Christopher Newport University

2022-23 - Senior -- First Team WBCA All-American ... Fourth team D3hoops.com All-American ... D3hoops.com Region VI Player of the Year and First Team All-Region ... VaSID State Player of the Year and First Team All-State ... First Team All-Conference ... Named to WBCA Collegiate All-Star Team ... Four-time Conference Player of the Week ... Led the nation in field-goal percentage for the second straight year, becoming only the fourth player in Division III history to go back-to-back as stat champion in FG% ... Knocked down 68.5 percent of her shots, obliterating her own program record for single-season efficiency ... Also qualified for the NCAA Division III career record books for field-goal percentage after her 400th career made shot and currently ranks seventh all-time with a 63.3 percent pace (409-646) ... Eclipsed the 1,000 career points and 500 rebound plateaus during her senior season while averaging 13.7 points and 7.8 rebounds per game ... Ranked second on the team in scoring while leading the Captains' rebounding efforts with a career-high 203 boards ... Ranked third on the team in total steals with 44 and added 12 blocked shots ... Recorded seven double-doubles and five 20-point performances during the season 

2021-22 - Junior -- NCAA Division III leader in FG percentage ... D3hoops.com Second Team All-Region ... First Team All-Conference ... C2C Tournament MVP ... VaSID First Team All-State ... Shattered the program record and led the nation in shooting, knocking down 64.1 percent of her shots in her second official season at CNU (152-237) ... Led CNU offense to rank third in the nation in FG% as a team ... Ranked second on the team in scoring, rebounding, blocks and steals ... Averaged 13.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game ... Added 53 steals and 20 blocks for the suffocating CNU defense ... Scored in double figures in all but six games, including five games of 20+ points ... Recorded a season-high 23 points against Mary Washington in the C2C Tournament semifinals, knocking down 10-of-14 shots in 25 minutes on February 25 ... Named USBWA Division III National Player of the Week after leading the Captains to the C2C Championship averaging 21.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 2.0 steals per game in the tournament ... Played a season-high 33 minutes and scored 17 points with 9 rebounds against Trinity (Texas) in the NCAA Round of 16 ... Logged three double-doubles, includig a 19-point, 13-rebound performance against UC Santa Cruz in the C2C Championship Game

2020-21 - Sophomore -- Participated in the spring exhibition season during her second season at CNU ... Did not compete officially following a decision by the NCAA and Capital Athletic Conference to suspend athletic competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic

2019-20 - Freshman -- Named D3hoops.com Mid-Atlantic Region Rookie of the Year, becoming only the second player in program history to earn the award ... VaSID All-State Rookie of the Year ... Conference Rookie of the Year ... Logged one of the most efficient shooting performances in program history, knocking down 57.3% of her shots to rank second all-time ... Shattered the nearly 30-year old freshman record by 30 percentage points ... Ranked second on the team with 11.0 points per game while ranking second in rebounding with 5.9 boards per game ... Also tied for second in steals with 51 and total rebounds with 172 ... Scored in double figures 19 times, including three 20-point performances ... Dished out 29 assists with 12 blocked shots ... Appeared in all 29 games with 10 starts ... Scored a season-high 26 points in the CAC Championship Game against York (Pa.) on February 29, going 9-of-12 from the floor and 8-of-8 from the free-throw line ... Recorded her first career double-double on December 29 at Stevens with 10 points and 10 rebounds ... Played a season-high 31 minutes at Southern Virginia on February 19 ... Named to the Capital Athletic Conference All-Academic Team

At Jamestown -- Four-year All-Conference player for the Eagles and helped Jamestown win the 2016 conference championship and 2019 district title ... Named team captain for three seasons ... Earned All-Region honors from 2017-19 ... Member of National Honor Society

Personal -- Anaya Catherine Simmons was born in Williamsburg, Va. ... Daughter of Georgina Simmons ... Has one sister, Leondra, who plays basketball at Greensboro College ... Favorite sports personality is Serena Williams ... Person in history she'd most like to meet is Harriet Tubman ... Most impressive person met is her mother ... Dream vacation is a trip to Bora Bora ... Favorite food is crab legs ... Favorite movie is "Trolls" and favorite TV show is "The Office" ... Favorite book is "To Kill a Mockingbird" ... Favorite musician is Lauryn Hill ... Majoring in Biology.