Rachel Hollivay Wins Championship With Leones de Riobamba
Jun 20 | Women's Basketball
Former Scarlet Knight Captures Ecuador-Liga Femenina League Title
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers women's basketball's all-time leading shot blocker, former Scarlet Knight Center, Rachel Hollivay, won the Ecuador-Liga Femenina League title on Tuesday with her Leones de Riobamba team.
Hollivay, a starter for Ecuador's Leones defeated Lums, 86-65, winning the best of five series to claim the championship title. The Columbus, Mississippi native averaged 12.8 points per game for Leones this season.
Hollivay was drafted with the first pick in the second round by the Atlanta Dream in 2016. Prior to joining Leones de Riobamba, she signed a training camp contract with the New York Liberty this past April.
The 6'4'' center has had a strong overseas career having played for the Buducnost Bemax in Montenegro, earning MVP Honors, and with the Blue Minx in South Korea last winter.
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Hollivay, a starter for Ecuador's Leones defeated Lums, 86-65, winning the best of five series to claim the championship title. The Columbus, Mississippi native averaged 12.8 points per game for Leones this season.
During her senior year at Rutgers, Hollivay averaged 7.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game. She is the only Scarlet Knight in women's basketball history to record 300 career blocks and multiple seasons with 100 or more rejections.And just like that I came to Ecuador and won a championship! pic.twitter.com/TSUBvUJcHE
— Rachel Hollivay (@rachelh1111) June 20, 2018
Hollivay was drafted with the first pick in the second round by the Atlanta Dream in 2016. Prior to joining Leones de Riobamba, she signed a training camp contract with the New York Liberty this past April.
The 6'4'' center has had a strong overseas career having played for the Buducnost Bemax in Montenegro, earning MVP Honors, and with the Blue Minx in South Korea last winter.
Follow Rutgers women's basketball at www.ScarletKnights.com and (@RutgersWBB) on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for all of the latest news and updates. For additional updates, download the Rutgers Gameday App.
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