William & Mary Athletics

Pronunciation- Bella NAH-suh-mento

Honors and Awards
CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2024-25)
CAA All-Tournament Team (2024-25)
All-CAA Second Team (2024-25)
CAA Preseason Second Team (2024-25)
FIU Thanksgiving Classic MVP (2023-24)
 
SENIOR YEAR (2024-25)
Appeared and started in all 35 games, playing 31.1 minutes per game, in a season that culminated in the program’s first CAA Championship and first NCAA Tournament appearance…Capped college career with one of the best individual seasons in program history…Named Preseason All-CAA Second Team…Earned All-CAA Second Team honors before being named to CAA All-Tournament Team and CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player for averaging 18.8 ppg on Tribe’s title run…Was the team’s leading scorer at 16.6 ppg ranking third in the CAA, while finishing third on the team in rebounding at 4.0 per game …Averaged a league best 17.8 ppg in CAA play…Scored in double figures 28 times while posting 20-plus a CAA-best 15 times…Posted one of the best individual title game performances in CAA history with 33 points and 11 rebounds, for career highs in both, against Campbell. 20 of the 33 points came in the second half, including the game-sealing jumper with 11 seconds left (3/16)…From 1/5 through 2/28, scored 20-plus in 10 of 14 games…Scored 24 points in W&M’s NCAA First Four win over High Point (3/20)…Scored 19 points against top-seeded Texas in the NCAA First Round, the most the Longhorns allowed to an individual player in their five tournament games (3/22)…Surpassed 1,000 points for college career vs. Towson (1/26)…Averaged 19.7 ppg over W&M’s six game postseason run…Led the team in scoring on 21 occasions…Finished college career with name in the record books for numerous single-season and program marks; 1^st in career points for a W&M two-year player (927), 1^st in field goals made in a single season (230), 1^st in field goals attempted in a single season (592), 1^st in games started in a single season (35), 2^nd in points in a single season (580), 6^th in career scoring average (14.7 ppg), 12^th in career minutes per game (30.4), T-12^th in career 3-pointers made (108), 13^th in single season 3-pointers made (60)...Named to CAA Commissioner's Honor Roll.

JUNIOR YEAR (2023-24)
Appeared in 29 games making 17 starts in first year with the Tribe…Led the team in minutes played at 29.7 minutes per game and finished second on the team in scoring at 12.4 points per game… Averaged a team-leading 2.3 assists per game… Scored in double figures 18 times with six games of 20+ points…Scored a career-high 24 in the regular season finale vs. Stony Brook (3/9)…Scored 22 points at #15 Viriginia Tech including all 14 of the Tribe’s points in the first quarter (12/21)… Recorded first career double-double with 21 points and 10 boards at Elon (1/14)… Made 3 or more 3-pointers in 10 games… Led the team in scoring on nine different occasions.

SOPHOMORE YEAR - Manhattan (2022-23)
Appeared in 31 games while starting in 13.... Averaged 9.5 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.2 steals.... Set a new career-high with 23 points on 10-17 from the field against Lindenwood (11/25/22)... Dropped 21 points while shooting 50 percent from the field, 8-16, against North Dakota (11/26/22)... Poured in 16 points and hauled in six rebounds in the Battle of the Bronx (12/03/22)... Posted 21 points against Mount St. Mary's (12/17/22)... Scored 22 points while hauling in five rebounds and dishing out six assists against Niagara (12/31/22)... Added 10 points and five rebounds in the MAAC Championship Game against Iona (03/11/23). 

FRESHMAN YEAR — Manhattan (2021-22)
Appeared in 30 games for the Jaspers…Averaged 2.8 points per game while playing in 9.2 minutes…Turned in double-figures on four separate occasions, including 13 at Stetson (11/20/21), 11 against LIU (11/24/21), plus 10  against Fairfield and Saint Peters (1/20/22 and 2/3/22). 

PREP/HIGH SCHOOL
Daughter of Bob and Zueylha Lennon … Has a brother Joveto … Played a year of prep ball at Worcester Academy under the direction of Sherry Levin … Suited up for Shepherd Hill Regional High School under the direction of James Hackenson … Earned All-Star honors at both schools … Also played volleyball … Enjoys swimming, attending church, singing and cooking in her spare time.

PERSONAL
Enjoys swimming, attending church, singing, and cooking.