2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster
Biography
GRADUATE STUDENT (2017-18)
- NCAA Woman of the Year nominee
- All-WCC second team
- WCC All-Academic Team
- WCC All-Preseason Team
- Toreros all-time leader career rebounds (964), offensive rebounds (446) and steals (281)
- Played in 31 games, making 28 starts
- Played the second-most minutes among all Toreros with 991
- Scored 23 points against Gonzaga in the WCC Tournament championship game
- Led the Toreros in scoring in eight games
- Led the Toreros in rebounding in 17 games, totaling 235 for the season
- Averaged 12.1 points per game
- Shot 47.9 percent from the field
- Registered 7.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game
- Led the Toreros with 70 steals
SENIOR (2016-17)
- Appeared in nine game before suffering season-ending injury
- Before injury led team in points (18.1 ppg), rebounds (8.1) and field goal percentage (.575)
- Scored career-high 30 points against UC Santa Barbara (11/25/16)
JUNIOR (2015-16)
- Played and started in all 33 games
- Helped lead USD to the Sweet 16 of the WNIT
- Helped lead the team to its fifth consecutive 20-win season
- Was named WCC Defender of the Year
- Named second-team All-WCC
- Averaged 14.2 ppg, second most on the team, while leading USD in rebounding at 9.5, and leading the WCC in steals-per-game at 2.5
- Scored in double figures in all but five games...scored 20 or more points on six occasions
- Posted 15 double-doubles
- Scored a season-high 24 points in a win over Portland (2/27/16)
- Recorded a career-high 18 rebounds, which is tied for third most in a single-game in USD history, against BYU (12/23/15)
- Scored 23 points against Pepperdine (1/28/16)
- Scored 22 points, and had 11 rebounds against San Francisco (3/3/16)
- Scored 20 points against Portland (1/14/16)
- Scored 23 points against Akron (11/28/15)
- Scored 22 points against Valparaiso (11/27/15)
SOPHOMORE (2014-15)
- Played and started in 31 games
- Helped lead USD to its fourth consecutive 20-win season, and fourth consecutive WNIT appearance
- Was USD's third leading scorer at 10.6 ppg
- Recorded 112 offensive rebounds, good for second best single-season offensive rebound total in USD history
- Recorded six double-doubles
- Scored in double figures in in all but 14 games with a season-high of 27 in the season-opening win over Cal State San Marcos
- Recorded a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds against Montana State (11/25/14)
- Recorded a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds against Weber State (12/6/14)
- Scored 10 points and had 10 boards in a win against Santa Clara (1/3/15)
- Recorded a career-high 12 rebounds and added in 18 points in a win against Pepperdine (1/8/15)
- Scored 10 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in a win against BYU (2/21/15)
- Recorded 10 rebounds and had 13 points in a win against Santa Clara (36/15)
SOPHOMORE (2013-14)
FRESHMAN (2012-13)
- Played in all 32 games with 22 starts as a shooting guard for the Toreros
- Was named the WCC Newcomer of the Year
- Was named All-WCC honorable mention, and named to the All-WCC freshman team
- Was second on the team in scoring with an average of 10.3 ppg
- Led the team in field goal percentage at .543
- Helped the team post a second consecutive 20-win season, and helped the team reach the second round of the WNIT
- Scored in double figures in 18 games with a career-high of 21 coming in a win against Loyola Marymount (2/14/13)
- Recorded a double-double with 12 points and a career-high 11 rebounds against Central Michigan (12/28/12)
- Recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds against Pepperdine (2/11/13)
- Scored 19 points against Boise State (11/30/12)...scored 16 points against both Pepperdine (1/26/13) and against Santa Clara (1/31/13)...scored 15 points against BYU (2/7/13)
- Scored 14 points against both Saint Mary's (2/21/13) and against San Francisco (2/23/13)
PERSONAL
- Earned four varsity letters in basketball while playing at nearby La Jolla Country Day
- Three-time first-team All-League, first-team All-CIF Division IV, and first-team All-San Diego County honoree
- As a senior she was named the CIF Player of the Year All-CIF San Diego section
- As a senior, she was also named to Max Preps first-team All-State, Cal-Hi All-State second-team
- Finished her career with 1,761 points, 1,076 rebounds
- As a senior, she helped lead her team to he CIF San Diego section Div. IV championship, to a state championship and Coastal League championship
- As a junior, she was named Cal-Hi All-State Division IV
- As a sophomore, she earned the CIF Sportsmanship award, and helped lead her team to a Coastal League Championship
- As a freshman, she was named second-team All-CIF, and second team All-League
- She also lettered in volleyball, where she was a All-Coastal League performer for three seasons
- Maya Hood was born on April 21, 1994 in San Diego, CA
- She is the daughter of Alan Hood and Karen Nared-Hood
- Was heavily recruited by Loyola Marymount, San Francisco, Boise State, Pepperdine, Nebraska, Portland, Saint Mary's and Liberty
- Chose to attend USD because she wanted to stay close to home, and USD just felt like the right place to be for her
- Notes she has never been outside of the country, but would love to travel to Brazil one day
- Her father, Alan, played football at Iowa State
- Her brother, Saron, played football at Buffalo
- Her cousin, Danny Scott, played football for the Cincinnati Bengals
- She has one son named Elijah
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2012-13Freshman
Forward
5'10"
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2013-14Sophomore
Forward
5'10"
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2014-15Redshirt Sophomore
Forward
5'10"
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2015-16Redshirt Junior
Forward
5'10"
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2016-17Redshirt Senior
Forward
5'10"
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2017-18Fifth Year
Forward
5'10"
