#32 Liza Karlen Women's Basketball Roster

HONORS AND AWARDS

• 2024-25 ACC Newcomer Watch List
• 2023-24 All-BIG EAST First Team
• AP Player of the Week (Dec. 19, 2023)
• BIG EAST Player of the Week (Nov. 13, 2023, Dec. 18, 2023, Jan. 15, 2023)
• USBWA Player of the Week (Nov. 14, 2023, Dec. 19, 2023)
• 2023-24 Preseason Honorable Mention All-BIG EAST
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 28, 2020, Jan. 23, 2022, Jan. 31, 2022, Feb. 28, 2022, Feb. 28, 2023, Dec. 25, 2023, Jan. 29, 2024, Feb. 5, 2024, Feb. 19, 2024)
• 2022-23 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
• Katrina McClain Award Top 10 finalist

AS A SENIOR AT MARQUETTE (2023-24)

• Averaged 17.7 points and 7.9 rebounds a game starting in all 32 contests. Led the team with 10 double-doubles
• Scored 10+ points in 31 games and posted 12 20-point games
• Unanimous selection to All-BIG EAST First Team
• Katrina McClain Award Top 10 finalist
• Three-time BIG EAST Player of the Week
• Two-time USBWA Player of the Week
• First and only BIG EAST player to be named AP National Player of the Week
• Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament team after averaging 15.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in wins over Boston College and Arkansas
• Led the team in scoring in 17 games
• Scored 565 points, eighth most points scored in a season in program history
• Made 240 field goals, third most field goals made in a season in program history
• Dropped a career-high 30 points at Seton Hall on Jan. 9
• Scored 1,000th career point at Seton Hall
• Had a stretch of six double-doubles in eight games in late January- early February
• 29 points and 10 rebounds at Creighton on Jan. 31
• 19 points and season-high 14 rebounds in NCAA Tournament First Round game versus Ole Miss, which was ironically played at Notre Dame

AS A JUNIOR AT MARQUETTE (2022-23)

• Averaged  11.4 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2 assists, starting in all but one of the 25 games played. Missed seven games with injury
• Led team with 24 blocks
• Matched a career-high 4 blocks, while netting 18 points, getting 12 rebounds and two steals in the season opener against Fairleigh Dickinson (11/7)
• Fell 2 points shy of a double-double after scoring 8 points and grabbing 11 boards against No. 3 Texas on Nov. 19
• Had 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals against Saint Francis on Nov. 27
• Notched 15 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks in a win at Georgetown on Dec. 2
• Registered 12 points and boards, while getting four assists, and two blocks against Loyola Chicago (12/10)
• Scored 15 points, had 6 rebounds, had 2 steals at UConn on New Year’s Eve
• Totaled 10 boards, 4 points, 4 steals, 4 assists and a block in a historic win against UConn on Feb. 8
• On Feb. 27, matched then-career-high 26 points, posted season-high 14 rebounds and 3 assists against DePaul (2/27)
• Recorded 18 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks in BIG EAST Tournament against UConn
• Pulled down 10 rebounds and scored four points in NCAA Tournament against USF

AS A SOPHOMORE AT MARQUETTE (2021-22)

• Started 26 of 31 games on the season
• Led the Golden Eagles with a team-high 7.2 rebounds per game, while also averaging 10.2 points and 1.9 assists per contest
• Recorded a team-high 31 blocks and eight double-double
• Ranked second on the team in field goal percentage (45.3%) among players with at least 100 field goal attempts
• Scored in double figures 18 times, including in 10 of 14 games to close the season
• Recorded a career-high 26 points to go along with 14 rebounds in the BIG EAST Tournament quarterfinals against DePaul
• Hauled in a career-high 15 rebounds to go along with 14 points in win over Seton Hall on Jan. 26
• On Jan. 21, posted season highs in assists (8) and blocks (4) against Xavier
• Finished the regular season with back-to-back double-doubles against Providence and St. John’s

AS A FRESHMAN AT MARQUETTE (2020-21)

• Averaged 4.0 points, 3.1 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 24 games
• Made her debut against North Dakota on Nov. 29, scoring 4 points to go along with 2 boards and 2 assists
• Hit double figures for the first time on Dec. 22, scoring 10 points at Xavier
• Had 7 points and 9 rebounds with a steal in a BIG EAST quarterfinal win over Providence

PREP AND PERSONAL

• Nationally ranked prospect at Stillwater Area High School
• Concluded prep career with 2,098 points and 1,248 rebounds
• Played first two seasons at St. Paul Central
• Finalist for the state’s Ms. Basketball Award as a senior
• McDonald’s All-American nominee
• Helped Ponies to their second-straight Section 4AAAA title and fourth state tournament appearance in school history
• All-conference honoree and was named to Star Tribune All-Metro Third Team
• Concluded season with 16 double-doubles
• Averaged 16.8 points and 10.2 rebounds per game in 2019-20
• Named as the conference player of the year as a sophomore and junior and is also a three-time selection to the Minnesota all-state team
• As a junior, led team to the state championship game for the first time in program history
• Also an all-conference performer in swimming, golf and track and field
• Member of National Honor Society
• Daughter of Emily and Tom Karlen. Has one sister, Lexi, and one brother, Ty
• Earned an undergraduate degree at Marquette in civil engineering
• Pursuing a master’s degree in management