Career Highs
Points: 12 vs. Hofstra | March 11, 2020
Rebounds: 11 at College of Charleston | Feb. 13, 2022
Field Goals: 5 vs. Hofstra | March 11, 2020
Three Pointers: -
Free Throws: 4, 3x- last vs. Northeastern | Feb. 20, 2022
Assists: 1, 3x- last at High Point | Nov. 9, 2021
Steals: 2 vs. Towson | Feb. 6, 2022
Blocks: 3 vs. Delaware | Jan. 30, 2022
Turnovers: 3, 4x- last at UNCW | Feb. 11, 2022
Minutes: 26, 2x- last at Hofstra | Jan. 23, 2022
Personal:
- Full name is Tyja Isabelle Traore
- Daughter of Jennifer Yoki and Boubakar Traore
- Born on December 2, 1999
- Has one sibling, Isaac
- Majoring in Communication Design
2021-22:
- Played in 27 games, making 14 starts
- Finished the season tied for 10th in the conference in blocks per game (0.8)
- Tied teammate Evonna McGill for the team high in blocked shots (22)
- Recorded her first double-double of her career with 10 points and a team-best 11 rebounds at College of Charleston (2/13)
- Her 11 boards against the Cougars also marked a new personal best
- Totaled three double-digit scoring performances, including two 11-point games against UNCW (2/11) and Delaware (2/25)
- Tallied a pair of steals against Towson (2/6) for a new career high
2020-21:
- Appeared in eight games, averaging 6.4 minutes per contest
- Scored a season-high five points and five rebounds in the season opener at Gardner-Webb (11/25)
- Grabbed two boards at NC State (12/9)...Registered one field goal at Western Carolina (12/5)
2019-20:
- Played in 29 games
- Averaged 1.6 points per game in 8.4 minutes of play
- Ranked second on the team in blocks (14)
- Scored a career-high 12 points in 17 minutes of play while also totaling a personal best in field goals (5) in the opening round of the CAA Championship against Hofstra (3/11)
- Grabbed season-best four rebounds at Charleston (2/9)
- Posted two blocks on three separate occasions
- Played for 20 minutes in Elon's nonconference finale against Furman (12/30)
2018-19:
- Played in 24 games and averaged 4.9 minutes per contest
- Totaled 29 points and 20 rebounds on the season
- Scored a season-high seven points with six rebounds in 19 minutes versus Chowan (11/28)
- Finished the season a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line
- Shot .522 percent from the floor on the season
- Also had seven steals and four blocked shots
High School:
- Steadily improving throughout her four-year career at Lakeside, Traore was named the team’s Most Improved Player as a freshman and worked her way to First Team All-Region as a senior
- Along the way, earned Team MVP honors as a sophomore, junior and senior
- Progressed from All-Region Honorable Mention as a sophomore to Second Team All-Region as a junior before making First Team as a senior
- Was also named All-County Top 20 as a senior and finished her sophomore, junior and senior campaigns as the top shot blocker in DeKalb County
- Played club for Peak Team Engram National, taking the team title at Basketball on the Bayou
- Also played volleyball for three years at Lakeside
