Junior Year (2012-13): Appeared in 32 games with seven starts ... Averaged 14.9 minutes, 3.3 rebounds, and 3.1 points per game ... Also had 66 assists and 17 steals ... Posted nine rebounds and a career-high eight assists in WBI quarterfinal at Penn ... Had seven rebounds and seven assists in WBI first round against Saint Francis ... Had seven rebounds, two assists and a block in MAAC Quarterfinals against Siena ... Grabbed five boards at Loyola ... Had 14 points on 4-for-4 shooting from the floor and 6-for-8 from the free throw line at Canisius ... Tallied nine points on 4-for-7 shooting, nine rebounds, and three rebounds ... Had seven points and seven rebounds against St. Peter's ... Tallied 14 points on 6-for-8 shooting against Canisius ... Made third start of the season against Iona ... Posted four points and four rebounds at St. Peter's ... Tallied six points and dished out three assists against Siena ... Made first collegiate start against Niagara, finishing with five points, four rebounds, and four assists ... Posted six points, five assists, and four steals in 33 minutes ... Had four assists at Marist ... Notched 10 rebounds, seven points, including a 5-for-6 effort at the charity stripe in MAAC opener versus Loyola ... Had eight rebounds and four assists against Wagner ... Tallied five points at Saint Joseph's ... Came off the bench against LaSalle, recording eight points (3-for-4 FG), five assists, and three steals in 25 minutes ... Posted three points and two boards in season opener at Florida.
Sophomore Year (2011-12): Appeared in 30 games, averaging 11.7 minutes, 2.4 points and 1.7 rebounds per game. She Shot 52.4 percent from the floor and had 21 assists and 16 steals ... Came off the bench at St. Peter's on January 4 to score six points, block two shots, and record a season-high three steals and three rebounds in 19 minutes ... Logged a career-high 24 minutes at Siena on January 24, posting four rebounds ... Helped propel the Stags into the MAAC Championship final by tallying a career-high nine points, including a 5-for-6 effort at the free throw line, and a career-high seven rebounds in the semifinals against Siena on March 3 ... She tallied three points and three steals in WNIT game against Drexel on March 15.
Freshman Year (2010-11): Appeared in 21 games during her rookie season with the Stags, averaging 4.3 minutes per contest ... Finished the year with 20 rebounds, eight steals, seven assists and two blocked shots. She was effective from the floor throughout the year, shooting 52.9 percent (9-17) ... Scored 23 points over the course of the season, with a season-best six points in the November 28 win at Lafayette ... Came off the bench in that game to play a season-high 13 minutes and recorded a season-best four steals ... Made her collegiate debut with a four-minute, one-rebound effort against Quinnipiac at Alumni Hall on November 12 ... First collegiate points came at the free throw line, 2-2, in the November 19 win at home over Cornell ... Akon-Akech saw a dozen minutes of action at Hofstra on December 5, finishing with five points and a career-best four rebounds.
Before Fairfield: Christelle Akon-Akech attended Blair Academy, in New Jersey, where she earned three varsity letters in basketball ... She, a team captain, was selected as the team MVP as well as earning All-Area and All-League accolades over the course of her career ... Also lettered in cross country and track & field.
Personal: Daughter of Ayak and Andrew Akon-Akech ... Her father serves as South Sudan's ambassador to France ... Has a brother, Kuol, and is the niece of Fairfield basketball great Ajou Deng and Chicago Bulls star Luol Deng ... Major is politics.
