Single-game Career Highs: As of March 17, 2023
Statistics |
Total |
Date (Most recent if multiple occasions) |
Points |
14 |
Jan. 5, 2023 at Montana |
Rebounds |
14 |
Jan. 21, 2023 at Eastern Washington |
Assists |
4 |
Jan. 10, 2022 at Sacramento State |
Steals |
3 |
Jan. 21, 2023 at Eastern Washington |
Blocks |
3 |
March 5, 2023 vs. Northern Colorado (Second Time) |
FG Made |
5 |
Feb. 4, 2023 vs. Montana (Sixth Time) |
FG Attempts |
12 |
Feb. 4, 2023 vs. Montana |
3FG Made |
2 |
Nov. 13, 2022 vs. UC San Diego |
3FG Attempts |
4 |
Jan. 14, 2023 vs. Sacramento State |
FT Made |
5 |
Feb. 16, 2023 vs. Eastern Washington (Second Time) |
FT Attempts |
8 |
Dec. 3, 2022 vs. Southern Utah |
Academic Notes: Majoring in political science... 2022 Golden Eagle Award recipient.
2022-23 (Sophomore): Played in 34 games during her second season with the Lumberjacks… Made 19 starts and started the last 14 games of the season… Averaged 17.5 minutes per game… Scored a career-high 239 points to average 7.0 per game… Shot at a 49.4 percent clip from the field, making 88-of-178… Scored in double figures nine times including a career-high 14 in a win at Montana on Jan. 5… Earned two double-doubles of 14 rebounds and 13 points at EWU on Jan. 21 and 12 rebounds and 11 points against EWU on Feb. 16… 14 rebounds is a career-high… Ranked fifth on the team with 4.2 rebounds per game and 144 total… Was second on the team with 58 free throws made (58-81, 71.6%)… Drained five three-pointers… Ranked third on the team and 23
rd in the Big Sky with 1.0 steals per game, totaling 33… Was second on the team and 16
th in the conference with 0.6 blocks per game with 20 total… Had six multi-block games including two with three.
2021-22 (Freshman): Played in 30 games as a true freshman, starting three against Portland State (Feb. 17), at Southern Utah (Feb. 21) and at Idaho State (Feb. 24)... Scored a career-high 12 points off the bench against Montana State on Feb. 12, also adding career highs in rebounds (5) and field goals made (5) in a season-high of 23 minutes... Also scored in double-digits against Portland State with 10 on Feb. 17... Finished with career highs of 4 assists and 2 steals against Sacramento State (Jan. 10)... Blocked a career-best 2 shots on three occasions, Dec. 17 against Arizona, Jan. 22 at Montana and Feb. 17 against Portland State... Averaged 3.9 points and 1.6 rebounds in her first season, shooting 47.3 percent from the field... Named Northern Arizona’s New Jack of the Year at the team banquet.
High School: A four-year letterwinner, three-time captain and Wesco League MVP for the Meadowdale High School Mavericks... Earned League MVP and First Team All-Wesco League as a senior in 2020-21... First Team All-Wesco League as a junior and Second Team All-Wesco League as a sophomore... Earned Honorable Mention All-League as a freshman in addition to being Meadowdale’s Team Offensive Player of the Year, an award she would earn as a sophomore and junior as well before being named Team MVP as a senior... Helped Meadowdale reach the state playoffs for the first time in a decade as a sophomore and then made an impressive run through the state playoffs as a junior, her most memorable moment in her athletic career... Also lettered in soccer...Played AAU basketball for the Northwest Greyhounds
Personal: Born Fatoumata Jaiteh on May 16 in Gambia, West Africa... Daughter of Awa Drammeh... Has two younger brothers, Malick and Barack, and one younger sister, Horeja... A member of the National Honors Society... Most admires her mother Awa for supporting her and her siblings through the years and helping her achieve her dream of playing college basketball... Chose NAU because of head coach Loree Payne, the coaching staff and the team culture that has been built around the program.