Emilija Krista Grava

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-2
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Liepajas Papirisk SSS
Hometown:
Ligatne, Latvia

Awards and Honors

Northeast Conference (NEC) Preseason All-NEC Team (2020-21)
Northeast Conference (NEC) First Team (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
First Seahawk in program history to be named to three consecutive All-Northeast Conference (NEC) First Teams.
Metropolitan Basketball Writers' Association (MBWA) Second Team (2020-21)
Metropolitan Basketball Writers' Association (MBWA) Third Team (2019-20, 2021-22)
Northeast Conference (NEC) All-Rookie Team (2018-19)
Northeast Conference (NEC) Player of the Week (Nov. 18, 2019, Jan. 29, 2020, Feb. 8, 2021, Mar. 8, 2021, Dec. 13, 2021, Feb. 7, 2022)
Northeast Conference (NEC) Rookie of the Week (Nov. 19, 2018)
Northeast Conference (NEC) Winter Academic Honor Roll (2020-21; 2021-22)
Became the 25th member of the Wagner women's basketball 1,000 Point Club (1,311)
Finished her Wagner career with 1,311 career points (12th all-time); 13.4 points per game (12th all-time) 567 rebounds, and 549 field goals made (7th all-time).

Prior to Richmond
2021-22: Started in 27 of Wagner's 29 games… Led the team in scoring at 13.0 points per game (5th in the Northeast Conference) and rebounding at 6.0 per game (9th in the NEC)... Shot 44.0 percent from the field (14th in the conference | 152nd in the NCAA) and a robust 82.1 percent from the free-throw line (2nd in the league) while averaging 30.8 minutes a contest (15th in the league)… Finished among the top-ten in the conference in blocked shots, averaging 0.8 per game while finishing the year with 24 rejections… Recorded 20 double-figure scoring during the season and finished her Wagner career with 64 double-figure scoring games… Eclipsed the 20-point plateau three times, the last coming in the regular-season finale at Merrimack (Mar.3), finishing with 23 points on 10 of 14 shooting… In all, had 15 games in which she scored 20 or more points… Had two double-doubles on the year which gave her seven for career, the last coming on the road at Central Connecticut (Feb. 19), as she poured in 17 points and grabbed a season-best 12 caroms… Matched her career-high with five assists at Bryant (Jan. 6)... Had two games in which she recorded three blocks, the final one coming on the road at Mount St. Mary’s (Feb. 10).

2020-21: Started in all 19 games for the Seahawks… Led Wagner in scoring at 14.1 points per game (3rd in the Northeast Conference)… Second on the team in rebounding at 5.6 caroms per game (16th in the NEC)… Shot a team-leading 46.5 percent from the field (eighth in the conference)… Converted 73.5 percent from the free-throw line… Netted 267 points during the season, while grabbing 105 rebounds… Needs 66 points to become the 25th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points… Posted 14 games in which she eclipsed double-digits, highlighted by a season-best 32 point outing on 15 of 26 shooting in the regular-season finale against Mount St. Mary’s (Mar. 5)… Recorded two double-doubles on the season, the last coming at home against Central Connecticut (Mar. 1), finishing the contest with 13 points and 11 rebounds… Led Wagner 13 times in scoring in 2020-21… Team’s leading rebounder seven times and leading shot blocker in seven games.

2019-20: Started all 29 contests she competed in … Averaged 15.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg, and .79 bpg … Earned First Team All-NEC Honors … Named Third Team All-Metropolitan by the MBWA … Second Highest Points Per Game in the NEC … Lead Wagner and Sixth in the NEC with a field goal percentage of .466 … Ranked seventh in the NEC with 2.7 offensive rebounds per game … Led the Seahawks in Total Rebounds (170), Blocks (23), Points Scored (454), and Field Goals Made (193) … Scored a career high 45 points in a win over Saint Peter’s (11/13) which included a game winning shot with .4 seconds remaining … Surpassed 20 points on nine different occasions … Recorded two double doubles on the season … Grabbed atleast five rebounds in 18 games ... Was named the NEC Player of the Week twice (1/29) & (11/18).

2018-19: Played in 21 games for the Seahawks while earning the start in 17 games in her inaugural season on Grymes Hill... Averaged 10.1 ppg , which was the second-highest on the Seahawk squad...Got off to a fast start to her career, averaging 15.0 ppg and 7.3 rpg, highlighted by her first career double-double, as she netted a then career-high 18 points and corralled 14 rebounds at Longwood (11/14/18)... Continued her upward trend when league play commenced, scoring in double digits in four of her first five games before missing significant time due to injury... Returned to play the final four games of the season, including her first postseason appearances on the road at Sacred Heart (3/11/19)

Priot to Wagner
Competed at forward for Liepajas Papirs/LSSS during the 2017-18 season … In 36 games, she averaged 7.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game while averaging 22.5 minutes per game … Led her team to a second-place finish in both the Latvian-Estonian league and the Latvian Championship.

Personal
Daughter of Dainis and Mudite Grava … Has two siblings Ance and Krists.