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2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster

Grant Cook
Jeff Nycz, Mid-South Images
Jeff Nycz, Mid-South Images
Jeff Nycz, Mid-South Images

20 Vironnica Drake

20 Vironnica Drake

  • Position:
    G
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • HS:
    Marion
  • Hometown:
    Marion, Ind.

Summary

Biography

2019-20 SENIOR: Became Grace’s all-time leading scorer near the end of her stellar career … graduated with 1,981 career points and was poised to become the first player to reach 2,000 points before COVID-19 canceled Grace’s final three games at the 2020 NCCAA National Championships … finished her career ranked No. 4 for career rebounds (740 rebounds) and No. 7 for career assists (283 assists) … shot 76.4 percent on free throws in her career, No. 7 upon time of graduation … won four NCCAA Player of the Week awards as a senior … was a two-time Crossroads League Player of the week winner and a one-time NAIA National Player of the Week ... earned First Team NCCAA All-American in 2020 and was honorable mention for NAIA All-American … was named to the five-person First Team All-League Team … set the program record for most points in a game with 46 points to beat rival Bethel … helped Grace to a 19-13 record before the season was cut short (COVID-19), the highest winning percentage to date in team history … produced 19.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.4 steals per game as a senior … finished the year ranked second in the conference in scoring, third in steals and ninth in rebounding … scored in double figures 30 times, including 14 times with at least 20 points, 2 times with at least 30 points and 1 time with at least 40 points ... helped Grace to upsets of No. 5 Taylor, No. 20 Olivet Nazarene, No. 21 Huntington and (RV) Mt. Vernon Nazarene.

 

2018-19 JUNIOR - Anchored the lineup, starting 33 games … averaged 29.5 points per game, second-best on the team … led the team in free throws made with 113 … finished first on the team with 80 steals … scored a career-high 31 points with 9 steals and 6 assists against Holy Cross … had two double-doubles, including 21 points and 10 rebounds to beat Bethel on the road … shot 8-of-16 from the floor for 25 points and six boards in an upset win against No. 25 St. Francis … tallied 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals against No. 8 Marian … ranked 13th in NAIA Division II with 80 steals on the season … produced eight straight games of double-digit scoring with 25 total games in double-digits … grabbed at least one rebound in every game … had at least one steal in all but two games … honored as Crossroads League Player of the Week on December 13 … named Third Team All-Crossroads League. 

 

2017-18 SOPHOMORE - Made 32 starts as a game-changing guard … finished second on the team with 442 points and first on the team with 175 rebounds … also led Grace with 64 assists and 50 steals … was named the NCCAA National Player of the Week on March 5 … made two game-clinching free throws in overtime to beat Cincinnati Christian … had 16 points to upset No. 25 St. Francis in overtime, including the game-tying layup in the final seconds of regulation … had 15 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals to upset Roosevelt, who was receiving votes … scored in double figures in 30 games … ended the year scoring in double figures in 14 straight games, including all six postseason contests … had four double-doubles, including 16 points and 11 rebounds to beat Huntington in the CL quarterfinals … had 19 points against No. 5 Marian in the CL semifinals … tallied 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists against IU Northwest … ended with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists against Robert Morris … notched 10 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 4 steals against Indiana Wesleyan.

 

2016-17 FRESHMAN - Immediately earned a spot in the starting backcourt … started in 35 of 36 games … led the team in minutes averaging 29.4 per game … excelled on both sides of the floor averaging 11.9 points per game and led the team in total steals with 62 … scored her first collegiate points in an 18-point performance against Holy Cross … had double-digit scoring in her first five collegiate games … Had a season high 23 points with 12 rebounds against Taylor … notched her first collegiate double-double against Saint Francis with 11 points and 10 rebounds … recorded 19 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists. and 2 steals against #17 Pikeville … had another 19 point performance after going 10-10 from the free throw line against Mount Vernon.

 

PREP - A highly touted player from Marion … was the 2016 Chronicle-Tribune Player of the Year after producing 20.1 points per game as a senior … tallied 5.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 4.0 steals per game during her final season, helping the Lady Giants to a 21-4 record … was an All-Conference and All-County honoree … helped Marion to a tournament championship in the North Central Conference … scored in double figures in every game and had a stretch of 20 or more points in seven consecutive contests … was invited to the Hoosier Basketball Magazine's Top 60 workout and was named honorable mention for the AP All-State Team and to the IBCA Senior All-State Team.

 


GET TO KNOW VIRONNICA 

Major: Sport Management 

Dream job: Own my own business for elders and kids

Favorite movie: Morbit

Favorite musical artist: My grandma and TT song

Something interesting about me: I like neon colors and love to clean

Favorite TV show: Law and Order, Criminal Minds

Life verse: Romans 12:12

Best thing about Grace Basketball: The sisterhood 

If I didn’t play my sport i’d play… Soccer

Why I chose Grace: It strengthened my relationship with God

Something about a teammate no one else knows: Kam is obsessed with hair ties

My hidden talent: Singing

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