- "I made VWC my top choice because it is a great environment and I will get a quality education. The coaches made me feel welcome and that's what pushed me over the edge"
- Selected VWC over Randolph-Macon College, Randolph College, North Carolina Wesleyan College, Guilford College, and Averett University
Career Highs
Points: 2 – (vs. Widener – 11/15/14)
Rebounds: NA
Assists: NA
Steals: NA
Blocks: NA
First-Year (2014-15): Played in three games as a first-year… Accumulated a season-best seven minutes of action in the season opener against Widener, scoring two points on her only two-point field goal try.
Academic Accomplishments: Academic Dean’s Scholarship recipient
Before VWC: Competed for First Colonial in basketball… Averaged 8.2 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.4 steals as a senior for a 21-4 team… Three-time All-Beach District honoree, second team as a senior… Selected as Player of the Game against Ocean Lakes in January 2014… Honor Roll student.
Personal: Daughter of Patrice and Robert Berkley… Mom attended Cabrini College… Has three siblings: Robert Jr., Rainier, and Redmond… The latter, Redmond, was a former student at Tidewater Community College and Old Dominion University.
Get to Know Raya
- Enjoys rice, hip-hop, and spending vacation time in Paris
- A fan of professional basketball player Odyssey Sims, the Chicago Sky, and celebrity Beyonce
- Favorites include the book "In Cold Blood," the movie "Titanic," and the TV series "Law and Order: SVU"
- Career goal: "to attend graduate school in California to study forensic science"
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "hard-working, honest, diligent"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "the never-ending open window to get batter. There is always something that I can work on to better myself"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "free throws"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to set records and win a championship"
- If I could spend a day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "President Obama, to see what it's like to be in charge of the whole country"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I'm working for a police force somewhere, preparing to work with the FBI"
- People might be surprised to know: "I enjoy writing poetry"
- The most important advice I've received is: "sometimes you just have to step out there and force yourself to do things you've never done before to get what you want" -- Mom
