La'kia Stewart

Class:
Redshirt
Hometown:
Philadelphia, PA
High School:
Central

General Notes: KSU’s top reserve off the bench, gives the Flashes a consistent offensive spark ... Can break her defender down with the dribble or challenge inside ... Made the transition as a sophomore to small forward ... Will battle for a starting spot this fall ... Quick, explosive player that will challenge inside ... Suffered a knee injury early in her freshman season but made a quick recovery and averaged 9.6 points over the last nine games of 2003-04.

2005-06 (Junior Season) : Averaged 8.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in 2005-06 ... Appeared in all 30 games with five starts ... Reached double figures in points and 10 times and rebounds five times ... Lead the Flashes with five double-doubles ... Scored a career-high 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds versus Alcorn State (12/17/05) ... Snared a career-best 15 rebounds and scored 12 points against Ball State (2/8/06) ... Had back-to-back double-doubles vs. Bowling Green (1/14/06) and at Miami (1/17/06) ... Named Mid-American Conference Sixth Man of the Year for 2005-06.

2004-05 (Sophomore Season):Averaged 6.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game in 2004-05 ... Led the team with a 51.9 field goal percentage ... went 8-for-10 from the field in the MAC tournament win over Ohio, tying a career-high with 18 points ... Averaged just under 10 points (9.7) over the final eight games of the season ... Recorded her first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. Texas Southern ... Went a perfect 7-of-7 from the field and tied a career-high with 18 points in the win over St. Bonaventure ... Came up big off the bench in the road win at Toledo with seven points, eight rebounds and a career-high six assists.

2003-04: (Freshman Season) Quick, explosive player that will challenge inside ... came on strong in the second half of the season after a knee injury forced her to miss six games in December ... averaged 16.1 minutes off the bench, best among KSU reserves ... finished the season averaging 5.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game ... averaged 6.3 points in MAC games and 9.6 points over the final nine games of the season ... scored a season-high 18 points on 4-of-9 shooting while adding 9-of-11 free throws in the win over Ball State Feb. 14 ... notched her first career double-double, scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds in the win at Bowling Green Feb. 21 ... recorded a season-high six field goals three different times ... went 6-for-9 from the floor with 12 points in the win over Ohio Jan. 28 ... scored 14 points off the bench in the regular season win at Miami March 2 ... scored 10 points in the MAC tournament loss to Marshall March 10 ... played a season-high 34 minutes in the win over Rhode Island Nov. 25 ... recorded a season-high four steals in the WNIT loss at St. Joseph’s March 19.

Prior to Kent State: Averaged 16.4 points, 10 rebounds and five assists her senior year at Central High School in Philadelphia ... Helped the Lancers to a 25-3 record ... Led Central to two Public League championships and a 34-game winning streak in league contests ... Was named to the All-City First Team twice ... Scored 1,255 points in her career, which is third all-time at Central for both boys and girls basketball ... Named to the All-Public League First Team three times ... Was chosen to compete in the All-Star Labor Classic ... Was coached by Frank Greco and Vince Parzlade at Central High School ... Played her AAU basketball for the DBL Phoenix and was coached by Yolanda Lacey.

Personal: Full name is La’kia Stewart ... Born Aug. 26, 1985 ... Is the daughter of Kim Stewart-Phillips ... Has two younger brothers, Devin and Jamal and a younger sister, Farra ... Is majoring in pre-marketing at Kent State.