RIVERSIDE - Graduate Student Mariah Wonders celebrates her Senior Day this Thursday. The forward spent one year as a Golden Eagle and wore the number 44. This season Mariah has been a silent assassin for the Golden Eagles. She's totaled 97 points, 122 rebounds, 9 assists, 7 steals, and 11 blocks with one regular season game left. She's appeared in 20 games with 15 starts. She ranks 8th in conference in offensive rebounds, 24th in conference in defensive rebounds, 14th in conference in total rebounds, 14th in conference in rebounds per game, and 16th in conference in blocks.

Mariah will graduate with a Master's in Sports Management and Marketing. In the future, she plans to get into the sports industry to learn more about it. She would love to work for a huge sports organization one day, but would also love to go back home to coach volleyball at her old high school.

Wonders describes her time at La Sierra as, “ Despite my experience not going exactly as planned, academically and athletically I feel like I've met a lot of cool people that have made my time here a lot more fun. Even working especially at the Eagles Nest has exposed me to more kind and interesting people.”

Let's congratulate and thank Mariah Wonders for all of her accomplishments and hard work on and off the court. We wish you all the best and can't wait to see where life takes you.

Here's a little more about Mariah Wonders.

Question: What was your favorite sport memory at La Sierra?

Mariah Wonders: Our first night together as a team hanging out at another teammates house and playing intramural volleyball

Q: How long have you been playing this sport and how did you get into playing this sport?

MW: I've been playing since I was 11. My mom tried to get me to play but I was really inspired to play after watching Blake Griffin play in the early 2010's.

Q: Who is your biggest influence in your life?

MW: My mother. She also played basketball but I'm always looking to her for help with everything.

Q: Do you have any superstitions or pre-game rituals?

MW: My ritual is to try not to overthink the game

Q: What is your perfect pre-game meal?

MW: Whatever I can find.

Q: Go to pump-up song or music?

MW: I listen to a lot different genres of music but Jump by Van Halen gets me pumped.

Q: What do you enjoy doing on your off days?

MW: I'm a homebody so I sleep in, watch tv, and try spend time with the ones I love 

Q: Who is your favorite sports team/player?

MW: My favorite sports team has always been the Clippers because I'm from San Diego. Right now my favorite basketball player is Nikola Jokić but I've always been inspired by Charles Barkley the “Round Mound of Rebound”

Q: What are five things you can't live without?

MW: Food, my cat, Youtube, my tv, and my family