| One word to describe your Coach: |
Legendary |
| Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: |
Cappie Pondexter |
| Best player ever competed against: |
Zia Cooke |
| The person I most admire is and why: |
My mom because she’s my biggest supporter and role model. None of this would be possible without her nor would I be where I am today without her. |
| If I wasn’t playing (sport), I’d be: |
Playing volleyball |
| Favorite professional athlete: |
A’ja Wilson & Giannis Antetokounmpo |
| Favorite professional sports team: |
Los Angeles Lakers |
| One word to describe myself on the field/court: |
Versatile |
| One word to describe myself off the field/court: |
Compassionate |
| Few people know that I: |
I’ve also played volleyball, that I have psoriasis, and I can sing. |
| Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: |
My family |
| I started playing my sport because…: |
It just looked fun to me, I grew up being around basketball and plus my dad played. |
| I chose Rutgers because…: |
it is a great school academically and because of C. Vivian Stringer, my coach. When I came down on my visit my senior year I knew instantly that this was the place for me and that she was the woman I wanted to be coached by. |
| Favorite cereal: |
Cinnamon Toast Crunch & Resse’s Puffs |
| The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: |
I’d say any Friday movie with Ice Cube |
| The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: |
I’d have to say Taraji P. Henson, I love her personality and how fierce she is |
| Favorite musician/group: |
Don’t really have a favorite but my favorite Genres are R&B, Rap & Hip-Hop. |
| The first song I knew all the words to is: |
I don’t know the exact song but I’m pretty sure it was something old because I grew up listening to a lot of old R&B. Stuff like Mary J Blige, Mariah Carey, New Edition and etc. |
| If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: |
Eating or maybe even singing, I do that for fun sometimes. |
| Famous people I have met include: |
The ones that I can remember off the top of my head are Snoop Dogg, Kobe Bryant and some other basketball players as a baby because of when my dad played pro. I’ve also met some ex NBA and WNBA players and coaches as I got older and started being around a lot of basketball. |
| Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: |
Before the game rituals I’d just listen to music to get me hyped and in the zone and do some stretching and get shots up. Depending on how my body feels I may ice before or after. |
| Favorite all-time gift received: |
My niece being born |
| Pets I had growing up were: |
A bunny my dad had bought me and a ball python which my mom let loose and gave away because she was scared of them lol. |
| My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: |
When I was about 6 maybe and I dressed up as Princess Jasmine. |
| The place in the world I would most like to visit is: |
Bora Bora |
| The website I visit most often is: |
Google & pretty much any clothing or shoe website, FashionNova, Nike and etc. |
| My favorite teacher was/is:(name, grade, subject) |
I had a lot of favorite teachers but I can name 3. Ms. Strode, 12th Grade, English, Mr. Ruffin, 11th-12th Grade, Culinary Arts teacher, and Ms. Sherman, 11th Grade, American Government. |
| The quote that most resonates with me is: |
“Let your smile change the world, but don’t let the world change your smile” – Connor Franta |
| If my life was a book, the title would be: |
Story of My Life by Sakima Walker |
| If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: |
Black with either a cream, red, or soft pink interior design. |
| My spirit animal is: |
The deer |
| One thing on my bucket list is: |
I want to visit a safari |
| Phone app you cannot live without: |
Instagram |
