Biography
Career Honors:
• 2020 Southland Conference Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll
• 2019 Southland Conference Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll
2019-20 Season:
• Made 26 starts and appeared in every game for the Lady Demons, playing a team-high 27.9 minutes per game.
• Averaged a team-best 13.8 points per game, finishing eighth in the conference in scoring.
• Went 97-for-130 from the free throw line, ranking third in both free throws made and attempted in the conference.
• Not afraid to shoot the ball, Bonner attempted a then season-high 18 shots in the loss at ULM (Nov. 18) and set a then personal career high from the line converting 8-of-9 attempts that same night.
• Had consecutive games of six rebounds against ULM (Nov. 18) and Texas Tech (Nov. 22) matching her career best at NSU.
• Played 30 minutes in back-to-back games at ULM (Nov. 18) and Texas Tech (Nov. 22) setting and matching a then career best.
• Tied a career best with 21 points and seven FGs in the 68-63 loss to LSUS (Nov. 27). Also set new career high in FG attempts with 23 in the game.
• Did not attempt a shot from beyond the arc for just the second time in her career at Lamar (Dec. 21). Scored all 14 points in the game from shorter distance and the free throw line.
• Matched a then career high with 21 points at No. 25 Texas (Dec. 29), the second 21-point game of the season. Scored all points in the first three quarters of the game with 17 by halftime.
• Set a new career high in points (32) and matched a best in free throws made (8) in the 69-60 win against Houston Baptist (Jan. 5).
• Earned co-LSWA Player of the Week honor following 32-point outing for the week of Jan. 5.
• Set a new career best with four steals in the overtime loss to UIW (Jan. 8).
• Reached 30 points for the second time on the season with 31 against Southeastern La. (Jan. 25). Also set a career high with 38 minutes played and matched a best in FGs made (10) and 3-pt FGs made (4).
• Scored the first 20 points of the game for the Lady Demons against Southeastern La. (Jan. 25).
• Scored 28 straight first quarter points for the Lady Demons across three games from Jan. 22 to Jan. 29.
• Scored in double figures three straight games three different times on the season, including a career-best seven game streak.
• Made 13 consecutive free throws during a five game stretch between Feb. 8 and Feb. 26.
2018-19 Season:
• Appeared in 29 games, making nine starts in her first season as a Lady Demon.
• produced her second double-figure scoring game against Nicholls, tallying 15 points in an 89-67 loss on March 6.
• led five Lady Demons in double figures with 17 points, hitting 7 of 8 free throws, in an 89-73 win at McNeese on Feb. 9.
• stretched her run of double-figure scoring games to five, tallying 11 points in an 82-63 win against McNeese on Jan. 5.
• Notched 14 of her career-high 21 points in the second half of a 97-86 loss at Nicholls and set a career high with four made 3-pointers.
• scored in double figures for the third straight game, tallying 15 points in an 82-56 win against Central Baptist on Dec. 21.
• tied for the team lead with 15 points in an 87-73 loss at Alabama on Dec. 16.
• dropped 17 points in 21 minutes, sinking 7 of 11 shots, in a 94-51 win against Centenary on Dec. 8.
• paced NSU with 13 points, hitting five of 10 shots, including two of three 3-pointers, in a 69-54 loss at Southern Miss, which is 25 minutes from her JUCO home of Jones County JC.
• had 10 of her team-high 14 points in the first half of a 71-66 win against Loyola on Nov. 24.
• tied for the team lead with six rebounds and added 10 points in a 78-65 win against Alcorn on Nov. 20.
• became Northwestern State’s first 20-point scorer, knocking down 7 of 8 shots, including all three 3-pointers, to finish with 20 points in a 100-40 win against LeTourneau on Nov. 12.
• hit her first 3-point attempt at the Division I level and finshed with five points in her debut, a 98-53 loss at Arkansas on Nov. 9.
Prior to NSU:
• Played two seasons at Jones County Junior College.
• averaged 10 points per game, hitting 37 percent of her 3-point tries as a sophomore.
• had 14 double-figure scoring games as a sophomore, led by a 19-point outing against Hinds on Jan. 11.
• averaged 5.3 points per game and had a season-high 16 points on 4-for-4 shooting (3-for-3 on 3-pointers) in a Jan. 3 win at Walters.
• graduated with a 3.4 grade point average.
High School:
• Lettered at Quitman High School.
• graduated with a 3.5 grade point average.
Personal:
• Born June 1, 1998.
• daughter of Cassandra Bonner and John Pruitt.
• six sisters, Shayla Jones, Raven Barnes, Sharell Knott, Ty Sullivan, Tina Taylor and Keriunna Bonner and two bothers Deonte Pruitt and Isreal House.
• majoring in criminal justice.
• plans to play overseas after graduation and earn a master's degree in criminal justice.
• life's ambition is to be stable mentally, emotional, and financially to provide for her family.
