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2023-24 Women's Basketball Roster

Carla Wehmeyer - Arkansas State

42 Melodie Kapinga

  • Position Forward/Center
  • Hometown Arlington, Texas
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool MacArthur HS / UC Irvine

Biography

2023-24 | GRADUATE
Made seven starts across 16 appearances, averaging 2.7 points and 3.0 rebounds while recording 11 assists and seven steals … Shot 16-for-30 (.533) from the field and 11-for-17 (.647) from the charity stripe … Set a career high for steals with three against Hendrix on 11/21 … Followed the defensive performance by scoring a season-high 11 points and bringing down nine rebounds (eight offensive) against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/28) … Brought down 10 boards on 12/17 at Little Rock to set a new season high.

2022-23 | SENIOR
Appeared in all 32 games, starting in 27 in the post … Averaged 5.6 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, including 109 total offensive boards – second-most in the conference … Shot a team-best 52.3 percent from the field … Opened the season with 12 rebounds at Louisiana Tech (11/10) … Scored a career-best 17 points with nine boards against Hendrix (11/16) … Followed it two games later with 10 points and seven rebounds against nationally-ranked Oklahoma (11/22) … Grabbed 11 rebounds versus Kansas City (11/26) … Just missed a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds against Grambling (12/15) … Scored eight points with 10 rebounds at Southern Miss (1/12) … Hauled in 12 boards versus Marshall (1/28) … Scored 11 points on 5-of-5 from the floor against Old Dominion (2/24) … Registered 10 rebounds in the regular-season finale against Texas State.

2021-22 | JUNIOR AT UC IRVINE
Played in 30 games for UC Irvine … Averaged 1.4 points and 2.0 rebounds in 6.4 minutes per contest … Notched six points, seven rebounds, two steals, one assist and one block against UC San Diego (Jan. 11) … Registered a double-double with 11 points and 10 boards in a win over Westcliff (Nov. 9).

2020-21 | AT UC IRVINE
Made 17 appearances, averaging 5.5 minutes played with 1.5 points and 1.2 boards … Scored a career-best 12 points on 4-for-5 shooting versus Westmont (Dec. 9) … Grabbed five boards against Cal Baptist.

2019-20 | SOPHOMORE AT UC IRVINE
Logged 5.9 minutes per game in 17 appearances, averaging 1.1 points and 1.9 rebounds … Made her collegiate debut with a season-best six boards.

2018-19 | FRESHMAN AT UC IRVINE
Did not play.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at MacArthur Irving High School … Two-time All-District pick … Averaged a double-double as a senior with 10.3 points and 10.1 boards per outing … Regional finalist in the shot put.

PERSONAL
Daugher of Mireielle Katuku and Francis Muteba … Birthday is April 4 … Majoring in business management.

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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2022-23Senior

    Forward/Center
    6'3"
    42
  • 42

    2023-24Graduate Student

    Forward/Center
    6'3"
    42