Biography
2015-16: Voted Great Northwest Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year as top reserve and 4th-leading scorer for UAA team that reached NCAA Div. II National Title Game, won DII-record 38 games and swept GNAC regular-season and tournament crowns ... averaged 9.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.4 steals, logging just 18.1 minutes per game ... finished with GNAC ranks of 14th in assists and 13th in FG% (.473) ... helped Seawolves lead nation with 13.9 steals per game and post top-10 team stats rankings in eight additional categories ... scored season-high 22 points (10-16 FG) and matched season-high 4 steals for the fourth time in road win over Northwest Nazarene ... posted 14 points (5-8 FG, 2-3 3FG, 2-2 FT), 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals against Div. I Pepperdine on way to GCI Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team honors ... scored double figures in 14 of 36 appearances, including 13 points (5-8 FG, 2-3 3FG) in NCAA West Region title game against UC San Diego and 13 points (5-6 FG), 4 assists in GNAC Tournament title game win over MSU Billings ... other big outings included 19 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists against Dixie State; 13 points (6-10 FG), 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in 76-74 win at Simon Fraser; and 13 points (6-7 FG), 3 assists, no turnovers and 2 steals in home blowout of Seattle Pacific.
BEFORE UAA: Spent four years at Div. I program Boise State, including redshirt campaign in 2012-13 … started 39 of 87 career games, with averages of 6.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.9 apg and 1.3 spg … played in 24 games as junior on 2014-15 Broncos squad that won Mountain West Conference Tournament and advanced to NCAA Tournament … started all 32 games for BSU as sophomore in 2013-14, posting career-bests of 7.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.6 apg and 1.4 spg, and leading team in scoring on three occasions … scored career-high 17 points (6-10 FG) in win over Nevada on Mar. 4, 2014 … played in all 31 games as freshman in 2011-12, leading Broncos twice in scoring and three times in assists.
HIGH SCHOOL: Started four years at Dimond High, landing Parade All-America and Anchorage Daily News State Female Athlete of the Year honors as senior in 2010-11 … was 2-time 4A State Player of the Year and Alaska Gatorade Player of the Year, 3-time Cook Inlet Conference MVP, and 4-time all-state and all-conference honoree … averaged 19.3 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 6.2 apg and 3.8 spg as senior, leading Lynx to second straight 3rd-place finish at 4A State Tournament … averaged 20 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks and 4 steals as junior … also helped Lynx to state tourney berth as freshman in 2008 … three-sport athlete, lettering in basketball, track and flag football ... set then-state record for 100-meter hurdles (14.90) in 2010 ... two-time state champion in 100-meter and 300-meter hurdles, helping Lynx to state team titles in 2008, 2009 and 2010, plus runner-up finish in 2011 ... played quarterback for DHS flag football team, leading Lynx to back-to-back league championships in her final two seasons … 12-time letterwinner overall (4 BB, 4 FFB, 4T&F).
PERSONAL: Born Jan. 18, 1993 in Anchorage … daughter of Stanley Engel and Titania Harris … has two siblings … name is pronounced KEE-ah-nah … nickname is ‘Kei’ or ‘Keke’ … interests include movies and baking ... graduated from Boise State in summer 2015 with bachelor's degree in communications; currently pursuing second bachelor's degree in journalism & public communications at UAA.
UAA Career Highs
Points — 22 at Northwest Nazarene, 1/16/16
Rebounds — 10 vs Stanislaus State, 11/14/15
Assists — 9 vs Northwest Nazarene, 2/11/16
Blocks — 1, three times
Steals — 4, four times (last at NW Nazarene, 1/16/16)
UAA Career Statistics
Season  GP-GS Min./Avg FG-Att Pct 3FG-Att Pct FT-FTA Pct
2015-16Â 36- 5Â 650/18.1 130-275 .473Â 27-64Â .422Â 40-56Â .714
Season  OR-DR-Reb/Avg PF-D  A TO B  S Pts/Avg
2015-16Â 47-86-133/3.7Â 81-1Â 96Â 80Â 3Â 51Â 327/9.1
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