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Jersey Number 32
Malia Kency
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Statesboro, Ga.
- High School:
- Briarwood Academy
- Major:
- Engineering
Bio
Senior (2017-18)
- Leaves FAU with the third most career three-pointers with 176
- Her 254 career assists are the eighth most in FAU history
- She scored in double figures in 12 games and tied her career-high twice with 21 points at UTEP and at Marshall. She connected on six three-point shot attempts at Marshall to help bolster her 21 points
- She also had 20 points when the Owls hosted Marshall in Boca Raton
- She had 11 assists in the Owls' win against St. Francis Brooklyn in the FAU Thanksgiving Tournament
Junior (2016-17)
- Made 18 starts in 24 appearances averaging 25.6 minutes per game, which is the most of any Owl
- Led the team in assists with 60 on the year and set a career high with six in the win over Indiana State
- Tallied a season-high 19 points and set a career best in rebounds with nine in the first FIU contest
- Scored in double figures five times and was the team's leading scorer against Florida Memorial and in both FIU games
- Averaged 7.4 points per game overall and 6.7 when facing conference opponents
Sophomore (2015-16)
- Played in 29 games, making four starts
- Averaged 5.2 points and 2.0 assists per game
- Ranked second on the team with 58 assists
- Scored a career-high 19 points against Delaware State on Nov. 27, which included a lifetime best six three-pointers
- Dished out a personal best five assists at Charlotte on Jan. 30
Freshman 2014-15)
- Started 27 of the 30 games in which she played
- Named Freshman All-Conference USA after leading FAU with 52 three-pointers made
- Tied FAU Arena record with seven three-pointers made against Western Illinois on Nov. 23 en route to a career-high 21 points
- Averaged 7.5 points and 2.1 rebounds per game
- Dished out 53 assists while recording 22 steals
High School
- Played basketball and softball and ran several track events in high school
- Listed as a three-star athlete by ESPN, Kency was ranked as the 73rd best point guard in the nation
- She was the Augusta Chronicle's All-Area Independent Player of the Year two years in a row and earned the Augusta Sports Council GAMES All-Around Female Athlete Silver Award
- Kency was named All-Region and Best Offensive Player on her team all four years in high school and earned All-State in 2013-14 under head coach Keith Johnson
Personal
- The daughter of Erice and Mary Ann Kency
- Graduated with honors and earned the President's Education Achievement Award
- Major is Pre-Engineering
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