4 Daija Ward
4 - Daija Ward
Height: 5'7
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Sacramento
High School: Sheldon
Position: Forward
gp 27
pts/g 12.9
fg % 38.0
3pt % 5.0
ft % 55.3
reb/g 7.0
a/g 0.9

Personal:  Mom–Willa, Dad–Leon, Brothers–Leon Jr. & Corell. I started playing when I was 8 years old and I chose to play because my dad wXXXX me, I grew up watching him play sports and it motivated me to play too. I am majoring in Biological Sciences and I aspire to be a clinical lab scientist.  In my spare time I enjoy sleeping, eating, and watching Netflix.         

Athletic Highlights:  Best All-Around Senior Female Athlete in 2013. All-Tournament – Wine Valley Tournament 2012-13.Powde Puff MVP 2011

Significant Sport Achievement: Making it to playoffs in 2012, starting every game for 3 years.

Most embarrassing thing that happened in your sport: I bounced the ball off my foot when I drove to the basket.

FavoritesFood: Chinese food/Nachos Entertainer:  Future Athlete:  Allen Iverson

Favorite Teacher: Ms. Lilla was my favorite teacher because she made me feel special and confident. She taught me how to be a good person; she made me the person who I am now.

Person you most admire: I admire my Mom the most because she is strong and smart; she showed me what it means to be a strong woman and to value myself. She is always there for me, my Best Friend!

Person you would most like to meet: I would most like to meet Tupac because he was so smart and revolutionary. I would love to hear his insight and wisdom on life.

Best Advice you ever received: The best advice I ever received was to be confident in myself no matter what.

Person who most influenced your athletic career: My Dad because without his influence I wouldn’t be a Hawk!

One word that describes you off the court/field: Unique

Quote that inspires you:  “Don’t let anyone tell you who you are, Show them”

Best thing about being a Hawk:  I play for them, with them and it’s the best feeling.

Coach says: “Daija is very athletic and can play multiple positions for us. We will look to her to lead in scoring and rebounding.”

Recent Games
Jan 31 at Santa Rosa L, 64-58
Feb 3 Sacramento City L, 59-47
Feb 7 at American River L, 70-59
Feb 10 at Sierra L, 78-42
Feb 14 Diablo Valley L, 65-46
Feb 16 San Joaquin Delta L, 96-53
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 27 14
Games started 20 8
Minutes 67 14
Minutes per game 2.5 1.0
FG 145-382 82-214
FG Pct 38.0 38.3
3PT 1-20 1-8
3PT Pct 5.0 12.5
FT 57-103 31-60
FT Pct 55.3 51.7
Off rebounds 92 42
Def rebounds 97 60
Total rebounds 189 102
Rebounds per game 7.0 7.3
Personal fouls 69 30
Disqualifications 2 1
Assists 25 13
Turnovers 67 41
Assist to turnover ratio 0.4 0.3
Steals 63 24
Blocks 8 1
Points 348 196
Points per game 12.9 14.0
Points per 40 min 207.8 560.0
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 7 Siskiyous L, 100-53 1 1 7-21 33.3 0-3 0.0 1-2 50.0 15
Nov 10 Butte W, 82-59 1 1 7-19 36.8 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 16
Nov 11 LA Trade-Tech L, 78-68 1 1 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 5-9 55.6 9
Nov 12 Feather River W, 76-73 1 1 6-14 42.9 0-1 0.0 9-12 75.0 21
Nov 22 West Hills-Lemoore L, 58-55 1 1 1-9 11.1 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Dec 1 vs. Moorpark L, 62-59 - 15 5-8 62.5 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 14
Dec 2 vs. San Diego Mesa L, 56-49 1 27 1-7 14.3 0-1 0.0 1-4 25.0 3
Dec 9 vs. Feather River L, 84-81 1 1 8-18 44.4 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 18
Dec 10 Los Medanos W, 102-34 1 1 10-24 41.7 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 20
Dec 11 vs. Shasta L, 58-55 1 1 6-10 60.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 12
Dec 28 vs. Chabot L, 75-42 1 1 3-17 17.6 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 7
Dec 29 vs. Porterville W, 81-67 1 1 7-14 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 15
Dec 30 vs. San Mateo L, 49-47 1 1 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 3 at Modesto W, 64-63 1 1 5-15 33.3 0-1 0.0 4-7 57.1 14
Jan 6 Santa Rosa L, 67-49 - 1 4-16 25.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 9
Jan 10 at Sacramento City L, 75-61 - 1 6-16 37.5 0-0 - 2-6 33.3 14
Jan 13 American River L, 69-43 1 1 7-16 43.8 0-2 0.0 0-3 0.0 14
Jan 17 Sierra L, 68-48 1 1 4-18 22.2 1-3 33.3 2-4 50.0 11
Jan 20 at Diablo Valley L, 76-63 1 1 6-19 31.6 0-0 - 4-8 50.0 16
Jan 24 at San Joaquin Delta L, 95-53 1 1 6-13 46.2 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 13
Jan 27 Modesto W, 72-49 - 1 7-18 38.9 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 16
Jan 31 at Santa Rosa L, 64-58 - 1 6-14 42.9 0-0 - 4-8 50.0 16
Feb 3 Sacramento City L, 59-47 - 1 7-13 53.8 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 17
Feb 7 at American River L, 70-59 - 1 5-12 41.7 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 12
Feb 10 at Sierra L, 78-42 1 1 5-16 31.3 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 11
Feb 14 Diablo Valley L, 65-46 1 1 8-16 50.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 19
Feb 16 San Joaquin Delta L, 96-53 1 1 6-12 50.0 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 14
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 7 Siskiyous L, 100-53 1 1 6 3 9 0 1 0.0 3 1 0 -
Nov 10 Butte W, 82-59 1 1 5 4 9 1 1 1.0 4 0 3 -
Nov 11 LA Trade-Tech L, 78-68 1 1 1 2 3 4 6 0.7 5 0 4 -
Nov 12 Feather River W, 76-73 1 1 8 2 10 1 4 0.3 1 1 2 -
Nov 22 West Hills-Lemoore L, 58-55 1 1 2 1 3 0 2 0.0 3 1 4 -
Dec 1 vs. Moorpark L, 62-59 - 15 3 2 5 0 1 0.0 1 0 4 0
Dec 2 vs. San Diego Mesa L, 56-49 1 27 5 7 12 2 3 0.7 1 2 3 0
Dec 9 vs. Feather River L, 84-81 1 1 7 1 8 2 1 2.0 6 2 2 -
Dec 10 Los Medanos W, 102-34 1 1 4 5 9 1 1 1.0 5 0 2 -
Dec 11 vs. Shasta L, 58-55 1 1 1 4 5 0 3 0.0 3 0 5 1
Dec 28 vs. Chabot L, 75-42 1 1 2 2 4 1 2 0.5 0 0 4 -
Dec 29 vs. Porterville W, 81-67 1 1 4 3 7 0 0 - 5 0 3 -
Dec 30 vs. San Mateo L, 49-47 1 1 2 1 3 0 1 0.0 2 0 3 -
Jan 3 at Modesto W, 64-63 1 1 5 4 9 1 3 0.3 4 0 0 -
Jan 6 Santa Rosa L, 67-49 - 1 2 3 5 1 0 - 2 0 3 -
Jan 10 at Sacramento City L, 75-61 - 1 5 5 10 2 4 0.5 1 0 1 -
Jan 13 American River L, 69-43 1 1 5 1 6 0 4 0.0 2 0 3 -
Jan 17 Sierra L, 68-48 1 1 1 6 7 0 4 0.0 1 0 2 -
Jan 20 at Diablo Valley L, 76-63 1 1 1 4 5 2 3 0.7 1 0 3 -
Jan 24 at San Joaquin Delta L, 95-53 1 1 4 2 6 0 4 0.0 0 0 1 -
Jan 27 Modesto W, 72-49 - 1 8 3 11 1 1 1.0 4 0 1 -
Jan 31 at Santa Rosa L, 64-58 - 1 2 2 4 2 3 0.7 3 1 5 1
Feb 3 Sacramento City L, 59-47 - 1 0 11 11 0 4 0.0 0 0 3 -
Feb 7 at American River L, 70-59 - 1 1 6 7 2 3 0.7 1 0 2 -
Feb 10 at Sierra L, 78-42 1 1 3 3 6 0 1 0.0 1 0 4 -
Feb 14 Diablo Valley L, 65-46 1 1 4 3 7 0 3 0.0 2 0 0 -
Feb 16 San Joaquin Delta L, 96-53 1 1 1 7 8 2 4 0.5 2 0 2 -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 27 20 2.5 5.4-14.1 38.0 0.0-0.7 5.0 2.1-3.8 55.3 12.9
Conference 14 8 1.0 5.9-15.3 38.3 0.1-0.6 12.5 2.2-4.3 51.7 14.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 13 10 1.0 5.8-15.4 38.0 0.1-1.3 5.9 2.3-3.8 61.2 14.1
Away 7 4 1.0 5.6-15.0 37.1 0.0-0.1 0.0 2.6-5.1 50.0 13.7
Neutral 7 6 6.7 4.3-11.0 39.0 0.0-0.3 0.0 1.3-2.6 50.0 9.9
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Wins 6 5 1.0 7.0-17.3 40.4 0.0-1.2 0.0 3.0-4.5 66.7 17.0
Losses 21 15 2.9 4.9-13.2 37.1 0.0-0.6 7.7 1.9-3.6 51.3 11.7
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November 5 5 1.0 4.6-13.4 34.3 0.0-1.4 0.0 3.4-5.0 68.0 12.6
December 8 7 6.0 5.0-12.6 39.6 0.0-0.6 0.0 1.1-2.2 50.0 11.1
January 9 5 1.0 5.7-16.1 35.2 0.1-0.9 12.5 2.2-4.9 45.5 13.7
February 5 3 1.0 6.2-13.8 44.9 0.0-0.0 - 2.2-3.2 68.8 14.6
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 27 20 67 145-382 38.0 1-20 5.0 57-103 55.3 348
Conference 14 8 14 82-214 38.3 1-8 12.5 31-60 51.7 196
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 13 10 13 76-200 38.0 1-17 5.9 30-49 61.2 183
Away 7 4 7 39-105 37.1 0-1 0.0 18-36 50.0 96
Neutral 7 6 47 30-77 39.0 0-2 0.0 9-18 50.0 69
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Wins 6 5 6 42-104 40.4 0-7 0.0 18-27 66.7 102
Losses 21 15 61 103-278 37.1 1-13 7.7 39-76 51.3 246
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November 5 5 5 23-67 34.3 0-7 0.0 17-25 68.0 63
December 8 7 48 40-101 39.6 0-5 0.0 9-18 50.0 89
January 9 5 9 51-145 35.2 1-8 12.5 20-44 45.5 123
February 5 3 5 31-69 44.9 0-0 - 11-16 68.8 73
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 27 20 2.5 86.6-228.1 38.0 0.6-11.9 5.0 34.0-61.5 55.3 207.8
Conference 14 8 1.0 234.3-611.4 38.3 2.9-22.9 12.5 88.6-171.4 51.7 560.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 13 10 1.0 233.8-615.4 38.0 3.1-52.3 5.9 92.3-150.8 61.2 563.1
Away 7 4 1.0 222.9-600.0 37.1 0.0-5.7 0.0 102.9-205.7 50.0 548.6
Neutral 7 6 6.7 25.5-65.5 39.0 0.0-1.7 0.0 7.7-15.3 50.0 58.7
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Wins 6 5 1.0 280.0-693.3 40.4 0.0-46.7 0.0 120.0-180.0 66.7 680.0
Losses 21 15 2.9 67.5-182.3 37.1 0.7-8.5 7.7 25.6-49.8 51.3 161.3
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November 5 5 1.0 184.0-536.0 34.3 0.0-56.0 0.0 136.0-200.0 68.0 504.0
December 8 7 6.0 33.3-84.2 39.6 0.0-4.2 0.0 7.5-15.0 50.0 74.2
January 9 5 1.0 226.7-644.4 35.2 4.4-35.6 12.5 88.9-195.6 45.5 546.7
February 5 3 1.0 248.0-552.0 44.9 0.0-0.0 - 88.0-128.0 68.8 584.0
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 27 20 2.5 3.4 3.6 7.0 2.6 0.1 0.9 2.5 0.4 2.3 0.3
Conference 14 8 1.0 3.0 4.3 7.3 2.1 0.1 0.9 2.9 0.3 1.7 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 13 10 1.0 3.6 3.9 7.5 2.2 - 0.8 2.7 0.3 2.6 0.2
Away 7 4 1.0 3.0 3.7 6.7 2.3 0.1 1.3 3.0 0.4 1.6 0.1
Neutral 7 6 6.7 3.4 2.9 6.3 3.4 0.1 0.7 1.6 0.5 2.6 0.6
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Wins 6 5 1.0 5.7 3.5 9.2 1.8 - 0.8 1.7 0.5 3.8 0.2
Losses 21 15 2.9 2.8 3.6 6.4 2.8 0.1 1.0 2.7 0.4 1.9 0.3
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November 5 5 1.0 4.4 2.4 6.8 2.6 - 1.2 2.8 0.4 3.2 0.6
December 8 7 6.0 3.5 3.1 6.6 3.3 0.1 0.8 1.5 0.5 2.9 0.5
January 9 5 1.0 3.7 3.3 7.0 2.1 0.1 1.0 2.9 0.3 2.0 0.1
February 5 3 1.0 1.8 6.0 7.8 2.2 - 0.8 3.0 0.3 1.2 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 27 20 67 92 97 189 69 2 25 67 0.4 63 8
Conference 14 8 14 42 60 102 30 1 13 41 0.3 24 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 13 10 13 47 51 98 29 - 11 35 0.3 34 3
Away 7 4 7 21 26 47 16 1 9 21 0.4 11 1
Neutral 7 6 47 24 20 44 24 1 5 11 0.5 18 4
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Wins 6 5 6 34 21 55 11 - 5 10 0.5 23 1
Losses 21 15 61 58 76 134 58 2 20 57 0.4 40 7
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November 5 5 5 22 12 34 13 - 6 14 0.4 16 3
December 8 7 48 28 25 53 26 1 6 12 0.5 23 4
January 9 5 9 33 30 63 19 1 9 26 0.3 18 1
February 5 3 5 9 30 39 11 - 4 15 0.3 6 0
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 27 20 2.5 54.9 57.9 112.8 41.2 1.2 14.9 40.0 0.4 37.6 4.8
Conference 14 8 1.0 120.0 171.4 291.4 85.7 2.9 37.1 117.1 0.3 68.6 2.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 13 10 1.0 144.6 156.9 301.5 89.2 0.0 33.8 107.7 0.3 104.6 9.2
Away 7 4 1.0 120.0 148.6 268.6 91.4 5.7 51.4 120.0 0.4 62.9 5.7
Neutral 7 6 6.7 20.4 17.0 37.4 20.4 0.9 4.3 9.4 0.5 15.3 3.4
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Wins 6 5 1.0 226.7 140.0 366.7 73.3 0.0 33.3 66.7 0.5 153.3 6.7
Losses 21 15 2.9 38.0 49.8 87.9 38.0 1.3 13.1 37.4 0.4 26.2 4.6
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November 5 5 1.0 176.0 96.0 272.0 104.0 0.0 48.0 112.0 0.4 128.0 24.0
December 8 7 6.0 23.3 20.8 44.2 21.7 0.8 5.0 10.0 0.5 19.2 3.3
January 9 5 1.0 146.7 133.3 280.0 84.4 4.4 40.0 115.6 0.3 80.0 4.4
February 5 3 1.0 72.0 240.0 312.0 88.0 0.0 32.0 120.0 0.3 48.0 0.0