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2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

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Derick Zelaya-Rainho
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Jimmy Alagna

10 Nina Branchizio

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Monroe Twp.
  • Hometown Monroe, N.J.

Biography

SENIOR (2024-25): College Sports Communicators (CSC) Third Team Academic All-American … D3Hoops.com First Team All-Region … NJAC Player of the Year and First Team selection … Set program record for 3-pointers made in a career (274) … Broke single-season program record and ranked fifth in Division III in made 3-pointers (86) … Started all 27 games, playing a team-high 34.9 minutes per game … Led the team with 12.7 points per game … Finished second in assists (2.5) and steals (1.4) per game … Scored 20 points with six made 3-pointers in season-opening win over John Jay (11/12) … Added 17 points with five made-threes against Framingham State (11/16) … Scored 14 points with five rebounds and four assists in win over Stockton (12/4) … Hit multiple 3-pointers in 14 straight games from 1/2 - 2/19 … Posted 14 points and season-high five assists against Stockton (1/29) … Scored 14 points on four made 3-pointers with season-best seven rebounds in win over Rowan (2/12) … Sank six triples and added four steals in regular-season finale against Montclair State (2/19) … Added eight points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals in NJAC Semifinal win over Kean (2/26)

2023-24 (JUNIOR): Moved up to the All-NJAC second team after leading the conference in 3-pointers (65) and ranking fourth in 3-point percentage (.367) ... Also named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team for the second year in a row ... Second on the team in scoring (10.6 PPG) and tied for team lead with 58 assists ... Second on the team with 31 steals ... Had 18 points against Stevens (11/15) ... Made five 3-pointers for 15 points in NJAC opener versus Rutgers-Camden (11/21) ... Poured in 17 points on 5-of-6 shooting in home win over William Paterson (1/6) ... Tallied 19 points against Rowan (1/24) and 17 against Montclair State (1/27) in back-to-back NJAC wins ... Made four treys and scored 14 points in regular-season win at Ramapo (2/10) ... Scored 10 points in NJAC semifinal win over Ramapo (2/20)

2022-23 (SOPHOMORE): Received All-NJAC honorable mention ... Ranked third in the NJAC with 67 made 3-pointers ... Second on the team in scoring (10.6 PPG), assists (56), and steals (31) ... Scored in double digits in each of the first seven games, including a 24-point explosion with six treys in a win at Moravian (11/19) ... Scored 17 points and made five 3-pointers in victory over Rowan (11/30) ... Netted 12 points on four triples in NJAC quarterfinal win over William Paterson (2/18) ... Finished with 14 points and four assists in NJAC semifinals at NJCU (2/22)

2021-22 (FRESHMAN): Enjoyed a terrific rookie campaign, averaging 8.2 points per game while leading TCNJ in assists (57), three-point percentage (.424), and free-throw percentage (.868) while ranking second with 28 steals ... Ranked ninth in all of Division III in 3-point percentage ... Named NJAC Rookie of the Week on February 14 ... Scored 17 points on 6-of-6 shooting (5-for-5 on 3s) in win over Rutgers-Camden (12/1) ... Put up 19 points with five triples against Stevenson (12/21) ... Scored double figures in six of last seven games, including 15 points and seven rebounds versus Ramapo (2/9) and a season-high 20 points versus William Paterson (2/12) ... Finished with 18 points in an NJAC Tournament upset at top-seeded Kean (2/22) before scoring 13 in the NJAC semifinal victory over William Paterson (2/24) ... Scored 12 points in NJAC final at NJCU (2/26)

AWARDS AND HONORS
  • CSC 3rd Team Academic All-American (2025)
  • NJAC Player of the Year (2025)
  • NJAC All-Academic 1st Team (2025)
  • D3hoops.com 1st Team All-Region (2025)
  • 3-time All-NJAC (1st Team: 2025 | 2nd Team: 2024 | Honorable Mention: 2023)
  • NJAC Rookie of the Week (2/14/22)
  • 3-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2023, 2024, 2025)
  • 3-time NJAC All-Academic Team (2023, 2024, 2025)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2021-22Freshman

    Guard
    5'5"
    10
  • 10

    2022-23Sophomore

    G
    5'5"
    10
  • 10

    2023-24Junior

    G
    5'5"
    10
  • 10
    C

    2024-25Senior

    G
    5'5"
    10
    C
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