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13 Olivia Kaufmann

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Jacksonville
  • Hometown Jacksonville, Ill.

Biography

SENIOR (2019-20): First-Team All-League, Academic All-League, 1,000 Point Club, Summit League Player of the Week (Jan. 13), Preseason Player to Watch… started all 30 games in back-to-back seasons… first on the team and third in the Summit League with 16.9 points per game… led the team in field goals (162), free throws (140), assists (100), steals (64) and minutes (1,000)… second in three-pointers (44) and rebounds (159)... averaged 33.3 minutes per game… played all 40 three times… became 19th Leatherneck to score 1,000 points against Purdue Fort Wayne (Jan. 9)... back-to-back double-doubles earned first career Player of the Week honor on Jan.13… had five double-doubles… scored career-high 30 points versus SEMO (Dec. 17)... 11 games with 20+ points… 25 in double-figures… had a 23 point performance versus Oral Roberts (March 8) in The Summit League Championships.

JUNIOR (2018-19): All-Summit League Second Team… Appeared in all 30 games averaging 31.2 minutes per contest.... Averaged 16 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game…

SOPHOMORE (2017-18): Appeared in all 32 games in the season averaging 18.9 minutes per contest… averaged 6.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game at guard… tallied a .381 field goal percentage and shot .627 from the line… recorded a career-high of 24 points as well as posting career-highs in field goals made (seven) and free throws made (nine) in the Nov. 12 win over Illinois College… had a career-high of eight assists in the Nov. 14, 2017 win over Williams Woods… also had a career-high six rebounds three times, most recently against Eureka College…

FRESHMAN (2016-17): 2016-17 Summit League Spring Academic Honor Roll... Averaged 2.3 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game as a freshman... appeared in 25 games with one start this season... logs 6.6 minutes per contest... recorded a career-high 12 points and four rebounds in the win over Graceland (Dec. 7, 2016)... also had a career-high three assists in the win over Illinois State.

HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 22.5 points per game, 3.5 assists per game, and 3.8 rebounds per game… All-time leading scorer for Jacksonville High School…Scored 2163 points with 205 made 3-pointers, 304 steals and 387 assists in high school career… AP First Team All-State and IBCA Second Team All-State as a senior…Named All-State as a sophomore and junior…Named to the Miss Basketball Ballot…Two-year team captain…Named All-Conference for three years…CS8 Girls Basketball Player of the Year…Involved in high school Key Club Volunteer Group…

PERSONAL: Daughter of Kevin and Pamma Kaufmann…Majoring in Exercise Science…uncle Andy Kaufmann played basketball at the University of Illinois… favorite moment was scoring 39 points in a game during her senior year…favorite professional sports teams are the Chicago Bulls and Chicago Cubs… 

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2016-17Freshman

    Guard
    5'8"
    13
  • 13

    2017-18Sophomore

    Guard
    5'8"
    13
  • 13

    2018-19Junior

    Guard
    5'8"
    13
  • 13

    2019-20Senior

    Guard
    5'8"
    13