SENIOR (2021-22): Big Sky Conference MVP... All-Big Sky First Team... Big Sky All-Academic... Big Sky Player of the Week (2x)... Became the first player in Hornet women's basketball history to win Big Sky Conference MVP honors and the first named to the All-Big Sky first team since Adella Randle-El in 2015-16... Led the league in scoring (20.4 ppg), assists (6.2 apg), and minutes per game (36.9), while ranking fourth in field goal percentage (.402), third in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7)... Was just one of three NCAA Division I women to average at least 18 points and six assists per game during the season... Ranked among the top 20 in the NCAA in assists per game (19th), assists (ninth), field goals made (14th), field goal attempts (fifth), minutes (18th), and scoring average (16th)... Finished the season with 16 games of 20-or-more points and had 26 total double-digit scoring performances... Her 591 points for the year rank second in Sacramento State single-season history behind only Kristy Ryan (727 in 1993-94)... One of only four Hornets to average 20 or more points in a season along with Ryan (28.0 ppg in 1993-94), Sue Digitale (27.2 in 1976-77), and Heidi Carroll (21.7 in 1985-86)... Her 244 field goals were a school single-season record (passing Ryan's 240 makes in 1993-94) as were her 607 attempts (Ryan, 506)... Her 179 assists rank fourth on the school's single-season list... Led or shared the team lead in scoring in 20 of the team's 30 games... Finished with double-digit points in all but two of her 29 starts on the year, including a season-high 35 points at Idaho on Feb. 24, hitting 16-of-32 from the field and adding six assists... Scored 20-or-more points 17 times, including a run of nine straight from Jan. 22 to Feb. 17... Her 16 makes against the Vandals tied Ryan's single-game record set against Cal Poly on Dec. 11, 1993, while the 32 attempts matched Maranne Johnson's single-game mark set against Northern Arizona on Feb. 22, 2018... Finished with 10 assists three times to complete the double-double: against Idaho (Jan. 22), at Weber State (Jan. 29), and at Eastern Washington (Feb. 26)... Added a season-high five steals to go with 25 points, seven assists, and five rebounds against Sonoma State (Nov. 16)... Finished with 10-or-more makes from the field on nine occasions... Played all 40 minutes (or more) in 10 games, including three times over the team's last five contests.
PACIFIC
Played four seasons for the Tigers from 2017-21 in Stockton, Calif., where she averaged 6.4 points and 2.5 assists per game... Played in 90 games in four seasons, starting 36... As a senior, finished with 90 assists in 22 games (4.0 assists per game)... Started all 22 of Pacific's games her senior season (2020-21)... Matched her career-high with 16 points on Jan. 24 vs. Loyola Marymount... Led the team in minutes (33.1 mpg) and assists... As a junior, appeared in 28 games with 12 starts, averaging 5.3 points and 1.7 rebounds... Ranked fifth on the team with 149 total points and second with 29 steals... Started six of the Tigers' final eight games, including the West Coast Conference Championship quarterfinal matchup against Portland (3/7)... Sophomore season, played in 31 out of 32 games with two starts, averaging 7.1 points and 1.8 rebounds in 20.1 minutes per game... As a freshman, maded her collegiate debut against UC Merced (11/15), playing 19 minutes and tallying a season-high 10 assists... Played in 10 games her freshman season.
LINCOLN HS: Lianna Tillman, a 5-9 guard from Lincoln High in Stockton, Calif., was an All-Area and All Tri-City Athletic League honoree as a senior and helped the Trojans to an 8-2 T-Cal mark. She averaged 10.2 points, 3.2 assists per game and 2.9 steals per game to go with 2.0 rebounds a game for coach Christopher Roemer. In addition to her role with Lincoln, Tillman played club basketball with Cal Stars EYBL at the Nike Nationals.
