2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Kaifes, Claire
Jersey Number 10
Claire Kaifes
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Mill Valley HS
- Hometown:
- Shawnee, Kan.
Bio
Honors & Awards:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
2023-24 (Sr.): Averaged 1.7 points and 1.7 rebounds per game, appearing in 23 contests … Had a season-high eight points, five rebounds and three assists vs. Xavier (1/6) … Scored three points and had a season-high six rebounds in road win at Butler (3/2).
2022-23 (Sr.): Averaged 2.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 20 games played ... First career start came in a win against Milwaukee (11/13), Scoring a season-high nine points and getting two boards ... Matched season-high three assists and eight boards to go with five points in a winning effort against Saint Francis (11/27) ... Scored eight points and grabbed two rebounds in a victory against Georgetown (12/4) ... Grabbed career-high eight boards and scored eight points against Providence (1/14) ... Had six offensive rebounds, one defensive and an assist against St. John's (1/18) ... Recorded a career-high four steals, matched career-high three assists, scored four points and grabbed three rebounds in a win against Xavier (1/25) ... Missed remainder of the season.
2021-22 (RS): Redshirted during the 2021-22 season, did not appear in any contests.
2020-21 (So.): Averaged 3.4 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 26 games played ... Scored five points to go along with three rebounds and two assists in 19 minutes against North Dakota (11/29) ... Had two points against Milwaukee (12/2) ... Chipped in three points, one rebound and one assist at Cincinnati (12/10) ... Hit two threes, including the eventual game winner, in a 64-61 win at Belmont (12/13) ... Tallied five points, two boards and an assist at Xavier (12/22) ... Scored nine points at Seton Hall, which was a season-best and hit three 3-pointers (1/15) ... Scored a career-high 12 points on 4/6 from 3-point range at Butler (1/24) ... Had three points and two steals at Villanova (1/27) and two points at Creighton (2/1) ... Tallied six points (2/3 3FG) and had two assists at Georgetown (2/3) ... Scored nine points on 3-of-7 3-point shooting with four rebounds and one assist against DePaul (2/7) ... Hit two 3-pointers for her six points against Butler while tracking down four rebounds and an assist (2/10) ... Had five points, three steals and an assist at Providence (2/13) ... Had two rebounds and a steal vs. Villanova (2/19) ... Collected one rebound against Creighton (2/22) ... Had one assist at UConn (3/1) ... Hit two 3-pointers for his six points and had three assists in a BIG EAST quarterfinal win over Providence (3/6) ... Tallied one assist against Creighton (3/7) ... Had three points and an assist in the tournament title game against UConn (3/8) ... Hit one 3-pointer in the NCAA tournament against Va. Tech (3/21).
2019-20 (Fr.): Saw action in 24 outings off the bench … Made her Marquette debut against St. Francis College Brooklyn with four rebounds, three assists, two points and a steal in 10 minutes (11/7) ... Scored season-high seven points in win over Providence (1/31) … Matched season-best with three assists against Xavier (2/14) … Earned first letter.
Prior to Marquette: Four-year letter-winner for academics and basketball at Mill Valley HS in Shawnee, Kansas ... Averaged a double-double her senior year with eight assists ... The #177 recruit in the country according to Blue Star ... All-Conference and All-State her junior and senior year ... Five-star HyVee Athlete of the Week ... Placed second in state in the shot put as a senior.
Personal: Daugther of Catie and Lucille Kaifes ... Has three brothers, Conner, Cooper and Carter, and one sister, Catie ... Eric played basketball at Loyola-Chicago and Catie played basketball at Eastern Kentucky … pursuing masters of business administration.
BIG EAST All-Academic Team (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
2023-24 (Sr.): Averaged 1.7 points and 1.7 rebounds per game, appearing in 23 contests … Had a season-high eight points, five rebounds and three assists vs. Xavier (1/6) … Scored three points and had a season-high six rebounds in road win at Butler (3/2).
2022-23 (Sr.): Averaged 2.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 20 games played ... First career start came in a win against Milwaukee (11/13), Scoring a season-high nine points and getting two boards ... Matched season-high three assists and eight boards to go with five points in a winning effort against Saint Francis (11/27) ... Scored eight points and grabbed two rebounds in a victory against Georgetown (12/4) ... Grabbed career-high eight boards and scored eight points against Providence (1/14) ... Had six offensive rebounds, one defensive and an assist against St. John's (1/18) ... Recorded a career-high four steals, matched career-high three assists, scored four points and grabbed three rebounds in a win against Xavier (1/25) ... Missed remainder of the season.
2021-22 (RS): Redshirted during the 2021-22 season, did not appear in any contests.
2020-21 (So.): Averaged 3.4 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 26 games played ... Scored five points to go along with three rebounds and two assists in 19 minutes against North Dakota (11/29) ... Had two points against Milwaukee (12/2) ... Chipped in three points, one rebound and one assist at Cincinnati (12/10) ... Hit two threes, including the eventual game winner, in a 64-61 win at Belmont (12/13) ... Tallied five points, two boards and an assist at Xavier (12/22) ... Scored nine points at Seton Hall, which was a season-best and hit three 3-pointers (1/15) ... Scored a career-high 12 points on 4/6 from 3-point range at Butler (1/24) ... Had three points and two steals at Villanova (1/27) and two points at Creighton (2/1) ... Tallied six points (2/3 3FG) and had two assists at Georgetown (2/3) ... Scored nine points on 3-of-7 3-point shooting with four rebounds and one assist against DePaul (2/7) ... Hit two 3-pointers for her six points against Butler while tracking down four rebounds and an assist (2/10) ... Had five points, three steals and an assist at Providence (2/13) ... Had two rebounds and a steal vs. Villanova (2/19) ... Collected one rebound against Creighton (2/22) ... Had one assist at UConn (3/1) ... Hit two 3-pointers for his six points and had three assists in a BIG EAST quarterfinal win over Providence (3/6) ... Tallied one assist against Creighton (3/7) ... Had three points and an assist in the tournament title game against UConn (3/8) ... Hit one 3-pointer in the NCAA tournament against Va. Tech (3/21).
2019-20 (Fr.): Saw action in 24 outings off the bench … Made her Marquette debut against St. Francis College Brooklyn with four rebounds, three assists, two points and a steal in 10 minutes (11/7) ... Scored season-high seven points in win over Providence (1/31) … Matched season-best with three assists against Xavier (2/14) … Earned first letter.
Prior to Marquette: Four-year letter-winner for academics and basketball at Mill Valley HS in Shawnee, Kansas ... Averaged a double-double her senior year with eight assists ... The #177 recruit in the country according to Blue Star ... All-Conference and All-State her junior and senior year ... Five-star HyVee Athlete of the Week ... Placed second in state in the shot put as a senior.
Personal: Daugther of Catie and Lucille Kaifes ... Has three brothers, Conner, Cooper and Carter, and one sister, Catie ... Eric played basketball at Loyola-Chicago and Catie played basketball at Eastern Kentucky … pursuing masters of business administration.
Highlights: MU 76, JMU 80 (OT) (3/23/25)
Monday, March 24
WBIT Postgame Presser: Cara Consuegra (3/23/25)
Sunday, March 23
Postgame Interview: Marquette HC Cara Consuegra on ESPN+ (3/20/25)
Saturday, March 22
WBIT Postgame Presser: Marquette's Cara Consuegra & Halle Vice (3/20/25)
Friday, March 21
