2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster

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3 Mikayla Cowling

  • Position Guard/Forward
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Last School(s) Saint Mary's College (HS)
  • Hometown Benicia, Calif.
  • Major Sociology

Biography

Career Highlights:
  • Drafted by the Connecticut Sun with the 33rd overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft
  • 2x All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (2017, 2018)
  • 2x Pac-12 All-Defensive Honorable Mention (2017, 2018)
  • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2015)

As a Senior (2017-18):  Appeared and started in 31 games for the Golden Bears…Led the Bears in steals for the second consecutive season and finished third on the team in scoring, averaging 9.3 points per game on the season … Named an All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention and All-Defensive Honorable Mention for the second consecutive season after ranking in the Top 10 in the conference in both steals and assists…Ended her Cal career tied for fourth in program history with 470 assists…15th in program history with 1,274 career points and one of only four players in Cal women’s basketball history with over 1,000 career points and 400 career assists…Scored her 1,000th career point on November 17 against Connecticut, becoming the 29th player in program history to reach the milestone…Averaged a team-high 33.3 minutes per game on the season and finished second on the team with 4.2 assists per game…made her 100th consecutive start for the Bears on Dec. 7 against San Diego…Started 111 consecutive games for the Golden Bears before missing Cal’s game vs Arizona on January 26 under concussion protocol…Scored a season-high 21 points in Cal’s December 16 win over BYU, going 8-13 from the floor and 4-5 from three-point range…Dished out a career-high 11 assists in Cal’s win over Washington on January 12… Connected on a career-high five three-pointers in Cal’s January 7 win at Arizona, going 5-9 from beyond the arc and scoring 17 of her team-high 19 points in the second half

As a Junior (2016-17): One of three players to start all 34 games for the Golden Bears… Started 92 consecutive games for Cal, a streak that dates back to December 13, 2014… Led the team in assists (4.7 APG), steals (1.7 Steals PG), and free throw percentage (76.5%)… Fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 8.6 points per game… Averaged 34.7 minutes per game, the third-most by any player in the Pac-12… Earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention and Pac-12 All-Defensive Honorable Mention at the end of the season…Scored in double-figures in six consecutive games from Feb. 3 - 19, tied for the longest such streak of her career … Matched her season-high with 18 points in Cal’s win over No. 13 UCLA, 14 of which she scored in the second half…had 12 points and 7 assists in Cal’s win over USC in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament, going 6-6 from the foul line over the final 1:13 to help seal the win…Dished out a season-best 9 assists on January 13 against Colorado, adding 8 rebounds and 5 points….Had a career-high 7 steals in Cal’s win at Nebraska on December 4

As a Sophomore (2015-16): Started all 32 games of the season and ranked third on the squad with 13.4 points per game…Third on the team for rebounds (144, 4.5 rpg)…Shot 39.0 percent from three-point range, good for ninth among Cal’s single-season records…Ended the regular season top 10 in the Pac-12 in minutes (2nd, 1,057) and assists (9th, 102)…19 double-figure scoring outings as a sophomore, including a sic-game streak from Nov. 28 to Dec. 30…Averaged 9.8 points and 4.2 rebounds in conference play…Matched a career-high two blocks twice this season, vs. UCLA in the Pac-12 Tournament (March 5) and at Colorado (Feb. 21)…Led the Bears in rebounds in back-to-back games against Arizona State (Feb. 12) and Arizona (Feb. 14)…Sank the game-winning triple against Washington State (Jan. 29); Her 18 points against the Cougs was a Pac-12 season high…Went 12-16 from the floor and 3-4 from beyond the arc in a career-best 29-point performance vs. CSUN (Dec. 30)…Was one board shy of a triple-double vs. Sacramento State with 11 points, a career-high 10 assists and nine boards (Dec. 6)…Went 4-4 from downtown with six assists vs. Cal Poly on Nov. 22…Set a new career-high in steals with four against UC Riverside (Nov. 20) and matched the total vs. Saint Mary’s (Dec. 5)…Scored 22 points against Liberty in the South Point Shootout on Nov. 28 to lead the Bears…Logged a double-double in Cal’s upset of No. 8 Louisville (Nov. 15)

As a Freshman (2014-15): Played in 33 games, earning starts in the last 26 games of the season  ... averaged 10.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game ... named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team … ranked sixth in the league with a .493 shooting percentage to be the only freshman to crack the league’s top 15 in the category … opened her career with five consecutive games in double figures scoring … was 10-of-13 (.769) from beyond the three-point line in that span … had 18 points in her collegiate debut at Pacific (Nov. 16) along with seven rebounds … scored 13 points with six boards against Nevada before flirting with a double-double at Hawaii (Nov. 21) with 18 points and nine rebounds, going 4-of-5 from beyond the arc and leading the team in points and rebounds … added 15 points against Missouri (Nov. 23) and another 18 against San Jose State (Nov. 28) on an 8-of-11 shooting night … earned her first career start at Long Beach State (Dec. 13), playing 42 minutes and scoring 12 points with five rebounds … played the full 40 minutes against No. 10 Louisville (Dec. 21) with nine points, six rebounds and three assists while committing no turnovers … had a season-high 20 points at Washington (Jan. 11) … had double figures scoring in Pac-12 games against USC, Washington State, Arizona State, UCLA and Oregon … pulled down a season-best nine rebounds against Arizona and UCLA … tallied 14 points in the Pac-12 Tournament Championship game against Stanford … scored 11 in the NCAA First Round game against Wichita State … was 3-of-5 from the field with six points and six rebounds in NCAA Second Round action against Texas.

High School: Rated No. 11 overall by ESPN HoopGurlz as the No. 2 winger in the country ... participated in the USA Basketball U16 National Team trials in 2011 and the U18 Naitonal Team trials in 2014 ... 2014 McDonald's All-American ... 2014 MaxPreps All-American ... led Saint Mary’s College High School to an 114-26 record in her career and averaged 16.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 2.0 blocks and 2.7 steals per game in 2013-14 ... finished with a prep average of 11.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game over her career ... All-State selection ... Central Coast All-League selection ... Contra Costa Times All-Area ... SF Chronicle All-Metro Team ... averaged 15 points per game at the 2012 Nike Tournament of Champions.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2014-15Freshman

    Forward
    6'2"
    3
  • 3

    2015-16Sophomore

    Forward
    6'2"
    3
  • 3

    2016-17Junior

    Guard/Forward
    6'2"
    3
  • 3

    2017-18Senior

    Guard/Forward
    6'2"
    3