Senior Year – 2018-19
Graduated in May with a degree in interdisciplinary studies …Earned Preseason and Postseason Second Team All-MEAC honors after appearing in 29 games, earning a start 25 times … Averaged 10.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.6 steals on 44.6-percent shooting in 27.8 minutes per game … Led NSU in total points (315) and ranked second in scoring average, also ranked second on the team in total assists (55) … Owned the fifth-best field goal percentage in the MEAC, ranked 12th in the conference in steals per game and was 19th in scoring average … Reached double figures in scoring 20 times, leading the Spartans in scoring in 10 games … Ended her career with the 17th-best shooting percentage (232-515, .450) and 3-point field goal percentage (41-146, .281) in program history … Scored 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting with eight rebounds, four steals and two blocks against Cheyney on Nov. 13 … Notched a season-high six assists vs. Navy on Nov. 18 … Scored 13 points on 6-of-12 shooting along with a season-best nine rebounds in a win over Longwood on Dec. 12 … Set a career high with 22 points at Savannah State on Jan. 19, also matched a career high with eight made field goals … Netted 16 points with a career-best 3-of-6 showing from long range in a losing effort at Howard on Feb. 2.
Junior Year – 2017-18
Named the team’s rookie of the year … Appeared in 28 games, making starts in all of them … Ranked second on the team and 18th in the MEAC with 11.0 points per game … Shot a team-best 45.5 percent from the field, the fifth-highest mark in the conference and the 14th-highest field goal percentage by a Spartan in the Division-I era … Was second on the team and ninth in the MEAC in free throw percentage (72.0) … Averaged 5.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 28.6 minutes per game … Reached double figures in scoring in 18 games this season, leading NSU in points five times … Scored 13 points with two 3-pointers in her Spartan debut at VCU on Nov. 12 … Scored 26 points on a combined 8-of-13 shooting at the Florida Atlantic Thanksgiving Tournament … Recorded season highs in points (21) and assists (seven) against Towson on Dec. 12 … Made all 12 of her free throws at South Carolina State on Jan. 20, which is tied for the sixth-most free throws made in a single game at NSU, and finished the game with 16 points and eight boards … Grabbed a season-best 11 rebounds at Savannah State on Jan. 22 and scored 10 points for her first double-double of the year … Set a Spartan season-high with five takeaways against Savannah State on Jan. 22 … Had 13 points, eight rebounds and two assists on 6-of-8 shooting against Bethune-Cookman on Jan. 27 … Ranked third on the team with 17 made 3-pointers, including a season-best three at Maryland Eastern Shore on Feb. 24 … Scored 19 points with seven rebounds on 7-of-12 shooting against Hampton in the regular-season finale on March 1.
At Shelton State CC (Sophomore Year – 2016-17)
Appeared in all 37 games while helping Shelton State to a 34-3 record and a third-place finish at the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I Final Four … Team won the Alabama Community College Conference and ended the year ranked third in the nation … Named ACCC All-North League first team and ACCC All-Region 22 second team … Selected to both the ACCC and NJCAA all-tournament teams … Averaged 10.3 points per game on 55.6 percent shooting while connecting on 48.1 percent of her attempts from three-point range … Led her team in both total offensive rebounds (73) and offensive rebounds per game (2.0).
At Alabama State (Freshman Year – 2015-16)
Played in seven games for the Lady Hornets … Averaged 3.6 points per game and 1.6 rebounds per game … Scored a season-high six points against Savannah State on Dec. 5.
High School
Three-year letterwinner at Stanhope Elmore High School … Became the first 1,200-point scorer in women’s program history ... Three-time second-team all-metro honoree … Averaged 21.5 points per game as a senior … Named team MVP following her senior season … Also competed for the track & field team as a sophomore and junior.
Personal
Full name is Raven Nicole Russell … Born on Feb. 16, 1997 … Daughter of Nekisha Russell and James Birmingham … Has one younger sibling, Jaedyn … Enjoys cooking, shopping, listening to music and doing hair.
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Points |
22, at Savannah State (1-19-19) |
| FG Made |
8 (2x), last: at Savannah State (1-19-19) |
| FG ATT. |
14 (3x), last: at Delaware State (3-4-19) |
| 3Pt. FG Made |
3 (3x), last: at Howard (2-2-19) |
| 3Pt. FG ATT. |
6 (3x), last: at Howard (2-2-19) |
| FT Made |
12, at South Carolina State (1-20-18) |
| FT ATT |
12, at South Carolina State (1-20-18) |
| Rebounds |
11, at Savannah State (1-22-18) |
| Assists |
7, vs. Towson (12-12-17) |
| Steals |
5, at Savannah State (1-22-18) |
| Blocks |
2, vs. Cheyney (11-13-18) |
| Minutes |
38 (2x), last: vs. Campbell (11-20-18) |
