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Jersey Number 3
Lotta Vehka-Aho
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Vimpeli, Finland
- High School:
- Mäkelänrinne Sports High Helsinki Basketball Academy
- Major:
- Mathematics
- Birthday:
- 12/22
Career Accolades
- 2020-21 C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal
- 2020-21 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- C-USA Freshman of the Week (Dec. 16, Jan. 13)
- 2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal
- 2019-20 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2020 Owlspy's Female All-Freshman Team
- Tabbed C-USA Freshman of the Week on two different occasions to become the first Owl to collect two of those honors in a season (Dec. 16 & Jan. 13)
- Started in all 24 games she appeared in before missing the remaining six due to injury
- Led the team in assists (62), while sitting second in scoring (12.6 PPG) and second in steals (39)
- In Conference USA, finished 16th in scoring, seventh in free throw percentage (.830), seventh in minutes played (33.5 MPG) and 10th in steals (1.6 SPG)
- One of four freshman in the conference to rank in the top 20 in scoring
- Collected 22 points in win vs. Louisiana Tech in what would be her last game of the season
- Had game-tying basket against North Texas to send the game into double overtime and eventually an 84-78 win
- Recorded a career-high 28 points with five rebounds, four steals and three assists vs. Rice and followed up that performance with 21 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals, while playing all 50 minutes in double-overtime victory vs. North Texas
- Scored 18 points on 5-for-6 shooting in win against Central Connecticut State
- Earned FAU Thanksgiving All-Tournament Team honors after averaging 14 points per game and 4.5 rebounds per game in two contests (Loyola Maryland and Kansas)
- Delivered 15 points, a career-high eight rebounds and four steals in win vs. Loyola Maryland
- Logged 21 points and three steals in win against Little Rock
- Tallied a career-high seven assists at Richmond
- Made buzzer beater to elevate the Owls past Hampton in a 64-63 victory in Virginia
- One of 11 on the team to be named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Earned the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal for earning higher than a cumulative 3.75 GPA
- Played for her home country of Finland in the 2016 FIBA U-16 Women's European Championship Division B national team and the 2017 FIBA U-18 Women's European Championship national team
- She led the U-18 team to a second place finish in Division B of the tournament
- Named MVP of the Baltic Sea Cup Tournament
- Born on December 22
- Daughter of Tarja Sova
- Majoring in mathematics
- She hopes to continue her basketball career after FAU as a professional athlete
- She enjoys listening to music, hanging out with friends and cooking and baking
Inside the Owls Burrow 2025-26 Spring Show #5
Monday, March 16
Florida Atlantic WBB Postgame Press Conference (vs. Tulane)
Tuesday, March 03
Inside the Owls Burrow 2025-26 Spring Show #4
Friday, February 27
Florida Atlantic WBB Postgame Press Conference (vs. Charlotte)
Tuesday, February 24
