2019-20 Merrimack College Women's Basketball Roster

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24 Denia Davis-Stewart

  • Class Senior
  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-1
  • Hometown Dorchester, Mass.
  • High School/Prep (Previous College) New Mission
  • Major Psychology

Biography

2019-20

  • First team All-ECAC
  • NEC Player of the Year
  • NEC Defensive Player of the Year 
  • Led the country in rebounds (395) and rebounds per game (13.6)
  • Ranked third nationwide in blocks (121) and blocks per game (4.17)
  • Posted a career-high 18.5 points per game and 13.6 rebounds per game
  • Had a career-high in three-pointers made (45) and free throws made (91)
  • Led Warriors in field goals made (200), and offensive rebounds (77)
  • Added a career-high 22 double-doubles including two 20-20 games
  • Totaled two triple-doubles against Massachusets (11/5) and St. Francis Brooklyn (3/2) 
  • Became the second player in program history with over 1,000 career points and over 1,000 career rebounds


2018-19:

  • D2CCA All-Region Second Team
  • NE10 Defensive Player of the Year
  • NE10 All-Conference Second Team
  • Led the NE10 with a career-high 107 blocks
  • Ranked fifth nationwide in both total blocks and blocks per game (3.57)
  • Posted a career-high 11.2 rebounds per game, ranking fourth in the NE10 & 15th nationally
  • Finished second on Merrimack in scoring average (13.4 ppg)
  • Set career bests in scoring average, field-goal percentage (.503) and free-throw percentage (.719)
  • Led Warriors in field goals made (167), and offensive rebounds (91)
  • Added a career-high 16 double-doubles including 12 over her final 16 contests
  • Totaled nine games with at least five blocks
  • Recorded her first-ever 20-20 game (23 points, 20 rebounds) against Mercy College (1/2)

2017-18:

  • Competed in 17 games, making 16 starts, as a sophomore
  • Pulled down at least 10 rebounds in nearly half of her appearances (8)
  • Led Merrimack in rebounding average (9.4) and ranked fourth in the NE10
  • Despite missing 11 games, ranked second in the NE10 in total blocks (82) and first in blocks per game (4.8)
  • If she qualified, Davis-Stewart would have led the country in blocking average
  • Registered at least four rejections in 12 of 17 games including a career-high tying eight vs. Saint Rose (1/27)
  • Set a new personal best for points in a game with 17 vs. SNHU (2/10), one of 10 double-figure scoring games
  • Led the team in offensive rebounds with 38

2016-17:

  • NE10 All-Rookie Team
  • Emerged as Merrimack's & the NE10's leader in blocked shots (79) and blocks per game (3.2)
  • Ranked ninth in the country and blocking average, leading all freshmen nationwide in total blocks and blocks per game
  • Recorded the most blocks for a Warrior (79) in a season since at least 2001
  • Also paced the Warriors with 8.4 rebounds per game including 2.8 on the offensive glass
  • Tied for the team lead with four double-doubles on the season
  • Offensively, averaged 6.3 points per game on 45.4 percent shooting
  • Best effort of the season came in the NE10 First Round vs. Pace (2/24): 13 points, 13 rebounds, fourth double-double of the year
  • Pulled down a season-best 16 rebounds against Saint Anselm (2/4)

Before Merrimack: 

  • Attended New Mission High School
  • MVP of the North Division 4 Sectional as a sophomore
  • Member of the New Hampshire Lady Rivals AAU Team

Personal: 

  • Born Jan. 26, 1998
  • Daughter of Latanya Davis
  • Has three siblings, Shaneique, David III and David II
  • Psychology major at Merrimack

Career Highs:

Points: 31 at Massachusets - Nov. 5, 2019
Rebounds: 24 vs. Sacred Heart - Feb. 21, 2020 
Assists: 3 vs. Adelphi - Jan. 9, 2018; vs Felician University - Nov. 17, 2018
Steals: 5 vs. Pace - Jan. 7, 2017; vs. Stonehill - Feb. 20, 2019
Blocks: 12 at Massachusets - Nov. 5, 2019
FG made: 12 at Adelphi - Jan. 15, 2019; at Illinois - Dec. 10, 2019
FG attempts: 24 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn - Feb. 3, 2020
3FG made: 6 at Saint Francis (PA) - Jan. 20, 2020 
3FG attempts: 10 at LIU - Feb. 8, 2020
FT made: 14 vs. New Hampshire - Nov. 16, 2019 
FT attempts: 16 vs. New Hampshire - Nov. 16, 2019 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2016-17Freshman

    F
    6'1"
    25
  • 24

    2017-18Sophomore

    F
    6'1"
    24
  • 24

    2018-19Junior

    Forward
    6'1"
    24
  • 24

    2019-20Senior

    Forward
    6'1"
    24