(*photo credit: Lindsay Adler Photography*)
We’ve decided to bring the infamous Instagram tradition of #WCW (woman crush Wednesday) here to Beyond The W!! Each Wednesday, we will hand pick one of the league’s amazing players who embody what Beyond The W is all about: talent, style, great role models, and uniqueness. To kick things off, we’ve selected New York Liberty guard Essence Carson as this week’s #WCW! Let’s take a look at why:
On-The-Court Prowess
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Since her days playing for one of the nation’s best programs at Rutgers University, Essence has been a dominating and effective force on the court. After being drafted by the Liberty in 2008, she has had a strong career as a guard, with a career high of 14.3 PPG, 5.5 rebounds,, and 1.8 assists. Things looked like they took a turn for the worst after tearing her left ACL in a 2013 game against the Atlanta Dream, but she persevered, trained hard, remained patient, and returned the following season making significant strides. Currently, she is playing for the Israeli team, Bnot Hertzeliya , where she is averaging 20pts, 5.4 rebounds, and 2.6 assists.
Signature Style
When playing for a city like New York, style and swag are a must, and Essence brings it each and every time. If she isn’t dressed down in some fly J’s and cargo shorts, you can catch her donning all-black, covered in bold jewelry and soft makeup, topped off with confidence. Here some of our fave looks by her so far:
Budding Music Mogul
Essence is one of the multi-talented players in the league. Before falling in love with basketball, she was first exposed to music at the young age of nine, where she went on to attend a performing arts high school, and then on to Rutgers as a music major. In addition to being a instrumentalist on the drums, piano, saxophone, and bass guitar, she is also a hip-hop artist and producer! Pr3pE (her alias, pronounced “preppy”) released her debut album, “Broken Diary“, in 2013. You can catch the video to her first single released in 2012, “Love Letter, below:
(photo credit: New York Liberty)
