Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU:  Returning 2-year letterwinner....Conference Carolinas Academic All-Conference Team 2025....Appeared in 23 contests during the 2024-25 season, making one start....Averaged 9.1 minutes per game....Shot 33.3 percent from behind the arc....Registered 8 steals....Scored in double figures twice (11 pts vs Erskine and Lees-McRae)....Played in 23 contests in 2023-24 and averaged 9.6 minutes per game....Scored in double figures twice....Connected on 32.8 percent of three-point attempts....High of 17 points vs King on 2-24-24)....Local product....Has been coming to FMU camps since the fifth grade and now she gets to be a part of the program....Loves the university and it is great to have her on board.....One of the best shooters in the region....Can stretch a defense.....Good ball handler....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2023 (fall), 2024 (fall), 2025 (spring).....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2023 (fall), 2024 (fall), 2025 (spring).

PERSONAL:

• Born in Florence, SC
• Graduate of Trinity Collegiate School, where she played for coach Nikki Teasley
• As a senior, helped her team win the girls portion of the 36th-Annual Pepsi Carolina Classic
• As a junior, averaged 13 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 3.0 steals per contest as Trinity registered a 25-5 mark and appeared in the SCISA AAA state semifinals
• 3-time All-State and All-Region selection
• Named a North-South All-Star on three occasions
• A 1,000-point scorer in her career
• Her region’s Co-Player of the Year as a sophomore
• Participated in the 2022 Pee Dee vs Midlands All-Star Game
• Played club basketball with SC Future
• Member of the Honor Society
• Nickname is Kenzie

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  Veterinarian and basketball coach 
• Favorite Fictional Character:  Olaf
• Favorite Athlete:  Steph Curry 
• Favorite Sports Teams:  Golden State Warriors, South Carolina Gamecocks, and Las Vegas Aces 
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: The Office 
• Favorite Food:  Chicken bog
• Favorite Vacation Spot:  Disney World 
• Favorite Musical Artists:  Ed Sheeran, Rod Wave, and Morgan Wallen 
• Favorite Thing About FMU:  It has a Starbucks 
• Favorite Off-Court Activities:  Fishing and playing golf
• Goals for Upcoming Season:  Bring home a championship 
• Why you first chose your sport:  The basketball court has always been a way to relieve stress and it always felt like home 
• Biggest mental challenge in your sport:  Confidence 
• Interesting Notes:  I reached 1000 points during my junior year of high school; I hate cheese, I only eat it on pizza; I have 6 dogs and a pet possum
• Brush With Greatness:  I hold the record for most 3-pointers scored in a game (8) at my high school