Rutgers-Camden Athletics

Ariana Garcia has appeared in 43 games during her two-year Scarlet Raptor career, starting seven and averaging 1.7 rebounds and 1.5 points. She has added numerous academic honors at Rutgers-Camden.
 
Academics: New Jersey Athletic Conference Academic Honorable Mention for the 2022-23 scholastic year…Rutgers-Camden Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and Dean’s List student for the 2021 Fall, 2022 Spring, 2022 Fall and 2023 Spring semesters.
 
Basketball 2022-23: Played in all 25 Rutgers-Camden games, starting four…Averaged 2.0 points and 2.3 rebounds…Collected eight steals, four assists and one blocked shot…Shot 6-for-8 from the foul line (.750)…Started the last four games of the season, beginning with a contest against Ramapo (Feb. 4) in which she played her high of 33 minutes, scored three points, had one steal and set her career high with eight rebounds, all off the defensive glass…Had seven rebounds and a career-high 10 points at New Jersey City (Feb. 15)…Had a pair of five-rebound games, coming against Alvernia (Nov. 28) and City College of New York (Dec. 28)…Scored seven points in both the CCNY game and a contest at William Paterson (Feb. 11).
 
Basketball 2021-22: Appeared in 18 games, starting three…Averaged 1.0 rebound and 0.8 points…Added four assists, three steals and one blocked shot…Shot 4-for-6 (.667) from the foul line and 5-for-24 (.208) from the floor…Made her collegiate debut against Alvernia (Nov. 15), playing six minutes and grabbing two defensive rebounds, one of six games in which she collected her high of two boards…Scored her first two points (shooting 1-for-2 from the floor) and added one rebound and her lone blocked shot against The College of New Jersey (Dec. 1)…Shot 2-for-2 from the foul line in her first two collegiate free throw attempts, coming against Stockton University (Jan. 19)…Had her first collegiate start in the Raptors’ second contest against The College of New Jersey (Jan. 26), collecting two points, two rebounds and one assist…Notched her season high of three points (1-for-3 from the floor and 1-for-2 from the foul line), while adding two rebounds and one assist against Rutgers-Newark (Jan. 31)…Also started games at Rowan (Feb. 2, notching two points, two rebounds and one assist) and at Ramapo (Feb. 16, collecting one rebound).

 
High School: Earned two varsity basketball letters at Lawrence High School for Coach Antonio Stapleton…Graduated in 2021.
 
Club Team: AUF Lady Hawks
 
Personal:  Born June 28, 2003…Nicknamed “Ari”…Hobbies include hanging out with family, teammates and friends, listening to music, baking and watching different series on Netflix…Health Sciences major at Rutgers-Camden who plans to attend graduate school and eventually become a physical therapist…Ariana is the daughter of Ivonne and Pedro Garcia of Lawrenceville.