Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU:  2-year returning starter....Sat out the covid-shortened 2020-21 season....2019-20 PBC All-Conference Team (second team)....PBC Team of Academic Distinction for 2019-20....2020 Frankie Award for Female Breakout Performance....Played in 22 contests as a sophomore with 20 starts....Set school single-season record for field goal accuracy (64.7%)....Led team in rebounding (8.9) vand shooting accuracy, and was second in scoring (14.0)....Finished 2nd nationally in NCAA II in field goal percentage....PBC rankings: 1st in field goal percentage, 2nd in rebounding, 9th in blocked shots (0.9), 10th in scoring....5 double-doubles....15 games scoring in double-digits (including four 20-point games)....Career-high 28 points (with career-high equaling 18 rebounds) at Flagler College (2-29-20)....Played in 22 of 27 games as a freshman and made 18 starts....Shot 52.9 percent from the floor....More assists than turnovers....Third on the team in rebounding....Double-double (10 pts/10 reb) vs North Georgia (12-1-18)....Four games scoring in double figures....Peach Belt Conference rankings: 18th in rebounding (5.6 rpg) and blocked shots (12), 24th in assist to turnover ratio....Inked during 2017 early signing period....A true back-to-the-basket post player that is also able to face-up as well....Strong, moves well, and is very athletic....Possesses a high basketball IQ and the ability to pass the ball well and score around the basket....A great student....A good addition to our program both on and off the court....Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports-Scholar Award 2020....Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award 2020....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2019....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2018 (fall), 2019 (spring, fall), 2020 (spring), 2022 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2022.

PERSONAL:

• Born Zaria Money’a Woods in Lancaster, SC
• Graduate of Lancaster High School, where she played under the direction of coaches Ronnie Robinson and Sheila Garris
• An All-Region selection and a second-team All-Area pick by the Rock Hill Herald during the 2016-17 season
• As a junior, averaged 14.1 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game, while recording three 20-point contests
• A member of Lancaster’s 2015 AAA state championship squad that went 27-0
• Also competed in volleyball during her high school career
• Nickname is Z

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• How you got your nickname: Coach gave it to me. 
• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  Nurse
• Favorite Superhero: Black Panther
• Favorite Athlete:  Kevin Durant
• Favorite Sports Team:  Brooklyn Nets
• Favorite Movie or TV Show:   Grey’s Anatomy 
• Favorite Food:  Pasta
• Favorite Vacation Spot:  California
• Favorite Musical Artists: Drake and Lil Durk 
• Favorite Thing About FMU:  The campus
• Favorite Off-Field/court Activity:  Binge watching Netflix
• Goals for Upcoming Season:  Have a good productive season
• Why you first chose your sport: I’ve always wanted to play since I touched a ball for the first time
• Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Learning balance
• Interesting Notes:  I won a state championship my freshman year in high school
• Brush With Greatness:  Met Skylar Diggins and Ivory Latta; I know Sindarius Thornwell; trained with WNBA player Sierra Burdic