2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Bokunewicz, Maya

Jersey Number 14
Maya Bokunewicz
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- State College Area HS
- Hometown:
- State College, Pa.
Bio
RICE RANKS (as of April 1, 2025)
No. 1 - Three-Pointers in a Game - Seven (Twice) - UTSA (3/5/22), Saint Mary's (11/19/23)
ATHLETIC ACCOLADES
2021-22 C-USA Freshman of the Week (3/7)
ACADEMIC HONORS
2024-25 AAC All-Academic Team
2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team
2024 Rice Honor Athlete
2023-24 CSC Academic All-District
2022-23 C-USA Academic Medal
2022-23 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020-21 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2024-25 (Senior): Appeared in 22 games with one start on Senior Day against UTSA...Had seven points, three rebounds and three steals in Rice's road win against Charlotte (1/25)...Finished with a pair of three-points against Vermont (11/29).
2023-24 (Junior): Appeared in 33 games with one start...Averaged 5.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 15.6 minutes per game...Was third on the team with a .352 three-point percentage...Had a career-high 26 points against Saint Mary's (11/19), tying her school record for three-pointers in a game with seven...Finished with 14 points and four rebounds against Texas Southern (11/29)...Recorded 10 points and six rebounds at Tulane (1/20).
2022-23 (Sophomore): Appeared and started in the first two games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury...Dropped 14 points on 6-of-11 shooting in the season opener against SFA (11/10).
2021-22 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in all 27 games in her first collegiate season (missed all of previous year with torn ACL)...recorded double-double (13 points/10 rebounds) in C-USA second round vs. Marshall (3/9)...named the C-USA Freshman of the Week (3/7)...third on team in scoring (9.9 ppg)...ranked first among C-USA players in 3-pt. FG made per game (2.35) during league play...was second among all C-USA players in three-point percentage (34.5)...ranked third among C-USA players in minute per game (37.4) during league play...scored in double-figures 14 times...18 games with at least two made three-pointers...tied the Rice single-game school record with seven made three-pointers against UTSA (3/5) while also grabbing 10 rebounds for her first career double-double; the seven three-pointers were the most by C-USA player during league play... knocked down five three-pointers in win at UTEP (2/5)...poured in 20 points in the C-USA opener at Middle Tennessee (1/7)...scored 16 points off the bench vs. Pacific...knocked down four three-pointers against UT-Arlington as part of a 14-point performance...totaled 13 points in her collegiate debut against St. Edward’s (11/9).
2020-21 (Freshman): Redshirted due to a season-ending injury.
High School: Graduated from State College Area HS (State College, Pa.) where she played under head coach Chris Leazier…was a McDonald's All-American nominee...also played AAU for the Central PA Dynamite for Coach Mike Reed...a key member of a Little Lions team that won the District 6 championship in three consecutive seasons...was a 6A First Team All-State selection her senior season...during her junior campaign, Bokunewicz surpassed 1,000 career points and averaged 16 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.9 steals for the season, earning First Team Mid-Penn Commonwealth honors...was a first-team PennLive All-Star and helped lead State College to a PIAA Class 6A tournament appearance...in her sophomore season, Bokunewicz was a Second Team Mid-Penn Commonwealth honoree, averaging 14 points on 48 percent shooting from the field.
Personal: Parents- Rob and Christina Bokunewicz (two brothers, Eli and Izaiah)...College: Sid Richardson...Major: Bioscience and Health Policy
No. 1 - Three-Pointers in a Game - Seven (Twice) - UTSA (3/5/22), Saint Mary's (11/19/23)
ATHLETIC ACCOLADES
2021-22 C-USA Freshman of the Week (3/7)
ACADEMIC HONORS
2024-25 AAC All-Academic Team
2023-24 AAC All-Academic Team
2024 Rice Honor Athlete
2023-24 CSC Academic All-District
2022-23 C-USA Academic Medal
2022-23 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2020-21 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2024-25 (Senior): Appeared in 22 games with one start on Senior Day against UTSA...Had seven points, three rebounds and three steals in Rice's road win against Charlotte (1/25)...Finished with a pair of three-points against Vermont (11/29).
2023-24 (Junior): Appeared in 33 games with one start...Averaged 5.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 15.6 minutes per game...Was third on the team with a .352 three-point percentage...Had a career-high 26 points against Saint Mary's (11/19), tying her school record for three-pointers in a game with seven...Finished with 14 points and four rebounds against Texas Southern (11/29)...Recorded 10 points and six rebounds at Tulane (1/20).
2022-23 (Sophomore): Appeared and started in the first two games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury...Dropped 14 points on 6-of-11 shooting in the season opener against SFA (11/10).
2021-22 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in all 27 games in her first collegiate season (missed all of previous year with torn ACL)...recorded double-double (13 points/10 rebounds) in C-USA second round vs. Marshall (3/9)...named the C-USA Freshman of the Week (3/7)...third on team in scoring (9.9 ppg)...ranked first among C-USA players in 3-pt. FG made per game (2.35) during league play...was second among all C-USA players in three-point percentage (34.5)...ranked third among C-USA players in minute per game (37.4) during league play...scored in double-figures 14 times...18 games with at least two made three-pointers...tied the Rice single-game school record with seven made three-pointers against UTSA (3/5) while also grabbing 10 rebounds for her first career double-double; the seven three-pointers were the most by C-USA player during league play... knocked down five three-pointers in win at UTEP (2/5)...poured in 20 points in the C-USA opener at Middle Tennessee (1/7)...scored 16 points off the bench vs. Pacific...knocked down four three-pointers against UT-Arlington as part of a 14-point performance...totaled 13 points in her collegiate debut against St. Edward’s (11/9).
2020-21 (Freshman): Redshirted due to a season-ending injury.
High School: Graduated from State College Area HS (State College, Pa.) where she played under head coach Chris Leazier…was a McDonald's All-American nominee...also played AAU for the Central PA Dynamite for Coach Mike Reed...a key member of a Little Lions team that won the District 6 championship in three consecutive seasons...was a 6A First Team All-State selection her senior season...during her junior campaign, Bokunewicz surpassed 1,000 career points and averaged 16 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.9 steals for the season, earning First Team Mid-Penn Commonwealth honors...was a first-team PennLive All-Star and helped lead State College to a PIAA Class 6A tournament appearance...in her sophomore season, Bokunewicz was a Second Team Mid-Penn Commonwealth honoree, averaging 14 points on 48 percent shooting from the field.
Personal: Parents- Rob and Christina Bokunewicz (two brothers, Eli and Izaiah)...College: Sid Richardson...Major: Bioscience and Health Policy
Sid Richardson College
WBB Press Conference - UAB 2-25-25
Wednesday, February 26
WBB Press Conference - Florida Atlantic 2-18-25
Wednesday, February 19
WBB Press Conference - Tulsa 1-29-25
Thursday, January 30
WBB Press Conference - East Carolina 1-18-25
Saturday, January 18