2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

Jersey Number 12
Faith Alston
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Paul VI Catholic
- Hometown:
- Centreville, Va.
Bio
2024-25 (Graduate)
- Appeared in 25 games, averaging 14.9 minutes per contest
- Averaged 4.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game
- Made Richmond debut against No. 6 Texas on 12/15 and played 17 minutes and recorded six points.Â
- Shot 44.2% from the field, 33.3% from three-point range and 61.1% from the free throw line
- Tallied 40 assists to 37 turnovers with a 1.1 assist-to-turnover ratio
- Recorded eight steals and one block on the season
- Scored a season-high 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting with two threes vs VCU (1/19)
- Also scored in double figures at Loyola Chicago (11 pts, 1/23) and Davidson (10 pts, 2/26)
- Grabbed a season-high five rebounds vs Saint Joseph's (2/13)
- Logged a season-best six assists vs St. Bonaventure (1/15)
- Appeared in both A-10 Tournament games and Richmond’s NCAA First Round win over Georgia Tech (3/21)
- Logged 18 minutes and scored two points in the NCAA Second Round at UCLA (3/23)
PRIOR TO RICHMOND
- Attended App StateÂ
2023-24 (Senior)
- Finished the year as the leading scorer for the Mountaineers, averaging 18.3 ppg, good for 49th nationally, including 21 points versus the Spiders on 12/10/23.
- Â Dished out 4.7 assists per game and was third in the Sun Belt Conference in total assists (150).
- Picked up All-Conference Second Team honors last season.Â
2022-23 (Junior)
- Named Preseason Third-Team All-Sun Belt.
- Â Ranked eighth in the conference for assists per game (3.6).
- Â Ranked fifth in the SBC for assists per game in conference-only play, ranked within the top-25 in the SBC for league-only scoring and top-20 for 3-pointers per league-only games.
- Recorded a career-high 11 rebounds as well as 14 points for a double-double against NC Central (Dec. 15).
- Led the team in assists and ranked second on the team for rebounds and steals.
2021-22 (Sophomore)
- Appeared in 25 games, starting 18 and clocking a total of 739 minutes on the court.
- Â Led the Mountaineers in assists, recording 81 for an average of 3.2 per game.
- Recorded 29 steals on the season, tying with Emily Carver for second-most on the team.
-  Was fourth on the team in four categories, points (246, averaging 9.8 per game), field goals (90, .385 FG%), three-pointers (31, .270 3P%), and free throws (35, .729 FT%).
- Finished the season eighth in the Sun Belt rankings for assists.
- Landed in the top-25 in the SBC in three-pointers made per game.Â
2020-21 (Freshman)
- Appeared in all 27 games and averaged 21.6 minutes of playing time.
- Was second on the team in assists, dishing out 2.5 per game.
- Turned in three games in double-figure scoring, highlighted by two contests of a career-high 13 points against Georgia State (1/22) and ULM (3/5) in the opening round of the Sun Belt Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Paul VI Catholic
- Contributed to Paul VI recording a 32-4 mark and finishing second in the top-20 ranking and capturing a staggering 14th consecutive Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association championship her senior season.
- Named to the VISAA All-State First Team and made the All-Metro Honorable Mention list.
- Led Paul VI to win the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division 1 State championship in back-to-back seasons.
- Voted on by the coaches during travel ball, she was named to multiple AAU All-Star teams while playing for the Loudon Flight under Clair Volker.Â
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