Sierra DaCosta

Photo by: Andrew Yates

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-9
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Bishop McDevitt
Hometown:
Philadelphia, Pa.
Prev School:
Hartford
Major:
Communication

2019-20: Sat out due to NCAA transfer rules after arriving from Hartford...Named to the AAC All-Academic Team.

Junior Season at Hartford (2018-19): Appeared in 33 games, making 32 starts…averaged 12.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 30.8 minutes per game…Named to the America East Third-Team All-Conference Team…Set new career highs in points (400), assists (77), steals (54, made field goals (142) and minutes played (1,016)…Scored in double figures in 22 games, including the final 11…Led the Hawks in scoring seven times…Scored a season-high 24 points against No. 25/24 Miami (Nov. 11)…Scored 22 points against Stony Brook (March 10) in the America East Semifinals…Led Hartford with in made free throws (82) and attempted free throws (122) while shooting .672 from the charity stripe…Also tied for the team lead in assists per game (2.3), handing out 77 dimes…Tied her career-high with seven assists against NJIT (Dec. 30)…Tied her personal-best with eight rebounds against Harvard (Nov. 21).

Sophomore Season at Hartford (2017-18): A team co-captain … America East Preseason All-Conference … logged time in 18 games, missing 14 with an injury … started the first 12 games of the year before the injury … averaged 9.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 28.6 minutes per game … scored 177 points … recorded 50 rebounds, 38 assists and 24 steals … scored in double figures eight times … pulled down a season-best six rebounds in season opener vs. Villanova (Nov. 10) … tallied career-high seven assists against Delaware, adding 12 points (Nov. 13) … came away with a career-best four steals in a win vs. Hofstra (Nov 18) … netted a career-high 26 points and matched career high in rebounding at North Carolina (Dec. 1) … tied career high of 26 points the next game, a win vs. Niagara (Dec. 3) … named the America East Player of the Week on Dec. 4 after back-to-back career scoring nights … returned from injury in win against Vermont (Feb. 17) … finished season with 13 points in America East semifinal win vs. UAlbany (March 4) and 10 points in title game at Maine (March 9).

Freshman Season at Hartford (2016-17):
Named the America East Rookie of the Year … also earned a spot on the America East All-Rookie Team … a four-time America East Rookie of the Week honoree … logged time in 29 games, making 12 starts … missed two games with an injury … scored 328 points in 813 minutes, averaging 28.0 minutes per game … scored 11.3 points per game, ranking third on the team and 13th in the America East … added 97 rebounds, 56 assists and 41 steals … shot .378 from the field (109-of-288) and .306 from three-point land (38-of-124) … led the team in free throws (72) and free-throw attempts (104), ranking 12th in the America East in free-throw percentage (.692) … also ranked among the America East’s leaders in steals per game (15th – 1.4) and three-point field goals per game (15th – 1.3) … scored in double figures 20 times, leading the team in scoring on seven occasions … netted 11 points in collegiate debut against Boston College (Nov. 11) … recorded 13-straight games in double figures, averaging 13.3 poins during streak … began scoring streak with 15 points behind 4-of-4 shooting from three against Providence (Nov. 22) … made first career start at Delaware (Dec. 21) … dished out five assists at Hofstra (Dec. 30) … knocked down five three-pointers for 19 points at UMBC (Jan. 16) … had 17 points and a career-best eight rebounds at New Hampshire (Jan. 22) … scored season high of 23 points against Binghamton, knocking down 8-of-9 from the free-throw line (Jan. 25) … went 8-of-8 from the line at UAlbany (Jan. 28) … an America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll member (3.5+ GPA).

High School:
Transferred to Imhotep Institute Charter for one season after playing three years of basketball at McDevitt High School … led Imhotep to the 2016 Public League championship … in three years at McDevitt, eclipsed the 1,000-point mark, averaging 25.2 points, 3.6 steals, nine rebounds and six assists in her final season … was named the team’s Most Valuable Player in 2014.

Personal:
Daughter of Latasha Lorick and Jonathan DaCosta…Had two older siblings, Sean and Jonathan and two younger siblings, Shayla and Sydney...Majoring in communication.