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2020 (Sophomore): Member of Hawks' Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ... Played in 18 games that were all starts ... Finished tied for second on the team in RBI ... Had six putouts versus Buffalo on Feb. 15 ...  Went 3-4 with three RBIs against Saint Peter's on March 4 ... Hit a double versus Manhattan College on March 8 ... Made MEAC All-Academic team ... Named to MEAC Commissioners' All-Academic Team

2019 (Freshman): Played in 33 games with 29 starts in the infield ... Finished third on the team in batting average (.299) ... Made her Hawks debut at Charleston Southern on Feb. 8 and got her first career hit ... Went 2-2 with a walk and run scored at North Carolina Central on March 16 ... Had a 3-4 game versus Saint Peter's on April 18 ... Went 6-8 with a run scored and an RBI in a doubleheader with Morgan State on April 19 ... Member of Hawks' Student-Athlete Advisory Committee ...

High School/Club: Led softball team to regionals ... AP Honors student in high school ... Played club softball with Crushers organization in Woodbridge, VA

Personal: Born May 16, 2000 in Ft. Stewart, GA … Daughter of Shaquita Thomas and Robert Derifield … Has one brother, Darrian … Major is Criminal Justice … Pre-game routine/superstition is to not step on a line … Plans to become an attorney after college … Best advice/favorite saying is you get three strikes for a reason, so use them … Hobbies outside of sports are reading, watching Netflix and hanging out with friends … Favorite Book/Author is Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan … Favorite Movies are anything from Marvel … Most influential person is her father because he is the reason she started playing softball … Personal athletic goals before the season is to limit strikeouts and errors and to play for the team … Personal athletic goal before graduating is to have a walk-off hit