UMass Lowell Athletics

AS A SENIOR (2024-25): Made 22 appearances with eight starts for 456 total minutes…Scored 106 points and grabbed 79 rebounds...Averaged 4.8 points and 3.6 rebounds per game…Tallied 15 assists and 23 steals…Scored a season-high of 19 points against Le Moyne (12/07) and grabbed a season-best of seven rebounds against UAlbany (1/04)...Two-time River Hawk of the Week selection (12/9 & 1/27). 

AS A JUNIOR (2023-24): Made 16 appearances and five starts for 231 total minutes…Scored 39 points and grabbed 33 rebounds to average 2.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game…Tallied six assists and five steals…Scored a season-high seven points against Bryant (2/17) and grabbed a season-best six rebounds against UMBC (2/8).

PREVIOUS SCHOOL: Played two seasons at Georgia State University…Made 39 appearances and 20 starts…Averaged 3.3 points and 2.6 rebounds per game in her career at GSU…Totaled 130 points, 100 rebounds, 27 steals and seven blocks…Scored a career-high 11 points against Troy (1/7/23) …Two-time Athletic Director’s Honor Roll recipient.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Oksana Gichenkco…Mother played basketball for Soviet Union and Ukrainian national teams and helped Ukraine to a fourth-place finish in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta…Nicknamed Lech…Enjoys reading books and traveling the world…Names Friends as her favorite TV show and Real Madrid as her favorite team…Her favorite sports figure is her mother…Greatest sports memory was playing for the Israel National Team…Speaks three languages…Psychology major.
 
WHY UMASS LOWELL: “I believe that UMass Lowell is the best spot for me I love how professional and at the same time warm. I feel that I’m a part of the family.”