Wagner College Athletics

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2015-16 Junior Season (Current)















2014-15 - Sophomore Season
*No. 2 scorer in the nation among all Division I players at 24.8 points per game
* Poured in a school-record 718 points in 2014-2015
*Ranked No. 6 nationally in steals per game (3.28)
*Earned First-Team All-Northeast Conference (NEC) honors
*Named to NEC All-Defensive Team
*Four-time NEC Player of the Week
*Earned Third-Team All-Met honors
*One of just two NEC players tabbed to the three 2014-15 All-Met teams
*One of just four underclassmen to earn a spot on one of the three prestigious All-Met teams.
*Scored  30 or more points 10 times (school-record), highlighted by a career-high 40-point outing in a 97-86 win over Columbia on December 30
*40-point performance was the second-highest single-game performance in school history, just three points behind the 43 points scored by Seahawk Hall of Fame member Stephanie Samuels at Fairleigh Dickinson (FDU) on February 18, 1986.
*40-point outburst is record for the most points scored in a game at the Spiro Center.
*During one stretch in early January, received a trio of accolades when she was named College Sports Madness Mid-Major Player of the Week, Corvias ECAC Division I Metro/Upstate Co-Player of the Week, while also being tabbed as NEC Player of the Week honors.
*Traveled to Taipei, Taiwan in July where she competed for the U.S. on  the 2015 R. William Jones Cup 

2013-2014 - Freshman Season
* Named 2013-2014 NEC Freshman of the Year
* Named Second-Team All-NEC
* NEC’s leading returning scorer at 21.9 ppg. (league games only)
* NEC’s leading returner in assists at 5.5 apg. (league games only)
* Scored then career-high 29 points vs. FDU (2/17/14)
* Tallied 28 points vs. Sacred Heart (1/13/14), 26 points at FDU (2/8/14), 25 points at Mount St. Mary’s (1/18/14), at Bryant (2/10/14), vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (2/15/14) & at CCSU (2/24/14)
* Scored 20 or more points in 13 different games
*Had five double-doubles
*Nearly had triple-double vs. FDU (2/17/14) - 29 pts. 10 rebs, 9 assts

Scholastic/Personal: 
Jasmine Nwajei Announces on MSGVarsity that She is Attending Wagner College (11/15/12)

 Nwajei took the PSAL by storm as a senior in 2012-13 after transferring to tradition-rich Murry Bergtraum High School in Manhatta following her junior season. She was a standout at Mary Louis Academy priot to her senior year.

Rated a four-star recruit, the eighth- best player in the state of New York, and the 91^st player in her position nationally by ESPN Hoopgurlz, Nwajei, once scored 55 points in a game while leading Mary Louis team to an upset of national powerhouse Christ the King HS. Nwajei was sought after by a host of colleges and universities from across the Northeast and beyond.

“Jasmine, to me, is one of the most underrated point guards in the country,” Cermignano said. “With her ability to score, create for others, and put an entire team on her back, she will have an immediate impact in raising the level of Wagner Women’s Basketball.”

As a senior, the 5-8 guard averaged more than 15 points per game in leading Murry Bertraum to a 25-3 record, its 15^th straight PSAL title, and to an appearance in the State Federation Playoffs in Albany. Also a standout on the highly-competitive Positive Direction Royals AAU program, Nwajei became a loyal member of this family values-based program when she was 10 years old.
  On April 12, 2013,  Nwajei took part in the inaugural Mayor's Cup Basketball All-Star Game, an event that showcased the best male and female high school seniors from New York City’s Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL), vs. the best seniors from the Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA).

“As soon as she gets on the court you can't help but notice her athleticism and feisty competitiveness,” said NYCHoops.Net. “What you love about Nwajei is that she's absolutely fearless when it comes to attacking the basket and creating shots for herself.”