2025-26 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 22
Lydie Mwamba
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-11
- Hometown:
- Kinshasa, DR Congo
- Prev School:
- Hyde School (Trinity Valley CC/New Mexico)
Previous Schools
Prep
Personal
Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
Because of the culture and Christian beliefs.
Is there anything special you do pregame or postgame and why?
I listen to music because I can be nervous, and I'm always on the phone with my people back home.
Who in your life inspires you and why are they such an inspiration?
My parents, because they sacrifice a lot for us.
If you picked your jersey/uniform number, why is that number important to you?
I picked 22 because of Aja Wilson.
Do you have any relatives who are playing or have played college or professional sports? (Names, relation to you, what/where they played)?
My older brothers Patrick and Lucien.
Favorite meal (breakfast/lunch/dinner) and what is that special meal?
Seafood boil
What is the first app you check on your phone each day?
WhatsApp
What is your favorite hobby outside of athletics?
Music
Who was your favorite athlete growing up?
Maya Moore
What is your go-to karaoke song?
Any song by Adele
What is your dream vacation spot and why?
Dubai
- Spent one year (2024-25) at New Mexico after playing two seasons (2022-23 and 2023-24) at Trinity Valley Community College
- Averaged 3.0 ppg and 1.7 rpg in 12 games at New Mexico, posting season highs of eight points and six boards
- Shot 41.2 percent from beyond the arc during her year with the Lobos
- Excelled as a sophomore at Trinity Valley CC in 2023-24, earning NJCAA second team All-America honors
- Sophomore stats included 16.9 ppg and 6.8 rpg as her team went 26-7 and reached the second round of the NJCAA Tournament
Prep
- Graduated from Hyde School in Maine after spending her first two years of high school at Coventry Christian School in Pennsylvania
- Scored over 1,000 career points
Personal
- Daughter of Kayoko and Viviane Mwamba
- Brother Patrick played college basketball at UT Arlington, Oral Roberts and Loyola Chicago
- Birthday is Sept. 8
- Business management major
Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
Because of the culture and Christian beliefs.
Is there anything special you do pregame or postgame and why?
I listen to music because I can be nervous, and I'm always on the phone with my people back home.
Who in your life inspires you and why are they such an inspiration?
My parents, because they sacrifice a lot for us.
If you picked your jersey/uniform number, why is that number important to you?
I picked 22 because of Aja Wilson.
Do you have any relatives who are playing or have played college or professional sports? (Names, relation to you, what/where they played)?
My older brothers Patrick and Lucien.
Favorite meal (breakfast/lunch/dinner) and what is that special meal?
Seafood boil
What is the first app you check on your phone each day?
What is your favorite hobby outside of athletics?
Music
Who was your favorite athlete growing up?
Maya Moore
What is your go-to karaoke song?
Any song by Adele
What is your dream vacation spot and why?
Dubai
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