2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Klimkiewicz, Kate
Jersey Number 24
Kate Klimkiewicz
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Paul VI Catholic HS
- Hometown:
- Oakton, Va.
Bio
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
Women's Basketball Heads to NCAA First Round in Los Angeles
Tuesday, March 18
Women's Basketball Selection Show Reaction
Sunday, March 16
Addie Budnik On The A10 Championship
Wednesday, March 05
Women's Basketball Press Conference - March 3rd
Monday, March 03
