Tarleton State University Athletics

Freshman (2020-21) 
One of two players to start all 25 games for Tarleton … Named to the All-WAC honorable mention team … Was one of only three freshmen to earn all-conference honors … Finished with the conference’s best free throw percentage (83.6) and her 54 made 3-point field goal attempts were the most of any player … Her 344 points scored were the most by a freshman in both the WAC and among Tarleton players in the Misty Wilson era … Ranked third in the WAC in cumulative scoring and was sixth in points per game (13.5) … Led Tarleton in most major statistical categories, including points scored free throw percentage, 3-point field goals made, free throws made (102), assists (57), steals (47) and minutes per game (29.8) … Scored in double figures in 21 games and eclipsed 15 points on 13 occasions … Scored a career-high 22 points vs. UTRGV on March 5 … Dished out a career-high nine assists in Tarleton’s 79-63 victory over the Vaqueros on Jan. 27 … Led all scorers with 18 points in Tarleton’s first Division I game at North Texas on Nov. 25, which was the most points scored by a Texan in a season-opener since 2014 and the most by a freshmen under Misty Wilson in a season-opening game … Stole the ball three-or-more times in eight games … Set a career and single-game high for Tarleton with five steals in Tarleton’s first official WAC victory in a 64-56 defeat of Chicago State on Feb. 13. 

Birdville High School 
Played four years of varsity basketball … District 7-A MVP in 2019 and 2020 … Named District 7-A Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … Led the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) region in scoring with772 total points and 24.9 ppg … Set numerous Birdville HS single-season records, in addition to total points, points per game, made field goals (225), made 3-point field goals (77) free throw percentage (.850), and steals (159) … Holds Birdville’s single-game record for points scored (44) … Also holds single-game school records in field goals made (14), 3-point field goals made (6) and steals (12) …  Played a year of club basketball for Texas U … Earned three Academic All-District accolades. 

Personal 
Nickname is “Yaya” … 2020 graduate of Birdville High School in North Richland Hills, TX … Daughter of Wendell and Misty Dorsey … Has two sisters – Daisha and Destiny … Wants to be a professional mixed martial artist after her basketball career concludes … Favorite snack food are pickles … Majoring in business … Born Dec. 10.