Brings the second-highest career scoring average (14.5) -- behind only four-time All-America Allison Coleman -- into her junior season... also ranks third all-time -- ahead of four E-Club Hall of Famers -- with a 53.2 FG percentage, and ninth all-time in FT percentage (71.9)...
2018/19: All-New England…All-New England Region 4th Team…First-Team All-LEC…LEC Tournament MVP…Trinity College All-Tournament…Salem State College All-Tournament…LEC Academic Honor Roll…E-Club Scholar Athlete Award…4x LEC Player of the Week on Feb. 24th, Feb. 17th, Dec. 9th, and Nov. 25th... NEWBA Player of the Week on Dec. 11. 2018...averaged 23 points and 14 rebounds per game with a 66.7 shooting percentage and 14-of-17 free throw shooting...NEWBA Honor Roll on Feb. 26th...averaged 18.5 points and 11 rebounds per game and 78.6 percent from the free throw line...NEWBA Honor Roll on Feb. 19th...averaged 18 points and 11.5 rebounds per game and was 12-14 onthe free throw line...NEWBA Honor Roll on Jan. 7th...averaged 19 points and 10 rebounds per game and was 17-23 on the free throw line...appeared and started in all 28 games, averaging 31.5 minutes…averaged 15.9 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 59 assists…appeared and started in all 11 home games while averaging 30.4 minutes…averaged 13.2 points, 8 rebounds, and 24 assists…in LEC play, appeared and started in all 16 games while averaged 31.4 minutes…averaged 15.3 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 34 assists…in LEC tournament play, appeared and started in both games while averaging 32 minutes…averaged 18.5 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists…in post season play, appeared and started in all 3 games while averaging 33.7 minutes…averaged 18 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 6 assists… nationally ranked 26th for free throw attempts and ranked 28th for free throws made…lead the LEC in free throws made…ranked 2nd in LEC for defensive rebounds per game, double doubles, field goals made, field goal percentage, final points, free throw attempts, minutes played, and rebounds…ranked 3rd in LEC for rebounds per game...Season-highs (p-a-r-3s-b): 34-7-19-0-3
2017/18: Received her second varsity letter as a second-year member in the program... first-team All-LEC... started all 27 games, averaging 19.9 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 1.96 assists... scoring average set a season record and 538 points ranked second all-time in a season... also ranked second in a season in FGs (204), second in FTs (130) and third in FTA (183)...in LEC play, averaged 21.8 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 2.35 assists...in LEC rankings, was 3rd in FG attempts and field goals made...ranked 2nd in field-goal percentage and minutes played...led the LEC in points, points per game, free throw attempts and free throws made... named NEWBA Player of the Week on Feb. 19, averaging 24 points, 13.5 rebounds, 2 assists and one block per game... scored a career-high 33 points and matched her career-high with 15 boards, 4 assists and one block in an 88-81 setback against Western Connecticut...2x NEWBA Honor Roll Award (Jan. 9, Jan. 29)...averaging 27.5 points, had a career-high 30 against JWU and 25 against UMass Boston... improved her season percentage by sinking 62.8 percent of her field goals and 85.7 percent of her free throws... LEC All-Academic... season-highs (p-r-a-3s-b): 35-20-6-0-3...
2016/17: Voted the program's eighth Little East Conference Rookie-of-the-Year -- first in 11 years... also selected Eastern's female Rookie-of-the-Year... named NEWBA Rookie-of-the-Week two weeks in a row, the first time coming Feb. 6 after averaging a double-double in the first three starts of her career... selected LEC Rookie-of-the-Week five times in 12 weeks, including four of the final five weeks... in an average of only 21.7 minutes -- sixth-highest on the team -- was third on the team in scoring (9.4) and fourth in rebounding (6.0)... led all players in FG pct. (54.7) and was third in FT pct. (73.3)... recorded one double-double (17/15) in a ten-point win at Western New Egland University Feb. 2... her 15 rebounds in that game equalled the most by a player on the team... in the 13-point loss to Keene State in the LEC title game Feb. 26, had a career-high 20 points, going 8-of-10 from the floor and 4-of-4 from the stripe... in three LEC tournament games, had 44 points and 17 rebounds and was 17-of-29 from the floor and 10-of-15 from the foul line without a turnover in 78 minutes... season-highs (p-r-a-b) 20-15-4-3
Career-high (thru 18/19): 42 min., 35 pts., 20 rebs., 7 assists, 3 blocks, 2 steals, zero 3-pointers...
High School: Four-year member of basketball program, starting for three seasons... twice named Class "M" All-State and first-team all-conference... 1,000-point scorer... member of unbeaten (28-0) Class M" state championship teams as a freshman and senior... competed in the CHSCA Senior All-Star Game... senior captain...
PERSONAL: Born Mya S. Villard September 28, 1998…Parents: Regina and Derrick…Sibling: Derrick, a senior runningback on the Merrimack College football team in 2017... Major: Criminology and Sociology … Career Plans: FBI … Residence: Cromwell, CT
MYA...REVEALED
If you did not have to sleep, what would you do with the extra time? Nap
What job would you be terrible at? Traffic Control
What song have you completely memorized? The Way – Ariana Grande
What could you give a 30 minute presentation on with absolutely no preparation? Direct quotes from the movies The Heat or School of Rock
What would you rate a 10/10? Flaming Hot Cheetos
What fad or trend do you hope comes back? Heely’s
What is one thing do you really want but cannot afford? Pretty much anything you could think of … broke college kid probzzz
What dumb accomplishment are you most proud of? Scored 22 goals ... in a rec soccer league
What stereotype do you completely live up to? That person that is obsessed with their dog more than human contact with others
What is one of your favorite smells? Gain detergent
What gets you fired up? People who can’t drive
What irrational fear do you have? The boogie man is coming
What was the most memorable gift you received? Kelsey Santagata coming to my life
What stat for your life would you most like to see? (i.e. how many times you’ve laughed, etc.) How many awkward moments I’ve had where someone says “Have a good day” and you respond “youre welcome”
Which one of your scars has the best story behind it? When my dad let me ride my bike without training wheels and I completely wiped out
What is the worst and best thing about getting older? Starting to have your own life, but then realizing you’ll have to work for the REST of your life
What childish thing do you still enjoy? Popping the bubble wrap
What is your spirit animal? Melissa McCarthy
What is your pet peeve? Hypebeasts
