University of Maryland, Baltimore County

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2020-21):

• 2020-21 season was cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic.

• Named to the America East All-Conference Third Team.

• Started seven of UMBC’s eight games.

• Averaged 27.6 minutes per game.

• Shot 50.6 percent (40-79) from the floor and 70.6 percent (24-34) from the free-throw line, which ranked seventh in the conference.

• Led the Retrievers with 13.0 points and 9.8 rebounds per game.

• Despite the Retrievers having to cut the season short, led the America East in rebounding and ranked third in scoring. 

• Finished the year ranked third in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (5.0), 53rd in field goal percentage, and 46th in rebounds per game.

• Had a career day against Binghamton (Dec. 27), scoring 19 points after going 7-13 from the floor and 5-8 from the charity stripe; she also brought down 12 rebounds.

• Recorded three double-doubles on the season.

• Named #AEWBB Player of the Week for the week ending December 28.

PRIOR TO UMBC: 

• Spent three years at UNC Asheville.
• Made 59 appearances and eight starts for the Bulldogs.
• Shot 51.3 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from the free-throw line over her career.
• Brought down 196 rebounds.
• Scored a career-high 12 points against Gardner-Webb as a junior.
• Had a career-high 11 rebounds against Presbyterian in the same season.

BACKGROUND: 

• A native of Warri, in the Delta region of Nigeria.
• Comes from a family of 11 children: seven sisters and four brothers.
• Came to the United States to complete her final two years of high school at Hamilton Heights Christian Academy in Chattanooga, Tenn.
• At Hamilton Heights, Juliet was able to elevate her game where she climbed up the ESPN rankings and to the top of her class.
• Graduated salutatorian of her class.