2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner
Joey Gardner

2 Mahogany Lester

  • Position Forward / Center
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Princess Anne H.S.
  • Hometown Virginia Beach, Virginia

Biography

2024-25 (Graduate): Started all 31 games... One of two Hawks named to first ever Women’s HBCU All-Star Game... Led the team in 3PM with 33 triples... Ranked second in rebounds with 169 boards and blocks with 10... Ranked third in assists with 45... Ranked fourth in points (242), FTM (53), and steals (44)... Scored a season-high 19 points vs. South Carolina St. on Jan. 13 and scored double digits in 9 other games, including a 5-game streak from Jan. 13 to Feb. 10... Recorded a season-high 14 rebounds vs Bowie St. on Nov. 9 and recorded 6+ boards in 15 other games.

2023-24 (Redshirt Senior): One of two Hawks to start all 30 games ... Named to Second Team All-MEAC... Named to Preseason Second Team All-MEAC for 24-25 season... Led the team in steals recording 46... Ranked second on the team in rebounding averaging 5.8 boards per game... Ranked second on the team with 14 blocks... Ranked fifth on team in scoring average 7.4 points per game... Recorded a double-double, tallying 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. Norfolk State on Mar. 4... Scored career-high 20 points vs N.C. Central on Jan. 27... Recorded a career-high 17 rebounds vs. Mount St. Mary’s on Nov. 29.

2022-23 (Redshirt Junior): One of four Hawks to appear in all 30 games with 24 starts ... Led the team in rebounding averaging 5.2 boards per game ... Ranked fifth on team in scoring averaging 6.4 points per game ... Finished third among Hawks with 12 blocks ... Shot .490 from the field, good for second among Hawks with 20+ field goal attempts ... Collected a pair of double-doubles, tallying 14 points and 13 rebounds vs. Howard on Jan. 9 and 14 points with 15 boards vs. North Carolina Central on Jan. 23 ... Scored career-high 16 points vs. Washington College on Nov. 12

2021-22 (Redshirt-Sophomore): Started 17 of 28 games played ... Fourth on team with 162 points ... Led team with 69 offensive rebounds ... Averaged 4.5 rebounds per game ... Second on the team with 13 blocks ... Season high 12 points against UNC-Greensboro on December 11 ... Season high eight rebounds against Clafin University on November 13 ... Three steals against North Carolina Central on January 24 ... 

2020-21 (Redshirt-Freshman): Lost season due to COVID 19 pandemic ... Made MEAC Commissioners' All-Academic Team ...

2019-20 (Redshirt): Suffered season-ending injury after just 14 minutes in the season opening game where she had four points, five rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block ... 

High School / Club: Averaged 14 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 2.0 blocks while helping lead Princess Anne High School to a Class 5A State Championship ... Had 14 points and eight rebounds in title game ... Second-Team Class 5 All-State ... First team All-Class 4 Region A and first team All-Southeastern District ... Made Honor Roll all four years ... Played varsity basketball for four years and won four straight state championships ... Played AAU for BWSL Kelly in the Boo William League where she was captain of the team and the leading rebounder ... Squad went undefeated  in Chicago Nationals in 2018 and finished as state champions in 2016 ... 

Personal: Daughter of 1995 Naismith College Player of the Year at Maryland and 16-year NBA veteran, Joe Smith ... Mother is Erica Lester ... Has two brothers: Avante Lester and Prince-Amir Biddle ... Likes listening to music before games ... Person who influenced her the most: "My mother because she is the strongest most perseverant woman I know." ... Upon graduation plans to be a physical therapist ... Best advice favorite saying: "Excuses are tools of incompetence that build monuments of nothingness and those who specialize in using them are seldom good at anything." ... Hobbies include watching Netflix and playing video games ... Favorite Book: And then there were none by Agatha Christie ... Favorite Movie: Somebody Great ... Freshman goal is to be able to start and make an impact as a freshman ... Career goal is to make first-team All-MEAC and win a Conference Championship ...

Career Highs

Minutes: 14 (11/5/19, Wesley)
Points: 4 (11/5/19, Wesley)
Rebounds: 5 (11/5/19, Wesley)
Assists: 1 (11/5/19, Wesley)
Steals: 1 (11/5/19, Wesley)
Blocks: 1 (11/5/19, Wesley)
FGM: 1 (11/5/19, Wesley)
3PTM: N/A
FTM: 2 (11/5/19, Wesley)
Double Doubles: N/A

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2019-20Freshman

    Forward / Center
    6'0"
    2
  • 2

    2020-21Redshirt Freshman

    Forward / Center
    6'0"
    2
  • 2

    2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    Forward / Center
    6'0"
    2
  • 2

    2022-23Redshirt Junior

    Forward / Center
    6'0"
    2
  • 2

    2023-24Graduate Student

    Forward / Center
    6'0"
    2
  • 2

    2024-25Graduate Student

    Forward / Center
    6'0"
    2