2023-2024 Women's Basketball Roster

Erin Farina
Erin Farina
Sydney Smith
Erin Farina
Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith
Sydney Smith
Erin Farina

24 Alivia Giles

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Nansemond Suffolk
  • Hometown Suffolk, Va.

Biography

2023-24 -- Senior -- Earned second team All-Conference honors ... Named to Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team ... Selected as the C2C Women's Basketball Player of the Week twice ... Led the Captains in rebounding (6.4 rpg) and ranked second on the team in scoring (11.5 ppg) during her final season at CNU ... Led the team in field-goal percentage (.540) and also shot nearly 71 percent from the free-throw line (.708) ... Logged four double-doubles to lead the team including a tremendous 18-point, 12-rebound showing in 28 minutes against No. 17 Johns Hopkins in the NCAA Tournament Second Round ... Scored a career-high 28 points on 10-of-16 shooting and 8-of-11 from the FT line against Marymount on January 10 ... Hauled in a career-high 14 rebounds to pair with 14 points against East Texas Baptist ... Finished career with the highest winning percentage for a four-year player in program history with a 88-4 overall record as a member of th Captains (.955) ... Started all 27 games played and led the team in total starts while leading the team in total minutes played (560) and ranking second in minutes per game (20.7) ... Ranked second on the team in blocked shots with 14 and tied for fourth in steals with 36 ... Knocked down her first career three-pointer against Cheyney on January 5 ... Added 33 assists including a season-high four twice, against Maryville on January 12 and Mary Washington on January 31

2022-23 -- Junior -- Appeared in all 32 games during her third year as a Captain, making one start ... Averaged 6.4 points and 4.2 rebounds per game while also ranking third on the team in blocks ... Scored a career-high 22 points in the season opener against Averett on November 8, making history as the first player in program history to register a perfect shooting performance with at least 10 FGM (10-10) ... Also led the team in scoring with 16 points at Meredith on January 2 ... Hauled in a career-high 11 rebounds in the NCAA National Semifinals while helping spark a comeback for the Captains in the second half, helping propel CNU into its first ever national championship game ... Scored in double figures in six games ... Ranked third on the team in blocked shots (13), field goal percentage (.491), and fourth in steals per game (1.3) and rebounds (135)

2021-22 -- Sophomore -- Appeared in 26 of the Captains' 27 games during her first official season ... Averaged 4.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per game ... Shot 50 percent from the field ... Scored a season-high 14 points in 16 minuets of action against Lebanon Valley on November 19 ... Added a season-high tying eight rebounds in the contest ... Also scored 14 points against William Peace on December 1 ... Finished season with five double-figure scoring performances ... Played a season-high 18 minutes at Goucher on November 13 ... Also added 22 steals, seven blocks, and six assists

2020-21 -- Freshman -- Participated in the spring exhibition season during her first year with the Captains ... Did not compete officially following a decision by the NCAA and Capital Athletic Conference to suspend athletic competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Named to CAC All-Academic team

At Nansemond Suffolk -- Helped lead Saints to state runner-up finish in 2020 as well as a conference championship ... Team Captain for two years ... Team MVP for two years ... First Team All-Conference for three years and First Team All-State for two ... Named Conference Player of the year in 2020 ... Earned Virginia Pilot All-Tidewater Team selection and was named to the Conference All-Tournament Team ... Scored 1,358 career points ... Member of the Boo Williams AAU Team ... Also received First Team All-State and All-Conference selections for soccer.

Personal -- Alivia Eleanor Renee Giles was born in Portsmouth, Va. ... Daughter of Anthony and Tracey Giles ... Has two brothers, Noah and Isaiah ... Brother, Noah, played football at The College of William & Mary ... Favorite sports personality is Steph Curry ... Person in history she'd most like to meet is Martin Luther King, Jr ... Most impressive person met is her mother ... Dream vacation is a trip to the Bahamas ... Favorite food is pizza ... Favorite movie is "Remember the Titans" and favorite TV show is "Impractical Jokers" ... Favorite musician is Drake ... Majoring in Biology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2020-2021Freshman

    Forward
    6'1"
    24
  • 24

    2021-2022Sophomore

    Forward
    6'1"
    24
  • 24

    2022-2023Junior

    Forward
    6'1"
    24
  • 24

    2023-2024Senior

    Forward
    6'1"
    24