LAS VEGAS, NV (April 11, 2022)—The Las Vegas Aces added to their already impressive roster Monday evening as the team made five picks at WNBA Draft ’22 presented by State Farm, and added a sixth as a rookie free agent.

With the eighth pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft the Las Vegas Aces select Colorado forward Mya Hollingshed.

A three-time All-Pac-12 performer, Hollingshed led Colorado in scoring in each of her final three seasons. The Houston, Texas native led the Buffaloes to a 22-9 record this season, and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. She drained 39.6 percent of her three-point field goal attempts as a senior while leading the team in rebounding (7.4).

MYA HOLLINGSHED CAREER COLLEGIATE STATISTICS

Year	Team	G	GS	Min	FG	FGA	FG%	3G	3GA	3G%	FT	FTA	FT%	OR	DR	REB	A	S	B	TO	PF	PTS	Avg
2017-18	Colorado	29	0	488	71	156	.455	35	82	.427	21	26	.808	28	85	113	16	17	19	55	48	198	6.8
2018-19	Colorado	30	30	807	126	287	.439	22	86	.256	49	63	.778	66	131	197	21	26	18	55	77	323	10.8
2019-20	Colorado	28	26	880	137	319	.429	34	111	.306	60	80	.750	63	129	192	40	36	23	72	72	368	13.1
2020-21	Colorado	23	23	755	133	291	.457	20	71	.282	69	91	.758	42	137	179	38	26	26	53	56	355	15.4
2021-22	Colorado	31	31	977	162	385	.421	53	134	.396	60	83	.723	66	164	230	62	33	32	63	83	437	14.1

Totals		141	110	3907	629	1438	.437	164	484	.339	259	343	.755	265	646	911	177	138	118	298	336	1681	11.9

With the 11th pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft the Las Vegas Aces select Florida Gulf Coast guard Kierstan Bell.

A two-time winner of the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award, Bell recorded one of the best seasons in program history as a junior when she averaged 24.3 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.3 blocked shots per game. As a senior, she was one of five finalists for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award as Division I’s top shooting guard after averaging 22.8 points per game. An AP All-American Honorable Mention selection this season, Bell led FGCU to the conference regular season and tournament titles.

KIERSTAN BELL CAREER COLLEGIATE STATISTICS

Year	Team	G	GS	Min	FG	FGA	FG%	3G	3GA	3G%	FT	FTA	FT%	OR	DR	REB	A	S	B	TO	PF	PTS	Avg
2019-20	Ohio State	30	10	630	125	317	.394	56	176	.318	20	30	.667	25	106	131	49	36	27	60	52	326	10.9
2020-21	Florida Gulf Coast	26	26	775	248	471	.527	81	226	.358	55	73	.753	40	236	276	69	50	59	59	45	632	24.3
2021-22	Florida Gulf Coast	24	24	695	213	452	.471	62	217	.286	59	84	.702	24	152	176	60	50	44	51	53	547	22.8

Totals		80	60	2100	586	1240	.473	199	619	.321	134	187	.717	89	494	583	178	136	130	170	150	1505	18.8

With the 13th pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft, the Las Vegas Aces select LSU guard Khayla Pointer.

A three-time All-SEC performer and 2022 AP All-American, Pointer ranked second in the SEC as a senior in both scoring and assists per game, and became the only LSU player in school history, male or female, to score 1500+ points, grab 500+ rebounds and hand out 500+_assists in a career. In 2021-22, the Marietta, Georgia native was a finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award as Division I’s top point guard, and one of 15 players on the Wooden Award ballot as national player of the year.

KHAYLA POINTER CAREER COLLEGIATE STATISTICS

Year	Team	G	GS	Min	FG	FGA	FG%	3G	3GA	3G%	FT	FTA	FT%	OR	DR	REB	A	S	B	TO	PF	PTS	Avg
2017-18	LSU	29	4	544	47	145	.324	12	39	.308	23	32	.719	14	27	41	66	2	4	43	42	129	4.4
2018-19	LSU	29	29	918	130	298	.436	11	33	.333	91	145	.628	20	97	117	131	48	3	106	65	362	12.5
2019-20	LSU	30	29	982	151	365	.414	20	70	.286	121	169	.716	18	101	119	144	62	3	83	62	443	14.8
2020-21	LSU	22	22	804	124	315	.394	29	87	.333	95	157	.605	23	67	90	90	55	1	92	53	372	16.9
2021-22	LSU	32	32	1183	220	525	.419	47	130	.362	141	215	.656	39	167	206	168	58	8	90	53	628	19.6

Totals		142	116	4432	672	1648	.408	119	359	.331	471	718	.656	114	459	573	599	249	19	414	276	1934	13.6

With the 23rd pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft, the Las Vegas Aces select Virginia Tech guard Aisha Sheppard.

Sheppard finished her career as the Hokies all-time leading scorer, and in possession of the ACC career record for made three-pointers. A three-time All-Conference selection, the Alexandria, Va. native set the school record for threes made in a season as a senior.

AISHA SHEPPARD CAREER COLLEGIATE STATISTICS

Year	Team	G	GS	Min	FG	FGA	FG%	3G	3GA	3G%	FT	FTA	FT%	OR	DR	REB	A	S	B	TO	PF	PTS	Avg
2017-18	Virginia Tech	37	10	743	103	265	.389	76	203	.374	26	35	.743	7	54	61	46	30	16	64	46	308	8.3
2018-19	Virginia Tech	34	11	801	80	211	.379	59	156	.378	33	40	.825	8	58	66	50	23	9	66	50	252	7.4
2019-20	Virginia Tech	30	30	995	149	385	.387	84	227	.370	61	79	.772	25	69	94	47	36	4	72	47	443	14.8
2020-21	Virginia Tech	25	25	812	135	353	.382	87	246	.354	85	101	.842	11	57	68	75	27	3	53	75	442	17.7
2021-22	Virginia Tech	33	33	1020	143	363	.394	96	248	.387	56	63	.889	14	94	108	86	23	6	83	86	438	13.3

Totals		159	109	4371	610	1577	.387	402	1080	.372	261	318	.821	65	332	397	304	139	38	338	304	1883	11.8

With the 35th pick in the 2022 WNBA Draft, the Las Vegas Aces select LSU center Faustine Aifuwa.

Aifuwa finished 15th in the SEC in rebounding and 7th in blocked shots as a senior. The Dacula, Ga. native finished her career with the second most blocks in program history and the fifth most rebounds. Her 1,302 career points are the 21st most in LSU Women’s Basketball history.

FAUSTINE AIFUWA CAREER COLLEGIATE STATISTICS

Year	Team	G	GS	Min	FG	FGA	FG%	3G	3GA	3G%	FT	FTA	FT%	OR	DR	REB	A	S	B	TO	PF	PTS	Avg
2017-18	LSU	28	15	503	60	137	.438	0	0	—-	24	46	.522	54	86	140	10	7	44	50	85	144	5.1
2018-19	LSU	29	28	796	121	258	.469	0	0	—-	37	67	.552	71	115	186	16	30	42	61	78	279	9.6
2019-20	LSU	30	30	873	143	311	.460	0	1	.000	41	79	.519	70	167	237	15	18	63	71	82	327	10.9
2020-21	LSU	22	22	713	100	236	.424	2	6	.333	41	63	.651	75	120	195	13	17	39	37	71	243	11.0
2021-22	LSU	32	29	765	133	263	.506	0	0	.000	45	80	.563	87	131	218	16	16	52	46	86	311	9.7

Totals		141	124	3652	557	1205	.462	2	7	.286	188	335	.561	357	619	976	70	88	240	265	402	1304	9.2

At the conclusion of the draft, the Aces signed Minnesota guard Deja Winters as a free agent rookie.

Winters is a career 35.1 percent shooter from long distance who connected on a career-high 41.6 percent as a senior. She earned All-Big Ten honors in her one season with Minnesota, finishing third on the team in scoring and second in made three-pointers. Prior to her time with the Gophers, Winters played two years at Seton Hall and two at North Carolina A&T

DEJA WINTERS CAREER COLLEGIATE STATISTICS

Year	Team	G	GS	Min	FG	FGA	FG%	3G	3GA	3G%	FT	FTA	FT%	OR	DR	REB	A	S	B	TO	PF	PTS	Avg
2016-17	Seton Hall	26	4	539	50	156	.321	28	89	.315	24	32	.750	18	52	70	25	27	21	41	42	152	5.8
2017-18	Seton Hall	32	6	446	53	154	.344	31	102	.304	10	16	.625	14	42	56	7	29	10	24	34	147	4.6
2019-20	NC A&T	28	12	724	114	291	.392	61	182	.335	41	52	.788	31	91	122	53	45	19	76	39	440	11.8
2020-21	NC A&T	17	11	483	87	221	.394	52	150	.347	14	18	.778	14	41	55	29	36	7	26	24	240	14.1
2021-22	Minnesota	33	28	905	129	306	.422	74	178	.416	39	44	.886	18	96	114	39	49	34	60	72	371	11.2

Totals		136	61	3097	433	1128	.384	246	701	.351	128	162	.790	95	322	417	153	186	91	227	211	1350	9.9

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