Biography
Early Childhood Education major … After an All-America career in basketball, is turning her attention to cross country, a sport in which she hasn’t competed since high school … As a sophomore in high school, finished eighth in the Class 2A state cross country meet … In basketball, was one of the most feared shooters in the Heartland Conference and NCAA Division II, who followed a conference freshman-of-the-year award by making the All-Heartland team as a sophomore and junior, then winning the Heartland player-of-the-year honor as a senior … Led NCAA Division II in scoring as a senior, earning All-America honors for the second straight season … Set numerous Heartland and OC career, season and single-game scoring records … Has four of the Heartland’s top six single-game scoring performances, including the league record with 45 points vs. St. Mary’s (Texas) as a senior ... In high school, was one of top prep scorers in the state at any level … Great shooter with deep range and a creator on the offensive end … Energetic player who loves the game and never tires … Outstanding in ball handling, shooting, passing and defense … Younger sister of former OC standout Katy Clift, who played for OC from 2008 to 2012 … 2018-19: Played in 28 games (28 starts), averaging 26.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per game … Named as Ms. Eagle, the highest honor in OC athletics … Named to the All-America third-team list by Division II Bulletin and the All-America honorable mention list by both the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association and the Division II Conference Commissioners Association … Led NCAA Division II in scoring, the first OC women’s player to win a statistical national title … Made the D2CCA’s All-South Central Region first-team list … Named as the Heartland Conference’s player of the year, another first for an OC player, as well as the All-Heartland first-team list for a second straight season … Named as the U.S. Basketball Writers Association’s national player of the week once … Four-time recipient of the Heartland’s player-of-the-week award, giving her nine of those honors during her career … Set numerous Heartland records, including those for single-game (45), single-season (739) and career (2,104) scoring … Finished fifth on OC’s career scoring list – first among guards … Set OC and Heartland records for single-game scoring, single-quarter scoring (21), season scoring average, as well as for career made (307) and attempted (842) 3-pointers … Tied the school record for single-game made free throws with 17, twice … Was only player to have two of the top-10 scoring performances of the season during 2018-19 … Finished third in Division II in free throws made (219) and attempted (250) and 18th nationally in free-throw percentage at 87.6 percent … Fifth in Division II in total points scored (739) … Finished career fourth among active Division II players in career points (2,104), first in career 3-pointers, fifth in career free-throw percentage (85.0) and ninth in scoring average (18.46) … Picked up her first Heartland weekly award after scoring 27 points in a narrow loss to South Central Region power Angelo State (Texas) on Nov. 17 and 29 in a win at Texas Woman’s on Nov. 18 … Of her 11 30-point games on the season, the first came against Mid-America Christian, when she scored 31 points in a loss on Dec. 4 … In OC’s next game, against eventual Division II runner-up Southwestern Oklahoma State on Dec. 6, she poured in 34 points in a loss, going 4 of 6 from 3-point range, and she made it three straight 30-point games by scoring 33 in a loss at Southern Nazarene on Dec. 14 … Set the OC and Heartland Conference single-game scoring record with a sublime 44-point performance in a 97-96 win over regionally ranked Eastern New Mexico on Dec. 17, going 12 of 12 from the free-throw line (matching the third-best single-game performance in OC history) and hitting eight 3-pointers, including three from 35 feet or longer … Was named as the Heartland’s player of the week after that performance … In her next game, scored 32 points in a loss at Arkansas-Fort Smith on Jan. 9, then had 35 points three days later in a loss at St. Edward’s (Texas) … Scored 26 points in a home win over Texas A&M International on Jan. 17, moving her into first place on the Heartland’s career scoring list … Two days later, broke her own Heartland and OC single-game scoring records with a 45-point outing in a 51-point romp over St. Mary’s, including 21 in the first quarter that also set a school record for points in a quarter … She hit 13 of 23 shots, including 7 of 10 from 3-point range, to go with six assists and five rebounds … That performance came on a day when she was the subject of a front-page feature story in The Oklahoman’s sports section … After breaking two major Heartland scoring records in as many games, was named as both the Heartland Conference player of the week and the USBWA Division II national player of the week, becoming the first OC women’s player ever to receive the latter honor … Scored 37 points (despite going 0 of 8 from 3-point range) in win at Newman (Kan.) on Jan. 24, hitting 17 of 18 free throws to tie a school records for free throws made in a game … Scored 32 points and hit two free throws with 2.6 seconds left, capping a 17-point second-half comeback as OC won 89-87 at Rogers State on Feb. 9 … That earned her a fourth Heartland player-of-the-week award … In 38-point performance in loss at St. Mary’s (Texas), went 6 of 11 from 3-point range … In final home game, scored 31 points but OC lost 92-91 to Rogers State … Even so, Clift moved into second place on OC’s single-season scoring list … In career finale, scored 12 points in loss to Newman (Kan.) in the Heartland Conference Championship in Tulsa … 2017-18: Played in 28 games (28 starts), averaging 21.7 points and 3.6 rebounds per game … Named to the Division II Conference Commissioners Association’s All-America honorable mention list … All-South Central Region first-team honoree on the D2CCA list … All-Heartland Conference first-team selection … Named to the OklahomaSports.net All-Oklahoma Division II first-team list … Selected for the all-tournament team at the Heartland Conference Championship … 5-time Heartland Conference player of the week … Named as OklahomaSports.net Oklahoma Division II player of the week once … Led South Central Region and Heartland and was ninth in Division II in scoring … Scored in double figures in all but one game and had 20 or more points 17 times, 30 or more points five times and 40 or more points twice … Only player in Division II with multiple 40-point games during the season … Finished 15th in Division II in made 3-pointers with 87, the third-highest total in Heartland history … Led the Heartland in free-throw shooting at 82.2 percent … Poured in 26 points in season’s second game, a 72-68 loss at Midwestern State (Texas) on Nov. 11 … Went 11-of-25 from the field and scored 31 points in loss at regional power Angelo State (Texas) on Nov. 25 … That earned her her first Heartland player-of-the-week award … Four days later, on the road against another Division II power, broke the Heartland Conference single-game scoring record with 42 points in loss at Emporia State (Kan.) … Her 42 points ranked second in OC history and were the most points ever scored by an Emporia State opponent in the ESU arena … That performance also earned her a second consecutive Heartland player-of-the-week honor … Heartland weekly award No. 3 came after her star turn in a classic in Lacey, Wash., in which she scored 22 points in a 75-70 win over No. 24/19 Seattle Pacific (Wash.) on Dec. 18, then added 24 in an 87-72 win at Saint Martin’s (Wash.) the next day … She went 10 of 23 from 3-point range during the two-game classic … Poured in 25 points in consecutive games, a 63-50 win at St. Edward’s (Texas) on Feb. 1 and a 76-63 win over Rogers State on Feb. 3, hitting five 3-pointers in each game … Those two performances resulted in a fourth Heartland player-of-the-week award as well as the OklahomaSports.net Oklahoma Division II player-of-the-week honor … Ended the season on a tear, scoring 160 points in her final five games, three of those against the Heartland’s top two teams … Started the run with 35 points in a Feb. 17 loss to No. 3/3 Lubbock Christian (Texas), going 14 of 25 from the field … On the road at league runner-up Arkansas-Fort Smith on Feb. 22, went 17 of 18 from the free-throw line and scored 40 points in a loss … The 40-point game was only the fourth in Heartland history … Her 17 made free throws tied OC’s single-game record and tied for second on the Heartland’s all-time list … In the regular-season finale on Feb. 24, went 5 of 10 from 3-point range and scored 28 points in win at Rogers State … Ended the season with a fifth Heartland player-of-the-week honor … Led OC to its first postseason win in the program’s Division II era, scoring 32 points on 10-of-23 shooting as the Lady Eagles beat Newman (Kan.) 83-72 in the Heartland Conference Championship quarterfinals in Tulsa, Okla. … Ended season with a 25-point outing in loss to No. 2/2 Lubbock Christian in the Heartland semifinals … Was the only player from a non-finalist team to make the all-tournament team at the Heartland event … 2016-17: Played in 29 games (20 starts), averaging 14.9 points and 3.2 rebounds per game … Shot 87.3 percent (55 of 63) from the free-throw line … Hit 42.4 percent from 3-point range (86 of 203) … In Heartland Conference stats, ranked fourth in scoring, first in 3-pointers made, first in 3-point percentage and seventh in field-goal percentage (41.4) … Ranked 14th in NCAA Division II in 3-point percentage and in 3-pointers made … Received honorable mention on the All-Heartland Conference list … Named as HeroSports.com Division II Hero of the Week … Named as the All-OklahomaSports.net Division II player of the week … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List (fall and spring semesters) … Scored in double figures in all but five games … Hit a critical corner 3-pointer in the final two minutes of 87-83 win over Cameron on Nov. 19, capping an 11-point effort … Poured in a career-high 27 points on 9-of-13 shooting (5-of-8 from 3-point range) in loss at nationally ranked Arkansas Tech on Nov. 22, then matched that total four days later in a loss to Texas Woman’s, going 10-of-16 from the field … Scored 18 points in just 22 minutes in win over USAO on Nov. 28 … Continued her hot streak with a 19-point outing in win over NAIA No. 3-ranked Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) on Dec. 3, while also setting a career high for assists with four … Had 21 points and five rebounds in win over Southwestern Oklahoma State on Dec. 8 … Recorded her first career double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds in win over Texas A&M International on Jan. 5 … Poured in a career-high 33 points, went 8-of-10 from 3-point range and matched her career high with four steals in win over Newman (Kan.) on Jan. 26 … Her eight 3-pointers tied for third-best in Heartland Conference history and her 33 points matched the best by any league player in 2016-17 … The performance earned her recognition as the HeroSports.com Division II Hero of the Week and as the All-OklahomaSports.net Oklahoma Division II player of the week … Followed the Newman outburst up with a 19-point outing (going 5-of-8 from 3-point range) in win over Oklahoma Panhandle Stat on Jan. 28 … Went 5-of-9 from 3-point range and scored 17 points in win at St. Mary’s (Texas) on Feb. 9 … Poured in 22 points in win over Arkansas-Fort Smith on Feb. 18 … Went 6-of-12 from 3-point range and scored 19 points in loss to Arkansas-Fort Smith in the Heartland Conference Championship on March 3 … 2015-16: Played in 29 games (10 starts), averaging 11.2 points and 3.1 rebounds per game … Named as the Heartland Conference freshman of the year … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s President’s List (fall semester) and Commissioner’s List (spring semester) … Ranked seventh in the Heartland Conference in 3-pointers per game (1.8) … Made collegiate debut at Colorado-Colorado Springs on Nov. 13, scoring two points … In first career start, went 5-of-8 from 3-point range and scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds in win over Southwestern Christian on Nov. 19 … In just 19 minutes, scored 22 points on 8-of-17 shooting and added six rebounds and three steals in win over St. Gregory’s on Nov. 30 … In loss at Texas Woman’s on Dec. 3, scored 17 points … Had 14 points and four steals in narrow loss to No. 4 West Texas A&M … Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds and added five points in win at Southern Nazarene on Dec. 8 … Hit all eight free throws and scored 17 points in a New Year’s Eve win over Texas A&M International, part of the team’s 26-of-26 outing at the line … Went 6-of-6 from the free-throw line and scored 19 points off the bench in win at Oklahoma Panhandle State on Jan. 7 … In next game, went 5-of-8 from 3-point range and scored 21 points in loss at eventual national champion Lubbock Christian (Texas) on Jan. 9 … Hot streak continued in next game with another 21-point outing (along with four steals) in overtime win at Texas-Permian Basin on Jan. 11 … Scored a career-high 24 points on 5-of-7 3-point shooting and grabbed five rebounds in 18 minutes in win over St. Edward’s (Texas) on Feb. 25 … Previous school: Attended Kiowa High School, where she led the Cowgirls to three Class A state-tournament appearances, including a trip to the semifinals in 2013 … Scored 2,739 career points, the second-highest total in Oklahoma prep 5-on-5 girls hoops history … As a senior, led team to the state quarterfinals and averaged 22.7 points per game, the third-best in Class A … Also finished third in Class A in field-goal percentage (59.1), second in 3-point percentage (49.1), first in free-throw percentage (90.5), 13th in steals (71) and 12th in assists (89) … Received All-State honors from the Oklahoma Coaches Association and the Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association and earned Class A All-State first-team honors from The Oklahoman for a second straight season … As a junior, averaged 27.0 points per game while shooting 51.3 percent from the field, 48.1 percent from 3-point range and 81 percent from the free-throw line … Earned Class A All-State first-team honors from The Oklahoman … As a sophomore, led Kiowa to Class A semifinals and made The Oklahoman’s All-State Tournament team … Led Kiowa to the Class A quarterfinals as a freshman in 2012.
Career highs: 45 points vs. St. Mary’s (Texas) (1/19/19); 10 rebounds vs. Texas A&M International (1/5/17); 7 assists vs. 3 opponents; 1 block vs. 8 opponents; 5 steals vs. 3 opponents.
