2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster

5 Kietta Saunders

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • High School Saint Joseph HS
  • Prev School Oklahoma Panhandle State

Biography

Career Honors and Achievements
2018-19 Peach Belt Conference All-Academic Team
2018 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar (Third-Team)
2017-18 Peach Belt Conference All-Academic Team
2018 Mike and Amy Wood Foundation Basketball Graduate Scholarship
 
2017-18: Played in 28 games with 18 starts … named an Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholar Third-Team honoree and earned a spot on the Peach Belt Conference All-Academic Team … selected as 2018 Mike and Amy Wood Foundation Basketball Graduate Scholarship recipient … averaged 2.2 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.1 steals … had 12 games of at least three assists, including career-high six assists at Augusta (2/12) and vs. Lander (1/15) … added three steals in the latter … scored career-best seven points in 35 minutes at Francis Marion (1/6) and had personal best four steals at USC Aiken (12/16) … dished out nine assists over first two games as a Laker, recording four vs. Anderson (11/10) and five at Wingate (11/11) … produced five assists at UNC Pembroke (1/20).

2016-17: Redshirted.
 
Oklahoma Panhandle State
2015-16: Saw action in all 26 games, starting 20 … averaged 4.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.0 steals … scored in double-figures three times with a season-high of 16 points with seven boards, three assists and a pair of steals vs. Northern New Mexico (12/5) … had 10 games of at least four rebounds, including season-high of eight against Northwestern Oklahoma (11/24) … finished with 15 points and six boards behind 9-of-15 performance at the foul line vs. Western State Colorado (11/28) … had seven games with at least four assists, topping out at a high of five in the WSC game and against West Texas A&M (12/2).
 
Angelo State
2014-15: Played in 23 of 27 games with one start … averaged 1.0 points and 1.3 rebounds … had seven points, three assists and pair of rebounds vs. West Texas A&M (1/14/15).
 
St. Joseph High School: Played basketball and softball for Chargers … helped lead SJHS to 3-A Regional and Conference Championship in 2010-11 and 2011-12 … also 3-A Sectional Champs in 2011-12 … as a senior, averaged 15.0 points, 5.0 assists and 3.0 steals … that season was named one of the top 100 players in the State of Illinois after surpassing 1,000 career points and breaking school records for assists and steals … named All-Conference as junior and senior … led team in assists and steals as a junior … earned spot on Honor Roll all four years.
 
Personal: Is a twin, majoring in Marketing.
 
Single Game Career-Highs
Points: 7 - Twice, Last at Francis Marion (1/6/18)
Rebounds: 6 vs. Augusta  (2/18/19)
Assists: 6 - Twice, Last at Augusta (2/12/18)
Blocks: 2 - Twice, Last at Young Harris (1/31/18)
Steals: 4 at USC Aiken (12/16/17)
Field Goals Made: 3 - Four Times, Last at Georgia Southwestern (2/27/19)
Field Goals Attempted: 8 - Twice, Last at Francis Marion (1/6/18)
Field Goal Percentage (Min. 5 Att.): .600, 3-of-5 vs. Shorter (11/27/17)
Three-Point Field Goals Made: 1 - Twice, Last vs. Flagler (12/2/17)
Three-Point Field Goals Attempted: 4 vs. Flagler (12/2/17)
Three-Point Percentage (Min. 5 Att.): N/A
Free Throws Made: 4 at No. 3 Carson-Newman (11/20/18)
Free Throws Attempted: 6 at No. 3 Carson-Newman (11/20/18)
Free Throw Percentage (Min. 5 Att.): .667, 4-of-6 at No. 3 Carson-Newman (11/20/18)
Minutes: 36 at No. 14 Wingate (11/11/17)

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Historical Player Information

  • RS

    2016-17Junior

    Guard
    5'8"
    RS
  • 5

    2017-18Redshirt Junior

    Guard
    5'8"
    5
  • 5

    2018-19Graduate Student

    Guard
    5'8"
    5