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Milwaukee School of Engineering

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2016-17 Women's Basketball

20 Holly Denfeld

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Edgar
  • Hometown Edgar, Wis.

Biography

CAREER: School-record holder with 1,825 career points, 750 made field goals, and a 57.1 field goal percentage … second with 1,054 rebounds and 104 games played … also ranks third with 97 blocked shots, fourth with 322 made free throws, and 10th with a .725 free throw percentage. 

2016-17: WBCA Allstate Good Works Team … WBCA All-America Honorable Mention … CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team … NACC Player of the Year … All-NACC First Team … led the NACC in scoring at 20.2 points per game, rebounding at 11.1 per game, and field goal percentage at 58.7 percent … numbers rose to 21.3 points, 11.3 rebounds, and 61.2 percent shooting in 20 league games … set a school record for field goal percentage for the third-straight season … started all 25 games … four-time NACC Player of the Week (Jan. 9, Feb. 6, Feb. 13, Feb. 20) … scored in double-figures in every game, extending a streak of 53-straight games with at least 10 points … scored 505 points, which is the fifth-most in a season in school history, grabbing 278 rebounds—fourth-most … posted 17 double-doubles … grabbed 19 rebounds twice in a three-game span Jan. 14, Jan. 19 … shot a school-record 17-of-19 (.895) from the field on her way to 39 points on Senior Day against Dominican Feb. 11 … added nine rebounds, six assists, and two steals in the game … then closed out the season with back-to-back 28-point games, finishing with four games with 28 points … scored 20-plus points 13 times.

 

2015-16: Josten’s Trophy winner … third junior to ever win Josten’s Trophy … CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team … WBCA All-America Honorable Mention … D3hoops.com All-Region First Team … NACC Player of the Year … All-NACC First Team … led the league with 19.7 points per game and a school-record 58.4 percent field goal percentage … was third with 9.7 rebounds per game … led the team with 31 teams and was second with 46 steals … named NACC Player of the Week five times, including back-to-back twice (Nov. 30, Jan. 4, Jan. 11, Feb. 8, Feb. 15) … reached double-figures in points in all 26 games, scoring 20+ 11 times … registered 11 double-doubles … scored 28 points with 15 rebounds and six blocks against Concordia Chicago Jan. 2 … also went 12-for-15 from the free throw line and hit the game-winning layup with 17 seconds remaining in the game … the next time out, scored 26 points and surpassed 1,000 career points in a win at Concordia Wisconsin Jan. 5 … had 23 points, 15 rebounds, two blocks and two steals against Concordia Wisconsin Jan. 27 … posted a five-game stretch Feb. 2-16 where she averaged 29.2 points per game, shooting 64.6 percent from the field (64-for-99) … in the first game, scored a school-record 40 points on 14-of-19 shooting from the field and 12-for-12 at the free throw line at Lakeland … also pulled down 17 rebounds in the game.

2014-15: CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team ... All-NACC First Team … started all 27 games … led the team with 16.0 points and 9.6 rebounds per game, as well as 41 blocked shots … shot a school-record .578 from the field, third in the NACC and 15th in the nation … was fourth in the conference in points, third in rebounding and fifth in blocked shots … scoring total and average are each seventh in school history … 260 rebounds are sixth in school history and her block total is fifth … scored in double-figures 23 times, with seven 20-point outings and one 30-point game … grabbed 10-plus rebounds 14 times and posted 14 double-doubles …. scored 26 points at Edgewood Dec. 9 … had 22 points, 11 rebounds and five steals vs. Illinois Tech Dec. 17 … blocked six shots vs. Benedictine Jan. 14, tied for fifth-most in a game in school history … had 22 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in 45 minutes against Marian Jan. 20 … scored 31 points to go with 13 rebounds, three blocks and three steals in NACC Quarterfinal win over Edgewood Feb. 21 … capped the season with 14 points, 17 rebounds and four blocks at Benedictine in the NACC Semifinals.

2013-14: NACC Freshman of the Year ... All-NACC First Team ... NACC All-Freshman Team ... started all 26 games ... led the team with 14.5 points, 10.2 rebounds per game and a .528 field goal percentage ... was eighth in the NACC in scoring, second in rebounding and fifth in FG% ... FG% was second-best in school history, while scoring 376 points are ninth and 264 rebounds fifth ... posted 20 games with 10+ points, including 12 games of 20+, and 15 games with 10+ rebounds ... posted 11 double-doubles ... had 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting, the second-best shooting game in school history, at Mount Mary Nov. 25 ... posted seven-straight double-digit rebounding games Dec. 10-Jan. 8 ... had three double-doubles to both start and finish the streak ... scored 24 points and had 11 assists Dec. 14 vs. Dominican ... three days later, finished with 27 points, on 10-of-13 shooting, five assists and five steals vs. North Central ... pulled down 19 rebounds Feb. 4 vs. Edgewood ... scored 26 points on 11-of-14 shooting, with nine rebounds Feb. 12 at Concordia Wisconsin ... grabbed 15 boards at Dominican Feb. 15.

High School: Played volleyball, basketball and was on the track & field team ... earned first-team all-conference honors three times, once in volleyball and twice in basketball ... named conference co-player of the year as a senior ... helped track & field team to four state championships.

Personal: Daughter of Jeff and Donna ... majoring in architectural engineering and construction management.

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Historical Player Information

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    2013-14Freshman

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    2014-15Sophomore

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    2015-16Junior

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    2016-17Senior

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