2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Kate Walker
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Red Oak Community
- Hometown:
- Red Oak, Iowa
Career: Two-time All-Patriot League (First Team in 2018, Second Team in 2019) ... two-time Patriot League All-Tournament Team (2018, 2019) ... one-year captain ... played in 123 games, including 77 starts ... averaged 9.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.9 assists while playing 25.1 minutes per game ... graduated 19th in program history with 1,130 points, seventh in 3-point field goals (124) and seventh in 3-point field goal attempts (352) ... shot 35 percent (124-352) from beyond the arc ... averaged 10.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.1 assists in 10 career Patriot League Tournament games ... one-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week ... four-time member of the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... received the Ronald J. "Pete" Pedrick Award, presented to a Bucknell senior student-athlete in recognition of demonstrated improvement and special contributions to Bucknell athletics over a four-year period.
2018-19 (Senior): Second Team All-Patriot League ... Patriot League All-Tournament Team ... team captain ... started all 34 games ... averaged 11.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.0 steals while playing 27.9 minutes per game ... averaged 10.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 2.0 steals in three Patriot League Tournament games ... led all scorers with 18 points in a 70-67 loss to fifth-seeded Florida State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament ... 23 games with double-digit points, including a season-high 24 in an 84-66 win over Army West Point ... scored in double-digits in 13 of 18 Patriot League regular season games ... 14 games with at least three assists, including a career-high seven in addition to nine points and nine rebounds in a 75-57 win at Loyola (Md.) and again against Loyola (Md.) in the quarterfinal round of the Patriot League Tournament ... earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2017-18 (Junior): First Team All-Patriot League ... Patriot League All-Tournament Team ... started all 32 games and led the team in scoring at 12.8 ppg ... also averaged 4.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 1.2 steals ... shot 83 percent (113-137) from the line and 33 percent (39-119) from beyond the arc ... finished second in the conference in free throw percentage ... stepped up in league play, averaging 14.2 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 18 games ... scored in double-digits in 19 games, including 13 of the final 16 ... scored in double-digits in all three postseason games, finishing with 13 against Holy Cross, 25 against Navy, and 11 against West Virginia ... had a steal in 24 games and multiple steals in 14 contests... tallied five assists in a 63-58 win at Holy Cross ... earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2016-17 (Sophomore): Played in 31 games, including seven as a starter ... averaged 9.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.6 assists ... shot 45 percent (49-108) from beyond the arc ... led the team with 49 3-pointers ... scored career-high 22 points in a 66-50 win at Boston University ... pulled down a career-high nine rebounds and added five points in a 64-61 win at Saint Joseph's ... made five 3-pointers and scored 17 points in a 77-68 win over Drexel ... double-digit points in 13 games ... made at least one 3-pointer in 23 games and multiple 3-pointers in 13 games ... team was a perfect 16-0 in league games in which she played ... earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2015-16 (Freshman): Appeared in 26 games, including four starts ... averaged 2.6 points and 1.3 rebounds ... named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Feb. 8 after averaging 13.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in wins over American and Holy Cross ... posted season-highs of 15 points and seven rebounds in the win over Holy Cross ... made collegiate debut in a season-opening 59-57 win at Cleveland State ... scored first career points with three in an 80-51 win over Delaware ... scored points in both games of the Patriot League Tournament and both games of the WNIT ... earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
High School/Personal: State qualifier in five sports --- basketball, tennis, volleyball, cross country, and track and field -- at Red Oak Community High School ... named the Omaha World-Herald Western Iowa Female Athlete of the Year for her accomplishments as both a junior and senior ... three-year captain in basketball ... three-time all-state, four-time all-conference and three-time All-Western Iowa selection ... led Red Oak to the Iowa State tournament for the first time in 90 years as a sophomore and again her senior season ... finished with averages of 19.8 points, 8.7 rebounds and 7.1 assists in her final season ... three-time all-state and All-Hawkeye Ten Conference selection in volleyball ... two-time state singles runner-up in tennis ... daughter of John and Kathy Walker ... has three siblings, Brittany, Pete and Sophie ... mother was a four-year letterwinner in tennis at Iowa State ... father played semi-professional Australian rules football for the Sturt Football Club in Adelaide, Australia ... brother, Pete, played basketball at Central College ... uncle, Todd Reisinger, was a letterwinner in tennis at Iowa State.
Double Major: Education/Psychology
