University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Kayba Laube
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Marion HS
- Hometown:
- Marion, Iowa
SENIOR (2024-25): MVC Player of the Week (Dec. 2) ... CSC Academic All-District ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team … All-MVC Third Team … MVC Board of Directors and Commissioners' Academic Excellence Awards and MVC Honor Roll ... Played in and started all 34 games posting 32.8 minutes per game … Averaged 12.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game .. Shot 45.5% (137-for-301) from the floor, 46% (93-for-202) from beyond the arc, and 85.2% (69-for-81) from the free throw line … Set a program record with 10 three-pointers against Pittsburgh (Nov. 30) … Ended her career with a program record 285 career three-pointers, the second-highest career three-point percentage (42.1%), the fourth-highest career free throw percentage (85.7%), and the fourth-most career games played (156) … Recorded the second-most threes in a single season in program history (93) with the third-best single-season three-point percentage (46%) … Set career highs with 34 points (Nov. 30 vs. Pittsburgh), 10 field goals (Nov. 30 vs. Pittsburgh), 10 three-pointers (Nov. 30 vs. Pittsburgh), six free throws (Nov. 20 vs. No. 8 Iowa State), and 42 minutes (Feb. 20 vs. Missouri State) … Recorded 23 double-figure performances including eight 20+-point outings and one 30+-point contest … Finished the season third in the nation in three-point percentage.
JUNIOR (2023-24): College Sports Communicators Academic All-District ... Named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention Team … MVC Board of Directors, MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award and MVC Honor Roll ... Appeared in 32 games making 26 starts and averaging 27 minutes per game … Averaged 10.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game … Led the conference from beyond the arc with a 45.5% three-point percentage (85-187), 85 total threes, and 2.66 three-pointers per game … Set career highs in points (26 vs. Bradley 2/10/24), field goals made (9 vs. Bradley), three-pointers made (7 vs. Southern Illinois 2/22/24), free throws made (5 vs. Indiana State 1/6/24), rebounds (9 at Belmont 2/15/24 and vs. Southern Illinois), steals (4 at UIC 1/31/24), and minutes (36 at Saint Louis 3/24/24) … Finished her junior season no. 5 on the single-season three-pointers made charts and no. 4 in single-season three-point percentage.
SOPHOMORE (2022-23): MVC Honor Roll ... Appeared in 33 games averaging 20.1 minutes a game... Averaged 5.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.2 assists a game... Shot 36.2% from the floor (55-152), 35.4% from three-point range (46-130) and 68.8% from the free throw line (11-16)... Set a defensive career-high in rebounds against South Dakota State with 5... Played a career-high 28 minutes against Iowa State on 11/16/22.
FRESHMAN (2021-22): Played in 32 games and averaged 9.4 minutes per game … Recorded 97 points, 32 rebounds, 16 assists, 7 steals and one block … Shot 37.3% from the field (31-83), 34.2% from the three-point arc (25-73), and 90.9% from the free throw line (10-11) … Tied career-high in scoring twice with 15 points at St. Thomas (12/1) and against Graceland (12/6) …Tied career-high mark with 5 made three-pointers at St. Thomas … Played a career-high 25 minutes vs. Graceland... MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award recipient.
FRESHMAN (2020-21): Appeared in 25 games as a true freshman and averaged 10.8 minutes per game...Ended the season with 118 points, 23 rebounds, and 13 assists...Shot 44.4% (40-of-90) from the field, 42.4% (35-of-84) from the three-point line, and a perfect 100.0% (2-of-2) from the charity stripe...Scored a career-high 15 points against Evansville (2/28) featuring a personal-best five three-pointers...Ranked second overall in three-point percentage and third in total three-pointers made...Second in career three-point percentage (42.4%) at the end of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Laube was a three-sport star and earned three All-State honors on the basketball court along with All-Conference recognition in volleyball and soccer…Four-year starter for the Marion Indians…Ended her career with 1,630 career points, 223 career steals, 317 career three-pointers made (fifth in state history for all classes), and 240 career assists...During Laube’s four years at Marion, her team played in three state championship games and won the 2018 4A State Championship title…All-Tournament Team at the state tournament three times and named captain of the Class 4A State All-Tournament Team in 2018…Led Marion to four conference championships...Marion was ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the state within the regular season during her entire prep career…WaMaC East Division Player of the Year honors during her junior and senior seasons…McDonald’s All-American nominee...Played on the Nike EYBL National Championship team for All-Iowa Attack in 2018….Helped lead the volleyball team to two conference titles and two state tournament berths…Finished second all-time in career assists in soccer and helped lead Marion to a conference title in her senior year.
PERSONAL: Laube was an honor roll student who finished with a 4.05 GPA…She finished in the Top Five of her graduating class…She was a national honor society member and officer…She was a six-time Academic All-Conference honoree…Two-time Academic All-State selection…She was extensively involved in multiple student activities... Majoring in biology... Daughter of Corby and Ami Laube.
