Jaeden Vaifanua - 2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 23
Jaeden Vaifanua
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-1
- Major:
- Communication
- Hometown:
- Draper, Utah
- High School:
- Corner Canyon HS
Honors
Mountain West All-Freshman Team (2019-20)
Freshman (2019-20)
Earned Mountain West All-Freshman Team honors following the 2019-20 season… Played in all 29 games for the Cowgirls, averaging 7.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game while averaging 12.9 minutes per contest off the bench… Shot 48.7 percent (76-156) from the field, 23.5 percent (8-34) from three and 87.0 percent (47-54) from the free throw line… Defensively had 16 blocks and 10 steals… Scored a career-high 20 points on a career-high eight field goals against San José State (2/1)… Had her first career double-double with 18 points and a career-high 11 rebounds against Mississippi Valley State (12/12)… Had her second career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Air Force (2/22), becoming the first Cowgirl freshman since Kayla Woodward in 2011-12 with multiple double-doubles in a season… Scored in double figures 10 times during the year… Had a career-high three blocks against Colorado State (1/4) and a career-high four steals against New Mexico (2/8)… Made a career-best two three-point field goals against Mississippi Valley State… Converted a career-high seven free throws against Utah State (2/19)… Scored the game-winning free throws against Saint Mary’s with 20 seconds to play… Led Wyoming in scoring five times, rebounding six times, shot blocking nine times and steals three times.
High School
Spent time at Rapides High School in Lecompte, La., and finished her career at Corner Canyon High School in Draper, Utah... Earned all-state honors in her three seasons at Corner Canyon... As a senior, nearly averaged a double-double with 17.6 points and 9.8 rebounds while adding 2.8 blocks and 2.0 steals per contest... Had 32 points and 12 rebounds in the state championship game and nearly had a triple-double with 14 points, 11 rebounds and nine blocks in the semifinal game... Averaged 16.0 points, 9.9 rebounds and 3.0 blocks as a junior... Averaged 16.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game a a sophomore... Earned all-CENLA, all-conference and all-state honors at Rapides and was the team's MVP... Set freshman Rapides records with 33 rebounds and 32 points in single games... Was a member of the honor roll.
Personal
Daughter of Brian and Angie Vaifanua... Has four older siblings... Father played football at Rick's College and Southern Utah... Her cousin Dallin Holker plays football at BYU... Older sister Shanae played basketball at Dixie State... Undecided on a college major.
Mountain West All-Freshman Team (2019-20)
Freshman (2019-20)
Earned Mountain West All-Freshman Team honors following the 2019-20 season… Played in all 29 games for the Cowgirls, averaging 7.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game while averaging 12.9 minutes per contest off the bench… Shot 48.7 percent (76-156) from the field, 23.5 percent (8-34) from three and 87.0 percent (47-54) from the free throw line… Defensively had 16 blocks and 10 steals… Scored a career-high 20 points on a career-high eight field goals against San José State (2/1)… Had her first career double-double with 18 points and a career-high 11 rebounds against Mississippi Valley State (12/12)… Had her second career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Air Force (2/22), becoming the first Cowgirl freshman since Kayla Woodward in 2011-12 with multiple double-doubles in a season… Scored in double figures 10 times during the year… Had a career-high three blocks against Colorado State (1/4) and a career-high four steals against New Mexico (2/8)… Made a career-best two three-point field goals against Mississippi Valley State… Converted a career-high seven free throws against Utah State (2/19)… Scored the game-winning free throws against Saint Mary’s with 20 seconds to play… Led Wyoming in scoring five times, rebounding six times, shot blocking nine times and steals three times.
High School
Spent time at Rapides High School in Lecompte, La., and finished her career at Corner Canyon High School in Draper, Utah... Earned all-state honors in her three seasons at Corner Canyon... As a senior, nearly averaged a double-double with 17.6 points and 9.8 rebounds while adding 2.8 blocks and 2.0 steals per contest... Had 32 points and 12 rebounds in the state championship game and nearly had a triple-double with 14 points, 11 rebounds and nine blocks in the semifinal game... Averaged 16.0 points, 9.9 rebounds and 3.0 blocks as a junior... Averaged 16.5 points, 9.1 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game a a sophomore... Earned all-CENLA, all-conference and all-state honors at Rapides and was the team's MVP... Set freshman Rapides records with 33 rebounds and 32 points in single games... Was a member of the honor roll.
Personal
Daughter of Brian and Angie Vaifanua... Has four older siblings... Father played football at Rick's College and Southern Utah... Her cousin Dallin Holker plays football at BYU... Older sister Shanae played basketball at Dixie State... Undecided on a college major.
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