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2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster

31 Liz Freihofer

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Union, Ky.
  • High School Cooper HS
  • Previous School Cooper HS

Biography

Awards & Recognitions

2025-26
- ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- First Team All-ASUN
- Academic All-ASUN
- Preseason All-ASUN
- ASUN Player of the Week (Nov. 24, 2025)
- ASUN Player of the Week (Jan. 12, 2026)

2024-25
- ASUN All-Freshman Team
- ASUN Player of the Week (Feb. 18, 2025)
- ASUN Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 18, 2025)
- ASUN Newcomer of the Week (Dec. 23, 2024)
- ASUN Newcomer of the Week (Dec. 2, 2024)
- ASUN Freshman of the Week (Feb. 18, 2025)
- ASUN Freshman of the Week (Jan. 13, 2025)
- ASUN Freshman of the Week (Dec. 30, 2024)
- ASUN Freshman of the Week (Dec. 23, 2024)
- ASUN Freshman of the Week (Dec. 16, 2024)
- ASUN Freshman of the Week (Dec. 2, 2024)

Sophomore (2025-26)
Started in all 34 games … First Team All-ASUN … ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the Year … ASUN All-Academic Team … Two-time ASUN Player of the Week … Averaged 12.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game … Made 73 3-pointers … Shot 41 percent from the field, 38 percent from three, and 88 percent from the free throw line … Scored double figures in 26 games … Had 19 points in the season opener against Transylvania (Nov. 3) behind six made 3-pointers … Dropped a career-high 27 points with six rebounds and assists against Midway College (Nov. 22) went 8-for-16 from the field and 5-for-10 at the free throw line … Named ASUN Player of the Week following the performance ... Dropped 16 points against rival Morehead State (Nov. 26) on the road, went 10-for-11 at the line … Had 18 points on the road against Arizona (Dec. 10) … First double double of the year against Hampton (Dec. 29) with 12 points and 13 rebounds at home … Scored 19 points to open ASUN play against West Georgia (Jan. 1) … Scored 26 points in comeback road win at North Alabama (Jan. 8) going 10-for-15 from the field and 5-for-7 from 3-point range … Was named ASUN Player of the Week following the performance … Had double figures in 12 other conference games … Had another double double against Queens (Jan. 30) with 10 points and 11 rebounds … Scored 13 points with three 3-pointers against Utah in the 2026 Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament (WBIT) … Became seventh in EKU history in 3-pointers (143), ninth in 3-pointers attempted (372), 17th in blocked shots (45), and 21st in scoring average (11.9).

Freshman (2024-25)
Appeared in all 33 games, started in 18 games ... ASUN All-Freshman Team selection and finalist for ASUN Freshman of the Year ... 1x ASUN Player of the Week ... 3x ASUN Newcomer of the Week ... 6x ASUN Freshman of the Week ... Second-most conference freshman of the week selections in EKU history (6) ... Set EKU program record in made threes by a freshman (70) ... Averaged 11.5 points and 5.1 rebounds per game ... Third on EKU in scoring, shot 41.6 percent from floor, 38.5 percent from three, and 77.2 percent from free throw line ... Made collegiate debit at No. 7 LSU (Nov. 4), scored nine points and made three threes ... First double digit performance with 10 points in road win at Southern Illinois (Nov. 10) ... Back-to-back 17-point efforts in the non-conference slate against Maryville College (Nov. 27) and Northern Kentucky (Nov. 30) ... Scored career-high 24 points against Northern Illinois (Dec. 17), went 6-for-9 from beyond the arch ... Recorded 20-point, 12-rebound double double in ASUN play against North Alabama at home (Jan. 11) ... Scored 10 or more points in 11 conference games ... Had 22 points and nine rebounds in a road win at Queens (Feb. 12) ... Second double double of career against Bellarmine on the road (Feb. 15), had 14 points and 11 rebounds ... Notched 18 points in the regular season finale, defeating Lipscomb (March 1) behind four made threes ... Had seven games with four or more made threes ... Logged 15 points and eight rebounds across two games in the 2025 ASUN Conference Tournament, scoring eight points against No. 5-seed Stetson and seven points against No. 1-seed FGCU ... Was top 50 in the NCAA in most three-point statistical categories.

High School
Attended Cooper High School, played for Justin Holthaus … Two-time KHSAA 9th Region Champion and KHSAA Sweet 16 participant … 1,000 Point Scorer and All-Time Assists leader at Cooper … Averaged 10.4 points on 49 percent shooting as an upperclassman … Helped lead CHS to 80 wins in four seasons … Averaged 10.3 points and 5.5 assists per game her senior season … Named 9th Region and 33rd District Most Valuable Player … Averaged 10.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game her junior year … Named to KHSAA All-Tournament and 9th Region All-Tournament teams … Finalist in the 2021-22 KHSAA Sweet 16 … Also played tennis in high school.
 
Personal
Born on Feb. 10, 2006 … Parents are Tammy & Phil Freihofer … Has three siblings; Kyle, Corey, and Kay … Comes from a long line of collegiate athletes in her family; her mom Tammy, aunt Cindy, and uncle Willie played college basketball at Northern Kentucky University … Her late uncle, John Schlarman, played and coached football at the University of Kentucky … Her cousin, Lydia, played college basketball at Georgetown College … And cousin, Joe, currently plays on the football team at EKU … Enjoys baking and playing pickleball in her spare time … Chose EKU over Thomas More College … Plans on studying chemistry.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2024-25Freshman

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    5'10"
    31
  • 31

    2025-26Sophomore

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    5'10"
    31
  • 31

    2026-27Junior

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    5'10"
    31