2024-25 (Graduate Student)
Named to the NSU AD Honor Roll both semesters ... Received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Spartan Choice Awards … Played in 33 games, making 32 starts … Averaged 5.5 points, 3.4 assists, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game … Ranked sixth in the MEAC in 3-point percentage (34.2 percent),  fourth in assists (3.4), and second in assist to turnover ratio (1.6) … scored in double figures on nine occasions … Named to the Preseason All-MEAC Second Team … Produced 13 multi-steal games … Matched her career high with 15 points at North Carolina Central on Mar. 3 … Matched career highs in assists (9) and rebounds (8) against North Carolina Central on Feb. 3 … Drained a career high five 3-pointers at Maryland Eastern Shore on Feb. 15 … Helped the Spartans win the 2025 MEAC Women’s Basketball Championship and the 2024-25 Regular Season crown with a perfect 14-0 record.
2023-24 - (Junior)
Member of the AD’s Honor Roll both semesters … All-MEAC Second Team Selection … First in MEAC in assists (4.0), total assists (132), and assist to turnover ratio (2.12) … Appeared in 33 games, making 33 starts … Averaged 6.4 points, 4.0 points, 2.5 steals, and 2.5 rebounds per contest, shooting 78-of-193 (38.0 percent) from the field … Scored in double-figures on eight occasions … Recorded 23 multi-steal games … Named to Preseason All-MEAC Second Team … Finished with a season-high 14 points against Appalachian State on Nov. 16 … Secured five or more steals against Colgate on Nov. 26, Chicago State on Dec. 2, Delaware State on Feb. 3, and Coppin State on Feb. 24 … Posted season-high six steals, nine points, seven assists, and five rebounds at Chicago State on Dec. 2.
2022-23 - (Sophomore)
Helped the Spartans win the 2023 MEAC Women’s Basketball Championship title … Assisted in the Spartans ranking first in the NCAA in Scoring Defense and Field Goal Percentage Defense and fifth nationally in Steals Per Game, Turnovers Forced Per Game, and Three Point Percentage Defense … Recorded 214 points on the season averaging 6.7 pg (4th among the Spartans) ... 2nd on the team in assists (83) & steals (80) ... Recorded a .394 FG% shooting 78-of-198 ... Went 28-of-97 for .289 from behind the 3-PT arch ... Scored a season-high 12 points & made a season-high seven steals against William & Mary (12/21/22) ... Recorded 11 points in five games and put 10 points up against No. 1 South Carolina in the NCAA 1st round … Named MEAC Defensive Player of the Week once (Week 7) …Â
2021-22 – (Freshman)
Played in all 29 of NSU’s games and made 26 starts … Averaged 4.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game while shooting 29.7 percent from 3-point range … Led the Spartans in assists (88) and assists per game … Ranked first in the MEAC in assist/turnover ratio (1.6), third in assists per game, fifth in steals per game, and ninth in minutes per game (28.5) … Led or co-led NSU in assists in eleven games, steals seven times, and blocks once … Dished five or more assists in seven games … Opened the season with seven points, five rebounds, three assists and four steals against Chowan … Recorded her first double-digit scoring game at George Mason, tallying 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field … Posted career-high eight assists at Hampton … Set a career high of five steals in a win over Coppin State … Posted career highs in points (15) and 3-pointers made (5) in a blowout win over Delaware State … Tied her career high of eight assists again later in the season in back-to-back games against MDES and Delaware State … Scored 12 points on 6-8 shooting at Coppin State … Also pulled in a career-best seven rebounds against the Eagles … Hit two late 3-pointers in NSU’s dramatic victory against Howard to close the regular season, helping the Spartans clinch a share of the MEAC regular season title for the first time in program history … Grabbed six rebounds and dished four assists in NSU’s win over N.C. Central to open the MEAC Tournament.
2020-21 – (COVID)
Played in all 14 of NSU’s games and started six times … Averaged 3.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.4 steals in 24.3 minutes per game … Shot 32 percent from 3-point range and made all seven of her free-throw attempts … Also blocked seven shots … Ranked 10
th in the MEAC in assists per game, 15
th in blocks (0.5 per game), and 18
th in steals per game … Posted five points, five rebounds and a season-high tying six assists in NSU’s win over Salem … Blocked a career-high three shots against William & Mary … Hit a pair of 3-pointers in scoring six points against North Carolina A&T to open the season … Also had five rebounds and two assists in that game … Contributed seven points (tying a career high at the time) with three assists and three steals in the win over North Carolina Central … Tied her career highs at the time with six assists and four steals in the MEAC Tournament win over Coppin State … Matched her career high at the time with seven points while adding four rebounds and three steals in the MEAC Tournament loss to Howard … Hit one 3-pointer in each of the final four games of the season … Named to the NSU AD Honor Roll for both semesters.
High School
Three-year varsity starter … Finished her career at Putnam Science Academy in Putnam, Conn. … Won the headmaster Award and Young Leadership Award her senior year … As a junior, led Putnam Science to a 25-6 record and third-place finish at the Independent Schools National Championship … Prior to transferring to Putnam, attended Peekskill High in New York, where she made the varsity squad as a seventh grader … Competed with the New York Gauchos on the AAU (adidas) circuit.
Personal
Niya Jade Fields was born on Dec. 31, 2002 … Daughter of Thomas and Antoinette Fields … Majoring in elementary education … Wants to play professional basketball, then eventually become a third grade English teacher … Active member of the student-athlete advisory committee … Enjoys drawing, listening to music, and sleeping.
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| CAREER HIGHS |
| Points |
15 (3x), last: at North Carolina Central (3/3/25)Â |
| FG Made |
6, at Coppin State (2/19/22) |
| FG ATT. |
12 (3x), last: at Missouri (11/10/24) |
| 3Pt. FG Made |
5 (2x), last: at Maryland Eastern Shore (2/15/25)Â |
| 3Pt. FG ATT. |
9, vs. Delaware State (2/5/22) |
| FT Made |
5, last: at Chicago State (12/2/23) |
| FT ATT |
6, last: at Chicago State (12/2/23) |
| Rebounds |
8 (2x), last: vs. North Carolina Central (2/3/25)Â |
| Assists |
9 (2x), last: vs. North Carolina Central (2/3/25)Â |
| Steals |
7, vs. William & Mary (12/21/22)Â |
| Blocks |
3 (4x), last: vs Morgan State (2/24/25) |
| Minutes |
40 (2x), last: at Chicago State (12/2/23) |
