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Jersey Number 13
Kate Koval
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Long Island Lutheran HS
- Prev School:
- LSU
- Hometown:
- Kyiv, Ukraine
• 2025 ALL-ACC FRESHMAN TEAM
• ONE-TIME USBWA NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
• ONE-TIME ACC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
2026-27 JUNIOR: Joined the Bears in September ahead of the 2026-27 season.
2025-26 SOPHOMORE: Earned 17 starts and saw the court in all 35 games ... Averaged 8.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game ... 11th in the SEC in blocks with 43 on the season ... Had seven double-doubles her sophomore year, including two in the NCAA Tournament and one in SEC play ... Hit a career-high 23 points in the non-conference game against Alabama State and added additional career highs throughout the season: Free throws made (7, twice), free throw attempts (9, twice), field goal attempts (15) and steals (5) ... Aided LSU to a 29-6 record in 2025-26 and a run to the Sweet 16 after knocking off Jacksonville and Texas Tech in the first and second rounds ... Selected to the CSC Academic All-District Team.
2024-25 FRESHMAN: Picked All-ACC Freshman Team ... Once honored USBWA National Freshman of the Week and ACC Rookie of the Week ... Played in all 32 games for Notre Dame her first season of college ball, making 10 starts ... Averaged 5.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks a game ... Rode a historic start, totaling 40 points, 33 rebounds, 15 blocks and eight assists in the first three games of her collegiate career, the most for a rookie in DI ball, male or female, since Anthony Davis out of Kentucky ... Had 55 blocks on the year, the fourth-most by a Notre Dame rookie and the fourth-most in the ACC ... Was 9-of-11 in career-first outing against Mercyhurst for 18 points, paired with seven rebounds and five blocks ... First career double-double came in her second game against James Madison with 16 rebounds and 14 points ... Followed those two games with a career-high 19 rebounds at Lafayette ... Aided the Fighting Irish to a 28-6 record, winning a share of the ACC Regular-Season title before a Sweet 16 appearance after ending the seasons of Michigan and Stephen F. Austin.
Named the No. 1 post player and No. 5 overall recruit in the class of 2024 by ESPN HoopGurlz ... Was a McDonald's All-American and SLAM All-American ... Selected as the 2022-23 Gatorade Player of the Year in New York ... Competed in the Nike Hoop Summit and the Jordan Brand Classic ... Played with the Ukrainian U16 and U18 national teams in the European Championships and the U18 3x3 World Cup ... Arrived in the United States from Ukraine in 2021.
• ONE-TIME USBWA NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
• ONE-TIME ACC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
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Baylor |
2026-27 JUNIOR: Joined the Bears in September ahead of the 2026-27 season.
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LSU |
Baton Rouge, La. |
2025-26 SOPHOMORE: Earned 17 starts and saw the court in all 35 games ... Averaged 8.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game ... 11th in the SEC in blocks with 43 on the season ... Had seven double-doubles her sophomore year, including two in the NCAA Tournament and one in SEC play ... Hit a career-high 23 points in the non-conference game against Alabama State and added additional career highs throughout the season: Free throws made (7, twice), free throw attempts (9, twice), field goal attempts (15) and steals (5) ... Aided LSU to a 29-6 record in 2025-26 and a run to the Sweet 16 after knocking off Jacksonville and Texas Tech in the first and second rounds ... Selected to the CSC Academic All-District Team.
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Notre Dame |
Notre Dame, Ind. |
2024-25 FRESHMAN: Picked All-ACC Freshman Team ... Once honored USBWA National Freshman of the Week and ACC Rookie of the Week ... Played in all 32 games for Notre Dame her first season of college ball, making 10 starts ... Averaged 5.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks a game ... Rode a historic start, totaling 40 points, 33 rebounds, 15 blocks and eight assists in the first three games of her collegiate career, the most for a rookie in DI ball, male or female, since Anthony Davis out of Kentucky ... Had 55 blocks on the year, the fourth-most by a Notre Dame rookie and the fourth-most in the ACC ... Was 9-of-11 in career-first outing against Mercyhurst for 18 points, paired with seven rebounds and five blocks ... First career double-double came in her second game against James Madison with 16 rebounds and 14 points ... Followed those two games with a career-high 19 rebounds at Lafayette ... Aided the Fighting Irish to a 28-6 record, winning a share of the ACC Regular-Season title before a Sweet 16 appearance after ending the seasons of Michigan and Stephen F. Austin.
Long Island Lutheran High School |
Brookville, New York |
Named the No. 1 post player and No. 5 overall recruit in the class of 2024 by ESPN HoopGurlz ... Was a McDonald's All-American and SLAM All-American ... Selected as the 2022-23 Gatorade Player of the Year in New York ... Competed in the Nike Hoop Summit and the Jordan Brand Classic ... Played with the Ukrainian U16 and U18 national teams in the European Championships and the U18 3x3 World Cup ... Arrived in the United States from Ukraine in 2021.
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