Amherst College Athletics

• "I made Virginia Wesleyan my top choice because it is a smallschool, has small class sizes, the basketball program, and thefriendly students and teachers."
• Selected VWC over St. Mary's College, Salisbury University, andFrostburg State University

VWC Season Highlights

2011-12

• Season highs: nine points in a 69-43 win over HollinsUniversity, eight rebounds in a 95-46 win over Randolph College,four steals in a 55-44 win over Roanoke College, and four assistsin an 82-47 win over Lynchburg College and a 65-47 victory overWashington and Lee University

2012-13

• Scored a season-high 14 points in an 86-37 win over NorthCarolina Wesleyan College
• Hit a triple six times during the season and nailed aseason-high 8-of-10 free throws against Guilford College
• Pulled down a season-high seven rebounds in an 82-64 win atShenandoah University, recorded six assists in a 77-69 win atRoanoke College, produced five steals in an 82-60 win overRandolph-Macon College, and recorded a block in four games

2013-14

• Sidelined for the entire season with an injury

Collegiate Accomplishments

• Five-time Dean's List honoree
• Posted a 4.00 GPA Winter '14
• Owns a current 3.36 accume

Prep Accolades

• St. Paul's Athlete of the Year as a senior
• Named Most Valuable Player in basketball as a senior
• Recipient of the Coaches Award as a senior
• Competed in basketball, soccer, softball and lacrosse
• Averaged 14 points, four rebounds, four assists and threesteals per game as a senior, shot 45% from the field, 90% from thefree throw lines
• Recipient of the Class of 1992 Scholarship, awarded to theindividual who is academically strong and demonstrates goodcharacter
• Member of the Aids Awareness Club, the Recycling Club, AsianAwareness Club and Community Alliance Club

Personal

• Daughter of Diane and Jeff Newsome; dad attended University ofPhoenix, mom attended the University of Maryland
• Has one brother, Trevor 
• Enjoys listening to hip-hop and rhythm & blues and spendingvacation time on a cruise anywhere
• Favorites include the Twilight saga in books and movies and theTV series "The Biggest Loser"
• A fan of the Baltimore Ravens, Memphis Grizzlie Greiva Vasquezand celebrity Jillian Michaels
• Self-description in 10 words or less:"dedicated, focused, competitive, responsible, funny"
• My favorite aspect of being an athleteis: "the competition and team-first mentality."
• The part of my game I've improved the mostis: "my shot."
• My personal athletic goal at VWC is:"to work as hard as I can to be as good as I can personally inorder to help the team and the program succeed."
• If I could participate in a reality show it wouldbe: "The Amazing Race because of the competition andteam work."
• If I could possess one superpower it wouldbe: "to read minds, because it would be veryinteresting to know what everyone is thinking."
• People might be surprised to know:"that I love video games. I'm a video game nerd."
• It's the year 2025 and: "I'm livingon my own, have a stable job, and still loving basketball."
• The most important advice I've receivedis: "Always give 110%" --Parents