2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Rainey, Kaylah
Jersey Number 1
Kaylah Rainey
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Belleville East
- Hometown:
- Belleville, Illinois
Bio
2022-23: Made the first start of her collegiate career in the opener at Oregon (11/7) ... Set career highs in points (11), assists (4), made free throws (5) and minutes played (28) while tying a career high in made threes (2) in the victory over Penn (11/13) ... Added five points and an assist against Notre Dame (11/16) ... Dealt out a career-high nine assists and nabbed three steals against Niagara (11/22) ... Added seven more assists and a career-high four steals against Valparaiso (11/27) ... Scored eight and tallied four assists at Michigan (12/4) ... Recorded seven more assists and six points against Air Force (12/17) ... Scored a career-high 12 points at Illinois on 5-10 shooting (1/5).
2021-22: Matched her career high in points (five) in each of Northwestern's first two games against UIC (11/10) and UCSB (11/14) ... Recorded a rebound and a steal in win against South Dakota (11/25) ... Recorded three rebounds against Pittsburgh (11/26) ... Contributed eight points, two 3-pointers, one rebound and one assist against Milwaukee (12/14) ... Tallied five points and an assist against Temple (12/17) ... Recorded seven points and a steal against Ohio State (1/9) ... Contributed four points and five rebounds at Purdue (2/4) ... Scored five points in the win over No. 4 Michigan (2/13).
2020-21: Set a new career high with four points in the season opener against Eastern Illinois (12/10) … Recorded one assist and one rebound in four minutes against Minnesota to begin conference play (12/14) … Scored a career-high five points and recorded two steals in a win over Eastern Kentucky (12/22) ... Went 2-of-3 from the field to score four points in a win over Iowa (1/9) … Played a career-high 11 minutes to help defeat Illinois (1/21).
2019-20: Made her collegiate debut and played six minutes, collecting an assist and a rebound in a win over Loyola Maryland (11/10) ... Recorded an assist in victory over Valparaiso (11/21) ... Contributed two assists and three points in victory over Colgate (11/27) ... Added two assists and a steal in victory over Boston College (12/4) ... Recorded two points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal in victory over Dartmouth (12/7) ... Grabbed three rebounds in victory over UT Arlington (12/16) ... Posted two points and an assist in victory over Michigan State (1/23) ... Contributed two points and a rebound in victory over Wisconsin (2/22).
High School: No. 14 ranked guard in her class by ESPN… Scouts' grade of 90…USA U16 Olympic Trias…Semi-Finalist…Chicago Tribune All State 2017...All Conference 2016, 2017, 2018… IBCA All State 2016, 2017, 2018… Belleville News Democrat All Area Team 2016, 2017,2018…owns her high school's assist and steals record…member of the 1000-point club as a junior.
Personal: Daughter of Dr. L Terrell and Pamela Rainey…member of National Honor Society…Father's second cousin is NBA player Larry Hughes…Chose Northwestern over Kansas, Illinois, Harvard, Marquette and Iowa…Anticipated major at Northwestern, Physical Therapy.
2021-22: Matched her career high in points (five) in each of Northwestern's first two games against UIC (11/10) and UCSB (11/14) ... Recorded a rebound and a steal in win against South Dakota (11/25) ... Recorded three rebounds against Pittsburgh (11/26) ... Contributed eight points, two 3-pointers, one rebound and one assist against Milwaukee (12/14) ... Tallied five points and an assist against Temple (12/17) ... Recorded seven points and a steal against Ohio State (1/9) ... Contributed four points and five rebounds at Purdue (2/4) ... Scored five points in the win over No. 4 Michigan (2/13).
2020-21: Set a new career high with four points in the season opener against Eastern Illinois (12/10) … Recorded one assist and one rebound in four minutes against Minnesota to begin conference play (12/14) … Scored a career-high five points and recorded two steals in a win over Eastern Kentucky (12/22) ... Went 2-of-3 from the field to score four points in a win over Iowa (1/9) … Played a career-high 11 minutes to help defeat Illinois (1/21).
2019-20: Made her collegiate debut and played six minutes, collecting an assist and a rebound in a win over Loyola Maryland (11/10) ... Recorded an assist in victory over Valparaiso (11/21) ... Contributed two assists and three points in victory over Colgate (11/27) ... Added two assists and a steal in victory over Boston College (12/4) ... Recorded two points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal in victory over Dartmouth (12/7) ... Grabbed three rebounds in victory over UT Arlington (12/16) ... Posted two points and an assist in victory over Michigan State (1/23) ... Contributed two points and a rebound in victory over Wisconsin (2/22).
High School: No. 14 ranked guard in her class by ESPN… Scouts' grade of 90…USA U16 Olympic Trias…Semi-Finalist…Chicago Tribune All State 2017...All Conference 2016, 2017, 2018… IBCA All State 2016, 2017, 2018… Belleville News Democrat All Area Team 2016, 2017,2018…owns her high school's assist and steals record…member of the 1000-point club as a junior.
Personal: Daughter of Dr. L Terrell and Pamela Rainey…member of National Honor Society…Father's second cousin is NBA player Larry Hughes…Chose Northwestern over Kansas, Illinois, Harvard, Marquette and Iowa…Anticipated major at Northwestern, Physical Therapy.
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