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Kayla Hirt

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Bemidji, Minn.

High School:
Bemidji HS

Height:
6-2

Position:
G/F

Experience:
1 Letter


03/27/2013

Five Gophers Earn Academic All-Big Ten Honors

The women's basketball team has had 74 honorees during Pam Borton's tenure.

03/27/2013

Minnesota Places 62 on Winter Academic All-Big Ten Teams

For the second year in a row, gymnast Nathan Fortunato posted an unblemished 4.0 GPA.

03/22/2013

Gophers Upended By Ball State In WNIT First Round

Minnesota finishes season with 18-14 record

03/15/2013

Banham Earns Top Women's Basketball Honors

The Gophers held their annual team banquet in the DQ Club Room at TCF Bank Stadium.

03/03/2013

Gophers Victorious in Regular-Season Finale at Indiana

Micaëlla Riché posted her fifth-career double-double with 17 points and a career-high 15 rebounds.

02/08/2013

Gophers Beat Iowa

Rachel Banham scored 34 points as Minnesota beat Iowa at Williams Arena.

02/01/2013

Banham, Gophers Top Michigan

Led by Rachel Banham's 32 points, the Gophers upset Michigan at Williams Arena.

12/26/2012

Minnesota beats UNI

The Golden Gophers defeated Northern Iowa at Williams Arena.

12/10/2012

Minnesota beats UMKC

The Golden Gophers defeated UMKC at Williams Arena.

02/28/2013

Minnesota vs. No. 7 Penn State

Minnesota vs. No. 7 Penn State

01/24/2013

Minnesota vs. No. 8 Penn State - AP Photo Gallery

Minnesota vs. No. 8 Penn State - AP Photo Gallery

12/05/2012

Women's Basketball vs Denver University 12.05.12

Women's Basketball vs Denver University 12.05.12

Hirt's Career Stats Get Acrobat Reader

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Career Honors and Awards
2013
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (12/24, 1/7)
• Fast Break Club Love of the Game Award

2011-12 • Redshirt Freshman Season: Played in all 32 games for the Gophers • Academic All-Big Ten • 2x Big Ten Freshman of the Week (12/24, 1/7) • averaged 6.2 points and 3.0 rebounds, while adding a .449 (83-185) field goal percentage, on the year • ranked third on the team with eight games in double-figures • scored her 100th career point vs. Northern Iowa (12/21) • dished out a career-high 6 assists vs. Creighton (12/30) • posted her first-career double-double with 12 points and a career-high 12 rebounds vs. UNI (12/21) • once again matched her career-high with 14 points and added a career-best 3 assists vs. UMKC (12/7) • matched her career-high with 14 points and added 7 rebounds vs. Virginia (11/29) • scored a career-high 14 points vs. Missouri, including 10 critical points in the second half (11/24) • notched her first double-digit scoring performance vs. Maine (11/18) • made her first collegiate field goal with 13:38 to play in the first half vs. Villanova, giving Minnesota a 10-point lead.

2011-12 • Freshman Season: Redshirted the season due to injury

High School: 2011 graduate of Bemidji High School • ranked among ESPNU's Top 100 on ESPN.com • had an impressive grade of 93 (out of 100) by ESPN.com • St. Paul Pioneer Press First Team All-State • Minnesota Basketball News 2010 Class AAA Player of the Year and Top Fab 5 • Minnesota Girls Basketball Coaches Association (MGBCA) 2010 First Team All-State honoree • Gatorade Player of the Year nominee • missed senior season after having knee surgery in early September, 2010 • played 81 career games, with career totals of 1,757 points (

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