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2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

Emily Bollinger
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks
Dennis Banks

13 Kayel Newland

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Liberty HS
  • Hometown Kansas City, Mo.

Biography

Career Highlights
2022 MVC Scholar-Athlete Team

2020-21: Played in 23 games, getting the start in one and averaging 7.6 minutes played per contest ... scored 40 points on the year, putting up a season-high nine points vs. Drake (Feb. 20) when she went 3-of-3 from behind the arc ... had a season-best seven boards in ISU's season opener vs. St. Xavier (Dec. 6) ... shot 42.5% (17-of-40) from the floor ... totaled 40 points, 25 rebounds, 10 assists, six steals and one block during her junior campaign ... helped ISU make its first postseason appearance in eight years, recording four points in the Redbirds win over Samford at the WNIT on Mar. 20. 

2019-20: Played in 20 games her sophomore season, averaging 10.3 minutes per contest ... scored 58 points, scoring a career-high 14 points versus Northern Illinois (Nov. 20) ... averaged 2.9 points per game, tallying two double figure performances on the year ... finished the season shooting 42.3 percent (11-of-26) from behind the arc, draining four triples versus Northern Illinois (Nov. 20) ... grabbed 31 rebounds, averaging 1.6 boards per game ... dished out 12 assists and grabbed six steals ... postseason canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2018-19: Appeared in all 31 games with nine starts, averaging 18.4 minutes a game ... scored 136 points and set a season high of 12 points in game at Bradley (Feb. 22) ... averaged 4.4 points per game and added double digits in three contests ... finished the season shooting .760 from the charity stripe, netting 19-of-25 ... added 23 triples, going 23-for-79 (.291) ... grabbed 80 rebounds, averaging 2.6 per game ... set a career high of 8 boards in game against Bradley (Feb. 22) ...dished out 29 assists and grabbed 14 steals.

Liberty HS: A three-time all-conference and all-district player at Liberty High School, four-time all-tournament team selection and Courier Tribune Player of the Year ... state championship qualifier and named to the Missouri Class 5 All-State Team ... finished 1st in career 3-pointers (212) and 5th all-time in scoring (1,138) ... member of four consecutive Class 5 District Championship Teams ... McDonald's All-American nominee ... Kansas City Star Scholar Athlete ... Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Academic All-State ... 2018 class valedictorian.

Personal: Daughter of Brad and Cheryl Newland ... born Feb. 7, 2000 ... she has one older brother named Brady ... majoring in Biology with hopes to pursue orthopedics ... she can solve a rubiks cube and loves peanut butter ... her dad owns an ice cream shop ... her favorite food is grilled chicken and her favorite holiday is Christmas.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2018-19Freshman

    G
    6'0"
    31
  • 13

    2019-20Sophomore

    Guard
    5'10"
    13
  • 13

    2020-21Junior

    Guard
    5'10"
    13
  • 13

    2021-22Senior

    Guard
    5'10"
    13