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2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

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31 Kennedy Flanagan

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Highschool Highland HS
  • Hometown Canton, Mo.

Biography

FIFTH YEAR (2024-25): Played in 31 games with one start... Averaged 7.1 minutes per game... Played a season-high 16 minutes  and made a season-high three field goals on February 27 at Tennessee Tech.


REDSHIRT SENIOR (2023-24): Played in 20 games with two starts this season…Averaged 9.7 minutes off the bench…Set a season high in points (15), minutes (18) against NIIU. Also shot a perfect 7-7 from the field.

REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2022-23): Appeared in all 30 games, making one start and playing 352 total minutes (11.7 per game)… blocked a career-high three shots against Tarleton State on Nov. 30, also scoring three points and grabbing six rebounds… finished with a season-high seven boards against North Dakota State on Dec. 19… scored nine and grabbed four rebounds in 13 minutes against St. Thomas on Feb. 18… finished the season with 10 games of at least four rebounds and scored seven or more four times.


REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2021-22): Appeared in each of the team’s 29 games, averaging 9.1 minutes per contest… had the third-best shooting percentage on the team, making 42.9% of her attempts from the field… set career-highs in points (13) and rebounds (8) against Chicago State on Nov. 17, making 4-7 from the field and 3-5 from deep… finished with seven points, four rebounds and two assists in Western’s quarterfinal matchup against South Dakota in the Summit League Tournament.


REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN (2020-21): Made 15 appearances during the season… set a career-high in points (3) and minutes (13) against Illinois State (Dec. 13)... averaged 3.7 minutes per game… recorded a rebound and a field goal against Omaha in The Summit League Championship Semifinal (March 8)...pulled in three rebounds against Bellarmine (Dec. 19).

FRESHMAN (2019-20): No appearances… redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in Basketball and Softball...Named unanimous 1st team All- Conference (2018-19).... Named 2nd team All-Conference (2017-2018)...  Unanimous All-District Team (2018-19)... Only player in state of Missouri to receive both MBCA All-State and Academic All-State in 2018-19… 1180 career points… 691 career rebounds.

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 4th 2000…. Daughter of Chris and Julie Flanagan… Most memorable moment is breaking the 30 year old single-game scoring record the first game of her senior year... Lists her mom as her major influence including “she’s the one who saw my potential early on and really gave me the confidence to work for a basketball scholarship”... Chose Western because she watched WIU women’s basketball growing up and it’s always been her dream to play here... majoring in  Biology-Medical Sciences. 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2019-20Freshman

    Forward
    6'0"
    24
  • 24

    2020-21Redshirt Freshman

    Forward
    6'0"
    24
  • 24

    2021-22Redshirt Sophomore

    Forward
    6'0"
    24
  • 24

    2022-23Redshirt Junior

    Forward
    6'0"
    24
  • 24

    2023-24Senior

    Forward
    6'0"
    24
  • 31

    2024-25Fifth Year

    Forward
    6'0"
    31