2021: Earned second varsity letter… 2nd team All-LEC defender… IWLCA Academic Honor Roll and LEC All-Academic Team… Eastern Connecticut Outstanding Scholar-Athlete…. Started all 12 of 12 games played… 20 ground balls and 19 draw controls… caused 10 turnovers… season-high 4 ground balls in 23-3 victory over Mitchell on 3/10 and 18-11 loss to Southern Maine on 4/24… season-high 5 draw controls in 21-5 victory over USJ on 3/13…
2020: Appeared in only the final match of the season, that coming four days after her participation in the final game of the basketball season March 7... had a ground ball and won a draw in that 14-2 home win over Mitchell College March 11... qualified for the Little East Conference All-Academic Team in both the winter and spring...
2019: As a first-year member of the team, earned first varsity letter…appeared in 9 games, 6 as a starter…scored 6 goals and 4 assists for 10 points…had 3 ground balls…won 36 draw controls and had 4 caused turnovers…in LEC regular season, appeared in 6 games, 5 as a starter…scored 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points…had 2 ground balls…won 22 draw controls and had 3 caused turnovers…appeared in 6 home games, 4 as a starter…scored 3 goals and 4 assists for 7 points…had 1 ground ball…won 25 draw controls and had 3 caused turnovers…had a season high of 2 goals against two different teams…had a season high of 8 draw controls against Fitchburg St. on April 11th…
High School: Four-year member of lacrosse, swimming, and basketball programs … four-year starter in lacrosse and a three-year starter in basketball … junior and senior year captain of lacrosse team and a senior year captain in basketball and swimming... in basketball, conference champions sophomore year and made it to the state finals senior year … missed sophomore basketball season due to surgery …was an MVP and received all-conference in basketball and lacrosse, received All-State award, Shortell Award as the top senior in the league, Genua Award as the top senior in the city, and All-State academic awards in basketball … holds two state records in swimming …
PERSONAL: Born Aiyana C. Ward January 17, 2000… Parents: Dany and Derek… Siblings: Derek, Alessandro, a freshman member of the Southern Connecticut football team in the fall of 2019… Major: Biology… Career plans: Medicine… Residence: Waterbury, CT…
AIYANA...REVEALED
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? The Maldives
What is your hidden talent? I can play piano
Is there any food you don’t eat? Unfortunately, no
What makes you laugh? My jokes
What is something that you’ve always wanted to learn? How to play the saxophone
What odd talent do you have? I’m ambidextrous
Biggest crisis facing the world:
No access to adequate health care for vulnerable populations
Where do you go when you have to ‘get away’? I go to a beach or park
What would you do for a living if money was not a factor? Travel the world
What class did you dread taking but ended up loving? U.S. Relations in the Middle East
Hardest class ever taken: Organic Chemistry
Something that you may never live to see: A woman president
Most influential person in the world: Martin Luther King Jr.
Amount of weekly allowance you would give to your children: $10
Scariest insect: Spiders
Your most overused phrase: “Facts”
Words to live by: I’m here for a good time, not a long time
Biggest waste of money: Keeping up with the latest trends
Best use of money: Travel
If I could change one thing in the world, it would be: The selfishness
Worst thing about COVID: Missing out on the full college experience for 2 years
Best thing about COVID: Spending more time with my family
