5 Nykerah Engle
5 - Nykerah Engle
Height: 5-7
Year: FY
Hometown: Charlotte, N.C.
High School: Northside Christian Academy
Position: G
gp 25
pts/g 7.5
fg % 35.9
3pt % 0.0
ft % 70.5
reb/g 3.4
a/g 1.8

FIRST-YEAR (2023-24): Closed with the third-most points (187) of any Salem scorer in 2023-24, hitting 60-of-168 from the floor and 67-of-95 (.705) at the free throw line … also active on the glass with 85 rebounds, including 58 on the defensive glass … had the third-most assists (44) … one of the best defensive players on the unit with 72 steals … made her collegiate debut at Warren Wilson (Nov. 14) as she finished with 12 points and three steals, logging 26 minutes in a start as the Spirits claimed the 75-69 win … established her single-game season-high in steals (seven), while scoring six points in a victory over Trinity (D.C.) on November 17th … wrapped up a 13-point outing against Bob Jones (Nov. 28) by knocking down 4-of-11 from the floor and 5-of-7 at the charity stripe, converting three steals along the way … delivered nine points, six rebounds and two assists as Salem completed a decisive 88-64 victory over Greensboro (Jan. 6), halting a 15-game losing streak to The Pride … followed that with 10 points versus Methodist (Jan. 14) and back-to-back 14-point outings against USA South Conference foes Southern Virginia (Jan. 17) and Pfeiffer (Jan. 20) … was a mark of consistency at the free throw line, hitting 11-of-12, as she finished with a single-game season-high 15 points, in a clash with Greensboro (Jan. 27), adding six steals and two rebounds … reached double-digit scoring (10 points) for the final time in a clash with Mary Baldwin (Feb. 3) due in large part to hitting 4-of-6 from the free throw line … had solid outings against both William Peace (Feb. 10) and Mary Baldwin (Feb. 14), scoring nine and eight points, respectively.

PREP: Graduated from Northside Christian Academy in 2023 … a two-sport athlete who competed in both track (2022) and basketball (2019-22) … received the Most Athletic Award from Northside Christian Academy in 2022 … was a two-time state champion, while attending Julius Chambers High School, and a state champion while attending Northside Christian Academy as a member of the basketball program.

PERSONAL: Nykerah Zanae Engle … daughter of Tamica Engle and Rufo Patterson … born on December 14, 2004 … has two siblings, Monaya Engle and Ruffah Engle-Patterson … earned a spot on A/B Honor Roll over the course of her time at Northside Christian Academy.

Recent Games
Feb 2 Pfeiffer L, 65-56
Feb 3 Mary Baldwin W, 70-62
Feb 6 at Southern Virginia L, 94-37
Feb 10 William Peace L, 87-84
Feb 14 at Mary Baldwin L, 60-55
Feb 17 at Brevard L, 93-59
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 25 18
Games started 20 14
Minutes 683 495
Minutes per game 27.3 27.5
FG 60-167 45-120
FG Pct 35.9 37.5
3PT 0-2 0-2
3PT Pct 0.0 0.0
FT 67-95 50-65
FT Pct 70.5 76.9
Off rebounds 27 22
Def rebounds 58 45
Total rebounds 85 67
Rebounds per game 3.4 3.7
Personal fouls 62 50
Disqualifications 2 2
Assists 44 29
Turnovers 61 43
Assist to turnover ratio 0.7 0.7
Steals 72 50
Blocks 6 5
Points 187 140
Points per game 7.5 7.8
Points per 40 min 11.0 11.3
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 14 at Warren Wilson W, 75-69 1 26 5-10 50.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 12
Nov 17 vs. Trinity (D.C.) W, 69-62 1 33 3-10 30.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Nov 18 vs. Agnes Scott W, 72-54 1 29 1-6 16.7 0-0 - 3-7 42.9 5
Nov 21 at Meredith W, 65-53 1 30 1-7 14.3 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 5
Nov 28 Bob Jones W, 74-72 1 32 4-11 36.4 0-0 - 5-7 71.4 13
Dec 2 Brevard L, 66-46 1 35 2-2 100.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 6
Dec 5 at Johnson & Wales (NC) L, 69-59 - 30 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 5
Dec 15 at Ferrum L, 84-70 1 16 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2-6 33.3 2
Dec 30 at Montreat L, 89-41 1 22 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Jan 3 at N.C. Wesleyan L, 107-67 - 18 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 8
Jan 6 Greensboro W, 88-64 1 26 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 9
Jan 10 at William Peace W, 95-83 1 22 1-7 14.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 13 N.C. Wesleyan L, 89-37 1 21 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 6
Jan 14 Methodist L, 70-50 1 30 3-9 33.3 0-1 0.0 4-5 80.0 10
Jan 17 Southern Virginia L, 97-52 1 25 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 6-8 75.0 14
Jan 20 at Pfeiffer L, 65-58 1 35 6-13 46.2 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 14
Jan 23 Meredith L, 67-60 1 34 2-10 20.0 0-0 - 2-4 50.0 6
Jan 27 at Greensboro L, 62-56 1 32 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 11-12 91.7 15
Jan 30 at Methodist L, 67-46 1 24 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 2 Pfeiffer L, 65-56 - 30 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Feb 3 Mary Baldwin W, 70-62 1 27 3-10 30.0 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 10
Feb 6 at Southern Virginia L, 94-37 1 23 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 3-4 75.0 7
Feb 10 William Peace L, 87-84 - 29 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 9
Feb 14 at Mary Baldwin L, 60-55 1 26 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 8
Feb 17 at Brevard L, 93-59 - 28 2-9 22.2 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 6
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 14 at Warren Wilson W, 75-69 1 26 1 1 2 2 1 2.0 3 1 0 0
Nov 17 vs. Trinity (D.C.) W, 69-62 1 33 0 1 1 5 2 2.5 7 0 2 0
Nov 18 vs. Agnes Scott W, 72-54 1 29 0 2 2 3 1 3.0 4 0 2 0
Nov 21 at Meredith W, 65-53 1 30 4 1 5 3 2 1.5 6 0 1 0
Nov 28 Bob Jones W, 74-72 1 32 0 5 5 0 3 0.0 3 0 4 -
Dec 2 Brevard L, 66-46 1 35 0 2 2 1 0 - 2 0 2 0
Dec 5 at Johnson & Wales (NC) L, 69-59 - 30 2 2 4 3 5 0.6 2 0 1 -
Dec 15 at Ferrum L, 84-70 1 16 1 1 2 1 1 1.0 1 0 2 0
Dec 30 at Montreat L, 89-41 1 22 1 1 2 1 5 0.2 2 0 1 -
Jan 3 at N.C. Wesleyan L, 107-67 - 18 1 1 2 2 0 - 0 0 0 0
Jan 6 Greensboro W, 88-64 1 26 1 5 6 2 0 - 1 0 2 0
Jan 10 at William Peace W, 95-83 1 22 0 4 4 0 4 0.0 2 1 5 1
Jan 13 N.C. Wesleyan L, 89-37 1 21 0 1 1 0 3 0.0 1 1 2 0
Jan 14 Methodist L, 70-50 1 30 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 3 0 0 0
Jan 17 Southern Virginia L, 97-52 1 25 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 1 0 2 0
Jan 20 at Pfeiffer L, 65-58 1 35 3 4 7 3 3 1.0 3 0 2 0
Jan 23 Meredith L, 67-60 1 34 2 4 6 1 2 0.5 5 0 4 0
Jan 27 at Greensboro L, 62-56 1 32 0 2 2 1 3 0.3 6 1 4 0
Jan 30 at Methodist L, 67-46 1 24 1 2 3 0 4 0.0 1 0 2 -
Feb 2 Pfeiffer L, 65-56 - 30 2 2 4 4 3 1.3 3 0 5 1
Feb 3 Mary Baldwin W, 70-62 1 27 4 2 6 3 3 1.0 4 1 4 0
Feb 6 at Southern Virginia L, 94-37 1 23 1 1 2 1 3 0.3 0 0 4 0
Feb 10 William Peace L, 87-84 - 29 0 5 5 4 3 1.3 3 1 4 0
Feb 14 at Mary Baldwin L, 60-55 1 26 3 4 7 1 1 1.0 5 0 3 0
Feb 17 at Brevard L, 93-59 - 28 0 5 5 3 2 1.5 4 0 4 0
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2023-24 25 20 27.3 2.4-6.7 35.9 0.0-0.1 0.0 2.7-3.8 70.5 7.5
Total 25 20 27.3 2.4-6.7 35.9 0.0-0.1 0.0 2.7-3.8 70.5 7.5
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2023-24 25 20 683 60-167 35.9 0-2 0.0 67-95 70.5 187
Total 25 20 683 60-167 35.9 0-2 0.0 67-95 70.5 187
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2023-24 25 20 27.3 3.5-9.8 35.9 0.0-0.1 0.0 3.9-5.6 70.5 11.0
Total 25 20 27.3 3.5-9.8 35.9 0.0-0.1 0.0 3.9-5.6 70.5 11.0
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2023-24 25 20 27.3 1.1 2.3 3.4 2.5 0.1 1.8 2.4 0.7 2.9 0.2
Total 25 20 27.3 1.1 2.3 3.4 2.5 0.1 1.8 2.4 0.7 2.9 0.2
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2023-24 25 20 683 27 58 85 62 2 44 61 0.7 72 6
Total 25 20 683 27 58 85 62 2 44 61 0.7 72 6
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2023-24 25 20 27.3 1.6 3.4 5.0 3.6 0.1 2.6 3.6 0.7 4.2 0.4
Total 25 20 27.3 1.6 3.4 5.0 3.6 0.1 2.6 3.6 0.7 4.2 0.4
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 25 20 27.3 2.4-6.7 35.9 0.0-0.1 0.0 2.7-3.8 70.5 7.5
Conference 18 14 27.5 2.5-6.7 37.5 0.0-0.1 0.0 2.8-3.6 76.9 7.8
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 10 8 28.9 2.8-7.0 40.0 0.0-0.2 0.0 2.8-4.0 70.0 8.4
Away 13 10 25.5 2.2-6.2 34.6 0.0-0.0 - 2.8-3.7 75.0 7.1
Neutral 2 2 31.0 2.0-8.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.5-3.5 42.9 5.5
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Wins 8 8 28.1 2.8-8.6 31.9 0.0-0.0 - 2.2-3.8 60.0 7.8
Losses 17 12 26.9 2.2-5.8 38.8 0.0-0.1 0.0 2.9-3.8 75.4 7.4
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November 5 5 30.0 2.8-8.8 31.8 0.0-0.0 - 2.6-4.4 59.1 8.2
December 4 3 25.8 1.0-3.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 - 2.2-3.5 64.3 4.3
January 10 9 26.7 2.9-7.1 40.8 0.0-0.2 0.0 3.0-3.7 81.1 8.8
February 6 3 27.2 2.2-6.7 32.5 0.0-0.0 - 2.5-3.7 68.2 6.8
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 25 20 683 60-167 35.9 0-2 0.0 67-95 70.5 187
Conference 18 14 495 45-120 37.5 0-2 0.0 50-65 76.9 140
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 10 8 289 28-70 40.0 0-2 0.0 28-40 70.0 84
Away 13 10 332 28-81 34.6 0-0 - 36-48 75.0 92
Neutral 2 2 62 4-16 25.0 0-0 - 3-7 42.9 11
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Wins 8 8 225 22-69 31.9 0-0 - 18-30 60.0 62
Losses 17 12 458 38-98 38.8 0-2 0.0 49-65 75.4 125
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November 5 5 150 14-44 31.8 0-0 - 13-22 59.1 41
December 4 3 103 4-12 33.3 0-0 - 9-14 64.3 17
January 10 9 267 29-71 40.8 0-2 0.0 30-37 81.1 88
February 6 3 163 13-40 32.5 0-0 - 15-22 68.2 41
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 25 20 27.3 3.5-9.8 35.9 0.0-0.1 0.0 3.9-5.6 70.5 11.0
Conference 18 14 27.5 3.6-9.7 37.5 0.0-0.2 0.0 4.0-5.3 76.9 11.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 10 8 28.9 3.9-9.7 40.0 0.0-0.3 0.0 3.9-5.5 70.0 11.6
Away 13 10 25.5 3.4-9.8 34.6 0.0-0.0 - 4.3-5.8 75.0 11.1
Neutral 2 2 31.0 2.6-10.3 25.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.9-4.5 42.9 7.1
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Wins 8 8 28.1 3.9-12.3 31.9 0.0-0.0 - 3.2-5.3 60.0 11.0
Losses 17 12 26.9 3.3-8.6 38.8 0.0-0.2 0.0 4.3-5.7 75.4 10.9
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November 5 5 30.0 3.7-11.7 31.8 0.0-0.0 - 3.5-5.9 59.1 10.9
December 4 3 25.8 1.6-4.7 33.3 0.0-0.0 - 3.5-5.4 64.3 6.6
January 10 9 26.7 4.3-10.6 40.8 0.0-0.3 0.0 4.5-5.5 81.1 13.2
February 6 3 27.2 3.2-9.8 32.5 0.0-0.0 - 3.7-5.4 68.2 10.1
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 25 20 27.3 1.1 2.3 3.4 2.5 0.1 1.8 2.4 0.7 2.9 0.2
Conference 18 14 27.5 1.2 2.5 3.7 2.8 0.1 1.6 2.4 0.7 2.8 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 10 8 28.9 0.9 2.6 3.5 2.9 0.1 1.5 2.4 0.6 2.6 0.3
Away 13 10 25.5 1.4 2.2 3.6 2.2 0.1 1.6 2.6 0.6 2.7 0.2
Neutral 2 2 31.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 2.0 0.0 4.0 1.5 2.7 5.5 0.0
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Wins 8 8 28.1 1.3 2.6 3.9 2.5 0.1 2.3 2.0 1.1 3.8 0.4
Losses 17 12 26.9 1.0 2.2 3.2 2.5 0.1 1.5 2.6 0.6 2.5 0.2
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November 5 5 30.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.8 0.0 2.6 1.8 1.4 4.6 0.2
December 4 3 25.8 1.0 1.5 2.5 1.5 0.0 1.5 2.8 0.5 1.8 0.0
January 10 9 26.7 0.8 2.3 3.1 2.3 0.1 0.9 2.6 0.3 2.3 0.3
February 6 3 27.2 1.7 3.2 4.8 4.0 0.2 2.7 2.5 1.1 3.2 0.3
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 25 20 683 27 58 85 62 2 44 61 0.7 72 6
Conference 18 14 495 22 45 67 50 2 29 43 0.7 50 5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 10 8 289 9 26 35 29 1 15 24 0.6 26 3
Away 13 10 332 18 29 47 29 1 21 34 0.6 35 3
Neutral 2 2 62 0 3 3 4 0 8 3 2.7 11 0
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Wins 8 8 225 10 21 31 20 1 18 16 1.1 30 3
Losses 17 12 458 17 37 54 42 1 26 45 0.6 42 3
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November 5 5 150 5 10 15 9 0 13 9 1.4 23 1
December 4 3 103 4 6 10 6 0 6 11 0.5 7 0
January 10 9 267 8 23 31 23 1 9 26 0.3 23 3
February 6 3 163 10 19 29 24 1 16 15 1.1 19 2
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 25 20 27.3 1.6 3.4 5.0 3.6 0.1 2.6 3.6 0.7 4.2 0.4
Conference 18 14 27.5 1.8 3.6 5.4 4.0 0.2 2.3 3.5 0.7 4.0 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 10 8 28.9 1.2 3.6 4.8 4.0 0.1 2.1 3.3 0.6 3.6 0.4
Away 13 10 25.5 2.2 3.5 5.7 3.5 0.1 2.5 4.1 0.6 4.2 0.4
Neutral 2 2 31.0 0.0 1.9 1.9 2.6 0.0 5.2 1.9 2.7 7.1 0.0
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Wins 8 8 28.1 1.8 3.7 5.5 3.6 0.2 3.2 2.8 1.1 5.3 0.5
Losses 17 12 26.9 1.5 3.2 4.7 3.7 0.1 2.3 3.9 0.6 3.7 0.3
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November 5 5 30.0 1.3 2.7 4.0 2.4 0.0 3.5 2.4 1.4 6.1 0.3
December 4 3 25.8 1.6 2.3 3.9 2.3 0.0 2.3 4.3 0.5 2.7 0.0
January 10 9 26.7 1.2 3.4 4.6 3.4 0.1 1.3 3.9 0.3 3.4 0.4
February 6 3 27.2 2.5 4.7 7.1 5.9 0.2 3.9 3.7 1.1 4.7 0.5