The 2005-06 Season: Kayla started in 25 of 26 games for the Bison last season, averaging 6.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game ... Connected on 42% from the field including 32.1% from the 3-point line and 78% from the free throw liine ... Added 52 assists, 18 steals and three blocked shots ... Named to the Division I Independent All-Academic team ... Selected to the Ball State Credit Union Classic all-tourney team ... Matched her career-high with 13 points against Arkansas State (1-4-06) and UNC Asheville (12-28-05) ... Reached double-figures in four games ... Connected on 6-of-6 free throws against nationally-ranked Minnesota (1-26-06) and Middle Tennessee State (12-4-05) ... Handed out a career best nine assists against Alabama (12-20-05) ... Matched her career-high with three steals against Valley City State (1-17-06).
The 2004-05 Season: Stepped up her game and charted career-highs in all categories moving into a starting role ... One of four players to start in all 27 games in 2004-05 ... Averaged 5.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 23 minutes of playing time ... Connected on 47.3% from the field including 47.2% from the 3-point stripe and 70.4% from the charity stripe ... Added 23 steals and five blocks ... Scored in double-figures in three games including a career-high 13 points, all coming in the first half, against Lake Superior State (12-20-04) in the Disney Holiday Classic ... Netted 5-of-7 field goals against the Lakers including 3-of-4 from the 3-point line ... Recorded first career "daily double" with 10 points and a career-high 13 rebounds at Minnesota-Crookston (2-2-05) ... Led the Bison in rebounding twice ... Also scored 11 points, including 4-of-5 free throws, in the 64-63 win over South Dakota State (2-26-05) ... Dished out five assists against St. Mary’s, Texas (11-27-04) ... Topped NDSU in steals in three games including a career-high of three against Mesa State (12-3-04).
The 2003-04 Season: Kayla had a productive first season at the college level providing valuable minute off the bench ... Played in 25 games, averaging 1.2 points and 1.5 rebounds per game ... Added 13 assists, seven steals and one block ... Connected on 35.5% from the field and made all seven of her free throw attempts ... Provided the Bison with a boost in several meetings with North Dakota ... Logged a season-best six points in the first meeting with UND (1-31-04) ... In the second meeting, she grabbed a season-high five rebounds and came up with a pair of steals vs. North Dakota ... Led the Bison in steals in three games.
In Her Career: Kayla has played in 78 games including 52 starting assignments during her caeer ... Averaging 4.5 points and 3.3 rebounds in 16.6 minutes per game ... Connected on 43.4% from the field including 36.4% from the 3-point line and 77.3% from the foul line ... Made the first 14 free throws in a row to start her collegiate career ... Added 92 assists, 48 steals and nine blocked shots.
High School Days: A 2003 graduate of Fargo North High School ... Part of trio that included twin sister Katie, who helped the Spartans to a 70-5 record over three seasons, including a 50-game winning streak, a perfect 25-0 mark in 2001 and one Class A state championship ... North was also state runner-up in 2003 ... Two-time Class A all-state first team pick ... Finalist for North Dakota’s "Miss Basketball" ... Ended career as North’s all-time leading scorer with 1,221 points ... Also school’s career leader in field goal shooting (60%) and free throws (317) ... Averaged 18.5 points and 6.9 rebounds per game as a senior ... Averaged 15.7 points and 4.9 rebounds as a junior ... Three-time all-league and all-state tourney team pick ... Competed in track & field for the Spartans ... Regular on the ?A’ honor roll ... Maintained 4.0 GPA ... DECA national qualifier ... National Honor Society.
Personal File: Daughter of Andy and Renee Dahlen ... Has one brother, Tyler, who played football for UND, and twin sister, Katie, who is also a member of the NDSU basketball team ... Majoring in pharmacy at NDSU ... Future plans include becoming a pharmacist ... Prep basketball coach was Anne Watkins.
