#31 Kara Schilli Forward • So. • 5-10 St. Genevieve, Mo./Valle Catholic

2005-06: Pulled down a career-best 11 rebounds as the Sycamores’ closed
the regular-season with an 86-56 victory over Evansville … Scored her first
collegiate points by making a pair of baskets in a home court victory over UW-Green Bay … Grabbed 10 rebounds and scored seven points in a 85-60 victory over Wichita State … Hit 4-of-5 shots from the field to post a careerhigh nine points to go along with a pair of steals in a victory over Toledo … Recorded four rebounds in a 96-57 victory at Youngstown State … Saw action in the first round of the WNIT versus Chattanooga in which she grabbed her first collegiate rebound … Played in 30 games while coming offthe bench and averaging 3.4 points, 3.1 rebounds per game.

Prep Career: Three sport star at Valley Catholic High School, as she earned all-state honors in basketball, volleyball and track … Earned four basketball letters for coach Judd Naeger and received all0state recognition
after her senior campaign … Four-time all-district and all-conference selection … Three-time pick of the KTJJ Dream Team, and was named its Player of the Year in 2005 … Named to MOSports.com Super 25 list as one of the top prep stars in the state … Led team to a combined 48-7 record during her junior and senior campaigns … Finished as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,573 points and rebounds … Also led the Lady Warriors to the state finals in volleyball her final two seasons … Finished pre career in sixth place on Missouri’s all-time career kills list and earned all-conference, all-district and all-region honors … Achieved all-state honors in track by placing at the state meet three times … Earned Missouri Amateur Athletic Association scholar athlete honors.

Personal: Born Kara Renee Schilli on June 7, 1987 to James and Tonya
Schilli in St. Genevieve, Mo. … Enjoys shopping and volleyball … Majoring in sports and recreational management.