CAREER NOTES: Finished as UAA’s all-time leader in rebounds (1,181), blocks (262), blocks per game (2.1), games played (126), games started (126) and double-doubles (48) (97) ... Great Northwest Athletic Conference career leader in scoring (1,752), rebounds (both overall and in league games [686]), field goals (658), games started, minutes played (overall [3,728] & league only [2,158]), double-doubles and Player-of-the-Week honors (8) ... other GNAC career ranks include No. 2 in rebounds per game (9.4), FT made (432) and blocks (262), and No. 5 in blocks per game (2.1) ... ranks in top 10 on 16 different UAA school lists, including rebounding average (3rd), points (3rd), assists (7th, 267), FG% (5th, .509) and the above-mentioned records ... UAA’s all-time winningest athlete with 97 victories ... second Seawolf women basketball player to have jersey retired.
2008-09: Earned All-America honors from the WBCA, Women’s D-II Bulletin (1st Team) and Daktronics (SIDs, 3rd Team), helping UAA return to the NCAA Semifinals for the second straight year ... voted Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year for unprecedented third time as Seawolves captured a share of their first GNAC title and posted the best record for any Seawolf team in school history at 31-4 ... led Seawolves in rebounding (8.3 rpg), blocks (2.3 bpg) and minutes (26.9 mpg), and was second in scoring (10.4 ppg) and FG% (.511) ... broke own UAA single-season records for blocked shots (79), and came just 0.04 bpg shy of Dana Bottoms’ 2.30 blocks per game (2000-01) mark ... tied record for games started (35) and played (35), and finished fifth on single-season rebound list (290) ... led GNAC in blocks and ranked 3rd in FG%, 5th in rebounding, 16th in scoring and 18th in assists, while playing modest 26.9 minutes per game ... GNAC Player of the Week (Nov. 24-30) and 3-time honorable mention POW ... earned MVP honors at NCAA Division II West Regional Championships, averaging 13.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 3.7 bpg, 2.3 spg and 62.5 percent (15-24) shooting in UAA’s three victories ... Most Outstanding Player of Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout for third straight season as UAA captured third straight title ... Carrs/Safeway Player of the Game in UAA’s 58-57 win over Syracuse for Shootout title, registering 16 points (4-7 FG, 8-10 FT), 9 rebounds and 4 blocks ... made All-Tournament squad at Disney’s East Coast Tip-Off Classic, averaging 12.3 ppg, 10.3 rpg and 2.3 bpg in three games in Orlando ... had 10 games with double-digit rebounds and seven double-doubles, including 14 points and 13 rebounds in NCAA Quarterfinals victory over Clayton State ... dominated against league rival Saint Martin’s with two-game totals of 31 points (14-20 FG), 32 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks ... scored 14 points with 8 rebounds and 3 blocks in Final Four loss to eventual champion Minnesota State, finishing game despite suffering broken nose in first half ... other big performances included 16 points and 13 rebounds in NCAA First Round win over NW Nazarene; 14 points (7-8 FG), 9 rebounds, 6 blocks and 3 steals in 52-49 NCAA Second Round win over No. 10 UC San Diego; 15 points (5-8 FG, including game-winner), 8 rebounds and 3 blocks in 65-62 road win over playoff qualifier Western Washington; 10 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks in 70-67 home win over WWU; and 16 points (5-9 FG, 6-7 FT), 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks in season-opening win over Columbus State ... voted Team MVP by teammates for 4th consecutive year.
2007-08: Leading scorer (12.7 ppg), rebounder (8.9 rpg), shot-blocker (2.0 bpg) for Seawolf team that posted best record in school history (30-5) and advanced to the NCAA Semifinals for the first time ever ... chosen Second Team All-America by Women’s Division II Bulletin... named honorable mention All-American by WBCA ... repeated as Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year, sharing honor with Seattle Pacific’s Jackie Hollands ... earned First Team All-GNAC honors for second consecutive season ... voted First Team All-West Region by both coaches (WBCA) and sports information directors (Daktronics) ... earned second straight Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout Most Outstanding Player award after leading Seawolves to second straight championship ... made All-Tournament Teams at West Regional Championships and Glacier Classic ... earned GNAC Player of the Week honors after Shootout performance, setting GNAC women’s hoops record with her 7th career POW award ... earned two honorable mention POW nods ... led GNAC in rebounding and double-doubles (12) for third straight year, and paced league in blocks for first time ... other GNAC ranks included 7th in scoring, 6th in FG% (.511), 15th in assists (2.3 apg) and 16th in minutes (28.3 mpg) ... numbers increased across the board in league games, ranking first in rebounding (10.0) by two full boards per game, and in blocks (2.2 bpg) by a wide margin; was also 7th in scoring (13.6), 3rd in FG% (.544) and 13th in assists (2.6) ... on pace to become leading scorer and rebounder in GNAC history sometime during senior campaign ... broke own UAA season record for blocked shots in a season (69) and tied own school mark for most in a game with 8 against Seattle Pacific (Feb. 7) ... set new standards for games played (35, along with five teammates) and games ... established new UAA career marks for total rebounds (891), blocks (183) and double-doubles (41) ... ended junior season with other UAA career ranks of 6th in points (1,387), 6th in scoring avg (15.2 ppg), 3rd in rebounding avg (9.8 rpg), 1st in blocks avg (2.0 bpg), 19th in assists (195), 5th in FG% (.510), and tied for 6th in games started (91) ... helped Seawolves set or tie 25 team records (17 season, 8 game) ... scored in double digits in 22 of last 26 games, grabbed double digits rebounds on 13 occasions, dished 4 or more assists on nine occasions, and blocked 3 or more shots 11 times ... had 28 points (12-23 FG), 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 blocks in 44 minutes of NCAA Quarterfinals overtime win over Franklin Pierce ... had 16 points (12-12 FT), 6 boards and 4 assists in 57-54 NCAA Semifinals loss to eventual champ Northern Kentucky ... tallied 16 points (6-9 FG), 11 boards and 4 assists in NCAA First Round win over Sonoma State ... grabbed 12 rebounds in NCAA West Regional Finals win over 2nd-ranked and previously unbeaten SPU ... averaged 14.6 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 3.8 apg and 2.8 bpg in 5-game NCAA Tourney run ... scored 23 points (9-17 FG) -- including game-winning layup with 2 seconds left -- and grabbed 11 rebounds in comeback victory over Div. I Santa Clara in championship game of Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout ... other top performances included 23 points (9-12 FG) and 15 rebounds in upset loss at Seattle University; 18 points (7-14 FG, 4-5 FT), 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks in home win over Western Washington; 14 points (7-9 FG), 16 rebounds and 6 blocks in road win over Alaska Fairbanks; 14 points (6-8 FG, 2-2 FT), 13 rebounds and 4 assists in home win over Seattle U.; and 14 points (4-8 FG, 1-1 3FG), 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals in 68-66 home win over Montana State Billings.
2006-07: Picked Third Team All-America by Women’s Division II Bulletin ... voted GNAC Player of the Year and unanimous First Team All-GNAC by the league’s coaches ... chosen Daktronics First Team All-West Region by sports information directors ... four GNAC Player of the Week awards were most in league history ... became second sophomore in 23 years to win UAA Athlete of the Year Award ... led GNAC in rebounding (10.8 rpg) and double-doubles (15), and ranked 4th in scoring (14.5 ppg), 2nd in blocks (2.2 bpg), 4th in FG% (.514) and 6th in minutes (30.7 mpg) ... finished with national ranks of 13th in rebounding, 20th in blocks and 41st in FG% ... set school records for blocks in a game (8, Dec. 17 vs SW Minnesota St.) and season (63) ... won Most Outstanding Player award at Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout after leading UAA to championship with wins over Div. I Air Force and UC Riverside ... posted 2-game Shootout averages of 17.0 ppg, 12.5 rpg and 2.0 bpg, including 18 points and 13 rebounds in title-game win over eventual Big West Conference champ UCR ... MVP of Glacier Classic with 2-game averages of 11.5 ppg and 10.5 rpg in victories over Fort Lewis and BYU-Hawaii ... grabbed double-digit rebounds in 7 straight games, Jan. 13-Feb. 8 ... 21 rebounds vs Western Oregon were one short of GNAC record and tied for 3rd-most in school history ... had 21 points (7-13 FG, 7-9 FT), 10 rebounds and 2 blocks in UAA’s first-ever GNAC win over Seattle Pacific ... scored 19 points (8-16 FG, 3-4 FT), including tying FTs with 10 seconds left in regulation, 12 rebounds and 5 blocks in OT victory over Western Washington that snapped WWU’s 22-game GNAC win streak ... led team with 13 points and scored game-winning basket in final minute of 49-48 first-round NCAA Tourney win over Cal St. Dominguez Hills ... other top outings included 26 pts (8-13 FG, 10-12 FT), 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks in win at WOU; 19 pts (7-11 FG, 5-6 FT) in 47-38 win at Seattle; 12 pts, 15 rebounds in win at WWU; and 16 pts (7-11 FG, 2-2 FT), 13 rebounds, 5 assists in win over Saint Martin’s ... posted top-10 UAA single-season ranks of blocks (1st, 63), blocks per game (3rd, 2.2), rebounds (3rd, 312), rebounds per game (4th, 10.8), double-doubles (t-2nd, 15), and games started (t-8th, 29) ... finished sophomore season with UAA career ranks of 12th in points (944), 4th in scoring avg (16.9), 8th in rebounds (579), 1st in rebounding avg (10.3), t-1st in double-doubles (29), 3rd in blocks (114), 1st in blocks avg (2.0), 6th in FG% (.508), and 9th in FT made (226).
2005-06: Chosen to Freshman All-America Team by Women's Division II Bulletin ... GNAC Freshman of the Year and Second Team All-Conference ... Daktronics Second Team All-West Region ... led GNAC in rebounding (9.9 rpg) and double-doubles (14), and held top-5 ranks in scoring (3rd, 19.4 ppg), blocks (3rd, 1.9 bpg) and field-goal percentage (5th, .503) ... rated among the D-II national leaders in scoring (19th), rebounding (21st) and blocks (35th) ... broke nine UAA freshman records, including game marks for points (31) and rebounds (18), and season marks for points and scoring average (523, 19.4 ppg), rebounds (267) and rebounding average, and blocks (51) ... ranked on UAA’s season top-10 lists in points (10th, 523), scoring average (7th), rebounds (6th), rebounding average (4th), blocks (T-4th), double-doubles (T-3rd) and three other categories ... finished season with six straight double-doubles, including the third triple-double in GNAC history and just the fourth ever for a Seawolf ? 17 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists ? in road win over Saint Martin’s ... scored double digits in 26 of 27 games ... had nine games with 3 or more blocks and 11 games with 12 or more rebounds ... twice broke Seawolf Hall-of-Famer Robin Graul’s single-game freshman scoring mark with 30 pts (13-24 FG, 4-5 FT) in loss at NW Nazarene (Jan. 26), followed by 31 pts (13-19 FG, 1-1 3FG, 4-8 FT) in home win over Central Washington (Feb. 11) ... freshman-record 18 rebounds in home win over NW Nazarene (Feb. 25) tied for sixth-most ever by a Seawolf ... two-time GNAC Player of the Week (Nov. 21, Feb. 13) ... earned spot on Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team with averages of 15.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg and 3.0 bpg against Div. I competition ... honored with Team MVP and Most Inspirational Player awards at season-ending banquet.
HIGH SCHOOL: Voted 2005 North Dakota Miss Basketball after leading Mandan High to a 20-2 record and its third consecutive Class A state title ... averaged 15.4 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.6 blocks, 2.6 assists and 2.6 steals as a senior ... two-time First Team All-State selection averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds as a junior in 2003-04 ... finished high school career with over 1,000 points and 800 rebounds ... in summer 2004, led Prairie Shooters selects team to runner-up finish at prestigious Dakota Showcase tournament, averaging 20 points over six games ... started at middle blocker for 2004 MHS volleyball squad that advanced to the state-title match for the first time in school history ... earned 12 career varsity letters in basketball (5), track (4) and volleyball (3).
PERSONAL: Born Rebecca Mae Kielpinski on Dec. 19, 1986 in Bismarck, N.D. ... daughter of Mark and Nancy Kielpinski ... oldest of three children ... elementary education major.
Career Highs
Points: 31 vs Central Washington, 2/11/06
Rebounds: 21 vs Western Oregon, 2/1/07
Assists: 10 at Saint Martin's, 2/18/06
Blocks: 8, twice (last vs Seattle Pacific, 2/7/08)
Steals: 4, twice (last vs Western Oregon, 1/19/08)
CAREER STATISTICS
Year GP- GS Min/Avg FG- FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct
2005-06 27- 27 927/34.3 194- 386 .503 2- 4 .500 133-187 .711
2006-07 29- 29 891/30.7 164- 319 .514 0- 4 .000 93-137 .679
2007-08 35- 35 990/28.3 166- 325 .511 2- 6 .333 109-161 .677
2008-09 35- 35 943/26.9 134? 262 .511 0? 1 .000 97-145 .669
TOTALS 126-126 3751/29.8 658-1292 .509 4-15 .267 432-630 .686
Year OR- DR-Reb/Avg PF-D A TO B S Pts/Avg
2005-06 66-201-267/ 9.9 69-2 65 112 51 32 523/19.4
2006-07 103-209-312/10.8 74-2 49 71 63 28 421/14.5
2007-08 108-204-312/ 8.9 80-4 81 83 69 38 443/12.7
2008-09 108-182-290/ 8.3 63-0 72 85 79 31 365/10.4
TOTALS 385-796-1181/9.4 286-8 267 351 262 129 1752/13.9
