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2021-22 Women's Basketball

14 Klaire Steffens

  • Height 6-1
  • Position F
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Vernon Hills, Ill.
  • High School Stevenson

Biography

School Records:

  • Season: No. 7 in scoring average (16.5 in 2021-22); No. 9 in points (397 in 2021-22); T-No. 9 in field goals made (149 in 2021-22)

2021-22:

  • Honorable Mention All-American (WBCA)
  • Second Team All-Region (D3hoops.com)
  • First Team All-UAA
  • Scored a career-high 35 points versus Rochester, establishing a new facility record for most points scored by a Maroon at the Ratner Athletics Center
  • UAA Athlete of the Week (Nov. 29, Feb. 14)
  • UAA All-Academic Team
  • Started all of the team’s 24 games
  • Shot 45.2% from the field, including a team-best 38.7% from three-point range
  • Led team with 16.5 points per game, 8.2 rebounds per game and 2.4 steals per game
  • Led team in blocked shots with 21 and in steals with 57
  • Registered seven double-double performances
  • Scored season-high 35 points alongside seven rebounds and four steals against Rochester
  • Totalled 28 points, 13 rebounds and three steals against WashU
  • Grabbed season-high 14 rebounds and blocked season-high four shots alongside 13 points against Millikin

2020-21:

  • UAA All-Academic Team

2019-20:

  • Started all 27 games
  • Averaged 8.7 points, 1.3 assists, 1.1 steals and a team-high 7.8 rebounds per game on the season
  • Scored a career-high 22 points with eight rebounds versus Illinois Wesleyan
  • Grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds to go with 12 points against Brandeis
  • Posted six games with at least 10 rebounds
  • Totaled 10 points and 14 rebounds at Case Western Reserve
  • UAA All-Academic Team

2018-19:

  • Played in all 26 games with three starts
  • Averaged 5.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per game
  • Tallied a double-double with 11 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks versus Heidelberg
  • Collected 11 rebounds and nine points at Elmhurst
  • Scored a season-high 12 points at Lake Forest

Personal:

  • Major: Public Policy
  • UChicago activities: Women's Athletic Association, Trott Business Program
  • Played four years of varsity basketball in high school
  • Averaged 14.2 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 1.6 blocks per game as a senior
  • Three time All-Conference and All-Area, Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) All-State special mention, Chicago Tribune LakeShore Athlete of the Year
  • Two-time team captain
  • 2017 three-point regional champ and state qualifier
  • Four-year Gold Honor Roll, National Honor Society, Athlete Scholar Award
  • Founder of Free the Children club, Best Buddies

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2018-19Freshman

    F
    6'1"
    14
  • 14

    2019-20Sophomore

    F
    6'1"
    14
  • 14

    2020-21Junior

    F
    6'1"
    14
  • 14

    2021-22Senior

    F
    6'1"
    14