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2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster

Vincent Dusovic
Greg Fiume/Atlantic 10

24 Kaitlyn Downey

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
  • Highschool Maria Regina

Biography

2022-23: Started all 32 contests as a graduate student… Named A-10 All-Academic for a third consecutive season, the first Ram to do so, and CSC Academic All-District… one-time A-10 Player of the Week… Finishes her Fordham career 12th with 1,285 career points, fifth with 904 rebounds, fifth with 221 threes, 10th with 91 blocks, and sixth with 3,831 minutes played… Set a new program record with 139 career games started and is tied for second with 145 appearances… Led team in free-throw percentage (89.5%) and blocks (25) while second in assists (77) and rebounds (245/7.7)… Began her season with a 14-point, 10-rebound double-double with three assists and three steals in a win over NR/RV Yale (11/7)… Produced a stellar 17-point, 10-rebound, 7-assist, 3-steal line at #17/18 Maryland (11/13)… Scored 19 points, including her 1,000th career point, on 8-of-12 shooting, 3-of-4 from deep, with 11 rebounds, two dimes, and two steals over 35 minutes at Princeton (11/16)… Scored 17 points with 13 rebounds, five assists, and two blocks over just 24 minutes against Wagner (11/20)… Went off for a career-high 25 points on 9-of-19 shooting, knocking down a personal-best 7-of-12 three-pointers, with a whopping 17 rebounds, plus four blocks, two dimes, and a steal in 33 minutes against Fairfield (11/30)… Fell one point shy of a double-double at Manhattan (12/3)… Tallied a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double against FDU (12/11)… Double-doubled with 14 points and 12 rebounds in 21 minutes against Post (12/28)… Handed out six assists with seven points, five boards, and two thefts against Davidson (1/1)… Fell one rebound shy of a 12-point double-double with three dimes and two steals against VCU (1/4)… Scored 16 points with eight boards at Saint Louis (1/28)… Netted 16 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists over just 20 minutes at St. Bonaventure (2/1)… Amassed another double-double with 13 points and 10 boards against Loyola Chicago (2/4)… Scored 15 points with four assists in A-10 quarterfinals vs. Richmond (3/3)... Named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2021-22: One of two Rams to start all 29 contests, as a senior… Team captain… A-10 All-Academic for a second straight year, becoming the first Ram to earn multiple… One-time A-10 Player of the Week… Finishes fourth year in the Bronx tied for seventh with 107 career starts… Ended the year as one of 14 active student-athletes to play in 100 consecutive contests to begin her career, making 113 straight appearances to-date… Ninth all-time with 162 three-pointers… Made season debut with 14-point, 10-rebound double-double with three assists and a steal in an overtime win over Quinnipiac (11/9)… Posted 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting, 3-of-4 from deep, with four boards and two steals in 24 minutes of a loss at RV/RV Notre Dame (11/18)… Took and made a career-high shots and attempts, going 10-for-17 from the floor in a win over RV/RV Michigan State, matched her career-best of 24 points to go with six rebounds, three blocks, and two steals in 30 minutes (11/21)… Tallied an 11-point, 10-board double-double with two assists and two blocks in a win over Stony Brook (12/2)… Posted all-around line of 10 points, seven rebounds, five assists, three blocks, and two steals in win over Princeton (12/5)… Missed a double-double by one rebound with 18 points, three steals, and an assist over 34 minutes of a win at George Mason (1/12)… Finished season with five straight double-digit scoring efforts, starting with 12 points at Richmond, adding eight boards, five assists, and two steals (2/23)… Netted 14 points, eight boards, three assists, and a steal in the regular season win over Davidson (2/26)… Racked up 11 points, eight rebounds, five assists, two blocks, and two steals over 33 minutes against George Mason in the A-10 Championship opening round (3/3)… Shot the lights out against Massachusetts in the quarterfinals, matching her personal-best of 24 points on 9-of-15 shooting, 5-of-9 from deep, with seven rebounds, and an assists over 34 minutes (3/4)… Notched a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double with a pair of blocks in the season finale against Bucknell in the WNIT opening round (3/18)... Named to A-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2020-21: Started all 18 contests as a junior… Team captain… Third Team All-Conference and All-Academic… Two-time A-10 Player of the Week… Third Ram to ever average a double-double across a full season, averaging 10.1 points and 10.2 rebounds, while finishing second with 56 assists, third with 18 steals, and leading the squad with 15 blocks over 31.7 minutes per game… Shot 39.0% from the field and 36.4% from distance… Kicked off her junior season in style with a 16-point, 20-rebound game, plus three assists, over just 30 minutes of a win at Stony Brook (11/25)… Double-doubled again with 12 points and 10 rebounds, plus a season-high six assists, a block, and a steal at Quinnipiac (12/5)… Grabbed 10 boards with three assists, two steals, and a block against Hofstra (12/18)… Hauled in 18 rebounds with 10 points, two steals, a block, and an assist over 37 minutes of a win against George Washington (1/3/21)… Posted 14 points, 10 rebounds, and three assists at Massachusetts (1/10)… Went off for a career-high-matching 24 points on 7-of-14 shooting, matching a personal-best six threes made on just nine attempts, and 4-of-5 from the line, with 13 rebounds, five assists, and a steal over 35 minutes of a win at Saint Louis (1/17)… Had a 10-point, 12-rebound double-double with two assists and two blocks against Rhode Island (2/7)… Flirted with a triple-double with 15 points, 12 rebounds, and six dimes plus a career-high-matching four blocks and three steals over 39 minutes, also a career-high, in a win over Saint Joseph’s (2/12)… Was one point shy of a double-double, grabbing 13 rebounds, four offensive, with five assists and two steals in the opening game of the WNIT against Delaware (3/19)… Finished her season with 12 points and seven boards against Ohio (3/20)... Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2019-20: Started 31 of 32 contests as a sophomore before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic… Team captain… Averaged 9.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, and led the squad with 23 blocks, while also tallying 68 assists to 49 turnovers, 35 steals, and shooting 38.1% overall and 87.2% from the free-throw line… Enjoyed a tremendous start to her campaign by matching her career-high of 11 rebounds, setting a new personal best of five steals, and adding seven points and two blocks over 33 minutes against #16 Notre Dame (11/5)… Scored what was then her career high of 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting with three boards, two assists, and a block at Columbia (11/10)… Came off the bench for 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting, 4-of-6 from deep, with two boards, assists, and steals across just 21 minutes at Penn State (11/13)… Returned to the starting lineup with eight points, four boards, and two assists against Villanova (11/17)… Went off for a career-high 24 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field, 6-of-8 from deep, with five rebounds over 33 minutes at Charlotte (11/24)… Scored 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting with five  boards, a block, and a steal against #25 Arkansas (11/29)… Hit a buzzer-beating three to defeat Lehigh in the final game of the Bahamas Hoopfest (11/30)… Double-doubled with 11 points and 11 rebounds, plus two blocks and a steal over 33 minutes at Manhattan (12/5)… Handed out four assists to go with nine points, seven rebounds, and a block and steal over just 26 minutes against Georgetown (12/8)… Blocked a personal-best four shots with nine points, four boards, four dimes, and a steal over 29 minutes against Southern (12/14)… Grabbed 11 more rebounds with six points, two dimes, two steals, and a block to secure a third straight Holiday Classic crown with a win over Houston (12/30)… Began a run of five straight double-digit games with 10 points in the conference opener against St. Bonaventure (1/4)… Scored 13 points with seven boards, two assists, two steals, and a block against George Washington (1/12)… Scored 15 points with seven more rebounds, three steals, and two dimes at George Mason (1/19)… Was one board shy of a double-double, finishing with 11 points and three assists over 28 minutes at Massachusetts (2/8)… Handed out four assists with six points and eight rebounds against Davidson (2/13)… Notched her second double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, plus two assists and a steal at Saint Louis (2/19)… Recorded five points, six boards, two blocks, and two steals at Duquesne (2/25)… Ended the regular season with a bang, tallying a career-high eight assists to go with seven points, five rebounds, and four steals over just 25 minutes against Saint Joseph’s (2/29)… Handed out four more assists to go with six boards against the Hawks in the opening round of the A-10 Championship (3/3)… Scored 10 with five boards, three dimes, and a steal against Duquesne in the quarterfinals (3/6)… Finished her season with 13 points, eight rebounds, two assists, and a block over 31 minutes against VCU (3/7)... Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2018-19: One of five players to appear in all 34 contests, making 29 starts, as a freshman… Averaged 6.3 points on 39.5% shooting, 30.8% from beyond the arc, with 3.7 rebounds and a total of 36 assists, 15 steals, and six blocks across 20.6 minutes per game… Started in her collegiate debut with 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting and 4-of-7 from the line with five rebounds, three offensive, one assist, and one steal over just 19 minutes against Wagner (11/9)… Scored seven points and hauled in 5-of-6 rebounds on the offensive glass, adding two assists, across 25 minutes at Northeastern (11/11)… Recorded her first career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds, plus two assists, and a steal over 35 minutes against Penn State (11/14)… Returned to the starting lineup after two games on the bench with seven points, five rebounds, and two assists over 21 minutes in a win over Columbia (12/11)… Hit 5-of-7 shots, 1-of-3 from deep, for 12 points at Iona (12/21)… Recorded career-highs with 4-of-12 shooting from behind the arc for 12 points at Saint Louis, adding a season-high two blocks, plus a steal over 21 minutes (1/13)… Blocked two more shots to go with seven points and four boards at Dayton (1/20)… Scored 10 points with five rebounds, two assists, and a block against Davidson (1/27)… Went off for a career-high 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting, 4-of-9 from downtown, with five rebounds, a career-high three steals, and an assist over 30 minutes off the bench against Saint Louis (2/6)… Scored 12 points in 20 minutes at Davidson (2/13)… Scored an efficient 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting overall, 3-of-4 from deep, with five boards and an assist against Massachusetts (2/24)… Played a career-high 37 minutes in the A-10 Championship final against VCU, scoring seven points and adding four rebounds, and a career-high four assists (3/10)… Scored a team-high 15 points at #12 Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament first round on 6-of-12 shooting, 3-of-6 from deep, with five rebounds, two steals, and an assist over 36 minutes (3/23)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Four-year letterwinner at Maria Regina in Hartsdale, N.Y. under head coach Michael Kiers... Earned the Coaches award as a freshman and named Team MVP for the first of three consecutive years as a sophomore... Joined the Tigers' 1,000-point club as a junior and finished the season earning First Team All-CHSAA, First Team All-Hudson Valley, Second Team Lohud Girls as well as a All-Metro honorable mention and Lohud Super 7 selection... Averaged 21.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.8 steals, 3.6 assists, and 3.0 blocks as a senior, finishing as Maria Regina's all-time leading scorer (1,778 points), rebounder (800+), and assists leader... Named to the Class B All-State team, Journal News First Team, and Lohud Super 7 selection, while being named by NYG Hoops Report as New York state's #2 forward... Selected to participate in the NYC Mayor's Cup and was named her alma mater's Athlete of the Year... Plays her club ball with the Empire State Blue Flames, helping them to a 13U Division 3 National Championship as an eighth grader in 2013 as well as the Battle of the Boro crown in 2016... Off the court, played one season of varsity volleyball as a senior... Was her graduating class's Lauditorian and Student Council President... Also served as Vice President of the Spanish Honor Society, Activities Manager of the National Honor Society, and was a member of the Science National Honor Society... Peer Minister and recipient of a New York State Scholarship award. 

Personal: Daughter of Ellen and Timothy Downey... Has one older sister, Alexis.  

Major: Media Management.
 
CAREER GAME HIGHS
Points: 25, vs. Fairfield (11/30/22)
Rebounds: 20, at Stony Brook (11/25/20)
Assists: 8, vs. Saint Joseph's (2/29/20)
Steals: 5, vs. #16 Notre Dame (11/5/19)
Blocks: 4, 3x, last vs. Fairfield (11/30/22)
FG Made: 10, vs. RV/RV Michigan State (11/21/21)
FG Attempted: 17, vs. RV/RV Michigan State (11/21/21)
3FG Made: 7, vs. Fairfield (11/30/22)
3FG Attempted: 12, 2x, last vs. Fairfield (11/30/22)
FT Made: 6, at VCU (1/29/20)
FT Attempted: 8, vs. Saint Joseph's (2/12/21)
Minutes Played: 39, vs. Saint Joseph's (2/12/21)

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Historical Player Information

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    2018-19Freshman

    Forward
    6'1"
    24
  • 24

    2019-20Sophomore

    Forward
    6'1"
    24
  • 24

    2020-21Junior

    Forward
    6'1"
    24
  • 24

    2021-22Senior

    Forward
    6'1"
    24
  • 24

    2022-23Graduate Student

    Forward
    6'1"
    24