Gayle Nwafili
Gayle Nwafili

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Maplewood, N.J.

High School:
Columbia

Height:
6-1

Position:
Forward

Birthdate:
09/27/1983

2004-2005: Missed the 2004-05 season due to an injury.

2003-2004: Played 24 games and appeared in the starting line up 20 times...Led the Friars in scoring and rebounding with averages of 12.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game...Averaged 13.3 points and 8.3 rebounds in games played against BIG EAST Conference opponents...Led the team and finished fifth among BIG EAST Conference players with seven double-doubles...Tallied the first double-double of her career against Holy Cross (11/25/03) with 12 points and 11 boards...Scored 10 or more points 14 times and pulled down 10 or more rebounds eight times...Scored 20 or more points four times...Led the Friars in field goal percentage (.433, 120-277), field goal attempts (277, 11.5 per game), field goals made (120, 5.0 per game), free throw attempts (103, 4.3 per game), offensive rebounds (81, 3.4 per game), defensive rebounds (118, 4.9 per game) and blocked shots (23, 1.0 per game)...Notched career highs of 27 points and 16 rebounds against No. 25 Virginia Tech on February 21, 2004

2002-2003: Played in 19 games and appeared in the starting line-up five times...Averaged 2.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per game...Scored a season-high 11 points vs. Brown on November 26, 2002...Pulled down a season-high 11 rebounds at Alabama on December 3, 2002...Dished out a season-high four assists against Lamar on December 1, 2002.

2001-2002: Played five games and made one appearance in the starting line-up...Averaged 1.4 points and 1.2 rebounds per game...Scored a season-high four points in a 69-62 win over St. Bonaventure on November 21, 2001...Pulled down a season-high four rebounds at Holy Cross on November 19, 2001...Played a season-high 14 minutes versus St. Bonaventure (11/21/01) and Holy Cross (11/19/01).

AT COLUMBIA: Earned four varsity letters in basketball at Columbia High School...Led her team to a 28-4 finish...Won the League, County and Group IV State Championship in 2000-2001...Named Essex County Player of the Year...First-Team All-County and All-Area...Group IV Second-Team All-State selection...Recipient of the Men of Essex Award...Scored a career-high 34 points in the state finals in 2000-01...Grabbed a career-high 24 rebounds in 1999-00 season.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Henrietta and Ike Nwafili...Born September 27, 1983...Has two younger sisters, Joann and Jennifer, and a younger brother, Frankie...Majoring in health policy and management.

NWAFILI'S CAREER HIGHS
Points:  27 vs. Virginia Tech (2/21/04)
Rebounds:  16 vs. Virginia Tech (2/21/04)
Assists:  4 twice - vs. Lamar (12/1/02); at St. John's (2/8/04)
Steals:  7 vs. Harvard (12/22/03)
Blocked Shots:  5 twice - at Stony Brook (12/11/03); vs. Virginia Tech (2/21/04)
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