2011-12 (Sophomore): Played in 26 games as a reserve to earn her second letter … Scored 74 points and grabbed 51 rebounds on the year … Averaged 12.3 minutes per game … Tied her career-high with nine points against UAB (Dec. 6) … Scored eight points against San Diego State (Dec. 28) … Tied her career-high with six rebounds against UAB and Davidson (Feb. 8) … Connected on a career-high 4-of-6 free throws against Chattanooga (Jan. 28) … Played a career-high 26 minutes against UAB. 

2010-11 (Freshman): Appeared in 22 games, averaging 1.2 points and 0.7 rebounds per game … scored a season-high six points in a career-high 10 minutes at Morgan State on Dec. 1 … pulled down a season-best three rebounds at Miami on Nov. 27 and matched that at Chattanooga on Jan. 8 … scored four points in her debut against Clemson on Nov. 12.

High school
Was an all-state and two-time All-Charlotte Independent School Athletic Association performer for Providence Day School … led Providence Day to back-to-back CISAA titles … helped the Chargers to a 24-6 record and the 2010 North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association state 3A title … played in the Charlotte Pro-Am All-Star Game as a senior … was second-team All-Mecklenburg County … also helped Providence Day to a 25-5 record and the title game in 2008-09, her first season at the school … was All-Southwestern 4A Conference in 2007-08 for South Mecklenburg High School, earning team MVP honors.

Personal
Nneka Chinwe Awuruonye … born July 29, 1992, in Charlotte, N.C. … daughter of John and Nkechinyere Awuruonye … has three younger siblings, Ugonna, Amaka and Akugo … majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in sports medicine.