2015-16: Played in 27 games for The Green & Gold...averaged 10.8 minutes per contest while shooting 44.4 percent (36-for-81) from the field and went 25-for-32 (78.1 percent) from the charity stripe...played a season-high 27 minutes in the MIAA Post-Season Tournament Quarterfinal loss to third seeded Fort Hays State on March 3...shot season-highs in field goal percentage (50%), three-point percentage (75%), and free throw percentage (100%) in the MIAA Post-Season Tournament first round win over Northeastern State on Feb. 29...set a career-high in points three times during the season before scoring 15 points against the RiverHawks on Feb. 29...made a career-high five free throws in 70-58 win over Minnesota State-Mankato on Nov. 18...pulled down a career-high five rebounds three times, vs. Oklahoma Baptist in the Southwestern Oklahoma State MIAA/GAC Challenge on Nov. 13, at Lincoln on Jan. 21, and against Northeastern State on Feb. 29...Kivinski also blocked two shots against Nebraska-Kearney in a 76-53 win on Feb. 11 to give her five on the season.
2014-15: Saw action in nine games as a freshman...went 5-for-15 (33.3 percent) from the field in limited playing time...gathered five rebounds, dished out five assists, and came up with three steals....set season highs in points (6), field goals made (2), three throws made (2), and steals (2) against Oklahoma Panhandle on November 14th...contributed a season high four assists as the Lions set a new school mark for assists in a single game in a 101-46 win over Central Christian on November 25th.
Prior to Southern: Kayla was a four-year letter winner in basketball at Gulf High School in Port Richey, Florida playing for coaches Mike Quarto and Clare Ennis ...Kivinski averaged 17.0 points, 12 rebounds, three steals, five assists and two blocks per game as a senior ... as a junior, Kivinski earned first-team All-North Suncoast honors and 5A Florida Prospectus All Florida Team honors as a junior ...  In addition, she was named the Sunshine Athletic Conference Player of the Year and earned FABC 5A All-State honors while averaging 19.6ppg, 11.3 rpg, 4.1 spg, 2.1 bpg and 2.3 apg ... As a sophomore, she earned FABC 5A All-State and FACA 5A All-State honors, while being named the Tampa Bay Times All-North Suncoast Player of the Year ...In addition, she earned Tampa Tribune first-team All-County, Tampa Bay Times first-team All-Suncoast and first-team all-conference honors while averaging 18.2 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 3.8 spg, 1.9 apg, and 1.9 bpg ... She set the school record for points in a game with 49 and joined the 1,000 point club as a junior while leading Gulf HS to its third-straight district championship ... The Bucs also won the conference championship her first two years ... In addition to her outstanding play on the court, Kayla also lettered a year in volleyball for coach Belinda Delaney at left outside hitter.
Personal:Â The daughter of Bernd Kivinski and Monica Jukas, Kayla is undecided on her major at Southern.Â
