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Maria Myklebust

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Asker, Norway
High School:
Montverde Academy
Prev School:
Vermont

Career Accolades

America East Academic Honor Roll (2021-22)

Career Highs

Points: 15, vs. Stonehill (11/26/22)
Rebounds: 6 (twice), Last at NJIT (1/21/23)
Assists: 3, at NJIT (1/21/23)
Steals: 2 (twice), Last vs. Rice (2/3/24)
Blocks: 1, at UCF (12/18/23)
FG Made: 6, vs. UMBC (1/1/23)
FG Attempts: 13, at UConn (3/18/23)
3-Point FG Made: 3, at UConn (3/18/23)
3-Point FG Attempts: 6, at UConn (3/18/23)
Free Throws Made: 5, at Binghamton (2/22/23)
Free Throw Attempts: 6, at Binghamton (2/22/23)

Junior (2023-24)

Saw action in 28 contests for the Owls
Scored 78 points, averaging 2.8 points per game, while also collecting 40 rebounds, averaging 1.4 boards per contests
Posted two double-figure performances this season (vs. UTSA & Rice)
Tallied a season-high five rebounds at Charlotte (Feb. 7)
Scored 10 points, shooting a perfect 100 percent from the floor (4-of-4) and from 3-point range (2-of-2) vs. Rice (Feb. 3)
Scored a season-best 12 points, shooting 63 percent (5-of-8) from the field and 40 percent (2-of-5) from 3-point range vs. UTSA (Jan. 10)
Pulled down a season-high three rebounds vs. UAB (Dec. 30)
Registered her first career block at UCF (Dec. 18)
Made her Owl debut in the season-opener at Mercer, dishing out an assist and grabbing a board against the Bears (Nov. 9)

At Vermont (2021-23)
Sophomore (2022-23)

Saw action in 31 games as a key reserve for the Catamounts, averaging nearly 12.5 minutes per game … She averaged career highs in rebounds, points, assists, and shooting percentage … Myklebust averaged 4.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game on 49.0 percent shooting from the floor … She was also fifth on the team hitting 15 threes on the season while leading the team at 42.9 percent shooting from behind the arc … Scored a career-high 15 points in the victory over Stonehill … Played in a career-high 26 minutes in the overtime victory at Bryant … Drained a career-high three three-pointers against UConn in the NCAA Tournament … Dished out a career-high three assists in the victory at NJIT (1/21/23) … Converted on a career-high six field goals in the loss against UMBC (1/01/23).

Freshman (2021-22)

Played in 23 games, seeing nearly 10 minutes of action per game ... Netted 1.6 points per contest ... Played a career-high 23 minutes in the win at UMBC on Feb. 19 ... Poured in a career-high 11 points in 18 minutes in the victory over Brown on Nov. 27 ... Drained a career-high five shots in the win ... Snagged a season-best three rebounds at Marist on Nov. 14 ... tied her career high against Brown and UMBC (Jan. 15) ... Hit her first three-point basket in the season-opening win over Merrimack on Nov. 9 ... Dished out two assists in the win over Hartford on Jan 23.

High School
Went 22-2 this past season at Monteverde Academy, team was ranked #1 in the nation by MaxPreps in December of 2020 ... She received Monterverde Academy's "Clutch Award" following the 2019-20 campaign ... She is a four-time All-Star at the Norwegian Championships (U16 & U18) and a two-time All-Star in the European Girls Basketball League ... She was a Captain of the Norwegian national team three years in a row ... She competed at two FIBA Women's European Championships and averaged 13.3 points-per game, 7.5 rebounds-per game and 1.5 assists-per game.