Eastern Oregon University Athletics

EOU Awards & Honors
• First Team All-CCC (2020-21)
• CCC All-Academic Team (2020-21)
• NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2020-21)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (2020-21)

2020-21 • Senior: Named First Team All-CCC for the spring season at guard … Started 19 games for EOU and was second on the team in scoring at 12.5 points per game … Shot 40.7% from the floor and was 35.8% from three-point range … Averaged 5.6 rebounds per game and had 32 steals … Tied the team lead in blocks at 13 and dished out 27 assists … Scored a career-high 22 points against Lewis-Clark State Feb. 4 … Grabbed a career best 13 rebounds against Warner Pacific on March 2 … Scored in double figures 12 times and had a pair of double-doubles, both against Warner Pacific … Was tabbed an NAIA Daktronics Scholar-Athlete, earned CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team honors, and was named to the U.S. Bank CCC All-Academic Team for her work in the classroom. 

2019-20 • Junior: Appeared in all 32 games in her first season with Eastern and was a starter in 27 contests … Was fifth on the team in scoring at 7.1 points per game and averaged 4.3 boards per game … Shot 38.9% from the field and was a 32.4% three-pointer shooter … Went 21-27 at the free throw line for 77.8%  and dished out 51 assists. Had 32 steals on the year and blocked five shots … Scored a then career-high of 21 points and had a then career-high of 10 boards against Walla Walla on Feb. 9 … Scored double-digit points on several occasions and had one doubled-double.

Before EOU: Played her first two collegiate seasons at Umpqua Community college under head coach and father Dave Stricklin … Was tabbed a WBCA All-American as a sophomore and was named the NWAC Southern Region MVP of the Year in 2018-19 … Named the NWAC Southern Region Freshman of the Year in 2017-18 and was a two-time All-NWAC Championship Tournament Team selection … Led the NWAC in scoring a s sophomore (24.0 ppg) and is the NWAC record holder for most threes made in a single season (136; 2018-19) … Left UCC as the all-time leading scorer (1,318), all-time leader in three-pointers made (209), and as the single season record holder in three-pointers made (136; 2018-19) … Helped lead her team to a pair of NWAC Southern Region Championships (2017-2019) … earned NWAC Academic All-Star honors for her work in the classroom.

High School: Was a multiple-year letterwinner at Sutherlin High School under head coach Josh Grotting … Named 4A State Player of the Year and Sky-Em Player of the Year as a senior … Also garnered USA Today All-Oregon Team honors as a senior … Helped lead her team to back-to-back State Championships and Sky-Em League Championships as a junior and senior (2015-2017) … Set the Sutherlin High School single season scoring record as well … Graduated Valedictorian of her class.

Personal: Daughter of Dave and Linda Stricklin … Majoring in Health and Human Performance.

Off the Court: Favorite Sports Hero: Katie Ledecky. Hobbies: Hiking, reading, baking. Favorite Food: Anything with pasta. Favorite Movie(s): Billy Madison, Grown Ups, Juwanna Mann, The Greatest Showman, School of Rock. Favorite Books(s): The Harry Potter series.