University of Richmond Athletics
2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 24
Kate Klimkiewicz
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Paul VI Catholic HS
- Hometown:
- Oakton, Va.
Senior (2021-22)
- Scored a season-high 26 points against La Salle along with grabbing 10 rebounds
- Dished out a season-high five assists versus UMass
- Capped off her second consecutive 20-point game with a game winning three at the buzzer against George Washington, good enough to be number three on Sport Center's top-10 plays that night
- Was the game’s leading scorer versus Duquesne with 20 points. She also added six rebounds and three assists in the win
- Posted a season-high five steals against Longwood along with 19 points and a game-high eight rebounds
- Shot a perfect 100 percent from the field going 6-of-6, including 2-of-2 from beyond the arc for a team-high 14 points in a win versus William & Mary
- Filled up the box score in a road win against UVA with 17 points, seven rebounds, and four steals
- Grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds against Long Beach State
- Scored 16 points on 63.6 percent shooting in just 21 minutes in the first win of the season at Hampton
- Named to A-10 Preseason All-Conference Second Team
Junior (2020-21)
- Named Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team
- Played in and started all 22 games
- Led the team in scoring at 14.3 points per game (314 points) and was top-10 in scoring in the A-10
- Finished second on the team in field goal percentage at 44.4 percent (111-for-250) and led the A-10 in three-pointers made with 49 (39.2 percent - 49-for-125)
- Shot 71.7 percent from the free throw line (43-of-60)
- Pulled down 6.9 rebounds per game (151 rebounds), posting three double-doubles
- First career double-double was against George Washington - 14 points and a career high 14 rebounds
- Second career double-double was against La Salle - 23 points,13 rebounds
- Third career double-double was against George Washington in the A-10 Championship second round - 15 points, 11 rebounds
- Scored in double figures in 19 of 22 games
- Had a career-high 25 points against Gardner-Webb going 9-for-16 from the field
- Hit a three-pointer in 18 of 22 games, making a career-high six three-pointers against UMass
- Her A-10 scoring high was 23 points twice against Saint Joseph's and UMass
- In her final five games of the season, averaged 17.4 points per game, including 19 in the A-10 Championship quarterfinal against Saint Louis
- Led the team in steals with 43, including eight against Saint Louis in the A-10 Championship quarterfinal, third-most in a single-game in school history
Sophomore (2019-20)
- Appeared in all 32 games, making 29 starts in her first season at Richmond
- Third on the team in scoring at 10.1 points per game (323 points) and led the team with 51 three-pointers
- Finished third on the team in field goal percentage at 40.9 percent (110-for-269)
- Second on the team in rebounds with 4.8 per game (152 rebounds)
- Made 52 free throws (52-for-71), which was third best on the team (73.2 percent)
- Averaged 8.8 points per game during A-10 play and hit a team-best 25 three-pointers in 16 conference games
- 12 points in her A-10 debut at Saint Joseph’s
- Had a career night against William & Mary with 21 points, 8 rebs., 4 assists
- Finished in double figures in 17 of 32 games
- 17 points, four assists and a career-high two blocks against Furman
- Went 5-for-7 shooting with 16 points at Coastal Carolina
- Scored 13 points off the bench with two three-pointers in her Spider debut at UNCG
- Played a season-high 40 minutes against Hampton
- Finished the season with 15 points against George Washington in the A-10 Championship First Round and 13 points at Dayton in the A-10 Championship quarterfinals
- Went 5-for-10 from the three-point line in her final two games of the season
Freshman (2018-19 at Boston College)
- Played one season at Boston College playing in 13 games
- Finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and three three-pointers made
- Her best game came against Rider, scoring seven points off the bench and went 2-for-2 from downtown.
High School
-A six-foot wing player who earned the McDonald’s All-American nominee honor in 2018 at Paul VI Catholic high school in Oakton, Virginia
- Scored over 1,000 points and helped her team be nationally ranked the last four seasons and finished third in the USA Today rankings in 2016-17 with a 32-2 record
- Was a 2018 VISAA State Champion helping her team finish 31-4
- Earned Washington Catholic Conference Second Team and VISAA First Team All-Conference in 2018
- Played AAU for Coach Ronald James and Team Takeover based in Washington D.C, Maryland and Virginia area
- Scored a season-high 26 points against La Salle along with grabbing 10 rebounds
- Dished out a season-high five assists versus UMass
- Capped off her second consecutive 20-point game with a game winning three at the buzzer against George Washington, good enough to be number three on Sport Center's top-10 plays that night
- Was the game’s leading scorer versus Duquesne with 20 points. She also added six rebounds and three assists in the win
- Posted a season-high five steals against Longwood along with 19 points and a game-high eight rebounds
- Shot a perfect 100 percent from the field going 6-of-6, including 2-of-2 from beyond the arc for a team-high 14 points in a win versus William & Mary
- Filled up the box score in a road win against UVA with 17 points, seven rebounds, and four steals
- Grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds against Long Beach State
- Scored 16 points on 63.6 percent shooting in just 21 minutes in the first win of the season at Hampton
- Named to A-10 Preseason All-Conference Second Team
Junior (2020-21)
- Named Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team
- Played in and started all 22 games
- Led the team in scoring at 14.3 points per game (314 points) and was top-10 in scoring in the A-10
- Finished second on the team in field goal percentage at 44.4 percent (111-for-250) and led the A-10 in three-pointers made with 49 (39.2 percent - 49-for-125)
- Shot 71.7 percent from the free throw line (43-of-60)
- Pulled down 6.9 rebounds per game (151 rebounds), posting three double-doubles
- First career double-double was against George Washington - 14 points and a career high 14 rebounds
- Second career double-double was against La Salle - 23 points,13 rebounds
- Third career double-double was against George Washington in the A-10 Championship second round - 15 points, 11 rebounds
- Scored in double figures in 19 of 22 games
- Had a career-high 25 points against Gardner-Webb going 9-for-16 from the field
- Hit a three-pointer in 18 of 22 games, making a career-high six three-pointers against UMass
- Her A-10 scoring high was 23 points twice against Saint Joseph's and UMass
- In her final five games of the season, averaged 17.4 points per game, including 19 in the A-10 Championship quarterfinal against Saint Louis
- Led the team in steals with 43, including eight against Saint Louis in the A-10 Championship quarterfinal, third-most in a single-game in school history
Sophomore (2019-20)
- Appeared in all 32 games, making 29 starts in her first season at Richmond
- Third on the team in scoring at 10.1 points per game (323 points) and led the team with 51 three-pointers
- Finished third on the team in field goal percentage at 40.9 percent (110-for-269)
- Second on the team in rebounds with 4.8 per game (152 rebounds)
- Made 52 free throws (52-for-71), which was third best on the team (73.2 percent)
- Averaged 8.8 points per game during A-10 play and hit a team-best 25 three-pointers in 16 conference games
- 12 points in her A-10 debut at Saint Joseph’s
- Had a career night against William & Mary with 21 points, 8 rebs., 4 assists
- Finished in double figures in 17 of 32 games
- 17 points, four assists and a career-high two blocks against Furman
- Went 5-for-7 shooting with 16 points at Coastal Carolina
- Scored 13 points off the bench with two three-pointers in her Spider debut at UNCG
- Played a season-high 40 minutes against Hampton
- Finished the season with 15 points against George Washington in the A-10 Championship First Round and 13 points at Dayton in the A-10 Championship quarterfinals
- Went 5-for-10 from the three-point line in her final two games of the season
Freshman (2018-19 at Boston College)
- Played one season at Boston College playing in 13 games
- Finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and three three-pointers made
- Her best game came against Rider, scoring seven points off the bench and went 2-for-2 from downtown.
High School
-A six-foot wing player who earned the McDonald’s All-American nominee honor in 2018 at Paul VI Catholic high school in Oakton, Virginia
- Scored over 1,000 points and helped her team be nationally ranked the last four seasons and finished third in the USA Today rankings in 2016-17 with a 32-2 record
- Was a 2018 VISAA State Champion helping her team finish 31-4
- Earned Washington Catholic Conference Second Team and VISAA First Team All-Conference in 2018
- Played AAU for Coach Ronald James and Team Takeover based in Washington D.C, Maryland and Virginia area
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