41   Kiara Bomben
	Class: RS Junior Hometown: Canberra, Australia High School: Ankeny Last College: Florida Gulf Coast Height: 5-10 Position: F

2012-13 - Redshirt-Junior: Averaged 5.5 points and 3.0 rebounds per contest, totaling 138 and 76, respectively, on the year ... Also produced 36 assists and 15 steals while hitting 37.8 percent of her field goal attempts (45-of-119) ... Played in 25 games with 16 starts, averaging 20.6 minutes per game ... Returned to the lineup against Duquesne (2/24/13) after a three-game absence due to injury, netting five points and six rebounds in 20 minutes on the floor ... Did not play against Richmond (2/17), Rhode Island (2/19) or Charlotte (2/20) after suffering a lower leg injury in practice leading up to the contest ... Scored a team-high 14 points over 24 minutes against Temple (2/3/13) on 5-of-9 shooting from the field, including a 2-for-4 performance from beyong the arc, and a 2-for-2 day at the foul line while contributing five rebounds and four assists ... Tied career-bests with seven rebounds and two blocks against La Salle (1/30), also contributing five points and a pair of steals ... Led UMass with 12 points in 19 minutes at St. Bonaventure (1/19), including hitting a career-high-tying three shots from behind the arc ... Returned from flu-like symptoms to produce four rebounds and three points in 12 minutes at Fordham (1/16) ... Went for a personal-best 16 points against Dartmouth (1/6), which included a 10-for-12 day at the free throw line and five rebounds ... Tallied 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting from the field at Harvard (1/2/13), also dishing out a team-best three assists ... Contributed five points and four assists at Ole Miss (12/8) while falling one shy of tying her career high with six rebounds ... Shot 4-for-9 from the field with a pair of made threes to earn 10 points against Holy Cross (11/25), also contributing six rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal ... Had a career-best seven boards and six points against Quinnipiac, adding a game- and career-high six assists (11/16) ... Produced a single-game career-high 13 points on 5-for-9 shooting from the field, including a trio of threes, to help UMass to a 83-53 victory over Kent State (11/10) in the season-opener. Also dished out three assists and nabbed four steals against the Golden Flashes.

2011-12 - Redshirt-Sophomore: Sat out the 2011-12 season per NCAA rules after transferring from Florida Gulf Coast University.

2010-11 - Redshirt-Freshman (at Florida Gulf Coast): Appeared in 19 games off the bench and totaled 46 points, 34 rebounds, 10 assists, five blocks and three steals in 139 minutes on the floor ... Chipped in six points and two rebounds vs. Belmont (1/3) ... Finished with five points and three rebounds at Troy (12/12/10) ... Recorded seven points and three rebounds at JU (12/4) ... Finished with eight points and five boards in a 73-65 win over ACC foe Virginia Tech in the Caribbean Challenge (11/25) ... Recorded six points and pulled down four rebounds vs. Troy (11/21) ... Scored six points in 16 minutes vs. Seton Hall (11/12).

2009-10 - Freshman (at Florida Gulf Coast): Utilized medical redshirt after appearing in one game for four minutes and grabbing one rebound and one steal ... Earned Atlantic-Sun All-Academic honors and was a Dean's List student.

Before College: Was a foreign exchange student at Ankeny High School in Ankeny, Iowa, and played for coach Scott Dejong ... Averaged 12.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 2.0 steals as a senior ... Earned first team CIML All-Central Conference, second team All-State CIML, and third team Iowa Class 4A All-State honors ... Was selected to the Australian U19 team, where she shot .563 from the field and averaged 4.9 assists per-game ... Played AAU basketball with the Iowa Attack.

Personal: Born on Mar. 28, 1991, in Carins, Queensland, Australia ... Daughter of Max and Liz Bomben ... Sister of Taylor.

CAREER HIGHS (at Florida Gulf Coast)
Points: 8; vs. Virginia Tech (11/25/10)
Rebounds: 5; vs. Virginia Tech (11/25/10)
Assists: 2; (2x)
Steals: 1; (3x)
Blocks: 1; (5x)
Minutes: 16; (2x)