five points and three assists... Was a perfect 4-for-4, finishing with 11 points vs. New Orleans (Dec. 3)... Tied a season high with eight rebounds vs. Denver (Nov. 30) to go with six points... Scored her first career points at Oral Roberts (Nov. 16) to go with eight rebounds... Dished out four assists to go with four rebounds at Omaha (Nov. 12)... Made her first career start and Wichita State debut vs. Alcorn State on Nov. 9.

Odessa College: Named to the WJCAC All-Conference First Team… Played in 25 games, making 23 starts… Averaged 16.2 points and 7.3 rebounds per game… Scored in double figures in all but four games for Odessa… Posted six games of 20 or more points, and two games with 30+… Scored a season-high 35 points vs. New Mexico Junior College on Dec. 1, while going 12-for-13 at the free throw line… Registered six double-doubles… Pulled down a season-high 17 rebounds on Nov. 19 vs. Trinity Valley Community College.

Personal: Daughter of Koffi George Niankan and Ablaha Eugenie Kra… Has two sisters: Grace and Ange Niankan and one brother, Franck Niankan… Majoring in exercise science.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2022-23Sophomore

    F
    6'1"
    3
  • 5

    2023-24Junior

    F
    6'1"
    5
  • 5

    2024-25Senior

    Forward
    6'0"
    5