2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster

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Front Row (Left to Right): Emily Ruiz, Natalia Ordonez, Jesenia Montalvo, Marajiah Bacon, Miesha Bacon, Christine Bizub, Mya Neal, Marymone Graham. Back Row (Left to Right): Head Coach Pat Devaney, Sr., Assistant Coach Iasia Hemingway, Assistant Coach Mikeera Brown, Ariana Moore, Jasmine Reese, Zyearah Taylor-Gaston, Maria Guzman, Samantha Hines, Hannah Johnson, Assistant Coach Corey Bennett, Assistant Coach Nicole Skelly. Not Pictured: Dionna Lenardo, Teresa Ortiz.
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Players

  • Point Guard/Center PG/C 6'1"
    1

    Jasmine Reese

    FR Criminal Justice Jersey City, N.J. Hudson Catholic
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    Freshman Criminal Justice Jersey City, N.J. Hudson Catholic
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  • Small Forward SF 5'8"
    2

    Zyearah Taylor-Gaston

    FR Psychology Jersey City, NJ Marist (via St. Anthony)
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    Freshman Psychology Jersey City, NJ Marist (via St. Anthony)
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  • Shooting Guard/Small Forward SG/SF 5'7"
    3

    Christine Bizub

    SR Public Health Education Fort Lee, NJ Fort Lee
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    Senior Public Health Education Fort Lee, NJ Fort Lee
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  • Shooting Guard SG 5'3"
    4 C

    Jesenia Montalvo

    SR Special Education (Sociology) Hillside, NJ Bayonne
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    Senior Special Education (Sociology) Hillside, NJ Bayonne
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  • Point Guard PG 5'3"
    5

    Destinni Myrick

    FR Biology Lawrence, N.J. Lawrence
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    Freshman Biology Lawrence, N.J. Lawrence
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  • Shooting Guard/Small Forward SG/SF 5'7"
    10

    Natalia Ordonez

    FR Marketing Weehawken, NJ Weehawken
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    Freshman Marketing Weehawken, NJ Weehawken
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  • Power Forward PF 5'6"
    12

    Ariana Moore

    FR Art (BFA) Linden, NJ Linden
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    Freshman Art (BFA) Linden, NJ Linden
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  • Shooting Guard SG 5'4"
    14

    Maria Guzman

    FR Biology North Bergen, NJ North Bergen
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    Freshman Biology North Bergen, NJ North Bergen
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  • Shooting Guard SG 5'4"
    15

    Dionna Lenardo

    FR Psychology Bayonne, NJ Hudson Catholic
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    Freshman Psychology Bayonne, NJ Hudson Catholic
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  • Point Guard PG 5'3"
    20 C

    Marajiah Bacon

    SR Criminal Justice Neptune, NJ Neptune
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    Senior Criminal Justice Neptune, NJ Neptune
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  • Shooting Guard SG 5'1"
    21

    Emily Ruiz

    FR Criminal Justice Jersey City, N.J. County Prep
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    Freshman Criminal Justice Jersey City, N.J. County Prep
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  • Small Forward SF 5'4"
    22 C

    Miesha Bacon

    SR Criminal Justice Neptune, NJ Neptune
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    Senior Criminal Justice Neptune, NJ Neptune
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  • Point Guard PG 5'3"
    23

    Mya Neal

    SO Health Science East Orange, NJ Newark Tech
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    Sophomore Health Science East Orange, NJ Newark Tech
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  • Point Guard PG 5'6"
    24

    Teresa Ortiz

    FR Sports Management Newark, N.J. University
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    Freshman Sports Management Newark, N.J. University
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Staff Roster

Women's Basketball Coaching Staff

  • Head Women's Basketball Coach

    Pat Devaney, Sr.

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  • Assistant Women's Basketball Coach

    Iasia Hemingway

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  • Assistant Women's Basketball Coach

    Corey Bennett

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  • Assistant Women's Basketball Coach

    Mikeera Brown

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  • Assistant Women's Basketball Coach

    Nicole Skelly

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  • Women's Basketball Team Manager

    Hannah Johnson

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  • Women's Basketball Team Manager

    Samantha Hines

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2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Headshot # Name Year Pos. Ht. Hometown/High School Letters Capt. Major
2018_19_Jasmine_Reese 1 Jasmine Reese FR PG/C 6-1 Jersey City, N.J. / Hudson Catholic 0 Criminal Justice
2018_19_Zyearah_Taylor_Gaston 2 Zyearah Taylor-Gaston FR SF 5-8 Jersey City, NJ / Marist (via St. Anthony) 0 Psychology
2018_19_Christine_Bizub 3 Christine Bizub SR SG/SF 5-7 Fort Lee, NJ / Fort Lee 1 Public Health Education
2018_19_Jesenia_Montalvo 4 Jesenia Montalvo SR SG 5-3 Hillside, NJ / Bayonne 2 * Special Education (Sociology)
2018_19_Destinni_Myrick 5 Destinni Myrick FR PG 5-3 Lawrence, N.J. / Lawrence 0 Biology
2018_19_Natalia_Ordonez 10 Natalia Ordonez FR SG/SF 5-7 Weehawken, NJ / Weehawken 0 Marketing
2018_19_Ariana_Moore 12 Ariana Moore FR PF 5-6 Linden, NJ / Linden 0 Art (BFA)
2018_19_Maria_Guzman 14 Maria Guzman FR SG 5-4 North Bergen, NJ / North Bergen 0 Biology
2018-19.Dionna Leonardo 15 Dionna Lenardo FR SG 5-4 Bayonne, NJ / Hudson Catholic 0 Psychology
2018_19_Marajiah_Bacon 20 Marajiah Bacon SR PG 5-3 Neptune, NJ / Neptune 0 * Criminal Justice
2018_19_Emily_Ruiz 21 Emily Ruiz FR SG 5-1 Jersey City, N.J. / County Prep 0 Criminal Justice
2018_19_Miesha_Bacon 22 Miesha Bacon SR SF 5-4 Neptune, NJ / Neptune 0 * Criminal Justice
2018_19_Mya_Neal 23 Mya Neal SO PG 5-3 East Orange, NJ / Newark Tech 1 Health Science
2018-19.Teresa Ortiz 24 Teresa Ortiz FR PG 5-6 Newark, N.J. / University 0 Sports Management

Women's Basketball Coaching Staff

Women's Basketball - Coaching Staff
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Pat Devaney, Sr. Head Women's Basketball Coach
2019_20_Iasia_Hemingway_3.jpg Iasia Hemingway Assistant Women's Basketball Coach
2018_19_Corey_Bennett Corey Bennett Assistant Women's Basketball Coach
20-21 Coach Mikeera Brown Mikeera Brown Assistant Women's Basketball Coach
2019_20_Nicole_Skelly_2.jpg Nicole Skelly Assistant Women's Basketball Coach
2018_19_Hannah_Johnson Hannah Johnson Women's Basketball Team Manager
2018_19_Samantha_Hines Samantha Hines Women's Basketball Team Manager

Staff Roster

Women's Basketball Coaching Staff