Kayla Kirtley

Bio

2019-2020 at Taylor: Was a crucial role player as a sophomore, competing in 26 games … Accumulated 166 points, 51 rebounds, 14 steals and four blocks … Hit 60 field goals at a 44.4 percent rate and 20 three-pointers at a 34.5 percent clip … Posted five double-digit point efforts in six-game stretch … Set a career-high with 18 points against Goshen on January 15 … Netted a long ball in 12 contests, nailing a career-best five treys against Indiana Wesleyan on January 18 … Picked up multiple rebounds in 15 games, including a season-high five boards against Great Lakes Christian … Excelled in home contests averaging 7.5 points and 2.5 rebounds per game … Named CoSIDA Academic All-District.

2018-2019 at Taylor: Appeared in 17 games in her freshman campaign at TU … Converted on 41.7 percent of shot attempts, nabbing 1.6 points per game … Grabbed 16 boards and five steals … Helped Taylor to a win in all 17 appearances … Posted a season-high 12 points against Northwestern Ohio.

Prep: Lettered four years at Hamilton Heights High for Coach Keegan Cherry  … Started all four years and scored over 1,000 points at the high school level … Led Hamilton Heights in scoring for three years … Earned Hoosier All-Conference honors for three-consecutive years … Nabbed First-Team Academic All-Indiana honors in 2018 … Member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Kevin and Christy Kirtley … Majoring in biochemistry.