Biography
2016-17 WCC ALL-ACADEMIC
2015-16 WCC ALL-ACADEMIC HONORABLE MENTION
2016-17 - JUNIOR (9.5 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 1.3 APG): Started in all 30 games in which she appeared... ranked third on the team averaging 9.5 points per game... scored a career-high 22 points at San Diego on Dec. 29... matched that total two games later at Saint Mary's on Jan. 7... scored 20 points while knocking down a season-high four 3-pointers at Fresno State on Nov. 30... ranked ninth in the WCC at 35.8 percent from long distance on the year... her 38 three-pointers made were the third-most on the team... tallied 15 points with a career-high six assists in the season opener against Sacramento State... missed one game (at Gonzaga, Jan. 5) while recovering from a concussion... earned a spot on the WCC All-Academic team... ranked third on the team in minutes played at 29.8 per contest.   Â
2015-16 - SOPHOMORE (3.7 PPG, 1.8 RPG, 1.3 APG): Posted career highs of three defensive rebounds and 21 minutes played in USF’s season-opener at North Texas ... added four points on 2-for-3 shooting and two assists against Cal Poly ... assisted on three scoring plays at Utah Valley ... recorded first career block and was 2-for-2 from the line against North Dakota ... finished with a career-high six rebounds, four offensive, at Sacramento State on Nov. 28 ... added a career high three steals against San Francisco State on Dec. 19 ... earned her first career start at Gonzaga on Dec. 31 ... scooped up a career high nine rebounds at Portland on Jan. 2 ... played 43 minutes and scored six points while adding four steals against San Diego on Jan. 7 ... registered her first double-digit scoring effort against BYU on Jan. 9, finishing with 13 points on .500 shooting ... added 10 points on 4-for-8 shooting at Loyola Marymount on Jan. 14 ... scored 18 points on 5-for-7 shooting from 3-point range at Pepperdine on Jan. 16 ... finished with 12 points, going 4-for-4 from the line against Portland on Jan. 28.
2014-15 – REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (1.0 PPG, 0.5 RPG, .333 FG%): Played in 14 games for the Dons … scored a season-high five points in USF’s win at Portland on Feb. 5 … added seven rebounds, four assists, and four steals for USF.
2013-14:Â Redshirt season.
PREP CAREER: The Monarchs compiled a 75-21 overall record in Simon's three seasons on the team ... member of state champion team as a junior ... scored a game-high 16 points in the finals victory ... named second-team all-West Catholic Athletic League ... Defensive Player of the Year ... placed third in the triple jump and fourth in the long jump as Mitty won the WCAL team title as a sophomore ... member of the Principal's Honor Roll ... Campus Ministry Medallion.
PERSONAL: Majoring in international studies with a concentration in environment and development at USF ... daughter of Damien and Maria Simon ... Â enjoys baking, traveling and photography ... born June 30, 1995.
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More on Kalyn:
After I graduate, I plan to ... join the Peace Corps.
Favorite musical artist ... Ne-Yo
If I could be anyone for a day, I would be ... my four-year-old cousin.
Favorite food ... sushi
My favorite quote is ... "When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you will be successful." - Eric Thomas