2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

25 Karli Opalka

  • Position Center
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Southbury, Conn.
  • High School Pomperaug

Biography

2021-22: Played and started in all 28 games…Named to the All-CCC First Team…Selected to the NEWBA All-Region Third Team…Chosen to the d3hoops.com All-Region 2 Second Team…Led the team and the CCC in rebounding, averaging 10.5 board per game…Led the CCC in offensive rebounds (120)…Fifth in the CCC in field goal percentage (.490) and seventh in field goals made (150)…Second on the team in scoring, averaging 11.8 points per game…Tied for fourth on the team with 27 steals…Two-time CCC Player of the Week…Grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds against Nichols on January 25 and scored a career-high 32 points against Curry on January 31.

2020-21: Did not compete due to cancelation of the season (COVID-19).

2019-20: Played and started in all 27 games…Named to the All-CCC First Team…Led the team and was fifth in the CCC in scoring (15.3 ppg)…Ranked in the top ten in the CCC in field goal percentage (.507, 1st), rebounds per game (9.2, 2nd), and blocks (16, 6th)…Finished the season with 36 assists and 29 steals…Four-time CCC Rookie of the Week…Two-time NEWBA Honor Roll honoree…Had 10 double-doubles on the season, including a career-high 27 points and 17 rebounds against Springfield on January 2.

2018-19: Played in 26 games, starting in 23…Named to the All-CCC Third Team…Averaged 9.3 points per game…Led the team and the CCC with a .539 field goal percentage…Led the team and fifth in the CCC with a 7.5 rebounds per game average…Added 13 assists, 12 steals and 13 blocks…Scored a season-high 23 points against Curry in the CCC Quarterfinals.

High School: A 2018 graduate of Pomperaug High School…Four-year member of the basketball team…Also spent three years on the volleyball team…Four-time All-Southwest Conference player…Two-time Hearst Connecticut Media Girls Basketball All-Star…Two-time all-state for All Rep-Am Hoop Zone and New Haven Register Girls Basketball All-State…Three-time Connecticut High School Coaches' Association (CHSCA) Class L All-State Player…Scored 1,333 career points and had 1,294 rebounds…Two-time Southwest Conference All-Academic Team…McDonalds All-American Team Nominee…Student of the Month…Link Crew Member.
 
Personal: Parents are Peter and Karen…Has one brother, Adam…Plans to major in Environmental Science.

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2018-19Freshman

    Center
    6'0"
    25
  • 25

    2019-20Sophomore

    Center
    6'0"
    25
  • 25
    C

    2020-21Junior

    Center
    6'0"
    25
    C
  • 25
    C

    2021-22Senior

    Center
    6'0"
    25
    C