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Kristen Luersman
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Fort Jennings
  • High School:
    Fort Jennings
  • Position:
    F
  • Major:
    Nursing
  • Letters Won:
    ***
  • gp
    8
  • pts/g
    7.1
  • fg %
    32.8
  • 3pt %
    18.2
  • ft %
    61.1
  • reb/g
    5.5
  • a/g
    1.0

Bio

Overview: Kristen has played in 68 games with 42 starts, averaging 25.3 mpg ... Holds career averages of 8.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.0 spg and 0.6 bpg ... Named All-OAC First Team as a junior ... Named OAC Player of the Week once as a sophomore and once as a junior ... Led the OAC in rebounding average as a junior ... Has 11 career double-doubles ... Enters senior season with 474 career rebounds ... Single-game career highs through 2022-23 include 22 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, 3 blocks, 9 made field goals and 2 made 3-pointers.

Junior Season (2022-23): Started all 30 games, averaging 31.7 mpg ... Averaged 10.9 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.2 spg and 0.7 bpg ... Named to the All-OAC First Team ... Named OAC Player of the Week on 11/21/22 ... Had 15 games with double-digit points and 17 games with double-digit rebounds ... Posted 10 double-doubles ... Led the OAC in rebounding average ... Scored a career-high 22 points against Anderson (Ind.) on 11/16/22 ... Matched her career high with 15 rebounds against Heidelberg on 2/15/23 ... Matched her career high with 6 assists against Muskingum on 2/18/23 ... Recorded a career-high 3 blocks against Transylvania (Ky.) on 3/10/23.

Sophomore Season (2021-22): Played in 23 games making 12 starts, averaging 21.1 mpg ... Averaged 6.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg and 0.8 apg ... Posted season highs of 15 points and 15 rebounds against Wilmington on 1/26/22 for her first career double-double, earning her an OAC Player of the Week honor. 

Freshman Season (2020-21): Appeared in all 15 games as a reserve, averaging 18.9 mpg ... Averaged 5.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg and 0.9 apg... Ranked third on the team in rebounding average ... Shot 49.2% from the floor and 88.9% on free throws ... Finished fourth on the team in steals with 16 (1.1 spg) ... Scored a season-high 10 points against Baldwin Wallace on 2/27/21 ... Grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds against Capital on 2/19/21 ... Tallied a season-high 6 assists against Heidelberg on 3/1/21.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Feb 17 at Muskingum L, 61-54
Feb 20 John Carroll W, 73-59
Feb 22 at Baldwin Wallace W, 57-43
Feb 24 at Marietta W, 63-55
Mar 1 vs. Marymount (Va.) W, 62-38
Mar 2 at #6 Scranton (Pa.) L, 60-54
  Total Conference
Games 8 3
Games started 8 3
Minutes 167 42
Minutes per game 20.9 14.0
FG 21-64 8-21
FG Pct 32.8 38.1
3PT 4-22 1-7
3PT Pct 18.2 14.3
FT 11-18 2-4
FT Pct 61.1 50.0
Off rebounds 15 8
Def rebounds 29 11
Total rebounds 44 19
Rebounds per game 5.5 6.3
Personal fouls 18 7
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 8 3
Turnovers 10 3
Assist to turnover ratio 0.8 1.0
Steals 4 0
Blocks 1 0
Points 57 19
Points per game 7.1 6.3
Points per 40 min 13.7 18.1

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 10 at Wittenberg L, 68-65 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 82-62 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 58-55 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 25 #16 Trine (Ind.) L, 64-56 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 John Carroll W, 58-38 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 6 Heidelberg W, 66-47 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 9 at Mount Union W, 69-50 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 16 #22 Marietta W, 48-41 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 28 vs. #10 Trinity (Tex.) W, 72-65 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 vs. La Verne (Calif.) L, 57-50 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 at Otterbein W, 67-54 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 Muskingum W, 57-47 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 10 at #25 Baldwin Wallace L, 67-58 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 13 at Capital L, 63-55 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 Wilmington W, 65-45 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 at John Carroll W, 66-51 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 24 Otterbein W, 71-54 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 27 Mount Union W, 72-43 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 at Heidelberg W, 78-50 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at Marietta L, 84-62 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 Baldwin Wallace L, 72-71 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 Capital W, 64-62 1 4 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Feb 14 at Wilmington W, 69-47 1 16 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 6
Feb 17 at Muskingum L, 61-54 1 22 5-16 31.3 0-5 0.0 1-2 50.0 11
Feb 20 John Carroll W, 73-59 1 17 4-10 40.0 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 9
Feb 22 at Baldwin Wallace W, 57-43 1 24 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 3-6 50.0 7
Feb 24 at Marietta W, 63-55 1 31 2-14 14.3 0-4 0.0 3-3 100.0 7
Mar 1 vs. Marymount (Va.) W, 62-38 1 25 3-5 60.0 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 9
Mar 2 at #6 Scranton (Pa.) L, 60-54 1 28 2-9 22.2 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 6

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 10 at Wittenberg L, 68-65 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 82-62 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 58-55 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 25 #16 Trine (Ind.) L, 64-56 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 2 John Carroll W, 58-38 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 6 Heidelberg W, 66-47 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 9 at Mount Union W, 69-50 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 16 #22 Marietta W, 48-41 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 28 vs. #10 Trinity (Tex.) W, 72-65 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 vs. La Verne (Calif.) L, 57-50 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 3 at Otterbein W, 67-54 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 Muskingum W, 57-47 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 10 at #25 Baldwin Wallace L, 67-58 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 13 at Capital L, 63-55 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 Wilmington W, 65-45 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 at John Carroll W, 66-51 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 24 Otterbein W, 71-54 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 27 Mount Union W, 72-43 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 at Heidelberg W, 78-50 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at Marietta L, 84-62 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 Baldwin Wallace L, 72-71 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 Capital W, 64-62 1 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 0
Feb 14 at Wilmington W, 69-47 1 16 0 4 4 1 2 0 0
Feb 17 at Muskingum L, 61-54 1 22 7 6 13 2 0 0 0
Feb 20 John Carroll W, 73-59 1 17 1 3 4 1 1 1 0
Feb 22 at Baldwin Wallace W, 57-43 1 24 1 5 6 0 2 1 0
Feb 24 at Marietta W, 63-55 1 31 0 2 2 2 0 0 0
Mar 1 vs. Marymount (Va.) W, 62-38 1 25 3 4 7 2 1 1 0
Mar 2 at #6 Scranton (Pa.) L, 60-54 1 28 2 4 6 0 3 1 1

Game Log - Ball control extended

Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 10 at Wittenberg L, 68-65 - - - -
Nov 15 Anderson (Ind.) W, 82-62 - - - -
Nov 21 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 58-55 - - - -
Nov 25 #16 Trine (Ind.) L, 64-56 - - - -
Dec 2 John Carroll W, 58-38 - - - -
Dec 6 Heidelberg W, 66-47 - - - -
Dec 9 at Mount Union W, 69-50 - - - -
Dec 16 #22 Marietta W, 48-41 - - - -
Dec 28 vs. #10 Trinity (Tex.) W, 72-65 - - - -
Dec 29 vs. La Verne (Calif.) L, 57-50 - - - -
Jan 3 at Otterbein W, 67-54 - - - -
Jan 6 Muskingum W, 57-47 - - - -
Jan 10 at #25 Baldwin Wallace L, 67-58 - - - -
Jan 13 at Capital L, 63-55 - - - -
Jan 17 Wilmington W, 65-45 - - - -
Jan 20 at John Carroll W, 66-51 - - - -
Jan 24 Otterbein W, 71-54 - - - -
Jan 27 Mount Union W, 72-43 - - - -
Jan 31 at Heidelberg W, 78-50 - - - -
Feb 3 at Marietta L, 84-62 - - - -
Feb 7 Baldwin Wallace L, 72-71 - - - -
Feb 10 Capital W, 64-62 1 0 0 0.0
Feb 14 at Wilmington W, 69-47 1 2 0 0.5
Feb 17 at Muskingum L, 61-54 1 5 0 -
Feb 20 John Carroll W, 73-59 1 2 0 1.0
Feb 22 at Baldwin Wallace W, 57-43 1 3 0 0.0
Feb 24 at Marietta W, 63-55 1 2 - -
Mar 1 vs. Marymount (Va.) W, 62-38 1 1 - 2.0
Mar 2 at #6 Scranton (Pa.) L, 60-54 1 3 - 0.0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2020-21 15 18.7 1.9-3.9 0.3-1.1 1.1-1.2 5.3
2021-22 23 21.1 2.3-5.1 0.3-1.2 1.9-2.3 6.8
2022-23 30 31.7 4.1-8.6 0.6-2.2 2.0-2.9 10.9
2023-24 8 20.9 2.6-8.0 0.5-2.8 1.4-2.2 7.1
Total 76 24.8 3.0-6.5 0.5-1.8 1.7-2.3 8.2

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2020-21 15 0 280 29-59 49.2 5-17 29.4 16-18 88.9 79
2021-22 23 12 486 53-117 45.3 8-28 28.6 43-54 79.6 157
2022-23 30 30 952 124-257 48.2 18-66 27.3 61-88 69.3 327
2023-24 8 8 167 21-64 32.8 4-22 18.2 11-18 61.1 57
Total 76 50 1885 227-497 45.7 35-133 26.3 131-178 73.6 620

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2020-21 15 280 18.7 4.1-8.4 0.7-2.4 29.4 2.3-2.6 11.3
2021-22 23 486 21.1 4.4-9.6 0.7-2.3 28.6 3.5-4.4 12.9
2022-23 30 952 31.7 5.2-10.8 0.8-2.8 27.3 2.6-3.7 13.7
2023-24 8 167 20.9 5.0-15.3 1.0-5.3 18.2 2.6-4.3 13.7
Total 76 1885 24.8 4.8-10.5 0.7-2.8 26.3 2.8-3.8 13.2

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2020-21 15 2.1 3.0 5.1 0.9 1.3 1.1 0.3
2021-22 23 2.3 3.2 5.4 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.6
2022-23 30 2.4 6.7 9.1 1.7 2.2 1.2 0.7
2023-24 8 1.9 3.6 5.5 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.1
Total 76 2.2 4.6 6.8 1.2 1.6 0.9 0.5

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2020-21 15 0 31 45 76 14 19 16 5
2021-22 23 12 52 73 125 19 27 14 13
2022-23 30 30 71 202 273 51 67 37 21
2023-24 8 8 15 29 44 8 10 4 1
Total 76 50 169 349 518 92 123 71 40

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2020-21 15 4.4 6.4 10.9 2.0 2.7 2.3 0.7
2021-22 23 4.3 6.0 10.3 1.6 2.2 1.2 1.1
2022-23 30 3.0 8.5 11.5 2.1 2.8 1.6 0.9
2023-24 8 3.6 6.9 10.5 1.9 2.4 1.0 0.2
Total 76 3.6 7.4 11.0 2.0 2.6 1.5 0.8

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 8 20.9 2.6-8.0 0.5-2.8 1.4-2.2 7.1
Conference 3 14.0 2.7-7.0 0.3-2.3 0.7-1.3 6.3
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 2 10.5 2.5-5.5 0.5-1.5 0.0-0.5 5.5
Away 5 24.2 2.6-9.6 0.4-3.2 1.8-3.0 7.4
Neutral 1 25.0 3.0-5.0 1.0-3.0 2.0-2.0 9.0
Result            
Wins 6 19.5 2.3-6.5 0.5-2.2 1.5-2.3 6.7
Losses 2 25.0 3.5-12.5 0.5-4.5 1.0-2.0 8.5
Month            
February 6 19.0 2.7-8.3 0.3-2.5 1.3-2.3 7.0
March 2 26.5 2.5-7.0 1.0-3.5 1.5-2.0 7.5

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 8 8 167 21-64 32.8 4-22 18.2 11-18 61.1 57
Conference 3 3 42 8-21 38.1 1-7 14.3 2-4 50.0 19
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 2 2 21 5-11 45.5 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 11
Away 5 5 121 13-48 27.1 2-16 12.5 9-15 60.0 37
Neutral 1 1 25 3-5 60.0 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 9
Result                    
Wins 6 6 117 14-39 35.9 3-13 23.1 9-14 64.3 40
Losses 2 2 50 7-25 28.0 1-9 11.1 2-4 50.0 17
Month                    
February 6 6 114 16-50 32.0 2-15 13.3 8-14 57.1 42
March 2 2 53 5-14 35.7 2-7 28.6 3-4 75.0 15

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 8 167 20.9 5.0-15.3 1.0-5.3 18.2 2.6-4.3 13.7
Conference 3 42 14.0 7.6-20.0 1.0-6.7 14.3 1.9-3.8 18.1
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 2 21 10.5 9.5-21.0 1.9-5.7 33.3 0.0-1.9 21.0
Away 5 121 24.2 4.3-15.9 0.7-5.3 12.5 3.0-5.0 12.2
Neutral 1 25 25.0 4.8-8.0 1.6-4.8 33.3 3.2-3.2 14.4
Result                
Wins 6 117 19.5 4.8-13.3 1.0-4.4 23.1 3.1-4.8 13.7
Losses 2 50 25.0 5.6-20.0 0.8-7.2 11.1 1.6-3.2 13.6
Month                
February 6 114 19.0 5.6-17.5 0.7-5.3 13.3 2.8-4.9 14.7
March 2 53 26.5 3.8-10.6 1.5-5.3 28.6 2.3-3.0 11.3

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 8 1.9 3.6 5.5 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.1
Conference 3 2.7 3.7 6.3 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 2 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.0
Away 5 2.0 4.2 6.2 1.0 1.4 0.4 0.2
Neutral 1 3.0 4.0 7.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 6 1.0 3.2 4.2 1.0 1.2 0.5 0.0
Losses 2 4.5 5.0 9.5 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.5
Month                
February 6 1.7 3.5 5.2 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.0
March 2 2.5 4.0 6.5 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.5

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 8 8 15 29 44 8 10 4 1
Conference 3 3 8 11 19 3 3 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 2 2 2 4 6 1 2 1 0
Away 5 5 10 21 31 5 7 2 1
Neutral 1 1 3 4 7 2 1 1 0
Result                  
Wins 6 6 6 19 25 6 7 3 0
Losses 2 2 9 10 19 2 3 1 1
Month                  
February 6 6 10 21 31 6 6 2 0
March 2 2 5 8 13 2 4 2 1

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 8 3.6 6.9 10.5 1.9 2.4 1.0 0.2
Conference 3 7.6 10.5 18.1 2.9 2.9 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 2 3.8 7.6 11.4 1.9 3.8 1.9 0.0
Away 5 3.3 6.9 10.2 1.7 2.3 0.7 0.3
Neutral 1 4.8 6.4 11.2 3.2 1.6 1.6 0.0
Result                
Wins 6 2.1 6.5 8.5 2.1 2.4 1.0 0.0
Losses 2 7.2 8.0 15.2 1.6 2.4 0.8 0.8
Month                
February 6 3.5 7.4 10.9 2.1 2.1 0.7 0.0
March 2 3.8 6.0 9.8 1.5 3.0 1.5 0.8