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2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

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25 Faye Kaplinski

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Simsbury, CT
  • Highschool Simsbury
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

2023-24:
  • Played in all 26 games, starting 10
  • Made collegiate debut and scored first collegiate points against St. John Fisher (11/16/23)
  • Earned first collegiate start at Bard on 12/01/13
  • Had a career-high 18 points at SUNY Brockport on 11/21/23
  • Second on team in scoring (180 points), points per game (6.9), rebounds (123) and blocks (10)
  • Liberty League Rookie of the Week (11/27/23)
  • RIT Athlete of the Week (11/27/23)
Before RIT:
  • Played basketball for Simsbury High School
  • CCC All-Conference selection (2021-22; 2022-23)
  • Team Captain (2022-23)
  • All-Academic Team (2019-23)
  • Elmer Vincent Student Athlete Award Winner (2023)
Personal:
  • Born in Detriot, MI
  • Daughter of Dana and Thomas Kaplinski
  • Has two siblings, Eva and Grant
  • Enjoys longboarding and collecting Lego sets
  • Winning the Central Connecticut Conference Championships her senior year is her favorite athletic-related moment
  • Started playing basketball in 2nd grade
  • Favorite athletes: Dorka Juhász, Rebecca Lobo, Katie Lou Samuelson

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2023-24First Year

    Forward
    5'10"
    25
  • 25

    2024-25Sophomore

    Forward
    5'10"
    25