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2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

Jim Pierce

23 Gemima Motema

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Portland
  • Hometown Portland, Maine

Biography

2023-24 at Northeastern
  • Tabbed to Second Team Preseason All-CAA (10/19)
  • Had a season-high 22 points on 9-of-18 shooting with six rebounds, three assists, and one steal in a victory over Stonehill (11/6)
  • Recorded back-to-back double digits (16) and shooting 10-of-11 from the charity stripe along with four rebounds, three assists, and three steals in a win over UMass (11/9)
  • Notched 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting with 2-of-3 three-pointers with two assists and two steals in a victory vs. Wagner (11/21)
  • Tallied 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting with two rebounds and one steal in a 73-66 victory vs. Delaware (1/26)
  • Had 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting with five rebounds in a win over Elon (2/2)
  • Started in nine games and played in 13 overall for the Huskies
  • Averaged 8.8 points per game, 3.8 rebounds per game, and one steal per game
2022-23 at Northeastern
  • Tabbed Preseason All-CAA Honorable Mention (10/20)
  • Notched 16 points on 6-of-13 shooting with two assists, a career-high three blocks and two steals in season opener win at Boston University (11/7)
  • Had 21 points on 9-of 14 shooting, three steals and three assists against Boston College (11/16)
  • Notched 20 points with a career-high six steals in win at Maine (11/21)
  • Named St. Pete Showcase All-Star (11/26)
  • Tallied 16 points on 8-of-16 shooting with three assists and two steals in win at Merrimack (11/30)
  • Recorded 15 points and a career-high five assists in win vs. Harvard (12/5)
  • Had 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting with three assists and two steals at Delaware (2/5)
  • Tallied 19 points, two blocks, and two steals in win vs. Stony Brook (2/9)
  • Notched 16 points on 8-of-14 shooting with four steals in win vs. Hofstra (2/19)
  • Had 14 points and a career-high eight rebounds in win vs. Delaware (2/24)
  • Tallied 20 points on a blistering 10-of-14 shooting (.714) with two blocks and two steals in victory at UNCW (3/4)
  • Tabbed to the Third Team All-CAA and All-Defensive Team (3/7)
  • Had 14 points, including going a perfect 6-of-6 from the charity stripe in CAA quarterfinal victory over Stony Brook (3/10)
  • Played in 28 games for the Huskies, starting in 26 of them, averaging 12.6 points per game.
  • Finished the season leading Northeastern in steals with 54, which ranked eighth in the CAA
2021-22 at Northeastern
  • Made collegiate debut vs. Holy Cross (11/10)
  • Tallied career-high 13 points vs. Yale, along with five rebounds, and four steals (11/12)
  • Had eight points vs. New Hampshire (11/17) and Hartford (12/5)
  • Tallied back-to-back 20 point performances vs. UNCW (3/3) and Charleston (3/5)
  • Named CAA Rookie of the Week (3/7)
  • Notched 20 points vs. Davidson (3/19)
  • Had a career-high 22 points vs. Furman (3/20) and also had three assists and three steals
  • Had nine double-digit scoring games, averaging nine points a game
  • Made 17 starts, and played in 26 games
  • Named to CAA All-Rookie Team
Profile
• Daughter to father figure Scott Stacey … Has six older siblings: Marlene Motema, Armel, Eric, Deborah, Judith and Josias.
• Moved to the United States in 2017 from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• Aspires to work as an IT manager.
• Lists video games as her primary hobby.
• Class of 2025.
 
High School Accolades
• Varsity guard at Portland High School (Portland, Maine) under coach Abby Hasson … Captained the Bulldogs during the 2020-21 season … Co-led Portland to the Maine state semifinals.
• Averaged 17.6 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 4.1 steals per game during her career at Portland.
• Miss Maine Basketball finalist.
• Maine McDonald’s All-Star.
• Two-time All-State selection.
• Three-time Southwestern Maine Activities Assocaition (SMAA) Class AA selection … Twice named to the First Team and once to the Second Team … Chosen to the All-Defensive Team and All-Rookie Team.
 
Club Accolades
• Competed at guard for the Maine Firecrackers (Portland, Maine) under coach Brian Clement.
 
Why Northeastern?
• “I chose Northeastern because of its academic reputation, which aligns with my career goals. I had the impression the team culture was evolving toward something that matched my personality.”

Fast Facts
• Favorite NBA/WNBA team(s):  Los Angeles Lakers, Seattle Storm … Pro athlete looked up to:  Lebron James … Hype song & meaning:  "'Don't You Worry' by R. City because it is about being grateful with what you have and pushing yourself everyday." … Favorite TV show:  Floribama Shore … Favorite movie:  Heaven Is for Real … Favorite artist:  Chris Brown … Bucket list:  "Visiting London for a month."

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2021-22Freshman

    Guard
    5'9"
    23
  • 23

    2022-23Sophomore

    Guard
    5'9"
    23
  • 23

    2023-24Junior

    Guard
    5'9"
    23