Honors:2011-12 team tri-captain ... 2010-11 team co-captain ... 2010 Concord Hilton Classic All-Tournament ... 2009-10 team tri-caption ... 2008-09 Big Ten Sportsmanship award
Of Note:Great rebounder and athletic player ... team mom ... member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, National Society of Leadership and Success, and Student-Athletes Equally Supporting Others ... student-athlete representative on the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Issues Committee
2011-12: Started in all 17 games ... tied a career-best with 19 points at Purdue (Jan. 5), going 5-of-5 from the free throw line ... recorded 18 points at Illinois (Jan. 8), including a career-best nine field goals ... scored a 13 points against Boston College (Nov. 30) in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge ... recorded a double-double at Marquette (Nov. 15), scoring 11 points and pulling down 11 boards, and against Nebraska (Jan. 12) with 14 points and 11 rebounds ... played a career-high 36 minutes at Marquette
2010-11: Played in all 31 games, starting four in place of the injured Lin Zastrow and five in place of the injured Tara Steinbauer ... fifth on team with 4.8 points per game ... had double-figure scoring in four games... tied her season high with 16 points vs. Butler (March 16) in the first round of the WNIT ... had double-figure rebounds in two games ... led the team in scoring in one game and leading rebounder in seven games... led Badgers with seven rebounds against Ohio State (Feb. 27) and Indiana (Feb. 6) ... recorded six points and one block against Penn State (Jan. 2) ... notched six rebounds at Saint Louis (Nov. 12) ... had a career-high four assists against Kansas (Nov. 21) ... earned her first career start against Marquette (Nov. 24) ... had a career-high 12 rebounds vs. the Golden Eagles ... led team with 16 points against BYU (Nov. 26) ... notched third career double-double against Saint Mary's with 10 points and tied her career high with 12 rebounds (Nov. 27) ... played a career-high 31 minutes against the Gaels ... was named to Concord-Hilton Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament team after combining for 26 points and 19 rebounds against Saint Mary's and BYU 2009-10: Played in all 32 games, averaging 15.1 minutes per game ... averaged 10.0points, 6.5 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 0.7 steals per game over the last six games while shooting 24-of-39 (61.5 percent) from the field ... ranked seventh on the team with 5.1 points per game ... added 3.4 rebounds per game ... had a team-best 55.0 field goal percentage ... scored a career-high 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting at Michigan (Feb. 21); pulled down nine rebounds and had two steals vs. the Wolverines ... scored 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting at Penn State (Feb. 25) ... had the first double-double of her career vs. Portland State (Nov. 27) with 13 points and 10 rebounds; shot 5-of-7 (.714) from the field vs. the Vikings ... had a career-high two steals at Oregon (Nov. 28) and at Michigan (Feb. 21) ... scored nine points vs. Ohio State (Dec. 6) and added five rebounds while guarding Jantel Lavender; went 4-of-6 from the field and added one steal and one block ... had seven points and seven rebounds vs. North Dakota (Nov. 15) ... chipped in seven points on 3-of-3 shooting from the field vs. SIU Edwardsville (Dec. 13) ... had nine points on 4-of-5 shooting vs. Michigan State (Dec. 28) ... went 3-of-3 from the field, including the layin the sent the game into the second overtime, at Minnesota (Feb. 4) ... scored eight points and pulled down seven rebounds vs. Indiana (Feb. 14) ... tallied her second career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds vs. Iowa (Feb. 28) ... scored eight points and had seven rebounds in 16 minutes vs. Vermont (March 21) in the NCAA tournament
2008-09:Played in 33 games ... recorded double-figure rebounding in two straight games at the Paradise Jam; had a then-career-high 10 boards vs. Villanova (Nov. 27) and upped her career best to 11 rebounds vs. UCF (Nov. 28)... chipped in a season-high nine points vs. UCF, just missing her first career double-double; added two assists, three blocks and two steals vs. UCF ... led the Badgers with 10 rebounds at Purdue (Feb. 8); also played a then-career-high 29 minutes; added eight points, two assists, two blocks and one steal vs. the Boilermakers; hit 4-of-4 from the line at Purdue ... scored four points and pulled down two rebounds at Penn State (Jan. 22) in only nine minutes ... had five points and three rebounds at Michigan State (Jan. 25) in 11 minutes ... had a season-best three assists at Michigan (Feb. 1) ... averaged 2.5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game
High School:Holds school rebounding record with 929 career boards ... totaled 1,243 career points, including 452 points her senior season ... averaged a team-best 15 points, nine rebounds and 1.5 assists per game as a senior ... first-team all-conference as a senior ... earned MVP honors at the Salem Holiday Tournament, Charleston Holiday Tournament and Highland Holiday Tournament ... All-American and Ms. Basketball Illinois nominee ... earned team MVP honors ... had 18 double-doubles in her senior year ... first-team all-state ... named first-team all-metro by the St. Louis Post Dispatch ... first-team all-area by Belleville News Democrat, Alton Telegraph, Champaign News Gazette and Chicago Tribune ... second-team all-area by Chicago Sun Times ... All-American Riverwars All-Star ... 2008 Gateway Classic Sports Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award ... selected as one of the Tremendous 26 student-athletes in Illinois as a senior
Personal:Parents are Mart and Arlene Covington ... has two brothers Mart and Garret, and one sister Aaliyah ... major is English ... enjoys writing poetry ... first name is pronounced ON yay
Season
GP/GS
Min.
FG%
3PT%
FT%
RPG
Ast
Blk
Stl
PPG
2008-09
33/0
10.5
.378
.000
.556
2.4
18
17
10
2.5
2009-10
32/0
15.1
.550
.000
.689
3.4
14
17
13
5.1
2010-11
31/9
15.9
.525
.000
.610
4.1
23
9
6
4.8
2011-12
17/17
25.1
.439
.000
.759
6.6
21
12
11
8.9
Career
113/26
15.5
.477
.000
.655
3.8
76
55
40
4.8
Career Highs
• Points: 19 (2x; MR at Purdue, 1-5-12) • Field Goals: 9 at Illinois, 1-8-12 • Field Goal Att.: 15 (2x: MR at Illinois, 1-8-12) • Field Goal %: 1.000 (3-3); (2x; MR at Minnesota, 2-4-10) • 3-pt FG: -- • 3-pt FG Att.: 1 vs. Ohio State, 12-30-11 • 3-pt FG%: -- • Free Throws: 6 (2x; MR vs. BYU, 11-27-10) • Free Throw Att.: 8 vs. BYU, 11-26-10 • Free Throw %: 1.000 (4x; MR (2-2) vs. Drake, 12-11-11) • Rebounds: 12 (3x; MR vs. Oral Roberts, 11-13-11) • Assists: 4 vs. Kansas, 11-21-10 • Steals: 2 (4x; MR vs. Washington State, 11-18-11) • Blocks: 3 vs. UCF, 11-28-08 • Minutes: 36 at Marquette, 11-15-11 • Double-Doubles: 5
Why I Chose Wisconsin
"The positive atmosphere and the great coaching staff."
Off the Court with Anya Covington
First started basketball (age/grade): Seventh grade Most memorable basketball game: State my junior year My favorite thing about Wisconsin women's basketball is: My teammates Before each game, I: Listen to Gospel music Best UW road trip: The Virgin Islands Thanksgiving Tournament One word that describes the team: Hard-working My teammates say I am: Loyal Favorite thing to do off the court with my teammates is: Eat and conversation This summer, I: I took classes, worked out and worked at the public defenders office as an intern. The best thing about the Kohl Center is: The emotion of pride and tradition it eludes What would you be doing if you weren't playing collegiate basketball? Playing collegiate volleyball The best thing about Madison is: The people Dream as a collegiate player: Reach greatness Persons most admired: Mom and Dad My most prized possession is: Bible I can't live without: Food! My secret addiction is: Skittles The community service activity or group I most like: YMCA IfI could guest star on a TV show, it would be: America's Next Top Model IfI could be on a magazine cover, it would be: Essence One word that describes me: Trustworthy You won't catch me eating: Sushi Nobody knows how much I love to... cook Greatest invention of the last 100 years: CD Player If I could live any place in the world, it would be: In the southern part of the U.S. IfI could spend a week anywhere in the world, it would be: Italy If I could meet three people from throughout history, they would be: Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes and Coretta Scott King One thing I absolutely have to do before turning 40: Get married Career goal: Attorney
