Swatting Shots: Rim Protectors & Ball Deflectors
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A Dikembe Mutombo finger-wag. A Brittney Griner flex. NOT IN THEIR HOUSE!! There’s nothing that animates the crowd quite like a player swatting shots with authority! The crowd erupts, the team ignites & the momentum shifts. The following group of…
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Continue ReadingA Dikembe Mutombo finger-wag. A Brittney Griner flex. NOT IN THEIR HOUSE!! There’s nothing that animates the crowd quite like a player swatting shots with authority! The crowd erupts, the team ignites & the momentum shifts. The following group of ladies put the Garden State on notice with their tremendous timing, fantastic footwork & elite shot-altering abilities. If you are going up against one of these dynamic defenders, your shot is as good as BLOCKED!
Faith Fedd-Robinson Faith Fedd-Robinson 5'11" | SF Newark Central | 2024 State NJ – Newark Central (2024)
134 blocks in 28 games; 4.8 bpg
- State’s leader in blocked shots this season
- Season high 10 blocks vs West Essex (triple-double with 29 points & 15 rebounds)
Nadia Otuyelu Nadia Otuyelu PF Ridgefield Park | 2026 State NJ – Ridgefield Park (2026)
117 blocks in 27 games; 4.3 bpg
- Season high 10 blocks (twice): vs Indian Hills (triple-double with 11 points & 18 rebounds) and vs Westwood (triple-double with 20 points & 17 rebounds)
Maya Summerville Maya Summerville 6'0" | SF Morristown | 2024 State NJ – Morristown (2024)
95 blocks in 26 games; 3.7 bpg
- Season high 7 blocks (twice): vs Chatham & Pope John
Emma Peretti Emma Peretti 5'11" | PF Hammonton | 2023 State NJ – Hammonton (2023)
70 blocks in 19 games; 3.7 bpg
- Season cut short due to injury; season high 7 blocks (3 times): vs Atlantic City (twice) & Cedar Creek
Zairra Galloway Zairra Galloway PF Hamilton West | 2025 State NJ – Hamilton West (2025)
63 blocks in 17 games; 3.7 bpg
- Season high 7 blocks vs Montgomery
Bianca Sode Bianca Sode 5'10" | C Brearley | 2024 State NJ – Brearley (2024)
79 blocks in 22 games; 3.6 bpg
- Season high 8 blocks vs Roselle
Nir Nir Cherry-Montague Nir Nir Cherry-Montague 6'6" | PF Atlantic City | 2023 State NJ – Atlantic City (2023)
98 blocks in 28 games; 3.5 bpg
- Season high 7 blocks (twice): vs Hammonton & Jackson Memorial
Riley Ahrens Riley Ahrens 5'10" | SG Delran | 2023 State NJ – Delran (2023)
90 blocks in 26 games; 3.5 bpg
- Season high 9 blocks (twice): vs Cinnaminson & Seneca
Brooke Harper Brooke Harper 6'1" | C Lyndhurst | 2026 State NJ – Lyndhurst (2026)
87 blocks in 27 games; 3.2 bpg
- Season high 8 blocks vs Harrison
Alaina Staab – Bishop Eustace (2025)
93 blocks in 29 games; 3.2 bpg
- Season high 11 blocks vs Delsea