University of Denver Athletics

AWARDS
Named Hornbeck Scholar winter quarter 2017-18

2018-19 (SENIOR)
Played in 30 games on the year while making one start…Averaged 1.7 points and 0.6 rebounds in 7.4 minutes of action…Tallied two blocks and seven steals during the year…Had seven points in the win over Air Force (11/11)…Played a season high 19 minutes while recording two points, and three assists at Southern Utah (12/8)…Scored seven points in 10 minutes of action at Purdue Fort Wayne (1/26)…Had five points including a lengthy, game-tying 3 pointer in the win at North Dakota (2/23)…

2017-18 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
Did not play due to injury.

2016-17 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Played in all 30 contests in her redshirt freshman campaign, starting three games…averaged 13.1 minutes per game…put up 3.0 points per night…was 26-of-80 from the floor on the season for 32.5 percent...shot 34.0 percent (16-of-47) from beyond the arc on the season…totaled 31 rebounds on the year averaging 1.0 per game…dished out 20 total assists…collected a career-high 13 points against Western Illinois on Feb. 11…went a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe at Wyoming on Nov. 17…ripped down a career-high four rebounds against IUPUI on Feb. 8.

2015-16 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared and started in three games before going down to injury … logged 27.0 minutes … averaged 8.3 points per contest … grabbed 1.3 rebounds … dished out 1.3 assists … shot 39.1 percent from the field … team-best 45.5 percent from the 3-point line … finished 1.000 percent from the free throw line … scored a season-high 11 points against Weber State on Nov. 15 … dished out a season-high two assists twice … knocked down a season-high three 3s against Weber State.

BEFORE DENVER
Valedictorian of Colorado Connections Academy (2015) … High Honor Roll member (2015) …first team All-State (2015) … South-Central League MVP, leading scorer and team captain of league championship team (2015) … led team that advanced to Colorado State High School Tournament Final Four (2015) … named Team MVP at Pueblo West High School twice (2014, 2015) … earned second-team All-State honors on two occasions (2013, 2014) … three-time first team South-Central League (2013-15) … Pueblo West High School record holder for most points in a career (1,411), points in a single game (34), points in a season (496), assists in a season (119), free throws made in a season (347), career free throw percentage (74%) and several other records.

PERSONAL
Born June 19, in Denver, Colo. … daughter of Tanya and David Simental … has a younger brother, Joseph, and a younger sister, Hannah … chose the University of Denver for the coaching staff, location, basketball program and academics … interests include piano, engineering and coaching basketball … member of the National Honors Society (2012-2013) and is involved with Paws for Life.