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Haywood Returns To Hamden As Assistant Coach
7/19/2024 9:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac University women's basketball Head Coach Tricia Fabbri announced the addition of alumnae Cur'Tiera Haywood '23 as an assistant coach on Friday, July 19th.
"I am super grateful and honored for this opportunity to be a part of this amazing staff," Haywood said. "It feels so good being back at the place that helped build and shape my life and college basketball career. My excitement to be a bobcat again is unmatched!"
Before returning to Quinnipiac, Haywood played her graduate season at Austin Peay University in Clarksville, Tennessee. Haywood started all 33 games for the Governors while averaging 8.2 points per game, 3.6 rebounds per game, and 1.0 assists per game. Haywood dropped a season-high 18 points against Fisk (12/14) on 75% shooting (6-for-8) from the field. Haywood led the team in free-throw percentage (.794) and three-pointers made (38) while being one of two players to start all 33 games.
Before heading to Austin Peay, Haywood had a four-year career in Hamden. In her senior season, Haywood earned All-MAAC third-team honors after averaging career highs of 10.0 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game, and 1.2 assists per game in 30 starts. Haywood led the team with 10.0 ppg and ranked ninth in the MAAC by shooting 34.1% from beyond the arc.
As a junior, Haywood appeared in 27 games and made 15 starts for the Bobcats. She averaged 8.1 points per game and 3.8 rebounds per game. Haywood ranked third in the MAAC in field goal percentage (48.7%) and sixth in three-point percentage (35.3%). She knocked down 24 threes in the season, which was good for fourth most on the squad.
Haywood averaged 18.6 minutes per game in her sophomore season while averaging 4.1 points per game. A year prior, Haywood earned MAAC All-Rookie team honors after an impressive first year. She appeared in 29 games (17 starts) and averaged 7.8 points per game and 3.7 rebounds per game. Haywood had a career game against Canisius (1/18/20), scoring 19 points in 36 minutes and shooting 7-for-11 from the field and 3-for-4 from three-point range.
A 2023 graduate of Quinnipiac, Haywood received a bachelor's degree in health science studies She earned a Master of Science in leadership at Austin Peay University in 2024. A native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Haywood currently resides in Hamden.
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"I am super grateful and honored for this opportunity to be a part of this amazing staff," Haywood said. "It feels so good being back at the place that helped build and shape my life and college basketball career. My excitement to be a bobcat again is unmatched!"
Before returning to Quinnipiac, Haywood played her graduate season at Austin Peay University in Clarksville, Tennessee. Haywood started all 33 games for the Governors while averaging 8.2 points per game, 3.6 rebounds per game, and 1.0 assists per game. Haywood dropped a season-high 18 points against Fisk (12/14) on 75% shooting (6-for-8) from the field. Haywood led the team in free-throw percentage (.794) and three-pointers made (38) while being one of two players to start all 33 games.
Before heading to Austin Peay, Haywood had a four-year career in Hamden. In her senior season, Haywood earned All-MAAC third-team honors after averaging career highs of 10.0 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game, and 1.2 assists per game in 30 starts. Haywood led the team with 10.0 ppg and ranked ninth in the MAAC by shooting 34.1% from beyond the arc.
As a junior, Haywood appeared in 27 games and made 15 starts for the Bobcats. She averaged 8.1 points per game and 3.8 rebounds per game. Haywood ranked third in the MAAC in field goal percentage (48.7%) and sixth in three-point percentage (35.3%). She knocked down 24 threes in the season, which was good for fourth most on the squad.
Haywood averaged 18.6 minutes per game in her sophomore season while averaging 4.1 points per game. A year prior, Haywood earned MAAC All-Rookie team honors after an impressive first year. She appeared in 29 games (17 starts) and averaged 7.8 points per game and 3.7 rebounds per game. Haywood had a career game against Canisius (1/18/20), scoring 19 points in 36 minutes and shooting 7-for-11 from the field and 3-for-4 from three-point range.
A 2023 graduate of Quinnipiac, Haywood received a bachelor's degree in health science studies She earned a Master of Science in leadership at Austin Peay University in 2024. A native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Haywood currently resides in Hamden.
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