University of Connecticut Athletics
2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster
Kyla Irwin
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- State College HS
- Hometown:
- State College, Pa.
As a Senior (2019-20): Appeared in 28 games with 18 starts ... averaged 3.1 points and 2.6 rebounds per game with 51 assists ... notched eight points, four rebounds and five assists at Cincinnati (2/26) ... grabbed five rebounds vs. Cincinnati (1/30) ... scored career-high 14 points on 5-for-5 shooting and added seven assists at SMU (1/5) ... notched five points, six rebounds and four assists vs. Notre Dame (12/8) ... posted eight points, six rebounds and six assists at Dayton (11/26) ... scored 13 points and added six rebounds and five assists vs. Virginia (11/19) ... started season shooting 11-for-12 from the field through five games ... made first start of season vs. Cal (11/10).
As a Junior (2018-19): Appeared in 30 games with two starts … notched 2.0 points and 0.7 rebounds per game … scored nine points on 4-of-6 shooting vs. ECU (2/6) … notched five points and three rebounds vs. UCF (1/27) … tallied six points with two three pointers vs. USF (1/13) … scored six points and added three assists while starting vs. Seton Hall (12/8) … tallied career-high 10 rebounds in first career start at Saint Louis (12/4) … scored five points vs. Purdue (11/24) … notched five points in season opener vs. Ohio State (11/11).
As a Sophomore (2017-18): Appeared in 31 games, averaging 2.4 points per game and 1.3 rebounds per game while shooting 47.1 percent from the field … scored seven points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field vs. Saint Francis (3/17) … had seven points and four rebounds vs. Temple (2/18) … tallied five points, five rebounds and five assists vs. Cincinnati (2/4) ... scored seven points on 100 percent shooting at Temple (1/21) … tallied eight points at Houston (1/13).
As a Freshman (2016-17): Played in 31 games during her rookie season, averaging 2.2 points, 1.3 rebounds and shooting 46.2 percent from the floor, including 35.3 percent (15-23) from beyond the three-point arc ... scored seven points in consecutive games at East Carolina (1/24) and against Houston (1/28) … grabbed four rebounds in eight minutes of action at SMU (1/14).
Before UConn: Rated among the top 50 players in the Class of 2016 nationally by the Blue Star Report ... made the honor roll in every quarter of her four years at State College High ... a four-year starter playing for her mother, Bethany -- a former player at Penn State and native of Branford, Connecticut ... averaged 26.5 points, 12.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 2.3 steals, and 1.2 blocked shots as a senior and totaled 2,032 points, 1,188 rebounds, 244 assists and 200 steals in her high school career ... finished as the all-time leader on State College's scoring list and became just the second player, male or female, to reach the 2,000 point mark in Centre County ... a three-time All-State honoree ... helped her team advance to the District 6 Class AAAA final in 2015 and 2016 … first-team All-State pick in 2015 ... as a sophomore, averaged 19.6 points and 12.7 rebounds in leading State College to the District 6 AAAA title ... played AAU ball for Central PA Alyssa Thomas Elite and helped her team last summer to the championship of the 17-and-under event at the United States Junior Nationals Hershey (Pennsylvania) National Showcase ... also a four-year performer in volleyball at State College and was named All-State in 2014 ... led her team to the district championship and state Sweet 16 in 2015 and 2016 ... UConn's first signee from Pennsylvania since Doylestown's Caroline Doty (2008-13).
Personal: Daughter of Rob and Bethany Irwin ... has five siblings: Kate, Kristin, Robbie, Chris and Patrick ... born September 19, 1997 ... an individualized major.
