First day back 🪓#AxeEm x #RaiseTheAxe x #BeU pic.twitter.com/xQbTLPdtwA

— SFA Women's Basketball (@SFAWBB) June 11, 2024

Very blessed to receive an offer to play at Stephen F. Austin State University! Thank you to @BishopLenbishop and the wonderful coaching staff for the incredible opportunity!!! pic.twitter.com/kptlcbXUWj

— Quinn VanSickle (@QuinnVansickle) April 24, 2024

Offers...
SFA, UTSA, Utah State, Wichita State, Pepperdine, San Francisco, Marquette, Pacific, LMU


Colorado 6A Player of the Year (2024)
2024 Colorado 6A State Champions (2024)

Quinn VanSickle’s 3SSB Live 1 highlights 🎥 @3SSBGCircuit #3SSBGirls #ladiesexposurefirst

VanSickle is averaging 12.0 PPG so far in the 3SSB 🔥

⛹️‍♀️: @QuinnVansickle
🎓: 2025
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— Twin ViZuals (@TwinViZuals) May 6, 2024

Avery's sister...

Ladyjacks sign 6'1" G Faith Blackstone, transfer from Coppin State. MEAC 6th Man of the Year. 11.8 ppg,, 4.3 rpg, 1.1 apg. Grad student.

EDIT: She was a redshirt Jr. this past season. She might have two years of eligibility left. Not sure.

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A bit more on Faith.... At Coppin, she scored in double figures 17 times. She had 19 points at Syracuse, 15 at Pittsburg, and 16 at Duke.

The year before in JUCO, she was the NJCAA National Player of the Year and an All-American, averaging 19.6 ppg and 6.9 rpg.

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Very blessed to receive an offer to play at Stephen F. Austin State University! Thank you to @BishopLenbishop and the wonderful coaching staff for the incredible opportunity!!! pic.twitter.com/kptlcbXUWj

— Quinn VanSickle (@QuinnVansickle) April 24, 2024

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She would be a good one! Hoopstracker Player of the Year in Colorado. Averaged 19 ppg for a 6A state championship team. With Avery here, we could have an inside track on signing her. Fingers crossed.

C:#00 MAKANA GARDNER 6-4 (FR.)
F:#13 ITUAU TUISAULA 6-1 (SR.)
F:#14 JASMYNE BOLES 6-1 (SR.)
G: #00 FAITH BLACKSTONE 6-1 (G/SR.)
F: #33 TRINITY MOORE 6-0 (SR.)

This has got to be the tallest SFA women's basketball team ever.

I think we missed on signing Freddie Wallace. Kansas got her. NIL big money, no doubt.

I think we just recruited the JUCO champion's point guard. Probably gets 20 minutes a game (or more) at point guard.

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I think we just recruited the JUCO champion's point guard. Probably gets 20 minutes a game (or more) at point guard.

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Are you referring to Blackstone or to someone else?

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I think we just recruited the JUCO champion's point guard. Probably gets 20 minutes a game (or more) at point guard.

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Are you referring to Blackstone or to someone else?

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Black stone!!! Looks like a solid resume.

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I think we just recruited the JUCO champion's point guard. Probably gets 20 minutes a game (or more) at point guard.

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Are you referring to Blackstone or to someone else?

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Black stone!!! Looks like a solid resume.

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I'm not sure she's a true PG. More like a shooting guard. But I'll definitely take either! She's a keeper.

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I think we just recruited the JUCO champion's point guard. Probably gets 20 minutes a game (or more) at point guard.

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Black stone!!! Looks like a solid resume.

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I'm not sure she's a true PG. More like a shooting guard. But I'll definitely take either! She's a keeper.

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Maybe Blackstone fills the 2 and plays a little backup at PG!!!

We'll have Mimi Gatewood and Lydia Cook-Wiggins at PG. Maybe one or both of them can hold down the position. Mimi was playing pretty well last year before academics got her. Hope that's behind her.

I don't see Faith being PG when we have Mimi & Lydia...we can use Faith's skills elsewhere!

In looking at Faith's stats a little closer, it appears that her main strength is driving to the hoop to draw fouls, and making lots of free throw opportunities. That will bring another phase of the Ladyjack offense for opponents to have to plan for. It doesn't appear that she's a great shooter from outside.

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I don't see Faith being PG when we have Mimi & Lydia...we can use Faith's skills elsewhere!

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Right off the bat, do you think the Ladyjacks will contend for a SLC title? Maybe a "way too early" top 5 projection for the SLC.

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I don't see Faith being PG when we have Mimi & Lydia...we can use Faith's skills elsewhere!

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Right off the bat, do you think the Ladyjacks will contend for a SLC title? Maybe a "way too early" top 5 projection for the SLC.

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Personally, I'm totally in the dark about the other teams. Let me snoop around the interwebs.

The Ladyjacks would have definitely been one of the top 2 or 3 preseason picks in the WAC, so I can't imagine the SLC would be a harder nut to crack.

SFA Jack Fanatic said:

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I don't see Faith being PG when we have Mimi & Lydia...we can use Faith's skills elsewhere!

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Right off the bat, do you think the Ladyjacks will contend for a SLC title? Maybe a "way too early" top 5 projection for the SLC.

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Personally, I'm totally in the dark about the other teams. Let me snoop around the interwebs.

The Ladyjacks would have definitely been one of the top 2 or 3 preseason picks in the WAC, so I can't imagine the SLC would be a harder nut to crack.

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Ya. Lamar probably would have been competitive in the WAC. A&M Corpus Christi. Probably a middle of the pack WAC squad , IMO.


With the talent we are grabbing, we should be a top 3 preseason pick. We should be one of the bigger (taller) squads in the SLC.

Lamar won the SLC regular season but lost in the conference tournament. They were 23-7 on the year and 17-1 in conference, with lots of close calls in the conference. Lamar had the conference POY in Akasha Davis, a 6'2" jr. post, so she'll be back. They had one other girl who was all-conference, but she was a senior who may or may not have another year of eligibility.

I looked at the SLC all-conference team and almost all of the rest of them were seniors.

If the coaches and AD's do their due diligence, I'd predict that SFA will be picked first and Lamar second in the SLC preseason polls.

Steve Yang Named Associate Head Coach of Ladyjack Basketball

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— SFA Women's Basketball (@SFAWBB) June 21, 2024

Looks like a great hire.

I wouldn't want to work for Olson either!

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I wouldn't want to work for Olson either!

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Educate me, Pilot. Other than looking like a Mafia boss, what's the scoop on him?

And another one!

Blue Raider 🔵 ➡️ Ladyjack 🪓

Welcome Sifa Ineza to The Piney Woods!#AxeEm x #RaiseTheAxe x #BeU pic.twitter.com/rfeZUxNFti

— SFA Women's Basketball (@SFAWBB) July 2, 2024

Transfer from Middle Tenn. State and FIU before that.

AWARDS
2023-2024: N/A
2022-2023: CUSA All-Freshman Team... 1x CUSA Freshman of the Week.
2021-2022: N/A

2023-2024 (r-SOPHOMORE)
Played in 28-of-35 games, averaging 8.5 minutes, 1.9 points, 1.1 rebounds per game
Posted 31 rebounds, 10 assists and nine steals on the season
Scored a season high 10 points against Sam Houston (1/13)
Logged a season high 25 minutes at GCU (12/30)
Had a crucial steal that led to a fast break turnaround three-point jumper to end the first half against Tennessee in Huntsville (12/6)

2022-2023 (r-FRESHMAN, FIU)
Played in all 32 games, earning 18 starts
Averaged 8.1 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.1 steals per game
Capped the season with 258 points
Third leading scorer on the team
Shot 36.5 percents from the field, including 32.8 from beyond the arc
Paced FIU with 45 made 3-pointers, which ranked eighth in CUSA
Poured in double-figure scoring in 13-of-32 games played
Logged a career high 21 points against Massachusetts (11/27)
Posted first career double-double (18 pts, 11 reb) against Florida National (11/30)
Opened the season with 21-point performance against NC Central.

2021-22 (FRESHMAN, FIU)
Took a redshirt season

PERSONAL
Born March 14
Daughter of Munyaneza Emmanuel and Mukamugema Concessa
Has two siblings: Mukundana Asifiwe and Ndayisaba Gad
Plans to major in International Business

This one's a bit confusing. A great redshirt freshman season and a not-so-great sophomore season. I wonder what the situation was there. Obviously, Bishop and his coaches think she's worth plucking from the portal.

SFA's conference doubleheaders...

Home:
Jan. 4 - UIW
25 - NSU
Feb. 1 - Lamar
8 - TAMCC
Mar. 1- Nicholls

Away:
Dec. 7- UTRGV
Jan. 11- Lamar
18- Nicholls
Feb. 15- NSU
22- UIW

2022-23 (So.)
Appeared in 13 games during her first season as a Lady Flame
Tallied a rebound and an assist during her Liberty debut, Nov. 10 vs. Salem
Scored her first two points as a Lady Flame during the fourth quarter of a Feb. 9 victory at Central Arkansas

Previous School
Spent one year (2021-22) at Lamar
Made 13 appearances, averaging 2.2 ppg and 0.9 rpg
Posted career highs of 12 points, four rebounds and three assists against Howard Payne

Prep
Graduated from Duncanville High School
Helped her team win the Texas 6A state title in 2020
Two-time District 11-6A second team honoree (2020 & 2021)
Two-time All-Academic Team member (2020 & 2021)
Defensive MVP of the Sandra Meadow Tournament

This is a head-shaker to me. I really, really have to trust the coaches on this one...

EDIT: Len Bishop's niece. Now I understand. Not sure I agree with it, but I understand.