Skip To Main Content

Daemen University Athletics

Western New York's Premier Division II Team
Fearless, Integrity, Effort, Respect, Commitment, Excitement

2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

Geoff Schneider/East Coast Conference
2023 Lewis Glass
2023 Lewis Glass
Lewis Glass
Lewis Glass
Geoff Schneider
Geoff Schneider
Geoff Schneider

3 Alahna Paige

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rochester, N.Y.
  • High School Irondequoit
  • Club Team WNY Lady Lakers
  • Major Mathematics

Biography

2023-24 (SENIOR)
D2CCA Second Team All-American... D2CCA First Team All-East Region & East Region Player of the Year... First Team All-ECC & ECC Player of the Year... named the Most Outstanding Player of the ECC Championship tournament & the NCAA Division II Championship East Regional... three-time ECC Player of the Week selection... appeared in and started all 31 games, scoring at least 10 points in each contest... 18 games with 20+ points, three games with 30+ points... led the team in scoring, averaging 21.5 points which also led the ECC and ranked third among the Division II national leaders... her 666 total points rank fourth in team history (first in NCAA Division II era) and fifth in ECC history for a single season... established a new program record for single-season three-point field goals with 101, making her just the second player in ECC history to ever record 100 or more... ranked second in total three-point field goals and three-point field goals made per game (3.26) among the Division II national leaders. 


2022-23 (JUNIOR)
Second Team All-ECC... played in all 25 games (started 24)... led the team in total assists (79), assists per game (3.16) and made free throws (45)... ranked second on the team in total points (250), points per game (10.0), made field goals (87), made three-point field goals (31), minutes (673) and minutes per game (26.9)... third on the team in rebounds (3.8 rebounds per game) and steals (29)... finished the season shooting 43.3% from the field (87 of 201) and 37.3% from beyond the arc (31 of 88)... posted her 200th career assist this season... scored in the double-digits in 16 games... posted a season-high 17 points where she went 7-of-10 from the field against Bloomsburg on Nov. 27... recorded an assist in 24 games, and finished with multiple assists in 22 games... posted a season-high six assists in two matches (vs. D'Youville on Jan. 17 and vs. Dist. of Columbia on Feb. 5)... played a season-high 37 minutes vs. Queens on Dec. 4... posted a double-double (10 points -- 10 rebounds) in the ECC Championship victory over St. Thomas Aquinas on March 5... was a part of a Daemen defense that ended the season ranked eighth in the country in scoring defense, only allowing their opponents to score an average of 54.7 points per game... helped the Wildcats to their fourth consecutive ECC regular season titles, and their second straight ECC Tournament title (and third in four years) while punching their ticket to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the fourth straight season. Daemen finished the year with a 20-5 overall record and a 13-3 mark in ECC play.

2021-22 (SOPHOMORE)
2021-22 ECC regular season and postseason champions... part of team that finished with 22-win season that ended in NCAA East Regional finals... appeared in 26 games, 25 as a starter... recorded eight games with 5+ assists, including two eight-assist games versus Queens on Jan. 16 and at Molloy on Feb. 24... second on the team in total assists (88), assists per game (3.4)... third on the team in total steals (24), made free-throws (44) and free-throw attempts (55)... tied-fourth on the team in total minutes (707) and fourth in minutes per game (27.2)... fifth on the team in points per game (6.7), field goals made (55), field goal attempts (160), three-point field goals made (19) and three-point field goal attempts (58)... recorded 12 points and six assists versus Bridgeport on Dec. 12... recorded 11 points and four assists versus Molloy on Jan. 14... recorded seven points, seven assists and five rebounds versus D'Youville on Feb. 9... recorded 12 points and five assists in ECC tournament semifinal victory against Roberts Wesleyan on Mar. 5... recorded season-high 15 points along with four rebounds and five assists in ECC Tournament championship victory against Molloy on Mar. 6... recorded five points and six assists in NCAA East Regional finals loss against Pace on Mar. 14, the final game of the season.

2020-21 (FRESHMAN)
ECC Rookie of the Year... two-time ECC Rookie of the Week... appeared in all 17 games, 16 as a starter... one of six players to see action in all 17 games... recorded six games with 5+ assists... led the team in total assists (56) and assists per game (3.3), second in total minutes (460), third in minutes per game (27.1), fourth in field goal attempts (115), fourth in points (114) and fifth in points per game (6.7)... finished third among the ECC leaders in assists per game and tied for second in total assists... also ranked among the ECC's top-10 leaders in total minutes (sixth) and free throws (10th)... scored season-high 28 points in 34 minutes off the bench on game-high 10-of-13 shooting and 7-of-9 from beyond the arc vs St. Thomas Aquinas on Feb. 28... seven made three-pointers were most by Daemen player in NCAA era (2015-present) since Ashli Jeune accomplished feat on Jan. 10, 2020... recorded 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting and 3-of-4 three-point shooting along with five assists and three rebounds vs Mercy on Feb. 20... totaled 10 points and five rebounds versus Roberts Wesleyan on Feb. 17... totaled nine points and season-high seven assists vs Gannon on Jan. 29... totaled four points, season-high nine rebounds and five assists vs St. Thomas Aquinas on Feb. 27.     

BEFORE DAEMEN
Four-year letter winner for the Irondequoit Eagles and coach Scott Smith ... four-time All-County first team and Irondequoit team MVP ... two-time All-Greater Rochester first team selection ... named to the Class A All-State first team and the All-Greater Rochester Co-Player of the Year as a senior when she averaged 28.6 points per game ... led the Eagles to a runner-up finish in the Section V Class A tournament in 2020 ... selected participant for the Ronald McDonald House All-Star Game ... scored over 1,000 points in her career, finishing as Irondequoit's all-time leading scorer ... honor roll student ... Urban League Black Scholar. 

PERSONAL
Born Alahna Janelle Paige on October 8, 2002 in Rochester, N.Y. ... daughter of Allonzo & Delores Paige ... has two older siblings, Allonzo & Shawntae Paige ... majoring in mathematics (data science) ... hobbies include playing basketball and watching Netflix ... bucket list includes visiting at least 25 of the 50 states ... favorite TV show is Power ... favorite movie is Love and Basketball ... favorite musical artist is Nba Youngboy ... favorite holiday is Christmas ... favorite vacation location is Toronto ... dream job is working in the cyber security field ... chose to attend Daemen because "it is the best fit for me academically and athletically."

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2020-21Freshman

    Guard
    5'4"
    3
  • 3

    2021-22Sophomore

    Guard
    5'4"
    3
  • 3

    2022-23Junior

    Guard
    5'4"
    3
  • 3

    2023-24Senior

    Guard
    5'4"
    3