Diamond Battles

Position:
G
Height:
5-8
Class:
Fifth Year
High School:
Winter Haven HS
Hometown:
Winter Haven, Fla.
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5th-year (2022-23 at Georgia)

» 2023 All-SEC Second Team and All-Defensive Team
» Team's leading scorer
» Averaged 14.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.9 assists and 1.7 steals per game
» Scored in double figures in 27 of 34 games with eight 20-point performances
» Put together a pair of 21-point games in the NCAA tournament
» Reached double figures in all but three SEC games during the regular season
» Started all 34 games and was third in the SEC in minutes played (34.3)
» One of only three SEC players to rank top-15 in scoring, assists and steals
» 59 total steals and second on the team with 96 assists
» Back-to-back 20 point efforts with 21 against Auburn and 20 at South Carolina to end the year
» Led Georgia with a 22-point effort in a near upset of No. 2-ranked LSU
» Paradise Jam MVP
» Eclipsed the 1,000 career point mark in 15-point effort against Mercer
» 24 points, career-high five made 3-pointers and season-high steals against Wisconsin

Senior (2021-22 at UCF)

» WBCA All-America Honorable Mention
» WBCA Region 3 Finalist for All-America
» American Athletic Conference Player of the Year
» American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year
» The American Championship Most Outstanding Player
» Unanimous First Team All-Conference
» The American Championship All-Tournament Team
» Career Rankings (UCF)

8th in free throws made (255)
10th in assists (300)
10th in steals (168)

» Started 29 of the 30 games in which she appeared, leading UCF with 13.9 points per game
» Averaged 3.4 assists and 2.1 steals per game while shooting 38.2 percent from the field and 36.0 percent from three
» Reached double figures in 23 of UCF's 30 games
» Opened the season with 16 points, hitting a then-career-best four three-pointers with five assists and three steals in the season opener against Duquesne (11/9)
» Tallied the first 20-point game of her career, hitting six field goals and going a perfect 7-7 from the free throw line for 21 points against No. 12 Tennessee (11/12)
» Opened the Cancun Challenge with a then-career-best 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting with four assists and three steals against Idaho State (11/26)
» Scored 13 points with six rebounds, playing the entire 40 minutes in the win over Southern California (11/27)
» Named the Riviera Division MVP, averaging 18.5 points, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals per contest to help UCF go 2-0 at the Cancun Challenge
» Scored the game-winning reverse layup 8.1 seconds left to lead UCF to a 52-51 win over Arkansas (12/2)
» Poured in 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting with six assists at Seton Hall (12/14)
» Finished with 12 points, four rebounds, four steals and three assists at No. 14 Iowa (12/18)
» Scored 19 points to lead UCF to an upset of No. 24 South Florida (1/16)
» Finished with 21 points, hitting a career-high five three-pointers, at Cincinnati (1/22)
» Poured in 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting with five rebounds and five assists against Tulane (1/26)
» Scored a career-high 25 points, hitting a career-best 10 free throws, with four assists and three steals against Memphis (2/5)
» Added 19 points with seven rebounds at Houston (2/9)
» Closed out the season with seven straight games in double figures
» Opened the American Athletic Conference Championship with 11 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals against Tulsa (3/8)
» Led UCF with 17 points, going 7-of-8 from the free throw line, in The American Championship win over South Florida (3/10)
» Scored 18 points with seven assists and a block, playing the entire 40 minutes against Florida (3/19) to help UCF to its first NCAA Tournament win
» Finished the season with 12 points in the NCAA Second Round game against UConn (3/21)

Junior (2020-21 at UCF)

» Named to the American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team after averaging 15.0 points per game on 50 percent shooting while leading UCF to The American championship game
» Earned a spot on The American Honor Roll twice (11/30, 1/18)
» Made SportsCenter Top 10 for a block in the AAC quarterfinal
» Started all 21 games for the Knights
» Led UCF in assists (3.7) and steals (2.4) per game and was the second leading scorer (10.0 PPG)
» Dished out at least one assist in all 21 games, with 13 games of four or more assists
» Led the Knights in made free throws (72) and free throw attempts (93) and had the second-best percentage (77.4)
» Opened the season with a career-high 17 points while dishing out a career-best seven assists and swiping five steals against Virginia (11/25)
» Nearly tallied the first double-double of her career with a career-high 10 rebounds and nine points in the win at LSU (12/4)
» Led UCF with 12 points and six assists and was 2-2 from behind the arc in the win at Tulsa (12/19)
» Scored eight of her 13 points at the charity stripe in the win over Houston (1/3)
» Dished out seven assists to go along with 11 points and five steals in the win over No. 15 South Florida (3/4)
» Shot 62.5 percent (5-8) for 13 points, along with four assists and five steals in The American quarterfinal win over Cincinnati (3/9)
» Matched her 62.5 field goal percentage (5-8) for 14 points in The American semifinal win over Houston (3/10)
» Poured in a career-high 18 points and went 6-6 from the free throw line in The American championship (3/11)
» Scored six points while shooting .500 from the field in just over 14 minutes before suffering an injury in the NCAA First Round contest against Northwestern (3/22)

Sophomore (2019-20 at UCF)

» Appeared in all 30 contests, making 18 starts
» Averaged 5.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game
» Registered a 1.4 assist/turnover ratio with three or more assists in 17 of her 30 games
» Second on the team with 95 assists on the season
» Opened her sophomore campaign dishing out a career-best nine assists against Pitt (11/6) - triple her previous career high
» Collected a career-high five steals against Stetson (11/27)
» Scored a career-best 11 points against No. 11 UCLA (11/30) and matched it at Cincinnati (1/12)
» Played all but 26 seconds against the Bruins, with 11 points, five rebounds, four assists, a steal and shot 71.4 (5-7) from the charity stripe
» Sank a career-high seven free throws at Cincinnati (1/12)
» Collected a season-best seven rebounds against the Bearcats (2/15)

Freshman (2018-19)

» Appeared in 30 contests during her rookie campaign, averaging 2.2 points, 1.1 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 10.4 minutes per game
» Tallied her first collegiate points and dished out her first collegiate assist in nine minutes of action at Mercer (11/18)
» Came off the bench to score a then-career best nine points, with two assists and a pair of steals while going 5-for-6 from the charity stripe to secure UCF's win at Duquesne (12/12)
» Nearly recorded a double-double in UCF's win at USF (1/8) with career-best 10 points and eight rebounds in 24 minutes
» Shot 60 percent (3-5) from the floor and was 4-for-4 from the free throw line against the Bulls
» Tied her career-best with three assists in wins at ECU (1/23) and against Houston (1/30)
» Posted matching career high steals (3) in both matchups with the Cougars (1/30 and 3/4)

High School

» ESPN four-star recruit and ranked 95th overall in her class
» Earned the Florida Amateur Award during her senior campaign in 2017-18
» Named The Ledger's 2015-16 Player of the Year
» Three-time all-county honoree
» Averaged 12.2 points, 8.3 assists and 8.5 rebounds per game as a senior
» Also competed in volleyball at Winter Haven

Personal

» Daughter of Gwendolyn Johnson and Nathaniel Battles
» Born on Jan. 27
» Earned a degree in criminal justice from UCF and is pursuing a master's in political science at Georgia