2011-12 (Junior Year)
Competed in all 29 games with 26 starts … Winner of team's Most Improved Award...Finished the season with career bests of 7.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game … Ranked second on the team in rebounding and fourth in scoring … Shot an NSU Division I record 50.3 percent from the floor on 99-of-197 shooting … Also added 21 steals, 10 assists and 10 blocks … Hit 31-of-59 (52.5 percent) from the charity stripe … Finished fifth in the MEAC in shooting percentage and 14th in rebounding … Had 10 games in double digits in scoring and seven in double digit rebounds, including five double-doubles … Tallied a season-high 16 points in back-to-back games at home against George Mason Jan. 2 (6-of-12 shooting) and UMES Jan. 7 (8-of-11 shooting) … Also had 16 points with 10 rebounds against Delaware State Feb. 18 … Grabbed a season-high 16 rebounds with 13 points against Morgan State Jan. 28 … Had double-doubles in games at Monmouth Dec. 29 (12 points, 13 rebounds), at Morgan State Jan. 14 (12 points, 12 rebounds) and at Bethune-Cookman Feb. 25 (13 points, 13 rebounds) … Averaged 10.4 points and 9.2 rebounds over a 10-game stretch late in the season … Started the year off with 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting and six rebounds at Texas Southern Nov. 11 … Had a career-high four steals with six points and five rebounds at UMES Feb. 6.
2010-11 (Sophomore Year)
Competed in 27 of the team’s 28 games, starting 11 … Missed the game at Coppin State Jan. 31 due to an ankle sprain … Tallied 6.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game in 15.2 minutes of action … Ranked second on the team in rebounding and fourth in scoring … Finished 10th in the MEAC in offensive boards per game (2.6) … Also added 12 assists, 11 steals and six blocks … Hit 68-of-157 (43.3 percent) from the floor and 45-of-69 (65.2 percent) from the free throw line … Scored in double digits in the first four games of the season, including a season-high 17 at Morehead State on Nov. 21 … Also had 11 rebounds against Morehead State and 14 points (7-of-10 shooting) and 10 boards the day before against Central Arkansas … Had her third double-double of the year with 15 points and 13 rebounds at Howard Jan. 17 … Scored in double figures in three of four games during the middle of the season … Posted double-digit scoring efforts in eight games all-together and double-digit rebounding in four games … Had 12 points at home against McNeese State on Dec. 18, including a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left in regulation to tie the score at 60-all and then six points in overtime to seal the 75-70 win … Opened the year with 13 points and six boards at St. Paul’s Nov. 13 and then 11 points and six rebounds against Houston Baptist Nov. 19 … Added 13 points, five rebounds and three steals at Morgan State Jan. 29 … Grabbed 11 boards and added six points against Coppin State Feb. 28.
2009-10 (Freshman Year)
Recipient of the Mid-Atlantic Coca-Cola Award at the NSU end-of-year banquet … Competed in all 27 games, starting three … Led the team in rebounds with 5.4 per game despite playing just 14.1 minutes … Scored 4.9 points per contest and added 10 steals, eight blocks and four assists … Shot 46-of-122 from the floor (37.7 percent) and 41-of-74 from the free throw line (55.4 percent) … Had her first career block and rebound at 14:53 of the first period at George Mason in the season opener Nov. 13 … Scored her first career basket later in the game with 3:56 left in the second half … Had four games in double-digit points and five in double-digit rebounds … Got her first start Jan. 23 at Winston-Salem State … Made the most of that start, posting 22 points and 20 rebounds and hitting 10-of-15 shots … Got the start the next game at South Carolina State Jan. 25, posting 11 points and nine rebounds … Also had a double-double at Florida A&M Jan. 11 with 10 points and 15 rebounds … Knocked down 10 points, grabbed eight boards and also had a season-high three steals against South Carolina State Feb. 22 … Made her third start of the season against Maryland Eastern Shore Feb. 6.
High School
Played four years of high school basketball for coach Angela Allen … Averaged 6.0 points and 6.1 rebounds per game in 2008-09, helping Maury to a 20-6 record and the quarterfinals of the Eastern Regional Tournament.
Personal
Full name is Batavia Cherrell Owens … Often goes by the nickname “Tae” … Born on May 6, 1991 … Daughter of Vincent Majors … Has one older brother, Montario, and one younger one, Vincent … Majoring in business education … Wants to play professional basketball overseas then pursue a career in teaching at her former high school … Enjoys sewing.
Owens' Career Statistics
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YEAR
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GP-GS
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FGM-A
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PCT
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3PM-A
|
PCT
|
FTM-A
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PCT
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REB/AVG
|
AST/AVG
|
BLK/AVG
|
STL/AVG
|
PTS/AVG
|
|
2009-10
|
27-3
|
46-122
|
.377
|
0-0
|
.000
|
41-74
|
.554
|
147/5.4
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4/0.1
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8/0.3
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10/0.4
|
133/4.9
|
|
2010-11
|
27-11
|
68-157
|
.433
|
0-0
|
.000
|
45-69
|
.652
|
157/5.8
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12/0.4
|
6/0.2
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11/0.4
|
181/6.7
|
|
2011-12
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29-26
|
99-159
|
.503
|
0-0
|
.000
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31-59
|
.525
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187/6.4
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10/0.3
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10/0.3
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21/0.7
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229/7.9
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|
Totals
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83-40
|
213-476
|
.447
|
0-0
|
.000
|
117-202
|
.579
|
491/5.9
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26/0.3
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24/0.3
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42/0.5
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543/6.5
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CAREER HIGHS
Points………………..22, at Winston-Salem State (1-23-10)
FG Made…………….10, at Winston-Salem State (1-23-10)
FG Att………………..17, at Morehead State (11-21-10)
3P FG Made………....N/A
3P FG Att…………….N/A
FT Made……………..5 (3x), last: at Howard (1-17-11)
FT Att ………………...8 (3x), last: vs. Houston Baptist (11-19-10)
Rebounds…………...20, at Winston-Salem State (1-23-10)
Assists……………….2 (3x), last: at Bethune-Cookman (2-25-12)
Steals………………...4, at UMES (2-6-12)
Blocks………………..2 (2x), last: Morgan State (1-28-12)
Minutes………………37, Hampton (2-11-12)
