UMass Boston

2017-18 SEASON HIGHS

Games Played/Games Started: 29/29

Minutes: 38 vs. University of Southern Maine, January 24 (652 total/22.5 mpg)

Points: 17 vs University of Southern Maine, January 24 (183 total/6.3 ppg)

Rebounds: 9 at Plymouth State University, January 10 (86 total/3.0 rpg)

Assists: 4 two times (50 total/1.7 apg)

Blocked Shots: 1 four times (4 total)

Steals: 4 vs. Western Connecticut State University, February 17 (31 total)

NOTABLES

• Played in a career high 29 games for the Beacons in her senior season
• Finished with double-digit points in eight games 
• Scored a season-high 17 points on 5-7 3PT shooting in a 71-63 win over the University of Southern Maine on January 23 
• Finished her career shooting 61.7% from the free throw line 

2016-17 Season-Highs

Games Played/Started: 26/18

Minutes: 43 at Keene State Coll. 12/10/16 (29.6 mpg)   

Points: 21 at Keene State Coll. 12/10/16 (8.3 ppg)

Rebounds: 11 at Western Connecticut State U. 12/3/16 (4.6 rbg)

Assists: 7 at Colby College 11/29/16 (3.0 apg)

Steals: 6 vs. Rhode Island Coll. 1/7/17 (1.7 spg)

NOTABLES

• Posted new career-high averages in minutes, points, rebounds, assists and steals per game.  
• Set a new career-high by shooting 38.5 percent from the field. Shot 28.8 percent from distance and 60 percent from the free throw line 
• Posted double-digit points eight times, including four-straight games from December 7-30  
• Recorded a career-high 21 points, along with five rebounds and five assists in an overtime road win over Keene State College on December 10
• Posted a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds against Westfield State on December 14
• Started the final nine games of the season

2015-16 Earned a much larger role in her sophomore season … Started in 14 of 28 games and saw time in every game … Averaged 26.6 minutes per contest … Sat fourth on the team with her 6.3 points per game … Averaged 3.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game … Totaled 103 rebounds, 53 assists, 31 steals and eight blocks … Knocked down 34.5 percent of her shots from the field and 28.2 percent from distance … Ended the year shooting 54.5 percent from the free throw line … Knocked down the second-most 3-pointers on the team with 31 … Finished with double-digit points on nine occasions … Posted her first collegiate double-double with a career-high 17 points and 11 rebounds on November 21 against Framingham State … Knocked down 5-of-6 three-pointers in the win over Framingham State … Added 10 points and five rebounds at Westfield State on December 10 … Scored 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting and tacked on three assists in a blowout win over Rhode Island College on February 6 … Poured in 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting and added seven rebound and two assists in a 70-62 Little East Conference Quarterfinal win over Western Connecticut State University.  

2014-15 Carved out a spot as the Beacons’ sixth woman in her first season … Saw time in 26 of 28 games and started five contests … Averaged 21.8 minutes per game … Finished fourth on the team with her 6.5 points per game … Averaged 2.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game … Totaled 76 rebounds, 38 assists, 19 steals and two blocks … Shot 37.3 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from distance and 75.0 percent from the line … Finished second on the team with 39 made threes … Recorded double-digit points in six contests … Earned a start in the Beacons’ opener and finished with 14 points (6-18 shooting) in 37 minutes against Colby College … Totaled a season-high 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting January 20 at UMass Dartmouth … Registered eight points and a career-high eight rebounds in 21 minutes against Plymouth State on February 14 … Led the Beacons with six assists and added five points and four rebounds in 33 minutes off the bench in the Little East Conference Title Game against Eastern Connecticut State.

PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from East Catholic High School in Manchester, Conn. in 2014 ... Member of the Cross Country, Field Hockey and Basketball teams ... Played four years of basketball and was earned All-Conference honors ... Played on the AAU circuit with the Connecticut Wave ... Daughter of Lori and David Mathieu ... Has one brother, David ... Currently majoring in Criminal Justice and Sociology. 

Katie Mathieu (left) and Olivia Murphy (right) with Shirley Poyau of the Psychology Department