University of Alaska Anchorage Athletics

2023-24 (Jr.): Earned Second Team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference recognition, averaging 12.4 points and GNAC-best 4.1 assists per game for UAA club that went 19-9 overall and 13-5 (3rd) in league play … posted other GNAC ranks of 12th in scoring, 4th in steals (2.2 spg), 3rd in A/T ratio (2.2), 6th in 3FG% (.378), 12th in FT% (.770) and 11th 3FGs per game (1.6) … helped Seawolves lead GNAC and rank 8th nationally with 13.3 steals per game … scored double figures 17 times, with five 20-plus performances … dished at least five assists in 11 games, and had at least one steal in 25 of 28 contests … named GNAC Player of the Week for Jan. 1-7 for efforts in home wins over No. 14 Western Washington and Simon Fraser … scored UAA season-high 28 points (10-16 FG, 5-7 3FG), along with 5 assists, no turnovers and 5 steals, in 77-69 road win over No. 13 WWU … other top games included 27 points, 4 assists and 3 seals in road loss to GNAC regular-season champ MSU Billings; 22 points, 2 assists, no turnovers and 3 steals in 78-75 road win over UAF; 16 points (6-12 FG) and UAA season-high 6 steals in road win over Northwest Nazarene; and 18 points (8-14 FG, 2-4 3FG), season-high 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in GNAC Tournament quarterfinal win over Seattle Pacific.

BEFORE UAA: Played three seasons at Central Arizona College, including Covid-19 campaign … started 61 of 65 career contests, averaging 15.0 points (.431 FG, .354 3FG, .796 FT), 4.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.9 steals … shot .415 (68 of 164) from long range and .820 (73-89) at FT line as freshman in 2021-22, helping CAC to 24-6 overall record and ACCAC runner-up at 17-3 … earned First Team All-ACCAC honors in final season, ranking second in league with 16.3 ppg … scored double figures in 23 of 26 games, including career-high 45 points (13-26 FG, 5-10 3FG, 14-18 FT) against Eastern Arizona.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-state selection by The Arizona Republic … led team to 25-4 record and 4A state semifinals as senior in 2020, posting top-10 state ranks in scoring (20.4 ppg, 8th) and steals (5.7 spg, 7th) … helped Shadow Mountain to 4A state title as junior in 2019, contributing 10 points and four assists in title-game win over Seton Catholic … recognized nationally by WBCA as Region 7 MaxPreps Player of the Week for Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 2020 … played varsity all four years, topping 2,000 career points.

PERSONAL: Born June 30, 2002 in Phoenix, Ariz. … daughter of Stephanie Perez-Shehi … has four siblings – Noble, Zain, Kiana and Evelyse … also enjoys tennis … favorite athlete is LeMelo Ball … favorite team is LA Lakers … favorite food is pizza.

MAJOR: Global Logistics & Supply Chain Management

WHY I CHOSE UAA: “I chose UAA for the great environment.”

Career Highs
Points – 28 at Western Washington, 2/3/24
Rebounds – 5, five times (last: vs Seattle Pacific, 3/7/24)
Assists – 10 vs Clarion, 12/8/23
Blocks – 1 vs Western Washington, 1/4/24
Steals – 6 at Northwest Nazarene, 1/20/24

Career Stats
Season         GP-GS  Min/Avg   FG-Att  Pct 3FG-Att  Pct  FT-FTA  Pct  OR-DR-Reb/Avg  PF-D   A  TO  B   S  Pts/Avg