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2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster

32 Peyton Kennedy

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Graduate Student
  • High School Boylan Catholic
  • Hometown Rockford, Ill.
  • Major Business Administration and Real Estate Finance

Biography

2023-24 • Senior

  • Helped the program to its first-ever WNIT Championship title – a run that included a six-game winning streak and beating two Power 5 opponents 
  • Named the Most Valuable Player of the WNIT after averaging 22.5 points and 6.3 rebounds through the Billikens’ six games
  • Set the Saint Louis single-season scoring record with 677 points
  • Joined the 1,000-point club on March 8, with a 22-point effort in the A-10 championship quarterfinals
  • Broke the program record for a perfect game earlier this season going 12-12 from the floor against UIC.
  • Earned A-10 co-Player of the Week honors on Feb. 12, after posting 31 points in the Billikens win over the Rams.
  • Put up a career-high 31 points vs. two opponents marking an individual game high for any Billiken player 
  • Compiled double-figures in 33 games and 20-plus points in 15 games and 30-plus in two games. 
  • Recorded her first collegiate double-double of the season (20 points, 11 rebounds) against Ball State
  • Led the Billikens in scoring in 16 games including seven of the team’s final 10 games
  • Ended the season ranked 14th in the NCAA in points (677) and 16th in field goals (253)
  • Led the A-10 in free throw percentage (.870) and points (677) and ranked second in points per game (16.7)
  • Atlantic 10 2024 All-Championship Team
  • Named to the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (DI-AAA ADA) Scholar-Athlete Team
  • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team

2022-23 • Junior 

  • Helped Saint Louis to its first Atlantic 10 Championship title, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after topping UMass in the highest-scoring A-10 final since 1995
  • Scored 15 points and pulled down 7+ rebounds in the last two games of the A-10 Tournament 
  • Finished the season second on the team in field-goal and free throw percentages (.463, .889) and third on the team in rebounds (157) 
  • Season-best 26 points, with four 3-pointers and 10-11 free throws, in win over La Salle (Feb. 19)
  • Scored 17 and 16 points off the bench in wins over Fordham (Jan. 28) and St. Bonaventure (Feb. 5), respectively 
  • Came off the bench to score 25 points on nine field goals and four treys against Wichita State (Dec. 8)
  • Named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • Appeared in 25 games during the Billikens’ championship winning season

2021-22 • Sophomore
  • Made 12 starts over 25 games
  • Season highs: 19 points, nine rebounds and 38 minutes vs. Saint Joseph's; seven field goals vs. two opponents; two 3-pointers vs. three opponents; three made throws vs. five opponents; four free-throw attempts vs. five opponents; five offensive rebounds vs. St. Bonaventure; three assists vs. two opponents; one block vs. six opponents; two steals vs. three opponents
  • Posted career bests of 19 points and nine rebounds in the win over Saint Joseph's
  • Averaged 11.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 33.8 minutes over the final six games of the regular season
  • Tallied 14 points at George Washington
  • Posted 17 points and seven field goals at SIUE
  • A-10 Commissioner's Roll

2020-21 • Freshman
  • Season highs: 15 points vs. Memphis; four field goals vs. Memphis; four 3-point field goals vs. Memphis; four free throws vs. Massachusetts; seven three throw attempts vs. Memphis; nine rebounds vs. Memphis; five offensive rebounds vs. Memphis; one assist vs. four opponents; two blocks at St. Bonaventure; one steal vs. two opponents; 24 minutes vs. Memphis
  • Saw action in 14 games, scoring 21 points, grabbing 21 rebounds, dishing out four assists and posting three blocks and two steals
  • Nailed four 3-pointers en route to 15 points and nine rebounds in her Billiken debut against Memphis
  • Went a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line against UMass, adding one rebound and one assist
  • Netted two points and grabbed three rebounds in a game against UMass
  • Blocked two shots and pulled down three rebounds in 12 minutes of action at St. Bonaventure
  • A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

High School
  • Compiled 2,000+ points and 1,000+ rebounds during her high school career
  • Earned four basketball letters
  • Named to the All-Conference team (senior and sophomore)
  • Named to the All-State team (senior)


Off the Court
  • Daughter of Richard and Amy Kennedy 
  • Has two siblings, Alivia and Christian 
  • Father played football at NIU 
  • Majoring in Entrepreneurship and Marketing
  • Dream job is to open her own inclusive salon or be a real estate broker
  • Hidden talent is doing makeup and singing
  • Favorite season is Summer 
  • Favorite professional athletes are Candace Parker and Simone Biles 
  • Earned two track and field letters
  • Track and field All-Conference (freshman and sophomore)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2020-21Freshman

    Forward
    5'11"
    4
  • 4

    2021-22Sophomore

    Forward
    5'11"
    4
  • 32

    2022-23Junior

    Forward
    5'11"
    32
  • 32

    2023-24Senior

    Forward
    5'11"
    32
  • 32

    2024-25Graduate Student

    Forward
    5'11"
    32