2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster
Kirkpatrick, Kennedy
Jersey Number 23
Kennedy Kirkpatrick
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- High School:
- Free State
- Hometown:
- Lawrence, Kansas
Bio
2015-16
One of a league-high eight BGSU student-athletes named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in all 28 games off the bench, averaging 14.9 minutes per game ... also averaged 4.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per outing ... was third on the team in assists and fifth in total minutes played ... hit 11 three-point field goals on the season ... shot 79.2 percent from the free-throw line, making 19-of-24 shots from the stripe ... scored in double figures four times, including a season-high 19-point effort in a win over Jacksonville ... was 6-of-8 from the field, including 2-for-3 from three-point range, and a perfect 5-for-5 from the free-throw line in that JU game ... also had three assists and two steals off the bench ... scored nine points in the win over Bradley ... had 10 points, six rebounds and a pair of assists, going 5-for-7 from the field, in a win at Northern Illinois ... had seven points on perfect 3-for-3 shooting in BG's home win over Miami ... was a perfect 4-for-4 from the floor, hitting two shots from beyond the arc, en route to 10 points at Ohio ... scored 10 points for the second-straight game, hitting three field goals and four free throws at Akron ... was a combined 7-for-7 from the floor in those two games (Ohio and UA) ... averaged 8.0 ppg over the final four games of the season, shooting 63.1% (12-of-19) from the field in that span ... was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society, in February of 2016 ... also was inducted into the Mortar Board Honor Society.
2014-15
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in 29 of BGSU's 30 games, starting the final five games of the year ... averaged 5.1 points and 1.5 rebounds per game ... scored the first two points of her career, adding two rebounds and an assist, vs. UC Irvine (Nov. 28) ... grabbed a rebound at the defensive end and went coast-to-coast for a layup and her first two points as a Falcon in the second half of that win ... had a then career-high seven points against Saint Francis (Dec. 13), going 7-of-8 from the free-throw line ... then, topped that total with eight points at Illinois State (Dec. 19) ... two days later, scored seven points at Bradley to help the Falcons to a 2-0 road trip ... scored six points and dished out four assists at FIU (Dec. 30), playing a then career-high 21 minutes ... once MAC play began, she would play at least 20 minutes in 15 of the 18 conference contests, including three games of 30 or more minutes ... had six points in BG's win vs. Northern Illinois (Jan. 14) ... exploded for 18 points in the Falcons' win over Miami (Jan. 24), going 6-of-8 from the field ... more than doubled her previous career-best scoring effort in that game ... added four rebounds and three assists vs. the RedHawks, and was a perfect 2-for-2 from three-point range ... outscored Miami by herself in the first half, with 13 points off the bench in the opening period as the Falcons built a 31-9 halftime lead ... after entering the contest for the first tie, was directly involved in the scoring of the game's next 14 points, scoring nine points herself and assisting teammates for two other buckets ... had seven points vs. both NIU (Jan. 28) and Central Michigan (Feb. 4), playing 30 minutes against the Chippewas ... had eight points and a career-high five rebounds at Buffalo (Feb. 7) ... had 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting, adding four rebounds, vs. Kent State (Feb. 21) ... was 2-for-3 from long distance vs. the Flashes ... played a career-high 31 minutes in back-to-back games, vs. KSU and Miami (Feb. 25).
2013-14
Played in just five games in her first year on campus, and was redshirted ... played a total of 16 minutes in those five games, with two assists and a rebound on the year ... all five games were played away from home, as she saw action in road games vs. Iona (Nov. 9), Butler (Nov. 18) and Ohio State (Nov. 24), along with neutral-site contests against Marist (Nov. 22) and Old Dominion (Nov. 23) ... played a season-high six minutes vs. Marist ... had a rebound and an assist in three mniutes of work in her collegiate debut at Iona ... also had an assist in the OSU game.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters at Free State High School ('13) for coaches Bryan Duncan and Matt Frost ... finished her high-school career with 1,046 points and 254 assists, setting the school record in the latter category ... averaged 13.2 points, four rebounds and 4.1 assists per game as a senior, helping the Firebirds to a 16-6 record and the sub state championship game ... earned All-Sunflower League First-Team honors for the third consecutive year, and also was named to the all-state 6A (large-school division) team for the third-straight season ... named to the all-state first team once and the second team twice ... played in the Missouri/Kansas All-Star game, leading the Kansas team with 14 points ... a two-year basketball team captain ... averaged 18.4 points, 4.3 boards and 3.2 assists as a junior as the Firebirds set a school record with 16 wins ... averaged 15 ppg as a soph ... in addition to assists, also set school career records for field goals and three-point field goals made, and broke the single-game and single-season assists records as well ... also lettered in volleyball ... National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL
Kennedy Paige Kirkpatrick was born on May 2, 1995, in Wichita, Kansas ... a biology (pre-medicine) major at BGSU ... graduated with a cumulative GPA of 3.645 ... daughter of Jeff and Janette Kirkpatrick ... the oldest of two children ... has a brother ... has played AAU ball for the Missouri Valley Eclipse.
One of a league-high eight BGSU student-athletes named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in all 28 games off the bench, averaging 14.9 minutes per game ... also averaged 4.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per outing ... was third on the team in assists and fifth in total minutes played ... hit 11 three-point field goals on the season ... shot 79.2 percent from the free-throw line, making 19-of-24 shots from the stripe ... scored in double figures four times, including a season-high 19-point effort in a win over Jacksonville ... was 6-of-8 from the field, including 2-for-3 from three-point range, and a perfect 5-for-5 from the free-throw line in that JU game ... also had three assists and two steals off the bench ... scored nine points in the win over Bradley ... had 10 points, six rebounds and a pair of assists, going 5-for-7 from the field, in a win at Northern Illinois ... had seven points on perfect 3-for-3 shooting in BG's home win over Miami ... was a perfect 4-for-4 from the floor, hitting two shots from beyond the arc, en route to 10 points at Ohio ... scored 10 points for the second-straight game, hitting three field goals and four free throws at Akron ... was a combined 7-for-7 from the floor in those two games (Ohio and UA) ... averaged 8.0 ppg over the final four games of the season, shooting 63.1% (12-of-19) from the field in that span ... was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the National College Athlete Honor Society, in February of 2016 ... also was inducted into the Mortar Board Honor Society.
2014-15
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in 29 of BGSU's 30 games, starting the final five games of the year ... averaged 5.1 points and 1.5 rebounds per game ... scored the first two points of her career, adding two rebounds and an assist, vs. UC Irvine (Nov. 28) ... grabbed a rebound at the defensive end and went coast-to-coast for a layup and her first two points as a Falcon in the second half of that win ... had a then career-high seven points against Saint Francis (Dec. 13), going 7-of-8 from the free-throw line ... then, topped that total with eight points at Illinois State (Dec. 19) ... two days later, scored seven points at Bradley to help the Falcons to a 2-0 road trip ... scored six points and dished out four assists at FIU (Dec. 30), playing a then career-high 21 minutes ... once MAC play began, she would play at least 20 minutes in 15 of the 18 conference contests, including three games of 30 or more minutes ... had six points in BG's win vs. Northern Illinois (Jan. 14) ... exploded for 18 points in the Falcons' win over Miami (Jan. 24), going 6-of-8 from the field ... more than doubled her previous career-best scoring effort in that game ... added four rebounds and three assists vs. the RedHawks, and was a perfect 2-for-2 from three-point range ... outscored Miami by herself in the first half, with 13 points off the bench in the opening period as the Falcons built a 31-9 halftime lead ... after entering the contest for the first tie, was directly involved in the scoring of the game's next 14 points, scoring nine points herself and assisting teammates for two other buckets ... had seven points vs. both NIU (Jan. 28) and Central Michigan (Feb. 4), playing 30 minutes against the Chippewas ... had eight points and a career-high five rebounds at Buffalo (Feb. 7) ... had 13 points on 5-of-9 shooting, adding four rebounds, vs. Kent State (Feb. 21) ... was 2-for-3 from long distance vs. the Flashes ... played a career-high 31 minutes in back-to-back games, vs. KSU and Miami (Feb. 25).
2013-14
Played in just five games in her first year on campus, and was redshirted ... played a total of 16 minutes in those five games, with two assists and a rebound on the year ... all five games were played away from home, as she saw action in road games vs. Iona (Nov. 9), Butler (Nov. 18) and Ohio State (Nov. 24), along with neutral-site contests against Marist (Nov. 22) and Old Dominion (Nov. 23) ... played a season-high six minutes vs. Marist ... had a rebound and an assist in three mniutes of work in her collegiate debut at Iona ... also had an assist in the OSU game.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters at Free State High School ('13) for coaches Bryan Duncan and Matt Frost ... finished her high-school career with 1,046 points and 254 assists, setting the school record in the latter category ... averaged 13.2 points, four rebounds and 4.1 assists per game as a senior, helping the Firebirds to a 16-6 record and the sub state championship game ... earned All-Sunflower League First-Team honors for the third consecutive year, and also was named to the all-state 6A (large-school division) team for the third-straight season ... named to the all-state first team once and the second team twice ... played in the Missouri/Kansas All-Star game, leading the Kansas team with 14 points ... a two-year basketball team captain ... averaged 18.4 points, 4.3 boards and 3.2 assists as a junior as the Firebirds set a school record with 16 wins ... averaged 15 ppg as a soph ... in addition to assists, also set school career records for field goals and three-point field goals made, and broke the single-game and single-season assists records as well ... also lettered in volleyball ... National Honor Society member.
PERSONAL
Kennedy Paige Kirkpatrick was born on May 2, 1995, in Wichita, Kansas ... a biology (pre-medicine) major at BGSU ... graduated with a cumulative GPA of 3.645 ... daughter of Jeff and Janette Kirkpatrick ... the oldest of two children ... has a brother ... has played AAU ball for the Missouri Valley Eclipse.
KIRKPATRICK, Kennedy
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2013-14 5-0 16/3.2 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 1 0.2 1-0 2 0 0 0 0/0.0
2014-15 29-5 582/20.1 43-119 .361 16-42 .381 45-55 .818 7-36 43 1.5 43-0 32 34 2 9 147/5.1
2015-16 28-0 416/14.9 44-105 .419 11-49 .224 19-24 .792 5-43 48 1.7 29-0 37 27 2 11 118/4.2
TOTAL 62-5 1014/16.4 87-228 .382 27-93 .290 64-79 .810 12-80 92 1.5 73-0 71 61 4 20 265/4.3
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 19, vs Jacksonville -- 11/28/15
Rebounds: 6, at Northern Illinois -- 01/20/16 ; at Virginia -- 12/08/15
Assists: 4, at Cleveland State -- 12/05/15 ; at FIU -- 12/30/14
Steals: 2, 4 times
Blocks: 1, 4 times
FG made: 6, Miami -- 01/24/15 ; vs Jacksonville -- 11/28/15
FG attempts: 9, Kent State -- 02/21/15
3FG made: 2, 6 times
3FG attempts: 4, 5 times
FT made: 7, at Saint Francis U -- 12/13/14
FT attempts: 8, at Saint Francis U -- 12/13/14
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