St. John's University Athletics
2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Mayo, Ber'Nyah
St. John's WBB Game 1 Postgame Press Conference 3.7.25
Friday, March 07
Postgame Press Conference St. John's WBB vs Georgetown 2.26.2025
Wednesday, February 26
Post Game Press Conference St. John's WBB vs Butler 2.16.2024
Sunday, February 16
Postgame Press Conference St. John's WBB vs Xavier 2.2.25
Sunday, February 02
Jersey Number 23
Ber'Nyah Mayo
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- St. Elizabeth's
- Hometown:
- Wilmington, Del.
- Prev School:
- UMass
Bio
2024-25: Team captain… Preseason All-BIG EAST selection… BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (March 3)… Started and played in all 31 games.. Averaged 11.2 points, 3.3 assists, 2.8 rebounds, 1.4 steals in 30.9 minutes per game… Shot 40.4 percent from the field and 80.5 percent from the free throw line, the latter of which ranked seventh in the BIG EAST… Led team in scoring during BIG EAST Conference play (12.4 PPG)… Ranked 11thin the league in assists per game (3.3)… Led the team in assists in 19 contests… Dished out a season-high six assists in three games.. Added 16 points on 7-of-13 shooting in the BIG EAST Quarterfinal over Butler (March 7)… Exploded for a season-high 27 points and made 9-of-12 at the free throw line at DePaul (March 2)… Finished with 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting and five assists against Georgetown (Feb. 26)… Logged 15 points and a season-best seven boards against Seton Hall (Feb. 23)… Chipped in 11 points, five assists and had zero turnovers against Butler at Madison Square Garden (Feb. 16)… Logged 18 points at Seton Hall (Jan. 25)… Posted 15 points and shot 6-for-6 from the free throw line against DePaul (Jan. 7)… Racked up 18 points and shot 8-of-9 from the charity stripe vs. Fairfield (Dec. 15)… Added 11 points against Stony Brook (Nov. 24)… Tallied 11 points at LIU (Nov. 8)
2023-24: Played in all 33 contests and started 32 at the point guard position… Became the first player since the program’s all-time leading scorer Aliyyah Handford (2015-16) to record at least 300 points, 100 assists, 100 rebounds and 50 steals in a single-season… Ranked top-10 in the BIG EAST in assists per game (10th at 3.5), steals per game (10th at 1.7) and assist-to-turnover ratio (7th at 1.9)… Tabbed to final BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll of the season (March 4)… Led the team with 116 dimes and 56 swipes… Ranked third on the squad in scoring averaging 10.9 points per game… Finished with five or more assists in 11 contests… Logged 20 double-figure scoring outings… Went for a season-high 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting and chipped in six assists at Seton Hall (Jan. 22)… Dished out season-high seven helpers against Loyola Maryland (Nov. 29) and at Fairfield (Dec. 7)… Grabbed season-high seven boards at DePaul (Jan. 25)… Had season-best five steals in back-to-back games against Creighton (Feb. 16) and at Georgetown (Feb. 20)… Went for 19 points and shot a personal best 8-for-10 from the charity stripe at Marquette (Feb. 27)… Scored 20 points on Thanksgiving against VCU (Nov. 23)… Reached the 1,000 career-point mark after adding 16 points in a contest with Penn State (Nov. 16)… Logged 16 points, five rebounds and five steals versus Creighton (Feb. 16)
2022-23 (UMass) : Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team … Atlantic 10 All-Tournament MVP … Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (Feb. 13) … Started in all 34 contests for UMass en route to an Atlantic-10 … Averaged 34.3 minutes per game … Recorded 12.6 points per game (430), 4.0 rebounds per game (135), 4.0 assists per game (136) and 2.5 steals per game (85) … Her 85 steals set a UMass single-season record... Finished third in the A-10 in steals per game … Tied for 17th with her total steals in NCAA Division I, while tying for 34th with her steals per game average … Totaled a career-high 29 points vs. Fordham (Feb. 8), sinking a career best 10 field goals … Matched a season best six free throws made vs. Yale (Nov. 30) and against Fordham (Feb. 8) … Recorded a career-high 10 assists, at Arizona State (Dec. 2)
2021-22 (UMass): Started in all 33 games, averaging 35.6 minutes per game and scoring an average of 9.9 points per game … Led team and ranked second in the Atlantic 10 in steals with 79 (2.4 per game) … Poured in a season-high 18 points at St. Bonaventure (2/9) … Tallied a career best 10 rebounds against both Central Connecticut State (11/9) and Harvard (11/12) … Made four three-point field goals against Harvard (11/12) and at St. Bonaventure (2/9) … Swiped the ball six times vs. Harvard (11/12), hitting a season best and matching a career-high.
2020-21 (UMass): Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (3/1) ... Appeared in all 24 contests ... Averaged 9.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists over 33.5 minutes per game ... Scored in double figures in 10 games on the season ... Totaled a season-high 20 points vs. VCU (2/26) ... Grabbed seven rebounds at Saint Louis (1/22) to mark a season-high ... Had a season best six assists against Saint Louis (3/11).
Before UMass: Was the No. 3 ranked player in Delaware in the state's 2019-20 preseason rankings ... Played for head coach Dan Cooney at St. Elizabeth High School ... Also part of the Lady Sharks/Alyssa Thomas Elite AAU program led by Jordan Elgart ... Captained St. Elizabeth to the Delaware Elite Eight as a sophomore and Final Four as a junior ... Delaware All-State First Team ... Crossed the 1,000-point milestone as a junior and had a career-high 41-point performance as a sophomore.
Personal: Daughter of Andre Nichols and Terri Mayo ... Has four siblings, Ber’Nard, Ber’Naiza, Ky’Aiza and Dashai ... Favorite sports team is the Connecticut Sun... Favorite food is pizza
2023-24: Played in all 33 contests and started 32 at the point guard position… Became the first player since the program’s all-time leading scorer Aliyyah Handford (2015-16) to record at least 300 points, 100 assists, 100 rebounds and 50 steals in a single-season… Ranked top-10 in the BIG EAST in assists per game (10th at 3.5), steals per game (10th at 1.7) and assist-to-turnover ratio (7th at 1.9)… Tabbed to final BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll of the season (March 4)… Led the team with 116 dimes and 56 swipes… Ranked third on the squad in scoring averaging 10.9 points per game… Finished with five or more assists in 11 contests… Logged 20 double-figure scoring outings… Went for a season-high 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting and chipped in six assists at Seton Hall (Jan. 22)… Dished out season-high seven helpers against Loyola Maryland (Nov. 29) and at Fairfield (Dec. 7)… Grabbed season-high seven boards at DePaul (Jan. 25)… Had season-best five steals in back-to-back games against Creighton (Feb. 16) and at Georgetown (Feb. 20)… Went for 19 points and shot a personal best 8-for-10 from the charity stripe at Marquette (Feb. 27)… Scored 20 points on Thanksgiving against VCU (Nov. 23)… Reached the 1,000 career-point mark after adding 16 points in a contest with Penn State (Nov. 16)… Logged 16 points, five rebounds and five steals versus Creighton (Feb. 16)
2022-23 (UMass) : Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team … Atlantic 10 All-Tournament MVP … Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (Feb. 13) … Started in all 34 contests for UMass en route to an Atlantic-10 … Averaged 34.3 minutes per game … Recorded 12.6 points per game (430), 4.0 rebounds per game (135), 4.0 assists per game (136) and 2.5 steals per game (85) … Her 85 steals set a UMass single-season record... Finished third in the A-10 in steals per game … Tied for 17th with her total steals in NCAA Division I, while tying for 34th with her steals per game average … Totaled a career-high 29 points vs. Fordham (Feb. 8), sinking a career best 10 field goals … Matched a season best six free throws made vs. Yale (Nov. 30) and against Fordham (Feb. 8) … Recorded a career-high 10 assists, at Arizona State (Dec. 2)
2021-22 (UMass): Started in all 33 games, averaging 35.6 minutes per game and scoring an average of 9.9 points per game … Led team and ranked second in the Atlantic 10 in steals with 79 (2.4 per game) … Poured in a season-high 18 points at St. Bonaventure (2/9) … Tallied a career best 10 rebounds against both Central Connecticut State (11/9) and Harvard (11/12) … Made four three-point field goals against Harvard (11/12) and at St. Bonaventure (2/9) … Swiped the ball six times vs. Harvard (11/12), hitting a season best and matching a career-high.
2020-21 (UMass): Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (3/1) ... Appeared in all 24 contests ... Averaged 9.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists over 33.5 minutes per game ... Scored in double figures in 10 games on the season ... Totaled a season-high 20 points vs. VCU (2/26) ... Grabbed seven rebounds at Saint Louis (1/22) to mark a season-high ... Had a season best six assists against Saint Louis (3/11).
Before UMass: Was the No. 3 ranked player in Delaware in the state's 2019-20 preseason rankings ... Played for head coach Dan Cooney at St. Elizabeth High School ... Also part of the Lady Sharks/Alyssa Thomas Elite AAU program led by Jordan Elgart ... Captained St. Elizabeth to the Delaware Elite Eight as a sophomore and Final Four as a junior ... Delaware All-State First Team ... Crossed the 1,000-point milestone as a junior and had a career-high 41-point performance as a sophomore.
Personal: Daughter of Andre Nichols and Terri Mayo ... Has four siblings, Ber’Nard, Ber’Naiza, Ky’Aiza and Dashai ... Favorite sports team is the Connecticut Sun... Favorite food is pizza